Others' pears are not as carefully selected as Xu Ling's, and he doesn't put as much thought into their placement, not to mention that some of the words printed on them are simply mushy.
If they hadn't seen Xu Ling's masterpieces, they might also find it interesting to buy a few as tributes.
"Your pears are better. They look juicy and big! Shopkeeper, bring me three king pears! I want them with the word "lu"."
"I want three too!"
Xu Ling was moved by their return, and his worries became less. Fortunately, he worked overtime last night and made a lot of pear kings.
These scholars bought them in twos and threes, and within a short time all the pear kings on the stall were sold out.
If you can't buy the Pear King, you buy the Pear General. Not all of these people want to buy the pear with the word "lu". Some people also buy the pear with the word "lu" and want to take it home for their family members to eat. It means "good luck, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth", whichever one has a good meaning. , who wouldn’t like it.
The foot of the mountain today is not as lively as it was on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but many people come here to offer incense.
After the pears were sold, Xu Ling went to a deserted place to get a batch out of the space, and returned to the foot of the mountain to continue selling.
After a busy day, Xu Ling was exhausted physically and mentally. When he left with the load, he felt that he could hardly lift his hands and feet.
He returned to the city, randomly found a cheap inn, and asked for a lower-class room. He had the same two dishes and a few steamed buns. He also added an extra three cents and asked the waiter to bring him a basin of hot water.
Xu Ling counted the money he earned today and found that it was 3,120 yuan.
The profit was less than the day before yesterday. On the one hand, there was less traffic in Lingbao Temple, and on the other hand, there were more people competing.
"Sure enough, I still need to do some other business." Xu Ling finished his meal, washed his hands and feet with hot water and wiped his body clean. He tried not to touch that place as much as possible. He lay on the bed and thought for a while before falling asleep again.
The next day, Xu Ling was woken up by a feeling of distension in his lower abdomen.
When he realized what was going on, he could only curse in his heart with a red face.
But no matter how much he scolds her, this body is still very young, so these reactions are completely normal.
Afraid of getting his clothes dirty, he took them off and lay there naked, listening to the sound of the night watch coming from outside. He put his hands behind his head, trying to distract his attention and calm down his good brother.
"I have another three taels of silver in my hand. Do you want to rent a small courtyard? Or rent a cart? It would be nice to have an animal to pull the cart."
"I sent two hundred coins to my mother. I don't know what's going on at home. Did Wang go there again?"
"I don't know if the big girl misses me. Is the little girl forgetting about me?"
"Gu You..."
When he thought of Gu Tao, Xu Ling's brain, which had almost calmed down, suddenly burst out with many thoughts, and his mouth suddenly became dry.
Something occurred to him.
"God damn it!" Xu Ling's face turned red and he buried his face in his elbows. He was finally defeated and surrendered.
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On this day, Xu Ling got up late.
When he checked out, he gave the waiter a few cents extra to cover the cost of cleaning.
After finishing the work, he didn't even eat breakfast and hurriedly left the inn with his burden.
His face was still hot.
When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, there were more pears selling.
And they all followed his example and printed characters. In addition to printing characters, they also innovatively printed lotus flowers and other small images... and most of them were printed in a stylish way.
Even the small pears that were criticized yesterday were replaced by big and beautiful pears.
Xu Ling: It’s all these papers!
As expected, Xu Ling's business was very poor that day. By the time the sun went down, he had only made more than 900 yuan.
There are not many pears sold, but the price has dropped a lot.
People would sell a pear for more than ten cents a pear, and if he sold it for thirty twenty pennies, he would be asking for trouble.
Xu Ling left the foot of the mountain and decided not to sell pears anymore.
He now has four taels of start-up capital, and it's time to think about other businesses.
This time, Xu Ling planned to make some deep-processed products.
After a dreamless night, Xu Ling got up early the next day, put all his burdens away, and went to the city to find a dental shop.
The ancient Yahang is equivalent to the modern intermediary. They negotiate deals for buyers and sellers in the market and introduce transactions. They know the location very well. Sometimes you can also contact them for hiring maids and renting houses.
Xu Ling went to Yahang and said that he wanted to know about house leasing. He wanted to rent a small courtyard for one person to live in. The transportation should be convenient and there should not be too many people.
If possible, he would also like to make an iron pot and make a wooden cart.
Soon, Yaxing found a Yaman for him. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing gray linen clothes and a gray kerchief on his head. He looked lively and smart, and he didn't look down upon Xu Ling's shabby appearance at all. His look was like, "Sir, I am practicing Qi at home and everyone calls me Xiao Qi. You should also call me the same."
After understanding what Xu Ling wanted, he quickly thought of a few houses and wanted to take Xu Ling to have a look.
Xu Ling said: "Xiao Qi, I don't have much money. Can you tell me the minimum monthly price of these houses?"
Xiao Qi immediately said: "The cheapest one is an old courtyard on Ma Tou Street. There are other tenants in the courtyard. It only costs 350 yuan a month."
The price was quite suitable, so Xu Ling asked him to take him to see it.
Ma Tou Street is a place where livestock is bought and sold. You can smell the livestock from a long way away. Merchants and pedestrians come and go here, making the street a bit chaotic.
Xiao Qi took Xu Ling through several alleys, "This is the back door of the courtyard. There are two shops at the front door. One of them has been rented by the couple tenants in the courtyard to open a tea shop, and the other one is still empty."
He introduced Xu Ling in as much detail as possible.
Xu Ling entered the yard and took a look. It was a large yard with two entrances and two exits. There were two wing rooms at the front and back. A family of six lived in the back room. Only the east wing room was occupied in the two wing rooms in the front, but no one lived in the house on the west side.
There was a small bamboo forest separating the east and west sides. It looked a bit cool and secluded, and Xu Ling liked it as soon as he saw it.
When I opened the door and took another look, I saw that the back window of the house was open, and there was a rockery. The house was ventilated from the north to the south, and solar energy was shining in at noon.
I immediately decided to rent this house.
Xiaoqi was very happy to see him so happy. She took Xu Ling to the kiln and bought a large pottery urn. She spent 200 coins and found someone to build a stove in the courtyard.
If Xu Ling had done this alone, he might not have been able to get it done in three days. Fortunately, Xiao Qi, the tooth man, was here.
In just one day, Xu Ling even prepared all the bedding, pillows, teapots, etc. in the house at the cheapest price.
I even bought him two new clothes.
A total of eleven hundred pence was spent.
On the third day, as soon as Xu Ling opened his eyes, he found a breakfast stall selling oil tea on Pier Street and spent twelve cents on a meal. He asked where the medicine hall was and hurried to the medicine hall.
