Chunxiao didn't respond.
Sun Fugui took an awkward sip of tea and asked, "Girls, you are from Qingzhou. Now that you are not allowed to grow cotton, are you really going to grow grain instead?"
"Well, how could we, the common people, dare to go against the government? Of course, we will all grow crops."
Sun Fugui sighed, "Such a high output, what a shame."
Chunxiao laughed inwardly. This man was beating around the bush trying to get information about cotton without even asking directly, "Master Sun, what is there to worry about? Even without Qingzhou and Yuzhou, didn't you just say we still have Tongzhou?"
"Well, Tongzhou is certainly feasible, but the cotton in Tongzhou is limited, and there are many people competing for it. Every year I go there, I can't buy much, and the price is expensive. I'm afraid it will be even worse this year."
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Master Sun is right. Cotton is indeed a good business nowadays. We have chosen the right place to grow cotton in Tongzhou."
Sun Fugui's originally gloomy face suddenly brightened up, "Miss, you went to Tongzhou to plant cotton, how much did you plant?"
"It's only about a thousand acres!"
"More than a thousand acres!" Sun Fugui looked her up and down again. It was true that one cannot judge a person by appearance. He did not expect that the person in front of him, who was so young and dressed simply, was actually a wealthy man.
He then thought that this person might be bragging, and for a moment his mind raced. "We've all come into contact with a few large cotton growers in Tongzhou, but I've never heard of anyone planting over a thousand acres. I wonder where your family grows cotton in Tongzhou? We happen to be in the cotton cloth business, so if it's feasible, we could go visit them sometime."
"Welcome! We came to Tongzhou to run a farm because we weren't allowed to grow cotton in Qingzhou. This is only our first year. We're in Luokou Town, under Pengdong County in Tongzhou Prefecture. The farm is at the foot of Ruyun Mountain. You'll know the location if you ask."
The other party was clearly showing signs of warmth. "Miss Yan, look, although our acquaintance was somewhat unpleasant, it also seems to be a matter of fate. You grow cotton, and I run a cloth shop. We just happen to be in need of cotton. Now I'm short of cotton, and you have cotton. I think it's just that God saw that I, Sun Fugui, was in trouble and gave me a hand. Miss Yan, don't you think this is fate?"
Chun Xiao almost spit out her tea because of what he said. This damn Sun Fugui was talking like they were on a blind date. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Master Sun, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'm a straightforward person. If you don't explain it clearly, I won't understand."
Sun Fugui smiled attentively at this moment, "To put it simply, I want to buy some cotton from you. How much is it?"
"If you want to buy, just buy. I grow cotton to sell. As long as the price is right, I'll sell it to anyone. As for the price, I can't say for sure, but it's going to be the right price. I definitely won't deliberately raise it."
"After hearing what the girl said, I have a plan in mind. I will arrange for someone to go to the girl's farm in August."
"August? The cotton hasn't been fully harvested in August. Isn't it too early?"
"Not too early, not too early. We have to go early, otherwise things might go wrong." Sun Fugui felt as if a stone that had been weighing on his heart for a long time had been lifted. He felt relieved. He had unexpectedly solved the cotton problem he had been worried about for a long time. "Miss Yan, we have to agree that by the time we get there, all the cotton will be sold out."
Chunxiao looked at him and said, "Master Sun, I also want to ask for your help for something!"
"Oh? Miss Yan, please tell me what I can help with."
"You are a cloth merchant, and you have a lot of cloth at home. I just happen to be short of cloth. Master Sun, I have many people in my village, and we need a lot of cloth. I would like to buy some of the cloth that your cloth shop needs to get rid of the overstock. Do you think it would be convenient for you?"
Sun Fugui suddenly laughed. "That's easy. I have quite a few scraps of cloth that can't be sold in the shop. Let alone buying them, they're all useless. Even if I keep them for my servants, they won't be enough to use them all. I'll send some to you tomorrow, and we can visit each other often in the future."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Sun." Both of them were happy.
Yan Bangfa sent Sun Fugui away. "What took you so long to talk about? I saw that Mr. Sun was very happy when he left."
"He's in the cotton business and he's in need of cotton. Dad, guess what I was talking to him about."
Yan Bingfa smiled and said, "You really can do business wherever you go. I see Xiaoqi is doing much better today. I discussed it with the village head and he will be back the day after tomorrow. It's already 17 today, so he's been out for about 10 days."
"Okay." Chun Xiao nodded, "Then we'll leave the day after tomorrow."
On the second day, Sun Fugui really sent her a cart of cloth. When she opened it, she saw that there were almost one or two hundred pieces. Although they were scraps of cloth, it was not good to take so much for free. Besides, their cart was full and could not carry so much cloth. Finally, she thought of a way. Mr. Sun's family had such a high status in the local area that it would not be difficult for them to buy a carriage. So she insisted on buying one from him, saying that it was inconvenient for her to transport goods.
Sun Fugui was also straightforward and agreed to sell her a carriage for only 40 taels. Chunxiao gave her 60 taels as a subsidy for the cloth. Although it cost almost 200 taels this time, the person was found and she got the carriage and cloth, so it was a perfect ending.
That day, they went to transfer the ownership of the carriage.
Chunxiao asked the county government about where the person Chen was abducted from. The yamen runner told her that the person sent there was a mobile one and Chen was not familiar with the people, so it would be difficult for the higher-ups to investigate. This cut off the clue.
Shuwen was very happy to know that Chunxiao had obtained another carriage. "Aunt, now that you have two carriages, our whole family can go to Pengdong together in the future without the trouble of renting a car."
"Yes," Chunxiao nodded. "Mr. Sun is begging us to do business now. A carriage is not difficult for him. We should buy it."
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