Chapter 141 Selling Contraband
The garrison offered two taels and five cents of silver for a piece of cowhide, but the Wan family was only willing to pay three taels for it.
In this case, the two cowhides were only worth six taels of silver, which was quite different from the ten taels that Wang Zhong said they could be sold for.
Wan Liang Jin continued to speak, but Song Liyun became more and more confused.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask directly, and then she realized that there was a misunderstanding.
The prices quoted by fur shops are generally for raw hides, and the prices for cooked hides are different.
The two cowhides that Song Liyun took out at this time were tanned leather, which needed to be calculated separately. She had a preconceived notion that it was the price of tanned leather.
Wan Liang Jin knew she had misunderstood the price and laughed heartily: "Miss Song, if we were doing business like this, we would have closed the shop long ago, even if we could have had a business for fifty years."
However, Song Liyun's accidental discovery revealed her straightforwardness and openness.
Manager Wan couldn't help but talk about some of the key points of Wu Dynasty's business rules.
Later, the two discussed the conditions for taking delivery of the goods.
It is necessary to avoid Suijin Town and Qili County and deliver the cowhide to the designated location.
The journey is within a hundred miles, and they do not enter the provincial capital or take the official road, just to facilitate their transportation.
Song Liyun thought this was feasible.
According to the Wan family's request, they should take the quiet village road. As long as they don't come into conflict with the government, they will have no worries.
After the discussion, Song Liyun felt settled.
Walking out of the fur shop, Song Liyun clasped her fingers together, reminding herself that first things should come first and that apart from the fur business, everything else should be put aside for the time being.
I will never come to Qili County again. If I want to buy anything, I can ask Manager Mu and Xue Zhuang to take care of it.
Regarding the lives of Min Gande and the other man, I have already talked about the situation at that time and expressed my attitude.
If Mr. Hong from Tianxianglou wanted to threaten Song Zhenping, she would not be polite.
I also bought some cotton cloth suitable for summer clothes, some snacks and pastries on the street. I also went to the drugstore and bought a lot of miscellaneous things.
Song Liyun waited until the appointed time and met Xue Zhuang and his mule cart loaded with acorns outside the city.
After learning that Xue Zhuang had signed a sales contract with Tianxianglou for acorn vermicelli and acorn noodles, Song Liyun was a little surprised, but also happy for the residents of Suijin Town.
Acorn vermicelli and greenhouse vegetable growing are just temporary transition businesses for her during the cold weather in these few months.
Now Hu Qing and other people in the town have shown goodwill to him, especially Xue Zhuang, who has expressed his loyalty and obedience.
Although I don't really take these words to heart, I am willing to give them some sweet treats and will teach them how to remove the astringency of acorns in the future.
With a stable income, people in Suijin Town will have confidence in their future lives.
The weather has warmed up, and now she has other things to do, including reselling cowhide.
For her, there are so many ways to make money.
After returning to Suijin Town, Song Liyun went to the garrison immediately.
Captain Luo is not here again.
When Wang Junxun heard that Song Liyun had agreed to the Wanchun Fur Store deal, he was immediately overjoyed: "Okay, as long as they dare to buy, we will have as much as they want.
It’s just that our guard post is short of people to transport the goods, so you need to find other people.”
Selling vegetables only brings short-term income in small quantities, and bulk transactions like this are what he really wants.
Maintaining an army requires money, and a lot of it.
Hearing Wang Zhong say that it was inconvenient for the guards to step forward, Song Liyun, who already knew the details of the Zhenbei Army, smiled and said, "The less you know about this kind of thing, the better. My family can already provide three people, so we don't need outsiders."
This was her true words. Not only did she have space on her body for easy transportation, but she also had a "proud" warhorse at home.
Although it is not allowed to be ridden, it can still be used to transport some goods each time.
In February, the night wind blew with a strange howl.
The camp gate of the Broken Gold Guards was half open, and a carriage drove out silently. Song Zhenping followed quickly beside it, pulling the horse's bit.
When they arrived outside Baolinju, Song Liyun came out of the yard: "Brother!"
"Yun'er, come up quickly! Get ready!" Song Zhenping looked around and saw no movement, so he lowered his voice.
"I know, don't worry! Uncle Han is still waiting for us up ahead!"
Song Liyun sat on the shaft of the carriage, took out a small silver bag from her arms, and pretended to operate it in the carriage.
The cowhides that were originally piled up in the carriage disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by a pile of sacks stuffed with hay.
On the surface, it looks very similar to bundled cowhide or sheepskin.
Seeing the changes in the carriage, Song Zhenping was still worried, so he climbed into the carriage and rolled the sack over again, trying his best to get close to the furs before he felt at ease.
Ever since Song Liyun came back from Qili County a few days ago, she told him about the fur trade.
Originally, Song Zhenping thought it was nothing.
It's normal for me to sell things for the garrison as I'm a military household. Besides, farming hasn't started yet, so I have a lot of free time and should do something.
But Song Liyun also said that the garrison was not allowed to sell anything, and if the furs were discovered, they would be confiscated and the person would go to jail. Only then did Song Zhenping become nervous.
It has to be transported secretly, which is almost like stealing. The risk is too great.
Song Liyun showed him the "treasure bag" again. He could put the things away when he went out and put them back in the bag when he got to the destination. This way, even if someone checked on the road, they would not be able to catch him.
When they first arrived in Suijin Town, Song Liyun would often take things from the space. Later, when she started earning money by selling acorn tofu and vegetables, she gradually stopped touching the "treasure bag", and Song Zhenping almost forgot about it.
When he saw the "small silver bag", he suddenly realized the situation and accepted this method of transportation, but he insisted on going along.
Although my second sister is capable, she is still a girl.
It was fine during the day, but hiding with a group of men at night, he... he felt that his sister was too hard-working, and she had to go to the guard post at night.
So he took over the task of loading the goods at the garrison by himself, leaving Song Liyun to wait for him at home.
Song Liyun wrapped Song Zhenping's fur robe tightly around him as he got into the carriage, then sat down among the sacks. "Brother, let's go!"
The "arrogant" Juqing horse, driven by Song Zhenping, reluctantly raised its legs and trotted.
Now that the warhorse has recovered from its injuries, it seems that there is no problem for it to return to the grassland, so it has to become a cart horse.
However, this car is not something that ordinary people can control. Han Ming and Song Liyun would kick their hooves as soon as they touched the reins, and would stand still even when whipped. Only when Song Zhenping persuaded them with kind words did they move.
At this time, Ju Qingma did not need anyone to control it, and ran forward on its own.
At the town entrance, Han Ming was also waiting with a cart loaded with hay bags. When he saw the brother and sister's cart coming, he quickly followed behind.
It was Song Liyun's idea to have an extra car. It could confuse people and make it easier for Song Zhenping to leave in case of an accident.
The two cars drove through the town and into the darkness amid the barking of dogs.
The delivery location agreed upon by Song Liyun and Wanjia Fur was in a mountain valley fifty miles south of Suijin Town. Further ahead was the territory of Pingyang Prefecture.
During the day, Song Liyun had already gone there and seen it from afar. There was a small village there with not many people, and most of them were hunters. They should be very familiar with the Wan family.
All Song Liyun had to do was deliver the furs to the outside of the farm, where someone would pick them up.
The carriage arrived at the small village in the middle of the night. The Wan family's steward, Wan Liangjin, was waiting by the roadside with his men.
When he saw the carriage coming, he greeted Song Liyun who got off the carriage, and then asked someone to get on the carriage to inspect the goods.
At this time, the sacks on the car had turned back into bundles of furs.
(End of this chapter)
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