Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 158
Jin Xi took the cut four bottom circles, glanced at the outer edge, nodded slightly, then handed it to everyone, and said in a clear voice: "Big fellow, please take a look!"

When making the bamboo tubes, Jin Xi discussed with Liang Yuzhong, hoping to make an encrypted process inside.Therefore, Liang Yuzhong made a little trick on the outer eaves of the bottom of the bamboo tube, where it connects with the tube body. If the bamboo tube hadn't been skillfully disassembled, it would be extremely difficult for ordinary people to discover the tricks.

"Xi?"

"Xi!"

"There are two Chinese characters "Xi" engraved on the outer edges of these two pieces, but there are no other two pieces!" The people in the shop were discussing, and they all lamented that Liang Yuzhong's knife skills are excellent, and he can make a stroke in such a narrow place. Engraved the word 'Xi' with complicated fonts!

"A capable person can carve on a small peach pit. I, Liang Laosan, is just a carpenter and a rough man. That's right, this word is taken from my little girl's boudoir name. Only in our Sun Ji's genuine toilet oil bamboo tube , will have the mark of the word Xi, as for others without this mark, it has nothing to do with our Sun Ji!" Liang Yuzhong's sonorous voice sounded again.

"There is this one, and there is this one, and they didn't have the two they brought!" Soon, the four cut bamboo pieces at the bottom spread to all the people in the shop. A woman in a headscarf carried a child on the back of several villagers who came to ask for an explanation, and a younger woman who looked very similar to her held the four yuan in front of her. She couldn't read, but Two of the four pieces do not have the so-called Xi character, which can be discerned as long as they have eyes.

The face of the woman wrapped in a square scarf really changed, her feet wobbled, and she almost fell down.

"What's going on here? I wouldn't believe it even if I was killed. I bought it from the same shop of yours. Why are ours defective?" The woman in the turban was shocked. The ironclad evidence is conclusive, but I didn't expect to be caught off guard.

"Sister-in-law, these products of our Sun Ji have always been only available at Sun Ji's grocery store in Qingqiao Alley, and have never been sold along the street like a peddler, let alone consigned in other shops." Jin Xi said to the kerchief. The woman said: "You two bottles of toilet oil are obviously fake, so you have to ask yourself where you bought them!"

The woman in the turban came back to her senses, handed the child on her back to her younger sister, stepped forward with both hands, grabbed the man with the square face and mustache who was about to slip into the crowd, and said sharply: " Why didn't I think of this? Goudan daddy, you brought this dew oil back from the town on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, tell me, where did you get this fake product to hurt Goudan and the others!"

"You son of a bitch, show me some face in front of people, let's talk about it later, if you want to beat me or punish me, I won't say a word, okay? I beg you, wife..." Niang twisted her ears and pulled her out from the crowd, bent over and begged for mercy repeatedly.

The woman wearing the turban obviously had a hesitant look on her face, and the villagers who came to help out with her also showed hesitation.

"This matter involves the reputation of our Sun Ji. Someone is deliberately discrediting our Sun Ji's signboard. None of you can leave. You must explain the matter clearly here. Who is it and where are you selling this kind of toilet oil? Is it for you?" Jin Xi raised her voice, and signaled with a glance, Sun Erhu and Sun Dahu pushed aside the crowd, rushed to the front of Sun Ji's shop, and firmly held the door of the shop from left to right.

The woman in the turban and her companions panicked, and the spectators in the shop all pointed the finger of discussion at them.

"It turned out that I didn't behave properly, and even brought people over to make trouble in other people's shops. Country people are barbaric and unreasonable!"

"If you don't make it clear, you can't leave. It's not easy for someone to open a shop to discredit Sun Ji like this!"

"..."

The woman in the turban turned blue and red on the face of the onlookers' accusation, and angrily scolded her man: "You are telling me, you are blind, where did you get these two bottles of fakes?"

