wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 191 III 13. Making a Stone Scissors
Tian Erya interrupted him quickly: "This piece of cloth is a gift. We will pay extra to buy the scissors for the stone carving."

Chen Shizu asked: "Would you like to consider letting me use the stone sculpture as a gift?"

Tian Erya quickly shook her head: "How can I let you spend money all the time!"

"Look at how ambitious you are. You're afraid to pay a penny more."

Zheng Yuansheng smiled and said, "We are in the initial stage. Erya has no choice but to haggle over small matters. I hope you can forgive me."

"I won't argue with her." Chen Shizu snorted and bowed to Zheng Yuansheng: "Brother-in-law, let's go find a stonemason now!"

Zheng Yuansheng said, "You look very tired. Why don't you eat something and take a nap first? We can go again tomorrow."

Chen Shizu shook his head: "It's okay, I'm afraid if it's too late, someone will change his mind and want me to pay for the stone carving."

Tian Erya knew that she was the person the other person was talking about. She touched her nose, giggled, and did not explain. She took out a bag from under the table and handed it to Zheng Yuansheng: "If you are hungry and thirsty on the road, there are dry food and water in the bag."

"You don't even want to give me money for a cup of tea." Chen Shizu rolled his eyes, but he understood Tian Erya very well. After he started a small business again, he deeply understood the hardships of carrying a load to sell things, and he also attached great importance to every penny, and would never spend more if he could save.

Zheng Yuansheng put down the bag: "What do you want to eat? I'll treat you. Don't worry, there will be plenty of refreshments."

Chen Shizu patted his bag and said, "It's better not to use it. Let's save some money! I have some water and bread here, which can sustain us for two or three days. Let's go quickly and try to get there as soon as possible so that we can finish the discussion."

Zheng Yuansheng was a little surprised: "You work so hard outside doing business, why don't you eat something good?"

"It's hard to make money in this world! If you want to make a living, you can only work harder and save more money."

"You are so capable and thrifty, you can definitely open a big cloth shop again."

Chen Shizu scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "It's easy to lose money but hard to start a business. I didn't expect it would be so difficult to save enough money to open a cloth shop. From now on, I won't dare to spend money carelessly again."

"I feel the same way! In the past, I also regarded money as dirt, so why bother about it." Zheng Yuansheng picked up the bag, "One day when I make a lot of money, I will definitely treat you to a good meal."

"It's necessary. I'm waiting."

Tian Erya blinked as she watched them go away. Chen Shizu, the dandy, had really changed. He learned to be frugal and wanted to restore the Chen family to its former glory. She had to work harder. If she could complete the orders from Dashengkui and the Mongolians, she could immediately turn her musket into a cannon and open her own knife and scissors shop.

Chen Shizu was very efficient. Soon, a two-meter-high rock-scissors statue was placed at the door of the store, with the two inner blades pointing upwards, attracting passers-by to watch.

Tian Erya touched the half-meter-long blade of the scissors and exclaimed: "This stone-carved scissors is really good. It feels just like the real thing."

Zheng Yuansheng couldn't help but smile when he saw her happy smile, and felt that his five days of hard work in the quarry was not in vain.

Chen Shizu glanced at Tian Erya and said, "How could the craftsmanship of the stonemason I hired be bad? Look at the rivets in the middle, they look real. When can you forge a pair of scissors this big? You can also show them off."

"I don't have the ability to do that. Besides, what's the point of forging such a big pair of scissors? Placing such a big pair of stone-carved scissors here to attract attention and business is enough!" Zheng Yuanli came out of the store immediately after hearing the clerk talk about the stone carving. When he saw the two-meter-high rock scissors, he was shocked and immediately annoyed: "Who put such a thing here? Move it away quickly."

Zheng Yuansheng cupped his hands and said, "Second brother, I had someone release him."

Zheng Yuanli narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Old Four, you are overstepping your authority. Long Shunhe's store is under my management, and I should decide what to put at the door."

"Brother, I understand. I will not interfere in Long Shunhe's store management..."

"In that case, move this broken stone for me quickly."

Zheng Yuansheng pointed to the door and said, "Second brother, we agreed before that I would occupy the three-foot area to the west of the store, and the door frame would be the boundary between the two sides. You asked us not to cross the boundary when we entered from the door, and we did not cross the boundary."

Tian Erya couldn't help but interrupt: "This three-foot space belongs to us. We have the final say on what's inside and outside the door. We can put whatever we want."

Zheng Yuanli was furious, pointing at her and scolding: "Nonsense! Who are you? How dare you talk to me? Look carefully, the territory you are standing on belongs to us Longshunhe, our Zheng family. It belongs to you? How can you have the nerve to say such a thing?"

Tian Erya suddenly felt ashamed and her face turned red.

"Second brother!" Zheng Yuansheng stepped forward and stood in front of Tian Erya. "Tian Erya is my wife. She is the boss of our shop. She is naturally qualified to speak here. We manage the shop here. It is our freedom to place stone sculptures at our door. If you have any opinions, go and talk to Dad."

"How dare you use your father to pressure me?" Zheng Yuanli pointed at his nose angrily and said, "Fourth Brother, don't think that just because your father lets you use part of the shop, you have absolute freedom in the shop. As the shopkeeper of Long Shunhe, I have the right to be in charge. Someone, move this stone sculpture away."

"Yes." Several guys obeyed the order and went to move it immediately.

"Let's see who dares?" Tian Erya became anxious and pulled out a pair of scissors to block the stone sculpture.

Zheng Yuanli was startled and a little afraid of her desperate posture. He took a few steps back and bluffed: "Tian Erya, don't do anything reckless. If you dare to be presumptuous, I will have someone arrest you and report you to the police."

"Second brother!" Zheng Yuansheng frowned, "Don't go too far..."

"He is ruthless, so we don't need to reason with him." Tian Erya interrupted him and angrily scolded Zheng Yuanli: "Go to the police quickly, and let's talk it out in court, let the county magistrate and the villagers judge. Why can't we put up a sign at our door to attract business? What's wrong with you? Why do you have to move it for us? Whoever dares to touch my stone sculptures, I will fight him!"

Zheng Yuanli and others couldn't help but retreat when they saw her desperate posture, but they didn't want to do as she wished, so they still sent people to block her.

Zheng Yuansheng clung to Tian Erya, fearing that the other party would attack and injure her. Neither side gave in. At this moment, a voice broke the deadlock: "Business requires harmony to make money. You are quarreling in front of the store. How can you be polite?"

"Dad?" Zheng Yuanli was surprised to see him.

"Dad." Zheng Yuansheng also relaxed and signaled Tian Erya to take away the scissors.

Zheng Zongde looked at Tian Erya and frowned slightly: "You always use scissors to fight with others, what does it look like?"

(End of this chapter)