Chapter 393: Decay
Fang Hanniang once did her homework on the major merchants in the capital, and learned that the coarse cloud building in front of her that was about to go out of business was actually a very large-scale time-honored cloth village, which had been passed down from generation to generation, and then passed on to the father and mother of Yun Zixiang, the current big boss.
But it seems that because of some accident, Yun Zixiang's father and mother were robbed and killed by horse bandits in the wild when they went south to Suzhou and Hangzhou to personally choose fabrics.
Yun Zixiang is the only son in the family, and when the disaster occurs, he can only provoke the girder of the thick cloud building.
However, Yun Zixiang is not a business material, and he has not taken care of family affairs since he was a child, and he only reads sage books, hoping that the scientific examination can make a name.
Now that a disaster is falling from the sky, Yun Zixiang must give up studying and prop up the beams of the thick cloud building.
However, no matter how hard Yun Zixiang tries, in business, no talent is no talent. Many suppliers deceived him into being young and ignorant, inexperienced, and often supplied him with half of the good and the bad. Yun Zixiang couldn't tell the difference, so he sold them all at the price of good goods. Coming and going, no matter how old the brand is, it can't afford to lose such credibility.
Later, when Yun Zixiang hurriedly hired an experienced old shopkeeper to check all this, it was too late, and everything was too late.
Whether it is the source of customers or the operation, the situation of the coarse cloud building is getting worse.
Originally, the scale of the cloth village in the rough cloud building was large, and Yun Zixiang was reluctant to be affected by the number of embroidery girls - in his opinion, it was equivalent to burying the foundation of his ancestors.
Yun Zixiang not only does not lay off employees, but in such a depressed situation, the monthly salary must be paid as usual, which further leads to the fact that sometimes individual embroiderers are unwilling to do it when they receive work, she will think, they are all getting the same salary, why are others idle, just I want to make clothes here? ββThe laziness of the embroidery girl directly led to the plummeting quality of the garment, you know, the business scope of a cloth farm, not only the sale of cloth, the garment business also accounts for a large share.
In this way, after two years of ups and downs, the coarse cloud building finally reached the point of complete closure.
Fang Hanniang took Fang Zhiniang's hand, stood in front of the store in the rough cloud building, and looked up at this time-honored cloth village that has been passed down for several generations.
There is a plaque hanging high on the door, on which are written three big characters "Coarse Cloud Building". Looking at the payment, it should have a history of more than 200 years.
It's just that this plaque has been exposed to wind and sun for more than 200 years, and it is inevitable that it is a little dilapidated, just like the rough cloud building in the current storm.
Fang Hanniang sighed in her heart, her face was still calm, she brushed the thin snow falling on Fang Zhiniang's shoulder, and took Fang Zhiniang's hand into the rough cloud building.
As you can see from the storefront, this is a very large cloth house.
Fang Hanniang looked around the inside of the cloth village.
It's just a huge cloth village right now, with only some outdated fabrics and a few old ready-to-wear clothes hanging on the wall...... The empty storefront, cold, only some inferior charcoal burning smoke is swirling, other than that, there is no red dust at all, it is really a decrepit image.
There was only one guy in the shop, who was listlessly shrunk in the counter, and when he heard someone coming, he was still lazily shrunk in the counter, his head was too lazy to raise his head, his hands curled up in a thick coarse cotton jacket, and in front of him was a charcoal basin that was some years old, and in it was half of the inferior charcoal that was about to be burned, and the smoke was emitting everywhere, slightly yellow.
Qiu Zhu saw that the two young ladies looked around the store for a long time and no one came to greet her, her eyebrows were heavy, her voice was slightly raised, and she said, "Is there no one in the store?" I'm going to take the clothes? β
Hearing this, the guy raised his head with some unhappiness of being disturbed, but when he saw the three girls standing in the store, he was stunned, and he was a little speechless.
Qiu Zhu was originally a powerful first-class lady by the side of the old lady of Pingguo, you know, if you don't look good, you can't reach this status at all, so it goes without saying that Qiu Zhu's appearance is naturally beautiful.
And Fang Zhiniang, although she is not very old and her appearance has not yet grown, the beauty between her eyebrows and eyes can no longer be hidden, she is a beauty embryo at first glance, and she will definitely be an extremely outstanding beauty in the future.
As for Fang Hanniang, she was born very well, and she is in the age of flowering, which is when the girl is the most delicate, and the words of how to captivate the country and the city seem to be a little redundant.
Fang Hanniang didn't care much about the guy's reaction. She looked at the guy calmly, not annoyed by the other party's faux pas.
