wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 81 - 81. Pretending to be pitiful

Tian Erya was very puzzled, and asked Zheng Yuansheng in a low voice: "Let's ask your father to make a decision on raising the blacksmith's wages. Why did your father let your second brother come? Can't your father make the decision alone?"

Zheng Yuansheng replied in a low voice: "My second brother is very good at calculating accounts, and the calculation is accurate to a penny. When my father receives the payment, he will always discuss with my second brother."

Zheng Yuanli rushed over, and when he heard that they were going to increase the money for the blacksmith, his small eyes widened: "Tian Erya, you have never run a sword shop, so you don't know the difficulties of doing business here. In such a big shop, people eat horses." Hey, we are consuming money every day. The profit of our forging scissors is low. If we raise the wages of the blacksmith, this business will basically not make any money, and we have to pay for the food expenses of so many people. Long Shun and Ruo Zai If you accept such a business, you have to close the door.”

Zheng Zongde echoed: "The second brother is right. It is not a trivial matter to increase the wages of blacksmiths. One penny per person is worth dozens of pennies!"

Tian Erya's face was full of black lines, a rich man would not be willing to give the poor a few dozen more money, he was really picky to the bone.She was a little annoyed by his being rich and unkind, and said bluntly: "This is an errand for the imperial court. If the blacksmiths dislike the low wages, slow down the work or leave to go to someone else's house, we will lose our heads if we fail to hand over the scissors on time. Whether you want money or your life, it's up to you." manage."

Zheng Yuanli retorted: "Don't use chicken feathers as arrows, the government entrusts you with this job, but you have to consider the interests of our Zheng family. Will our Zheng family not be able to survive in the future?"

"Second young master, if you can't pass this test, do you still want to live a better life in the future?"

Zheng Yuanli was so choked that he couldn't speak, and turned to look at Zheng Zongde.

Zheng Zongde asked reluctantly: "How much did you say the increase was?"

Tian Erya said: "Refer to the market price outside."

Zheng Zongde jumped: "Now the wages of blacksmiths outside have gone up crazy, and some of them have suddenly increased by a tael of silver."

"We also set this price tag to stabilize people's hearts and not let blacksmiths change jobs."

"You really don't spend your own money, and you don't care about money." Zheng Zongde muttered, clutching his chest, "Second brother, do the math, if a blacksmith earns a tael of silver, what is the profit of this transaction?"

Zheng Yuanli took the abacus and cracked it for a while, and came to the conclusion: "If we pay the wages after the increase, we will pay 30 taels of silver for completing the tasks of the Armed Forces Academy."

Zheng Zongde yelled: "Tian Erya, you have to let us earn some hard-earned money, so that we don't have to work hard and pay wages."

"Now other sword shops are secretly working hard to win over blacksmiths in order to complete the tasks of the Armed Forces Institute. Don't worry about me, I will try my best to work on raw materials, save some iron pieces and coal, and make up for the blacksmith's wages."

Zheng Yuanli blinked his small eyes: "Tian Erya, you should think about it. You are the principal. If our Zheng family makes any remaining profits from this transaction, we can give you a part of the reward. If our family loses money, you don't even want to take it." A penny."

Tian Erya smiled indifferently: "I just want everyone to do business, and I don't want to take money."

Zheng Yuansheng couldn't help looking at her. Her family was poor, and her mother's family still lived in a temporary work shed. She usually wore old clothes given by others, but she didn't value money. She really had the integrity of a literati who regards money as dung.

Zheng Zongde quickly pointed at the crowd: "You said this, everyone listen! You won't get the reward then, don't blame the Zheng family for being impersonal."

Tian Erya sat aside with a big grin: "I said I don't want money, you first raise the wages of the blacksmiths, stabilize these blacksmiths, don't lose one person, let's finish the task of forging scissors, save everyone's life first important."

Seeing what Tian Erya said, Zheng Zongde had no choice but to bear the pain and promised to find wages for the blacksmith.

Tian Erya had just finished dealing with the blacksmith's affairs, when the boss Xie Ji came to the door with a sad face.

Boss Xie dragged his chubby body, saw Zheng Yuansheng and Tian Erya, and began to complain about the difficulties, requesting that her share be reduced by 1000 to [-] pairs of scissors.

Tian Erya was furious: "Boss thank you, we have already divided the share before, and you agree. Now you ask to subtract nearly half of the amount. Who do you think we will share your share of 1000 or [-] scissors with?" suitable?"

"Tian Guanshi, I can't help it! My sword shop is no better than Zheng's Long Shunhe, the trousers are smaller, and there are fewer people employed, and my shop is the farthest from the mine here. I have to go from the shop to the mine every day. , it takes more than an hour, and the transportation fee is much more expensive than other houses. The wages of the blacksmith and the cost of coal are much higher than in previous years. Every time I forge a pair of scissors, I have to pay a few pennies. When it comes to the blacksmith, you can’t just hire a blacksmith at a high price for losing all your wealth! Please do me a favor and take my share of the 1000 two hundred pairs of scissors, thank you.” Boss Xie said and bowed.

Zheng Yuansheng couldn't bear to look at his pitiful appearance of bowing in front of their young people despite his age, and turned his head away.

Tian Erya clutched her forehead and walked around a few times.This thank you boss is really good, to save some money and pretend to be pitiful.

Boss Xie bowed again and again: "Manager Tian, ​​please, please promise me."

"No." Tian Erya held back her soft heart and flatly refused, "Now the wages of raw materials and blacksmiths have risen a lot more than before, and everyone does not make money from forging scissors. Once I tell you, others will Ask for a reduction in share. Boss Xie, I’m sorry, but think about it, this is an imperial mission, so you should use the money you earned from the Armed Forces Academy in previous years to fill in this year’s hole.”

"Tian Guanshi, our family has a heavy burden, there are old people and children, and it's time to use money. The money I earned before has been spent long ago! If I hadn't really encountered difficulties, why would I still bend over in front of you juniors at my age?" waist?"

"I'm sorry, I still have things to do, please go ahead." Tian Erya hurried away.

Zheng Yuansheng also wanted to leave, but Boss Xie hugged his thigh.

Boss Xie hugged his leg and cried loudly: "Fourth young master, if you don't help me again, I will lose all my family property and have nowhere to go. The whole family drinks northwest wind, so I can only jump into the river."

"Thank you boss, get up quickly, I can't make the decision, I really can't help you."

"We all know that Tian Erya lives alone with you. You will marry her sooner or later. If you intercede with him, she will agree. Fourth young master, I beg you, save our family."

Zheng Yuansheng wanted to find him holding his thigh tightly, but seeing him in his 50s crying with snot and tears, he couldn't help but said, "Get up first, I'll talk to Guanshi Tian about it."

"So, you agreed?" Boss Xie got up and wiped his tears. He was a big man in his 50s crying in front of a young man.

"I didn't agree, I just said I love you and begged for mercy..."

(End of this chapter)