Chapter 44: Ying's First Trading Experience
Feng Ying: “…”
The cannon fodder can be handled properly this time.
Feng Ying asked Zhuang Laonian and A Liu to sort out the remaining things.
The valuable and auspicious items are put together, the non-valuable items are put together, and the remaining items that have no meaning and are not valuable are packed together.
Let Mrs. Zhuang take it to the pawnshop and pawn it.
"Once you get the money, send it directly to your mother. If you leave it here, you will be devoured by jackals sooner or later." Feng Ying said.
Not only the pawned money, but all her remaining money would be sent to her mother.
Let your mother keep it for you.
Li Jidao was very curious after hearing this: [Of course money and property should be kept in a bank. If you are not sure about the money in one bank, you can keep it in several banks. Otherwise, when you travel around in the future, will you have to carry a bag of money everywhere?]
Will she continue to travel around in the future?
Feng Ying was silent.
It's not like she didn't think about a bank, but there would be a storage fee for keeping the money in a bank.
Some money houses charge an annual fee of 1% to 5%.
The cheaper ones allow a one-time deduction of 5% of the fees, and then there is no limit on the number of years.
However, the larger the money house, the higher the fees. For example, the Nanbeitong Money House in Luoyang City charges a one-time storage fee of 10%.
Of course, the only advantage of their bank is that it can also be exchanged in Chang'an and some big places.
Yes, there is an exchange fee when you redeem.
So it’s very uneconomical.
But since Jian said he wanted to save money, then let’s save money.
Feng Ying called the old lady of the village again and said: "It is better to deposit it in the North-South Bank. When you have money in the future, deposit it in the bank."
Mrs. Zhuang said, "Don't calculate it? The cost is too high."
My wife just said she would let me go back to her parents' home, why did she change her mind?
Feng Ying said: "It's okay..."
She turned around to look at Jian who was returning to the house and smiled, "As for money, we will have plenty in the future, so we won't need that little bit of money."
[By the way, we should let this old lady take the Pi Xiu out, otherwise how can we find a market for it?] Li Jidao stepped over the threshold and paused.
[Forget it, forget it, one generation does not care about the affairs of the other generation, I am going to sleep. 】
Feng Ying: “…”
You care a lot.
Li Jidao's words made Feng Ying's mind come alive. Could it be that this Pixiu has some extraordinary abilities?
She wanted to go out and see the world for herself.
But I am also worried about my daughter's safety.
After thinking about it, A Liu was the person chosen by A Jian herself, so he must not be an ungrateful person. She should trust A Liu.
Feng Ying called Ah Liu over and gave him some instructions: "I'm going to go out for a while, I'll be back soon. Ah Liu, I trust you, you must take good care of Ah Jian, no matter who it is, anyone, even if it's her father, her elder brother or her second brother, you can't leave them alone, understand?"
"Yes!" Ah Liu felt Feng Ying's seriousness and became nervous.
Although she knew that the Li family did not take her seriously and no one had ever been monitoring her, Feng Ying, a woman, did not dare to go out openly. She changed into the same housekeeper's clothes as Mrs. Zhuang, and waited for Mrs. Zhuang to hire an ox cart. She got on the cart and went into Luoyang City with Mrs. Zhuang.
This time their target is in the center of the city, which is not in the same direction as the Thousand Buddha Temple.
The speed is faster than expected.
Feng Ying held the Pi Xiu in his hand, feeling both excited and fearful about his future.
What will happen?
They first went to the Song's pawnshop.
Song is the royal family's surname, and I don't know if this pawnshop has any connection with the royal family.
As soon as I arrived at the pawnshop, explained my purpose and unloaded my box, a customer of the pawnshop came to inquire about the price: "My family is going to marry off our daughter, and we want to find some decent dowry for her."
Feng Ying did not take any furniture at that time, but A Liu still collected a lot of beautiful boxes and chests.
Some of them are carved with patterns or woven beautifully, and can be used as dowry.
Without having to work as a waiter in a shop as a middleman, Feng Ying was able to close a deal on his own.
Most importantly, for the sake of celebration, this shop did not skimp on the price; everything was dozens of cents more expensive than if they sold it to a pawnshop.
After that person left, people nearby heard that someone was selling new boxes and chests, so they all came to take a look. Feng Ying quickly sold all the big items.
A total of five kan of money was collected.
Ah, this...
Feng Ying thought to herself, “This is my first time doing business. Is it really that easy to do business in this world? I can just sit here and count money.”
If she had known earlier, she should have looted all the Li family’s belongings and sold them.
Afterwards, two more families came to the pawnshop to buy things, but the pawnshop didn't have what they wanted. Then they looked in Feng Ying's car and found that it had exactly what they wanted.
One family made some money as a businessman and moved to a new house, so they wanted to buy some things to decorate the house.
The family really likes the dishes and wine vessels in Feng Ying's car.
People prefer the complete set and pay a high price for it.
Another family was getting married and sold all their bed curtains, candles, tea and wine utensils.
Half of the things in the car were gone, and Feng Ying gained another fifteen guan.
The shopkeeper couldn't sit still any longer, so he came to Feng Ying and bowed deeply to her: "Madam, do you have any secrets to doing business? I don't usually get so many people here for weddings or relocations. It's as if they knew you were going to sell something and rushed over specially."
"Can you give me some advice?"
Feng Ying: “…”
"This is my first time selling things here." Feng Ying told the truth.
If there is any problem, it must be the effect of Pixiu.
"Sir, look at what that woman is holding in her hand?"
When you open the back door of the shop, you can see clearly what is happening on the street through the gaps in the curtains.
A young man in gorgeous clothes, with his slender and charming eyes slightly narrowed, said: "It is a 'blessed' Pixiu. Pixiu only takes in and does not give out, and can increase a person's fortune."
The young man frowned as he spoke: "Although the 'blessings' are not many, the efficacy is much more powerful than that of ordinary people, as if it was from the hands of a master."
But how come the master only has a little bit of fortune when he takes action?
I really can't understand it.
The young man said, "Go tell the shopkeeper that he has been having a hard time financially these days. Ask him to buy it."
“Will it work?”
The boy nodded: "It works."
Afterwards he secretly felt regretful, as it seemed that the person behind him was just average in perception. If he was a powerful figure, perhaps he could be used by the prince.
What a pity.
Although the Pixiu can increase wealth, it is ultimately something that can only bring in money but not give out. It can help people accumulate wealth, but it cannot be like a lucky charm like cabbage that specifically blesses wealth and cannot bring in money all the time.
Gradually, fewer people came to buy things.
There is still more than a cart of Feng Ying’s stuff left.
She didn't want to fight any more and planned to treat it as a death contract.
Before she opened her mouth, the shopkeeper opened his mouth and wanted to buy her Pi Xiu.
"Madam, you can name a price."
Feng Ying: “?”
Did she get picked because she used it so smoothly?
Feng Ying thought about it and thought, I already have Ah Jian, so I can have as many of these things as he wants. I don’t feel bad about it, so I’ll just sell them to him.