Chapter 288: Making Connections

Zhuang Yuanzhong jogged from the window to the middle of the yard, patting his chest and panting.

What did he just hear? His own father was going to push his own sister into the fire pit... to be exact, pushing her to death, and he was so happy about it?

The most important thing is, if they can push Zhuang Qinghe out for money today, then won't they be able to push him out for money in the future? Then what are they? Zhuang Yuanzhong shuddered, and his face suddenly lost all color. He walked into the kitchen in a daze and saw Song washing dishes, her lips moving again and again.

"What's wrong with you? You look so bad." Song looked at Zhuang Yuanzhong's face, which was as white as paper, wiped the water droplets on her hands, and hurriedly touched Zhuang Yuanzhong's forehead. "You don't have a fever, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay." Zhuang Yuanzhong shook his head like a rattle. After calming himself down, he sat on a small stool beside him and said, "Mom, is my sister's marriage not a good idea?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Your sister's marriage is the best. What's wrong with it?" Song interrupted Zhuang Yuanzhong.

"What if, I mean what if, the Kong family has no good intentions?"

"How could you not have good intentions?" Song looked bewildered. "Your father said that this is the best marriage, and it can't be wrong."

"Besides, the Kong family is very wealthy. Even a hair on their legs is thicker than our waists. What can they want from us? We are lucky to have such a good in-law."

"I'm telling you, don't say those unlucky words. This is the blessing that our ancestral grave has accumulated in our previous life. Many people envy our family and are jealous like rabbits. We must make those who look down on our family regret it now!"

Zhuang Yuanzhong bit his lower lip.

This matter really has nothing to do with the Song family.

Song's brain is even better than his child's, so it's useless to tell her this.

I guess, at this point, I can only look for one person.

Zhuang Yuanzhong lowered his head and nearly broke his fingernail in half. ——The weather was hot and mosquitoes were rampant. The mosquito repellent herbal bags were very popular, and the mosquito repellent purses and mosquito repellent pillows were also selling well.

"Ning girl, I'm afraid we'll have to increase the quantity by another 20%, and we'd better prepare some goods in advance."

Zhuang Yutian smiled and said, "In the past two days, the demand for goods from the capital has been increasing day by day. It seems that selling herbal bags has almost become our main business. People around us are joking that we should change the name of our cloth shop and stop calling it Cloth Shop."

"But speaking of this business, probably because our herbal medicine packages are selling well, and they contain things like mugwort and calamus, some herbal medicine merchants have come to us in the past few days. One of them is the Cheng family's herbal medicine branch, and they wanted to sell calamus and mugwort to us. I didn't accept it, but I didn't completely refuse it. I just said we'll talk if they need it."

"Ning girl, can we supply the medicinal materials?"

"It's pretty good for now." Zhuang Qingning smiled.

During this period, most of the raw materials needed for the mosquito repellent herbal bags were collected from villagers in the village.

Because there is money to be made, the villagers are quite hardworking. Almost every household sells mugwort and other things to Zhuang Qingning. Zhuang Qingning wants the villagers to make more money, so they collect them closely.

Although mugwort is everywhere, the volume of herbal bags sold is so large that the number of mugwort bushes by the river has visibly decreased.

Many people have already begun to clear out part of their own vegetable garden to grow mugwort and other plants.

"We'll wait and see. Uncle Yutian, don't refuse them yet. If the village can't supply them, we have to buy some from outside."

Zhuang Qingning asked, "Do those people who want to sell mosquito repellent herbal bags often go to the south and do business there?"

"I think that in the north, autumn gets cooler early, and the mosquitoes don't come back quickly. If it were in the south, I'm afraid mosquitoes would still bite until October. The spring next year will also get warmer earlier. If we sell mosquito repellent herbal bags there, they will take a long time to sell and the quantity will be large."

For something with a strong seasonality, it is one thing to increase sales during the season, but you also have to think about how to keep the product selling for a longer period of time.

"Don't worry about the herbs. I have already agreed with the pharmacy over there about selling herbs in the south. Now that you mention it, I have to think about it carefully." Zhuang Yutian nodded.

"Didn't I just say that the Cheng family's pharmacy came to us to supply herbs? I'll see if I can get in touch with the Cheng family then."

Zhuang Yutian smiled as he spoke, "I don't know if you know this Cheng family, Miss Ning, but they are the most powerful merchants in the city. They are said to be the imperial merchants. The Cheng family does a lot of business, and they have business dealings in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Lingnan. If the Cheng family wants to seize this business, we won't have any problems selling our products to the south."

"If our stuff sells well, it's not impossible to send it to the palace as a tribute in the future."

Zhuang Yutian was so happy when he spoke that his face turned a little red.

"I haven't thought that far ahead..." Zhuang Qingning smiled, "I think Uncle Yutian doesn't need to rush into the Cheng family's business. It would make us look like we're asking for favors, which would make people think that this is not a good thing and would make it difficult to handle."

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"Don't worry, I know about this."

Zhuang Yutian nodded hurriedly, "I understand the principle that more haste makes waste. I didn't explain it to the herbal medicine store explicitly when I talked to them. I just mentioned it in passing. We are all doing business, and they can smell the scent of money very well. They all know what to do."

This is true. The legendary Cheng family has been able to make such a big business, they must have a keen sense of business, and the chief managers under them must also be quite outstanding and able to understand the ins and outs of the business.

As for Zhuang Yutian, he has been doing business for many years and knows how to spread the news and control the degree well.

Communicating with professionals is often the most worry-free and labor-saving way.

Zhuang Qingning narrowed his eyes and smiled.

After talking about the mosquito repellent herbal bag for a while, Zhuang Yutian suddenly paused and said to Zhuang Qingning, "Ning girl, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you, but after thinking about it, I think I should say it."

"What's the matter?" Zhuang Qingning straightened his back immediately when he saw Zhuang Yutian's expression suddenly become serious.

"It's about Wencheng..."

Zhuang Yutian sighed deeply, "Wencheng left the medicine shop some time ago and stopped being an apprentice..."

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