Seed dealers in ancient times

"You take the money."

Chu Xian handed over all the money he had just acquired to Zheng Jiangting. He also knew that it cost a lot of money to buy a house and get married, and there were a lot of dowry gifts in detail. Now he can make up for it.

"Nonsense, how do you give me the money from selling the master's house?"

"It's just a residence. Where is the main house? I came to Jincheng with my mother when I was young. I didn't know anything about my childhood, and I have been wandering without roots. From now on, our home will be the main house for future generations."

Chu Xian seldom heard her mother talk about the things before Jincheng, and she could tell that she was not a sister, and there was no plaque. She vaguely knew that the family used to be a rich family, and her mother was a famous lady. Unfortunately, her family was in decline, and her mother left In the old capital, he came to Jincheng and became a busker.

Zheng Jiangting put the money back into Chu Xian's hands: "You really don't need to give it to me. I still have a batch of rice grains, which I earned from this year's autumn harvest. I can sell them for a fortune. You don't have to worry about expanding the shop. If you really don't want to keep the money, you can use it at home, in the future, you will be in charge of the affairs of the house, and there will always be expenses."

Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case: "Okay, I'll look at it and add something to the house."

Zheng Jiangting raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why are you in such a hurry to spend the money?"

Chu Xian clasped her hands: "I thought that the etiquette that a married mother should have was given to me, but I didn't bring the dowry in, so I feel a little bit sorry."

"Thinking wildly, everyone is happy when you come, how can you share these things."

"Okay, I see."

The two of them went out early, taking advantage of the cool morning breeze, so they didn't drive the carriage. They were used to living a simple life in the streets around them, but they didn't pay much attention to the ostentation of those rich families, so they must go out in a carriage and sedan chair.

"My lord, you guys are back."

Zheng Jiang paused to answer, and Huang Jingyi followed behind, as if he had something to say, the two went to the study together.

"The matter that the master asked the old slave to investigate, the master surnamed Hu is separated from our house by an alley. The old slave looked around and found that he is in the second-in-law house. He is very grand and has nothing to say about his family After asking around for a while, the master of the Hu family is mainly engaged in the construction of houses and a series of matters. He has a good reputation in Jincheng. I heard that he opened a warehouse to give rice porridge to the refugees during the famine last year."

Zheng Jiangting nodded. Although real estate developers in ancient times were not as profitable as modern ones, they were still a big investment business. The Hu family's family background can also be seen.

"As for the Han family you mentioned, almost all the big cloth shops in Jincheng are run by them. They are mainly engaged in the silk and satin business, and also do some scattered other businesses. The Qiu family is in the restaurant business. There are three large restaurants in the city. .In addition, there are prominent figures in Jincheng these days, including the Qin family in the jewelry business, the Gu family in the rouge and gouache business, and the Qi family in the chariot and horse business. These are the leading rich merchants and landlords in the city. Ask more."

Zheng Jiang paused for a sip of tea. According to the family background of the Zheng family, they couldn't get in touch with these big families. How could a young man who just bought a house be related to these big-bodied local snakes, but the Hu family took the initiative to throw them away. When the olive branch came out, he had to investigate carefully. If it was a big family like the Han family and the Chou family, then he would not want to be with them even if he offended them.

After Huang Jingyi's investigation, this Hu family is worth making friends with.

Zheng Jiangting sighed with emotion, he was just doing some small business at leisure and living a small life, but now he heard Huang Jingyi tell all the big and powerful families in the city, his heart was unavoidably stirred up, after all, he was still angry A man with blood will inevitably want to do something in his heart. When he reaches his thirties, one of the rich and powerful families in Jincheng is surnamed Zheng.

Huang Jingyi only felt that Zheng Jiangting's expression was a bit secretive, and he tentatively said: "The meaning of the master..."

"Go prepare a generous gift, and tomorrow I will visit this Master Hu."

"Yes."

The next day, Zheng Jiangting was well-dressed and came to visit with the gift he had prepared.

It was a coincidence that Hu Jinxin was in the house.

