CH 73.1

Zhang Fangyuan heard the sound of firecrackers for a quarter of an hour, even if he was not in the mood to go out to watch the excitement, he was shocked by the crackling sound and couldn't help getting up.

When he arrived at the door of the shop, he found that it was not another shop that set off the firecrackers, but the shop that diagonally opposite from his shop, no wonder the sound was so loud.

"There is no vacant shop on the opposite side to rent out. Even if the old shop has changed hands, I haven't heard any news."

"Boss Zhang, are you still guarding the shop here? Why don’t you go to have a look?"

The owner of the nearby restaurant tucked his hands in the hand warmer and looked at Zhang Fangyuan, muttering and laughing: "Boss Xue from the cloth shop across the street has new products, and he specially set up firecrackers to celebrate it."

Zhang Fangyuan looked at the man’s face who had the look of watching the excitement, he said: "The cloth shop has new product, I’m a big man, why do I need to go and join in the fun?. However, Boss Xue's style when handling business is really not small, and launching new products is the same like opening a new shop. "

The weather was good, and the passers-by who were listening to the sound of the firecrackers also liked to watch the excitement.

"Maybe others don't need to join in the fun, but Boss Zhang should go and have a look."     

The owner of the restaurant didn't say anything, he tucked his hands in the hand warmer, as if he was watching clowns fighting, he turned around and went into his restaurant happily.

Zhang Fangyuan's face showed a strange expression. The neighbors around the shop all had temper, and each was more arrogant than the other. How many people were at odds with each other.

He didn't know why he didn’t take it seriously earlier, but when he came to the shop, unexpectedly the cloth shop sold toothbrushes and tooth powder in the shop, and the price was five to ten copper coins cheaper than those in his shop.

Although people who entered and exited these shops were people with some family background, who wouldn't like to take advantage. The cloth shop was crowded with people all of a sudden, and many people were wantonly comparing the toothbrush from the two shops.  

Seriously, after all, some people really couldn't hold back their hands. It was just that Zhang Fangyuan didn't expect that it would be the cloth shop opposite his shop, and the other party was so quiet and concealed. This attack happened suddenly and it completely struck him with no time to deal.

This was obviously slapping him in the face!    

"Hey, isn't this Boss Zhang? Today, you are in such a good mood so you come to my cloth shop, do you want to buy cloth or toothbrush? "

Seeing the tall figure standing at the door, Xue De, the owner of cloth shop, not only didn’t show any embarrassment, but greeted him with a smile on his face: "Oh, look at me, I’m really confused, boss Zhang, don’t you also have this toothbrush?, then is it because you want to buy cloth?”

He was not afraid of people making trouble, once there was a trouble, the strong yamen servants would rush forward. Not to mention that those who came wouldn’t  get any benefits, and everyone also wouldn’t go to Zhang's shop afterwards.

He really hoped that Zhang Fangyuan would make a fuss, the county yamen would come and arrest him, and his shop would be closed.     

For this reason, he became even more unscrupulous: "Boss Zhang, I will do more business here. You won't be angry if I sell some toothbrushes and tooth powders, right?"

Zhang Fangyuan clenched his fists, as if he wanted to hit the cunning smiling face in front of him, but when he thought of his fulang and child, he forcibly endured it: "Where is it?, everyone can do it. When I saw that there is excitement here, I came over and have a look. Boss Xue, don't mind."

"Of course, we are all doing business on the same street, everyone comes and goes frequently. Boss Zhang is welcome to come to my shop at any time."

Zhang Fangyuan said coldly: "I wish Boss Xue a prosperous business. I'm still busy, so I won’t bother you."

"Busy?" The surname Xue seemed a little disbelief, he stretched his neck and glanced at the Linglong shop: "Ah, there is no one over there. Boss Zhang is not easy to be idle, why don't we drink tea, let’s go. "     

Zhang Fangyuan didn’t answer him this time, but turned around straight away, the veins on his arms were bulging, and he was afraid that if he heard that old sauerkraut chicken said a few more words, he would beat him into a spicy chicken.     

He thought that someone would snatch the business, but he didn't expect such an ugly appearance. After the door panel slammed heavily, Zhang Fangyuan withdrew his fists and feet, took a deep look at the shop, and went out immediately.