Liang Jiugong then took out his silver and handed it to the stall owner. Seeing that they were so quick to pay, the stall owner smiled and said, "Thank you, gentlemen and ladies. I'll pack up and go home now."
Having taken the silver, he was afraid that things might go wrong if he waited too long, so he naturally wanted to go home first to settle the silver in order to put his mind at ease.
This stall owner was also very shrewd. Although the place where he set up his stall was not particularly remote, there were not many people in the area, and the surrounding area was full of people, so no one knew how much money he made.
The foreigner was annoyed by their actions: "How can you do this?"
Seeing the foreigners who were getting furious, Yinzhen felt much happier and calmed down. He realized that this was the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty was still a powerful country in the eyes of foreigners. He didn't need to be so displeased with them.
Yinzhen looked at the man, had an idea in mind, and said, "This... sir, I've heard that you have quite a few things like telescopes. If you don't mind, we can discuss a deal."
Yinzhen's true purpose was not to discuss business, but to take this opportunity to find out more.
The foreigner, Charlie, was quite surprised to hear what Yinzhen said. He looked at Yinzhen with an expression that said, "How can you be so shameless?" and said, "Don't joke around."
Yinzhen: "Why do you think I'm joking?"
Charlie's expression darkened: "I won't do business with you. You're not a person who honors contracts, and I don't want to do business with you."
Yinzhen was speechless. Merchants? They only care about profit.
Yinzhen: "I don't think it's necessary for you to refuse so quickly, sir. Why don't we find a place to talk first?"
Charlie didn't want to talk, so his expression remained unpleasant. After all, what he wanted was originally within his grasp, but now it had been snatched away. He couldn't bring himself to negotiate a deal with the person who had taken it from him.
"Sorry, I have other things to attend to. As for you, we'll meet again sometime."
Seeing that he really had no such intention, Yinzhen did not force him. Yinzhen probably knew what he was thinking. Imported goods were very popular among wealthy families in the Qing Dynasty. Because of the limited quantity, the supply could not meet the demand. Charlie was not worried about selling them, so naturally he was unwilling to do business with someone who was "taking what others liked".
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