Interstellar boss dressed as a peasant girl and became rich

Chapter 243 Cotton City
If Qingjiang Prefecture is famous for its jam, then Dezhou Prefecture is famous for its cotton and textiles.

Every golden October is the season for harvesting cotton.

It is now October, and Gu Yu originally planned to go from Qingjiang Prefecture to Anyang County for resupply.

Now that she had settled in Dezhou, she naturally wanted to take this opportunity to go out for a walk and buy some more cotton to make herself some thick clothes and quilts. She said, "I originally thought that I would replenish supplies when I set out from Qingjiang Prefecture to Anyang County. Now that I have arrived in Dezhou..."

"Yili and I will go with you! Besides, we plan to stay for a few more days and go to the countryside to see the local cotton scenery tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Gu Yu once heard that when the cotton is ripe, in the vast fields, the snow-white cotton blooms like clouds in the sky, as if covering the earth with a silver dress.

Standing on the ridge of the field and looking into the distance, what comes into view is a magnificent white scene, which makes people feel as if they are in a dreamy fairy tale world.

Now that we have arrived in this big city famous for cotton planting, we naturally have to go and appreciate the charming scenery of cotton.

After saying that, Gu Yu's family of five returned to the room first to take a short nap with their three children.

It was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that the family leisurely strolled on the crowded street.

Yang saw many farmers selling cotton on the roadside, so she approached and asked, "Old man, how much do you sell the cotton in your sacks for?"

The old man selling cotton raised his head and took a closer look at Gu Yu and his group. He saw that they were well-dressed and spoke in an elegant manner, but their accents were not those of locals.

Suddenly thinking of the gossip he heard today, he guessed that Gu Yu and his companions might be the rich people who had come ashore by boat. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Madam, there are ten catties of cotton in the bag, and one catty is forty coins. If you want to buy it, I can give you a cheaper price, only thirty-five coins per catty."

Yang thought to herself that cotton in her hometown could generally be sold for fifty to sixty cents per pound.

The cotton in this old man's bag is of good quality! Thirty-five cents a pound is not expensive.

But! I am a person who knows how to live, and I save as much as I can. Moreover, as a good wife and mother, being thrifty and bargaining are essential skills!
Yang and Gu Pan, along with the other two sisters-in-law, gathered in front of the old man selling cotton and asked, "Old man, do you think the price can be lower? Also, is this cotton stored from last year? Or is it newly picked this year?"

Dezhou City is famous for growing cotton, and almost every household grows some cotton.

Due to the large amount of cotton, the market is oversupplied, which has caused the price to remain low. At the same time, there are fewer and fewer merchants purchasing cotton. The cotton in many ordinary people's homes is either piled up in warehouses or can only be sold at extremely low prices to those who are in more difficult situations.

Although the old man had some old cotton in his house, it was the cotton harvest season now. If he took the old cotton out to sell, he would not get a good price in this city. It would be better to leave it for his children to make some clothes.

The cotton he brought to sell today was the fresh cotton he and his wife had just picked.

He introduced the cotton to Yang and the others, "Madam, the cotton in this bag was picked by my wife yesterday."

Yang and others were all good at housework, and they could tell whether the cotton in the bag was new or old just by taking a glance.

Yang asked, "Then can the price be cheaper?"

The old man looked a little embarrassed and replied, "It really can't be lowered any further. Thirty-five coins is already the lowest price." Then Gu Pan picked up a handful of cotton, rubbed it in his hands, and said, "How about thirty coins?" Then he added, "In addition, if you have new cotton at home, we will buy another 100 kilograms."

Hearing this, Gu Yu couldn't help but be stunned. One hundred kilograms? You know, cotton is a very fluffy item!

Seventy percent of the space on the boat was filled with Han Yili's belongings, and the remaining thirty percent was filled with the luggage of their two families.

One hundred kilograms of cotton would take up an entire room!

If I buy so much, is there a place to store it?
On the other side, the old man selling cotton's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Gu Pan say that he wanted another hundred kilograms.

Then, Gu Yu saw the old man counting with his hands, and it took him a long time to finish.

He refused firmly, "No, it can't be any less, even thirty-five cents a pound, not a penny less."

After all, if he lost one cent per pound, that would be a full 100 cents! If he lost two or three cents, he would lose one or two taels of silver!

He was originally a farmer who depended on the weather for his livelihood. One or two taels of silver might not be a big deal to those rich people, but to him, it was the living expenses for his family for two to three months or even half a year.

Han Yili naturally noticed the old man's behavior and guessed why he refused to lower the price. She said, "Mom, aunt, just buy it according to the old man's price! In addition, our family needs 200 kilograms of cotton. Mom, ask the old man where he lives and whether we can go to his cotton field tomorrow to take a look."

Gu Yu: "..."

What Gu Pan said was just a conservative estimate of the demand. Han Yili eats 200 kilograms in one mouth.

Are they going to bring back a boatload of cotton?
Han Yili seemed to see through Gu Yu's thoughts. She leaned slightly and whispered to Gu Yu, "It's rare that mom and the others are willing to buy it. Just listen to their advice!"

Gu Yu sighed helplessly: Forget it, forget it, since we are out shopping, we should expect Yang and the others to buy a lot of things. Even if Han Yili didn't ask for it, Yang would ask for it.

Gu Yu said: "I have no objection to their purchase, but I am considering that the cabin is already full of items that can be placed. If they continue to place more items, I am afraid there will be no extra space."

Han Yili raised the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: "How can there be no place to stay? At most, we can just ask someone to reorganize the things in the warehouse!"

A Yu really doesn't care about the situation. He doesn't know that there is an empty room on the first floor of the ship. If there is no room in the warehouse, he can just put it in those empty rooms.

While the couple was whispering to each other, Yang and others had already negotiated the price and paid the silver for the bag of cotton.

After making an appointment with an old man selling cotton to go to Wushu Village tomorrow, the group continued to wander around other places. In the process, they also bought many local specialties.

As it gradually darkened, the three children began to complain that they were hungry.

Gu Yu brought the two families to a restaurant owned by Yunxi Trading Company for dinner.

Since this is their own business, the kitchen specially prepared a table full of hometown dishes for Gu Yu and her friends.