Chapter 023: Slapping Qi in the face
Not only was Qi shocked, but even Xiao Xiwei felt a trace of coldness in his heart.
Because, just before she came, the account book she turned over clearly recorded the expenditure of the Li family to buy the silk in her shop at this time last year, 50 taels for a single horse of brocade in the clouds, and a total of 400 taels for eight horses. The single horse of yarn in the fog is seventy taels, and the six horses are a total of four hundred and twenty taels. Thirty taels of brocade for a single horse, and two hundred and forty taels for eight horses.
Obviously, not a single copper plate was produced, but more than 1,000 taels of silver were spent from the public office! Really calculating!
Qi quickly calmed down after being angry, she turned around and took Xiao Xiwei's hand and looked at her with a smile and said, "Sister Wei, you see, I did buy it at the price of ten taels of silver last year, why don't you sell it to me for ten taels of silver this year!" ”
Yesterday, she went to the house of Mrs. Shaoqing of Dali Temple with several ladies as a guest. During the banquet, Mrs. Zhongmu mentioned that in the past two years, the ladies in Beijing like to use the Yunzhong brocade of the Jinxiu Fang, but the price of this Yunzhong brocade is extremely expensive, to fifty taels of horses, no one will bargain, she then remembered that Qingmei told her that she took the Yunzhong brocade from the Jinxiufang every year at the price of ten taels, so, as soon as the thought turned, she told the lady of the middle pastor that she could go to the Jinxiufang at the price of thirty taels to buy Yunzhong brocade for her. Even Mrs. Shaoqing of Dali Temple was impressed by her, and immediately ordered someone to take the silver for her and ask her to buy Yunzhong brocade.
She originally thought that it was very easy, she only had to let Qingmei come forward and buy it for ten taels of silver, and then she could earn twenty taels per horse of Yunzhong Jin! But I didn't expect to send someone to Yunhou Mansion to send a message to Qingmei, but I never thought that Qingmei was grounded by the old lady, and no one could see her, and she had no choice but to come to Jinxiufang by herself, but she didn't expect this guy to refuse to sell it to her at a price of ten taels.
"Uncle, I'll tell you the truth, although this shop is under my name on the surface, it has always been taken care of by my uncle, and my uncle is afraid that I won't understand anything, so he said that he would not hand over the shop to me until I got out of the cabinet......" Xiao Xiwei lowered his eyes as he spoke, and a trace of blush flashed on his face.
"What! Could it be that you can't call the shots in this shop? Qi was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out.
Xiao Xiwei smiled a little embarrassedly, "Although I can't do these big things, if my aunt wants a brocade to make clothes, then I can buy it for my aunt with silver, what do you think?" ”
What does this girl think of her, a brocade wants to send her away?
A trace of displeasure flashed in Qi's eyes, but she quickly covered it up, she smiled and took Xiao Xiwei's hand and said, "Wei'er, anyway, this shop was also given to you by your uncle!" Since it's yours, you can do whatever you want, why don't you just sell your aunt a thin noodle! ”
Xiao Xi pursed the corners of his lips and smiled.
This Qi clan really dares to say! Fifty taels of Yunzhongjin, she actually wanted to buy it with ten taels and one horses! You must know that this splendid workshop is the most ordinary plain brocade, and it also costs ten taels of silver a horse.
"Then I don't know how many horses of Yunzhongjin will my aunt buy?"
Qi's eyes lit up, "It's not much, only fifty horses are enough!" ”
"What, fifty horses!" Before Xiao Xiwei could speak, the guy named Ah Liang next to him screamed, "Mrs. Uncle, you're not joking!" This cloud brocade is not more than plain brocade, the cloth work is complicated, it takes a lot of time, our splendid cage adds up to only a hundred horses, and your mouth will be fifty horses! So are we still going to do business? ”
'Poof' Listening to Ah Liang's words, several girls in the house couldn't help but laugh.
Qi Shi was ashamed and angry, and raised his eyebrows, "You guy, how can you speak!" After that, he turned his face to look at Xiao Xi and said, "Wei'er, what do you say?" ”
"Uncle, you said that I would give you only a few horses, but as soon as you opened your mouth, it was fifty horses......" Xiao Xiwei looked at Qi and stopped talking.
She didn't expect this Qi clan to really dare to say it!
It's just that there are only a few masters in the Li Mansion, and the Qi clan suddenly asked for so many Yunzhongjin to do? Isn't it, what's the inside story in between?
Qi's face turned red, she didn't expect that things would come to this situation, but she agreed to those ladies so categorically, and even accepted the money, is it possible that she can return it again? Besides, Mrs. Shaoqing of Dali Temple also asked about Sister Lin, and seemed to intend to marry her, if this incident happens again at this time, won't this marriage be over?
Now, there is no way back for her!
Thinking of this, Qi had to be cheeky and said, "Wei'er, you should help your aunt, I was also because your mother said that Yunzhong Jin only cost ten taels and one horses, so I boasted about Haikou in front of all the ladies, so I ......"
"I see, then it would be nice for my aunt and those ladies to make it clear!"
"Yes...... But I have already collected the money. Qi said in embarrassment, looking at Xiao Xiwei's eyes a little evasive.
