Chapter 30 Chapter 30
When He learned that Luo Yuan had found a job for her, she didn't care about the confidentiality agreement at all and signed it readily. She packed up and prepared to come to work for Jiang Huai.
If it was just the He family, and Xiao Jingzhao hired one more person, the house in the city could accommodate so many people. However, Xiao Jingzhao insisted on hiring three people. Even though the house they rented was not small, it would be a bit crowded with four more people living there.
Not to mention that not only do we have to live in the house, but we also have to wash wool, comb wool, spin yarn, and knit sweaters, which increases the demand for water.
Jiang Huai considered it for a moment and decided to rent a house near the water outside the city, or even buy one. Compared to houses inside the city, houses outside the city were almost completely cheaper. Furthermore, houses outside the city also had the advantage of being much more convenient for collecting wool, whereas bringing large amounts of wool into the city would be somewhat conspicuous.
Upon learning that Jiang Huai had recruited a lot of people and was now planning to buy a house outside the city, Manager Fang was particularly enthusiastic to help. He really wanted Jiang Huai to expand production and thought it would take a while, but he didn't expect Jiang Huai to act so quickly.
Seeing that Manager Fang was busy with Jiang Huai's affairs and even neglected his own business, Mrs. Fang was a little dissatisfied. She couldn't help but mention it while eating, with a complaining tone in her tone.
"They don't even care about their own business, but go to help outsiders."
Shopkeeper Fang put down his chopsticks, glanced at her, and said, "I'm busy all this time, all for the sake of our shop."
Seeing that Mrs. Fang didn't believe him, Shopkeeper Fang shook his head and explained, "Don't you see how popular Mr. Jiang's sweater is? He can sell it in our store, and he can also sell it in other stores. There are so many people in the clothing stores outside who are looking for him. As long as he asks, they might be willing to sell it to him at a loss."
Mrs. Fang said anxiously, "You helped him with the sweater consignment, and he's so ungrateful!"
Shopkeeper Fang's eyes turned cold. "What do you mean by ungrateful? I only spent a few words on the sweater consignment, and he earned dozens of taels of silver with just a few words. Do you think we're doing him a favor?"
Thinking of the dozens of taels of silver that Manager Fang brought back, Mrs. Fang fell silent. The New Year was difficult, but with these dozens of taels of silver, life would be much better.
Seeing that Mrs. Fang fell silent, Shopkeeper Fang continued to eat. In fact, Shopkeeper Fang had not mentioned the most important point. Jiang Huai came to buy winter clothes before, and there were obviously two people, but he was only willing to buy one winter coat. It shows how embarrassed he was at the time.
But it hasn't been long since then. He just took out a sweater and exchanged it for dozens of taels of silver. Shopkeeper Fang guessed that Jiang Huai could earn hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver this winter just by relying on this sweater. Combined with his guess about Jiang Huai's identity, Shopkeeper Fang believed that Jiang Huai's future would be far more than that.
There is nothing better than adding icing on the cake than helping someone in need.
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With a separate house as a woolen workshop, production efficiency has increased significantly.
He already had experience in spinning and knitting, and she quickly became proficient after Jiang Huai taught her. Because she knitted sweaters so quickly, she could even knit the patterns that Jiang Huai had conceived. Jiang Huai immediately told her not to spin yarn, but to work as a knitter instead.
Jiang Huai had expected the surprise given by He, but the three refugees found by Xiao Jingzhao were not what Jiang Huai expected. Although their learning speed was not as fast as He's, they were able to get the hang of it quickly after learning it twice.
As a result, the wool collected earlier was quickly used up and more wool had to be bought.
After asking He and confirming that the wool in Wantou Village was good, Jiang Huai went to collect the wool again.
However, there is not much wool in Wantou Village. After all, the village does not specialize in raising sheep, and Jiang Huai has high requirements for wool. Some wool is of too low quality, so Jiang Huai simply does not buy it, so this time he collects not enough. As for the nearby villages, Jiang Huai asked around, and for some reason, it seemed that other people were also collecting wool, so the villagers were unwilling to sell it.
