Chapter Forty-Eight: Selling Ginseng to Buy Grain

Mingyue sighed lightly and said, "I still hope to sell it at a good price, godfather, let's go to other houses to have a look." ”

The shopkeeper said eagerly, "Little girl, don't go and see, I dare to guarantee that the price given by other pharmacies will not be higher than mine." ”

Mingyue smiled and said, "Then I'll go to other places to have a look, maybe it will sell at a better price?" ”

Shopkeeper Ye is a businessman, and in a few words, he knew that the girl in front of him was not a simple character, so he said to Zhang Langzhong, "Two thousand five hundred taels, no more." ”

Mingyue didn't wait for Zhang Langzhong to answer, so she said, "Three thousand taels, Uncle Ye, we'll make a deal for three thousand taels, and we'll forget if it's three thousand taels less." ”

Shopkeeper Ye gritted his teeth and said with a helpless smile, "You girl is really fine, three thousand taels is three thousand taels, Brother Zhang, your goddaughter is really a good material for business, better than me." ”

Zhang Langzhong said with a smile, "Let Shopkeeper Ye smile, thank you to Shopkeeper Ye." She didn't expect that Mingyue, this girl, could bargain so much, and she insisted that she would pay back from two thousand taels to three thousand taels.

Mingyue didn't forget to sell well when she got cheap, "Thank you, Uncle Ye, isn't Mingyue also relying on Uncle Ye's relationship with her godfather." "I may have to deal with this shopkeeper in the future, and it is necessary to have a good relationship first.

Shopkeeper Ye got up with a smile and responded, "Then if there is anything good going on, don't forget Uncle Ye, wait a while, I'll go get the silver ticket." ”

As soon as the shopkeeper Ye left, Ming Wenli said, "You girl, since you are a friend of Zhang Langzhong, how can you bargain like this." ”

Mingyue retorted with a smile, "Fourth uncle, you don't understand this, this friend is a friend, but a businessman will never let himself suffer because the other party is a friend, otherwise there will be no way to continue this business, godfather, you say yes." ”

Seeing that Zhang Langzhong smiled and nodded, it was not good for Ming Wenli to continue to say anything.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper Ye to come in, take out three pieces of paper from his sleeves and hand them to the three of them, saying, "This is three thousand taels of silver tickets, you can order them." ”

Mingyue couldn't understand the silver ticket here, so she directly took it and handed it to Mingwen next to her, "Fourth uncle, help me take a look." ”

After Ming Wenli took the silver ticket and nodded, Shopkeeper Ye carefully wrapped the ginseng on the table and put it in his arms.

Seeing that everything had been negotiated, Zhang Langzhong got up and said, "Then don't disturb Shopkeeper Ye to do business, let's go first." Mingyue and Mingwenli also got up.

Shopkeeper Ye kept a few people to have lunch before leaving, but was rejected by Zhang Langzhong, and Shopkeeper Ye wanted to greet the business in the store, so he didn't force it too much, and sent a few people out.

The three of them went out and got into the carriage, and the shopkeeper Li asked, "Can the medicinal herbs be sold?" "Mingyue said before that she was going to sell medicinal materials, but she didn't say what she was selling, so Shopkeeper Li asked.

Mingyue nodded with a smile and said, "It's sold, I'm so hungry, let's go eat first." ”

It was time to eat, and the others nodded without objection, and the group drove the ox cart to the restaurant where Zhang Langzhong and Mingyue went last time.

It's the time to eat, unlike other restaurants, there are still a lot of people in the business of this restaurant, and they still wait for a long time to eat, but this time Mingyue didn't comment on the restaurant like last time.

After eating, he was led by the shopkeeper Li and went directly to a grain store, which looked very big, but felt that there were many people, and there were basically no people.

A few people parked the carriage outside the door, and then the shopkeeper Li led it into the store, the store was empty, there was not a single customer, only two people sitting in front of the counter.

Seeing that someone came to the door, the person who looked like the shopkeeper greeted warmly, "A few people are invited, what do you want to buy?" ”

The person who was watching something at the counter inside also raised his head, and when he saw a few people, he greeted him with a smile, "Lao Li is here, but I haven't seen you come to buy goods for a long time." ”

This person is tall, the same age as Shopkeeper Li, with a Chinese face, a handful of beard on his chin, and he is very proud when he laughs, but he is not as businessman as the Shopkeeper Ye I saw before.

Shopkeeper Li replied with a helpless smile, "Now I can't afford to buy the goods, and I can't sell them if I do, so I can only close the door." ”

The man listened to Shopkeeper Li's words, and smiled helplessly, and responded, "Also, then you came to see me today?" ”

The two seem to have a very good relationship, and Shopkeeper Li joked with a smile, "I don't have that much spare work." ”

The man smiled absently and said to Shopkeeper Li, "Who are these people behind you?" ”

Shopkeeper Li introduced, "This is my future nephew and daughter-in-law Mingyue, this is Ming Wenli, the nephew and daughter-in-law are her fourth uncle, this is Zhang Zhi Zhang Langzhong, who has good medical skills, and my nephew and daughter-in-law are her godfather." Then he introduced to Mingyue and the others, "The owner of this shop is surnamed Yu." ”

