The inn where Jian Yu stayed was not far from the city gate, and it only took less than a quarter of an hour to walk to the city gate.
"Rong Er, the manager, go rent a carriage, the most ordinary kind."
Although he didn't know why he rented a carriage when he already had one, Zhou Jinyan made the wise choice not to ask when faced with Jian Yu who was obviously angry with him.
There are shops that rent carriages at the gate of the city. Zhou Jinyan rented a brown and somewhat shabby carriage. The horse he was pulling seemed to be quite old. Overall, he could only be described as ordinary.
Jian Yu was speechless, it was so in line with her requirements that she had no place to find fault even if she wanted to find fault.
After renting a carriage, they asked the host's family to take a wooden cart. Jian Yu and her maids sat in the front carriage, the palace guards sat in the back carriage, and Zhou Jinyan and the groom sat in front of the carriage to catch up. horse.
Because she didn't know the way, Jian Yu hired a horseman at the gate of the city.
Only then did Zhou Jinyan know where Jian Yu was going - Jinteng Village.
There are two villages around Futeng County, called Jinteng Village and Yinteng Village. Each village has thousands of households. This is considered a large village among the villages in the entire Zhou Dynasty.
These villages were originally scattered around Futeng County, but were later grouped together after government area planning changes.
Jian Yu first came to Jinteng Village and inquired about Li Zheng's home, and then asked Hongmei to open the bag she was carrying and take out the Four Treasures of the Study.
In the yard, Li Zheng's wife was feeding the chickens. She heard a knock on the door and opened the door to see a group of people at the door. They looked alert and asked, "Who are you?!"
Then she immediately closed the door and shouted into the room: "Master, come out quickly!"
Not long after, the door opened again, and Li Zheng came out. Jian Yu stepped forward and handed over the Four Treasures of the Study in her hand, saying, "Coming here rashly will cause intrusion. A small gift is not respectful."
Seeing these Four Treasures of the Study, Li Zheng's wife's eyes widened. Her son often said it would be great if there were Four Treasures of the Study in the study building when he was studying.
Shuzhailou is the largest bookstore in Futeng County. The Four Treasures of the Study sold there are excellent at prices that ordinary people would not be willing to buy.
It's what the other party has in hand!
Li Zheng is a person who knows the goods. Anyone who can take out such an object as a meeting gift will definitely not covet his family. Li Zheng did not answer. He turned sideways and let Jian Yu and his party enter the courtyard to talk.
He must first know what the purpose of these people is!
Sitting in the yard, Jian Yu told her why she was here. She wanted to buy purple hemp vines from the villagers. Naturally, she needed Li Zheng's help to bridge the gap.
Most of the purple hemp vines in Futeng County are purchased from villagers in Jinteng and Yinteng villages. Although the purple hemp vine can be used medicinally and can also be made into clothing, there are too many things that can replace it.
Therefore, the purchasing price of Purple Mat Teng is not high. Pharmacies in Futeng County charge two villages once a month, and they only need good quality.
There is no distinction between the quality and quality of purple hemp vines. Many picky stores in drugstores are just trying to peel off an extra layer of skin on the purchase price. As long as it is good, the villagers will take the price at a reduced price. When it is actually sold, it will be prepared. All for one price.
If Jian Yu bought it from a drug dealer, not to mention being taken advantage of, the other party would definitely gouge the price when they saw her buying in such a large amount. This would probably spread the news to the outside world, which would cause a lot of trouble.
It would be different if it were purchased from the village. First of all, the price was very fair to her as the buyer and the villagers as the sellers.
Jian Yu inquired before she came. Drug dealers in Futeng County would only come to two villages to collect purple hemp vines at the end of every month. Sometimes it would be later. Now that it was the beginning of the month, she could sign a contract with the villagers first and wait until When the medicine dealer comes again at the end of the month, she will have already taken away the purple hemp vine.
No one can find her, she is perfectly invisible.
As for why she wanted to buy purple hemp vines on a large scale, Jian Yu told Li Zheng that her family has been in business for generations, and her brother accidentally discovered that purple hemp vines can be woven into ornaments on clothes, so she came here just to buy purple hemp vines. , processed and then sold.
Li Zheng doesn't care about these things. They have been farming for generations and they don't understand all the ways of doing business.
"What price can Ms. Yu give for purchasing Zima Teng?"
After understanding Jian Yu's intention, Li Zheng directly asked the price. This was not the time to be tactful.
Unbeknownst to Jian Yu, her appearance also solved the village's urgent need.
In addition to farming, every household in the village spends the rest of their time cutting purple hemp vines to sell to support their families. The villagers go to Futeng County to sell them themselves, and major drug stores do not accept them.
Only the drug dealers appointed by the drug stores come to the village.
Last month, a drug dealer came and said that the sales of purple hemp vine were not good and he could no longer buy it at the original price. He actually cut it by two-thirds. Naturally, the villagers were unwilling. Everyone knew that the drug store deliberately lowered their price.
In the end, the drug dealer left without reaching an agreement. Before he left, he said he would come back at the end of next month. If they didn't sell, they wouldn't take any more.
Several villagers went to Futeng County to sell. When the drug store heard that it was purple hematode, they waved their hands without even asking the price.
Other counties are far away from them, and the money they sell is not enough to pay for the carriage and horse. The common people can't afford it, and Li Zheng's mouth is full of worry.
Of course, these words were exactly what he couldn't say to Jian Yu, so he asked about the price.
Jian Yu told her the current market price, and she gave her three cents more than the purchase price of the drug store. Although three cents sounds like a small amount, it adds up to a lot.
Jian Yu thought the price was very fair, and she also had a trump card.
"OK, alright."
As soon as Jian Yu quoted a price, Li Zheng agreed, which made Jian Yu stunned for a moment.
Jian Yu's hesitation seemed to Li Zheng to be incomprehensible and thoughtful, and his palms were all sweaty.
Jian Yu narrowed her eyes and said, "I won't accept it anymore."
Li Zheng was confused for a moment, stood up suddenly and asked urgently: "Why? Miss Yu, didn't you say you wanted to take it away?"
"Is there something wrong with Purple Mat Teng? If you don't tell me now, I will find out later. If you still want me to buy it, tell the truth. Rizheng also knows how sincere the price I gave you is."
Seeing Jian Yu's straightforward manner, Li Zheng smiled bitterly and told the story about the drug dealer.
Jian Yu felt relieved after hearing this. This is what happened! She thought there was something wrong with the purple hemp vine. Seeing that he was a little trembling, fearing that she would get up and leave, Jian Yu picked up the peanuts on the table, peeled one and ate one.
Seeing that Jian Yu had eaten peanuts and had no intention of leaving, Li Zheng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"Ri Zheng, regarding the acquisition of purple mateng, I still have something to say just now."
Li Zheng's heart began to rise again, fearing that what the other party said was news he didn't want to hear.
Zhou Jinyan's eyes fell on Jian Yu and he couldn't help but listen to what she was going to say. After leaving Futeng County, the other party gave him too many surprises.
