Chapter 114: The Race Tournament (2)

"You've seen it, I have a few fresh fruits here, and they taste so good!" Jiang Jiang pointed to the things on the table and said, these are some wild fruits and wild tomatoes she picked before leaving the desert island, and put them in that fish basket, but Yuwen Zhengji has not paid attention to it.

Jiang Jiang knew that the most difficult thing to eat in the conditions of such an ocean-going ship at that time was fresh fruits and vegetables, and she still remembered reading an article when she was in school, which introduced that when Magellan was sailing, many crew members died of scurvy because they could not eat fresh vegetables and fruits.

It can be seen that this kind of item is very in demand on board.

The wealthy merchants on this ship are usually pampered, but now they are adrift at sea and eat salted meat and salted fish, and fresh vegetables and fruits are not to be thought of.

But if someone brings out a few fresh fruits at this time, will everyone want it?

"They said you want to make a bid," Yuwen Zhengji said to Jiang Jiang, "These people obviously can't wait." ”

"My price is two taels of silver." Jiang Jiang said loudly.

Yuwen Zhengji translated her words, and these people were boiling. Two taels of silver is really nothing to them, not to mention two taels of silver, it is ten taels or twenty taels, and they are willing to buy it.

So immediately someone began to bid, and the price of ten taels, twenty taels, thirty taels, thirty-five taels, twenty forty taels, and fifty taels finally stopped at one hundred taels.

One hundred taels to buy three or five fruits, it is really sky-high. But Jiang Jiang was obviously not satisfied, because she made a bet with Yuwen Zhengji that if she wanted to earn a thousand taels of silver on this ship, the fruit she brought could be sold five times at most, and it would only be five hundred taels at most.

"The one who paid a hundred taels asked if you would like to sell him the fruit?" Yuwen asked.

"I'm sorry for you to translate it again, my fruit is only sold for two taels of silver, and I won't sell it if I have more." Jiang Jiang said to Yuwen Zhengji.

"What do you mean?" Yuwen Zhengji said that he could not understand.

"You just have to translate truthfully," Jiang Jiang said to him, "Hurry up and translate." ”

Yuwen Zhengji didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Jiang Jiang gourd, so he had to translate it like this, and sure enough, those Kazakh people were also very strange after hearing it.

What does it mean to give a hundred taels and not sell them, but insist on two taels of silver?

"These fruits of mine cost two taels, but everyone wants to get them, and in the end it depends on luck," Jiang Jiang said unhurriedly: "Anyone who intends to buy fruits, give me two taels of silver, and after all the people are involved, they will determine who is the final winner by drawing lots, so that lucky people can buy these fresh and delicious fruits through two taels of silver, while others although they don't get the fruit, they are just wasting two taels of silver." ”

"Your method is really wonderful," Yuwen Zhengji couldn't help but give Jiang Jiang a thumbs up: "The nature of businessmen is speculation, they will definitely get involved, in this way, these fruits of yours will be able to net four or five hundred taels, which is four or five places higher than the previous selling method." ”

"There's no way, I want to be smarter with less and more," Jiang Jiang said with a smile: "Hurry up and help me translate!" ”

Yuwen Zhengji then translated Jiang Jiang's words in the original form, and those Kazakh people found it very interesting when they heard it, and they were eager to try.

Originally, they had little fun on the boat, so they naturally had to participate in it. And because everyone invests very little, everyone doesn't care.

Sure enough, the people on the ship handed over Jiang Jiang two taels of silver.

"Count me in," Yuwen Zhengji stepped forward and handed Jiang Jiang two taels of silver: "I'll try my luck too." ”

Jiang Jiang checked the number of people, found a large clay pot from the boat, and put two hundred and sixty mung beans and one red bean into it. Then everyone reaches into the crockpot in turn, and touches out a bean, and the person who touches the red bean can get these fruits.

Yuwen Zhengji helped organize these bearded men to line up, and Jiang Jiang took a piece of cloth to cover the mouth of the big crockpot so that no one could peek at it and affect the fairness of the result.

Then people lined up and walked over one by one, feeling the beans out of the clay pot, and as time passed, everyone involved concentrated.

Although there are some disappointments for those who have not touched, those who have not yet taken their turn are full of anticipation.

Finally, a man named Horafa touched the red bean, and the guy immediately screamed excitedly.

Others, despite their disappointment, still seem unsatisfied.

"They asked if you were going to the Race Tournament tomorrow?" Yuwen Zhengji asked Jiang Jiang for those Kazakh people.

"Of course, I will hold it for three more days," Jiang Jiang said, "and that's all I have for it." ”

Returning to his lodgings, Jiang Jiang divided the remaining fruit into four parts, three of which he kept for the Saibao assembly, and then took out the other part and washed it, and held it on a small plate and gave it to the shipowner.

Of course, Jiang Jiang knew that the richest person on this ship was the shipowner, and if he wanted to do business with these people, he had to have a good relationship with them, so naturally he couldn't bypass the shipowner.

The owner of the ship was very happy and gave her a jeweled ring.

In the next three days, Jiang Jiang dominated the limelight at the Saibao Conference.

After four game matches, she earned a total of more than 2,000 taels of silver, which was twice as much as the bet with Yuwen Zhengji, and not counting the ring given to her by the shipowner.

"How? Are you willing to give me the money now? Jiang Jiang looked at Yuwen Zhengji with a smug expression.

"Of course, if you are willing to gamble and lose, you must do what you say," Yuwen Zhengji said with a smile: "Our family's business is so big, of course, because of its flexible mind and willingness to endure hardships, but it is fundamental to pay attention to integrity." ”

Jiang Jiang didn't have time to listen to him, and after taking more than 10,000 taels of silver, she could buy goods with these Kazakh people on the ship, but there were still some things to do before buying.

Businessmen are ultimately talking about profits, but until then, rapport is also the lubricant for each other.

Anyway, there is still a period of time before he goes ashore, and Jiang Jiang can just sell his emotional intelligence and earn some good popularity for himself.

These days, except for attending the Saibao Conference at night, she spends her days making things, because of the limited supplies on the ship, she has to frame multiple pieces of white paper together to make thick cardboard.

Then cut the cardboard into a rectangle of the same size and draw a pattern on it.

That's right, she made a deck of playing cards, and she had played with Lao Su in Coolie Street before, but that deck of cards was made by Lao Su, which was much more exquisite than her.

But although the one she made is not delicate enough, it will not affect everyone's playfulness in the slightest.

"Is there anyone who's going to play the game with me?!" Jiang Jiang shouted at the wealthy businessmen of Kazakhstan: "It's very fun!" ”