Xia Chunchao observed the words, and then said with a smile: "We naturally understand the difficulties of Shopkeeper Liu, so I sent Shopkeeper Xia to say that we have lost the goods this time, and when the new goods arrive next time, we will definitely make up for nothing, which will be counted as compensation for the loss of the store." It's just that why did Shopkeeper Liu bite to death and invalidate the contract in the future? The shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a while, and Xia Chunchao said: "The shopkeeper's Liuxiang Pavilion is not as good as Changchun Building, which is famous in the capital and does not worry about no one delivering goods, and it is not as good as the Songyue Teahouse, which only does tea and dim sum business every day, and the ingredients are only needed." The shopkeeper has cut off our contacts, must have found a reliable merchant on the side? ”

Shopkeeper Liu's forehead was sweaty, and he vomited for a long time, and simply said: "Since Mrs. Lu is a person in the business field, I expect to see the business here clearly, and there is nothing to hide." I'll tell you the truth, it was Meng Gongzi who came to me earlier, saying that he had always dealt with your shop and had not defaulted on the money, but your shop provided us with these rotten goods, obviously not taking us seriously. Presumably, Mrs. realized that the husband was the general of the third grade, and the business was not very good, so she didn't want to deal with your shop anymore. It's just that because the wife's husband's family is now prominent, it is not easy to offend, so he pulled the three of us together, and did not want the lady to return the goods, but only said that he would not communicate in the future. Meng Yuanzhen, his wife knows, there are leading figures in the capital, and he is related to Situ Hou's Mansion, and the two presidents of the commercial bank are quite close to him. How dare we, the plain-headed people, disobey his commands? I had to comply with it for the time being. The shopkeeper Li of the Songyue Tea House is of the same mind as me. Otherwise, on that day's banquet, only he Meng Yuanzhen chattered, and I agreed

Shopkeeper Li refused to speak. At this point, he said indignantly: "Mrs. Lu, this Meng Yuanzhen is so domineering, it is really hateful. We can't help it. It is not our intention to offend the house, and I hope that Mrs. Haihan. ”

Xia Chunchao heard these words, and said secretly in his heart: You don't dare to offend Meng Yuanzhen, so you will say this to me, and I will fight him, but you will reap the profits? I won't take this hot potato. After thinking about it like this, he didn't find fault with his face, only smiled lightly, and asked: "It's okay to be on the side, but I'm only worried about Shopkeeper Liu." Your store is short of ingredients, how can you survive? ”

The shopkeeper Liu pretended to sigh and said to her, "What Madam said is that I am also very anxious. That Meng Yuanzhen saw that we were troubled, and introduced Wu Ji dry goods from Sichuan Si Hutong, and the Wu shopkeeper promised to be good. I haven't talked to him yet. ”

When Xia Chunchao heard this, he pretended to be puzzled and said: "I know this Wu Ji dry goods, the shop is not big, the cost is also small, and I was still doing groceries last year." Presumably because the business was sluggish, so the capital was discounted and the dry goods were traded. When he first entered this road, the supply of goods must be narrow, where did he get so many goods, and he could eat up your store's business in one bite? At this point, she smiled deliberately and asked Shopkeeper Liu: "I wonder if Shopkeeper Liu has ever seen it in his library?" ”

The shopkeeper Liu has been changed in a row, and the time is short, and he only saw the person from the Wu Ji store, and all the matters have not been negotiated. Just because it was the person recommended by Meng Yuanzhen, he didn't study it in detail, and when he heard Xia Chunchao mention it today, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Xia Chunchao saw that he listened to it, and he didn't say much, smiled faintly, got up and said: "Since Shopkeeper Liu has made up his mind, I don't have the reason to sell and buy, so I will leave." With that, Ling Laixing and his wife left the gift and walked away.

The shopkeeper Liu was swaying left and right in his heart, seeing that Xia Chunchao was about to get up and leave, he didn't keep it, and personally sent her master and servant and others out of the door, and watched Xia Chunchao board the car.

