Li Shoucai didn't see his wife's eyes. Before his wife finished, he said excitedly, "Now is an emergency. Where is the money? "
Guo quickly made a gesture of silence and said, "Every wall has ears. Keep your voice down."
Just then, someone in the yard said, "Is Li Ge at home?" With the sound, people entered the house, and the newcomer was Wang Youliang, the owner of the dry goods store.
Li Shoucai is inevitable. He smiled and said, "Boss Wang, I haven't sold out the dry goods I bought on credit. When it is sold out, I will return the twelve taels of silver to you. "
Wang Youliang glanced at Li Shoucai and said, "Brother, don't fool me. Your goods have been sold out long ago, but your money has been lost. " At this point, he sighed and said, "But don't be nervous. I'm not here for debt this time. I want to give you some dry goods on credit tomorrow. " The Spring Festival is coming, you must buy a new dress for the children. "
Li Shoucai blushed when he saw that the lie was exposed to his face. He wanted to say a few words of thanks to Wang Youliang, but the words came back to his mouth.
After Wang Youliang left, Li Shoucai snorted and said to his wife, "This snob, he must have heard what you just said and knew that money was hidden in our house, so he changed his mind temporarily and pretended to be a good man. Well, I don't want to sell his goods on credit. " Said, and urged his wife to take out the money quickly, let her turn over the books tomorrow, and win the money to let their girls have a good year.
The wife's face changed greatly when she heard the news. When Gongdie was alive, he ran two dry goods stores, and his family was richer than the Wangs. However, less than two years after Gongdie's death, her husband lost all his fortune on *, and the Spring Festival is coming soon, and there is no money at home. For the neighbor's sake, Wang gave him twelve taels of dry goods on credit, asking him to earn some money for the New Year, but her husband didn't have enough money to sell dry goods and threw them into his pocket. Just now, she used her quick wits to tell a lie to boss Wang in order not to force debts. I didn't expect her husband to believe it.
Li Shoucai listened to his wife's explanation, as if he had fallen into an ice cave in the dog days, and suddenly cooled from the tip of his hair to the soles of his feet. No choice, he has to go to Wang Youliang tomorrow to get some dry goods on credit.
Early the next morning, Li Shoucai went to the Wangs. Before Li Shoucai could speak, Wang Youliang said, "Bro, I bought a new batch of salted fish yesterday, and the quality is good. You should sell two bundles first. If it sells well, you can buy it again. " Li Shoucai repeatedly called "good, good"
Later, Wang Youliang personally took out two bundles of good salted fish from the store. Two people agreed on the price, weighed it, calculated it, and Li Shoucai went to the market with salted fish.
To Li Shoucai's surprise, the two bundles of salted fish that Wang Youliang gave him on credit were not only good in color, but also cheap, and each bundle was wrapped in about one or two pieces of silver. Li Shoucai picked up two pieces of silver for nothing, and sold goods more vigorously. Even the hawking was louder than usual, and in a short time, two bundles of salted fish were sold out.
Where can I find such a good thing with lanterns? Li Shoucai forgot to go home, went to Wang Youliang's house again, and eagerly asked him if he had any stocks. Wang Youliang smiled cunningly and said irrelevantly, "Brother, the goods I gave you on credit sell well." Li Shoucai said quickly, "It sells well, it sells well. I don't know how much is left in your shop. I want to underwrite all this. "
Wang Youliang said, "I just bought the goods yesterday. I haven't opened it myself except for the two bundles I gave you on credit. If you think it sells well, I will give it to you at the original price. " Li Shoucai even said, "Okay, okay. Tell that man to move all the goods out quickly, and I'll keep an account for you and take your fingerprints. "
I didn't expect Wang Youliang to suddenly face down and say, "If there is no guarantee for such a large batch of goods, I can't worry about it. I will give it to you on credit. Don't forget, you still owe me twelve taels of silver. If you really want it, you must take cash. "
Li Shoucai a listen to nasty, said in his heart, if I have cash also beg you to do? However, if he didn't do this sure business, he was really unwilling, so he pleaded with Wang Youliang. Wang Youliang took a step back and said, "I can give you credit, but you have to mortgage your house and yard to me, and you must settle the payment before New Year's Eve." Li Shoucai hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and agreed.
