The old man was stunned for a moment, but he was not too anxious, and asked while pouring tea, "What, what wind did you hear?" Don't worry too much, after all, this business is not our family dominating, people look at making money, and they want to get involved, we can't stop it! ”

Steward Min didn't expect the old man to see it so openly, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It just so happened that Zhuzhu and Sesame Ball ran in from outside the door, and Zhuzhu hugged his thigh directly, "Uncle Min, Zhuzhu misses you!" Why did you come to see Zhuzhu? ”

Steward Min was coaxed by the fat girl to smile, hugged her and sat on his lap and responded, "Uncle is busy today, but now I will come to see the most well-behaved Zhuzhu in my family." You come with your grandfather, is your mother relieved? Didn't you let Chunhong or Erya come with you to help? ”

"Sister Erya is here!" Zhuzhu pointed to the door, the door between the stoves in the courtyard was open, and the heat was faintly bubbling out, it was Erya who was cooking dinner.

Steward Min said, "It's okay, Er Ya is here, and you're not afraid that no one will take care of the three meals." After a while, Erya will be idle and let her take you to the shop to get snacks, and you can eat whatever you like! ”

"Okay, thank you Uncle Min!" Zhuzhu waited for this sentence, her happy big eyes bent into crescent moons, and the white and tender little milk fat on her face was trembling!

The sesame ball also flicked its tail a few times, and after Wang Wang screamed twice, Zhuzhu immediately jumped off the ground, and then climbed onto the back of the sesame ball.

"Grandpa, Uncle Min, Sesame Ball said take me to get some snacks!" After that, one man and one dog ran away in a hurry.

The old man and the Min steward didn't stop it, it was really too close to the dim sum shop, as soon as the door opened, you could see the back door of the dim sum shop, and the yard was full of villagers, so I followed the two.

Without the child in front of him, Steward Min returned to the topic, "Uncle, I heard today that the Qu family in the south of the city has also started the business of ice sculpture!" Their family is somewhat famous in this city, and they will find their house when they build houses on weekdays, and there are also their woodware shops on the commercial street, and the craftsmanship is really not picky! ”

Old Man Tai frowned slightly, and responded, "Since the carpentry skills are good, it is indeed easy to change it to ice sculpture." Did they release news from home? How much does it cost? ”

"Yes, I heard that their family will go ice mining tomorrow, and they have also publicized the wages." Speaking of this, Steward Min paused for a moment and said, "And the wage is only half of our family's." ”

Old Man Tai asked again, "Recently, someone has come to you to inquire and want to find our family to make ice sculptures?" ”

Steward Min nodded, "Yes, but I don't know if our family's wage has changed this year, so I don't dare to agree rashly." ”

"If anyone asks again, you can help me quote a price, which is half of last year's. If the other party wants to ask our family to make ice sculptures, they will give a deposit of two taels of silver, and Jiye and the children are not at home, so I bother you to help make an account book. Old Man Tai took out his cigarette bag and pot, clicked it twice, and settled the matter.

But Steward Min was very surprised, and persuaded him, "Uncle, isn't it too much to cut the wage by half?" Our family's reputation is excellent, and large families must trust our family more, even if the price is higher than that set by the Qu family, there must be business. ”

Old Man Tai waved his hand and responded, "It's because everyone trusts our family that we can't ask for high prices anymore." Besides, this ice carving business was originally intended to provide a winter livelihood for the people in the village and earn some money for the New Year. Our family is not short of this money now, and giving up half of the profits can be regarded as worthy of the trust of each family, and there is no shortage of hard-earned money from the villagers, so it is good that both sides are happy. ”

Steward Min was a little relieved, and he was relieved.

If you ask for everything, you will suffer.

The Tai family doesn't expect this business to survive, so naturally they are not afraid of the Qu family's competition. Moreover, at the same price, the Qu family may not be able to grab it if they want to.

From the perspective of credibility, the Tai family has last year's reputation, and each family is more inclined to be cooked rather than raw. From the perspective of profit, the people in Taijia Village are not greedy, just make hard money, but the masters of the Qu family have a very high salary on weekdays, and now they are affected by the cold, and they are afraid that they will not be happy if they still get the same salary.

If the Qu family is trying to squeeze the Tai family away, and then take the opportunity to raise the price, it will be a miscalculation!

Erya came in from outside and asked the old man with a smile, "Sixth grandfather, I made hand-rolled noodles and heated the mushroom meat sauce brought by the family to make marinade, can I start the meal?" ”

"Yes, everyone is hungry, let's set the table quickly." The old man knocked on the cigarette pouch pot and smiled and left the steward to eat, "Don't go back, stay and eat a bowl of hot noodles." Today there are many people, and the meal is also lively. ”

"Okay, then I'll try Erya's craftsmanship!" Steward Min was not polite, and accompanied the old man to eat two bowls of noodles.

As a result, as soon as the dishes and chopsticks were put down, Yongning and Yongfeng returned.

Yongning was holding the fat girl in his arms, followed by sesame balls. The fat girl pinched the snacks, ate happily by herself, and didn't forget to stuff it into her brother's mouth.

Yongfeng has a lively temperament, and he rushed in and shouted, "Sixth grandfather, Brother Ning's article today has been praised by Mr., and Mr. has also given him a good set of pens!" ”

"Really?" The old man was happy to hear this, and hurriedly called his grandson to come forward and ask carefully.

Yongning was not complacent, and responded, "Today's article is something that Mr. has said before, and I have tried to write it once, so I am more familiar with it than my senior brothers." If it is a weekday, it is definitely not as good as the senior brothers. ”

Yongfeng was not convinced, and retorted, "No, you studied well, and Mr. Weekdays praises you more." ”

Old Man Tai raised his hand and patted this stinky boy, and patiently instructed, "You, you are too straight." Yongning is under Mr. Wu with his brothers, and he is the youngest in line, so he is naturally more modest.

"Not to mention that Yongning's background is not as deep as that of the senior brothers, even if it is really much better than the senior brothers, it cannot be complacent. You must know that there is no end to learning, and the senior brothers in front of him are not as good as him, what about in the future? Who can guarantee that Yongning will always take the lead! ”

Yongfeng is not stupid, but he has a kind of blind admiration for his younger brother, and after listening to the teachings of his elders, he scratched the back of his head and responded, "Got it, sixth grandfather, I won't talk nonsense anymore." ”

"That's right, let's go eat." Old man Tai teased people, "Yongning has eaten and done his homework well, it can be lit after dark, I will go to Wu's house to have a look, you can help me take care of Zhuzhu." ”

Zhuzhu immediately responded obediently, "Grandpa, don't worry, Zhuzhu will be obedient!" ”

The old man smiled and rubbed his granddaughter's little hair, "My family Zhuzhu is the most sensible!" ”

After sitting for a while, Steward Min went back to Min's house and walked out of the small courtyard with the old man by the way.

On the second day, some people went to the dim sum shop to inquire, wanting to build some ice lanterns outside their homes, which are not only beautiful, but also convenient for the neighborhood to have a good reputation.

Steward Min got the permission of the old man Tai, and knew what to expect, so he responded, "The old man of the Tai family said that when the ice lantern was built last year, their family and the village were having a hard time. Thanks to the trust of the nobles in the county, they have given them a lot of business, which is really helpful.

"Now the village is having a better life, in order to repay the families, the wage is reduced by half, and the people in the village can earn their hard-earned money."