in spring

Chapter 115

Hu Fei sighed again: "At that time, Uncle Cheng didn't believe that they were liars. When he looked back and saw that the family's money and property were gone, and the house deed was gone, he realized that he had misunderstood the wrong person. Even if he was furious, it's only because we didn't expose it sooner. scam."

Chunying sneered: "It has been exposed countless times, it's just that he is too confused to believe it, and he still has the face to say it's someone else's fault!"

Hu Fei said in a low voice: "This scam is actually not difficult to see through. The scammer claims to be from Changshu, and there are many people from Changshu who come to the capital to do business. We have met a few when we hawk on Chaoyangmen Street. From south to north, you can meet more Changshu people along the way. If Uncle Cheng is vigilant, he only needs to find a few Changshu people and ask him, and he will know that the liar is cheating on him. Presumably he was deceived by beauty, If you get dizzy early, you will make mistakes again and again."

Chunying sneered and said: "For a man like him, it's useless to swear too many oaths! Another beauty can fool him. I really don't understand why Mrs. Cheng accepts him again, how heartless he was before ?!" If it was her, she would have kicked this bitch away a long time ago!
Hu Fei shook his head disapprovingly: "Without Uncle Cheng, it will not be easy for Mrs. Cheng to take care of her two children. Although shopkeeper Shi will take care of him, he will have a family one day. If his wife doesn't wait for him Wouldn't it be embarrassing to see my aunt? Besides, all the neighbors in the neighborhood know about my aunt, gossip..." After hesitating for a while, he swallowed what he wanted to say, and changed his words: "And Aunt Cheng kicked me away. Uncle Cheng is not good for himself or his two sons. If he is allowed to be poor, all the money and debts he owes will be attributed to the two children. How can Mrs. Cheng let go of her son? After all, she still has to take over. It's better to make up for it as much as possible before the situation is in a desperate situation. The silk merchant who was sold by the liar earlier was appeased by Mrs. Cheng and shopkeeper Shi, and I don't know how much money it took. Uncle Cheng will know later If you know the truth, you will feel ashamed, right?"

Will he?Chunying was very skeptical, that kind of "superior" man... She curled her lips and said, "Stop talking! Now that Mrs. Cheng has suppressed Uncle Cheng, there should be no more trouble in the short term. Let's focus on Do your own business. I heard from Aunt Cheng that she intends to ask Uncle Cheng to sell the rest of Yunxiang Pavilion this summer, so what should we do? We still have to buy cheap goods from shopkeeper Shi!"

Hu Fei wasn't too worried: "We don't sell cloth, we just need gauze material to make handkerchiefs, but it doesn't matter if you don't have one or a half. But just now when I went out to do errands, I saw a shop selling sewing and miscellaneous goods , the price is cheap, and the things are good, should we buy some? Several girls have asked me if I have any needles and threads for sale."

Chunying nodded again and again, and said: "These things are lighter than others, it's better to buy more, but merchants from other places may not buy them, and... if you add scissors and embroidery sheds, will it be too heavy?" You seem to have just gotten used to the weight of the load, I’m afraid you will work too hard.” Suddenly remembering Mrs. Jia’s car selling tofu nao, she hurriedly grabbed Hu Fei’s sleeve: “Brother Xiao Fei, you said let’s make a small car. How about a pushcart? Just like the one at Mrs. Jia’s house, we put the boxes on the cart, and it’s much easier for you to push it than to carry the load!”

Hu Fei thought for a while: "How do I do this thing? I'm just a novice, the cargo box is upside down, but it's too difficult to push the cart, and... the cart is not easy to push, right? I have seen Mrs. Jia push the cart , her two daughters need to be supported by each other and walk slowly. She lives on Funing Street, but we have to cross half of Dongcheng District in just a few steps. It’s nothing, so there’s no need to bother, right?”

Although he said so, Chunying was a little unwilling.After returning home, he quietly went to Wei Gong and asked about making a cart. Wei Gong said with a smile: "It takes a lot of effort to make a cart, and the wheels alone are not easy to handle. What kind of work do you have to do?" car?"

Chunying described the shape and structure of Sister-in-law Jia's cart to Duke Wei, who listened to it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. After all, he was a non-professional carpenter, and Chunying couldn't be too demanding, so he had to find a nearby carpenter to order. Do.Unexpectedly, the carpenter's salary was three taels of silver, which was too high for Chunying.He had several furniture orders in his hand, but he didn't really want to accept this business. Chunying had no choice but to give up the idea, and spent one night trying to recall the simplest structure of the carts he had seen in modern times—— The kind used for shopping in supermarkets - and drew a simple schematic diagram, and asked Wei Gong to study it.