"That's right, it's in the town. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, my wife asked me to come to the town to buy things. At the dragon boat race by the river, there was a man selling a load of goods along the street. I asked him if he had any flowers. Dew oil, he said yes, and I said my wife asked for Sun Ji’s name, and he said he was Sun Ji’s guy, and he was sent by the shopkeeper to sell it at a crowded place by the river during the festival today, so I bought it from him.” The man dodged his eyes and said, humming.

"Miss in charge, my man shouldn't be lying. I did give him money to send him to town on the Dragon Boat Festival." The woman in the turban said to Jin Xi, her attitude was no longer aggressive as before, and her attitude was sincere Some ashamed.

Jin Xi raised her eyebrows lightly, looked past the woman in the turban to the man hiding behind her, and snorted coldly: "You are really cunning to weave such a cheap lie, so I can't see through it? I'll give you the last Once you have a chance, if you want to lie and deceive again, don't blame me, so you report to the official and let the official handle this matter!"

Everyone turned back and forth between Jin Xi and the man in amazement, not knowing why Jin Xi said such a thing.

"The manager's heart is soft. This matter should have been reported to the officials. It concerns the reputation of our Sun Ji, and no matter how true or false his words are, we can't be sloppy!" Immediately after Jin Xi's words, shopkeeper Zhang said sharply: "When we arrive at the Yamen Here, with a pinch of the Fenghuo stick, we are sure to tell the truth, and we save energy!"

The man with the square face and mustache heard that he was going to be sent to the Yamen, his legs went limp, and he almost knelt on the ground, and said in a low voice, "The girl in charge bypass me this time, I, I don't care about anything!" Said, just please don't turn me away to the Yamen!"

After a pause, the man finally made up his mind and confessed to Jinxi: "On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, I took the money my wife gave me to come to the town to buy realgar wine and floral oil, so I went to the river to see After a while of dragon boat racing, I went to buy realgar wine, and when I was paying, I realized that someone had cut a big hole under my bag, and the half of the money my wife gave me was gone!"

At this moment, everyone in the shop finally came to their senses. The woman in the turban was so angry that her eyes were red, and she pointed at the man and asked, "You'd be better off throwing away the half of the money I've worked so hard to save from selling eggs!" Tell me, how did you get your realgar wine and two bottles of dew oil? God damn it, we can’t be short-sighted if we are poor, so you didn’t steal it, did you?” asked the turbaned woman, raising her hand. He wanted to hit him again, but was held back by his companions, and everyone was trying to persuade him.

The man was probably a daughter-in-law, Yan, who was so frightened that he hid his head and hid aside, snorting and defending: "I didn't steal it. I met a person who also bought realgar wine from the shop where I bought realgar wine. The man said, as long as I help As a favor, he gave me two jars of realgar wine and a catty of burning knives."

"You have never seen a lower Riba person, what are they trying to do to you?" the woman wearing a turban asked anxiously.

"The man led me to the back of an alley, took out two bottles of toilet oil, and told me that they belonged to Sun Ji. This is a new product in their shop, and he asked me to take it back to the village to give to the villagers, relatives and friends. Then talk more, promise to share my dividends when the time comes! I was going to promise it, but later I didn’t go to the river to catch fish and got sick, so I dragged it out!"

"Damn it, you stupid pig with no brains, there will be no pies in the sky, you will be sold sooner or later, and you will be counted for money!" The woman in the turban spat on the man's face, He said angrily: "God opened his eyes to make you sick. If you don't get sick, then you have to help that person harm so many villagers and relatives and friends of ours! Damn it!"

The man drooped his face, glanced at Jinxi, and muttered: "When I came to Sunji earlier, I said that the scenery in front of and behind this shop seems to be a bit different from the place the man led me to last time. I and you It doesn't seem to be here, you can't listen, you have to rush in to ask them for an explanation..."

