peasant young lady

Chapter 144 The Man With Scars

Cheng Xia saw Dahua backing away in a hurry, quickly grabbed her hand and tightly covered her mouth, to prevent her from shouting again.

Cheng Xia smiled apologetically at the man who was watching them from the door, "Sorry, sorry, my sister-in-law made a fuss."

"It's okay!" The man's voice was muffled, and it was hard to hear what he was saying unless he listened carefully. The voice was rough as if someone had choked his throat, and it was indescribably awkward and weird.

His voice was secondary, but his face was the main one.

Cheng Xia lowered her eyes slightly, but after a while she raised her head and smiled at the man, quickly pulled Da Hua's sleeves, and whispered in her ear, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, or you can go downstairs first." wait for me?"

"Yeah," Dahua nodded impatiently, without any hesitation, and carefully raised her eyes to look at the man again, Dahua still couldn't stop her heart beating wildly, feeling like she would be knocked out of her wits just by looking at her a few more times. Seeing Cheng Xia telling her to go downstairs, she turned around and ran down, as if this was hell.

Cheng Xia carefully carried the basket on her back, the big flower almost fell off it just now, Cheng Xia still said to the man apologetically, "My sister-in-law is not in good health, so." Cheng Xia hesitated to speak.

"You are brave!" The man accepted Cheng Xia's apology and praised, "Please come in."

I don't know why, but because she wasn't afraid of his face and was called "brave" by him, Cheng Xia suddenly felt an indescribable sadness in her heart, even the steps to enter the door became much heavier, and she felt like she was walking through the door. Every step consumes endless energy.

Cheng Xia entered, turned around and closed the door, seeing the man pointing at the seat next to her, Cheng Xia nodded and sat down, took out a jar of rose sauce from the back basket, and handed it to the man opposite.

The man didn't open it, but put his hands on the rosewood table, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to do business with Tianyou Grocery Store?"

Cheng Xia looked at the skin on the man's exposed hands, and felt extremely surprised. Hearing the man's voice, he hurriedly said respectfully, "Yes, this is the rose sauce I newly researched. I want to buy it through the grocery store. Make a sale."

The man took another look at Cheng Xia and smiled calmly, "Why did you choose this place? Many people want to go to the market to sell by themselves, set the price by themselves, and do whatever they want. If you cooperate with us, you may be subject to many restrictions."

Cheng Xia nodded to agree with the man's words, but still said, "That's right, the rose sauce is very fragrant, you don't need to smell it carefully, even if the lid of the rose sauce is not opened, you can still smell the strong aroma, this is my advantage where."

Seeing that the man did not speak, Cheng Xia continued, "Rose has a strong fragrance. Many ladies choose to use roses to bathe, which means that it can make people's body fragrant. I use this kind of rose sauce all the time. Good brown sugar and roses are carefully brewed, and fermented for such a long time in the middle, the aroma has long been deposited in this small porcelain jar, whether it is soaked in water, neutralized with milk, or added It is also a good choice for embellishment in pastries and porridge."

Cheng Xia took a breath, and for some reason, she was in the same room with the man in front of her, and felt that the air had become so depressing that she had to control her tone of voice, "About Rose Sauce, my thoughts are for ladies from rich families in the city. , or people with a little money, the girls of these families pay great attention to their appearance. If they know that eating this rose sauce often can make them emit fragrance from the inside out, and it can also beautify the skin. Nourishing skin and prolonging life have more practical effects than external rouge powder, so they will definitely be willing to buy it. Rose sauce has medicinal value, and can help some girls who often go out of the house and accumulate a lot of toxins in their bodies to get better. Conditioning, in short, long-term consumption of rose sauce is beneficial and harmless.”

Cheng Xia's mouth was dry, but the boss opposite said nothing. Cheng Xia was horrified by his eyes that seemed to see through the vicissitudes of life. She shrugged uncomfortably and smiled awkwardly, "I don't know. What does the boss think?"

The man on the opposite side smiled again, it was a calm and breezy smile, "Are you so confident?"

Cheng Xia nodded without hesitation, she was always confident in what she made, "I firmly believe that it will be very popular."

The man stood up, pacing with his hands behind his back, and suddenly looked at Cheng Xia again, "You are very smart, you directly mentioned the raw materials of the rose sauce, and you have already made it, and you waited until now to take it out, because now All the roses have withered."

Cheng Xia admired the cleverness of the boss, and did not hide it, "It's not always true. The rose sauce must be fermented, and I didn't deliberately wait until now to take it out. Moreover, even if I prepared it in advance, I have the confidence that others can't make it, because I am the only one."

"What a breath!" the man said in a deep voice.

Cheng Xia didn't have the slightest fear, but said, "I'm not talking loudly, it's just that I have confidence in myself."

"How do you want to sell it? How much do you have on hand?" After a long time, the man said.

"I have hundreds of porcelain vases like this one. As for how to sell them, I want to hear the boss's opinion." Cheng Xia knows that if he wants to cooperate with others, he must have the sincerity of cooperation. , so she has to weigh it.

"My surname is Shao."