Hu Fei felt a little embarrassed seeing her working so hard, and quietly pulled her to the side and said, "Why bother? I really don't mind. Wei Gong is also getting old, what if he is tired?"

Chunying hurriedly said: "No! I've taken over all the work of cleaning the house from Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei. They don't have to do anything, they only care about the car!"

Hu Fei wanted to persuade again, but Wei Gong said: "Brother Hu, it doesn't matter to my old man, this job is easy! Sister Chun took over the work of my old couple, and we feel embarrassed instead!"

"What are you embarrassed about? Your old man is doing brain work, I just need to put in the effort, and I still have the advantage! If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to ask for such a thing again." Chun Ying Smiling and coquettish to Wei Gong, he picked up the broom and went to the neighbor's yard.She was already familiar with the cleaning work, and she did it quickly and well, but when she was doing it, she couldn't help wondering again: the young master bought a few yards and left them empty, what did he think?

Hu Fei also followed in at some time, looked around, and said to Chunying: "Sister, I really don't need that car. I was thinking about something these days." He sat down on the steps: "Then When Shopkeeper Ribishi bought Cheng’s yard, a yamen servant I knew well asked me why I hadn’t gone to his place for a long time, was it because I couldn’t find business? He introduced a man to me, saying that he was planning to sell the house, and he was afraid that the buyer would come. I was fussy about money, and I wanted to find someone who was rich and generous. I remembered the merchant who bought our most expensive boxes of rouge face powder, and seemed to be planning to buy property in Beijing, so I asked him, and it went smoothly. This is a deal. In order to thank me, they each sealed a red envelope, which adds up to five taels of silver!"

It was the first time for Chunying to hear him talk about this, and she was also happy for him: "Isn't this a good thing? It seems that you are quite talented in the middleman business, why don't you take more part-time jobs!"

After hearing this, Hu Fei felt a little joy in his heart. Although it was thanks to the yamen servant introduced by Uncle Lu that he got to know the one who connected him this time, he was running around between buyers and sellers, negotiating prices, making documents, He did all the chores by himself, and it took a lot of thought.Except for the immature experience in Jiangjia Youfang, this was almost the first time he managed a big business without Second Uncle Lu intervening at all, so the feeling in his heart was naturally a little different.In retrospect, he felt that his decision to work exclusively as a salesman and only occasionally work as a middleman seemed a bit hasty. In terms of making money, the middleman business is more promising, but he has been doing it for so long, and Chunying spent another With so much thought, it was hard for him to say it.

Chunying sensed his abnormality: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"No...it's nothing..." Hu Fei coughed lightly, and looked around, "This yard seems a bit old, why don't you fix it? When we do business, don't we often see businessmen from other places transporting timber to Beijing? I inquired about the price a while ago, and it turns out that ordering directly from them is much cheaper than buying in Beijing!"

"I don't know what the owner of the house thinks." Chunying thought for a while, "Let's ask Wei Gong? If you need to find wood, you are an acquaintance, of course it is more reliable."

It was about the masters behind these houses, Hu Fei couldn't come forward, so he had to wait for Chunying to clean all the places before going home with her to ask Wei Gong.

Wei Gong said with a smile: "Why is Miss Chun so confused? How does the host know when they can move in? And how does he know if someone will get in the way? If it is true that the house has been repaired and it has to be sold, isn't it? Was it for nothing? Besides, these courtyards are going to be connected to build a big house, which is not as easy to rent and sell as a small one, and it’s just so convenient now!”

Chunying knew who the owner of the house was, so she naturally understood. Seeing that Hu Fei was still puzzled, she coughed lightly, approached Wei Gong and asked in a low voice, "Then why don't you rent it out? The lease period should be shorter. Equal division... Cough, wait until the date of moving is set and then carry out renovations, then you can still earn some rent!"

Wei Gong smiled wryly: "This is the mistress's refusal. She said that she always felt uncomfortable in the house where other people lived." Then she turned to Hu Fei: "Brother Hu wants to do this business, but he can't do it for the time being. When I went out to buy vegetables in the morning, I heard that Wang Dahu's family in Ertiao, Dongjie Street, is planning to marry their daughter and accompany them to a house, and they are looking for someone to buy wood, why don't you go and ask?"

