Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 15 Shopping in the Streets ([-])

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, clocks and watches were rare objects and were very valuable.However, there are also many ancients who don't like the sound of the ticking tower very much, and not many people can buy clocks and watches.Ling Zhu's family came to a store specializing in selling some western goods, and the inside was deserted, except for one guy who was dozing off.Ling Zhu coughed lightly, and the waiter woke up immediately, looked at Ling Zhu's family, took a novel, "Guest officer, what do you need?" and then shouted loudly to the back room, "The boss has a guest." From the back room, a threesome came out. A middle-aged man about ten years old, not tall.His complexion is fair, his eyes are very energetic, and there is a hint of shrewdness.Before making a sound, he laughed, "My lord, what do you want to choose? I'm not boasting, we have the most complete range of Western gadgets here."

"Do you sell clocks?" "Yes, yes, follow me." When I came to a horizontal table, there were all kinds of small clocks on it, which were a little less delicate than modern ones. Something thick. "If you are not satisfied, we still have a bigger one, but it is a bit bulkier, and it is placed in the back room. Let me show you?"

"No, we don't want to buy the big one either. Luo Luo, what kind do you like? You can decide for yourself." Ling Zhu said
Qi Luo looked at the clock and said, "Boss, where do you get all your watches? There are quite a lot of styles, and they are very beautiful."

"Miss, you know the goods when you see them. I buy all my goods from the big Guangdong trading house. I heard that they come from England. Although my store is not big, it has a full range of items."

Ling Zhu asked, "Big firm? Can it do foreign trade now? Isn't there a sea ban?"

The boss looked at Ling Zhu and said softly, "Of course it won't work for a small business. Those big trading houses are all powerful. A trip to the sea can make a lot of money. Who would give up such a profitable business."

"Then you can make a lot of money!"

"Look at what this master said, I'm just following the soup. For the rich and powerful families in the capital, these Western objects are respected by the people below. Most people don't have the spare money to buy them. It's not easy to do business. Ah!" the boss exclaimed

Qi Luo asked, "Then you still open the store in the capital? The cost of buying goods from a long distance is very high, right?"

"The girl is very knowledgeable. She is very young. To tell you the truth, I am a branch of Dadonghang. I am impatient to live in Guangdong. I brought some goods and wanted to come to the capital. I didn't expect that the water in the capital is deep and it is difficult to do business. ah"

Ling Zhu smiled and said, "The boss is drowning?" Ambitious.It's better to have a good relationship with him, and it will be more convenient to buy some western things in the future.Qi Luo pulled Ling Zhu and said, "Ama, I saw some good things over there just now, you and I can have a look. Boss, please introduce the clock to my mother first." Like Dong blinking, Dong Nodding clearly, he said, "Boss, can you introduce me first?" After a while, Qi Luo and Ling Zhu walked in again, and Qi Luo said, "Emiang, Ama bought me some gadgets, it's interesting." gone."

"Just get used to her! I just listened to the boss's introduction, and I really like this." Mrs. Dong said, pointing to a square copper clock with a dark red case.Ling Zhu looked at the heavy clock and asked, "How much is this?"

The boss said, "The minimum price is 500 taels. Although the appearance is a bit bulky, there is absolutely no problem with the quality, and it walks very punctually."

Qi Luo pointed to a bright silver clock with exquisite workmanship and said, "I like this, and this one costs less?"

Ling Zhu looked at it and said, "Boss, can you see if it can be cheaper, and we will come to you when we buy something next time."

"The clock itself can't make much money. Anyway, I am very close to this master. If you really like it, you can give 1000 taels. I will take care of it." Ling Zhu said nothing more and took out the money with a smile.

"Ama, I think there are some Western toys over there that should be pretty good. I want to choose some more, can I?"

"Okay, you can choose. Ma'am, you can also see if you like it. It's not easy for us to come out once. If you like it, you can buy it."

Dong Shi said, "Okay, then I'll go and have a look too, and take a look at Luo Luo by the way."

"It's no wonder that this master brings his own wife and daughter with him. It seems that he loves his family."

"I'm just such a precious daughter. If you don't love her, who do you love? Boss, what's your name? How many children do you have? Are they all grown up?"

The boss said, "Waiting for your surname, money, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the last ones. The world looks down on merchants. I have a son and a daughter. My son is 14 this year. I hope he can study hard so that he can win me in the future. It’s not for him, I might have returned to the south earlier. There are more opportunities in the capital, and there are more teachers with university knowledge, but the cost is higher.”

"Boss Qian, I don't think you need to worry so much. There are many ways to get rich in the capital."

"Could it be that you have a way too?"

"I'm just a small official in the capital, so I don't have much ability. It's just that I have an idea, which may help Boss Qian."

Boss Qian hurriedly pulled Ling Zhu to sit down, and then asked the waiter to pour tea. "What's the idea? As long as it works, I will never forget my father."

Ling Zhu said, "I just heard from the boss that my family is also from Dadonghang?"

"I'm ashamed to say that the head of Dadongxing is now my uncle. I don't want to eat and drink some bonus money every year. Besides, my son has been very smart since he was a child. I don't want him to be just a businessman like me in the future, so That’s why I moved my family to the capital.”

