Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

The village was busy collecting peanuts and corn, talking about Lin Gui being expelled from the academy, while Qiao Mo and Lin Zheng were busy opening a shop.During the period, it seemed that I heard about Yingzi recruiting her husband, but because I was too busy, I didn't pay much attention to it.

In order to catch up with the good business during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiao Mo decided to open on August [-]th.

The exquisite bamboo weaving prepared was arranged in the shop two days in advance, and bright sky-blue curtains were hung, and chairs for guests to rest were placed along the wall.Small apple jars and square snack baskets for candies and pastries were also brought in, and they were all placed in the backyard room. Several people worked together to spread oil paper inside for ready use.

In addition, Qiao Mo also prepared red paper, wrote down the names of the pastries and candies they sold, and pasted them in the corresponding places one by one.As for the sweets and pastries, they go to the shop early in the morning on NO.12 to ensure the freshness and the more attractive aroma.

"From now on, we're going to change our address, we have to be called the shopkeeper." Li Xi loves to joke, and while talking, his eyes are still rolling between Lin Zheng and Qiao Mo, obviously he doesn't know who to call The shopkeeper is good.Normally, the husband should be the head of the house, but they are a little different, especially in this shop, it seems that the husband is the one who manages and makes decisions.

Lin Zheng answered with a smile: "From now on, you will call shopkeeper Ah Mo, he is the one who decides everything in this store."

Li Xi and Li Liangyu Wen understood what he meant, and they all laughed.

Li Liang asked suddenly: "What's the name of our shop? Have you finished the plaque?"

Qiao Mo said: "It's been done a long time ago. The name is also simple, it's called Qiaoji Snack Shop."

In the blink of an eye, it was August [-]th, and Qiao Mo, Lin Zheng, and Li Liang went to the county seat early in the morning.First put all kinds of snacks and candies on the food racks one by one, and then put all kinds of exquisite and small bamboo handicrafts on the grids of the shelves, which are both decorations and gifts.Qiao Mo plans to designate the days from August [-]th to August [-]th as event days, but every person who comes to the store to spend will get a gift, and the specific gift will be given according to the amount of consumption.

For example, a complete set of bamboo teapots and teacups with a bamboo tray, this gift is only one, because it is really difficult to make.The things are not big, and they have to be meticulously compiled according to the shape of the teacup and teapot, which is very labor-intensive. In addition, the inner tube is a set of plain white tea sets. Said it was high-end.

Qiao Mo positioned it as a gift only after spending more than ten taels of silver, and it is first served, first served, and this is the only one.

There are also square bags made of bamboo, slightly larger in width than books, ten copies, each with different decorative patterns and colors.Get one free when you spend eight taels or more, on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are also small flower baskets of different styles, but they are only one foot high, and can be used as decorations without flower arrangements.Twenty copies, you can get five taels if you spend more than five taels.

From three taels to five taels, you can choose a windmill or waterwheel to display, thirty copies; from one tael to three taels, you can choose one fruit plate with various patterns, fifty copies.If the consumption is less than one or two, you can choose one of various practical bamboo weaving utensils, such as bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, bamboo grates, bamboo colanders and so on.These things were all collected from the village. Fortunately, the people in the village did it seriously and solidly, and I haven't encountered anyone who sold them for money.

In addition, all kinds of lanterns are placed the most on the lattice shelves, each of which is the size of a palm and is extremely delicate.Inside the lantern is not a candle, but two fruit candies, one soft and the other hard, which kind of fruit flavor you eat depends on luck.There are a total of [-] copies of these lanterns, and they are only used as shopping gifts on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. One will be given to everyone who spends eight coins, and each person can only receive one time.

Li Liang and the others were secretly stunned when they saw these things, thinking that such a gift was too bad.After all, Qiao Mo couldn't do so much by himself, most of them were paid for by Li Xue and others to rush to work.

The reason, apart from Qiao Mo himself, only Lin Zheng knew.One is to build momentum for the opening of the new shop and attract customers, and the other is to build up energy for bamboo weaving. If the response is good, it will be another business in the future.What's more, at first glance, there are a lot of gifts, but in fact, the expenses are limited. If there are customers who come to buy, those candies are not cheap.So much has been invested in this store, so I can't be stingy with this small amount of money, and I still have to do the marketing that needs to be done.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, the village was temporarily idle. On the opening day, Grandma Li brought Brother Qiu and Li Xue and his wife to help.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the shop opened.

Fang Jinnian asked Guanfeng to send a congratulatory gift early, but he was stuck in the capital and couldn't make it back. Listening to Guanfeng's tone, it seemed to be a family matter.Shopkeeper Xiao from the tea house, shopkeeper from Jixiang Restaurant, and shopkeeper from Wanbao Silver House all came. Except shopkeeper Xiao, the other two came here just for the sake of their boss.In addition, shopkeepers of many shops on this street, big and small, came here, some just to look at, and some gave congratulatory gifts.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people have to stroll around the market to see the excitement and buy something.

