The third update is here, please collect it and give it a red ticket.
Thank you Taoist Yehe for the reward. Thank you Su Xiaoguan!
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After Su Jin and others had eaten and drank, they went downstairs and left Hefeng Tower. When they came in, they were two people, but when they left, they were five people. Su Jin was quite proud.
"The charm of personality must be like this." Su Jin thought proudly. As for other decisive factors such as the temptation of large sums of money, roundabout rhetoric, and the golden sign of the Su family's young master, Su Jin automatically ignored them.
When the five people walked out of Hefeng Building, behind the curtains near the window in the side building of Hefeng Building, a beautiful face disappeared in a flash.
"Bah, this Mr. Su seems to be nothing. He deceived the two singing girls so quickly, which proves that his motive of saving people just now is dirty." The tall and pretty maid spat.
"I can't see. These two sisters have been singing and singing in Fenglou and I for many days. Many rich young masters have tried their best to make them give in. I think this Mr. Su may have some skills." The woman in purple clothes leaned on the brocade couch.
He said calmly.
"Miss, you are kind-hearted and think so well of everyone in the world. If the young lady hadn't arrived in time today, Mr. Su would have been lying on the ground humming. Looking at his frail appearance, he would have followed suit.
Even if there is an injustice, I won’t pinch my calf.”
The purple-clothed woman's slender hands like green tubes picked up a round fan and shook it gently, and said leisurely: "I don't think so. Since he dares to fight against injustice, there should be follow-up measures. He doesn't look like the kind of reckless man who is impulsive and reckless;
In fact, I just didn't want them to make a big fuss in the restaurant, so I showed up to help him, otherwise I would be very willing to see his follow-up methods; if nothing else, just the courage to stand up, this city
I am afraid that none of my young masters can compare with him. I hope he will not be retaliated by Zhu Yanei."
The tall maid looked a little strangely at the woman in purple who opened her mouth to say something but didn't say anything. The woman in purple stopped talking and picked up the account book on the small table beside the couch and looked through it quietly.
It was already evening when Su Jin and others returned to Su Mansion. Three girls were sitting in Xiaozhu's mule cart, followed by a hired mule cart filled with a lot of things Su Jin had purchased.
Su Jin and Yang Xiaosi sat on the shaft of the car, enjoying the evening breeze, and entered the house triumphantly.
As soon as he entered the house, Su Jin saw Xiao Mi'er standing in the large garden in the front hall, looking anxiously. After seeing Su Jin's carriage, Xiao Mi'er hurriedly ran forward and said: "Master, the old lady is in the side hall.
Invited, several groups of people have been sent to the market to look for you. It seems there is something urgent."
Su Jin said: "I understand, I'm going to see my mother. You guys can unload your things into the study while Sui'er settles down a place for the two girls."
After saying that, he followed Xiao Mier's lead and walked to the side hall on the left. Su Jin thought to himself, what would the old lady do to him? The most likely possibility is that he fired Zhang Deli today. The old lady wanted to ask about the situation.
, if this is the case, then it’s not a big deal. He firmly believes that he did the right thing, he just needs to analyze it and let the old lady understand.
Voices came from the side hall, and an old voice was talking to Mrs. Wang. Su Jin stepped into the hall in three steps and two steps at a time, and saw Mrs. Wang talking to an old man with wrinkles on his face with a smile.
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Seeing Su Jin come in, Mrs. Wang hurriedly waved and said, "Jin'er is here. We are a visitor at home. Come and see her quickly."
Su Jin hurriedly stepped forward to meet Mrs. Wang first. Mrs. Wang stood up and said with a smile, "This is Zhang Shibo, the old shopkeeper of my Su family."
Su Jin's heart skipped a beat and he immediately understood. This man's face was somewhat similar to Zhang Deli's, and his surname was Zhang. He was also the old shopkeeper of his family. He was probably related to Zhang Deli. Judging from this attitude, Zhang Deli was moving in to reinforce the army and investigate the crime.
coming.
"Junior Su Jin has met Zhang Shibo. He has just returned from the city. He has not cleansed his face. It is rude." Su Jin bowed.
Mr. Zhang, the old shopkeeper, had already stood up and clasped his fists in return, saying, "What are you talking about? I'm disturbing the young master's family by coming here rashly."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "I'm afraid Jin'er doesn't know that old shopkeeper Zhang has been the shopkeeper of Buzhuang in my Su family for nearly twenty years. It's just that my son is obsessed with poetry and books, so I'm afraid we haven't met him a few times."
