Chapter 783: Old Friends Reunited (1)

At the third bazaar, they still don't sell anything, but go to the bazaar. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoSeveral girls are dressed as men, especially Xue'er, Shu'er, Zhang'er, the Ami Sisters Six, Shi Dan and two girls who play jiu-jitsu, all of whom are paying attention to what business Xue'er can do, and in modern terms, they are doing research. Among them, there are very few literate people, Xue'er also took a notebook and a strange pen, and wrote down the price of goods while walking, and if there is no price, write down what goods are exchanged and exchanged, which provokes many people to look at her. I thought her pen was so strange that she didn't even need to dip it in ink. A more interesting Westerner followed behind Xue'er and her party, and followed and followed all the way, until Xue'er and her party walked from the east and west, north and south of the market, and then walked in front of Xue'er, and politely asked her where she bought the pen she used in her hand and how much it cost. This kind of pen in Xue'er's hand is the gel pen that Yun'er often says, it is very convenient to use, no need to dip in ink, and it can be replaced with a refill. The Westerner was eager to take a look at the pen, but Cher showed it to him and told him that it was given to her and that she didn't know exactly where she bought it, and she was disappointed.

Suddenly, on a stall, Xue'er found a clump of white threads, very similar to the small pillar-shaped threads brought back by Xiao Eniang. In the Qing Dynasty, the exotic kind of tower line and machine wrapped together will never appear in the market of the Qing Dynasty, so he squatted down and said to the woman in her forties who sold the line: "This lady, how do you sell your group line or exchange it for something?" ”

"This little brother asked, my thread is bought with cash, if it is less, you will buy a hundred regiments at the bottom, the more you buy, the cheaper, you say how much you want and then negotiate the price."

Xue'er looked at the white ball line, and was very happy, its winding method was very similar to the kind of tower line that Xiao Eniang brought back from a foreign land, but it was much smaller.

"Auntie, can I ask where your thread is produced?"

"This is a foreign product from the West, and a foreign friend of my old man brought it, let us help him sell it. It's sturdy and a bit thick. ”

"Yes, yes, it looks sturdy. That, I want to buy a little more, do you have it in stock? ”

"How much do you mean to buy more?"

"I want to buy a few groups first and try them back, if it works, can I buy more next time?"

"You don't have to buy a few balls, take one and try it back, no money." As he spoke, he handed over a ball of thread.

"This is not good, Bing'er hurriedly gave money to the eldest mother."

"No need for children, if you think it's easy to use, buy more in the next episode, won't the aunt make money? Take it. ”

Xue'er is very moved, the folk customs here are very simple, and those who don't know each other trust themselves so much. Anyway, I have to come next time, and when the time comes, I will have more to buy, so I hugged my fist at the aunt: "Thank you next time......"

"Next time, my aunt will still sell goods here."

"Thank you, thank you!"

After going back, Xue'er found the stainless steel crochet needle brought by Xiao Eniang, and prepared to make money with crochet flowers. There was no crochet flower in the bazaar, and there was no lace. Xue'er used this mass of thread to construct two flowers, one round, the other square, and several kinds of lace. The white line of the eldest lady is whiter than that of the Qing Dynasty, but it is not as white as the exotic tower line, which is very good. Where have the little sisters ever seen such a beautiful thing? Screaming loudly. Then she chirps and begs Cher to teach them how to make this beautiful flower.

Xue'er smiled and said: "Sisters, don't worry, I saw this kind of white thread and took it back to try if it was good to use it, and if it was good to use it, I would buy more in the next market, and then teach everyone, let's exchange such flowers for money, okay?" ”

All the girls were overjoyed: this is a great skill, hurry up and bow to the teacher!

There were more than a dozen girls kneeling in front of Xue'er, including Shi Dan and Kumei.

This is a place where many ethnic groups gather, each ethnic group has its own costume and language, the girls' clothes are colorful and colorful, and there are many foreigners who Amma speaks. In the few years since Xue'er returned from the palace, she has learned a lot of cloth art, weaving, beads and other skills from Xiaoeniang. Crochet flowers and wishful knots are both counted in the category of weaving. You can also perform and make money here, but the performance is very hard, especially in Yunnan, where it often rains continuously during the rainy season. I'm afraid no one braves the rain to watch juggling, right? At this time, you can't perform. If you can't perform for a month or two, you won't even be able to eat. Dozens of people also consume dozens of catties of food a day, and the performance at the beginning of the gong is very small, especially in such remote provinces, where most of the transactions are carried out in the way of barter, and there are markets on rainy days. So when I came to Yunnan Bing'er Xue'er, I knew that the performance would not go well, basically I couldn't feed everyone, and I had already begun to use the silver given by Xue'er's little mother, not distressed, but worried about what to do after sitting and eating the mountain? How did the emperor complete the task given to Bing'er? The current situation is that if you want to sell out the goods left by Xiaoeniang, you have to find other ways to make money.

