The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 289

[Chapter 289 The first day of opening]

Manager Chen stood behind Fang Xiu, looking at the content on the rice paper with a look of confusion on his face.

Kite rental?

After so many years of living, this was the first time he heard about leasing.

Master, will this method work?

Would anyone really be willing to spend ten taels of silver just to rent this kite for an hour?

It sounds a bit fanciful.

Fang Xiu finished writing the last word, put down the brush, took a look, nodded, and told Manager Chen: “Go and post this notice outside the door.”

Although Manager Chen was confused, he was also not interested in this method of renting a kite. Although he didn’t particularly agree with it, he still listened to Fang Xiu’s words and respectfully posted the notice outside the door.

After Fang Xiu finished all this, he went to the fireworks shop again to confirm that everything was as he imagined, and then returned to Fang Mansion.

The next day, Gujing Street.

As soon as the day broke, many residents gathered in front of the open space of the Kite Shop and the Fireworks Shop, looking at the notices above with great interest.

Some illiterate mud-legged people couldn’t understand it, so they shouted loudly: “Who can read, please read it, what is written on it!”

After a while, a poor scholar wearing a long gown stood in front of the notice. He read it word by word: “Kite rental.

Ten taels of silver an hour, fifty taels a day.”

As soon as he read this, a burst of heated discussion broke out below.

“A small kite needs to be rented out. It costs ten taels of silver an hour. Why don’t you go grab it from this kite shop?”

“It’s just a kite. It only costs ten cents to go to a carpenter to make one. What kind of confidence

does

this kite workshop have? Renting it for an hour costs ten taels of silver.”

“That’s wrong. Although the kites in this kite workshop are more expensive, they are definitely not what those carpenters can make.

We have all met, it is really a clever thing, a clever thing.”

Another poor scholar wearing a long gown muttered, and the people around him couldn’t help but cast disgusted eyes, and then booed.

The discussion became louder and louder, and the passers-by around were also attracted, asking endlessly to find out what was going on inside.

After hearing that it was a newly opened kite workshop, everyone became interested.

Kyoto is the most prosperous city in Chu State. I have never seen any kind of shops here, but this is the first time I heard that

kites can be sold in a shop. It is still in such a prosperous area. What a strange thing.

All of a sudden, more and more people gathered here. The people around the back didn’t even know what was going on inside, they just wanted to join in the fun.

The loud noises spread from outside the shop to inside.

After a while, a young man in cloth opened the door with a curse: “Who is it? It’s so early in the morning and you’re not letting anyone sleep!”

As soon as the young man from Kite Factory opened the door, he was stunned by the sight in front of him. .

The whole street was jammed with people. It was a sea of people.

A young boy who was working as a busboy at the Capital Grand Theater the day before yesterday had never seen such a scene before, and thought he was sleepy and his eyesight was dazzled.

After rubbing his eyes, the little boy realized that everything in front of him was real and not imaginary.

Looking at the scene in front of him, his heart suddenly became cold.

Could these people have a grudge against their young master and come to seek revenge?

Although this young man didn’t know much about the affairs of Fang Mansion, he had heard about it from Mr. Sun.

The young master has acted chivalrously and righteously over the years, done a lot of good things for the people, touched the interests of some nobles, and made many enemies.

These enemies may not dare to go to Fang Mansion to trouble the young master, but they dare to come to trouble a small kite workshop!

The little guy made up a lot of things in his own mind, and he stood there in fear, not daring to move.

The people below also felt a little strange when they saw this scene.

What happened to this little guy?

After a while, a businessman in Chinese clothes finally asked, “Brother, when will this kite shop open for business?”

As soon as the businessman opened his mouth, he saw the young man retreating suddenly and closing the door.

The onlookers were left standing there in shock, not knowing what happened.

The merchant was even more confused and thought to himself: Is he that terrible?

About half the time it took to burn the incense, the door of the Kite Shop opened again. This time, it was not a little boy who came out, but a middle-aged steward wearing a Washington suit.

You don’t need to think about it to know that this person must be the shopkeeper of the kite workshop.

Manager Chen, who should now be called Shopkeeper Chen, glanced at everyone, and then, with a warm smile on his face, he said: “Today is the first day that Kite Shop is open for business. You guys come to support the shop. It’s really It’s what makes the shop shine.”

Shopkeeper Chen’s polite words, which he had prepared long ago, were interrupted by voices from the audience before he was halfway through speaking.

“Shopkeeper Chen, what does this kite rental mean?”

Shopkeeper Chen didn’t want to say anything yet, so he held it in his throat and swallowed it again.

There is no way, businessmen are like this, they have to answer questions for others all the time, especially their potential customers.

This is something that the young master taught before he was chosen to be the shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Chen felt relieved when he thought of this. He simply stopped saying those polite words, looked at the person who just asked the question, and explained: “Kite rental, as the name suggests, means that the kite workshop rents the No. 7 kite to the guests.

The guest pays according to time. One hour is ten taels of silver. If it exceeds ten hours or is less than one day, the fee will be fifty taels of silver.”

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a lowly person: “You kite shop Isn’t it too dark? You can’t sell it after paying the money, you can only rent it. How can there be such a thing in this world?

Moreover, a small kite costs ten taels of silver. This is too dark for you. !”

Shopkeeper Chen didn’t frown slightly when he heard this and looked at the man.

It was almost autumn, but he was still wearing a short shirt and his body was mended. He was obviously from a poor family.

Moreover, judging from his age, it seems that he has never been married, and it is even less likely that he will have children.

How could such a person join in the fun here?

Almost instantly, shopkeeper Chen understood what he was talking about. A smile appeared on his face again and he said: “Kite rental is just a business of the kite workshop.

If this gentleman doesn’t mind, he can buy the kite. It’s just a No. 7 The kites are relatively expensive.

Within three days of opening, it only costs 500 taels of silver, and after that, it costs 1,000 taels. This is just the price. Whether it is in stock is still a question

. If this gentleman feels that it is too expensive, he can also buy other kites, numbers 1 to 6, the prices are different, and they are all marked in the kite workshop.”

(End of this chapter)