Chapter 297: make a deal
The gatekeeper watched Mu Yangling drive a flock of sheep out of the city gate, and then handed over the documents to the gatekeeper for a pretentious inspection before passing the checkpoint.
He stiffly twisted his neck and asked his colleagues, "Is that a relative of the general's family?"
Do you want people to live? The big merchants passing by have backgrounds. They can't afford to offend them. They can only take a reward. They usually search for these hawkers. As a result, when martial law is imposed on the city gate, the hawkers disappear directly, and the medium-sized businessmen also disappear. For the most part, the income has plummeted. Today, I finally waited for one, or is there a background?
The yamen felt that he had to go and find out. They could get a little less profit in their business, but they couldn't offend those who shouldn't be offended, so the yamen went to the guard for a drink during the shift at night.
The only ones who were sent to guard the gate were the rank 1 or 6 battalion generals. There were two of them. They were replaced by day and night.
The defender was also unambiguous, and told him directly that he was a good friend of their little general, and even the Invalids in front of the general had to give three points to the person who met him.
The defender knew that this girl often came and went in and out of the five camps, and she was not stage fright when getting along with the junior general, Fan Gongzi. Dad is only a hundred households now, but his future is definitely brighter than him.
It took him nearly ten years to be a soldier before he was able to get into the 1000s, and Mu Shi was a soldier for just one year and he was able to get to a hundred households. This is the speed of the wind.
Mu Yangling didn't know what was going on behind her. She rushed the sheep to get out of the checkpoint, and Zhang Wu and Qin Butcher Hua Butcher came up to greet her.
Qin butchers were stunned when they saw the number. It seems that their money can't buy so much, right?
"Let's find a place to rest first and talk later in the evening." Mu Yangling was so hungry that his chest was on his back, and he didn't want to talk about business in this situation.
Qin Butcher nodded and took them to the tent where they were stationed.
There is a large open space outside the level, which is now occupied by tents and various vehicles such as horses, carts, mules, donkeys, and carts. These are temporarily unable to enter the level, waiting for the host to lead people to pick up things.
Mu Yangling and the others had a good place because they came a day earlier.
Among a large group of goods such as silk, satin, tea, porcelain, spices, etc., Mu Yangling’s goods were so extraordinary that everyone avoided her.
Zhang Wu made a fire and started to get busy with dinner. Mu Yangling sat in front of the fire and roasted the fire. Qin Butcher had time to ask: "Miss Mu, there are too many sheep. You know, we don't have much money with us. I'm afraid I can't finish it."
Mu Yangling's face was full of exhaustion, "I know, I didn't want to buy so much at first, but you don't know how sad the farmers in Hanzhong Mansion are now, anyway, you want to continue this business for a long time, I originally I'll give you credit."
Butcher Qin opened his mouth. He really wanted to say that they only planned to do it this time and not for a long time. However, seeing Mu Yangling's tired expression, he swallowed the words. It was he who pulled people in, no matter what Responsible to the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Since Miss Mu trusts me, I will definitely give you the money back. How do you think the price is calculated?"
Mu Yangling sat up slightly and said, "I buy goods from the farmers in whole, two taels of silver for one piece, and now I sell them to you as a whole, only two or five dollars, and I earn five for each one. Money, I don't care how you sell it to Xingyuan Mansion, but there is one thing, you have to send it back to me."
Butcher Qin and Butcher Hua looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect Mu Yangling's bid to be so low. Butcher Qin was so excited that he forgot his identity and said, "Miss Mu, this price is too low, and we don't like to call it. You are at a loss."
Hua Butcher tugged at his sleeve, now they seem to be the object of negotiation? Why are you standing there talking?
Mu Yangling also smiled and said, "We all know whether we suffer or not. I have come to Xingyuan Mansion from here, and I know how difficult this journey is, and now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will only be more difficult. It’s not easy to make money, and it’s not easy for you to make money.”
In two days of work, each sheep can earn five coins, which is a huge profit for Mu Yangling. After all, she doesn't have to worry about sales, as long as she goes to buy and pull out the checkpoint and hand it over to Butcher Qin.
Four hundred and thirty sheep, worth one thousand seventy-five taels of silver, butcher Qin and the others delivered seven hundred and seventy-five taels at one time, and still owed three hundred taels of silver, and they would bring them to Mu Yangling when they came back. superior.
Qin Butcher and Hua Butcher wrote and signed the documents, and Mu Yangling also signed his name and put his fingerprints on it, and the deal was done.
On this trip, Mu Yangling earned 212 taels of silver. After eating and drinking, and in a happy mood, Mu Yangling went into the tent to sleep.
Xiuhong tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Mu Yangling woke up in the middle of the night and asked, "What are you thinking, I lost sleep at a young age."
"Cousin, why don't you accept Lai Sanjia's sheep today? I think his daughter-in-law is very pitiful. Do you think she will be beaten in the future? I don't think their family is having a good time. I glanced at their kitchen. It's chopped bark mixed with a few grains of rice."
"You don't need to worry about it. Their village sells sheep except for his family. They are all from the villagers. Could it be that they don't lend money to their family? Lai San's wife is pitiful, but if I take their family in that situation. Sheep, she will only be more pitiful in the future. When Lai San sees whether he beats his wife or not, I will accept their sheep, or even more. In the future, he will use his eldest wife to force others to be soft-hearted in order to achieve his own. Purpose."
"But now he has paid the price for beating his wife, and the sheep have not been sold. In order to survive, he will borrow foreign debts. The farmers' temperament of defending the city makes him not dare to borrow too much, so in the future, he will most likely have to eat bark mixed with rice grains. The porridge that was originally in good conditions has become the worst in the village, this gap will make him not dare to attack his wife again, at least the next time he beats his wife, he will think more."
"And Lai San's wife, when you didn't see us leave, did she scratch Lai San? She will be tougher in the future, Xiuhong, the reason why I didn't buy his sheep was to force her to be tougher. , woman, you can always rely on yourself only."
Mu Yangling instructed her in a low voice, "For her parents' family, the water splashed by the married daughter, and the daughter who returns home is a guest. Although she was angry at her husband's house, her mother's family could support her, but it was only once in a while. , Do you think your family can do everything for a married daughter?"
Xiuhong shook her head.
"In the husband-in-law's house, the son belongs to the family, the grandson belongs to the family, only the daughter-in-law is a foreigner, and the only one who is not related by blood is the daughter-in-law, so I say that a woman can only rely on herself. Of course, my cousin is not trying to teach you to be indifferent. Ruthless, there are many examples of the daughter-in-law's complete integration into the mother-in-law's family, the cousin just hopes that you will be more self-improvement and self-love in the future."
Xiuhong opened her eyes to look at the tent, but she was thinking about her cousin's words. When Mu Yangling thought she had fallen asleep, Xiuhong suddenly said: "Cousin, I know, don't worry, I will definitely improve myself."