Zhou Duchan said very concisely, Xiao Man listened very seriously, but Xiao Man was very smart, "Zhou Gongzi, let me probably say it, it is your competitor in the northern business, wantonly buying and cutting off your supply, and now no one is willing to sell to you, right?" ”

"Well, do you have any good ideas?"

"Is your competitor powerful and wealthy?"

"It's still very famous in that area, but I still don't have that ability to cover the sky."

"Well, that's good, there's a way to deal with him."

"You've really figured it out?"

"Well, you can walk around the rumors in the circle, saying that your competitor, buying so many things is to go to another place to sell at a high price, so that he can make more money, the price that emerges is more than ten times the purchase price, I believe that someone will definitely go to him to renegotiate the price, and when he is forced to raise the price, at the same time you can find a new source of goods, buy a large number of things and then ship them over to find a reliable person, sell them to your opponent at a high price, just take the opportunity to make a profit."

"Looking for a new source?"

"To find new sources of goods to invest in your market, there will be pressure to compete and the sources you introduce can make those local suppliers of goods, so that they can have pressure and restrain each other, not let them dominate and stabilize the market price."

After listening to Xiaoman's words, Zhou Duchan's eyes lit up, "I understand, but I think the source of goods should be found nearby, so that the transportation is convenient and there will not be such a big cost." ”

"Oh, it's smart, it's a little bit of a good idea, but I don't know if you ever think about what you should do if you can't find a source of goods nearby?"

"I haven't really thought about it."

"Let me remind you that it is a very dangerous thing to pin your fate and hope on others, and it is better to rely on others than on yourself."

"Anger of others is as good as self?"

Zhou Duchan didn't say a word on the road behind, he kept thinking with his eyes closed, and Xiao Man didn't say anything, she knew that he still needed some time to digest some modern business concepts that he had just told him.

When Zhou Duchan and Xiaoman arrived home, Liang's mother had not yet arrived, and when they were halfway there, the carriage behind them caught up and said that the young lady and the girls were going to buy things in another place.

Xiaoman got out of the car first, and after waiting for a long time, Zhou Duchan didn't come down, so Xiaoman had to open the curtain, "Zhou Gongzi, Zhou Gongzi ......"

Zhou Duchan opened his eyes and said, "Accompany me out of the courtyard in a few days." ”

"What?"

"Come with me and help me take a look."

"Well, I can't promise you yet, I have to arrange things in the store so that I can get on the right track."

"I can wait for you, if you need help, you tell me, after all, this store also has my share, I can't just be the shopkeeper."

"I'll definitely open my mouth if I want your help, now you can get out of the car."

Zhou Duchan got out of the car, the two entered the gate one after the other, and walked to the fork, Xiao Man thought about saying something goodbye, "Zhou Gongzi, have you eaten at night?" ”

"No, what are you going to eat?"

"I promised Xiaoliu to make delicious food today and make hot pot today."

"Hot pot? How I've never heard of it. ”

"Well, this is a way to eat in our hometown, sitting around with many people, it is very lively and interesting, it is not interesting to eat alone, you must rush to eat in a pot to feel fragrant."

"Sounds interesting, but I want to come, okay?"

Xiao Qi followed behind and even wondered if he had heard it wrong, did the young master plan to eat that hot pot with Xiao Man and them? In a pot, doesn't the young master have a habit of cleanliness? ”

Xiao Man looked at Zhou Duchan, "Are you sure you can eat with us?" ”

Zhou Duchan turned the white jade wrench on his thumb, lowered his head and said lightly: "What's the matter, don't you welcome me?" ”

Xiao Man suddenly felt that Zhou Duchan looked a little pitiful like this.

"Welcome, of course, welcome, I wish you came, so I'll invite you when I'm ready."

If Zhou Duchan begged for a child to eat candy, he hooked the corners of his mouth at Xiaoman.

"Hey, Master Zhou, don't smile at me like this in the future."

Zhou Duchan raised his hand and touched his face, "What's the matter, am I ugly when I laugh?" ”

Xiao Man hurriedly shook his hand, "No, no, no, you're the best-looking boy I've seen in so long." ”

When Zhou Duchan heard what Xiao Man said, he couldn't hide the smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook.

"Hey, here and again, seeing you smile at me like this, I'll give you whatever you want."

Zhou Duchan's eyes lit up, and Xiao Man hurriedly waved his hand in fright, "I'm joking, don't take it seriously." ”

After Xiao Man finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards his small courtyard.

Zhou Duchan stood behind him and looked at Xiao Man's voice, thinking in his heart that he must smile at Xiao Man more in the future, and it was best to make her dizzy.

Xiao Qi stood behind and reminded in a low voice, "Young Master, where are we going?" ”

"Go back and change your clothes and wait for dinner."

Xiao Qi could sense the brisk steps of Zhou Duchan when he followed behind.

Back to the yard of Xiao Man, quickly changed out of clothes and put on the usual work wear, came to the kitchen, Xiao Man chattered about hot pot, hot pot, there is no hot pot base here, you have to do it yourself, green onion wash and cut off, star anise, tangerine peel, wolfberry, red dates, the most important thing is chili, Xiao Man put everything that can be put in, fried and boiled, as well as the bone broth that is usually boiled, looking at the white and thick soup, Xiao Man couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and began to automatically make up the voice of the Chinese teacher Li Lihong on the tip of his tongue, Maybe it's because I've been watching China on the tip of my tongue for a long time, every time I see delicious food, I will automatically think of Mr. Li Lihong's voice in my mind, and as long as I hear his voice on TV, I will automatically secrete saliva in the innermost, even if I hear Mr. Li Lihong's voice in the anti-Japanese drama, I will uncontrollably secrete saliva and automatically swallow saliva, I sometimes feel funny when I think about it, I don't know if those brothers and sisters who have seen China on the tip of the tongue will be the same as themselves.

Thinking of these Xiaoman, he couldn't help laughing, and suddenly Zhou Duchan's voice came from behind him, "What are you doing so happily?" ”

Xiao Man turned around in fright, and the knife accidentally cut his finger, Xiao Man couldn't help but exclaim: "Oops......." ”

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Duchan stepped forward and saw the blood flowing from Xiao Man's middle finger, and felt guilty, "Xiao Man, I'll take you to Master Qi." ”

Immediately after that, Xiao Man's feet left the ground, only to feel the wind blowing next to his ears, it turned out that Zhou Duchan was holding Xiao Man all the way to the roof of the house and flew over.