In the early morning of the next day, when Wang San was about to set off to find a familiar timber merchant in the northwest mountain, Wu Qing came to the door and gave up his hand, that is, he had something to ask for, not for others, for the shop he just went to, "Miss Liang said that the shed next door to the shop needs some wood and hay to be erected, and I hope the owner can go to see it together so that he can make a decision." ”

There is such a coincidence in the world, the Ma family's house is not repaired early, and it is not repaired at night, but it is repaired at this time, and the shop in the eastern suburbs is also the first fire of the new official at this time, and she is really indispensable everywhere.

Frowning, he said shallowly, "Tell your second shopkeeper, wait in the shop first, and then come to the Ma family's house in the afternoon to pull wood, ask for pillars, beams, as for the hay used on the top, I asked Ah Wu to find some from the countryside and send some, if no one will tie it, I will leave Ah Wu to tie it, and it can be done horizontally and vertically in half a day." ”

Wu Qing responded and went, thinking that it would take a few days, but it could be so fast, but the Ma family was not in the wood business, and the ones who went to pull it back were only afraid that they were old goods, and they could only hope that they were not eaten by termites. If I really went back, I told Miss Liang so, but she said that the owner is not such a person, and we can use it horizontally and vertically, so don't guess.

The northwest mountains are high, and there is one mountain after another, and there is nothing else, that is, there is no lack of trees, and where there are trees, there is business, and where there is business, there are merchants, and there are markets.

Leaning on a street at the foot of the northwest mountain is such a place, according to the rules of Baidi City, the wood is easy to sell in autumn, first, the tea merchants send money, and secondly, the tea growers have leisure, and have time to work on the side things.

Therefore, when Wang San came, there were not many people, there were more merchants than customers on a street, and every time a person walked in, regardless of whether he bought it or not, he called Wang Dongjia if he knew it, and he called out Dongjia if he didn't know it, after all, my family's material came from the best forest on the mountain, and the trunk was straight and less pimple.

Wang San, who often runs errands, naturally has a familiar shop, although it is not the best in this street, but it is also a regular customer, and he can get the cheapest price.

"Wang Dongjia, this year's star-gazing moon has finally brought you here, which one are you running for today?" The beard on his face, a pair of lips as thin as a thin cake are hidden inside, and he can't see them clearly, but the words are earnest, no matter how you look at it, the bearded man in front of him is talking.

Wang San went straight into the store, sat on the chair used to talk about business, and took out a list from last night, "You don't care which one it is, you are so curious about doing business, and I am not afraid of hitting taboos, I don't care about it, if I care, I am afraid that I will turn around and enter another store." ”

I'm afraid that you are the one who cares the most, although I think so in my heart, but when it comes to my mouth, it becomes, "Then I'll put it another way, which house will I pull it to this time." As he spoke, he went to grab Wang San's list, took it and looked at it, smacking his lips while looking at it, "This cypress is available at any time, but this ginkgo wood has not been available recently, let alone one, even if it is half broken." ”

Wang San heard that he grabbed the list back, and he was about to go back, but he didn't make a sound, and when he was about to reach the door, the bearded man finally stopped him, and said in a loud voice, "The owner, my owner, I can't do it!" If I don't do door-to-door business, can I still afford to live with money? You wait for me to go to the back and say, I will definitely leave the goods to you. ”

With that, he went through the door to the back, and suddenly disappeared.

Wang San was not in a hurry, he came back and sat on the chair, and after a while, a group of people came over to serve tea with a hot water kettle and a teacup. This tea is indispensable everywhere in a white city!

After half a cup of tea, the bearded man finally came back sweating profusely, and said excitedly, "There are two left, one for the She family to set up, and there is still one left, and the owner will carry it today, and I will be quiet." ”

Wang San pursed his lips and said, "In the past, how could there be such a tight demand, you don't want to be that businessman who violates the yang and yin, in order to raise the price to make deceptive words, another day I have a big proprietor to buy wood and directly don't look for you, look for someone else, it's not me who loses." ”

The bearded man said with a sincere face, "Wang Dongjia, do you know, the Liang family is repairing the garden and building a teahouse, and a lot of good wood is consumed. ”

"If I hadn't known each other for many years, I wouldn't have trusted you so easily, don't let me find out that you are doing ghosts behind your back, what is the quality of this only ginkgo wood, let me also see, after all, it is to make a sign outside the gate, it is too ugly for me to lose this person."

The bearded man, while inviting people to the back, said poorly, "I am the only one who suffers from the ghost behind the back of the Wang Dongjia, how can I do anything to cut off my own financial route." ”

The two of them came out of the back door of the shop, and walked on a large road for more than ten minutes, before they reached the gate of a large single room, the bearded man took the key pinned to his waist, pushed open the door, it was an empty room with high beams, and hung the key behind the door, and went inside with Wang San.

A smell of paulownia oil came to his face, Wang San subconsciously pinched his nose, but the bearded man was used to it, and directly led Wang San to the inside, a ginkgo wood that had not been peeled, straight and without extra pimples, the quality was okay, and he came out with a good idea.

It wasn't until I returned to the store that I said slowly, "Let's say, it's the last one, I guess I want to sell it at a worthwhile price, I met it today, and I admit to it, but I can't afford to lose a lot, after all, I also bought it for the owner, and there is a price for the height and shortness." "The words are full, and there is only one meaning, too expensive.

Sure enough, the bearded man's eyes turned like abacus beads, and he couldn't wait to grow a few more and pick up a few more taels of silver, and after a long time, he finally said with great difficulty, "So, two days ago, the She family gave me fifty taels of silver, and Wang Dongjia is an old customer, and he picks it behind, so how about giving forty-five taels?" At the end, he added, "This is also a conscience price, and the Wang family will not lose." ”

"A few years ago, it was still thirty taels, and this year you will charge me forty-five taels, how can you do such a good business! One mouth asked me to add half, which didn't work, and said that I didn't lose. The purchase and sale are not rounded, thirty-six taels and eight dollars. ”

"Owner! How can you bargain so much, what you cut is not the price, it is the meat in my heart, the ginkgo wood in this market is now at this price, or you wait for next month to come again, and there are new ones shipped in. The bearded man's face was squeezed together, and he was almost bitter, and said with grievances.

Wang San pointed his finger at the bearded man and compared it to two, a face seemed to be smiling, and said slowly, "Add two taels to you, and it's two catties of tea money." ”

There are steps to hurry down, horizontal and vertical are still earned, today opened, go back to the daughter-in-law has a good face, and can be comfortable for a few days, the bearded man changed the grievances just now, and said happily, "That's it, Wang Dongjia, do you still need me to introduce you to an expert in dividing wood today?" ”

Wang San took out ten taels of silver from the brocade bag, put it on the table and said, "This is a deposit, and when the wood is transported to the place, the money will be given according to the old rules." What experts can't do, I'm a nostalgic person, and I still use the old group of people. So saying, he went out of the door, and after a while he came back again, and said, "Add another fir and a cypress." Then he left.