A little-known shop, no, a humble shop, made the villagers of Fengshan go crazy in just a few days. The first time, you can take anything in the store for free, the second time, the store doesn't sell anything, only couplets, and the third time, these three couplets are worth five hundred taels of silver!
Autumn frost is still hanging on the grass branches in early spring, and the feeling of the north wind blowing on the body is not pleasant. But in this weather, the villagers of Fengshan, who have seen a ghost, dozens of people squeeze out every day for a so-called magical bird egg. When everyone comes together, the first fifty people can receive a free egg!
How much is an egg worth? But the word free is so tempting!
God, how many villagers in Fengshan slapped themselves hard at that moment. It would be great if I was born into a scholarly family. At least I could understand what kind of egg is painted on the wooden board. But most of them don't even know a word about a pole falling down.
For a time, the reputation of this strange shop spread throughout the country, and even Xinghua attracted many people to come and watch it. It has become the biggest talk topic among Fengshan people after dinner. Who said reading is useless? There are thousands of millimeters in the book, and there is a house of gold in the book!
The five hundred taels of silver should not be a lie as soon as Jinkou came out. Besides, the young shop owner gave one hundred taels, and the other four hundred taels were said by Zheng Daguan, a rich man in Xinghua. It is said that even Zheng Daguan, the most famous person in Fengshan, has not responded to any of the couplets. Seeing that these five hundred taels of silver are not so easy to get.
In this small shop in Fengshan, from now on, from time to time, poor scholars wearing long-sleeved white clothes and burlap cloth will come to the shop to stop and think. , stood in the store and commented, and then came back frustrated.
The villagers in Fengshan know that the first store at the intersection of the township sells three pairs of five hundred taels of Qiangu Qijian, but they also know that no one has ever matched them.
Liang Chuan left Ye Xiaochai to look after the store, because this girl was generous and decent in her dealings with others, and had a bit of a common demeanor. Although women in this era were not allowed to show their faces outside, it was a rule that scholars would stick to. We don’t even have enough to eat, and no one is allowed to help out with any labor in the family. What's more, Ye Xiaochai is a servant of the Zhang family. How can he not obey his boss's orders?
Ye Xiaochai herself really wanted to learn bamboo weaving with Yi Niang and Li Erhua. There were several women together, no nuisance, quiet, talking and laughing, weaving bamboo in the small courtyard, listening to other people Telling anecdotes from the past is better than attracting flies in a small shop.
But Liang Chuan and others looked around and found that the most suitable person for this small shop was Ye Xiaochai. Ye Xiaochai is literate, so whether someone has corrected the couplets or whether the business is on track in the future, he needs someone who is trustworthy and can write and keep accounts as the shopkeeper. She is the only one who meets this condition.
Nowadays, the home has basically become a small bamboo weaving workshop, the kind without a license. Li Chuyi took the initiative to ask Ying to go up the mountain to cut bamboo because Yi Niang and other women also made bamboo weaving, and one share of bamboo was not enough for several people. Although he only had one arm, Li Erhua first made him a bamboo basket, which could hold fresh spring bamboo shoots from the mountain. He could also carry two moso bamboos on his shoulders, with his black nose jumping back and forth.
Liang Chuan didn't have to go to the mountains to cut moso bamboo, so he could feel at ease chopping his own firewood in the yard and practicing his axe. There were several chirping women standing guard next to them. From time to time, they told fairy tales such as A Chinese Ghost Story, Hua Guzi, and Lotus Lanterns. These women were almost like children. They always had a curious bird in their hearts. When they heard The novel and unheard of stories made every one of them heartbroken.
In their eyes, Liang Chuan's mouth was as smart as that of a storyteller, and he could easily pick up stories from his mouth and tell them without any repetition.
Since there is nothing to do at night, bamboo weaving can be a better way to pass the time. Now, apart from housework, several people are busy at night and study bamboo weaving seriously with Li Erhua. It was also the ingenuity of a few people. In just a few days, the scraped bamboo strips and weaved bamboo already had some shape. You can even weave the most basic bamboo basket yourself.
On the third day after the new store opened, Ye Xiaochai stayed in the store during the day and went back to Fengshan to sleep at night. But when he came back that day, Ye Xiaochai's expression was obviously not right. Yi Niang has a delicate mind, and she can tell whoever has something on her mind at a glance.
After Ye Xiaochai came back, he saw several people busy weaving bamboo, and he sat quietly aside and sighed. Seeing this, Yi Niang sat next to Ye Xiaochai, took Ye Xiaochai's little hand, and asked: "Xiaochai, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong in the store? Don't keep it in your heart. Speak out and let's find a way to solve it." ”
Ye Xiaochai looked dazed and sat aside without saying a word. Yi Niang asked a few more times before she said, "I envy you very much. You are sitting here happily doing simple handicrafts. A few of you are talking and laughing. Yes. I was sitting in that empty store, just in a daze every day, and there wasn’t even anyone to talk to.”
