While Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan enjoyed climbing the mountain, Housekeeper Zhang was engaged in intense negotiations with the merchants. On the second floor of Aqua Cloud Tavern, in a room furthest from the outside, a dozen or so people sat around a round table. The food and wine on the table were mostly untouched.
Steward Zhang first proposed a toast to everyone, then pointed at the scenery outside and said, "Everyone, you are all rich people. Zhangjia Zhuangzi can't compare to you. Please forgive us for not treating you well."
"Steward Zhang, you are too polite. If other people from Zhuangzi said this to us, we would believe them. But Zhang Family and Wang Family are from Zhuangzi. Eh? Why did Steward Zhang come alone this time? Did the Wang Family not care about this? "
The boss surnamed Lu asked with a smile at this time, and for a moment, he received a sound of agreement.
Steward Zhang was not surprised at all. The young master had already told him about this situation yesterday. He immediately said, "The master of Wang Zhuang handed this matter to the Zhang Family. In order to prevent others from deliberately coming to sow discord between the two families, the Wang Family did not send anyone. Oh, I didn't say everyone. It was all because of that Mi guy."
When the businessmen heard this, they didn't show anything on their faces, but they felt a little uncomfortable. They did plan to deliberately give more money to one family and less money to the other. Not to mention two Zhuangzi, even brothers would fight over this. They didn't expect that the other party had already prepared for this.
"Of course, we all believe in Steward Zhang. Sigh! Speaking of that Mi guy, we all hate him. A good business was ruined by him. Otherwise, we would have bought the seeds back. I wonder how much Steward Zhang knows about the wharf at the Little Luoshui River? It's a good place for us to transport food. "
Boss Wang hurriedly tried to smooth things over. At the same time, he also looked at the scenery outside the window. This building had a somewhat circular structure, and the middle was empty. There were more places where one could see the scenery outside.
Because it had not rained for the past few days, there was only some mud in the hole that was dug to store water. However, he still praised, "Between the Clouds and the Water is really good. Looking from here, the sky is high and the clouds are light. After a heavy rain, there will be water. Yesterday, the rain at Little Luoshui was not light. That is the Zhuangzi area of the Ge family, right?"
"Brother Wang is right. It's the Ge Family's Zhuangzi. I heard that the Ge Family's Zhuangzi rice seedlings were damaged by the wind last year, and they were bought from Zhangjia Zhuangzi. No wonder some of the fields have higher yields, while others have lower yields. The high yields don't seem to be much different from Zhangjia Zhuangzi."
Boss Jin also spoke. He even stood up and walked to the window to look in that direction. The rice there was almost finished harvesting.
The two of them said a few words in succession. They thought that it would tire Steward Zhang out. However, Steward Zhang did not seem to be in a hurry at all. He first said to Boss Wang, "Boss Wang, if you want to find a boat, you should look for Young Master Song over there. This matter is not under my responsibility as a butler."
"Why? Isn't that Zhangjia Zhuangzi's place? Or is there another butler in the Zhang family's main house? Aiya, what is wrong with the Zhang family? Why did they give the position of a butler to an outsider? "Boss Wang asked deliberately.
"Haha, Boss Wang, the dock at Little Luoshui is indeed not Zhangjia Zhuangzi's. The Zhang family and the Wang family are both dutiful farmers. How can they do that kind of business? The seeds we are talking about this time are also related to farming. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come. As for the arrangement of the main house, it is naturally up to the master to decide. My family has been the butler of the main house of the Zhang family for several generations, so we are already familiar with it. "
Housekeeper Zhang also dealt with this matter without revealing the slightest bit of information, which made Boss Wang feel very depressed.
Next to him, another boss immediately brought up what Boss Jin had just said, "Steward Zhang, I wonder if what Boss Jin said was true? I heard that Between the Clouds and the Water is also funded by the three Zhuangzi families. Why don't we discuss this matter with the Ge family as well? "
"It is indeed funded by the three families. Since you have taken a fancy to the Ge family's crops, why don't I go back and wait. You can talk to the Ge family's Zhuangzi people first. The crops in the fields are really good. I feel that there are more than Zhuangzi's Zhang Family and Wang Family's. I congratulate you for finding a good seller.
If you don't buy enough, you can continue to look for me. Because the rice in this field has been planted for a long time, it has taken up space. Therefore, the price may be slightly higher next time. When the Ge family comes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to talk to them because of me. Everyone, eat slowly. Let's settle the bill with the restaurant. "
Steward Zhang didn't buy this at all. Of course, he knew that the Ge family's Zhuangzi seedlings were not good, but they were definitely not as good as his own. Little Young Master helped to get the seedlings, so there was nothing else on the ground. It wasn't that easy to learn the Little Young Master's methods.
As he spoke, he had already stood up, smiled at the owners, and was about to leave.
The merchants were anxious and exchanged glances. Immediately, the people sitting at the door stood up and stopped Steward Zhang with a smile.
