Wulong Inn

Cangzhou Heishui County

The festival was still going on, and as the crowds of villagers left with satisfied smiles and empty purses, newcomers kept pouring into the county to quickly fill the vacant seats.The constant flow of customers makes the merchants laugh from ear to ear, but this kind of thing has been like this for many years, and it is not worth dwelling too much on. The episode of 'Choice Girl' is over.

Today, no matter the local residents of Heishui County or the villagers who have just arrived in the county, they all know or have heard of this bizarre legend about Cai Nu and the rather symbolic "lover's button".Yue Ergou's energy is still quite huge. His publicity ability, coupled with the human instinct to spread gossip since ancient times, made this story truly familiar to everyone.With its wide spread, more and more people began to believe in this fabricated legend, and the relevant explanatory slogan of "hold on to this life and hope for the next life" has directly become a weekly slogan in the county. buzzwords.

'Do you love me? If you love me, send me a 'Valentine Button'! 'Such small requests have also become a new way for couples to test each other.It can be said that Gao Fei's unique creativity made this ordinary festival extraordinary!Based on the above reasons, it is self-explanatory how his stall is doing business these days.

On this day, Gao Fei and his group closed the stall early again.Due to the excellent business, the shipments are very fast these days, and most of the goods are often sold out before sunset.The two little girls were tired for a long time, and they went back early. Gao Fei was still very energetic. Seeing that the sun was still early, he was interested again, so he dragged Luo Shuyu to stroll on the street.

Looking at all kinds of passers-by with great interest, Gao Fei felt that his nerves, which had been tense all day, also relaxed.Gao Fei was immersed in his own thoughts, when Luo Shuyu suddenly heard a soft snort, Gao Fei looked around with some doubts, but saw a few stalls not far away selling the "Counterfeit Lover's Buckle" !Because it is a craft from the south, the craftsmen in the north are not familiar with it, so the work is not beautiful enough, but the other party has lowered the price of the bracelet by more than ten times with the idea of ​​making small profits and high sales, and the business is quite good. .

Luo Shuyu was quite indignant at the other party's behavior of snatching business. He cursed in a low voice, and was about to step forward to argue, but was grabbed by Gao Fei. Looking at the puzzled Luo Shuyu, Gao Fei Fei said calmly, "Don't be impulsive."

"But they sell..."

"What are you selling for?" Gao Fei asked calmly, "Who stipulated that this 'lover's button' is only sold by us, and no one else is allowed to sell it?"

Luo Shuyu heard the words and said bitterly: "We have been preparing for so long, and now we let others take advantage of it, you will not be unwilling!"

Gao Fei said in a consoling voice: "Of course I won't be reconciled, but this kind of thing can't be eliminated at all. Even if this store doesn't buy it, other stores will sell it. Besides, don't we have other products, and we don't only sell this one. For an object, even if the profit is diluted a bit, the loss will not be too great."

Looking at the unconvinced Luo Shuyu, Gao Fei said again: "This 'Adha Festival' is about to end, anyway, let's just sell it for a few days, why bother to cut off other people's money, we won't get much benefit , but also to attract people's resentment."

Hearing this, Luo Shuyu reluctantly stopped thinking.

In fact, the reason why Gao Fei is so calm is that he has already expected this kind of thing to happen. After all, there is no such thing as "intellectual property protection" in ancient times, and there is no difference between "genuine" and "pirated". .The market prospect of his "lover's buckle" is so good, of course there will be no shortage of followers.Fortunately, because the time is too short, the other party is not as good as me in terms of quality and refinement, and the competitiveness is also not on the same level.Otherwise, even Gao Fei would be deeply depressed in his heart.

Looking at the sullen Luo Shuyu, Gao Fei said helplessly: "Tomorrow is the last day, or we can close the stall and rest at home for a day, so that we can stay out of sight and out of mind."

Hearing the words, Luo Shuyu immediately said: "How can we do that? How much money will be lost in a whole day. It's just cheaper for this group of people." The more you have the demeanor of a merchant.

Gao Fei opened his mouth, and was about to say something, but Luo Shuyu said again: "But then again, I really didn't celebrate this year's 'Saturday'. How about this, after we close the stall tomorrow, go to Just watch the music and dance class's performance." Gao Fei thought for a while and understood the other party's intentions. It turned out that tomorrow's performance is different from these few days. As the closing performance of the festival, the music and dance class will present some new programs, which is not bad some interesting,

Gao Fei was about to nod his head in agreement, but saw Luo Shuyu pointing to a clothing store not far away, and said somewhat ventingly: "Anyway, I have made a lot of money these few days, so I just rewarded myself and prepared an outfit. Then go and have a big meal!" After saying that, without waiting for Gao Fei to refuse, he dragged him towards the clothing store.

