delicious little cook

Chapter 307 The Price of Trouble

The three of them were discussing the details of the business when a middle-aged uncle came in from outside the street gate. Grandma Li, who was picking vegetables in the yard, recognized him.

"Excuse me, Lord, this is Liu Daping. The four children in my family are studying with his father, Old Man Liu. Xiao Huang Ji ran to their house just now and invited him to be a lobbyist." Grandma Li mentioned Xiao Huang Ji With a displeased face, he hurried out to work after speaking.

"The villain Liu Daping has met Gu Shizi, and was entrusted by Xiao Huangji's family to be a lobbyist." Liu Daping has a well-educated temperament. Although he is wearing civilian clothes, he looks stable and steady.

"Why did you come alone? Where is their man?" Gu Yun asked curiously.

"To be honest, my son, according to Xiao Huangji's family, the head of their family has been ill for several days, and the family is now supported by the meager wealth they saved before. It's hard to say how many days they can last."

"It's no wonder that women and children have been making trouble these days, but no man has shown up." The three of them suddenly realized, and Gu Yun tapped his finger on the table, "It's all neighbors, but no one has heard of it. If they make such a scene, they think it's a business being rejected." It turns out that the truth is that the man fell ill."

"My lord, since you opened your store, the Big and Small Huangjis have really lost their business, especially the paper soap they made for a while ago, which has made your name famous. Good quality and low price, their regular customers switched here one after another, and within a few days, no customers came to the door. The people from Xiaohuangji said that someone had approached them to ask if they could do it, but they couldn't, and the business was ruined. "Liu Daping truthfully told what he heard in a flat tone.

"Oh, blame me?"

"Don't dare, Xiao Huangji's family has absolutely no such intention."

"Then what did they invite you to say?"

"They hope that the whole family will devote themselves to the name of the son of the world, and they are willing to serve you like a dog."

Gu Yun and Bai Kou looked at each other and exchanged a tacit look.

Xiao Huangji's reaction was as expected.

It's time to lower the price.

"The whole family wants to join me?"

"Exactly, my son, they wholeheartedly want to sell themselves to you, and they have no complaints about working for you."

"How many people do they have now? How old are they? How many laborers are there?"

"Xiao Huang remembers that the man in charge of the family is turning 15 this year. Among the pancreas makers, he is pretty old. Now that he can't get sick, the old people above are gone. There are only a group of children below. The eldest son and the second son are 13 years old. years old, the eldest daughter is [-] years old, and the younger ones are all under ten years old."

"That is to say, the only two sons in the family who can be regarded as full laborers? What's so good about these two sons, is it worth my money to buy their whole family?" Gu Yun had a business-like face.

"This..." Liu Daping was embarrassed and speechless. He was just a lobbyist, and Xiao Huangji's family did not mention any more conditions.

"Uncle Liu, I know you are just a lobbyist. You can tell me what they say, so I don't make it difficult for you. I just make my point clear. Their family wants to sell themselves to me, but after all the calculations, only With two available labor forces, it’s not cost-effective for me to buy their family, but if I only buy their brothers, don’t forget that I am in competition with their Xiao Huangji. Later, their brothers betrayed my business secrets, and then they left My family moved away and reopened the workshop with new crafts, what should I do?"

"Sacrifice your two sons just to steal your business secrets? Don't worry, my son, they can't do it."

"Even my son can be sold to me, these two sons can only be regarded as never born, and the last filial piety of these two brothers to their parents and family is to steal my business secrets, what can't be done?"

"Master, the soap sold by your account is all beautifully packaged. Although there are only two brothers in Xiao Huangji's family, women and children can do this packaging work, right?" Liu Daping suddenly thought of a new idea. conditions of.

Gu Yun pretended to think about it.

"It's true that packing goods requires manpower."

"Packing and tallying requires manpower. Women and children can do these simple things. In this way, the only one left in Xiao Huangji's family who has no labor force is the head of the family who is seriously ill. From this point of view, buying their whole family is also a big deal. It will have a certain value, and you don't have to worry about them leaking your business secrets." Seeing that Gu Yun's attitude was relaxed, Liu Daping felt that things might have turned for the better.

"That makes sense, but why should I buy it?"

"what?"

"Didn't they take the initiative to devote themselves to me? How did they become prostitutes to me again? What are they thinking?"

"They want to sell their whole family to you."

"Oh? Their women and children have been arguing outside my street for several days, not only affecting my business and reputation, but also making the neighbors watch jokes for a few days. Now they come to tell me that their purpose is to sell themselves to me? They If you say sell it, I will buy it? Am I so obedient?"

"Uh... What do you mean, my son? The villain can also pass it on to them."

"If they don't make such a mess, I still intend to eat their workshops to expand my business, but if they make such a mess, I'm still in a hurry to negotiate business with them? Why? Is the face of the son of Ye Guogong not good? Worth a penny?"

"No, no! Master, you must absolutely not let me say that. Xiao Huang Ji's family has no such intentions. They respect you very much, but they and Da Huang Ji were originally brothers. This matter was mainly provoked by Da Huang Ji Yes, Xiao Huang Ji couldn't bear to refuse, so he did such a stupid thing for a few days, and now they are so regretful that their intestines are green."

"Oh, it's all Rhubarb's fault again?"

"Although the family is separated, Dahuangji is the big clan of their branch. There is no way, the clan rules are here. Master, do you think it makes sense?"

"That's true. In this way, Xiao Huangji has become an accessory who was forced to participate. We have to be lenient to them."

"So……?"

"Yes, I can accept them, but."

"Master, as long as you are willing to accept them, you can ask for any conditions, and they will agree."

"So refreshing?"

"That's what their daughter-in-law said, and the villain is just telling the truth."

"Oh, if you said this earlier, we don't have to waste so much time. Let me think about what other conditions they have worth mentioning."

Gu Yun stood up pretendingly, paced in circles in the main room, walked five or six times before returning to the table.

Liu Daping gathered all his energy and waited for Gu Yun's next words to see what conditions he would put forward.

Xiao Huangji's daughter-in-law went to his house to ask him to be a lobbyist, and there was actually a little trouble. Originally, the Liu family was not willing to be a lobbyist for Xiao Huangji, as it was too embarrassing.

But the four children of Li Fushun's family were studying under his father, and the daughter-in-law was so anxious that she wanted to go to the school to make trouble for the children. Liu Daping took this trip for their family. He felt that no matter what embarrassing words Gu Shizi said The conditions are the price Xiao Huang Ji deserves.

(End of this chapter)