When the cunning merchant miscalculates
It is said that in a prosperous ancient town, there is a businessman named Zhang San, who is shrewd and cunning, good at calculation, and can always come up with some ideas to take advantage of some small advantages on weekdays. When the people in the town mentioned him, they all shook their heads and smiled bitterly, but they had to admire his shrewdness.
One day, Zhang San bought a batch of silk from other places, with a delicate texture and luster like a mirror. He secretly rejoiced in his heart, and planned to sell it at a high price to make a good profit.
At this time, a grand temple fair was held in the town, and people came and went, and it was very lively. Zhang San felt that this was an excellent opportunity, so he put the silk in the most conspicuous place, and shouted loudly: "High-grade silk, delicate texture, luster like a mirror, don't miss it when you pass by!"
His shouting attracted a son-in-law in a fancy costume named Li Si. Li Si's family is wealthy, and he likes to collect some rare treasures on weekdays, and when he saw this silk, he thought it was a good thing, and planned to buy it back to make a dress for his mother.
Zhang San saw that Li Si was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament, and his heart moved, so he planned to take the opportunity to raise the price. He pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Childe, this silk is indeed a high-quality product, but the price is expensive, I'm afraid you ......."
When Li Si heard this, he felt that this silk was extraordinary, so he said proudly: "Boss Zhang, even if you offer a price, as long as the thing is good, the price is not a problem." ”
Zhang San was secretly happy in his heart, but he deliberately made a hesitant look, stretched out a finger, and said, "Childe, I will sell this silk at least for this amount." ”
When Li Siyi saw it, he was overjoyed, thinking that it was one hundred taels, although the price was high, it was also within his affordability. Then he said happily: "Okay, one hundred taels is one hundred taels, I bought it!"
Zhang San shook his head and said with a smile: "Childe, you misunderstood, I didn't say a hundred taels, but a thousand taels!"
When Li Si heard this, he was stunned, the price was more than ten times higher than he expected. Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he saw that this silk was indeed extraordinary, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, one thousand taels is one thousand taels, I bought it!"
Zhang San was ecstatic in his heart, but his face was silent, he carefully wrapped the silk and handed it to Li Si. Li Si paid the money, took the silk and left happily.
Zhang San looked at the silver ticket in his hand, smiled from ear to ear, and thought to himself that he had really hit a big luck today and met a fool.
Unexpectedly, Li Si returned home and showed the silk to his mother, but her mother frowned and said, "Although this silk is good, the price is too high." Ask the rest of the town if the silk is worth its price. ”
When Li Si heard this, he was also suspicious, so he took the silk and asked the other merchants in the town. Under this question, he found that the price of this silk was only about 100 taels, and he was cheated by Zhang San for 1,000 taels!
Li Si was furious in his heart, and immediately returned to Zhang San's shop to ask for an explanation. As soon as Zhang San saw Li Si coming back violently, he knew that something was wrong, but he still pretended not to know on his face, and asked, "Childe, ...... are you?"
Li Siyi threw the silk on the table and said angrily: "Boss Zhang, your silk is not worth a thousand taels at all, you dare to pit me!"
When Zhang San heard this, he panicked, but he still pretended to be calm on his face, and said: "Son, you have wronged me, this silk is indeed a high-quality product, and the price will naturally not be low." ”
Li Si sneered and said, "Okay, since you said that this silk is worth a thousand taels, then I will put it in your store and sell it on consignment, and see if anyone can pay a thousand taels to buy it." If you can't sell it, you'll have to give me back a thousand taels!"
When Zhang San heard this, he was dumbfounded, he knew that this silk was not worth a thousand taels at all, and if it was sold on consignment, he was afraid that he would not even be able to sell it for a hundred taels. But at this time, he was already difficult to ride a tiger, so he had to agree to Li Si's request.
So, a sign was hung in front of Zhang San's shop: "Consignment of high-quality silk, 1,000 taels and 1 horses." However, as the days passed, the silk remained unattended. Zhang San looked at the sign, and felt miserable in his heart, only then did he realize that he was smart this time but was mistaken by cleverness and miscalculated. Like and follow without getting lost, wonderful content is available every day!