Standing in this clothing store called 'Splendid Workshop', Gao Fei looked at the surrounding decorations with some curiosity. The facade on the first floor is not big, and the clothing materials of various materials are neatly stacked on the case for customers to choose from. , the clerk saw the customer and greeted him hospitablely: "The two guests want to choose some satin cloth?"

"Put out those ready-made clothes, I'm not here to buy cloth." Luo Shuyu said impatiently.

"You two, please follow me upstairs to see each other." The guy said with a good temper when he heard the words.

The second floor is much more spacious, and various styles of clothing are displayed on the table or hung on the wall. This method is quite similar to the clothing stores of later generations, and I don't know who invented it.I just heard the guy say: "If you two have a match, feel free to point it out to the younger one, and the younger one will find the corresponding size. It doesn't matter if you don't match, if you are not in a hurry to wear it, the shop can still make it for you." You tailor it."

What a humanized service, Gao Fei sighed inwardly.At this time, Luo Shuyu had already found his clothes, and after giving Gao Fei a set of light green gown, Luo Shuyu took a set of navy blue uniforms in front of him for comparison, and said to Gao Fei: "Look How about this one?"

Putting the overly colorful long gown aside with some distaste, Gao Fei looked up at the clothes in Luo Shuyu's hands, only to see that the regular clothes were very novel in style and well-made, and the thickness of the color made a little The childish Luo Shuyu suddenly calmed down a lot. With such a judgment in his heart, Gao Fei nodded at Luo Shuyu and said, "Not bad."

After being affirmed, Luo Shuyu immediately said to the guy: "Hurry up and choose a suitable size."

But seeing the guy hear the words, he hesitated and said: "This..." Before he could say anything, a peaceful male voice interjected: "The one in my hand is just right."

Gao Luo and the other two looked at Na Sheng when they heard the words, but saw a rather rich middle-aged man coming upstairs. Gao Fei was about to ask the other party's identity, but the guy said respectfully: " The shopkeeper."

The 'treasurer' nodded at the clerk, turned to Luo Shuyu and said, "I've spent half my life handing over the cloth and ready-made clothes, so I still dare to make this guarantee."

Luo Shuyu liked this dress very much, not to mention that he was here to spend money this time. Hearing the words, he said boldly: "Since the shopkeeper said so, let's ask for a price."

"Not much", just listen to the shopkeeper said unhurriedly: "Brother, just pay 25 taels of silver.".

Luo Shuyu choked bitterly at the astonishing price, stared at the shopkeeper, and said loudly: "A piece of clothing costs 25 taels of silver, are you kidding me!"

Gao Fei was also taken aback by the ridiculously high price, and said to himself, okay, a set of clothes is worth several acres of fertile land.

The shopkeeper was not intimidated by Luo Shuyu's aura, and patiently explained: "This guest officer, don't worry about it. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. There are always some reasons why small shops set such prices. of."

Taking the regular clothes in Luo Shuyu's hand, he said unhurriedly: "Brother has a good eye, and he selected the new products in the small shop in one go. I should know the tailoring and workmanship carefully. The fine embroidery on the cuffs and neckline is bright again, every step of this is exquisite workmanship."

Seeing that Luo Shuyu didn't show any emotion, the 'shopkeeper' didn't care, and continued: "The most outstanding part of this dress is its material", and touched the excellent fabric with some treasure, Said: "This is a rare Miaodi brocade. I used the private goods from the Nanmiao merchants of the Oolong Chamber of Commerce. I got such a piece in total. The shipping cost of the raw materials..."

Looking at the shopkeeper of the clothing store who was talking endlessly, Gao Fei felt a strange feeling in his heart.

But Luo Shuyu said again: "The clothes are indeed good, but the price is a bit too high."At this moment, his tone was no longer as excited as before.

"Meeting my little brother today is also a coincidence, so how about it, I will give you two taels of silver, and I will treat it as a friend."The shopkeeper looked at Luo Shuyu with an expression like you took advantage of it.

Gao Fei finally realized where this weirdness came from, it was a kind of intimacy when meeting outstanding colleagues!With this understanding, he immediately raised his eyes and looked at Luo Shuyu, only to see that the other party showed an expression of eagerness to try, and said with a smile: "I also really want to make this friend with my brother..."

Half an hour later, after finally lowering the price to seven taels and putting on the light green gown, the priceless bargaining battle finally came to an end.Looking at the two young people who had gone away, the shopkeeper said with some emotion: "Old man, I can't say enough about these young people."

The guy seemed relieved and said, "It can be regarded as sold."

The shopkeeper turned to the buddy when he heard the words, and taught him a lesson: "In the future, grow your brains, and you will be moved when others say it. This brocade from Nanmiao is good, but the cost is too high. The profit is also thin. The shipment rate is still so low, with such a big piece of material, two pieces of clothes have been made in total. In a small place like ours, just sell some silk yarn and chiffon, don’t think about those precious clothes, remember Yet!"

