Chapter 2828

After wearing the sweater for a while, Xiao Jingzhao's first reaction was that the sweater could be used for military purposes. Anyuan Prefecture was bitterly cold, but when it was the coldest, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the army was severely weakened by the cold, and many people fell ill or even froze to death.

When the Wei family was in power, they attached great importance to military logistics, but the winter clothes they sent were still not warm enough. If I wear more, I will be too fat and it will be even more inconvenient to move. This sweater can replace several winter clothes.

Moreover, wool may be more expensive in Kyoto, but in Anyuan Prefecture, as long as you are willing to buy in large quantities, not only will the nearby sheep farmers be willing to sell it at a low price, but even some barbarian tribes near Anyuan Prefecture may come to sell wool. By buying wool at cost price, spinning it into yarn and making sweaters, you can let your soldiers wear sweaters without spending much money.

But when he thought about the current situation of the Wei family and the fact that Anyuan Mansion was managed by the Su family, Xiao Jingzhao knew that his idea was just wishful thinking.

Thinking of the news he had heard some time ago, the corners of Xiao Jingzhao's lips, which were slightly raised, straightened again.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you're wearing that doesn't make you feel comfortable?" Jiang Huai noticed the change in Xiao Jingzhao's expression and asked.

Xiao Jingzhao shook his head and evaded the question.

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With the machines, the speed of producing wool yarn increased, and soon the wool bought from He's was used up. This time Jiang Huai didn't need to go out in person, and Luo Yuan helped to collect some wool.

While spinning yarn and knitting sweaters, soon several new sweaters were made. Jiang Huai also knitted some woolen trousers by the way.

Jiang Huai was going to test the waters with it. A new product would not necessarily be very popular, but a new product also meant rarity, and as long as it was marketed properly, it could be sold at a high price.

Jiang Huai thought about it and went out with the sweater.

At Fang Ji's Garment Shop, the owner stood at the door soliciting customers, but unfortunately, people were in a hurry and no one stopped.

"Jiang Huai?" Shopkeeper Fang saw someone coming from afar. He was about to recruit him, but it turned out to be an acquaintance. "Are you here to buy winter clothes?"

There was surprise in Shopkeeper Fang's eyes. Although Jiang Huai had said before that he might buy something, he thought it was just a formality. He didn't expect Jiang Huai to really come, so he greeted him warmly.

"You've arrived just in time. We've just made a batch of winter clothes, they're very warm. Which one would you like?" Shopkeeper Fang welcomed Jiang Huai into the shop and sat him down. He even attentively helped Jiang Huai carry the cloth bag in his hand. He unconsciously weighed it. Why did it feel like he was carrying a heavy piece of clothing? A trace of doubt flashed through Shopkeeper Fang's mind.

"Manager Fang, please don't bother. I'm here because I want to do business with you." Jiang Huai stopped Manager Fang who was going to get clothes, untied the cloth bag, and took out the sweater.

Shopkeeper Fang was quite knowledgeable. Even though he had never seen a sweater of this shape before, he could tell that it was probably a piece of clothing.

Wait, could the business Jiang Huai was talking about be pawning this dress?

Shopkeeper Fang wanted to refuse, but he caught a glimpse of the scars on Jiang Huai's hands from the corner of his eye. He paused and said, "Jiang Huai, this is my clothing store. If you want to pawn it, you will die."

"Shopkeeper, what are you thinking about?" Jiang Huai smiled and shook his head. He put the sweater on the counter and invited, "Would you like to touch this sweater?"

Shopkeeper Fang glanced at Jiang Huai suspiciously, wondering what this kid was up to. However, he was not afraid of damaging the clothes and gently stroked them with the back of his hand.

So soft!

So warm!

"What kind of material is this?" Shopkeeper Fang's eyes lit up. Without waiting for Jiang Huai to speak, he began to guess secretly. However, all kinds of fabrics flashed through his mind, but none of them matched.

"Boss, what do you think of this dress?" Jiang Huai avoided the question and asked instead.

Shopkeeper Fang took a moment to control his excitement at seeing the new fabrics. He lifted up the sweater and looked at it, his brows furrowed.

This dress looked strange just now, and it looks even stranger now. Moreover, it seems that the dress has no seams and is a whole piece, which is quite novel.

"The fabric of this dress is good, but the style is a bit strange." Although he was shocked just now, out of his business instinct, Shopkeeper Fang still found some flaws and changed the subject, "You said you wanted to do business with me, what kind of business is it?"

"Shopkeeper, let's be frank. This dress sells for ten taels of silver each. I'll put it on consignment in your shop for ten days. But I don't care how much you can sell it for." Jiang Huai blinked his eyes and said confidently, without any sign that he had just changed the selling price.

Before leaving, Jiang Huai set the price of the sweater at five taels of silver based on the cost of wool and labor, as well as the price of local winter clothes. However, seeing that Shopkeeper Fang liked the sweater very much, Jiang Huai raised the price.

At worst, I can ask Manager Fang to bargain again.

The price of ten taels of silver made Shopkeeper Fang gasp. It was not like he had not sold expensive clothes in his shop before, but this price was really high!

And Jiang Huai's suggestion of consignment made him somewhat tempted. He could just keep the items in the store. If they couldn't be sold, he could return them to Jiang Huai. It didn't seem like there would be much loss.

