The husband's son-in-law

"Bought it back?"

In a small courtyard in Tangzhou City, the woman saw the man coming back with a small clay pot in his arms and a paper bag in his hand. Seeing the boxy shape of the paper bag, the woman guessed, "I bought sugar." ?”

"I bought it. You must have never heard of it. It's sugar from the south." The man said.

The woman said: "The sugar is returned to the south and the north. Isn't it all sugar?"The youngest daughter and son next to him also heard the sound and stood by the table, curiously looking at two things on the table.

"Father, is the color of this candy different from the ones you ate before?"

"Er Niang has good eyes, isn't it different? It's a fresh trick." The man said.

The more the woman heard, the more something was wrong. From the time the man entered the door, he said 'fresh' and 'never heard of it'. Cheated."

"How much?" The woman guessed from the man's complexion and was sure.

It must be more expensive than the sugar I bought before.But no matter how expensive it is, it is only three to five cents more expensive. Could it be that it dares to cost more than ten cents?There is no need to be angry with this man, the family is now rich——

"Eighty Wen." The man's words were also a bit hypocritical. The family has been well off for the past few years. The sugar in the house is constant, and they are replenished every month. When the weather is hot, boil some mung bean sugar and put it on the fire. A piece of sugar can cost [-] Wen. Eat for two months.

The candy at home was finished this time, and the wife asked him to go out to buy some candy, fruit, etc. for the children to sweeten their mouths, but when he went for a walk, he heard coconut soap for [-] cents outside the inn, and he followed to watch the excitement.

"What!" The woman's voice became louder.

The man hurriedly explained the situation when he went out in the morning, "...I thought it was expensive at first, but a fool only bought a piece of soap for [-] yuan. After watching the fun, I was about to walk away. I didn't expect to smell a special fragrance. Really Yes, it is said to be coconut-flavored dumplings, and they are made with this minced coconut palm sugar, I have never smelled or seen it before.”

"At that time, the diners in the inn were asking for it, and there were many people who wanted it. I wanted to buy a rare one. You and the children must have never eaten it. It's rare for us to spend it once..."

The woman is so angry that she can't listen to the explanation. No matter how delicious the candy is, it won't cost [-] yuan. It's too expensive.She wanted to get angry, but when she saw the two children next to her, she knew her man's temper, and she knew that it was expensive to buy a lot of good words as soon as he entered the door.

If she gets angry and quarrels, and the man loses face, he will definitely talk to her loudly.

Forget it, I'll eat this candy for the summer, and I won't buy it in autumn.

"That's all for this time. Next time, you are not allowed to buy such an expensive one. Our family is in a better situation now, but Dalang and Erniang haven't done a single thing. We need to save some money for Dalang to marry a wife in the future. People..." The woman rambled.

The man breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately agreed, "I'm also trying something new this time, so I'll definitely buy it next time."

The husband and wife did not quarrel, and the two children relaxed. They stared curiously at the things on the table, which they had never seen before, so they begged A Niang to make a taste.

"That's right, let's make one. If it's not good, I'll scold that Zhaozhou businessman tomorrow." The man also said.

What is there to do here? I have red beans and mung beans at home. Red beans are not easy to cook, so I cook mung bean soup as usual. Wash the mung beans and put them in the pot. After boiling, smash a piece of coconut sugar and throw it in. Stir with a spoon Stir.

"Aniang, there are still some in clay pots. Dad said it's coconut flakes." Erniang said.

Woman: "You look just like your father. You never forget anything when you talk about eating. It's fine at home now. When you grow up and get married, you can't be so greedy at your husband's house..." She opened the door again. The jar, with a tangy aroma, scooped a small spoonful of it with a spoon, and put it in the mung bean soup.

"Aniang, it smells so good." Erniang said.

The mung bean soup is cooked well, just pop the skin a little bit, and the color will turn yellow and not look good if you cook more.The woman took the pot down, poured it into a basin to cool down, and started cooking. When it was time to eat, the family first served mung bean soup.

