Chapter 41: Death Too
Regarding the problem of funds, it is actually a problem that gives Liu Yong more headaches than the source of goods. The reason why Liu Yong was calm and calm in front of Lin Hualang and Niu Rong was because he knew that it was useless to be anxious, but would disturb his mind and cut off his thoughts. No matter what you do, your mindset is important. Just like an athlete, an imbalance in mentality is the result of losing.
Liu Yong based on the current price of salt, tea, as well as the price of sauce and cloth. According to the rough calculation of the load capacity of 2,000 catties per car, five carts of salt are calculated according to the market price of 3 cents per catty, which is 30,000 wen, which is 100 taels, and it is 100 taels when converted into silver. There are two carts of tea, and the cheapest one costs six wen per catty, and four thousand catties is twenty-four thousand wen, which is eighty yuan. The sauce is eight cents per catty, and the weight of the jar is about 1,500 catties per car, 12,000 wen, or 40 yuan. The cloth is to choose the same price of silk, so that in the Western Xia can buy the price, coarse cloth can be woven by every household, worthless. According to the calculation of two pieces of silk and satin, a cart can pull fifty horses, about a hundred. Rouge gouache doesn't count.
In this way, if you have to prepare all the goods, it will cost at least three hundred and twenty yuan. And that's not even counting the price of the bullock cart. Each ox cart is calculated at 100 yuan, and nine ox carts also cost 900 yuan, which is much more than the cost of goods. But you can't walk without a car, so it's a necessary investment. Fortunately, the ox cart can still be sold when it comes back, but it will be a pressure on a sum of money for the time being.
After calculating, it will cost more than 1,200 yuan in total, and when converted into silver, it will be more than 1,000 taels. And now, Liu Yong doesn't even have a fraction in his hands. No wonder Lin Hualang said he was a weirdo. If you want to do such a big business without a penny, everyone will think that this person is either joking or paranoid. Because it's a business that's simply not going to be done.
But Liu Yong doesn't think like this, if he thinks like this, then there is no consciousness of any top businessman in his mind. Using his own money to do business is a joke for Liu Yong now. If you want to be a top businessman, you must not only learn to organize and use resources, but more importantly, you must learn to make money with other people's money. Especially when you are poor and white, this ability becomes more and more important. Because the first pot of gold will not be so easy for every businessman.
Liu Yong calculated the approximate financial needs, and naturally had a plan to raise this fund in his mind, but he had to implement it little by little. The most important thing at the moment is to place the order. If you don't have goods, what's the use of money?
In Liu Yong's opinion, this business has at least five times more profits. It's exciting to think about.
The next day, it was another sunny day, and the cherry blossoms in the yard fell to the ground, and the pink petals were blown by the wind and rolled against the ground, sometimes gathering, sometimes scattering, wafting the fragrance of flowers all over the yard.
Today, Yingying wanted to go to the street with her uncle, so Liu Yong took her with her.
His business is stable and on the rise, but he still only sells one morning, and only sells low-end fat powders. He did this based on two things: first, he didn't want to steal the business of the Pretty in Pink store. This contributes to his survival. If he sells better than Pretty in Pink, then he doesn't want to buy from there. A small stall, there is no need to travel far to other places to work hard to buy. Second, he wants to keep customers hungry for a minute, which can ensure the number of customers in front of the stall every day, and always give people a good feeling of business. At the same time, it can also increase sales, and it can also do another big business planning in the afternoon, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Liu Yong bought candy for Yingying and asked her to sit next to Niu Rong to eat. Niu Rong is very trustworthy and comes to report every day. When Liu Yong was doing business, he never bothered. Liu Yong was surrounded by many ladies of all sizes, and he didn't bother to take a look. He just stared at the crowd on the busy street, but he didn't know what he was thinking. He was quiet, his fist the size of a brass plucked against his chin, and from a distance, he looked like a majestic sculpture.
Yingying didn't talk to him either, and she seemed to know in her little heart that Niu Rong was a person who was not good at talking. She only eats candy in intoxication. At this time, Yingying had already changed out of her black filial piety clothes. Liu Yong made her several new clothes, all of which were the latest styles and the best fabrics. With a delicate look on her face, she stood on the side of the street, and the high rate of turning back was terrifying.
"Hey, who's this little girl, she's so handsome."
"It seems to be Liu Yong's family who sells fat powder."
"Is it his daughter?"
"Probably not, I heard it's his niece."
Now, almost everyone on this street knows Liu Yong's tuba.
Liu Yongzheng was buying goods, and suddenly a figure he was looking forward to flashed in front of his eyes. Looking over, it was Lin Qingrou standing outside the crowd. The two of them looked at each other, and Lin Qingrou smiled shyly and turned away at the intersection.
Lin Qingrou never bought rouge, poverty was a reason. The most important thing is that she doesn't need rouge gouache to add glory to herself. Her glamorous countenance had long since overshadowed all the rouge gouache. She is such a beautiful plain girl. The beauty is pure, the beauty is clean. The beauty is so beautiful that people can't extricate themselves.
Fortunately, Lin Qingrou's clothes are old, and she always keeps her head down when she walks on the road, so she doesn't always arouse people's ideas. But everyone on the street knew that there was such a fairy-like beauty in the Lin family's tea shop. And Lin Qingrou's every move is so low-key in Liu Yong's eyes. He couldn't help but make a definition, Lin Qingrou's beauty is deeply hidden, but it can amaze your eyes.
