Chapter 304 The Power of Counting to Three
Friendships between children are always established very quickly. When it was time for the greedy little Zhou Chengze to go home, he excitedly ran to his mother and told her, "Mom, I want to sleep here with my sister tonight."
Han Jingyi put her arms around Zhou Chengze and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. How to put it, it seemed that her son really took after her.
When she was a child, she would always make a fuss and say she didn't want to go home when she went to her best friend's house. Her mother would always have to coax her again and again before she would go home.
She coaxed Zhou Chengze patiently: "But my sister is a girl, and you are a boy, you can't sleep together."
She certainly didn't mind, but she knew that the county lady's husband loved the two little girls dearly and might not be willing to let her little brat sleep next to them.
Zhou Chengze's eyes rolled around, and after a while, he couldn't come up with any good excuses, so he compromised and discussed with his mother: "Then I will stay here and play, and not sleep with my sisters."
Cui Qingyi couldn't help but touch the little guy's chubby face again. This child really inherited Han Jingyi's cuteness 100%.
In the end, the little fat boy was taken home. His father only sent a message outside the post station, "I will count to three."
In fact, as soon as the news reached him, the little fat boy couldn't wait to rush to the door of the post station.
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The caravan from Luhua Town was doing a booming business in the capital, attracting countless people to come and shop, and also attracting many merchants from the surrounding areas.
Although the capital city is the most prosperous place in the whole Jin Dynasty and is located at the foot of the emperor, this is the first time that such a large-scale commodity exchange fair has been seen. It is also unique that a caravan can acquire most of the good things in the world.
The gathering of a large number of people also boosted the business of vendors around the Huguo Temple. No one in the caravan of Luhua Town was engaged in food and tea business, and the commodity area was very large. Sometimes, the customers were tired and thirsty before they had finished shopping for almost one-third of the time.
Few people can quickly discover this kind of potential business opportunity. Generally, Cui Qingyi will tell the person who provides the venue, and if there are people in the family who run a food or tea business, they can tell them that they can clear out a few stalls in advance for them to sell things.
The emperor already had two poor relatives, let alone the military officials who worked hard and got paid.
Knowing that this opportunity to make money is rare, even if he doesn't do it himself, he will leave it to his family to do.
Generally, in order to ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of the goods area, Cui Qingyi would only leave three or four goods tables for them. This way, she could maintain a good relationship with the people from Bingmasi and would not delay the small vendors setting up stalls outside from making money. In a word, it was the best of both worlds.
As for the merchants who came from neighboring places, they set up their stalls directly outside the shed.
The people in the Beijing Municipal Office were both happy and worried when they saw so many vendors. They were happy because they would charge stall fees no matter where your stall was placed as long as it was within the territory of the capital. However, they were worried because the county lord was the one doing business there after all. If the county lord felt that these vendors were stealing their business by setting up their stalls here, they would have to drive these people away. Then they would not only lose money but also offend people.
So the people from the Beijing Municipal Office decided to ask Cui Qingyi directly.
"Most of those vendors are merchants from the capital and neighboring counties. If the county lady finds it inconvenient, I will order them to pack up and leave immediately."
Cui Qingyi has been dealing with a lot of shrewd people over the years, so she knew what the officials from the Beijing Municipal Office meant by these two sentences.
She thought for a moment and said, "I'm sure it must be difficult for you to come all this way. I don't think it's inconvenient at all. Your Excellency can just follow the old routine and make the arrangements."
When the people from the Beijing Municipal Office heard this, they immediately smiled and praised the county lady for her magnanimity.
Cui Qingyi really didn't care. In fact, since all these merchants had come here, why didn't they come in and take a look at the goods in their Luhua Town? After looking around for so long, didn't they have anything they liked to buy? These people were also potential customers.
After waiting for the Beijing Municipal Office to collect the stall fees and settle these scattered vendors, Yang Mei set off with his men without Cui Qingyi's instructions.
"Oh, the shopkeeper is from Bianjing. Bianjing is a great place, and the ginger duck there is especially delicious."
After a few words, she successfully struck up a conversation with the shopkeeper from Bian Jing. In addition, Yang Mei was wearing the uniform of Luhua Town, so the shopkeeper was willing to talk to her more.
"This young lady is truly knowledgeable. Our Bianjing is indeed a great place, and it has more than just ginger duck. Next time you go there, you can stay longer."
Yang Mei followed suit: "Of course, of course. I see that the shopkeeper is kind and talkative, and I'd like to make friends with you. I wonder if you're interested in being the agent for our Luhua Town's wine, tea, and spirits. I'll give you a discount."
Yang Mei has been working in sales for several years and has developed her own set of theories. When it comes to dealing with vendors this time, she usually adheres to the principle of being quick, accurate and ruthless. If one doesn't work, she will replace it with the next one. After all, even if these vendors want to get goods from Luhua Town, they are generally in small quantities, so there is no need to spend too much effort on them.
Chunmei was accompanied by a tall man who didn't rush to talk to the vendors. Instead, he pointed at Yangmei and explained to him in detail: "The most important thing for us to do this is to be bold and thick-skinned. You will get the hang of it slowly."
The young man had just been watching several salesmen chatting with people. He was originally a scholar, but his family fell into poverty, so he came to the county lord's mansion to find a job.
But whether it is the County Lord's Mansion or the commodity distribution center in Luhua Town, there are people firmly occupying the positions from the accountant to the clerk. The young man with his small body cannot do other lifting and moving work. The main thing is that the income is too little to provide for his mother's medicine.
The manager simply handed the person over to Yangmei. After all, if this job was done well, it would be really profitable. Just look at Yangmei. In the past two years, she not only bought a house for herself, but also opened her own shop in the county lord's warehouse.
But he didn't leave and continued to work under the county lady. This can only prove one thing, that is, this job really makes money.
Seeing the man's blushing face, Chunmei comforted him, "If you feel like you can't open your mouth or move your legs, just think of my mother at home. If you're lucky here, the money you earn in a day is enough for her medicine for a month.
I know that you are a scholar and you value your face very much, but when a person cannot survive, what does face mean?
Scholars have advantages in our line of work. Once you achieve something, the people you meet will all be influential.
I have to say that Chunmei has really experienced a lot over the years, and her words touched the man's heart.
After coming all the way here, the caravan from Luhua Town stayed in the capital for two months.
During this period, the imperial examination held once every three years in the Great Jin Dynasty officially came to an end. Qi Moxuan, who was far away in Qinghe City, sent a letter to Cui Qingyi, saying that someone wanted to see her. This time, Cui Qingyi did not refuse.
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