There is a light green silk curtain hanging in the room, but the delicate texture of the material is incompatible with the decoration here...... Pulling curtains in a room like this would have been an eyesore.

The gauze curtain is a little transparent, but the sunlight shines in from the outside and reflects the light, Guo Shao can't see the scene behind the curtain very clearly outside, and can only see the outline of the figure; However, the inside of the curtain should be clearer, and the light outside is good.

Guo Shao thinks that this girl is very pretentious, pompous and exquisite.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the woman inside suddenly knelt down, bowed, and said quietly: "The concubine went out today to make amends." Please ask General Guo to listen to the concubine's explanation. ”

The voice was soft and clear, Guo Shao saw the shadow inside, and hurriedly made a gesture of support: "I can't help it, why does Madame make this big gift?" Isn't it just a deal, because my family is in a hurry, so I came to ask. Hurry up, please, and tell me what's going on. ”

The person inside thanked him and got up, and Guo Shao sat down on the stool, ready to listen to her.

At this moment, the afternoon sun shines through the wooden windows, making the table top in this room glow with greasy. Sure enough, this place is not very clean, the table is not scrubbed clean and greasy, but I don't know what grease soup was spilled on it by the last group of guests. This place was set by Guo Shao at will, and it was in the downtown area, so naturally he didn't choose, and now he found that this building was big but it didn't look like a particular place, and the teapots and cups on the table were notched.

For a while, Guo Shao's mood completely changed. I think the curtain is not abrupt, and sure enough, what does the meaning of things in the world mean, is it actually following people's state of mind?

He pondered that it was not easy for a widow to do business, and it was understandable not to show up when he met a male guest. In addition, this place is dirty, and if a woman has a habit of cleanliness, she may not want to drink the water here, and she will not want to use it for hospitality.

However, some people are really more hypocritical, she is that kind of person herself, and she may not be used to it if she doesn't understand her and suddenly touches her. Like this woman I saw today.

The woman's voice inside seemed to have a Wu accent, and then she whispered clearly: "The concubine's name is Chen Jiali." ”

The corners of Guo Shao's mouth moved slightly after hearing this, but he couldn't help but make a sound, and he only felt that this name was really a bit cheesy, which was very different from her squeamish image...... He found that at this time, the name of a woman who was born was very cheesy; Most of the girls who have nice and literary names have no background. But somehow.

Chen Jiali continued: "As the name suggests, our 'Shen Chen Li Weaving' is a joint weaving business of Shen, Chen and Li. The marriage of the three generations is actually a merchant gang, not limited to weaving. The concubine is a person from the Chen family, but she is married and is now the wife of the Shen family, and some people also call me Shen Chen...... So my surname is Chen, but I run the Shen family's business, and I can't control my mother's business.

General Guo must have wanted to ask, since I am the head of the Shen family, why can't I restrain the people below...... There's a reason for this.

The late husband has already inherited the Shen family's family business, and the married wife he married five years ago is the daughter of the Li family and has a son; But later, the Li family passed away, and he continued to marry a concubine. Previously, the original intention of the two families was to let the late husband continue to marry the Li family; But he insisted on marrying me...... Later, my husband and I respected each other like guests and got along very well. Chen Jiali said this, with a little shyness in her tone.

"Now that the four sides are divided, all towns are set up to exploit themselves, and business is not easy to do. But all odd goods are beneficial, and it will be profitable for us to transport silk fabrics and pearls from the Southern Tang Kingdom to Tokyo and even Youzhou; It is also quite profitable to purchase precious furs, ginseng and other goods from the north from Youzhou and transport them to Tokyo, Yangzhou and Jinling. Therefore, our trading houses have shops and caravans in famous places in the world. Last year, my husband went to Youzhou, just to make more money......"

At this time, Chen Jiali's voice gradually choked, and her tone was very sad, "Unexpectedly, the Khitan people just fell in love with the beautiful concubine next to their ancestors, so they killed and plundered!" The deceased husband was killed as a result. The Khitan government not only did not punish the murderers, but also shamelessly let the captives come back and let us take money to forgive the living. Among them, two concubines are also from the Chen family, and their mother's family took the money to redeem them...... But...... But ......"

Her voice trembled, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying, "The person is back, but those two little ladies have been tortured to the point that they are not human." The concubine has been in the world for more than 20 years, and she has never seen such a cruel thing; Even those who committed the most heinous capital crimes were not treated like this! Before my husband was killed, I don't know what kind of humiliation and torture he suffered......"

Guo Shao couldn't help but sigh and express sympathy when he heard this.

After a long time, Chen Jiali came back to her senses and said: "After the death of her first husband, it should be his son-in-law who inherited the family business, but the child is only a few years old; The Shen family has only a few cousins. So the people of the three families discussed letting me raise the child and preside over the Shen family's family business.

