Interstellar boss dressed as a peasant girl and became rich

Chapter 244 Wushu Village
Yang was very satisfied with the meal and kept saying, "I can actually eat the food from my hometown when I'm away from home. This restaurant is really good!"

Although some fruits and vegetables were prepared on the ship in advance, the materials on the ship were limited and not as rich and diverse as those on land.

Gu Pan and her friends missed the authentic hometown food very much, but it was a bit difficult to achieve on the boat.

But at the moment she was enjoying the meal very much. "If I wasn't in another capital, I would really think that this restaurant was opened in our county!"

Gu Yu smiled when he heard this and responded, "This restaurant is a chain store. If you go to other cities in the future and you are not used to the local food, you can dine at this restaurant."

"Little sister, what you said reminds me of the Chamber of Commerce that cooperates with our village to grow raw materials. Is it the same one as this restaurant? Right?" Gu Jianping asked leisurely while picking up the dish and sitting on the chair.

Gu Yu nodded in agreement.

Gu Jianan was amazed: "The owner behind this restaurant is really powerful! Not only do they have stores in the capital, but they also have stores in other prefectures."

Gu Yu took over the conversation calmly and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that this chamber of commerce is very big and has countless related industries. If you are interested in this, you can go to Yunxi Mall to have a look."

Yunxi Mall is a commercial street run entirely by the Yunxi Chamber of Commerce. The shops sell a wide variety of goods.

Gu Jianping and his friends had been there once or twice in their spare time in the capital. However, they were not sure whether the mall in Dejiang City was the same as that in the capital, so they said, "It's getting late today, and we have to go to Old Man Li's village tomorrow to check on the cotton situation. Otherwise, we should go to the mall in the capital another day or wait until we return to our capital."

"Yes, the old man who was selling cotton today said he was from Wushu Village. I heard that every household in the village grows cotton. I was thinking that the price of cotton in my hometown is relatively high, so why not go there tomorrow to take a look? If the price is right, I can buy more cotton and bring it back to resell, and it would also be good to earn some travel expenses."

"Hahaha, Boss, I thought so too! Let's go and see how the cotton is tomorrow. If we think it's suitable, we can find a ship in the city and buy more to ship back."

Gu Jianan and Gu Jianping were discussing enthusiastically. They thought that even if they didn't sell the cotton to the wealthy families in the city, even if they sold it to the villagers in the nearby villages at a slightly lower price, many people would be willing to buy it.

Buy more cotton and resell it, you can only make money and not lose money.

Han Yilizi estimated the size of the boat and discussed it with Gu Yu. Gu Yu said, "Captain, there are still many empty rooms on the third floor. If the price is right, you can buy more cotton and put it on the boat to take back."

When I originally planned to return home, I could use the extra guest rooms on the ship to pick up a few fellow travelers.

Since there were many valuables on the boat, for safety reasons, Gu Yu simply did not take other guests with him, and returned home with his family alone.

After hearing what Gu Yu said, the Gu Jianan brothers thought for a moment and argued with Gu Yu to rent another boat.

In the end, the brothers decided to wait until tomorrow to see if the price was reasonable before making further arrangements.

Gu Jianan patted Gu Songzi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Tomorrow you will follow me and your grandfather Jianping to learn how to negotiate. When you go out in the future, if you encounter a good business opportunity, you will be able to judge for yourself whether it is worth starting."

In the past half month, Gu Songzi followed Gu Yu and others to appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers of Daqi, and his mind became much more open. More importantly, during the days on the boat, Gu Jianan and Gu Jianping were worried that he would feel bored, so they taught him to read and write in their spare time.

Now, he can write his own name completely and read an entire storybook.

Gu Songzi nodded obediently and replied, "Songzi will listen to the two grandfathers."

Not only the two branches of the Gu family are living a good life now, but the lives of other members of the family are also thriving.

Gu Songzi is also a member of the clan. Gu Jianan and Gu Jianping do not expect him to have high talent or to be able to bring help to the family. They just hope that Gu Songzi will not make any mistakes and be like a normal person with a clear conscience.

The next morning, the sky in the east was just beginning to turn pale. Gu Yu and his companions were riding in three spacious and comfortable carriages, slowly driving on the road to Wushu Village.

Along the way, I saw endless cotton fields on both sides. The snow-white cotton bloomed like a large soft cloud.

Gu Yu couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the price of cotton in Dezhou is so low, it turns out that so much cotton is grown here! Local merchants can't digest so much production, the amount of cotton leaving the city has decreased, and the price of cotton in other cities has naturally risen."

Han Yili is familiar with historical texts and knows well how poor roads hinder economic development in various regions.

A lot of cotton in Dezhou cannot be sold, which is actually a problem of transportation. He said: "That's true, so it is crucial to build a canal that connects the two. Shortening the distance for transporting goods can make Daqi's future better."

He continued to explain: "In the past, due to the long and rugged roads, the specialty products of other prefectures often faced difficulties. They were either abandoned in the fields and no one cared about them, or they were difficult to transport out of the city in time for sale. Now the opening of the canal will completely change this situation. In the future, whether it is transporting weapons, food, or various crops grown by the people, they can be transported to other prefectures smoothly."

When building the canal, Gu Yu took into account what Han Yili said.

The couple chatted casually. At this time, in Wushu Village.

Old man Li couldn't wait to come to the village entrance early in the morning to wait for Gu Yu and the others to arrive.

The villagers passing by saw him standing there alone and asked curiously, "Uncle San, what are you doing standing here so early in the morning?"

When Old Man Li saw the villagers, he smiled happily and explained to them: "Oh! It's you, Xiao Mazi! Where are you going?"

The villager first replied: "Oh, it's because the price given by the farmers for the cotton in the field is too low, so I can't sell it. I'm going to go to the field for a walk." Then he said: "Third uncle, you haven't told me what you are doing at the entrance of the village so early in the morning!"

Seeing that he was determined to get to the bottom of it, Old Man Li said, "It's like this."

Old man Li told the villagers about the agreement with Gu Yu and others, but the villagers did not believe what he said, "Uncle San, have you been deceived? It takes an hour and a half to walk from the city to our village! And there are many farmers growing cotton around the city. Why would those nobles come all the way to our village to see cotton? Maybe they are trying to frame you because you are old."

Old man Li was not stupid, and would not easily believe that Gu Yu and the others would come. The reason why he was so sure was that when Yang paid the money yesterday, she gave him an extra three taels of silver as a deposit, and asked him to wait for Gu Yu and the others at the entrance of the village.