The Hu family was settled in the north of the city by their ancestors, and the yard occupied by the Zheng family was half larger than that of the Zheng family. In the corridors of the courtyard, servants and maids come and go, which is comparable to ordinary small families. The furniture in the house is Mengyi Ji Jun was either golden nanmu or red sandalwood. If it wasn't for Zheng Jiangting's thick skin, someone from a family like him would probably show his cowardice when he saw this scene.

"Master Xiao Zheng is doing some work in the living room. My master will be there in a while." The housekeeper said to the servant, "Show tea to Master Xiao Zheng."

Maybe something happened, after the butler explained it, they went away, and after a while, the servant brought a cup of tea respectfully, Zheng Jiangting was thirsty, so he was not polite, took a sip of tea, good guy, it's still Biluochun, I think Their family used to drink Kudingshan tea, the tea leaves are astringent and bitter, just to change the bland taste of boiled water, and also to refresh the mind, it doesn't seem like good tea is for drinking.

In contrast, Zheng Jiangting also deeply felt that his family was not on the stage, and it was rare that Hu Jinxin was willing to show his face to win him over, and even committed himself to having a banquet in his small broken courtyard. The identity does not make people feel embarrassed, as expected of a businessman.

I don't know what this person values ​​in him. No matter what it is, it doesn't matter, but I have to say that Hu Jinxin still has a good eye. Although the family business is shallow, it is his year's achievement after all. If he has enough time, who knows what he will be like.

After a quarter of an hour, Hu Jinxin walked over with windy footsteps, and confessed before he was in the room: "Master Xiao Zheng has been waiting for a long time."

Zheng Jiangting stood up and said, "I'm the one who bothered you."

The two went back and forth and said some polite words. Although Zheng Jiangting didn't like to spend so much time talking nonsense, he was still very handy. After all, coming to make friends with a gift, isn't it just bragging at the master's house? Well, the flattering is done, and we will come and go frequently in the future. If the character can still match, then the relationship will be nothing to talk about.

It was a bit embarrassing and difficult to start at the beginning, but they are all thick-skinned businessmen. As long as I am not embarrassed, the embarrassing thing is someone else's true love. The time of burning incense.

Mr. Meichun's family has a great career, which is an eye-opener. Zheng Jiang stopped and said several times in different ways, and the other party also changed words for him several times.

Although they said some nonsense nonsense, there was an advantage, that is, it gave the two people who were unfamiliar with each other an illusion that they were already familiar with each other.

No, it's only two days away from the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month, and the day of supplying autumn grain is imminent, but he only took three hundred catties of grain from Yangmu Village, and got wind of Han Qiu's family. He prepared five hundred catties each, and he was really anxious. Seeing that Zheng Jiang stopped coming to the door, he simply directed the conversation to the direction of autumn harvest.

"I saw Xiao Zheng harvesting grain a while ago, how is the overall harvest this year?"

"Not bad."

"That batch of high-grade rice was harvested in Yangmu Village?"

Zheng Jiangting had heard what the villagers said before, and the story had already spread in the city. Knowing that he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, he simply said, "I bought some good goods in Yangmu Village."

Hu Jinxin, who was leaning on the cool chair, sat up slightly: "I heard that the seeds in Yangmu Village were bought from a landlord's house in an outdoor county this year. Borrow food from the city."

Zheng Jiangting showed a surprised expression: "Oh? Wouldn't it be too much trouble to borrow from another county?"

"There was a famine last year, and the large households in the city did not accumulate much grain. The price of grain has risen, and the conditions for borrowing grain have also increased. The common people cannot afford it. It is not necessarily that the people of Yangmu Village are looking for it. Borrowing grain from other counties, the river swells in spring, and it takes only a day to get down from the upstream counties. Occasionally, landlords from other counties will take a boat to a small county town along the coast to borrow grain and sell seeds. It is not surprising that people from other counties often come to sell things."

Zheng Jiang paused and said, "That's really a coincidence."

Hu Jinxin smiled: "To be honest, I'm also looking for grain in Yangmu Village right now."