Fang Hanniang was calm and quiet, and her voice was as clear as spring water: "What about your family?" I have a business to talk to him about. β
The guy seemed to be rejuvenated by the girl's voice, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, for some reason, it was obviously a cold room, but a fine sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Aunt, girl," the guy is not very old, a young man in his twenties, facing this little girl who is nearly ten years younger than himself, he actually felt an invisible pressure, and he stammered when he spoke, "My owner, the owner is very busy, you are looking for our owner, is there something?" β¦β¦β
The first reaction of this guy turned out to be, is this little girl a love debt owed by the owner outside, so that people come to the door?
That's not right......
The guy immediately denied his opinion.
Although this guy is messing around in the Rough Cloud Building, he still has eyesight.
The two in front of them are obviously the masters from the perspective of jewelry wearing, and the older one in the back is slightly backward and follows behind the two little girls, with a respectful look on their faces, they should be maids.
However, whether it is the master or the maid, what these three people are wearing shows that this is not an ordinary family at all.
With the current situation of his owner, the Yun family, the Yun family is eager to marry such a family, how can he be found with a love debt?
The guy pondered quickly in his heart, but his eyes were a little afraid to look directly at Fang Hanniang.
It's so beautiful......
Fang Hanniang didn't care what the guy was thinking, she looked around casually, still holding Fang Zhiniang's tender little hand in her hand, helping her warm her hands, and said casually: "Oh, you're very busy, aren't you?" So, I have a business here that can bring the coarse cloud building back to life, and he doesn't have time to do it? β
The man laughed dryly, and finally spoke more smoothly: "Girl, don't be kidding...... I don't think you're very old, don't you have much fun in winter, come to the shop to have fun......"
He didn't believe what Fang Hanniang said at all.
Fang Hanniang laughed calmly, and without any irony, she said directly: "Oh, you have degenerated to the point of turning a century-old brand into a 'small shop'. Or this matter of reviving the reputation of the Rough Cloud Building, it is really not interesting. β
The guy was shocked.
In all fairness, Fang Hanniang's tone of voice was light, and there was no mocking tone. But it was this plain tone that made the words even more uncomfortable.
The guy stood up suddenly, a little annoyed: "Girl, then I'll go to the backyard and find our host!" You have to remember what you said! β
Fang Hanniang smiled calmly and was noncommittal.
A short time later, there was the sound of hurried footsteps from the cover door at the back of the stairs of the store.
Soon, a young man with deep wrinkled eyebrows came through the narrow door.
As soon as the young man looked up, he was slightly stunned when he saw Fang Hanniang and the three of them.
The man muttered behind the young man, "...... Don't you say that you can bring our rough cloud building back to life...... I don't believe it, our rough cloud building was framed like this by many people, what else can a little girl do? β
The young man seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, coughed a little embarrassed, and subconsciously looked at Fang Hanniang - without him, Fang Zhiniang who was holding Fang Hanniang was too young, and Qiuzhu was obviously a very well-behaved girl.
However, Fang Hanniang did not disappoint him. She nodded slightly at the young man: "This is the owner of the Coarse Cloud Building, Yunzi Xiangyun Gongzi, right?" β
Yun Zixiang was a little embarrassed by his gaffe, and hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "It's right down here." I heard that the girl said that there was a business to discuss with me......"
Fang Hanniang smiled slightly: "What?" Yun Gongzi is going to let me talk to you here with my sister-in-law? β
Yun Zixiang's face was flushed, and he didn't have any eyes to look at the bleak house, so he hurriedly made a gesture of please, and asked Fang Hanniang and a few people to go to the backyard to discuss.
The guy muttered back to the back of the counter.
It is said to be a backyard, but it is actually the back wing of the coarse cloud building.
However, there is a patio separating it, and a plane tree as thick as two people hugging each other is planted in the patio, covering most of the patio tightly.
The snow in the patio was very thick, probably because there were not enough people, and the paths between the courtyards were not spilled.
Qiu Zhu, a person who is used to being a big girl in charge, couldn't help frowning slightly.
Yun Zixiang turned around to ask him, and naturally saw Qiu Zhu's expression.
He was not annoyed by a maid's dissatisfaction, and even said with some embarrassment: "...... In fact, this kind of snow scene is quite interesting. β
Fang Hanniang smiled slightly, and did not express any opinion on this.
It's just that because the snow has not been cleared, the trail will inevitably be a little slippery.
Qiu Zhu couldn't wait to cut herself into two, one supporting Fang Hanniang and the other supporting Fang Zhiniang.
Fang Hanniang nodded slightly, signaling Qiu Zhu to go over and support Fang Zhiniang with her.
Fang Zhiniang was too young, and Fang Hanniang was really worried that she would slip.
The three girls walked together on the road between the courtyards.
Yun Zixiang looked at this, and his heart was even more embarrassed.
Finally arrived at a slightly more spacious room, looking at the appearance, it should be for hospitality, there are a few rosewood armchairs, a few small ones, are some years old, exude the antique tables and chairs The more mellow the luster the older the years, from here you can get a glimpse of the rough cloud building Yun family's former home.