"Wait a minute," seeing that Xiao Shuanzi was about to go out to chase people away again, the shopkeeper hurriedly stopped them and went out to have a look by himself. He knew what the shopkeeper was thinking. Sometimes he didn't accept calligraphy and paintings from scholars because of the value of their own calligraphy and paintings. Supporting some poor scholars in a disguised form, there is no guarantee that some of them will come out of doubt, so no matter how much money the boss spends, it is worthwhile, "You invite the guests, let me take a look."
When the shopkeeper walked to the door, he saw a scholar wearing a patched gown with a shy expression on his face. When he saw the shopkeeper coming out, he bravely stepped forward and made a bow and explained: "Shopkeeper, I'm under Tao Heng, Sorry to bother you, I practiced hard for a while after I went back, and I want to ask your master to hold my eyes again."
The shopkeeper has developed his eyesight after doing business for so many years. He could see that this scholar wanted to come to Tingjing Pavilion and try again because he was really desperate. Now that the college exam is coming soon, it is likely that he is going to the state capital to catch up with the exam. Thinking of what the owner said, the shopkeeper said with a gentle smile: "Young Master Tao, I have been with the owner for a long time, and the owner is away now, why don't you let me take a look first, I can still be the master of this restaurant."
The scholar was disappointed when he heard that his boss was not there, but when he heard that the shopkeeper could make the decision, he was overjoyed and hurriedly took out a piece of writing that he had written carefully recently: "Thank you for the shopkeeper, then please let the shopkeeper take a look at it for me." .”
"Young Master Tao, please come inside first." The shopkeeper gestured to invite inside, and the scholar happily stepped in.
Tang Chunming and A Lin were standing on the side of the street in Tingjing Pavilion. First, they saw a poor scholar negotiating with the waiter in the restaurant. Later, the shopkeeper came out and invited the scholar in. He vaguely heard the conversation between the three of them. He only knew that The scholar brought a piece of writing to ask for an interview, but he didn't know what was inside, but the shopkeeper didn't refuse the scholar because of his poverty and embarrassment. He was waiting to see what the scholar would look like when he was born, when Ah Lin raised his finger to Tingjing Pavilion and said, "Mum, this one."
Tang Chunming asked in surprise, "Why?"
How could Ah Lin tell the truth, he just frowned and said: "This house is good, Uncle is good."
Tang Chunming suppressed a smile, hugged his big baby, and said, "Okay, mother will listen to A Lin, let's wait and see, shall we?"
"Okay!" Seeing that his mother listened to him, A Lin replied very happily and loudly.
The mother and son were not allowed to wait for too long, and the scholar was sent out by the shopkeeper after a while. The scholar no longer looked embarrassed as before, but with joy and gratitude on his face. When he walked to the door, the scholar turned back and said, "Treasurer Chen Please stay, I am not very grateful, if your master comes back, please say hello to him on your behalf."
"Okay, Mr. Tao is going well all the way. I will definitely convey your words to our master. If Mr. Tao has any more works, we must remember to listen to Jingge. I believe our master will like it."
"Thank you!" The scholar said his goodbyes and left. In fact, he also knew in his heart that the reason why the owner and shopkeeper were willing to accept his writing and give him silver taels was not because his writing was so good, but because the shopkeeper saw it. Out of his predicament, the scholar left with a grateful heart, thinking that if possible in the future, he would definitely repay the owner and shopkeeper of Tingjing Pavilion.
Tang Chunming saw that the scholar walked much faster than when he came, and his whole body relaxed a lot. From the fact that he was pressing the purse on his waist from time to time, Tang Chunming vaguely understood something, and couldn't help but glance at Tingjingge With a decision in his mind, he got up and took A Lin's hand, saying, "A Lin, let's leave first and come back later."
"Okay, Grandmother." Ah Lin obeyed obediently, he knew that Grandma was looking for a place to bring out the dishes, and it was not easy for others to know.
About two quarters of an hour later, an ox cart appeared on this bustling street. In front of the ox cart, a man in bloated clothes and a dark complexion led the ox all the way to the front of Tingjing Pavilion, while the back of the cart Baskets and baskets were piled up on the cart, and each was covered with straw, so it was impossible to see what was inside for a while.
At this time, some guests from Tingjing Pavilion have come to eat one after another, but it is obvious that the number of guests who come to the door is not as large as that of Ming Lan diagonally opposite. The little Shuanzi who greeted the guests at the door wanted to go up and bombard people as soon as he saw the bullock cart parked in front of his house. This point is in front of his restaurant, not only to stop the guests coming to the door but also to damage the image of the restaurant. The only people who come to eat are those who are sitting in a carriage and not pulling an ox cart. But before he opened his mouth, he thought of what the shopkeeper had taught him before. After thinking about it, he walked out a few steps and yelled: "Hey, what are you doing, don't you know that you will block the distinguished guests of our restaurant?"
