Chapter 30 Selling Paintings for Rent
Zhou quickly took the playbook to find her husband, and Chen Xi followed behind to remind him: "Mom, the government just asked us for it, so we took it out now. Will others suspect that we are interfering?"
"If you doubt it, you will doubt it. It is serious to be able to close things earlier. The master doesn't like that we are too deeply involved with the government. We can't let Mr. Wang make things difficult for us, right?"
After Shen Mingjun got the playbook, he quickly sent it to the county government office. The chief clerk Xia did not care about it anymore. According to Shen Mingjun, the chief clerk Xia was very happy after reading it all, and praised him for his own praise.
Chen Xixin is like having a playbook for nothing. How can Director Xia be unhappy?
"It's best to finish things. The master said that we will have to move out of this yard in two days at most. Madam, you go back to the village and let Xiaolang stay in the school and board with Dalang and Liulang."
Zhou finally settled down in the city. The city was so beautiful. Not only did she have a husband and son, but her life was much richer and more exciting than in the countryside. When she returned to the village, she didn't even have someone to talk to herself. She could only think about her husband and son every day. She didn't want to live such a hard life.
"What should I do with Dai'er? Dai'er is smart and can learn needlework that she can teach her. In the future, she will marry our stupid baby."
Zhou looked at Lin Dai who was blinking his big eyes with some difficulty.
Shen Mingjun sighed and said, "You will take Dai'er back to the village. I will save money to see if I can pick you up by the end of the year."
Shen Mingjun's attitude was very firm and he could not refute Zhou at all.
Chen Xi said, "Dad, it's wrong for you to do this. Haven't been out yet to find it. How do you know there is no place to live? Just let your mother go back to the village without trying anything. What would she think?"
Shen Mingjun remained silent, but Zhou patted Xia Chenxi's head lightly: "What do you guy know? If you have some solutions, your father will not let me go back to the village!"
Chen Xi hid beside him and muttered: "That's it. No matter what, how can you know if you haven't tried hard? Just like me, I can be better than Brother Six in a few days after studying. Who would have thought of it before?"
"Also say!"
Zhou taught Chen Xi a lesson and looked at Shen Mingjun, "The boss, what Hanwa'er said is not unreasonable. I think it's better to go outside first. If it really doesn't work, I will take Dai'er back. In the future, you must take good care of Hanwa'er in the city, so don't let him be bullied."
The next afternoon, Chen Xi did not go home after school, but went to "Siguzhai" because the shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting shop asked him to go there to get the money today.
When he entered the calligraphy and painting shop, there were many customers today. Chen Xi squatted in the corner and observed silently. The shopkeeper was busy calling for business and did not notice him.
Chen Xiyi waited until there were no customers in the store before going up to grab the back of the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper is good."
"Yeah, it's your boy. When did you come? Why didn't you see you just now?"
The shopkeeper smiled and returned to the back of the counter, "Let's see if the paintings are sold? You guys are lucky. A noble man likes your paintings. Yesterday, he sent someone to send him a total of six taels. I deducted the custody money of your yi yi yi yi yi yi yi liang, and then took 40% of your commission. Now I give you two liang of silver and see if the account is correct."
The shopkeeper pulled the abacus beads and was in a state of vain.
Chen Xi frowned.
It is true that this is true for all businessmen. Whether they really sold six taels of silver, they only had an obvious problem with the accounts. They said they would get 30% off, but now they say they are deducted 40%, but in fact they are deducted 60%. There is also a name for custodying money for no reason and throw it in for nothing.
"Shopkeeper, you're not doing it right." Chen Xi protested.
The shopkeeper looked at Chen Xi, thinking that this little kid still knows how to settle the score?
"What did you say is wrong?"
Chen Xi pulled his fingers and pretended it was difficult to calculate, so naturally he did not let the shopkeeper suspect that he had calculated it mentally: "You collect 40% of the commission, which should be three taels of silver left. Why don't you calculate it again?"
The shopkeeper smiled and nodded, "Okay, then count it again. I will collect 40% of the six taels of silver, and I will have three taels and six coins left. Now I will deduct the custody of the two taels of silver, and two taels and six coins left. Do you think this time?
