Wei Bao got straight to the point and said: "I don't buy anything, I want to sell something, can you help me see the price?" ”

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that Wei Bao was selling things, the enthusiasm that had surged up suddenly disappeared, and he waved his hand impatiently to catch up: "It's not free, we only sell goods here, not receive goods." ”

Wei Bao doesn't talk nonsense, since he doesn't want to look at it, he will move on to the next one.

ran several stores in a row, and finally a shopkeeper was willing to see what Wei Bao had.

The shopkeeper was still a skinny half-old man, also forty or fifty years old, squinting at the four items that Wei Bao had placed on the round table.

Mineral water, cigarettes, lighters, antifreeze with mirrors.

"Where did you get all this?" The shopkeeper has never seen anything, and he can be regarded as a well-informed person who asks himself, and asks in surprise.

"A passing merchant asked me to help sell it, and I don't know where it came from." Wei Bao replied casually: "It should be something from overseas." ”

"Fan?" The shopkeeper picked up the mineral water bottle that Wei Bao had drunk and shook it, and said in surprise: "So light? You can still see the things inside, and the things of foreigners are exquisite. ”

Wei Bao hummed perfunctorily, and said that he quickly looked at the price, but it was really not good, so he could only get it to the pawnshop and ask the price, he knew that the price of the pawnshop might not even be one-tenth, but it could also be used as a reference. It seems that if you want to sell it at a reasonable price, you can only end up in a place like a brothel or a high-end liquor store.

"The price of these objects, can you do it to the Lord? Did the merchant who asked you to sell on behalf of you give you a reserve price? The shopkeeper asked.

"I was the one who asked you, but now it's you who ask me? Each piece can't be less than one tael of silver," Wei Bao said with a smile, and picked up the antifreeze cream with a mirror: "This item will sell for five taels of silver!" ”

"So expensive! It's a joke. The shopkeeper shook his head and put down the mineral water bottle in his hand, "Although this bottle is delicate, it is at most a penny of silver!" ”

Wei Bao almost spurted blood, the ancient unit of measurement was two cents, if one or two pieces of silver were to be exchanged with modern currency at the equivalent of 400 yuan, one penny of silver would be 40 yuan, and one cent of silver would be 4 yuan.

A penny of silver is 4 cents,

Alas, this product of modern science and technology, four hundred years ago, was only worth 4 cents?

Modern waste empty plastic bottle recycling, also a dime a dime!

However, in this era, nine cents of silver can buy a pound of good noodles!

Four cents is almost enough to buy half a catty of noodles.

Even if this boss presses the price outrageously, one cent of silver is multiplied by ten, and one cent of silver is sold for about 4 yuan, which will not make Wei Bao much interested.

"Well, then you look at the rest." Wei Bao didn't show a look of displeasure.

The shopkeeper smiled: "Don't look at it, right?" The price I offer is so different from yours that I can't buy it. ”

"You're fine anyway, just take it as a small talk." Wei Bao also laughed, and took out a cigarette and snapped it with the lighter.

The shopkeeper was taken aback by Wei Bao, involuntarily took two steps back, pointed to the lighter in Wei Bao's hand in surprise and asked, "How did this thing catch fire?" ”

Wei Bao is very satisfied with the attitude of the boss, and the person who sells things is afraid that others will not be interested in his goods.

Wei Bao shook the lighter in his hand, the flame showed a beautiful blue underneath, and the top was a bright yellow hue, Wei Bao leaned over the cigarette on his mouth and lit it, took a deep breath, and didn't take a chance to smoke for a day, cool, smiled and said, "Amazing, right?" This object is called a lighter! Isn't it more convenient to catch fire at one point than a fire sickle? ”

"Convenient, really convenient!" The shopkeeper's hands took the lighter from Wei Bao's hand, the lighter was transparent, and the shopkeeper looked at the lighter closely, and shook it a few times.

