Miss Zhuang rolled her eyes at her best friend in disgust. If she could choose again, she really didn't want to know this guy. It's too embarrassing, isn't it! My own style has been lowered, is there any reason! ! Although~ she really didn't want to admit it, she also coveted this watermelon in her heart.
Shopkeeper Feng has been in business for many years, and he can guess the minds of his customers pretty well. She noticed that Miss Zhuang was a little reserved, but she couldn't help but peek at the fruit plate. Ms. Wang made no secret of her interest in watermelon, as if she wanted to eat it but was too embarrassed to take it.
She took the tray very understandingly, smiled at the delicate and smart little girl in front of her, and said, "Thank you very much, may I ask the girl's name?"
"My surname is Yu, sisters want to eat well, remember to join us tomorrow!" Yu Xiaocao smiled sweetly at the proprietress, waved her paws, and went back to the store to tidy up.
It will open early tomorrow morning, and she has already consulted with her father for instructions today, and she will stay in the store tonight. Most of the shops on this street in Tanggu Town are shops in the front and courtyards with two entrances in the back, as well as wing rooms and so on.
Shopkeeper Feng watched the little girl go to the next door, touched his face, and said with a smile: "This little guy, I'm almost old enough to be her mother, calling me 'sister'? Could it be that I look younger?"
Ms. Wang eagerly said: "Master Feng, is this watermelon for us to taste? The little girl is so generous!"
"The things I grow at home don't have much capital, so what's the point of being generous? But, how can a small farmer afford to rent such an expensive shop? When did farmers become so rich?" Miss Zhuang looked at the Cut into small pieces, the watermelon with a toothpick stuck in it is slightly mean in the mouth.
Miss Wang knew her temperament, so she automatically blocked the unpleasant part of her words, and said with a smile: "Maybe this watermelon is from someone else's farm? But, among the wealthy households in Tanggu Town, I have never heard of someone surnamed Yu! "
Shopkeeper Feng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Surname Yu? The owner of the shop I rented seems to be Yu. However, the person who signed the contract with us at that time was the adult I mentioned just now. "
"Maybe the shop belongs to her family! Just now I heard the little girl call that bearded man 'godfather'! I'll try the watermelon we produce in Tanggu Town, how does it taste!"
Impatiently, Miss Wang picked up a toothpick and stuffed the red melon flesh into her mouth in one bite. The expression on her face suddenly relaxed, she was choked by the sweet juice, she wanted to cough but was reluctant to cough the juice out of her mouth, her face flushed red.
"Look at your prospects! Don't say you know me when you go out!" Miss Zhuang avoided the side, afraid that this girl would spit on her.
Miss Wang finally swallowed the watermelon in her mouth, coughed a few times, couldn't wait to fork another piece, stuffed it into her mouth, and said vaguely in her mouth: "It's so sweet! It's really sweet!! It's better than at your house. The watermelon you eat is even sweeter, if you don’t believe me, try it!!”
Miss Zhuang finally stopped holding Joe, Lan Hua pointed to a toothpick, covered her mouth with the handkerchief in the other hand, and gently put the watermelon on the toothpick into her mouth. A sweet and refreshing taste exploded in her mouth instantly, and the watermelon juice almost flowed down the corner of her mouth. While wiping the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, she savored the taste of watermelon in her mouth.
It is a kind of sweetness that is different from any sweetness. The general sweetness is slightly greasy, but the sweetness of this watermelon is sweet with a refreshing feeling. No matter how much you eat, you will not feel greasy. This kind of sweetness is exactly what Miss Zhuang likes! !
After savoring the sweetness in her mouth, she raised her eyes and looked over, only to see Miss Wang taking one piece after another, her mouth not stopping for a moment, and she had already eaten most of the watermelon on the plate. Miss Zhuang was furious in her heart, but she forced herself to suppress it.
She took the fruit plate held by Miss Wang with a little force, gave her a sharp look, and said: "The cow chews peonies! A plate of watermelon is for nothing!!"
Seeing the fruit plate gradually drifting away from her, Miss Wang stretched out her hand and said pitifully, "No! I haven't eaten enough yet!"
"How much have you eaten? You eat so fast, have you tasted it yet?" Miss Zhuang slowly picked up the watermelon on the plate, savoring it carefully. Miss Wang was drooling on the side, watching helplessly.
There wasn't much watermelon in the fruit plate, and Ms. Wang ate more than half of it just now, and Ms. Zhuang quickly finished the rest. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, then raised her foot and walked to the next door.
"Sister Amei, what are you doing?" The follower Wang walked heels behind her.
Miss Zhuang ignored her and came to the next door, where she saw the little girl who had just delivered the fruit plate and was directing three big men to organize the shelves. She cleared her throat, and when the little girl looked over, she said, "Thank you for the watermelon, it's delicious! I'm here to bring you a plate!"
"Sister, you're welcome! Put it next door and I'll pick it up later!!" Yu Xiaocao knew that she was very satisfied with her watermelon when she saw that she couldn't bear to leave the watermelon on the shelf.
