The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 375 Help
"The Cheng family has this idea, which shows that this mosquito repellent herbal bag is indeed excellent."
Zhuang Yutian thought for a moment and said, "The Cheng family wants to do this to ensure the quantity and price of the goods they can get. Secondly, they also want to use this to expand the reputation of their business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
"I heard that although the Cheng family's business is well-known here, it is not very prominent in Jiangsu and Zhejiang where many wealthy businessmen gather. The Cheng family wants to gain a foothold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but they don't have anything rare to break the deadlock."
"This shopkeeper Cheng proposed this matter, probably for their sake, thinking that by using this mosquito repellent herbal bag, he could make some splashes in the deep waters of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
"For us, there is no difference between selling this mosquito repellent herbal bag to other merchants and selling it to the Cheng family. Dealing with multiple companies will also consume more energy. And if you think about it carefully, both you and I are just small businessmen. A tall tree attracts the wind, and a treasure in hand is a crime. If someone sets their eyes on our stuff one day, I don't know what they will do."
"But if we can join hands with the Cheng family, even if others are willing, most of them will not dare to act rashly because of the Cheng family's affairs. And if the Cheng family wants this mosquito repellent herbal bag, they will naturally provide us with enough herbs, and we can also negotiate the price."
"Overall, I think this is something that can be agreed to."
Zhuang Qingning listened to Zhuang Yutian's explanation and nodded. "Uncle Yutian's words make sense. The Cheng family only wants to do business in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Lingnan. They don't want business in the county, and it won't affect the business of the cloth shop here."
"I will still supply the herbs, and Uncle Yutian will make the cloth bags. We will do this business thoroughly. If Manager Cheng asks about this again after some time, we will be able to give him a rough answer."
"But Uncle Yutian also needs to make preparations early, ask for the cotton cloth early, and find some workers early so that he can sew the cloth bags."
"Yeah." Zhuang Yutian nodded, feeling extremely relieved and grateful in his heart.
As Zhuang Qingning is now doing business with the Cheng family, other people don't need to worry too much, especially him. Even if they had signed a written agreement at the beginning, it only covered this year. The business with the Cheng family will start from next year, so it doesn't count as a violation of the agreement.
But Zhuang Qingning still wanted to do it with him, and it was obvious that he wanted to do business with him.
Zhuang Yutian's mind was as clear as a mirror. After a moment, he said sincerely, "Ning girl, thank you so much."
"Uncle Yutian said thank you to me, which was too polite."
Zhuang Qingning said, "I didn't have a place to sell this mosquito repellent herbal bag before, and I was worried. If Uncle Yutian and Aunt Yutian hadn't wanted to sell it, I'm afraid it would be difficult to sell it."
"It is also because of you that I was able to get in touch with the Cheng family and do business. I owe it to you in the beginning, so naturally I have to continue doing business with you now."
"Besides, I also want to ask Uncle Yutian for a favor."
"Tell me, what do you want my help with?"
As long as it is something that Zhuang Yutian can do, he will never refuse it.
"I met a few friends in town. Their surname is Hu. There are three brothers. They are all tall and strong. They are decent people, but now they don't know what kind of work they can do."
Zhuang Qingning answered truthfully, "I originally wanted to settle down, but most of the people working in my workshop are women from the village, so it's not very convenient, and I couldn't find a suitable one in the town for a while."
"I thought that Uncle Yutian has been doing business in the county for a long time and knows a lot of people. I could look for shops and workshops with good owners who need men who can do manual labor. I could help introduce them to some and find a more stable place for the three brothers."
"I thought it was something, it's easy to handle." Zhuang Yutian said, "Those people you mentioned are tall and strong, and quite powerful. Are they also a bit fierce and evil?"
"Well... it's not bad..."
In fact, they are not ferocious, but these three brothers have untidy beards, which may scare children.
"Well, he's not that he's a vicious monster, but he looks like the type that's not easy to mess with." Zhuang Yutian asked with a smile.
“Yeah, a little.”
This time, Zhuang Qingning nodded without hesitation.
If we exclude intelligence, the three brothers standing there are still quite intimidating, and they don't seem like good people.
"That's easy." Zhuang Yutian said with a smile, "We were talking yesterday. Manager Lu of the escort horse team said that he has received a lot of work this year and doesn't have enough assistants. He wants to hire some more assistants, and they have to be big and strong, with strong backs and strong waists, who can endure hardships and preferably have no family."
"We also asked us to introduce him to someone if we meet someone suitable or know someone we know. Since you want to find someone a job, Ning girl, then ask if he is willing to do this kind of work of transporting goods and escorting convoys. You can earn a lot, but it's a bit hard. If you can endure the hardship, you can give it a try."
"The three brothers used to work at the docks moving goods for many years. They should have no problem enduring hardships. I'll send them a message when I go back and ask what they think. If they are willing, I'll let them come to see you, Uncle Yutian, tomorrow," said Zhuang Qingning.
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"Okay, just come to me and I'll bring it to Manager Lu to have a look." Zhuang Yutian agreed readily.
Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian talked for a while, and it was soon noon.
After being kept by Zhuang Yutian for a simple lunch, Zhuang Qingning went to the town to look for the three brothers of the Hu family.
At the entrance of the village, next to the soapberry tree, it was quite easy for Zhuang Qingning to find the yard that Hu Da had mentioned before.
At this time, Hu Er was the only one there, lighting a fire in front of a simple stove in the yard.
Seeing that it was Zhuang Qingning, he quickly wiped his hands on his clothes, moved a bench for Zhuang Qingning to sit on, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Hu Er wanted to pour a cup of tea for Zhuang Qingning, but after looking around the house and the yard, he only found a teacup without a crack, but no tea leaves worth taking out.
In the end, he could only stand aside awkwardly, "The eldest brother and the third brother are out, they are not at home, I guess they will be back in a while, if Manager Zhuang has anything to say, please tell me..."
"Going out? Where did you go?" Zhuang Qingning asked casually.
"We are no longer in the business of taking money from others and acting as thugs for others. Shopkeeper Zhuang, please don't misunderstand." Hu Er explained hurriedly, "Big brother is just taking the third brother out to earn some money, to see where there are temporary workers, to find a job."
(End of this chapter)