Ban'er and Shi roam around the capital, they aim at selling liquor, and hope to achieve greater business opportunities through cooperation.
They decided to target Minami Nagabe in the hope of being able to underwrite their liquor.
The owner of the liquor store did not dare to make his own decision, so he sent a fellow to invite the shopkeeper, whom they called "the master of the house".
I saw these two beautiful women wearing gorgeous fur clothes and cloaks, looking luxurious and low-key.
The guy in the wine shop told the shopkeeper in the back hall, and the shopkeeper went out to greet him respectfully, and greeted him with a cold voice: "In such a cold weather, Mrs. and Miss Lin are ashamed." ”
There are guests in the house, and the lord can't get out of his body, so he can't come in person, so he wants me to ask the eldest lady about it," the lady said, "I don't know much about these things, and I ask Uncle Lin to give me more ideas, and the eldest lady and I will make decisions on behalf of the lord." ”
With that, the shopkeeper had already led the lady and the lady into the back hall.
At this point, Ban'er and Stone stood up, intending to salute the lady and the young lady.
Before the shopkeeper introduced, Ban'er and the lady looked at each other, and in an instant, both of them stared at each other and were stunned, each had eight points of intuition to recognize each other, but they didn't dare to be completely sure.
The shopkeeper hurriedly introduced: "This is my wife and eldest lady, and this is the prince of the king." ”
Ban'er arched his hand and said, "I've seen Madame, eldest lady." ”
It's an honor to meet Wang Gongzi. ”
The lady said to the shopkeeper again, "Uncle, you are busy first, I have something to talk about with this prince alone, and I will look for you later." ”
Okay, Madame and Childe will talk first. ”
Just now, Mrs. also said to let the shopkeeper have more ideas, but now she drove the shopkeeper away, and the shopkeeper was a little confused, so he could only obey the order and leave the back hall.
When the eldest lady beside Madame saw the young and handsome Ban'er, her eyes secretly looked at him, and she leaned against Madame's side, her face was shy, and her lips were clenched.
Then he said that the shopkeeper had just left the back hall, and the lady asked anxiously, "What is the name of the child?" "My surname is Wang, and my nickname is Ban'er. ”
Hearing this name, the eldest lady next to her couldn't help laughing, and the lady hadn't sat down yet, so she couldn't wait to ask, "Does the son know Grandma Liu?" "I'm her grandson," Ban'er replied affirmatively, "You're Aunt Ping of Jiafu in the past, right?" Madame nodded frequently, her eyes instantly moistened, and she took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
But the eldest lady didn't know anything about it, just stared blankly.
Do you know who Madame is? She is the Ping'er girl who was the second grandmother of Jia Fulian in the past, Wang Xifeng.
After Jiafu was raided, Miss Ping'er was sold as a slave.
Qian Guang, a friend of Jia Yu, the chief housekeeper of Jiafu, was originally a wealthy merchant in Anping Prefecture, who made wine as his business, did business in the capital, and established the Nan Shao Pot Wine Workshop.
This Nan Yao Guofang wine shop is also the business of the Qian family.
When Jiafu was prosperous, Qian Guang often corresponded with Jia Yu, met Miss Ping'er, and had long envied her for being beautiful, generous, smart and capable.
When Ping'er had a chance to leave prison, he bought her, because his original wife had died, so he continued to marry Ping'er as his main wife.
At that time, Lin Zhixiao, the senior housekeeper of Jiafu, and his wife also came to Qianfu together, and they used to be the chief housekeeper of Jiafu.
The owner of the hotel was none other than Lin Zhixiao, and his wife now works as a housekeeper in the Qian Mansion.
Mrs. Ping recognized Lin Zhixiao and couldn't wait to ask, "Childe, tell me, did you and your grandmother go south to find Qiao'er?" Ban'er replied: "I found it, Qiao'er is at my house." ”
Mrs. Ping was teary-eyed and very excited when she heard this.
Ban'er was also very excited, and described in detail the matter of rescuing Sister Qiao, every sentence was touching, Mrs. Ping kept wiping away her tears, blaming herself for not protecting Sister Qiao well.
When friends met and talked about sad things, although the eldest lady who accompanied Ping'er was full of emotion, she had not experienced the pain herself.
This eldest lady's name is Qian Duoduo, and she is the favorite daughter of Qian Guang and his ex-wife.
Qian Duoduo used to have frequent contact with customers and was not inhibited by outsiders.
