The fur merchant escorted Song Liyun and her companion to the shop entrance. After seeing them walk into the alley, he turned around, immediately lifted the shop planks, and began to close the door.
His face couldn't hide his excitement.
The high-end wool carpets received today need to be delivered to the small station immediately, and then transported out in bulk tonight.
He never expected that after waiting all year, he would still be able to land such a high-quality order at the end of the year, enough to make him a big bonus at the end of the year.
Furthermore, the seller Song Liyun should be recorded in order to facilitate long-term dealings in the future.
Han Ming had been here before, and with the shopkeeper's photographic memory, he recognized him as a native of Broken Gold Town as soon as Han Ming stepped into the shop.
He is now acting as a servant, accompanying a woman to sell things.
Moreover, it's a high-end wool carpet from the garrison, so this woman must have connections with high-ranking officials in the garrison, or perhaps have channels of communication with the Dilu grasslands.
The shopkeeper was certain that this was a long-term customer, based on his many years of experience in the business, so he didn't mind revealing his ways of making money.
Moreover, the Wanchun caravan is a well-established and powerful force, and it already has countermeasures in place.
Just as he announced three times the price, the woman's barely concealed excitement did not escape his notice.
As long as this woman has a source of goods, once the bait is laid, she will definitely come back again.
After leaving the store, Song Liyun inquired in detail about the business of the store called Wanchun Leather Goods Store.
Han Ming said, "Wanchun Leather Goods has been operating in Qili County for at least ten years. The prices are fair, but the requirements are high, and they often close down, so the business is not very successful."
"Boss, I only found out today that this store sells counterfeit goods."
Han Ming arrived before the Suijin tragedy. At that time, Suijin Town was more prosperous than Qili County, and it had everything. He didn't know much about the place.
Later, when Suijin Town fell into ruin, he accidentally met Wanchun Fur Shop while exchanging some old items for money.
Knowing that wool carpets are expensive, I came directly this time.
He never expected to hear such news, and his heart was still pounding.
Song Liyun nodded. She had indeed been tempted when she heard that the price difference for transporting supplies was so high.
They couldn't wait to become merchants, loading up a whole train carload at a time and making a fortune.
He was now fully awake.
My spatial abilities cannot be exposed; the kind of black market business is something I can't get involved in right now.
Unless you establish your own caravan, you can't operate a large-scale sales business.
It will be several years before we can even think about this condition.
Now, she still wants to stay in Broken Gold Town and live a peaceful, healthy, and happy life with her family.
I had already told my family that I needed to stay overnight in Qili County before I left.
Song Liyun had money on her now, so she wasn't in a hurry to buy anything. Instead, she asked Han Ming to book two rooms at the inn first, and then she would go shopping last.
Han Ming was familiar with the county town, and under his guidance, Song Liyun even bought a cart, but she didn't buy any livestock.
In winter, without any stored hay, cattle, horses, and mules, these big eaters, can't compare to three little rabbits. They can be fed with just some vegetable scraps, corn stubble, and acorn flour.
Large livestock aren't used much these days, so she'll have to buy hay after buying them.
With the handcart on which they placed several baskets, Song Liyun and Han Ming went to the grain store first.
Boss Mu said that grain prices had risen, and sure enough, wooden signs were put up at the entrance of every shop, and a group of people gathered around, all talking about the price increase.
Some people grumbled, "They raise prices every year around this time. They're all heartless bastards. They're never satisfied with making so much money."
Some people sighed, "I heard that the Di barbarians have raided villages again in the north, and the price has risen because everyone was storing up grain."
“I won’t buy it. There’s a large army stationed at Xiashi Pass. Those barbarians cause trouble every year and then retreat. It’s you cowards who let the grain merchants drive up the price.” This was a statement that was both stubborn and defiant.
"Alas! You seem to have forgotten what happened to Broken Gold Town back then..."
"There are soldiers in Broken Gold Town now, so there's nothing to fear!"
Suijin Town is close to Qili County, and the events of that year also frightened them greatly, keeping the city gates closed for half a year.
However, now that they hear there is a garrison there, Qili County is more confident.
Some people checked the grain prices and left, while others said they would buy a few pounds less and wait.
Han Ming whispered, "Boss, the sign says corn is eight coins a pound and flour is ten coins. Shall we buy some?"
Previously in Suijin Town, corn cost five coins and wheat flour eight coins. Prices have indeed risen, but the increase is not significant, so everyone is waiting and seeing.
Song Liyun was unaware that the prices she saw in Suijin Town were already inflated by Boss Mu and were incomparable to those in Qili County.
"Since we're already here, of course we should buy some. But we should buy them separately, not all at one store."
Check out the prices at the grain store first, and buy it immediately if you think it's reasonable.
Song Liyun needs to buy a lot of grain, so she definitely needs to get rid of Han Ming first before she can put it into her own space.
“Alright, I’ll go check out West Street first. There are two grain stores there.” Han Ming agreed with Song Liyun’s arrangement, took the five taels of silver, and set off with his cart.
Song Liyun then carried a large basket into the grain store next door.
There were many people outside the shop, but the shop was deserted inside. The shopkeeper and two employees were weighing sacks of grain.
Sensing a customer entering the shop, the shopkeeper, without even looking up, said, "No bargaining, no credit, cash only. Today's price is for today's grain. If you swear, you'll be thrown out."
It seems I've already been criticized for the rising food prices.
"Shopkeeper, I'm here to buy grain."
"Buy grain!"
The shopkeeper looked up instantly, his gaze first falling on the large basket next to Song Liyun, who indeed seemed to be there to buy something.
"Shopkeeper, please fill this basket with some of your sorghum and millet."
Seeing that the shop had a good selection of goods, Song Liyun didn't bother to ask the prices of each item. She just wanted to buy as much as possible before Han Ming returned.
The shopkeeper glanced at Song Liyun's basket: "Alright, I'll pack ten catties of each for you."
The basket was woven from willow branches, over two feet tall, and had a lid; it was just an ordinary basket.
Song Liyun took a cloth bag out of the basket: "Then I'll have to trouble you two young men."
Sorghum and millet are relatively inexpensive and are sold in large quantities in grain stores.
The two workers, one carrying sorghum and the other carrying millet, quickly filled Song Liyun's wicker basket.
After weighing and settling the bill, the two kinds of grain totaled thirty catties, costing only one hundred and ten coins.
Song Liyun readily paid the money, picked up her basket, and wobbled away.
She was quite strong, but lifting thirty catties of grain was still a struggle for her.
Stepping out of the grain store, Song Liyun found a secluded corner and pretended to rest. She lifted the lid of the basket and reached inside to feel around.
A moment later, Song Liyun came back with an empty basket: "Shopkeeper, I'd like to buy some more beans and corn..."
He made three trips back and forth, buying different kinds of things each time, which puzzled the shopkeeper and his assistant.
The shopkeeper said, "Miss, where do you live? Do you need to buy more grain? Our shop can deliver it back to you."
He saw Song Liyun, a young woman, running back and forth with short intervals between her purchases. He guessed she was from the city and that he could help deliver the large quantities of her goods home.
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