Chapter 80: Going to the Appointment
Dade Silk Village in Nanjing City is located near the small school field, not far from Guozijian, but it is also a prosperous area. Unlike the small shop next to it, it occupies three shops, and when you look inside, you can see a few men diligently selling satin fabrics to customers, and they are very busy. There are a lot of people in and out, some are the owners of well-off and prosperous families, and some are the stewards of small rich families, almost all of them holding one or two pieces of silk in their hands.
As soon as Zhang Yue entered the door with Lian Sheng Lianhu, a young man immediately greeted him with a smoke. The guy just squinted his eyes for a moment, and the seven-point smile on his face turned ten. He didn't lead Zhang Yue's master and servant to the place with the most people, but went straight to the counter with fewer people on the side.
"Son, our silk is the best in the whole Jiangnan, and it is the most decent to buy it back and give it to relatives and friends. If it is brought to parents, this large ball of flower satin is rich and joyful; There is also this small floral satin, which is plain and elegant, and is most suitable for young daughters-in-law; If you want to take the imperial examination, this piece of satin is patterned with heron and hibiscus, called 'all the way to glory', which can please a good mouth; if there is someone in the family who wants to join the army, you might as well be this one, horses, bees and apes, is it not immediately a marquis......"
Before he could say what he meant, he heard someone babble about it, and Zhang Yue didn't feel funny. Seeing that the young man was only sixteen or seventeen years old, he talked in an orderly manner when he spoke, and he felt that this Dade Silk Village could pick people and do business, so he smiled and waited for people to finish speaking, and then he made his eyes and ordered Lian Sheng to hand over the post.
The guy originally looked at Zhang Yue's luxurious clothes and thought that he was a big financier, so he introduced a few of the most expensive satins, so when he saw Lian Sheng handing over the post, he was stunned for a moment, and before he took it and opened it, he was still a little unhappy in his heart. But when he opened it and looked at the words and the inscription, he suddenly folded a more respectful face.
"It turned out to be Zhang Gongzi, the big shopkeeper has been waiting inside for a long time, and he has already ordered the next person to invite him in as soon as he arrives, please forgive the little one who has no eyes just now."
As he spoke, he respectfully returned the post with both hands, and then leaned sideways to lead the way. Opened a curtain on the side, there was a long corridor in front of him, and when he turned around, he saw Zhang Yue and the three of them standing there and looking at them straightly, with surprises on their faces, and he explained with a smile on his face: "Our silk village is different from other shops on the street, and the houses in it are also our family's industry, so they are all opened." The big shopkeeper is in charge of more than a dozen silk villages in Nanjing City and nearby states and counties, and this one is located here. ”
Zhang Yue, who was walking behind, just listened casually. At present, it is still the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and even if a merchant is rich, he is just a businessman, and he will not use money to influence a place like those big salt merchants in later generations, let alone the foot of the Son of Heaven in Nanjing City. The merchants are rich but lowly, and although there are domestic slaves running the industry in the families of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they hardly touch these things. Therefore, even if he once had some golden ideas to make money, he succumbed to the general trend and had no manpower, so he had to temporarily stop fighting.
At the end of the winding corridor was a hall, and beyond the hall was a small courtyard, and in the middle of the courtyard was a row of three rooms. The guy came to the middle room, whispered through the thick curtains, and then retreated and smiled at Zhang Yue: "Wait a minute, the big shopkeeper will come out to greet him, and the small one will retire." ”
When Zhang Yue was slightly stunned, the guy had already walked out of the distance, and when he turned his head again, he saw an old man with gray hair coming out of the door and saluting him with a smile. Faced with such an old man who was at least three times his age, he was not too lazy, nodded slightly and asked bluntly: "I have never known the big shopkeeper in my life, I don't know what I mean by inviting me next?" ”
"The little one is just a small businessman, I didn't dare to invite the third young master, but I was entrusted by others, and I didn't dare not do it." The smile on the old man's face became more and more humble, and then he personally opened the curtain at the door of the room and bent down deeply, "The person who invited the Third Young Master to come here today is waiting inside, and I also ask the Third Young Master to take a step and see it...... Oh, and ask the two servants to wait outside for a moment. ”
Zhang Yue, who was hesitant in his heart, heard that he was going to leave Lian Sheng Lianhu outside, and his heart suddenly became more vigilant, how dare he easily step into that room, and immediately sneered: "I didn't know that the person who really wanted to invite me didn't come forward, but hid behind people." Besides, the big shopkeeper has to stop my two followers, this is the way of hospitality? ”
Although the old man was in charge of the silk and satin business in Nanjing and the surrounding states and counties, he had always dealt with the most people who were in charge of the powerful families, and even then he knew that these big men could not afford to change their faces very quickly. At this time, seeing Zhang Yue's face sinking and angry, he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, only hoping that the person in the door could say a word, so as to solve his problem at this time.
"Isn't the third prince really unwilling to meet me?"
Just as he watched Zhang Yue flick his sleeves away, such a voice finally sounded in the room. As soon as he took a long breath, he saw Zhang Yue stop walking back, and then turned around stiffly. Despite the slander in his heart, he still tried his best to make the smile on his face brighter, and raised his hand in front of him courteously.
"You two are waiting outside."
After leaving such an order, Zhang Yue no longer hesitated, and hurriedly stepped forward and crossed the threshold. The moment the curtain fell behind him, he saw the figure sitting in the corner and drinking tea, his heart couldn't help but shrink, and he immediately took a deep breath. He admired his ears very much at this time, and he had only heard the sound once, and he was able to distinguish it at once. Of course, this also reflects from the side, someone's voice really left a deep impression on him.
"Third son, let's meet again."
The person in the corner was not wearing a brocade robe embroidered with red satin embroidered with a white dark gauze collar that day, but only an ordinary royal blue robe, and only a tall turban on his head. The cold aura that seemed to linger on him all the time was not noticeable at all.
If it is just the first impression at first sight, this is also an ordinary middle-aged man, who may have promoted him if he was a teacher. Leave such a person in the crowd, and anyone will even ignore such a person when walking. However, even though the face at this moment seemed to be featureless, Zhang Yue still remembered the situation when the other party was wearing brocade clothes that day.
So, he casually picked a free chair and sat down, and put a leisurely and natural smile on his face: "Yuan Qianhu invited me to come so hard, I don't know what advice?" ”
He thought that the other party would talk about him around the bush, but who knew that the other party would also ask straight back: "Jinyiwei has always been known for not recognizing people with an iron face, but he mentioned it from the side three times and twice, the third prince must be very strange, right?" ”
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