jdhmnovel Chapter 225: Guidance
Chapter 225: Guidance
After the payment was made, Xie Shuting was about to take Lian Xi away when she saw the stall owner rubbing his hands hesitantly. His hesitant expression naturally caught Lian Xi's attention.
"What? Is there anything else?" Lian Xi said with an unhappy look on his face.
The young lady spent fifty strings of silver coins to buy the business that could have been settled with ten strings of silver coins. Although she couldn't lose her temper with the young lady, she just couldn't stand the stall owner.
Xie Shuting smiled and shook the jade bracelet in her hand and said, "Sir, you want to ask me why I don't buy it for ten strings of silver coins?"
"Yes!~"
The stall owner cupped his hands and said with a bit of embarrassment: "If you have time, please feel free to give me some advice."
"Are you a scholar?" Xie Shuting asked softly.
"How would you know, young lady?" the stall owner asked suspiciously.
He was wearing cloth and was not qualified for the brocade clothes that scholars were supposed to enjoy. Now with this attire, if he said he was a scholar, I'm afraid no one would believe him.
Not to mention his attire, even his outfit doesn't look scholarly at all.
Xie Shuting pointed at the man's hand with a smile and said softly, "I see that your ten fingers are stretched and there are obvious calluses on the joints. I think it's because of holding a pen for many years. I know you are a scholar."
The stall owner stretched out his hand and took a look. Just as Xie Shuting expected, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss, you are very observant. I admire you."
“It’s just not a trail.”
Xie Shuting replied calmly, with a suspicious look on her face: "I see you are still wearing plain clothes, have you never tried to gain fame?"
"It's really embarrassing and not worth mentioning." The stall owner stroked his hands slightly.
Xie Shuting looked the other person up and down through the veil. The stall owner was only in his early twenties, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to be a scholar.
But the other person's clothes proved that he probably hadn't even passed the examination for a Tongsheng degree, which made her a little interested in the person in front of her.
"I see that you have reached a ripe old age, but are you discouraged about the imperial examination?"
"Hey!~"
The stall owner sighed, and seeing that there were no customers around, he said in a deep voice: "I have taken the examination seven or eight times, and I have always failed in the provincial examination. I have no hope for the imperial examination anymore."
Xie Shuting nodded secretly. Having failed seven or eight times in the provincial examination, it was obvious that she had no chance of passing the imperial examination.
If you force yourself to support it, there may be a turnaround, but the average family cannot afford it.
An imperial examination costs at least five strings of silver. Just the guarantee for the Tongshi and Fushi examinations will cost three strings of silver, not to mention the other expenses.
Those who can support it are those who have little wealth in their family, or those who have to raise them with the strength of the entire family.
"Miss, you haven't told me why you want to spend fifty strings of cash to buy this bracelet?" The stall owner pointed at Xie Shuting's wrist and said with a smile.
Seeing that the other party was still curious, Xie Shuting smiled and said, "In order not to discourage you, I want you to have the confidence to do business."
"That's all?" the stall owner asked in surprise.
"That's all." Xie Shuting said softly.
In order to dispel the stall owner's concerns, Xie Shuting took out a few more jade bracelets and said, "The items on your stall are all extraordinary. And this jade is from Dali, I think the journey must have been quite difficult, it's worth the price."
"Miss, do you know that this jade comes from Dali?"
"Dali jade is warm and pure in color. Moreover, this jade bracelet is exquisitely carved. If I sell it for only ten strings of silver, wouldn't it be a waste of such beautiful jade?" Xie Shuting said with a smile.
"The girl really understands jade."
The stall owner leaned on the handrail slightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "Then according to your opinion, how much is the appropriate value of this bracelet?
"It's not me who decides the price, it's the buyer who decides."
Xie Shuting was willing to give instructions. She sorted the bracelets on the table a little bit, pointed to a pile of them and said, "You take these away and raise the price to eighty strings of cash. Naturally, someone will come to inquire."
"Why is this?"
"People's eyes like to be impressed by what they see first. Your stall is too messy. If someone comes to exchange goods, they will definitely take a glance and leave. I think I am the first order you have placed in the past few days."
"this......"
The stall owner scratched his head awkwardly and said with some shame: "It is just as the lady said. I have been waiting here for four or five days and saw many people but no one bought anything."
"Then it's over."
Xie Shuting smiled calmly and nodded, "If you follow my instructions, you will definitely be able to open a shop within three people, and earn more than you do now."
After Xie Shuting finished speaking, she led Lian Xi away from the stall. The man pondered for a moment, and finally listened to Xie Shuting's advice and collected some of the bracelets on the stall.
After leaving the stall, Lian Xi could no longer suppress his anxiety and whispered, "This guy must be so lucky to have received guidance from the young lady."
"You! Don't talk nonsense."
Xie Shuting gave a bitter smile, pushed the bracelet off her hand, handed it to Lian Xi and said, "Here! This is your birthday present."
"Gift?"
Lian Xi looked at Xie Shuting with a dull look and said, "Miss! What are you doing?"
"It was on this day that I rescued you and Lian Yue from the sea of fire. Although I don't know when your birthdays are, I will simply date them to the day you were rescued. This way, you can be reborn." Xie Shuting said with a faint smile.
Lian Xi took the bracelet and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Miss, I am very grateful to you, Lian Xi..."
Xie Shuting turned around, gently wiped away Lian Xi's tears, and said softly, "Silly, I don't want anything in return from you, just be happy, hide your tears quickly, if someone sees you, you will be laughed at."
"Yeah!~"
Lian Xi held back her tears, nodded, and quickly calmed herself down.
Just as Xie Shuting had calmed Lian Xi down, she saw a civil servant in black clothes quickly step forward, gently holding her hand and saying, "The head of the Household Department, Shen Yancheng, greets the young lady."
Xie Shuting suddenly came back to her senses after hearing this. She looked at the person who came and said with a smile, "Boss Shen! This market is doing well."
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss."
Shen Yancheng stroked his hand and whispered, "This is not the place to talk. Miss, please follow me."
"Yeah!~"
Xie Shuting nodded and said softly, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Shen to lead the way."
Shen Yancheng did not dare to delay and led Xie Shuting through the bustling crowd and came to a small building outside the market.
This is exactly the office of the Hu Ya in the Quechang.
"A clerk came to report earlier that the young lady was in the market. In order to prevent the young lady from getting into any accidents, I did not dare to step forward to greet her. I hope the young lady will not blame me." Shen Yancheng hurriedly held the hand and apologized.
"No problem."
Xie Shuting stroked her hand calmly, then looked at Shen Yancheng and said, "Boss Shen! How is the market trade going recently?"
"Small items are currently bought and sold in the city, while large items are bought and sold outside the city. The details are all in the account book, please check it young lady."
After Shen Yancheng finished speaking, he quickly took two account books from the table and handed them to Xie Shuting. He was very clear about Xie Shuting's abilities.
The fact that this market has grown to such a scale is all thanks to Xie Shuting's contribution and planning, otherwise it would not be what it is now.