Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 11 Lively market, woolen shop

As soon as she entered the door, Xue Maner exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Sun!"

I only saw a tall man standing in the shop, he saw Xue Man'er also shouted: "Miss Man'er!"

Xue Cheng pulled his sister behind him, blocking the gap between her and the big man opposite.

The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty are open, and it is normal for the daughter's family to show up in public.

But for an unmarried girl like Xue Maner, reputation is also very important.

His prospective brother-in-law probably died in battle, but he hasn't made any other marriage promises yet, so he can't ruin his sister's reputation.

Xue Man'er said, "Brother, this is Brother Sun Jianguo who rented our land."

It turned out to be a tenant of our own house, but this guy didn't work hard on farming, so why did he open a shop here?

Now that the shop is open, why rent the land?
However, since he was a dental soldier under King Jianning's account, he was not an outsider, and Xue Cheng's complexion improved a little.

Sun Jianguo came over and said, "Miss Xue, are you Xiumu out shopping?"

Xue Man'er said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I brought my brother to go shopping, Brother Sun, what kind of things does your house sell, and why are there so many people sitting?"

Xue Man'er was also full of curiosity. After Sun Jianguo rented his own field, he did not reclaim the land, but only built houses along the river.

Now there is still a shop, but it seems that the business is still very prosperous.

Sun Jianguo said with a smile: "My family sells yarn balls, and they are all my employees. I am here to train the employees today."

"Staff?"

Seeing the people in the room, Xue Cheng felt a little strange.

The people sitting in this room are all Guazhou natives, young and old, but all of them are women.

How can there be a shop that employs so many women?Is this a decent shop?

Xue Cheng was even more vigilant. Did this Sun Jianguo do something illegal?

In that case, I would rather not rent the rent than rent the land to him!
Xue Cheng looked at Sun Jianguo vigilantly, and Sun Jianguo said with a smile: "It will start soon, you two find a place to sit down and listen."

When the time came, Sun Jianguo stepped onto the podium.

The podium was in the center of the store, and there was a big blackboard behind it. Sun Jianguo was only seen sitting on the podium, taking out a ball of white wool.

The buddy began to distribute small balls of wool to everyone, and Xue Cheng also received a small ball of wool.

what is this?This is wool?

Xue Cheng felt that this thing was very comfortable to touch, and it was as light as silk. Is this wool?

The sheepskin jackets that Xue Cheng has seen are all made by peeling off the sheepskin and wool together, then treating the leather side, and then cutting it out.

Although the sheepskin jacket keeps warm, it has a smell of sheep. If it is not for the winter, no one wants to wear it.

Moreover, to make such a sheepskin jacket requires the slaughter of a sheep, and common people's families are not willing to slaughter a sheep for making clothes.

This kind of sheepskin jacket is expensive, and only wealthy families in Guazhou City can afford it.

Sun Jianguo said on the podium: "What you get is wool thread. This is the thread spun from treated wool in our Sun's Wool Shop."

Is this thing made of wool?Xue Cheng didn't understand what kind of fairy technique was used for this. The ball of thread was light and soft, and didn't smell like sheep at all. I really don't know how this Sun Jianguo did it.

Only Sun Jianguo continued to say: "Wool can be used to make clothes. Here I will show you how to weave a scarf from wool."

All I saw was that Sun Jianguo took out two wooden knitting needles, and then his two thick fingers flexibly began to fly up and down. In less than ten minutes, a small white scarf was woven.

Xue Cheng was stunned at this moment. Can this scarf be woven like this?
Xue Cheng finally understood why all the people sitting here were women.

I saw Sun Jianguo standing up and saying: "Everyone, I will now explain the simplest knitting method and more specific methods. Our Sun's Wool Shop has already printed it into a booklet. You can spend money to buy a book at the bookstore next door and study it carefully." .”

"But it's just for home use. With the method I taught today, you can knit warm and comfortable sweaters for your family!"

"Everyone is optimistic, I will start to explain the simplest acupuncture."

Don't look at Sun Jianguo's big and three rough appearance, he explained how to knit a sweater very clearly and in detail.

Those present were all women who were used to needlework, and they nodded repeatedly.

But to Xue Cheng, a general, this thing is like a bible.

He was drowsy when he heard it. If his sister hadn't insisted on staying here, Xue Cheng would have run away long ago.

An hour passed, and Sun Jianguo finally finished his explanation.

At this time, several clever women had already learned how to weave clothes with woolen yarn.

There are still some rough-handed women who still don't know how to learn, but Sun Jianguo said: "Don't worry, everyone, we will continue to start classes at the same time tomorrow."

"Okay, now let's talk about the great benefits of our store!"

"If you come to the class today, you can buy our yarn ball at a [-]% discount! It also comes with a pair of knitting needles."

