The most unlucky crossing in history

When the fleet arrived in Maojiang, it was the time when the New Year market was busy, and there were so many people buying New Year's goods in the city.

Before Zhong Qiyun came here, he had never worried about the sales of pastries. On the day he arrived at Maojiang Port, before the goods were shipped, he asked Steward Sun to lead Liu Wangcai and a few well-spoken boatmen to bring a few boxes of pastries to sell.

Candies are a good seller in the middle of the year, and the rough local candies are even more expensive than in the past, not to mention the rare and exquisite candies in Jiangnan, even if you have money, it is difficult bought.

"One side of water and soil and one side of culture". Different from other places, the dim sum in Jiangnan is more exquisite and delicate, and it is contaminated with the delicacy and tenderness of the people in Jiangnan water town.It can be said that there are many types, which are well-known all over the country, especially this time Zhong Qiyun spent a lot of money to buy dim sum from the most famous Siweifang in Hangzhou City.

"I've heard of this Siweifang." Although Liu Wangcai is a gambler, he is articulate and eloquent, and he has inherited his father's good businessman skills of fooling people.After a few days of begging, the ridiculous 'dignity' of the rich man also let go, and he didn't show any cowardice in the market.

"The lotus cake is a famous pastry produced in Hangzhou. Its appearance is made of the lotus flower that "comes out of the mud but not stained". It is not only small and beautiful in appearance, but also crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet but not greasy , when the cold wind is blowing in this winter, taking a bite, the crispy and refreshing taste is really an unspeakable wonderful enjoyment, and now people in Hangzhou city like to buy it for relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year. It’s excellent, and secondly, it’s wonderful to ask for a good fortune.”

Liu Wangcai was eloquent and eloquent.

A big man stood in front of the booth, looking at the exquisite pastries, ranging from simple ones wrapped in oiled paper to those decorated in gorgeous wooden boxes. He reached out to touch them, but hesitated, not daring to touch them.Just looking at the person Liu Wang said: "Is this really the pastry from Siweifang?"

Who doesn't know the name of Siweifang?However, the distance to Hangzhou is far away, and cakes and other things are easily damaged, and the carriages and horses are bumpy, and few people will transport these things. Even if there are, it is only a small amount. They are in this remote Maojiang.

"Don't you believe it, this is indeed an authentic Siweifang dim sum. If you don't believe it, you can have a taste. If the taste is bad, I won't take any money, and I will pay more for it."

You are ten taels of silver! "

"Can you still taste it?" The big man's eyes lit up.The onlookers also looked over in surprise. You must know that the cakes in Siweifang are extremely expensive. How willing is this stall?

"Of course it's possible," Liu Wangcai narrowed his eyes and smiled like a fox, "The cuts on the plate in front of you are for tasting. If you taste it well, you can buy some for home."

As soon as the words came out, crowds gathered around to watch, you have a piece, I have a piece, no matter if you really want to buy it or take advantage of the opportunity, the stall will not refuse anyone.

They brought the most authentic Siweifang dim sum, people are not fools, even if they have never tasted it, they will know that it is a good thing.

It took only two hours for Liu Wangcai to set up the stall, and the two big boxes of pastries were all sold out, and even many people couldn't grab them.

Looking at the money in their pockets, Guanshi Sun, Liu Wangcai and the others lamented Zhong Qiyun's vicious eyes. The cakes that originally cost a tael of silver a bag in Hangzhou City have increased by five times or even ten times here!Such a price is still being snatched up!It made a few Jiangnan people amazed.

Zhong Qiyun listened to the words of Manager Sun and the others, and directed the boatman to carefully transport the goods off the ship, "For Chinese New Year, even farmers are the most willing to spend money. Buying these is just for fun. If there are so many people who like Jiangnan pastries Taste, that’s not necessarily true.”

It's just a surprise.

"Then what are we waiting for, why don't you move it to the market and sell it?" Liu Wangcai looked at Zhong Qiyun with bright eyes, "Boss, this trip, I'm afraid I can get back my money just by selling pastries, right?"

"No hurry," Zhong Qiyun thought for a while, and then said, "Tomorrow you will bring a boatman and two boxes to sell, and go to the busiest place."

"Just bring two boxes?" Liu Wangcai was taken aback, but they had nearly two boatloads of pastries!

Zhong Qiyun smiled, "Only two boxes." As he spoke, he ordered other people one by one: "Sun Guanshi led a boatman to the butcher's market in the afternoon to sell steamed pork and cured duck, also in two baskets, Zhao Fei and A Bao Go to West Street to sell tea..."

After Zhong Qiyun finished speaking, everyone didn't understand, there were so many, why did they only bring these?We must know that this year is coming, and every second counts now. Silk can still wait, but this kind of New Year’s goods cannot wait. Not to mention, it will rot in the cabin after a while. It is best to sell it as soon as possible. of.

"Boss, is this really okay?" Steward Sun is the oldest old man on the ship. After thinking about it, he still reminded: "Would this be too slow?"

It's 24 today, and it will be [-] in a few days. If it can't be sold out at that time...

After Steward Sun finished speaking, the rest of the people nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes."

"It's okay, you just do it, you will understand after two days."

The master of the host family has said so, no matter how confused everyone is, there is nothing to say, so we have to follow suit.

The rare items from the south of the Yangtze River are indeed extremely popular. Several stalls are very lively in the next two days, and the residents in the city spread the word gradually.

The fleet from the south of the Yangtze River came to the coast, bringing the cakes from Siweifang loved by emperors and emperors, the long-famous West Lake Longjing, and the must-have dish 'Charcoal Grilled Huo' in Beijing banquets!