Chunying repeatedly urged Hu Fei to go, but the latter hesitated for a moment, then he really went, turned back after an hour, and said: "His family is in a hurry, I have to find someone tomorrow, if you return later If there is no confirmation, he will find someone else."

Chunying hurriedly said: "Then you should look for it early in the morning! The wood enters the city at Dongzhimen, right? You can go there and look for someone, and you will definitely find it!"

Hu Fei was still hesitating: "I promised a few customers today, and I will definitely send new products tomorrow. Although it is a small business, it must be done with integrity."

Chunying waved her hand: "I'll just go! Anyway, I go out with you almost every day, and I'm very familiar with how to do business. You just need to find someone, as long as you come home to pick up the burden, otherwise I can't handle it. " After a pause, she smiled and said, "Brother Xiaofei, if you can do a few more businesses like this, you can make more money than being a salesman. It's not just about real estate sales, or wood and oil, as long as it's business Things, if you can figure out the key to it, what kind of business can’t you accept?” I think her father once helped the young master and Uncle Lu to sell the goods brought back from other places, and the types are not the same. Are the two different? Have you done it?

Hu Fei felt excited: "Really? Are you really willing to help me?! Aren't you angry?!"

Chunying was a little puzzled: "Angry? Why am I angry? If you can make more money, I will be happy too?" After thinking about it, she smiled again: "Are you worried that I think you're not doing your job properly and making less money? It doesn't matter. , It’s not that you’re not a salesman anymore, if you’re really embarrassed, how about being more generous when you share the money?” Before she finished speaking, she couldn’t help but blushed and smiled.

Hu Fei followed suit with a smile, but secretly decided in his heart that Chunying was all for his own good, and he had to take care of this little girl more.

Early the next morning, Chunying packed herself up and followed Hu Fei to Chaoyangmen Street.Hu Fei repeatedly told her to pay attention, but she got impatient, so she simply drove him away, and started her peddling career alone.

At first, she was not used to it. Although she also helped sell goods on weekdays, it was the first time for her to be responsible for greeting customers, introducing goods, bargaining, delivering things and collecting money by herself. The price of each item, it is really not easy.

Gradually, she began to adapt, the smile on her face became more and more natural and brisk, and the movements of her hands accelerated by half.While selling the existing goods, she is also secretly remembering the feedback from the customers in her heart, thinking about which goods to add or reduce.

Although she is young, she is neatly dressed, has a bright smile, and has a sweet mouth (the result of stealing from the old style). The foreign merchants like it, and even the local people are willing to come to help with some small things.Seeing that the business is going well, Chunying is also happy in her heart, and forgets about her tiredness.

When she finally saw off the two merchants from other places, she took a short breath and realized that it was over after dinner. Not only was her stomach growling with hunger, but her hands and feet were also a little weak.She hurriedly picked up the cloth bag from the side of the cargo box, intending to find some dry food for a few bites, but out of the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl approaching. She remembered that this was a regular customer who had been here a few days ago, so she hurriedly dropped the dry food and laughed. Going up to greet her: "Sister, what do you want to buy today? There are silk flowers in the shape of chrysanthemums suitable for the occasion, and they are available in all colors. Would you like to have one? The sweet-scented osmanthus oil that I recently bought from Piaoxiang Pavilion is more fragrant than other stores. Sister Do you want to try it? Guaranteed that your hair will be black and shiny once you wipe it, and it will never get tangled!"

The girl looked around absent-mindedly, seeming a little disappointed: "Ah? Oh, then give me a bottle... No! Just give me a silk flower, I want a chrysanthemum..."

Chunying opened the drawer of silk flowers: "Which one do you like? You are wearing water-red clothes today, and the bright red one is a bit gorgeous, but this pink one is just right, sister..." She paused, "You Are you looking for something?"

"No..." The girl blushed, snatched the silk flower in a hurry, paid the money, and hesitated to speak, "Little sister, you... your brother... isn't here today?"

Chunying raised her eyebrows, looked at the other party with great interest, and saw that although the other party was dressed in ordinary clothes, she was clean and delicate, and there was no sign of melancholy, so she smiled and said: "Brother has something to do today, go away for now Come on, elder sister has something to look for him? Just tell me, and I will tell him to go as soon as he comes back!"

The girl's face turned even redder, and Ai Aidi just didn't explain the reason clearly.Chunying raised her eyebrows even higher.Look at this posture, could it be that Hu Fei is also gossiping?
(Multiple code points, make up for yesterday...)
(End of this chapter)