Chen Xi felt like he couldn't get excited.
Just now, he deducted two silvers first and then commissions. Now he draws two silvers first and then deducts two silvers first. He has to earn more money. Chen Xi really wants to argue, but the problem now is that if someone has no evidence, he can't help but not give him money. It's better to pretend that he can't figure it out and give up some benefits and get the remaining silver first.
Two taels and six coins are big numbers.
You should know that Shen Mingjun works in the Wang family, and his monthly money is only 500 cents, which is 500 copper coins. These two taels and six cents are almost equivalent to Shen Mingjun's income in half a year.
Chen Xiba pulled his fingers and calculated for a long time, and looked at the shopkeeper in a daze: "It seems to be right."
The shopkeeper was very proud. No matter what, he got more than half of the money after the transaction. The paintings sold were not as profitable as the middleman, and this kind of business was hard to find with lanterns. The shopkeeper first gave Chen Xi a small silver crock, then took out a piece of silver and weighed the weight on the other crock, and finally said: "Look clearly, it's not much or no less than six cents. Take the silver out of the door. In the future, don't come back and make trouble."
"Thank you, the shopkeeper."
Chen Xi even bowed to others for money and bowed to others. He felt so wronged. This time he simply bowed three times, and he thought it was a commemoration for the dead.
The shopkeeper didn't see anything wrong. Chen Xi kicked the silver in his pocket and walked out of the store. He looked around vigilantly, for fear that the shopkeeper would have bad intentions, so he ambushed people in advance to steal his silver.
"Mom, look, it's the brother before." Just as Shen Xi was hesitating whether to risk going home, a delicate voice came, which was the medicine shop where Chen Xi took shelter from the rain that day.
Chen Xi looked over and saw the beautiful woman she had seen that day walked out with a dustpan and smiled slightly at herself. Chen Xi was inspired and went into the shop next to her.
"Child, what are you doing in the store?" Even if Chen Xi forced himself into trouble, the beautiful woman did not blame him. In her eyes, even if the child is naughty, he will not do bad things.
"Auntie, I help an old man sell paintings in the shop next to me. I just got some money. I am too young to take the money home, for fear of being snatched by bad people on the way." Chen Xi flashed his eyes, looking pitiful.
The beautiful woman nodded: "How much money is there like this? Why don't you store it here first and wait for you to come back and ask the adults to come and get it."
Chen Xi took out the small purse in his arms and handed it to the woman. The beautiful woman opened it and saw it, and was shocked and quickly handed it back: "Child, this money is a bit too much. My aunt can't keep it for you, you still."
Chen Xi really had no choice. He was a naughty boy, and he came out of the calligraphy and painting shop and was inevitably targeted by someone. If someone robbed him, there was no way. All he could believe in was this woman. Even a woman whom he had never known would take the initiative to welcome the door to shelter from the rain. Will her heart be bad?
"Aunt, I have something I want to ask you if you know there are houses for rent here? Our family almost has no place to live. If you can rent a place for us to live with this money, I won't want the money." Chen Xi said in a pleading tone.
The woman was stunned for a moment, but she didn't know that Chen Xi took this opportunity to approach her. She must be around her. Then she would come and play often if she had the chance.
The woman thought for a moment and nodded: "There is a house, and there are three empty rooms in the alley behind it. That's my property. My mother and I live directly behind the pharmacy, and there is no one there. Otherwise, let your adults come over and talk."
Chen Xi said with an ecstatic smile: "Auntie, please accept the money first. I will bring my mother here. Don't rush to close the door!"
After saying that, he ran away. The woman couldn't even chase after him. She was at a loss with the silver in her hand. She didn't know why the child believed her so much. The more than two taels of silver was not a small amount, so she gave it to her for safekeeping without hesitation.
The woman hurried back to the back of the counter and locked the silver into the drawer.
At this time, the shops along the street were taken care of by the government. Even if the thief openly robbed them on the street, they would not dare to put their hands into the shop. It was no different from being openly rebelled. If you catch them, you might lose your head.
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