The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 21
When Chu Qing was surprised, Chu Zhengyang sighed heavily.He bent down to pick up the dagger, but made Chu Qing vigilant, the vase in his hand had quietly left the table.

"I'll give this dagger to you for self-defense." Chu Zhengyang slapped the dagger on the round table, and said somewhat dispiritedly.

These words came unexpectedly, making Chu Qing puzzled.The vase that had just been raised in his hand fell back to the table without a sound.

Just listen to Chu Zhengyang's explanation: "I was confused, so I went to find Master Yuanhui in Putuo Temple to seek relief. He gave me this dagger and asked me to talk to you in detail. If I think you are Ah Li in my heart, I will kill you I will transfer the dagger to you, and if I think you are a monster, I will kill you with the dagger. After all, I still can't bear to part with my Ah Li."

After that, he added another sentence: "Master Yuanhui said that children inherit the flesh and blood of their parents, but their souls are independent. Let me not be rigid. Thinking about it now, the master already knows everything."

I see.Chu Qing understood now, no wonder Chu Zhengyang said a sentence of Zen just now, probably it was taught by that monk.Master Yuanhui from Putuo Temple really wants to see him someday.Maybe he can answer his doubts.

Gradually loosening the hands holding the vase, Chu Qing slowly walked back to the round table, picked up the dagger, looked at it carefully, put it into the cuff, and said sincerely: "Thank you." But, this thank you, I don't know if it was because of the dagger or Chu Zhengyang's choice.

Chu Zhengyang shook his head slowly, with a lonely and bitter face: "Ah Li's misfortune was caused by me. If I wasn't a merchant, I'm afraid she wouldn't fall into such a situation. Now I just like it. Since you inherited her Everything, just live well, and I will be your father from now on."

Seeing Chu Zhengyang blaming himself, Chu Qing's heart was slightly sour.That strange feeling made it difficult for her to distinguish, and she didn't know why: "Don't think too much, Wen Qingzhu is not a good person, it is a good thing not to marry." Seems to be a little evasive, Chu Qing skipped over Chu Zhengyang the last sentence.

At this time, Chu Zhengyang didn't think too much, but nodded in a somewhat disheartened manner.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, which disturbed the father and daughter in the room.The two looked at each other, and after drowning all the previous events in their eyes, Chu Zhengyang called softly: "Come in."

The person who came in was the chief steward next to Chu Zhengyang, who was in charge of the warehouse of the Chu family business.As soon as he came in, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Chu Qing, and then saluted in a puzzled way: "Li Gui has seen the master, and the lady." But he thought in his heart, why is the lady who has never appeared here tonight, here? Could it be that I came at the wrong time?
Chu Qing looked at the bent and bowed middle-aged man in gray shirt in front of him, nodded his head slightly, stepped aside, and prepared to look for an opportunity to leave.

But at this moment, Chu Zhengyang was in a trance, forgetting Chu Qing's embarrassment at the moment, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

"This..." Li Gui looked at Chu Qing with some hesitation, as if he didn't know whether he should say it in front of the young lady.

Chu Qing smiled, and politely saluted Chu Zhengyang: "Father, I will step down first. You should rest early, don't be too tired." In any case, in front of others, she belongs to the Chu family Miss, is Chu Zhengyang's daughter.

Chu Zhengyang nodded blankly, and urged Li Gui: "Speak quickly."

Seeing this, Li Gui didn't hesitate anymore, and when Chu Qing walked out the door, he quickly said: "Master, if we don't dispose of the old and second-hand goods in our warehouse, I'm afraid they will have to be discarded. Think about it." The method, how to sell these second-hand goods, can no longer be given away to orphans and widows like in previous years. The tea collection time is approaching, and our business needs a large amount of capital turnover."

Hearing this, the steps that Chu Qing was about to take suddenly stopped.

The Chu family mainly deals in tea, silk and porcelain.These three things are not rare items in Southern Chu, but they are inseparable from people's life, so in Southern Chu, many businessmen are mainly engaged in these three things.

It can be said that unless these three kinds of goods go to cross-border trade, otherwise, if the business is carried out in Nanchu, unless the scale of the firm is large enough to have a large enough order, otherwise it will be a small business.

But the Chu family, the wealthy households in Anning City, are also in this same level.

Among the three items, tea, silk, and porcelain, tea is the mainstay of the Chu family's economy. In addition to running tea shops and selling loose tea, the most important customer of the Chu family is the richest man in Anning City, the Hu family.His family's Tingfeng Pinming teahouse needs a huge amount of tea every year.

Porcelain and silk, in the Chu family's business, are also sold as a store source, and the main customers are local residents, or some wealthy families in surrounding towns.

Under Chu Zhengyang's management, the money he earned was also used to buy some fertile land and houses outside Anning City.However, the grain produced by those fertile fields was just enough for the entire Chu family to use, so they could not be sold outside.In such a day when they can be self-sufficient inside and earn a little money outside, the Chu family can live in peace and comfort.

The integrity of the Chu family firm is also well-known in Anning City under the management of Chu Zhengyang for many years.

It's just that what outsiders don't know is.When doing business, don't look at the fixed assets or how glamorous the surface is. If there is no capital that can be turned around, any sudden situation can affect the entire business chain.

Just like the Chu family, Chu Zhengyang is an upright person, and he values ​​integrity in doing business.Every year when it’s time to go to the tea village to collect tea, he will give the tea growers a good price and pay in full, unlike other tea merchants who pay a part first and pay the rest after a season.

This kind of behavior naturally makes tea farmers prefer to cooperate with the Chu family business, but the consequence they will face is financial distress. Every year, one month before the tea harvest, the Chu family business will start to raise money.

In the past, when the Chu family's business raised money, it would take out the surplus goods accumulated in the warehouse and deal with it in the way of half selling and half giving away.According to Chu Zhengyang's words, giving to those in need is much better than rotting in a warehouse.

Li Gui, the chief steward, came here tonight for this matter.This year's Chu family's business is not doing well, and because of those rumors, there are fewer orders, and the funding gap is bigger than before. If it is still handled as in previous years, I am afraid it will not be able to solve the immediate problem.

These things were naturally clear to Chu Zhengyang.It's just that he can't make him shoddy the good and the old for the new.When he was frowning and silent, he suddenly saw that Xipin Ting's figure at the door hadn't left, so he asked curiously, "Ah Li, is there anything else?"

At this moment, his tone was calm, as if he had already regarded Chu Qing in front of him as his own daughter.

Chu Qing, who was called by name, smiled slightly, as if a quiet pear blossom had spread out around her lips.Seeing Chu Zhengyang and Li Gui looking at her at the same time, she didn't feel shy or timid. Instead, she turned around calmly and said calmly, "It's not difficult to sell the deposited goods at a good price."

(End of this chapter)