Five hundred and ninety-four chapters New Year's Eve game
Li You asked for 50% of the shares and asked for 50% of the shares in one go, which was really a big deal. Even though six companies were left, it didn't mean they agreed to the ratio. They had to negotiate and bargain.
Shopkeeper Gao over there had almost finished the negotiation with the previous eight companies. The coal was just like what Li You had issued. Taisheng Coal Shop took all the coal for eight coins and assumed the debt. When he came over to report, he saw that his boss had come up with a new one.
When buying shares by robbery, there is nothing else in mind but the word "submit".
Thinking back on the past ten days or so, the new owner's methods have really opened his eyes for a shopping mall veteran. Savoring it carefully always contains a special feeling, but he can't think of any words to express it.
"50% of the shares cannot be less! In addition to the coal price of one hundred catties and two taels, I can give each of you an additional one thousand taels of silver!" Li You said forcefully to the six companies, "If you agree, we will make a contract;
If you don’t agree, you will be responsible for your own life and death. Don’t blame me for being unkind in the future!”
Only then did the remaining six families surrender. The situation was stronger than the others. They were under the eaves and had to bow their heads. Even the servants of the Tianzi family were completely defeated by this person. How could their few coal shops be able to withstand it.
Li You knew their psychology very well. It was a special time when they were in a state of chaos, so it was easy for them to take advantage of the situation, and the effect of bluff and intimidation was very obvious. At other times, they might not have been able to capture these coal shops so easily.
Half of the shares.
Li You walked out of the office accompanied by shopkeeper Gao and told him: "In this world, all economic problems are ultimately political problems. This is probably the case. There is nothing to worry about. I will leave everything to you for your hard work.
day."
Shopkeeper Gao confirmed again, "This time, a total of 50,000 taels need to be paid in advance. It is expected that 80,000 taels of cash and some coal shop shares can be withdrawn. However, we still have to bear a debt of 40,000 taels..."
"I have already told Shopkeeper Dai of the bank that you can use the contract as collateral to withdraw 50,000 taels of silver from the bank. Lending 100,000 taels is just to scare people. But 50,000 taels is not a big problem. As for the debt of 40,000 taels, there is no need to
Never mind it, I have my own way to deal with it." Li You said easily. If it didn't work, he would just leave these debts to the eldest princess...
Shopkeeper Gao was speechless. If the owner could pay off the father-in-law's debt of 40,000 taels, he would make a profit no matter how he sold it.
As he spoke, a few snowflakes fell on his face. Li You raised his head and looked up at the sky. He saw that it started to snow little by little.
Shopkeeper Gao was instinctively surprised and subconsciously said: "Coal prices can go up..."
Li You categorically rejected Shopkeeper Gao's opinion, "No. It must only be two taels! Tell the people this is the grace of heaven, the mercy of the Holy Mother, and the love of the saints for the people. Let the coal market sell it at half the market price!"
Shopkeeper Gao sighed, thought of a word, and everyone was happy. He finally understood what his boss's business style was, which was actually using officialdom routines to do business.
Li You threw his hands away and left everything to shopkeeper Gao. Naturally, he had his reasons. It should be noted that it was the end of the year. From today on, all yamen began to seal the New Year. According to traditional customs, it was the peak period of gatherings and banquets. He wanted to take the time to
It's time to go to the market. It's impossible to squat in the coal market and count money.
In normal times, Li You might not be interested in attending banquets one after another, but now he has a strange status and must not be treated as a marginalized person, so he has to brush up on his presence and understand various trends.
On the way home, Li You deliberately took a slight detour and passed by the door of Mr. Zuo, the doctor of the Libu Literary Selection Department. He planned to visit Zuo Langzhong and inquire about the time of the official banquet of the Libu Yamen. He had become so familiar with the Libu in the past two years.
Li You doesn't regard himself as an outsider.
By coincidence, Li You met Mr. Zuo Bangruizuo at the gate who was about to go out. He quickly greeted him and said, "Where are you going, Mr. Zuobu?"
"It turns out to be Li Xiandi, a rare guest!" Zuo Langzhong returned the courtesy and said, "Nothing else. Our department is having a banquet tonight to celebrate the New Year, and I'm going to go now."
It's better to come early than to come by chance. Li Youshun said: "That's fine, I'll go with you."
Master Zuo had a look of embarrassment on his face, "This... you'd better not go."
"Human relationships are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold! Do you look down on me? Master Zuo makes me so disappointed!" Li You said cynically.
Mr. Zuo sighed, "What are you talking about? But we all know that you and Lin's consort are a pair of unlucky people, and they were banned from the entertainment venue by Chitose's order. Tonight, we invited a prostitute to join in the fun. Is it okay to take you there?"
Is this considered breaking the ban? What if it causes trouble? So, don’t call me brother, I am difficult to do."
Li You was furious, "Your department is the first government office in the court, and you are afraid of Princess Gui De!"
"It's not that you're afraid. It's unreasonable to recruit prostitutes to entertain you. As long as we make a fuss, we will lose face and have no place to reason. Besides, you are so eye-catching that you can't even cover it up. If you go there, the news will inevitably spread." Zuo
The doctor explained in a serious tone.
Officer Li was at a loss for words and had no choice but to bury his head in the sedan chair and go home.
Even the officials were so taboo about it, and as you can imagine from other yamen, Li Daguan, who was in high spirits, seemed to have had a bucket of snow thrown on his head. He originally thought that he would become a popular person in the busy wine shop these days, but everything turned out to be in vain.
