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This month, the price offered by the cloth shop is equivalent to buy one and get one free, which is a loss-making deal.
Wu Weian hopes that these colleagues will go again after a month.
So he persuaded them a few more times and managed to get them to stop.
Ma Xu, who was standing next to him, was stunned, and the disgust that had not yet accumulated in his heart disappeared in an instant.
On the contrary, he felt very guilty.
Brother Wei'an didn't think so, but he guessed what the other party meant with his own malicious intent.
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The officials from the Ministry of Personnel returned home on time as usual.
Once we got home and had dinner, several adults who lived nearby planned to take their birds for a walk together, but they were all dragged away by their wives to visit Beiyun Cloth Shop.
The adults were puzzled: "We have enough clothes at home, so why do we need to buy more? Why don't we just let the servants go? Why do we have to go there ourselves?"
The ladies were annoyed and said, "Master Ji's sister has opened a cloth shop. It is only right that we should go and take care of the business ourselves!"
The adults were even more confused: "Ah? Miss Ji San opened a cloth shop?"
The ladies were puzzled: "Yes, it was newly opened yesterday. Everyone in the capital knows about it. How come you don't know? Didn't Master Ji mention it?"
The adults shook their heads: "No."
The officials in the Ministry of Personnel have been living a very comfortable life recently.
There were undercurrents in the court, but in the Ministry of Personnel, everything was peaceful.
Today, Shangshu Ji Mingxi arranged all the affairs in half an hour, and invited several adults to drink tea together and lecture on Buddhist scriptures to everyone.
What cloth shop?
The Shangshu never mentioned it at all. Now all they have in their minds are the Buddhist scriptures taught by the Shangshu.
But the ladies didn't believe it at all and dragged the adults over.
When we arrived, we found that Beiyunbu Village was crowded with people.
And they were all familiar faces, most of whom were officials in the court.
Everyone's original intention was to come to the Ji family.
They didn't think that buying a few clothes would help them get close to the Ji family. But buying a few clothes was just a small matter for everyone, just like not hitting someone who smiles at you.
It is better to smile more in front of others than not to smile at all. These people have enough money to buy a few clothes.
Although Lin Feng and his group were persuaded by Wu Weian a few times during lunch, the more Wu Weian persuaded them, the better they thought he was. The better they thought he was, the more they wanted to take care of his business.
So tonight, Lin Feng and the others came.
Even Ma Xu, who didn't want to come, came.
At this time, Beiyun Cloth Shop was crowded with people. The people who came and went were not high-ranking officials, but they were all scholars. Whenever they met, they would chat with each other. The more they talked, the more they got along with each other, and friendships were established.
The adults were chatting about poetry and history, while the ladies were concentrating on looking at clothes.
I immediately realized that the clothes from Beiyun Cloth Shop were just as good as those from Xingle Cloth Shop. And if I bought them now, they were half the price! Half the price!
The adults who could come to the store to choose clothes in person all held low-ranking officials and received a small annual salary. Their wives, who took care of the household chores, also made do with a penny of their salary.
Now the ladies got excited.
I even started to wonder whether I should buy more and stockpile for next year and the year after?
Ji Yunxi, who came from Xiyun Cloth Shop, looked at the bustling Beiyun Cloth Shop in front of her and raised her eyebrows slightly.
The business at Xiyun Cloth Shop is also good, but unexpectedly, Beiyun looks even better.
This was a bit beyond her expectations.
Ji Yunxi didn't stay for long and left quietly.
When she got home, Wu Weian was standing in front of the desk, writing a letter seriously.
Ji Yunxi didn't disturb him, took some clean clothes and went to take a shower.
When she came back from washing, Wu Weian had also finished writing the letter. He sealed it and handed it to the steward Yuan: "Send it to Xuanji Gate in the name of the elder of the house."
Manager Yuan said yes, took the letter and left.
Ji Yunxi happened to hear this and asked casually, "Does the elder know that you sent a letter to Xuanji Sect in his name?"
Wu Weian waved his sleeves lightly: "He doesn't need to know." Then he added, "I guess he doesn't want to know either."
Ji Yunxi shook her head and changed the subject: "By the way, Beiyun Cloth Shop is doing good business today. I saw a lot of people from the Hanlin Academy who are on good terms with you."
Wu Wei'an: “?”
Didn't he persuade them to come down?
After all, when they go to the store to buy clothes, they are not giving him money, but taking advantage of him.
Ji Yunxi has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. She thought he was the one who helped to attract the business and said, "Thank you."
Wu Wei'an's eyes moved slightly, and he coughed lightly: "No need, it's all our own business."
After hearing this, Ji Yunxi said nothing more.
It was still early for bedtime, so she leaned on the beauty couch, having the rare opportunity to read some miscellaneous books.
Wu Weian leaned against the desk and said, "Nanyun Cloth Shop, I also have customers."
Ji Yunxi raised her head from the book: "Oh?"
Wu Wei'an said, "I have some connections with all the martial arts sects. But if too many sects use clothes from Nanyun Cloth Shop, it will attract too much attention."
As Ji Yunxi listened, she felt something was a little strange, and she subconsciously glanced at him.
Wu Wei'an: "Xuanji Sect is pretty good. Your fifth brother is a disciple of Xuanji Sect. It makes sense for Xuanji Sect to use clothes from Nanyun Cloth Shop."
An idea suddenly popped up in Ji Yunxi's mind: "So the reason you just wrote that letter was to ask Xuanji Sect to use the clothes from Nanyun Cloth Shop?"
Wu Weian nodded with an enigmatic look on his face.
Ji Yunxi pursed her lips, and pursed them again, unable to hold back, "But Xuanji Sect is a small sect, with only about fifty or sixty people. They can only order fifty or sixty pieces at most?"
Why would we need to transport fifty or sixty pieces of clothing all the way from Shangjing City to Xuanji Gate?
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