Jiang Huai didn't know that although other garment shops didn't find his presence, they also took the opportunity to take apart a sweater and confirmed that the sweater was made of wool. They then came out to collect the wool to see if they could figure it out. As a result, the price of wool in Anyuan Prefecture rose for a while.
"Sir, if you go further away, you can get some good wool." Seeing that Jiang Huai was embarrassed about this matter, He hesitated and said.
"Where is it?" Jiang Huai asked.
He spoke in a low voice. She came from the grassland, so she was familiar with some grassland tribes near Anyuan Prefecture. Some tribes would follow the barbarians to attack the city, but some small tribes did not have such courage and could not rob the big tribes, so they just grazed on the grassland near Anyuan Prefecture.
He was familiar with a small tribe and knew that the wool there had just been sheared in the autumn, so there should still be a lot left.
Jiang Huai learned about the situation of the small tribe from He, but did not believe it easily. He went back to ask Manager Fang. He thought that Manager Fang might not know much, but he didn't know that Manager Fang also had an impression of this tribe.
"Alas, in fact, the tribe called the barbarian tribe is actually some women from the Great Zhou who were abducted and gave birth to children with the barbarians. Some of them ran away and had no home to return to or no place to live, so they simply made a living by herding." Manager Fang sighed.
Jiang Huai didn't expect that this tribe had such a hidden secret. Thinking of He's attitude when she talked about it, and thinking of Luo Yuan's situation, it was no wonder that He was familiar with this tribe.
After understanding the situation, Jiang Huai had a much better impression of this tribe. He asked He about what the tribe usually lacked and what they wanted to buy. He exchanged some silver for goods and then set off with his people.
Of course, Jiang Huai did not forget to bring Xiao Jingzhao, and also asked others to bring some weapons.
Even if you believe him, you still have to be on guard. What if his information is wrong? It's better to buy a sword and not be able to use it than to not have it when you need it.
He also came along. It was Jiang Huai's first time to go to that tribe. Without an acquaintance to lead the way, misunderstandings were likely to occur. After all, Anyuan Prefecture rarely sent people over. It was hard to say whether they disliked him or not, they were just a little indifferent.
When He and Jiang Huai talked about the news of this tribe, they were actually just giving it a try. They didn't expect that Jiang Huai would actually go there to buy wool. He even considered that the tribe might not only be short of money, but also short of goods, and chose to bring some goods over. This shocked He.
Sitting on the ox cart, He Shi did not stop working and continued to knit sweaters. The way she could repay Jiang Huai was to work harder, because as long as she knitted one more sweater, Jiang Huai could earn more money.
Not only He, but the other three also did not stop working. Even when Jiang Huai said that it would hurt their eyes if they walked on the road and asked them to take a break, they all said that they could knit sweaters without looking at the stitches. The others were so hardworking that Jiang Huai had no choice but to let them knit while he and Xiao Jingzhao drove the ox cart forward.
The ox cart moved forward slowly, stopping and resting along the way, and finally reached the territory of the small tribe in the afternoon.
It was early winter, and there was hardly any green grass on the ground. If it weren't for the tents, Jiang Huai wouldn't have thought that there were still people here. Can they really keep the sheep alive by herding them?
This thought flashed through Jiang Huai's mind.
But soon, Jiang Huai put these thoughts aside. As the convoy arrived here, someone came out of the tent and looked over here. Soon someone else came over on horseback. The person who came was a tall woman. Although she was not strong, she looked fierce and it was obvious that she was not someone to be messed with.
"You..." the woman said in a rough voice.
"Sister Zhao, we are here to collect wool." He jumped off the carriage and spoke quickly.