After Mrs. Ping finished talking to Ban'er, she said with a smile while serving tea, "May I ask why Gongzi is called 'Ban'er'?" What does 'board' mean? The eldest lady interjected, and Ping'er introduced to Ban'er: "Childe, this is my eldest lady Duoduo." ”
It's a pleasure to meet the eldest lady, let the eldest lady smile, Ban'er refers to the copper plate", Ban'er laughed at herself, "My parents gave me this nickname at the beginning, hoping that I can spend a lot of money in the future." ”
What a coincidence, my name is Qian Duoduo, which is also what it means. ”
Miss Duoduo blushed after speaking, thinking about the word "fate" in her heart.
How can I compare to the eldest lady? The name of the eldest lady means that there is a lot of money, and my board is only worth a few pennies. ”
Haha, it's funny. ”
Miss Duoduo teased, "Otherwise, I'll give you a little of my money." ”
Mrs. Ping secretly laughed and glanced at Duoduo, only then did Duoduo realize that what he said seemed inappropriate, and his face turned even redder with shyness, leaning on Mrs. Ping and not daring to speak again, only feeling his heart pounding.
Mrs. Ping asked Ban'er, "I heard that you plan to underwrite the liquor in this shop, is it true?" Ban'er replied honestly, and told Mrs. Ping what she thought, and Mrs. Ping pondered for a while without speaking.
Auntie, just do what the son says, our family won't suffer anyway. ”
Duoduo had a very good impression of Ban'er, and took the opportunity to help Ban'er speak.
Mrs. Ping said worriedly: "It's not that I don't want to do what Childe says, but I just want to make it clear in advance, since I am not an outsider, I can't hide it, does Childe know why this store is difficult to do business?" "I've heard a little bit, I heard that the house offended a person named Li Yan. ”
Ban'er pleaded with Mrs. Ping: "Auntie, just call me Ban'er, don't call me son-in-law, I'm not used to it." ”
Okay, according to what you said, but you have also grown up, so you should be called Brother Ban'er. ”
Mrs. Ping said, "I'm afraid that what you know about this is only part of it, and it is not as simple as you think. ”
Auntie, please tell me clearly, so that I don't get confused. ”
Do you know Li Yan's family power? "I only know that Li Yan is a powerful person in the local area, and I don't know anything else. ”
The Li family is a family of households, Li Yan's uncle is a scholar of the household, and his uncle is a merchant imperial history, and it is precisely because of these backgrounds that he dares to do whatever he wants in the capital.
Li Yan opened a restaurant on Huazhi Street, called Wangyue Tower, he either asked for or owed the required wine from various liquor stores, before our house and the lord of Rongguo Mansion had a close relationship, so Li Yan and his son did not dare to be domineering to us, but the good times did not last long, and then ......When Mrs. Ping said this, she remembered what happened to Jiafu again, and her eyes couldn't help but blur.
Miss Duoduo took Mrs. Ping's words and said, "After Jiafu lost power, our family also began to be unlucky.
That scoundrel came to our house again and again to give him wine, and our family did not dare to offend him, so they gave him credit.
But the scoundrel didn't pay back, and he even intensified.
My dad got angry and told the shopkeeper of the house to never give him credit again.
Who knew that scoundrel would lead a group of people to smash our shop, destroying two large wine vasks and more than 20 jars of wine.
My dad had a little friendship with the lord of the government, so he sued the government, and the government sentenced the scoundrel to pay us twenty taels of silver.
Since then, very few people have dared to buy our wine, and it is all the scoundrel who is behind the ghost, saying that whoever dares to buy our wine will not end well. ”
Mrs. Ping asked, "Ban'er, since you want to do this business, have you considered the difficulties?" "I thought that even if I didn't do it, your store would not be able to survive, and I would have to break this deadlock.
I felt like it was an opportunity and I didn't want to miss it.
Although I don't have much capital, I don't want to lose each other.
I hope my aunt and eldest lady can support me. ”
Hearing you say that, I'm kind of convinced.
Just don't know when you'll learn to do business? "There is a saying that my aunt should know that the children of poor families are in charge early, and nothing is born with it, and there is nothing that cannot be done.
What's more, I got the lucky opportunity to meet a noble person.
Maybe I'll make it, or I'll be stuck at the bottom of the well forever. ”
Ban'er's words made Mrs. Ping's heart move, and Duoduo also liked it very much, and couldn't wait to say: "Auntie, it's better to agree to him." ”
Mrs. Ping said, "In that case, there is no reason why I should not agree.
It's just not the right price according to what you said.
No matter what industry it is, there are accounts to be settled.
Although shochu has a lot of profits, it also needs capital support.
Originally, the cost of shochu was 40%, 10% was tax, plus wine jars and buying and selling labor, and other expenses had to be taken up.
In this way, you can only make a profit of 30%.
At the price you give, others may be able to accept it, but it will definitely be done in secret, as it is now.
