The man who called his owner was standing in front of a shop next to him, his thin little face looked bright, and a pair of small eyes looked at him, but Wang Xingping didn't know where he had seen it.

Look at the plaque on the door of the store behind the man, the three big characters of Futai are impressively on it, and the pen is vigorous.

The man stepped forward with a smile, "The villain saw the young master coming from the third archway city at the door, and he thought he was the wrong person, and he didn't want to be the young master." ”

But it was Wang Xiaoliu who preemptively said: "Isn't this Gu Chaofeng?" [Note: One of the titles of the shopkeeper or the treasurer in the Ming Dynasty was to raise the status of the official, such as the outsider, the minister, etc.]

Wang Xingping suddenly remembered that the Futai was not the name of his own firm? It turned out that he was at the south gate, and he asked a lot about the business from his mother some time ago, but he never forgot to ask where the place was.

Wang Xiaoliu's words are not good, Gu Chaofeng Gu Fengming is the second cabinet of Futai, he has never been a good role in the store, relying on the relationship with the landlord outside the city and the landlord of the tooth line to occupy the position of the second cabinet for three or five years, Wang Xiaoliu's Lao Tzu often recited this one when he was still there, and he was affected by it after listening to it a lot.

Gu Fengming is not a native of Guizhou, he followed his father from Songjiang to do business when he was young, and later his father died early, so he joined the local distant relatives.

It is only because he is good at greeting, has some financial skills, and has a background in all living beings that he will be appreciated by the royal father.

Originally, I was going to buy gifts, but now I took the opportunity to visit my own business. But just as he didn't know what to say, a light rain fell in the sky.

"Oh my God, it's raining again early in the morning."

The so-called land is not three feet flat, the sky is not sunny for three days, Guizhou a place, except in winter, it is difficult to have a time when it does not rain often, several government offices in the city, because of the rain inundation, since the Hongzhi years have been relocated several times, and it is still a problem now.

instructed Wang Xiaoliu to settle the carriage and horses, and here Wang Xingping followed the attentive Gu Fengming and entered the business with the threshold that had reached the calf.

Seeing that Gu Erji was so attentive to the visitor, the sharp-eyed one recognized Wang Xingping.

Originally, there would be no business in the early morning of this business, and it was all sprinkling and sweeping, and before catching up with the Qingming Festival, it had to be inventoried.

Gu Fengming took a step forward and greeted the few guys who were doing things inside.

Then a few men came up to salute, and the rest of them laid down their work and followed.

"I've seen the young owner."

Wang Xingping was a little ashamed, and hurriedly pressed with his hand to stop everyone.

"The kid inherited the family business for the first time, and he has no size credit, and he has to rely on his rank and heart on weekdays, how to deserve your courtesy."

After another compliment and humility, Wang Xingping couldn't excuse himself anymore, and followed Gu Fengming out of the front store.

The courtyard of the two entrances is not very large, and the ground inside the Beijing Gate is already expensive.

A middle-aged man with gray hair came out of the inner room when he heard the news, and stood still in the courtyard, but Wang Xingping recognized it, this was a big cabinet, surnamed Ye, and Yi Wei.

I had seen it a few times at home before the accident, and Wang Xingping had come to pay tribute on behalf of the merchant when he returned home, in fact, Gu Chaofeng also came, but at that time, he was wearing linen and filial piety, and he was busy greeting relatives and friends, so he didn't remember it.

Ye Da Cabinet has a younger brother who is ashamed of Daowei, this time he followed his father to Banzhou, and died on the way back, as the eldest brother, the younger brother has two sons, but he does not have to mourn for his brother, but just fasting and chanting Buddha to send mourning.

Wang Xingping followed Ye Yiwei into the back hall, Gu Fengming also followed, and a small guy went to serve tea and soup inside, but there is no officialdom in his own business, and ordering soup is not necessarily to send guests, especially Wang Xingping has just entered the door, and there is no reason for this.

"I have heard that the fourth uncle has two sons, both of whom have reached the age of being able to do things, and I mentioned to you last time Mr. Ye that if you can take care of them, they will all be sent to the counter to do things, which can be regarded as a part of the family."

Ye Yiwei was a little moved when he heard this, he was busy taking care of the counter business on weekdays, and he had never had much contact with the Wang family.