The person who came here was none other than Tang Chunming, who was here to investigate the situation before. Of course, he would not conjure up vegetables under the noses of others for nothing, and he couldn't rely on him to order as many vegetables as possible at once. Picking up his hand, so he found a remote and deserted path and brought himself and A-Lin into the space, and then changed his appearance first. He was wearing the big padded jacket left by Zhao Dahu, and his face was made up. After touching the black ash, the complexion darkened immediately, and he deliberately adjusted his eyeliner and brow shape with the leftover charcoal. Don't wonder why he did this. As a new human being who keeps pace with the times, he is also knowledgeable After cosplaying or something, anyway, he just wanted to make it difficult for others to recognize him. It doesn't matter if he is ugly. Anyway, after he was done, Alin walked around him several times, his eyes widened, and Tang Chunming was so happy that he was in his little room. I took a few bites on my face.
After changing the outfit, I left Ah Lin alone in the space, and talked to him through mental power from time to time, fearing that he would be afraid of being left alone in the space. On the other hand, he found the original carriage shop and rented an ox cart, and staked nearly ten taels of silver on his body, anyway, success or failure depended on it.
After renting an ox cart, he pulled it to a hidden place and quickly transferred the dishes that had been prepared in the space to the ox cart, and then pulled it to the door of Tingjing Pavilion. Tang Chunming himself was sweating.
"Brother, I have a business that I would like to discuss with your shopkeeper. Is it possible?" Tang Chunming asked politely.
Xiao Shuanzi looked suspiciously at Tang Chunming, who was not at all dressed like a businessman, squatting in the dirt, then looked at the cart behind him, and asked, "Tell me what you want to sell first. I can ask the shopkeeper for you, our shopkeeper is very busy, not everyone can see it."
This Xiao Er is not very old, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, but he doesn't look too domineering and arrogant. Everything he thinks in his heart is written on his face. Tang Chunming thought about recruiting him. Xiao Shuanzi glanced at him suspiciously, and walked forward boldly, he was a man, and the other party was only a brother, and this was in front of his own restaurant, so why would he be afraid of him? Tang Chunming uncovered a small piece of a basket in front, revealing the turquoise inside. Xiao Shuanzi's eyes widened immediately, and he couldn't wait to open more. When he was sure what was inside, he even told Tang Chunming There was no time for a sentence, so he turned around and rushed into the restaurant.
Tang Chunming was relieved. This little girl really didn't hide his thoughts at all. From his reaction, he could tell that their building really needed fresh green vegetables, which would be very helpful for Tang Chunming to make this business. Got it. Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Shuanzi ran out, dragging the shopkeeper he had seen before, the shopkeeper couldn't stand being dragged like this in middle age, and came to the door angrily tore off Xiao Shuanzi's hand and said angrily : "If you want to do this again in the future, just go home and serve your parents. How can you just apologize for offending a guest?"
Xiao Shuanzi jumped anxiously, pointed to the bullock cart in front of him and said, "I'm not in a hurry to let you see the goods on the cart." Then he leaned close to the shopkeeper's ear and whispered something, the shopkeeper's face changed drastically, and there was a trace of anger from before. Not left, he glanced in surprise at the person standing in front of the car smiling at him and Xiao Shuanzi.
The shopkeeper didn't bother to say hello to that person first, walked forward a few steps and lifted the straw from one of the baskets. The joy in his eyebrows and eyes could not be concealed, but after all, he had been the shopkeeper for many years. He quickly concealed his joy. If Tang Chunming hadn't been staring at him, he might have missed it. But he should thank Xiao Er who seems to have a good relationship with the shopkeeper. Xiao Er does not have the shopkeeper's city, so Tang Chunming is very sure that this Tingjing Pavilion is in urgent need of a batch of fresh green vegetables, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell or It can't be sold at a good price.
The shopkeeper's quick hands covered the straw again. Although the face returned to calm, the fingers that had just brushed the fresh cabbage under the straw were still a little trembling. It was fresh, absolutely fresh, and the quality was even better than that of the season's vegetables. Looking up at Tang Chunming again, Tang Chunming was still looking at him and Xiao Shuanzi with a smile. The shopkeeper suddenly realized that the person who came had already seen Xiao Shuanzi's reaction and knew that they were out of stock.
The shopkeeper glared secretly at Xiao Shuanzi, who became famous, and turned to Tang Chunming with a smile, "My husband, why don't we go to the backyard to discuss? Please rest assured that our restaurant has always been kind and will never disappoint Mrs. .”
"Okay then, please lead the way."
Tang Chunming led the bullock cart and followed the shopkeeper. After a short exchange, he learned that the shopkeeper's surname was Chen, so he called him shopkeeper Chen. When shopkeeper Chen asked him what to call him, Tang Chunming simply used A Lin's name. He came up with a surname and called himself Lin, so he became Lin Fulang in the mouth of shopkeeper Chen.
