Chapter 52
Lawyer He asked. He had asked Gu Xinxin before. Gu Xinxin’s request was that Shopkeeper Qian should stop causing trouble for the Gu family. In other words, it was not necessary to punish Shopkeeper Qian. That would make things much easier.
Let's take a step back. What Manager Qian wants is to make money, and what the Gu family needs is also to make money. In this case, why don't the two families cooperate?
The Gu family was going to sell the fried dough twists anyway, so it didn't matter who they sold them to. Instead of toiling away all day carrying their loads in the wind and rain, it would be better to just sell them to Shopkeeper Qian, who would save them the trouble. Shopkeeper Qian controlled the supply of fried dough twists, and with more customers coming in, he might be able to sell more of his other snacks, too.
When this idea was put forward, even Gu Xinxin couldn't help but be speechless for a moment. She was not speechless towards Lawyer He, but towards herself.
Isn't this the way of a distributor? She had only thought about being a distributor herself, forgetting that if she wanted to expand her business, she still needed distributors.
To be honest, Shopkeeper Qian's shop was an excellent choice because it was the only pastry shop in town and the people there were all familiar with it. If a fight really broke out, Shopkeeper Qian would be seriously injured, and the Gu family wouldn't necessarily be in a good situation.
Because the Gu family only has one kind of dim sum now, they can't support a dim sum shop at all. If Manager Qian closes the shop and everyone can't buy dim sum for a long time, will they feel resentful?
She looked at Shopkeeper Qian, who hesitated for a moment and asked, "I'm willing to give Mr. He a favor. The Gu family..."
Gu Xinxin nodded immediately. "I can make the decision on behalf of the Gu family. Next, let's discuss the price. We can only sell our fried dough twists to you in Dafeng Town. We won't sell them to any other place, such as restaurants. If you want to buy them, you can come to the Qian family. However, as for the price, we used to sell them for two copper coins each, but now, we'll sell them to you for one hundred for one hundred and eighty copper coins."
Shopkeeper Qian shook his head: "It's too expensive. If you put it in my shop, you can save a lot of time in the day. One hundred and fifty copper coins for one hundred."
"One hundred and eighty can't be less. The raw materials we use are all good stuff. This thing is also very troublesome to make. We can only make a small amount in a day. You have to leave us some profit."
Gu Xinxin immediately said that she was very good at negotiating prices. She wanted 180 yuan, but Manager Qian slowly bargained for her. Finally, both parties agreed on 170 yuan. For the time being, they would provide 800 yuan a day. The Gu family must produce this much every day. If they delivered less, the price would need to be adjusted.
As for whether the products sell well or not, that is Shopkeeper Qian’s business, so the Gu family doesn’t need to ask.
At the same time, Manager Qian cannot stop the Gu family from selling the shop to another town.
Lawyer He was very well prepared. He even brought the contract with him. He ground ink on the spot and had both parties sign and seal it. He made three copies. Lawyer He could help deliver the other copy to the yamen.
The matter ends here. The Qian family will no longer chase the Gu family for the prescription, and the Gu family no longer has to worry about the Qian family framing them. Moreover, the Gu family can save a lot of trouble in the future. Both parties are very satisfied.
Manager Qian was also satisfied. If he had insisted on his previous statement, Attorney He might have sent him to the government office. His tricks were fine for scaring ignorant country folk, but they were really not enough in front of Attorney He.
After leaving the shop, Gu Xinxin hurriedly invited Attorney He to the restaurant. It was almost noon, and they had to eat before sending him back to the county town. Besides, the settlement had to be settled, and Attorney He couldn't afford to work in vain.
Gu Xinxin offered tea to Attorney He, "Thank you very much, Attorney He, for taking this trip. This matter was resolved so satisfactorily."
Lawyer He smiled and said, "You are quite insightful. I thought you would not be satisfied with this result." Many people think that things are either black or white. Since Shopkeeper Qian wants to frame and slander others, they must sue him and make sure that he can no longer be a threat.
But Gu Xinxin immediately accepted to cooperate with Manager Qian. How to say it, just this kind of broad-mindedness alone makes her unlike an ordinary girl.
Gu Xinxin couldn't help laughing. "I was a little uncomfortable at first. After all, Shopkeeper Qian had framed me for stealing the recipe, and his methods were way too despicable. If I were just an ordinary village girl, I'd probably beg him for mercy. But then I thought, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Although Shopkeeper Qian has been accusing me of stealing the recipe, he hasn't taken any action in the past two or three days."
He didn't bring his men to the Gu family, nor did he seek justice from the village head. He simply waited for Gu Xinxin to surrender. This was not exactly cruel. Since he wasn't cruel enough, even though his character was still flawed and Gu Xinxin still couldn't stand him, then until he could completely overthrow him, it wasn't particularly difficult to accept that he should be patient and cooperate with him.
At worst, she could wait until she grew up and come back to settle the score with Shopkeeper Qian. By then, after eating her food and spitting it out, Shopkeeper Qian would have to turn around and give her money.
This world is not black and white.
Lawyer He nodded. "You're young, but you think clearly. In that case, come with me to the county town this afternoon to meet someone. Since I promised to introduce you, I won't break my promise."
Gu Xinxin quickly agreed. Originally, Gu Daniu was waiting in the town with an ox cart. It was just the right time for him to come out of the restaurant and head straight to the county town.
Of course, it was already dark when we arrived at the county town, so we had to stay there for one night.
Gu Daniu had been anxiously waiting all day. Lawyer He was there during the day, so he couldn't ask in detail. So he quickly grabbed Gu Xinxin and demanded details: "From now on, will all our fried dough twists be sent to Manager Qian's shop? Can't we sell them somewhere else?"
"Xiangye Town, Huaishu Town, Guzhuang... these places are all still available. As long as you don't mind the distance, you can go wherever you want." Gu Xinxin said, paused, and added: "As for this money, I'll take a cut as we agreed before. If you don't agree, I'll start a new business and provide the small fried dough twists to Shopkeeper Qian myself."
"Where are you going to do it? First you need a yard, and then money to buy things..." Gu Daniu was very disdainful. Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "That's easy. I'll go to the village chief and tell him that I can hire women from the village to do the work. Each woman will earn 20 copper coins a day. Every family in the village will have an income. Do you think the village chief will vacate an empty yard for me?"
As for the money to buy things, I borrowed it. I guess the eldest and second aunts can easily come up with ten taels of silver at this moment. Twenty taels of silver is enough to buy a small courtyard, and it’s not enough to make small fried dough twists, right?
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