The shopkeeper saw that he blindly looked down at his watch, only said that he was shy, and said with a smile: "If the guest officer thinks that the Western watch is too expensive, the small shop also has a wide watch, which is also exquisite, but the price is much cheaper." ”

"Hiromote?" Yi Zhixiang was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said in surprise: "A clock made in Guangzhou? ”

"Not bad." The shopkeeper nodded and said: "The one made by the Guangzhou watch workshop is not inferior to Western watches....Wait a minute." ”

Can Guangzhou imitate Western clocks so early? Not after the war? Yi Zhishu is not only a little skeptical, don't look at a small pocket watch, really to produce and manufacture, it requires a lot of professional technology, complex and precise gear mechanical parts, as well as rust prevention, glass and so on.

After a while, a guy came out with a tray, on which there were two pocket watches, looking no different from Western pocket watches, the shopkeeper picked up a piece, skillfully opened the back cover, revealing the movement in the table, and introduced: "Although these watches are made in Guangzhou, but the material is of high quality, the workmanship is excellent, and the thirteen lines have replaced Western watches with wide watches, which are not inferior to Western watches." ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper clocked the pocket watch with the key, handed it over, and said, "Listen to this voice, ...... guest officer." ”

For pocket watches, Yi Zhishu is too familiar, where will he listen to any voice like a layman, and directly ask: "How much is this watch?" ”

"Fifty-five dollars."

That's almost 40% of the same style of Western watch! It's really cheap enough, Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Can you go accurately?" How many seconds is the time of day off? ”

It's the rhythm to buy! The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "The guest officer can rest assured that the clocks and watches sold in the small shop are all made by watch workshops that know the roots, and the clockwork is from the West, so it is absolutely accurate." ”

Clockwork imported? Yi Zhishu frowned and said, "Guangbiao is of good quality and cheap, why don't you put Guangbiao out to sell?" ”

"This—." The shopkeeper smiled, and then said: "Don't hide it from the guest officer, the profit of the wide table is naturally not as good as that of the Western watch, besides, the number of the wide watch is also limited, don't look at the wide watch, it is also in demand in various places, and it is also in demand in the tight ......." ”

This explanation is reasonable, Yi Zhishu nodded, turned to Li Wang and ordered: "I will take a sedan chair back to the house, and you go back and take the money to buy a wide watch." ”

The shopkeeper on the side said with a smile: "If the guest officer is sincere, the small shop should send someone to the house." ”

Good service attitude? Yi Zhishu smiled and picked out a pocket watch, and said, "I'm tired of sending it to Cong Guifang, Yi Mansion." ”

As soon as he heard this, the shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "I don't know if it's Fu Tai Xing Yi Gongzi, I am slacking, I am slack, I am slack, and the little one will immediately send someone to send the watch to Yi Gongzi." ”

Out of the watch shop, Yi Zhizhi didn't have the heart to go shopping again, and was about to tell Li Wang to call a small sedan chair and go home, but he didn't see Li Wang come out, and when he looked back, he saw Li Wang talking to the shopkeeper, he couldn't help but smile, this kid is clever, and he knows how to bargain.

Sure enough, Li Wang quickly walked out and said with a smile: "I heard that the shopkeeper is the third young master of Futai Bank, and he took the initiative to give a nine-percent discount, fifty yuan." ”

"You're clever." Yi Zhizhi said and ordered: "Go and find a small sedan chair." ”

The speed of the watch shop guy is faster than Yi Zhi's, and he found out at the gate that the third young master of the Yi family has not come back, so he waited outside the door, and Yi Zhi, who saw it from afar, got off the sedan chair, and quickly greeted him, bowed down and said: "The little Fuxing watch shop guy, I have seen Young Master Yi ......." ”

This service attitude really didn't say anything, Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, and instructed Li Wangdao: "Take him to the account room, and pay another two hundred yuan for backup." ”

When he returned to the East Cross Courtyard to wash up a little, Li Wang had already rushed over with the account manager, and at a glance he caught a glimpse of the account book and pen in the hand of the account manager, and he couldn't help but secretly say that it was not good, he really didn't expect that the rules of the account room were so strict, and he had to sign and draw money in his own account room as a person, how could he see his calligraphy?

took the account book, pretended to flip through it, and did not see the signatures of the three young members of the Yi family, it was really not good to delay for a long time, Yi Zhizhi had to bite the bullet, and left his artistic signature on the account book.

The steward caught a glimpse of his painting and was stunned for a moment, before he hesitated and said, "This is the third young master's new practice...... Monogram? ”

Monogram? Isn't that a monogram? Yi Zhizhi smiled, threw away the pen, and said: "Yes, this is the new flower of this young master, and this flower will prevail in the future." ”

Is this ghost drawing charm embarrassed to be called a monogram? Is there anything more ugly than that? The steward held back a smile and quickly bowed to leave.

Looking at the back of the bookkeeper who left in a hurry, Yi Zhizu stroked his smooth forehead, it seems that he has to hurry up and practice calligraphy, especially this flower, and he has to practice hard, and there are many opportunities to sign and draw in the future, but don't let outsiders see the joke.

It's good to say that you can look decent after practicing for a few days, but the brush words are not just a few days to practice, although Yi Sanshao's words are very ordinary, but after all, after reading the book for seven or eight years, the pen is much better than what he wrote, he is afraid that he will have to practice for a year or two to have that level, how can this wait?

No, you have to change it, and use a pen to write, just as you worship foreign charm, at least his pen words can still see people, pens! Well, was the fountain pen invented at this time? If you don't invent it, this fountain pen can be tinkered with, and the craftsmen in Guangzhou can make pocket watches, can't the fountain pen be made? I'm afraid that the promotion of this thing in China is not suitable now, but it can definitely sell well in Europe and America.

I was thinking about it, but I listened to the little guy behind me and reported: "Young master, Steward Su has something to report." ”

"Ask him to come in."

Entering the courtyard, Su Yun smiled lightly and said, "The third young master went out early in the morning, and several groups ......of people came to visit the young master this morning. As he spoke, he took out a stack of lists and said, "This is a post and a gift list, and I invite the young master to look at it." ”

This matter is expected by Yi Zhi, visiting the sick or something is a pretense, it is true to come to inquire about the news, he raised his chin at Li Wang and motioned for him to take the gift list, these personal contacts, he is really lazy to worry.

Li Wang, who was waiting, took the gift list, and then he spoke: "Inform the porter, I have been tired for a day today, I am unwell, and I don't see any guests, please ask them to come again tomorrow, and they don't need to report tomorrow, please come in directly." ”

Su Yun, who was waiting, retreated lightly, Yi Zhishu took out the newly sold pocket watch, admired it for a while, and then beckoned Li Wang to come and instructed: "After two days of busy tomorrow, arrange someone to investigate and understand the clock workshops in Guangzhou, and count how many watch workshops there are in Guangzhou and the surrounding towns and towns, how many craftsmen and apprentices, address, name, output, cost, sales, etc., everything is counted in detail." ”

Getting to know the watch workshop? What is this trying to do, young master? Is it possible to see the high price of clocks and watches, and want to open a watch workshop? This is really a thought of being a play, Li Wang slandered in his heart, but he didn't dare to say much, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Yes, the small one will be arranged." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded, and said: "To do this errand, you have to be smart, get ten oceans as funds, and send me the results of the investigation directly here, if you perform well, you will be rewarded, and if you don't perform well, you will not send an errand in the future, and you will also order them not to leak the news." ”

There are still ten oceans on an errand! Li Wang's eyes couldn't help but be hot, the young master's shot was really not ordinary, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The little one has written it down, and it will never miss the young master's business." ”