When a new shop is opened, people always want to join in the fun.As soon as you enter the shop, the first thing you smell is all kinds of fragrances, which make you salivate, and everywhere you look, there are all kinds of exquisite, beautiful, or chic and simple bamboo weaving utensils.When it comes to cakes, even small cakes that make people feel fresh are just a kind of cakes, but the things sold on the other side are different-candies!

In order to facilitate the display to customers, all the covers are uncovered, and the colorful colors are very beautiful at a glance.Not to mention children, even adults can't help but want to buy one and try it, so they ask the price one after another.

Li Liang, Li Xi, Yu Wen, Lin Daqing, and Lin Zheng joined the battle together. Since it was their first time doing business, even though they had practiced many times, they still felt a little flustered.Fortunately, they were not twitchy, and slowly let go of their courage, and the process became more proficient, and the situation stabilized.

Li Xizui is the best at saying that he introduced the opening activities of the new store one by one, and people who were originally on the sidelines were also moved.

Qiao Mo didn't go to the front because she was afraid of the crowd because she was pregnant. Brother Li Xueqiu and Grandma Li stood behind the curtain, amazed at the hot scene ahead.Half an hour passed, and the small apple jars and square snack baskets prepared earlier were all used up, and the four hurriedly went to the warehouse to move some and send them over.

Grandma Li was afraid that Qiao Mo might make a mistake, so she just let him sit.

Qiao Mo sat there, thinking about how long the goods in front would last, how many days the reserve in the space would last, and whether he needed to prepare another batch of goods.After all, there is still the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it must be lively that day. Even if it can't be sold out and put in the space, it can't be out of stock by then.

In the afternoon, Grandma Li took Brother Qiu and Mrs. Li Xue back first. At the end of Shen, Qiao Mo asked Li Liang and the others to go out of the city and go home. Today was the first day of opening, so he and Lin Zheng stayed to look after the store.

At this time, there was no one in the store, thinking that the county town was also lively at night, so it didn't close.Qiao Mo made dinner in the kitchen, and Lin Zheng and Lin Zheng ate it in turn, and sat in front together to look after the shop.Having nothing to do, Qiao Mo checked the quantity of goods in the shop in advance and made some statistics.

"How is it?" Lin Zheng saw that he just looked at the account book and smiled without speaking, guessing that today's business must be good.

Sure enough, Qiao Mo said: "It's a good start. I thought that the high price of candy would make it difficult to sell, but I didn't know that there were many people who bought it. It seems that people in the county are rich and willing to spend. These candies sell the most The good ones are sour plum candy and fruit candy. It seems that they don’t know how good milk candy is. They will definitely buy it again after they have eaten it. In the snack area, small cakes are also sold, but the quantity is small, probably all Try something new, and the brown sugar muffin and milk honey twist are the most sold, and there is not much left in stock. However, tomorrow will not have as many customers as today, and it should be enough to sell for another day. I will make more when I go back tomorrow night to replenish the stock superior."

After pausing for a while, he said again: "I thought about getting gift boxes before, but I was only worried about the purchasing power and acceptance of customers. Now it seems that it should be feasible. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, so I have to give gifts. It's good to launch a gift box to try the response."

"Still using bamboo weaving?" Lin Zheng couldn't help frowning, not disapproving, but worried about whether his body could handle it.

"Well. This time, you don't need to be too delicate, the main thing is to be generous and beautiful. Use wide and thin bamboo strips to make the simplest weaving method, and weave a flat and round jar. There are five grids in the jar, and a layer of different patterns is placed inside the grid. Colored oiled paper, put the candies into categories. Use a red ribbon to tie a bow on the outside of the jar, which is festive and beautiful. As for the snacks that can be sold in boxes, they are dipped in sugar and small cakes. Use a square box and divide them into equal portions. The six grids are covered with plain oiled paper, with the same decoration as the candy gift box. This kind of gift box is mainly for promotion, so it is convenient and beautiful to give as a gift. As for the more exquisite and high-end gift box, we don’t have time now, we will talk about it later.”

"You explain the knitting method and requirements to Li Xue and the others, let them do it." Lin Zheng just didn't want him to do it.

"Okay, I know." Qiao Mo nodded.

After Qiao Mo finished speaking, he saw that it was still early and other shops on the street were closed, so he prepared to calculate today's profit.Unexpectedly, as soon as the paper was spread out, the guests came before dipping the pen.

Looking up, three people came in.

The first person was clearly dressed and behaved like the master's style, and the next two were bodyguards from their physique.For some reason, Qiao Mo couldn't move his eyes when he saw the man in the lead, and he always felt a little familiar.This person looks to be in his thirties, with an elegant and handsome appearance, and a charm in every gesture, probably derived from the influence and upbringing since he was a child, he is definitely a master.

