Chapter 913 - 129 The first time being slapped in the face
Dawang’s Silver hadn’t lasted a few days before Da Qiangzi managed to blow it all, but these few days were busy for Dawang, who hadn’t had the time to check on him. This started to make Da Qiangzi suspicious—had his foolish son suddenly become wise to his scheming?
After much thought, Da Qiangzi decided he wasn’t ready to give up so easily and went to Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop the next day.
Although he knew where the back door of the workshop was, Da Qiangzi, now dressed brightly, insisted on entering through the front door and finding the very apprentice who had driven him out last time.
The apprentice, aware that the man was Dawang’s father, warmed up a great deal upon this meeting, inviting him to sit in the main hall while he went to fetch Dawang from the back.
Da Qiangzi sat in the main hall with his legs crossed, watching the apprentices take vinegar orders and collect money from the customers. He envied them and lamented how wonderful it was to have a big shop with lots of people and even more money.
Just then, during the workshop’s busiest time, an older woman accompanied by a small child came to buy vinegar. Two copper coins for a catty of vinegar. The woman haggled with the apprentice, hoping to get away with paying just one copper coin.
The apprentice, clearly helpless, said with a smile, "Granny, the vinegar we offered you was already at the lowest possible price; we are not making any profit from you. If we take one Wen less, our shop will be at a loss."
The old woman clutched a copper coin tightly in her hand. Even though she knew it was inappropriate, she still insisted on paying one less if possible: "My boy, I’ve bought vinegar from your store more than once or twice; we are old acquaintances now. Please make it cheaper for me."
"Granny, it’s precisely because you are a regular that I calculated it at the lowest price for you. For others, this catty of vinegar would cost three Wen Money," he explained.