Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 233 Opportunity
Mai Xiang picked out a few things from the silver building, and when she looked up, she saw her own porcelain store, thinking that she had never been in it before, so she might as well go and see what kind of things were selling well.

When Mai Xiang went in, there were many customers in the store, because it was the end of the year, and rich people were willing to change some new tableware and tea sets to entertain guests, so this month is the peak season for sales.

"coffee cup, coffee cup, you know?"

When Mai Xiang was looking at the customers in the store, she heard someone asking questions in English. It turned out that there were four or five seniors surrounded by a small second.

This is the first time for Mai Xiang to see a foreigner. Although she knows that at this time, envoys from various countries have often come to court meetings, but Mai Xiang has never seen them because she seldom goes out.

"Go, what's going on, what's going on, what's going on, what's going on, it's just delaying our business." Xiao Er waved at these foreigners.

"I want to see your boss, boss, understand?" A man in his 30s raised his fist and asked, this time speaking English mixed with Chinese.

Xiao Er glanced at these people and said, "How many times have I told you that we don't have the Dr. Doctor you mentioned here, so let's go and don't delay our business."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang stepped forward and asked, "How many sets of coffee cups do you plan to order?"
"Who are you?" The other party was very happy to hear that someone understood what they said, but when they turned around and found that it was a little girl, they couldn't help being disappointed again.

Mai Xiang didn't speak after hearing this, and asked the guys for a charcoal pencil, and quickly drew a set of coffee cups and trays on paper.

"That's right, that's it. You know how to make this kind of porcelain?" The other party pointed to the porcelain on the shelf.

Mai Xiang nodded.

Xiao Er was stunned, it turned out that the other party really wanted to buy porcelain, so he hurriedly invited the shopkeeper, who didn't know Mai Xiang, but he didn't speak, watching Mai Xiang talk to these foreigners.

"How much do you want, we don't make two sets." Mai Xiang asked.

"Why is this porcelain different from other porcelain?" the other party asked.

"There is no comment on this, this is our secret."

"No comment?" The other party obviously didn't understand Mai Xiang's words.

"No comment, no comment, this is our secret."

Hearing Mai Xiang speaking English, the other party quickly reached out to shake hands with Mai Xiang, but Feng Ye stopped him first.

"I'm sorry." The other party remembered that this is China, and women in this country are very conservative.

"Why do you like this kind of porcelain?" Mai Xiang wanted to ask how bone china in the eyes of foreigners is different from traditional porcelain.

"This kind of porcelain looks noble and elegant. We like it very much. We have been here for several days, but unfortunately they have ignored us." The other party said this in English.

Mai Xiang felt very strange and asked, "They didn't understand what you said, how long have you lived in Beijing?"

"It's been six months. We are learning Chinese with a missionary. The missionary has been away for a few days, so we have to go out by ourselves."

"Then where are you from?"

"Britain, the British Empire."

Mai Xiang smiled.

The people nearby saw that a little girl named Mai Xiang was chatting in Chinese with some foreigners who spoke foreign languages.

"I want a thousand sets of these china coffee cups, is that okay?"

"One thousand sets?" Mai Xiang looked at the other party, this amount is really not small.

"I want to take it back to England. Take the boat and bring it back home."

"No problem, but I want a deposit of 2000 taels, a set of four of these coffee cups, and a set of 20 taels of silver."

Mai Xiang knew that at this time, Chinese porcelain was a high-end luxury item in the UK, so she dared to ask for this price, and she was afraid that it would be even more expensive when they went back.

"Too expensive, ten taels?" The other party held out a finger.

"20 taels, buy it now." Mai Xiang didn't bother to bargain with them.

"Ten taels?"

Mai Xiang shook her head.

The five people lowered their heads and chatted for a while.

"OK, 20 taels, get the goods in two months, the same as this one."

"OK, the deposit is two thousand, you first draw up a contract."

"Girl, who are you? Do you know who owns this store?" Seeing that Mai Xiang had negotiated a deal with the other party for [-] taels of silver, the shopkeeper rushed forward. You can't let it into someone else's mouth.

Mai Xiang smiled and whispered a few words to Feng Ye, and Feng Ye turned around and went out.

At this time, the foreigners muttered together for a while, then walked towards Mai Xiang, pointed to the tableware and tea sets on the shelf and said, "I want a hundred sets of each of these, how much is it?"

"What?" Mai Xiang didn't expect to meet such a big client today, and the pie in the sky was a bit too big.

"A set of tableware." Mai Xiang pointed to the tableware one by one, and said, "This is 80 taels of silver, this is ninety, this is one hundred, this is 75, tea set, 30 taels, 35..."

There are eight kinds of tableware and five kinds of tea sets. After Mai Xiang quoted the price, these things cost 10 taels of silver. Mai Xiang looked at the other party. What do these people do? Come on, this is incredible, can't it be a liar?
"Pay a deposit of [-] taels first." Mai Xiang thought for a while and said.

If they don't want these porcelains, they can keep them and sell them slowly.

