As soon as she entered the door, Xue Maner shouted in surprise: "Brother Sun!"
Only a tall man was seen standing in the shop. When he saw Xue Man'er, he also shouted: "Miss Man'er!"
Xue Cheng pulled his girl behind him and stood between her and the big man opposite.
The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were open, and it was normal for the daughter's family to be exposed.
But for an unmarried girl like Xue Maner, her reputation is also very important.
My prospective brother-in-law probably died in the battle, but he has not made any other marriage arrangements yet, and he cannot ruin his sister's reputation.
Xue Maner said: "Brother, this is Brother Sun Jianguo who rented our land."
It turned out to be his own tenant, but if this guy doesn't farm well, why did he open a shop here?
Since we have opened a shop, why do we need to rent land?
However, since he was a tooth soldier under King Jianning's account, he was not an outsider. Xue Cheng's face improved a little.
Sun Jianguo came over and said: "Ms. Xue, are you out for shopping?"
Xue Maner said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I brought my brother here to go shopping. Brother Sun, what are you selling at your house? Why are there so many people sitting there?"
Xue Maner was also full of curiosity. After Sun Jianguo rented his own land, he did not cultivate the land, but only built houses along the river.
We have even built a shop now, but it looks like business is still booming.
Sun Jianguo said with a smile: "My family sells wool balls. They are all my employees. I am here to train my employees today."
"staff?"
Looking at the room full of people, Xue Cheng felt a little strange.
The people sitting in this room are all locals from Guazhou, old and young, but they are all women.
How can there be a shop that employs so many women? Is this a serious shop?
Xue Cheng became even more vigilant. Could it be that Sun Jianguo was doing something illegal?
If that's the case, I would rather pay no rent than rent the land to him!
Xue Cheng looked at Sun Jianguo warily, and Sun Jianguo said with a smile: "It's about to start. You two should find a place to sit down and listen."
When the time came, Sun Jianguo stepped onto the podium.
The podium was in the center of the store, with a large blackboard behind him. Sun Jianguo was seen sitting on the podium, taking out a ball of white wool.
The waiter began to distribute small balls of yarn to everyone, and Xue Cheng also received a small ball of yarn.
What is this? Is this wool?
Xue Cheng felt that this thing was very comfortable to touch and light as silk. Is this thing wool?
The sheepskin jackets that Xue Cheng had seen were all made by peeling off the sheepskin and wool together, then processing the skin side, and then cutting them into pieces.
Although sheepskin jackets keep you warm, they smell like sheep. If it's not winter, no one would want to wear them.
Moreover, to make such a sheepskin coat, a sheep must be killed, and ordinary people would not be willing to kill a sheep to make clothes.
This kind of sheepskin jacket is expensive, and only wealthy families in Guazhou City can afford it.
Sun Jianguo said on the podium: "What you got is wool thread. This is the thread spun from processed wool in our Sun's Wool Store."
Is this thing made of wool? Xue Cheng didn't understand what kind of magic was used. This ball of thread was light and soft, and had no fishy smell at all. I really don't know how Sun Jianguo did it.
I only saw Sun Jianguo continue to say: "Wool can be used to make clothes. Here I will show you how to weave a scarf out of wool."
All I saw was that Sun Jianguo took out two wooden knitting needles, and then his two thick fingers began to fly up and down flexibly. In less than ten minutes, a small white scarf was knitted.
Xue Cheng was shocked at this moment. Can this scarf still be woven like this?
Xue Cheng finally understood why the people sitting here were all women.
I only saw Sun Jianguo standing up and saying: "Everyone, I will now explain the simplest knitting method, a more specific method. Our Sun's Woolen Shop has printed it in a booklet. You can spend money to buy a copy in the bookstore next door and study it carefully.
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"It's just for home use. Using the method I taught you today, you can knit warm and comfortable sweaters for your family!"
"Everyone, watch out. I'm going to explain the simplest acupuncture techniques."
Despite Sun Jianguo's appearance, he explained how to knit a sweater very clearly and in detail.
The people present were all women who were accustomed to needlework, and they nodded repeatedly when they heard this.
For general Xue Cheng, this thing was like a heavenly book.
He felt drowsy after listening to it. If his sister hadn't insisted on staying here, Xue Cheng would have run away long ago.
An hour passed and Sun Jianguo finally finished explaining.
By this time, several smart women had learned how to knit clothes with wool.
There are still some rough-and-tumble women who still can't learn it, but Sun Jianguo said: "Don't worry, we will continue to have classes at the same time tomorrow."
"Okay, now let's talk about the great benefits of our store!"
"Those who come to the class today can buy our yarn balls at a 10% discount! It also comes with a pair of knitting needles."
"In addition, after everyone buys it back, our Sun Ji will knit a set of clothes in one size according to Sun Ji's request, and our store will recycle them at an additional 20% of the cost!"