Wei Bao took out a cigarette and handed it to the boss, "Please smoke a cigarette." ”

While looking at the lighter, the boss took the cigarette handed over by Wei Bao, and looked at the sunshine, "Interesting, this lighter is interesting, this cigarette is also interesting!" Can this lighter keep burning like this? Or is it not possible to use it after a few times? ”

Wei Bao saw this guy looking left and right, helped him put it on his mouth, and helped him light it.

"This kind of lighter can't be oiled, it can be used one or two hundred times, and there is a kind of lighter that can be oiled and can be used forever, it's more expensive than this, come, give me an estimate of these things!" Wei Bao laughed.

"A lighter is worth a penny!" The boss took a puff of his cigarette and touched the short beard on his chin, "Well, this is the first time I have smoked this kind of cigarette, not bad, the taste is very mellow, and one can be worth two cents of silver!" Two cents of silver can buy a tube of mid-range tobacco, and there are not many people who can smoke cigarettes this year. If a country man can smash two puffs of local cigarettes, he will be happy like a fairy. Where the hell did you get all this stuff from? Can you tell us about it? ”

"It's inconvenient to say, people asked me to sell it." Wei Bao nodded and turned on the antifreeze, "What about this?" ”

In fact, the boss's eyes have always been mainly attracted by this box of antifreeze, because it is a plastic product, the appearance is bright and smooth, and it is very eye-catching!

The shopkeeper is the general manager of the store, the boss is the chairman, the general store, the shopkeeper and the owner are the same person, and there are multiple shopkeepers in big business, so it is no problem to call the boss.

"What kind of material is this? Like jade but not jade, like stone but not stone. Not bad, not bad. Especially the mirror inside, it's so nice and flat! It's so clear, even the fine hairs on the face can be seen. What kind of plaster is this? If you don't count the plaster, this box and mirror alone can be worth 1 tael of silver! The boss said while playing with it.

Wei Bao looked at the boss's movements and expressions in his eyes, which was similar to what he thought, and sure enough, this cosmetics was the most valuable, no, to be precise, the mirror was valuable.

If according to the modern price standard, Wei Bao's box of cigarettes is a mid-range cigarette of more than 20 yuan, and the price of this antifreeze cream should be between 20 and 30, in fact, the two are about the same, Wei Bao estimates that the boss may be because there are many female consumers who can afford the price, so he will give the highest price of antifreeze!

"Thank you." Wei Bao smiled and began to pack his things, "Trouble the boss, don't delay your business." ”

When the boss saw that Wei Bao was leaving, he said strangely: "Don't talk about the price anymore?" ”

"Didn't you say you don't receive goods here?" Wei Bao laughed.

"No, what's in this little box? Want to sell for five taels of silver? For the other three, the price of one or two pieces of silver is indeed too high! How about I can give you a maximum of two dollars for this lighter? The boss was reluctant to let Wei Bao go, "This is already a very real price, I dare to guarantee that no one will pay a higher price than me in the entire Shanhaiguan!" Do you know how much you can buy for two pieces of silver? Enough for your family for a lifetime! ”

Wei Bao shook his head and smiled: "I just gave the reserve price, didn't I say it?" It was a passing merchant who asked me to sell it on my behalf, and I couldn't lose money myself. This box is called antifreeze cream, for skin care, no matter how cold the day, no matter how big the wind and snow, you will not be afraid of rubbing this cream, and it can also make the skin whiter and tenderer. ”

Wei Bao is not arrogant or impatient, just now other shop owners don't look down on his things, he is not dry, now this boss is obviously interested, Wei Bao is not arrogant, he is always a very calm state of mind.

