Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

There is a light green silk curtain hanging in the room, but the fine-textured materials are incompatible with the furnishings here...it would be an eyesore to draw a curtain in such a room. (Starting)

The gauze curtain is a bit transparent, but the sun shines in from the outside and reflects the light. Guo Shao can’t see the scene behind the curtain very clearly from the outside, only the outline of the person’s shadow; but the inside of the curtain should be clearer. The light outside is good.

Guo Shao thinks this girl is very contrived, ostentatious.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the woman inside suddenly knelt down and paid a salute, faintly said: "The concubine came out today to make amends. General Guo, please listen to the concubine's explanation."

The voice was soft and clear, and Guo Shao saw the shadow inside and hurriedly made a gesture of support: "No, why should Madam give this big gift? Isn't it just a business, because the people in my family are in a hurry, so I came to ask. Hurry up. Please, please tell me what's going on first."

The people inside got up with thanks, and Guo Shao sat down on the stool, ready to listen to her.

At this moment, the afternoon sun shines through the wooden windows, making the tabletop in this room glow with greasy light. Sure enough, the place is not very clean, the table top is not clean and greasy, but I don't know if the last group of guests spilled some oily soup on it. This place was set by Guo Shao at will. It was at the entrance of the downtown area. Naturally, he had no choice. Now he discovered that the building was opened to a large scale but it did not look like a particular place. The teapots and cups on the table were notched.

For a time, Guo Shao's mood completely changed. I feel that the curtain drawn is not abrupt anymore. Sure enough, what is the meaning of things in the world, is it actually following people's mood?

He thought that it is not easy for a widow to do business, and it is excusable to not show up when seeing a male guest. Also, this place is already dirty. If a woman is obsessed with cleanliness, she might not be willing to drink the water here, and she would not be willing to serve it to guests.

However, some people are indeed more hypocritical. She is that kind of person. If she doesn't understand her, she may be very unaccustomed to a sudden contact. Just like the woman I saw today.

The woman inside seemed to have a Wu accent, and then she spoke clearly and softly: "My concubine's name is Chen Jiali."

After Guo Shao heard this, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, but he kept silent. In his heart, he felt that this name was a bit tacky, and it was very different from her squeamish image... He found that at this time, the names of women with a little background were rather tacky; Those women with nice and literary names are mostly of no background. But somehow.

Chen Jiali continued: "Our'Shen Chen Li Weaving' is, as the name suggests, the joint weaving business of Shen, Chen and Li. The three married for generations are actually a business gang, not limited to weaving things. The concubine is from the Chen family. , But I am married, and now I am the wife of the Shen family. Some people also call me the Shen Chen family... So my surname is Chen, but I run the business of the Shen family. I can't control the management of my maiden family.

General Guo would like to ask, since I am the head of the Shen family, why can't I restrain the people below... there is a reason here.

The husband had already inherited the Shen family business, and the married wife five years ago was the daughter of the Li family and had a son; but after the death of the Li family, he continued to marry a concubine. Earlier, the original intention of the two families was to let Xianfu Xuanxian marry the Li family; but he insisted on marrying me... Later, our husband and wife were as respectful as guests and got along very well. "Chen Jiali said here with a little shy tone.

"Now that the Quartet is divided, all the towns have set up chucks, and business is not easy to do. But all the exotic goods are beneficial. We can make a profit by shipping the silk fabrics and pearls of the Southern Tang country to Tokyo and even Youzhou; from Youzhou again The purchase of precious furs, ginseng and other goods from the north is also very profitable, and it is also very profitable to transport them to Tokyo, Yangzhou, and Jinling. Therefore, our firm has shops and caravans in famous places in the world. Last year, the husband went to Youzhou to make more money. money……"

At this time, Chen Jiali's voice gradually choked, and her tone was very sad, "Unexpectedly, the Khitan people just fell in love with the beautiful concubine next to her husband, and they murdered and plundered! The husband was killed because of this. The Khitan government not only did not punish the murderer, but was also shameless. The prisoners came back and let us take the money to forgive the living. Among them, two concubines were also from the Chen family, and the family took the money to redeem them...but...but..."

Her voice trembled, and she seemed to see something extremely terrifying, "People are back, but the two little girls have been tortured into a human form. My concubine has never seen such a cruel thing in the world for more than 20 years. ; Even the person who committed the most sinful death was not treated like this! Before the husband was murdered, I don’t know what kind of humiliation and torture he suffered..."

After hearing this, Guo Shao couldn't help sighing and expressing sympathy.

It took a long time for Chen Jiali to come back to her senses and said: "After the death of her husband, it should be his son who inherited the family business, but the child is only a few years old; there are only a few cousins ​​in the Shen family. So the people from the three families negotiated for me Raise children and preside over the family business of the Shen family.