"Steward Zhang, you can't leave like this. Just now, we looked carefully. Compared to Zhang Family's and Wang Family's rice, the Ge family's rice is still a little worse. We can't keep them as seeds. Eh? Steward Zhang, is this dish on the table a new one? I haven't seen it anywhere else. What do you think? "
This person didn't let Steward Zhang leave no matter what. He pushed Steward Zhang back to his previous seat. His eyes swept across the table and found that there was a dish that he had eaten at the first restaurant in Linshui. He pretended not to know and changed the topic.
The people sitting at the table were all smart people. They all began to praise the dish and didn't dare to play tricks like before. The other party didn't care at all. If you threatened him, he would raise the price. Just now, he said that it was going to rain and the rice would be finished. In the end, the other party said that they had occupied the table.
"Oh, maybe it's the first time you've eaten it. This is actually the ordinary Braised Tofu. It's just that some chili sauce is sent from other places. The taste is different. It's not that spicy. Try it."
Steward Zhang changed his posture and started to talk about the dish. Anyway, everyone knew what was going on. They hadn't eaten it before? Who didn't try the new dish from Little Luoshui?
"Good, it's delicious. Remember to come here a few more times in the future. This Braised Tofu is made from soybeans. I wonder if the Zhang family has a place to grow soybeans? The output is not small, right? Do you have seeds? "
After eating a piece of Braised Tofu, Lu Dongjia started to ask about the seeds.
Steward Zhang pushed the plate of Braised Tofu in front of Lu Dongjia. "If it's delicious, eat more. If you eat more, get someone to make more. The soybeans are good, but we didn't plant them. I didn't think that we would need more next year. Next year, Zhangjia Zhuangzi will definitely plant some."
"Oh, that's a pity. We can only buy some rice seeds. I wonder how much the Zhang Family and Wang Family are paying for one catty? Don't tell me it's like what Young Master Song said, 150 copper coins for one catty? That's because the Mi family is making it expensive. It has nothing to do with us. "
Lu Dongjia started to talk from the side and brought the topic back to the seeds.
"Of course it's not that expensive. But recently, we bought a lot of high-priced grains from other places. There are also many grain stores that don't have any grains to buy. From this, we can see that this year's output is low. The grain stores will pay more. My output is high. If you buy it back and plant it, you will naturally be able to sell it for more money.
You are all grain stores. Don't tell me that you have a lot of grain. When I bought it, I asked your stores and they didn't have any. They said that the capital is also short of grain. Then I'll lower the price by 20 copper coins, 130 copper coins per catty. Don't worry, the Zhang Family and Wang Family's Zhuangzi seeds won't be as out of stock as your grain stores. "
Steward Zhang smiled as he looked at the faces of these masters and said meaningfully.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw Weiwei. They also smiled, but they were calculating the gains and losses in their hearts. 130 copper coins, compared to the 100 copper coins that they pawned, it was much more expensive. Just now, when he said that there was a shortage of grain, it had nothing to do with them. Since that was the case, of course there was a shortage of grain. The price of grain should increase, so how could the price of seeds not increase?
"Haha, Steward Zhang is right. A few days ago, we didn't have any grain. But last night, someone came to report that grain was coming in from outside. There's a lot of it, and the price is cheap." One of the owners laughed dryly and explained.
"Really? What a coincidence, cheap? How much cheaper? Then the price of seeds should be lowered according to this. Don't you think so? " When Steward Zhang heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He thought of the things that the little girl added.
"Really, it's such a coincidence. How much cheaper is it? When you bought the rice guy, it was 29 copper coins per bushel. Our grain is cheaper, it's only 9 copper coins per bushel. No, it's 8 copper coins. It's not rice, it's wheat. Rice is cheap too, 11 copper coins per bushel. "
Lu Dongjia opened his mouth again, deliberately lowering the price of his grain.
"What about Xiaomi? Is it the same for all of you? "Steward Zhang asked in disbelief.
"Xiaomi is 6 copper coins per bushel. It's the same for all of us. Isn't that right?" The price set by Owner Lu was the price they charged. In the past, it might have been cheaper, but this year, there was a drought and a plague of locusts, so it was more expensive. If they really sold it, it would definitely be more expensive.
Everyone nodded at the same time. Owner Jin asked, "Steward Zhang, since you know the price, how much can the seeds be lowered?"
"How much? It must be lowered by a lot. I see. Since you all have grain, then I'll buy some first. I'll buy 10,000 dans of the same thing. If you take the water route, the transportation will naturally be paid by you. It's the same for the seeds of Zhang Family and Wang Family. We'll pay for the transportation. Waiter, go and find the guarantor of Jiahui, my master, and the master of the Wang Family. Just tell them that you bought grain at a cheap price. "
Steward Zhang said happily, looking like he was happy to cooperate with him. The waiter turned around and ran away. It seemed that in just a breath, he disappeared.
All the owners turned to look at the place where he disappeared, stunned.
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