On the eighth day of the first lunar month, before dawn, the hired people had a bowl of porridge, a fried egg, two meat buns, and pickled vegetables. Then, they ran into the greenhouse to pick vegetables.
Xiao Lan yawned and lectured Li An and his family.
"Learn how to read and write. Let Steward Zhou teach you pinyin first. Our Zhuangzi has a dictionary. If you don't know how to read, take your time to look it up."
"Dongzhu, what's the use of learning how to read?" Li An was simple and honest, so he asked directly.
"Who in the Li Family Zhuangzi can't read? Go and ask Li Dongzhu if it's useful.
Zhuangzi's treatment is like that of the Li Family Zhuangzi. Why can't you be like the Li Family Zhuangzi's villagers?
Don't you eat eggs and meat buns in the morning? Pickled vegetables are just shrimp oil side dishes. "
Xiao Lan made a comparison. Her little Zhuangzi's treatment was like that of the Li Family Zhuangzi's.
There were many people in the Li Family Zhuangzi. For breakfast, they had soy milk, tofu pudding, spicy soup, goat milk, all kinds of porridge, wontons, and vegetable soup.
Her own little Zhuangzi could only cook one type. It depended on what Princess Yongmu wanted to eat.
"Dongzhu, we'll learn." Li An said. He indeed found that his life was better.
Before Dongzhu came, there was no meat to eat. He didn't dare to eat the vegetables in the greenhouse.
When Dongzhu came, there was no problem with food. It was indeed the treatment of the Li Family Zhuangzi. There were also cotton bedding and new clothes.
"Dongzhu, are you still selling in large quantities today?" Zhou Gui put on his new woolen coat and asked with his hands in his pockets.
"Take your hands out of your pockets when you're talking to me." Xiao Lan glared at him and said impolitely.
"Yes, yes." Zhou Gui felt comfortable in his pockets, mainly because it was warm. He quickly took them out and put them on both sides of his body.
"I'm selling. Didn't you give me five days to regret? Including today, there are still three days. Let's see how I regret it. If he had the ability, he could send troops to kill them.
From tonight onwards, pick up the kerosene lamps and send two to the sheds by the roadside. Our Zhuangzi doesn't lack kerosene.
You've even tried the cork on the thermos? In the room where people stayed at night, there were two of them in one room.
Once in the morning and once in the evening, boil hot water and fill the thermos. There's a stove that's not allowed to stop firing. Use a big pot to heat up the soup. "
Xiao Lan gave out a series of orders before returning to her room to take care of Princess Yongmu.
The six of them looked at each other. What a prodigal! Lighting the everlasting lanterns at night?
"Sure enough, he's just like Zhuangzi of the Li Family." Li An's eldest son, Li Yuanyang, compared with the rumors and found that there wasn't much difference.
It was said that the Li Family Zhuangzi was brightly lit at night. Now, it was his little Zhuangzi's turn.
"Do as I say." Zhou Gui turned around and left to organize people to deliver the dishes.
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In the East Market, a group of people pushed carts into the grocery stores.
"Boss, do you want a heating paste? Try it first. Look, take off the layer of oiled paper on it and breathe on it. Then twist it and stick it on your body. You'll feel hot. "
A cart stopped at the entrance of Shengxu Grocery Store. Two people brought things in and introduced the usage and function of the heating paste to the boss.
The boss followed their instructions and tied it on his leg. Not long after, he felt that the paste was indeed hot.
He took it down and touched it with his hand. It was hot, really hot.
"It's of no use. How much are you selling it?" The boss pretended to be not very interested.
"Bring it for sale. If it's not sold, we won't charge you. It's for the rich and powerful. It's 50 RMB for one. We're offering you 40 RMB.
If we put it in your store and sell it, you'll earn 10 RMB. We'll come back in a few days and you'll pay us as much as you sell it. "
The salesman introduced the new business model with a smile, which didn't require the boss to pay him.
After the stuff was thrown in the store, the boss confirmed the amount and signed his name.
If he sold it, he would earn a share of money. If he didn't sell it, he wouldn't have to spend a single cent.
It was the first time that the boss had heard of such a business method. He found that he didn't suffer a loss.
"Just put a few. There are so many people in my store. The price …" The boss took the opportunity to lower the price.
"There's not much profit. Let's do it this way. If you sell 10, it'll be 38 RMB. If you sell 50, it'll be 37 RMB. If you sell 100, it'll be 35 RMB. If you can sell 1,000, it'll be 32 RMB. If you sell more, it'll be easy to negotiate. "
The salesman gave the requirement of the sales quantity. The more, the cheaper.
"No. If you sell 10, it'll be 32 RMB." The boss shook his head and directly lowered the price to the lowest.
"No, it's not that profitable. Besides, we still have to pay tax. Let's do it this way. If you sell 10, it'll be 37 RMB. You go and ask around. The lowest price of others is also the same … "
The salesman shook his head and didn't relent. He insisted on it, as if he would change to another store if they couldn't reach an agreement.
The boss looked at the expressions of the two people carefully and then closed his eyes slightly without saying anything.
The two people looked at each other, sighed, and turned around to leave.
"OK." The boss opened his eyes and agreed.
"How much do you want?" The two people turned back again.
"Keep as many as you have. A thousand, it'll be 30 RMB." The boss set the price for the most.
"Just a thousand. I don't have any more. They've all been distributed." The two people began to move as they spoke. A thousand warm stickers were brought in.
The boss wrote down the receipt. His expression was still indifferent as he closed his eyes.
The two people left and went to the next store.
The boss shouted to the people behind him, "Go and find two unfamiliar faces. Check out the other stores and find someone to follow them."
"Got it, boss," someone answered from behind.
When it was almost noon, someone came in to check on the shop assistant. The shop assistant went in and soon led the person to the back.
"Boss Jiang, you're still the best. Others didn't negotiate the price for the same thing.
We went to take a look. In a newly renovated warehouse in the south of the city, there were countless of such things piled up.
I asked around, but the people around didn't know where they came from. The people in charge of renting out the warehouse were from the Trade Union. They didn't know who they were either. "
This person's report to the shopkeeper was quite detailed.
"Not bad. We're going to take over a place soon. Be careful." The boss took out a few exchange coupons from his sleeve and handed them over.
"Boss, don't worry. We're reliable. We'll stay behind you. We won't be seen easily. "The person took the money and stopped moving. He stood guard.
The boss went to the front again. He pushed the door open and smiled.
Before he could go back, a car came quickly. With a hiss, it stopped at the door.
A young man got out. He looked around and carried a small basket. He watched the boss enter the store.
"Where's the boss? I'm here to pawn something, "the man shouted as soon as he entered.
The boss didn't say anything. The shop assistant came up. "Sir, what are you pawning?"
"Holy water, a golden Buddha with scriptures." The man opened the cover of the basket to reveal the item inside.
It was a transparent glass bottle with liquid underneath. There was a layer of golden substance on top of the liquid. The golden substance didn't come into contact with the liquid unless the bottle was shaken.
There was a small round mirror on top of the golden substance. There was a golden Buddha on the mirror.
The man carefully unscrewed the glass cap of the glass bottle and carefully took out the Gold Buddha statues.
The shop assistant stared with wide eyes. There seemed to be something on the golden Buddha, but he couldn't see clearly.
The shop assistant glanced at the boss. The boss went to the counter and locked the door. He signaled the shop assistant to bring the item up through the small window.
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