He said this intentionally to test Zheng Jiangting: "I don't know if Xiao Zheng has a way to buy grain from Yangmu Village again?"

"I heard that there are a lot of people buying grain in Yangmu Village. The village was originally only a few households, not a big village. Besides, only some people in the village have good crops. Besides paying back the grain borrowed from the landlord , I have to keep some to eat, and there is only so much that can be sold. I am afraid that it has been squeezed out by now."

Hu Jinxin laughed helplessly: "The villagers see that the price of good rice and grain is high, so they sell the good grain and buy the second grain to eat at home, and earn some money from it."

Zheng Jiang paused to raise his eyebrows, thinking to himself that that's why you haven't bought enough, and the food in Yangmu Village is indeed more sought-after than he imagined.

That being the case, why didn't he just sell his food to Hu Jinxin as a favor, because he wanted to sell it anyway, and he had to find a buyer to sell it to others. Selling it to Hu Jinxin killed two birds with one stone.He said: "Why does Mr. Hu buy so much grain from Yangmu Village?"

Hu Jinxin said: "Xiao Zheng doesn't know that the big households in the city donate food to the government every year, right?"

He patiently told Zheng Jiangting about the depth of it, and Zheng Jiangting suddenly realized that this is a common way to please local officials. Rooted in one land, it is inevitable that some interests will be exchanged between officials and businessmen.

"Since Mr. Hu wants to find the grain in Yangmu Village, why don't you take the ones I collected for emergency. It's also my luck. I have a brother in Yangmu Village. He said that the grain in the village is growing well this year. Ask me Do you want to buy some food for storage? This year’s harvest is bumper, and the villagers are also afraid that the food will be sold cheaply or that there will be too many people to sell it, so they sold a lot to me early on.”

Hu Jinxin was overjoyed when he heard the words: "If this is the case, it would be great!"

"How much food does Master Hu want?"

Hu Jinxin only saw that Zheng Jiang had stopped transporting two trucks of grain that day, and most of them had been moved into the warehouse. He didn't know how much he had collected, so he asked expectantly, "Is there such a number?"

Zheng Jiang stopped seeing the four who were compared, and thought about his own count of more than 1000 catties, and smiled confidently: "Twice the count."

Hu Jinxin immediately stood up from the chair: "Is this true?"

Zheng Jiangting stood up out of politeness: "My little brother dare not lie."

"Great, great! The price is easy to negotiate, and I will give you the highest price in the current market."

"Master Hu is too polite."

Hu Jinxin waved his hand. If there is a price but no market, you can buy it without losing money.

After finding the buyer, Hu Jinxin acted quickly, and ordered his servants to fetch food from Zheng's house that afternoon, for fear that Zheng Jiang would regret it as soon as he opened and closed his mouth.

Zheng Jiangting originally wanted to remind Hu Jinxin to keep a low profile, but he was too worried, because he was afraid that others would come to him to snatch the goods, and hauling grain was the only way to go.

Once the money was calculated, Zheng Jiangting got nearly ten taels. Originally, the rice grain in his heart was fifteen or sixty cents a liter, and one liter was one and a half catties. Unexpectedly, it has now been sold to seventeen cents a liter, and the price is indeed high. .

There are still five or six hundred catties left that can be sold. In order to send the favor to the end, Zheng Jiangting decided to wait until the elders gave the grain to the government, and then he would release the news to sell the grain. It was also saved for people other than the Hu family to buy it. In fact, it was fine for others. Zheng Jiangting mainly didn't want the Han and Qiu families to buy it. The Han family had a bad reputation, and the young master of the Qiu family made Chu Xian uncomfortable.

After a while, Zheng Jiangting took back the money from selling the house and sold another batch of grain. Lin Lin always had more than 30 taels of silver on hand, plus the small restaurant and the potatoes that were sent out every day to earn money. For a while, I still had a lot of money on hand.

Zheng Jiang stopped thinking that it was time to expand the shop.