I only remember hearing that although the young master of the Wang family is smart, he is a stubborn person, and he has seen it a few times before, because of the words of others, his impression is also average, but the rich son, it is not a big deal to have a perverse temperament.

But this time Wang Xingping opened his mouth to call himself Mr. Ye, which was really unexpected, you must know that although Wang Xingping has not yet made a name for himself, he is also enlightened in social studies, and he is also a scholar, and with the foundation of the Wang family, it is difficult to say that he wants to take the test in the future, and he asked himself that Wang Xingping should be able to do it, and most of them will not wait too long.

Mr. has always been the honorific title of the teacher, the Ming generation, maybe the market reckless man can follow the businessman to call what is the outside, court, but the reader calls Mr. that is a great favor, if it is a raw acceptance, I don't know how it will be arranged by others, especially on the side there is a second cabinet that is not all the way with himself.

Ye Da Cabinet hurriedly called a thousand, and said ashamedly: "The young master is old and old, and he just helps the counter manage some money and grain transactions, how can he be worthy of the young master." ”

was modest, and hurriedly followed the young master's words, "Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, now they have been working on the counter, for the time being, follow me as an apprentice, learn some writing and arithmetic, and when they grow up, I have to thank the master and the young master for their kindness." ”

Wang Xingping picked up the big cabinet of Ye who was about to salute again, "The fourth uncle is also an old man on the counter, this is the proper righteousness, not to mention that the person is still dead." ”

Ye Daowei's family is four, he gave birth to seven children before and after, and he lived three, the eldest daughter is married, and now the two boys, Xiao Wuwei Jian, are fifteen years old, and Xiao Qi Weiying is only twelve.

Ye Yiwei only has two daughters in the family, the eldest daughter married Xin Tianwei two years ago, and the younger daughter is only eleven years old, and she is not allowed to match others, because she is favored by the family, she is also literate and literate, and she took a single name named Tong in the boudoir.

But after all, it is still a daughter, when the grandfather of the Ye family is still there, he wants Ye Da Cabinet to take more care of his younger brother's family, he has the loyalty of Lao Cheng, so even if the Wang family does not say it, he will arrange for his younger brother's two sons to take care of him.

Let everyone sit, at this time, Wang Xiaoliu restrained the carriage and horses and followed up in the back hall, and saw that the young master was standing next to him with tea.

Originally, I followed Gu Fengming's words and came in to take a casual look, but with Wang Xingping's experience as a person, just these few steps, you can see that there are many uneases in the hearts of the big cabinet and the second cabinet, not only for themselves, but also between them.

According to what the queen mother Xiao said, on weekdays, the big cabinet is in charge of the big customers and business accounts, and the second cabinet is in charge of the warehouses outside the city, and also manages the finances.

I just remembered that this third cabinet who was also Xingsan and had some distant relatives with the Xiao family, so he asked: "The son of the third uncle of Zuo, I don't know if you have settled down." ”

The third cabinet on the left, the ancestor was originally from Shanxi, the ancestor of the Xianzong Dynasty followed the army into Guizhou, and then settled in Anshun Prefecture, and took an aunt from Xiao's mother's family. Later, he was recommended in the Futai, starting from the guy, and became a three-cabinet in more than ten years, although he was only ranked third, but he had a wide range of people, familiar land, and some in-laws with the main family, and he was the most popular among the people below. In the last three or five years, the big cabinet is in charge of customers, the second cabinet is in charge of money and grain, and the third cabinet is in charge of personnel.

Now that the three cabinets are gone, and seven or eight of the master's cronies have died, naturally there will be some discord in the shop, and it is just that the usual contradictions have been made public.

This time, it was Gu Fengming who took the lead, so he didn't talk about it, firstly, Wang Xingping asked about the Ye family, and secondly, he Gu Chaofeng has always been accustomed to looking at the style, and he can't figure out the temperament of the owner, how can he talk nonsense.

But after listening to Wang Xingping's soothing of Ye Da Cabinet, he spoke politely, and he asked himself to see through the young proprietor's Gu Er Cabinet, so he grabbed the conversation first.

"The second brother of the Zuo family is also doing things on the counter now, and he is making up for his Lao Tzu's shortcomings, so he doesn't have much to do with the owner, so he makes his own decisions."

