Chapter 1081 Changping County Lord 29
County Magistrate Zhou was also dragged over by his wife.
The entire Linyi County is not big, with a total of four lanes and ten main streets. The street bought by the Changping County Lord is in the Northeast Square of Beicheng.
The mayor of Changping County was really clueless. He only knew that it was the cheapest, but he didn't know that once the Huns broke through the city, the first thing they would rob was the street closest to the North City Gate. Sometimes they are afraid of reinforcements coming, so they grab some and then withdraw, so the shops there are the cheapest.
He also bought an entire street. Apart from saying that people with money are stupid, it is really difficult to describe the heroic move of the Changping County Lord.
Summer is still hot, and sitting in a bullock cart feels like sitting in a steamer. As soon as I arrived at the street corner, I heard all kinds of hawking sounds outside, which was very lively.
Before going to the store selling fabric jewelry, I went to buy a few bowls of ice bowls to relieve the heat. This summer has been too hot. Although all prefectures and districts have prepared enough ice in their own icehouses, the price of ice outside has still increased by 30%.
The ice cubes were worth the price of the meat, and County Magistrate Zhou felt a little sore.
After a bowl of ice, I finally felt cooler and got out of the car to buy fabrics.
Someone stopped me at the door: "This place is divided into men and women. Please go to the shop specially for men."
Looking at the store clerk, he was well dressed and pointed to a store across the street. County Magistrate Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When did the store have separate genders?
He then told his wife: "I will take my son with me, and my two daughters can only buy one thousand taels of silver!"
Mrs. Zhou agreed and entered the store with her two daughters.
County Magistrate Zhou took his eldest son to the store opposite. The waiter waiting at the door opened the thick cotton curtain. As soon as he walked in, he felt the air-conditioning hit his face.
The shop is not very big, because the windows are closed and the door is covered with a thick curtain, so oil lamps and candles are lit. In the center of the store, there was a large basin filled with ice cubes.
No wonder it was so cool, it turned out to be an ice basin.
There are three groups of customers in the store who are selecting goods. They are all with me and my son, and my brother with his brothers.
A waiter came over to greet him and saluted: "Meet Mr. Zhou and Mr. Ling."
Linyi County is not big, so it is normal to know the county magistrate. Mr. Zhou put his hands behind his back and held out the general's belly: "It's easy to talk! Bring out any good stuff."
At a glance, the clerk knew that he had been in this business all his life. He spoke in Mandarin and behaved well: "You two, please take a look at the fabric first, please!"
In less than half a stick of incense, County Magistrate Zhou knew why ice was so expensive and why there was such a big ice basin here... His sweat dropped, and he broke down again.
I didn't dare to talk nonsense about how expensive it was. The customers around him were silently selecting goods and shouting out, thinking that he, a dignified county chief, had no money.
I can only say in a more gentle way: "The things are good, but they are too expensive!" The fabric of just one piece of clothing costs several thousand taels of silver. This isn't cloth, it's probably made of silver thread and woven into clothes, but it's not that expensive.
"Master Zhou, this is Sichuan brocade." The waiter said, neither humble nor overbearing: "Look at this color, this pattern, not to mention here, even in the capital, which shop can offer such goods? Not to mention three thousand taels of silver, Even if they are sold for five thousand taels, there are still people who want them, and everything here is unique, so choose one for less.”
Mr. Zhou shouted from the side: "Dad, this is the piece, this is the piece."
Three thousand taels of silver made County Magistrate Zhou feel his head grow bigger: "Can you...ahem..."
The word "cheap" is really hard to say. It seems that I have already said that the owner of Changping County never negotiates prices in his store.
County Magistrate Zhou could only say in a roundabout way: "The dog is still young and his body is still growing. If you buy such good cloth, it may not be enough to wear in two years."
The waiter responded: "It can be made more generous. If Mr. Zhou grows taller, he can change it into a coat." "This is the one dad, this is good!" Mr. Zhou kept shouting, making County Magistrate Zhou unable to get off the stage. .