Although there is no problem for a while, over time, word of mouth will be affected, which is not good for anyone. ”
Ban'er felt very real after listening to Mrs. Ping's words, and said, "Since Aunt Ping said so, I will listen to you." ”
It is better to calculate according to eighty percent of the original price, guarantee **200 liters of wine *** per day, pay a deposit for three days first, and settle the account once in the next three days. ”
Mrs. Ping said, "The master of the family said that you can only sign a contract for a year at most, and you can try it for a few days before deciding whether to sign or not." ”
Ban'er and Shi thought to themselves, maybe this is the will of heaven, the deposit for three days is forty-eight taels of silver, minus the two taels of silver for Jiang Zhutou, and they now have exactly forty-eight taels.
Ban'er didn't want to delay, and said to Mrs. Ping: "There is no turning back when you shoot, this matter must be done, it is better to sign the contract today." ”
Mrs. Ping originally thought about Ban'er, and understood that Ban'er's worries would change, and she was worried that she would not be able to control the situation at that time.
Thinking that the focus of this kind of sales contract is credibility and there is no need to worry about breach of contract, I decided to sign the contract immediately.
Ban'er insisted on signing the contract, but Mrs. Ping did not intervene again, and called the shopkeeper Lin to sign the wine supply and marketing contract of Nanyao Guofang with Ban'er on behalf of Qian Fu, and Mrs. Ping and the eldest lady testified.
After signing the contract, Mrs. Ping learned that Ban'er and Shi lived in the inn, and personally arranged a room for them in the backyard.
Mrs. Ping didn't stay long, and before saying goodbye, she asked Ban'er to bring Sister Qiao when she came home again, and Ban'er agreed.
Because of the presence of the eldest lady, Ban'er did not mention the Daguanyuan antique shop Yu Niang, and what she said about Laiwang may be greedy for Lian's second grandmother to release silver.
Ban'er thought that when Sister Qiao and Aunt Ping met in the future, it would be more appropriate for Sister Qiao and Aunt Ping to say.
Ban'er, Shi and the shopkeeper, the guy sent Mrs. Ping and Miss Duoduo to the sedan chair, Miss Duoduo was still unsatisfied, and before leaving, she looked at Ban'er a few more times, and stopped talking.
At the end, Miss Duoduo explained to Shopkeeper Lin: "Shopkeeper Lin takes care of the prince more, don't forget to entertain the two sons on behalf of Mrs. Lin and me." ”
Ban'er heard this, and thanked him with the stone, only to see Miss Duoduo smile shyly and cover the sedan curtain.
At this time, Ban'er and Shi thought to themselves that Miss Duoduo's arrangement was at the right time, otherwise, the two of them were already shy and overstretched, and there were only a few copper plates left, and I was afraid that they would not even be able to pay for a meal.
Besides, the man has put the slabs and stone rooms in order, and has everything he needs, and has prepared everything he needs.
That night, Lin Zhixiaolin, the shopkeeper, prepared a banquet in the back hall of the store and dedicated the ten years of aging in the store.
Ban'er and Shi drank for the first time, and it was a pure southern pot wine, and they were a little drunk after three cups.
During the banquet, they knew each other, Lin Zhixiao and Ban'er introduced themselves successively, and they all had a deep origin, needless to say, the name of the two guys who drove the car was Fugui, and the second bartender was named Shunzi, both of whom were old guys here.
Ban'er promised that even if it was underwritten, the mule cart would still hire the liquor store, and the shopkeeper Lin would still be the shopkeeper, and his monthly salary would be increased by one tael, and the two men would continue to use it, and each would increase their monthly salary by 500 yuan.
Shopkeeper Lin was as easy as unloading his burden, and his salary was raised, and he was even happier in his heart.
The two guys were as excited as pies falling from the sky, and they couldn't help but drink a few more cups.
On the second day, Ban'er ordered his men to prepare four jars of pure and just right quality wine, the lid of the jar was wrapped in red silk, tied with yellow silk, and the red paper and black letters on the wine jar read: "South Burning Pot Wine".
Early in the morning, the four jars of wine were put on the mule cart, and the people in the store were not used, the stones were driven to sell the car, and the streets and alleys were walked, and the board went to the liquor shops to sell in person, ** only rose but not fell.
The board doesn't want to sell much today, but just wants to make a splash and see how it goes.
It is said that Ban'er and Shi drove a mule cart to pull the four altars of southern pot wine and swaggered through the market, shouting while walking.
When Ban'er saw the liquor store, he ordered the mule cart to stop and entered the store to ask if he needed soju.
Although the owner of the wine shop was also interested, he was stunned in the face of the South Burning Pot Wine and did not dare to buy it.
There are also a few people who inquire about the price, and the board quoted a jar of southern pot wine for 1,500 wen or 15 yuan of silver for a jar, and the retail price is 200 wen a liter.
