Xiao Feng was startled and almost jumped up. But he saw the face of the person in front of him, so he stood up slowly and gracefully.
"Isn't this Boss Zhang? Why is this? Please get up quickly."
Zhang Tianci knelt on the ground and refused to get up. On the one hand, he was truly grateful to Xiao Feng, and on the other hand, he hoped that he could pull Xiao Feng onto his pirate ship today.
But in this way, the two servants he hired were in great pain. The etiquette of master and servant in the Ming Dynasty was very strict, and etiquette must be followed whether they were hired or prostituted.
One of the etiquette is to follow the master's etiquette. That is to say, when facing others, the servant's etiquette cannot be lower than that of the master.
This is also understandable. You said that the master has bowed, but the servant is standing like a wooden stake. Is it fair? So not only must you bow, but it is best to be one level higher than the master. When the master bows, the servant should kneel down on one knee.
, if the master kneels on one knee, the servant had better kneel on both knees.
But now that Zhang Tianci was on his knees, he was just about to bow three times and kowtow. What should the two servants do? They cursed this unreliable thing in their hearts, and they had no choice but to kneel down too.
This posture really frightened Xiao Feng. He knew that Zhang Tianci must have sold the sorghum for a lot of money. At this time, the Ministry of Household Affairs had only one channel to obtain grain, and would not care about the purchase price. But he didn't seem to be grateful to this extent.
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"My benefactor, it is thanks to my benefactor that I, Zhang Tianci, can turn around one day. I have something to ask of you, but if you don't agree to it, I will not get up."
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Feng changed from benefactor to eldest brother. The key is that Xiao Feng agreed. The onlookers looked at Zhang Tianci's stubble, and then looked at Xiao Feng's pretty face, and they were secretly amused.
In fact, this is really not Xiao Feng's intention to take advantage. He has never been able to fully adapt to his age. He often feels that he is still the man who is almost fifty, and there is nothing wrong with his identity as Zhang Tianci's eldest brother.
Zhang Tianci was overjoyed when he saw Xiao Feng agreeing to be the eldest brother: "The eldest brother will not give up. The younger brother is willing to give half of the grain store business to the eldest brother. You and I will run it together and work together in the same boat!"
Xiao Feng understood Zhang Tianci's little thoughts. He had tasted the sweetness and wanted to hug his thigh. However, he hesitated and did not refuse immediately.
Making money by measuring Chinese characters by yourself is just a temporary measure, just like using a sword to chop firewood. It is not only wasteful, but also bad for your health. Testing Chinese characters is really tiring, more tiring than anything else, otherwise he would not rest for so many days in a row.
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If he wants to live well in this era and protect himself and his family, he needs more platforms to display his skills. His skills are by no means limited to the "Cangjie Book of Heaven" blessed by God. As a time traveler, his
His business skills, his foresight, and the education he has received are all his abilities.
How about starting from a small platform like a grain store?
Although Zhang Tianci has some shortcomings, such as being lustful and having a bad temper, he also has many advantages: such as being willing to endure hardship, being reasonable, and being grateful. Such a person is very suitable as a business partner.
"Then I took advantage of you. You made money from your sorghum, but the idea of harvesting sorghum was not something I gave you for free, but something you spent two taels of silver to get. You don't owe me anything, and I want you to do this.
Half of the shares are not my style of doing things."
Xiao Feng spoke righteously and with a very regretful expression. Zhang Tianci was feeling very unsure.
This time he turned around with a single bet of sorghum. Not only did he pay off his debts, but he also had a lot of money left. But he knew that this was not based on his own ability, but on Xiao Feng's calligraphy test.
He has ideals and is willing to endure hardships, but he lacks a guiding light. Therefore, he will never let go of Xiao Feng's life-saving thigh.
"Brother, what you said is wrong. How can you test a word for only 2 taels of silver? Look at your sign, it's obviously 5 taels of silver a time! You tested my words and only charged 2 taels, which is 40% of the price.