"If you want to make money by knitting sweaters, you can go back and try it. We guarantee that as long as the clothes you knit are qualified, we will recycle them!"
“In addition, for those customers who don’t have time to knit clothes, we also provide ready-made clothes for purchase.”
After Sun Jianguo finished speaking, many people rushed to the counter to buy yarn balls.
Xue Maner was also ready to make a move. Xue Cheng asked: "Is this wool ball expensive?"
"It's not expensive. The price of making a suit of silk fabric is about the same."
"That's not expensive. Is this thing really warm?"
"Brother, I see that the scarf is very warm. Winter is coming soon. I want to knit a dress for my mother."
Hearing that his sister wanted to be filial, Xue Cheng said: "Then let's buy a few back. Did you learn the one just now?"
Xue Man'er nodded and said: "I've learned it. This weaving method is not complicated. You just need to be proficient. I will go back and give it a try, and try to knit the clothes for my mother as soon as possible."
Xue Cheng bought a pack of wool balls and took the girl out of the wool shop. He then said: "Go to the bookstore and have a look. Didn't shopkeeper Sun just say that the bookstore sells books on knitting sweaters? Let's buy a book and go back.
That way you won’t knit it wrong.”
Xue Maner felt a little sorry for Qian and said, "Brother, books are quite expensive. If not, forget it."
"purchase!"
The two of them came to the bookstore next door again, but they did not expect that the bookstore that had been in decline in Guazhou would be bustling with activity.
What the hell is going on?
There are not many literate people in Guazhou City, except for the gang of lords in the governor's office, a few wealthy households in the city, and military households like Xue Cheng who have been engaged in military affairs for generations.
Most of the people are illiterate, so the bookstores in Guazhou City used to have little business.
Why are you so busy today? Xue Cheng and Xue Maner walked into the bookstore and saw that the shelves in the bookstore were full of books.
Can you sell so many books?
The bookstore owner has not been replaced. He is an old civil servant who retired from the governor's office. Xue Cheng also knows him.
"Uncle Wei, business is good!" Xue Cheng shouted.
Boss Wei stretched his head out from behind the counter, saw Xue Cheng and said with a smile: "Xue Dalang, are you free to go shopping today? My business has been booming for several days! You just learned to patronize your Uncle Wei's business today."
Xue Cheng got straight to the point and said: "Uncle Wei, I want to buy that book on sweater knitting."
"Oh, that one, I'll get it for you."
Uncle Wei took out a book from under the counter that still smelled like ink. He handed it to Xue Cheng and said, "This is twenty cents."
Looking at the thick book, such a thick book only costs 20 silver coins?
Xue Cheng once accompanied Lord Duwei to buy books. In the past, a thin collection of poems cost hundreds of coins.
Why is such a thick book so cheap?
Xue Cheng immediately said: "Uncle Wei, as a small business owner, you can't lose money. I can afford how much money you have."
But Uncle Wei said: "That's the price. Look at the back of the book. The price is marked here. You can't be deceived!"
Such a thick book only sells for 20 yuan. Can you get your money back after selling it?
Uncle Wei said: "Now my bookstore is jointly opened with His Royal Highness Prince Jianning's dental soldiers. They have set up a printing factory. They say they use some kind of movable type printing technology to save the cost of engraving."
"They said they would also lower the prices of paper and ink, so that a book would be even cheaper."
Are they the tooth soldiers of His Highness King Jianning again?
Is His Royal Highness King Jianning's fang soldiers so magical? How can he create so many good things?
But Xue Cheng still didn't understand why the bookstore business was so good. He couldn't help but ask:
"Uncle Wei, why is the business in your store so good? There are not many literate people in Guazhou City, right?"
This illiterate person definitely doesn't know how to buy books. Xue Cheng still doesn't understand why the business in Uncle Wei's shop is so good.
Uncle Wei said with a smile: "Everyone can't read words, but they know paintings. Look, this is the best-selling book in Uncle Wei's shop."
Xue Cheng took the thin booklet and saw "Journey to the West" written on it.
Journey to the West? What is this?
When I opened it, I saw that this was not a book, but a picture album.
However, the content of this picture album is really interesting. Although it is also accompanied by text, people who are illiterate can understand the meaning just by looking at the pictures.
This volume tells the story of a magical monkey being born and then going to Sanxing Cave to learn skills from his master.
Xue Cheng read it with gusto and flipped through a picture album without even realizing it.
It looks great! Xue Cheng also heard stories about storytellers and generals in the tavern, but those stories about emperors and generals are not as interesting as the Seventy-Two Stone Monkeys!
Moreover, the comic book is rich in pictures and texts, easy to understand and lively and interesting, which makes Xue Cheng eager to know the story behind it.