Chapter 222 Buying Wood

Qin Chuchu looked at Feng Si in front of her. They were so familiar with each other, so there was no need to hide it from him.

"Boss He, to be honest, I'm planning to build a courtyard underground and I need some good wood. Do you know of a good shop?"

"Of course it's golden nanmu, but it's quite expensive."

"How expensive is it?" Qin Chuchu looked at Feng Si.

Although I don't know much about wood, golden nanmu is quite famous and was definitely a luxury in my previous life. I didn't expect it to be so expensive here.

"Yeah, they're very expensive. One piece costs at least ten to several dozen taels of silver."

"So expensive!" Qin Chuchu frowned.

This is definitely a luxury item. More than ten taels of silver are enough to feed a family of more than ten people for one or two years.

She would need at least several thousand of them. By that calculation, the wood alone would cost several million taels of silver. It hurt to think about it.

"Then...are there any cheaper ones?"

She looked at Feng Si. It would be best if there was a substitute of similar quality, which would save a lot of money.

“Hmm…” Feng Si looked like he was thinking seriously.

“It really exists!”

"Really!" Qin Chuchu's face was full of joy.

"Yeah." Feng Si nodded again and pointed in the direction of the market.

"Look at that timber shop. They sell ironwood, which is of good quality. It's not only heavier than golden nanmu, but also much cheaper.

The most important thing is that the quality is not much worse than that of golden nanmu, but the price is at least ten times higher, and the thickest ones are only a few taels of silver."

“…………”

Qin Chuchu's gaze followed the direction of Feng Si's finger and she looked for a long time before looking away.

"Is it really as good as you say?"

From what this guy said, it seems that the iron nanmu and golden nanmu are comparable, but the price difference is so huge.

This makes people doubt the quality of the iron nanmu.

Seeing what the princess was thinking, Feng Si patiently explained.

“You don’t know that the golden nanmu has a special growing environment. It is only suitable for Chuxiong, where it is spring all year round. The production is also relatively small, so the price is also high.

Iron nanmu is everywhere in Beihan Country. Even ordinary people use it for burning firewood. The main reason is that it is not as famous as golden nanmu.

Therefore, when building their mansions, dignitaries would choose golden nanmu.

Only a small number of middle-class families use ironwood when building houses, so the market demand is small and the price is naturally low.

"Oh, okay, let's go to that shop and have a look."

Qin Chuchu nodded as if to understand, and then excitedly headed towards the shop in front.

As soon as the two arrived at the door of the lumber shop, Feng Si was stopped by someone.

"Boss He, where are you going?"

Seeing Feng Si about to run to the shop opposite, Boss Wan hurriedly stopped him.

“…………” Feng Si turned around.

Seeing that it was Boss Wan who was speaking, his brows frowned slightly, but he quickly regained his smile.

"Boss Wan, why are you here?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the lumber shop behind him and pretended to know nothing.

"Oh, this is also Wan's property. I'll have to trouble Brother He to take care of it in the future."

Boss Wan smiled and pointed to the lumber shop behind him.

Seeing that this man surnamed He was about to run to the shop opposite, obviously wanting to buy wood, we couldn't let him go.

"Oh, really? No problem!" Feng Si bowed.

While speaking, he winked at Qin Chuchu and asked her to go and watch first. This Wan was so attentive, it seemed that he could see that they were going to place an order across the street.

Qin Chuchu received Feng Si's gaze, turned around and was about to run to the shop opposite, but unexpectedly, the people inside came out to greet her.

"Oh, Boss He, what a rare guest!"

The person who came was Mr. Zhao, the boss of the lumber shop. He had just seen Mr. He from Datong Bank at the door. He was heading for his shop.

But before he even reached the door, he was robbed by his mortal enemy across the street. How could he be willing to let someone rob him of the business that was delivered to his doorstep? That's why he came out.

"Oh, Brother Zhao, it's nothing, just helping someone out a little!"

Feng Si also bowed to Boss Zhao and gave Qin Chuchu a wink.

The latter understood and ran to the shop opposite.

"Boss Zhao, how much do you sell this wood?"

When she came up, Qin Chuchu pointed at the tall wood in front of her.

Each strand is of uniform thickness and looks quite magnetic.

Looking at Qin Chuchu in her strange clothes, Boss Zhao frowned slightly.

But since he was brought by Boss He, he still introduced him with a smile.

"Madam, these are the ironwood trees that you see here, which are a specialty of our Beihan Nation. The minimum order is 500 pieces, and each piece costs five taels of silver. If you order in larger quantities, you can get a discount."

"Oh, five taels of silver. What if I want several thousand?"

"How many thousands do you want?" Boss Zhao looked at Qin Chuchu with a happy face.

I didn't expect that this woman was a big customer.

Qin Chuchu thought for a while and stretched out

One hand.

"Let's start with 5,000! What's your price?"

Although five thousand might not be enough, she planned to buy these first and come back to buy more when they were not enough. If she bought too much and had leftovers, it would be a waste of money.

Hearing from Qin Chuchu that there were more than 5,000, Boss Zhao was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Then Zhao will give you four taels of silver for one!"

He stretched out four fingers, and then he realized that the woman in front of him was a generous person.

"Four taels of silver..." Qin Chuchu muttered.

Just when I was wondering whether the price was a good deal, Boss Wan came over impatiently.

"Oh! Are you the lady who bought Zhao's food last time?"

Boss Zhao has a charming look on her face.

I was wondering why Mr. He brought home such a short girl with strange clothes, but when I heard her voice, I realized that she was the rich woman.

The shop across the street can't get a bargain on this deal.

Seeing Boss Wan laughing so hard that his back teeth were showing, Qin Chuchu curled her lips in disgust, but her tone was still quite warm.

"Exactly, Boss Wan, long time no see!"

"That's right, it's been a while since Madam last bought food from Mr. Wan. What are you doing here today?"

"Oh, I came over to buy some wood!"

Qin Chuchu pointed at the wood in front of her and curled her lips in sarcasm.

This guy is really shameless. He came to someone's door to pry into the business.

"Madam, if you want to buy lumber, you should contact Mr. Wan. This shop is also owned by Mr. Wan. He will give you the lowest price."

Boss Wan pointed to his own shop and glanced at Boss Zhao who was standing opposite with a gloomy look on his face.

Everyone relies on their own abilities, there is no need to stare at each other.

Following the direction of his finger, Qin Chuchu looked at the shop opposite. Although she didn't plan to buy anything from him, she could try it out.

By then, the shop will be anxious and may be able to give me the lowest price.

Having made up his mind, he was about to go to the shop opposite with Boss Wan when he heard a joking voice behind him.

"Hey! Isn't this the Sixth Madam?"