Chapter 17 Chen Dongzhu

Suddenly suffering from the pond fish, Cheng Boss covered his PP and screamed in pain, slandering in his heart: What do you mean by me teaching you, do I dare to teach you?

After Cheng Wushu kicked the boss, he smoothed his shirt and sat down with a sour face, laughed and said: "Virtuous nephew, let you see the joke, these rabbit cubs in my family can't be beaten up, there is a word called jade... What's... What the? ”

Cheng Wushu stared at the rest of his sons with big eyes like copper bells and asked.

Cheng Jiajilang shook his head at the same time with a tacit understanding, saying that he didn't know.

The angry Cheng Wushu jumped up, pounced on Jilang and beat him fatly, cursing loudly while beating: "Why did Lao Tzu give birth to so many idiots, usually let you study more..."

The hall is another group of chickens and dogs jumping.

At this time, Mrs. Cheng came over to tell her that the meal was open, and the Cheng family ran out of the hall as if they had been pardoned.

Gu Bei's group of people dined in the side hall, and Bai Luoshi and the three of them dined in the back house, chatting about their daughter's private words by the way.

The atmosphere of the luncheon was warm and harmonious. It was the first time for Gu Bei to come to Chengfu to eat, so the high-standard reception and several cooks at home were all busy. The table was full of meat, without a trace of vegetarian dishes, and the bowl as big as a basin was full. With more than a dozen jars of wine next to him, Cheng Wushu waved his hand to open the meal.

The Cheng family was like starving to death and reincarnated, and the dishes and chopsticks on the table flew sideways.

Gu Bei had just finished saluting Cheng Wuving's bowl of wine, and when he saw that more than half of the table was missing, Gu Bei finally understood why the Cheng family used the bowl.

During the banquet, under the leadership of Cheng Wuxian, Cheng Jiaerlang frequently raised bowls to Gu Bei.

At the end of the drink, Gu Bei fell on the table and lost consciousness. I only vaguely heard that Cheng Wudi was carrying him like a chicken, saying with a big tongue that he wanted to worship together, and all the sons and daughters of the Cheng family called Cheng Wuving's eldest brother one by one.

When Gu Bei woke up, he found that he was lying on his bed, Gu Bei sat up, rubbed his forehead, and only felt a splitting headache.

It was already dark, and there was silence all around, the summer insects chirping outside the window, and the reflection of the big trees in the courtyard swayed gently. Everything is quiet and serene.

Gu Bei sat for a moment, got out of bed with his forehead and frowned, walked to the Eight Immortals table with his clothes on, poured a cup of tea and poured a few sips. Then he walked to the long window, and stretched out his hand to push open the long blue gauze window.

Outside the window, the moon is in the sky, silent and cool. The night breeze blew across the sky, and the leaves in the yard made a soft rattling sound, like a lover's whisper. The bright moonlight shone in from the window, illuminating Gu Bei's face.

Gu Bei stood for a moment, pushed open the door and lay down on the rocking chair in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky in the sky.

Gu Bei was thinking about what happened today, and a voice came from behind him.

"Uncle, you're awake! I'll serve you a decanting soup. ”

"No, Qing'er, go to sleep." Gu Bei shook his head.

"Uncle, that's not good, this is what the young lady ordered, just go and heat up the decanting soup." After speaking, he didn't wait for Gu Bei to answer, and rushed to leave.

After a while, Qing'er handed it to Gu Bei with the sobering soup, and Gu Bei drank it in one go, feeling much better.

Seeing that Qing'er was still standing beside her, she smiled at Qing'er and said, "Qing'er, go and rest!" It's cold at night, so don't get caught in the cold. ”

Qing'er patted her chest, blinked playfully and said, "Uncle, your body has only been in shape for a long time, so you need to pay more attention, the maid is in good shape." ”

Gu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was actually despised by a little girl.

Gu Bei asked, "Qing'er, have you grown up in Baifu since you were a child?" What about your parents? ”

"Uncle, when the maid entered the White Mansion when she was nine years old, her husband and young lady have always been very good to me, and as for my father and mother, I can't remember their appearance." Qing'er said sadly.

"I miss my father, did you go to them?"

"I can't find it."

"Why?"

"Daddy and Mom have passed away." Qing'er's eyes were a little sad.

Gu Bei couldn't help but fan himself, why did he ask this.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" When Gu Bei wanted to fan again, Qing'er grabbed him and said, "It's none of my uncle's business, Qing'er is very happy in Baifu now, Miss treats me like a sister, and my uncle often tells stories to my maid to make her happy." ”

After speaking, Qing'er burst into tears and smiled, but the sadness that flashed in her eyes did not hide from Gu Bei.

After that, Gu Beixuan told some funny stories to Qing'er, making her laugh, and the sound of laughter echoed in the air above the courtyard.

Gu Bei looked at the sky and said to Qing'er, who yawned a few times: "It's not early, Qing'er go back and rest." After saying that, he went into the house.

This night, Gu Bei turned to the side, counted thousands of ducks before falling asleep in a daze.

Early in the morning, Gu Bei led Qing'er to Shufang Street in Xishi.

At the door of Yashilin Bookstore, the talented men and servants who were queuing up to buy books were stunned for a moment when they saw Gu Bei coming, and greeted him with a smile, and Gu Bei, who didn't know him, responded with a smile and one by one.