Shopkeeper Chen drove Xiao Shuanzi back. It would only be bad if this little bastard was around. Shopkeeper Chen knew that the initiative had already fallen into the hands of others, but he had no choice but to bring him in, otherwise Ming Lanju on the opposite side would not know if he saw it. What waves come out. Moreover, in his eyes, this Lin Fulang, although his complexion is dark and his clothes are shabby, it is hard to believe that he can produce so many green vegetables, but this person stands there smiling, his eyes are clear, as if he is wearing silk Like silk and satin, the attitude is relaxed and contented, which makes people dare not underestimate them.
If Tang Chunming knew about shopkeeper Chen's mental activities, the villain in his heart would laugh proudly, haha, this is called pretentious skill, I didn't expect that even a modern person could deceive the ancients.
When the ox cart arrived in the backyard, Tang Chunming lifted the grass from the baskets one by one and said, "Let shopkeeper Chen inspect the goods first. I guarantee that no such fresh and delicious green vegetables can be found in the whole of Anping County. I use my green vegetables, and I guarantee that you will hear that Jingge’s business is booming, and customers will want to eat it after eating it.”
Tang Chunming not only speaks, but also takes practical actions. Speaking with facts is the most convincing. So I took out a cucumber from another basket, broke it into two halves with a "click", took a bite of one half and ate it, and handed the other half to shopkeeper Chen, "Taste the taste, shopkeeper Chen will know if I have it." It's an exaggeration."
Seeing that Lin Fulang is so confident, shopkeeper Chen took the half cucumber and took a bite, and a fresh fragrance filled his mouth immediately. Shopkeeper Chen didn't know how to describe this cucumber That's right, the cucumbers in the current season don't have such a good taste. He tore off the green leaves of other vegetables and put them in his mouth to try. His eyes became brighter. He bet that with this batch of green vegetables, they would not have to worry about Ming Lanju's suppression when they heard Jingge, and they could even overtake Ming Lanju.
"I don't know what Lin Fulang's price is? Are there any leftovers at home?" Shopkeeper Chen is a shrewd person. These green vegetables are of the highest quality even if they are in season. With a firm grasp of all channels, Tingjingge's business is indeed thriving.
Tang Chunming was also a salesman, so he couldn't understand the meaning hidden in the shopkeeper Chen's words. He knew that people pretended to be confused. This kind of business was only done once, so he waved his hands generously and said, "Come to Anping The county is not easy, so I brought these out for the time being. As for the price, I believe that shopkeeper Chen is a kind person, and he will give me a kind price so that I can go back and explain to the master. I came out to do business with a kind person like shopkeeper Chen."
The shopkeeper Chen's mouth twitched, and he was a kind person. Listen to this, if the price is not satisfactory this time, then there will be no chance to deal with the master behind him. Shopkeeper Chen has no doubts about Tang Chunming's so-called owner, because vegetables can only be grown in the greenhouse in cold weather, and the cost of the greenhouse is not low, and the host also has its own greenhouse, but there is no need to go to the restaurant, and Tang Chunming's Dressing up doesn't look like building a conservatory at all.
"Then I don't want to swear, how about raising our original purchase price by 50%? At the same time, I also hope that Lin Fulang can continue to supply our restaurant."
"50%?" Tang Chunming didn't know what the original price was, but judging from the 50% price increase, the price must not be low. Don't haggle over the price, let someone come to inspect the goods, and make sure that the inside is of the same quality as the one above, we are kind people like shopkeeper Chen, and we will never cheat."
Shopkeeper Chen was speechless. This brother valued the word "honest person" so much. Moreover, when a brother went out to deal with people, his words and demeanor showed that he was like a man, and his words were impeccable. I haven't seen him say the routine until now. Knowing who the owner is and where they come from, shopkeeper Chen can only eat this batch of vegetables before thinking about it. In short, he must give the other party a satisfactory price so that the other party will consider them first when selling vegetables in the future.
Shopkeeper Chen called someone to inspect the product and weigh the portion. He took the account book and abacus himself, and recorded the reported amounts one by one according to the variety. Of course, the prices of different dishes are different. For example, the price of cucumber is higher than that of radish. In the end, Tang Chunming's goods totaled more than five hundred catties, and he got a total of forty-two taels of silver. Tang Chunming had a calm expression on his face, but in fact, the villain in his heart was already overjoyed.
Shopkeeper Chen is indeed a kind person. When Tang Chunming collected the money and pulled the ox cart to leave, he did not forget to say to the kind person: "Please go back to shopkeeper Chen. I will tell you something nice about Jingge with the master. I will see you next time." Send it to your house."
Then he patted his butt and left. The shopkeeper Chen behind him was still full of hope, but he didn't know that this person would never return. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find such a dark-skinned brother.