The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 805: Making Money by Borrowing the Marquis's Reputation

Fortunately, the woman didn't know them, otherwise she would have thought that they were cheating people here by using the Marquis's name.

The woman said again: "Isn't this thing valuable?"

Shang Xi said, "Not expensive, five cents a bag."

The woman shook her head and said, "It's too expensive. I can't afford it."

Shang Xi said: "This pack can be used for a long time."

The woman said: "I won't be able to use it if I buy it."

Shang Xi said: "I can teach you how to use it."

Then Shang Xi patiently explained the method to the woman. The woman listened carefully and was interested, but in the end she thought again and again and took the child away cruelly. Before leaving, she threw a sentence: "I doubt this thing will work, it is better to use the folk method."

Looking at the backs of the big and small ones leaving, Shang Xi said: "What I'm talking about is the folk method."

Cheng Feng said: "Don't force it. We don't make much money from this thing anyway. We can sell it to those who want it, and we don't need to waste our breath on those who don't need it."

Shang Xi licked her lips. Her mouth was really dry. "Fifth sister-in-law, give me a bowl of rice soup to moisten my throat."

The fifth sister-in-law said, "Just eat your breakfast. Two buns are enough."

Shang Xi nodded and said, "That's enough. Alas, it's so hard to make some money."

The fifth brother said, "What is this person thinking? Wouldn't it be better to use the money he spent on incense to buy two buns to eat?"

Shang Xi said: "What she should buy most is alum."

The fifth sister-in-law didn't think as much as the others. "As long as you spend the money here, it doesn't matter what you buy."

Shang Xi nodded and said, "What Fifth Sister-in-law said makes sense. She doesn't worry about her own water being bad, so why should I worry about her?"

The fifth sister-in-law said, "This is just a copper coin for the opening of the business. I won't have to worry about it later."

The fifth brother said, "These two baskets of buns are not worth a few bowls of noodles. I guess these noodles won't sell that well."

Cheng Feng said: "It will definitely not be sold at the price in Beicheng. We have to sell it at a lower price."

The fifth brother said, "Then let's sell buns to earn some repeat customers... buns, big buns for one penny each."

Shang Xi swallowed a mouthful of bun and shouted, "Alum, incense, candles, all kinds of them, everything you need."

At this time, a woman came over and asked: "Do you have a kerosene lamp?"

Cheng Feng said: "There are candles, but no kerosene lamps."

When the woman saw Cheng Feng, she smiled brightly, "Why do you look exactly like the Marquis? Who are you to him?"

Cheng Feng asked, "Have you seen the Marquis?"

"I have seen him. Who hasn't seen the Marquis? Who are you to him?"

Cheng Feng had no choice but to say, "I'm his nephew," because some people in this city knew him. After all, he had acquired many shops and hired many people to renovate the shops here, so many people knew his background.

"Oh, I was wondering why you look so alike. Why don't you grow long hair? If you do, you two will look even more alike."

Cheng Feng said, "You didn't look closely. Even if I had long hair, we wouldn't look alike. Do you want this candle? It's better than a kerosene lamp."

The woman looked down and saw the incense, and said with a smile, "I'll bundle the incense. I don't want the candles. I'm used to using kerosene lamps. I've never used this new thing of yours."

Cheng Feng didn't say anything more. He took the money and the woman left with a smile.

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Feng's face and said, "This guy has good eyesight, otherwise he would not think that you and your uncle look alike. Just look at your uncle's smile, wow." Shang Xi's head trembled, as if he was about to get goose bumps.

The fifth brother also looked at Cheng Feng and said, "I also feel that Cheng Feng and the Marquis are not alike. It's okay for the Marquis not to smile, but when he smiles, my hair stands on end. I don't know why, but when I see him, I feel uncomfortable all over."

The fifth sister-in-law said, "My Lord is so handsome. I have never seen anyone so handsome. What kind of parents can give birth to such a handsome person?"

The fifth brother said, "Don't act like a nymphomaniac. It's embarrassing."

The fifth sister-in-law said, "Speaking of the Marquis, I'm not the only one who's obsessed with him. On the way to Fengying, the male owner of an inn has been in love with the Marquis for a long time. That man is uglier than me."

The fifth brother chuckled after hearing this, "What your fifth sister-in-law said is true. That male boss is really thinking about the Marquis."

Shang Xi said: "Now that you mentioned it, I know which inn it is. I also have an impression of the male owner."

At this time, the old man who was selling big bowls of tea came over and said, "Mr. Cheng, do you have alum?"

"Yes, five cents a bag."

The old man readily took out five coins and said, "If the Lord hadn't said that the water was bad, I wouldn't have bought alum. Is this the only thing that can work?"

Shang Xi said: "Just use it according to the method I told you, don't use it too much, it will definitely change the water quality."

"Okay, okay, I'll use it when I get home."

After the old man left, another person came to buy alum. When he heard that it was five cents a bag, he said, "This can't be fake. Others say this stuff is not cheap."

Cheng Feng said: "If you're afraid it's fake, you can just not buy it and go buy the real thing from someone else."

"You are the relative of the Marquis, right?"

Cheng Feng said: "I am not a relative of the Marquis, I don't know the Marquis."

"Come on, he looks strangely like the Marquis, so he must be a relative, eh? You two were the ones who spread the rumor about alum-purified water, right? You guys didn't make it up, did you?"

Cheng Feng asked: "What kind of rumor am I making up?"

The man said, "You spread rumors so that we can buy alum. You want to make money by relying on the reputation of the Marquis. Does the Marquis know that you two are setting up a stall here?

Cheng Feng said, "I'd be rich if I could buy a bag of alum for five cents. How many bags of alum can you use? Do you know how long this bag of alum can last?"

The man said, "No matter how long this bag of alum lasts, if you two don't spread rumors about alum, we don't have to spend a penny, and the water we filter out using the traditional method is still good."

Cheng Feng's face darkened with anger: "I forced you to buy it with a knife. If you like to use folk methods, then go ahead and use them. I'll leave this alum for others to use."

Not only did she not make any money, she also got herself into trouble. After a few hours, this woman was not the only one who spoke like this. Cheng Feng's smiling face in the morning had now turned into a donkey face. Shang Xi was also angry, but she didn't show it on her face. She almost wanted to send Cheng Feng away for a walk. If this continued, not only would alum be difficult to sell, but other things would also be affected.

Shang Xi said: "This time, let me choose the things. Don't talk. Let me do it."

Cheng Feng said, "I didn't say anything wrong. Look at how bad their words were. They said we were spreading rumors, as if we were robbing money under the name of my uncle. They also asked me if my uncle knew we were selling alum here. If it wasn't my uncle's instruction, would I have let the alum go?"

Shang Xi said, "Okay, stop being so angry. If you look like this, no one will be hired at this stall."

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