While the other party was drafting the contract, the shopkeeper was also shocked. So far, his store's sales in a year have not been as much as today. He doesn't know who Mai Xiang is, so naturally he dare not let Mai Xiang go. To sign this contract, I just sent someone to deliver a letter to Prince Li's mansion.

The shopkeeper invited the housekeeper of Prince Li's mansion, who didn't know Mai Xiang, seeing that Mai Xiang was discussing business with foreigners openly, thought that Mai Xiang was trying to steal their business, and said, "Girl, the water depth in the capital is too deep. , you'd better inquire before doing anything, whose territory is this?"

Of course Mai Xiang didn't know the other party, so she smiled and said, "Of course I know whose territory it is, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to be the master."

"Ma'am, who are you?" The other party glanced at Mai Xiang, and suddenly remembered that his master had a god-sister, a Han woman.

"Sister, how are you, are you alright?" Yong En received Bai Yang's message, thinking that something happened to Mai Xiang, and hurried over.

"Brother-in-law, it's okay. These people are from the UK. They want to order 10,000+ taels from our store. I took the business."

When Yong En heard that it was this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "How much money did you say?"

"Let's talk about this later, brother-in-law, do you know them? I'm worried it's unreliable."

Yong En listened and looked at those people, then shook his head, he was only in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and generally did not deal with foreigners.

"Forget it, anyway, I have already asked them for a deposit of 2 taels, so I won't lose money anyway."

Mai Xiang was talking here, and a few British people over there had already drawn up the contract, of course in English. What do people do?

Mai Xiang took a closer look at the contract. She couldn't remember some words, but she understood the general meaning. The quality of the porcelain required by the other party must be exactly the same as that displayed in the store, that is, first-class products. If there are defective products What must be double compensation, all goods delivered within half a year.The seller is responsible for packing and delivering to the side of Tongzhou Canal.

Mai Xiang explained the contract to Yong En, Yong En suppressed the surprise in his eyes, and said to the shopkeeper: "Based on this meaning, draw up a contract, and they will pay for the freight."

Mai Xiang relayed the words to the other party, but the other party was unwilling, but seeing that Yong En was so persistent, it seemed that he didn't take their business deal seriously, so he mumbled a few words and proposed a half-to-half agreement. Mai Xiang asked Yong En , also agreed.

Mai Xiang didn't worry about the rest of the matter. Yongen found a Chinese translator next to a western painter from the palace to follow him to sign the contract. At the same time, he found two master goldsmiths from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to follow him to inspect the real gold of the other party. Silver went.

When Mai Xiang returned home, she was still dreaming. She never thought that she would make such a big deal. When she was lying on the kang, thinking about how much money she could make from this deal, she suddenly thought of a big problem. , How should I explain to Yong En the matter of being able to speak English? This is not simply speaking a few words of English, but being able to understand the other party's contract. There is no one who can't learn it in a year or two.

Mai Xiang knocked herself on the head in frustration, one trouble was not solved, another trouble came, this money is endless, if someone sees the clue because of a little money, and treats herself like a monster, then game over.

"Big sister, big sister, are you back?"

When Mai Xiang was wandering, Mai Huang and the others came in, followed by Huai Ci.

"When did you come back?" Huai Ci sat next to Mai Xiang, and saw that Mai Xiang seemed to have something bothering her.

"I just came back, Mai Huang, come, see what my sister bought, do you like it?" Mai Xiang took out a small wooden box.

Mai Huang and the others took the boxes and put them on the kang, laying their little heads on the kang to try them on one by one.

"How's your meal today?"

"What did you buy yourself?"

The two asked at the same time, and smiled at each other after asking.

"I don't need anything, I can't wear clothes, and I don't like jewelry. I want to buy some antiques, but I don't know how to buy them."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she didn't realize that there was something wrong with her tone, but she caught a glimpse of Mai Huang and the others covering their mouths and snickering, winking at Mai Xiang.

Before Mai Xiang could ask, Huai Ci said, "Okay, I'll go shopping with you tomorrow."

As soon as Huai Ci finished speaking, Mai Huang and the others burst out laughing.

"what happened?"

"Sister, you're acting like a spoiled child again." Mai Qing laughed.

"The same goes for my brother-in-law. There is nothing new about it. Every time the eldest sister says something, she always answers: 'Okay, I'll accompany you.'" Mai Huang pouted.

"Go, go play next door." When Mai Xiang heard this, her face turned red, and she hurriedly chased her away.

"By the way, is there any urgent matter for you from Prince Li?" Seeing that Mai Huang and the others had left, Huai Ci grabbed Mai Xiang's hand and asked.

Mai Xiang briefly explained the matter, and of course she didn't forget to mention what happened in the porcelain shop. Mai Xiang probably would reach Huai Ci's ears sooner or later.

Who knows that Huai Ci is not interested in how much money Mai Xiang earns, nor in how much Western dialect Mai Xiang can speak. What he cares about is that Mai Xiang has him in his heart, Mai Xiang will act like a baby to him, and Mai Xiang's face is full of embarrassment. With a smile, these are enough for him.

(End of this chapter)