Nikolai Gogol's Higgins.
Say rental cock
Before liberation, the tenant went to the landlord to talk about the rent. There was an unwritten rule that he would take away a rooster. "Grandet" found the hair from the cock to be pulled out, so naturally it will not miss this opportunity easily. On one occasion, a tenant in Qingfengchang brought a rooster weighing three kilograms to rent a child because the rooster was not fattened because of its bad years. "Grandet" is weighed by hand, which is not enough weight. Before he got to the point, he said, "Lao Yangtou, I think you'd better find another boss!" I don't grow millet in my field, and even chickens can't be fattened. Why should I rent it? " As soon as the tenant has the voice of obedience, he directly admits his mistake: "I am not sensible, you have a better opinion." Say that finish, quickly got up and went to the market to buy a big cock weighing eight pounds, and then said it was rented. In this way, hundreds of tenants gave roosters at least six or seven thousand pounds in the coming year. This oil scraped off the chicken feet is a small amount!
Licenses granted by Confucius to tenants during the Republic of China
Write an article "Have you eaten?"
Although Grandet is illiterate, his exploitation skills are impressive, and he can also realize the way to make money from a common word and a mantra.
China people always like to ask "Have you eaten?" . This is a social greeting to ordinary people, but from this sentence, he realized the trick of collecting small streams into great wealth.
Old "Ge" carefully calculated how much a person spends on a meal, how much money he saves on two meals a day, and how much money he can save in decades. The abacus is clearly played. Therefore, he hasn't had breakfast or lunch at home since he first became rich. After drinking three cups of tea in the teahouse in the morning, people who came to borrow money or rent a house from him came to the door one after another. As soon as we met, it was inevitable to say hello to Sichuanese: "Sir, did you have breakfast?" He replied, "No, please run errands for me and buy some Yuanyang steamed buns at Sanyuan Store. If you have something, just wait until you have a stomach. " After his prompt, people couldn't let him take out the money, so they obediently bought a big steamed stuffed bun as a gift. The old "brother" ate and chatted, and packed up the endless food to coax his grandson. As early as noon, an explorer asked him if he had had lunch. Radish in the sand will come and take you to the "purple tall building" on the edge of the city wall for a draw. He cooked The Purple Tower. Although I entered the door, I repeatedly said hello: "Just have a simple meal today, and tofu pudding rice will do." However, Yao Shi, the waiter, knew that he could provide good wine and food after greeting the old man to sit down, because he knew that someone would pay the bill anyway. After a full meal, the old "brother" shouted "I'll pay the bill" and reached for it, but he couldn't get it out for a long time. In the dispute between host and guest, the teacher knows who to charge. Finally, even if the fruit is left on the table, he will find two lotus leaves to take home to feed the cat.
Banye tobacco
"Grandet" always sticks a half-baked leaf cigarette on the leaf tobacco rod. Every time someone comes to talk to him about business, he just twists the paper in his hand, lights half a cigarette, and just doesn't talk. Seeing through the tricks at a glance, he immediately got up and ran out to buy two Jin of fine Jintang Ye cigarettes. As soon as the cigarettes were served, the conversation got down to business. He met those ignorant hillbillies, extorted money with naked flames, put down his cigarettes and said to the newcomers, "You run to the' Mingjingtang' next door to buy me two Jin of fine wool cigarettes and ask the boss to accept me." Ask for help, without "things"? When you went to the cigarette shop to get cigarettes, the boss knew who you were and dared to remember the old account of Ge, so he had to tell me honestly. In this way, at the end of the day, I got more than ten kilograms of tobacco leaves and called it "Mingjingtang". The boss charged the money to the old ge account.
You need to pack this kind of cigarette yourself, but it's full of phlegm.
Tobacco leaves, fewer people smoke this kind of cigarettes now.
