"I've met Mr. Liu."
Zhu Renxiao saluted politely.
Liu Zhaoguang hurriedly returned the courtesy: "I heard that Mr. Zhu belongs to the clan, so Liu Zhaoguang is being polite."
"Mr. Liu, Chief Mali, please come inside!"
Zhu Renxia led the way, followed by Village Chief Jiang, Ma Laowai, and Liu Zhaoguang. The accompanying servants led their horses to the river to drink and eat grass.
"Jiang Xiaoyu, go ask the fifth master to come to the meeting hall."
Seeing Jiang Xiaoyu playing with a few friends under the big locust tree, Zhu Renxia waved his hand to call him over and whispered instructions in his ear.
This is a manager hired with a high salary of five or two months, who is responsible for talking words. If he is not allowed to play now, when will he wait?
"Okay..."
Jiang Xiaoyu ran towards the "townhouse" in a hurry, and kept chanting, "Drive, drive, drive... Jiang Xiaoyu is here!"
"Your Jiangjiacun is so impressive!"
Looking at the exquisite and beautiful courtyard house in Jiangjiacun and the spacious attic, not only Ma Laowai, but also Liu Zhaoguang, who came from the provincial capital, was surprised. The level of shock was even greater than when he saw the city wall.
"Haha... not bad!"
Zhu Renxia smiled and didn't answer. You can ask whatever you want, but I'll pretend to be deaf. It's your business how you want to think about it.
Jiang Xiaoyu came to the door of No. 5 in a flash, stretched out his hand and pushed it, only to find that it had been stabbed to death from the inside.
"What the hell is Fifth Master doing? You're interrupting in broad daylight."
Jiang Xiaoyu clapped his hands a few times in dissatisfaction, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Fifth Master, Fifth, Fifth... My brother-in-law wants you to go to the meeting hall to discuss important matters."
After a while, the fifth person came out to open the door with an embarrassed look, holding up his pants as he walked: "Why is the child so loud? What happened?"
"You won't know until you go there!"
Jiang Xiaoyu turned around and left, "Why are you holding up your pants? Did you poop just now?"
"Children know nothing!"
The fifth man straightened his clothes and straightened the bun on his head before striding to the meeting hall.
In the meeting hall, everyone was seated separately.
Zhu Renxia asked Village Chief Jiang to sit in the first seat, while he sat in the second seat, while Ma Laowai and Liu Zhaoguang sat in the guest seats.
The woman in charge of cooking served tea, and several people drank tea and chatted, not getting into the topic for the time being.
"Hey... isn't this the wealthy local Ma Laowai?"
The fifth person shouted as soon as he entered the door.
Ma Laowai looked surprised when he saw the fifth one, "Hey... Fifth Master, why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here?"
The fifth person sat down next to Zhu Renxia carelessly.
"That's not what I meant." Ma Laowai explained, "I just wanted to ask Master why he didn't follow Mr. Chen to Huxian County?"
The fifth person picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea: "Oh... the officialdom is too dark. I was beaten up by Tian Zongren for no reason. I am already disillusioned with the officialdom and am ready to do business with Mr. Zhu to earn a living." .”
Ma Laowai expressed deep sympathy: "I was also present when the fifth master was eating. Speaking of which, you are really unjust. As long as it's okay, it's okay!"
Zhu Renxia introduced Liu Zhaoguang to the fifth person: "This is Mr. Liu Zhaoguang from Guiyang. His family runs dozens of shops and he wants to buy my coal and rice in bulk."
"That's not okay!"
The fifth person immediately jumped up from his chair and said with a pale face, "Why do I, the fifth person, stay in your Jiangjiacun? It's not just for business!"
"I have already contacted my friends in Changsha, and they will come to see the goods in a few days. Why are you contacting the buyer privately? This is not interesting!"
"Well……"
Ma Laowai and Liu Zhaoguang looked at each other. They didn't expect that there were competitors in the small Jiangjiacun. It seemed that they couldn't buy any bargains today.
Seeing the fifth place's outstanding performance, Zhu Renxia was secretly happy.
"Yes... the fifth master's monthly salary is not in vain. I didn't even think of this trick. I have to do business with my fifth brother!"
Zhu Renxia stood up with an embarrassed look on his face, and bowed to the fifth master: "Fifth Master, I'll take care of you. I have no choice. I owe Mali a favor. I can't sell you this batch of goods no matter how much you pay."
The fifth man shook his folding fan angrily, "Since you said so, let Ma Laowai talk first. If the negotiation fails, I will take over."
