Li Qi never expected that things would go so smoothly.
That night, Shu Wenbin was actually kept overnight in Zhang Mansion.
Shu Wenbin lived in the wing room, while Li Qi lived in the woodshed.
Leaning on a pile of hay, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The world is getting worse and worse! This young master is actually reduced to sleeping in a woodshed. It's sad, sad..."
At the same time, there was another person who had the same sigh as him, and this person was Shen Jingbing.
There were bruises all over his face and one of his teeth was missing. It was obvious that he had been beaten badly.
Mainly because there was a table of guests eating dinner today, and they were discussing how to bring in more cloth to do business in the north next year, so he couldn't help but give a kind reminder.
He said that cloth was not easy to sell in the north, and cotton was the hot commodity.
As he said this, he started to argue with others. He was so angry that he felt that he had reminded you of your kindness, but you also bit Lu Dongbin, so the argument broke out.
When people look at it, you, a waiter, know nothing about business. You feel like you are being pointed at by a waiter, and you are losing face.
So they started to move their hands, and without saying a word, several people pushed Shen Jingbing to the ground and rubbed him.
This friction almost cost him half of his life.
Later, the shopkeeper came forward and waived the guest's fee. After persuading him for a long time, he spared Shen Jingbing.
Originally the shopkeeper wanted Shen Jingbing to get out, but seeing how pitiful he was, he let it go.
After being beaten violently, Shen Jingbing's mood fell to rock bottom.
He felt that he was a dignified helmsman and had been in business for many years, so how could he fail here?
So he decided to change the status quo. He gritted his teeth and knocked on the door of the shopkeeper's room while the shopkeeper was resting. He knelt in front of the shopkeeper and said, "Please give me a chance to be the accountant!"
The shopkeeper looked at him like this, kowtowing, and his teeth were leaking. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can try it tomorrow. If you are satisfied with it, you can work as an accountant in the future."
Hearing this, Shen Jingbing was overjoyed and kowtowed several times.
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The next day, the news that the Zhang family had hired a son-in-law spread throughout the streets.
Shu Wenbin and Miss Zhang also spent most of their time together.
Shu Wenbin always believed that what Li Qi said about his past and present lives was true, so he was particularly affectionate towards Miss Zhang.
Miss Zhang, on the other hand, has not yet digested the poems he read out in one breath. She feels that it is an honor for a woman to marry such a talented man.
When Mr. Chen heard that the matter had been settled, he even sent congratulatory gifts without stopping.
Soon the wedding date of Shu Wenbin and Miss Zhang was decided, ten days later.
Shu Wenbin became the prospective son-in-law of the Zhang family, but Li Qi's life was not much better.
He finally understood what it means to value sex over friends.
Shu Wenbin rarely came to see him these days. Although he was given a private room and someone brought food to him every day, the number of meetings was extremely rare.
However, Li Qi didn't care too much. Anyway, as long as he waited for them to get married and got the dowry by then, the business fight would be almost over.
It’s okay if you don’t come to find yourself. Take advantage of this time to relax yourself.
With the reward given by Mr. Chen, Li Qi wandered around Shuicheng all day long.
After all, this matchmaking was his idea, and Mr. Chen also promised him that he would receive certain benefits after the event was completed.
Now that the eight characters have been revealed, Mr. Chen was not stingy and rewarded Li Qi twenty taels of silver.
These twenty taels were nothing to Li Qi, but the money was enough to spend more than half a month on eating, drinking and having fun in Shuicheng every day.
After finishing his meal at a restaurant, Li Qi originally planned to go shopping in Shuicheng's market, but not long after walking, he saw a familiar figure.
I saw Shen Jingbing sitting at the counter of a nice restaurant, calculating and keeping accounts.
As soon as he saw him, Li Qi rolled his eyes and walked over with his hands behind his back.
After entering the store, Li Qi came to the counter: "Isn't this Brother Shen?"
After hearing this, Shen Jingbing raised his head and saw Li Qi, and was obviously stunned for a moment: "Why are you here?"
"Of course I'm here to eat, otherwise why don't I come to see you?" Li Qi said.
"Eat?" Shen Jingbing looked unbelieving.
A meal here costs hundreds of dollars at least. Li Qi is as poor as himself, but he actually has money to eat here?
Li Qi shouted to the waiter not far away: "Xiao Er!"
"Guest sir, who are you?"
"One person." Li Qi took out a tael of silver and handed it to the waiter: "Bring over your good wine and food."
"Okay!"
Seeing Li Qi's generous move, Shen Jingbing was stunned for a moment.
Where did this guy get his money?
After taking a closer look, I saw that he was wearing cloth clothes, and I thought: This person must have come here deliberately to make me angry, and I can't fall into his trap. Isn't it just one tael of silver? I have been doing accounting work in the past few days, and I have already made five mistakes. Two silver coins!
After a few days, I will earn some money, and then go to the dock to buy some goods at a low price and sell them in the market.
At that time, I can earn more than thirty taels even if I don’t talk much!
With the first money, you can earn one or two hundred taels a month later!
I'll see you're still arrogant then!
Shen Jingbing, the reason why he wants to be a bookkeeper is because the money comes in quickly.
He knows the essence of accounting very well, and as long as he does some tricks, he can easily make a lot of money.
Not only that, he also found business opportunities.
There are cargo ships transporting charcoal at the dock, but there are very few people selling charcoal in the market.
So he wanted to resell charcoal when he had the capital, and he had already found a channel.
Of course, Li Qi didn't know this.
For him, once the dowry is obtained, no matter how much Shen Jingbing dances, he will not be able to make any splash.
He calculated that the Zhang family's dowry amounted to a thousand taels at least.
It's hard to lose even if you get this money.
Most people in the group of heroes were unaware of the two men's plans, but judging from the current situation, Li Qi occupied the top spot.
"Master Li is really resourceful. Who would have thought that a poor scholar would become the Zhang family's son-in-law!" Song Longping said with emotion.
Chun Sanniang smiled and said: "The helmsman has his own ideas every time he does things, so we must trust him."
Song Longping nodded: "Based on the current situation, as long as the helmsman has a good relationship with the scholar, it shouldn't be difficult to get some money when the business war comes."
When Chun Sanniang heard this, she didn't say anything, but she was thinking in her heart: Is the helmsman really just clinging to the scholar and getting some rewards?
She felt in her heart that it was definitely not the case. The helmsman must have other means, but for now, she didn't know it.
As for Shen Jingbing, Chun Sanniang had observed the people at the North China Branch. They were still very worried before, but since Shen Jingbing became the accountant, their expressions were obviously different from before. They no longer looked worried, but Becoming elated.