Liu Yong asked the customers to wait, picked up a box of the best rouge and chased after him. They met at the mouth of the alley. Lin Qingrou was very shy and only put her head against her. Liu Yong didn't speak, because he knew that Lin Qingrou was going to get medicine for his brother. He only handed the rouge in his hand in front of Lin Qingrou's eyes.
Lin Qingrou shyly raised her hand and did not accept Liu Yong's gift. Liu Yong had no choice but to grab her hand, but she dodged. Sometimes, girls are too shy and embarrassed men. But this is in ancient times, is it still a system for girls who are not ashamed? Liu Yong knows this very well, and he doesn't blame Lin Qingrou. Still to blame? I can't even like it.
Liu Yong had no choice but to put the rouge on a stone on the side of the road.
"This is what I sent you."
Lin Qingrou still bowed her head and was silent, but his smiling smile was all in Liu Yong's eyes, and Liu Yong knew that she was interesting to him. This made Liu Yong's heart bloom. He saw that Lin Qingrou was embarrassed to accept his gift, most likely because of his presence. He left silently, and said, "Miss Lin, if you like it, accept my gift from Liu Yong." β
The meaning of his words has been explained and understood, just waiting for Lin Qingrou's response. At this time, he watched from afar with nervousness. Waiting for Lin Qingrou to pick up the rouge placed on the stone, Liu Yong's heart burst into ecstasy. This shows that Lin Qingrou allowed him to like her.
Lin Qingrou picked up the rouge box, and walked towards the alley. Suddenly glanced back at Liu Yong, smiled shyly by the way, and quickly ran into the alley.
Liu Yong didn't care whether anyone was watching or not, and chased into the alley.
"Miss Lin, can I go to you?"
Lin Qingrou paused suddenly, stood for a moment, then suddenly turned around and nodded to Liu Yong, then turned around and ran away.
βyesγβ Liu Yong waved his fist excitedly, as if he had scored a goal while watching a football game. He originally wanted to tell Lin Qingrou to be careful of the robbers, but when he thought that the robbers were his brother, he laughed.
With great excitement, he watched Lin Qingrou turn into another alley, and then turned around stupidly, and was immediately startled. There were several robbers standing in front of him, led by Lin Hualang.
"I said, brother, what do you mean by 'die too'?" Lin Hualang hugged his arms, holding a withered grass in his mouth, and asked with a smile.
"What 'die', I don't know what you're talking about." Liu Yong said as he squeezed away Wang Xiao'er and the four of them and walked back.
"That's what you said when you just shook your fist." Lin Hualang chased after him.
Liu Yong remembered that he was excited for a while, and he actually said a sentence in English. "Oh, nothing." Liu Yong felt funny and continued walking.
In later generations, his English teacher was a foreigner and taught very well. He has a talent for languages and likes to learn English, so the level is still good, at least simple conversations are no problem. It's a pity that it is not needed in this ancient period.
Who says it can't be used? You must know that the Maritime Silk Road began with the Great Song Dynasty.
"Nothing, what is it? I think what you said is interesting, my brother taught me. Lin Hualang followed with a dead face.
Zhao Si'er interjected: "I said big brother, our sister Lin is the best beauty in Meizhou City, the little one wanted to find someone to propose, but Brother Hualang didn't let me." This time it's cheap, big brother. β
Lin Hualang pushed Zhao Si away and said, "Just you, you can only see that you are a human-like guy who throws it in the dog pile and dares to beat my sister's idea?" β
Zhao Si smiled and said, "Yes, how can the appearance of the Sprinkle family be compared with the big brother." The big brother is a beautiful man who looks like Pan An. β
"What looks like Pan An, that's the appearance of Pan An." Wang Xiao suddenly said.
"That's right, Wang is right, the big brother is Pan An. Hey, Brother Hualang, don't be angry, didn't I tell a joke with Big Brother. If Sister Lin can take a fancy to me Zhao Si, the sea water will not be dry, and the stones will not be rotten. β
"Pull it down, even if the sea water dries up and the stones rot, I can't give you my sister." Lin Hualang pouted.
"Brother Hualang, it's not up to you to decide who our sister is with or not with now." Wang Xiao said again.
"Who's going to say?" Lin Hualang asked.
Wang Xiao pursed his thick lips and nodded at Liu Yongnu.
"Now what my brother said doesn't count, it's my dad who says. I've heard that there are still people who come to ask for marriage for a few days. Lin Hualang said.
This sentence shocked Liu Yong's heart, and he secretly thought: "Yes, Miss Lin is so beautiful, and she has also reached the age of marriage, there must be many people who ask for marriage." Then I'm going to have to hurry. β
I heard Zhao Si'er say again: "Hey, don't mention our father, he is almost blind when he chooses a son-in-law." β
"Isn't Dad also for the sake of his sister?" Lin Hualang said.
"Brother Hualang, I think you are smart and confused for a while, your father is for money. You wait, one day the richest man in Meizhou City will come to propose, and your father will agree. β
As they spoke, several people returned to the stall. Liu Yong was uneasy in his heart, and he still vaguely remembered the conversation he heard on the road outside Meizhou City when he came.