The woman in the turban slapped the man on the face, and said angrily: "You are the one who caused the disaster! Now, it depends on how you end up, whether you want to enter the yamen or what, I don't care about you anymore!"

The man was frightened, and looked at Jinxi beggingly, and said: "Miss in charge, I have explained everything that needs to be explained clearly, please forgive me for this incident Come on! There are seniors and subordinates in my family, so I really can’t go to the yamen!”

Jin Xi frowned slightly, and said: "The matter started because of your man, even if we don't send him to the Yamen, he can't escape the responsibility, he is also an accomplice!" After a pause, he continued: "Unless you are willing to Come out and testify against the person who made fake toilet oil behind the scenes!"

............................................................

After the farce in the shop had dissipated, Jin Xi realized that Wen Ding had unexpectedly stood at the door, joking with Sun Erhu, followed by two people dressed as strangers.

Jin Xi hurriedly jumped off the table, hurried towards the door, and said, "Brother Wen, when did you come here?"

Wen Ding withdrew his eyes and smiled faintly at Jin Xi, stepped into the shop, and said, "I've been here for a while, I saw that you were dealing with something, so I took a look outside for a while!"

Jin Xi was a little embarrassed, and said, "I made you laugh!"

Wending shook his head and said, "You did a good job."

Jin Xi smiled, and greeted Wen Ding to sit and drink tea in the backyard, Sun Erhu and Liang Yuzhong followed, leaving shopkeeper Zhang and brothers Alai and Awang to take care of the front shop.

"Today's incident is really frustrating. We ran the shop from dawn to dusk, and we were targeted by some bastard, and even went out under the name of our Sun Ji to deceive us. If something happened, our Sun Ji will be detained for the scapegoat." Head!" Sun Erhu yelled angrily as soon as he sat down, and Liang Yuzhong also frowned.

Wen Ding's eyes flicked across the faces of the two of them, and finally fell on Jin Xi's face. Compared with Sun Erhu's anger that had nowhere to vent and Liang Yuzhong's depression, Jin Xi was sitting there drinking tea calmly.

"Uncle Liang, Brother Erhu, don't be too angry, I think Xi'er must have plans before this matter is over!" Wen Ding said with a light smile.

Both Sun Erhu and Liang Yuzhong looked at Jinxi in astonishment, and Sun Erhu asked urgently: "Xi'er, is what Wending said true? I was just thinking, we are all so angry, according to your temperament, it is impossible to be like this Easily let go of those who hide there to tarnish our brand!"

"But, Xi'er, you let go of those people just now, and you didn't let them lead us to the shop that hurt us, what is your plan?" Liang Yuzhong also asked.

Wen Ding was silent, and looked at Jin Xi with a smile. Jin Xi glanced at the three people in front of her, put down her teacup with a helpless smile, and was about to speak when a person rushed in from outside.

Sun Erhu jumped up from the chair suddenly, pointed at Sun Yubao who ran in from the outside, and said, "Yubao, I was just wondering, when the people in the shop dispersed just now, you disappeared with them, where did you go? "

Sun Yubao didn't care about talking, took the tea table handed over by Jin Xi and drank it down, then said: "When the crowd dispersed, Xi'er arranged for me and that son of a bitch to go out through the back door of the shop."

"Ah?" Sun Erhu and Liang Yuzhong were surprised, Jin Xi waved her hands and said, "Listen to Uncle."

Sun Yubao sat down and said to the crowd: "Fortunately, I am familiar with the streets and alleys of Changqiao Town now. That son of a bitch can't recognize the way, but fortunately he can barely remember a few markers. We turned around and finally entered An alley, Goudan Daddy took me to a back door in the alley and stayed there. I walked around to the front door of the shop to have a look. The front door of the shop faced the most trafficked street in Changqiao Town. Guess what? Guess, who is behind our brand to make black-hearted money?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, reported to several grocery stores in Changqiao Town, Sun Yubao shook his head one by one.