The guy nodded when he heard the words, but the shopkeeper said with some regret: "It's really a mistake, I thought it was a big fish, and I was pointing to make another fortune like in the morning, really... "

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Oolong Inn is located in a corner of the bustling area of ​​Heishui County. This simple building is lined up with many brightly decorated pavements, which seems very out of place.

Speaking of which, this rather old chain of inns has already spread all over Cangzhou. As for when it blossomed everywhere, even the oldest old man in Cangzhou couldn't tell.Of course, what is even more confusing is how it managed to monopolize the inn industry in Cangzhou with its inferior service and simple furnishings...

Passing through the somewhat dark and terrifying front hall of the inn, we came to the guest room, where Tianzi No. [-] room was lit with some faint lights.Peeping in through the half-open door, I saw a middle-aged man with a white face and beardless sitting peacefully in the room. The old ornaments around him did not seem to affect his mood. At this moment, he was looking intently at the oil lamp. Holding something, with a few inexplicable smiles on his face.Just as he was in a daze, he suddenly heard a 'squeak', but a bright-eyed young man opened the door and walked in. I saw the young man striding towards the middle-aged man, and he complained: "Father, be careful eyes."

The middle-aged man smiled lightly when he heard the words, and raised his eyes to look at the young man: "Daxing, look at what this is."After saying that, he revealed the thing in his hand, and saw that the thing in his hand was the well-made and hot-selling 'lover's button'!

The young man took the bracelet from his father, looked at it carefully for a while, and then said uncertainly, "Is this, the 'Love Ring'?"

The middle-aged man smiled even more when he heard the words: "It's 'Love Ring', that's right, but it has a new name in Heishui County." After finishing speaking, he told his son the allusion of "Lover Button" After talking about it, the son who saw the stunned son, the middle-aged man said again: "Today's shopping is only a little bit interesting, and then he sighed and said: "It's really a good idea. "

"What does father mean?" The young man knew that his father must have some intentions when he mentioned this matter to him.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man said: "Go and find out who is the instigator of this incident. Please come and let me meet. It's time for our business gang to absorb new blood."

The young man named Daxing nodded solemnly when he heard the words, and was about to say something else when he suddenly heard a 'click', but it was a gray bird that landed on the window sill at some point. When the man saw the bird, he waved his hand at the young man and said, "I'm tired of my father, so let's talk about it tomorrow."

The young man was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at his father with some doubts. He bowed to his father without asking any questions, and then backed away.

Seeing that the wooden door was completely closed, the middle-aged man got up immediately, and when he saw a figure slowly coming out of a dark corner in the room, the middle-aged man saluted very respectfully: "The master."

Hearing the words, the black shadow said calmly: "Mr. Lu doesn't have to be like this." The voice was extremely rough.

The middle-aged man stood up after hearing the words, took out a stack of paper manuscripts from his jacket, and said respectfully: "Here are all the things that the head asked me to investigate, but I am limited in my ability, Lao Lu, and there are some places that I really can't find out. "

The big master took the paper and casually put it in his arms, and didn't ask what things were not found out, but said: "Thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that Mr. Lu didn't care, he said: "You don't have to be the head of the family. After delaying your protection, all the merchants set up by my Oolong Trading Company can run rampant in the Western Regions. This trivial matter is really nothing to worry about."

The head of the family heard the words: "But I don't know, how is Mr. Lu's business recently?"

"It's okay." When it comes to business, Master Lu immediately regained his spirits: "Especially the smuggled goods from Nanmiao, which sell very fast..."

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Slowly exiting from the Oolong Inn, it was completely dark, and turned to an inconspicuous corner, the head took off the mask on his face and the soft bag in his throat, and let out a long sigh.

His expression was very gloomy, as if he was not infected by the joyous atmosphere around him at all.Zhang Zhao appeared next to him at some unknown time, and looked at the head of the house with some worry, and was about to say something, but he heard the head of the house talking to himself, "I don't know how long I will wear this outfit." Instead, he said with some self-mockery: "For Zhang's reputation, you have to be so timid even when doing things in Cangzhou. Now in Kaiyuan Kingdom, there are a few who remember the prominent Zhang family."

Zhang Zhao said with some panic when he heard the words: "Master, don't say that, then..."

"Why, are you afraid that the second uncle will be angry? The head of the family said mockingly: "Don't be afraid, he is far away now and can't hear you. Seeing that Zhang Zhao was silent, he sighed again: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Anyway, the elders have paid homage, and the work is over. Let's meet tomorrow." "

Zhang Zhao heard the words, but said: "Tomorrow is the last day of the 'Hurrah Festival', I have worked so hard for so many days, at least relax