North and South groceries

In Liangzhou City, there are many people who trade cashmere, but most of them are big merchants.

After all, the price is relatively high, and as long as the market fluctuates a little, it can make some small traders who don't have much capital to complain.

Luo Erniang and the others didn't have any worries about this. Even if they couldn't get a good price for a while, they could hoard their own sweaters for knitting. , the price of cashmere here is still slightly lower than that in Lishi County.

Earlier, after Wang Dang and the others arrived in Liangzhou City, they quickly sold the batch of goods they brought. The buyers were a few Hu merchants from the Western Regions. The goods, a few people rushed over and immediately wrapped up the batch of goods, and some people who came later naturally didn't even touch a hair.

Wang Dang and his group stayed in Liangzhou City for only a few days. After a short rest, they bought a batch of cashmere and other things in the city, and then set off for Lishi County.

Luo Erniang has stayed in Liangzhou City for a long time now, and has dealt with the cashmere business all day long, so she knows that the price of the batch of cashmere bought by Wang Dang and the others was a bit high.

When they come back next time, they can get the goods directly from Luo Erniang. Of course, Luo Erniang will not cheat them. Those who are more knowledgeable about the goods, the quality of the cashmere they buy has never been bad, and the quality of the things they sell is also guaranteed.

The sale of cashmere is also very seasonal. Taking Liangzhou City as an example, the price of cashmere can be regarded as relatively low from the end of winter to the middle of the next summer. It's starting to get cooler, and the price of cashmere will start to climb steadily.

These days when Erniang and the others are buying cashmere, they also feel the price fluctuations. A few days ago, the price of cashmere has been rising and falling. These days it has not dropped much, and it will rise a little every few days. rise.

On this day, Luo Erniang and the others went out to buy unprocessed wool, and happened to meet a wool dealer who had just arrived in Liangzhou City today. He sold cashmere that had been roughly selected, and the quality was not bad, but the asking price was too high. High, if it was changed half a month ago, all the good cashmere that was picked and cleaned would only be at this price.

"What is this high price?"

Hearing that Erniang and the others thought the price of their cashmere was too high, the cashmere vendor said to Erniang and the others in official accent with a strong accent: "When you come back in autumn, you won't be able to buy such cashmere at double the price." .”

"If it's really that easy to earn, why are you still selling it?" Peng Er replied.

"Of course I want to exchange them for some cash. The family is almost out of control, so how can I wait until autumn." The peddler said with a smile.

"Then there are so many people coming and going on this street, why don't you see anyone coming to buy it?" Peng Er also laughed.

"Hey, I see that you are from other places." The peddler began to fool around: "Store goods in spring, sell goods in autumn, and pick up leaks in this summer. You have never heard of this cashmere business." ? Do you really think that those big merchants in our city don’t like to buy goods now? They can’t eat anymore, the warehouses are full, and the money bags are empty. Even if they want to buy now, It’s also heartless.”

When doing this cashmere business, what matters is the timing. Everyone is collecting cashmere in the spring. If you sell late and miss the lowest price in the market, you may have to spend more money on purchasing later. If you sell early If you encounter good cashmere later, you will often just stare blankly.

"If you are willing to reduce the price by [-]%, I will want all these cashmeres." The purchase price of cashmere is getting higher and higher, and Erniang thought that she should not sell any more goods in the future, and buy and stock up when she meets the right ones. It's also like those merchants who trade cashmere in Liangzhou City.

"Hey, how can I do that?" The peddler looked embarrassed.

In fact, it is good to be able to sell this batch of cashmere smoothly, but he wants to wait and see the market. If it is someone else, he will have to weigh it more carefully, but the person who is looking for him to buy cashmere is the one in the rumors. Luo Erniang, the elder sister of Luo Sanlang in Xipo Village, Lishi County, when the two of them came here just now, all the vendors next to them were talking about this matter.

So at this time, in his heart, this cashmere peddler is actually more willing to do this business. Then what kind of person is Luo Sanlang? It's like this again.

"Without the [-]% price, your cashmere is still a bit more expensive than other people's. I think your product is good, so I want to buy it from you. If you think the price is not suitable, then just let it go." Er Niang It's not a haggle.

"Forget it, let's sell it if you can." The other party also let go and said, "You two are also knowledgeable about the goods. You are not losing money on this batch of goods at this price. To tell you the truth, I originally wanted to come out today. Once I touched the market, I didn't think about it, but I made a deal."

The peddler was very happy to make this deal, and the price was right, and he called Luo Erniang to hand it over once, and after a few more exchanges, the friendship gradually formed.

In the past few days, many people in their Liangzhou city were secretly excited and looking forward to it. They all said that the elder sister of the God of Wealth had already arrived in Liangzhou City, so when will the God of Wealth himself come?