"Try it, what are these [-] wen candies like?" The woman was still angry in her heart, and she said a few words, but when she swallowed it, she suddenly lost all anger.

It tastes really good.

"Auntie is delicious, this one is delicious."

The situation of this family is similar. The good thing is that the woman endured the fire and didn't send it out. To save face, how can I do this, so the family quarreled.

In the end, the goods were not returned, and I couldn’t eat it even if I couldn’t eat it. After a few days, I bought it back after thinking about it. If I don’t eat it, it’s a pity that it’s even worse. I’m wasting money, so I cooked it. .

"Why don't you go buy some more? This candy tastes pretty good."

"It's late, I went to the inn to ask, the goods sold out in less than three days." The man said: "But I will come again, next time I will ship more, only seven or eight months of the year. "

The woman thought, no wonder it is so expensive, but there is a reason for being expensive.

He said that when the stall was closed that day, the shopkeeper of the inn ordered 20 cans of minced coconut and [-] yuan of coconut sugar, and said, "You guys should buy more of these two kinds, the coconut soap is not worth it and it is too expensive."

Li Zhouzhou just smiled.

Coconut soap is light, twenty or thirty renminbi more expensive than those two, and good luck on the road.But it’s really not easy to sell it out in a day or two. If it’s in the middle of Beijing or in places like Liangzhe, it’s easy to sell, but they can’t run away with the goods. There’s not enough time, and they have to go back to get the next batch of goods... …

Li Zhouzhou kept accounts in his room. The coconut soap was sold for only 150 yuan, and the income was 15 taels.Coconut sugar was sold for more than 300 taels, and the income was 26 taels, and the desiccated coconut was about the same.

It costs five taels of silver to rent a space outside the inn, and to buy small things such as tablecloths, which are scattered and scattered, and the expenses for a group of meals are six taels of silver.

... No way.

Li Zhouzhou figured out a way after keeping the accounts, he couldn’t stay here for too long, how long would it take to sell 1 yuan of coconut soap——

"Boss, there is a man surnamed Hu in the inn who wants to see you." The fourth brother opened the door and replied.

Li Zhouzhou closed the ledger, "The inn merchant who is the first to buy our coconut palm sugar today?"

"That's right, that man's surname is Hu, and he's also in business. Just now when I went down to fetch hot water, I ran into his boss." The fourth brother first made tea for the boss with the kettle in his hand.

Li Zhouzhou thought for a while, and seeing that it was still dark, he asked his fourth brother to call back and invite him to meet in the lobby.

We live in the same inn, Li Zhouzhou is on the second floor, and Datong is on the first floor.When Li Zhouzhou went down to the lobby, he saw a businessman surnamed Hu. The two of them nodded and greeted each other.

"I'm also a merchant transporting goods, but it's just a small business. I transport some silk from the south to sell here, but the price is low, which is better than silk from Zhejiang and Zhejiang." The businessman surnamed Hu said here Show a wry smile.

Li Zhouzhou hummed, indicating to continue listening.

Merchant Hu could only continue, "Speaking of which, I want to buy your coconut soap and coconut sugar and desiccated coconut. I want more, can it be cheaper?"

Earlier, this was a sympathy with Li Zhouzhou.But who is Li Zhouzhou? He is the husband of Mr. Green Tea Gu Zhao, a person who has been listening to green tea talk for more than ten years.

"If I do the business alone, I can talk about it. Boss Hu has also seen it. There are several managers behind me. Behind these managers, there are other people. We are far away in Zhaozhou, and it is not easy to transport goods. No matter how cheap it is, we will There is nothing to earn." Li Zhouzhou made it clear that it was not cheap.

He also said: "I dare to say that except for our caravan having this coconut product, we can't find it in the whole Dali. We are the only one who has this coconut soap, palm sugar and coconut paste, and the things are all the best. Boss Hu also tasted something in the afternoon."

