North and South groceries

This time, Luo Yong cooperated with the Zhao family in the canned food business. Half of the income from the canned pears sold by the Zhao family had to go to Luo Yong.

So no matter how big a stall Luo Erniang and the others plan to set up in Liangzhou City, there is nothing to worry about in terms of principal. Don't think that these canned pears are just ordinary canned pears in Lishi County. In Zhoucheng, they have transformed into immortal drinks.

In fact, Erniang Luo had already started preparing for this workshop when she asked the Zhao family to bring her the letter.

If Saburo thinks this is not feasible and doesn't want the knitting skills to spread to Liangzhou City, then she can just run a cashmere workshop instead of knitting sweaters.

Even if they only do cashmere thread processing, there are several processes such as picking cashmere, washing cashmere, spinning cashmere thread, and dyeing.What Luo Erniang wants to run this time is at least a workshop capable of processing high-quality cashmere yarn from start to finish.

Such an idea, even for men nowadays, can be regarded as a relatively bold idea, but Erniang put it into action almost without any hesitation.

Perhaps it was the smooth operation of the previous tofu workshop and sister's food shop, which gave this young woman with a slightly quiet personality full confidence.Maybe it's because she was originally a person who dared to think and do.

Or maybe it's because Luo Yong can always give her sufficient support, both mentally and financially, so that she has almost no worries, as long as she develops in the direction she desires wholeheartedly.

Erniang handed over the tofu business to Tian Chonghu, and the grocery store to Peng Er, while she devoted herself to preparing the cashmere processing workshop.

Although Tian Chonghu is young, he is really responsible and hardworking. The father and son they invited earlier are also very reliable. They make tofu together, and there should be nothing wrong with them.

Not to mention Peng Er, Luo Erniang sometimes feels that Peng Er is more reliable than herself, but because of her status as a maid, she also acts in a relatively low-key manner and rarely stands out, so people who really notice this Not many.

After the New Year's Eve, the local cashmere market in Liangzhou City was not as hot as it was in autumn and early winter, and the number of merchants who came to buy cashmere from them was gradually decreasing.

If you buy cashmere in Liangzhou City at this time, it will be almost spring when they transport it to Chang'an City. If you want to sell it at a good price, you have to wait another half a year.

Erniang and the others sold a batch of cashmere yarn and cashmere sweaters and trousers in the autumn, and they had already made a fortune. Later, after doing the tofu business for so long, after repaying the money owed to the Zhao family, He had some left on hand, so he used the money to start buying cashmere.

In fact, although the price of cashmere at this time is not the highest, it is also the time when grassland people sell cashmere to them on a large scale. Many nomads live in the depths of the grassland. After winter, they gradually approach the big cities on the edge of the grassland. Many grassland people Cashmere cannot be sold until deep winter.

However, this time is not the time when the price of cashmere is the highest. Small merchants with weak financial resources have little ability to stockpile goods. Most of the big merchants who buy cashmere during this season will save it until next year when the price is the highest. , Buying at low prices and selling at high prices is their source of profit.

It was at this time that Luo Erniang began to buy cashmere vigorously. Two days ago, Zhao Qi, the head of the Zhao family, sent her a batch of money and silk, saying that it was Luo Yong's proceeds from selling immortal drinks with them. For my mother, it is like a tiger with wings added.

She rented a yard nearly an acre of land near the gate of the city. The yard was originally built by a dealer who sold cattle. Later, the family moved to another place and sold the yard to a small rich man in Liangzhou City. s home.

The little rich family also has a few other houses in the city, and they only rely on renting out these houses to earn some rent.

Merchants who come to Liangzhou City to sell goods basically need to have enough places to store goods, park vehicles and raise livestock. Large yards like this have always been more popular, especially the location of this yard is still very good. Well, it's not far from the city gate.

The owner of the house had also gone to Suxin Pond to draw water before, and he had also heard about the deeds of the Luo family. This time, he heard that Luo Erniang wanted to rent the yard of his house, so he agreed without saying a word, and the rent was very high. It's not too high, and before the handover, I specially called a few family members to clean it up.

Luo Erniang hired two people from the Zhao family to guard the gate, and then began to buy cashmere and hired some women to help sort the cashmere.

When they were doing tofu business and opening a food shop before, some women would often come to ask them if they needed helpers here. Many people looked clean and tidy. Not too much, but this time he was open to hiring people.

This time, Erniang didn't ask anyone to help introduce her, she just asked Peng Er and Tian Chonghu to spread the word, saying that this yard is going to recruit female workers, so that those who are willing to come directly to Luo Erniang to sign up.