Discussed with the family, everyone agreed that it would be better to rent a large place to open a shop, firstly, it would look nice, and secondly, it would be easier to find manpower.

After the family's opinions were unified, Zheng Jiang stopped to work on the new shop. The most important thing was to choose the shop and rent it out. As for ordering tables, chairs and benches, he already had experience before. Apart from the shop, he had to do it himself. Leave it to Huang Jingyi to do it.

It was easy to find a shop this time. He has been in close contact with the Hu family these days, so he knows the business of the Hu family.

Hu Jinxin's ancestors were actually just ordinary people in Jincheng. Hu Jinxin's grandfather was tall and big when he was young. Although he didn't have a younger sister, he was able to work hard. He worked as a carpenter when he was a child. Some formed a team to go to the villages to build houses. The houses were built with good craftsmanship and solid. After a long time of word-of-mouth, the business avenues also broadened and they made a lot of money.

When I was young, I worked hard, but when I was a little older, Mr. Hu's health was not good enough. He went early, but fortunately he started to make money and sent Mr. Hu to an academy. He has brains and can read and write. I earned money by working hard like Mr. Hu. Mr. Hu recruited many young people. The apprentices taught by Mr. Hu served as the team leaders and undertook the construction of houses on a large scale. From the beginning of the village to the small county, to the big city...

When it came to Hu Jinxin's hands, the business has changed from simply building for others to selling the houses by himself, and the business has gradually changed to selling and renting houses. Of course, the ancestral business is still in operation. With the efforts of several generations, the Hu family's The business family has also become very rich, and he has become a well-known wealthy businessman in Jincheng.

Zheng Jiang stopped looking at the Hu family's foundation and couldn't help being envious. Now that the well-known real estate developers in Jincheng are already well-established, it is not easy to find a rented shop. In short, it is a matter of paying for others. It wasn't for nothing, so he directly discussed the matter with Hu Jinxin. On the second day, Hu Jinxin asked the housekeeper to lead Zheng Jiang to see the shop that Hu's family could rent out.

Thinking that an acquaintance would take him anyway, Zheng Jiangting brought Chu Xian along.

Although the housekeeper of the Hu family knew that Zheng Jiangting was married, he had never seen Chu Xian before. When he saw Zheng Jiangting's little brother who was helping him from the carriage with great care, he was really amazed.

The Hu family also has a famous younger brother, who is loved by Hu Jinxin very much. He was born with bright eyes and teeth like his wife. Although Hu Jinxin looks very reserved, he is a wealthy family after all. No matter how talented he is, his wife must be a flower. Jiao Hua'er, this seems to have become a common occurrence for wealthy families.

Before seeing Chu Xian, the steward of the Hu family felt that his son was the most handsome young man in Jincheng. Now when he saw Chu Xian, although he was wearing plain clothes, he did not wear makeup, and was not decorated with gold or silver jewelry. Adding color, it is still difficult to hide its beauty.

In the past, he thought that if a girl or brother wanted to be distinguished and beautiful, he had to dress up so that people would not look down upon him. For the first time, he felt that a truly good-looking person does not need external decorations, and is the most beautiful person in itself. good presence.

Chu Xian asked Zheng Jiangting affectionately: "Is this the housekeeper of the Hu family you often mention?"

"Exactly."

Zheng Jiang introduced Chu Xian politely to the butler of the Hu family, but the troublesome butler of the Hu family was a little flattered.

The Hu family now owns a lot of shops, large and small. In fact, they also want to rent or sell them quickly. After all, it is a loss if the money is invested and left idle. The year before last, a large sum of money was invested in the construction of There were several houses and shops. As a result, there was a famine in the second year, and most of the shops were lost. It was a big fall in this matter. Fortunately, this year is good, and they are slowly rented out. A few small shops, but in the end some drop in the bucket.

"Master said that Mr. Xiao Zheng wanted to rent a shop on Xunyang Street. There are not many shops there, only three, two of which are only bigger than the one on Wangmin Street, and only one is bigger. Master, go and see."