"It's also far away. Coconut soap is not easy to sell here, but if you send it to Liangzhe and Beijing, I can guarantee that you will sell it with your eyes closed. After all——" Li Zhouzhou looked at his fourth brother.

The fourth brother put two things on the table, a piece of pancreas and a piece of coconut soap.

When the two things are put together, the effect contrast is obvious.

"You take it for a hundred cash, and sell it in rich places for two hundred cash." When Li Zhouzhou said this, his heart moved, and he thought of a way.

Seeing that Boss Hu was still hesitating, Li Zhouzhou smiled, "No hurry, we still have a few days left, Boss Hu think about it."

After finishing speaking, he got up and took the fourth brother back upstairs.The fourth brother took the soap and coconut soap on the table and followed the boss, but Boss Hu was still staring at it, it was theirs.

"Ask Su Shiyi to come here." Li Zhouzhou finished.

The fourth brother went to run errands to spread the word.

The managers of Datong Shop were still chatting about the business, and they were a little bit of insulting inside and out, but when they finished talking, they sighed, what should they do if their things can’t be sold, if they say it’s better to rent the face Leave one person down and sell slowly.

The four bodyguards at the other end were also thinking, this business doesn't seem to be possible. Mr. Gu praised them well at the beginning, but now it seems that Mr. Gu and the others are struggling to make money by themselves. Can they make money by doing the logistics?

Early the next day.

Coconut goods in Zhaozhou continued to open.Today, I don’t need to yell so much. Those who bought sugar yesterday and those who bought shredded coconut came to buy today, and some even bought a piece or two of coconut soap to try. A drop in the bucket.

Until someone from the Zhizhou Prefecture came and asked for 1000 yuan of coconut soap, and even bought half of the coconut palm sugar.Because there are few of these.But with the purchase of Zhizhou Mansion's back house, his fame has been spread.

Just like in Beijing back then, what color, weaving satin, jewelry, and make-up the women in the palace and harem like, and what the female family members of the high-ranking officials in the back house like in Beijing, when a small gust of wind blows, things are priced but not marketed. old high.

It's also good to change the place.Zhizhou is the highest official in the entire Tangzhou, even the wife of the Zhizhou government bought it, so it can be seen that it is a good thing, and it is also for the face of the Zhizhou wife, but the coconut soap worth a hundred coins is not one or two gold, so the rich and noble people in the city The female relatives of the back house sent their servants to buy them one after another.

I bought coconut soap, why don't I buy something else?

So the next day, the coconut palm sugar was sold out.

People who came later to buy it were shocked when they learned that it was sold out. It was so expensive and sold out?

"Because it's not easy to transport, I don't bring much out this time. I want to explore the way first. If everyone wants it, it may have to wait until autumn. We have a small number of people. We will continue to come back this time, but it will be later." Su Shiyi patiently explained over and over again.

Coconut soap is selling fast this day, and it’s almost 3000 yuan. I didn’t plan to buy so much, but this Zhaozhou merchant said that it’s only July, August, and February in a year. The next time it’s autumn, things are not expensive. , I bought some more and put them away, and it would be good to give them handkerchiefs as well.

All the staff in charge that night were all smiling, and began to settle accounts from ear to ear.

Now it is not mentioned that it is sold in Wuzhou. Who would dare to sell it for a hundred Wen in Wuzhou? Two.

Mrs. Gu is really successful.The stewards spoke beautiful words.

But yesterday, Boss Hu couldn’t sit still after seeing today’s situation, so he took the initiative to find Boss Li and said he wanted to buy coconut soap—the minced coconut palm sugar was gone, and he couldn’t even buy it now even if he wanted to.

Li Zhouzhou offered to sit down, and the fourth brother poured tea.

"How much does Boss Hu want to buy?"

"2000 yuan." Boss Hu asked for a number for stability.

Li Zhouzhou asked, "Where does Boss Hu want to send it?"