"In addition, after everyone buys it back, we, Sun Ji, weave a set of one-size-fits-all clothes at the request of Sun Ji, and our shop will recycle them according to the cost plus [-]%!"

"If you want to make money by knitting sweaters, you can go back and try it. We guarantee that as long as the clothes you knit are qualified, we will recycle them!"

"In addition, for those customers who don't have time to knit clothes, we also provide ready-made clothes for purchase."

After Sun Jianguo finished speaking, many people rushed to the counter to buy yarn balls.

Xue Maner was also ready to move, Xue Cheng asked: "Is the price of this wool ball expensive?"

"It's not expensive. It's about the same price as silk cloth to make a set of clothes."

"That's not expensive. Is this thing really warm?"

"Brother, I see that the scarf is still warm. Winter is coming soon. I want to knit a dress for my mother."

Hearing that the girl wanted to be filial, Xue Cheng said, "Then let's buy a few back. Did you learn the one just now?"

Xue Man'er nodded and said: "I have learned it. This weaving method is not complicated, it just needs to be proficient. I will go back and try it out, and try to weave the clothes for my mother as soon as possible."

Xue Cheng bought a pack of woolen balls, and walked out of the woolen store with his sister. He said, "Go to the bookstore. Didn't shopkeeper Sun just say that the bookstore sells books that teach you how to knit? Let's buy one and go back. That way you won't make a mistake."

Xue Man'er felt sorry for Qian and said, "Brother, books are quite expensive, if not, forget it."

"purchase!"

The two came to the bookstore next door again, but they didn't expect that the bookstore in Guazhou, which was struggling with business before, would be very lively.

What exactly happened here?
There are not many literate people in Guazhou City, except for the lords in the governor's mansion, a few wealthy households in the city, and generations of military households like Xue Cheng.

Most of the people are illiterate, so the bookstores in Guazhou City used to have little business.

Why are you so busy today?Xue Cheng and Xue Man'er walked into the bookstore, but saw that the shelves of the bookstore were full of books.

Can so many books be sold?

The owner of the bookstore did not change. He was an old civil servant who had retired from the Governor's Mansion. Xue Cheng also knew him.

"Uncle Wei, business is good!" Xue Cheng shouted.

Boss Wei poked his head out from behind the counter, saw Xue Cheng, and said with a smile: "Xue Dalang, are you free to go out today? The business has been booming for a few days, little old man! You just know that you are patronizing Uncle Wei's business today."

Xue Cheng cut to the chase and said, "Uncle Wei, I want to buy that book on sweater knitting."

"Oh, that book, I'll get it for you."

Uncle Wei took out a book with the scent of ink from under the counter, handed it to Xue Cheng and said, "Here, twenty Wen."

Looking at the thick book, such a thick book only costs twenty pennies?
Xue Cheng once accompanied Captain Du to buy books. Before, a meager collection of poems cost hundreds of pennies.

Such a thick book is so cheap?
Xue Cheng immediately said: "Uncle Wei, you are a small business, you can't lose money, I can afford how much money you have."

But Uncle Wei said: "That's the price. Look at the back of the book. There's a price marked here. You're right!"

Such a thick book is only sold for [-] cents, will it be able to pay back?

Uncle Wei said: "Now my bookstore is jointly opened with the tooth soldiers of His Highness King Jianning. They set up a printing factory and said that they used movable type printing to save the cost of engraving."

"They said they would also lower the price of paper and ink, so that a book would be even cheaper."

Is it the dental soldier of His Highness King Jianning again?
Are His Royal Highness King Jianning's tooth soldiers so magical?How can you fiddle with so many good things.

But Xue Cheng still didn't understand why the business of the bookstore was so good, he couldn't help asking:
"Uncle Wei, why is your business so good? There aren't many literate people in Guazhou, right?"

This illiterate would definitely not buy books. Xue Cheng still didn't understand why the business in Uncle Wei's shop was so good.

Uncle Wei smiled and said, "Everyone can't read characters, but they know paintings. Look, this is the best-selling book in Uncle Wei's shop."

Xue Cheng took a thin booklet, only to see "Journey to the West" written on it.

Journey to the West?What is this?
When I opened it, it turned out that it was not a book, but a picture album.

However, the content of this picture book is really interesting. Although it is also accompanied by words, people who cannot read can understand the meaning just by looking at the pictures.

This volume depicts the story of a monkey being born, and then went to Sanxing Cave to learn art from a teacher.

Xue Cheng read it with great interest, and finished flipping through a picture book without knowing it.

looks good!Xue Cheng had also heard stories about storytellers and generals in the tavern, but those stories about emperors and generals couldn't be more interesting than Stone Monkey 72!
Moreover, the comic book is full of pictures and texts, easy to understand and lively and interesting, which also makes Xue Cheng eager to know the story behind.

"Uncle Wei! Do you still have this booklet?"

(End of this chapter)