Fight the Giants

  Chapter 288 Sweetness

  In Xincheng Hou's Mansion, Mrs. Wu was smiling at the big box of fan goods.

   Picking up a few thumb-sized pearls and playing with them in his hands, thinking about what kind of jewelry to make.

   "It doesn't cost money?"

   "No need. It was all given by someone else." Wu Youcai sat on the chair with his legs crossed, looking smug.

  Since being fooled by Huo Xi last time, Wu Youcai seemed to have been opened to the second vein of Ren Du. Last time, he exchanged ten thousand catties of sucrose for ten thousand catties of flame nitrate, and that flame salt was of great use to him.

  Half of it was done as a favor, and the other half was handed over to the Department of Shipbuilding, saying that it was privately seized with the boat. His Excellency also praised him for his ability in doing things, and asked him to do a good job, and report credit to him in the future.

   Wu Youcai was extremely proud. Everyone said that he would be an official with official rank and rank in a short time, and he would no longer be a low-level idler.

  Although it was a pity that the batch of flame nitrate was not exchanged for money, he got great benefits. Besides, the ten thousand catties of brown sugar was collected for nothing. No one else would take his money for a few hundred taels of silver.

  The days when someone gives money, goods, and benefits...is beautiful.

   "By the way, sister, mother said that she wants to open a shop specializing in selling exotic goods, and asked if you want to take a share."

   "Mother wants to open a shop that sells special goods?"

  Wu Youcai nodded: "Yes, you don't have to worry about the supply of goods. Your brother is in the Shibo Department. Are you afraid that there will be no stock for sale?"

  Wu frowned: "You've only just entered the Shipbuilding Department, and your feet are not on your feet. It's better to be cautious."

"Don't worry, sister, do you think that everyone in the Shibo Division is selfless, who hasn't passed through private goods? Besides, the palace doesn't use so many things. In the end, the things Bo bought were distributed to everyone. Go? Whoever sells is not selling, and the one with the highest price wins."

The Shibo Division bought goods from Fanren at a low price, and then sold them at a high price. After coming and going, the money flowed into the treasury of the household department. .

   "Okay, that sister will also get a share, and open a shop with my mother."

   "Well, let my sister make a lot of money again, and save your mother-in-law from always saying that you don't have a dowry."

   After hearing this, Mrs. Wu gritted her molars: "Then I will buy two more shares."

  Wu Youcai nodded: "Then give my sister three shares, and I will give two shares to my immediate superior. Sister, then you can take five thousand taels of silver."

   "Five thousand taels?" So much?

   "Ang. Those people's jewelry and jade, ivory and tortoiseshell are not cheap."

  Ms. Wu gritted her teeth, thinking that a large amount of money would be credited to the account in the future, seeing how the old lady and the two sisters-in-law dared to laugh at her. He turned around and went into the room to give Wu Youcai five thousand taels of silver.

  Wu Youcai counted the number with a smile, and then left with the bank note.

   Within a few days, Zhang Fu found that Zhang Xie was dressed in a more luxurious way, and his brows frowned.

  Stayed in Wu's room today, reprimanded in a low voice: "How can you use such good things for Xie'er? He is still young, so there is no need to cultivate a luxurious temperament for him."

  Ms. Wu lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes: "Yes, I will pay attention."

  Zhang Fu frowned: "He is now at the age where he should study hard. He needs to eat well and dress well all day long. How can he care about studying!"

  Wu disapproved: "The children of our family don't need to take the imperial examination, and besides, we are from the family of military officials. Didn't the Lord Hou still want Xie'er to practice boxing and kicking?"

"Practice boxing and kicking? I hired a master for him two years ago. Can he persevere? After squatting for two days, he complained of suffering and tiredness, and shed a few tears. You are reluctant to let him go to the school. Practice Boxing kung fu, what do you think he has practiced?"

   Speaking of this, Zhang Fu became angry. Two sons, one sick and crooked, the other afraid of hardship and tiredness, neither one is like him.

  As for Wu Youcai, since he joined the Shibo Department, he has eaten more and socialized more, and he has gone to Wanxianglou more often.

  Drinking at Pingniang's place today, he looked happy: "The Japanese businessman last time, how did you know him?"

