Yan Qingqing glanced at her and said, "You don't believe me?"
Li Xin's mother was indeed somewhat skeptical, but not wanting to say it outright, she asked with a smile, "Then tell me, Mother, how do you know about the outside world while you're sitting here without moving?"
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "I judge the population percentage of the prefecture city by the number of people in the past, determine their social class by their clothing, assess the number of outsiders by the number of carriages and horses, and judge the business success and actual consumption level of each vendor by their transaction rate."
Furthermore, I've instructed Ah Da to stay at the teahouse for the next couple of days, to hear if any interesting new developments have occurred in the city.
"If that's the case, and I still don't know much about the prefectural city, is there any way I can learn more about it in two days?"
After Yan Qingqing finished speaking, Li Xinniang was speechless. She really hadn't expected that her mother could understand the situation in the prefectural city so clearly just by sitting here drinking tea for two days. She herself would never be able to do that; it seemed she still had a lot to learn from her mother.
Yan Qingqing got up early on the day the Chamber of Commerce opened. She dressed up carefully, as today was the first big occasion she had encountered since arriving in ancient times, and she couldn't afford to make a fool of herself.
Li Xinniang and A'da were busy loading things onto the carriage when Wu Jingzhi arrived.
Wu Jingzhi was somewhat surprised when he saw Yan Qingqing, but he quickly regained his composure and said respectfully, "Auntie, although the Chamber of Commerce event lasts for three days, the first day is the most important."
Most of the cooperation agreements were reached on the first day; the rest were discussed privately. Auntie, you must make the most of this.
Yan Qingqing was naturally aware of this matter; she had already asked A-Da to find out more. Nevertheless, Yan Qingqing still expressed her gratitude to Wu Jingzhi.
When Yan Qingqing and her group arrived at the venue, they found that there were people guarding the entrance. Only after they handed over their invitations did the guards let them in.
Yan Qingqing figured that people who could participate in the Chamber of Commerce needed to have a certain level of strength; otherwise, the security wouldn't be so strict. It seemed they really did benefit from the Wu family's influence this time. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have been qualified to enter.
Yan Qingqing always knew that the world was vast and there were always people more capable than herself. Her current achievements were nothing special.
Although her family was well-known in Canghe Village and even Chengyang County, they were just insignificant small merchants in the prefectural city. But what if they went to the capital? Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing's fighting spirit was reignited. This business meeting could only succeed and could not fail.
Yan Qingqing asked Li Xinniang to help Wu Jingzhi. She then took Ada to socialize with the merchants coming and going.
This world is inherently a male-dominated world, so most of the members of the Chamber of Commerce are men, with the few women being extremely rare.
As soon as Yan Qingqing entered the venue, the originally noisy venue fell silent instantly, and almost all eyes in the venue were focused on Yan Qingqing.
Most people would be at a loss in such a situation. Those who are inexperienced might even want to disappear into the ground. Even Wu Jingzhi was worried for Yan Qingqing. He was about to step in to help when Li Xinniang grabbed his sleeve and shook her head, saying, "Young Master Wu, please don't go over there. My mother can handle this herself."
As a daughter, Li Xin's mother had no doubt about her mother's abilities, and her mother was confident that after spending the whole morning getting ready, she was sure to dominate the scene today.
Wu Jingzhi looked at the small hand tugging at his clothes. It was delicate and fair, and it didn't look like a man's hand at all. Suddenly, a strange feeling rose in Wu Jingzhi's heart. He really wanted to touch that fair and tender hand, but he was afraid of scaring Li Xinniang, so he held back. A blush quietly rose at the base of his ears.
Li Xinniang was completely unaware of Wu Jingzhi's changes; her attention was entirely focused on her mother, leaving her with no extra energy to pay attention to anything else.
As expected, Yan Qingqing did not disappoint everyone. She smiled faintly at everyone and said, "I am Yan Qingqing from Canghe Village. Greetings, everyone. My husband died young, leaving behind a meager fortune. I have no choice but to show my face in public and do business."
My family mainly deals in food, and our products are unique in the market. We also have new products constantly being added. It's guaranteed to make you all money. If anyone is interested, we can chat later.
This is a perfect opportunity to promote her family's products, and Yan Qingqing certainly wouldn't miss it.
Sure enough, as soon as Yan Qingqing finished speaking, people came over to chat with her. Yan Qingqing did not deny that she had played the victim and used her status as a widow to attract a large number of people.
Opposites attract, and Yan Qingqing is quite pretty. Plus, she's wearing makeup this time, so the men present are sure to be attracted to her.
More and more people surrounded Yan Qingqing. If they were initially attracted by Yan Qingqing's status as a widow and her appearance, then they were impressed by her eloquence and knowledge during their conversations.
Because no matter what topic they talked about, Yan Qingqing could always join in the conversation and offer her own unique insights. Moreover, these insights were novel and original. Even things that had troubled them for a long time in doing business were suddenly cleared up by Yan Qingqing's few words.
Just as Yan Qingqing was having a lively conversation with this group of people, a jealous gaze fell on her. Perhaps the gaze was too blatant, because Yan Qingqing caught it at a glance.
She was a woman in her early twenties, surrounded by a few scattered men. She hadn't expected Yan Qingqing's gaze to immediately fall upon her, so she quickly looked away and smiled happily with the men.
Yan Qingqing calmly withdrew her gaze and smiled at the people surrounding her, saying, "If you are interested in what I just mentioned, you are welcome to visit our workshop."
Currently, besides a few orders in our county, there aren't any on the market yet. I believe that anyone who seizes this opportunity, with your intelligence, will definitely make a fortune.
At this moment, a shopkeeper surnamed Ye said, "Oh dear, I'm going to the north in a while. These things you mentioned can be taken there to test the waters. But I haven't had time to visit your workshop these past few days, and I haven't seen what your products look like, so I don't dare to place an order. It's a real pity."
Yan Qingqing said with a smile, "Manager Ye is right. While being bold and meticulous in business is important, caution is also necessary. I brought samples with me this time. You can take a look first."
Ah Da had already cleverly brought over the samples. The people surrounding Yan Qingqing exchanged glances. She had come prepared. With such courage and resourcefulness, cooperating with her would surely be a good match.
Of course, they had never seen Yan Qingqing's products before. After Yan Qingqing explained them to them in detail, they were generally satisfied and immediately placed orders after agreeing on the price.
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