Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 236
Some time ago, while reading in the tree house, the two of them discussed this topic. They praised and criticized the businessmen a lot, saying that they are mercenary and full of money.

It is only now that I know that there is another deep reason why my mother let them open the shop this time to correct their thinking.

Mu Ai stretched out her index finger and nodded their little heads, "How old are you? You have only studied for a few years. Why are you like those old pedants who look down on businessmen? You must know that the operation of a country is like our mansion. Similarly, like mother and housekeeper Guo are scholars, responsible for decision-making and communication. Like Ada and Aer, they are farmers, responsible for farming to obtain food for the whole family to eat and drink. Qingfeng Mingyue will raise bees, Wen Bo will do carpentry, They are workers, while Muwu and Muliu are responsible for purchasing cloth for the tea industry in the city, and they are merchants for various daily necessities.

Without mother and housekeeper Guo, who will decide what crops to plant this year; without Ah Da and Ah Er, where will our food come from; without Wenbo, who will make the wooden utensils in the house; Come?Therefore, all walks of life have their role in this country.

Maybe my mother's point of view is a bit biased. In fact, my mother thinks that businessmen should be ranked first in the field of businessmen, farmers, and businessmen.Because of merchants, we can drink tea from the south, wear brocade clothes from the south, and southerners can use our medicinal materials and furs.The frequent exchange of goods and materials in various places also drives various service industries in various places..."

Mu Ai's conversation was intense, but seeing the two children staring at her blankly, she also knew that what she said was a bit too subversive, so she sighed in her heart and changed the topic back, "Anyway, you should read more and listen more now. I thought, don’t follow others’ opinions. When you grow up, know more about this country, and broaden your horizons, then you will have a correct view in your heart. Come on, let’s talk about opening a store. First of all , Mom wants to first praise you for your hard work these days, you are organized, you treat the servants with a gentle attitude, you know how to discuss with each other when you don’t understand, and you don’t blindly insist on your own opinions, all these make my mother proud.”

The two boys looked at each other, with smiles on their faces, and they were not as reserved as before. They looked up at their mother and said, "Thank you mother (aunt) for the compliment!"

"Thank you, what is that sentence that mother often says?"

"Good boys will be rewarded!" The two boys replied in unison, and seemed to feel that their voices were too loud, so they laughed and pushed each other twice.

"Yes, good children will be rewarded! Every time one of you guesses Brother Yixiu's question, mom will give you a reward. Do you feel very delicious and fun when you get the reward, and feel very happy!"

"En." The two children nodded together. Although they would not jump and cheer like their younger siblings every time they got a reward, they were actually very happy in their hearts.

"That's good, the publicity plan for our ice cream shop is coming out." Mu Ai raised her hand and peeled a lychee for herself, without disturbing the two obviously thoughtful children.When she ate the third lychee, Dayu suddenly jumped up with joy on his face, "Mom, did you mean to spread the story of Brother Yixiu, and then use ice cream as a prize for guessing the answer. This way others will know about ice cream. It’s delicious, will you come to the store to buy it?”

Tao'er had guessed about it at first, but after hearing what Dayu said, she also laughed, and looked at her aunt together.

Mu Ai nodded, "Da Yu's guess is almost the same, but it's still too general. Let's talk about how to spread the story of Brother Yixiu? How much ice cream is appropriate to reward? How will others know where the shop is?"

The two children were questioned and looked at each other, a little anxious, but they couldn't think of a way for a while.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, be calm when doing things, because anxiety will not help things at all. The first question, how to spread the story of Brother Yixiu?
It’s actually very simple. You’ve seen some teahouses and inns hire people to tell market jokes to attract customers. Talk to the bosses and send a short story to them every day. If you answer the answer, you will be rewarded with ice cream. If you can’t answer it, you will earn money for the boss. If he is popular, he will not refuse.

Of course, the story in the first few days should be simpler. The more people guess it, the more people try it, and the faster the fame will spread.Besides, how much ice cream is appropriate to reward? It is said that rare things are more expensive. If each person is rewarded with a big bowl, people will not think it is a good thing. But if the reward is less than a few spoonfuls, people will complain that we are stingy, and we cannot share it with our colleagues. Friends and family members taste it, so the amount should be determined accurately.

There is one last question, how to let people know the address of the store is actually easier, you have to know how to take advantage of the situation, our dim sum shop is well-known in this city, just say the last sentence On the opposite side, everyone will know the exact location of the ice cream shop.

