At this time of the year, it is also the happiest time for the shopkeeper Zheng, who is smiling all day long, seeing everyone take the initiative to say hello, and even the guys in the store are much kinder, no longer scolding as before, which also makes the guys in the store grateful, which is also the best time of the year for them. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The main reason why Zheng shopkeeper is so happy is that he is in the charcoal business, at this time of year, the weather slowly begins to get colder, as long as there is a certain economic strength, they will start to store some charcoal for the winter, this is also the best time for his store's business, it can be said that as long as he does a good job in this season, then the next year will not have to worry.

"According to the fineness and size of the charcoal, I have all divided it, and it will open later, don't put the high-priced charcoal in the low-priced charcoal, otherwise our Zheng family will not lose money?" Shopkeeper Zheng shouted loudly to the guys working below while making his rounds.

The mood is good, but he doesn't dare to have the slightest sloppiness about the business in the store, don't look at him as the shopkeeper of this store, but the real owner of this shop is not him, but the Xingyang Zheng family behind him, one of the five surnames and seven wangs of the famous name, the Zheng shopkeeper is just a very remote branch of the Zheng family, and it is very good to be able to get this errand.

In fact, the entire charcoal industry in Chang'an is almost controlled by these big families, for example, their Zheng family alone has seven or eight charcoal shops in Chang'an, and the Zheng family is only the shopkeeper of one of the shops, and the Zheng family also has countless other industries in Chang'an, which can really be called a big business, and it is the income of these industries that supports the Zheng family, a big family with five surnames and seven hopes.

Thinking of the strength of the Zheng family in Xingyang behind him, the shopkeeper Zheng couldn't help but show a smug smile, although he was only a branch of the Zheng family, and he was also a businessman, but relying on the face of the Zheng family, he was also the number one person in the neighborhood, even when the people on the official face saw him, they had to politely call him "Zheng shopkeeper", and no one dared to trouble him.

The time finally came to the afternoon, as the noon hour just passed, Zheng shopkeeper immediately impatiently opened the door of the store, Chang'an City has been implementing military management, and there are very strict requirements for business, such as many industries of shops can not open in the morning, only in the afternoon is allowed to open, the charcoal industry is just one of them, although the influence of the Zheng family is strong, but also to abide by the regulations of the imperial court.

With the movements of a few young men, the door panel was taken down piece by piece, and the shopkeeper Zheng also showed a smile, ready to welcome the customers who came to buy charcoal, speaking of which, his shop is located near Dongshi, and all the dignitaries who live here are some dignitaries, such as Pei Lin Pei Xianggong, who is deeply trusted by His Majesty, etc., although these people do not have such a deep foundation as the five surnames and seven hopes, but they have real power, and they are likely to grow into a new family in the future.

However, after the door panel of the store was taken down, the shopkeeper Zheng's face suddenly stiffened, and he saw that there were indeed many people outside the door, but these people were all facing away from the door of the store, and they seemed to be watching something lively in front of a store opposite.

"What's the store across the street?" Shopkeeper Zheng frowned and asked the guy next to him, this is the commercial area in the square, and there are all kinds of shops on a street, he was busy with the purchase of goods during this time, and he didn't pay attention to when there were more shops on the other side, and looking at the façade of the other party, it seemed that it was a store that had just opened.

"Shopkeeper, this store has been closed some time ago, and I don't know what to do, it seems that it just opened today." At this time, a fellow stepped forward and replied that he had seen the door of this store closed yesterday and there was no sign of opening, but he didn't expect it to suddenly open this morning.

"Okay~" As soon as the man's words fell, he suddenly saw a burst of applause from the crowd of onlookers opposite, which made Zheng Shopkeeper also startled, and then he was also very curious, I couldn't understand what the other side was doing, and it attracted all the guests nearby?

People are curious, Zheng shopkeeper is no exception, at the moment he also went out of the store to the crowd and looked inside, he was taller, stood on tiptoe and saw the situation inside, but he was startled, only to see a layer of red-hot charcoal in the open space in the middle of the crowd, a barefoot Tianzhu man walked on the fiery charcoal very calmly, and the sound of "zizi" when the feet were in contact with the charcoal, but he didn't seem to feel the pain at all.

"Huh? No, this doesn't seem to be charcoal? Zheng shopkeeper's eyes are very sharp, and soon found that the things under the feet of Tianzhu people are not like charcoal, but like black stones, Zheng shopkeeper feels a little familiar, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered, this thing seems to be charcoal, although charcoal can also be used as fuel, but it is not easy to ignite, and secondly, it is said to be poisonous, so it is generally rarely used.

