Seeing the carrots, Zhang Xiaobao was relieved. Otherwise, he would earn less money. Two thousand dans of carrots, even if they were slightly overpriced, should be two hundred thousand catties.
Zhang Xiaobao admired Song Jinggong a little. Where did he get two hundred thousand catties of carrots? What was his purpose? What was he thinking when he got the carrots?
Did he really want to do normal business? That couldn't be right. If that was the case, then he should find someone to mortgage his shop. A shop worth three hundred taels of silver, it shouldn't be a problem to pay two hundred taels of silver.
Just as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were puzzled, the messenger gave them an answer.
"Zhang family's Young Master, Young Lady, can this thing be eaten? It's not even as big as our carrots, and it's so expensive. It won't kill people, right? "
When he said this, Zhang Xiaobao understood. After all, carrots were something that people here had never seen before. Song Jinggong should have gotten them at a cheaper price from outside. It was just that the cost of the boat was a little higher. In the end, he found that no one wanted to buy them, so he prepared to sell them or swindle some money.
Usually, people didn't have much spare money in their hands. Most people would try to settle accounts by exchanging as much as possible. Who would be willing to spend two copper coins to buy a catty of small carrots? A big carrot weighed two catties, so people would rush to sell it for one copper coin.
"He's preparing to make a big profit. His ambition is not small." Wang Juan also thought of this point and said.
"He only wants to swindle people and doesn't know how to operate. Wait until we get these two thousand dans of carrots, I'll sell them for three copper coins per catty. You don't even need to swindle people." Zhang Xiaobao smiled, revealing two dimples.
"Even without you, I can sell them. There are only a few methods. If we use them one by one, there will be one that will succeed. The next step is to see if he will fall for it." Wang Juan also had a plan at this time and happily raised her head.
*****
"Stop for a moment. I'll arrange the eggs and light the brazier. It will be cold soon."
On the road from Tuqiao Village to Xinping City, Cherries ordered the driver to stop first. When the carriage stopped, she slightly changed the position of the two hundred eggs in front of her. Then, she heated up the mattress in a brazier and covered it with it.
Following her call, the car began to move forward slowly again. After 30 years of driving, the handlebar driver had used all his skills in the past two days. With the faint light from the lantern hanging in front of the car, the handlebar driver could avoid any small potholes.
Only when the horse could no longer walk did he stop. He unloaded the horse and tied it to a nearby tree, allowing the horse to rest and eat by itself.
"Uncle Wang, you're really good at driving. The eggs weren't shaken too much." Cherries put her hand under the quilt to feel the warmth and coldness. She breathed a sigh of relief. She picked up the water and drank a few mouthfuls, praising the carriage driver who was leaning against the tree.
"It's nothing. After 30 years of driving, I'm already used to it. It's not that I want to lie to you. Even without this lantern, I know where the potholes are." As the carriage driver spoke, he opened the water bag and took out a small bag from his body. Inside was some fried rice. He was ready to eat.
When Cherries saw this, she quickly took the things from the two people who had been following the carriage. She put it in front of the carriage driver and said: "Uncle Wang, eat this. It's already prepared when we came."
Under the light of the lantern, the carriage driver saw some sliced pig head meat in front of him. There were also two pancakes. He grinned and didn't hold back. He took the meat and rolled it in the pancake. He took a big bite, narrowed his eyes, and slowly swallowed. He then drank some water. His face filled with vicissitudes of life squeezed together and said:
"Fragrant, very fragrant. Your Zhuangzi is still the best. The Wang family's Zhuangzi has to pay a lot of taxes every year. It's not as rich as yours."
"Uncle Wang, don't say that. Cuckoo is right there. Just wait. In less than two years, we two people on Zhuangzi can eat meat for every meal. I don't dare to say anything about other meat, but we can eat as much chicken as we want."
Cherries looked at the carriage and thought about the chicks that were about to come out. Her mood was much more relaxed.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll wait for two years. I'll eat chicken every meal. Can the eggs on your carriage hatch chicks?" The carriage driver said hopefully. He pointed at the eggs on the carriage and asked with some disbelief.
"Of course they can. I saw the chicks inside. In a few days, Zhuangzi will be full of chicks running." Cherries said confidently.
*****
At night, the dark clouds did not disperse and covered the brilliance of the moon and stars.
Song Jinggong was lying on the bed and thinking about something. Suddenly, he laughed and began to talk to himself. "What's the use of looking at me? Do you think I'll go get the things in two days? You want to meddle in our affairs? I'm not in a hurry. After a few days, I'll borrow the money and let you know what's on the ship.
You dare to raise my price. Sleep and eat, you want me to pay 50 copper coins a day? Fine, I'll pay. Let's see who cries when the time comes. Those things are clearly edible, why can't I sell them? "
"Young Master Song, Young Master Song, are you awake? The wine and dishes you wanted are here. "Just as Song Jinggong was thinking about the process of swindling money, there was a knock on the door and a question.
Song Jinggong got up, lit the oil lamp, and opened the door. When he saw the old man standing outside, he felt a little uncomfortable. He was eating fried eggs with chives, fried eggs with chives, and radish strips for every meal. He was a little unable to bear it.
