Chapter 30: The Opening
Then he analyzed to Mo Dahe: "Actually, this price is really not expensive, Mr. Mo, you just think that the red paper is thirty-five dollars a knife, but your talent and your words are valuable things, we have to add some to sell after simple processing, not to mention that you are selling knowledge!" "It's not something that the average person can have.
"Mr. Mo, your handwriting is good-looking, better than others, if you want me to say, selling twelve wen is completely made, if it is cheap, then you still offend the person who sells cheap, because if someone thinks it is expensive, they will go to someone else to write, don't you say?" Grandfather said.
To say that my grandfather is still quite knowledgeable, he even knows how to distinguish customers.
Mo Dahe originally wanted to say that the price was also expensive, but when he heard his grandfather say that it was cheap and offended people, he suddenly didn't dare to lower it further, but the price was high, and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to sell it, he was not as confident as his grandfather.
I didn't know what to do for a while, and after struggling for a long time, Mo Dahe asked my grandfather: "Mr. Sun, how much money do you say I sell is the most appropriate, what do you think!" ”
"Actually, I'm just a suggestion, and in the end, Mr. Mo thinks it himself! If it were me, I would sell a pair of twelve! Grandpa said.
Mo Dahe gritted his teeth: "Then twelve wen will be counted as one pair, the middle one will be counted as ten wen, and the small one will be counted as nine wen!" "If you can't do it, give it away.
Seeing that Mo Dahe accepted his suggestion, his grandfather was also very useful, so he suggested to Mo Dahe again: "Mr. Mo, I see that you also brought a pen and ink inkstone over, do you want to write on the spot?" ”
"Well, there is a plan for this, if someone provides red paper and let me write, it is okay!" Then Mo Dahe hurriedly asked his grandfather: "Mr. Sun, do you think it is better for me to write at that time?" ”
"Mr. Mo, your handwriting is good, I can see that there are seven texts, and the middle and small ones are all six texts." Grandfather suggested, and he also felt that Mo Dahe was not bad, so he gave Mo Dahe such a sincere suggestion: "There are also these blessing words, a small penny for a penny, and a large penny for two pennies; If the other party writes on red paper, you can pay two small blessings and one big blessing! ”
Mo Dahe was also very grateful for his grandfather's suggestion: "Mr. Sun, thank you so much!" ”
"Mr. Mo is polite!" Grandpa smiled heartily.
Then the grandfather kindly let Mo Dahe set up a stall next to him, knowing that Mo Dahe didn't bring anything, and moved his table and chairs out for Mo Dahe, and lent his small hand stove to Mo Dahe, so that Mo Dahe was very grateful, but Mo Dahe refused to use the small hand stove.
Mo Dahe realized that he had thought too little, but fortunately he had his grandfather to help, otherwise he wouldn't know how to open it!
Not only that, but my grandfather also opened a store for Mo Dahe, buying a pair of large ones, two of them in the middle of the group, three of the small ones, two of the big Fu characters, and eight of the small Fu characters.
Although Mo Dahe was reluctant, he still said that he wanted to give it to his grandfather.
Naturally, the grandfather resolutely refused to ask for it, and in the end, the grandfather said: "Otherwise, Mr. Mo, how about you give me these two great blessing words?" Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to ask for it, and I would have to go back and buy it from someone else! "No matter how much I send it, my grandfather won't ask for it.
Mo Dahe saw that his grandfather really refused to accept it all, and after thinking about it, he thought it would be better, so he took it.
When my grandfather was idle, he would help Mo Dahe shout, mainly because Mo Dahe was too shy, he sat there for a long time, and he didn't speak, so he put out the couplet, and when people asked how much, oh, the big 12 wen, the middle 10 wen, the small nine wen; When people heard this, they basically left.
So my grandfather happened to have not much meat left, so he came to Mo Dahe's side and shouted for Mo Dahe: "The Spring Festival couplets written by Xiucai Gong, the words are beautiful and talented, buy them and stick them on the door, to ensure that everything goes smoothly and everything goes well!" "The latter word is still learned from Mo Dahe!
Praise Mo Dahe's face is flushed, and he is about to sweat!
Relying on his grandfather, Mo Dahe's Spring Festival couplets are finally opened, sometimes people don't have a vision when they all listen to the flickering, originally everyone doesn't know how to read, the word is good or bad naturally can't be seen, but let the grandfather say this, everyone looks, hey, it seems to be really like this, the more the word looks better, if the word is good-looking, expensive one or two, or someone buys, after all, everyone is trying to have a good color for the New Year, and they are naturally willing to spend money, that is, the family is not rich, and some want to grit their teeth and buy a pair.
With his grandfather's publicity, Mo Dahe's words were sold out quickly, and it was not enough, so it was naturally too late to go back and write, so his grandfather enthusiastically encouraged Mo Dahe to buy red paper and write on the spot, and he could also help!
Although Mo Dahe was embarrassed, but his grandfather was enthusiastic, and the family was really embarrassed, Mo Dahe really ran to buy red paper again, this time he bought three knives of red paper, he wanted to buy four knives, but the money was not enough, after buying back, Mo Dahe wrote and sold, his grandfather helped cut paper on the side, Mo Dahe was responsible for writing, if there was no one, he would help cut!
The words written now are more popular than those written before, because Mo Dahe can tailor them according to what the other party wants, although his knowledge is limited, but he can barely cope with it.
Later, my grandfather didn't sell meat anymore, anyway, the rest was the ribs and some bones, which were not easy to sell, so I took them back to eat at home.
Grandfather doesn't look like a rough man, but he does the work very carefully, and his hands and feet are nimble, and the speed of cutting paper is much faster than that of Su Sanmei, Mo Dahe is only responsible for recommending and writing, and when it comes to the field he is studying, he understands more than his grandfather.
Then, Mo Dahe didn't care about being polite to his grandfather, the small stove was in his hand, and when he didn't write, he covered it and introduced it to others.
I know that there is a good writing show here to sell Spring Festival couplets, or you can bring red paper to write, and some heard that it can be tailor-made, so a lot of people came, and at this time the weather is cold, and it is easy to stiffen when the hands are exposed to the outside for a long time, in order to make money, Mo Dahe is also cheeky!
In fact, it is also a beautiful day, today is a sunny day, the sun shines on the body is still warm, not so cold, the hand can stand it, but it is more and more cold in the afternoon, no hand stove is not good at all.
Originally, it was the New Year's Festival, and everyone began to prepare New Year's goods at this time, so the streets were still very lively, not more lively than usually only in the morning.
Later, his grandfather asked Mo Dahe where he bought the red paper, and he simply did it for him.
For his grandfather, Mo Dahe is indescribably grateful, he came to sell couplets today, if he didn't have his grandfather's help Zhang Luo, he really couldn't hold up.
Later, my grandfather bought two more red papers, the first time I bought ten dollars, and the second time I bought thirty dollars directly.