Cross-country exchange

The appearance of Sogeer's workshop is magnificent, and the location is quite prosperous. On the most lively street in the county, the crowds are very dense.This early in the morning, the sun had just risen, and Xia Yu and Xia's father observed for a short while, there were a dozen or so little brothers who entered and exited Brother Soo's workshop, and the golden signboard at the door was under the sun's rays There was a dazzling light, and from a distance, the outside of Sogo'er's workshop seemed to be plated with gold.

Father Xia's family took a look at his shabby clothes, then at the people who came in and out of Brother Soo'er's workshop, and immediately slapped off the hand that was pulling his sleeve, "Boy Xia, let's not go Let’s ask daddy when he’s selling vegetables tomorrow, if anyone wants this comb, this place is not for people like us to come.”

Xia Yu also knows that the decoration of this brother's workshop is indeed magnificent, and it is indeed attractive enough to attract people's attention in the county. Yes.

However, in his opinion, a workshop is a workshop, but a place for trading.

"Father, we're not here to buy things, we just go in and ask how much this comb is worth, don't worry."

Dad of the Xia family still shook his head, he heard that people in this kind of place are ruthless, if they go in and get something and ask them to pay, they won't be able to afford it.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xia Yu, he pulled Father Xia to a corner and said, "Father, if you really don't want to go in, then wait for me outside, and I'll come out after I go in and ask."

Daddy of the Xia family also knows that his kid has a bad temper. As long as it is a decided matter, he will not let it go until he hits the south wall. He hesitated and asked again and again, "Boy Xia, go in and ask quickly, in case you find something wrong , just run out quickly, you know, don’t reason with this group of people, you can’t reason with them.”

Father imagined him as the rhythm of going in to grab money, Xia Yu was a little dumbfounded.

As soon as Xia Yu set foot in Brother Soo'er's workshop, he smelled a room full of pungent fragrance. The fragrance was so strong that he couldn't tell what smell was mixed in it.

"Ah."

Xia Yu rubbed his nose, a little uncomfortable with the smell of this place.

There are several areas in Sogo'er's workshop, including rouge and powder, jewelry and headgear, and even a special counter for clothes, on which there are some brocade clothes.In each area, there are guys wearing the same clothes standing on the side of the counter, smiling to solve the puzzles for the passing guests.

Judging from the layout alone, Xia Yu thinks that the owner of this store is quite stylish, and from the exquisiteness of the items, it can be seen that the owner of this store has indeed put a lot of thought into it, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve such a high reputation in the county. popularity.

There were many little brothers standing in the room, and some of them even had family members beside them. When there were too many people, the voices became mixed.Seeing that there were people at every counter, Xia Yu looked around and felt that he should go to the counter that specializes in small things such as rouge and gouache.

Just as he was about to take a step, he was stopped by a voice behind him.

"Little brother, what can I do for my help?" The steward at the side had observed Xia Yu for a long time, and kept looking around after seeing him coming, not knowing what to look for.

Xia Yu was quite surprised. He didn't expect that there would be someone who would pay attention to a poorly dressed person like him. He looked at the other party and saw that he was also wearing the uniform clothes of this store, but the eyes of the clothes were darker than those of other people. The material looks very good, Xia Yu can't help guessing that the person in front of him is also a member of this store, and his status seems to be not low, so he said bluntly: "Uncle, I am actually looking for this store today. The owner of the store, I have something here, I want to ask him to help me appraise it to see how much it is worth."

The steward has been listening carefully to Xia Yu's words, and glanced at the two wooden combs he held in his hand, and said regretfully, "It's really unfortunate that the little brother is in a hurry. My boss just went out to meet guests. According to his With the previous style, it is impossible for this meeting to come back without a day."

Xia Yu was stunned, then sighed in disappointment, staring at the two combs for a long time, feeling sullen in his heart for no reason, selling two combs, how could so many things happen, he couldn't believe what happened today He couldn't sell the two combs, so he said listlessly: "In that case, I'll come back another day. Uncle, thank you so much today."