The people on both sides politely greeted each other, and Boss Yu beckoned a few people into the store and sat down.

called Xiao Er to make tea, and then Boss Yu said to Shopkeeper Li, "You didn't come to see me, but came to buy goods?" ”

Shopkeeper Li nodded and said, "I want to buy some grain, the price of this grain will rise twice every three days, and if I don't get some grain, I'm afraid that I won't have anything to eat by then." ”

Boss Yu sighed lightly and said, "The price of this grain has risen like this, my store is already full of people, and the big grain merchants who collect grain have disappeared these days, and my grain is also coming back at a sky-high price. ”

Shopkeeper Li said, "The grain merchants who collected the grain didn't come? ”

Boss Yu nodded, "It's really strange that these grain merchants suddenly have no news as soon as they disappear." ”

Mingyue muttered, "I'm afraid that behind these grain merchants are all the same person." ”

Boss Yu slapped his face and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of it." Then he was depressed again, "If it is really the same person behind it, and the person behind it no longer collects grain, can't all of us grain merchants go bankrupt?" Hey, it's also to blame us grain merchants for being greedy, raising the price, but now they are harming themselves. ”

Mingyue fell into deep thought, always felt that this matter was not so simple, and after thinking about it for a long time, she didn't come up with a reason, so she didn't bother to think about it again, this simple or not simple, it didn't have much to do with herself.

At this time, Boss Yu, who only listened, continued, "How much grain do you want, I'll give it to you cheaper, I guess, if this continues, I'm afraid that these grains will have to be reduced in price." ”

Mingyue felt that this Boss Yu and Shopkeeper Li seemed to be very good, and she also felt that this Boss Li was a good person, and she was actually willing to sell food to them at a lower price, so she answered, "It's not necessary, Boss Yu still gives it to us at the original price." ”

Ming Wenli looked at Mingyue, and felt a little strange in his heart, when this girl sold ginseng before, she was so calculating the bargain, why didn't she take advantage of it at this time?

As everyone knows, after the contact, Mingyue positioned Shopkeeper Ye and Boss Yu differently, Shopkeeper Ye was doing business with himself and bargaining, although for the sake of the godfather's face, he did not deliberately slander them; But Boss Yu is different, because of the relationship between the shopkeeper Li, he directly asked them to give them food at a loss, obviously not doing business with them, and this Boss Yu is facing the danger of bankruptcy at any time, so Mingyue doesn't want Boss Yu to suffer.

Boss Yu sighed, "Maybe in the end, this grain will still be disposed of at a reduced price, how can I charge you a high price?" ”

Shopkeeper Li said, "That's the case, this can't make you suffer, you can give me some grain according to your purchase price, what do you think?" Shopkeeper Li looked at Mingyue and the others on the side and asked what they meant.

Mingyue responded, "That's it, but Mingyue has an idea, Boss Yu may be able to listen to it." Mingyue didn't know that this idea she came up with at random at this time would save so many people's lives in the future.

Boss Yu was curious, "Oh? After a sigh, waiting for Mingyue's next words, Xindao This little girl doesn't seem to be simple, her fourth uncle and godfather are all present, and she can still call the shots.

Mingyue continued, "Boss Yu had the idea of selling grain cheaply, and other bosses will definitely have this idea, this Xianbei Rebellion must have heard of Boss Yu, there is no food over there, and he will definitely find a way to come to us to buy grain, if Boss Yu can sell some grain cheaply when other bosses sell it cheaply, and then sell it to those Xianbei people at a high price, he must be able to make a profit from it, and no matter whether this can make a profit or not, if the grain is bought cheaply, it will not be a loss." ”

Boss Yu's eyes lit up and said, "This is really a good idea, the girl is really shrewd, Lao Li, you are really blessed to find such a smart nephew and daughter-in-law." ”

Shopkeeper Li smiled awkwardly, and said in his heart, "If you know that my nephew and daughter-in-law dare to cut people with a kitchen knife, I don't know how to feel?" ”

Boss Yu is also a cheerful person, and said with a smile, "Okay, the grain you want will be given to you at the original price, and I will keep some capital to stock up on the goods, if I can really make money at that time, I will definitely not forget you, how much food do you want?" ”

Shopkeeper Li said, "You have to tell us what your original price is, otherwise how can we know how much grain we can buy with the silver in our hands." ”

Boss Yu smiled and said, "Seeing my excitement, I forgot about it, 800 wen for rice, 1,100 wen for white flour, and 500 wen for grain noodles, how much do you want?" ”

Shopkeeper Li calculated in his heart and said, "I'll ask for fifty stones each." "Almost exactly one hundred taels of silver.

Zhang Langzhong also said, "I also want fifty stones each." ”

Boss Yu smiled and said okay, just waiting for Mingwenli to speak, but Mingwenli waited for Mingyue to open his mouth to see how much.

Mingyue calculated in her heart, and then said, "We want 800 stone of rice, 500 stone of white noodles, and 300 stone of grain noodles." ”

Boss Yu and Shopkeeper Li both looked at Mingyue with wide eyes, and felt that Mingyue must have said something wrong.