Chapter 32 Targeting and Bullying
Jiang Mingyue came to Jinxiufang. There were already four customers in the store. Seeing that Aunt He was too busy alone, she hurriedly put down the pea cake and walked towards the guests.
As the weather gets warmer, Jinxiu Square is getting busier day by day, as more and more people come to buy cloth.
Summer is coming soon, and those who have extra money want to buy a few feet of cloth to make a summer shirt.
There are many people entertained every day, and the weather is a bit hot, so it is inevitable that Jiang Mingyue will be a little impatient. Fortunately, Jiang Mingyue has always had a good temper and is very patient when entertaining guests. Even if the guests are sometimes difficult, she will not Showing no displeasure at all.
But Wu Mei can't do this. She has a fiery temper. When encountering difficult customers, she often starts to get angry before saying a few words. In just four days, she offended many customers.
Some customers didn't want to follow Wu Mei's example and went to shopkeeper Han to complain.
On April 23, when Wu Mei had another argument with a customer, shopkeeper Han raised his head.
"Mingyue, you come to entertain Wu Mei's guests, Wu Mei, you come with me."
Jiang Mingyue saw Wu Mei glare at her fiercely before leaving, and thought to herself, well, this feud has been forged again.
But she wasn't afraid, her face turned red when she saw the customer, she walked to the counter, poured a cup of tea, handed it to her and apologized first.
"Little girl, I'm here to buy cloth, so I'm a guest after all! Look at the attitude of that guy just now. I just asked a few more questions, but she kept a dead look on her face and said she didn't want to buy it or not. Money goes into Jinxiufang.
I had a good temper and endured it. I wanted to touch the fabric, but she opened her mouth and said she felt the hair. I can't afford to pay for it..."
The old man became very emotional and cursed a few words in Wanping dialect at the end of his speech.
Jiang Mingyue let her vent, listening quietly, and waited until she calmed down a little before speaking.
Jiang Mingyue speaks Wanping dialect. With Xie Yuan as a teacher and dealing with people every day, she can already speak some Wanping dialect. Although some words are not pronounced correctly, it is no longer a problem to communicate with the guests.
She spent a stick of incense comforting the guest, and when cutting the cloth according to her needs, she cut some more. After sending the smiling guest back from Jinxiu Fang, Aunt He gave her a thumbs up in approval.
Jiang Mingyue smiled and walked over when a guest called.
"I want to make two summer clothes. I want some breathable and cool fabrics. Is there any in the store?"
Jiang Mingyue said warmly: "Yes!"
She led the customers to the shelves and pointed to some of the cloths and said: "These cloths are very cool to wear. I think my sister is whiter, so you can try this..."
When Jiang Mingyue introduced the fabrics to the guests, she saw shopkeeper Han and Wu Mei walking out one after another. Shopkeeper Han frowned slightly, while Wu Mei looked unhappy.
Jiang Mingyue lowered her head and pretended she didn't find anything. When she cut the cloth and sent the guests away, she heard shopkeeper Han say: "This person has shortcomings, so he should learn from others and be more humble."
On one side of Wu Mei's face, she didn't take it seriously, but her eyes looked at her more and more unkindly.
Wu Mei had always disliked her, but now she was targeting her in every possible way, not only trying to steal customers, but also scolding her with sarcastic and insinuations all day long.
"You really can't underestimate the little girls nowadays. Just relying on their good looks, they spend all day chasing relatives in the shop without looking at what kind of person they are. I can't compare with them."
Jiang Mingyue: "..."
Didn't she just call her sister, aunt, grandma, etc. several times when entertaining guests?
Shopkeeper Han frowned and looked at Wu Mei, who was getting more and more outrageous. He wanted to give her a few words, but then he thought that this would only intensify the conflict between the two, so he gave Wu Mei a warning look. In the afternoon, Han Seeing that the store was not busy, the shopkeeper called Jiang Mingyue to the back hall.
She poured a cup of tea herself and handed it to Jiang Mingyue and said, "Are you tired? Do you encounter any difficulties in your daily life?"
Jiang Mingyue knew that shopkeeper Han called her here today because of Wu Mei.
"I'm not tired. The shopkeeper takes good care of me. Aunt He and Uncle Wang will also give me some pointers every day. I've learned a lot recently!"
"You are a good person. Wu Mei is old and has a bad temper. Please be patient and don't argue with her." Shopkeeper Han looked at her gently and said.
Jiang Mingyue smiled and said: "There are only a few of us in the shop, and we naturally value peace. I won't take what Aunt Wu said to heart. Don't worry, shopkeeper, I will get along well with Aunt Wu."
Seeing how Jiang Mingyue understood the gift, Shopkeeper Han liked her even more and praised her without hesitation.
Jiang Mingyue looked humble. After a while, she followed Shopkeeper Han out of the back hall. She saw Wu Mei staring at her, her eyes twinkling and she didn't know what she was paying attention to.
Soon Jiang Mingyue knew that when she was cutting fabric for a customer, Wu Mei came over holding two pieces of cloth and bumped into her arm. There was only a "stab" sound, and Jiang Mingyue looked at it. After cutting the damaged cloth, he put down the scissors and looked at Wu Mei.
"Hey! Is the cloth cut damaged? You are so careless that you can't even do this well, tsk tsk..."
Wu Mei looked at her provocatively, said a few sarcastic words, and left humming a ditty.
The guest looked at the cut cloth and asked, "Miss Jiang, is this cloth?"
Jiang Mingyue picked up the scissors again and said warmly, "I'll cut it again for you."
"Hey!"
The guest took the cloth, came up to her and whispered, "I saw it very clearly just now. That guy Wu did it on purpose. You should be careful about her in the future."
"Thank you for reminding me, I understand!"
Jiang Mingyue sent the guests out of Jinxiu Fang, rubbed her painful and numb arms, exhaled slowly, adjusted her emotions, and then returned to Jinxiu Fang.
At the same time, Xie Yuan drove a carriage back to Xiejia Village. He first visited several clan elders and presented fifty eggs, twenty kilograms of rice and noodles, and ten kilograms of lard. The summer harvest will be in half a month. At that time, the whole village, old and young, will have to work hard to harvest wheat. These things are exactly what they need urgently.
In previous years, it would be okay if he wasn't here, but this year is different. Whether it's for his second uncle or something else, he needs to have a good relationship with people of his own race.
Finally Xie Yuan came to the old patriarch.
Looking at the most promising junior in the clan, the old clan leader had a smile on his face and personally pulled him into the main hall.
"Aren't you busy today?"
Xie Yuan nodded and supported him and said: "It will be summer harvest soon, so I will come back to see you."
When it came to the upcoming summer harvest, the old patriarch had endless things to say. He leaned close to Xie Yuan and whispered: "Since the Chinese New Year, the people in our village have been doing things the way you said. The fertilizer was not obvious at first, but then the wheat grew more and more prosperous, and it was green. Today, several old guys who are good farmers in the village said that the yield per acre can increase by 20 to 30 kilograms compared with previous years."
"It's good if I can help the clan. I know that one person cannot make a forest, and a single tree cannot make a boat. I just hope that the clan will get better day by day. Is there anyone in Brother Hu's generation who is good at reading?"
"There are really a few..."
Xie Yuan stayed with the old patriarch for more than an hour that day, and then took the remaining things to his uncle and aunt's residence.