frightfiction Chapter 225 Partnership
Chapter 225 Partnership
Xu Wenyan needs to go to the county today.
He always keeps an eye on what's happening in the county.
Xiaoman came with Xu Wenyan today. Now the family has to farm and there is not enough wood to make mule carts, so Xu Wenyan asked Chen Sanlin to go to the mountains to chop some today.
Only ramen was prepared today, and there were no other activities.
"Ahhhhhhh! Brother Xu, you haven't come for several days. What have you been doing?" Jia Anqing changed his clothes today and took off his previous loose blue shirt. Now he looks more like a young ancient man.
Xu Wenyan carried the stall onto the carriage and raised his eyebrows at Jia Anqing: "Hey, what are you doing today? You are dressed so handsomely."
This was the first time Jia Anqing heard such straightforward praise. He rubbed his nose with the back of his hand, looking a little shy. "Brother Xu, what are you talking about? From today on, I will work with the waiters. Only by observing customers closely can I understand their preferences."
"Okay, keep it up." Xu Wenyan patted his shoulder.
After leaving, the two came to the place where they had set up their stall as usual.
But when he arrived, he saw that the seat had been taken by an uncle selling buns, so Xu Wenyan had to change seats.
But every time Xu Wenyan was about to find a place to stop, the vendors around him would squeeze their stalls towards the place Xu Wenyan had chosen.
This happened several times before both of them realized something was wrong.
"We are in trouble now. It is obvious that Xu Wenyan and the others are trying to play dirty tricks on us." Xiaoman looked at the smug expressions on the other vendors and laughed angrily.
Xu Wenyan simply went back to the car and sat down: "Oh, that's exactly what happened."
The surrounding vendors can easily calculate the profits of their ramen business and they will know that Xu Wenyan is taking advantage of other people's cake, and they are not convinced and are teaming up to bully you.
If you make a lot of money, it is inevitable that people will be jealous of you. In the absence of absolute order, it is normal for some riots to occur.
This is also why Xu Wenyan said that it was really not as easy to make money in ancient times as it is in modern times.
Just touching the business of a small workshop would make him have no place to set up his stall. If he offended some powerful people, he would die without knowing how.
Xiaoman pulled the reins, and there was a hint of cruelty on his heroic face.
"Xu Wenyan, don't we have to do anything?" After looking around, they still couldn't find a place to set up a stall. I was afraid they would have to go back today.
Xu Wenyan yawned and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, let's go to the other side of the county." It was a good opportunity to win over customers from the other side of the county.
Xu Wenyan seldom comes to the east side of the county town. There are fewer people here, and most of the workshops are here.
As soon as Xu Wenyan found a place to set up his stall, many people gathered around him. After hearing the prices, they left immediately. Only some children were still watching in front of the stall.
"Young man, if you want to set up a stall, you'd better go to the west gate of the city. People here can't afford it." The speaker was the uncle who was selling vegetables nearby.
The vegetables in front of his stall were not fresh. Many of them were just a few leaves tied together. There were a few leaves of various kinds mixed in, and they were obviously old or rotten leaves that had been discarded.
But the price is reasonable, a bundle of vegetable leaves only costs one penny.
"Uncle, although I don't come here often, it wasn't like this before." Xu Wenyan gave the uncle half an egg and asked.
After getting the egg, the uncle put it in his arms. As for why, Xu Wenyan didn't know: "It wasn't like this before. Since the war was about to end,
The county magistrate just returned with his troops, and some of the wealthier people have settled in the county or near the city gates. Refugees like us can only live in these deserted places."
The vegetable seller sighed and shook his head, saying, “The people above don’t care about our lives or deaths. Fengxian looks glamorous on the surface, but no one can see the dark side behind it.
The subsidies from above only benefit the rich. If they were not building workshops and buildings recently, the people here wouldn’t even have any hard labor to do.”
After listening to the uncle for a while, Xu Wenyan finally understood the reason. The Emperor of Lin Kingdom had always had very good policies towards the people.
However, due to corrupt officials' hegemony and the mutual protection among officials, all counties and cities are doing superficial work, and there will be many people who will starve to death or die of exhaustion tomorrow.
Xu Wenyan had anticipated this kind of thing when he first arrived, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. Well, fortunately, he had no intention of being an examiner when he came.
Since half of Fengxian County is unable to do business, the only option is to find a shop or sell it at an official snack stand.
"Xiao Man, what do you think of Jia Anqing?"
Driving the carriage back on the road, Xiaoman thought carefully about Xu Wenyan's question: "On the surface, he is quite polite and a little irritable, but he is still a good person."
"Yeah." Xu Wenyan nodded, and the two drove the car back to Jia Anqing's inn.
"Brother Xu, Brother Xu, Brother Xu, why are you back so early?"
Xu Wenyan found a table and sat down: "I can't sell it today."
After briefly explaining the matter to Jia Anqing, the young man was full of enthusiasm: "Brother Xu, don't set up a stall, just sell it in our inn. How about I hire you as a chef?"
"Oh my, my brother Jia is still good to me."
Xu Wenyan looked at his confused expression and really couldn't understand how this guy survived here. Either he was just extremely lucky or he had a good family background. Xu Wenyan was more willing to believe the latter.
It’s such a big inn at such a young age and it’s located in the central area.
If it weren't for the good location, he would have lost everything. His family must have some connections.
"How about this, I'll give you 5% of my profits, and this 5% will be used as your investment income?" The kid is stupid, Xu Wenyan won't really cheat him.
Jia Anqing squeezed in and sat between Xiaoman and Xu Wenyan: "Brother Xu, isn't this 5% a bit too much?"
"That depends on how well I sell. The more I earn, the more customers I can bring to your store." The relationship between the two showed positive growth, but in the end, Xu Wenyan was the one who got the upper hand.
Jia Anqing took Xu Wenyan's arm and said, "Okay, then Brother Xu, you can sell it here today."
Looking at the kid next to him, Xu Wenyan realized that every time he brought something over, he never invited him: "Okay, wait for me, Brother Xu, I'll treat you to something delicious later."
Xu Wenyan was really surprised. After traveling to this ancient time, he was surrounded by teenagers.
They are all very enthusiastic.
Now that the two parties have officially become partners, Xu Wenyan no longer has to run his stall around, saving him a lot of trouble.
It's a blessing in disguise.