Chapter 256: Encounter in the City
When Boss Ji entered the village again, he found that the villagers were busy picking strawberries in the back mountain, but there was not even a purchasing merchant in the village. He didn't understand the point of the villagers doing this.
Unable to figure it out, he went straight to Shen Ying, "Village Chief, I'm here again."
"Hey! Isn't this Boss Ji? Welcome, welcome." Shen Ying was smiling and looked energetic.
This reaction really surprised Boss Ji, "Village Chief, have all your strawberries been sold?"
Otherwise, why would Shen Ying be so happy!
Shen Ying laughed, "No, no, we haven't sold them yet! Just as Boss Ji said, the strawberries this year are not delicious, so we don't plan to sell them."
"Huh?" Boss Ji became even more motionless.
Shen Ying didn't keep him in suspense and directly took out a can of strawberry jam and placed it in front of him, "Boss Ji, what do you think of this?"
Boss Ji didn't understand what was going on, so he took a closer look and commented seriously, "Good! The white background is green glaze, or the color of sky blue, which has a kind of misty beauty after the rain. The strawberries on it are also painted vividly. Hey! No, it seems that these strawberries are not painted on, but painted and then fired. Hiss! What an amazing craftsmanship! Not bad!"
Shen Ying laughed so hard that he couldn't stop. "Boss Ji is amazing, but I don't understand what you mean by old man. I want you to taste the food here to see if it's delicious."
Boss Ji was stunned for a moment, then he subconsciously opened the lid and was immediately shocked by the strong sweet aroma of strawberries.
Shen Ying handed over a spoon. Boss Ji took a bite, licked it lightly with his tongue, and his eyes lit up.
Shen Ying said: "Put it in a cup and drink it with water."
Boss Ji followed his instructions and made a glass of water. He tasted it carefully and nodded. "Wonderful! This water is sweet with a hint of sourness. Drinking it can quench your thirst and make your mouth fragrant. Village chief, you are really amazing!"
He already understood what Shen Ying meant and was really impressed. "How is the village chief going to sell this thing?"
Shen Ying took a deep breath, his expression becoming more serious. "Boss Ji has also seen this jar, right? Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about how much this jar is worth."
Boss Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Village Chief, don't beat around the bush. Just tell me directly. This jar is indeed worth a lot of money."
Shen Ying nodded with satisfaction. "Actually, I wanted to sell a can of strawberry jam for 500 coins, but Su Tai said that we should give the merchants some money, so we discussed it and finally decided to sell it for 350 coins per can.
Boss Ji, don't be anxious. Let me tell you carefully. First of all, about this jar, I went to the town to ask, and people said that such a jar can be used as a decoration. One is at least one or two hundred coins, or even more expensive. And the strawberry jam, you know the situation of strawberries this year. We used the best sugar to cook it.
You didn't taste any maltose when you tasted it just now! It only had the sweet aroma of strawberries. The ingredients are not cheap! We only barely broke even at 350 wen."
Boss Ji did feel that three hundred and fifty coins was too expensive and wanted to bargain down to three hundred coins, but this exquisite white porcelain jar was right in front of him and he knew how to do the math. He knew that Shen Ying was not asking for an exorbitant price, so his bargaining seemed a little lacking in confidence.
Shen Ying continued to talk about the difficulty of making strawberry jam.
This time, Boss Ji gave up the idea of ​​bargaining. "Okay! That's settled. I want one thousand cans first. If they sell well, I'll come to the village chief to continue cooperation."
"Okay, okay!" Shen Ying quickly took Boss Ji to pick up the goods.
On Su Tai's side, Xiaoxi was also ready.
"Don't worry, ma'am. I will definitely sell these 5,000 cans of strawberry jam. I won't come back until I sell them all!" Xiaoxi promised confidently.
Su Tai was happy but also worried. "It doesn't matter if we can't sell all of them. Safety comes first."
Xiaoxi nodded obediently.
Then they set off on the road with several ox carts.
Her destination this time was the provincial capital, and she was going to visit the same merchants she had cooperated with before, including the big merchant. This year's strawberry jam was even more delicious than the strawberries, so she was very confident about this trip.
Wait until we reach the city.
Xiaoxi first took the ox team to find a reliable inn to stay. Before she even had a rest, she ran to the innkeeper to sell her strawberry jam.
Seeing that they were a caravan, the shopkeeper didn't dare to show any displeasure. He was just trying to be perfunctory. Unexpectedly, the strawberry jam tasted better than he expected. So he asked Xiaoxi for twenty cans and asked the chef in the kitchen to make a dessert.
Xiaoxi had a good start and immediately went to several dim sum shops in the city.
We are all businessmen, so we can naturally tell the difference between good and bad things. Apart from anything else, we couldn't miss the taste of the strawberry jam and the exquisite white porcelain jar. However, at the beginning, no one dared to order in large quantities. We only ordered 30 to 50 jars from this store and 20 to 30 jars from that store.
Xiaoxi was not in a hurry. After reporting the inn where she was staying, she went back to the inn to wait for news.
The next day, several merchants came to us and placed orders for hundreds of cans.
The big merchant also showed up. Xiaoxi talked to him for a long time and finally sold two thousand cans of strawberry jam to him.
As a result, she was left with more than a thousand jars of strawberry jam that she hadn't sold.
This was only her second day in the city, and the remaining goods would be sold out in less than two days.
Xiaoxi was in a good mood. After having dinner in the lobby of the inn, he was about to go back when he saw a group of officers carrying a few people in.
Ordinary people instinctively seek benefits and avoid harm. Xiaoxi hid to the side immediately. He accidentally made eye contact with Su Chunlin on the stretcher and immediately shouted, "Uncle!"
"Xiaoxi? Why are you here!" Su Chunlin sat up anxiously.
Liu Jianzhang saw that he knew them, so he stepped forward and explained the situation to Xiaoxi, "Little girl, we are the officials responsible for transporting the dead soldiers. We can't stay for long. Since you know each other, can I hand them over to you?"
Xiaoxi nodded confusedly and stuffed twenty taels of silver into Liu Jianzhang's pocket. "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Use this money to buy some wine. If you need any help, just let me know."
Liu Jianzhang got the silver and became more friendly. "No, no, we still have to go to various counties to report the news. Originally, Shen Baichang asked us to send them back to Zhaohua County, but it will take time for them to get back to the village from the county. We can't send them. It just so happens that you two know each other, so it should be okay for me to hand them over to you."
"No problem, no problem. I promise to send them home safely." Xiaoxi wanted to swear to the sky.
Liu Jianzhang was even happier. He exchanged a few polite words with Su Chunlin and the others before leaving with his men.
Xiaoxi quickly asked the shopkeeper to open a few more guest rooms and help them carry the things in.
Wait until the helper leaves.
Xiaoxi quickly closed the door and asked excitedly, "Uncle, why are you back? Aren't you going to stop fighting?"
Su Chunlin shook his head cheerfully and sighed, "How is that possible! We are old and seriously injured this time, so staying in the military camp would be a burden. My son-in-law used his connections to send us back. Why are you in the city? Where's Yunyun?"
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