Old shopkeeper Zhang said: "Well... the last time I saw Shaodong's family was three years ago. I didn't expect that in three years, Shaodong's family would become more and more talented. It's really a great blessing for the Su family."
Su Jin felt even more unsure when he saw that the old shopkeeper had a sincere look on his face, everything was happening naturally and there was no dissatisfaction at all.
"Shibo praised me. I have not been out of the house for a long time, and I am not very polite to the old shopkeeper. I hope the old shopkeeper will be honest. I think the old shopkeeper's face looks a bit familiar, but he is quite similar to Zhang Deli, the shopkeeper of Suji Buzhuang, who I fired today."
There are some similarities. I wonder if there is any connection between shopkeeper Zhang and Shi Bo?" Su Jin didn't want to beat around the bush. What was supposed to come would come, so he mentioned the matter directly.
The old shopkeeper looked embarrassed, and the smile on his face faded a lot: "Deli is my dog. Alas, my dog is incompetent, and I have troubled my young boss."
Su Jin was about to speak when Mrs. Wang said sternly: "Jin'er, how could you resign shopkeeper Zhang today? All three generations of the Zhang family have been loyal to our Su family. Without them, how could the Su family's industry be where it is today?"
You didn't even discuss this matter with my mother. You went too far. Tomorrow Zhang Deli will return to Buzhuang and continue to be the shopkeeper. Don't worry about it."
Su Jin smiled and said: "It turns out that the Zhang family and my family are so closely related, but I was reckless."
The tall and tall old shopkeeper praised with a thumbs up: "The Shaodong family knows how to advance and retreat, and the Su family's lintel will definitely be carried forward in the hands of the Shaodong family from now on. Tomorrow, I will ask Deli to apologize to the Shaodong family. He must have made mistakes, and the Shaodong family will punish him."
Mrs. Wang also smiled and nodded, thinking that this was the end of the matter. Unexpectedly, Su Jin suddenly said: "There is no need to apologize. I have replaced the shopkeeper with someone else. It is impossible for Zhang Deli to return to Buzhuang as the shopkeeper."
"What?" Mrs. Wang and Mr. Zhang were stunned. They looked at Su Jin in disbelief, not believing their ears.
"As far as I know, Zhang Deli has been in charge of Buzhuang for one year, and the business of Buzhuang has declined sharply. So far, it has lost 3,700 yuan. Buzhuang was originally the most profitable business in our Su family's industry. If it is run properly, the annual income of Buzhuang will be
Wan Guan is not a big deal, he turned a money tree into an ailanthus tree. As a shopkeeper, even if he cannot go further, he still has to hold on to the industry to be considered qualified. If this continues, this cloth village will have no choice but to close down."
"What? Is that really the case?" The old shopkeeper didn't believe his ears even more, "This bastard didn't even mention a word about the business situation of the cloth shop in front of me. It's really embarrassing for me that a good cloth shop was tormented like this by him."
The old shopkeeper's face turned red and he covered his face with his sleeves before saying goodbye to Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang couldn't bear it and said hurriedly: "Jin'er, there are losses and gains in business. You are not deeply involved in it and don't understand this truth. Even your father once lost tens of thousands of yuan due to misjudgment of the situation. Moreover, he is old.
Three generations of shopkeepers have made more than hundreds of thousands for our Su family. If we fired them because of a small loss, others would say that my Su family is cold and unjust, and forgets all the benefits."
Su Jin bowed and saluted the old shopkeeper and Mrs. Wang: "I understand this. The real reason why I fired him was not because of this, but for another reason."
Immediately, he told everything about Chen Gui, and finally said: "He treated the clerk in the store so meanly and showed no mercy. When I talked about this with him, he used the excuse of protecting my Su family's property to deal with me.
Even if he couldn't make the decision, he should still report it to his mother; he refused to save her, and even took it upon herself to conceal the matter. I think this is what really caused our Su family to be unkind and unjust, and this is what really ruined our Su family's industry.
Action, am I wrong to do this?"
The two people in the hall were silent. In the Song Dynasty, the entire society was filled with Confucianism. Whether it was officials, gentry, businessmen or ordinary people, most of them followed the simple Confucian concept of honor and disgrace. If it is true as Su Jin said, Zhang Deli's move
If he has indeed touched the moral bottom line, then he is definitely not suitable to be the shopkeeper of the Su family.