Price, then the remaining three taels is naturally the principal of your investment! So the younger brother is confused, how can it be half? The elder brother clearly accounts for 60%!"
This magical logic not only deceived Xiao Feng, but also shocked the onlookers. Can people be so shameless? People thought about it, and only Zhao Wenhua's demeanor when he worshiped Yan Song as his godfather could compare with this matter.
High or low.
Xiao Feng originally just felt embarrassed and wanted to be humble and take a smaller share. But he didn't expect that Zhang Tianci misunderstood it as a bargaining and instead increased the price by 10%. He didn't dare to refuse anymore, fearing that Zhang Tianci would increase the price again, but this was a real breakthrough.
I've drawn my own line.
When working with others, you must treat them with sincerity. This is the business rule that Xiao Feng has always followed, and it is also the bottom line.
"Since Brother Zhang is full of sincerity, I will no longer be modest. Just 50%. We will be in the same boat in the future!"
Zhang Tianci was so happy that he used the pen and paper on Xiao Feng's desk to write out a contract in duplicate. Then he invited all the witnesses to go to a restaurant to drink together to celebrate.
It is very attractive to have a free meal these days, and half the people on the street went there. Of course, everyone was not embarrassed to eat for free, so they gave a few cents as a token of congratulation. Of course, it tasted delicious.
You're welcome, everyone left holding their stomachs in their hands.
Among them, the old man was the most outrageous. Not only did he hold his belly, he also packed a lot of hard vegetables in large and small packages. Zhang Tianci saw this and did not say anything. Because when he was drinking just now, he toasted many people, and Xiao Feng just
I paid tribute to a few people, and this veteran was among them, so I guess I have a good relationship with them.
But he didn't know that Xiao Fengjing's few people, except for the old Taoist, were all the people Qiaoqiao had told her when she went home and had taken care of her when she was selling cloth on the street. Such a young child, no matter how smart and cute he is,
How can we sell cloth when there is no one to take care of us on the street? This friendship cannot be forgotten.
After seeing everyone off, Zhang Tianci supported Xiao Feng, who was a little dizzy from drinking, and sent him home. Qiao Niang was shocked. This was the first time she had seen Xiao Feng drinking. She quickly helped him into the house and was busy sobering up.
Soup.
Zhang Tianci originally wanted to strike while the iron was hot and let Xiao Feng take another test to see what he should buy or sell next. Seeing Xiao Feng's dizzy look, he didn't dare. First, he was afraid that Xiao Feng would be tired and not be the goose that laid golden eggs.
The second reason is that Xiao Feng is afraid that his calculations will be inaccurate when he is drunk, and it will be tragic if he loses money.
So when he saw Xiao Feng sitting down and starting to drink tea, he stood up and left.
Xiao Feng said in a daze: "Lao Zhang, the food in the restaurant today is average."
Zhang Tianci felt a little ashamed: "Now that I have made a lot of money, I should have invited my eldest brother to serve wine in the best brothel. However, there were too many people congratulating me today, and the high-end restaurant could not open them, so I had to choose a medium-sized restaurant, which embarrassed my eldest brother.
Already."
Xiao Feng shook his head: "That's not what I meant. These dishes, especially the meat dishes, lack some flavor. Have you heard of chili?"
Zhang Tianci was stunned: "What is pepper? I have only heard of Sichuan peppercorns. It is used in today's dish. It is quite spicy."
Xiao Feng smiled: "You still don't know what spicy food is. Let me draw a picture for you. You have many channels for doing grain business. After you find this thing, don't make it public. Buy as much as you like and bring it back to me.
I guarantee you’ll make more money than you did buying sorghum this time.”
Zhang Tianci was overjoyed. He never expected that Xiao Feng could make a lot of money without measuring calligraphy. It seemed that he was really lucky this time. He didn't even have any doubts at all and put the picture in his arms with great care.
"Don't worry, brother, I'll make the arrangements right now! I have sent someone to ask the old shopkeeper of the previous grain store to come back this afternoon. When he arrives, the grain store won't need me to look after it. I will go find the chili myself, absolutely."