Chapter 187 Meet the Boss Behind the Scenes

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

Well, at least it proves that her disguise was successful this time.

Xia Juanjuan cleared her throat and continued in a low voice, "Why would I lie to you? I only have about five kilograms on hand. If you don't believe me, I'll show you."

As she spoke, Xia Juanjuan lifted the cloth covering the basket she was carrying. Wasn't there soft, white cotton underneath?

The two still didn't believe it. What were they doing? They were professional middlemen who traveled all over the nearby counties. Now they could collect 50 kilograms of cotton a day, which was already outstanding! What about 1,000 kilograms?

"Auntie, you have five kilograms. Let's weigh them and we'll take them. Don't tease us if you say you have a thousand kilograms or something."

As he spoke, someone came over to take Xia Juanjuan's basket.

Xia Juanjuan stepped aside to avoid the two men from bumping into each other and said, "If you want to go back on your words, please ask the boss behind you for me."

The two looked at each other, somewhat undecided.

Xia Juanjuan said, "How about this. I will sell you these five kilograms of cotton today. You go back and ask your boss for his opinion. Several nearby counties are short of cotton. Your boss probably won't want to miss such a great opportunity to make money, right? I'll come again at the same time tomorrow. If your boss isn't interested, I'll have to find someone else."

Seeing this, the two of them tentatively agreed: "Okay, let's go back and tell them what's going on."

Although the lady in front of me doesn't look like she has a thousand kilograms of cotton, but she sounds so determined that I should tell her to go back and let the boss decide.

At that moment, he weighed the five kilograms of cotton that Xia Juanjuan brought, and paid 7 yuan to Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan didn't say anything more and just left.

At the same time the next day, when Xia Juanjuan came again, she saw the two men from yesterday, and another man dressed similarly sitting in the shadows.

Seeing Xia Juanjuan coming, the two men from last night turned around and said something to the man, and the man stood up and walked out from the shadows.

Xia Juanjuan found that the man was not short, so she raised her head and looked at him fearlessly.

She knew that these people were walking in a gray or even black area, and if she showed even the slightest fear, she would be eaten to pieces.

The man narrowed his eyes and observed Xia Juanjuan for a while before asking, "Do you have a thousand kilograms of cotton?"

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said affirmatively: "I have."

The man nodded and said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go somewhere else."

Having said that, he led his men towards the other end of the black market.

Xia Juanjuan did not move. The man turned around and looked at Xia Juanjuan inquiringly.

Xia Juanjuan said, "We can change the place, but it can't be the place you choose. Of course, you probably won't feel comfortable with the place I choose. So, it has to be a place we choose together."

As a woman, how dare she follow three grown men?

The man cast an approving look at Xia Juanjuan. For people in their line of work, being cautious and careful always comes first.

"Let's choose together. How do we choose?"

Xia Juanjuan said: "Let's each say a place name nearby, and then choose a location between two places."

The man thought about it and said with a smile: "Why don't we each pick three place names and randomly select two from the six place names."

If Xia Juanjuan was a bait sent by someone, then it would still be unsafe for her to choose a place name.

Xia Juanjuan nodded without any objection.

The two of them mentioned three place names respectively, and finally decided on a place in the old city.

Xia Juanjuan was actually scared, but she was mentally prepared. Even if she couldn't beat them, she should be able to hide in the space in time.

When they arrived, there happened to be a teahouse nearby, so they went in.

The man looked at Xia Juanjuan carefully again, and then he said, "When can the 1,000 kilograms of cotton be delivered?"

Xia Juanjuan didn't beat around the bush and said, "If you really want it, you can do it tomorrow."

"What's the price?"

"Just keep yesterday's price. We'll pay and deliver tomorrow."

One thousand jin, one jin is one yuan and four, that is one thousand four hundred yuan.

Over the past year, Xia Juanjuan has earned a total of 850 yuan from the money she earned from selling her supplies, the money that Li Zhan gave to Liu Lan over the years, and the monthly allowance that Li Zhan sent her. After deducting the money for building the house, the money given to Xia Shuangshan, the money for buying the house, and the money she spends on a daily basis, she now has about 5,000 yuan left in the space.

One thousand four hundred yuan, from her perspective as a time traveler, is really not much. But in this era, she only saved five thousand yuan in more than a year, and now a transaction is one thousand four hundred yuan, which is actually a huge number.

After all, the average monthly salary of a factory worker is only 30 to 40 yuan. Even if we calculate it at 40 yuan, 1,400 yuan is the total salary of a worker for nearly three years!

The man opposite couldn't help but sigh in admiration when he saw Xia Juanjuan facing such a huge transaction of 1,400 yuan without changing her expression.

Even for him who had been in the black market for several years, a transaction of more than 1,000 yuan? It was not uncommon, but it was rare.

After a long pause, the man said to his companion, "Xiao Zhao, go get the boss a basin of water."

Xia Juanjuan frowned slightly. Whether this person agrees to the deal or not is just a matter of words. Why does she need water?

His companion was obviously also confused, but he didn't dare to ask and went obediently.

After a while, a basin of hot water was brought over and placed on the table.

The place where they were sitting was originally in the corner, and there was a curtain separating them, so it was relatively hidden.

The man looked at Xia Juanjuan and said, "We can make a deal. But it would be too insincere to pretend to be someone you are not. If you are willing to wash your face and show your true face, I will agree to make this deal."