"I don't want to go far, so I'll go to the next two prefectures and counties to sell. It's close to the two Zhejiang provinces, and the people are rich, so it should be easy to sell?" Boss Hu is not sure, but he can see the situation today, He also bought a piece of this coconut soap for his own use, and it is really easy to use, better than that pancreas, more convenient than acacia beans, and tastes better.

Li Zhouzhou nodded and said, "OK, then I will draw up the contract."

"Wait, I'll still buy 1000 yuan."

"Alright." Li Zhouzhou readily agreed.

Boss Lun Hu was puzzled this time, "Why are you in such a hurry when you have piled up so much goods?"

"We still have a batch of goods to be sold in Beijing. If we can't sell it, we just pack a car and go to Beijing. I also have some connections in Beijing. Not to mention Beijing, even if we go north, the scattered ones will always be sold out. It is." Li Zhouzhou said.

The carload of glass goods has not been moved yet, and the plan is to let the four bodyguards take Meng Jianyun, Su Shiyi and two people to Beijing to sell them, but Li Zhouzhou hesitated to make a call when he thought of the Master Zhizhou who came to patronize today. , this will be discussed later.

When Boss Hu heard that someone in Beijing had something to do with it, it can be seen that Boss Li’s expression is not fake, and he doesn’t want to ask too many questions, but it’s true to think so, the timid and the bold will be starved to death, and two thousand goods can be loaded into a carriage. I can't finish it, since I want to buy it, I might as well buy some more and sell them in big cities.

He thought several times, and finally said: "If I buy 4000 yuan, can I go with your car to Beijing? I stopped when I arrived in Wannan Prefecture, and sold it there."

"It's done." Li Zhouzhou readily agreed, "Money is indispensable, but it's still possible to borrow the escort of your bodyguard for a certain distance."

When Boss Hu heard that he was still a bodyguard, he was overjoyed and immediately signed the contract.

Both money and goods are cleared.

Boss Hu said: "You guys will come in autumn next time? If I sell well, I want to see you again next time, so let's make an appointment."

People who do business always think about the backhand.

"I'm planning to buy a big yard in Tangzhou. If Boss Hu wants some goods in the future, he can come here directly. However, the yard is not ready yet. The next time I come, it should be September. When the yard is ready, I will leave a letter to the inn. .” Li Zhouzhou thought about buying goods from Boss Hu.

They don't have time to do scattered business. They rent shops to buy facades and sell them scatteredly. They need manpower to manage and watch them. This requires reliable manpower. He can't follow him now, he can't be busy, so he just rents a big yard, and the location is slightly inferior. That's okay, the ones used to store goods should be large.

In the future, everything in Zhaozhou can be sent to this yard in Tangzhou, and then other merchants like Boss Hu will buy it, and then sell it to four cities in Dazhou.

But one day, 7000 yuan of coconut soap was sold.

Several managers were dumbfounded, some admired and respected Mrs. Gu, and some thought it was just Mrs. Gu's luck.

"Luck is there, but if you live in a cheap inn, where the nobles don't like to go shopping or go, can you meet this good luck?" Su Shiyi laughed at these few, his cousin is powerful, has means and knowledge, "let go Who dares to ask for a hundred yuan for you? Let alone ten yuan, it is invincible."

Being turned over and run on by a brat, the faces of several managers turned red and blue, and they were half dead with anger, but they couldn't utter half a word of rebuttal, why, because Su Shiyi's every word made sense.

Su Shiyi was happy when the run was over, these old faces made him picky these few days and made him angry enough, now he is happy, he has to go upstairs to tell the boss about finding a toothman to buy a yard.

As for why Meng Jianyun didn't come out these two days to hide in Datong shop?

It was for Meng Jianyun to look at the two boxes of glass products.

"You came just in time." Li Zhouzhou was looking for Su Shiyi, and he wrote a greeting card, "We have arrived in Tangzhou, and tomorrow morning you will take the card and a box of glazed lamp sets to the magistrate's mansion."

Su Shiyi asked: "Do you want to borrow Mr. Gu's name?"

"Naturally. If we don't borrow it, the presents given by our shameless merchants will be ashes." Li Zhouzhou also knows some rules of 'filial piety' when he is an official's wife.