Wang Xingping looked at Wang Xiaoliu rolling his eyes beside him, and saw that Ye Da Cabinet also frowned, and said in his heart that this surname Gu is really unpopular, but after thinking about it, if he wants to take over the family business, he can't waste things because of people, and his father will not be unreasonable to recruit this Gu Chaofeng, and he will give money and grain to raise a second cabinet, and he will not be happy to find it in the shop, a businessman as shrewd as the king's father will not do it, but Wang Xingping still asked Ye Da Counter.

"I heard that there are three sons in the third cabinet family, why do you only have one errand?"

"The proprietor doesn't know, the Zuo family has three characters, only the second brother Zuo Taishan has grown up now, the fourth brother Taihang and the little brother Taiyue are still young, but the pension on the counter is enough."

Feeling that Wang Xingping was speaking a little towards himself, Ye Da Cabinet was in a good mood, and even gave the word 'less' before calling Wang Xingping's owner.

"I see." Wang Xingping realized, "But we still have to take care of it, and we must not treat the Zuo family harshly, so that outsiders say that my Wang family does not know how to treat orphans well." ”

Ye Da Cabinet patted his chest and made a package ticket, "Don't worry, the owner, together with the widows of the three cabinet families, we are always taking care of them, and my Hun family often goes over to help with the cooking." ”

"That's fine."

Wang Xingping looked outside again, where the white walls and green tiles, and the decoration of the carved railings and partition windows and the pillars of the good Yunnan Nan, when he came in, he didn't have time to take a closer look, but now through the porch, there is a special style.

"I heard my mother say that your family is in the business of north-south goods trade, why is it that this shop is so clean that there is not a single stack of goods?"

happened to ask about his supervisor's mistake, Gu Fengming came up again, and was about to make up for it by Ye Da Cabinet.

"Owner, our Futai is doing wholesale trading, and the goods are mostly grain and rice, which are stacked in warehouses outside the city, and they are only used to negotiate with the tooth shop, but the delivery is outside the city, and the villain is in charge of this."

"The second brother of the Zuo family is also arranged over there now."

Wang Xingping didn't pay attention to the changes on Gu Fengming and Ye Yiwei's faces, he didn't want to get too involved in this kind of intrigue, today he just tested the water by the way, and he had to turn back a little, so he could get started slowly, just off the donkey.

"It's unfortunate, I was going to go outside the city to see the freight yard on the way, but there is still business today."

Wang Xiaoliu was clever and looked at the courtyard at the door of the hall.

"Master, the rain has stopped."

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Coming out of the Futai, buying gifts in the Chaojing Gate, driving the carriage all the way to the north, crossing the Canghou Street, almost noon, I found a restaurant with cooked food on Fude Street and spent forty Wen and Wang Xiaoliu ate two bowls of rice noodles to pad hunger, the coachman has his own dry food but doesn't care, that Wang Xiaoliu eats two meals on weekdays, and only eats a bowl when he goes out, this bowl is swallowed raw, and he hiccups with his stomach along the way, and there is no previous joke.

After eating, Wang Xingping wandered around the small cross for half an hour, estimating that Wang Mingde should get up even if there was a half a minute of lunch break, so he took Wang Xiaoliu north through Jinjing Street and Zhu Chaojing Street, and turned back to Wangjia Lane to the west.

Standing under the plaque of 'Jinshi Gate' let Si Yan pass through, did not wait long to be led in, although the east room is noble, but it is very simple, after two into the courtyard, are just ordinary trees and flowers, and there is no such as the poor luxury of the rockery landscape consumption. One is that the Wang family is not yet extravagant, and the other is that these are not easy to see in the remote places of Guizhou, and in Wang Xingping's opinion, there is another one, even the east house does not have money, he has always liked to look at problems from the most practical point of view.

When I arrived at the flower hall, I saw Wang Mingde talking to the old man, and he was very respectful.

Wang Xingping first walked to the front of the steps, saluted, and then said to the elders in the hall: "I don't know that my uncle has a respectful guest, and my nephew is reckless." ”

was about to leave pretendedly, but was stopped by Wang Mingde's natural beckoning.

Wang Mingde turned his head and bowed to the old man next to him.

"Su senior, this one is my nephew Wang Xingping, but he is a talent."