Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 96
These three hundred bolts of cotton cloth were bought from the weavers for four yuan a bolt, and the cloth shops in Beijing sold them for more than six yuan.

She found someone to take her all the way to Huai'an, and she also paid for favors and foot money, and also borrowed money from outsiders.

At the beginning, she promised to help the boatman with the goods to pay [-] cents a day for a boat, and in the past three days it was nearly one cent.

Now that the other party offered five yuan, she couldn't even earn back her hard-earned money.

Huo Xi shook his head.

Lu Shun glanced at her, stretched out a palm with one hand, and made a two-handed gesture with the other.

Huo Xi still shook his head, and then he simply made a six to the opponent, and stretched out another palm.

Lu Shun laughed.

Whose child is this?How dare the adults let such a young child come out to discuss business directly?Look at this old way.

She smiled and shook her head at Huo Xi.

Huo Xi pursed her lips.

She received four cents, sold six cents and five cents, and three hundred pieces of cloth, she could earn 75 taels.But the other party disagreed.

"Afraid of bad business?"

Huo Xi shook his head.

With a bitter face: "It's been a lot of hard work for us to transport all the way. Our ships were requisitioned along the way, and our cabins were dismantled without giving money. It’s not much, and my family has to pay for favors and money to find someone to help bring them over. After paying the food, I have to pull the empty boat back.”

Lu Shun was silent, he sympathized with what happened to the fishermen, but he was a businessman and wanted to make money.Doing business is not doing charity.

"You can buy some goods from the north and bring them back to the south to sell. Like fur goods from the north, Liao ginseng, candied fruit, and local products from Huai'an."

"We don't have that much money."

Lu Shun choked.

Seeing the child wrap up the cloth sample a little discouraged, he thought of his grandson again.He stopped her, turned his palm over and said, "I'll give you this price at most."

Five cents?Three hundred pieces of cloth, then she can only earn 45 taels.

Huo Xi was a little dissatisfied.

"If you go to the south of the Yangtze River to sell cloth, the price will be more than this after adding taxes. And there will be a throwing fee along the way."

Lu Shun frowned, does this kid know the tax rate?

He looked at her, thought about it again, and drew a six again.

Huo Xi frowned.

Lu said by the way: "You said that I sell cloth in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are tax rates and throwing fees. You are right. But I want to collect cotton cloth at the Huaian wharf at this price, and there is no shortage of cloth sources."

"I may not be the highest bidder, but I can finish your cloth at once, saving you the trouble of selling it in batches. You sell the cloth earlier, and if you get the money, you can find some northern goods to bring back, and you can buy them again. Make a fortune."

Huo Xi gritted her teeth and glanced at him.

This person has clear eyebrows and eyes, and she is considered lucky to meet him as soon as she arrives.Otherwise, if you meet those cunning people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with, and it will take a lot of saliva, labor and time.

Then nodded.

"Okay. That's the price. Can you get it on our ship? We don't have a cart to carry the goods."

Lu Shun smiled: "Okay, do you want me to go after dark?"

Huo Xi nodded happily: "Yes. If you can go back after dark, I will be very grateful to you. I will always remember your kindness."

Although they are allowed to be entrained by fishermen, it is not good to make too much fanfare.

If the other party is willing to pick up the goods in person, it would be even better if they can wait until dark.Simply the good man himself.

Lu Shun laughed out loud, it doesn't matter if he remembers him or not, this kid is really interesting.

The two reached an agreement, and Huo Xi told him the ship's number.He also received five taels of silver from the other party.

The two broke up.

Lu Shun looked at this kid named Huo Xi, and his companion left briskly, with smiles in his eyes.

This child is only seven or eight years old, so he is so experienced in business.What was he doing when he was seven or eight years old?

Sure enough, heroes come from teenagers.Not to be underestimated.After a few clicks of tut, he went back to prepare the cart to deliver the goods with his hands behind his back.

"Huo Xi, have you sold all the cloth? How much did you sell for? How much did you earn?" Qian Xiaoxia asked repeatedly.

Yang Fu patted him: "Why did I tell you how much money I made!"

"Ask what's wrong?"

"Then I ask how much money your family has, will you tell me?"

"Why don't you? My family..." After a pause, he stiffened his neck, "Why should I tell you?"

Yang Fu squinted at him, "Even if you want to tell, you don't know the inside story. Can your mother tell you how much money you have at home?"

Qian Xiaoxia choked.

Zou Sheng and Ma Xiang saw the two of them arguing all the way, and they leaned shoulder to shoulder and whispered together, shook their heads and smiled.

"When I get the money, when we are going back, I invite you to find a restaurant on the pier and have a good meal." Huo Xi said.

"Really?" Qian Xiaoxia hurried over to confirm after hearing this.

"Really. Let's go and see what good things are available now, and write them down for the family. We will discuss with the family when we go back. We will come and buy them tomorrow."

"What if we finish delivering all the food tomorrow?"

"It's over after the delivery is over, isn't it easier?"

"Then they will also drive us away."

Huo Xi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "No, I remember that in the previous dynasty, when grain arrived at its destination, there was a regulation that the time from arrival to departure should not exceed ten days, and we might not be able to unload the grain tomorrow. We don’t even have any money, so it’s impossible to drive us away as soon as the food is unloaded.”

Nowadays, the unloading of grain is purely by manpower, and it needs to be carried to the pier bag by bag, and it needs to be checked, which is so fast.

"The escort officer told you?" Qian Xiaoxia and the others asked.

Huo Xi shook his head: "No, I forgot to ask. I'll ask again in the evening."

The group of five felt relieved.I walked all the way to see the vendors selling goods, and when I met someone I didn’t know, I was very interested to go to check and ask for prices.

Huo Xi sold 53 bolts of cotton cloth and had a worry.But there are still [-] pieces of silk cloth in the bilge of my own house, which is the bulk.

I'm afraid I can't sell it at a high price.There are many people who know the goods.

But the product is a good product, and it cannot be rated on the top, but it can still be rated on the top and the middle.Huo Zhong's business is all top-grade goods, and the dyed colors are also very high-end, so someone will recognize the goods.

Gotta find someone who knows.

Huo Xi took silk samples all the way to find cloth merchants to sell.

It's just that it's going to be dark, and I haven't found my next home yet.Yang Fu couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Huo Xi comforted him: "It's okay, we still have time. Let's go ashore early tomorrow and go to the shops on the pier. Maybe we can meet some regular buyers there."

Watching Huo Xi easily sell the [-] bolts of cotton cloth at home, Yang Fu only felt that he was useless and couldn't help.

Xi'er has been earning money for the family, and he also wants to help the family.

It was getting dark, Qian Xiaoxia asked her: "Aren't you going back to cook dinner for the escort?"

Huo Xi tilted his head to look at him: "It's all at the pier, and they still eat the simple food made by my family?"

Yang Fu was dissatisfied after hearing this, "How crude is it? There are chickens, ducks, vegetables, white rice, and seafood."

"Uncle, don't worry, they have all arrived at their destination, and they will go ashore to live at night, and someone will welcome them to eat and drink, and there is no need to buy food from us."

"Really? You didn't ask them."

"I don't even need to ask, I know."

you still need to ask?How can a cat not be greedy after seeing fish?This party should have gone ashore for a drink.

(End of this chapter)