Chapter 245 (Second Update) Imperial Merchant
Several villagers in Dongshan Village nearby, after automatically making up their brains, looked at Zhang's eyes full of shame.
Where did Zhang hear others arranging her youngest son, and rushed towards Mao with a "whoa-" sound.
Mao's is much younger than her, how could she, who has sharp hands and feet, be caught by Zhang? While flexibly dodging Zhang's scratches, Mao still said unforgivingly: "What? When I said it, I was annoyed and angry, right? People are doing it, and the sky is watching! In the future, it's better to do less bad things, right? Oops! You have to take it easy, don't flash your waist and blame me for pushing it! Everybody's watching, right? I didn't touch a finger of her, if she fell and touched it, it wouldn't have anything to do with me! …… If I can't afford to provoke it, can I still hide it? I'll go first......"
Mao stepped forward and walked in front like a gust of wind. After all, Zhang's is old, and after scratching, he didn't touch the corner of Mao's clothes, and he was tired enough. She was out of breath, where could she catch the young Mao, she could only stare dryly in the back!
Seeing Yu Xiaocao on the side, how do you look at it and feel that it is an eyesore. Zhang said angrily: "Let's go quickly, why don't you stand here and watch the joke?" ”
Yu Xiaocao's goal was achieved, and he said with a smile: "Milk, since you don't like me, I won't stay here to hinder your eyes." Uncles and aunts, what is there to carry? ”
When the villagers saw such a well-behaved child, why was they not treated by the Zhang family? Hearing this, they shook their heads and said, "No, no!" Mrs. Fang is still waiting for you to take care of it, let's go first! ”
"Yes, yes! We didn't have much to carry! ”
"Your little pony has already carried a lot of things, if you can't press it anymore, don't you feel distressed?" It's closer, and it's a joke with Xiaocao.
Xiaocao said goodbye to the villagers with a smile and stepped on the little red horse standing quietly. The little red horse seemed to be waiting a little impatiently, and as soon as Xiaocao sat down and did not let her urge, she trotted forward. It seems to be using actions to tell the villagers of Dongshan Village: Benma has strength!
Catching up with Mao, after saying a few words to her, Xiaocao kept going all the way to the town. In a place two miles away from Tanggu, I met Wednesday Shao, who was galloping all the way.
Over the past year, Wednesday Shao's status in the Zhou family has been rising day by day, and the old head of the Zhou family has already cultivated him as the next head of the family. Wednesday is even busier, not only taking care of his own business, but also learning to manage the family business. Zhou Jiagui is an imperial businessman, and he buys materials for the royal court, so he naturally can't be neglected. Yu Xiaocao hadn't seen Wednesday for a few days.
"Sanshao, you are in a hurry, where are you going!" After the road leading from Tanggu Town to Dongshan Village was repaired, except for the second son of Jingwangfu and the steward, there were really not many people who could ride horses and cars. Yu Xiaocao and Wednesday Shao recognized each other from a distance.
Wednesday Shao cut his hair that was blown by the wind, and said angrily: "This road leads directly to Dongshan Village, where do you think I can go?" ”
"Yo! The three young people came to our Dongshan Village in a busy time, which is really full of brilliance! Yu Xiaocao continued to tease him.
Zhou Zixu glanced at her and said, "Can you talk well?" I haven't seen you in such a long time, and you still like to squeeze me so much! ”
Yu Xiaocao smiled and said, "Okay, seriously? What's the matter with me? Let's talk as we go! ”
Zhou Zixu glanced at her with a smile and said with a smile: "Why are you so confident that I am looking for you?" I'm looking for Uncle Yu, can't I? ”
As he spoke, he turned the horse's head and walked beside the jujube red horse of the grass. The little red horse under Yu Xiaocao's crotch seemed to be unhappy that Zhou Zixu's big black horse next to him was taller than himself, and he turned his head and opened his mouth to bite the big black man against his usual supple temperament!
Seeing this, Zhou Zixu hurriedly pulled the reins and took his beloved horse to the side for a few steps, so that he didn't let that little fool succeed. Zhou Zixu said with a sigh in his mouth: "Yo! What kind of master raises what kind of horse, this little guy who is not in the middle of winter, actually dares to provoke my black clouds, and he is not small! ”
Yu Xiaocao gently stroked the mane of the little red horse, and after calming the little guy, he said, "Who let your big black show off its big head in front of our little red?" was bullied to the head, and it was a fool who didn't resist! ”
Zhou Zixu smiled and stretched out his index finger and nodded at her, "You! Always a whole bunch of crooked reasoning! Our black clouds grow tall, is there anything wrong? Your family's little bit is clearly envy, jealousy and hatred! It's not big, but it's not a small temper! - worthy of your tune. Teach it out! ”
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes at him again and said, "Our family is not at home!" Last time, I don't know who had the idea of beating our little roe deer. Hum! ”
After Zhou Zixu got busy, he was afraid that his mother would be lonely at home, so he started the idea of the little roe deer in Xiaocao's family, wanting this cute and interesting little guy to accompany his mother, and his mother would not feel bored.