After Xia Chunchao left, Shopkeeper Liu stood in front of the door, brushed the mustache on his lips, frowned and thought for a long time, nodded and beckoned a guy who was very useful on weekdays, and commanded in a low voice: "You go to the Wuji store in Sichuan Si Hutong to take a walk, inquire about the daily entry and exit of the store, speak carefully, don't let people see the clues." The shopkeeper was very clever, and when he heard this order, he immediately understood, nodded his head, and asked: "Shopkeeper Liu, are you suspicious that Meng Gongzi has bad intentions?" Shopkeeper Liu snorted in his nose and said coldly: "Although I don't know who this Meng Yuanzhen is entrusted with, I just made such a stumbling block with this Mrs. Lu. But they are fighting each other, so don't bring us to suffer from the fish in the pond. What's more, Meng Yuanzhen has always had a great appetite, do you know if it is a plan to kill two birds with one stone? In this world, there are too many people with honey-bellied swords, so it's better to be careful. The fellow agreed, and walked away.

Xia Chunchao returned home by car, and Zhu'er asked in the car: "Grandma, aren't you here to talk to this shopkeeper Liu about our shop?" Why is it that grandma doesn't want his family's business again? Xia Chunchao smiled slightly and said: "This is to retreat as advance, don't let him think that we are begging him to ask for our goods, but we have to be controlled by others." If we talk about it in the future, it will inevitably be three points for the dwarves in terms of momentum, but it will be difficult to bargain. When Zhu'er heard this, she couldn't help but say: "I heard my grandmother say that this shopkeeper Liu is our old customer, and he can bargain without caring about the past?" Xia Chunchao laughed at himself and said, "In these years, what is the value of love?" If he had been embarrassed, he wouldn't have done such a thing. ”

While talking, the car turned around the West Street Hutong, Xia Chunchao was looking out of the car window, and suddenly saw Fu Yueming with her personal maid Pink, who was going to Nishang Xuan, and hurriedly asked someone to stop.

When the coachman heard this, he reined in his horse's head and pulled the cart to the side of the road. Xia Chunchao got out of the car, walked to the store, and sure enough, he saw Fu Yueming talking to the guy in the store, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mrs. Ji, it's a coincidence today." ”

Fu Yueming turned his head and saw that it was her, but he was also happy, and hurriedly instructed the men to clean the room, stew tea and treat each other, and asked her to go to the inner room.

Xia Chunchao was very puzzled, and immediately asked, "Mrs. Ji, is this the property of the mansion?" Fu Yueming smiled lightly: "It's just that I have nothing to do all day long, and I can't pass the time, so I can't get on the stage, so I call my sister to watch jokes." As he spoke, he added: "I haven't seen each other for two days, and my sister has been separated from me, and even her title has been changed to that of the official." Xia Chunchao hurriedly smiled and said: "How can there be such a thing, it's just in front of outsiders, polite or two." Since my sister doesn't like it, I changed it. Fu Yueming also smiled: "I know that my sister is not such a layman, and there is no need to pay attention to these false etiquette between us." As he spoke, he invited Xia Chunchao into the inner room.

These two women were originally from merchant families, and now they are each doing business, and the young women get together in one place, not to mention the women's red knitting, but they have talked about the business in a big basket, which is also a wonder of the world.

Speaking of speculation, Fu Yueming was very happy, took a sip of the tea bowl casually, and said with a smile: "When I talk to my sister, this is how happy I am." It's not like those women, the scorpion stings, the Zhang family is short, and they don't have to hold their breath! Xia Chunchao saw that she was stewing Lu'an tea today, but in her heart, she also took a bite and looked at the tea bowl, which was a tea cup painted with colorful porcelain and mandarin ducks playing in the water, with exquisite utensils and unusual coarse porcelain. Although he knew that she was from a prominent background, he still sighed.

