Chapter 102 Opening of the Furniture Factory (Part II)
Fang Xuanling is indeed a very personable and cultivated, and on the day of Cheng Chu's silent apprenticeship, Fang Xuanling was the first guest to arrive. Today, the furniture factory opened, and he was the first to arrive. I don't know if he has a deeper friendship with Cheng Yanjin, or if he participates in other people's celebrations.
Zhao Yunze and Cheng Yanjin walked out of the store, and saw Fang Xuanling just walking to the door. Fang Xuanling did not wear an official robe today, but wore a civilian robe. Behind him, a man dressed as a retinue held a tray in both hands, on which were placed five round strips of red cloth.
"Lord Fang came so early!" Zhao Yunze bowed to Fang Xuanling.
"Hehe, the old man has been looking forward to the opening of Yizhen and Peng Yu's furniture factory for a long time. If you come early, you can order a set of furniture early, and you won't be able to take care of the old man after a while. Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
Cheng Yanjin didn't say hello to Fang Xuanling, he walked directly to Fang Xuanling's entourage, stretched out his hand into the tray, picked up a red envelope and checked it, and said with a smile: "Haha, old Fang, this is your congratulatory gift, right?" ”
Fang Xuanling nodded and smiled: "It's just five thousand gold, talk about it." ”
Cheng Yanjin turned his head and shouted at the store: "Who is that, hurry up and accept the congratulatory gift from Lord Fang!" His impatient appearance seemed to be afraid that Fang Xuanling would regret it.
A small servant walked out of the store and led Fang Xuanling's entourage into the store.
Zhao Yunze watched ...... The five thousand gold on the tray entered the store, and I was envious. Alas, when can I be so "local tyrant", people open with a part, and as soon as they make a move, they will be five dollars.
"Lord Fang, it's still early, why don't I take you around the store first?" Zhao Yunze invited Fang Xuanlingdao.
"I don't dare to ask for ears." Fang Xuanling smiled slightly, and followed Zhao Yunze into the store. Cheng bites the golden fart and follows behind.
As soon as he entered the store, Fang Xuanling focused on the furniture. He walked to the side of a double bed, reached out and touched the lacquer surface of the bedside, and asked Zhao Yunze: "If the old man expected it to be good, this should be a bedding, right?" ”
Zhao Yunze nodded and said, "This is a bed." ”
Fang Xuanling bent down and looked at the foot of the bed, straightened up and stroked his beard and said: "Yes, this bed raises the surface of the bed, which can not only avoid moisture invasion of the body, but also reduce dust falling in, great goodness!" Great goodness! ”
Zhao Yunze admired Fang Xuanling's vision, and he saw the advantages of the bed at a glance.
Cheng Yanjin came to Fang Xuanling's side at this time, and said with a sly smile: "I said Lao Fang, I admit that my sister-in-law is good-looking, but you can't keep staring at sleeping things because of this!" ”
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, and then understood the deep meaning of Cheng Yanjin's words. He blushed, and said angrily to Cheng Biting Jin: "You rammer, full of filthy stomach!" ”
"Hehe, if your brother is not dirty, how did my nephews and nieces come from?" Cheng Yanjin continued to joke with Fang Xuanling. After speaking, he also looked at Zhao Yunze: "Brother Zhao, am I right?" ”
Where did Zhao Yunze dare to participate in this kind of discussion, he hurriedly pretended not to hear Cheng Yanjin's words, and said to Fang Xuanling: "Master Fang, you can take a look at this desk and chair again, you like it." ”
Fang Xuanling glared at Cheng Yanjin fiercely, and said, "I knew that you were arranging the old man like this, and the old man wouldn't give you a big money gift." ”
"Don't, Brother Fang, it's not possible if I'm wrong!" Cheng Yanjin hurriedly apologized to Fang Xuanling, "Let's go and look at the desk." This thing is good, in the future, Brother Fang will read and write, and he will not have to be tortured again. ”
The three of them walked to the desk, Fang Xuanling sat on the chair with the backrest and armrests, felt the unprecedented experience of stretching his body, and nodded: "As Yizhen said, with this high-legged chair and desk, in the future, the old man's waist and legs will no longer be tortured." ”
Suddenly, Fang Xuanling turned his head and stared at Zhao Yunze. Zhao Yunze, who looked at him with strange eyes, felt furious in his heart.
"Why does Master Fang look at me like this?" Zhao Yunze wondered.
"Peng Yu, the old man is really curious, why do you always have endless ideas? How did you come up with firearms, horseshoes, and all these new pieces of furniture? ”
"This ...... Hehe, I just like to be cranky. Zhao Yunze said perfunctorily.