On the one hand, the Li family felt that Xiao'er was born to the wife of the Li family, and they were unwilling to hand over the family business to those cousins of the Shen family, let alone trust me; On the one hand, my mother's family, Chen, also feels that I am the wife of the head of the Shen family, and I should raise my children to inherit the family business; The cousins of the Shen family here are also staring. Although I am the head of the family, I am in a dilemma on three sides. ”

Chen Jiali said sadly: "If the late husband is alive, why is the concubine so difficult? ”

Guo Shao listened and said: "I see, too many people have interfered in this business, and it is indeed easy to rip off." In this way, Mrs. Chen cannot be blamed on everything, and it is understandable that there was a problem with our order. ”

Mrs. Chen said: "I have long heard that General Guo is brave and brave in the world, and I admire it; What's more, although this Tokyo is prosperous, the functions and powers of the various yamen are not clear, and there are too many people who can blackmail and bully our businessmen, if we can make friends with people like General Guo, wouldn't it be beneficial to the business of the Shen, Chen, and Li families? A little money is nothing. ”

Guo Shao said: "Thank you Mrs. Chen for trusting me, her words are very sincere, and there are not so many superficial lies." ”

Mrs. Chen said: "General Guo is very famous, I have heard a lot of things about you, so I naturally believe in you as a person, how can I use false words?" ”

She said again: "At the beginning, Guo Fu sent someone to the shop to inspect the goods, and I learned that the white fairy girl was from General Guo's mansion. Later, she was too expensive and went somewhere else...... It's really not that our prices are expensive, those goods are shipped from the Southern Tang Kingdom and Wu Yue Kingdom, and the cost of many checkpoints along the way is high; But Yunjin and other weaving materials, the material is indeed better than that of the Zhou Dynasty. Everyone can see whether things are good or bad, and good ones are naturally expensive.

Since there is such an opportunity to deal with the Guo Mansion, how can I push the guests to other places in order to make money? Immediately sent someone to Guo Mansion to discuss, and promised to discount half the price, so that the price is cheaper than the market and the things are good, Guo Fu naturally has no reason to choose another family. Of course, we will lose a lot of money in this business, but I think it is worth it.

Unexpectedly, I was not here in Dongshi this morning, and the cousins of the Shen family in the shop saw that it was a loss-making transaction, and they did not know much about the situation, so they suspected that I was seeking personal gain, and refused to deliver the goods immediately. But I was in charge of the business, so they didn't immediately refund the deposit and regret the deal. Instead, the trouble was pushed on me...... Our capriciousness and rudeness came first, so the concubine didn't care about being widowed and gossiped, and hurriedly sent someone to meet the people of the Guo Mansion, wanting to make amends in person and deal with this matter. ”

Guo Shao listened to her detailed explanation, which was indeed reasonable, and he still had this bit of open-mindedness, and he couldn't hold on to it just because others were a little wrong, and he was not an enemy. immediately said generously: "Business is done as usual, and it is natural that the goods are good and expensive." and rewrite the contract according to your original price; Guo Shao took the original ...... out of his arms, tore it in front of him, and threw the torn paper on the table.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: "No, the matter of the concubine can still be solved." There are shops in the West Market and the outer city, which is the dowry given by my mother's family when I married the Shen family, and I can completely control these businesses alone. Tomorrow I will send someone to transport the goods from my shop to Guo's mansion and deliver the goods first, since I can trust General Guo, what contract do I write? ”

Guo Shao said: "I am a general of the forbidden army, can I still bully you as a woman?" That's it, the price is as set as it is; If Mrs. Chen insists on it, it doesn't matter if she doesn't do this deal, anyway, Guo can't be greedy for your cheapness. ”

"Since General Guo has said so...... Well, according to your words. Mrs. Chen said, and then asked, "General Guo bought so many silk fabrics, isn't he going to give a dowry to the Wei Wang family?" ”

Guo Shao was surprised: "How do you know? ”

Mrs. Chen smiled lightly: "It's not a secret, our business is mainly to buy and sell with rich and noble families, although things are good but expensive. The Daimyo's family also has business dealings with us, and the women of the Weiwang family like to order all kinds of things from us. ”

She said that she called Aunt Sun to step forward and whispered a few words. Guo Shao didn't hear it clearly, but because he was close, he heard words such as "take some jewelry".

Mrs. Chen instructed Aunt Sun, and said: "If General Guo can trust me, how much money is he going to spend on the dowry, set the number first, and then he can hand it over to us to handle it for you, and General Guo will definitely be satisfied." ”

When Guo Shao heard this, he immediately felt that it was interesting, he didn't understand those things very well, and he didn't have time to ask Mrs. Gao that day. Wouldn't it be easy if someone helped with the cooking?

Immediately, he said, "That's fine." I'll go back and ask the people at home, and I'll send someone to tell you when the time comes." ”

Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "That's it, as long as General Guo sends someone to speak, I will transport the things to the mansion first, and then it will not be too late for the Guo Mansion to pay." ”

Guo Shao was not entangled in this matter, and gently patted the table: "That's it." Anyway, I know that I won't pay my debts, so it's easy to do this! ”