After weighing the sugar, Wang Fugui turned around to get the money.
Wang Fugui had originally planned to sell only ten jin per episode, but given its popularity, ten jin is clearly not enough to meet demand.
Gu Lili was naturally happy to sell all the candy to Wang Fugui, since she might not be able to sell it even if she went out to set up a stall.
With this time, I could make more candy myself.
Gu Lili already had a plan in mind. Since her father, Sizhu, would be there soon, she would buy more grain and make more sugar, which she could then take to the nearby towns to wholesale to various merchants.
"Manager Wang, I'd like to ask you something!" Gu Lili said while watching Wang Fugui count the money.
Wang Fugui paused in counting the money in his hand and asked curiously, "What do you want to ask?"
Gu Lili smiled and said, "I'd like to ask where I can buy a horse-drawn carriage!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Fugui's eyes widened in surprise.
These carriages were not for ordinary people; only the wealthy and powerful could afford to travel in them.
"You don't want to buy it, do you?!" Wang Fugui couldn't help but raise his voice.
Gu Lili nodded, not understanding what was going on.
Wang Fugui curled his lip, thinking, "This little girl is quite daring!"
However, he patiently explained to Gu Lili, "Ordinary people can't just ride in a horse-drawn carriage. If you really want to buy one, you could consider buying an oxcart!"
Although the little girl was dressed in tattered clothes when he first met her, if they continued making and selling candy, buying an oxcart would only be a matter of one or two years, which was something they could think about.
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili realized that this carriage wasn't something that could be bought with money; one also needed to have a certain status.
"What about the oxcart?" Gu Lili asked again.
Wang Fugui's business sees countless people coming and going every day, so he naturally knows that.
Wang Fugui pointed to the west and said, "The price of an ox is probably between twenty and thirty taels, but the exact price depends on the quality of the ox! As for oxcarts, they come in two types: with a canopy and without. An oxcart without a canopy can be bought for two taels, while one with a canopy will cost about five taels of silver! You have to go to the west side of the city to buy an ox!"
Gu Lili nodded, having a general idea in her mind.
It seems we can't buy the horse-drawn carriage. The oxcart is fine too; it's slow, but it's stable.
Suddenly, Wang Fugui had a flash of inspiration and said to Gu Lili with ill intent, "Hey, little girl, if you want to buy an oxcart, why don't you sell me the recipe for making sugar? I'll pay you fifty taels, and then you can drive the oxcart home in a little while!"
Gu Lili looked up and rolled her eyes at Wang Fugui, saying, "Manager Wang, you're really trying to make a quick buck at me. I can tell the difference between a short-term deal and a long-term one. If you don't want to do business with us anymore, just say so!"
Wang Fugui quickly smiled apologetically, "Oh, I was just joking with you, why are you angry? Do you have twenty copper coins? Give me twenty copper coins, and I'll give you a tael of silver, that way it'll be easier for you to take it!"
Gu Lili took out twenty copper coins from her bosom and handed them to Wang Fugui, who in turn handed over one tael of silver.
Gu Lili took the silver, picked up her belongings, and led her younger siblings out.
Wang Fugui ran all the way to the door and shouted, "Little girl, bring me that candy again in a couple of days, I want more!"
He was afraid that Gu Lili would get angry and turn around and sell it to the shop next door.
Gu Lili responded, and Wang Fugui then went back reassured.
Although Gu Lili was a little angry, she wasn't so angry that she didn't want to earn money.
Wang Fugui sat down to drink tea, and a woman in her thirties came out from the inner room.
"Husband, look at you, you're even kneeling and smiling at a little girl for a secret recipe! I have an idea that will allow you to get the secret recipe without spending a penny!" the woman said with a calculating look.
Upon hearing this, Wang Fugui's eyes lit up.
Wouldn't it be even better if it didn't cost a penny?
Then he frowned again. He, Wang Fugui, would never commit murder for money. Although he was greedy, he would never dare to kill anyone!
"Wife, no, no, you can't do murder! You'll get your head chopped off by the magistrate!" Wang Fugui waved his hands repeatedly.
Li Yuemei slapped Wang Fugui on the head.
How on earth did Wang Fugui manage to open Wangji Trading Company?!
What are you thinking about all day long?!
Li Yuemei said irritably, "When did I ever ask you to kill someone!"
Wang Fugui rubbed his head and looked at his wife with a tearful expression, asking aggrievedly, "Don't you want me to kill that girl and force her to hand over the prescription?"
Li Yuemei rolled her eyes at Wang Fugui and said, "Do you think I'm that vicious? I have a way to please everyone, do you want to hear it?"
Wang Fugui immediately began nodding his head frantically, as if pounding garlic.
“Our Cong’er is already fifteen, but…” Li Yuemei didn’t finish her sentence.
Upon hearing this, Wang Fugui immediately understood. "We can bring that little girl to be Cong'er's wife, and then she'll obediently give us the secret recipe, right?"
To be honest, Wang Fugui does appreciate Gu Lili.
A clever and skillful little girl.
It just so happens that his son doesn't want to run a business. If he marries Gu Lili as his daughter-in-law, then he can teach Gu Lili how to do business.
He still had high hopes for Gu Lili. With Gu Lili's support, Wang's Trading Company would definitely reach new heights.
Li Yuemei raised her hand and slapped Wang Fugui again.
She spat and said, "With that sallow and thin face, you actually want her to be Cong'er's wife? She doesn't deserve it! If you ask me, taking her as a concubine is already doing her a favor!"
Wang Fugui covered his head and thought about it; it made sense.
I am a person of some standing in Donghai Town. I can't expect my son to marry a daughter of an official, but at least I can arrange for him to marry a daughter of a wealthy family.
If I were to marry a country bumpkin like Gu Lili, I would be ridiculed for the rest of my life.
“My wife is right. If we take her in as a concubine, her family’s ancestral graves will be emitting auspicious smoke!” Wang Fugui said, pulling Li Yuemei onto his lap.
This is something that can be done!
Next time, after finding out where Gu Lili lives, we'll find a matchmaker, pick a date, and then bring that girl into the family.
Her son is such a handsome young man, that girl must be overjoyed.
Li Yuemei sat in Wang Fugui's lap, her hands restlessly groping inside his chest.
This made Wang Fugui's breathing become heavy instantly.
"My wife, you are such a captivating little devil! Our son is already so grown up, yet I still can't get enough of you!"
As Wang Fugui spoke, he reached his hand inside Li Yuemei's dress.
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