Wang Youliang said, "This is what you asked me for. You have no proof. We must write a written evidence. "
Then, they found someone to be a guarantor and made a contract. Wang Youliang asked the waiter to send the salted fish to the Li family.
As soon as the deliveryman left, Li Shoucai happily said to his wife, "Son of a bitch, we are going to be rich this time!" "
The wife listened to what he said about the silver hidden in the fish bundle, and opened a bundle of salted fish suspiciously. There was no broken silver in it. Another bundle was untied, but there was still no one. Two people scrambled to untie all the salted fish, not to mention money, not even a penny.
Li Shoucai was dumbfounded. He regretted that he was eager for money and was taken in by Wang Youliang. He guessed that Wang Youliang overheard his money and decided to dump this pile of backlog goods on himself. This morning, he gave himself the credit for the broken silver salted fish in advance and let himself taste the sweetness. The purpose is to "fish" yourself to replenish the inventory. I expected to get the broken silver in the salted fish bundle and resell the salted fish at the original price, but now I haven't got the silver, and there are less than ten days before the Chinese New Year. What can I do to repay him? If you don't return it, your property will change hands. This vicious Wang Youliang used to take advantage of danger to rob and calculate his own property. ...
When his wife saw Li Shoucai gawking at the yard full of salted fish, she also wanted to cry. After a while, she suddenly jumped up and said, "Dad, didn't you just say that this salted fish is good in color and easy to sell?" If we sell it before the Spring Festival, we can pay off our debts and maybe make some money. "
Li Shoucai was indifferent, because the market in the town only traded for half a day in the morning, and there was no one in the market in the afternoon. At the age of 30, there are only nine and a half days left, and no matter how competent you are, you can't sell a thousand bundles of salted fish.
The wife listened to her husband's words and was anxious. She sat on the ground and cried loudly. She cried and said, "We didn't celebrate the New Year. Wang Youliang, who should have killed thousands of knives, missed our house again. How can we live without it? " I wonder what happened to the two children. When they saw their mother crying, they also began to cry.
Seeing his wife and children crying, Li Shoucai suddenly stood up and shouted, "I'm not dead yet. Why are you crying? " Now, there is no other way, we must work hard. "
Li Shoucai was originally a clever man. He used to run a dry goods store with his father for many years, but he still has a good business mind. Only later did he indulge in gambling and lost his family business after his father died. Now, he * has reached a desperate situation, and his wisdom and energy in doing business in the past have come back.
In the next few days, Li Shoucai got up early and was full of longing for darkness. In the morning, he set up a stall in the market to sell goods, and in the afternoon, he picked salted fish to sell in the streets. In order to sell more fish, he ignored other people's jokes and asked his wife to set up another stall in the market to sell salted fish with him. In addition, he found old customers when his father was alive, went door to door to sell them, and even begged people to buy his fish.
Many things happen. After hard work, Li Shoucai finally sold out the salted fish at noon on New Year's Eve. In addition to the capital, the net profit is 14 silver. He not only paid back the twelve taels of silver he had previously owed Wang Youliang, but also saved four taels of silver.
Li Shoucai and Wang Youliang finished their accounts, took out two pieces of silver from their bodies, slapped them in front of Wang Youliang and said, "Boss Wang, you can't have my house. I'll give you back the broken silver caught by these two fishermen. " Say that finish, strut away.
Paying off debts is light. Through this "selling fish", Li Shoucai realized the taste of despair and the difficulty of making money. He is determined to give up gambling addiction completely. When he got home, he fell asleep on the bed. When he woke up, it was all dark. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that these days, he only sold fish and didn't buy any new year's goods. How do children celebrate the New Year? At this time, a pungent smell of vegetables suddenly floated into the room. When he went to the kitchen, he was shocked: his wife cooked many rich dishes. He asked his wife in surprise, where did he get it? My wife said that the meat, vegetables and rice were all sent by Boss Wang.