Ling Zhu said, "I appreciate people who can care for their children. As you said to Boss Qian, I look at you very kindly. I have an idea. If it's wrong, please don't blame the boss. I took a look at your store. The decoration and furnishings are very ordinary. Since Boss Qian sells all Western objects, he pays attention to uniqueness and novelty in decoration. You might as well absorb some Western decorations, and the combination of Chinese and Western can attract people's attention." "Yes, why didn't I think of that Woolen cloth?"

"Boss Qian is backed by Dadonghang, so it's no problem to get the goods. After all, Western objects are rare things. Although the royal family doesn't care about them, what about the officials and eunuchs? There are many people who come to the capital to seek officials and gifts. Who would want to give them away? A novel item in Shangguan has won the favor and attention of the boss. These are the customers of Boss Qian. Gifts should be gorgeous and exquisite, and you can work on this aspect. I see that your store is very messy. It's best to have a plan for your store, you can open another store for the toys that Xiaolai Xiaoqu girls like, you might as well make it more refined, and catch the gift giver's mind, what do you think?"

Boss Qian bowed deeply like Ling Zhu and said, "Listening to Jun's words really made me suddenly enlightened. The vague thoughts I had before are now much clearer and more organized. I really don't know how to thank you." Boss Qian gave Ling Zhu to Handed back the bank note to Ling Zhu.

"What are you doing! Take it back quickly. It's only natural to spend money on buying things, and I've just put forward some ideas, and I don't know if it will work. Aren't you slapping me in the face?"

Boss Qian helped to explain, "No, you gave me a good idea, and you have to pay me a little bit." Ling Zhu firmly refused. "Ama, what are you talking about?" Qi Luo asked
Boss Qian's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Did you choose the girl?"

"I like this album drawn by Westerners very much. It is completely different from our painting method. I also like this crystal pet dog."

Boss Qian said, "This is not much money, so I will give it to the girl. The girl is curious about Western paintings, and I will give the girl some paints for painting." Ling Zhu said, "That's okay, you have a cost for these things. I can't let you suffer."

"You found me a good way to make money. I know you are not short of money. The things the girl picked are not worth much. I will make friends with you. If you don't accept me, I will be ashamed to death." .”

Ling Zhu looked at Boss Qian and said, "Okay then, my name is Ling Zhu, and I'm a small official in the capital. I have no power or power and can't help you. If you don't mind me, I'll be your friend."

"Master Ling Zhu is willing to meet with me, I am honored, honored."

Qi Luo said, "From now on, if Uncle Qian has any novelty things, he will give me a cost price!"

Ling Zhu scolded with a smile, "It's too late, Boss Qian regrets that it's too late!"

Boss Qian waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No regrets, no regrets. With the girl's uncle, I will definitely give you the lowest price for what the girl values ​​in the future." "Thank you, Uncle Qian."

Ling Zhu's family bid farewell to Boss Qian, and Boss Qian enthusiastically sent them to the door.Looking at the family going away, he said in a low voice, "It's not a simple person, you have to make good friends."

After finishing things, Mrs. Dong said, "Whenever you make a fuss, just buy things when you buy them. Why do you give advice to others?"

Ling Zhu said, "It's all Qi Luo's idea, she told me to say this. She said it's called forming good karma, and it will be convenient for shopping in the future."

"Isn't it? When we come to buy things in the future, we can give the cost price, which is worse than a discount card. Ama, Er Niang, we don't plan to do business, and these ideas are still on the shelf. It's better to use them and create them." Some economic effects. Besides, Boss Qian is backed by Dadonghang, so he will not lose money. There must be some prince’s power behind Dadonghang, otherwise we can’t conduct foreign trade, right! We are not short of money now, so we can make some connections Adding a little background would be nice too."

"Aren't you opposed to being involved with the royal family?"

Qi Luo said, "Ama, do you think that we can get into the eyes of the princes by giving advice to Boss Qian? The head of the Dadongxing family is the master's servant, and he is similar to the servants in the family, only rich. I just put This is just a casual move. Let’s see who is behind Dadonghang. We will decide whether we should continue. No matter what, we have no loss at all. Ama, don’t worry, I won’t Involved our family in complicated and chaotic matters."

Dong said with emotion, "The relationship between people in this era is complicated enough. It would be impossible to be less careful. Fortunately, you are here."

"Luo Luo, from what you said, Ama has also learned a lot. I should have worried about these things, but hey, I'm really useless"

Qi Luo comforted and said, "Ama, don't think so, you just don't understand this era, as long as you understand and adapt to this era, you will definitely do better than me with your life experience. I just want you to remember One point, there is no equality between people in this era, and the concept of class is the strongest. Here, the emperor is high above, deciding the life and death of everyone, followed by the royal family and their relatives. Their influence is not small, all of which You can’t offend them. As long as you understand these things, it will be much more convenient for you to deal with people.”

After hearing this, Ling Zhu secretly thought, I have to work harder to adapt to the complicated human relationships in ancient times as soon as possible. No matter how smart and capable Luo Luo is, she is still a girl, so she can’t always let her charge forward. As a husband and father, she must support this family. This is his responsibility.

(End of this chapter)