Ms. Zhuang walked into the store like a willow under the weak wind, and looked at the prices on every shelf. "Five taels", "four taels" and "three taels", what is this? Five taels of silver per catty? Watermelons in Beijing are not so expensive! ! However, it seems that the watermelons in her family are much tastier than those in Beijing.
"Weigh the biggest ones for me. When you open tomorrow, I will send someone to pick them up! This is the deposit!!" Miss Zhuang took out a gold ingot weighing five taels, and handed it to Yu Xiaocao.
Gold ingot? What Yu Xiaocao handles are either silver or bank notes. I have never seen such a golden thing before! Depending on the size, there are five taels, which is equivalent to fifty taels of silver! After all, she is a lady from a rich family, so she is generous!
"Sister, the watermelons in our store are sold by the size. On the shelf here, the watermelons are about 20 catties, and the price is five taels of silver. With your deposit, you can buy ten watermelons of this size. !! If the population of your family is not so large, you can buy two and go home and eat first. From now on, we will bring back freshly picked watermelons every day, buy fresh ones every day, and the taste will be even better!" Yu Xiaocao said " The true meaning of "customer first" is really for the sake of Miss Zhuang.
Although Miss Zhuang has an arrogant temper, it's not that she doesn't know what's good and what's wrong. It's said that she has a slightly better sense of the little girl. She smiled slightly and said: "Five taels a piece! The price is much cheaper than the ones in the capital! It is really cheap and good quality!! Then I will order ten first, not only for myself to eat, but also to give away to relatives and friends. It is not a shame!"
"Okay!" The family has a lot of money, so Yu Xiaocao naturally wouldn't hate money for biting her hand. She took the golden ingot with a smile on her face, "Sister, I will issue you a receipt..."
"No, I don't have much money! Tomorrow, you just hand over the watermelon to the person from the dealer, and that's it! "Miss Zhuang is just fifty taels of silver, and she can't see it. It doesn't matter if the receipt is or not.
Ms. Wang walked around the shop a few times, and when she heard the price, she was ecstatic. She thought that such a delicious watermelon must not be cheap. I heard Miss Zhuang say that the watermelons her brother bought in the capital cost two taels of silver a catty! A small watermelon costs dozens of taels of silver. She is a businessman, and she can't buy a single watermelon every month.
Unexpectedly, the watermelons in this melon shop can be bought for five taels of silver. In this way, if she uses her monthly routine, she can buy one in a month!
"I'll order one too, and I'll bring someone to pick it up myself tomorrow!!" Miss Wang took out a five taels of silver from her purse, with a smile on her face, like a little hamster that got peanuts.
Yu Xiaocao quickly issued two receipts, handed them to two girls who looked like flowers, and explained to Ms. Zhuang with a smile: "The opening will be opened tomorrow, and there will be many people. I'm afraid there will be chaos in the busy schedule. Or Take the watermelon with the receipt!"
Miss Zhuang hesitated for a moment before accepting the not-so-pretty receipt, and cast a disgusted glance at Xiaocao. However, judging by her age and attire, she felt that she was asking too much. Girls from ordinary families in the town don't know most of the words. This little girl can write a few words, which is not bad!
Miss Wang has already picked the biggest watermelon in the shop, and said with a smile: "Little girl, I choose this one, please put it away for me first, and I will get it tomorrow!"
Ms. Wang's fussing made Ms. Zhuang feel disgusted again. Yu Xiaocao did not change her smile and said: "No problem! Uncle Li, help this girl choose the watermelon off the shelf and put it in the corner of the shop. Sister, look after me, I will make it for you A mark, you should pay attention to check tomorrow."
Miss Wang looked at the watermelon she had chosen with satisfaction, which was tied up by Yu Xiaocao with straw rope, and a piece of paper with strange symbols (Arabic numerals) was stuffed inside the straw rope, and she nodded repeatedly.
Miss Zhuang was completely speechless to Miss Wang, she ignored the guy, walked out of the shop first, and headed for her carriage.
The next day, with the sound of crackling firecrackers, Yu Xiaocao's watermelon shop finally opened! She originally wanted to set off a bunch of firecrackers in a very low-key way, and just unveiled the plaque and officially opened it! Unexpectedly, without anyone notifying her, she saw many familiar faces in front of her melon shop.
County Magistrate Wu was wearing ordinary clothes, with his precious son, and the servants behind were holding gifts, cupped their hands at Yu Xiaocao—her godfather, and said repeatedly: "Congratulations, congratulations! Mr. Fang, your shop is open, Why didn't you notify the officer?"
Fang Fangzhen laughed happily: "My daughter's shop, she wants to keep a low profile, so we didn't notify anyone!"
Zhou Zixu also came over with a gift, and he snorted dissatisfiedly: "Others are fine! Xiaocao, you are too mean! What is the relationship between the two of us? If you don't invite anyone, you can't help but invite me to drink this opening ceremony bar?"
The old man of the Yao family actually came here today with a gift, and behind him was the newly promoted chief steward—Xiaocao's old acquaintance. If it weren't for his meritorious service in purchasing at Yu's family, he won the favor of the master, how could he have the position of chief executive