Uncle Shi and Uncle Zhou had already discovered this situation, it was Xue'er who was feeding everyone, and they were very reluctant to bear it and wanted to break up. After all, older people have homeland complexes, and they didn't expect to go so far, but they can't complain about Bing'er when they have already come, they originally wanted to get Bing'er's protection, not only have they been sheltering, but also a lot of the audience's silver is given to Hualong Huahu and Hu Xuanwu, and Bing'er divides this kind of money equally among everyone. Now that you have a problem, you want to break up? It's not interesting. In fact, Bing'er also thought about this. Uncle Shi and Uncle Zhou are both old, especially Uncle Shi's appetite is not good, so turbulent in the wind and rain, the appetite will be even worse. There is also Uncle Zhou, who is almost seventy years old, and often has diarrhea due to water and soil. And Shi Dan and Kumei are both pregnant, giving birth on the way? Don't dare to think! But when I said it, I was clearly disgusted with them, and I was afraid that they would share the money. The scattered gang can't say anything, so it's been consumed like this. So Xue'er and Bing'er have been looking for a way to make money, and this crochet seems to be okay? It's hard to say, I can only say try. The thread that the lady gave to Xue'er is very useful, if this doesn't make money, Bing'er Xue'er wants to tell everyone openly and honestly, and she can't let everyone beg for food and go home when the mountains and rivers are exhausted in the end.

The next episode is a big set every ten, and this time there are even more people shopping. Except for Shi Dan, Kumei, Uncle Shi Tong, and Uncle Zhou who stayed at home, the others followed Bing'er, Xue'er, Qing'er, and Ami sisters to the set. When I got to the place, I looked for the lady, which was really good, and I still set up a stall in the old place.

"How's it going, this little brother? Is the line any good? "Actually, the eldest mother has long seen that Xue'er is a girl. Although the eyebrows are thick, the voice is thin, and she is a beautiful girl.

"It's easy to use, auntie, you see these two flowers and this lace are hooked with your thread."

"Woo yo! It's also so pretty! What if it's sewn on clothes, I don't know how to look beautiful? What is this skillful hand made up? No wonder you want to buy more lines, it must be easy to sell, how many group lines do you say? ”

"You have a thousand regiments, right? Price ......"

"Hello! My benevolent boss, my little fairy! As soon as Bing'er was about to turn around, two big furry hands hugged him.

Cher jumped up happily: "Bing'er, it's Mr. James!" ”

"Wow! Harrow Harrow! Bing'er jumped up happily as well.

"Tell me why you're here?" Mr. James looked at Bing'er Xue'er with a smile on his face, and he knew that this occasion was not suitable for Gege.

"We've been going south, and we want to go to the southernmost part of the Qing Dynasty and then go back. Is your 'Rhine' back in action? Soon. ”

Mr. James spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders: "In your words, we are 'scattered boys' and 'yellow shops'." After I went back, the injured actor's family and I sued for medical expenses and nutrition expenses. If you don't follow me, can you be crippled? No amount of money can compensate for the losses of others, so the 'Rhine' was dissolved, my house was sold, my property was compensated to the wounded, and my wife and children left me......" Mr. James had tears in his eyes. Bing'er Xue'er hurriedly comforted: "Don't be sad, don't be sad, it's hard to predict what can happen in a person's life, you are a brave and optimistic person, and it will pass." ”

"Thank you, thank you for your encouragement. I have a few good friends in China who help me find things to do. One of them introduced me to an official who was engaged in foreign trade business, saying that I was familiar with the situation of the Qing Kingdom, and asked me to take charge of the procurement of silk, porcelain and handicrafts of the Qing Kingdom. ”

"We're old friends, and rightfully so."

"Thank you, thank you. By the way, I forgot to introduce to you, this sister-in-law's husband is a good friend of mine, surnamed Ruan, in his forties, what should you Qing people call him? ”

"Let's call her Aunt Ruan."

