Chapter 176 Born to be pretentious

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There is a light green silk curtain hanging in the room, and the fine texture is incompatible with the decorations here... It is annoying to pull the curtain in such a room.

The gauze curtain was a little transparent, but the sunlight shone in from the outside and reflected. Guo Shao couldn't see the scene behind the curtain clearly outside, so he could only see the outline of his personal figure; but the curtain should be clearer in the outside, and the light outside was good.

Guo Shao felt that this girl was very artificial and had a particular appearance.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the woman inside suddenly knelt down, bowed a favor, and said quietly: I am here to apologize today.Please listen to my explanation.

The voice was soft and clear. Guo Shao saw the shadow inside and hurriedly made a support: If you can't do it, why should you do this great gift?Isn’t it just a business? I came to ask because my family is anxious.Please get up quickly, let me tell you what happened first.

The person inside said thanks and got up. Then Guo Shao sat down on the stool and was about to listen to her.

At this time, the afternoon sun shines in from the wooden windows, making the tabletops in the room glow with greasy light.

Sure enough, the place was not clean, and the greasy ones on the table were not cleaned, but I don’t know what greasy soup was sprinkled on it by the previous group of guests.

This place was booked casually by Guo Shao. He was at the entrance of the downtown area, so he naturally had no choice. Now he realized that the building was big but not like a place of particularity. There were gaps in the teapot and cup on the table.

For a moment, Guo Shao's mood completely changed.I feel that the curtain I pulled was no longer abrupt. As expected, what does the world mean? Is it actually following people's mood?

He thought that it was not easy for a widow to do business, and it was understandable that he would not show up when he met a male customer.

Also, this place is dirty, and if a woman has a cleanliness, she may not want to drink the water here, and she will not want to treat the guests.

However, some people are indeed pretentious. She is such a person. If you don’t understand her, you may be uncomfortable with it if you suddenly get in touch.Just like this woman I met today.

The woman inside seemed to have a Wu-language accent, and she said softly clearly: My name is Chen Jiali.

After hearing this, Guo Shao's mouth moved slightly, but he refused to speak. He felt that the name was really tacky, which was very different from her pampering image... He found that at this time, any woman with a little background was actually very tacky; those girls with nice and literary names probably had no background.

But somehow.

Chen Jiali continued: Our "Chen Chen Li Weaving" as the name suggests is the weaving business jointly by Chen, Chen and Li. The marriage between the three families for generations is actually a business gang, not only for the management of weaving. I am from the Chen family, but I am married and now I am a wife of the Shen family. Some people also call me Chen Chen... So my surname is Chen, but I run the Shen family's business, and I can't control the management of my parents' family.

General Guo wanted to ask, since I am the head of the Shen family, why can't I restrain the people below... There is a reason here.

The husband had already inherited the Shen family's business. The first wife he married five years ago was the daughter of the Li family and had a son; but later when Li passed away, he reunited and married the concubine.Previously, the two families originally meant to let the husband Xu Xian marry the Li family; but he insisted on getting married to me... On the day of marriage, he received a message from Youzhou, saying that everyone in the Youzhou Management Department had been arrested, saying that the husband wanted to bring money to redeem the people himself, otherwise they would be killed!There is no way, before my husband and I had to leave for Youzhou urgently before he had a wedding...Chen Jiali said this with a bit of a tone.

Now that all directions are divided, all towns have set up trash and exploitation, the business is not easy to do.But most of the rare goods are beneficial. It is profitable to transport silk fabrics and pearls from the Southern Tang Kingdom to Tokyo and even Youzhou; it is also quite profitable to purchase precious fur, ginseng and other goods from the north from Youzhou and transport them to Tokyo, Yangzhou and Jinling.Therefore, our business has shops and horse gangs in famous places all over the world.Last year, my husband went to Youzhou to make more money...

At this time, Chen Jiali's voice gradually became a little hoarse, and her tone was very sad: Unexpectedly, the Khitan just fell in love with the beautiful concubine around her husband, so she gave her money and refused to let her go!Only the beautiful concubine of the husband who was left behind, and the others, including the husband who was born, were all killed!My husband was killed because of this.The Khitan government not only did not punish the murderer, but also shamelessly tortured the two concubines of the husband to the point of being unlucky before extorting money. The two concubines were also from the Chen family, so their parents took the money to redeem the people... But... But...

Her voice trembled, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying. The man was back, but the two little ladies had been tortured to the point of being unhealthy.I have been in the world for more than twenty years and have never seen such a cruel thing; even those who have committed a great crime and committed a death sentence have not been treated like this!Before my husband was killed, I don’t know what kind of humiliation and torture he suffered…

After hearing this, Guo Shao couldn't help but sigh and expressed his sympathy.

It took a long time before Chen Jiali came to her senses and said: After her husband died, it was his legitimate son who inherited the family business, but the child was only a few years old; there were only a few cousins ​​in the Shen family lineage.So people from the three families discussed asking me to raise my child and preside over the Shen family's family business.

