farmhouse ditty

Chapter 173 To be a shopkeeper, one must look like a shopkeeper

Chuge watched in embarrassment as Xiuniang entered the house, and turned to look at the waiters in the yard, not knowing what to do.

Although he usually gets along very well with these guys, after all, the big guy is only in his twenties and can talk to them, but now he is asked to put on the airs of the shopkeeper and talk to them, he is a little bit Can't open my mouth.

In fact, in the Chu family's workshop, Xiuniang usually had the final say on matters concerning the front cabinet and the backyard, and he, the shopkeeper, rarely made up his mind.

But at this moment, Xiuniang didn't care whether the guy in the backyard bought it or not, she had to let him talk about it... Well, in fact, he also knew that Xiuniang also had her own ideas in doing this.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge let out a small sigh of relief, walked to the front of the yard, stood on a wooden stake, and said loudly, "Everyone, everyone, stop first."

As soon as his voice came out, all the guys in the yard stopped and looked at him, even the second wife and aunt Wang who were cooking in the stove also stopped what they were doing and walked to the door to watch.

Old man Li was watching the guys at work, he listened to what Chu Ge said, he bit his cigarette holder and glanced at the main room, then stood under the big tree to enjoy the shade.

Seeing that everyone was looking over, Chu Ge was about to speak when he heard the guys in front of him laughing.

"Hey, I said Chu Geer, what are you doing standing so high, how solid you are standing on the ground when you come down."

"Yes, big shopkeeper, if you don't stand on that big tree stump, our brothers can see you and hear you talking."

"Hey, Chu Geer, stop what you're talking about, can we all rest now?"

"Yes, yes, we have been busy for so many days, it's time to rest."

"Hey, I just said it, the shopkeeper said it, so Xiuniang's sister-in-law has to listen..."

Chu Ge looked at the laughing and boisterous guys in front of him, and suddenly he was prepared. He waved his hand and said a word that was enough to drive those people crazy.

"Calm down, everyone, listen to me... We have to drive all these materials out of the yard today before we can stop working!"

The folks in the yard were chatting and laughing, but when they heard this, they were stunned. The few who could usually talk to Chugo started to complain, but they didn’t dare It's too loud.

Old man Li looked at Chu Ge, came out with the tobacco stick, knocked it on the table beside him, and refilled the tobacco leaves.

I don't know if it was the sound of Old Man Li's banging on the table that made the guys in front stop talking, or if they saw Chu Ge's face darkened, they reluctantly stopped talking.

Chu Ge looked down at the guys in the backyard, and said, "I know that the guys are busy and tired these two days, so, in the next few days, we will work from morning to night, and we will write them down on the cabinet. , pay two wages, starting from today."

"Also, if you want to stop work in the afternoon, you can also go to the cabinet and explain it. You can leave work after you are done, but you have to pay the same as before."

Now that Chu Ge had finished speaking, he didn't babble. He just stood at a high place and looked around at the guys in the yard.

"If you want to strike, move quickly. I will call for someone to pull the wooden planks in a while. At that time, if you want to strike again, it will be too late."

The guys were talking about something in a low voice, but after hearing what Chu Ge said, the two of them discussed it, and after a while, they agreed to talk aloud, and they were willing to stay and work.

"Hey, Chu... You don't need to talk about that shopkeeper, we'll all stay and work."

"That's right, shopkeeper, we won't go to the cabinet right now, you just write it down for us."

"That's right, shopkeeper, hurry up and ask someone to pull the board."

"That's right, big guys hurry up and make more boards..."

Seeing that the guys in the yard were full of energy, although Chu Ge had nothing on the surface, he still had some joy in his heart. Old man Li sat under the big tree, smoking a cigarette, looked at Chu Ge, and smiled with satisfaction. smiled.

Xiu Niang stood in the main room watching, the corners of her mouth curled up, it seems that Chu Ge is okay if he is so dumb, she just wanted him to talk about this matter, but if this is her way of thinking, she It was for Chugo to discuss it with those guys.

But now, Chu Ge has changed his routine and changed his tone, so that he looks more like a shopkeeper, which is not bad.

In fact, what she did was just to let Chugo establish a prestige among those guys. She had talked to Chugo earlier, telling him not to talk and laugh with those guys all the time. Huh, but if it's a matter of business, and they are very familiar with Chu Ge, then what Chu Ge said, they don't take it as a joke.

Anyway, at this moment, as long as Chugo raises the wages of the guys, they have to listen to what he says, and they are willing to listen. Does the shopkeeper have to act like a shopkeeper?

"Hey, sister, it's fine if you can't find it. I'll just go to Front Street and buy it myself."

Mrs. Liu watched Xiu Niang standing at the door for so long, but perhaps she couldn't find it, so she yelled for Xiu Niang to sit down.

After hearing this, Xiu Niang came back to her senses, turned around and said something to Mrs. Liu, and then took out a greased paper bag from the cabinet by the door.

