11. Disputes
As the sun rises, the cold gradually dissipates, and the streets gradually become more pedestrians, and the shops open their doors and prepare their goods for business. The most lively places on the street are vegetable shops, rice shops and food stalls, shouting and bargaining one after another, after all, the people take food as the sky, and people's first need is to fill their stomachs, and how to fill their stomachs more cost-effectively.
The guys from Liao Kee Silk Village cleaned up the countertops, and then put the silk cloth on the table. Shopkeeper Liao commanded while picking his teeth: "These cloths have to be arranged according to the material, have you forgotten?" The coarse cloth is placed outside, the woven satin is placed in the middle, and the one is put inside for me...... "After a while, I got impatient and scolded directly" Are you a pig brain? I can't remember how many times I've said it, what a fool! In the end, I simply didn't care, and directly found a sunny place to sit there and bask in the sun. The guy didn't dare to speak, so he just kept his head down and worked. After all, this business has not been easy to do in the past two years, especially this year, and it is even worse this year, and it is reasonable that the shopkeeper has a big temper, and he has already been a great favor to him without dismissing him.
The warmer and warmer sun made Liao's shopkeeper's cheeks flush, he squinted his eyes and looked at the Zhou Jiafei Pavilion opposite, this look couldn't take his eyes off, stared for a while and began to mumble to himself: "This old Zhou is really prosperous, and he met a big customer early in the morning." ”
I saw a ---- standing in front of the counter of the Fei Pavilion, oh, no, now that I have sat down, there is a young man sitting down, wearing a clear white robe, with a white face and red lips, and a pair of slender eyes that are very picky, and he doesn't seem to be very satisfied with the objects taken out by the shopkeeper Zhou!
"A little white face, I can't see that he is still a rich lord!" Shopkeeper Liao sighed indignantly.
"Maybe it's the same as the previous few times, I didn't buy anything in the end after watching a lot, and the angry shopkeeper Zhou jumped straight to his feet." The guy also came over to flatter.
"Hehe, it's hard to say" Shopkeeper Liao felt a little relieved, and glared back at the guy, "What do you know, why don't you go back to work quickly!" He then continued to stretch his neck and stare at the other side.
Soon the shopkeeper Zhou began to feel uncomfortable again, and it was extremely uncomfortable - the little white face actually asked for the treasure of the old Zhou family's town store, the pure gold phoenix wings and the crown of the sun! Even if the relationship with Lao Zhou is good, Liao shopkeeper has only seen it once, or Lao Zhou got drunk and took it out to show him, saying that it was used by the queen mother of the previous dynasty, and later rewarded to a princess, the princess was later brought to the people by a maid, and was acquired by Lao Zhou after several rounds. According to Lao Zhou, the phoenix hairpin is not only golden, but also beautiful, the phoenix wings are all gold thread filigree, the workmanship is extremely exquisite, the phoenix eyes are emerald, and the phoenix mouth contains pearls. It is said to be a crown, but it is actually a hairpin, a hairpin that can be sold for the price of a crown.
Just when the shopkeeper Liao was still smacking his tongue in a daze, he saw the God of Wealth come out of the Fei Pavilion and looked at him. Shopkeeper Liao suddenly came to his senses, and immediately got up and nodded and greeted: "This guest officer, please, all kinds of fabrics in the small store are complete, pick and choose, look at it casually, and you are satisfied!" ”
The young man ignored the shopkeeper Liao, and walked directly into the store, stretched out his slender fingers, squinted his eyes and began to look at the cloth.
Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly stepped forward to introduce: "Son, do you want to see the material of the outer shirt or the material of the inner lining?" ”
The young man glanced at the shopkeeper Liao, continued to scan, and after sweeping around, he proudly said to the shopkeeper Liao: "Take out the best fabric of the coat!" ”
"Okay, come here, these are the latest fabrics on the market, the color is good, and the material is thick, especially suitable for people with status like you!" Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly introduced.
Who knew that the young man was not interested in this pile of gray, white, black and blue fabrics at all, and said dissatisfiedly: "I want the fabric of the female dependent!" ”
Damn, the phoenix hairpin he bought just now was used by a woman, and this fabric must have been chosen for a woman, and the shopkeeper Liao scolded himself in his heart.
Hurriedly turned around and walked to the other side, and said, "Childe, please, here are the new woven satin silks, and the colors are all there, you can take a look." ”
The young man glanced at it, but said, "It's too plain, it's more glamorous." ”
Shopkeeper Liao waved his hand, the guy was busy getting the fabric, Shopkeeper Liao continued to follow behind the young man and asked, "I don't know what occasion the son plans to use?" Is it a daily routine or an official banquet? ”
The young man looked back at him with some impatience and said, "Wedding, my sister's wedding is coming, I will choose a dress for her!" ”
Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly smiled and said: "Ah~ Congratulations to the son!" Since it is a big wedding dress, it must be gorgeous, and the fabric must be soft and comfortable, you look at this side with me, this is the best cloud brocade, you touch, see if the feel is smoother and more comfortable than those just now? Look at the colors, peach, rose, emerald green, lake blue, and the red one is more suitable for the wedding day. ”
The young man looked down at the cloth, and then the sound of small footsteps was thought at the door.
"Shopkeeper Liao, have you got the cloth I wanted?" A delicate voice sounded outside the door.
Everyone looked up at the door, only to see a charming woman supported by a maid walking in with her waist on her back, seeing that the slightly bulging belly should be five or six months pregnant.
