People are in high spirits when good things happen, and no one dares to make trouble at the Gu family in the north.
After Gu Beizheng's death, Ma Qiumei changed her attitude and started living with her concubines. She was also very kind to her illegitimate children.
She started to be strict with Gu Jingxing, but she didn't know if there was something wrong with the child.
No matter how strictly Ma Qiumei disciplined him, he refused to change his ways.
They even assaulted other children in private.
If Ma Qiumei hit him too hard, he would run to Xu Hongyan crying. The grandmother felt sorry for her eldest grandson, so naturally she would quarrel with her daughter-in-law again.
This is someone else's family affair, so Su Qi naturally won't get involved.
Su Qi selected pumpkin seeds, cucumber seeds, cowpea seeds, and bok choy seeds in the house, and also prepared some winter melon seeds.
Anyway, all of this can be blamed on the merchants from Dongqi Kingdom.
Wait until it is promoted later.
Who will investigate the source?
"Madam. The master said that he was taking the eleventh steward to the town, and sent Xiao Liuzi to ask if Madam was going to the town?" Xianghe walked in while lifting the curtain.
Su Qi put down the seeds in her hand. "I'll go over and take a look."
After changing into a jacket and skirt for traveling, Su Qi also took a cloak with her.
The damn weather is getting colder and colder.
Walked to the front yard.
Gu Beiheng was waiting in the carriage. When he saw Su Qi coming, he got out and helped Su Qi in. "Eleven brought people to deliver the charcoal."
"Okay. I think we should go to the dock later and take a look. If there is any cotton or something like that, we can buy some back." Su Qi had plenty of silver in his space, so he was not worried about the high price of cotton and not having money to spend.
Gu Beiheng nodded, "Okay. I'll go with you later."
The little red horse ran happily with its nose bared.
Ying Shiyi and his companions first delivered the charcoal to Mingfeng Town. The shop was called Gu's Charcoal Shop, and they hired two servants to work there.
The backyard was filled with charcoal, and the charcoal in the front shop was neatly arranged by grade. Since we were selling it by grade, the price of silver charcoal and regular charcoal would be quite different.
When Su Qi and Gu Beiheng came over, the servants working in the store were almost falling asleep.
No one came over for a long time.
Everyone looked at the store like a monkey.
"Does the boss really believe what the lame Taoist priest said? He even believes what a madman says. I even said that Prince Rongshan is my father." Passersby shook their heads and sighed. What a waste of money to open this shop.
He would never come here to buy charcoal even if you kill him.
"Master Zhou, you can't say that. Your father can't be the old prince of Rongshan, but who knows what this lame Taoist priest said?" The people who were traveling with him held different opinions.
Anyway.
Gu’s Charcoal Shop is a hot topic.
Everyone started betting with an attitude of watching the joke.
Betting on when this store will close, Su Qi didn't expect that her decision to open a charcoal shop would lead to the town's casino opening a bet on when her store would close.
She and Gu Beiheng came to the yard, where a shed was built in the middle.
There was charcoal laid out all over the place, leaving only a passage for walking.
Among the several rooms inside, only the kitchen and one bedroom were empty, and the others were also filled with high-quality silver thread charcoal, red radish charcoal and diamond charcoal.
Ying Shiyi arranged for Gu Dacheng from the Gu family's branch to guard the store here and he is also the shopkeeper here.
Gu Dacheng had a worried look on his face. "Master, Madam. People on the street say that our store won't be open for more than a month. We'll probably have to wait until it loses money and closes."
"They have their mouths on them, so let them say whatever they want." Su Qi glanced at the two servants, who all had the same expression on their faces. "Maybe these people will come to our shop to buy coal soon."
Xiao Luozi and Xiao Feitou are newly recruited guys.
The two hesitated and said:
"Madam, can you believe what the lame Taoist priest said?"
