Although the Fang family is involved in the lychee business, the delivery team will arrive half a day late.
This half day is the biggest opportunity.
The first crop of lychee is not only a feast for the lips and tongue, but also an endorsement of dignity.
Zheng Ruqian worked nonstop. When he returned to Jiuzhenfang, he took Zhang Xianglian and Miao Zhaoying, and asked Jiang Sheng to call out four or five aunts and uncles from the Baishui workshop to pick out the lychees.
As long as the items are complete and uniform in size, all others will be discarded.
The green and red ones cannot be mixed in, nor can those with slight flaws, or those with fallen branches, even the small handles at the back must remain the same length.
There were three carts full of lychees. Normally, a hundred kilograms of lychees could be produced. After sorting like this, only less than ten kilograms were left.
"Take the rest to Jiuzhenfang and sell it. Jiang Sheng and I will deliver the goods." Zheng Ruqian took out the largest and most luxurious carriage at home and asked Jiang San and Jiang Si to sit on the shaft.
The two words "Huangshang" sound pleasant to the ears, but if you want to match them, you must have enough strength.
Zheng Ruqian knew very well that his business was a result of the feud between the Jiang and Liao families. He did not have the business foundation of the Liao family, nor did he have enough connections in the imperial city.
In order to find out more about the delivery process of Huangshang, he sent many gifts and made many smiles. He even invited the shopkeeper Youranju to drink several times before he could figure out all the details.
Doing business with the Imperial City is different from others. Apart from the quality of items, safety is the most critical thing.
The people in the Liao family who are responsible for transporting lychees are all confidants, and the status of the family is firmly in the hands of the head of the Liao family, in order to prevent problems with the goods.
Tianjia's recipes are all prepared in advance by Guanglu Temple. For this reason, the Liao family also sent a special person to predict the arrival time of lychees, so that Guanglu Temple can arrange lychees into the meals of the day.
These were all difficult for Zheng Ruqian, but he still tried hard to do it.
Just waiting for the biggest and best fruits to be selected, the brother and sister got into the carriage warily.
Outside are the streets whizzing by, and inside are fresh lychees covered with ice.
Even though he knew that Fengjing's public security was good, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but feel nervous, "If the Fang family really goes against us, will they send someone to knock over our lychees?"
Theoretically, the Liao family did this when they competed for the lychee business.
But sister, time will fly and people will grow.
Zheng Ruqian snapped his fingers and opened the small curtains on both sides, "I have been guarding against this move for a long time. Look at what is on both sides."
Jiang Sheng looked over and saw the city guards holding swords.
Even if the Fang family had more ideas, they would not dare to rush out and hit the knife edge at this time.
"Second brother, you..." Jiang Sheng was extremely surprised, "The master doesn't show his face, and he can still call the guards to guard the city."
Zheng Ruqian laughed.
He is just an ordinary businessman. Of course he cannot call the guards to guard the city. He is just pretending to be powerful.
As we all know, the city guards have to work in three shifts. As long as you pass by when they are changing shifts, the Fang family will not dare to do anything if they are brave enough.
The location of the Imperial City is in the center. As long as the time is correct, the journey from Jiuzhenfang to the gate of the Imperial City will be safe.
When the carriage stopped, Jiang San's voice came from outside, "Second Young Master, miss, we are here."
Under Jiang Sheng's eyes of admiration and admiration, Zheng Ruqian jumped out of the carriage and took out the token from his arms.
Foreign vehicles are not eligible to enter the imperial city, and the ice will melt if you hold it in, so you have to wait for Guanglu Temple to send someone to pick it up.
You don't have to reach out directly to pick it up. You have to compare the tokens to ensure that the two pieces can fit together perfectly.
Just a few people waited for half a cup of tea, but still no one came from Guanglu Temple.
According to Zheng Ruqian's inquiry, they should have waited at the city gate early, and they could not keep the emperor's merchant with ice waiting, because the ice would melt and the lychees would become stale.
"Is this another trick of the Fang family?" Jiang Sheng pondered, "What will happen if no one comes from Guanglu Temple?"
"No, don't worry." Zheng Ruqian said with a determined expression, "Huang Shang is no joke. Guanglu Temple doesn't have that much power. It will be late at most."
What they have to do is to slow down the ice melting and keep the lychees as fresh as possible.
Under Zheng Ruqian's command, Jiang San first drove the carriage to the shade under the tree, then took out a small blanket from the carriage and covered the ice and lychee tightly.
After another half of the tea time, the gate of the imperial city slowly opened, and the middle-aged eunuch headed by him walked out unruly. His disdainful eyes could be felt from a distance.
Judging by his clothes, it was the father-in-law of Guanglu Temple who had arrived late.
Zheng Ruqian waved his hand, signaling Jiang San to drive the carriage forward, and then bent down to salute, "I have met my father-in-law, may I ask if it was Guanglu Temple who picked up the lychees?"
"Our family is." The middle-aged eunuch said in a strange tone, "Bring me the token."
The two of them stretched out their hands at the same time. The special material and shape of the brand matched firmly, and there was no abnormality.
Jiang Sheng felt relieved and prayed that the people from Guanglu Temple would take away the litchi quickly.
"Please, father-in-law, please inspect it." Zheng Ruqian took back the token, and worked together with Jiang Si to lift out the crushed ice and put it on the shaft of the car.
For a full ten kilograms, it is necessary to check the quality, weigh the kilograms, and finally screen for toxicity.
This father-in-law is not young, so he is very skilled at doing this kind of thing. He not only looks at the surface but also looks at the bottom, and even takes out a few lychees to smell the freshness.
Just when Jiang Sheng thought the mission was about to end, he suddenly raised his hand and crushed a lychee, "It doesn't feel as fresh as the one sent by the Liao family."
"Look at this, it's just a small head. The core is still big, so the meat will naturally be thin." The middle-aged eunuch said with a cold face, "With such quality, our family would not dare to offer it to the emperor."
Sure enough, there is no easy business in the world, and there are no easy peaks to climb.
When they are children in the village, trying to do business with people in the county.
Of course they went out of Xieyang County and tried to do business with people in the county.
When they left Anshui County, they tried to do business with Fengjing people.
People always yearn for mountains, and they will always encounter difficulties on the way to climb. Contempt and arrogance are the most common, and making things difficult and bullying are not uncommon.
If Zheng Ruqian were really a fledgling, he would really be frightened.
But he wasn't. The young man who had been bullied countless times put on a smile, took out the heavy purse from his arms, stuffed it in unpreparedly, and said in a humble tone, "These are ten kilograms of lychees picked out of a hundred kilograms." , Father-in-law, don’t worry, the biggest and best are all here.”
In fact, this is considered an unwritten agreement in the transaction.
If you want the cooperation to go smoothly, you have to invest in some benefits.
The middle-aged eunuch weighed the heavy weight, feeling a little satisfied, "Fortunately, you delivered the fruit in time. The Tian family and the imperial concubine wanted to take a bite of it, and they were still talking about it yesterday."
"Then I'll trouble my father-in-law and deliver it to the Tian family as soon as possible." Zheng Ruqian still remained humble.
As long as we can cooperate smoothly, keep your posture low and normal.
Businessmen put profit first.
But what he didn't expect was that the middle-aged eunuch turned against him again after collecting the money, "It's just that your ice is almost melting. If you search for the lychees before they can be transported to the palace, our family will suffer the same fate as you."