Only then did Sister Zhao notice that there was an acquaintance among the group of people coming, or rather two acquaintances. Sister Zhao glanced at Luo Yuan who was knitting a sweater in the car. The boy seemed to have become stronger.
After finding out from Mrs. He the purpose of the group's visit, especially after learning that Jiang Huai knew they were short of something and had specially exchanged some silver for goods, Sister Zhao's eyes softened when she looked at Jiang Huai.
Sister Zhao led the group into the tent. There were also people in other tents standing at the curtains looking out, but when they saw that the group of people who came were almost all men, they did not come out.
However, after Sister Zhao gave the order, someone soon brought the wool they had sheared. Jiang Huai carefully checked it and found that the quality of the wool was much better than that collected in Wantou Village.
But that's normal. The people in Wantou Village are part-time, and Sister Zhao is a full-time herder. How could she not raise the sheep well?
After making sure that there was no problem with the quality of the wool and asking about the price, Jiang Huai directly said that he would buy all the wool from the entire tribe. He had made a lot of money by selling sweaters these days, and the cost of wool was not too high. Since he happened to be here this time, he might as well buy it all.
When they learned that Jiang Huai was going to take away all the wool, the people who brought the wool showed joy. They sheared the wool every year, but they couldn't sell it for much every year. As for taking the wool to Anyuan Prefecture to sell it, they had tried, but it cost money to enter the city to sell the goods, it cost money to find a venue, and most importantly, when the buyers heard their origins, some of them would lower the price, so that they were not willing to sell.
Sister Zhao didn't expect Jiang Huai to be so generous. After thinking about it, she said that since Jiang Huai wanted it all, she would give him a little discount, which helped him save some money.
When the others heard what Sister Zhao said, although they felt a little reluctant, they also felt that if they could sell them all in one go, they would not suffer any loss, and even if they made a little less profit, it would not be a big deal.
"Then I also brought some goods. Sister Zhao, you can see how much silver they can be worth." Jiang Huai said.
The others didn't know that Jiang Huai had brought goods. After hearing what he said, they ran directly to the ox cart to see. Only then did they realize that Jiang Huai not only wanted to pay with silver, but also knew that they were short of goods and chose to bring some goods.
The other party asked Sister Zhao to see how much money it could be worth. This action was actually the same as the discount Sister Zhao had just given.
Jiang Huai didn't bring much, just small things, but they were all urgently needed by the tribe. After Sister Zhao finished calculating the bill, the others who were still hiding in the tent came out and started picking things up, as if it was New Year's Day.
It is convenient to buy so much wool at one time, and with the discount given by Sister Zhao, it also saves money. The only problem is that we drove two ox carts here, and even if we walk on the way back and let the carts carry the goods, we bought too much wool this time, and I am afraid that the ox carts cannot carry it.
Seeing Jiang Huai in trouble, Sister Zhao immediately patted her chest and said, "If Master Jiang doesn't mind, my sisters and I can help deliver the goods."
Jiang Huai didn't mind at all and agreed immediately.
Sister Zhao immediately made arrangements and used a large, fine net to pack the wool. Jiang Huai finally knew where He had learned this from.
Then she hung the wool on both sides of the horse's body, because the most constricting part was on the saddle, so the horse would not be injured. After several attempts, Sister Zhao finally determined how much wool a horse could carry.
As the sky gradually darkened, Sister Zhao enthusiastically took Jiang Huai and his group and invited them to have dinner in the tent. She specially had a sheep slaughtered so that they would have mutton to eat today.
Besides, it's so late now. If Jiang Huai and his group go back, something might happen on the way. It would be better for them to have a good meal and sleep here first, and then set off tomorrow.
Before coming here, Jiang Huai had prepared to stay here for a night, and when he saw Sister Zhao's invitation, he did not refuse.
But before the group started eating, an indescribable sound came from a distance. Jiang Huai didn't react at all, but Sister Zhao's face changed suddenly. She immediately recognized that it was the sound of horses running, but where did so many horses come from nearby?
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