The God of Wealth... the God of Wealth is digging ditches in Xipo Village at this time, and he still owes a lot of debt.

But Luo Yong was not in a hurry, since the batch of fine iron sent by the emperor arrived, he felt at ease.

Seeing that the coffin board was carrying a whole body of debts and living a leisurely life all day long, Qiao Junlin couldn't help but feel anxious for him.

"Do you want to make a few more pairs of boots to sell? Anyway, after autumn, this year's Eucommia leaves will come down again." On this day, Qiao Junlin said to Luo Yong.

"There's not much glue left, keep it." Luo Yong replied.

Qiao Junlin originally wanted to say something more, but after thinking about it, it was someone else's business. Luo Yong was not in a hurry, but he was in a hurry, so he just hummed twice and didn't say anything else.

Seeing that he is about to go back to Chang'an City, they are still students and teachers of Taixue after all, it is impossible to stay outside all the time, and the school has already given them a lot by being able to go out for a few months to study. Freedom, it is impossible to be free endlessly, you should go back or you have to go back.

During this period of time in Xipo Village, Qiao Junlin not only learned a lot of arithmetic knowledge, but also gained a lot of love and gratitude in the process of teaching people to practice calligraphy.

Although he has no free time every day, his body and mind have been greatly relaxed during this period of time, and he even has some contacts with Bai Yimao and others, which will be very helpful for him to walk in Chang'an City in the future .

Speaking of Bai Yimao and others, the reason why they can accept Qiao Junlin and treat him as a friend is very simple to say, that is, Qiao Junlin's force value is higher than theirs. They dumped them a lot, so they felt that Qiao Junlin was very powerful, and they were willing to be friends with him.

The world of middle school teenagers is so simple.

On the day Qiao Junlin and the others set off, many people who were studying with Xu's Guest House came out to see them off.

Luo Yong moved Qiao Junlin over a dozen small and large pots from his donkey cart to Dr. Chen's cart, and finally handed Qiao Junlin a cloth bag. It was not the first time they participated in the farewell ceremony, but there was no time when they saw Luo Yong give something away, this time it was generous.

Dr. Chen originally thought that the dozen or so jars would take up a lot of space, after all, there were already two people sitting in his carriage, but soon he didn't think so.

After two or three days on the road, Qiao Junlin said to Dr. Chen: "Sir, Saburo told me that these jars are filled with food, why don't we open a few jars and eat them, so as not to put them in the jars?" Take up space in the car.

Dr. Chen thought it was the same reason, so when he stayed in the guest house that day, he asked his students to bring two jars over.

The shape of this jar looks somewhat similar to that of the ink bottle, but it is much larger. Looking at the head, it should be able to hold two or three catties.

A student stretched out his hand to open the cap, just like turning the cap of an ink bottle, but he couldn't unscrew it even after turning it hard.

"Use a knife to dig it out." Luo Yong also told them earlier that if the bottle cap cannot be unscrewed, dig it out with a knife.

"Don't dig it out." Everyone intuited that what Luo Sanlang gave them should not be an ordinary food. If it was only fermented bean curd and other things, there is no need to use such a jar. If there is nothing wrong with this jar, the inside of the lid should be the same Pad with film, similar to an ink bottle.

Qiao Junlin reached out to take a porcelain jar, and dug under the bottle cap with a knife. At first, he didn't know what to do. He dug randomly for a while, and then accidentally pried a little under the bottle cap, only to hear "呵"With a soft sound, the bottle cap was loosened, and it was unscrewed with a light hand.

Everyone didn't need to probe to see, they could already smell it the moment the bottle cap was opened, it was filled with stewed mutton from Xu's guest house, on this hot day, after two or three days, the mutton in the jar It is strange to say that the taste has not changed at all.

A few students rushed to open another jar. This one contained braised young roosters, which was also a dish they often ordered in Xu's guest house.

Dr. Chen took the jar, looked at it, and smelled it, then picked up a pair of chopsticks from the table, picked up a piece of chicken thigh meat in the jar, put it in his mouth, and tasted it. The ones that were just made two hours ago are average, but they are a bit cold, so they can be eaten after reheating, but they don't pay much attention to the ones that are made in summer.

The teachers and students started working together, and ate up the two jars of meat in a few moments.

They had just left Xipo Village for a few days, and they began to miss the meals at Xu's inn. Along the way, they either ate dry food or bought some food in those simple inns on the side of the road. The craftsmanship of those shops is really worth mentioning. , or that Luo Sanlang is thoughtful!

After lunch, the students were about to start their journey, but Dr. Chen said to them: "Go first, I left something in Xipo Village."

All students: "..."