Wulong Inn

"You want us to join the gang?" Luo Shuyu seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and looked at Master Lu in surprise.

"That's right," Master Lu put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and said with a smile, "I wonder what you two agree?"

"This—" Luo Shuyu scratched his head, and said to Master Lu with some embarrassment: "I thought you wanted to buy our bracelet..."

"That bracelet is very good," Master Lu heard the words, took over the topic and said: "Not to mention the unique style, the time and place of sale are also well chosen, the most difficult thing is to know how to publicize it," looked at it with a full face For the happy Luo Shuyu, Master Lu changed the subject and said, "However, I don't plan to buy them."

"Why?" Luo Shuyu asked in astonishment after hearing the second half of Master Lu's words.

There was a hint of joke in Master Lu's eyes when he heard the words, and he said in a harmonious voice: "As a businessman, I only pursue profit! How can I do things that are not profitable?"

"This bracelet sells so well, how can it be unprofitable." Luo Shuyu frowned when he heard this, and said in disapproval.

Mr. Lu smiled when he heard the words, and was about to reply when he saw Gao Fei, who had been sitting by the side without saying a word, said: "Mr. Do."

When Master Lu heard this, he gave Gao Fei an appreciative glance, nodded, as a tacit consent.Looking at Luo Shuyu who was still a little unconvinced, Master Lu explained unhurriedly: "My 'Yuanshan' Chamber of Commerce specializes in the sale of silk, satin and cloth, small items like bracelets, although occasionally A little bit, but they are all expensive things.” Looking at Luo Shuyu who was in depression, Master Lu continued to attack: “Speaking of which, the cost of this business trip is not less than a thousand taels of silver. , if all of them are used to make things with only a few cents of net profit, I am afraid that I will lose all my money, and—"

"Besides," before Master Lu could say anything, Gao Fei took over the topic and said, "The reason why our 'bracelet' can be sold at such a high price is entirely because of the special time of the 'Adha Festival'. If it’s elsewhere, it’s probably not worth a lot of money.”

"Not bad..." Master Lu was not angry because Gao Fei interrupted him frequently, but the admiration in his eyes deepened a bit.After a slight pause, Master Lu said with some emotion: "It has been more than [-] years since our firm was established. It can develop into the current scale, thanks to the continuous recruitment of talents." People, sincerely said: "So, I sincerely hope that you two can join," and then assured: "Once you two join the club, I will definitely support you with all your strength, and I will never let you suffer." After saying that, Master Lu Then he picked up the cup on the table and sipped tea, without talking too much.

Gao Fei knew that the other party was leaving time for them to think about it. However, after talking yesterday, he had made up his mind, and now he would not change it easily.

Caressing the excellently glazed tea cup in his hand, Gao Fei's eyes flashed with determination, and he raised his eyes to look at Master Lu, about to speak.But Luo Shuyu said first: "I'm really sorry, the big exam is coming soon, and I'm going to resume classes in ethnology in a few days, so I'm afraid I won't be able to join."

Master Lu's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard the words, but he still said in a very gracious way: "Well, everyone has their own ambitions. Since brother Luo has made up his mind, I can't help but force it." Goofy to the side.

Gao Fei said apologetically to Master Lu, who was full of anticipation, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't join either."

"Oh," Mr. Lu responded falsely when he heard the words, suppressing the disappointment in his heart, and was thinking of saying something to keep him, but Gao Fei said again: "I also feel very sorry about this matter, but it is I've made up my mind, Mr. Lu doesn't need to persuade you anymore." After a pause, he continued: "However, the old man specially invited us here today, and he can't let you do this for nothing, but I want to talk to you here. A deal."

Master Lu was stunned when he heard the words, and after a while, he took a look at Gao Fei and said indifferently: "But I don't know what kind of business Brother Yue wants to do with this old man?"

"That's it." Gao Fei took out a silk bag from his pocket and said calmly.

"What is this?" Master Lu looked at the silk bag on the table, and asked Gao Fei curiously.

Gao Fei didn't answer, and carefully opened the silk bag, took out something like cloth inside, and spread the 'cloth' carefully under the surprised eyes of Master Lu and Luo Shuyu——so, a pair of The lifelike 'Begonia Reflecting Spring' appeared in front of the two of them.

"This is..." Looking at the embroidery on the table, Master Lu showed some interest on his face: "Brother, do you want to do embroidery business with me?"

"Yes, and no." Gao Fei said vaguely after hearing the words.

After carefully inspecting the whole embroidery, Master Lu thought it over and said: "The patterns are bright and graceful, and the techniques are graceful and meticulous, but they are different from the fabrics of the Northland. It should be written by the southerners." Looking at Gao Fei beside him with a questioning face,

"The old man has a unique vision. This embroidery was made by weavers in Yizhou, but it was made by a southerner." Gao Fei immediately replied when he saw this.

When Master Lu heard this, he showed a reasonable expression, and said with a smile: "The item is really good, how about the price of 20 taels, old man?" Although it was a questioning sentence, he used it in a positive tone.

"The old man is not in a hurry to make an offer, just listen to me first." Gao Fei said immediately after hearing the words.

"Just tell me." Master Lu said peacefully.

"I still have dozens of embroideries like this in my hand, but this time I want to transfer them all to Mr. Lu..."

"There are so many?" Master Lu said to himself in surprise when he heard the words. ..."

