They came without a carriage.
Li Yunze asked the shopkeeper to help deliver the cloth and quilt to Dakui's breakfast shop. Wait until it gets dark before looking for an opportunity to put it in the space.
They had agreed with Da Kui when they were having breakfast that they wanted to put something at his place.
Da Kui readily agreed and even cleared out a utility room in the backyard for them to put wherever they wanted.
Li Yunze took the waiter from the cloth shop to Dakui's shop and saw Chen San, the steward of the Chen Mansion, and another middle-aged man sitting there waiting for them.
Judging from the way the middle-aged man was dressed, he must have been purchasing from that house.
When Chen San saw them coming back, he stood up and greeted them with a smile on his face. When he saw an extra boy, he didn't pay much attention.
The apples and pears he bought yesterday were praised by the master and ladies in the house.
This morning, the master also gave him a reward and asked him to find some rare food for the ladies, the young ladies at home, and the young master.
He didn't have any use for breakfast today, so he came here to find someone. On the way, he met the prefect's steward Yu, and he warmly invited him to come with him.
The servants of these government officials usually look down on merchants like them. They usually accept money as a filial piety, but they don't interact with them too much, probably because they are afraid of losing their status.
Today he still said he had something good, so Butler Yu reluctantly came with him.
He bowed his hands to the three of them and began to introduce: "Brothers, this is Butler Yu from our Qingzhou Tongpan Mansion."
Butler Yu was used to being praised by others, so he sat there without moving, waiting for several people to salute him.
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong smiled lightly but did not speak.
Ye Mingzhe walked forward with a smile and said flatteringly: "It turns out to be Butler Yu. I'm disrespectful. I've heard of your name a long time ago and said that you are a generous and generous person. When I meet you today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation."
After hearing this, Butler Yu glanced at the clever boy in front of him and couldn't help but sit there silently. "I heard from Chen San that you have some rare food in your hands. Take it out and have a look."
Ye Mingzhe slapped his thigh and said regretfully: "Oh, what a coincidence, the fruits that arrived yesterday have been sold out, but we have a few more cars that will arrive soon.
If you need it, we can deliver it to the housekeeper at night. What do you think? "
Butler Yu nodded with satisfaction, "If the meal satisfies the master and his wife, your benefits will be indispensable."
"Thanks to the butler."
Ye Mingzhe and Chen San respectfully walked him to the door. After he was gone, they turned back to Dakui's breakfast shop.
Li Yunzhe and Ye Yutong were helping the waiter in the cloth store move things down.
Chen San also went over to help. Seeing that all they bought were coarse cloths, he asked doubtfully: "Brothers, you should not be short of money to do such a business? Why don't you buy some good cloth?"
Ye Mingzhe sighed and said helplessly: "Brother Chen San, we can only earn some hard-earned money by doing this business. These good things are expensive to buy, and if they get worse on the road, the rest will be enough for the brothers to have enough food and clothing. Do you still have extra money to buy other things?"
Chen San saw that all of them were skinny, and knew the hardships involved, and felt that it was not easy.
Seeing Dakui helping to unload things, he asked: "Is this breakfast shop your contact point? Will I come here to see you in the future?"
"No, we don't have a contact point in Qingzhou yet. We saw that this breakfast shop has a good location, so we temporarily rented their backyard to store our things. It only lasted for two days and we will cancel the rent tomorrow." Li Yunze said calmly.
Chen San asked in surprise: "You guys are going to leave?"
"Yes, we'll leave after all the items are sold."
Chen San asked: "Then where can I find you for shopping in the future?"
"Our boss said he won't do it this year. It's getting harder and harder to get food now, and the roads are not smooth. Let's wait until the famine year is over."
Seeing that he was a little anxious, Ye Yutong whispered to him: "Manager Chen, the quality of the goods that arrived today is very good. Do you want to leave more for you?"
"If you want it, little brother, please keep it for me. I will go back and report to my wife now." After saying that, he hurriedly walked out.
"Manager Chen, please wait a moment." Li Yunze called out to him.
Chen San asked: "Little brother, what else can you do?"
"That's right, because the goods arriving this time are limited, if anyone asks again, please ask Manager Chen to help push it."
Thinking of their attitude towards the housekeeper just now, Chen San understood that they didn't want to do business with people from the government.
He responded hurriedly: "Okay, I wanted to introduce some business to a few brothers, but I didn't expect this. It was my lack of thinking."
Li Yunze bowed his hand towards him and said with a smile: "Manager Chen also has good intentions. We brothers are only grateful."
Seeing his two followers standing outside, Ye Mingzhe approached him and whispered: "Brother Chen San, I will bring you some rare things to try tonight."
"Oh, thank you little brother." Chen San thanked him happily.
The little brother gave him two apples and two pears last night. His wife and children were very surprised. Even his mother said that she had never tasted such good fruit.
Ye Mingzhe and Li Yunze sent him out, explained to Dakui, and the three of them went to the street to buy daily necessities again.
At midnight in the evening, they loaded the things they bought today on the carriage and went out from the backyard of Da Kui's house.
I found a remote place, put the carriage into the space, and unloaded the things on it. He also loaded the carriage with chickens, ducks, geese, various eggs, and game from the mountains.
They went to the Chen Mansion first. Chen Laosan and the chief butler of the Chen Mansion had been waiting at the door for a long time.
When they saw what was in the car, their eyes widened.
It's been a long time since they've seen so much game. When there were no disasters, these things were not rare.
But things are different now. Since the city gate was closed last month, it has been difficult to transport even fruits and vegetables, let alone prey.
Ye Yutong pulled away the straw covering the basket again, revealing the eggs inside.
"My mother, what kind of egg is this? Why is it so big?" Butler Chen muttered in surprise.
Ye Yutong smiled and said, "There are eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. Most of them are double yolks. How many do you want in your house?"
Chen Laosan reacted and said in surprise: "Brother, we want them all."
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong showed no surprise on their faces.
The two carriages contained four wild boars, a wild deer, and many pheasants and hares.
There are more than seventy chickens, ducks and geese, six baskets of chickens, ducks and goose eggs, as well as two large baskets of apples and two large baskets of pears.
These things may seem like a lot, but Chen Shimei has four sons, seven daughters, and a large group of wives and concubines in the backyard.
So many people need a lot of food and drink every day. These things are not much for their house, that is, they only last for a few days.
Ye Yutong looked a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Brother Chen San, since you have spoken, I have to give you this face.
But our boss said that if the goods can be shipped this time, we have lost several brothers, and the price cannot be less. "