  Pingniang thought that something was showing her feet, so she hurriedly asked with a smile: "It was introduced by a customer. Why, my lord needs to find them for something? I'm afraid the Japanese businessman has returned to his hometown long ago."

   "Then you can help my lord to pay more attention. If there are any more of these fans, I will introduce them to my lord. My lord will not treat them badly, and the price I will give them will be higher than the price paid by Shibo."

  Pingniang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this: "My lord, don't worry, your lord loves Pingniang so much, how can Pingniang forget about your lord."

  Wu Youcai touched her face: "You are still sensible."

  The next day, Pingniang sent the news to Mu Yan.

  Mu Yan smiled coldly, and told Kun Si: "Let Pingniang watch more. Coax him."

   "Yes." Kunsi responded.

   Then ordered Kan Er: "When the little liar comes back, tell her the news."

  Kan Er nodded in response, and said: "Master, Miss Huo won't find someone to pretend to be a Japanese businessman again?"

  Mu Yan's face was indifferent: "I don't know what chess she wants to play. I only know that she will not let Wu Youcai go, and the Wu family and Wu family will not be let go."

  Huo Xi on the other side, after five days, the three ships finally arrived in the waters near Songjiang Port.

   Still brought a small number of samples, took his own boat, and went to the outer waters of the port to find merchants.

   It's also lucky, the Fanshang from last time is still there.

  The two sides met very enthusiastically.

  I want to eat all the goods in Huo Xi's hands, not only the two hundred stones of white sugar, but also the porcelain, silk and satin, those mother-of-pearl boxes, all kinds of fans, and exquisite velvet flowers brought by Huo Xi.

  It would be convenient to sell all of them to him.

   It's just that the other party doesn't have so many goods to exchange, and Huo Xi is not very satisfied with the leftover goods in his hand. I don't really want to hold gold and silver in my hands.

   I only exchanged half of it for him. I kept half of it and planned to find a new fan merchant.

  That person felt a little regretful, but it was not easy to force him, so he said that he would be her middleman and help her find a dealer. Huo Xi was very happy, and gave him a box of velvet flowers, which made him very happy, and only said that he would help to knead as much as possible.

  Wait for Huo Xi to return to the pier with a full load of goods, Li Yu got the news and waited at the pier with his buddy.

   "Uncle Yu!"

   "Xi'er." Li Yu came up to greet Huo Erhuai, Yang Fu and others.

After exchanging pleasantries, I boarded the boat to look at the goods that Huo Xi had exchanged, and sighed while looking at them: "I don't have to worry about selling these spices, jewelry and jade, and I don't worry about these fan cloths. Nowadays, in Songjiang City, you can see people wearing fan cloth everywhere on the street. Cloth clothes to flaunt the common people passing through the market."

  Although there are a lot of mulberry and cotton in Songjiang Prefecture, as well as a lot of various fabrics, the rice in the pot is delicious, and now the people and foreign ships in Songjiang Port come and go, and the fabric is also very popular.

   Several people walked towards the shop while talking.

When we arrived at the shop, everyone exchanged greetings, and Li Yu started to talk about business: "This time I brought two boats of grain and cloth, which are still in the warehouse, and after a few days when the boat from Huai'an comes back, I will arrange for people to transport it to the north. "

  Huo Xi nodded, looked at the grain and cloth in the warehouse, and was very satisfied.

   "Uncle, you posted the news of the collection of snail shells and shells in the shop, and the wood, bamboo, and linen materials are also kept."

  Li Yu nodded: "Are you going to make mother-of-pearl?"

   "Well, I happen to have a person who knows this craft. If you help me, if there is a craftsman who knows this craft, I can take it under my family."

   After speaking, he gave Li Yu two mother-of-pearl boxes and a box of velvet flowers, "Our people made them themselves, next time you take them home."

   "This velvet flower is so beautiful! Your granduncle and your two aunts will be very happy. And this box, the craftsmanship is better than the ones I have seen outside."

  He took the box and the velvet flowers back and forth to hold the auspiciousness, and praised him.

  Huo Xi looked at her with a smile, and suddenly found someone staring at her. When he looked up, he saw Brother Nai secretly looking at her.

  (end of this chapter)