Chapter 38 Land (3)
Xu Youlin complained first, which made Huo Chong very unhappy. It was useless for the two of them to get angry here. Huo Chong went out to take the things he had made for more than two months and placed them on the table. Then he saw Xu Youlin just picked them up and looked at them for a while, without any surprise on his face.
With a look of not being moved by the product at all, Xu Youlin asked, "That's all?"
Although his products are so underestimated, Huo Chong also knew that these things were really not as expensive as possible. He had witnessed the exhibits at the Qing Dynasty porcelain exhibition. Those exquisite and perfect porcelains were extremely complete, and Huo Chong's products could not compare with those from the appearance to the shape.
But now there is only these in your hands, Huo Chong could only answer decisively: "There are only these."
Xu Youlin sighed, "Oh... you have tried your best. What price do you want to sell?"
"It can't be cheaper than a pottery bowl." Huo Chong said his bottom line.
"Ha!" Xu Youlin laughed in amazement, "They want to buy this at the price of a pottery bowl, but I don't want to!"
Huo Chong said his asking price, "This thing is not as good as porcelain, but it cannot be lower than that kind of glazed pottery bowl."
Xu Youlin was stunned for a moment, stared at Huo Chong for a moment before responding: "This is natural."
"Brother Xu, if you use this price to get takeaway, what price will you prepare to buy?"
Xu Youlin wanted to speak but stopped and changed the topic, "How many do you have?"
"Now, more than 100 are built. If you wait a few days, you can give you a few hundred more."
After touching his chin for a while, Xu Youlin said, "I will give you fifteen taels of glass."
According to the experience accumulated by Huo Chong, the price is converted into modern currency, which is probably the level of a two-yuan store. However, the quality of his own thing is indeed far inferior to that of a two-yuan store, so he can only recognize it.
After talking about the glassware first, then the wine was wine. Xu Youlin took a sip and the expression on his face was still painful. But this time he felt a little appreciative.
After eating some pastry brought by Huo Chong and suppressing the wine, Xu Youlin sighed: "This wine is even better than last time."
Huo Chong was about to raise the price, but Xu Youlin said, "Three taels and one hundred kilograms. Give me one thousand kilograms first."
Xu Youlin is so happy, it seems that he has found a sales outlet. Huo Chong sighed in his heart, but he didn't ask much, but just agreed.
I thought about the total price. I could earn fifteen taels of wine by working overtime these days. Zhu Erniu also had about one thousand kilograms of wine, which was another thirty taels. In a few months, I earned forty-five taels of silver. It was hard to say whether it was more or less.
He gave the money that should be given to Zhu Erniu, but Huo Chong only earned just over 35 taels...
"Brother Huo, I have been watching this thing hanging around your neck for a long time. What is it?" Xu Youlin asked.
Huo Chong then noticed that the sunglasses were still hanging around his neck. He took them off and handed them to Xu Youlin. Xu Youlin put them on and tried it, then ran out of the door and raised his head toward the sun.
After watching for a while, Xu Youlin returned to the house, "How to sell this?"
"This is not cheap." Huo Chong took a lot of effort to make smoky lenses and didn't want to sell them at all.
Xu Youlin replied readily: "I know it's not cheap. Let me tell you a price."
"What do you want this to do?" Huo Chong was surprised.
"We walked on the river all day and were blinded. This thing is useful."
Oh, it turns out that there is a market only when there is demand, Huo Chong is happy. He has never run to the boat and has no impression of the reflection of the water surface. Although Xu Youlin mentioned this a little, Huo Chong immediately understood. But if Xu Youlin didn't say it, Huo Chong would never remember such a purpose.
Considering the labor cost and the chance of firing more transparent glass, Huo Chong said: "Two hundred texts."
"Brother Huo, your craftsmanship is not good at making airs." Xu Youlin pointed out Huo Chong's problem directly.
Even though he knew that someone was right, Huo Chong was very unhappy. He heard Xu Youlin continue, "Just sell me the lenses. One hundred text for a pair of lenses."
The price is indeed not high, and it is much higher than other products of Huo Chong. Huo Chong thought about it and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
However, after reminding this lens, Huo Chong remembered something else. He went back and took an iron tray and put a piece of solid alcohol on it.
Xu Youlin looked around and picked it up and smelled it. He still couldn't figure out what it was. Until Huo Chong ignited the solid alcohol, Xu Youlin finally showed a look of surprise. Although he had seen things made by Huo Chong before and had a look of surprise, this was the first time that the leader of the gang was really shocked.
Seeing the solid alcohol burning for a while, Xu Youlin asked in surprise: "Will this thing be destroyed?"
"How could it be immortal? It's just a little bit resistant to burning." Huo Chong answered as unpretentious as possible, and finally felt a little refreshed. The Qing Dynasty was indeed backward compared to the industrial country, but it was obviously not backward to a barbaric state.
Solid alcohol is indeed a product that transcends this era, and other products do not seem shocking in this era. In fact, just think about it, you can understand that if the Qing Dynasty was really backward and there were no similar handmade products that could compete with industrial products, the British would not be forced to use opium to make money from the Qing Dynasty.
