"bowl?"
"I don't have a bowl."
Mu Jianzhang said bitterly.
"I'll give you one."
The woman took a pottery bowl from the side and handed it to Mu Jianzhang.
Her hands are slender and white.
Very beautiful.
Mu Jianzhang couldn't help but be stunned.
"Miss, look at this man's eyes full of evil. He is definitely not a good person."
"Besides, his clothes are not shabby and he doesn't have a bowl. He must have bad intentions."
"Let's stop giving him porridge and send him away quickly."
A maid-looking woman standing next to the woman said dissatisfied.
"Xiaodie, don't talk nonsense."
The woman drank softly, "No matter how rich or noble people are, there are times when they are in trouble. Since our Hu family has decided to give out porridge, we must make hot porridge available to those who need it."
Mu Jianzhang blushed and felt thick-necked.
The dignified young master ended up in a situation worse than a beggar.
It was miserable.
But he could only grit his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
After careful consideration, he said: "I don't want your porridge in vain."
While talking, Mu Jianzhang took off the cloth bag, took out a piece of soap from it and handed it over.
"This is soap, worth two thousand taels of silver."
"It's more than enough for a bowl of porridge."
"Who cares about your crap?"
The maid named Xiaodie said disdainfully: "You are so poor that you can't even afford food, but you can still come up with something worth two thousand taels of silver. Who can believe it?"
"Take it away quickly, don't tarnish our lady's beautiful hands."
"you……"
Mu Jianzhang was about to argue when he heard the woman say: "Master, the porridge has been served for you. Take it aside and drink it. I have to give porridge to others."
"Oh, oh, I'm leaving now."
Carrying a bowl of hot porridge, Mu Jianzhang withdrew from the crowd.
Only when he found a place where no one was around did he see the porridge in the bowl.
Thin soup with little water.
There are a few vegetable leaves floating on it.
To be honest, I don’t have any appetite just looking at it.
That is to say, Mu Jianzhang had been running around for a day without drinking any water. He was hungry, tired and cold.
I can only hold my nose and drink.
Not afraid of the heat, I drank it up after a few sips.
Fortunately, I drank some rice grains later, which more or less satisfied my hunger.
Instantly, Mu Jianzhang felt refreshed and his whole body was full of strength.
I want to yell, "One more bowl."
But it really can't save face.
With energy in his heart, Mu Jianzhang continued to move forward.
The people in Yinan County are ignorant and cannot see the value of soap, so they cannot sell it here.
You can only go to Xuzhou or Yangzhou.
Especially Yangzhou, which is the fertile south of the Yangtze River.
It shouldn't be short of the two thousand taels of silver.
When the time comes, he sells the soap and gives Zhao Ping five yuan. He keeps the rest in his pocket and earns more than one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Earning so much in three months would definitely surprise those in the Mu family.
Of course, I have to come back to thank this woman for her bowl of gruel.
Let him have the energy to move forward.
Hu Yunyue didn't know what he was thinking. After serving porridge, she packed up her things and headed back home with her maid Xiaodie and her slaves.
As soon as I got home, I saw my father Hu Yongfu seeing off guests.
At this time, Hu Yunyue had taken off her veil, revealing her delicate face.
When the guests saw it, they couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a beautiful woman."
"This is my little girl Hu Yunyue."
Hu Yongfu said with a smile: "Yun Yue, come quickly and give your Uncle Li a present."
"When our Hu family started, you, Uncle Li, helped us a lot. You can be regarded as our benefactor."
"I've met Uncle Li."
Hu Yunyue bowed and saluted.
The result... snap!
Something fell from her sleeve.
It's a wooden box.
With such a throw, the wooden box was thrown open, revealing the soap inside.
"Miss, isn't this something given by that gangster? Why did you bring it back?"
When Xiao Die next to him saw this, he couldn't help complaining: "He is so poor that he has to drink the gruel we give out. You don't really think he can come up with something worth two thousand taels of silver, do you?"
"Miss, you are too naive."
"Come here, throw this thing far away, don't get in the eyes of our lady."
Xiaodie instructs the house slaves behind.
The slave had just taken two steps when Uncle Li picked up the box first.
He opened it, looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "The soap is really soap."
"What is soap?"
Hu Yongfu asked curiously: "Brother Li Shou, why have I never heard of soap?"
Yes, the guest of the Hu family is Li Shou.
After receiving Zhao Ping's order, Li Shou summoned familiar merchants to serve as the vanguard of the merchants, carrying frost sugar and spreading it in all directions with Yun'an County as the center.
Li Shou walked to the south.
When he came to Yinan County, he found his old acquaintance Hu Yongfu.
The Hu family was in the cloth business. When they started, Li Shou helped transport their cloth to other places for sale, and he helped a lot.
So Li Shou wanted to sell frosting sugar to Hu Yongfu.
However, Hu Yongfu's family was in dire straits and he couldn't afford it at all.
Li Shou didn't ask for repayment, and planned to leave after just one day's rest.
No, I met Hu Yunyue, a lady from the Hu family, who was returning from giving porridge and dropped the soap.
Li Shou explained: "Soap is a product of Xiping Village. Its main function is to wash hands, face and bathe. It can make people whiter."