Cheng Xia was taken aback, could it be that he called him boss and he said his surname?It's just that the surname is Shao?Cheng Xia's brows were tightly knit together, and she couldn't relax at all. Shao, since she came to this Ming Dynasty, this Chong'an County, it seems that she can always meet people with the surname Shao?coincidence?
"What?" The man asked when he saw Cheng Xia's reaction was wrong.

"It's okay," Cheng Xia waved his hand, "This surname sounds nice, what's Boss Shao's opinion?"

The man smiled, but he didn't answer Cheng Xia's words, he just said, "Very few people know my surname, and the average guy doesn't know it."

Well?Cheng Xia suddenly felt what the hell it was that his neck was cold and his back was stiff. When he said that, he couldn't kill someone to silence him, right?Cheng Xia touched her neck timidly.I don't know why, this man can give her such a feeling. Although she is also very good at Taekwondo, if this man tries to kill, she really can't escape.

Seeing Cheng Xia's actions, the man smiled again, this time from the bottom of his heart, "Little girl, you are very interesting. I am willing to do this business with you."

Hey?Cheng Xia suddenly understood what it means to think of heaven and hell, just now he was worried about the head on his neck, and now such a surprise came.

Cheng Xia beamed with joy, "I don't know what Boss Shao has in mind?"

"You first tell me how much you want to sell this rose sauce." The man asked calmly.

Cheng Xia thought for a while, and then stretched out a finger, "One tael of silver per pot, I'll sell it to you, as for how much silver you want to sell to others, then I don't care."

"One tael of silver? It's really not cheap." The man weighed it up and said.

Cheng Xia insisted without blushing, "My rose sauce is indeed worth the price, and it seems that it is not expensive to sell them to ladies who are not short of money." Of course Cheng Xia knows that a tael of silver is really not cheap , but she really didn't want to sell the rose sauce cheaply, because it was really good, and Cheng Xia knew its value.

Seeing that the man didn't speak, Cheng Xia suddenly felt a little uneasy. She thought for a while and said, "Boss Shao, if you have any doubts about the value of rose sauce, I can put the eight jars of rose sauce I brought today with you, and let the groceries The shop is used to test the water first, if it can be sold before the next market, and it sells well, then we can talk about cooperation, if you think it’s not good, that’s okay, I’ll just find another way out.”

"You are really bold and smart." The man said lightly.

Cheng Xia smiled, "I can't talk about boldness, but I know the reason why you don't want to lose money in business. Boss Shao, how about we just use five days to experiment?"

"Yes!" Finally, the man made a final decision, "Just put the rose sauce on the first floor. I'm sorry to scare your sister-in-law just now. Say sorry for me."

Cheng Xia knew that what Boss Shao meant by saying this was to issue an order to evict customers, and Cheng Xia said politely, "I will."

Seeing shopkeeper Shao standing by the window and looking up into the distance, his eyes were full of worry and sadness, and there was a faint nostalgia for the past, Cheng Xia stopped talking and withdrew.

After telling the result of the negotiation to the shopkeeper on the first floor, Cheng Xia said goodbye and left with Da Hua.

On the ox cart going back, Da Hua patted her chest with lingering fear, and exaggeratedly said to Cheng Xia, "Little sister, why aren't you afraid? That man has scars all over his face, how can there be any good spots on his face? It’s densely packed, even on the neck, I get goosebumps when I see it, it’s really scary.”

Cheng Xia sighed, thinking that not only the face and neck, but also the backs of the hands and arms were covered with scars. Shopkeeper Shao might not have any good skin anywhere on his body.

Looking at the scar, it must have been burned by a fire. She has never seen a person burned by fire in the 21st century, but it is really rare to be as powerful as Boss Shao. He looks like he was swallowed by a sea of ​​fire. There is no residue left, Cheng Xia dare not imagine what he has experienced before, how painful and unbearable it must be.

Da Hua still said self-consciously, "I think he must be 60 or [-] years old, and I don't know if he has been like this since he was a child or recently. If he has been like this since he was a child, he will really suffer."

Five 60 years old?Shao?The person Wan Guifei was looking for before her death suddenly appeared in Cheng Xia's mind, but it was not right. Although he had been burnt beyond recognition, he was different from the Shao Lin in the portrait. There is a sense of extravagance inside, which can be felt even in the portraits.But Boss Shao?

Cheng Xia shook her head, she was really irritated, so far, she already knew three people surnamed Shao, no, no, there was also the fourth prince Zhu Youzhao, whose mother and concubine was Concubine Shao Chen.

And Boss Shao is still in the Tianyou grocery store opened by Zhu Youzhu, what is he going to do?

What a secret.

Cheng Xia closed her eyes and narrowed her eyes slightly, and decided to think about something happy. She would be able to see a little bit about the market of rose sauce in the next market, so she should look forward to it nervously.

At the door of Yang's house, Cheng Xia bid farewell to Dahua and entered the courtyard, but before entering the door, she heard a conversation between Yang Dalang and a person in the room. When Cheng Xia heard that she was still a woman, she was a little puzzled.

Seeing Cheng Xia's return, Lin Xiu at the side hurried forward and pulled Cheng Xia two steps away, and said nervously and mysteriously, "Sister-in-law, it's not good."

(End of this chapter)