Seeing that he was short of money, the clerk took out another piece of fabric: "Master Zhou, look at this piece. This piece is a little more elegant, but the collar and cuffs are trimmed with Sichuan brocade, which is also very suitable for Mr. Zhou. Take a look. This Sichuan brocade border, paired with this fabric, is very elegant. This piece of fabric is three hundred taels, and the Sichuan brocade edge is two hundred taels.”
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zhou immediately stroked his beard and said matter-of-factly: "Well, this piece is really good." It's only five hundred taels of silver, compared to three thousand taels, it's not expensive, it's not expensive!
Mr. Zhou immediately shouted: "I only want that piece, but this piece is not as good-looking as that piece."
"What do you know!" County Magistrate Zhou stared at him. For the sake of money, even his own son would scold him: "Now the government pays attention to diligence and frugality. You are wearing Sichuan brocade, aren't you waiting for your father to be impeached by the official? That's it. Block! ”
This time Young Master Zhou had no choice but to give up.
The clerk immediately asked someone to wrap the piece of cloth and Shu brocade, and said with a smile: "Do you want to see the matching crown and hairpin? They are treasures that could only be found in the Qinling Palace."
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Master Zhou immediately nodded vigorously, while County Magistrate Zhou was filled with bitterness.
I chose a gold crown that matched my clothes, but I lost another five hundred taels of silver. The fan and the pendant on the fan are another two hundred taels...
"Mr. Zhou, please go away, Mr. Zhou. The things and the bill will be delivered to your house later." The clerk sent him respectfully.
As soon as County Magistrate Zhou came out of the cool shop, the heat hit his face and he got into the car top-heavy. Now, one thousand and fifty taels of silver are gone!
Sitting in the car, I saw Mrs. Zhou and her two daughters coming back. After pulling down their hats, their three faces were all beaming with joy.
County Magistrate Zhou asked uneasily: "How much did it cost?" He was responsible for the purchase and spent 1,500 taels, while women spent money even less.
The smiles on the faces of Mrs. Zhou and her two daughters condensed. Mrs. Zhou carefully stretched out a finger: "This is the number!"
"Oh, one thousand taels, that's not bad!" County Magistrate Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the two daughters each receive one thousand taels, it is still a matter of two thousand taels.
"No..." Mrs. Zhou mustered up the courage to say.
"What?" County Magistrate Zhou suddenly shouted. It couldn't be one hundred taels, that is: "Ten thousand taels?!!!"
After giving up, Mrs. Zhou raised her head: "Anyway, the two daughters have to prepare dowries, and these will be used as dowries in the future. If you are reluctant to part with it, half of the money is mine!"
County Magistrate Zhou is about to cry but has no tears. Ten thousand taels. Even if Mrs. Zhou is rich and can spend her own money, five thousand taels is enough for him to make up for it after several years of greed.
You must know that it is not easy to be greedy for ink. You have to rack your brains to write the account beautifully, and you also have to take risks.
It's better now. In the blink of an eye, several years of hard work are gone.
After returning to the house, I just leaned against him. Before my heartache was over, my concubine came again.
As soon as he came, he got into all kinds of entanglements, crying and laughing, insisting on letting him get the money. I have a concubine who is of the right age and has received a post. This is a rare opportunity. Maybe someone will take a fancy to her, so she will climb up a high branch and become the wife of the main wife. Therefore, the clothes on your body should not be worse than those of the two daughters of the principal wife!
County Magistrate Zhou couldn't resist, so two days later he secretly gave the two thousand taels he had hidden to his concubine. Okay, this time I'm really broke.
County Magistrate Zhou felt that he had fallen into the trap of Changping County Lord. Fortunately, he still had two sons and a daughter who were not yet old enough. Otherwise, he would have had no choice but to sell the official residence! Why is this damn lotus root feast happening?
(End of chapter)