The gentleman is knocking on the door

Chapter 257 The Return of the Caravan
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When Lou Chenxiao and Mi Congcong went to the county, Mrs. Zhu would also take the initiative to remind Li Ma to help Mi Congcong keep an eye on those restless women in the mansion, which made Li Ma very relieved.

After sending Zhou's and Xu Houlu away, Mr. Lou really let go of the affairs of the house. Whether it was the mansion or the business of the Lou family, Lou Chenxiao had already deployed people, so no matter how big the relationship between Yang's and Lou Guangyuan was, There is no room for ambition.

At the beginning when Mr. Lou was out of business, Lou Guangyuan also tried to tamper with the business, but he did not expect to fall into Lou Chenxiao's way, taking the opportunity to take back the privileges in his hands, and not letting him get involved in any business of the Lou family. Lou Guangrun took his place, which surprised and delighted Fang's mother and son.

To Lou Chenxiao's surprise, Lou Guangrun was a young man who didn't study well, but was very talented in business, so Lou Chenxiao secretly ordered those old shopkeepers to teach him carefully.

In fact, Lou Chenxiao didn't care about the property of the Lou family, but his uncle and aunt were very kind to him, and he would guard these things for them so that no one could covet them, including Lou Guangyuan, until Lou's family was separated.

It stands to reason that Lou Guangyuan is the eldest son of his uncle, and he is smart and flexible. It is justified for him to inherit the Lou family's property, but Lou Chenxiao feels that he is too flexible and has the same thoughts as Yang's. In his hands, it is impossible for him to treat other people in the Lou Mansion kindly.

"Run'er, since the young master has given you the opportunity, you must study hard and don't let the young master down!" After learning that Lou Chen asked her son to learn to manage accounts, Fang exhorted excitedly.

It seems that it was right to form an alliance with the Mi family at the beginning, and the Yang family really can't fight the Mi family, but then again, the Mi family has a conscience. Learn to run a business, it's even better!
That's right, in Fang's view, the reason why Lou Chenxiao let Lou Guangrun get in touch with business matters was all because of Mi Congcong's deaf ears.

"Mother, I know." After Lou Guangrun finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and whispered to Fang Shi, "Mother, let me tell you secretly, in fact, my elder brother is very good at doing business, and my elder brother is not at all like a businessman when he talks to people. The one we see every day."

Seeing that Fang was puzzled, Lou Guangrun told Fang what he heard and saw in the shop during this period, Fang was shocked, and after a while said: "Then you should study hard, you Big brother is willing to support you, as long as you behave well, he will definitely not treat our mother and son badly in the future."

In fact, Fang is not stupid, she is just not as scheming as Yang's. After listening to her son's words, she guessed that Lou Chenxiao was probably pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger in the past, and she gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight with the women in the house. Her son is her future support, as long as her son is well, she will have a good life in the future.

Seeing that Fang no longer quarreled with Yang and Tian, ​​and just served Mr. Lou wholeheartedly, which made Lou Chenxiao very satisfied, Mi Congcong couldn't help but said: "I used to think Fang was stupid and impulsive, but now it seems , she is the only one who sees clearly among the old man's several concubines."

"Except for my aunt, those women are also Fang's affection for the old man." Over the years, Lou Chenxiao has seen them clearly, so he gave Lou Guangrun a chance, and Lou Guangrun didn't let him. He is disappointed.

Mi Congcong also agreed with Lou Chenxiao's words. As soon as the weather turned cold, Mrs. Fang made cotton coats, trousers and shoes for Mr. Lou with her own hands. Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Tian also gave these things, but they asked the maids around them The child does it, and that's the difference.

In the middle of November, Kong Zhao returned to the county with the caravan.

To Mi Congcong's overjoyed, Kong Zhao bought back five carts of treated leather and wool at a very low price, and two carts of walnuts and red dates.

"The walnuts and red dates are so big, and it will be Chinese New Year soon. These two carts will definitely sell for a good price! And these furs can be made into coats, and even if they are not made into coats, they can be sold well. The price." Mi Congcong said with a smile.

Because of the little old man's words, she didn't have much hope for this temporary caravan, and she didn't expect her senior brother to give her such a big surprise.

Kong Zhao was very exhausted, but he felt relieved when he heard what his junior sister said: "This time is also good luck. Originally, the Pan family caravan was planning to go to Jianzhou this time. When we entered the border of Jianzhou, we encountered several caravans running from Jianzhou. One of them, a red-haired man who could speak the official language of Wuqing State, took a fancy to our ceramics. He said he would exchange two carts of solid walnuts and red dates. I asked the old people in the Pan family caravan about the ceramics you stuffed in the cotton shoes and insoles, and they said I would change them if it was worth it."

Kong Zhao was also happy that he did not disappoint his junior sister's expectations.

When the Pan family caravan saw him pulling a cart full of padded shoes with some inferior ceramics stuffed inside, they advised him to replace those things with other goods, so as to save a waste of time, but when he After exchanging that large cart for two large carts of walnuts and red dates, and a large cart of wool, the members of the Pan family caravan were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.

Later, when I got to know more about it, I realized that the red-haired men they met who could speak the official language of Wuqing State came from a country called Lu Xi. This Lu Xi State is a small country affiliated to the northwest of Wuqing State. The leather, wool and other things from the Wuqing Kingdom were exchanged for goods from the Wuqing Kingdom, and ceramics and cotton shoes were rare things for them.

"They only exchanged goods with us, not with the Pan family caravan?" Mi Congcong asked worriedly.

"The Pan family's caravan sells silk and satin tea and other things. Those people said that the weather is cold and they don't want the silk and satin. They only exchanged two carts of tea." Kong Zhao knew Mi Congcong's concerns, and said, "The Pan family's People are not so narrow-minded. They say that doing this business depends on luck. This time I was lucky, and I just met those people. They said that if our goods are really brought to Jianzhou, they may not be able to exchange so many things. .”

After hearing this, Mi Congcong thought about it, and felt that Master Pan's structure should not be so small, and he shouldn't have any thoughts about them because of such a trivial matter.

Before her caravan was mature in all aspects, she planned to let her caravan follow Pan's caravan again, and she didn't want to make Master Pan feel uncomfortable because of this matter.

Mo Qi was the happiest when Kong Zhao came back, because he could go back to his master again.

The day after Kong Zhao came back, Gu Yu and Gu Tong also came back from Taizhou.

Gu Yu was surprised and delighted when his caravan exchanged these things, and excitedly said to Mi Congcong: "Girl, these leathers are handled very well. If you sell them in the capital, they will be cheaper than selling them in the surrounding areas of Feiyu County." Several times, I will send these goods to the capital tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)