"Cotton." Wei Ruo replied.

"No way, cotton fabric can't be so soft and smooth." Sun Sanniang said.

"Then does Boss Sun think it's made of silk?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's not made of silk. My grandson Sanniang raised silkworms at the age of five, weaved cloth at the age of seven, and started the silk trade at the age of thirteen. I dare bet in the name of my Sun Sanniang that this material will never be a silk product. Sun Sanniang said firmly.

Wei Ruo smiled: "So this is indeed a cotton fabric, which is made of cotton, but the cotton used is a little different." ”

"What's the difference?" Sun Sanniang couldn't help but ask.

"There is a big gap in the cotton fiber produced by different cotton varieties, and there is a big gap in the final cloth. Like the one I have on my hand, it is made of fine cotton, the texture is not inferior to satin, and it is soft and skin-friendly, which is very suitable for making intimate clothing. ”

"Where does this cotton come from?" Sun Sanniang hurriedly asked.

"Boss Sun, this is my trade secret, I can't tell the truth."

Of course, there is no way to say, this is a new space seed unlocked when her space is upgraded to the seventh level - produced by long-staple cotton, which has better disease resistance and insect resistance than ordinary cotton, longer fibers, and better texture.

Due to various reasons, Wei Ruo has not yet taken this cotton seed outside to plant it on a large scale.

However, because she now has seven plots of land in the space, even if she only grows in the space, she can get a very objective amount of cotton from one harvest, which is enough to store a full warehouse.

Before coming to the capital, Wei Ruo transported some cotton to Mojiazha, Huzhou Prefecture, and asked the village chief to help find a few female textile workers in the local area to spin cotton into cloth.

The earliest samples were sent to Zhongyi Bofu together with two jars of thyme a few years ago, and a larger amount of cloth was still stored in the warehouse of the moon residence.

Sun Sanniang stared at Wei Ruo for a long time, and then hooked her lips and smiled charmingly: "Little boy, do you know that my Caiyunjian is one of the best cloth villages in the capital, and those who want to do business with me can line up from Baihu Street to the west gate of the capital." If you want to do business with me, you'd better show your sincerity, otherwise you'll forgive me for not accompanying Sun Sanniang. ”

Wei Ruo didn't panic at all, and responded unhurriedly: "Since Boss Sun is unwilling, I can't force it, the juniors are bothered." ”

Saying that, Wei Ruo was about to leave.

The person walked to the door, and Sun Sanniang shouted, "Wait a minute! ”

Wei Ruo stopped, the corners of his mouth raised, then turned around and asked, "What else does Boss Sun have to ask?" ”

"I don't have to ask you where the cotton comes from." Sun Sanniang compromised, "But I want to see the complete material, you can't just take such a handkerchief-sized material and negotiate business with me, right?" ”

"Naturally, there is no problem, but it takes some cost and time to transport the materials, before that, I want to ask Boss Sun how much silver taels he is willing to pay for my materials, and if the price is right, I will ship the materials over." Wei Ruo replied.

Sun Sanniang didn't answer this question right away, but narrowed her eyes and stared at Wei Ruo with a shrewd expression.

"How much silver does the little boy want to sell me?" After a while, Sun Sanniang asked rhetorically.

"Five hundred wen." Wei Ruo replied.

"Five hundred wen? Are you talking about a foot or a foot? Sun Sanniang asked.

"One foot."

"You're not dreaming, are you?" Sun Sanniang sneered.

One foot is five hundred wen, one zhang is five taels of silver, and one horse of material is twenty-five taels of silver!

"Why not? There are a lot of materials in Boss Sun's shop that are higher than this price. Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

"Those high-priced materials are all fine silk satin, how can you compare with cotton cloth after all?" Sun Sanniang asked rhetorically.

"But this kind of cotton cloth of mine has never been seen elsewhere, and its rarity is no less than that of silk. The reason why ordinary cotton cloth is cheaper than silk is that the luster cannot be compared, and the second is the scarcity. And my cotton cloth just has these two characteristics, so I don't think it's too much to sell it at this price. ”

"Even so, after all, your material is only made of cotton, and there is no comparison with silk products. 这样吧，我做个让步，两百文一尺，这个价格已经比普通的棉布高了。 Sun Sanniang said.

"Five hundred wen." Wei Ruo repeated the price.

"The price that my Sun Sanniang talked about has always been fair, who buys what material, what material is worth how much silver, my Sun Sanniang knows better than anyone else, no matter how good your material is, it will be worth this price."

"What if you add in the price of the color? You can't sell it for simple cloth at this price, but can't you sell this material for scarce colors? Wei Ruo asked.

Sun Sanniang paused, squinted her eyes and examined the material in her hand again, and then said: "This purple is really precious, if it is all materials of this color, it can indeed be sold at a high price, are the materials in your hands all of this color?" ”

If it's really all purple, it's more than five hundred wen.

Is it just that someone would dye cotton cloth in large quantities with such a precious crimson purple?

"Not all, one of the twenty is purple."

"The ordinary color is two hundred wen and one foot, and I can collect the purple material according to five hundred wen." Sun Sanniang said.

"Mixed color sales, all according to the price of 500 wen per foot." Wei Ruodao.

Wei Ruo knew very well that the price of purple was more than five hundred wen a foot, and other ordinary colors could not be sold at this price, and she just wanted Sun Sanniang to mix them all together.

Sun Sanniang had to look at Wei Ruolai again.

After a while, she smiled charmingly: "You are very shrewd, mixing a batch of purple in twenty horses, but you want me to collect all of them according to five hundred wen per horse." ”

"Boss Sun, if you are willing to keep me here to talk, it proves that you are very optimistic about my material, but any material you are optimistic about must be very marketable, so I believe that Boss Sun still makes money at this price." Wei Ruodao.

"You seem to know my Sun Sanniang very well?"

"No, I don't know Boss Sun, and I didn't even know that the boss of Caiyunjian was a woman before today. But I know that the owner of a shop like Caiyunjian in the capital must be very knowledgeable about the market and very wise. ”

"Are you slapping me on the back?" Sun Sanniang approached Wei Ruo with a charming smile.

"The juniors don't dare."

"You don't look old, but you're quite smart." Sun Sanniang commented.

"Boss Sun has won the award, I am a fledgling, and there are still many places to learn from Boss Sun." Wei Ruodao.

(End of chapter)