Soon many women flocked to the yard. Erniang still arranged for them to start with picking cashmere, and said that if they did well, they would choose a few people to learn how to spin wool after a while. It is unknown whether he will teach the knitting technique.

As for things like petty theft, if the circumstances are minor, they will be fired, and if the circumstances are serious, they will be sent to the government. She will definitely not be soft this time, and she will make it clear to these people on the day they take up their posts.

Most of these women have also heard of the incident that happened in Luo Erniang's cashmere workshop before. Some people may have done such a thing just because they were confused for a while, but anyway, many people in the city are already Knowing this, Er Niang didn't even do anything, and their own reputations have already been ruined. With such a lesson learned from the past, ordinary people will definitely not dare to do such things again.

After the workshop was set up, Erniang Luo ate and worked with these female workers in the yard. All the female workers took turns and arranged a few people to be responsible for cooking every day.

The ingredients are all bought by Luo Erniang from outside. She only needs to take the money and go out for a walk, and pay for the vegetables that should be paid, and those who sell vegetables and meat will help her deliver the vegetables to the yard here. .

In addition, she has to go outside to find out if there are any hawkers or herdsmen who have come to the city to sell cashmere.

Although many people now know that Luo Erniang and the others are collecting cashmere every day in the small courtyard near the city gate, but there are still some people who have not been informed in time because they have been away for too long or they are newcomers.

Luo Erniang and the others buy cashmere at neither high nor low prices. For some traders who want to pursue higher profits, it can only be regarded as an alternative. It is a very good choice.

Selling cashmere from them, the price is fair, and you are not afraid of being cheated, and the goods are received for a long time, and the other party must pay more attention to word of mouth, unlike some small traders, who are here today and there tomorrow, no one knows anyone, and they are cheated It's also a white pit, and I don't know where to go to reason.

That day, Luo Erniang stayed in the courtyard for most of the day, and at noon, she went outside again, but didn't gain anything. When she returned to the courtyard, she saw her two big men guarding the gate with her. A prairie man who came to sell cashmere broke it off.

The prairie man couldn't understand Chinese, and he was talking fast and anxiously, but looking at the two leather bags that were obviously filled with cashmere in his hand, he could basically guess where he was coming from. Cashmere sellers.

"Let's just tell him that you'll be back in a while, and tell him to wait a bit, this guy will be in a hurry." A janitor said to Luo Erniang.

"It's okay, I'll come." Luo Erniang has seen such a situation several times before, and it was all caused by poor communication. Just now, seeing these two men reject the cashmere he sent, the prairie people probably thought they were not good. Willing to accept.

"Show me your cashmere." Luo Erniang didn't care if the other party understood or not, she reached out to pick up the other party's sheepskin pocket.

"%￥@#￥%..." The man was still a little anxious, and after chattering, he stuffed the two bags of cashmere into Erniang's hands heavily.

Erniang untied the leather ropes tied to the two sheepskin pockets, and in front of the prairie man, asked someone to fetch a basket with a diameter of five or six feet, poured all the cashmere into the basket, Look carefully.

The quality of these cashmeres is quite good, and the dryness is also good. It is not like some cashmere vendors who deliberately spray water on the cashmere in order to increase the weight.After checking the quality, they put it in their own bag and weighed it, and then they can quote the price, but the person in front of them can't speak Chinese, and he can't understand it if I tell him.

Luo Erniang went directly into the house to cut a large piece of linen, then turned over a sheepskin bag of the other party, used the side that had not been filled with cashmere, and filled most of the bag of beans for him. After thinking about it, she went to the kitchen again Li went to get a dozen or so flour pancakes, packed them in a straw bag, and offered to hand them to the prairie man along with the bean cloth.

There are still relatively few copper coins in Liangzhou City, especially when doing business with these prairie people, the most commonly used things are cloth, grain and salt.

When the prairie man took over the heavy pile of fabrics, his expression softened a lot, and then he checked the beans that Erniang gave them, and his expression became more satisfied. When he was scrambling for a bag of pancakes, his dark face immediately burst into joy, and he was obviously satisfied with the transaction price this time.

"%￥@#￥#%..." The man stretched out his hand and patted Erniang's shoulder, said something happily, then left with his things.

"What did he say?" The two gatekeepers were at a loss.

"It should be that they want to introduce business to us." Luo Erniang said with a smile.

After staying in Liangzhou City for so long, Luo Erniang used to be quite fair and clean, but now she is much darker. The wind in Liangzhou City is too dry, making her face peeling, and there is still a faint plateau red on her cheeks.

What I don't know is that she is still a native of the country, even when she laughs, she is a little less heroic and a little more shy than the Liangzhou people.