Chapter 807
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On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Shengxu Grocery Store and Pawn Shop in the East Market opened for business.
Four men in Hu attire came in. The four of them were well dressed.
He was wearing a pair of boots made of camel skin, and a pair of pants made of wolf skin that was not covered by a yak skin coat.
The scabbard on their waists was inlaid with gems and a chain of heavenly beads was around their necks.
Just the clothes alone cost a lot. The shopkeeper knew the goods.
However, he did not move. He had to be reserved and let the four people see the goods.
The four people picked up an item and looked at it. They gathered together and discussed it in their own language. They put it down and were not satisfied.
Then they picked up another item and were still not satisfied.
When they got the warm stickers, the four people were curious. They pondered for a while but could not figure out the use.
"What is this?" A person wearing an eagle feather hat asked.
"Warm stickers." The shopkeeper served them personally. He took a warm sticker, tore off the oil paper on one side, and twisted it in his hand.
"Tie it on your body and it will warm you up. Put it in your boots and your feet and legs will not be cold." The shopkeeper put the warm sticker on the person's hand.
The person felt it for a while and showed a surprised expression. The other three people tried it and found it was indeed hot.
They gathered together and whispered. The shopkeeper pretended to organize things, but he was actually listening. The shopkeeper could speak the words of the four people.
As he listened, a smile appeared at the corner of the shopkeeper's mouth.
"How much is one?" The person just now came over with the warm sticker.
The shopkeeper gestured eight with his hand. "Eighty coins."
"Tell me where you got it. Here you are." The person took out a stack of exchange coupons and randomly picked one. It was a large denomination of one liang.
The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head. "You can buy more for cheaper."
"How much do you have? What's the price?" A bearded man next to him asked.
"999. It was originally a thousand. Try one. It's free. I'll buy all of them. You can give me seventy-five liang." The shopkeeper returned the price.
"It's too expensive." The bearded man shook his head. "Lower the price, or we'll go to other places."
"Others don't have it. You can go and see if you don't believe me. Seventy liang. I can't go any lower."
The shopkeeper looked like he was not afraid of them going to other places, but he still lowered the price.
The other person still shook his head. "Sixty liang. We won't buy it."
"I can't. To tell you the truth, my buying price is 63 coins. You have to let me earn a little. One coin is 3 coins, 66 coins."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly as he explained the price.
"We still want to buy more. Go and discuss with them. It's only 60 yuan each."
When the bearded man tried to bargain, the person next to him pulled him back and whispered to him with his eyes.
The shopkeeper's heart tightened. The other party said that he would go to other shops to take a look. What if there was a cheaper one?
"Sixty yuan for one is fine. How many do you want? Leave a deposit first. I'll go talk to them. If the price can be lower, I'll give you a lower price. "
"One hundred thousand, fifty-five coins each." The man wearing the feather hat lowered the price again.
"This …" The shopkeeper revealed an awkward expression.
"Let's go." The Hu with two strings of Heavenly Jewels around his neck turned to leave.
"Wait, just 55 yuan. Write a receipt and pay the deposit. If you don't buy it, the deposit won't be refunded." The shopkeeper stopped him.
"How much is the deposit?" The person who was about to leave turned his head. It seemed that if the shopkeeper still couldn't satisfy him, he would leave.
"According to the rules, 30%." The shopkeeper's palms were sweating. The rules were actually 20%.
"One thousand five hundred coins as deposit? Find a broker. You'll pay for it. "The person who was about to leave returned the price. Otherwise, it would be one thousand six hundred and fifty coins.
"Fine, I'll take a loss." The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and agreed. He gave a look to his assistant and the assistant rushed out to find a broker.
Not long after, the contract was signed.
It said to buy one hundred thousand heating notes. The price was 55 yuan, the total price was 5500 coins. The deposit was 1500 coins. The deposit was non-refundable and the goods would be delivered before dark tomorrow.