The owner of the wine shop couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, this ** is higher than the market.
No one in the market cares, and they still sell it at this price.
So, they inquired about the origin of Ban'er, and they all said that the young man had either been deceived or had gone crazy.
Whenever this happens, Ban'er is unmoved, but encourages the owner to buy the wine at a price of 20% higher than the market price.
The shopkeeper had long heard that the price of Nanyao Guofang wine had been reduced by 30%, but he didn't stock up, and seeing that the silver he was about to get couldn't be earned, he couldn't help but feel resentful of Li Yan in his heart.
Some shopkeepers sent men to secretly go to the South Pot Shop to buy wine, thinking that it would be reduced by three percent, but they didn't want to sell it at the same price as Ban'er.
There are many people who are familiar with the shopkeeper and the guys of the Nan Yao Guofang Wine Shop, and it is easy to say that they bought it at the market price of 1,000 Wen Qian or a tael of silver and a jar, and in this regard, the store sold all the wine on the day.
It's just that for the whole day, the two jars of slabs and stones have not sold a liter of wine.
Another day, Ban'er and Shi sold wine on various streets as usual, and some people who bought wine at the Nanshao Guofang liquor shop asked Ban'er if he was willing to buy Nanshao Guojiu wine at a price higher than the market price, and Ban'er readily agreed, and wanted to buy and sell on the spot.
Unexpectedly, there is **, the store just asks, or there is no wine to sell, or the wine is not sold.
Although the reasons for this are different, they are probably the same.
Originally, the people who entered the store to eat wine heard that the price of this wine was high, there were not bad wine money, and there were guests who were afraid of losing face and asked for expensive and good wine, so the shopkeeper took the South Burning Pot Wine and sold it at a good price, only saying that it was a good wine, and did not dare to mention the South Burning Pot Workshop.
In the end, the wine is easy to sell and the profits are many, and those who have a good relationship with the shopkeeper and the guys of the Nan Shao Guo Fang wine shop will secretly give a small favor, or at night, or early in the morning, for a thousand Wen or a tael of silver a jar, privately buy the Nan Shao Guo wine from the store.
Every day, only a small amount of wine can be sold in the wine shop in Nan Shao Guofang, which is 1,500 wen or 15 yuan of silver for the altar, and sells for 200 wen and one liter, which has no price.
The board and the stone hollowed out their hearts to dress up the mule cart, and every day they pulled two jars of wine and walked all over the streets and alleys, and the good dress alone attracted a lot of attention.
There are also wealthy people who meet in front of their homes, see that the wine seller is good, take the initiative to talk, and then smell the wine, and don't care about the price of the wine, so they buy it.
In less than three days, the large and small liquor shops in the capital, because of the price of liquor sold on the streets of Baner and stone, those with a keen sense of smell have stocked up on the original price, and those monopoly liquor stores that supply on weekdays are in short supply every day, and most of them have not opened for business, and the wine has been sold out in advance.
It coincides with the end of the lunar month, the Spring Festival is a few days away, the capital has a strong festive atmosphere, whether everyone or a small household is busy buying New Year's goods, sacrifices are indispensable, and the pot wine is the best choice for ordinary people.
The pot wine here does not worry about the buyer, and the wine shops do not know the reason.
How can any merchant not make profits? Since there are ** people selling on the street, they have increased their prices one after another, but the price increase has not affected the enthusiasm of buyers at all.
On the bright side, although no one went to Nanyao Guofang to buy wine, other exclusive wine shops had no wine to sell early every day.
Some people buy the wine of the South Burning Pot Workshop behind their backs, and the South Burning Pot Workshop does not store wine every day, ** the same as other wine shops, and the South Burning Pot Wine is 1,500 Wen or 15 dollars of silver for a jar.
There are no impermeable walls, not to mention the daily mule carts and stones pulling wine, street hawking, as we all know.
In particular, the thieves who had taught Ban'er and Shi a few days ago had already reported the news to the hot boy Li Yan, hoping that this big brother of the local snake would teach Ban'er and Shi a good lesson to relieve the hatred in his heart of being beaten.
The Merchant of Red Mansions is a side story of "Dream of Red Mansions", and the plot is connected to the end of the 87 version of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions".
The male protagonist in the story is Grandma Liu's grandson Ban'er (Wang Chan), and the heroine is Sister Qiao.
The story ** shows the plot of Ban'er's suspected reincarnation of Jin Toad, showing how he counterattacked from a country boy to a generation of merchants in the Red Mansion, and spoiled the beautiful sisters in the Red Mansion to the clouds.
The author of "The Merchant of Red Mansions" is Uncle Hal, the copyright belongs to him, and the infringement must be investigated! **It will be updated from time to time, everyone is welcome to read and collect!