"Zhi Lan Tang!" Wen Ding took a sip of tea, and flung out a sentence, Jin Xi's eyes lit up, and said, "Brother Wen, I'm exactly what you guessed."

Sun Yubao slapped the table excitedly and said, "That's right, it's their house!"

Everyone was shocked, Jinxi squinted her eyes, Zhilantang is the only rouge and gouache shop in Changqiao Town, and it is also a high-end women's cosmetics store in Changqiao Town, Jinxi has been to Zhilantang, there are more than It sells rouge and gouache, as well as a series of women's skin care and beauty products.

Liang Yuzhong and the others never thought, how could Zhilantang target their small grocery store hidden in the alley?

"It's not surprising, Zhilantang targeted our Sun Ji, and sold fake toilet oil under our brand name, just for two reasons." Jin Xi said.

In the era Jin Xi lives in today, the social status of businessmen is almost at the bottom of all industries, far behind farmers and workers.Therefore, the market economy of this era is far inferior to that of modern society. In terms of pricing similar items, there will be very clear regulation and planning by state agencies related to macroeconomic policies.

In this era, especially in such a southern town, the market area is relatively scattered.For the same type of goods, considering their respective purchase channels and costs, the prices sold in different shops are also different.

Most of Sun Ji's daily necessities are made by Jinxi herself, and the cost is far lower than other shops can match. Therefore, when it comes to pricing, Jinxi has always insisted on following the civilian route, because she is targeting the residents in the alleys , the villagers who came to the market from the nearby countryside, the price is so high, it is useless if they can’t sell it, and the price route of civilians with small profits but quick turnover is the key point for Sun Ji to quickly gain a firm foothold in Changqiao Town.

A piece of fragrant soap from Zhilantang is priced at [-] Wen, but Sun Ji is much cheaper.In addition, Sun Ji's new daily necessities, such as shampoos, face washes, shampoos, and toilet oil and mosquito coils, all make other shops jealous. Similarly, Zhilantang, which specializes in women's skin care products, is naturally popular. Sun Kee hit.

"In the past, the daily necessities in Changqiao Town, such as the fragrant pancreas, were priceless. Since our Sun Ji opened and occupied the market of Changqiao Town with low-end and low-priced daily necessities, the daily necessities have been greatly affected by the market. As a result, other grocery stores have also adjusted the prices of soaps and the like.” Jin Xi took a sip of tea, seeing everyone was looking at her and waiting for the next sentence, she continued: “Zhi Lan Tang uses our signboard to make fake On the one hand, the purpose of selling toilet oil is to make some money in the dark, and on the other hand, it is also to discredit our Sun Ji. If something happens, it will be charged to our Sun Ji. Today's incident is the best example !"

Sun Erhu slammed his fist on the table, and all the teacups on the table jumped up: "It's like killing two birds with one stone. Either we can make a fortune with our Dongfeng, or we can use someone else's hand to kick our Sun Ji. It's so insidious." Trick, now that we know that Zhilantang is behind the scenes, we can no longer pretend not to know!"

"Er Hu, what are you going to do? I support you. You must teach Zhilantang a lesson so that they will not dare to think about our Sun Ji again!" Sun Yubao also said angrily.

"You two, stay calm, Xi'er, what are you going to do?" Liang Yuzhong asked.

"He's in the first day of junior high school, and I'm in the fifteenth day of junior high school. It's not rude to come and go. I want to prepare a big gift for Zhilantang!" Jin Xi smiled lightly, with faint lines on her lips, staring at the teacup in her hand , said lightly.

After discussing together for a while, several people went off to work separately, only Wending and Jinxi were left in the backyard, and the two strangers behind Wending.

"The two of them are called Afu and Acai. They are different from Alai and Awang in terms of shop management. Afu and Acai have certain experience in planting fruit trees and flowers." After your family came back, they mentioned that you intend to plant flowers, plants and fruit trees in the side yard, I think the two of them should be useful to you, so I brought you here!"