If the goods were not delivered, the deposit would be refunded three times.
Both sides agreed.
The shopkeeper gave 1500 coins to the shopkeeper on the spot. The shopkeeper wrote another receipt.
The 999 people in the shop gave him 55 yuan in exchange coupons and were loaded onto the carriage and taken away.
The four people went out and looked for other shops.
"Quick, close the door. I have to go buy something before the others." The shopkeeper was anxious.
He ran out to find a horse and went east. The city didn't allow fast horses.
The East Market was only one square away from the Spring Bright Gate in the east. He rode the horse and controlled its speed. After leaving the city gate, he immediately sped up and went south.
He ran out of the Hibiscus Garden and turned southwest.
In one breath, he ran to the newly built warehouse area in the south of the city. According to the number, he found the location where the heating notes were placed.
"Is anyone there? I'm the shopkeeper of Shengxu. Is anyone there? "
Outside the warehouse, he looked inside and could see people moving inside.
After a while, someone came out. It was one of the people who came to his shop to sell goods that day.
"So it's Shopkeeper Jiang. Shopkeeper Jiang, this is …" The person who came out cupped his fists and looked surprised.
Riding on the horse, he slightly raised his head arrogantly. He belonged to the boss.
"Shopkeeper Jiang, where's the money?" The salesman raised his head and asked.
"Didn't you say that you'll pay after selling?" The shopkeeper lowered his head and stared.
"That one thousand is. I can't do anything else. The goods are not mine. My boss is in Luoyang. I'm just a little assistant." The self-proclaimed assistant spread out his hands.
"Give me one hundred thousand. I'll pay you tonight. One hundred thousand. You have to think carefully. Oh, the price has to be lowered too. Twenty coins for one, no, eighteen coins for one. "
Shopkeeper Jiang was still so arrogant. He directly lowered the price.
The assistant smiled bitterly. "Shopkeeper Jiang, I was just about to tell you that in the future, it's not thirty coins but fifty coins. No matter how many goods there are, it's fifty coins.
The ones in front are for big advertisements. Yesterday and this morning, people came to buy them. The warm stickers are very popular.
If it's really not possible, just one thousand. If it's not sold, we'll take them back. If it's sold, we'll pay thirty coins for one. "
"You don't want to sell goods in Shengxu anymore?" Shopkeeper Jiang's face was full of anger. The price was raised just like that?
He found that the situation was not right. He was too anxious and asked for one hundred thousand at once. The other party followed suit and raised the price.
"How can the seller not think of Shopkeeper Jiang's care? But there's no other way. Why don't I make the decision to lower the price for new goods in the future?"
The assistant was still smiling bitterly.
"Okay, fifty coins. Take the goods."
Shopkeeper Jiang thought that even if the profit was less, at least he could still make some money. If he couldn't provide the goods, he would have to give the other party three thousand coins for free.
The Jiang family would lose everything in an instant.
"Where's the money? We can't sell the goods without money. "The assistant looked at Shopkeeper Jiang eagerly.
"Wait for me. I'll get it right away. Write a receipt first."
Shopkeeper Jiang got off the horse and wanted to write a receipt. Otherwise, what if the price increased again after he withdrew the money?
The assistant agreed and wrote two receipts. The meaning was that Shopkeeper Jiang would bring the cash. Fifty coins for one and one hundred thousand warm stickers, one for each person.
Shopkeeper Jiang rode back to the East Market. He withdrew the cash, including the deposit, but it was not enough.
He borrowed some money from the broker and gathered five thousand coins. He exchanged for a horse and carried a big bag of money to the warehouse.
Both parties exchanged the goods. One hundred thousand warm stickers were loaded onto the cart and sent to the warehouse for free.
Shopkeeper Jiang was relieved. He earned five coins for one. One hundred thousand would be five hundred thousand coins. Five hundred coins was not a small amount.
But he still felt aggrieved. He could earn more.
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