These things can't even be seen in Guangdong and Guangxi!

In just two days, several stalls were crowded with people from all directions, and the business was booming.

Of course, it also attracted a group of merchants with servants.

When Liu Wangcai saw these people who were obviously not looking for food but were planning to find fault, he suddenly understood Zhong Qiyun's intentions.

Although this piece of land is not big, there are many local snakes. Their high-profile sales of food naturally affected the business of local bakery and butcher shops.

The circle is so big, how can these merchants allow them to snatch food from their mouths?Naturally, I want to beat one or two.

Fortunately, they didn't sell much, and the people who came here were quite polite. If they moved out the items in those ships with great fanfare, I'm afraid these people didn't ask questions with a smile today, but smashed them with sticks instead!

Liu Wangcai suddenly understood that Zhong Qiyun's sales in the past two days were just a big hit, but the purpose was not to have any trouble with these local merchants, and even cooperate with them!

Liu Wangcai looked at the leading steward in front of him, turned his eyes, and said, "My lord, we are authentic Jiangnan products, and there are actually many more..." His voice dropped as he spoke.

The manager is also a shrewd person, knowing what this person said, and thinking of the news that his master asked him to inquire before he came, the manager's mind became active: "So? Then I will tell my master, but I don't know your boss.. ...."

"Our host is temporarily living in Yunlai Inn."

"Oh oh, coincidence, that happens to be the inn opened by my Zhu family."

Liu Wangcai followed with a laugh and said, "Then my two families are destined to be related. I will talk to my boss when I go back today."

"Hahahaha, there is a destiny." The steward stroked his beard, and smiled at Liu Wangcai.

In the afternoon of that day, in a pavilion in the backyard of Yunlai Inn, Zhong Qiyun and others

A group of people he wanted to wait for came.

For half a day, only the door of the Nuan Pavilion was closed tightly, and it was not until dusk and night fell that light laughter came from the Nuan Pavilion.

The people waiting in the lobby of the inn outside waited for a while, and then slowly came out a few bosses and gentlemen with happy faces.Seeing this situation, how could the boatmen not guess what happened?

"We had a great conversation today, and it's too late to meet little brother Zhong. Why don't you just be my host, and invite a few of you to my Wind and Rain Pavilion to have some light meals and listen to a little song?" Zhu Yan, the owner of Yunlai Inn, looked forward to it. Looking at a few colleagues, he looked at Zhong Qiyun and said.

"Of course it's good." Boss Lin of the tea shop narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Boss Zhu's Fengfengge dishes can be as good as the first one. I've been talking about it for a while."

Zhong Qiyun also said with a smile when he heard the words: "Since that's the case, I'm going to taste it. It just so happened that I brought a high-quality fire scorpion, so that the elder brothers can also taste the Jiangnan flavor."

"Ha ha ha ha ha, excellent, excellent!"

"Shall we go now?"

"Well, I'll ask Xiaosi to go and order people to prepare the food and drinks first." Zhu Yanwei whispered a few words in his housekeeper's ear while bowing his head. After Xiaosi received the task, he nodded and ran quickly. out.

After Zhu Yanwei made the arrangements, he turned his head and said to the others: "Then let's go over."

Several local lords walked in front, and Zhong Qiyun walked in the back. Guanshi just saw that several lords were there, so he didn't dare to intervene. Seeing it now, he hurried forward and whispered: "Master..."

Zhong Qiyun nodded at the old man, and knew that they were curious, but he didn't want to say much now, so he just whispered: "Today, you and the boatmen have a good rest and relax, and you can go wherever you want, eat and drink, and you will settle the score." Mine." Then he added: "I'm afraid we will come here often every year in the future."

Steward Sun was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Okay! Thank you, Master!"

After Zhong Qiyun left, those young men gathered around and started asking questions.

After Guanshi Sun repeated Zhong Qiyun's words, the boys all beamed with joy, "So, Brother Zhong not only talked about the business of these ships, but also the business of Maojiang in the future?!"

In fact, Zhong Qiyun won't be able to finish his speech in the future. Among the people who came today, Zhu Yanwei and the owner of the tea shop Lin also have many properties in Renxiao City. expressed the intention of cooperation.So Zhong Qiyun not only talked about Maojiang's business, but also set foot in Renxiao City in Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Wow, this is amazing!"

"That's right, Brother Zhong is only 22, right? He's not a few years older than me, and he's about to become a millionaire!"

"Ahem, he's five years younger than me."

"What's this? Guanshi Sun is twenty years older than Brother Zhong, right?"

"Young and promising, young and promising!"

Everyone sighed for a long time, and after a while, a new boatman who was still young asked cautiously: "Then...then we will..."

Although he is young, he has worked several jobs. He naturally knows that no matter how rich these bosses are, they will treat them equally harshly. Seeing that the bosses are getting richer, their wages remain unchanged. Zhong Qiyun discusses business Of course it has nothing to do with them...

Guanshi Sun didn't know what this guy meant. There were many new boatmen this time, and he didn't know Zhong Qiyun's character. , After two or three trips on the boat, the owner has a solid foundation, and my wages have risen to 15 taels, but only a month! Although he is young, he never treats us harshly. As long as we work hard, the owner will see it, and naturally he won't treat us badly."

When Steward Sun said this, the newcomers felt relieved, "Then just now, the boss said that we would have a good time today, where is Steward Sun going to take us?"

Guanshi Sun smiled and said, "Of course it's the best tavern in the city!"