Chapter 156: Shopkeeper Mei meets an opponent
Yi Mingxue didn't entangle with that Mao Chun'er much.
This person is short-sighted and not to be feared.
On the contrary, it is the people behind him who can gain early insight into the key points of the future of the car dealership.
But it has to be guarded against.
As for Huang Laoqi, Yi Mingxue is even less worried.
Mao Chun'er will teach him to be a man.
Leaving the lively long street, Yi Mingxue came to the ready-to-wear shop of the Mei shopkeeper again.
She was passing by, thinking of asking Yi Qing about the sales of Yi Qing's batch of New Year's ready-to-wear by the way.
Before anyone arrived, they heard a few unfriendly laughs.
A woman in red stood cross-legged in front of Mei's shopkeeper's shop.
While knocking on the melon seeds, the sour autumn road is not slipped.
"How much ability do I have for you, but you have been a concubine for so many years, and in the end you are not even a concubine."
What should have been a garment shop is now in a bleak business.
Except for the woman who ate melon seeds, there was not even a single customer in the store.
Shopkeeper Mei sat behind the counter, his face was pale, and he didn't say a word.
When the woman in red saw that she did not speak, she became even more violent.
"Now that it's good, they not only married the official lady as a continuation string, but also opened a bigger and more magnificent ready-to-wear shop for the sister-in-law. I see that not only has your reputation been ruined, but I am afraid that you will not even be able to earn back a few of your money. ”
"If you can't make money, then your mother, your brother, and your nephews can only drink the northwest wind!"
The more the woman in red talked, the more excessive, even Yi Mingxue, an outsider, couldn't listen to it anymore.
"What are you talking about, even if Shopkeeper Mei has the obligation to support the elderly, there is no reason to raise a nephew for her brother and sister-in-law."
Someone suddenly spoke at the door, and the woman in red and the shopkeeper Mei both looked at it at the same time.
Seeing that it was Yi Mingxue, Shopkeeper Mei hurriedly cheered up.
"Sister Mingxue, why are you here?"
Yi Mingxue walked in.
When he passed by the woman in red, he gave each other a cold look.
This woman is the sister-in-law of the shopkeeper of May.
Today, I wanted to come to my sister-in-law, a cash cow, to ask for New Year's money.
Who knew that she was rejected in public.
was angry for a while, so he exposed Boss Mei's shortcomings in public.
But what she said wasn't all lies.
Recently, a new ready-to-wear shop has indeed opened in the town.
And the shop is larger, there are more styles, and the price is more favorable.
This made Boss Mei's shop business plummet.
Especially the competitor has a godsister in the county, who just married the second-in-command of Yixiangfang a few days ago to continue the string.
The second-in-command is surnamed Hu, and he has known the shopkeeper Mei for many years.
In the past, the shopkeeper Mei had a close relationship with Yixiangfang, and it was mostly related to this nonsense.
Now it's good, he married a wife on the front foot, and his sister-in-law opened the store next door to the Mei shopkeeper.
If this is said to be fine, everyone may not believe it.
But Mei's shopkeeper has suffered a setback in her business recently, and as a family member, not only did she not comfort her and help her.
Instead, he counted her down at the gate where people came and went, poking her sore spots.
What kind of family is this?!
Yi Mingxue was not polite to the woman in red, but when she faced the shopkeeper Mei, she changed her face to a smile.
"I happened to be passing by, so I came to see Sister Mei. Who would have thought that there would be a shrew scolding the street. ”
"Hey, you little girl who came out of nowhere, who are you talking about as a shrew?"
Shopkeeper Mei, this sister-in-law is usually used to being domineering.
Seeing that Yi Mingxue was dressed very ordinarily, it was expected that she was not a prominent person.
"I'll teach disobedient girls on behalf of my man, what are you doing as an outsider?"
Shopkeeper Mei didn't dare to disobey her brother and sister-in-law, and Yi Mingxue wouldn't treat her as a green onion.
"If you don't give you money, it's called disobedience? Then why don't you give me the money in your pocket, don't you understand people? ”
"Also, your whole family is supported by the shopkeeper, and I don't expect you to be grateful to Dade, but at least you should know how to write it, right?"
"Do you want to call the neighbors to evaluate the reasoning, and see which brother and sister-in-law are still reaching out to ask for money from the sister-in-law?"
Yi Mingxue's voice was clear, and her tone seemed to be casual when she spoke, but in fact, she was heart-wrenching.
The woman in red's face was blue and white.
"You, you...... Aren't I going to take care of her brother and mother? Do you think the expenses of this large family are small? ”
The woman in red argued again and again.
But this time, the shopkeeper Mei interrupted her first.
"Alright, sister-in-law! I only gave you two taels last month, don't think I don't know that your mother's brother is going to marry a daughter-in-law. Shopkeeper Mei warned with a pale face.
The woman in red wanted to say more.
But she usually just relies on her identity as the eldest sister-in-law to press the Mei shopkeeper.
In fact, if she really provokes people, she won't be able to get a copper plate at that time, and she will be the one who suffers.
So, she had to keep her mouth shut.
Gray gone.
waited until the woman's figure was completely far away, Yi Mingxue frowned slightly and looked at Shopkeeper Mei.
"What's going on? I haven't seen you for more than a month, how did it become like this? ”
Shopkeeper Mei knew that she was asking about the ready-to-wear shop.
She lifted her chin and nodded diagonally across the street at the newly opened clothing shop.
"Whoa! Her shop sells the latest styles of Yixiangfang. There are so many styles that there are no branches in the county that have poor business. ”
Yi Mingxue was a little strange, "Could it be that she really climbed into Hu Er's mastership?" ”
Shopkeeper Mei's expression darkened when he heard this, "Who knows, maybe!" ”
Yi Mingxue could see that she was suppressing her emotions.
Come to think of it, it is indeed related to the recently married Hu Er's family.
But Yi Mingxue is not a nosy person.
Since she didn't want to say, she didn't ask anymore.
Instead, he brought up the purpose of his visit today.
"Didn't my second child send a few sets of new clothes for the New Year last time? I'll ask about sales. ”
When it comes to work, Shopkeeper Mei has become more energetic.
"I see! It sold very well, especially those sets of children's New Year's clothes. ”
Shopkeeper Mei stood up.
Seeing that there were few people on the street, she simply closed the shop and led Yi Mingxue to the small courtyard at the back.
"We used to make ready-to-wear for children, but they didn't sell very well! At first, several owners were not optimistic, just because it was a light plate-making, only a few pieces were put on a small number to test the water, and guess what? ”
Yi Mingxue had vaguely guessed the result, but she still asked very cooperatively, "What?" ”
"It was a big hit! The embroidery girls rushed to make another batch. This back and forth has delayed some work, so the final sales results have not yet been released. ”
Speaking of this, the shopkeeper finally had a smile on his face.
The business of his own ready-to-wear store these days is indeed not as good as the newly opened store next door.
But she's easy to lighten it!
Such a magic weapon to win, even if it is Hu Er's godsister-in-law, she will never think of surpassing her.
Thinking about this, the mood of the shopkeeper Mei is visibly better.
Yi Mingxue silently saw everything in her eyes.
After a while, she suddenly spoke.
"I don't know Sister Mei, have you ever thought of a different way to make money?"
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