"It's okay, Sixth Sister-in-law, I have a lot of dried salted plums, and I stuff them indiscriminately in a bag... Hey, no, stuff them in."

Seeing Xiuniang sitting up, Mrs. Liu said, "Hey, sister, don't worry about the dried salted plums. Then go on, when did you smash the Erbao vine in the field?"

Xiu Niang smiled, and pushed the oil-paper bag to Mrs. Liu, "Isn't it that year ago, when the Erbao vine stopped producing, I was pruning branches in the field, and a foreigner came over that time, and looked at it. The seedlings in my field are good, so I said I wanted to buy them, and I didn’t do anything at the time, but he kept pestering Chugo and me, and came four or five times in succession.”

Mrs. Liu looked at Xiuniang, "That's it? You gave the Erbao vine to others."

Xiu Niang smiled, and said, "Oh, it's not all like that, that foreigner has been pestering Chu Ge for chatting, trying to get Chu Ge to sell him the Erbao Vine, he knows I'm not in charge... "

Mrs. Liu looked at Xiuniang, squinted her eyes, curled her lips, yo, you're the only one who doesn't care...

"But Chu Ge didn't take this kind of foolishness, so he kept talking to him about other things, and finally got his words out."

"Yo, is that so, what did Chu Geer get out of it?"

"The outlander said that in Nancheng, many people have started to plant these Erbao vines. Theirs is close to the capital, and they will be brought to the city to buy when they are grown. The quantity is large, and the people who plant them There are more..."

As Xiuniang said, she glanced at Mrs. Liu, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Liu, do you think it's better if there are more people buying and selling Erbao vines, or if there are more people asking for goods?"

Mrs. Liu looked at Xiuniang with some confusion, "Hey, sister, there are too many people who want this kind of Erbaovine, doesn't it mean that there are too many people who want it, so can't we get some light on this? Isn't everything good?"

Xiu Niang shook her head, "Sister-in-law Liu, you are wrong. If there are more people who accept Erbao vines, but our family or a few families are the ones buying and selling, that would be good."

Mrs. Liu asked, "Hey, why?"

Xiu Niang smiled, and asked back, "Why? Isn't it for the money? Sixth sister-in-law, think about it. If there are more people who accept Er Bao Teng, our family is the only one who buys and sells, so at this price Isn't it up to us?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, "Oh, yes, that's the reason."

Xiu Niang said again, "But Sister-in-law Liu, if this situation is reversed, there are only a few families who harvest Erbao vines, but there are many people who grow Erbao vines, so they will take whoever is cheap. My family, when the time comes, those of us who grow Erbao vines will have to compare prices with each other. If the price of other people’s houses is lowered, we will have to follow suit. How can I make money?"

Mrs. Liu listened, pondered for a while, and then looked at Xiu Niang and boasted, "Oh my sister, your brain is so clever, you can turn it so fast..."

Xiu Niang just smiled at Mrs. Liu, and let her boast. In fact, what she said just now was just one reason, and the other was that she was afraid of revealing her secrets. She originally planted Erbao vines in the few acres of land in Xiayang Village If you want to expand the scale, you have to buy land and hire people. Not to mention the fact that the first stubble flowers are so blooming that you need to pick them by hand. As for the pruning of the branches of the Erbao vine, she and Chu Ge are too busy.

The Erbao vine had to be pruned several times from the time it was planted in the ground to the time it grew flowers. If she planted a field of tens of acres, she would have to ask the guys to go down to the field to cut it off. At that time, the secret recipe for planting the Erbao vine was no secret recipe.

So, she decided to clean it up as soon as possible. Anyway, the Nancheng area has already started to be cultivated on a large scale. The good times of the Erbao Vine are in the past.

Mrs. Liu stayed at Xiuniang's place for most of the day, and helped wash and wash after lunch. Then she remembered that the old Huangtou from the same village should wait for her at the entrance of the town after picking up his grandson. Fortunately, when she came to Xiuniang's place, she first bought some pastries, and after a while, she gave them to the old Huangtou's grandson.

She chatted with Xiuniang and went out. Xiuniang sent her out of the back street and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, don't forget what I talked to you about earlier. Remember to ask me when you go back. Ask Brother Liu, what does he say?
Mrs. Liu waved her hand, and said, "Hey, sister, my brother will definitely agree to what you said, and if nothing else is said, just give him the forest land of Shi Laodao's house, and just press this. He dared not say a word."

Xiu Niang looked at Mrs. Liu and nodded with a smile. When she sent Mrs. Liu away, she was thinking about going back, but when she turned around, she stumbled and almost fell.

She hurriedly leaned against the wall, and looked back to see what was going on, but suddenly saw a figure passing by the corner the day before yesterday, as if she was about to follow, but then retracted.

Xiuniang paused for a moment, thought she didn't take it seriously, put on the embroidered shoes she took off, and left...

(End of this chapter)