Chapter 41: The thugs who attacked them that day
Xue seemed to hear someone talking, so she took a stick from the side and carefully leaned over to take a look. When she saw nothing, she turned around and went back to the house to rest.
Gu Xiaoxi and Gu Nanming didn't dare to speak anymore. They walked out of the backyard one after the other and went back to the house to rest.
The next morning, several people arrived at the village entrance carrying baskets. Because there were more baskets today, Gu Xiaoxi gave Brother Zhou an extra person's fare.
It just so happened that there weren’t many people here today, and Zhou Dazhu thought it was great.
In fact, they didn't need to go so early, it was just that the oxcart on the way back was easier to ride, but the oxcart on the way there was not.
"Brother Zhou, how much silver would it cost to take the ox cart in the bag to the city?" Gu Xiaoxi asked casually.
"This round in the morning will definitely be expensive. If it's six quarters past nine, twenty-five cents will be enough." Zhou Dazhu also realized that the better their business is, the more things they will move.
"It's quite late at 6:15 pm. If we have too many things, we won't be able to sell them all." Gu Xiaoxi shook her head after hearing this, thinking that this was unrealistic.
Zhou Dazhu thought for a moment and said, "If it's this morning trip, it'll be thirty cents. If you think it's appropriate, tell me the day before."
"Thank you, Brother Zhou. Let's see how the situation is today." Gu Xiaoxi did not make a decision immediately. She wanted to see how the situation would be today.
After all, someone gave them a wrench last time, so they were afraid of the consequences?
Zhou Dazhu nodded and continued to drive the ox cart forward. Not many people went to the city today, and only three got on at the entrance of their village.
After walking a little further, I picked up three more people. Because there was cargo, another person squeezed in. He didn't get off the bus halfway and went straight to the city.
After what happened that day, Brother Tan and Sister-in-law Tan felt guilty, so they prepared a place for them early in the morning and even prepared a small stove so that they wouldn't be too cold sitting there.
Because there were more backpacks today, Zhou Dazhu simply drove the ox cart outside the street.
This street is mostly inhabited by rich people, so he usually doesn't come here. He hates the way rich people look at poor people.
However, he parked the ox cart here because he saw that Gu Xiaoxi was taking good care of his business.
"Thank you, Brother Zhou. If we want to rent a bullock cart the day after tomorrow, I will tell you tomorrow morning." While thanking Brother Zhou, Gu Xiaoxi served him a bowl of chestnuts.
"Okay! If we don't meet, you can go to the entrance of Zhoujia Village in the afternoon and ask where I live. You'll know." Zhou Dazhu took the chestnut and told Gu Xiaoxi his own address.
"Okay, if necessary, I'll ask my eldest brother or third brother to go there." Gu Xiaoxi wrote down the place, maybe it would be useful in the future.
After all, there are many gossipy women and idle deadbeats in the village. Even if you make money, it is best not to let them know.
After taking down the backpacks, Gu Xiaoxi asked her third brother to look after the rest while she and her eldest brother carried two backpacks over first.
Brother Tan and his wife looked at the person next to Xiaoxi and asked curiously, "Is this also your brother?"
"This is my eldest brother, Gu Dongming. Brother, this is Brother Tan and Sister Tan who take good care of us." Gu Xiaoxi introduced them and everyone greeted each other.
Hearing that there were still some backpacks that had not been carried over, Brother Tan followed them and carried the remaining backpacks over.
There are a total of nine backpacks today, and the two brothers Gu Dongming are worried that they may not be able to sell them.
As a result, before Gu Xiaoxi could sit down, the owner of the shop next door came.
Before, he brought a large bowl for eating, but this time he just brought a basket.
They are all owners of the shops nearby, so having a cheap snack is no pressure for them.
Like a gust of wind, the owners of nearby shops took away two large backpacks for them.
There were still seven baskets of goods. Mrs. Tan suggested that they carry two baskets to the back door of her house to sell them, as there were many people coming and going on that street.
Gu Xiaoxi's main idea was to listen to the advice, and since it was someone else's initiative, he asked his eldest and third brothers to carry two baskets over. If there wasn't enough to sell soon, they could carry more back, which would help sell the goods faster.
Brother Tan’s stall was not busy at the moment, so he took them there.
After what happened that day, they didn't dare walk through that alley again. They took a slight detour and came to the back door of their house.
The front door was from another alley. He asked the two brothers to wait at the back door. He went around into the yard, opened the back door, and brought out two stools for them to sit on.
After arranging them, he went back to his shop.
After Brother Tan left, Gu Dongming asked in a low voice: "Third Brother, what should we do?"
Gu Nanming laughed and said, "Brother, just pretend, and watch me!"
Gu Nanming was not a very thin-skinned person, he was just embarrassed at first, but they did make money.
Humph!
He cleared his throat and shouted, "Selling roasted chestnuts is sweeter than honey, sweeter than a wife!"
Gu Dongming...
What is this shouting?
He slapped his third brother on the back of the head: "What a mess!"
"Brother, if you want to do business, you have to be shameless. That's what my sister said." Gu Nanming knew from looking at his brother's expression that he must be in the same mood as he was before.
"There's no need to shout like that, it's so embarrassing!" Gu Dongming complained.
"Brother, I'm not embarrassed at all. You're already married, so what's there to be embarrassed about? Besides, this is the slogan my sister came up with. When we came here on the first day, she sang it out and it sold out immediately." Gu Nanming laughed.
While the two brothers were talking, a guest came to the door.
A customer who had bought from the stall before heard the familiar hawking slogan and came over to take a look. He said happily, "Hey, weren't you selling chestnuts at the entrance of the academy the day before yesterday? Why are you selling them here today?"
"My sister is over there. She brought more today, so I moved them here. Come and try some, little brother." Gu Nanming grabbed a handful for the little brother.
Gu Dongming felt a little distressed. The third brother gave too much. One or two would be enough. They still had to be sold for money.
The young man ate two and nodded repeatedly: "I've eaten so many chestnuts, and yours is the best. Wait, I'll be back soon."
"Take care and come back when you have something delicious." Gu Nanming waved at the young man and called out to him a few more times.
After the young man left, Gu Dongming complained, "Just one or two to taste is enough. Don't give me so many."
"Brother, you can't be too stingy when doing business. We haven't made a name for ourselves yet, so it's okay to give people more food." Gu Nanming also taught his brother the business skills that his sister had taught him.
Gu Dongming...
He felt sorry for the family members who had to peel this thing every day and their hands were sore, but after his brother said that, he couldn't say anything.
After waiting for a while, the young man came back with five or six people behind him.
When Gu Nanming saw that one of them was the thug who attacked them that day, he was so scared that he swallowed hard.
"Third brother, what's wrong with you?" Gu Dongming asked curiously when he saw that the third brother's face looked strange.
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