Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 14
"And this good thing?"

The man standing on the right side of Lu Yange chuckled, "This hunchback is picky and stingy, he said it's cheap, at most a penny cheaper would be good."

As he said that, the man raised his voice and shouted: "Master Luo, you said it was cheap, but you didn't say the price, how do we know if you are cheap?"

Shopkeeper Luo hesitated holding the cloth for a moment, then gritted his teeth: "Such a good material usually sells for at least 15 yuan a foot. Today, I bleed a lot and sell you 12 yuan."

Looking at the way he gritted his teeth, it seemed that someone had taken advantage of him.

"12 words? Are you lying to a fool?"

"It's so expensive! Isn't it appropriate to buy a piece of white cloth for 12 cents a foot?"

"Only a fool will buy it. The burlap is strong and durable, and it only sells for 12 cents a foot. Your cloth is not soft, and it is still white. Not to mention it is not durable to wear or wash when you buy it, it is just this color. Not suitable either."

Rural people don't like white cloth, which is usually bought by rich people to make inner clothes, or when there is a funeral at home, they buy white cloth to make filial piety robes.

Rich people will not buy cloth that has been spoiled by rats, and people without money can't even wear a coat, let alone use white cloth as an inner coat.

Shopkeeper Luo’s family bought this batch of white cloth for cheap, and wanted to buy it after dyeing it.

Who knew that the rats would eat the white cloth after entering the warehouse, and it would be a loss if the white cloth was dyed and sent for take-out.

Although it doesn't mean that all the cloth has been gnawed, but among the dozens of rolls in the warehouse, three or four rolls have been ruined.

For Shopkeeper Luo, who wished to break a piece of money into two pieces, this really made him feel distressed.

"Such a good cotton cloth, ten pennies, do you still think it's expensive?"

Shopkeeper Luo saw that everyone didn't buy it, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Ten Wen, ten Wen a foot, no less."

"No."

"If it's five cents a foot, we'll think about it."

"Yes, if it costs five cents a foot, we will buy a few feet."

Seeing that everyone lowered the price so low, shopkeeper Luo's fat face turned red, white, and red, and finally turned red: "You guys are too deceitful..."

"Shopkeeper Luo, the cloth is yours, and the money is ours. Buy and sell according to your heart, why did you bully you?"

Lu Yange weighed the copper plate in his hand, and took a step forward cheekily, "If you want five cents a foot, I'll buy a few feet of cloth and go back to make a gown for my brother."

Seeing that it was a child who only bought a few feet of cloth, shopkeeper Luo glared at him angrily, and waved him away: "Don't meddle, kid, just go."

Five cents a foot, he might as well keep the inner clothes he made at home.

As soon as Shopkeeper Luo's hands touched Lu Xingge's clothes, she staggered two steps and sat down on the ground.

Is this being blackmailed?
"Hey, you kid, are you looking for trouble?"

Shopkeeper Luo raised his hand and wanted to hit him, but he saw a little girl in shabby clothes rushing over from the side, knocking his rock-steady body onto his back, almost falling back into the shop.

Lu Xiaoyu pointed at the shopkeeper Luo aggressively and asked, "Why are you pushing my little four, he just recovered from his illness."

On weekdays, Lu Xiaoyu doesn't stand out, and it's because she was anxious when she saw shopkeeper Luo push Lu Xiaosi.At this moment, the little girl clenched her hands tightly, as if shopkeeper Luo really dared to beat her brother, she would really dare to fight shopkeeper Luo to the death.

Shopkeeper Luo didn't dare to reach out to fight when he saw this posture. Jiangjiaba was no different than other places, with more docks, more boats, and more beggars.

If the child is a local child, it's okay, but if the beggars who came with the boat, they can't be offended, there are people behind those beggars.

"I didn't push him."

Shopkeeper Luo held the cloth in one hand and held it high with the other, "Don't blackmail me, if you blackmail me, I will report to the authorities."

"Hey, who blackmailed you?"

Lu Xiaoyu spat angrily, turned around to help Lu Yange, "Xiao Si, did you fall, did it hurt?"

"pain."

Lu Yange sat on the ground and refused to get up, "Shopkeeper Luo, you should report to the officials, just say that you pushed me to the point where I broke, and see if the authorities punish you or mine."

"Good boy."

Shopkeeper Luo was completely enraged at this moment, he threw the cloth in his hand directly into the store, regardless of whether it was dirty or not, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to come up and hit someone, "I think you are tired of working crookedly."

If he really wants to be grasped by this poor boy, how will his surname Luo survive in Jiangjiaba in the future.

"Shopkeeper Luo, you are so majestic." From behind Lu Yange, a man stood up.

The man who stood up, dressed in soap, with a waist knife slung across his waist, raised his hand to block shopkeeper Luo's slap, "It seems that Jiangjiaba is already your world?"

"Dong... Dong Wu..."

Looking at the man in front of him, Shopkeeper Luo was shocked.

This Dong Wu and his brother-in-law are of the same family, and they work in the county government, why did they come to Jiangjiaba today?
Seeing the shocked look on his face when shopkeeper Luo saw him, Dong Wu held the handle of the knife with one hand and stood still, with a smile on his face that made people feel a little chilly.

This person looked like someone who had seen blood, and his murderous aura was too strong.

Shopkeeper Luo felt a little short of breath when he saw the person coming: "Catcher Dong, listen to my explanation! It's not my uncle who bullies his nephew. I'm his own uncle, can I bully him? It's him, it's him Disobedient, even put the newly harvested fabrics in the left warehouse. There are mice in the left warehouse, what a good cloth, it cost me hundreds of taels of silver, and it was ruined by the mice."

The little guy saw his fifth uncle coming, lost his relatives in the past few months, and the grievance of the store being taken over immediately came to his heart.He resisted the pain and rubbed it out. Before he could open his mouth, tears could not stop falling down.

"Uncle Wu, I didn't put the fabric in the left warehouse, it's my cousin..."

"What is your big cousin?"

When shopkeeper Luo saw that his nephew was going to put the blame on his eldest son, he immediately became anxious, "Your eldest cousin went to his father-in-law's house the day before yesterday, and the fabric was still in good condition yesterday!"

The little guy wiped his tears with his hand: "This fabric was obviously brought back from the pier yesterday by my eldest cousin, and my eldest cousin also went to his in-law's house early this morning."

"You fart." Shopkeeper Luo panicked, his face turned liver-colored again.

Seeing that Lu Yange was a little hesitant, should he continue to sit on the ground? Let's sit down. When the time comes, I will be angry with shopkeeper Luo. Should she take responsibility?

Get up, it seems like I'm having a hard time losing face for a while.

"Treasurer Luo."

Lu Yange sat on the ground and raised his head and shouted, "Since you said that your eldest son went to his father-in-law's house the day before yesterday, and this little brother said that your son brought fabrics back from the pier yesterday, you can find out if you go to the pier to ask about it." Yet?"

"Don't ask."

Immediately, someone who was looking for a living at the wharf shouted, "Yesterday, Chen Pingan of Ye Wharf led his two uncles to unload the fabrics of the Luojia cloth store. What about the wages? Everyone has seen this matter with their own eyes, so it’s unmistakable.”

(End of this chapter)