Chapter 230: Good Reputation
"Oh, isn't this General Bai? General Bai, I don't know you're here, I'm not welcome, please come inside! As soon as Bai Ming stood in front of the door of the Yu family's cloth shop, he saw a ******** who looked like a steward greeted him with a smile. This man was neatly dressed, neatly dressed, with a slender figure, and a smile on his face that was polite and full of sincerity.
Bai Ming hastily arched his hand: "Steward Yu is polite!" ”
The beautiful woman smiled and said: "General Bai hasn't come to our shop for a long time, but General Bai came by coincidence, and it just so happens that he has come to a new trick in the past few days, can you come in and take a look?" ”
Bai Ming glanced back at Mu Zhanbei and Sang Luo, Sang Luo bowed lightly, she was originally here to have a look.
Bai Ming now had a strange mood towards her that was submissive but uncontrollable and wanted to provoke, but since she nodded, he also agreed to go inside.
As he walked, he said: "This Steward Yu is the chief steward of the Yu family cloth shop in Luoxia Town, and Steward Yu is responsible for all the big and small things." Oh, by the way, this Yu steward is also a member of the Yu family, and the Yu family is the largest family in our border gate. ”
Steward Yu laughed, she didn't cover her mouth and smile like a woman in Beijing, but it wasn't too exaggerated, her smile made people feel kind and hearty: "General Bai can't afford to praise me like this!" ”
glanced at Sang Luo and Mu Zhanbei again, and said with a smile: "These two seem to be a little face-to-face!" ”
This is inevitably false! It should be born to Sang Luomian, but can it be born to Mu Zhanbei? What is this person's reputation at the border? When I entered the city gate yesterday, there was Bai Ming's tossing, and the movement was not small, so I don't believe that this Yu in charge would not know.
However, Sang Luo also knew that his own men basically did not socialize with these people, presumably it was the first time that this Yu steward could talk to Mu Zhanbei in person. It doesn't seem to be a big deal to play with a small heart.
Bai Ming is just superficial, but he is not really stupid. However, looking at the general's appearance, he also knew that he didn't mean to socialize with others, so he was vague: "This is Bai's friend, and the one next to him is his sister-in-law." Mrs. Sister-in-law came to Luoxia Town for the first time, and Manager Yu took care of her. ”
Steward Yu is naturally a smart person, so he responded with a smile and welcomed the three of them in.
In the capital, of course, there are a lot of cloth shops under Sangluo's name, and the business is also very prosperous. She also often goes shopping, and has a certain understanding of what styles, textures, and what kind of fabrics are easy to accumulate in the capital. From this point of view, it is clear that there is indeed a big difference between the capital and the border here.
The capital is mostly silk and satin, thick and fine cotton and linen. Not to mention the princely family, ordinary people mostly wear linen, those who live better are cotton, and those who live better wear cotton clothes. The border pass linen cloth is the majority, and the silk and satin are the least, and the pattern is also not the most popular in the capital in the current season. In other words, what is popular here is that the capital has retreated, and it is always a little behind the capital. Moreover, there are cotton clothes here, but cotton is not produced in the northwest, and the price of cotton clothes is much more expensive than fur. In winter, only the wealthy can afford to wear cotton clothes, while ordinary people can only wear their own saved fur or buy inferior fur to protect themselves from the cold.
After Sang Luo glanced at it a few times, he had a general impression in his heart, and his gaze finally fell on the place with the most people.
It's calico that's sold.
Sang Luo twisted the corner and rubbed it gently, Yu Yingcheng's reputation in the border pass is so good, he himself is also a person who cherishes feathers, and he is really not adulterated at all. This calico is no different from the one produced in her shop in the capital, with both the soft touch of cotton and the strong breathability of linen.
Steward Yu smiled and said, "Madame is really good eyesight!" This calico was purchased by our owner from the capital at a huge cost, and this thing can be sold at a good price in the capital, and our price here is more generous than that in the capital. This calico is now the most popular and popular in our northwest. You see, not to mention this color, it is very close to the skin after tailoring, and this color is also very flattering to the skin. Madame, you are fair-looking, and you must look good in it. ”
Sang Luo just heard the person who bought the cloth ask about the price, and the price sold here is indeed lower than that in the capital. But it's no wonder, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, what thing is not expensive? Yu Yingcheng took the recipe and did it himself, saving a lot of steps, plus using local materials, the cost is lower than that of the capital, and it is normal for the price to be lower.
"Your host is a good one!" Sang Luo praised casually, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart, it was really disgusting to pretend to praise his enemy.
Steward Yu smiled: "Thank you Madame for the compliment!" The Yu family's achievements today depend on the support of the parents and villagers at the border. Our proprietor often says that the development of the Yu family depends on the elders and fellow villagers, and when the Yu family can do something for the people here, it is naturally incumbent. ”
She didn't lower her voice when she said this, and the people around her who bought and watched the cloth echoed it when they heard it, and what they said was nothing more than praise for the Yu family.
Sang Luo and Mu Zhanbei exchanged a look, and their eyes were a little more solemn.
No wonder Mu Zhanbei said before that it was not so simple to move the Yu family at the border pass, and it was not easy to maintain his reputation so well.
However, from the perspective of her habitual conspiracy theories, the better the reputation of the Yu family, the more sinister the Yu family becomes. People who have a good reputation to the outside world and do all kinds of ugly things in secret have seen a lot in her previous life. Several of the tasks she undertook at the beginning were internationally renowned philanthropists. The Yu family is just the accumulation of several generations, in order to use a good reputation to cover up the ugly things.
The affairs of the Yu family could not be solved for a while, and the three of them only stayed there for a short time, then said goodbye to Steward Yu and continued to wander on the street.
Accustomed to the exquisite luxury of the capital, the things here inevitably seem a little inferior. However, this did not affect Sang Luo's good mood, and he bought some gadgets and all kinds of food with border characteristics, mostly dried meat and other things. Speaking of jerky, she suddenly remembered that she could ask Yin Ningzhi to get some dried fruit slices and sell them here, there are not many types of fruits here, and there are not many fresh ones. In line with the concept that there is nothing fresh and dry goods are good, it should be very popular.
In the end, I bought some various seasonings brought by Dali merchants, so that Shisu could study more and make some delicious food.
After returning home, Sang Luo remembered something that he almost forgot: "It is said that the first time I came to the border pass, as the general's wife, should I hold a banquet and invite the ladies and ladies of various prefectures to come over and sit down and meet?" ”
Mu Zhanbei was stunned, do you want to do this?
Sang Luo was also a little stunned, as if he should do this...... Right?