On the one hand, the Li family felt that the child was born to the wife of the Li family, and was unwilling to hand over the family property to the cousins ​​of the Shen family. They did not trust me. On the other hand, my natal Chen family also felt that I was the wife of the head of the Shen family. It is supposed to raise the children and inherit the family business; here the cousins ​​of the Shen family are also staring. Although I am the owner of the family, I am embarrassed on three sides. "

Chen Jiali said sadly: "If her husband is alive, why is it so difficult for her concubine?"

After hearing this, Guo Shao said: "So, too many people have been involved in this business, and it's really easy to rip off. In this way, it's not all to blame Mrs. Chen, and it is understandable that there was a problem with our order."

Mrs. Chen said: "I have long heard that General Guo was brave and admired; what's more, although Tokyo is prosperous, the government offices are not clear, and there are too many people who can bully our businessmen. If you can make friends with people like General Guo, Wouldn't it be good for the businesses of the three families of Shen, Chen and Li? What a little money is worth."

Guo Shao said: "Thank you Mrs. Chen for trusting me, her words are very sincere, and there are not so many false words on the surface."

Mrs. Chen said: "General Guo is very famous. I have heard a lot about you. I naturally believe that you are a human being. How can I use false words to make a mistake?"

She added: "In the beginning, Guo Mansion sent someone to look at the goods in the shop, and I learned that Bai Xiangu was from General Guo's Mansion. Later, she was too expensive and went to other places... It's really not our price. Those goods were all shipped from the Southern Tang and Wu Yue countries, and the cost of many checkpoints along the way was high; but the fabrics such as brocade were indeed better than those of the Zhou Dynasty. Goods and bad things can be seen by everyone, the good is naturally expensive.

Now that there is such an opportunity to communicate with Guo's Mansion, how can I push the guests to other places in order to make money? Immediately, they sent someone to the Guo Mansion to discuss and agreed to discount the price in half. As a result, the price was cheaper than the market and the things were better. Guo Mansion naturally had no reason to choose another home. Of course we will lose a lot of money in this business, but I think it's worth it.

Unexpectedly, I was not here in the East Market this morning. The cousin of the Shen family in that shop saw that he was losing money. He didn't know the situation very well, so he suspected that I was taking advantage of it and refused to deliver the goods. But this business is my master, so they didn't immediately refund the deposit and regret the deal. Instead, it pushed the trouble to me... We were impolite first, so the concubine didn't care about widowhood and gossiping, and hurriedly sent someone to meet the people in Guo's mansion, wanting to personally apologize and deal with this matter. "

Guo Shao listened to her detailed explanation, which was indeed reasonable and reasonable. He thought that he still had such a small breast, and he could not hold onto it because someone else was wrong, and he was not an enemy. At the moment he said generously: "Do the business as it is, and the goods are good and expensive. Just take your original price and rewrite the contract; the original one..." Guo Shao took it out of his arms and tore it face to face. , Throwing the torn paper on the table.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: "No, the concubine body can still be solved. There are shops in the West Market and the outer city. It is the dowry given by my mother's family when I married the Shen family. I can completely take charge of these businesses. I will send it tomorrow. People transport the goods from my shop to Guo's mansion and deliver the goods first. Since I can trust General Guo, what contract should I write?"

Guo Shao said, "I'm a dignified general, can you bully you woman? That's it, the price is priced; if Mrs. Chen insists, it doesn't matter if you don't do this business, anyway, Guo can't be greedy for your advantage."

"Since General Guo said so...then it's fine, it's up to you." Mrs. Chen said, then asked, "General Guo buys so many silk fabrics, isn't it a bride price for Wang Wei's family?"

Guo Shao was surprised: "How do you know?"

Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "It's true that our business is mainly dealing with wealthy and wealthy people. Although things are good, they are expensive. We also have business dealings with Wei Wang's family. UU read www.uukanshu.com I like to order all kinds of things with us."

After she said, she called Aunt Sun to come forward and said a few words quietly. Guo Shao did not hear clearly, but because he was so close, he heard words like "get some jewelry".

Mrs. Chen ordered Aunt Sun, and said: "If General Guo can trust me, he is prepared to spend the amount of money on the dowry ceremony, and then he can give it to us to handle it for you. It will definitely satisfy General Guo."

When Guo Shao heard it, he felt interesting. He didn't understand those things at first, and he didn't have time to ask Mrs. Gao that day. If someone helps with cooking, don’t you worry?

Immediately he said: "That's okay. I'll go back and ask the people at home, and then send someone to tell you."

Madam Chen smiled and said, "That's it. As long as General Guo sends someone to speak, I will transport the things to the mansion first, and then it will not be too late for Guo Mansion to pay."

Guo Shao didn’t get entangled in this matter, and patted the table lightly: “That’s it. Anyway, I know I won’t fall for my account, so it’s easy to do it!” rg