"Is it just for bathing?"
Hu Yongfu was slightly disappointed, "That little girl must have been deceived. It would be great if this thing is worth one or two silver coins."
"Not fooled."
Li Shou corrected him: "The soap is used by the ladies of the capital, and it is indeed worth two thousand taels of silver."
"And because the output is so small, it may be worth three thousand taels of silver or even four thousand taels of silver in the capital at this time."
hiss!
Everyone present took a breath.
Especially Xiaodie, her eyes gleamed when she looked at the soap.
Two thousand taels.
With this money, the master's business may turn around.
It seems that the young lady's public appearance during this period of time to give out porridge and do charity really moved the heavens and made the master look at the Hu family in a new light.
"Brother Li Shou, is what you just said in the room true?"
Hu Yongfu pondered for a while and asked seriously.
"Absolutely true."
Li Shou patted his chest and promised, "We are brothers, can I still lie to you?"
"Can I also work as a merchant in Xiping Village?"
Hu Yongfu asked again.
"Must be able."
Li Shou said with certainty.
The more merchants there are, the more products produced in Xiping Village will be sold, and the more money will be earned.
Moreover, Hu Yongfu has been in the business field for so many years and has rich experience.
If he were to sell frosting candies, he might get twice the result with half the effort.
"Brother Li Shou, don't leave in a hurry. Let's go back to the house and discuss this."
Hu Yongfu was moved.
Just a piece of frosting sugar, it was a tribute from the imperial court, and it might have come from something shady.
But with added soap, the credibility is much higher.
Of course, you still have to experiment with soap before making up your mind.
Xiaodie brought warm water and Hu Yunyue tested it personally.
After washing, the originally white face becomes more supple and the skin can be broken by blowing.
The effect is quite obvious.
Hu Yongfu didn't hesitate anymore and made his decision immediately, "Brother Li Shou, I plan to do it with you."
"Let's go to Jiangnan to sell frosting sugar together."
"I just don't know how much frosting you brought out this time. Is it enough for us to sell?"
"Not much, only fifty pounds."
Li Shou said.
Fifty pounds?
Hu Yongfu took a breath of cold air again.
According to what he knew, a pound of frosting sugar was worth a thousand taels of silver. The key was that you might not be able to buy it if you had the silver.
A slight price increase is normal.
For example, sell one thousand five hundred taels, or two thousand taels.
That value... Hu Yongfu didn't dare to think about it.
But he did not follow blindly, but continued to ask: "How much do we earn?"
"Low price: five hundred taels per catty."
Li Shou said: "The rest are all earned by us."
"As for how much we earn, it all depends on what price we can sell the frosting sugar for."
"Okay, I did it."
Hu Yongfu said angrily: "It takes a lot of hard work to make a thousand taels of silver in this cloth village."
"We have to take care of all aspects, and what we actually get into our hands is only a few hundred taels, which is far worse than selling frosted candies."
"Brother Li Shou, how many kilograms of frosting sugar can you give me?"
"Is ten pounds feasible?"
As long as there are ten kilograms, even if one kilogram is sold for one thousand taels of silver, you can still make five thousand taels of silver.
With my personal connections, how can I sell out the goods within a year?
It's much better than doing cloth business.
"no."
Li Shou shook his head and said, "The frosting is too precious. I can't even give it to you privately."
"But if you get into the industry, you can sell with me."
"The silver we earn will be divided into 40 and 60 cents."
"I'm six, you're four."
"After the sales are completed, I will take you back to Xiping Village to meet Mr. Zhao and personally vouch for you. From now on, you can bring the frosted sugar to sell by yourself. How about that?"
"Brother Li Shou is righteous, I did this job."
Hu Yongfu readily accepted.
Then he said to Hu Yunyue: "Yunyue, after I leave, the house will be left to you."
"No."
Unexpectedly, Hu Yunyue also shook his head, "Dad, I want to follow you to see the world."
"As long as my brother takes care of the cloth shop at home."
"You're a girl, what kind of world have you seen?"
Hu Yongfu said angrily: "Learn more about female celebrities at home, don't go back and get married, or you will be disliked by your husband's family."
Hu Yunyue immediately blushed.
Li Shou, on the other hand, tried to dissuade him: "Brother Hu, you can't say that."
"There is a saying in our Xiping Village that women can hold up half the sky. What's more, Yun Yue is a smart master of ice and snow. If we ask her to follow us, maybe she can give us some advice?"
"Besides, if we let her gain knowledge with us, she can be reused in Xiping Village in the future, right?"
"That's...ok."
Hu Yongfu was right.
Since he decided to follow Li Shou, he was considered half of Xiping Village.
My daughter has gone out for a walk and gained a lot of knowledge. When she goes to Xiping Village, she might be able to meet a noble person.
Hu Yunyue was also full of joy.
It's just that there is a hint of shyness and anxiety mixed in with the joy.
The young man who did not want to be named gave himself a piece of soap worth two thousand taels. Is it really just for a bowl of gruel?
Or……
The man was going south, and his father and Uncle Li were also going south.
I just hope that they can speed up their pace and catch up with the young master, and I can ask him clearly.