Gao Fei immediately said: "Don't misunderstand, old man, I just want to put them in the old man's business and sell them on your behalf. Regardless of whether they can be sold in the end, I will pay you a corresponding deposit. Don't worry, sir."

"Brother is so sure that the old man can sell all the embroidery?" Master Lu couldn't help looking at Gao Fei when he heard the words, and asked a little strangely.

Hearing this, Gao Fei said seriously, "Yes, I am very confident in Mr. Lu's firm."

"Oh? Why is that?" Master Lu asked with great interest after hearing the words.

The old gentleman listened to my eloquence, and Gao Fei said unhurriedly: "I have also read a few books roughly, and I still have some understanding of my Kaiyuan territory, but the location of Cangzhou is extremely In particular, it is connected to Yunzhou in the south and Northern Xinjiang in the west. If these embroidery products can be sold to Northern Xinjiang...

"According to the law of my Kaiyuan, commerce and trade are prohibited between Outland and Yunzhou, I don't think I don't know about it." Master Lu interrupted Gao Fei's words and said bluntly. Obviously, he thought Gao Fei's idea was a bit whimsical.

"Walkers have no boundaries. In this world, there is nowhere in the world that merchants can't go." Gao Fei was very disapproving of Master Lu's statement, rubbed the teacup in his hand, and said softly.Recalling the words of the shopkeeper of Jinxiufang in his mind, he raised his eyes and looked at Master Lu, who was facing him, and said calmly: "Since we are going to do business, why don't we open the skylight and tell the truth, the old man even said that the Yunzhou secret Shu brocade from Nanmiao can be sold in, so why can’t a few pieces of embroidery not be shipped out.”

The inner room fell into a brief silence. Master Lu looked at Gao Fei deeply for a while, and finally showed his face, and said heartily: "It's good to open the skylight and speak honestly. Since Brother Yue said so, I don't want to use these pretense. That's right, the old man's caravan can go not only to Yunzhou, Northern Xinjiang, but also to places farther away, but..." Master Lu changed the subject when he said this, "The people from Northern Xinjiang use embroidery There are not many people who decorate the facade, but the old man does not have the confidence of the little brother."

Hearing this, Gao Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Mr. Lu, and said with a smile: "Who said that I want to sell them as embroidery?" Seeing the suspicious look in Mr. Lu's eyes, Gao Fei He said unhurriedly: "Is this turban you're selling?"

"scarf?!"

"That's right," Gao Fei asserted, "What I want Master Lu to sell on his behalf are these exquisite 'turbans'."

"Master Lu was stunned for a while, then looked at Gao Fei in surprise: "You mean..."

"That's it, Gao Fei cut it off." Although I have never been to Northern Xinjiang, I know a little about the geographical conditions there. The terrain is high and the sunshine is strong. If people travel carelessly, they will get sunburned. For some reason, Gao Fei's mind flashed through the mysterious man he saw in prison, who was sunburned like black charcoal. Although not as rich as the inland area, there should be quite a few people with rich families. Therefore, there will never be a market for these headscarves. What do you think, Mr. Lu? "After speaking, Gao Fei looked at Master Lu who was deep in thought.

After a while, Master Lu said with a sigh: "Brother Yue is so thoughtful."

"So, this business can be done?" Seeing Master Lu's expression, Gao Fei was also a little excited.

"Not only can it be done, but it can be done very big." Master Lu seemed to have thought of something, whispered, and looked at Gao Fei in a blink of an eye: "Brother, do you really think about joining our firm?" Seeing the decisiveness in Gao Fei's eyes Master Lu said with some regret: "Since that's the case, let's talk about the business first. Thanks to my brother's trust, I will take over the business. However, in terms of details, we have to talk about it carefully." Said..."

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Coming out of the Oolong Inn, Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, and bargained with Master Lu, which made him feel haggard.Looking at Luo Shuyu beside him in a blink of an eye, Gao Fei couldn't help but frown slightly.Xiang nudged Luo Shuyu, who was a little thoughtful, with his elbow, and Gao Fei asked with some doubts, "What's the matter?"

Hearing this, Luo Shuyu looked at Gao Fei with a smile and said, "It's nothing, I just think you are so powerful, Ayue, I..."

"Okay, I'm starting to belittle myself again." Ignoring the strange look in the other party's eyes, Gao Fei said to himself.After finishing speaking, he changed the subject and said, "I said, you like doing business so much, why don't you join the caravan and have a try?"

"Of course I have a reason..." Luo Shuyu heard the words, and quickly said: "That's because, because..." 'Because' for a while, but he didn't utter another word.

Looking at Luo Shuyu who didn't know where to start, Gao Fei couldn't help but shook his head secretly, and said with a serious look: "Really think it over? Once you make up your mind, you can't regret it easily."

"I have already decided that I will study hard starting tomorrow, and when the time comes, I will come back after earning some fame and let my father take a good look at it." Luo Shuyu said immediately after hearing the words.

"Good boy, have ambition." Hearing this, Gao Fei patted Luo Shuyu on the shoulder and encouraged him.

"Of course..." Luo Shuyu said proudly when he heard the words, at this time his eyebrows and eyes were raised again, sweeping away the dejected look just now.

Seeing that Luo Shuyu finally regained some energy, Gao Fei's mood improved a lot, and the two laughed and walked home.

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