Chapter VII: The Fifth Man
The sand wind rose again, and Liu Zhutou, the scimitar guard, and Sumida disappeared from everyone's sight, and the market returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
Before leaving, Gu Huai seemed to see You Qiu say something in Sumida's ear, but when he saw that Sumida's already dim eyes were completely lost in brilliance and hollow, as if he had lost hope for life.
"Shopkeeper, what should the fifth person do?" Yufeng spoke, and one of You Qiu's feet had already stepped on the camel cart. He glanced back at Yu Feng, waved his hand and said:
"Let's go first. ”
The camel cart started and continued to weave through the bustling crowd.
"Boss You, where does this Moyangfang come from?" Gu Huai asked by chance, but he didn't want to come all the way to Boss You, who cherished words like gold, but told him about the situation of Moyangfang.
Moyangfang is the largest oil-paper umbrella joint venture in Shakun City, which has been around for more than 120 years, and at its peak there were more than 100 branches in the city. Its founder, Mo Yangyuan, was a carpenter who seized the opportunity by discovering the market for parasols in Shakun City.
At the beginning, in order to make the paper umbrella withstand the sun, Moyang used white paper as the umbrella. But even so, after a long time, customers will still feel that they can't withstand the scorching sun, so sales gradually decline.
In this market, Moyang worked behind closed doors to think about how to crack it. One day, when he was making bamboo and wood utensils, he stumbled upon an oil that could reflect sunlight, and immediately used it to soak umbrella paper. The results are remarkable, not only reflecting sunlight more completely, but also using any color of umbrella paper as a base – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and so on. This discovery inspired Mo Yang, who collaborated with the painting shop Yi Yan Tang to further transform the paper umbrellas, painting a painting, or a character, a scene, or even a story on each umbrella. In this way, the paper umbrella can not only shade the sun, but also have an artistic atmosphere.
Everyone has a love for beauty, and the sales of paper umbrellas have rebounded, bringing Moyangfang back to life. After that, Moyangfang's oil umbrella paper became a household name in Shakun City, and everyone had a hand!
However, how difficult it is to achieve long-lasting success!
The current shopkeeper of Moyangfang is named Motian, that is, the person who just blocked Youqiu, Che Ma, although he is the grandson of Moyang's single heir, but he is drunk all day long, and he does not want to make progress. As a result, when Moyangfang arrived in his generation, he was just eating his old book, like a soulless shell.
Therefore, the man surnamed Mo saw that his store was about to finish, and he didn't know how to operate, so he finally lost control. You Qiu said with his eyes fixed on the floor and in a contemptuous tone.
After that, Gu Huai also experienced it together. He also understood why Yuqiu had some regrets when he saw Sumida. He definitely didn't pity Sumida for this person, because a person like Sumida may not be worthy of any pity from Youqiu.
It is a pity that the business of Moyangfang is also the decline of the family business.
"Shopkeeper, dare to ask how much Moyang Fang is worth now?" You Qiu finished speaking, Gu Huai asked.
You Qiu listened for a moment, as if he didn't expect Gu Huai to ask such a question, and stretched out five fingers and said:
"The emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and I estimate it at five hundred and fifty gold. ”
Five hundred and fifty gold! Gu Huai's eyes widened, this amount is placed in the imperial city, I am afraid that it is rarely matched.
Looking at Nayou Qiu again, when he said five hundred gold, a different kind of brilliance flashed in his eyes, similar to a hunter seeing his prey.
"Shopkeeper, why is it so accurate?" Gu Huai asked again.
Because if you want to talk about valuation, it will always be some rough number, such as 500 gold, or 600 gold. Why is Boss You so sure and so specific?
You Qiu smiled, did not answer, and continued to cherish words like gold.
Gu Huai looked at the shopkeeper with gray temples, and unconsciously remembered his father.
"How is this person?" the shopkeeper with gray temples suddenly asked Yu Feng Dao again.
Gu Huai was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was asking himself, and looked puzzled.
"Courage and resourcefulness. Yufeng replied.
"How so?" asked Youqiu.
Gu Huai was even more confused, he had just come out of the slave market, but he sat in the car and chatted a few words, where did he reflect his courage and strategy?
"Rushing out of the predicament in the midst of the riot is courageous. "Yufeng Road," after hiding in a little-known place, is for the sake of conspiracy. After saying that, he looked at the floor of the carriage, intentionally or not.
Gu Huai also subconsciously followed the beautiful man's eyes, could it be ......
You Qiu nodded, stroked his beard, and said:
"Why don't you try him again. ”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, the sword came out of its sheath and stabbed straight at Gu Huai's feet, so frightened that he jumped up from his seat with a "whoosh", stepped on the chair with both feet, staggered, and seemed to tremble a little.
With a "poof", the cold light short sword grazed Gu Huai's soles and pierced the floor of the carriage.
Then, all three stood still, as if waiting for something to happen, except for the hum of the sword through the air.
Gu Huai was so frightened that he didn't dare to squeak, so he had to close his mouth and pant through his nose. At this time, his eyes were fixed on the abnormally sharp sword, and cold sweat oozed from his back. If you move half a beat slower, the sole of one foot will be gone.
"Dead?" asked Yuqiu playfully.
Yufeng shook his head and put away his sword.
"Its perseverance is also reachable. You Qiu nodded in satisfaction.
Gu Huai looked at You Qiu, looked at Yu Feng, and then looked at the floor, thinking that if there was really a person on that end, it was indeed not only brave and wise, but also the degree of patience he had.
But he really didn't understand, such a joke, in case a sword stabbed to death, how to do it?
The car is parked, especially in front of the shopkeeper's store.
"It's all the way, you can come out!"
You ball got off the back road.
As soon as the words fell, there was no movement, and after a while, the camel cart shook a little, and then a man crawled out from under the car.
Although Gu Huai was a little prepared in his heart, he was still startled by the person who came out of the car, because the person looked so dark, so black that there was only a pair of eyes left on his body from a distance.