Today, he had asked someone to prepare some good wine and dishes for him, but in the end, he was asked for six maces of silver. In such a small place, it was enough to order a table full of dishes. Looking at the three small plates on the dustpan and the pot of wine that the old man was holding, no matter how he calculated, it was not worth six maces of silver.
"Sorry to trouble you, old man. Bring it in." Song Jinggong warned himself not to be angry. He would take revenge in the future. Only then did he try to smile and greet the old man.
"It's no trouble. Young Master Song, you can pay for it. This old man will buy it. What trouble is there? I can't sleep at night."
The old man carried the dustpan into the room and placed the three dishes and the pot of wine on the small table. He gave Song Jinggong a friendly smile and turned to leave.
Song Jinggong was indeed hungry. Seeing that there were three dishes, he did not find any scrambled eggs. He heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he could eat meat.
He picked up his chopsticks and found the biggest piece of meat. He picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing twice, his expression changed. It was meat, but it was not the mutton he had imagined. It was fish, and there were even bones.
The meat was not small. This meant that the fish was big. But the fish was so cheap. How could it cost him six copper coins?
Song Jinggong, who was bitter, stretched his chopsticks to another plate. The meat here was smaller. When he ate it, Song Jinggong was no longer angry. Instead, he nodded and muttered,
"Amazing. Just now, it was the meat of a big fish. Now, it is the meat of a small fish. Zhangjia Zhuangzi, I will remember."
After muttering, Song Jinggong turned his gaze to the medium-sized meat. He did not need to taste it to know that it was the meat of a medium-sized fish. There were less than three fish. Added together, it did not cost more than ten copper coins. Including the work, twenty copper coins was enough.
Song Jinggong accepted his fate. He picked up the pot of wine and gulped it down without caring about the taste. He threw away the chopsticks and lay on the bed to sleep.
After a few days, when Song Jinggong thought that he still needed two more days, Manager Zhang personally came to find him.
"Young Master Song, the money has been prepared. Does Young Master still need it?" Manager Zhang seemed to be in a hurry. He had not even caught his breath when he opened his mouth to ask.
"Really? That's great. Manager Zhang, you have helped me a lot. Don't worry, after the matter is done, I, Song Jinggong, will definitely not forget you. "
Once he heard that the matter of the money was settled, Song Jinggong's gloomy mood immediately dissipated. Without waiting for Manager Zhang to speak, he said, "If that's the case, then I will give you the deed of my shop."
"There is no hurry. Young Master Song's shop still has some things that I need to take a closer look at. I will ask someone to bring the money. Why don't we leave today?"
Manager Zhang obviously knew that he had to say everything that needed to be said. Otherwise, it would be easy to arouse suspicion.
Song Jinggong smiled and nodded. He had already thought about this matter. Immediately, he walked with Manager Zhang and the person who brought the money to San Shui County.
In the afternoon, they finally arrived outside the shop. When he looked inside, he saw that the person who usually looked at the shop was standing behind the counter. Song Jinggong's face immediately darkened. He walked forward and asked, "Where is Manager Zhao and Liu Wang?"
"Replying to Boss, this afternoon, someone came to our shop and took a fancy to a jug. He actually spent thirty taels of silver to buy it. He even said that it was cheap and insisted on inviting Shopkeeper Zhao and Liu Wang to have a drink. They went, do you want me to call them back? They just left. "The person replied.
"There is no need. You can go back. I will take care of the shop. Manager Zhang, this business is busy. I will close the shop after I borrow the money. You can send someone to take care of it. We will talk again when I have the money.
Later, deduct the price of that pot and I will pay for it directly. Don't look at how expensive it was just now. In fact, that pot was only worth one hundred and sixty taels. Do you want to hand it over? "
Song Jinggong glanced at the place where the pot was placed and found that there was one less than a hundred taels missing. He did not care at all.
"Okay, then ask the person from Jiahui to come over. I have already prepared the money." Manager Zhang readily agreed. The person behind him put down the money and turned to look for Jiahui's guarantor. After a while, he came back. This time, there were four people. After all, there were many things.
According to Jiahui's account book, everything was verified. Just as Song Jinggong was about to sign the contract with Manager Zhang, Manager Zhang suddenly pointed to a painting and said, "It is better to remember it carefully.
There are flaws in that painting. If there is a mistake, it will be easier to verify. Young Master Song, let's first be a villain and then a gentleman. If there is a mistake, you will have to pay three times the amount. We have already agreed. "
After saying this, without waiting for Song Jinggong to say anything, he ordered someone to draw the flaws in the painting. He also specifically wrote down the burned area and asked Jiahui's person to vouch for it.
Song Jinggong did not think much of it. It was just a painting. When the time came, he would just leave it to them. He stood at the side and watched with a smile. When the person came and carefully verified the other worthless things, he would hand over the money and take over the shop.
After Manager Zhang left, Song Jinggong curled his lips and turned to walk towards the Luoshui River. He knew that someone would definitely follow him.
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