With no choice, Li You had no choice but to calm down completely. It was rare for him to calm down completely and celebrate the New Year at home safely. In the last few days of Jinghe's ninth year, he either took his children out to enjoy the snow and visit temple fairs, or directed his subordinates to clean and tidy up the house.
Occasionally he counted the money sent from the coal shop.
On New Year's Eve, the whole family reunited (actually there was one missing) and a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was served in the backyard hall. Li You and his wife and concubines ate and laughed while keeping up the New Year's Eve. The eldest sister and Erlang, the two younger children, couldn't bear it and fell asleep at the second watch of the night.
He had to roll up in a ball on the soft couch next to him and fall asleep.
No need to look at the time, just listen to the sound of firecrackers getting louder and denser, and you will know that the New Year is approaching.
Li You suddenly came up with an idea for fun, and said to his wives and concubines: "In the new year and the new weather, who will I give to you on the first night of my tenth year? But there is a game here. Who can guess what I am thinking at this moment?
Anyone can sleep with me from the first to the third day of the new year! How about that?"
The joy of the boudoir lies in teasing each other, winning or losing is not important. But Mei Zhi, the maid in the eldest room, said more seriously: "Master, how can you be accurate? Even if you guessed it right, what can you do if you are biased and deny it?"
Li You smiled and scolded Mei Zhi: "You're such a careless little servant, so you still can't trust me! Then go get a pen and paper. Master, I'll write down what's on my mind first. After you all guess it, you can show it to me."
The answer is, you can’t fake it this way.”
Mei Zhi actually went to get paper and pen and came back. Li You carried several wives, concubines, and maids on his back, wrote on the paper, and then folded it tightly so that no one could see the handwriting clearly.
"We can start now." Li You glanced over it and said to Madam Liu, "Would you like to guess first?"
Madam Liu frowned for a while and guessed: "Is everything safe at home?"
Li You smiled and said nothing, and then pointed his eyes at his second wife Jin Baoer. Jin Baoer first looked at his sleeping daughter, and then guessed with a smile: "The children are healthy."
Without waiting for the master's signal, Guan Xiuxiu took the initiative to guess: "Get promoted and make a fortune." She was quite confident about this answer, it must be right!
Li You laughed a few times, but still didn't say anything, and went to see Aunt Cheng in the fourth room. Mrs. Cheng Saiyu rolled her eyes a few times, clapped her hands and guessed: "Yes, needless to say, the master must be thinking of being far away in the south.
Madam Yu!"
The last room was occupied by Ma, who was pregnant. She bit her lip and said softly: "Buy the house next door?" This answer surprised all the girls, and they all laughed at her for playing tricks.
After the wives and concubines finished guessing, it was Mei Zhi's turn and she said without thinking: "Someone in the Li family will attack the title soon!" This answer didn't need anyone else to guess, it was definitely expected.
Li You couldn't help but laugh, "None of you guessed it right!" He opened the paper ball.
Jin Baoer suddenly remembered something and shouted softly: "Master, don't worry! Xiaozhu hasn't guessed yet!"
Xiaozhu was sitting under the window. She didn't know what part of her heart had been touched tonight. She was a little depressed, and she didn't look like she was celebrating the New Year with joy. When she heard someone calling her name, she suddenly raised her head, her big eyes were very blank.
Jin Baoer knew her daughter's thoughts and reminded: "Guess what the master was thinking just now. If you guessed it right, something good will happen."
Xiaozhu was still thinking about something, and unconsciously said: "The fourth year."
Hearing this answer, Aunt Jin sighed helplessly. Such an inexplicable answer was a wasted opportunity. Looking back, she found that the master looked stunned...
Mei Zhi couldn't help but snatched the paper dumplings from the master's hand, opened them and showed them in front of the girls, with the words "Four Years" clearly written on them.
Everyone was surprised that this answer was quite biased, but someone could actually guess such a biased answer accurately... It was Xiaozhu who guessed it in a daze, which was so clear-cut.
Mei Zhi's black and white eyes glanced at Xiaozhu, then at the old man, and asked with an uncertain tone: "Can you guess this? Is there any evil in it?"
Li You patted her several times in dissatisfaction, "What nonsense are you talking about? Master, I was just commemorating the fourth New Year after we got married!"
What no one knows is that Li You was actually thinking of the fourth year since time travel, so he wrote the word "four years".
Jin Baoer didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was too much of a coincidence. She nodded at the note and said to Li You: "A gentleman's words are hard to chase, so don't regret it."
Then he turned to Xiaozhu and smiled and said, "Congratulations!" But he added a very rude sentence to tease Xiaozhu: "Four years of wishful thinking, finally got what I wanted."
A bit of cold wind seemed to penetrate through the cracks in the window. Amidst the laughter of the girls, the dizzy Xiaozhu suddenly woke up and clearly understood something. His drooping cheeks instantly turned red, like coals in a furnace.
Originally she was sitting on the side, but after fidgeting a few times, she moved further out.
She was dizzy and sober and thought, is there really such a thing as heart-to-heart communication? She just remembered that she had been with the master for four years and had never found a destination. She was about to turn from a little girl to an old girl, so she casually said, "
"Four years." I didn't expect that all my dreams would come true in the blink of an eye. It must be because I worshiped the gods and showed up the day before yesterday...
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