On the one hand, because I am not a real Shen family, they said that my husband has not yet had a wedding room with me..... Some of them are the Li family who thinks that the child was born to the Li family's wife and is unwilling to hand over the family business to the Shen family's cousins, and they don't trust me very much. On the other hand, my mother's Chen family also thinks that I am the wife of the head of the Shen family. Although I have not entered the wedding room, I have already been worshipped as a Shen family and should raise the child to inherit the family business. The Shen family's cousins ​​are also watching.Although I am the head of the family, I am in dilemma on three sides.

Chen Jiali said sadly: If my husband was alive, why would it be so difficult for me?

After hearing this, Guo Shao said: So that's it. Too many people interfere in this business, and it is indeed easy to get upset.After saying this, it cannot be entirely blamed by Mrs. Chen. It is understandable that there was something wrong with our order.

Mrs. Chen said: I have long heard that General Guo is brave and extremely powerful, and I admire him. Moreover, although Tokyo is prosperous, the various yamen have unclear power, and there are too many people who can threaten and bully our businessmen. If we can make friends with people like General Guo, wouldn’t it be beneficial to the business of Chen, Chen and Li’s family? What is a little money?

Guo Shao said: Thank you, Mrs. Chen, for trusting me. Her words are very sincere and there are not so many false words that are superficial.

Mrs. Chen said: General Guo is very famous. I have heard a lot about you. Naturally, I believe in your character. How can you use false words to make a mistake?

She said again: At the beginning, the Guo family sent someone to the shop to check the goods, and I learned that the fairy Bai was from General Guo's mansion.Later, she thought it was expensive and went to other places... It was not that our price was expensive. Those goods were transported from the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom, and the cost was high. However, the materials of weavings such as Yunjin were indeed better than those of the Zhou Dynasty.Everyone can tell whether things are good or bad, and good things are naturally expensive.

Since there is such an opportunity to interact with the Guo family, how can I push the guests to other places just to make money?

He immediately sent someone to the Guo Mansion to discuss and agreed to discount the price at half price. This way, the price is cheaper than the market and the things are better, so the Guo Mansion naturally has no reason to choose another company.

Of course we will lose a lot of money to this business, but I think it is worth it.

Unexpectedly, I was not here in the East City this morning. When the cousin of the Shen family on the shop saw that it was a loss-making business, he didn't know much about the situation, so he suspected that I was seeking personal gain and refused to deliver the goods at the moment.But I decided on this business, so they did not immediately refund the deposit or regret the deal.Instead, I pushed the trouble to me... We were rude first, so I didn't care about being widowed and being gossiped about. I hurriedly sent someone to meet with the people from the Guo family, wanting to apologize for the crime and deal with this matter.

After hearing her detailed explanation, Guo Shao said that it was indeed reasonable. He thought that he still had this point of mind and could not hold on to it just because others were a little wrong. He was not an enemy.

He said generously: Do business as you want, it is natural to be good and expensive.Just write the contract again according to your original price; the original copy... Guo Shao took it out of his arms, tore it in person, and threw the broken paper on the table.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: No, this matter can still be solved.There are shops in the west and outer cities, which are dowry given by my parents when I got married to the Shen family. I can completely decide these businesses alone.Tomorrow I will send someone to transport the goods from my shop to Guo’s mansion and deliver the goods first. Since I can trust General Guo, what else can I write a contract?

Guo Shao said: I am a great general of the imperial guards, can you bully you a woman?That's it, the price will be based on the price; if Mrs. Chen insists on it, it's better not to do this business, anyway, Guo cannot be greedy for your advantage.

Since General Guo has said so... Then let's follow what you said.After Mrs. Chen said that, she asked again, "Is General Guo going to buy so many silk fabrics?"

Guo Shao said in surprise: How do you know?

Mrs. Chen smiled and said: To be honest, our business is mainly about buying and selling with wealthy families. Although things are good, they are expensive.The Wei Wang family in Daming Prefecture also has business dealings. The women of the Wei Wang family like to customize all kinds of things from us.

After saying that, she called Aunt Sun to come forward and whispered a few words.Guo Shao didn't hear it clearly, but because he was close, he heard some jewelry and just talk.

Mrs. Chen ordered Aunt Sun and said: If General Guo trusts me, he will be willing to spend on the betrothal gift and set a number first, and then he can hand it over to us to handle it for you with all his powers. General Guo will definitely be satisfied.

When Guo Shao heard this, he suddenly felt interesting. He didn't understand those things very well. He didn't have time to ask Mrs. Gao that day.If someone helps with cooking, wouldn’t it worry?

It was said immediately: That's good.I'll go back and ask the people at home and I'll send someone to tell you when the time comes.

Mrs. Chen smiled and said: That's it. As long as General Guo sends someone to speak, I will transport the things to the mansion first, and then the Guo mansion will pay it.

Guo Shao was not confused about this matter and slapped the desktop gently: That's it.Anyway, I know I won’t be able to blame the debt, so it’s easier to just do it!