Mr. James asked, "I've been here all along, and I recognize you at a glance." It seems that the little fairy wants to buy more threads? What else is there to do with flowers? ”

Aunt Ruan said: "This little brother bought thread and prepared to hook flowers, do you see that this is the flower and lace hooked by the girl with them, is it good-looking?" ”

"Wow wow! My God, is this a work of human hands? ”

Seeing how much fuss he made made everyone laugh.

"My little fairy, you made this?"

"It's not made, it's hooked, a needle with a hook, hooked."

"How can a hooked needle be used for fishing? Sister-in-law Ruan, let me introduce you, the little brother you are talking about is actually a girl, very beautiful, right? ”

"I can see that it's a girl's house, pretty, really beautiful."

Xue'er hurriedly thanked Aunt Ruan for her compliment, and then asked James: "Mr. James, what are you doing in Yunnan?" ”

"Oh, I'm from India. India, Nepal and several other countries, where there are also silks and handicrafts, as well as gems and spices. I brought wine and perfume from France, as well as Austrian crystals and chocolates, Swiss clocks, sabers, sugar, leather goods from several European countries, binoculars, music boxes, wool products, cooing clocks, olive oil, sherry, black tea, etc., all of which my friends asked me to sell on their behalf. It's a pity that they are all in the house of a friend there, otherwise I can sell them to you, provided that you are interested in my goods. And I can give you a good price. ”

"Thank you, thank you. If it's convenient for you to ship the goods over, we'll see. ”

"Yes, my friend will be here soon, and I'll bring my goods with hers when the time comes."

"Hearing you say that, you know that this friend of yours is very trustworthy. Is he specialized in business? ”

"It wasn't before, it is now, and it's for the purchase of goods specifically for members of the Indian royal family. Her father used to be an envoy to the Qing State in the capital of your Qing Kingdom, and knew many Qing officials, and she herself often traveled back and forth between India and the Qing Kingdom, and she was a very good person. He also often stayed in Kunming, sometimes entering the country from Tibet and going north through Sichuan, in order to purchase some iceberg snow lotus and saffron, cordyceps, Tibetan blankets and other goods from Tibet. Once a year, the goods are transported to your capital, and sometimes the merchants who meet the Qing capital in Kunming sell the goods directly. I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, I don't dare to transport goods alone, for fear of meeting bandits on the way. My safety alone is nothing, how can I make it clear to others that I robbed my friend's goods to robbers for the first time? Can I afford it? Therefore, I want to borrow this lady's light to bring the goods to your capital. ”

Cher smiled: "The Indian businessman you know is a woman, very powerful, specializing in purchasing goods for the royal family." She must have been protected by the guards when she came out to sell goods? ”

"Clever little fairies, you guessed it, every time they come out, they have to bring at least twenty guards, of course, they are dressed in very ordinary people's clothes, and sometimes they have to put on a fake braid and wear the clothes of the Qing people. It is estimated that she and her cousin will be able to come to Yunnan next month, and I will go to Kunming to meet her at that time. You don't become a tiger in that big place in Kunming, what are you doing here? ”

The outline began to express dissatisfaction: "We don't want to set up a stall to do business, but Wu Sangui always bullies us." As soon as I arrived in Kunming to perform a performance, I sent someone to let Xue'er go to the palace to perform in the hall, and Wu Sangui's grandson fell in love with our Xue'er......"

James immediately understood Wu Sangui's ancestor's intentions, his face flushed with anger, and he waved his fists and shouted: "Animal! Animal! I'm going to help you with the theory! ”

"Mr. James, please be calm, things in our country are different from yours, there is quite discrimination against women here, the powerful not only have three wives and four concubines in the family, but also look at the beautiful girls from the outside and snatch them back or force others to do such things, they don't care about other people's lives or deaths, there is nothing to talk about, we are temporarily avoiding their edges, and want to see if we can do some business to earn a travel fee, if we can't do it, we have to go back to the capital, we can't starve to death, right?"

"Nope! No! Don't go back to the capital for the time being, I mean, this flower made by the little fairy is too beautiful, there seem to be a lot of girls in your performance team, and this lace thing is still suitable for girls. You can take all my thread balls and process this beautiful flower, and I will give you the processing fee, and you will not have to buy the thread, okay? ”

Xue'er, Bing'er, and Outline glanced at each other, and it took a long time for her to react, and she said happily: "Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. James, you have helped us a lot, your proposal is quite tempting." ”