The three of them stopped at Xunyang Street together, and after looking at the shop the steward said, Zheng Jiang stopped to understand that it was bigger, and it was not only bigger, the facade was as big as the three of Wangmin Street, and It's still two floors.

The first floor is the hall, the front desk, a small door and a kitchen with a small courtyard, which is somewhat similar to the layout of Fuyuezhai where Zheng Jiangding worked as a cook.

"It's a coincidence that this was originally a restaurant and restaurant that was built at the beginning, and the buyer was negotiated, but it was a pity that it fell into disrepair during the famine last year, and the restaurant was not sold. In fact, everything It's very suitable, it depends on Master Xiao Zheng, if you think it's too big, you can go to another street to have a look."

The reason why Zheng Jiangting chose Xunyang Street was because it was in the north of the city, closer to home, and secondly, it was still quite lively. Although it was not as crowded as Wangmin Street, it was still passable, mainly because of this Most of the people who come and go along this street are small and wealthy people.He thought that since the shop had been expanded, the number of dishes would definitely increase, and the target consumer groups were not limited to the poor and ordinary people, and Xunyang Street was just right.

He was not in a hurry to make a conclusion, and followed Chu Xian upstairs to have a look. The upstairs was a private room, almost every compartment had windows, and the view was very wide.

Chu Xian stood by the window, Zheng Jiang stopped and said, "What do you think?"

"Of course there is nothing to say, but..."

Chu Xian didn't finish what he said. Zheng Jiang knew that what he was worried about was that the rent was indispensable for a restaurant as big as Meichu. He was afraid that the rent would be high, the cost would be high, and it would be difficult to make profits.

He didn't make any detours, and asked the housekeeper of the Hu family directly: "How is the rent here?"

"Master, no matter which shop you look at, you will be given the lowest price." Housekeeper Hu said, "The rent here is originally six taels of silver per month. If you rent it, it will be five taels per month."

Five taels is not a small amount. The shop on Wangmin Street is only six yuan, which has been doubled. Paying the staff and cooks, and buying vegetables and food... at least a month would cost ten taels of silver.

Zheng Jiangting turned his back and looked at the street outside the window. On the left side of the restaurant is a jewelry store, and on the right side is a drug store, neither of which is sister Cuo. Master Hu brought a word, I want to be here."

Chu Xian glanced at Zheng Jiang in surprise, and for some reason suddenly settled down.

Zheng Jiang stopped chuckling: "You can't be too timid when doing business. We are still young, and we can still run well. If we lose money, we will start all over again."

Chu Xian closed his eyes and smiled softly. He felt that Zheng Jiangting had the radiance of a young man on his body at this time.

Yes, they are still in their prime, just do it.

"It just so happens that I like this restaurant very much."

The two smiled at each other.

The housekeeper of the Hu family made the decision no matter what the person was. Anyway, he rented a place out of the shop, so he felt relieved. Zheng Jiangting is indeed a straightforward person. After all, it is the master who can judge people. He smiled and led the two of them to go. Win the lottery.

After that, there are a bunch of trivial things, but fortunately, it is not the first time I have done it, I am quite familiar with the road, and the things are done quickly.

Zheng Jiang stopped asking Huang Jingyi to arrange the new restaurant, and he came over occasionally to have a look, and he was busy handing over the small restaurant.First of all, I talked to the old man about it. Hearing that they were going to change the shop, the old man was quite regretful. It was not because he was greedy for the rent, because he thought it would be inconvenient for him to eat when the shop moved away.

The guys in the restaurant heard that they were going to switch to the restaurant. While admiring Zheng Jiangting's ability, they had to worry about whether they could continue to work in the restaurant. After all, the recruitment conditions of the restaurant were different from those of the small restaurant. Different.

In view of this, Zou Yun came forward to give everyone a tranquilizer: "I watched you all, and you have been following the restaurant for so long. If you stop, I will be the first to disagree. .Stop talking, everyone just work with peace of mind. When you move to the restaurant and recruit new employees, you will all be old employees.

Everyone was very happy after hearing this.

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