When Liu Laozhu was asked about cotton, his face finally showed a smile.
Ever since he was angry with his eldest son, the eldest son pretended that he was not in Fucheng. He had never looked for him since he left. He didn't care at all. He didn't even look happy that the Xu family had just paid off their debt.
I just felt relieved for the Xu family and myself in my heart.
It can be seen how satisfied he is with the price of cotton.
Liu Laozhu looked at Mrs. Xu with some credit and said: "In our town, the price is three hundred and fifty coppers per catty. You women know this price by asking around. In the county, it is three hundred and thirty coppers. It's better to get more goods." We can lower the price to 300, how much do you think the one my brother is looking for will pay?"
Without asking Mrs. Xu, Liu Laozhu gestured cheerfully: "If I purchase more than three hundred kilograms at a time, the price given to me is two hundred and forty cents per kilogram."
It requires more than seventy taels of silver to purchase.
Originally, Liu Laozhu was worried that he wouldn't have enough money to buy the goods. He couldn't just wholesale cotton and earn the price difference on this trip, but he didn't have that much money to buy three hundred kilograms of goods at a time.
On the way here, he thought about going to his eldest son to get a hundred and eighty taels, but he didn't expect the Xu family to be so helpful. The more than seventy taels he paid back included his own 50 taels of food money, and also used his face as a guarantee. I borrowed more than twenty taels from others. Now that the Xu family has paid off their debts, the money will be regarded as borrowed by him from now on.
If he owed more than twenty taels of silver to others, he would sell it and use it for a few more days before paying it back.
"So much cheaper?" Mrs. Xu was also surprised.
"No, it's just a coincidence that you farted in front of your crotch. There's something going on here."
Liu Laozhu showed off:
"The cloth shop I introduced to you is not even ranked high in this city.
In any business in this big city, which one is big without the support of noble people? Some shops are owned by noble people.
Therefore, the Yi Cheng girl cannot support the business by selling good materials. What she sells is for ordinary people.
But with her brother's connections, she is much better than our villagers. I heard that it has been receiving orders for two consecutive years, specifically to supply clothing materials for all seasons and winter cotton-padded clothes to the servants and maids in the high-end courtyards in this city. "
Mrs. Xu was envious: That would make a lot of money.
For example, the maids in high-level families are better dressed than ordinary people. They need at least four sets of single clothes and two sets of cotton-padded clothes all year round. Otherwise, it would be boring to stand around while waiting for others. When there are more people, the money earned will not be great. Enter?
Liu Laozhu continued: "But something happened this year. A lot of cotton and fabrics were shipped back from there, but this good business was stolen. The owner's aunt knew that my brother and her brother were across the official road. When I open an inn, all the acquaintances give me the real price. I guess compared to the big cloth shop, no matter how many years she has worked there, it can't compare. There are so many fabrics and cotton, and I can't afford to buy them too much at the moment. I want to do it as soon as possible. I can sell the goods with the cash, and I only need to pay for the freight and the hard-earned money for moving the goods. Although I can't believe everything the businessman says, it shows that there is a lot of profit in the cotton cloth business, but it is really like a big pie falling from the sky."
After Liu Laozhu told his previous story, he immediately asked Mrs. Xu to make up her mind: "Do you think the three hundred kilograms can be sold? Back to the village, I will sell it to people in my village for 280 yuan, and to people from other villages for 300 yuan. Just have the same price as the county. In this case, one pound of cotton can earn at least fifty taels, and if you dispose of three hundred jins, you can earn fifteen taels of silver."
In fact, he already knew it in his heart, he just wanted to hear a few more words of encouragement from the Xu family girl, which seemed to make him feel more at ease. After all, that means transporting three hundred kilograms of cotton back.
Old Mrs. Xu said: "I don't care how much money you sell to villagers, I will cooperate with you. Don't be busy with thirteen moves. It will be a tough journey. You have to earn some money. But if you sell outsiders, you need three hundred first." 2. Three hundred and thirty coins is enough. You don’t have to be confused. There are many villages nearby. At most, you can drive to other towns to sell before you sell out."
She is a woman, can she not understand the thoughts of mothers-in-law in running a household?
Not to mention it is twenty or thirty cents cheaper than in the town, it is only five cents cheaper. As long as I have some spare money, I will buy a pound of cotton. Even if a pound of cotton is not enough to make a dress, I will save it.
"If I were you, if I still have money left after I bring all those big items back, I can buy more cotton, no matter how much three hundred pounds. If you want to make money, you have to be bold." Mrs. Xu took great care of Liu Laozhu. , hoping he could earn more: "I buy my share alone, and it is not included in the three hundred catties."
Liu Laozhu heard Mrs. Xu's kindness and smiled appreciatively: "It seems that you have really made a lot of money. You haven't answered me yet, what did you sell to whom?"
Mrs. Xu didn't expect that the topic would turn around again. There was really no tacit understanding.
Why do you have so no sense of boundaries?
But it just happened to solve one problem. Mrs. Xu took out fifteen kilograms of refined salt made by her granddaughter: "I can't tell you in detail which family the noble man belongs to. The reason is because of this salt. He used the salt to pay for some goods. You Do you want refined salt? Eighty-five cents a pound is really a good deal. Although there is nothing we can't talk about, I agreed. After all, this is called a private sale."
Liu Laozhu immediately made up his mind. It seemed that the noble man was in charge of the kitchen of the Gaomen Courtyard.
Maybe he secretly took the owner's salt and exchanged it for money.
Looking at the salt again: "Oh my god, it's so white!"
