Chapter 168: Foreigners
Although the food made by the imperial chef is good, which is very much in line with Yun Rong's heart, but after eating for a while, Yun Rong became interested in local food and planned to go out to have a look.
Yinzhen naturally accompanies him.
To be honest, the streets of Guangzhou are actually not as good as those in Beijing, because this side is close to the sea, so many fishermen on the streets set up stalls, and they want to watch the fish they catch in exchange for some silver, and they can also add some other things.
So there is a fishy smell on the street, which is acceptable, but it really doesn't smell good.
Yin Zhen and Yun Rong came out with not many people on their faces, and the clothes of several people looked a little out of place with the environment, and they could only hear the sound of selling all the way, and the eyes that looked at them from time to time.
These glances are fine, but there is really nothing to eat in this place.
Seeing this, Yinzhen asked Liang Jiugong to go out to inquire, and then Yinzhen and Yunrong knew that they had come to the wrong place, so they planned to leave this place.
When he walked to the side of a stall, he suddenly saw a blonde and blue-eyed person appear, Yinzhen looked at the person, and his eyes unconsciously carried some disgust, which is not to blame him for behaving like this, anyone who saw a group of blonde and blue-eyed people break through the city of Beijing, enter the Old Summer Palace to burn and loot, and then see the blonde and blue-eyed people will not have a good feeling.
Yun Rong sensitively felt Yinzhen's emotions at that moment, although Yinzhen now looks very normal.
Yin Zhen and Yun Rong paused for a moment, and then they heard the blonde and blue-eyed foreigner say, "Oh, I need these things from you, you give them to me, and I am willing to exchange them with you." ”
Yin Zhen and Yun Rong's eyes moved to the stall, on which were a few big mussels, really big, Yin Zhen and Yun Rong didn't know much about this kind of thing.
I heard the stall owner smile and say, "Guest officer, what do you get in exchange?" "Since the things that are put out are naturally trying to sell at a good price, although I didn't say the specific silver, but there are often some aliens here in Guangzhou, and I also know that the imported goods they bring can be exchanged for a lot of silver in some stores.
"I swapped a telescope for you, what do you think?"
The stall owner was very satisfied, he had heard of the telescope, this thing is very precious, it is luck to be able to come across it, such a big mussel, I think there should be a lot of high-quality pearls in it, you see this? ”
This blonde foreigner has a good understanding of the language and culture of the Qing Dynasty, so he understands what this stall owner means.
He was a little unhappy on his face, feeling that this person had to make inches, he naturally knew in his heart that this mussel had a high possibility of blooming pearls, otherwise he would not think about changing it, he knew that the telescope was very valuable in the Qing Dynasty, so he wanted to exchange it, although he knew in his heart that the price of a telescope in his place was not very high.
The blonde man wanted to say something, but at this time Yun Rong stepped forward and said, "This mussel looks so big, Xianggong, I want it." ”
Yin Zhen naturally knew Yun Rong's small plan, and said with a smile: "How can this mussel be sold?" ”
When the stall owner saw that someone was coming, he was immediately happy, and everyone understands that competition can raise prices.
The stall owner looked at Yinzhen and Yunrong as if looking at the God of Wealth, and said with a smile: "Old lady, this mussel was salvaged from the sea, I have been to the sea so many times, this is the first time I have seen such a big mussel, someone has salvaged two mussels that are nearly half smaller than this, and there are a lot of powder beads in it!" ”
Yun Rong said with a look of disbelief: "Really? ”
The stall owner looked like I was lying to you: "It's naturally true, I don't need to lie to you, you can inquire about this at will, you can hear the news, to be honest, if it weren't for the lack of a serious way, I wouldn't be able to set up a stall here, the children in the family are not young, I can count on these good things to feed the children, if a few old ladies are willing to appreciate their faces, the small family may be able to cultivate an official master!" ”
Yun Rong heard this and felt that this person was quite interesting.
Yun Rong smiled and said: "You are interesting, I am indeed interested in a few things, it is better for you to be honest, make a price, I will take this thing, let's talk about it first, although this thing is rare, but there is a shop at home that sells this thing, you don't want to pit me." "I love eBooks
The stall owner smiled and said, "How can it! Naturally, it's a real price, and I've been setting it for a while, so naturally I'm thinking about making a move as soon as possible, so be it! If the old lady really likes it, the price is five hundred taels of silver, and the price is not two, and you will take it if you want it. ”
Although the stall owner is a little greedy, but in essence he just wants to sell more silver, and he can't settle down with the blonde foreigner just now, because although he knows that the telescope is valuable, but he has no way to sell it.
When Yin Zhen and Yun Rong heard it, five hundred taels of silver, if this mussel is really as good as the stall owner said, five hundred taels is a real price.
If not, it costs five hundred taels, it doesn't matter, it should be an investment in the education of the Qing Dynasty, I just heard the words of the stall owner, which means that I plan to let the children in the family study.
Yin Zhen said to Liang Jiugong: "Take out the silver." ”
Liang Jiugong: "Yes"
Before Liang Jiugong took out the silver, the foreigner was unwilling: "What do you mean, I came first, shouldn't I buy things first?" ”
The words are good, but: "This lord, I naturally want to do business well, but you just exchanged things for something, if no one can take out the silver, it's just that, now someone takes out the silver, I naturally save trouble, besides, I don't know what the value of your telescope is, don't embarrass me." ”
Liang Jiugong also took out the silver at this time, and then handed it to the stall owner, who saw that they were happy with the silver, so he smiled and said, "Thank you to a few masters and ladies, the little one will pack up and go back first." ”
After taking the silver, he was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he naturally wanted to go home first and place the silver, so he was relieved.
This stall owner is also very shrewd, although the place where he set up his stall is not said to be remote, but there are really not many people in this area, and there are people all around, so no one knows how much silver he sold.
The foreigner was a little annoyed when he saw them doing this: "How can you do this? ”
Yin Zhen looked at the foreigners who were a little thunderous, and he really felt a lot happier in his heart, and adjusted that little bit of emotion, and then realized that this was the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the current Qing Dynasty was still a strong country in the eyes of foreigners, so he didn't need to rely on him so unpleasantly.
Yin Zhen looked at the man, had an idea in his heart, and said, "This ...... Sir, I heard that Mr. should have a lot of such things as telescopes in his hands, if Mr. does not mind, you may wish to discuss a deal. ”
Yin Zhen's real purpose is naturally not to talk about business, but to take this opportunity to investigate.
The foreigner, that is, Charlie, was very surprised when he heard Yinzhen say this, and looked at Yinzhen with such a shameless expression: "Don't joke." ”
Yinzhen: "Why do you think I'm joking?" ”
Charlie's face was a little bad: "I won't do business with you, you are not a person who abides by the spirit of the contract, I don't want to do business with you." ”
Yin Zhen felt speechless in his heart, businessman? It's just that the interests come first.
Yinzhen: "I don't think Mr. needs to refuse so quickly, why don't we find a place to talk first?" ”
Charlie didn't want to talk about it, so his face was still not good, after all, what he wanted was originally at his fingertips, but now he was cut off, let him talk about business with a smile with the person who cut off his beard, forgive him for not being able to do it.
"I'm sorry, I still have something to do, as for you, we'll see you again."
Yinzhen saw that he really didn't have this plan, so he didn't force it, Yinzhen probably knew his thoughts, imported products were very popular with rich and noble families in the Qing Dynasty, because the quantity was limited, so the supply exceeded demand, Charlie didn't worry about selling, and naturally didn't want to do business with him, a person who "won people's favors".