Hearing the word "boss Wang", I was angry and couldn't help cursing loudly: "This son of a bitch, we worked hard to help him sell goods. He sits still to make money and acts as a good man. I think he is a weasel to pay New Year greetings to chickens-he is not kind ... "
Just then, someone outside the door replied, "Who is scolding me?" Wang Youliang said, holding a small jar and pushed the door and came in. Li Shoucai said with a cold face, "I have given up drinking. Go ahead." I will pay you back the money you sent me tomorrow. "
Wang Youliang didn't move his nest. He said with a wry smile, "Brother, you have been doing dry goods for so many years. Don't you know that I charged you for the salted fish on credit? To tell you the truth, I bought that batch of salted fish specially for you. " Speaking of which, he looked at Li Shoucai and said, "I know you suspect that I want to occupy your house. In fact, you totally misunderstood me. I have to come up with this method to help you. Imagine, if you are not cornered and not allowed to mortgage your house, can you sell out so quickly? Can you return to the previous operating state ... "
Li Shoucai pondered for a long time and thought that what Wang Youliang said was reasonable. He recalled that at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, he borrowed money everywhere and no one paid attention. It was Wang Youliang who offered him twelve ounces of dry goods on credit, and finally realized that Wang Youliang was really helping himself. So he asked Wang Youliang to sit down and said to the two children, "kowtow to Uncle Wang, thank you."
As soon as the two children knelt down, Wang Youliang pulled them up and said, "This is the New Year's Day. Uncle will give you some lucky money. " At some point, one person gave a silver or two. The money was obtained by Li Shoucai in a bundle of salted fish and returned to Wang Youliang today.
Li Youcai blushed and said, "Mr. Wang, give the children some coppers. You are trying to help me in different ways. I will never forget your great kindness. " Unexpectedly, Wang Youliang actually said: "Don't say it. To say that you are kind, it is also your father's kindness to my family! "
Li Shoucai also leng. When Wang Youliang saw it, he told a story many years ago.
At that time, Li and Wang were both famous local dry goods wholesalers. One year in the twelfth lunar month, Wang Youliang's father went abroad to buy a batch of salted fish, which was sold out quickly because of its good color and low purchase price. When he went to buy goods, people said that the demand for salted fish was in short supply and he had to pay cash. Wang Youliang's father made a fortune years ago, so he took all the cash at home and borrowed a sum of money to purchase goods. Who knows that when loading the car, people tampered with it. Bought bundles of salted fish, the outside is good, but inside is wrapped in rotten fish.
On New Year's Eve, when the Wangs were worrying about the rotten fish in the room, Li Shoucai's father asked the waiter to take a car full of necessities, saying that he had ordered it himself, and the child's mother bought another one and gave it to the Wangs in half. Wang Youliang's father knew that he was kind enough to help him tide over the difficulties. Now he asks his son and daughter to kowtow to Uncle Li, and his father gives the two children a lucky money of one tael each. After the New Year, Li Shoucai's father lent the Wangs twenty taels of silver to let him do business again. ...
Hearing this, Li Shoucai completely understood that Wang Youliang gave him the goods on credit to help him. It can be seen that he didn't change his gambling nature before he came up with this method. The purpose, of course, is to make him quit gambling addiction. Thinking of this, Li Shoucai opened the jar, filled two bowls of wine, put his hands in front of Wang Youliang and said, "Mr. Wang, I understand your kindness. Come on, brother, I propose a toast to you. "
Wang Youliang drank the wine and said, "You and your sister-in-law take the children to dinner, and we'll talk about it later."
After dinner, the two children went to bed. Li Shoucai went to his father's grave, suddenly knelt down, knocked him on the head three times, and said with tears, "Dad, you gave your son food and clothing when you were alive. Now, your accumulated merits are still sheltering me. My son already knows that he is wrong and is determined to change ... "
From then on, Li Shoucai bid farewell to * and put all his wisdom and intelligence into business. Before long, his dry goods business picked up.
Since then, the story of Wang Youliang's kindness to help the Li family turn over has spread around here. Because he helped each other with "salted fish", the proverb "salted fish turns over" was formed over time.