When he was in Beijing, the people who came and went with his family were all people with similar official ranks.Xianggong is also a noble place in Hanlin, with a low official position and no real power, no one would give things out of filial piety, so the gift registered in the register is convenient for them to return the gift.

But if you are a senior official, the local officials are in command, and the people from all walks of life are flattering and filial, and the gifts are too many and miscellaneous, especially if the merchants take the initiative, then don't expect the official's wife to register you in the book in return, and give you your identity.

There are too many things, or you are busy with business, and you forget it for a while. When you think about it, you open the gift, take a look at it, and at most ask the master to say a few words, which merchant gave you what, and it is considered a thoughtful sentence.That's it.

"If we want to buy a house in Tangzhou and sell our Zhaozhou things to various merchants, then we have to establish a good relationship with them and get acquainted with each other. We don't ask for preferential treatment. Don't hesitate to find faults in the future." Li Zhou Zhou taught with Su Shiyi, but also for the fourth brother.

Su Shiyi nodded and learned, and talked about going to Yaren to look at the yard today.

"In the lively and bustling West Market neighborhood, the two-entry house costs two hundred and seventy-eight taels..."

"Two entrances are not enough, look at the three entrances, or don't need to be disciplined, if it is big and open quickly, let's release the goods, but the location should not be messy, don't recruit Xiaoxiao - look near the yamen, the road should be open quickly, It is convenient for carriages to come in and out to pull goods." Li Zhouzhou told Su Shiyi carefully.

There must be no Xiaoxiao near the yamen.

Expensive is more expensive.

Li Zhouzhou handed the written invitation to Su Shiyi.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Shiyi first ran to the magistrate's mansion and knocked on a side door.It was still early, and the concierge was impatient to ask who it was. This early in the morning, when he saw that his face was poorly dressed, he immediately became even more angry.

Su Shiyi first said with a smile on his face, "My lord is handing over the greeting card."

grown ups?The concierge regained his energy immediately, and the impatience on his face disappeared.

"My lord is the Tongzhi of Zhaozhou. The Zhaozhou caravan came to Tangzhou to sell goods. They borrowed precious land and specially sent greetings and a gift." Su Shiyi handed the letter and wooden box to the concierge, and said: " Everything here is expensive, so be careful not to drop it."

The concierge is still confused, where is this Zhaozhou, what is Tongzhi, why isn't it the county magistrate?He thought that the servants from some prefecture came to run errands...

But let’s ask, everyone ran away, so I had to take the post and carry it carefully to the back house.

The main house in the backyard.

"What's wrong in the early morning?" Mrs. Zhizhou saw her close mother go out.

My mother replied, "Mrs., it's polite to have a greeting card earlier in the morning. It's nothing to disturb you, but it's a fellow acquaintance from Zhaozhou—"

"Zhaozhou? This place sounds familiar."

"The coconut soap I bought yesterday is from Zhaozhou," my mother reminded.

Madam immediately remembered that even though they were far away, he was also acquainted with him, only one rank lower than her master, and immediately said: "I'll take a look at the things when I bring them here. Let's talk about it after the master gets out of the yamen."

"It also said that you should hold the expensive things carefully. I thought that in Zhaozhou, there are either coconut soap or coconut palm sugar. I bought both of them yesterday." Mom took the box and put it on the table. When she opened it, I was about to say something about stepping on Zhaozhou and praising Tangzhou, but I couldn't say it immediately.

Speechless.

Madam didn't care much about it at first, but now her eyes are attracted by this crystal clear thing.

"What is this?" Madam has never seen it.

Mom just held the box and it was light, but the servants said it was expensive but she didn’t take it seriously, and now she dare not touch the contents of the box.” Madam joked, the old slave had never seen such a thing, it looked like tea lamp?"

"It's not like." Madam said no, took a handkerchief and wiped her hands, carefully took one out, put it in it and looked at it beautifully, when it was taken out, the morning light shone, and it was even more difficult to tell good.

