I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 118 A little curious

"Shut up!" If Shen Xiaoye was here, she would recognize the young woman sitting in the main seat. She was clearly the neighbor to the west whom she met a few days ago.

Mrs. Zhu said in a low voice: "You are just picking up the goods a few days later, how can you say you are being cheated?"

"Yes, yes, I can't speak." Shopkeeper Zhu kept bowing.

Mrs. Zhu frowned. Why did she keep so many useless people? She had to sell a good silk shop in the west city at a loss, while another cloth shop in the east city could barely make ends meet.

She made a detour and bought a batch of low-priced cloth from Derun Cloth Shop. Her business was just starting to pick up but was stopped by a customer who came from a small stall in the city.

It seemed that this shopkeeper was no longer useful. She waved her hand impatiently and said, "Go away. Don't worry about this anymore."

"Madam," Shopkeeper Zhu thought to himself that something was wrong. He had just been promoted and didn't want to go down. "Madam, please excuse me. As far as I know, several cloth shops are dissatisfied with her low prices. Why don't I contact ..."

"You bastard, why are you getting involved with those people? Get out!" Mrs. Zhu glared at him and had to lower her voice.

Shopkeeper Zhu quickly apologized and left. The little maids in the room all lowered their heads and kept silent, and their breathing became lighter.

An old housekeeper came forward and said, "Madam, how about I go and talk to that young girl and ask her to be the agent of the cloth shop in East City before the New Year?"

Mrs. Zhu smiled bitterly: "Nanny, why do you have to hire a little girl to be the shopkeeper?"

"Then let's ask our shop assistants to sell the cloth in the inner city and the outer city. It will just be a little colder anyway." The wet nurse wanted to smile bitterly even more than she did. She had advised the lady not to use this trick, but she didn't listen.

Mrs. Zhu immediately refused: "How can that be possible? It would be so embarrassing if people knew that the things in my shop were displayed on the street stall."

"..." The wet nurse was speechless. Which was more important, face or money? The family hadn't paid the monthly salary for two months.

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Shen Xiaoye didn't know what was going on. When she and her grandfather returned home, there were several people in silk robes waiting for her.

These people are all shopkeepers of cloth shops in Dongcheng. They come for one thing: they hope that her cloth prices will be consistent with everyone else's.

They sent out a representative who said, "Please forgive me, young lady. We are not bullying the market, but the fees are simply too high.

You also know that every time goods are transported into the city, people like us with small businesses have no one to rely on, unlike the rich and powerful who are tax-free."

"Is there no one in the city who offers lower prices than me?" Shen Xiaoye's activities were mostly around here, and she would only pass by Xicheng when she was sending her grandfather and Mr. Bai to set up their stalls. She was a little curious.

After they looked at each other, they looked at Master Lu who was sitting at the top. Lu Guan laughed and said, "There must be one, right?"

“Fourth Young Master, there are some, but they are all in the outer city.

Besides, the quality of the material is not as good as Miss Shen's." Merchants who often stay in Beijing know quite a few officials' sons.

Many people know how many sons and daughters there are in the family of General Lu, who used to be in the presence of the emperor.

Even though they had never seen it before, they found out who the house belonged to before looking for Shen Xiaoye.

Besides, there have never been any secrets in the capital. The fourth young master Lu was one of the few underage people who followed the army to the battlefield last time, and he was lucky enough to come back alive.

Some of their relatives were among the civilians rescued by General Lu.

"How about this, next time I go to the outer city to sell cloth, it shouldn't affect either of us, right?" Shen Xiaoye didn't want to offend more people, and these few people might be her potential customers in the future.

Several people didn't expect that she would be willing to change places and were a little surprised for a moment.

Shen Xiaoye smiled and said, "It's not easy to do business. Setting up a street stall is more flexible for you guys."

"It's still okay if the girl lowers the price to twelve or thirteen cents," one of them said.

Shen Xiaoye shook his head: "No need, this is my price."

Seeing that she was determined, several people didn't say anything more. Since she was going to be transferred to the outer city, everyone's goal was achieved, so they said goodbye.

Lu Guan: "These guys are smart. They know how to talk to you openly."

"It's all thanks to you. Believe it or not, they are not living in your house. They are using other methods." Shen Xiaoye still has self-knowledge, so she bowed to him solemnly with a serious look.

Lu Guan subconsciously reached out to help her, but when he saw her grandfather looking at him with a smile, he immediately clasped his fists in return: "It's nothing, nothing."

After saying this, he said goodbye to the Shen family. He was going home to celebrate the festival. On the way, he met several people selling honeycomb coal.

But not long after I entered the house, my eldest brother came to me after leaving the government office and asked, "Xiao Si, honeycomb coal is very popular in the streets and alleys now. I heard that it was you who offered it?

Why didn't you send a letter to your family before?"

“Not entirely, a few of my friends worked on it together.

Big brother, I offered myself up to help my uncle make up for his mistakes and get transferred back earlier." Lu Guan thought with his knees, and knew that his big brother was instigated by his wife again.

Brother Lu was slightly startled, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are thoughtful. But Dad can't be transferred back for a while."

"Why?" Lu Guan had no spies at home and didn't know what had happened.

Brother Lu said: "The elite cavalry from various routes will come to the capital for joint training, and the five military camps in the capital will become the main force.

Now that Dad is back, it would be better for him to make arrangements before and after the war in Daningwei."

“Not only was he not transferred back, but he was transferred even further away?

Then my gift was in vain!" Lu Guan couldn't believe it. The emperor accepted the gift but didn't do anything.

Before he finished speaking, Brother Lu covered his mouth and considered his words: "Be careful of what you say.

Next time if you have any problem, discuss it with your family.

This time, if your eldest sister-in-law's brother hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about you."

Lu Guan took it away forcefully: "Brother, did he say something weird? Or did sister-in-law say something?"

Brother Lu would never tell his wife that he couldn't raise his fourth brother and that he didn't tell his family about the way to make money first.

He didn't answer, but Lu Guan already understood that the other party must be mocking him.

"Xuanshen, prepare the horses." Lu Guan shouted outside the door.

Xuan Shen responded, "Yes, Master."

"You are not allowed to go. Why are you going so late?" Brother Lu shouted outside the door.

Xuan Shen looked at his young master in embarrassment and heard him say, "Can't I go to the back and practice my riding skills?

The area of ​​Daning directly faces the three tribes of the Uqiyet in the north. They are still determined to be evil and often go south to plunder.

I have to go to help my uncle before the New Year." After saying this, he ran out of the door, dragging the servant to the small training ground at home. He would set out after breakfast tomorrow.

Brother Lu stretched out his hand and stopped it in mid-air. He then retracted his hand and slapped himself. He was the eldest son but could not protect his father.

My second brother wrote to say that he had already headed north by sea and would go directly to the border to take care of my father. Now, my fourth brother is also going.

On this side, Shen Xiaoye didn't know about Lu Guan's decision. She was busy preparing eight-treasure porridge for tomorrow with her grandfather, and reminiscing about last year's family festival with her uncle.

It was not until the afternoon of Laba that a letter from Lu Guan was delivered to them, and they learned that he had left the city.

After listening to the letter, Shen Changsui said, "If you go at this time, you will suffer on the road."

But to their surprise, in less than an hour, Lu Guan came back in the dark again.

Shen Xiaoye was surprised and asked, "Change your mind?"