Free Life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 96 Doing Business for the First Time

The horse took heavy steps on the road paved with bluestone slabs. On both sides of the road, there is a small brick horse head wall and a lattice window hanging in the corridor. On the white-pink wall, the green moss is covered with a thick layer, solidifying history and making yesterday heavy.

Song Keren stared out of the window, and sometimes sparrows skimmed low, which was a small bridge with flowing water.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

Song Keren couldn't help turning his head and looking at Fang Shaowen. At this time, the little man lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "Young master, here we are."

Fang Shaowen nodded and went out first, and then pulled Song Keren out.

"Brother, they should have entered through the front door. Ha ha, we went to the West Lake, so we had to go through the back door." Fang Shaowen said.

"Is this... your home?" Song Keren asked.

"It's a store. Come on!" Fang Shaowen said.

The little man had already come forward and knocked on the door. Before Fang Shaowen finished speaking, he only heard a "squeak...", and then a 50 or 60-year-old uncle came out.

When he saw Fang Shaowen and Song Keren, the old uncle immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Young master? But the young master is here?" The old man asked in surprise.

Fang Shaowen smiled, and the little man quickly said, "Isn't the young master standing in front of you?"

Before he finished speaking, he only heard the old uncle cry "Wow..." Song Keren couldn't help looking at Fang Shaowen when he saw the old man with tears. Fang Shaowen quickly came forward and grabbed his uncle's arm.

"Young master... young master... old slave finally... finally looking forward to the day when the young master comes. Since 18 years ago, the old slave was sent from Jingzhao to Lin'an, and I haven't seen the young master... Young master, young master, come on, let the old slave have a good look." The old man covered his eyes with his sleeves and choked. Speaking of this, he loosened his sleeves and picked up Fang Shaowen's face.

Fang Shaowen smiled and said calmly, "Xu Bo, you have worked hard for more than ten years. When I came back, my father also ordered me to be filial to Uncle Xu.

"Ouch, that can kill the old slave, that can kill the old slave! Everything that the old slave did for the Fang family should be divided!" Xu Bo said crying.

The servant is impatient, but although Xu Bo's status is low, he is a meritorious minister of the Fang family. Naturally, he should respect Uncle Xu.

So, the young man had to remind him lukewarmly, "The young master hasn't gone in yet!"

When Xu Bo heard the little one's words, he quickly patted his forehead.

"Look, I'm confused, I'm confused. But how can the young master stand outside? Young master, come in quickly, young master, please. Xu Bo said.

Before Song Keren entered the door, he looked at the alley. The alley is so deep that you can't see the end at a glance. Almost every house is a small brick horse head wall. If you walk here in the middle of the night, it seems easy for unfamiliar people to admit the wrong way.

Follow Fang Shaowen through the back door and suddenly felt that his eyes were suddenly enlightened.

A large patio was exposed in front of us, but in the patio, there was a pile of medicinal herbs. Song Keren can't see what kind of medicinal materials it is. The medicinal materials in each coop are different. In this dark cloudy and somewhat boring weather, the medicinal herbs emit a strange wet and hot smell.

That smell is very unpleasant. But she saw that Fang Shaowen and the little man showed indifferent appearance, and she couldn't cover her nose and pretend to be pretentious, right?

Following Fang Shaowen, they passed through a door and came to the front hall. At this time, Song Keren knew that the Fang family's business in Lin'an City turned out to be a pharmacy.

The small grids with drawers spontaneously exude a faint smell.

There are many people who see a doctor. Song Keren looked at it. The main hall was at least 200 square meters, and the three sitting doctors were seeing a doctor. At the counter, four or five clerks are busy grabbing medicine for the guests.

The scale of this business is really not small.

Immediately, another question rushed into Song Keren's mind. Why didn't the Fang family come to live in Ancheng for such a big business? On the contrary, is it a pleasure to live in the countryside of Jingzhao City?

It turned out that this Fang Shaowen's father had a fetish. In modern terms, it is about a mental problem such as square phobia. Since he met a robber when he came out to fight with his father more than ten years ago, he has only dared to nest in his bunker.

In fact, when Fang Shaowen was a child, his family was once robbed by robbers. At that time, their family was still living in the suburbs of Lin'an City, which also scared Master Fang half to death. That time, thanks to Xu Bo saving Fang Shaowen, otherwise, Fang Shaowen would have been reincarnated long ago.

Therefore, Master Fang has had a shadow in his heart since these two times. I hid in my hometown and built a large house. There are many small people and guards in the family, but they are worried about the tragedy 20 years ago.

Of course, there is one other thing to say. The Fang family's current house is the ancestral house of the past. It is said that you can only find such an excellent feng shui treasure by looking for half of Beijing Zhaocheng.