There are six of them in the box.

The madam put it back carefully, and asked her mother to put the things away, so as not to drop them.My mother dared to hold it so easily, she just felt that her arms were heavy, and when it was delivered to the library and locked, there was sweat on her forehead.

Miss Fifth's dowry has a provenance.Mom thought.

On the other side, the stalls are being closed outside the inn.

"Why don't you sell it?" The shopkeeper was still curious, didn't he still have two cars of goods.

"It's not much to send to Beijing." Li Zhouzhou said with a smile.

More than 1 pieces of coconut soap are left with only 3000 yuan left, which is just enough to be loaded into a carriage and has a rich place to send it to Beijing with another cart of glass.Four bodyguards escorted them, together with Su Shiyi and Meng Jianyun.

Li Zhouzhou had written a letter with Mr. Xianggong before he came, and happened to send it to Beijing with the bodyguard.

After reorganization in the morning, the two carriages of the Zhaozhou caravan headed north.The remaining few in charge looked at each other in blank dismay, but now they did not dare to speak nonsense, and all of them lowered their attitudes - they used to look at Mr. Gu's face, but now they are more sincere.

"Boss Li, shall we go back now?" the person in charge asked.

"No hurry, let's go buy a yard." Li Zhouzhou took his fourth brother and obedient guards along the way to find the Yaman, and let a few managers stay for a rest.

What's the rest, they haven't done anything in the past few days.

But if Boss Li didn't take them with him, they couldn't do anything.

Li Zhouzhou went to buy a yard, because the merchants ran away, and the household registration book was brought with them, which happened to be convenient.He is buying a yard here. The prefect came from the inn, and those in charge were so frightened that they didn't know what to do, but they were all smart and quick-witted. They didn't explain the identity of Boss Li, but only said that the big boss had gone to work. Inn.

As soon as the people left, their legs became weak, and someone said: "We are still old, just like the kid from the Su family said, we have no experience, Gu Fu—Boss Li can deal with it, we can't do it, if we are not obedient and honest, we will do things I see, next time we come out, Boss Li won't take us with him."

"Specify."

All of them feel sad in their hearts, no matter how much they dare to make a big deal, their intestines are full of regret.

The yard Li Zhouzhou saw was not ideal. The yards near the yamen were not very good. The ones were too big, and the ones were small because there were many roads and narrow alleys. So he said to Yaren: "This place is not good, the roads are so wide. Is there a big house for you? If there is no suitable one, then don’t rush to buy it.”

Yaren was in a hurry when he heard that he was not in a hurry to buy. He thought the boss was in a hurry to buy a yard. Yesterday he sent someone to ask, but now he brought someone here again. Can you not be in a hurry, so he sold it out? If you are fooled first, you will be an outsider at first glance.

"Wait, there's more, I'll go and take a closer look."

"Then take your time and take a look at the letter. If you have a letter, go to Yunlai Inn. If we leave in vain, then we can talk about it in autumn." Li Zhouzhou left without talking.

After returning to the inn and listening to the manager, he learned that someone from the prefecture had invited him over.

"Boss Li, why don't we go? You are an official wife, it's not easy to bend over..."

"How can it not be done? Since you call me Boss Li, merchants who do business can do whatever they want." Li Zhouzhou didn't think that the prefect's family would embarrass him. Fame, Zhizhou knows that there is a government behind him, plus a gift.

Li Zhouzhou took people there.

It was originally the housekeeper from Zhizhou Mansion who asked about the situation, but when it turned out that he was Fu Lang, he was stunned, "You, you are the big boss? Can you be the master?"

"Yes." Li Zhouzhou said with a smile neither humble nor overbearing.

The butler was immediately overwhelmed by the business owner Fu Lang who was on the opposite side. He lost it and waited for you to sit for a while, then went to pass the message to the back, and asked the mother next to the wife to come.

