"No problem, wait for me, I have something to say to your father."
Rou'er: "No problem, I'll go call Dad right away."
Rou'er ran and shouted, "Dad, Dad, Dad~ Where are you?"
Mr. Zhou heard his precious little girl calling him anxiously, and thought something had happened. He ignored Er Jin who was reporting the bills and ran out of the study. Er Jin was used to this kind of thing. He walked to the table and sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it leisurely. Usually, in this situation, Mr. Zhou would not be back for half an hour.
Master Zhou hurried to the yard, "My Rou'er, what's wrong?"
Rou'er: "Sister Tuantuan is here. I want to go out for dinner with her, but she wants to talk to you about something. Please hurry up and talk."
Mr. Zhou looked at Jiang Tuantuan and immediately changed his attitude to become serious. "Miss Jiang, please go to the study."
Erjin almost spit out the tea in his mouth when he saw that his master had been out for less than a quarter of an hour and came back.
"Erjin, serve Miss Jiang some tea. We have something to discuss."
Er Jin skillfully brewed a cup of Longjing tea and handed it to Jiang Tuantuan, "Thank you!"
Mr. Zhou: "Let's get straight to the point. I wonder what brings Miss Jiang here today?"
Jiang Tuantuan took a sip of tea and asked, "Is Mr. Zhou interested in the ginger business?"
Mr. Zhou was shocked. "Of course I'm interested. Ginger is very profitable, but there are few people growing it, so there aren't many suitable supply channels."
"So what does Mr. Zhou think of my ginger?"
Mr. Zhou picked up a piece and examined it carefully. "It's of top quality. Outside, it would sell for fifteen cents a pound."
Jiang Tuantuan asked, "I have a suitable channel here, but Master Zhou will have to wait for a year."
"Oh? What is it?"
Jiang Tuantuan: "I'm from Daping Village. Almost every household in our village has started growing ginger since this year. We only plant a small amount, but in a year or two, it will grow more and more. If we can't sell it, it would be a big loss to just hold on to it. It just so happens that Mr. Zhou is also interested. I'm thinking that when the ginger in the village is ripe next year, would Mr. Zhou be willing to harvest it?"
Mr. Zhou laughed and said, "Of course I am willing, but what about the price?" He was worried about not being able to find a cheap source of supply. Ginger of this quality sells for fifteen cents in Fujiang County, and even twenty cents in other places.
Jiang Tuantuan said, "I just sold some to Tongji Hall for eleven cents per pound. What do you think, Master Zhou?"
Mr. Zhou thought about it and realized that her meaning was very clear. She also wanted to sell it to me at eleven cents per pound, but if the quantity was large, eleven cents was still a bit high. It would be better if it could be sold at one cent lower.
Seeing that Master Zhou was thinking, Jiang Tuantuan said directly, "If Master Zhou buys a large quantity, the price can be reduced to ten coins per catty, but it can't be lowered any lower. After all, these are all grown with the hard work of the villagers, and the seeds are not cheap."
This price hit Mr. Zhou's heart, and the two hit it off immediately. Mr. Zhou asked if they wanted to sign the contract, and Jiang Tuantuan simply waved his hand, "I believe in Mr. Zhou's character, he will definitely not deceive me."
The two had a very pleasant conversation. They gave the villagers ginger seeds, telling them that if they didn't want a good way out, then they would have planted them in vain. If they took the seeds to the county town to sell, it would definitely not be easy to sell. After all, there were only a few wealthy families in Fujiang County, and everyone in the village planted ginger. There was too much ginger, and with the round-trip journey and the cost of food, they could hardly make any money.
It would be bad if the big grain shop felt that the villagers were stealing their business and hired someone to drive them out. It would be easier and less troublesome to just let Mr. Zhou take the grain away.
Seeing that they stayed in the house and didn't come out, Zhou Rouer had no choice but to sit on the rockery bored, swinging her legs, looking at the sky, and thinking about what to eat in the evening.
"Rou'er." Jiang Tuantuan called her name loudly.
Zhou Rouer was so frightened that she jumped up from the rockery, "Sister Tuantuan, you are so annoying. You actually scared me."
"You've been thinking too much, let's go eat."
When we got to the street, all the vendors had set up their stalls, and it was crowded and lively.
Zhou Rouer dragged Jiang Tuantuan to a pancake stand and said, "Boss, give me two, with more meat!"
Jiang Li just came out of the bookstore and saw them the moment he looked up. "Sister Tuantuan, Rou'er."
They both turned their heads in unison.
"Hey, it's Xiao Lili, what are you doing?"
"Jiangli, long time no see."
Jiang Li: "I copied a new book and just took it to the bookstore to sell it."
Zhou Rouer gave a thumbs up: "You are really amazing. I hate reading and writing the most."
Jiang Li looked at Zhou Rouer and his eyes narrowed. "So what do you like?"
"I like it. The pancakes here are delicious. Boss, give me another one. Come have dinner with us tonight. I'll take you to taste the delicacies of Fujiang County."
Jiang Tuantuan also took the opportunity to invite Jiang Li to join.
After buying the pancakes, the three of them followed Rou'er to a noodle shop. The decoration looked unremarkable, so Rou'er said to the waiter with familiarity, "Give me three bowls of clear soup noodles, a serving of steamed pork with rice flour, and candied sweet potato."
Rou'er's eyes sparkled as she introduced, "This pancake is filled with meat, and it has a salty and fresh taste. The gravy bursts out with every bite. It goes perfectly with a big mouthful of clear soup noodles. The steamed pork with rice flour is their signature dish, and you won't get tired of it no matter how much you eat. The candied sweet potato is also delicious."
The dishes were served quickly. Jiang Tuantuan took a bite and found them really good. Since Li Jingchen left, she rarely had such delicious food. She couldn't help but eat a lot.
Jiang Li ate until his belly was full. "Rou'er, you are amazing. You can find so many delicious foods."
Rou'er: "Do you really think so? My nanny and the maids around me all say that it's not good for me to be like this. I can't just think about eating every day. I need to learn more about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, otherwise I won't be able to get married in the future. My father also asked me to learn to play the piano more, but I don't like it at all!"
Jiang Tuantuan was immediately amused by what she said, and thought to herself, how could this child be so cute!
Jiang Li looked into Rou'er's eyes and said seriously, "I don't think there's anything wrong with you doing this. Before I met Sister Tuantuan, I lived a miserable and unhappy life every day. So later I thought, life is short, so we must do what we like and not care about what others think. Being happy is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Rou'er felt like she had found a confidant. "Jiang Li, you really hit the nail on the head. I feel the same way. Boss, give me another steamed chicken. I can eat more."
Jiang Tuantuan carefully observed Rou'er's face and found that it was indeed rounder than when they first met.
Moreover, the look in Jiang Li's eyes when he looked at Rou'er was very gentle and doting.
The woman's sixth sense told her that something must have happened to Jiang Li!
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