The business of Baiweilou is better than before, and people buying pastries are almost queuing on the street.
From afar, I saw Zhou Shengcai standing in front of the store with his big teeth exposed and smiling, looking stupid, like a village idiot.
When the two brothers entered the store, Zhou Shengcai immediately invited them to the private room upstairs. Not only did he personally pour them hot tea, but he also asked the waiter to bring a plate of the new pastries in the store.
Such generosity actually made Shu Mingzhi feel a little at a loss.
"There's no need to eat the pastries. Let's talk about business first. We have a lot of goods this time. Look at how many bottles you want. I'll help you count them out."
Shu Mingzhi put down his backpack and was about to bend down to order some goods when Zhou Shengcai pulled him up again with a smile, "Little brother, there's no rush, let's have a cup of tea and chat first."
"Boss Zhou, do you have anything to discuss with us? If you have something, you can just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."
He said he would invite them to drink tea, but he stared at the teacup as if it contained his blood.
Who dares to drink like this?
"Haha, little brother, yes, he is a happy person." Zhou Shengcai laughed, "Then I have something to say directly. Now the business in my store is getting better and better, and I use a larger amount of coconut oil and so on.
It's too troublesome for you to send me back and forth like this, how about we change the way of cooperation? Little brother, don't worry, I am a kind person and will never let you suffer!"
Shu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt that the situation was not good, but he didn't show any signs of it on his face and replied with a smile: "I wonder how Boss Zhou wants to cooperate?"
Zhou Shengcai opened his mouth and came: "How about this? You sell me the recipe for making coconut oil and coconut paste, and I will give you two hundred taels of silver at a time. How about it?"
"Two hundred taels?" Shu Mingzhi frowned, as if he had heard some ghost story.
Is this guy so stingy that he picked out his own brains? Two hundred taels of silver, he can't say it out loud!
Zhou Shengcai may have realized that the price he offered was a bit outrageous, so he endured the heartache and took the initiative to increase the price: "Is that three hundred taels good?
Brother, business is not doing well right now. Don’t look at the large number of customers queuing up outside. In fact, excluding the cost of ingredients and labor, the food expenses for our family of more than ten people, the pension expenses for my father and mother, and the education expenses for my son.
, my daughter’s dowry..."
Shu Mingzhi endured it for a while, but couldn't bear it anymore, "Why don't you include the money for your own coffin?"
Zhou Shengcai: "That's right, plus my parents' coffin book and my wife's rouge and gouache, I really can't make much money."
Shu Mingzhi: "..."
His uncle, if it weren't for the sake of money, he would have to give this guy two punches today.
Shu Mingli, who was next to him, was also stunned. He quietly touched Lao Si's elbow and asked in a low voice: "Are you businessmen so shameless?"
"Who is the same person as him?"
He's not that black-hearted.
Shu Mingzhi punched him angrily, then raised his head and no longer smiled on his face, "Boss Zhou, this recipe is what our family eats. It's really..."
Before he could say the word "no", Zhou Shengcai suddenly turned down his face and said, "Four hundred taels, you can't add more. Little brother, you have to know how to be content. Being greedy is not a good habit."
Shu Mingzhi clenched his fists, and the anger rushed to Tianling Gai. He turned his head and caught a glimpse of several hazy figures outside the door, and gritted his teeth to suppress the anger.
At the same time, I was secretly glad that Xiaotuanzi didn't come with me today. Otherwise, she would have been scared to wet her pants if she had encountered such a scene.
"Boss Zhou, it's like this." Shu Mingzhi forced out a smile and patiently explained to him, "My mother has the formula for making coconut oil, and I don't know the specific proportions. Why don't you make this first?"
The batch has been received, I will bring the formula to discuss with you next time."
Zhou Shengcai looked at him with a dead smile, "You better not play tricks on me. Qinshui County is full of my acquaintances. If you offend me, you won't get the consequences."
Shu Mingzhi smiled on his face: "Haha, how dare I... Third brother, quickly take out this batch of goods and show it to Boss Zhou."
In his heart, he scolded Zhou Shengcai thousands of times: You bullshit green toad, why are you pulling at me? I am an acquaintance of Master Zhizhou!
"Eleven bottles of coconut oil, sixteen bottles of shredded coconut, a total of sixty-five taels of silver. Do you think you have paid for them all, or only part of them?" Shu Mingzhi asked with a perfunctory smirk.
"Of course I want them all." Zhou Shengcai calmly took a sip of tea, "But the price is not suitable. It needs to be cheaper, maybe fifty taels."
Shu Mingzhi took a breath, damn, you bargained again, but you're bullying him, right?
"Boss Zhou, have you ever heard of the phrase that harmony brings wealth? You give me the money and I deliver the goods, and everyone is happy. How great?"
Shu Mingzhi turned cold and said word by word: "If you make people anxious and go out to make a scene, you won't make any money if you scare away all the customers queuing up, right?"
Zhou Shengcai grinned and pretended to be stupid, "Little brother, I'm kidding you. Sixty-five taels is just sixty-five taels. It's not like I can't afford the money."
As he spoke, he generously pulled out his purse, counted sixty-five taels of silver and stuffed it into Shu Mingzhi's hand, "I've got the silver for you. Remember to bring the prescriptions with you next time you come back. If you don't see the prescriptions,
We have to meet somewhere else."
Zhou Shengcai sneered, with a cold look on his face, "Don't even think about running away. As long as you stay in Qinshui County for a day, you won't be able to escape from my grasp."
Shu Mingli, who had suppressed the veins on his forehead, stood up and banged the table with his fist as big as a sandbag, "Little one, who are you threatening, I..."
Halfway through the words, the closed door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and several black-faced men with swords in their hands broke in.
Shu Mingzhi quickly pulled the worried third brother back, "How are you going to talk to Boss Zhou? He has a good reputation and money. He is a big shot in Qinshui County. Who do you think you are?"
After blaming the third brother, he made a promise to Zhou Shengcai: "Don't worry, Boss Zhou, I have an advantage, I cherish my life. For the sake of this dog's life, I have to bring you the recipe."
Zhou Shengcai took a sip of tea and said, "You are a smart man."
Shu Mingzhi gritted his back molars, but still maintained a decent smile on his face: "Boss Zhou, if there's nothing else, we'll leave now. We'll see you next time."
Zhou Shengcai nodded lazily, "Well, see you next time."
I see your uncle!
Shu Mingzhi cursed angrily in his heart, holding the empty backpack in his left hand, and dragging Shu Mingli with his right hand who was about to run away and hit someone at any time, he walked out of the wing with difficulty.
As soon as he left the Baiwei Building, Shu Mingli immediately started shouting: "Why are you pulling me here? I have to beat him today! I can't get rid of the bad anger in my heart until I get rid of it!"
"My dear third brother, no matter how hard your head is, how can it be as strong as someone else's knife? A real fight started, and before you even started, your head was chopped off. What are you going to do, father and mother?"
Shu Mingzhi glared at him angrily, "Do you understand that a good man won't suffer the consequences of his life?"
Just smile, say a few nice words, and earn sixty-five taels of silver, which is not a loss.