Tea money (in the teahouse)
"Grandet" drinks tea to the end. From 8 am to 6 pm, it drinks such a bowl of tea. Two coppers and a bowl of tea can be a small change, but Lao Ge can also find a way to make money from this trickle and filter out a lot of wealth. In the past, making friends in a teahouse didn't need to go to a restaurant to have a big meal like today, just give each other tea money to show their respect. A gentleman like Lao Ge knows many people and flatters many people. He comes to the Grand Cross every morning to see which teahouse has many acquaintances. When "Wanheyu" greets many people, he takes a seat at "Wanheyu". The "Mainland" teahouse was better than "Wanheyu", so he went to the "Mainland" for tea. As soon as he stepped into the teahouse, four tea drinkers rushed to say hello: "I'll pay for the old man's tea." "all the tea money of x gentleman's food will come here" ... one by one, the old "brother" just needs to nod his head to express his gratitude. The waiter took all the money from the people who can make tea money, stood at the door of the hall and shouted, "Grandpa X's tea money, Boss Zhang, Uncle Wang, Liduo Bazi, Mayor Zhao ..." The tea money of two coppers suddenly increased to two or eight hundred. In case the borrower asks to see him, as soon as the other person gets on the bench, he shouts to the waiter, "Bring tea." The waiter replied, depending on the number of people, one person and one bowl, it goes without saying that all the people who "will" pay the bill are newcomers. Master Ge won't change this bowl of tea, he will pay for it. Generally speaking, people looking for work can't have two drinks, and then go when things are done. He asked the teahouse to take this newly brewed tea away and put it aside, and then used it against the new "hillbilly" later. The price of a bowl of tea has doubled. At the end of the day, there are dozens of bowls of tea money, which is divided into three or seven points with the waiter.
Shuang Liu Peng Zhen Lao tea house
Ge is quite calculating. He is afraid that the waiter will eat his black money. Whenever someone gives him tea money, he gives him a bowl. He put a copper coin in his pocket. The amount of tea a day is very clear. On one occasion, the new waiter from the "mainland" wanted to take advantage of him and underreported the money for tea. Uncle Ge immediately took out a number of copper coins from his trouser pocket: "It should be 24 bowls today. How come five bowls are missing? Right on my head! " The waiter just admitted his mistake: "the little one is not, forget it, asshole, the old man has a bigger opinion." There's nothing wrong with it anymore.
Precious old photos
"Diligence" in managing the family
"Grandet" is very strict in court training and takes the lead in setting an example. It stands to reason that a rich man like him should have no problem spending money. But he is never extravagant. He wore clothes and shoes all his life, and his silk and satin never touched his body. He wore a felt leather shirt until his death. All the year round, only the second and sixteenth days of the lunar calendar have toothache, and the fat pork with three fingers is cut. This kind of fat meat is not eaten much, but it is very satisfying. Be strict with yourself and your family. He took his grandchildren to the streets to play, and he didn't want to buy any snacks. The children wanted to play with a gadget, so they gave it to their grandson. This thing is spicy, you can only play with it, but you can't eat it. You can take it home as seasoning when you are tired of playing. It really makes the best use of everything. If you can save a penny in family expenses, you can save a penny. Never spend more. For example, lighting a lamp, he made rules. Summer and autumn are long, and it gets dark late. Dinner and bath should be finished before dark, which can save lighting oil. The weather is short in winter and spring, which requires lighting, but only one lamp grass is allowed. If you light two lights in violation of the regulations, you will be reprimanded.
Once I went to school with my grandchildren. They are rich children, but they are more miserable than ordinary students. Sun Tzu's two sesame uniforms have not been changed for three years; Granddaughter's "Yindanbu" cheongsam has faded and hasn't been changed, and cosmetics such as powder have nothing to do with her. In case a classmate invites him to a restaurant for a lottery or an outing, his brothers and sisters are all shy and avoid it. At that time, even if you bought an exercise book, you had to take the old one back to "reimburse" to get the money for buying a new exercise book. Imagine, in this case, how can I spare money to participate in the "lucky draw" of students?
Tea money (1) waiter (1) Ye Ziyan (1)