Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 84 Encountered a Strong Thief?

Seeing He Shou's arrival, not only Qiao Wang behind the counter, but also other pen workshop craftsmen and congratulators who heard the news also came out of the backyard to greet him.

He Shou didn't intend to interfere with Zhiyongzhai's business, he simply greeted everyone and sent everyone to do their own thing, don't surround him, after he finished speaking, he looked around and motioned to the private room on the left: "I'll go in and have a seat."

After personally accepting He Shou's gift box, Lu Yu raised his hand to signal: "My lord, there is a table in the backyard, please move..."

He Shou shook his head: "Your Majesty ordered me to check in the store. There are many things in the palace, so I will be back soon."

Lao Zhu asked He Shou to come over and stand for a while, but He Shou couldn't really stand, it would scare people, so he sat in the private room for a while and showed it to outsiders, and it was enough to convey the meaning that should be conveyed.

After speaking, he walked to the private room on the left.

Lu Yu ordered another craftsman, Tu Xian, to be in charge of welcoming and seeing him off, and he followed him personally, making tea and pouring water.He Shou and Lu Yu were talking, mentioning the order of 1000 pens, so as not to be in a hurry, while looking at the lively sales scene that had already started outside, drank a cup of tea, and then got up to leave.

Sending off He Shou here, and returning to the bustling shop hall, Tu Xian, another craftsman who had just been ordered to greet him instead of him, came over and whispered to Lu Yu: "The shopkeeper, the right Xiang's family has also come."

Lu Yu didn't react for a while: "That?"

Tu Xian simply pointed it out, and subconsciously suppressed his voice: "General Zhenglu."

Just as surprise appeared on Lu Yu's face, another guest came in. He hurriedly restrained himself and greeted him. This time it was Hua Fu, the steward of Hua Gao's family who went to Mingzhou with the head of the family.

Hua Dudu has the best relationship with his own family, let alone neglect.

Lu Yu personally sent Hua Fu to the entrance of the backyard behind the counter on the right, returned to the main hall, and then looked at Tu Xian.

After confirming that it was correct, and thinking that all the important guests who were due to arrive had arrived, Lu Yan simply ordered Tu Xian to take over for him. He also walked around the counter on the right and came to the backyard.

The person in charge of registering guests here is named Li Mingli, the uncle of Qingniang next to the owner, who is 61 years old this year.

Lu Yu greeted the old man, picked up the registration booklet, and quickly confirmed that the mansion of General Zhenglu and Prime Minister Zhongshu You had indeed sent a steward named Zheng Pu to congratulate him.After asking the old man a few more words, Lu Yu followed the guidance and looked towards a thin man about 40 years old at the table on the left, who was Zheng Pu.

Zheng Pu had already spoken to Hua Fu who had just arrived, and the two seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

As Lu Yu walked over, his mind was spinning.

His Majesty the emperor's favor for the head of the family is at one level.The relationship between the head of the family and the officials is another level.

Lu Yu is also well-versed in the world and understands that both are very important.

Lu Yu just didn't expect that today's visitors had already exceeded his expectations, and there would be someone even more than expected.

Xu Da, the general who conquered captives!

The first general of the Ming Dynasty, second only to Xuan Guogong Li Shanchang.

Lu Yu could think of some intersections between General Xu and the head of the family. His own master came out of the turbulent Shandong, and it happened that General Xu sent someone to escort him to Jinling. I understand, how could General Xu send his family over to congratulate a small shop for the opening?

You know, this is not just as simple as congratulations.

Showing up like this is just showing his attitude.

what attitude?

To put it mildly, General Xu has a good impression of his little master.To put it more broadly, it means that the Xu family and the Zhu family want to make friends with each other.

After all, court officials whose official position is lower than that of their own little master came to congratulate, maybe they were just currying.Xu Da's status is very different, and his every move carries far more weight than those petty officials.

Just like Li Shanchang, the left minister who was rumored to be at odds with his young master, and Tao An, who was in charge of the Hanlin Academy and was on the same level as the family master, there was no movement today.

In any case, this matter must be written and sent to Mingzhou as soon as possible to inform the Patriarch.

When Lu Yu was socializing in the backyard, the business of the shop in front of him got better after a large number of popular customers came in.

Qiao Wang, who was in charge of bookkeeping, had opened 16 orders in a blink of an eye.

According to the owner, this is called an 'invoice'. There are two copies of the invoice. One is kept on file in the store, and the other is handed over to the customer. If there is any problem with the pen, the invoice can be used to repair it for free within one year.

In addition to the invoice, it will be recorded again in the clear account book form.

Qiao Wang used to help the Wang family in Yizhou to manage Zhuangzi, and was also responsible for keeping some bills, but it was just a running account. He did not expect that there would be such a comprehensive and meticulous accounting method in this world.

However, Qiao Wang didn't have time to sigh with emotion at the moment.

Qiao Wang panicked.

Because, behind the 16 lists, 29 pens have been sold, and many customers bought more than one, and there are already two Baibao inlays worth 666 taels.

It's only been two or three quarters since it opened!
According to this sales speed, considering that the workshop has only 316 pens in stock for nearly a month, Qiao Wang thinks, let alone tomorrow... afternoon, what should I do?
I just opened an order for another customer, when a voice came from the side: "Man, above...those two, take them down and let us see."

Qiao Wang looked.

This is a middle-aged man with a round face in an indigo silk robe, with a strange accent, which seems to come from the southeast, and deliberately imitates Jinling Mandarin.

Qiao Wang had noticed each other before.

The middle-aged man had been wandering around the store just now, until He Shou, the emissary ordered He Shou to leave, seemed to be no longer so restrained, so he opened his mouth.