This Qi clan really dares to do it! Before the thing is done, the money is collected first! I can't go in and out now, no wonder I'm licking my face here and stumbling with her! It's just that Yi Qi's profit-only temperament, she must still want to make some money from it when she shows off her relationship with Zhongyong Houfu, so she definitely can't say in front of the ladies that she can buy Yunzhong Jin for only ten taels of silver!
"Auntie, I want to help you too, but ...... But fifty horses of cloud brocade is not a small number, and I really can't be the master. Xiao Xi said slightly.
Qi's chest suffocated, and he hurriedly pointed at Na Aliangdao, "Didn't he just say it?" The brocade delivered to your house doesn't cost anything! I, it's not like I don't give you money, you just make a little less and ......"
Xiao Xi looked at Qi slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull a mocking smile.
She always knew that Qi was thick-skinned, but she didn't expect her to be so thick-skinned!
Of course, Xiao Xiwei can only say this in his heart, if he really says it, he is afraid that the two of them will tear their faces apart. It's just that she doesn't say it, but someone can!
"Uncle, I heard you right! Ten taels and one horses in the clouds, do you still think we can't make money? Do you know how complicated the Yunzhongjin process is? From silk picking to making to dyeing, and then thousands of miles from Yangcheng to Beijing, do you know how much manpower and material resources are needed? That's enough for ten taels of silver to buy a dime! Ah Liang rolled his eyes and said unceremoniously.
'Poof', several girls in the room laughed again, and even Xiao Xiwei couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Qi's face was blue and white, his eyes glared at Ah Liang angrily, and he almost wanted to burst into flames, but if he scolded a guy and lost his identity, he had to force down the fire that reached his throat, and turned his face to Xiao Xiwei, "Wei'er, if my aunt is not in a difficult situation, I won't beg you, in fact, this money is nothing to you, you should help your aunt!" ”
"Uncle is really joking, these fifty horses of brocade in the clouds are two thousand five hundred taels when roughly calculated, and my monthly silver for a year is only one hundred and twenty taels, how long do I have to save such a large amount of silver without eating or drinking!" The corners of Xiao Xi's lips raised slightly, "Besides, I used to be my mother's housekeeper, so I don't know if the brocade sent into the house every year confiscated the silver, but before I came out today, my grandmother specially explained to me, although the shop is under my name, but one is one and two is two, and I can take as much as I want, and I must not make people feel that the small family in Houfu takes advantage of this." ”
After Xiao Xiwei's words, Qi's face was blue and red, and he only felt that a mouthful of old blood was in his throat, but he didn't spit it out in front of everyone, and he couldn't swallow it.
Xiao Xiwei didn't seem to see the Qi family, turned to look at Ah Liang and said with a smile, "Although grandmother spoke, how about saying that it is also my own family, why don't you sell it to me for forty taels of Jin?" ”
Ah Liang hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "Don't dare, everything will listen to Miss." ”
Xiao Xi pursed his lips and smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the blue and red Qi Dao, "Uncle, do you still want to buy Yunzhong Jin?" ”
Looking at Xiao Xi's slightly smiling face, Qi Shi only felt as if his chest had been scratched by a cat's claw, and he was dripping with blood, but he couldn't attack for half a minute. I knew that I shouldn't have said so much, but now that she has ridden a tiger, even if she is willing to show her face and regret it, what should she do with Mrs. Shaoqing of Dali Temple? If she offends her, won't Sister Lin's marriage be ruined? So far, I have to knock out my teeth and swallow blood!
Thinking of this, Qi Shi glared at Xiao Xiwei, gritted his teeth hard, and spit out a word, "Buy!" ”
Xiao Xi smiled slightly, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ah Liang, and said, "Since your aunt wants to buy it, then you can also give it to your aunt at the price of forty taels and one horses!" ”
"Yes." Ah Liang responded again.
Xiao Xiwei smiled again, turned his eyes to look at Qi Shi and said, "Uncle, do you just want Yunzhongjin?" Do you want other brocades? ”
Qi stumbled, almost squirting a mouthful of blood onto Xiao Xiwei's face!
The thought of all the money she had worked so hard to save over the years had been subsidized, and her heart was about to bleed.
Catching a glimpse of Qi's face, Xiao Xiwei laughed a few times in his heart, "Ah Liang, you go and prepare the cloud brocade that your aunt wants first." ”
"Yes." Ah Liang responded with a smile, then raised his head and looked at Xiao Xi and said, "The little one will go out first." ”
Xiao Xi nodded slightly, and then leisurely walked to the chair and sat down. Seeing Ziyan on the side, he hurriedly poured her a cup of tea, Xiao Xi picked up the teacup slightly, and was about to drink it, but suddenly looked up at Qi Shi as if he remembered something, "Uncle, do you want to drink tea?" ”
Qi Shiqiang swallowed the anger in his chest, turned his face away, and coldly spit out three words, "No need!" With that, he flicked his sleeves angrily and led the girl out of the box angrily.
Looking at the angry Qi family, Xiao Xi couldn't help but raise a light smile at the corner of his lips. It seems that the Qi clan has planted a lot of heels this time, these fifty horses of Yunzhong Brocade, even if they only lose one or two pieces of silver, those fifty horses will have fifty taels of silver! However, just looking at the look of the Qi family just now, I am afraid that this silver is far more than fifty taels, and this time, the Qi family is really bleeding.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xi lowered his head with a slight smile and took a sip of tea.
The tea in the mouth is rich, mellow and refreshing, and the lips and teeth are fragrant, it is really a good tea!