The two gossiped for a while, and Fu Yueming asked her why she came out today. Xia Chunchao didn't want to talk about it, so he casually perfunctory a few words. However, this Fu Yueming has a lot of adventures in his life, and he is also a person who came over in the wind and waves, and he opened a huge business, how shrewd he is, how can he not see it, and immediately asked: "I look at my sister's face, but with a little sadness." If my sister has any difficulties, just tell me. I can't, but I can still think of ideas. Even if you are light, you can still talk to your sister. Otherwise, what do you do with friends? If my sister doesn't say it, then it's an outsider. ”

Xia Chunchao heard her say this, and he also wanted to find someone to solve it, because seeing that she was doing weaving business, it was expected that there would be no hindrance, so he immediately talked about this matter. Fu Yueming listened to her words, and frowned: "It turns out that my sister has encountered such a difficult thing, this is really tricky. The goods store is no better than the grocery store, and it is difficult for ordinary individual customers to continue, and it is necessary to have the support of a few big customers. They came up together like this, and they were really a little caught off guard. ”

Xia Chunchao didn't expect her to solve problems for herself, but she chatted casually. Hearing that she was worried about herself, she was about to speak, but she saw Fu Yueming clapping her hand and smiled at her: "I think of one thing, I don't know if my sister can bear it?" As he spoke, he said, "My sister knows, my family also has a few friends in the fair, and I have some dealings with the lady of the edict. A few days ago, I went to the Guogong Mansion to greet the Duchess Jingguo, and I listened to her complain that the best dry goods on the market are now all wrapped up in these major restaurants, so that their kitchens have nothing decent. Although they also have a village every year to pay homage, but this wealthy mansion, down all year round, four hours and eight festivals, people exchanges, banquets and friends, where is the wine banquet? Even if you eat it at home on weekdays, the cost is not enough. At that time, I was just gossiping for nothing, but who knew that it became my sister's chance. If my sister's goods are really good and dry goods in the goods store, I will pull this line for my sister, how about it? Saying that, seeing that Xia Chunchao was embarrassed, she only said that she was worried, and hurriedly said: "Sister, don't worry, although these mansions of theirs are not restaurants outside, the ingredients they need on weekdays are not inferior." If it's just a three-car and two-bucket deal, I won't tell my sister. ”

Xia Chunchao saw that she misunderstood, and hurriedly smiled: "I didn't mean that, I just went through an incident, and Curry really doesn't have anything left." Those that people return are either mildew or insects, how dare they sell them to the Guogong Mansion? My sister is kind, but I'm not good here. When Fu Yueming heard this, she understood, and immediately smiled: "It's not good for me, I didn't make it clear." It's only the New Year, and there's no shortage of things in their house. I'll go first, and ask their housekeeper to buy it in my sister's shop, and it will take a while. When their family asks for goods, it must be the queen of autumn, and at that time, my sister must also have new goods there, isn't it just right? ”

When Xia Chunchao heard this, he immediately got up and said a deep blessing to Fu Yueming, and said movingly: "My sister will solve such difficult things with me, and accept my worship." Fu Yueming hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile: "Why is my sister so polite? Isn't that what I said, making friends? Sister, don't be busy thanking you first, the matter hasn't been done yet, and I don't know what the house means over there. Xia Chunchao said with a smile on his face: "Whether this matter is successful or not, I only remember my sister's intentions." Fu Yueming saw what she said solemnly, so she said with a smile: "Since my sister said so, then when the future is done, if there are any fresh and good goods, remember to pack them with me, and they will be used as a thank you gift." Xia Chunchao also smiled in response.

The two sat down again, Xia Chunchao saw that it was not early, so he got up to say goodbye, Fu Yue knew that she was busy with family affairs, so she didn't stay long, sent her to the door, and waved goodbye.

Xia Chunchao had her words, although he didn't know what the future would be, he was slightly relieved.

When she returned home, she returned to the room to change her clothes, passed a few housekeepers, asked a few questions, and saw that there were a few urgent dishes, so she immediately sent a chip to hand it over. After taking care of the housework, she would eat tea and rest on the kang in the middle of the room. Bao'er sent a post over and said, "This is sent in from the door, saying that it is with grandma." ”

Xia Chunchao took over, only to see that it was a party invitation, and when she opened it, it was Hexiangzhuang who asked her to go to Donghua Building two days later to discuss business matters, and the payment was Shen Changyu.