"Ah, Spring... No, it's the second lady who came, the fabric just arrived yesterday, you are inconvenient now, just say hello and I'll send someone to send it to you, why let you run in person! Shopkeeper Liao walked over with a smile.
"That's nice, if I don't come, will you send it to me? You profiteer! The coquettish woman said coquettishly.
"You sit down first, and I'll have someone fetch it for you." Shopkeeper Liao turned his head and shouted to the guy: "Da Zhuang, go and bring the ice cotton silk that Miss Chunhong wanted." ”
The charming woman suddenly blushed, and was about to have a seizure, but the shopkeeper Liao also reacted, and was busy with him: "Second lady, don't be surprised, we are all old acquaintances, and it was a slip of the tongue for a while, a slip of the tongue!" Hey! ”
"Hmph, you have to pay attention in the future, I'm not the same as before now, be careful that I ask someone to demolish your store!" The second lady did not relent.
As he spoke, the man took the cloth and carefully placed it on the countertop. Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly came over to introduce: "Second lady, this ice cotton silk is woven with authentic northern silk, you know that the southern land is warm, and the silk produced is cold; The north is cold, but the silk produced is warm, which is most suitable for women, especially if you are pregnant, it is the most suitable, and it is light and nourishing. It's just that in recent years, there have been wars, and this silk thread has become more and more difficult to find, so the price has also risen..."
"Know, know, don't you get money? You put it in his account, and he will give it to you when you go back. The second lady glared at the shopkeeper Liao in annoyance and said.
It's bookkeeping again, the price of the fabric this time is not low, and you don't know when you can give it! Shopkeeper Liao secretly slandered himself.
I don't know when the young man also paced over, and his eyes lit up when he saw this ice cotton silk.
"Shopkeeper, I want this cloth too!" The young man touched the fabric and said.
Oh~ It's a business, you have to do it! But...
Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly turned around and handed it over: "Childe, this ice cotton silk is really hard to find, and the small shop also took great pains to get one, and it was also booked by the second lady in advance..."
He turned his head to the second lady and said, "Second lady, how much do you think you need?" I'll give you this, and the rest..."
The second lady raised her eyebrows, stared at the young man, and said arrogantly: "I want it all" I want to rob the old lady, no way!
The young man also glared back at the second lady and said, "This lady is scheduled to be in the first place, and she should let you in the future." It's just that you have to pay for this purchase, and now there is only this one piece of cloth, so is it who pays for the cloth first? ”
The second half of this sentence was said to the shopkeeper Liao.
"This..."Shopkeeper Liao is in trouble, who doesn't want to make cash in business, who is willing to take credit with others, and I don't know if this account can be recovered.
The second lady is not happy, she is just a side room with no name, and she usually eats and drinks, but she can't come up with much money at once. Then he slapped the table and stood up, shouting, "What's the matter, are you going to grab it?" I don't believe it today, I see how you rob it in the blue sky! ”
Hey, this fairy fights is terrible, don't get into ashes if you can't do business then! Shopkeeper Liao hurriedly came to persuade: "The two of you are angry!" Everyone who came was a guest, but I blamed the store for being too small to greet the two. Otherwise, this piece of cloth is ten zhang long, or we will divide one person and five zhang equally, whether it is to make a wedding dress or a gown, it is more than enough! What do you two think? ”
"No" The second lady's pretty face suddenly darkened, she usually robs others, how can it be someone else's turn to rob her! So he stretched out a hand, cocked the orchid and scolded: "Liao Zhengda, don't forget whose territory you are in, do you want to mix here in the future?" If you don't listen to me today, I'll call someone to clean you up when you turn around!" ”
Shopkeeper Liao is really embarrassed, one has power, the other has money, no one can afford to provoke him, how to make some money is so difficult! After thinking about it again and again, alas, in the future, I will have to eat on the ground of Wanxian, of course this powerful person can't afford to offend, and the money in front of me is not earned! Then he said to the young man: "Childe, this is the second lady of the county magistrate, the small one really can't afford to provoke, or I will find a way to get a horse for the son if I don't go back..."
"Oh, you're scared of just one county order, I want to say that I also have a hundred and ten brothers on the mountain, are you afraid? Haha, you sell cloth, I pay for it, it's just right, isn't doing business just to make money, what's there to be afraid of! ”
Then he turned to the second lady and said: "Little lady, it's not easy for people to do business, don't keep thinking about blackmailing others, what do you want to buy next time, first ask your officials for enough money before coming out!" ”
"You—" The second lady trembled angrily.
"Shopkeeper, how much does your cloth cost?" The young man did not pay attention to the second lady.
"Childe, the price of this cloth is higher, thirty pounds of cloth per zhang" Shopkeeper Liao replied Mu Ran.
"Well, I'll give you a piece of cloth thirty-five pounds, and this one is three hundred and fifty pieces of cloth! I wrapped it up and sent it to Room C of the Windward Inn on East Street, and said that it was Liu Ye's thing. After saying that, he threw out three hundred and fifty pieces of cloth on the counter and walked away triumphantly. Sample, even the big boss of Luocaoling has been played by me, and I'm afraid that you will not be able to make a concubine who relies on men to eat!
There were a few stunned people left in the store, and then the second lady stomped her feet and covered her face and cried, crying and shouting when she left: "You wait for me..."
Shopkeeper Liao was stunned for a long time with a bitter face, shook his head and said, "Alas, why did this good business get into trouble?!" Then he called the man and said, "Wrap the cloth and send it to the address he said, and when you come back, we will close the door and rest for a few days to avoid the limelight." ”