Chapter 144 Negotiation(1/2)
Regarding this big business, Lin Shoucai's surprise was as expected by Mei Bei and others.
After Lin Shoucai saw the sweater and wool and asked about the material, he immediately made an appointment with Mei Berry and the others to go to the county when he learned that it was wool.
The sooner the better, preferably tomorrow.
Mei Berry and the others have no objection to going to Jinbai County tomorrow, but there is something that surprises Mei Berry.
"Is your boss still in the county?"
Regarding the soap thing last time, Mei Bei thought that the boss was here to inspect and should go home after such a long time. But according to Lin Shoucai's opinion, was this coming again or that person had been living in the county for a long time?
Come down?
"My boss has been in the county during this period."
Without answering Meiberry's question directly, Lin Shoucai just said that he still had to talk to his employer face to face about this matter.
Meiberry and the others have no objection to this point. After all, once it is raw, it will be ripe twice~
So the next day, the three of them were invited and took Jiubaoxuan's boat to Jinbai County.
"Oh my God, this ship really belongs to your Jiu Baoxuan?"
Before she even got on the boat, Mei Mei realized that this boat was the same big boat she saw Lin Shoucai riding on during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Unexpectedly, this actually belongs to Jiubaoxuan himself.
Now that he's up there, Meiberry feels that the grandeur of this boat is simply out of place compared to the other boats at Lihu Pier.
"Yes, it just so happens that this ship has just made a trip to the south and is now back."
"Where's the shipment?"
"Yes, soap."
Sitting in the spacious cabin, I heard that Lin Shoucai's ship had just taken away a load of soap.
Hearing this, Mei Mei and Mei You also became energetic.
"How's it going? How's your soap business doing?"
Compared to the profits that wool can bring, the soap that has already been sold naturally attracts Mayberry's attention more.
"Goat milk soap is very popular. The craftsmen are studying the flower essential oil soap you provided, Ms. Mei Sanniang, and the extraction method of the essential oil. The recipe you gave is not very detailed, and the craftsmen still need to study it."
As he said that, Lin Shoucai looked towards Mei Berry with narrowed eyes like a lucky cat.
He hoped that Meiberry could elaborate more, but Meiberry blocked it with an awkward and polite smile.
"So, when the craftsmen come up with the research, remember to make the price of this soap higher~"
Lin Shoucai: "..."
"Hey, Shopkeeper Lin, how much does your soap cost for takeaway?"
Mei Youqian opened his mouth at the right time to attract the other party's attention. Upon seeing this, Mei Bei called Mei You and walked out of the cabin.
Anyway, her dad is here, so it won't be quiet inside.
After a heavy rain, the water level of Jinlan River rose sharply.
Mei Bei walked to the deck to enjoy the wind and looked at the turbid and fast water of Jinlan River. Suddenly, she remembered that several people in the village had recently done some silly things.
Floods are ruthless.
Meiberry looked at the deaths caused by floods this time, and wondered what the floods would be like next year.
It's a pity that the price of reading the whole book in the system is too high, otherwise she would have to buy it to read the whole book!
"After a few days, the sediment in the river will sink and the water will become clear again."
Seeing that Mei Bei kept looking down at the Jinlan River, Mei You approached her and said this.
"Well, I'm used to seeing clear water and green mountains when taking a boat, but now this yellow water mixed with sediment is still unpleasant."
Mei Berry followed Mei You's words, moved her eyes away from the river, and looked around.
This sight made Meiberry discover something new.
She said: "There seem to be a lot of boats on the river heading north. I didn't see many boats coming out from Lihu Pier just now, but I saw a lot of boats on the road here. They all seem to be heading north from somewhere else."
Because Jiubaoxuan's ship was large enough and had a high hull, Mei Pei and the others stood on the deck and had a commanding view of the surrounding ships.
Looking at it this way, Mayberry discovered that these ships did not seem to be purely cargo ships, and many of them had very clean decks. Occasionally, there were a few people who looked like they were seasick standing on the decks blowing the wind.
That dress gave Meiberry a style similar to that of her fourth uncle, like a scholar.
This really made Mei Bei's heart move. She returned to the cabin and interrupted the two adults who were addicted to bragging. Mei Bei directly took over her father's words and asked Lin Shoucai: "Shop Manager Lin, I was watching outside just now.
