Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 128 Negotiations
It was a turn of events, but the next day in front of shopkeeper Zhang, Gu Sixiao and Li Chongyang both had smiles on their faces, and they didn't show any abnormality at all.

"You two, I have visited that high official from Hai before, and I also said that although we have changed the shopkeeper, the previous cooperation still counts, and we will never treat him badly, but that high official from Hai... ...In short, it's not a good match."

"What did he say?" Li Chongyang looked at shopkeeper Zhang with a smile, and said in a deep voice, "I have also met that Hai Daguan a few times, I think, he probably only said when he saw you, 'Let Brother Huang come here. See me', right?"

"It's not..." Although he denied it, Guanshi Zhang's expression clearly recognized that what Hai Daguan said was similar to this.

Looking at Gu Sixiao, Li Chongyang said with a smile: "What should I do? If I knew that Shopkeeper Huang is so important, maybe the little lady would not do things so badly."

"Did Guanshi Li drink too much yesterday and bumped his head against the door frame?"

Although she was smiling, she said this so hard that people couldn't laugh, even Xiaodie lowered her head, not daring to show the slightest smile.

Li Chongyang lowered his face, "What do you mean, little lady?"

"My meaning is very simple. Didn't Manager Li understand?" Gu Sixiao smiled, looking at Li Chongyang without any fear.

Beggars did it too, and she became a girl too. She has seen and heard a lot, so what is there not to say?

"I mean, Guanshi Li, you are out of your mind!" Gu Sixiao stared at Li Chongyang, who stood up suddenly, and said slowly, "If you weren't out of your mind, how could you say such a thing?" How important is a shopkeeper who is greedy for public money and stabs knives back and forth? How important is it? Is it so important that Manager Li wants the Xue family to keep a moth like this and knock down the Xue family from beginning to end?! Or, Manager Li You have such a good relationship with shopkeeper Huang, you feel that holding such a moth is really warm?!"

"You... huh, what a sharp mouth! If that's the case, I'll leave this senior official to the young lady. Let's see if the young lady can use this sharp mouth to flirt with the senior official. relationship."

"Yo, are you angry?" Gu Sixiao looked at Li Chongyang with a smile, "Guanshi Li, why are you angry? Although I said it bluntly, the truth is good, isn't it? Besides, you and What did my dad say? Why did he let you come to Qingshui?"

She smiled brightly, and before Li Chongyang could answer, she affirmed, "I think you promised him that when I, a novice, can't do a big job, you will immediately step forward and conclude this business deal! If that's the case, you How come you don't care about anything at this time? Like this, how can you explain to my father?"

With a slightly condensed face, Li Chongyang looked at Gu Sixiao and remained silent for a long while.

He knew that Gu Hua'er was treacherous, but he didn't expect that she would even guess what he told Xue Wen, so he really couldn't underestimate this little girl.

Gu Sixiao didn't pay attention to what he thought of her, and still said with a smile: "In my opinion, Guanshi Li can't retire, but also has to work harder. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to my father. Well, how about this, you I act on my own, and whoever can negotiate this business depends on their ability! After all, this business still has to be negotiated—don’t you think so?”

Li Chongyang was silent for a moment, then nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Okay! It's a deal! Everyone depends on their own abilities, little lady, don't regret it when the time comes, and come to grab the credit of Li..."

"Guard Li is joking, it's not certain who will succeed! Why talk about grabbing credit!?"

With a snort, Li Chongyang looked at Gu Sixiao with a smile, although he didn't speak, his eyes were clearly scornful.

A little girl who has never talked about business, also wants to fight with him? !

Facing Li Chongyang's gaze, Gu Sixiao just smiled calmly.

She has never done business, but she has heard a lot.

I still remember that my eldest brother once said to her, "Whether it is in business or in life, the most important thing is to speak from the heart."

Although she has never dealt with Hai Daguan, but as long as she has the heart and is willing to work hard, the business may not be impossible.

After making a bet with Li Chongyang, Gu Sixiao did not act in a hurry.

The next day, she heard that Li Chongyang had gone to the countryside to meet shopkeeper Huang.

"Why don't you, my lady, also go to see Shopkeeper Huang?" Shopkeeper Zhang was a little uneasy.

He was afraid that Li Chongyang would invite shopkeeper Huang back, but he felt that Gu Sixiao was his only backer in Xueji.

After thinking about it, he made great determination to say this to Gu Sixiao, "Otherwise, the little lady doesn't need to come forward, I will ask shopkeeper Huang to help us set up a line, no matter how much shopkeeper Huang humiliates me, I will Will ask him to come forward."

Looking at shopkeeper Zhang, Gu Sixiao's smile was a little more sincere.

"You can think this way, which is enough to prove your loyalty to Xue Ji. Don't worry, shopkeeper Zhang. No matter who made this matter, your position as shopkeeper is secure. People like shopkeeper Huang, let alone Xue Ji I won't use him again, even other shops would never dare to use a shopkeeper who is greedy for public money."

Heaving a sigh of relief, shopkeeper Zhang felt a little embarrassed again, and faced Gu Sixiao more respectfully, "What is the little lady's plan?"

"I'm tired on the road, I want to take a break first..." Gu Sixiao smiled, and didn't reveal her plans, so she just stayed in the inn for two days.

Shopkeeper Zhang was anxious, unable to hold back his temper, and kept inquiring about Li Chongyang's activities.

"Little lady, Manager Li went to Langui Pavilion. Maybe it was the shopkeeper Huang who gave him an idea. I remember that there was a girl Meier in Langui Pavilion, who was the best friend of Hai Daguan. Every time Hai Daguan When you go to Qingshui County, you will stay there."