Yi Niang said: "How about this? Tomorrow we will take the moso bamboo to Fengshan and make it in the shop with you, so that you will not be alone."
Ye Xiaochai said: "No, the boss has his own reasons for this arrangement. I don't want to cause trouble to him. In fact, there are a few people in the store today..."
Liang Chuan originally thought that Ye Xiaochai thought it was too boring to do nothing, so he smiled and ignored it. In the end, I still heard bad news. Sure enough, something went wrong.
Liang Chuan called Ye Xiaochai to him and asked, "Xiaochai, who is here in the store? Why do you look so sad? Has someone revealed my match?"
"There is no one in Fengshan who has the ability to deal with the boss, so this boss can rest assured. I was sitting in the shop today, and a few scoundrels came in. They started yelling and screaming as soon as they entered. I asked my boss to come out and I asked them what they wanted, and they said..."
"Are they going to charge protection money, Xiao Jingyin?"
Ye Xiaochai's almond-shaped eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at Liang Chuan in surprise: "My boss, you were not in the store at that time, how did you know that someone came to the store to collect protection money."
Liang Chuan snorted in his heart. He had seen this kind of thing many times before when he was working as a grassroots merchant. Many small shops could not survive not because of operating difficulties, but because of the oppression of these local ruffians. Because most of the gangsters were not alone, the store reported the case. Although some people were arrested, they were detained for only fifteen days at most. However, what the store faced afterwards was endless and crazy destruction and harassment. Most of them wanted to People who want to do business still choose to pay and settle the matter.
In the Celestial Empire where public security management is quite complete, there are so many hooligans who collect protection fees, let alone in this feudal era where public security management is in name only.
In addition to those who collect protection fees, there are also colleagues who cause trouble. Is there any community that provides warmth?
"Besides this matter, I can't think of anything else that would make a clever girl like you feel depressed." Liang Chuan didn't take it seriously. This kind of thing will happen sooner or later, so it should be solved early.
"I told them today that you, boss, are not here today and will not come to the store until tomorrow. They saw that there was nothing else in the store, so they pulled off the red silk as the last pair covered with red silk. They were illiterate, cursed and said they would come again tomorrow." Ye Xiaochai looked sad and continued: "Why are there so many scum in this place, and I have encountered them all..."
Liang Chuan comforted: "Don't worry too much. This world is like this, but you haven't been exposed to its dark side. Don't pay too much attention to these social scum. Where there is sunshine, there will be darkness. The stronger the sunshine, the darker it will be." The stronger we become. This era is already a very good one, don’t lose confidence just because of a small group of social dregs.”
"Then what are you going to do, boss?" Ye Xiaochai always blamed himself for the rogues coming to cause trouble, as if the incident was caused by him.
"What can we do? When the soldiers come, the water will cover them. Besides, they are just a few scoundrels. Don't worry. No matter how ruthless they are, can they be able to defeat that beast in Da Fei Mountain? Besides, they are nothing more than a few rogues. It's just a few dollars, and nothing that money can solve is a problem. If money can't solve it, then let your fists speak for you." Liang Chuan said, nudging Li Chuyi's direction with his mouth, and said: "We have Lao Li Brother is here, if they are not afraid of death, just come."
Li Chuyi was sitting on the stone pier in front of the ancestral hall. He had his eyes closed all day long and was resting. He was not really sleeping. When he heard that Liang Chuan was going to sell his strength again and let him work as a free thug, He said calmly: "This matter has nothing to do with me. Even if your hands and feet are broken by others, I will just pretend that I didn't see it."
"Well.."
"If these little gangsters still need my help, then you'd better die as soon as possible. Practice your ax skills every day. In the end, you can't even deal with a few gangsters. Look at the appearance of those gangsters. They are just as thin as starving ghosts." Monkeys are no different." What Li Chuyi said could make people choke to death.
"Oh, I will die if my thin body dies. It's a pity that my brother-in-law is still young, and my mother-in-law, Xiaochai Erhua, Yang Xiu, has no one to take care of her from now on. Brother Li, if I accidentally get hurt by them, please help me with all your hard work." Take care of the funeral and avenge me. Xiaochai, please tell me how many people are here. Are they tall and strong? Do you have any guys with you? "
Liang Chuan was pretending to be pitiful again, which made Yi Niang and the other women burst into laughter. However, when the disaster was approaching, it seemed calm and calm. Intentionally or unintentionally, maybe Liang Chuan didn't want them to worry?
