The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

The next day, early in the morning.

In the second-floor wing, Xie Shuting slowly opened her eyes and looked at Lian Xi, who was already dressed and waiting beside her. She lifted the curtain and said, "Xi'er! What time is it?"

"My lady! It's two quarters past noon."

As Lian Xi spoke, he quickly stepped forward, helped Xie Shuting to the bronze mirror, and helped her wash and dress up.

At this moment, outside the post station, there was a bustling sound of conversation, which instantly caught Xie Shuting's attention.

"Brother Qin Hao! Are you planning to bring these dozens of truckloads of fruit back to Gu County?"

"Yeah!~"

Qin Hao couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He put down his hand fiddling with the rope and pointed to the dozens of carts of fruit in front of him and said, "Brother Qin An! What else? If we take it back to Gu County, we still have a chance to sell it. If we really drag it back to Qu County, my fifty strings of cash will be lost."

"No, Brother Qin Hao, what I mean is that I will collect these dozens of truckloads of fruit for you to reduce your losses."

"Oh!~"

Qin Hao nodded with a sneer and looked at Qin An with concern.

He looked suspicious and asked, "Brother Qin An! I wonder what the rules of your acquisition are?"

"No problem. The price of your dozen carts was fifty strings of cash at the time. Now, after deducting the loss, I'll give you this amount without further ado."

As Qin An spoke, he stretched out three fingers with a righteous attitude, which made Qin Hao's mouth twitch involuntarily.

The goods worth fifty strings of cash had shrunk by twenty strings of cash before they even left Gu County. No matter how you looked at it, he had lost money on this deal.

Not to mention that Lian Xi's suggestion yesterday gave her a glimmer of hope. Even if Lian Xi wasn't there, Qin Hao couldn't sell the items at such a low price.

If these ten carts of fruit are transported back to Qu County, we can at least earn thirty strings of cash after deducting the cost. Although there will be losses in the process, this is all within a controllable range.

Now, Qin An's direct bargaining method made Qin Hao reveal a hint of disgust towards the relative in front of him.

Qin An slowly sat on the shaft of the cart, smoothed his sleeves and said, "Brother Qin An! You and I are both businessmen, and there is nothing wrong in doing business as business, but it's a pity that you... It's hard to put it into words."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally." Qin Hao winked at the groom and said loudly, "Come back to Guxian and set off."

"Got it."

The driver responded and whipped the horse to drive the carriage back to Laigu County. Qin An was left standing there, staring blankly at everything in front of him.

As the cold winter wind hit him, Qin An couldn't help but shiver. He looked at Qin Hao's back and spit out a mouthful of saliva, saying, "What a thing, you deserve to lose everything this time."

Naturally, all the conversations in the hospital were heard by Xie Shuting.

She smoothed the hair around her ears, looked at her figure in the bronze mirror, and laughed coldly, "Qin An has a good plan."

Lian Xi originally tried not to ask, but curiosity was driving her so hard that she couldn't suppress it.

After she slowly inserted the hairpin, she helped Xie Shuting put on her coat, raised her eyes and muttered, "Miss! What did you just say?"

"I thought you weren't going to ask?" Xie Shuting chuckled.

Lian Xi's face instantly turned red. After all, for a servant to inquire about a man, no matter whether he was married or not, it was somewhat frivolous.

Obviously, Lian Xi is not as thick-skinned as Xie Shuting, otherwise he wouldn't have staged the scene of seeing him off on the city wall.

Lian Xi lowered her head, her face flushed even more, and she said shyly, "Miss! Please stop making fun of me."

Xie Shuting shook her head gently and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

"Then tell me quickly, young lady." Lian Xi's eyes flickered as he spoke, revealing his urgent thoughts.

"Qin An seems to be helping him reduce his losses, but in fact he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price and make a profit. If these dozen carts of fruit are put into operation, even after deducting the losses, the profit will be far more than fifty strings of cash. Qin Hao dare not gamble, probably because this is all his assets. Qin An's vision is too short. Merchants should work together for warmth, not fight among themselves for profit."

Lian Xi recalled something instantly after hearing this, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized: "Follow the model of the Chamber of Commerce, help each other, and the accounts will be cleared up."

"good."

Xie Shuting nodded approvingly and said, "You can think of this, it seems that you have the potential to be a shopkeeper, otherwise..."

"No! I want to follow the young lady. Wherever the young lady is, I will be there." Lian Xi hurriedly refused.

"Hey!~"

Xie Shuting sighed, patted Lian Xi's hand helplessly, and said comfortingly: "It's up to you! If there is anyone you want to leave, I will let you go."

"I will..."

"All right."

Xie Shuting hurriedly interrupted Lian Xi's loyal words, pushed the door open and asked, "Did Chief Escort Xiang say when we will set off?"

Speaking of business, Lian Xi quickly restrained her temper, took a half step forward and lowered her voice, "Chief Escort Xiang and his men will set off first today, and I will let you drive the carriage and follow behind."

"Hmm! What's the time to leave?"

"It's still early now. Miss, would you like to order some food?"

Xie Shuting nodded in agreement, and the master and servant came to the lobby of the inn, sat in a corner and ordered some food.

While the master and servant were eating, the carriages in the front yard of the post station were being arranged by a group of escorts.

After receiving the news yesterday that the bandits on Cuiping Peak had been wiped out, a caravan started working early in the morning to head to Qinghe County, Ji'an County, and other prefectures.

At this moment, there were only a few scattered merchants in the post station still waiting and watching. They dared to set off only after they were sure that there was nothing unusual on Cuiping Peak.

As the sun slowly rose and illuminated the entire valley, the escort agency's cargo and personnel were all ready.

Xiang Lin walked slowly into the hall, nodded slightly to Xie Shuting, then bowed to the old postmaster and said, "I'll remember your kindness in taking me in yesterday."

"Goodbye." The old postmaster came out to greet him happily.

Xie Shuting received Xiang Lin's signal, thanked the old postmaster, and led Lian Xi out of the post station and boarded the carriage parked outside.

Xiang Lin smiled knowingly and gestured to the escort beside him, "Unfurl the flag and set off."

"Hulala~"

The escorts took out flags from their arms and tied them to the four masts of the carriage. As the cold wind blew through the valley, the flags could be heard fluttering.

At this moment, everyone knew the origins of the group of strong men last night. After all, in the eyes of Song Dynasty merchants, the only most trustworthy and reliable one is Fuwei Escort Agency.

What a pity! It’s not that Fuwei Escort Agency refuses to accept any escort.

Many merchants' escorts were blocked from entering the escort agency because they did not meet the agency's regulations. The escorts they chose to accept all had their own ways.

No matter who the other party is, or how much money they spend, if they don’t meet the requirements, we will refuse the escort.

Xie Shuting's purpose was to leave some room for other escort companies, and also to ensure that Fuwei Escort Agency would not dominate the market alone. After all, one person cannot support the company alone.