Being rejected in front of so many people, the man with the pointed chin and monkey-like face immediately felt embarrassed, and his expression darkened.
"You old codger, you're here to do business, I'm here to buy goods, you're here to sell goods, why shouldn't you sell to me?"
Old Li sneered, "We did sell it to you yesterday, but you complained it was too expensive after you bought it, and then you forced us to refund your money, saying you wanted to buy it from Qu Family Cloth Shop. Our Zhou Family Cloth Shop is too small to accommodate a big shot like you. You should go buy it from Qu Family Cloth Shop!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that this wasn't the first time the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks had demanded a refund at the Qu family's cloth shop yesterday; he was a repeat offender, and they despised him even more.
The man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, whose face was already bruised and swollen from being beaten, became even redder after Old Li ruthlessly exposed him.
"You old codger, I'm buying it today! If you dare not sell it to me, believe me, I'll smash your store up!"
"hehe."
Old Li sneered and uttered two words: "I don't believe it."
"You old man—"
Before the man with the pointed face and monkey cheeks could finish speaking, several shop assistants walked out from behind the counter, carrying sticks in their hands.
Old Li squinted at him: "Either get out, or stay."
"..."
As the saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield. The man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks was beaten up at the Qu family cloth shop yesterday and was too scared to stay any longer.
"Good, good, very good!"
He could only utter one harsh word before slinking away in disgrace.
"good!"
As soon as the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face left, everyone cheered. Clearly, they also disapproved of his behavior.
Because it had only just opened in the morning, there was no news of a price reduction from Qu Family Cloth Shop after Zhou Family Cloth Shop lowered its prices.
But everyone thought that given the generosity of Qu Family Cloth Shop, they would definitely continue to lower the price. So, there were a lot of people watching the spectacle at Zhou Family Cloth Shop, but not a single person actually bought a cotton-padded coat.
Moreover, some people, seeing that the excitement had died down, were discussing going to check out the Qu Family Cloth Shop.
However, before they could leave, they saw several people dressed in strange clothes and with rather peculiar appearances coming to the door. They had heard of such people before; they were foreign merchants. They had only heard that they came from distant barbarian lands and were only found in big cities like Jingzhou. It was quite surprising to see a few foreign merchants suddenly appear in Ruzhou City.
The crowd immediately made way, and then several foreign merchants strode into Zhou's cloth shop.
Old Li was taken aback when he saw the foreign merchants, but still asked with a smile, "What would you distinguished guests like to order?"
"..."
...
The news that Zhou's cloth shop had sent foreign merchants spread quickly throughout Ruzhou City. Everyone was excited and rushed to Zhou's cloth shop to catch a glimpse of the foreign merchants.
However, when they arrived, the foreign merchant was no longer there. They learned from his inquiries that the foreign merchant had only been passing through Ruzhou and had heard that there were cheap cotton-padded clothes for sale there. Since the winters in their barbarian lands were freezing cold, he wanted to buy more cotton-padded clothes to keep warm.
However, although Zhou's cloth shop had a lot of cotton, it could not make many finished cotton-padded clothes, which was far from meeting the requirements of foreign merchants. So after ordering a batch of goods from Zhou's cloth shop, they went to Qu's cloth shop.
Upon hearing this news, a group of people rushed to the Qu Family Cloth Shop.
...
Qu Family Cloth Shop.
When he got up in the morning, Master Qu was waiting for news of Zhou Family Cloth Shop's price reduction. He thought that once they lowered their prices, he would lower his own and see if anyone would buy their cotton-padded coats!
However, what they received was not only news of price reductions, but also news of foreign merchants going to Zhou's cloth shop to buy cotton-padded clothes!
Master Qu had indeed met foreign merchants before. He had encountered them when he went to Jingzhou. They had high noses, blond hair, and even a pair of bright blue eyes. Moreover, they spoke a language completely different from their own. Sometimes they would eat undercooked beef with blood still on it. It was truly amazing!
Most importantly, he knew that those foreign merchants were all very wealthy, loved their tea, porcelain, and silk, and never asked the price when buying things, making them easy to fool!
So when Master Qu heard this, he was a little anxious and also had some doubts in his mind: why would foreign merchants go to Zhou's cloth shop instead of their Qu's cloth shop?
Is there some kind of conspiracy?
Just then, a shop assistant rushed over from behind the counter and said in a flustered manner, "Master Qu, there are foreign merchants outside!"
They've arrived!
Master Qu frowned, preparing to go and meet them!
When Master Qu came out and saw the appearance and clothing of these foreign merchants, his suspicions lessened considerably, because they were exactly the same as the foreign merchants he had seen in Jingzhou before. Although he had only seen them from afar at that time, their big noses and blond hair were exactly the same!
So he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Welcome, distinguished guests. What would you like to order?"
"Hello, fucking squid, you damn bitch!"
Poor Hanhan, Jing Zhe did teach him a lot of English, but with his brain, how could he remember much? The only ones he was most familiar with were these few phrases, especially "fuck you," which Jing Zhe had said often before, so Hanhan said it in a low voice.
"???!!!"
This was probably what Master Qu was really thinking at that moment. What was he even saying? He couldn't understand a word of it! But then again, it seemed that this was exactly how foreign merchants should speak!
“Master Qu…this is our boss, Mr. Aoli Ge. He hasn’t been in Anguo long and doesn’t speak Anguo dialect. What he just said was our English, which means…greeting your whole family!”
After listening to the translation by the short foreign merchant next to him, Master Qu was a little confused. This name... it's a bit mesmerizing!
Awesome?
This foreign land is indeed barbaric; even their names are so obscure and vulgar. It seems the rumors are true.
However, since others had inquired about his entire family, Master Qu naturally had to be polite and greet them with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ollie! My whole family is doing well. But I would like to ask, Mr. Ollie, what brings you to our fabric shop?"
Because of his preconceived notions, Master Qu, through careful observation, discovered that the foreign merchants in front of him looked completely different from the people of Anguo.
They really did have white faces, blond hair, and high noses, and they were speaking a language I couldn't understand, which must have been a foreign language. So all my previous doubts disappeared, and I gradually came to believe that they were foreign merchants. I started to take them seriously, and even the words I spoke became flattering.
"Fuck you..."
"Oli Gei" (a vulgar expression) continued for a while, and then the short foreigner next to him began to translate fluently.
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