Thinking this through, Jiang Yuwei didn't want to waste any more time on this group of people. So she walked up to Magistrate Li, bowed to him first, then bowed to Master Sun, before slowly speaking:
"Magistrate Li, please calm down. Although they came to threaten me today and said they would smash my shop, they haven't actually done anything yet. They should now realize the consequences and their mistakes."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Manager Zhang quickly nodded respectfully and said:
"Yes, yes, Magistrate Li, we never really intended to smash up her shop. Look, even Manager Jiang has said so, Magistrate Li, you..."
Magistrate Li didn't even glance at Steward Zhang, but turned directly to Jiang Yuwei and smiled at her:
“Mrs. Jiang, we meet again. Today I should call you Manager Jiang.”
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Magistrate Li, please make yourself at home. Are you here shopping with my second brother today?"
Magistrate Li turned around and glanced at Master Sun, then smiled and said:
"My classmate insisted on telling me that a new and interesting shop had opened on North Street today, and dragged me to go shopping with him. I said, 'Just tell me openly that your sister opened a shop, how could I not come and support her?'"
Seeing that Magistrate Li was chatting with Jiang Yuwei, Master Sun smiled and said:
"I never imagined that my younger sister knew Magistrate Li from our Ping'an Town!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled helplessly:
"Second brother, please stop teasing me. Since you're here, please come and browse the shop."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei looked at the group of people kneeling on the ground and said calmly:
"Don't bother with these irrelevant people, lest they disturb your enjoyment."
Magistrate Li and Master Sun smiled and nodded, then followed Jiang Yuwei into the shop. Manager Zhang saw that Jiang Yuwei had persuaded Magistrate Li not to pursue his mistake with just a few words, and he silently broke out in a cold sweat. Watching the group leave, he hurriedly led the people who were still kneeling on the ground back to the shop in a panic.
Manager Zhang was afraid that Magistrate Li would cause trouble for his shop after leaving Moxianzhai, so he hurriedly ordered his servant to close the shop door and rushed to the Ge residence without stopping. He needed to report today's events to Master Ge.
Jiang Yuwei has somehow gained the backing of Master Sun and is on good terms with Magistrate Li. Now that she wants to take advantage of Moxianzhai, we should be more careful, lest we lose both our wife and our army. If Jiang Yuwei says a few bad things to Magistrate Li, even if we have several lives, they won't be enough to save us.
Terrified, Steward Zhang ran towards the Ge residence while thinking to himself. Along the way, he even considered his own escape route; if all else failed, he was prepared to quit his job and go home to farm.
Inside the Moxianzhai Studio.
As soon as Magistrate Li entered the shop, he noticed that its furnishings were quite different from ordinary shops. Even the arrangement of the shelves was unusual. So he asked:
"Manager Jiang, why are the shelves in this shop arranged in rows like this?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at the shelves and smiled:
“Magistrate Li, you may not know this, but my shop is small. I have to arrange the goods this way to display more of them. This way, I can make good use of every inch of space, display the goods well, and make it convenient for customers to browse the shop.”
After hearing Jiang Yuwei's explanation and observing the arrangement of the shelves, Magistrate Li understood the deeper meaning and nodded approvingly.
"Yes, this method is indeed good."
As he spoke, Magistrate Li walked to the shelf area and began to examine the products displayed there. He first picked up a piece of floral paper and said:
“I’ve seen this paper before. A few days ago, my advisor showed it to me in a mysterious way, saying it was a good find. I didn’t expect you to have it in your shop.”
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to explain:
"This floral paper is something I developed. It's only sold by our family; no one else sells it. Before we opened the shop, we delivered the paper to people's homes and didn't have any brand names, so many people couldn't name it. Now that we have a shop, in the future, when people mention floral paper, as well as Yuwei paper and gold powder paper, they will all know that these are all products from our Moxiangzhai."
Seeing this, Magistrate Li turned around and looked at Master Sun, smiling as he said:
"Old Sun, your sister is quite shrewd. I'm sure that in the near future, Moxianzhai will become one of the top shops in Ping'an Town."
Master Sun nodded and said:
"Then I must take advantage of Magistrate Li's kind words. I would be grateful if Magistrate Li could help promote my sister."
As he spoke, Master Sun gave Jiang Yuwei a wink, and Jiang Yuwei quickly understood and said:
"Yes, in our Ping'an Town, Magistrate Li, you are the most authoritative figure. Whether this paper is good or not is up to you to decide."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she took some floral paper, gold powder paper, and Yuwei paper and handed them to Ning Qiu, instructing her to:
"Go and wrap up these papers for Magistrate Li. It is our honor that Magistrate Li has come to visit our shop on our first day of business."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Magistrate Li and smiled:
"Please take these papers back and have them tested, Magistrate Li. If you find them satisfactory, please put in a good word for our shop."
Upon seeing this, Magistrate Li burst into laughter:
"Old Sun, do you think you can play these tricks on us? Don't you know who I am? I'll take all those papers you wrapped up earlier, but I'll definitely have to pay you."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei looked at Master Sun with a troubled expression. Upon hearing this, Master Sun readily waved his hand and said:
"Alright, girl, just charge the normal price. Our Magistrate Li doesn't need your pittance."
Seeing that Magistrate Li's expression was normal, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Alright, we'll do whatever you two say."
As the three were talking, Magistrate Li suddenly noticed some books with various pictures on the shelf. He picked one up at random and opened it, only to find that it was completely blank. Curious, he asked:
Why are there no words on these books?
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and introduced:
"What you're holding is a notebook, not a book. This one is called Bamboo, and these three are called Plum Blossom, Orchid, and Chrysanthemum. There are four notebooks in total, forming a series. The inner pages have four types of lines: horizontal lines, vertical lines, grids, and blank spaces, which allow the writer to express themselves freely."
Upon hearing this, Master Sun became very curious and picked up several notebooks to examine them.
"Great idea! I'll take this set of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums too."
As Magistrate Li reached for his silver, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Magistrate Li, since you've bought so many things today, why not just become a member? You can enjoy a 1% discount, receive a tote bag from our Moxianzhai, and also get our exclusive bouquet."
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Li immediately became interested, so Jiang Yuwei took him to the counter to register for a membership.
Seeing this, Master Sun couldn't help but admire his mother's discerning eye in recognizing Jiang Yuwei as her goddaughter. Master Sun also hadn't expected Jiang Yuwei to have so many novel ideas; she certainly had the makings of a businesswoman.
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