Chapter 165 The Market Ends
This is the advantage of a large-scale market. When a caravan comes, goods from almost all over the country can be bought here. When the foreign caravans leave, dozens of carriages are loaded to the brim.
Dajin's porcelain, silk, furs, Chinese medicinal materials and tea were all within their shopping range.
The spices, jewelry, and watches brought by the foreigners were also snatched away by the merchants of Dajin. What shocked Cui Qingyi the most was that there were several cages of peacocks in the team of one trading company, which made a shrill "ah oh" sound when passing by the crowd.
Cui Qingyi couldn't help but sigh that this thing was quite lucky, being able to stay so lively after traveling across the ocean.
As the foreign caravans left, the caravans of the Jin Dynasty also left Dongping County one after another.
Even if Cui Qingyi did not understand political affairs, it was obvious that this transaction with foreigners had extraordinary significance for the entire Dongping County. The arrival of many caravans brought double the profits to all walks of life in Dongping County.
This is just a commercial change, and it must have extraordinary significance for the Jin Dynasty court.
But this is not what Cui Qingyi should care about.
After the caravan left, Dongping County returned to its original peace and tranquility, but Cui Qingyi felt that the reason for this tranquility was probably that most people stayed at home counting silver.
After being busy for more than ten days, everyone in the Jiang family troupe and Mao Lin were almost exhausted. Although there was pear soup available in the kitchen all day long, the endless stream of customers kept them busy, so they had to perform one show after another.
At this time, not only was Cui Qingyi, the shopkeeper, unwilling to stop the show, but even Jiang Bailing and Mao Lin themselves were unwilling to do so.
According to the contract they signed with Cui Qingyi, the silver earned from each performance would belong to them after the teahouse took its cut. They could get more silver for every extra performance, so who would complain about having too much silver?
Take Mao Lin for example. Every night when she returned to her room in the backyard of the teahouse, she would count the money she earned that day with Mao Ya again and again, and then hide it carefully.
In the past, she had support, was sought after, and had a high opinion of herself, and she thought money was the most vulgar thing in the world.
But people's hearts change, and after suffering a disaster and being left penniless, she finally realized that the only thing she could really rely on in this world, besides her own abilities, was money.
There is nothing vulgar about money. The best things in the world are things that can keep them well fed, clothed and warm.
Mao Ya counted the silver coins again and again with her bony hands, causing Mao Lin's eyes to turn red. "After I'm done with these few days' work, I'll take you to see Doctor Lu. Whether your throat can be cured or not is not the issue, but at least you can make up for the loss in your body."
Hearing Mao Lin's words, Mao Ya shook her head violently, gathered the silver coins together and tried to hide them with the other silver coins. "No, auntie, keep them all."
Mao Lin's eyes turned red again when she heard the voice that was comparable to that of an old woman. She didn't understand what was wrong with her. From the capital to Dongping County, she had never shed a tear during those difficult days. But now that her life was getting better day by day, her tears were increasing.
The same scene was happening in the dormitory of the Jiang family, but the atmosphere there was much better than that of Mao Lin.
Yun Que looked at the pile of silver coins on the table and swallowed, "Boss, are these all ours?"
Jiang Bailing was also a little stunned. She was the main force of the Jiang family's performances now. She could see and know that the guests gave a lot of tips, but she didn't expect it to be so much.
Everyone looked at Jiang Bailing with burning and nervous eyes. When they followed the old boss in the past, they had to give the tips from the customers to the boss. If the boss was in a good mood, he would even give them some, but such opportunities were rare.
Now Jiang Bailing has become the troupe's leader, and she is the biggest star in the Jiang family troupe. Most of these tips are directed at the troupe's leader. Although everyone knows that they should not think about it, they can't help but feel a little eager.
Jiang Bailing counted the silver on the table and divided it into more than ten parts. "Skylark, this is yours; Huangying, this is yours..."
The people who were called were a little confused, and Yun Que was even more flustered and waved his hands to refuse, "No, no, no, boss, I can't take this."
The girl named Huang Ying also declined.
Jiang Bailing ignored her and continued to distribute the silver to others.
After waiting for everyone to have it in front of them, Jiang Bailing looked at everyone and said, "Since you call me the boss, then listen to me.
Everyone will have a share of the reward money received in the future, and I will also return the deeds you have to you in the future.
But let me be frank, Manager Cui has been very kind to all of us in the Jiang Family Clan. We signed a five-year contract with Manager Cui.
During these five years, none of you may harbor any other thoughts. If you do anything that would offend Shopkeeper Cui and the Jiang Clan, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."
Although she was tired during these ten days, Jiang Bailing felt that her mind was becoming clearer day by day. She used to think about everyone in the Jiang family, but what she got in return was not tolerance and understanding.
She still treats everyone in the Jiang family as her own brothers and sisters, but perhaps she should change the way she thinks about them, even if it means being a bad person.
In fact, the fact that the remaining members of the Jiang family have followed Jiang Bailing to this point has already proved that they are not people who are only interested in immediate enjoyment, so everyone did not have much resistance to Jiang Bailing's words.
Yun Que grabbed the silver that belonged to him and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. "Hey, troupe boss, let's go to Jinxiufang to make clothes tomorrow. I heard from Sister Konjac that the costumes for our troupe are made by the embroiderers in Jinxiufang.
They have really good craftsmanship, and the clothes they make must be very beautiful."
As soon as Yunque said this, she was immediately echoed by several young girls. Even a few young men nodded quietly and looked at Jiang Bailing with anticipation.
Jiang Bailing...
Cui Qingyi was not very clear about what happened between the Jiang family and Mao Lin.
She was sitting face to face with Konjac, with Wangcai and Heiya standing guard outside the door on either side.
Cui Qingyi's fingers flew, making the abacus click loudly. Cui Qingyi liked using the abacus, especially when calculating money. Compared to mental arithmetic, the sound of the abacus gave her a different kind of satisfaction.
After the account books were checked, Cui Qingyi looked at the abacus for a long time without saying a word. The same was true for Konjac. She opened her eyes wide and felt her whole body was light and floating, as if she was in ecstasy, and said yes.
The hall was silent for a moment. Wangcai and Heiya looked over curiously, but when they saw that nothing had happened, they turned their heads away leisurely.
Konjac's spirit finally returned. After a few words rolled around in her throat, she lowered her voice like a thief and said, "Miss, should we go to the bank?"
It wouldn't be safe to keep such a large sum of money in the house even with Wangcai and Heiya.
Cui Qingyi nodded: "Go, go later, go quietly."
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