Chapter 393: A meal of kindness, never forgotten
When we arrived at the village entrance, Dabao was already waiting there.
At this time, Liu Laohan also drove over in an ox cart, with Liang Fugui and Liang sitting in the cart.
Dabao smiled and waved hello, "Uncle Fugui, Aunt Fugui, you guys are going to town too? How about we go together?"
"Yes, Fugui, why don't you take Dabao's ox cart and go with him, so I don't have to make the trip."
Liu Laohan now goes to Anyang County every other day to deliver brown sugar. The money he earns in a month is dozens of times more than what he earned from recruiting people before. He no longer does the work of recruiting people.
But if someone in the village urgently needs a car, he won't refuse.
Now that he saw Dabao going to town, he was unwilling to earn a few cents for the fare, so he smiled and made the suggestion.
Liang Fugui waved his hands repeatedly, his expression extremely unnatural, "No need, Dabao, let's just take Uncle Lao Han's ox cart and not keep you any longer."
"Yes, your uncle Fugui and I have other things to do, so I'm afraid we can't be together." Liang also hurriedly said.
"Okay, then we'll go first." After saying that, Chen Dabao jumped onto the ox cart and was about to whip it.
"Wait, Dabao."
Chen Qingqing called out to Dabao. Her sixth sense told her that something was wrong with Liang Fugui and his wife.
Thinking back to what Sun said last night, I became more certain of my thoughts.
I looked at Liang again and saw that she was wearing new clothes and trousers, her hair was combed meticulously, and she had a small cloth bag on her shoulder, which was hanging down...
Dabao quickly put away the whip and asked, "Sister Qingqing, is there something wrong?"
"I remembered I have something to do in town, so I'll go with you." Chen Qingqing said as she jumped onto the ox cart and turned back to Lin, "Mom, I'm leaving first and will be back in the evening."
Mrs. Lin didn't react for a moment. Her daughter had just said she wasn't going to town, so why was she leaving in such a hurry? She didn't want to ask any more questions, so she waved her hand and said, "Okay, be careful on the road."
"Dabao, let's go." Chen Qingqing ordered.
"Okay, sit tight." After Dabao said that, he waved the whip and the ox cart started moving slowly.
Seeing that Liang Fugui insisted on riding his ox cart to the town, Liu Laohan had no choice but to drive towards the town.
They soon arrived at Qingshui Town. Chen Qingqing asked Dabao to take Chen Han to the Kongfu Academy first, while she walked quickly towards the pier.
Qingshui Town Pier.
Zheng Zhong's cargo ship has arrived and he is directing the workers to unload the ship.
Liang had seen Zheng Zhong before and recognized him immediately. She pointed and said, "Fugui, that man is the merchant who delivered the beets. Whether we can successfully close the deal depends on you."
"Don't worry, wife, just hold it!" Liang Fugui puffed out his chest and walked straight towards Zheng Zhong.
Coming closer, he smiled broadly, "Brother Zheng, thank you for your hard work along the way."
Zheng Zhong glanced sideways, not recognizing the man, but nodded politely nonetheless. "Excuse me, may I ask who you are and how do you know my last name is Zheng?"
Liang Fugui did not beat around the bush, but directly stated his purpose.
"Brother Zheng, I'm Liang Fugui from Nanshan Village. I know your ship carries the raw materials for making brown sugar. Many people in our village want to buy it, so I'm here to discuss business with you on behalf of everyone."
Zheng Zhong frowned when he heard this and said in a calm tone, "I'm sorry, this batch of goods was reserved by Miss Chen from your village. I can't sell it to you."
"Boss Zheng, don't be so quick to refuse. The price is negotiable. If you agree to cooperate with me, I will add an extra penny per pound to the original price!"
Liang Fugui observed Zheng Zhong's reaction while he was talking. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he felt that there was a chance, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot.
"Boss Zheng, don't worry. From now on, I'll take as many beets as you have. If you calculate the profit, it's not a small amount!"
Following closely behind, Liang also chimed in, "Boss Zheng, my husband's words are true. Business is all about making money. If you agree, we can earn an extra ten taels of silver from this shipload of beets. That's a great thing for you."
Zheng Zhong looked at the two of them carefully. Seeing Liang Fugui's shrewd expression, he glanced at Liang Shi again and suddenly remembered, "I've seen you before. You worked at Miss Chen's sugar mill."
Liang nodded and smiled. "That's right, Boss Zheng has a good memory. I did work at Chen Qingqing's sugar mill, but I'm done now. My wife and I are planning to cooperate with Boss Zheng. If you agree to cooperate with us, we'll buy your sugar beets at four cents per pound."
Zheng Zhong didn't even think about it and blurted out without hesitation,
"Brother, business is all about integrity. Miss Chen has done me a favor. As the saying goes, 'a meal of kindness should never be forgotten.'
She helped me when I was at my lowest point. I cannot go back on my word. I'm sorry, I can't sell this shipment to you.
If Brother Liang is interested in cooperating, I can ship an extra 10,000 kilograms next time, and it won’t be too late for us to cooperate again.”
After hearing this, Liang Fugui shook his head and waved his hands, "Brother Zheng, this is wrong. Although Miss Chen has done you a favor, as a businessman, you should put profit first. This is not your way of repaying a favor."
"That's right, what is integrity? Can it be eaten as food or spent as money?"
Liang snorted and glanced at Zheng Zhong.
"Boss Zheng, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why did you come all the way here to sell beets? Isn't it just to make a few more bucks? Money is hard to come by these days.
As the old saying goes, if you don't take advantage of a good opportunity, you are a fool. I just wonder why you can't figure out the good thing that is delivered to your door.
But then again, you've been delivering goods to people for more than a year and you've never raised the price. This can be considered as repaying the favor.
Even if you sell these beets to us, Chen Qingqing won’t be able to say anything.”
At this time, several businessmen watching couldn't help but speak up.
"Boss Zheng, isn't the purpose of our business to make more money? Don't be foolish. Even an extra penny can mean a lot more for you this trip!"
"Yes, Boss Zheng, it's not easy to do business away from home. Since they are sincere, you should sell these goods to them!"
.......
The crowd watching the excitement also started to talk about it.
"If you don't make money when you have it, you're a fool!"
"That's right. They've all offered a high price. If it were me, I would sell it to the person who offers the highest price."
"That's right. If I sell a few more, I can buy some rouge, powder, cakes and candies for my wife and children."
"This isn't just a few coins, it's more than ten taels of silver. This is money!"
Seeing this, Liang Fugui hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Boss Zheng, if you sell this batch of goods to me, I promise to cooperate with you forever like Chen Qingqing."
"This..." Zheng Zhong hesitated.
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