The old shopkeeper sighed loudly, bowed to Mrs. Wang and Su Jin each and said, "I am ashamed of myself. For such an unworthy son, I still listen to his one-sided words and come to the old lady to argue with you. It's really ridiculous."
Turning to look at Su Jin, he said with a smile on his face: "Young master's family is sensible and righteous, and the prosperity of the Su family is just around the corner. Madam, I am really happy for you. There will be a successor to the old master's property." After saying this, his eyes were moist,
Obviously he is happy from the bottom of his heart.
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes at Su Jin and said hurriedly: "The old shopkeeper's caliber is comparable to the rivers. Jin'er is young and there are many offences in his words. The old shopkeeper should not pay attention to it; your son... the Rongnu family will arrange another position for him regarding your son's affairs."
, I will definitely not disappoint the old shopkeeper."
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "Madam, you underestimated me. I understand that the deficit is so serious. The old lady did not inform me of the matter. This has already given this unscrupulous man room for maneuver. How can I blame others for his incompetence? The Su family
I have done my best to be kind and righteous, and I will never complain at all."
Su Jin felt a little embarrassed when she saw that the old shopkeeper had a broad mind and that his expression and words did not seem to be hypocritical. Suddenly an idea came to his mind, so he said to Mrs. Wang: "Mom, I don't know where old shopkeeper Zhang currently works in my Su family.
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Mrs. Wang said: "Old shopkeeper Su resigned from the post of shopkeeper of Buzhuang to Deli last year and returned home to take care of his old age. After working hard for most of his life, he should enjoy happiness."
Su Jinxin said: It turns out that he left early to let his son take over, but it was a way of trying to win over his parents. Unfortunately, Zhang Deli is not that kind of material.
"Old shopkeeper, Su Jin has a heartfelt request."
"Please tell me, young master, you don't need to be so polite with me."
"The junior wants to ask the old shopkeeper to come out and take charge of the business of the cloth shop."
"Didn't the young master's family say they have someone chosen?"
"That person is just a temporary substitute, and his qualifications are acceptable. After the old shopkeeper comes out, he can be appointed as the second shopkeeper. The old shopkeeper will teach him how to be a qualified shopkeeper. The Su family's industry has the blood and sweat of the old shopkeeper. The old shopkeeper
Don’t you want to have no successors?”
The old shopkeeper thought for a long time and said: "I accept the kindness of my young master, but I am getting old, so I may not be able to be of much help."
Seeing his refusal, Su Jin still felt a knot in his heart, so he resorted to aggressive tactics and said a little rudely: "Is the old shopkeeper afraid that he will not be able to reverse the loss situation of Buzhuang, so he is afraid of the difficulty?"
Mrs. Wang changed her color and said: "Jin'er is rude."
Su Jin looked at the old shopkeeper with a smile and said nothing. The old shopkeeper's face turned red and his beard was raised. He was obviously angry because his ability was questioned.
"Old shopkeeper, I might as well tell you straight, I already have a plan for the next operation of the cloth shop. What I need most now is for the old shopkeeper to come and take charge of the cloth shop. Even if you don't do anything, as long as you go to the counter of the cloth shop
As soon as I sit down, my plan will definitely succeed, so I sincerely ask the old shopkeeper to help me this time, which can be regarded as making up for the mistake made by the young master. Once this is done, I plan to ask the young master to be the accountant of my Su family to collect rice grains from tenant farmers.
He is more suitable for this; but the premise is that you always come out."
The old shopkeeper stared at Su Jin's face for a while, then suddenly laughed and said: "The young master is better than the old master. The young master is definitely not worse than the old master. I am a little impressed by you. This feeling has never happened since the death of the old master."
It happened once."
Su Jin said happily: "Did the old shopkeeper agree?"
The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "Is there any other choice?"
Mrs. Wang looked at the two people in disbelief. She wanted to ask the old shopkeeper to come out more than once, but she was declined without exception. Unexpectedly, Su Jin got it done in just a few words. The old lady's mouth was so open that she almost stuffed a duck egg.
The old shopkeeper had dinner at Su's house, but he didn't understand it until he got home. He was obviously here to plead for his son, but later he would join others in despising his son's actions, and he also participated in it. From then on
His happy old age is about to be ruined. This boy from the Su family wants to squeeze the last drop of oil out of his bones.dd