"It's always good for your family to make more preparations. Even if something happens, we won't be left without care. If nothing happens, it will just take some effort on our part."
Little Luozi touched his head and thought about it, and realized that it was indeed the case.
I decided in my heart that I had to go back and talk to my parents.
As long as Xiao Feitou is full, the whole family will not be hungry. He also wants to make the yard more secure.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng came out of the shop.
Gu Beiheng drove the two of them directly to the northern pier.
There are all kinds of people on the dock, and all kinds of laborers also look for work here.
Take a break from the busy farming season.
Men from nearby villages come here to carry heavy bags.
Gu Beiheng handed the carriage over to the car keeper at the dock and gave him twenty taels of silver as custody and parking fees.
He and Su Qi looked carefully at it from the dock.
A tout on the dock shouted:
"There's a merchant ship coming from Dongqi Country. It belongs to the Yue family, the royal merchant family of Dongqi Country. It's carrying cotton and various fabrics, with discounts for large quantities. Merchants who want to buy, hurry up."
"The ship from the Yue family of Dongqi Kingdom has arrived. Slow action will lead to losses, while quick action will lead to large discounts. Hurry aboard to check out the goods."
Su Qi took a look and realized that this was the old-fashioned hawking.
He exchanged a glance with Gu Beiheng and said, "Beiheng, there's cotton here. Let's go and take a look."
"good."
Gu Beiheng and Su Qi walked over.
The locals of Jinyang Prefecture had little interest in cotton, but were quite interested in cloth. It was said that the silks of Dongqi Kingdom were very beautiful, and merchants were eager to make a fortune selling some of the latest silks to Jinyang Prefecture.
Most people go to the second floor of the ship to look at the silks.
Only Su Qi and Gu Beiheng came to the first floor. "Hey, buddy. Do you have any cotton?"
The guys on the first floor envied the guys selling goods on the second floor, who sold more and got more bonuses. Their masters would give out New Year bonuses based on their sales ability.
Just as I was sighing, I heard Su Qi's voice.
He quickly put on a flattering smile:
"Master, please come in, Madam. The cotton here is of very high quality. Madam, please come and take a look."
Su Qi went in to take a look, then touched it.
This cotton feels good to the touch, but I don’t quite understand whether it is good or not?
His eyes fell on Gu Beiheng's face.
But Gu Beiheng seemed to understand this very well. "Beiheng, do you understand?" Su Qi moved over and asked in a low voice.
Gu Beiheng paused, a bitter smile forming. "The cotton delivered to Northwest City used to be of poor quality, mostly dead cotton with no lint. I've developed the ability to distinguish cotton."
The Northwest Camp is different from other places. The winters there are really cold.
Su Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
After asking the shop assistant, I learned that there were over 3,000 kilograms of cotton. As for the price? Naturally, the more you buy, the cheaper it is.
"More than 3,000 kilograms of cotton, I want them all." Su Qi put down the cotton in his hand.
The young man thought he had misheard and asked uncertainly:
"Ma'am, what did you say? Everything?"
"Well. If the price is right, I'll take care of everything. If not, I'll just take it as a visit."
The waiter hurriedly asked Su Qi and Gu Beiheng to sit down and poured them some tea. "Madam, Master, please sit down for a moment. I'll call our steward down to meet you."
The waiter grabbed another plate of snacks before running out. "These are snacks from our Dongqi Kingdom. Please enjoy them first. I'll be right there."
Su Qi glanced at the snack, it was just some crispy candy.
But it is considered a good thing in Jinyang Prefecture.
"Is Dongqi Country so much richer than our place?" Su Qi asked Gu Beiheng softly.
Gu Beiheng nodded:
"Dongqi is a country rich and powerful, and their War God Prince is the spiritual pillar of Dongqi. The current young emperor passed the throne to the War God Prince because he had no children."
Gu Beiheng was a soldier, so he naturally knew a lot about the prince of Dongqi Kingdom.
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