The person who came was a man, dressed as a merchant or a businessman, but he was very elegant, and he was still shaking a fan in his hand. Seeing that Li Feibai was moving the box, he hurriedly inserted the fan into the collar at the back of his neck, and stepped forward to take the handle.

Although Li Feibai was able to move the box into the shop alone, he couldn't stop someone who took the initiative to help, and thanked him in his mouth. When the box was put away, he wanted to invite the man to a cup of tea, but the man waved his hand again and again and said no.

Li Feibai thanked him twice.

But the man did not leave, but took the folding fan in his hand again, looked around as he shook it, and asked, "Is the shopkeeper going to open the door to do business?" ”

Li Feibai said: "Yes." ”

The man said, "I don't know if it's a small item or a large item." ”

Li Feibai said: "Bulky items! ”

The man said happily: "Then we will have more time to deal with each other in the future." Contemptible Mao Qing, dare to ask what is the name of the old brother? ”

Li Feibai initially thought that the person who came was an idler, who had nothing to do and wandered around, and said a few words of gossip to kill time when he met people. Hearing this, he realized that the person who came was not an idler, he must have come with a purpose, and said, "Under Li Feibai." You are? ”

Mao Qingdao said: "I am a tooth shop. You can call me by my first name, or you can call me Mao Economy. ”

Li Feibai was stunned. Doing business in the Ming Dynasty, especially bulk items, such as livestock, bulk agricultural products, and horses of cloth and silk, including the stone lions he sold, could not be traded directly between sellers and buyers, but could only be traded through the economic evaluation of the tooth shop. Originally, this was the kindness of the imperial court, and the purpose of setting up the tooth shop was to play a role in leveling prices, so as not to prevent merchants from hoarding and sitting on the ground, and also to prevent buyers from bullying the weak and buying at low prices. But later, when the economy ran out of buyers and sellers, the people hated it, and the proverb that 'the car and ship shop should be killed if you are not guilty' was circulated in private.

However, Li Feibai doesn't hate the economy of the tooth industry very much, after all, these people deal with all kinds of people all day long, have a wide range of social contacts, and know who needs what things, and can help him sell things. Otherwise, just sit here and wait for the buyer to come, when will he be able to make the business bigger and stronger. As long as you can attract business to sell things, what's the big deal about giving these people some kickbacks, just as marketing expenses.

He clenched his fists and arched his hand, and said: "It turned out to be Mao Economy, and I have been looking up for a long time." ”

Mao Qing also said that Li Feibai was also the same as other shopkeepers, seeing that he never gave a good face, as if he had dug up their ancestral grave. Now seeing that Li Feibai is so polite, this is something that has never happened before, he is very happy, and said: "If there are other economies coming again, you will say that Mao Qing has come to visit." ”

Li Feibai knew what he meant, that is, from now on, he Mao Qing is the economy of this store, so as not to have his peers come to grab food again. Laughing: "Good to say, easy to say!" But he said in his heart: "If you can solicit business for me, I will naturally use you." If you can't get me any business, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible. ”

Mao Qingdao: "After saying so much, I still don't know what business Shopkeeper Li does?" ”

Li Feibai said: "Stone lion! ”

Mao Qing's smile froze on his face, and he was speechless for a long time. Li Feibai felt strange in his heart and asked, "What's the matter, Mao Economy?" ”

Mao Qingdao: "Shopkeeper Li is so bold that he dares to sell stone lions in Jiyuan City?" Under admiration and admiration, farewell and farewell. "Anyway, bow your hands and leave in a hurry!

Li Feibai shook his head and smiled: "You are really strange, how can you just leave?" Can't the stone lion be sold in Jiyuan? ”

Mao Qing turned his head, looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and finally said: "Ask for more blessings!" He turned around and walked out of the shop and disappeared into the crowd of people on the street.

Li Feibai secretly felt that this matter was not simple, otherwise Mao Qing would not have changed his face as soon as he heard him say the stone lion, could it be that Jiyuan would not let him sell the stone lion? No, it won't! If he hadn't been allowed to sell, Ma Kun would have reminded him a long time ago! Besides, there is still a stone lion seller in the city, how can he not let it be sold! He thought about it, but he couldn't think of a clue, so he simply didn't think about it. Seeing that it was dark in front of the door, I looked up and saw that it was Hou Yanmin who came back with a wooden board and a cloth bag.

He smiled and said, "Your heart is big enough, as soon as you throw things at the door, people will disappear!" ”

Hou Yanmin's face turned slightly red, and said, "If you don't come back, if you don't come back, I will go to the small shop next to me for a meal." When I came back, I saw a tree with a crooked neck on the city wall, and it was very beautiful, so I planned to go and see it. I was reluctant to leave when I saw it, so I quickly took out a pen and paper to draw it, and I was so fascinated that I forgot that something was still being thrown at the door. ”

Li Feibai sighed secretly: "No matter what you do, you're afraid of focusing." It seems that Qian Zijun said that her paintings are excellent, and it should not be a lie. Then he said, "You go upstairs and look at the room, and if you are satisfied, I will carry the things up for you." With that, he led Hou Yanmin to the courtyard from the back door, followed the wooden staircase to the upper floor, and took out the key to open the door of a room.

Hou Yanmin went in and glanced around, only to see that the bedboard inside was complete, and even the bronze mirror also had a side, just put the clothes in the cabinet, and you can move in tonight. She pushed open the window and looked out, then at the table in front of the window. The table was three feet wide and one foot long, and I didn't know what it was used for before, but now I only need to lay it on felt to paint, just like the one specially prepared for her. She turned around and asked, "You bought all this?" ”

Li Feibai said: "I'm so busy that I hit the back of my head all day, how can I have time to buy these." Today is also the first time to open the door of this room, and it is the first time I have seen these things like you, and they must have been left by the previous owner. If you don't like it, it's not too late to buy a new one when you have money to sell it. ”

Hou Yanmin said: "I am very satisfied with the room, is the price really 100 wen a month?" ”

Li Feibai said: "Although I didn't say this, the person who spoke was my eldest brother, and it was no different from what I said." If you say it and splash the water, can you still regret it? ”

Hou Yanmin hurriedly took out two hundred yuan, stuffed it into Li Feibai's hand, and said, "I'll pay for the house for two months first." ”

Li Feibai didn't take the two hundred yuan in his eyes at all, and the reason why he agreed to Hou Yanmin to live here was just because he saw that he was lonely and moved to hide his heart. I don't want to answer, and I'm afraid that Hou Yanmin will have a strong temperament, so I don't want to live here, and it won't be beautiful if something happens to me if I run out. I had to accept the two hundred dollars and said, "I'll go down and bring up your two boxes." ”

Hou Yanmin said: "I'll help you!" ”

Li Feibai said: "The rough work of moving boxes is done by a big man like me, so what do I want you to help me with." As soon as you came back, you rested in the house, and I was alone. He brought up the two boxes, and said a few more gossips to Hou Yanmin, feeling that it was very indecent for a lonely man and a widow to be in the same room, and there was no way to explain it when people saw it, so he said goodbye and came to his own room.

Lying on the bed for a while, I thought to myself that relying on the business of stone lions alone, I don't know how much time it will take to earn enough money to study electricity. Thinking about going back to Zheng Haoran for a while, bring the suitcase here first, see what things in it can be made by people at this time, and then find a profitable business. At this time, I suddenly heard someone downstairs shouting: "Is there anyone?" Anyone? Business is coming to the door, hurry up! ”

Li Feibai hurriedly got up, went downstairs to the shop, and saw two people standing in the empty room.