As soon as he slapped his thigh, the shopkeeper Zhang said anxiously: "Why didn't I think of this move?! I was a step behind, er, little lady, why don't I go to see how much money Manager Li Xu Na Meier has? Just give her more."

"It's just a brothel girl..."

Gu Sixiao snorted and did not agree.

Blinking and blinking, shopkeeper Zhang thought to himself, she is a little lady after all, she would naturally hate talking about brothels to her, why would she be willing to deal with brothel women?It seems that Guanshi Li may really be the one to take the lead this time.

Closing his eyes, Gu Sixiao was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Master Zhang, where is Hai Daguan from? Since he is a maritime merchant, he runs this line all the year round, so his family must be near here, right?"

"Yes, what the little lady said is true. The home of the senior official Hai is in the east entrance, only a dozen miles away from the port."

"His wife lives there too?" Standing up, Gu Sixiao smiled brightly, "Shopkeeper Zhang, it seems that I need to trouble you to accompany me to the east entrance."

Shopkeeper Zhang froze for a moment, then understood.

It seems that the little lady is also going to take the pillow style route!However, I don't know whether the wind outside is stronger or the wind at home is stronger for Hai Daguan.

Before going to the east entrance, Gu Sixiao bought a lot in the county. In addition to taking a new set of golden noodles in the shop, he also bought two bolts of high-quality Hangzhou silk and a pack of nourishing medicinal materials. Two boxes of rouge and gouache.

These things alone cost 100 taels at least. For ordinary people, such gifts are enough for a family of three to live for two years, but for big merchants like Hai Daguanren, they are just ordinary.

The east entrance is not considered prosperous. Although it is close to the port, those wealthy maritime merchants are not very willing to settle here.

The mansion of Hai Daguan is a big family in this east entrance.

The front and back yards occupy a small half of the street.The gate is built more grandly than that of the Xue family in Jinan Mansion.The left and right sky is high and the emperor is far away, no one is in charge, even if the limit is exceeded, no one will see it.

In contrast, a house across the street that also occupies a huge area is much more low-key.

The gate is half new and not old, and the paint should not have been repainted for a year or two.

"That's the house of Mr. Mo. The two biggest merchants here are the Hai family and the Mo family. It's just that shopkeeper Huang has been dealing with Mr. Hai for many years, and this Mr. Mo knows a lot about it. few."

Thinking of what he heard in the private room that day, Gu Sixiao looked thoughtfully at Mr. Mo's house, pondered for a while, and asked shopkeeper Zhang to knock on the door of Hai's house.

If the big boss behind the Hai family is really as powerful as Hai Daguan said, would it be good or bad for the Xue family?
Just as he was pondering, shopkeeper Zhang had already knocked on the door.

Just like Hai Daguan's mansion, even the gatekeeper is a big man with a big waist, and he is not polite in his speech. He listened to Zhang Zhang's explanation of his visit, and only said to wait, and went back to report, not even a soft word.

Shopkeeper Zhang was very embarrassed. He turned his head and looked at Gu Sixiao embarrassingly, and kept muttering: "The big shop is bullying customers, the big shop is bullying customers..."

Hearing this and smiling, Gu Sixiao didn't care.

Since I came here, I thought that I might be left out in the cold. What is this point in front of me?
She thought that the lady of the Hai family might be as arrogant and domineering as the Hai officials.She also thought that no matter how much she was wronged, she would have to endure it, but she didn't expect to see the real person before she knew that she was wrong.

The lady of the Hai family was not good-looking, she was dark and thin, with an ordinary face, she didn't have silk or satin on her body, she just wore cotton clothes, and she had no gold, jade or precious stones except for a silver hairpin on her head.

At first glance, she looks no different from an ordinary peasant woman, except that when she smiles, she reveals two golden teeth, showing her wealth.

Thinking that she was a little bit concerned, Mrs. Hai smiled and covered her mouth, "Don't laugh at me, little lady, it's because my family insisted on being angry with the hostages, okay, insisted that I put gold on this rotten tooth, It made me laugh to death..."

Gu Sixiao smiled and did not follow her words.

These days, a gold tooth can be seen as a wealthy family, and in the market, there is a poppi who breaks his teeth on purpose so that he can have a gold tooth!

"I've heard about Mrs. Sister-in-law for a long time. Only after seeing her today, I realized why Daguan Hai loves Mrs. Madam so much."

With a smiling face, Gu Sixiao said with a smile: "I wanted to invite high-ranking officials to drink before, but I heard that Madam Sister-in-law was not feeling well, so she didn't dare to disturb her. Today, it seems that Madam Sister-in-law looks much better."

"I'm not feeling well?" Mrs. Hai was a little surprised, but she realized it after a while, "Ah, I'm getting better. I'm so sad that the little lady came to see me..."

"The little lady said she belonged to the Xueji Gold Shop? You are so young! My eldest girl is about the same age as you, and she only knows how to play all day long! But the little lady is already in charge of her own business."

Sighing, Hai Niangzi asked with a smile, "Why didn't Shopkeeper Huang come with you?"

"Ma'am," Gu Sixiao said with a look of embarrassment and hesitation: "To be honest, the shopkeeper Huang was injured by his wife because of the fact that he had an outside room before, and now his outside room has been sold secretly. The house he gave away ran away, making Shopkeeper Huang vomit blood with anger, and now he is recuperating in the countryside. I'm afraid it will take a long time to recover..."

Just as Gu Sixiao finished speaking, Lady Hai had already snorted coldly: "These flirtatious men deserve it..."

After scolding Shopkeeper Huang, she turned her eyes and suddenly turned around and asked, "Where did the high official go? Why do I vaguely remember who I said I was going to drink with?"

(End of this chapter)