Before waiting to be greeted, one of the bodyguards with a cold expression suddenly laughed loudly: "Ha! Lin Zheng! Why are you here?"

Lin Zheng was only focused on tidying up his things and didn't pay attention to the visitors. He couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard a familiar voice at first, and he couldn't help laughing after seeing the visitor: "Zhao Lang!" Showing a bit of surprise: "This is... the master?"

No wonder Lin Zheng was hesitant. Speaking of which, he was only a coachman in that family, so who would raise his eyes and stare when the master gets on and off the car?He still knew the appearance of the master, but he hadn't looked at it carefully, and always felt a little strange and vague, but the appearance of the young master was common.I heard that the young master and the master look four to five points alike, now that I look at it, they really look like each other, or they are father and son.

But looking at it, Lin Zheng's heart was beating fast, and he suddenly turned to look at Qiao Mo.

The appearance of the master and Qiao Mo is actually somewhat similar, especially the pair of eyes and the outline of the face, they are actually the same upon closer inspection.If it is said that they are father and son, many people must believe it.No wonder, no wonder that Qiao Mo felt familiar when he first met him, probably because he saw the young master often, and even though he had never thought about the connection, he subconsciously felt a little familiar.

At this moment, Qiao Mo also recalled the memory, raised his hand to touch his face, and wanted to laugh again.

Since coming here, he hardly looked in the mirror, and suddenly saw a person who resembled himself, but he didn't react.However, is there really such a similar stranger in the world?Or……

"...Can I chat with you?" Although the master's voice was steady, if you observe carefully, you can easily find his slightly trembling hands and the slightly moist and red corners of his eyes.

Lin Zheng concealed his confusion and closed the shop door.

"I want to have a private conversation with you." The other party's words were obviously meant for Lin Zheng.

Qiao Mo frowned slightly, already a little unhappy: "Ah Zheng is not an outsider, as long as it is about me, he has the right to know."

At this moment, Qiao Mo also had a lot of guesses. Thinking of the scattered fragments in his memory, if the other party was really the relative of the original owner, then there must have been a change in his family when he was a child, so that the original owner fell outside.It's just that it is convenient to have an extraordinary family background. After so many years, have you found the original owner?What is the current situation of his family?If it was too complicated, he would have to consider the possibility of disowning his relatives, and he really didn't want to get involved in the strife and disputes.

How did Qi Yun know that Qiao Mo had thought so much in such an instant, but because of Qiao Mo's words, his eyes fell on Lin Zheng, and the slightly raised eyebrows slowly stretched out again.

Although he knew that Lin Zheng was a good person, but that was in the past, and now his status changed, and he really couldn't accept it.In his opinion, Lin was not good enough for Qiao Mo, but the deal was done, the key was that Qiao Mo was willing, so he could only admit it.How else?Even when they first met, he could tell that Qiao Mo's temper followed his own family's, he was very stubborn, and he would never look back if he was sure.

Qi Yun waved his hand back, and Zhao Lang and the other person avoided to the small courtyard behind.

"I'm your uncle, Qi Yun."

"... Oh." Qiao Mo paused, feeling that the answer was not surprising, but the surprise was that he looked so similar to his uncle.Is this the so-called nephew like uncle?

As for uncle's name, Qi Yun?It always feels a little familiar.

Seeing that he was so calm, Qi Yun couldn't help laughing, adding a bit of love to his family, and explained the reason for his appearance: "I came here last week to work, and when I came back, I saw a person who looked very similar to me. , aged sixteen or seventeen, is very consistent with the situation of my nephew who disappeared when he was young. I should have come here long ago, but my personal affairs have been delayed until now."

Qiao Mo was stunned, no wonder Uncle Zhou made up an excuse to cover up, but he didn't say it was his relatives, he must say it was the steward of his uncle's family.It must be because I have guessed in my heart after seeing my appearance, and I dare not marry at will.

The uncle said that there was a business delay, but I'm afraid it wasn't entirely true.Even if there was someone who was very similar to me, maybe it was my nephew, as a head of a family, I would never believe it for no reason.That's why Qiao Mo didn't question his identity. Anyway, he had nothing to be plotted by others.

The most important thing is that he believed in his intuition, the other party didn't have the slightest malice on him, instead he was very close to him.

Qiao Mo was about to continue to listen to the continuation, but Lin Zheng, who had been standing silently by the side, said out loud, "Ah Mo, I'll go and have a look at the back." He left without waiting for Qiao Mo's reaction.

Qiao Mo noticed Lin Zheng's abnormality, and was a little puzzled for a moment. Could it be that Lin Zheng was worried that it would be different if he recognized his uncle?Even if Lin Zheng was really worried, before he expressed anything, Lin Zheng would never act like this.Why on earth...