"Is a husband the boss?" Mom was also shocked. She had never seen such a thing before. After thinking about it, it must be that the place in the south is poor and doesn't know the rules. Come out and ask about the situation.

The two parties didn't have too much politeness - the main reason is that the magistrate's mother looked down on merchants, and it was also a face to the other party to put down her figure and come to ask, and she would not greet a merchant with flattery.

Li Zhouzhou didn't care and just talked about business.

"Unfortunately, the rest of the glazed cups sent to the mansion left at noon and were sent to Beijing." Afraid that the prefect would make things difficult, Li Zhouzhou stepped forward and said: "That thing is extremely rare and expensive, we With Mr. Gu's order, the fired glazed cups are not sold in Tangzhou, but sent to Beijing, and there are not many of them. Mr. Gu accepts the kindness of Mr. Liang, his brother from the same school, and several colleagues who were officials in Hanlin that day. Love is given away one by one."

"Borrowing precious land, Mr. Gu specifically told me to send a copy to your residence."

Mom originally wanted to tell the caravan to hurry up and chase after it, but it only took half a day anyway, but after hearing what the husband boss said, Mr. Gu, Mr. Liang, and the Hanlin Academy are all officials. Much more cautious.

After thinking about it for a while, he softened his words a bit, "Miss Fifth in our mansion is going to get married in the coming year, and seeing that your glazed cups are well-fired, I want to buy some more as a dowry, just to save you."

Li Zhouzhou immediately congratulated your family on the happy event, and then said: "If it is used as a dowry, you can customize some other things, such as a dowry box."

Mom was overjoyed, "Can you still customize it?"

"Of course, but the price is expensive."

"What's the matter, I'm afraid it's the cheap things that everyone has that can't show the identity of our mansion, so they have to be expensive." Mom asked the price with arrogance.

Before Li Zhouzhou came, he negotiated the price with his husband.

"A set of glazed cups is a thousand taels. If it is custom-made, it depends on the size of the item, like the dowry, and the smaller one is 3000 taels..." Li Zhouzhou was slow in quoting the price. Seeing the mother's expression of disapproval, he knew it was cheap, and said : "If it's a painted series, it will cost seven or eight thousand, depending on what color your lady likes, and you can even engrave characters."

That's good.Mom's eyes are bright, expensive, special and rare.

"Don't you just open your mouth to deceive us."

Li Zhouzhou stood up and made a bow, and said with a smile: "We who are in business don't dare to deceive your family. This glass is extremely rare and fragile. It was sent here in a bumpy journey. It's a good luck to keep half of the ten glass cups. There may be only a few in a year, and they all have a share."

Mom is satisfied, and she said you just wait, and go back to Madam first.

"You just said, but Boss Fulang said, what is the name of the brother who is sent by Mr. Gu to Jingli?"

"The surname is Liang." Mom recalled the next reply, "But madam, it's not unusual for this surname to be Liang, especially since it's still in Beijing, and it's not the Liang family in Zhejiang and Zhejiang."

It is true.Madam skipped it and only talked about dowry matters.

Whether it is expensive or fragile, which rare thing should be held carefully?The more precious something is, the more pampered it is, and the same goes for people.

Only in this way can she be worthy of the face of her fifth mother.

The author has something to say:

In the last chapter, the author fell down on mathematics again, and I apologize to everyone and have revised it.

The weight and load of ancient horse-drawn carriages ranged from 300kg to 700kg, and some even said that they could transport one ton. Considering Zhaozhou horses and the long distance, it was about 500kg.

Let Tangzhou be the largest transit point. Go up to Wannan Nanjing City, right to Liangzhe Furao, and Zhaozhou has been almost 20 days in the past [in the case of cargo]

If there are more caravans in the later stage, it will definitely be later, but it won't be too long. The most important thing is that there are human relationships.

seven thousand eight today

By the way, the glass will definitely not be as transparent as modern times. Please refer to the ancient glass and the stained glass windows of European churches [but because of the caustic soda coming out of the Soviet Union, it must be brighter and more transparent, and the texture is good.