In addition, didn’t Muwu come back from making a thermal insulation bucket? Don’t just use it to store ice cream, squeeze some juice and syrup and mix it with water to freeze it into popsicles. Go outside the city to find some eleven or twelve-year-old children, and carry a small bucket every day. , Selling along the street, not trying to make much money, just use it to promote ice cream, because the price of a bowl of ice cream will be more expensive than a bucket of popsicles.The rich eat precious things, satisfying their superior psychology, the poor also relieve the summer heat, and we also do good deeds and earn money. "

The eyes of the two boys became brighter as they listened. As soon as their mother finished speaking, they couldn't help running back to the room to read the copied Yixiu short stories.

Mu Ai smiled and shook her head, and told Xiao An to find out the manuscripts written by Brother Yixiu in the past few days. The two children only copied seven or eight stories in total, so how could they be used.After thinking about it, he asked Chunfen to tell Mu Wu about the arrangements just now, and Chunfen answered in a low voice, blushing slightly, and went out.Mu Ai blinked, then turned to look at Xia Zhi who was giggling, "Is there anything I don't know?"

As a result, Xia Zhi also blushed, faltering and unable to speak.Mu Ai simply sent her out to work, and then asked Xiao An, who was sorting out the manuscripts, the little girl said with a smile, "Sister Chunfen and Fifth Brother Mu blush when they meet, and Sister Xia Zhi always likes to tell Fourth Brother Mu to do things."

Oh, I see, Mu Ai also laughed, it seems that soon, there will be a wedding at home, and when the land is harvested in autumn, it is time to build a row of houses...

With a plan in place, the children acted quickly. On the second day, Dayu Tao'er took Qingfeng and Mingyue respectively, and went separately to find restaurants and teahouses with relatively prosperous business. At the quarter of an hour at the beginning of Sishi, he no longer paid the storyteller any more, and directly sent Qingfeng Mingyue, the most eloquent, to play. These two and a half children are the most able to talk and laugh at home on weekdays. The Journey to the West that Mu Ai talked about was what they heard sitting behind the corner gate, and then they told it to everyone in the house. The two worked as waiters in the dim sum shop for several months, and they had dealt with all kinds of people. Tell a short story to a group of people, of course you won't be stage fright.

Dayu chose a time-honored teahouse called Xingqing Teahouse. Because the location is close to the only academy in the city, and the decoration style is more elegant, there are more literati and scholars gathered here on weekdays to drink tea and chat. It is three points more lively than other teahouses.

Dayu entered the teahouse with Qingfeng, and politely went to the counter to give the old shopkeeper with gray hair a junior gift, and then explained the purpose of coming.The old shopkeeper agreed, which was somewhat beyond Dayu's expectation, but he still invited the owner of the teahouse to find a corner table and chair to sit down, poured tea for the boss himself, and said with a smile, "Thank you, shopkeeper Wu It's convenient for us, come, please drink tea."

Shopkeeper Wu quickly took it with both hands, and said with a smile, "Brother Ouyang, you're being polite. Let's talk about business. After you pay the money, it's only right for me to make room for my convenience. Besides, I'm also very polite to Brother Ouyang. The story told is very curious, haha."

He has been guarding this teahouse for decades, and this is the first time he has met such a young child who came to discuss business with him. He speaks politely and behaves calmly. Although it can be seen that Wei Wei is a little immature, but think about his little grandson He is also so old, and he has to fight with others because of him, and come to the door to make amends, but a child of his age has already started to go out to do errands.It is said that if you don't compare, you can't see the difference. This comparison really makes him jealous.Of course, I was even more curious, why did this child spend a hundred coins to buy this quarter of an hour for storytelling.After much deliberation, no matter what stories the child told, it would not have any influence on the teahouse, so he agreed.

Dayu cupped his hands and smiled gently, "I will definitely not disappoint shopkeeper Wu." After speaking, he looked around at the scholars who were talking loudly, then turned his head and nodded to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng bowed respectfully, stretched his clothes with his hands, straightened his belt, then took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and stepped up to the small table specially prepared for storytellers in the teahouse.

"Cough cough" coughed twice, and after attracting more than a dozen people around to look over, Qingfeng showed a sly smile that best suited his age, cupped his hands in four circles, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, Dear spectators, I would like to say hello to everyone here. Today is sunny and sunny, the rare good weather, gentlemen, you have a lot of schoolwork, and you have been studying sage books all day long. I admire you very much. I heard a little story and thought it was very interesting, but it was also very difficult because I couldn’t guess the answer. So, today, I would like to take advantage of the great opportunity for gentlemen to gather here, and invite gentlemen to listen to the story and have fun. By the way, let me explain the confusion to the little one, I wonder if the gentlemen would take the time to enlighten me?"

The scholars who drink tea and chat with each other are mostly those who have little wealth in their families, and they never study hard on weekdays, but they often hold themselves as scholars. Those who really study hard and make progress, wish that one day can last as long as two days. , How can I have the leisure time to brag here.

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