The Little Lucky Girl

Their ancestors are said to be born on the snow-capped mountains, so the tribe also likes to wear silver jewelry to symbolize the brilliance of the snow-capped mountains.

There is also the Zhao family in Longyou. They are not very big among the aristocratic families. This time they should be relying on the Li family. However, their head of the family is a big drinker, and he is especially fond of the temper of the grassland people, so they will definitely bring a lot of fine wine in their caravan.

When Magistrate Tao saw that what she said made sense, he believed a lot of it and started to take an interest in this business. Alas, it was because their county government was short of money.

"With such a large caravan coming here, they should be able to eat a lot of goods, right?"

Ming Youyou shook her head and said, "We can't prepare too much, because they had already bought a batch when they came over."

Pingyang City is in front of their county seat. Every time the Longxi caravan comes here, they will first make large purchases there, because Pingyang is a big city and the goods are much more complete than here.

But the shops in Pingyang are also quite cunning. When they see a large caravan coming, they will jointly raise the prices, and the prices will be much higher than usual.

After Ming Youyou's father found out all this, he would go to Pingyang City and the surrounding counties and towns to purchase a batch of goods in advance, buy them at wholesale prices, and sell them at normal prices.

The caravan was just passing through Yuqing County and simply wanted to replenish food. When they saw the price was so cheap, they couldn't help but buy some.

After a few visits, Ming Dalang became familiar with the people in the caravan, and the caravan would set aside some money to buy things from them.

Magistrate Tao calculated the size of the caravan in his mind and couldn't help asking, "Why didn't your father buy more goods and let the caravan directly purchase all the goods from you?"

This is a considerable profit.

Ming Youyou had heard her father bragging at the dinner table many times before, so she was very clear about these things.

"My father said that most of his goods were imported from Pingyang. It was a situation where others ate the meat and he just drank the soup."

Speaking of food, she became greedy again and forgot what she was going to say next. Her eyes were only on the food on the table.

Mrs. Tao couldn't help laughing when she saw this, and hurriedly picked up a few pieces of meat and served her a bowl of soup.

Ming Youyou was enjoying her meal. Seeing that County Magistrate Tao was staring at her, she remembered that she had not finished speaking, so she continued:

"Where was I talking about? Oh, yes, if we compete too hard for business and offend the shops over there, they will not sell their goods to us. My father said this is called... yes, it's called making a small fortune quietly and keeping a low profile to stay safe."

Lord Tao sighed in regret that the industry in Yuqing County was too weak. If they had their own source of goods, with the geographical advantage of being closer to the grassland, there would be no need for Pingyang City to matter.

Silver, all pure silver.

With this money, he can do so much.

Lord Tao covered his chest and continued to ask: "Then how did your father find out the preferences of the leading caravans?"

There are countless shrewd people in this kind of family who make a living by traveling for business all year round. When they buy, they will deliberately buy a little of everything and will never let others know their bottom line easily.

It took Ming Youyou's father several years of exploration to gradually understand the situation.

At first he wanted to build up friendship with the people in the caravan, but they were very shrewd. It was not until he used her facial cream to pave the way and had some fixed partners that they were willing to reveal a little bit of information.

But more importantly, Ming Dalang went to Pingyang City to observe their attitude when purchasing goods, the quantity of purchases, the details that each of them inadvertently revealed, and even the weight of the carts carrying goods...

Combined with some information obtained from the grassland merchants, after comparing the two, we gradually figured out some details.

Ming Youyou also mentioned that in order to make it easier to eavesdrop on people's shops, her father took her to Pingyang City as a cover.

As a result, he was so engrossed in listening that he followed the shoppers without realizing it and forgot about her.

Mrs. Tao was distressed and asked hurriedly, "What are you going to do?"

Ming Youyou was still young at that time. "My mother told me that I was standing at the door of the shop crying and wiping my tears. It happened that a fellow villager also came to Pingyang City to purchase goods, so he brought me back."

Then her father was chased around the village by her grandfather and beaten.

Magistrate Tao was thinking while listening. He wanted to find out more, but he felt that it was a bit tricky, so he couldn't help but remind him:

"You just revealed your father's secret like that?"

Ming Youyou was startled and stopped chewing the chicken wings, but she immediately waved her greasy hands and said nonchalantly:

"It's okay, Master Tao, you are one of us, it's okay to tell you."

Then continue to eat diligently.

Magistrate Tao was in a complicated mood. He was the kind of person who would find ways to dig it out for you if you tried to hide something from him.

But after I told him so bluntly, he actually felt a little embarrassed, and seemed quite touched.

"By the way, how did your father know the departure time of the caravan?"

The time difference in purchasing goods before the caravan arrives at Pingyang City is very important.

But such information is not something an ordinary businessman can easily obtain.

This time, Ming Youyou just blinked and said nothing, just smiled at him...and the clothes on his body.

Lord Tao suddenly understood. No wonder the messenger who was sent out to inquire about the news did not write anything else, but wrote about the Longxi caravan in great detail.

He had only heard of this caravan before, so naturally he could not order it to pay attention. The officers' behavior could only be said to be in accordance with previous practices.

"Did the previous Magistrate Hu cooperate with your father?"

Thinking of the cartloads of property that the previous county magistrate had brought when he came to take over, County Magistrate Tao smiled and asked, "You must have made a lot of money, right?"

Ming Youyou just laughed and grabbed a big chicken leg with her greasy little hands and handed it to County Magistrate Tao in a flattering manner.

"My father said that after all, he relied on Lord Hu's information, so he should make the most money."

After thinking about it, he felt that he should compensate the former county magistrate. "Lord Hu also left a lot of money to the county government. It is said that the money for the road and water conservancy projects in recent years was paid by the county government."

Magistrate Tao nodded. It was precisely because of these political achievements and public support that the previous magistrate was promoted and left.

Mrs. Tao thought of something and suddenly burst out laughing, "I heard that it was Magistrate Hu who introduced your father to Lord Du from the Ministry of Revenue? He must be regretting it."

Ming Youyou nodded repeatedly. Magistrate Hu was not regretful at all. He was regretting it so much that his intestines turned green.

But he had no choice at that time. Lord Du came to Yuqing County on official business and found that his junior, who originally had a worse family background than himself, now lived a wealthy life. He couldn't help but suspect that he had embezzled public funds or accepted bribes.

In order to prove his innocence, County Magistrate Hu had to reveal her father.

The people in the Ministry of Revenue are already exhausted from being asked for money every day, and now that they have found someone who can make money, how can they let him go?

Ming Youyou still remembers that when their family left Yuqing County, the one who cried the hardest was not her grandfather or grandfather-in-law, but Lord Hu.

She hugged her father and cried, and held her father's hand and repeatedly emphasized that he must write to him and never forget him. She was more clingy than a woman.

Mrs. Tao thought about the scene and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, laughing so hard, "Then your mother is not jealous?"

Ming Youyou recalled for a moment and said with a smile: "My mother is fine, but the county magistrate's wife doesn't look very happy. I guess she thinks her husband is too embarrassing."

Mrs. Tao wiped the tears from her laughter with a handkerchief and said slowly, "Should I open a shop and help you build your business?"

Ming Youyou immediately perked up, "Okay, okay, let's buy a bigger shop. When the caravan comes back from the grassland, we can do business with them."

She wiped her greasy hands clean, posed in a very obedient manner, and said to Madam Tao: "Do you want to give your shop a good name? I can help you choose one. It's not expensive at all. How about just two hundred coins?"