This place is just suitable for Gaiyang House, so Master Fang guards this place. No matter who says it, it is impossible to move. Unless there is a fire, maybe he will defend the house to the death.

As soon as I saw Fang Shaowen and Song Keren coming in from behind, they quickly came up to greet them. Young master's southern tour, what an important thing this is. The big cabinet's face smiled as if flowers were blooming.

Fang Shaowen asked about the situation of Zhou Ke and others. It turned out that the journey was tired, and the big inspector had already arranged them to go to the inn to rest.

Fang Shaowen nodded and asked Song Keren if he wanted to rest.

Song Keren is eager to do business and only said that he wanted to sell the goods brought earlier. After hearing this, Fang Shaowen immediately asked the inspection cabinet to arrange a meeting with Boss Liu.

Speaking of Boss Liu, I have to talk nonsense. This man specializes in trading, tossing goods from one place to Lin'an to sell, and selling goods from Lin'an to other places to earn the price difference.

It can be said that they are specialized trading companies.

After listening to Fang Shaowen's explanation, Song Keren couldn't help shaking his head.

"Can he ask for our goods? Don't they make more money by buying and selling by themselves? Song Keren asked.

To say, when they came back, they brought all the local specialties of Jingzhao City. For example, fresh walnuts and dried kiwis. Thick wine pull, party ginseng pull, chestnut pull.

A total of more than 50 taels of silver goods, although not too much, are already all the possessions of Zhou Tang.

"Shopkeeper Wang, come here for a moment." Fang Shaowen listened to Song Keyen's words, hesitated for a moment, and immediately called the inspection cabinet over.

"Young master, what can I do for you?" The big checker asked.

Fang Shaowen smiled and asked, "Shopkeeper Wang, is our party gin out of stock?"

When the big inspection cabinet heard it, why did the young master ask this? To be honest, the party ginseng is not out of stock. Because of this thing, it can't be sold in half a month, but the young master asked. Mr. Wang's eyes rolled around twice.

He looked at Fang Shaowen, and the small abacus in his heart kept crackling.

Fang Shaowen frowned and said quickly, "Young master, the inventory of this thing is enough now. However, party ginseng is used to replenish qi and is generally only used on patients with weak spleen and lungs. How to put it, some rich people also use party ginseng to make tea as drinking slices. In autumn and winter, it's time to warm up. The inventory at home is ready, but whether it is enough or not depends on the number of patients this winter!"

Fang Shaowen glanced at the shopkeeper Wang, and the old boy learned to be an old deep-fried dough stick in business. What's the difference between saying this and not saying it? Didn't you leave a way out for yourself?

I'm afraid that I don't know what the young master means, and I'm afraid that it will break the young master's face. Second, you can't say that there is not much stock, so that the young master will say, why do you use you?

In a dilemma, he said such beautiful words and almost rolled Fang Shao's eyes.

Fang Shaowen cleaned up his throat and pointed to Song Keren.

"My friend brought a batch of party ginseng from Jingzhao. I have seen it. They are all superior. Go back and see if you can stay!" Fang Shaowen said.

The big inspection cabinet glanced at Song Keren and smiled. He immediately made a small calculation in his mind, and the little boy was a woman at first sight. Look at her beautiful eyebrows, and there are two dimples at the corners of her mouth when she smiles. Isn't it in line with the young master's appetite?

A daughter came out to travel south and north? Follow the young master again? It seems that the relationship must be unusual.

Besides, who is his shopkeeper? You can see through your grandparents and grandchildren at a glance. At first glance, this daughter has never been out to do business, and she doesn't know what her relationship is with the young master!

Anyway, the silver is from the Fang family. Why don't you sell it well?

"Oi, I will definitely accept it. This autumn came early and cold quickly. The young master has been in the north for a long time and doesn't know that in this season, Lin'an is still midsummer. Autumn is coming so fast this year, and winter must come early. Just in time, there is more party participation. Then young master, shall I go to see the goods now? The shopkeeper Wang asked with a smile.

Fang Shaowen nodded and told the shopkeeper Wang that the goods were in the car and took Song Keyen out.

In front of Shopkeeper Wang, Song Keren can't say anything. But once she and Fang Shaowen were left, Song Keyen immediately asked, "This doesn't seem appropriate, does it?"

Fang Shaowen smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

"I traveled thousands of miles from Jingzhao to Lin'an to sell things to your home!" Song Keyen said with a smile.

"What's wrong with this? Is the price offered by my family high?" Fang Shaowen said.

Song Keren naturally felt a little grateful to the other party, but he also seemed to feel that the other party owed a little. It seems that it is not appropriate to do so.

In fact, the Fang family sends special people back to Beijing to purchase party ginseng every two years. This time, the goods in the warehouse are still from last year, and there is no need to worry about selling them. However, Mr. Wang is not worried. Anyway, when you go next year, just enter less.