However, Shopkeeper Fang wanted to bargain a little more. After all, the lower the price, the more money he could make. However, his previous attitude had made Jiang Huai feel at ease. He pretended to leave, so Shopkeeper Fang immediately stopped bargaining and quickly asked Jiang Huai to leave the sweater.

"You have a few more sweaters here, right?" Shopkeeper Fang, still remembering the weight of the bag he had just carried, said, "Put them all in my shop, too. They're ten taels each. If you want to sell them, you have to be the sole proprietor."

Jiang Huai happily kept the sweater, and the two of them signed a private deed. After all, if the sweater was really sold at the price Jiang Huai mentioned, it would be a valuable item.

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After leaving behind a few sweaters and trousers, Shopkeeper Fang was excited but also a little worried. Could these clothes really be sold? If they couldn't be sold, he wouldn't lose anything, but not making any money would be even more difficult.

Maybe it was luck, but the shop welcomed many customers in the next two days. Shopkeeper Fang specifically tried to sell his sweaters to those customers who had the financial resources to buy them, but he kept running into rejections. Even though the customers felt the sweaters were soft to the touch, they still had some doubts about the shape, and since the prices were quite high, they didn't buy them.

As time passed, Manager Fang became a little anxious as new customers came into the store.

The second young master of the Chen family came into the store with a sour face and asked someone to bring out his new clothes.

Shopkeeper Fang hurried to get it. Looking at the black fur coat that was delivered, the second young master of the Chen family was a little disgusted: "Why is it so thick? Wouldn't I look like a blind bear if I wear it?"

Shopkeeper Fang was silent for a moment. In the past, when customers bought winter clothes, they always complained that they were not thick enough. This was the first time he saw someone complain that the winter clothes were too thick.

"See if there is anything thinner for me." The second young master of the Chen family shouted.

The servant who was serving him said in a low voice with a bitter face: "Sir, the old lady asked you to wear something warmer, be careful not to catch a cold..."

"Go away, what are you afraid of? When the time comes, just say that this is the amount of stuff in the shop. The old lady will never come to the shop to check." The second young master of the Chen family looked impatient.

The servants' faces became even more bitter. The old lady couldn't come to check, but the housekeeper could. If they found out that the second young master was lying, the servants who followed him would be the ones who would be sad.

Listening to the conversation between the two, an idea quickly flashed through Shopkeeper Fang's mind: the sweater had been found.

Compared with other winter clothes, sweaters are much lighter and thinner. He has also tried them on carefully in the past few days and found that it is just as Jiang Huai said. He wears an inner layer and a sweater, and he is not cold even if he wears something thinner on the outside.

If you wear it with woolen pants, you will feel incredibly warm all over. You will even feel a little hot and can't stay in the shop. You have to go out for a walk to cool down.

"If Mr. Chen wants some lighter clothes, our shop does have some," Shopkeeper Fang said with an apologetic smile, "but the price is a bit high."

"Hey, are you trying to provoke me?" The second young master of the Chen family narrowed his eyes.

"I dare not. This sweater is indeed not cheap. It costs fifteen taels of silver per piece." Shopkeeper Fang waved his hands repeatedly. He said this because he wanted to give a heads-up. Several guests he had previously entertained had been interested in the sweater, but when he mentioned the price, they immediately lost interest. Some even felt that he was ripping them off.

Only then did he think of explaining it clearly in advance, which was better than being misunderstood by the second young master of the Chen family later. It would be fine if the guests misunderstood him, but if the second young master of the Chen family had a bad temper and misunderstood him, he might get beaten before he could even explain.

This price made the second young master of the Chen family interested, and he asked Manager Fang to take out the clothes and show them to him.

Shopkeeper Fang quickly took out the sweater, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the sweater and trousers together.

"This dress is so weird!" The servant next to him blurted out. If it weren't for the lack of a head, the sweater would look exactly like a human body. Especially since the sweater was thick and not as light as cloth, it was even more creepy.

The second young master of the Chen family glanced at the servant, told him to shut up immediately, and then stepped forward to take a look.

The servant was right, the clothes were indeed strange, but when he touched it, Young Master Chen knew that the clothes were indeed warm, but too thin.

"Manager Fang, do you think I'm easy to fool? How is this dress thin?" Young Master Chen said in a deep voice.

"Master Chen, don't be fooled by the thickness of this garment. It's for inner wear. You don't need to wear thick fur coats on the outside. You can wear something thinner. If you don't believe me, I can try it on you." Shopkeeper Fang knew that the one who chooses the goods is the buyer. Master Chen's attitude proved that he really liked the sweater, but he just disliked that it was not light and thin.

"Wait a minute, this dress is to be sold to this young master. If you wear it, then is it for me or for you?" Young Master Chen frowned, touched the sweater, took the clothes and walked into the inner room, ready to change.

Shopkeeper Fang quickly followed and taught the other person how to wear a sweater. The woolen pants were easy to put on, but the sweater on the upper body was really troublesome.

Young Master Chen originally disliked him for following him, but when he took off his clothes and put them on again, he realized that this sweater was his first time wearing it and he really needed someone to guide him, otherwise it would be too tight.

It took some effort to put on the clothes. Young Master Chen did not wear the clothes he had taken off. He picked up an autumn sweater, put it on, and walked straight out the door. This sweater was so troublesome to wear, he wanted to see whether what the shopkeeper said was true or not.

If it's a lie, then he's worked in vain, humph...