That night, Nie Chen handed over all the Haohan wine to the Queding family. This time they brought in a total of fifty jars of wine, which converted into a price of five thousand taels of silver.
These five thousand taels of silver can be exchanged for more beef tendons and cowhide horses. They bought the goods from the country of origin, which was more than half cheaper than buying them in Qingshui County and Weihu County.
If these goods are taken back and made into weapons, the price can be doubled several times.
Sure enough, smuggling and arms business are the most profitable industries.
While Nie Chen was drinking, his heart was filled with joy.
Brother and sister Queding Yanshuang and Queding Kasu also sat with Nie Chenweng and Qiuchian Dazhuang, changing cups and drinking from large bowls, chatting happily.
During this period, Queding Yanshuang became very passionate and pulled Nie Chen to drink with him. Nie Chen had no choice but to drink with him.
Seeing the two of them pushing cups and changing cups, the resentment in Weng Qiuchan's eyes almost overflowed.
From time to time, he would pinch Nie Chen's waist.
After drinking, everyone dispersed, and the Queding Kasu brothers and sisters took them to a tent. When guests came from afar, they couldn't sleep on the grass.
The five people in the group were all staggering. The enthusiastic prairie girl grabbed Nie Chen's neck and said drunkenly,
"Brother Wu, you are so good-looking, and so is your wife."
Weng Qiuchan smiled slightly.
"Let your wife live with brother Da Zhuang tonight. Can you go to bed with me?"
Weng Qiuchan stopped laughing immediately.
Que Ding Kasu also felt that his sister was being too naughty and couldn't walk when she saw the handsome guy, which was okay, so he grabbed Que Ding Yan Shuang and supported him.
After sending Nie Chen and the others to the tent, Queding Kasu supported his sister and left.
Prairie people don't sleep on beds. They spread hay on the ground, put mattresses and pillows on them, and sleep on large bunks without any rules.
In poor families, there are no beddings and they sleep on hay.
After all, this kind of thing is not produced on the grassland.
Nie Chen sat down on the ground and lay directly on the mattress, humming comfortably.
Weng Qiuchan rolled her eyes at him, then took off her shoes and kicked Nie Chen so hard that she almost threw him up.
"What are you doing, bitch woman?"
Nie Chen blurted out his former nickname of Weng Qiuchan.
"Okay, you are a good sister to others, but you are a bitch to me. You drink bowl after bowl with me, how happy you are chatting, and how happy you are cuddling."
"Don't make trouble. When discussing business, of course you have to accompany the customers well. Only when the customers are happy can they buy our products."
Nie Chen turned over in a daze and muttered,
"If it weren't for life and for his wife, which man would be willing to drink like this? He must not drink to bad health.
The wine at night is not as good as the porridge in the morning. No matter how nice it is outside, it is not as good as at home..."
As he spoke, he fell asleep.
But Weng Qiuchan was deeply moved, her big eyes were filled with tears. When she thought that Nie Chen had sacrificed so much for doing business, and she still beat him up without understanding him, she felt that she was not a good woman. It's so shameful.
She pulled back the quilt, covered Nie Chen, hugged him from behind, and stroked him gently, but her heart ached.
Of course, her current tenderness will not affect her continued coldness and cold expression towards Nie Chen tomorrow.
Da Zhuang looked at their warm looks, shook his head and smiled, then lay down on the other side and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, after washing up, Nie Chen found Queding Tangwu to exchange supplies.
Queding Tangwu was in a daze after drinking, and before he woke up, he said that from now on, all the wine business would be handed over to Kasu.
Kasu was suddenly given a great responsibility. He felt very honored and was more optimistic about Nie Chen. He took Nie Chen to the warehouse and pasture to select things on the spot.
Finally, Nie Chen selected 100 good horses, 500 pieces of cowhide and 2,000 pieces of beef tendon, loaded them into the cart and took them away.
Five thousand taels of silver in the Central Plains would not be able to buy even half of these things.
On the way back, they deliberately chose a road away from the county town, followed a flat but hidden valley into the territory, and returned to Qingfeng Village.
This time there were many horses and they walked quickly. They arrived at Qingfeng Village before it got dark.
They received a warm welcome after returning with a full load, and even the head of the family went to the gate of the village to welcome them in person.
Asking people to pull the supplies in, Nie Chen and the boss said while walking,
"Master, those bad horses in our village will be used for hauling goods in the future. These one hundred horses will be kept as war horses. Tomorrow I will make saddles, stirrups and horseshoes, and train a cavalry team of one hundred people. .”
"Okay, these things are made quickly. You should hurry up and do it. When you go to the grassland to do business, you don't have to go there in person. Just choose a capable person to go."
"Okay, the business route has been opened, just choose a few reliable shopkeepers. Some are running business, and some are sitting in the village to calculate the general ledger. Now our business is getting bigger and bigger, and the books must be done well, otherwise we will lose money if we make money." Do not know at all."
While they were talking, there was a sudden noise not far away, and the head master and Nie Chen couldn't help but stop and look.
I saw a little bandit sitting in front of a table with copper plates in a basket on the table. In front of him was a large group of people waiting to receive their wages.
A commoner in his thirties knelt on the ground and said,
"Brother, I'm begging you. Just give me tomorrow's wages in advance. I don't want the wages for the day after tomorrow. Can I just exchange one day's wages for two days' work? I really have it. Need it urgently."
The little bandit said with a embarrassed and impatient look,
"Go, go, go, you haven't finished your work tomorrow. How can I pay you? It would be great if our Qingfeng Village can pay you your wages on time and on time every day. We also take care of the food. Where in the world can you find such a good job?" The owner?
Don't push yourself too hard, there's no such thing as advance wages, get out of here, get out of here! "
Hearing this, Nie Chen frowned, walked over and said,
"Speak carefully. This eldest brother must be in trouble at home. That's why I'm begging you like this. If you can't make up your mind, you can come to me and the boss. Why are you scolding me?"
When the little bandit saw Nie Chen, he immediately got scared and nodded and apologized.
Nie Chen looked at the common people and asked,
"Brother, tell me what's going on at home. Are you in urgent need of money? I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you, the second master, thank you, the second master."
The man wiped his tears and said,
"We are all forced by the dog government. Some time ago, the government wanted to suppress bandits and raid Niuhui Mountain, so they sent people to collect the tax. Every family had to pay 20 pence, and we sold the iron to pay it all.
Only a few days have passed, and the government is going to raid Niujie Mountain again and come to collect taxes. This time it is even more severe, and they have to pay fifty coins.
The villain has been taken care of in the cottage these days, and has saved forty coins through frugality, but it is still not enough. "