"Folks, the small shop opened today, thank you for coming to cheer, you must have also seen, these are the things that our store wants to sell, this thing is called charcoal, it can also be called coal, it can be burned like charcoal, a very small piece can make a meal, the key is that the price is cheap, even only three percent of the price of charcoal, and today opened, all charcoal is half price, the opportunity is not to be lost, buy more!" At this moment, a young man came out of the door and shouted.

There are really not many people who have heard of charcoal in the field, but this thing can be burned is also seen by everyone, although the Tianzhu people walked on it without anything at all, but just now someone tried it with their own hands, and the result was almost burned a few bubbles as soon as they got closer, proving that this thing is indeed very prosperous, not to mention that charcoal is still so cheap, today it is half price, almost only one-tenth of the price of charcoal, which is almost cheaper than firewood, and it is precisely because of this that many people present showed a little heartfelt expression.

The shopkeeper Zheng in the crowd almost jumped up angrily when he heard this, and after a long time, this shop opened opposite him was here to grab business, and he also sold these charcoal that could not be used at all, this thing was poisonous and not easy to ignite, whoever bought it was unlucky, but the key was that he knew the shortcomings of charcoal, but others didn't know, and the price of charcoal was so low, maybe it would really steal some of his business.

Thinking of the above, Shopkeeper Zheng finally couldn't hold his breath, and shouted in the crowd at the moment: "It's all nonsense, charcoal is poisonous and not easy to ignite, every time you have to burn it with charcoal for half a day before you can light it, how can this thing be bought back as fuel?" ”

Zheng's shopkeeper's voice also woke up many people, and some people who were still excited just now also showed doubtful expressions, especially thinking that this kind of charcoal is so cheap, as the so-called cheap is not good, if the charcoal really has these shortcomings, then they will be greedy for small and cheap and suffer a big loss.

Hearing the words of the shopkeeper Zheng, the young man who shouted just now didn't seem to be surprised, and didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at the store, only to see a middle-aged shopkeeper with a big belly walking out, with a kind expression on a fat face, and then saw him salute the people around him and said: "Everyone, here is the shopkeeper of the store, my surname is Yu, you can call me Yu shopkeeper." ”

After introducing himself, the shopkeeper suddenly waved back, and then two guys came out with a stove, and then put the stove in front of the crowd.

"Look, this stove is filled with honeycomb coal made of charcoal, and each honeycomb is enough for a family to cook a meal, and after burning, you only need to replace the honeycomb coal underneath in this way......"

Shopkeeper Yu said that he demonstrated the use of honeycomb coal, and many of the onlookers were purchasing managers of various prefectures, and they saw the advantages of this honeycomb coal at a glance, and at the end of the shopkeeper Yu also promised that as long as they bought the honeycomb coal in their store, they would send someone to the customer's home to help them build a stove for using honeycomb coal for free.

Zheng shopkeeper was also surprised by this honeycomb coal, this method can't help but solve the problem that the charcoal is not easy to ignite, and it is very clean, don't worry about the dust flying when burning, and you can open the plug below at any time to use fire, which is extremely convenient, and there are other advantages, for a while he can't say clearly.

However, the better the honeycomb coal, the more anxious the shopkeeper Zheng became, if everyone went to buy cheaper and more convenient charcoal, wouldn't his charcoal not be able to sell? So in the end, he shouted unwillingly again: "No matter how good this honeycomb coal is, but the charcoal is poisonous, wouldn't it harm people's lives if they take it home for cooking?" ”

At this time, everyone in the crowd was listening carefully to the introduction of Shopkeeper Yu, so Shopkeeper Zheng's voice also attracted everyone's attention at once, and when Shopkeeper Yu saw Shopkeeper Zheng in the crowd, he suddenly smiled and said: "It turned out that it was Shopkeeper Zheng who was talking to the charcoal shop opposite, but where did Shopkeeper Zheng hear that charcoal is poisonous?" ”

"Hmph, ordinary people may not know much about charcoal, but we who sell charcoal all know this kind of charcoal, and we also know that charcoal is cheap, but no one is willing to sell it, the main thing is to know that charcoal is poisonous, if it is used at home, it is likely to poison a family to death, you sell honeycomb coal made of charcoal is simply a waste of life!" Shopkeeper Zheng grasped this point and did not let go, even if the other party solved the other shortcomings of the charcoal, but he could not turn the charcoal into non-toxic.

"Hahaha~, it's ridiculous, I think Shopkeeper Zheng is afraid that our charcoal will rob your charcoal business!" Shopkeeper Yu laughed loudly when he heard this, and then immediately retorted very sharply, "In addition, as far as I know, it seems that the real poison is not charcoal, but your charcoal!" (To be continued.) )