Seeing Xia Yu's dejected look, the steward couldn't help but smiled and said, "Little brother, stay here, although my boss is not here, but if you just want to appraise the price of these two combs today, you are old and not talented, so you can recommend yourself. "

"Uncle, are you serious?" Xia Yu's eyes lit up.

The steward patiently said, "Really, it's not easy for me to see you, little brother. You are so young, and you came all the way to our county town just to learn from these two combs. If you let you go back empty-handed." , but we are not working in the brother's workshop. If the boss finds out after he comes back, he will probably reprimand us."

Now it was Xia Yu's turn to be surprised. He hadn't said anything yet, but the other party had already guessed something. Sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy.

Looking at Xia Yu's expression, the steward could tell what Xia Yu was thinking, and pointed directly at the soles of his shoes that were about to be worn flat, "Look at your cloth shoes, the fabric on these shoes is quite new, but the soles are fast. It’s worn out, so you can see that you’ve driven a lot recently. Looking at your clothes, it’s still a little damp, which must be caused by the early morning dew before the sun came out. You’re so young, so you’re riding the stars and chasing the moon. I rushed to the county seat, how could I see you returning empty-handed."

Generally, those who achieve great things start with the details, and now Xia Yu has begun to look squarely at this uncle in front of him.

The steward led Xia Yu to the back hall, where there was a separate room.

"You made this yourself?" The steward took the two combs from Xia Yu's hand, placed them on the table, closed his eyes and began to grope, starting from the teeth of the comb. This is the first time Xia Yu has seen someone make such an identification. The price of the comb is expensive, but he still answered truthfully from the side, "I'm not talented, I studied it by myself."

The steward only opened his eyes after touching it for a while, pointed to the chair on the other side and said, "Young brother, don't be polite, sit down."

Xia Yu was also polite, sat down casually and said, "Uncle, what do you think of my two combs?"

The steward tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, looked straight into Xia Yu's eyes and said, "Little brother, to tell you the truth, judging from the shape and workmanship of these two combs, these two combs are worth two at most. Ten pennies."

Xia Yu was confident that no matter how old his two combs were, the price would not be lower than that of the "Tie Yuxiu Comb".For no reason, Xia Yu became a little wary of the man in front of him.

The steward looked at Xia Yu's expression again and again, and said with a smile, "If you don't believe in old age, you can go out of this door and find a few more experts to help you take a look. But, if you agree with old age , I really want to negotiate a business with this little brother."

Hearing him mention the word business, Xia Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"These two combs of yours are not finished products. If they are handed over to us for proper processing, the price will double."

Xia Yu knew it in his heart, no wonder the uncle said the price so low just now, so it was for such an offer at this moment.

Xia Yu smiled slightly, and said frankly: "Uncle, do you want me to sell this to you for further processing, and then sell it through your Soggeer workshop, is that what you mean?"

The steward nodded, looking like a teachable child, "You can rest assured, little brother, if you really want to make this deal, we will pay you five cents more than the appraisal price of your two combs. What do you think?"

The small calculation in Xia Yu's heart began to crackle, and he sneered twice in his heart. This uncle clearly regarded him as a fool. He spent so much energy making two combs, and sold them for 25 cents, and they changed hands. Then sell it to someone else at a high price.If he traded directly with others, it would probably cost more than the 25 Wen.Xia Yu pondered for a moment, "Uncle, can you let me go back and discuss with my grandparents?"

The steward nodded, "Naturally, this old man can give the little brother three days, and if you figure it out, you can come to Brother Soo's workshop to find me. I am the steward here. My surname is Liu and my name is Zi Ning. When the time comes, you can tell them my name. By the way, the little brother hasn’t told me your name yet.”

Xia Yu stood up and said, "Uncle, you can just call me Xia Yu. Xia is the Xia of summer, and Yu is the Yu of everything in the universe."

"Everything in the universe? What is that?"

"Uncle, you just need to remember my name."

After Xia Yu walked out of Brother Comb's workshop with a wooden comb wrapped in a cloth, he brought Xia's father to visit several stores in succession.