Chapter 319: The Price of Trouble
The three of them were discussing the details of the business, and a middle-aged uncle came in from outside the street gate, and Grandma Li, who was picking vegetables in the yard, recognized the people, and hurriedly got up to greet them, and after a few words of greeting, they led the people into the hall. γFor more exciting novels, please visit wΓ¨nγ
"I'm sorry, master, this is Liu Daping, the four children in my family are studying with his father Liu's father, Xiao Huang Ji just ran to their house and invited him to be a lobbyist." Grandma Li looked displeased when she mentioned Xiao Huangji, and hurriedly went out to work after speaking.
"The villain Liu Daping has seen Gu Shizi, and he was entrusted by Xiao Huangji's family to be a lobbyist." Liu Daping has the temperament of having read books, although he is wearing cloth clothes, he looks steady and steady.
"Why did you come? What about the men in their family? Gu Yun said curiously.
"It's not a secret, Lord Shizi, according to Xiao Huang Ji's family, their family has been ill for several days, and the family is now relying on the meager support they saved before, and it is difficult to say how many days it can last."
"No wonder women and children have been making trouble these days, but not a single man has shown up." The three of them suddenly realized, Gu Yun tapped his fingers on the table, "It's all the neighborhood, no one has heard of it, let them make a fuss like this, they thought that the business was robbed and couldn't survive, it turned out that the man was sick is the truth." β
"Lord Shizi, since your fresh and dirty opening, the big and small Huang Ji families have indeed no business, especially the paper soap that I made for a while before, which made your name famous, and the family pancreas is indeed good and cheap, their old customers have switched to this side, and there are no more guests in just a few days. The people of Xiao Huang Ji said that they had also been approached by people who asked if they could do it, but they couldn't, and the business was ruined. Liu Daping told the truth in a flat tone.
"Oh, blame me?"
"Don't dare, don't dare, Xiao Huangji's family has no such intention."
"And what are they calling you to say?"
"They hope that the whole family will devote themselves to the name of the prince and be willing to serve you."
Gu Yun and Bai Qiao glanced at each other and exchanged a tacit look.
Xiao Huang Ji's reaction was expected.
It's time to cut prices.
"Their whole family wants to join me?"
"Exactly, Lord Shizi, they wholeheartedly want to sell themselves to you, and there is no complaint about being a cow or a horse for you."
"How many people are they now? What are the ages? How many workforces are there? β
"The man in charge of the Xiao Huang Ji family is turning thirty-five this year, and he is almost the same in the pancreatic craftsman, but now he can't afford to be sick, and the old people above are long gone, only a group of children below, the eldest son is eighteen years old, the second son is fifteen years old, the eldest daughter is thirteen years old, and the younger ones are less than ten years old."
In other words, the only people in a family who can be regarded as a full-time labor force are the two sons in the family? What's so good about these two sons, it's worth my money to buy their whole family? Gu Yun had a business-like face.
"This ......" Liu Daping was embarrassed and speechless, he was just a lobbyist, and Xiao Huangji's family did not talk about more conditions.
"Uncle Liu, I know that you are just a lobbyist, and you can convey to me whatever they say, so I don't embarrass you, I just make my meaning clear, their family wants to sell themselves to me, but there are only two available laborers, and it is not cost-effective for me to buy their family, but if I only buy their brothers, don't forget that I am in competition with their Xiaohuang Ji, and then the rest of their families will move away and reopen the workshop with new technology, what should I do?"
"Sacrificing two sons just to steal your trade secrets? Lord Shizi, don't worry, they can't do it. β
"Even my sons can be sold to me, these two sons can only be treated as if they were never born, and the last filial piety of these brothers to their parents and family is to steal my business secrets, what can't I do?"
"Lord Shizi, the pancreas sold by your account are all beautifully packaged, although there are only two brothers in the whole labor force of the Xiao Huang Ji family, but women and children can do this packaging work, right?" Liu Daping suddenly thought of a new condition.
Gu Yun pretended to think about it.
"Yes, it takes people to pack the goods."
"Packing and tally have to be done by manpower, these simple things can be done by women and children, so that the Xiao Huang Ji family has no labor force and only the seriously ill family is left, from this point of view, buying their whole family will have a certain value, not to mention worrying about them divulging your business secrets." Liu Daping saw that Gu Yun's attitude was loose, and felt that things might have taken a turn for the better.
"Makes sense, but why should I buy it?"
"Huh?"
"Didn't they take the initiative to join me? Why did you sell yourself to me again? What exactly do they think? β
"They're trying to sell their whole family to you."
"Oh? Their wives and children have been making trouble outside my street gate for several days, not to mention my business and reputation, and they have also asked the neighbors to watch jokes for a few days, and now they come to tell me that their purpose is to sell themselves to me? They said I'm going to buy it if I sell it? Am I so obedient? β
"Uh...... What do you mean? The villain also got better and let them know. β
"If they don't make such a fuss, I still intend to eat their workshops to expand my business, but if they make such a fuss, I still rush to talk to them about business? Why? Isn't the face of my prince of Ye Guo worth anything? β
"No, no, no! Shizi Ye, you can't help it, Xiao Huang Ji has no such intention, they respect you very much, but they and Da Huang Ji were originally brothers, this matter was mainly provoked by Da Huang Ji, Xiao Huang Ji couldn't pull his face to refuse, so he did this stupid thing for a few days, and now they regret it so much that their intestines are blue. β
"Oh, it's all rhubarb's mistake again?"
"Although the family is separated, Rhubarb Ji is the main sect of their branch, there is no way, the clan rules are here. Lord Shizi, do you think this is the truth? β
"That's right, in this way, Xiao Huang Ji has become an accomplice who was forced to participate again, and he has to open up to them."
"And ......?"
"Yes, I can take them, but."
"Lord Shizi, as long as you are willing to accept them, if you have any conditions, you can say anything, and they will all agree."
"So refreshing?"
"That's what their daughter-in-law said, and the villain just relayed it truthfully."
"Oh, we wouldn't have wasted so much time if you said that earlier, let me think about what other conditions they have to mention."
Gu Yun pretended to stand up and paced in circles in the hall, walking five or six times before he returned to the table.
Liu Daping bred all his spirits and waited for Gu Yun's next step to see what conditions he would propose.
Xiao Huang Ji's daughter-in-law went to his house to find him as a lobbyist, but in fact, there was a small fuss, and the Liu family was not willing to be a lobbyist for Xiao Huang Ji, which was too embarrassing.
But the four children of Li Fushun's family were studying under his father, and the daughter-in-law was red-eyed, and actually wanted to rush to the school to make trouble for the children, Liu Daping took this trip for their family, he felt that no matter what embarrassing conditions Gu Shizi offered, it was the price that Xiao Huang Ji deserved