Mussel shells?

Listening to Tao Jiang's words, the fisherwoman and the orange man were stunned at the same time.

Tang Shi wondered if his young lady was psychologically hit, and blamed himself for chatting with people for so long regardless of the occasion.

And the fisherwoman stared at a pair of big eyes that did not know what was going on, kicked the shell under her feet, and said:

"What are these shells selling! If you want to take it all, it will save me a lot of trouble, or I will have to clean it up until noon! ”

At this time, Citrus Shi behind her gently pulled down Tao Jiang's sleeve, and she turned around and faced a little crimson face with shame and apology, only to see Citrus Solid lowering her eyelids and whispering:

"Miss, if we lose, we will lose, and we can't break the jar like this! What's the use of you asking for this mussel shell, you won't want it from anyone! It's a bunch of broken shells! ”

Tao Jiang pinched her tight little face, feeling that she was going to cry in a hurry in the next second, and she didn't tease her:

"You don't need to worry about this, you still don't believe me! Since everyone thinks that mussel shells are useless, it is better for me to turn waste into treasure. ”

Then he blocked the increasingly dazzling sun with his hand, roughly calculated the time in his heart, and said to the orange:

"You hurry up and find two carriages, the sooner the better, let's go to the Tao family medicine in Bengjia County!"

The fisherwoman is also a warm-hearted person, and when she saw that Tao Jiang seemed to have urgent things to do, she immediately recommended herself:

"I have a donkey cart at home, which is called a fast run, and I also have a sack, and I will send these mussel shells to you!"

It is by no means groundless for women to build relationships by gossip.

……

This day is extremely long for all the merchants in Xiangxi County, and the sun begins to fade from the light of day.

When the sky was about to get dark, I asked again and again when the time would come, and the evening food chewing in my mouth was tasteless, so I simply put down the dishes and chopsticks and gathered in Hecaitang early to see what was going on.

At today's war, it will be possible to reveal who is the next head of the Hecai Hall.

Gu Chonglou stood in the center of the courtyard of Hecaitang early, his posture was upright and the eight winds did not move, and his reflection under the dim candlelight was so graceful and noble.

He glanced at the crowd again, but there was still no trace of Tao Jiang, and he could only stop his gaze on the osmanthus tree in the center of the courtyard without a trace.

The courtyard of Hecaitang is not large, but it is extremely exquisite.

The blue brick and stone walls on both sides are engraved with the four characters of "no business, no wealth" on one side, and the other side is the four characters of "the world is connected".

There is a clear spring gushing out in the stone wall 365 days a year, Xiangxi County all say that this is a treasure land of feng shui, there must be a rich spring hidden under the wall, and the spring water can ensure that the business fortune of Xiangxi people is prosperous.

I don't know which generation of skilled craftsmen dug two pools under the stone wall, and the water became a pool of clear green every day.

And the water droplets splashed by the clear spring on the wall drip into the pool, like the sound of silver falling to the ground, and it is rumored by word of mouth that "when the spring water rings, the gold is ten thousand taels".

In the middle of the two stone walls is the osmanthus tree that Gu Chonglou has seen and seen.

I don't know when this osmanthus tree was planted and who planted it, as if since Xiangxi County, this tree has been firmly rooted here.

The height of the tree is about three zhang straight to the sky, and only five or six strong men can barely hug the tree.

When it is not in flower, the crown is like a cloud. But as soon as it entered the golden autumn, his eyes were full of gold, like clusters of little golden nudes.

There is also "laurel tree" through "expensive", Xiangxi merchants worship this book as a god, and there is a desire to go to school and make a fortune to come to the tree to chant and chat.

At this moment, Gu Chonglou was standing under this osmanthus tree, the evening breeze was rising, cool and the fragrance of cinnamon lingered between his white jade fingers.

But he has no intention of appreciating the scenery, and the position of general merchant at his fingertips has blown his heart into a frenzy.

I didn't sleep at all last night, and I stayed in Bengzhu Town early.

Another aunt helped her in Tao's house, but she didn't see Tao Jiang until she collected the beads and left Bengzhu Town.

Fortunately, this time I got the help of my father - my father told me that the old lady of the Du family in Ambo Mansion was about to celebrate her 60th birthday, and she was looking for the best pearls everywhere.

This Du family is also a businessman's family, and the business is full of Daqi, and it is more than ten times bigger than the Gu family!

According to his father's wishes, he contacted Du Fucai, who had already received the Gu family's red envelopes, and only then did he meet the current head of the Du family, Du Zhong, a man with shrewd eyes and tails.

Looks ...... It's kind of suave, but the price of killing is like a wolf and a tiger--

This made Gu Chonglou extremely dissatisfied.

Du Zhong pinched the weakness of the beads that he was going to sell today, and was only willing to pay 200 gold more than the purchase price, and after bargaining for two sentences, he stood up and ordered someone to send off the guest.

If it weren't for the urgency of time, how could this bead be sold for two thousand gold!

I don't know how my father would have reacted if he had known that this jewel had been sold so cheaply by himself.

Gu Chonglou's heart was terrified, but soon he soothed his face again, and persuaded himself in his heart--

As long as I can sit in this position as a general merchant, I will be able to earn back twice the money in no time!

Thinking of this, Gu Chonglou glanced at the hourglass and chuckled:

"Old Miao, it's almost time. Don't let everyone wait for a long time in this dreary weather, it's better to announce the results earlier! ”

Miao Yiqing glared at him fiercely, his face was like ink, but his tone was three points colder than his face:

"What are you in a hurry! Isn't that a quarter of an hour left? The position of the general merchant is here, and it is not a long time to run away! ”

In public and private, Miao Yiqing didn't want the last position of the head of the general merchant hall to be taken away by the Gu family.

Not to mention that Gu Chonglou is more intelligent than Tao Jiang, not worse than ten or seventy or eighty percent, although he is also smart in these three games, he can always see his father's shadow mixed in it.

More importantly, the Gu family businessman values profit over righteousness, and unscrupulous means; If they are allowed to take the position, only the large and small traders in Xiangxi County will suffer in the end.

Gu Chonglou was choked by Miao Yiming, and his face was a little unbearable, he coughed lightly and gave the little guy behind him a look.

The little guy understood, took a few steps back, hid in the crowd and shouted at the top of his voice:

"What? If Tao Sanniang doesn't come, will we continue to do this? ”

"The first two games are just the luck of the Tao girl, and this third game is the real skill!"

Most of the vendors were tired for a day, and their legs and feet were sore at this time, and they saw that the Gu family's victory was a sure thing, so they all looked at the opportunity to hug the Gu family's thighs, but hoped that in the future, they would mix some oil and water between his fingernails.

"That's right, Master Miao, let's announce it directly!"

"If the Tao family girl could come, she would have come a long time ago! I'm afraid I'm hiding somewhere to cry for a while! ”

Even though Miao Yiqing was reluctant in his heart, he had no choice but to be full of people in the courtyard, and it was difficult for public opinion to rebel, and the hand holding the tea cup shook a few times with the turbulent heart.

After drinking this sip of tea, I couldn't drag it out.

Gu Chonglou saw that the time had come, and took a big step forward:

"Miao Lao, I understand Tao Jiang's cousin - she can't afford to lose and can't wipe her face, let's not embarrass her, just save some face for my cousin......"

Before the words fell, I heard a voice coming from the main entrance of Hecaitang:

"Gu Gongzi, you should keep this worthless face for yourself!"