Chen Dongzhu heard that the buddy was coming, and Gu Gongzi was coming, so he hurried over and welcomed Gu Bei into the bookstore with a smile.

In the backyard shopkeeper's room, Chen Dongzhu enthusiastically poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I originally planned to take time to visit you in Baifu today and tomorrow, but since Gu Gongzi is here, then you don't need to go." ”

Gu Bei said with a smile: "I have something to tell you this time, here is the follow-up manuscript of "The Legend of the Great Sage and the Demon", you can click on it." ”

Chen Dongzhu took it and asked suspiciously: "Childe means to print all the follow-ups?" ”

"No, the printing is still according to what we have agreed before, one volume at a time, and the next volume will be printed in three or five days."

Chen Dongzhu breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Gu Gongzi would ask him to print it all at once, in that case, once other bookstores published it after three or five days, the profits would only get lower and lower.

Chen Dongzhu looked at Gu Bei and asked uncertainly: "Before, Gongzi said that he had something to say, but I don't know what it is?" ”

Gu Bei squinted, looked at Proprietor Chen, and said, "Proprietor Chen, before I say it, I want to confirm one thing, do you want to make a lot of money or a small amount of money?" You're a smart person, think about it and then answer. ”

Gu Bei cocked Erlang's legs and drank the tea Gu leisurely.

Chen Dongzhu speculated about the deep meaning of Gu Bei's words, some understood, some were unsure, and asked tentatively: "Gu Gongzi, how about making a lot of money?" ”

Gu Bei smiled, Qing'er took a small porcelain bottle and placed it on the table, and said with a smile: "Master Chen, you can open it and smell it." ”

Chen Dongzhu uncorked the bottle suspiciously, and suddenly a faint fragrance came to his nose, his body trembled and asked uncertainly: "Childe, this... Is this the best fragrance on the market? ”

Gu Bei was puzzled: "Tianxianglu? ”

Could it be that the recipe for the toilet water has leaked? It shouldn't be! The recipe is only known to him and Qing'er.

"That is, the flower water on the market, I don't know who took such an ugly name, and someone named it Tianxianglu, which means the fragrance given by God." Chen Dongzhu explained in a low voice.

"Oh, Tianxianglu is Tianxianglu." Gu Bei shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"Childe, you didn't make this too, did you?" Chen Dongzhu was surprised.

"That is, who else can make it except my aunt." Before Gu Bei could reply, Qing'er on the side said proudly.

Chen Dongzhu breathed quickly and said, "Childe, what you said about making a lot of money won't it be to cooperate with me Tianxianglu, right?" Childe, you don't know that Tianxianglu is now, but the price is sky-high, and someone asks for a bottle of 1,000 taels of silver but can't. ”

Hearing the sky-high price that Chen Dongzhu said, Qing'er opened her cherry mouth in surprise, and quickly smelled it again, as if the fragrance was gone, and how much silver was gone.

I didn t expect that just to please Bai Luoshi, a gadget made casually could be fried to a sky-high price, and I didn t copy the book if I knew it, Gu Bei rubbed his sour wrist and thought.

Although he has seen the world and understands the truth of strange goods, he didn't expect a small thing to be so high.

Gu Bei came to a conclusion, it seems that no matter where it is, women and children have the best money.

Gu Bei smiled and shook his head.

Seeing Gu Bei shaking his head, Chen Dongzhu thought for a while and said: "Childe, we still cooperate like last time, Childe doesn't have to do anything, the profits are divided into four or six, how about four and six for me?" ”

Gu Bei then shook his head.

Chen Dongzhu pondered for a moment, looked at Gu Bei and gritted his teeth and said, "Childe, how is Sanqi?" ”

Without waiting for Gu Bei to answer, Chen Dongzhu looked at him and said, "Let the son know that this day Xianglu, although I can make money, I have to set up a shop again, and I have to hire people, and I can only earn a little bit of money." ”

Gu Bei shook his head.

Seeing Gu Bei shaking his head, Chen Dongzhu's face was full of loss.

"Chen Dongzhu, I think you are also a shrewd and capable person, I mean, you take care of the business for me, you don't have to do anything, you just need to be responsible for me, all the stores below are handed over to you to manage, and I will share half of your profits every year, what do you think?" Gu Bei said slowly.

Chen Dongzhu looked at Gu Bei in surprise, and thought in his heart, with the market of Tianxianglu, the silver is rolling in, and the most important thing is that he can also climb to the Bai family, help Gu Bei take care of the business and have a share, and he doesn't have to look at other people's faces, where can he find such a job?

You must know that in this era, the status of merchants is the lowest, belonging to the lowly industry, and even the peasants are not comparable.

Chen Dongzhu asked uncertainly: "Gu Gongzi, you trust me so much?" ”

Gu Bei said with a smile: "As the saying goes, don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, Chen Dongzhu, you are also a talent, and only I can give you a platform for you to display." ”

"Proprietor Chen, think about it, come to Baifu to find me after thinking about it, this bottle of Tianxiang Dew is a little gift I give to Mrs. Zun, and say goodbye." After Gu Bei finished speaking, he took Qing'er out of the bookstore.