Whether it is spirits, glassware, or even glasses, if you want to sell them, you can only rely on whether Huo Chong can find a market. Without these things, people in 1717 would not make life even more difficult. But for people in this era, paying money to make their lives more convenient means that they have to think carefully and think repeatedly.
It must be compared. Perhaps Japan's low-desire society felt a bit similar to the Qing Dynasty in 1717.
Until the solid alcohol was burned with only a small amount of hard lumps, Xu Youlin asked: "How to sell it?"
"Isn't one pound too expensive?" Huo Chong asked.
"Haha!" Xu Youlin smiled and said, "One or five kilograms. How many do you have?"
"There is still a small piece left, more than one or two." Huo Chong said with a smile.
Xu Youlin replied decisively: "I'll buy ten kilograms first. I'll leave the silver for you. I'll get it in a few days."
Perhaps in a hurry to ship the goods, Xu Youlin even took away only the wine and more than 100 wine cups, and took his men through Zhujia Village and walked back along the main road.
Zhu Erniu sent Xu Youlin away with a gaze, rubbing his hands against Huo Chong. Without Zhu Erniu speaking, Huo Chong immediately started to share the money. Zhu Erniu was not greedy, and after taking five taels of silver, he happily praised Huo Chong for being a cheerful and righteous person.
Huo Chong also felt the value of this price, so he talked to Zhu Erniu about the recent changes in the village. Zhu Erniu immediately blew up how good his wine was and how he was looked up to him in the village. As he blew, he became more excited and slapped his money bag on the table, "Who dares to look down on me, I will slap the money in his face. Have those people ever had five taels of silver in their lives! Ah!"
Looking at Zhu Erniu's expression, Huo Chong felt very happy. The happy partner means that the cooperation will be smoother next time. However, looking at Zhu Erniu's appearance, Huo Chong was a little worried that he was extremely happy and sad. So he said, "Second brother. I want to ask you, didn't you make jealous before?"
"Ah...yes." Zhu Erniu immediately lost his arrogant attitude. It seemed that his experience of making vinegar was not satisfactory. But Zhu Erniu immediately raised his chest, "Brother Huo, my vinegar is just a little sour."
"Really? Then the second brother first brewed me twenty pounds according to the most sour kind."
"Are you laughing at me?" Zhu Erniu was furious.
"Second brother, we have worked together so many times. When did I joke about this? I just want the most sourest vinegar. It is best to be sour that I can't drink it."
Zhu Erniu was stunned. It was obvious that he didn't understand what Huo Chong wanted to do, but he also knew that Huo Chong was not joking.
After finally convinced Zhu Erniu to do it with peace of mind, Huo Chong walked home. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw someone running towards the village, looking at Liu Laowu's man. When Huo Chong returned home, he took out the account book and took out all the loan notes he had put in it.
It has been counted before, and now I look at the list. Uncle Liu really tried his best to raise money before he ran away, and he raised two more money. Looking at the date, Huo Chong guessed that the first one was the time when his former senior brother Li Xiunian died of a life of death. The money was an unsecured loan, and Uncle Liu borrowed more than a dozen of money from people from three villages, namely Liujia Village, Zhujia Village, and Lijia Village. The total number was fifty-six taels.
The second transaction should be after the accident. I don’t know what the purpose of Uncle Liu was. He mortgaged more than ten acres of land and fragmented dozens of acres of land. He borrowed another thirty taels from the wealthy families in Liujia Village at a price of one acre and one tael.
Liu Laowu did not disappoint Huo Chong. As soon as he took out these things and looked at them again, the gate was shot and the sound of the sound of the sound of the sound of the mountain. Huo Chong asked his junior brothers to open the door. Liu Laowu did not dare to lean forward this time. When the young man who was knocking on the door saw Huo Chong coming out, he immediately ran back to the group of people.
"Huo Chong, I think you have sold some more things. It's time to pay back the money!" Liu Laowu shouted at the top of his throat.
Huo Chong originally thought that Liu Laowu was very hateful, but today he saw Zhu Erniu, who had always been quite depressed, dared to quarrel and pat the silver on the faces of people who looked down on him. Huo Chong seemed to think that Liu Laowu was not simply unreasonable.
No one is a fool, and Uncle Liu did escape through a trick. But did Liu Laowu and others lent money to Uncle Liu without any suspicion? Huo Chong didn't believe it.
Seeing Liu Laowu still jumping, Huo Chong turned his head and said to Tien Niu: "Lao Lao San, move a table out."
Soon, the table was placed at the door. Huo Chong shouted to Liu Laowu: "Did you take the document?"
Liu Laowu was stunned. He probably didn't expect Huo Chong to be so happy. After hesitating for a moment, he shouted: "You really have to pay back the money?"
"If you don't pay back the money, why should I ask this?" Huo Chong continued to confront Liu Laowu. However, when Liu Laowu heard this, he immediately turned around and sent someone to leave. Then he approached the table under the escort of everyone.
"Are you going to grab money?" Huo Chong said as he touched the short stick around his waist.
Although Liu Laowu showed fear on his face, he asked his people to stand back and then shouted: "You ask your people to lean back too!"
Chapter completed!