The boss was obviously not interested in the effect of the antifreeze, he was interested in the small mirror in the antifreeze, gritted his teeth and said: "This lighter, three coins of silver, this box, two taels of silver, I want these two items, how about it?" Petty officials, there really can't be more, don't you look at what year it is now? No matter how much you go, even if you take it to Beijing, no one will receive it! ”

Wei Bao smiled and winked at the old man, "Then let the merchant who asked me to sell things take it to Beijing City to sell it, I said, I just sell on behalf of me, I can't be the master." ”

The boss's wandering gaze stared into Wei Bao's eyes, "These things are really not yours?" Can you introduce me to the merchant next time? ”

Wei Bao smiled: "There is no problem, but when I sell this batch of goods first, there is no letter when the merchant will come." ”

The boss pursed his lips, clenched his fists, and rubbed his hands together with each other, "That's a pity!" These three are really too expensive! This box, you have to sell it for five taels of silver, it's really impossible! In this Shanhaiguan, there are no more than five families who can afford to buy such a small box for five taels of silver! ”

Wei Bao looked at the boss's outstretched palm and the five fingers shaking, and asked with a smile: "Which five?" ”

"Do you need to ask? A few officials and wealthy businessmen, of course! Mr. Ma's family, the Wu family, and the two largest local merchants, I can only count four, so I said no more than five. The boss replied.

"The Wu family? What is the name of the head of the Wu family? Wei Bao's heart moved.

"The Wei commander of the Wei Command Department is the same as Wu Xiang." The boss was obviously also familiar with the officialdom here, and replied proudly, "If you ask ordinary small merchants, they really don't know the full name of Lord Tongzhi, and I have some friendship with him." Only the female dependents of these four families I said may buy it, and the others may not be able to, there are still some rich families in the entire Yongping Mansion, and I can't finish a word or two with you, don't you want to go door to door to sell these rich families, right? ”

Wei Bao had an idea, put everything into his arms, and then hugged his fists and said: "The shopkeeper is a cheerful person, I really want to make you a friend, I am called Wei Bao, and I dare to ask the shopkeeper's surname." ”

The boss saw the appearance of Wei Bao's weak-crowned young man, but he spoke thoughtfully, secretly funny, but also politely hugged his fists in return: "The little official is polite, you are sleek and sophisticated at such a young age, and you have the talent of a businessman, rare, rare." My name is Wu Shien, I am a distant relative of the family of Master Wu, our Wu family is the wang family of Yongping Mansion, I have been doing business here for more than ten years, and I am quite familiar with the shopping malls in this area of Yongping Mansion. ”

Wu Xiang, it should be Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang, right? That's right!

Otherwise, it would not be so coincidental that there are two officials with the same name and surname Wu Xiang.

Wei Bao secretly thought in his heart, feeling that this boss was still pleasing to the eye, and he didn't feel like an ordinary profiteer who didn't have a word of truth in his mouth, and he also had connections, the key was that this boss was open-minded and able to accept new things, unlike the few bosses he had just contacted, Wei Bao had the idea of making friends.

"Shopkeeper, I won't hide it from you, thank you for your guidance just now, I'm now preparing to go to these rich families to sell, but this road is ordered by you, and when you get the money to sell it, I will invite you to drink tea in the future, as for introducing merchants to you, I will keep it in mind." Wei Bao smiled and wanted to leave.

"Don't be busy leaving, can you say a few more words?" Wu Shien likes Wei Bao's cheerful personality, "The little official is a business talent, and he is sincere, this is rare, can you tell me, if these four things are sold, how much bonus will the guest who asked you sell things give you?" ”

"He asked for eight taels of silver, and I only had to give him seven taels of silver." Wei Bao replied with a smile: "He gave me an eighth-quarter rebate, exactly one or two pieces of silver." ”

"Do you want to sell it for eight taels of silver?" Although Wu Shien didn't quite believe Wei Bao's words, he really liked these things, nodded and said: "So that's the case, little official, let me remind you, these wealthy families are not what you said you could sell in the past, I'm just afraid that you won't even be able to enter the door, if you block people outside to sell, the effect may not be good, isn't it?" ”

Wei Bao smiled: "What the boss said makes sense, so what do you want to do?" Can you sell another one for me? ”