Chapter 100 But you have to promise Dad one thing
Shengpingfang and Xuanpingfang are two adjacent markets that deal in bulk business, and most of the people who come and go are buyers from restaurants and hotels.
Correspondingly, those who can enter these two markets to sell goods are either from wealthy families or have stockpiled a sufficient amount of goods.
If you bring too little, you won't be able to enter the market even if you pay.
Sang Yu stood at the junction of the two markets and observed the surrounding environment.
Although it was a cloudy day, there were still many people passing by here. You could also see many people pulling carts, which were full of vegetables, meat, oil, salt and seasonings.
However, the focus of her observation was not this. They entered the city through the west gate and walked quite a long distance to get here.
The approximate location of the two markets should be in the east of Lingnan City. You need to ask someone to find out whether it is southeast or northeast.
Sang Yongjing stood beside her, watching her looking around and thinking she was lost. He pointed to the sign in front of her and reminded her, "Yu'er, the market is just ahead. What are you looking for?"
"...Find an escape route, and you can get familiar with the road later." Sang Yu was speechless. Could it be that she couldn't see the huge archway in front of her? She was not blind.
Sang Yu found a middle-aged man on the side of the road who seemed to be waiting for someone. After asking him for advice, he gained a lot.
These two markets are located in the southeast of Lingnan City and are indeed closer to the east gate.
Two streets further east, there is a river in the city, which runs from north to south through the entire Lingnan City. Many Qinlou and Chuguan are set up on both sides of the river.
The word "city river" made her eyes light up. After thanking him gratefully, Sang Yu returned to Sang Yongjing and asked, "Dad, can you swim?"
"Duckling? I know a little bit, but I'm not an expert."
There are several manors of the Sang family not far from the capital city. One of them is close to the mountains and the water. The four branches of the Sang family will go to the manor to escape the heat during the hot summer, and naturally they will have to swim in the lake.
It would be good if they could! The two of them didn't rush into the market. Sang Yu led Sang Yongjing all the way east, found the river in the city, noted its specific location, and then walked back.
Sang Yongjing was a little confused. Why did Yu'er bring him to see the river?
But Sang Yu suddenly said, "Dad, wait a minute, you have to follow my instructions. If the situation seems bad, run towards the river. If someone chases you, jump into the river and find a deserted place to get ashore."
"Remember, no matter where you land, you must exit through the west gate. No other gate will work."
Now he was even more confused. Why did he jump into the river and run away, as if he was being chased by someone?
"Yu'er, Dad knows selling candy is risky, but is it really that dangerous?"
After all, it's just four taels of silver. Can people really risk losing their heads to kill someone for the money?
Sang Yu frowned in disapproval: "Dad, we have to prepare for the worst in everything. The trading volume here is large, so those things may not happen."
"But what if, what if we're unlucky and get targeted? Instead of being helpless then, it's better to think of a way to escape in advance."
The habit of making preparations in advance has helped her many times.
Occasionally, there are quality or transportation problems with the ingredients used in cooking, but the live broadcast date that has been preheated in advance has to be postponed, so other ingredients prepared just in case can come in handy.
Although my body and times have changed, I still have to be wary of others.
The money that seems not much in Sang Yongjing's eyes may be a huge sum worth taking the risk of murder and robbery in the eyes of ordinary people at the bottom of society.
Her words made sense. Sang Yongjing sighed and agreed: "Okay, but you have to promise Dad one thing."
He was about to make a request, but Sang Yu raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "You go ahead."
"If we encounter danger, let's run together and not stay alone to face the danger, okay?" Sang Yongjing stared into her eyes as he said this, his eyes full of seriousness.
He knew that when Sang Yu told him to follow her instructions and run away, she meant that she would cover his retreat. But how could he possibly run away alone and leave his daughter behind to cover his retreat?
She had never expected him to make such a request. The smile on Sang Yu's face froze. After a moment of silence, she nodded: "...Okay."
She was indeed prepared to let Sang Yongjing run away first if anything happened and she would deal with those people herself, but she was not a saint and did not intend to lose her life here.
If they just acted separately, it would be easier for her to escape without any burden.
After discussing how to leave, the two finally decided to enter the market.
Sang Yu waited and watched for a while before deciding to enter Shengpingfang in the south. There were more empty carts entering this market, so the possibility of a successful transaction was greater.
There was no need to queue up to get into the small house at the entrance of the market town. When Sang Yu and Sang Yongjing carried their things in, there was no one else in the house.
They weighed their goods according to the procedure and were about to pay the commercial tax when the manager asked, "Do you want to pay the tax now or come back in two days?"
Can the commercial tax be paid later? This was the first time Sang Yu had heard of this. Although she had money in her basket, she still asked, "Can the commercial tax be paid in two days? Aren't you afraid that the vendors will run away?"
It was obvious that the person in charge had not heard this question for the first time. Since he was not busy at the moment, he patiently and cheerfully explained it to her.
"Of course, it's not possible in ordinary markets, but those who come to our Shengpingfang are all big business. It's normal to not be able to come up with that much money right away and make up for it later. Just register your household registration information and address."
Sang Yu: ...It turns out there was no loophole to exploit, so she was happy for nothing.
The sugar we brought weighed seventy-four jin (approximately 150g) at a market price of six wen per liang (approximately 150g), totaling four thousand four hundred and forty wen. A commercial tax of two percent of the selling price was collected, rounding the total to eighty-nine wen.
Sang Yu and Sang Yongjing, who couldn't even tell their address, had no other choice but to pay the money honestly, take the sign and walk towards Area B.
In Shengpingfang Area B, due to the relatively large volume of goods traded, the space of each stall has been expanded accordingly.
Behind a stall near the front equipped with a low table, a couple sat on the ground, each with a very long face, looking at everyone as if they owed them money.
Zhang Xiulan looked at the empty stall and sighed again: "Alas..."
"You just sigh every day. You've sighed away all my blessings!" Wang Chengping, who was already upset, couldn't help but curse when he heard her sighing.
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but once he spoke it was like stirring up a hornet's nest, and Zhang Xiulan immediately started to scold him.
"Oh, you still have the nerve to criticize me? Take a piss and look at yourself. It's been a long time since you opened a shop and brought money home."
"The lame donkey from the Li family next door knows that the sun rises and the millstones turn, but what about you? All you do is drink all day long."
"Your face looks like a horse's every day, but a horse can plow the fields and plant crops, and you? You just eat white rice."
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