It seems that many scholars are taking boats to go north, is something happening?"
"Oh, that's probably the autumn season, right? Every year at the end of summer, some officials from remote counties under Yunzhou will take boats to the capital of Yunzhou in advance to prepare for the autumn season in October."
"So early?" Mei Youqian was surprised, "Aren't all the scholars going to take the exam?"
"It's getting late. Those who have the conditions should naturally prepare earlier." Lin Shoucai nodded, "Yes, they are all talented people."
"Oh~"
Mei Youqian thought this exam was related to Mei Laosi, but it turned out that it wasn't.
Taking advantage of this, Mei Youqian also specifically asked Lin Shoucai about Dacheng's imperial examination system. Because Mei Youqian asked too detailed questions, Lin Shoucai finally tentatively asked Mei Youqian if he wanted to participate in the imperial examination.
But Mei Youqian was so frightened that he shook his head!
Damn! Even if he is more than ten years younger, Mei Youqian doesn’t want to study!
Reading in vernacular Chinese is painful, let alone reading in classical Chinese.
This time we followed Jiubaoxuan's boat to Jinbai County and met Wang Beigu again. Mei Mei and Mei You met and exchanged a few words with each other.
Although the other party's voice was not pleasant, they still answered Meiberry's greetings seriously.
This was the first time Mei Youqian met his boss named Wang Beigu.
Looking at his height and aura, even if he was disabled, Mei Youqian didn't express any sympathy or pity.
With that admiring expression, even if the other party was not the main person speaking this time, Wang Beigu still couldn't help but look towards Mei Youqian occasionally.
Not like an ordinary farmer!
But he doesn't look like someone who hides his identity.
Wang Beigu touched the woolen vest with his hands, but in his heart he was appraising Mei Youqian.
"To be honest, if the weather is colder, you can just wear this woolen fabric and feel it. The effect is very good.
Wear it inside when you go out in winter. Compared with cotton-padded clothes, fox fur is much lighter. Moreover, it is close to the body and has a very good thermal insulation effect."
As Mei Mei said this, she boldly took back the wool vest from Wang Beigu and showed him its elasticity.
During the display and explanation process, Meiberry seemed to be excited, and finally said uncontrollably: "Grandpa has finished wearing it, dad has finished wearing it, and my brother has finished wearing it, and my brother has finished wearing it, and my brother has finished wearing it~ It can be big or small, one piece is better than four!
"
Wang Beigu: "..."
Lin Shoucai: "Pfft~"
"Mrs. Mei, why do you pass the inheritance from male to female?" Lin Shoucai randomly picked up a conversation to cover up the laughter that he just couldn't hold back.
"This is what men wear, women's clothes are different."
After saying that, Mei Bei looked at everyone in Jiubaoxuan with a speechless expression of "Are you okay?"
This made Lin Shoucai, who originally wanted to relieve his embarrassment, even more embarrassed.
"Well, I heard you say that the knitting styles are versatile, so... is it easy to get such wool yarn?"
Wang Beigu pointed to the woolen thread in the tray that Meiberry and the others had taken out earlier.
Meiberry also put down her vest, picked up the woolen thread and nodded repeatedly: "It may be easy to do, and it may be difficult to do even if it is not easy. But our Jiubaoxuan's innate conditions are better than others."
Mei Bei further narrowed the relationship and directly said "We are Jiubaoxuan". Wang Beigu, hidden under the mask, couldn't help but frown.
Meiberry didn't want to hide its craftsmanship, but before that, she raised her eyes to Gu Beiwang, who was wearing a half-mask, and confirmed: "Do you want to cooperate with us?"
"nature."
"Well~ then -" Mei Bei said, taking a step back, her eyes fell on her father and Mei You, her little head tilted, and her voice was so "low" that everyone present heard: "Come on, let's talk
Price~”
Mei You: "..."
Everyone in Jiubaoxuan: "..."
Mei Youqian: "Okay! My daughter, it's up to you and me!"
Mei You never thought that one day she would cooperate with Mei Youqian to negotiate prices.
Although she didn't think her previous price negotiation methods were very clever, the victory was that she was firm enough and refused to give in on the price she shouted out.
But her second uncle...
To be continued...