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists at Ma Laowai again and said: "To be honest, the fifth master has been waiting in our Jiangjiacun for half a month for this batch of goods. Logically speaking, I should rely on him first. But yesterday, thanks to the care of Chief Mali, I would rather Even if you offend the Fifth Master, you can’t repay your favor!”
Village Chief Jiang finally understood what the two were saying, and stood up to mediate: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we will still have the goods in a few days, let's make money together if we are rich!"
"That's pretty much it!"
The fifth person sat drinking tea angrily and refused to speak again.
Zhu Renxia stood up and said: "You two, follow me to the warehouse to look at the goods. After we have negotiated the business, we will come back to talk."
"Please lead the way!"
Liu Zhaoguang stood up suddenly, followed closely by Ma Laowai, and soon came to two huge warehouses.
One is stacked with coal and the other contains rice.
"Ms. sir."
Jiang Axiu, who was in charge of managing the warehouse, stood up hurriedly and greeted with a bright smile, "Where are these two distinguished guests from?"
"The mayor of the town, Mr. Ma Boyuan, and the other one is Mr. Liu Zhaoguang, a big businessman in the provincial capital." Zhu Renxia introduced.
Jiang Axiu saluted generously: "I have met these two gentlemen."
Liu Zhaoguang returned the courtesy and said, "Mrs. Zhu is really handsome."
"That's not the case."
Ma Laowai echoed the praise, "Miss Axiu is a flower in Yinma Town, the most beautiful woman in a thirty-mile radius. She is married to Mr. Zhu. She is a perfect match for her talent and beauty."
"Thank you both for the compliment."
Jiang Axiu's pretty face turned red in embarrassment, and she shyly hid behind Zhu Renxia.
Liu and Ma first walked into the coal warehouse to inspect the goods.
After checking it out, Liu Zhaoguang was very satisfied with the shiny black coal and directly quoted a fixed price.
"Since Mr. Zhu is a righteous man, I, Liu Zhaoguang, cannot be left behind. I will buy it at the price you retail it for in town, one and a half silver for every thousand kilograms.
If Mr. Zhu feels that I, Liu Zhaoguang, are candid, we will make a contract. I will pay a deposit and arrange for a salesperson to come pick up the goods as soon as possible.
If Mr. Zhu thinks that I, Liu Zhaoguang, am a shady businessman who cheats and deceives me, I will turn around and leave without saying a word. "
Ma Laowai said awkwardly: "Oh... cousin, is your price too high? You must add about 20% of the manpower and material resources to transport it to Guiyang. Can you make money?"
Liu Zhaoguang said frankly: "Don't worry, cousin, the quality of this coal is much better than the inventory in my warehouse. It should be sold for two taels of silver in Guiyang. If I give you a commission, I can still make another profit."
"Since Mr. Liu is so happy, I, Zhu Renxia, won't do anything!"
Zhu Renxia reached out and high-fived Liu Zhaoguang, saying, "The deal will be done at the price you said."
"Haha... It's a pleasure to do business with someone like the young master!"
Liu Zhaoguang was overjoyed, "I think your inventory is at least one hundred thousand catties. I will pay a deposit of fifty taels of silver later."
"Mr. Liu, please take another look at the rice in our Jiangjiacun."
Zhu Renxia opened the door of the warehouse himself and asked Liu Zhaoguang and Ma Laowai to go in and check.
After reading it, Liu Zhaoguang came to a conclusion: "Although the grains of these rice are a bit weird, they are crystal clear in color and rich in fragrance. They should be good rice."
"They are all new varieties. Let the servants steam them later and you will know it is good rice after you taste it!" Village Chief Jiang explained with a smile.
"It's still a fixed price, three silver coins per hundred catties. I bought it all according to the market price."
"Okay, let's make the deal according to Mr. Liu's price."
The buyer and seller happily negotiated the price and returned to the meeting hall to draw up an agreement. Liu Zhaoguang paid a deposit of one hundred taels of silver and then stood up to leave with Ma Laowai.
Zhu Renxia enthusiastically persuaded him to stay: "We still have an unused house in Jiangjia Village. How about you two rest here tonight, have a drink and talk in the evening, and then leave tomorrow?"
Liu Zhaoguang politely declined: "I have a busy business, so I won't bother you. I will be the host when Mr. Zhu comes to Guiyang another day."
Ma Laowai agreed: "The weather will get colder in another month and a half. Let Zhaoguang go back early to organize a team to transport the coal back to the provincial capital. Maybe we can make more money, so let's leave it at that."
"In that case, I'd like to send you both a respectful farewell."
Since the two of them insisted on leaving, Zhu Renxia did not force himself and sent them out the door together with Village Chief Jiang, waving goodbye.