Qiao Wang immediately understood what the other party wanted to see, so he recruited another literate guy to help with billing for the time being. He took the initiative to go over and carefully took down the 'Xing Tian', and said to the middle-aged man: "Guest, this is designed by the owner himself. The strange beasts recorded in "Shan Hai Jing" are miraculous, and they plan to create a set of unique products, each with a number. This is the first number, called "Xing Tian". Tao Yuanming has a poem saying that Xing Tian dances with relatives, and his ambition is always there. You can see Dongli Your respect for Xing Tian..."

As Qiao Wang said, he had already opened the lid of the mahogany box.

In the large mahogany box, which is one and a half feet long and one foot wide, there are several small grids separated by bright red silk.

In the rectangular grid on the far left, and in another small wooden box without a cover, a pen with black lacquer as the background, chiseled with golden fine lines and inlaid with precious stones at both ends and at the key points of the texture appeared in front of several guests who gathered after hearing the news.

Taking a closer look, one can tell that the fine texture on the pen vaguely constitutes a picture of a headless giant wielding a giant axe.

In addition to the fountain pen, there is a whole set of nibs in the other compartments, two bottles of high-grade ink, a red silk booklet, and a small scroll.

Qiao Wang continued talking, and was just about to take out the scroll with the painting "Xing Tian" to show everyone, when a short man next to the middle-aged man with a round face who spoke earlier said: "I bought it, this one, or With the Jingwei above, the shopkeeper will ask for everything..."

The middle-aged man with a round face and a weird accent was still looking down at him, but he immediately became anxious when he heard the words. He pressed the box in front of him and glared at the short man beside him: "Do you know how to come first?"

The short man countered: "You only said to have a look, but you didn't say that you want to buy it. If you come first, you come first, I will be considered 'first come'!"

Seeing that the two of them were likely to quarrel, Qiao Wang hurriedly dissuaded him: "You two, just listen to the next thing. My master personally set the price for these two orphans, 1888 taels of silver..."

Before Qiao Wang could finish speaking, the short man interrupted again: "I offer 2000 taels."

Qiao Wang was worried that the people in front of him might misunderstand, and explained: "My master set the price, and specifically emphasized that no discounts can be made, but the price must not be increased. Besides, the customer, the 1888 taels is one, not two."

The short man smiled and said, "Of course it's one. I'm not that nonsense. Give me both, and I'll let people bring money in."

The middle-aged man with a round face was still pressing the box in front of him, and now he looked at Qiao Wang: "First come, first served, I will read first."

The short man didn't give in at all: "I'll say buy first."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Tu Xian, who was welcoming the guests, had already come over, Qiao Wang winked at the guys on both sides, while carefully trying to put away the 'Xing Tian' in front of him, lest the two of them accidentally destroy the treasure.

Just as it was about to be over, another angry voice suddenly sounded from the side: "Presumptuous, I don't even look at who wrote Zhongtang, if you dare to make trouble here, get out!"

The two who were about to quarrel were suddenly frightened.

react.

The plaque at the gate, as well as the nave for enshrining, are all written by His Majesty the current emperor.

Thinking of this, the two of them subconsciously took a few steps back, and when they thought of something, they paused and looked at the speaker together. This is a bearded man around 30 years old, tall and well-dressed.

The two didn't know each other's identity for a while, and they dared not advance, nor did they want to retreat, and the atmosphere suddenly became a bit stalemate.

Today...all of them brought the master's orders.

If you go back empty-handed, it's hard to explain.

The tall man saw that the two stepped aside, and his serious expression eased. He squeezed over and turned to Qiao Wang, showing a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper, I want both of these. One thousand eight hundred and eighty taels, I don't understand, but It sounds like an auspicious number, so write me that order quickly. Besides...do you accept gold?"

The round-faced man: "..."

The little man: "..."

Guests around: "..."

The tall man ignored the stunned people, said that he had taken a wooden box from the entourage behind him, and carried it carefully to the counter. Even if the man deliberately moved lightly, there was still a loud bang, which showed that the wooden box was heavy.

This sound finally woke up the people around, and the two immediately rushed forward again just now.

"You bastard..."

"False threats, shameless..."

"Shopkeeper, invoice me, Mo Li, these rascals, I brought 1000 taels of gold, how to exchange it with silver has the final say."

"..."

After such a commotion, after Qiao Wang's coordination, 001's 'Xing Tian' and 002's 'Jingwei' were still taken away by the two who spoke first.The tall man who brought a box of gold did not bother, but bought five 666 taels of Baibao inlays and ten other pens of different styles and materials in one go, and he returned with satisfaction.

Lu Yu entered the backyard and stayed there to entertain the guests.

Seeing off Zheng Pu, the steward of the Xu Mansion, who had only been sitting for a quarter of an hour, Lu Yu took turns to toast and greet everyone. In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed, and Hua Fu, the steward of the Washington House who was still left, was commenting on the performance of the actress just now. Duan, suddenly a guy came rushing over, his mouth was wide open and he couldn't speak, he just raised his arm and pointed to the front.

Lu Yu was taken aback, thinking that something terrible had happened, he got up and ran over with his clothes in his hands without waiting for further questions, and some of the remaining guests also quickly got up to follow.

Everyone panicked and came to the front shop, looked at the empty shelves, not to mention the pens and even the ink, and looked at Qiao Wang behind the counter, who was stunned and slowly flipping through the account books in front of him, and didn't react for a while.

This broad daylight is bright and bright, and it is Jinling City at the foot of the emperor.

Is it possible...

Could he still be attacked by a robber? !
(End of this chapter)