"Young people dare to bring forth the new, instead of sticking to the old rules, this is what Peng Yu is commendable!" Fang Xuanling just felt it, not to get to the bottom of it. He praised Zhao Yunze, stood up and said, "The old man will take a look at other furniture." ”
After Zhao Yunze and Cheng Yanjin led Fang Xuanling to visit the entire furniture factory again, Fang Xuanling directly placed an order for three sets of furniture. However, it was only a verbal agreement, and no documents were made, let alone a deposit.
This can be regarded as the simplicity of the ancients. Not to mention an acquaintance like Fang Xuanling, even a stranger, the oral agreement in business dealings is also more effective than the written contract in later generations.
Not to mention that it was still the Tang Dynasty at this time, even before the reform and opening up in the 20th century, rural people rushed to the market to buy things, and if the money they brought was not enough, they could also make a deal. The two parties to the transaction find a tile, one is broken into two, and each party takes a piece. Then wait for the next time to catch the market, and then put on the tiles, confirm the identities of both parties, and make up the previous arrears. This matter is not nonsense, ask the old people who are older.
Soon, the guests invited by Cheng Yanjin arrived one after another. The people who came to cheer today are basically people who are either rich or noble, and there are a lot of people who Zhao Yunze knows.
Naturally, the guests did not come empty-handed, and they all received a very generous gift. Zhao Yunze conservatively estimated that the furniture factory would receive no less than 200 yuan today for the congratulatory gift alone. That's it, when Cheng Yanjin met some guests who only gave one or two congratulatory gifts, he secretly complained to Zhao Yunze about being stingy.
The currency in circulation in the Tang Dynasty was copper coins, and gold and silver were only used as precious metals and were not used as currency. It can be seen from the idiom "family wealth" that if you have 10,000 copper coins, you can be called a rich man. And today's opening of the furniture factory, it is indeed not a small amount to receive a congratulatory gift of more than 200 copper coins.
And those guests, after seeing the furniture samples of the furniture factory, have more or less placed product orders, and the profits brought by these orders in the future will far exceed the congratulatory gifts received today.
Because he is quite confident in the furniture he designed, Zhao Yunze did not deliberately bother to design the gimmick of the opening ceremony. Just the current orders, has been enough furniture factory busy for a long time, if you deliberately increase the publicity, not only will the furniture factory not be able to support, and the more people come, the more likely it is to increase potential opponents for the furniture factory in the future. This is also not what Zhao Yunze wants.
Everything was carried out according to the traditional business opening ceremony of this era. Cheng Yanjin and Zhao Yunze sacrificed to the God of Wealth together, and watched a drumming performance with the guests in front of the store, and then Cheng Yanjin personally pulled down a piece of red silk cloth covering the storefront plaque, and the ceremony was completed.
Then, a group of congratulatory guests set off and went to Cheng Yanjin's house for a banquet.
Before leaving the furniture factory, Zhao Yunze sneaked to the shopkeeper of the furniture factory and did something that was not a gentleman's doing.
After the banquet at Cheng Yanjin's house, Zhao Yunze directly took his entourage back to Kangning Fang. It's hard to have a "Sunday", and while there is still some time in the afternoon, hurry up and catch up on sleep.
In the evening, the shopkeeper of the furniture factory went to report to Cheng Yanjin. Cheng Yanjin invited his wife Sun to check the accounts in person.
Mrs. Sun checked the number of copper coins on the congratulatory list, and suddenly frowned and asked the shopkeeper: "Why is there less than 20 yuan?" ”
When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he glared at the shopkeeper and said, "Did you swallow it privately?" ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly defended: "Grandpa, I am a gut, and I don't dare to swallow it privately!" The twenty dollars that are less are here. ”
After speaking, the shopkeeper handed a piece of paper to Mrs. Sun with both hands.
Mrs. Sun took the piece of paper and looked at it, her brows furrowed again, and then she "giggled".
"Husband, the master of Chu Mo is really a wonderful person!" Mrs. Sun said with a smile.
Cheng Biting Jin was confused and said: "Madame, why did you talk about my brother Peng Yu?" ”
Mrs. Sun raised the piece of paper in her hand and said, "It reads, 'Advance the dividend of the furniture factory for 20 yuan, please deduct it at the end of the year'." The inscription is 'Zhao Yunze, September 20 of the ninth year of Wude'. ”
When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he was stunned for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed: "Hahahaha, my brother Peng Yu has learned badly!" ”