Jin Xi was surprised and delighted, not to mention that she was in urgent need of talents in this field, but the two large empty courtyards on the main side of her house now also needed manpower to take care of them.

Jin Xi doesn't make any more polite remarks to Wending, and immediately accepts Wending's kindness. Wending is very satisfied with this, because he feels that Jin Xi doesn't treat him as an outsider.As for what kind of gratitude and how to repay in the future, Jin Xi never said a word to Wending, because in Jin Xi's view, any words are pale, and the words are too sweet, and they are not worth the real need for help She believes that only when she becomes stronger step by step, can she have the real strength to give back to those who have sincerely helped her. Therefore, she needs to make herself stronger and more powerful stand up.

"The method you conspired with Erhu Yubao just now, I think it is feasible, but you are still a little too soft." Wen Ding sipped his tea gracefully, and said lightly in his mouth: "For those who hide behind , a greedy opponent who is watching at any time like a jackal, my principle is, either stay still, or hit every move!" The afternoon sunlight was divided into countless fragments of light and shadow by the shade of the trees overhead, covering his handsome face On the face, the sharp lines seemed much softer, but he couldn't find his eyes as deep as black tan, which seemed to absorb the cold air of the extreme north.

Jin Xi took a deep breath, she naturally understood what Wending meant, in the plan discussed with Sun Erhu and the others just now, the ultimate goal was to teach Zhilantang a lesson, and also knock down other grocery stores along the way.

Jin Xi admits that compared to Wending, her method is indeed a bit soft, and she will stop there, but that is because the people who conspired with her are Sun Yubao and Liang Yuzhong, and the three of them are honest, kind and good people after all. .

In fact, it is not the case. According to Jinxi's own heart, she has always had a clear distinction between grievances and grievances in her life and doing things. When she comes out to do business, she is a competitor. Her peers are enemies, but Jinxi will not maliciously suppress her competitors. However, if the other party takes the initiative to provoke She, especially, also used such insidious tricks to frame the blame, that was to challenge Jin Xi's bottom line, and Jin Xi would never let it go.Now, Wending's proposal undoubtedly reawakened Jin Xi's ruthless and direct heart, and Jin Xi even developed a sense of sympathy for Wending.

"Brother Wen, you woke me up with a single word. That's right. Against such an opponent, it's like beating a greedy jackal. The momentary soft-heartedness gives you a warning, and you can't stop it at all. The other colleagues are all waiting and watching. You can't knock the mountain and shake the tiger! Only if the tiger kills two people with one punch, the others will retreat by themselves!" Jin Xi said in a deep voice.

Wen Ding's eyes showed a look of admiration for a child, and he said: "There is a way to cut the grass without eradicating the roots, and the spring breeze will regenerate. If you are willing to stay in this small Changqiao Town forever, then I will not force you, but if If you want to climb higher, you have to be tough! Well, I think you have to change your plan a few times!"

Jin Xi pursed her lips and smiled lightly, holding up the teacup in front of her, a layer of unfathomable black welled up in her bright eyes.

Wen Ding stared at Jin Xi, and he suddenly found that since he knew Jin Xi, it seemed that it was the first time that he really knew the girl in front of him. He originally thought that his proposal would scare her. She didn't expect... Maybe, they are the same kind of people in their bones?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a wave of hope slowly rising in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "If you want, I hope that I can be your help in this incident!"

"Brother Wen, what I did this time was a scheming thing. I didn't dare to talk about the variables with my father and the others. If you support me like this, you won't be afraid of being dragged into trouble by me?" Jin Xi teased with a smile.

"The one who is close to vermilion is red and the one who is close to ink is black. We may not be sure which of us is ink! Maybe we are both ink, so there is no one who is black!" Wen Ding smiled gently with his lips curled up. Return to the coldness of the previous planning.

(End of this chapter)