Song Ning was dragged out, looking completely bewildered.
The people in the courtyard, unaware of what was happening, were about to crane their necks to see what was going on when Luo Wenxin glared at them and stopped them.
"What are you looking at? Go home, all of you."
Liu Yuelan ran out and looked worriedly in the direction the two had left.
"W-What happened? Is Er Ya alright?"
Luo Wenxin wasn't worried: "No, General Xie is a good person."
Song Ning was led by Xie Linzhou to a secluded spot, where he asked expressionlessly, "Where did you get your cotton from?"
Song Ning was taken aback. Why did they suddenly start asking about cotton?
Could it be... that he discovered something? No way!
No, I need to distract him.
She looked down and found that the man's hand was still gripping her wrist. She tried to pull away, but couldn't.
Recalling what happened in the valley, Song Ning chuckled to himself and raised his arm: "General Xie, you wouldn't happen to have feelings for me, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Linzhou was so frightened that he quickly shook off her hand.
"How can a young lady like you say such shameless things?" Xie Linzhou said coldly.
Although Xie Linzhou was born into a noble family, he was raised by his father from a very young age and spent most of the year at the border, so he had no opportunity to spend time with girls.
Besides, she's such a bold girl.
Although this girl is still a naive young girl with nothing to offer.
Xie Linzhou is already twenty years old this year. According to the normal marriage and dating process in this era, someone his age should already have a child who is old enough to run errands.
But Xie Linzhou hasn't even held a girl's hand yet.
No wonder he reacted so strongly; he really lacked experience.
Now, Xie Linzhou looked at her with a hint of wariness.
In Xie Linzhou's eyes, Song Ning was now a monstrous threat, someone who could pounce on him at any moment.
Then Song Ning noticed that the person blushed.
But she's only twelve years old, why is she blushing?
In my previous life, twelve years old would have been a middle school student, still a child.
So innocent? Neither Li Xingwang nor Tang Xinghuai beside her blushed, and Zhou Ling'an, because of her, is now even more shameless.
I never would have guessed, General Xie, that you're so thin-skinned?
Back in the valley, he was so ruthless, he was ready to kill her.
Song Ning chuckled lightly: "Thank you, young general. I'm still just a child."
Xie Linzhou was taken aback, then understood what she meant. His face turned dark instead of red.
Seeing that Xie Linzhou no longer asked about the cotton, Song Ning bowed and said, "General Xie, I have some matters to attend to at home, so I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, he took off running without waiting for Xie Linzhou to reply.
Xie Linzhou had been on the battlefield for so many years, and this was the first time he had been tricked by a little girl.
He gave a mischievous smile, then shook his head helplessly. She was indeed a clever girl.
Song Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was chasing after them.
Song Ning didn't plan to tell anyone about the cotton; if it were discovered, it would be difficult to explain.
But when Gao Tiedan came back that evening and fetched water for her family, he mentioned the matter again when he rested.
"I heard that there was a snow disaster in the north, and the soldiers stationed on the frontier don't have enough clothes. The county magistrate has been worried about this these past few days."
Is there a snowstorm in the north?
Gao Tiedan sighed: "I heard that they are currently buying up cotton in large quantities, but the entire Jin Dynasty can't get much."
In the dead of winter, everyone is anxious to buy cotton to get through the winter. At this time, where can you find cotton?
The four plots of land in her space together should amount to less than an acre. The land is small, but the yield is high. Now, the four plots together can produce several hundred catties.
Moreover, she discovered that the more times she planted it, the higher the yield.
In four days, her field can produce nearly a thousand catties of cotton, which should be enough.
Tianxiang County is close to the border. If the border cannot be defended, they will be finished.
We need to find a way to sell the cotton to Zheng Daren.
Two days later, Song Ning went to Jiangning County to deliver cotton as agreed. Today, it was just her and Zhou Ling'an. Zhou Ling'an wouldn't ask any questions, so Song Ning could proceed smoothly.
After getting off the car, she let Zhou Ling'an make his own arrangements. She went to the same fabric shop as last time, and as soon as she entered, the shop assistant came to greet her.
"You've finally arrived. Our boss has been waiting for you."
As Song Ning entered the inner room, Boss Yu immediately greeted him warmly, "Young friend, you've finally arrived! Please have a seat; I've prepared some excellent tea."
"Did you sell all the goods from last time?"
"It's sold out! It's a really good product!"
"How much did Boss Yu sell it for per pound?" Song Ning asked casually.
“We’re here to serve the common people, so we can’t sell at too high a price. It’s half a tael of silver per catty. Please wait a moment while I go get the silver for you this time.”
With that, he got up and walked out.
In other words, Song Ning would receive 250 coins for every pound sold, and 10 pounds would be worth 2.5 ounces.
Song Ning accepted the silver without saying a word and turned to leave.
Boss Yu immediately stopped him, asking anxiously, "You're leaving already? Didn't you say you were coming to deliver goods today? What do you think of this...?"
Song Ning turned to look at him, her voice cold: "Boss Yu, you are dishonest in business. I will never come to your fabric shop again."
Mr. Yu got anxious and grabbed Song Ning's sleeve, quickly asking, "What are you saying? We're just doing legitimate business."
"Cotton sells for one tael of silver per pound, but now you're cutting it in half and giving me two hundred and fifty copper coins per pound. Do you think I'm stupid? Have I made myself clear enough? This is just a one-off deal. If we can do it, great; if not, forget it."
The man's expression changed. How did she know about this?
Song Ning pulled her clothes back, snorted coldly, and left.
The shouts behind her went on for a long time, but Song Ning ignored them. Her purchase price of 100 coins per catty was already very cheap, and it wasn't like she couldn't sell them. Why were they trying to play tricks on her?
Goodbye.
After turning a few corners, we arrived at Yunxiufang.
As soon as she entered, the proprietress happily led her upstairs.
Without saying a word, he took out some silver from the box: "I sold your goods for one tael of silver per catty, as agreed beforehand, so it's exactly five taels of silver."
Seeing that the other party was so agreeable, Song Ning was also generous and immediately agreed to give Yunxiufang fifty catties of cotton.
While the proprietress was happy, she didn't forget what happened last time, so she asked, "Last time, two people came to buy cotton and said they wanted to meet you. I thought they weren't ordinary people. Do you want to meet them?"
Song Ning already knew who it was; it was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was sleepy.
"Madam, do you have paper and pen?"
"Yes, I'll go get it for you right away."
Song Ning didn't know how to use a modern calligraphy brush, so he dipped a tea stalk in ink, wrote something on a piece of paper, and then handed it to the proprietress.
"Give this to them and tell them that I will be waiting for them here at noon two days from now."
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