Who knows, without waiting for Xiaocao to refuse, the little roe deer ran through the Xishan forest and didn't come back until Zhou Zixu left. In the future, as long as Zhou Zixu came to Yu's house, the little roe deer would either pee on his feet, or rub the dyed grass on his newly made clothes, or hide from a distance to prevent him from seeing its shadow...... Zhou Zixu smiled and said that Xiao Budian is a little guy who holds grudges, and he can't be messed with like his owner!
Speaking of the previous troubles, Zhou Zixu touched his nose unnaturally. Thinking of his intentions, he hurriedly said: "A while ago, my grandfather and I were busy with the selection of the new imperial businessman. With the emperor's trust, the previous timber supply was preserved, despite strong competitors. However, the Emperor appointed us to take charge of the purchase of lo-mei and dried fresh food in the imperial dining room......"
"That's a good thing! Congratulations to Sanshaoqi for his victory and won the purchase of two materials in one fell swoop. The status of the Zhou family's imperial businessmen is unbreakable! Yu Xiaocao knew that the profits of the imperial merchants were very considerable, and the competition was also very fierce.
The current head of the Zhou family, that is, the big house of the Zhou family, is the nominal uncle of Wednesday, and the actual biological father, who is average. The Zhou family is now under the care of the old master, and they can barely support it. But after all, the old master is in his prime, how long can he last? This is also the reason why Old Lady Zhou is eager to cultivate Wednesday Shao.
Fortunately, Zhou Zixu showed extraordinary business talent at a young age, and this time he was able to win the internal supply of lo-mei and dry and fresh, all because Zhenyulou laid a piece of the sky in the capital. The roast chicken and osmanthus duck in Zhenyulou are known to everyone, and even the emperor goes out of the palace from time to time to feast, and packs a few back, saying that it is to reward his precious grandson - the current emperor.
And last summer, Yu Xiaocao went to the sea from time to time to get some excellent abalone, sea cucumber and the like, and sold them to Wednesday. On Wednesday, the major brought these superb seafood to the greatest value and held a great auction of the best seafood banquet in the Zhenyulou in the capital.
Okay! Even the emperor was shocked, and Weifu paid a private visit to Zhenyulou and met the old gourmand of the emperor, and the two worked together to shoot a seafood feast. In fact, it was the emperor who showed his identity, and those competitors naturally broke themselves. Although the seafood feast did not hit the price that Zhou Zixu wanted, the goal was achieved.
The officials, wealthy businessmen, and children of the family present crowded the Zhenyu Mansion to the brim. The emperor did not enjoy the seafood feast exclusively, and invited the officials present to share it with more than three products. Most of the seafood in Zhenyulou is transported with ice, but the best seafood for the seafood feast is fresh.
As we all know, the difficulty of transporting live seafood is off the charts, and the phenomenon of death and stink abounds during transportation. But these abalone and sea cucumbers are specially fed with spiritual stone water by Xiaocao, and their vitality is tenacious, and they are all lively and lively in the capital, and the taste is naturally much better than that of dry and fresh seafood and seafood transported with ice cubes. The Emperor Taishang, a foodie, naturally noticed the difference as soon as he ate it. As a result, the Zhou family easily won the second imperial merchant index.
The supply of lo-mei is very simple, and Chef Wang, who was transferred to the Zhenyu Mansion in the capital, personally made it and sent it to the palace. But seafood is not so easy to supply, although the emperor is particularly kind to let them supply dried and fresh, but the best abalone and sea cucumber, most of them live in the deep sea, and the most experienced fishermen can only get it by luck. Can ordinary abalone and sea cucumber get into the eyes of the emperor? is shoddy, does the Zhou family still have a way to live? In desperation, Wednesday Shao had no choice but to go to Dongshan Village to move the rescuers.
Hearing the purpose of Zhou Shao's visit, Yu Xiaocao frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "Top abalone and sea cucumbers, as you said, are hard to find...... Is there a provision for the amount of supply in the palace? ”
Wednesday Shao said with a sad face: "The Emperor Taishang also knows that top-quality seafood is hard to find, and only asks for a monthly supply of half a catty." Ordinary seafood requires five catties ......"
Abalone cucumber wings belong to the category of seafood, which is very expensive because it is difficult to hunt. The price given by the palace is also fair, and it is not difficult to get the general seafood from the Zhou family. But the top seafood, especially abalone and sea cucumber, can make it difficult for the Zhou family.
Yu Xiaocao quickly calculated in his mind: If it is dry and fresh, two or three catties can be dried for one catty. Half a kilogram of dried and fresh a month, six kilograms a year, converted into live abalone and sea cucumber, at most eighteen kilograms. Eighteen catties of top-notch sea cucumber and abalone are difficult for others, but for Xiaocao with cheats, it can be done in a few days.
"The Emperor also said that in the summer, live abalone and sea cucumber should be supplied at least once a month, and it must be top-notch!" Wednesday added a sentence without tears. The Emperor Taishang is trying to force the Zhou family to a dead end! It's no wonder that the imperial merchants who used to supply dried and fresh food all looked at the Zhou family with jokes, and Wednesday Shao also came back to listen to his grandfather, only to know that top-quality seafood is hard to find.
In the past, the Yu family sent some seafood over from time to time, and he thought that abalone and sea cucumber were readily available! Woo woo, he's wrong, what to do? Help, Uncle Yu, Xiaocao......