Chapter 101: Wealth and Glory [VIP]
Yue A Shui had just finished washing up and came out of the room. He went downstairs to ask the waiter to prepare food for everyone. Unexpectedly, he found the Oda brothers.
No, this is the time to discover Miss Tian’s secret.
Yue A Shui was shocked to see that the little brother of the Tian family who had been traveling with them suddenly turned into Miss Tian!
Tian Baozhu was a little distressed and angry. She couldn't find a way to deal with the situation for a while, so she pretended not to hear and quickly went downstairs to find the innkeeper.
Tian Baozhu asked the shopkeeper to tell the father and uncle of Room A that she was going out for a trip and would be back in the evening, so there was no need to look for her.
Yue A Shui was still stupidly standing upstairs without chasing after him. After watching the familiar figure leave the inn without looking back, he went downstairs. He couldn't help but doubt himself again. Could it be that he really recognized the wrong person?
But his height, back view and walking posture are indeed no different from the young brother of the Tian family.
Tian Baozhu knew that the person behind her must have been staring at her. After leaving the inn, she suddenly calmed down. She was not afraid that Yue Ashui would go to the innkeeper to question him. Even if he knew that she was a woman disguised as a man, it didn't matter if he told Team Leader Chang.
She had already memorized the return route, so she had to go back with the tea merchant.
With her father and uncle protecting her, she felt more at ease. As she thought about this, her steps became lighter.
Tian Baozhu turned out of the alley and found a dessert shop.
After being recommended by the owner of the dessert shop, I bought a bowl of mango sago and sat in the shop, drinking it while asking the owner about it.
It turns out that you can do business here by walking around the streets and hawking your wares without being taxed. Only fixed stalls and shops are taxed because these shops have stable customers and income.
The owner of the dessert shop saw that she was a stranger and saw that she was very graceful and easygoing, so he asked, "Little girl, what are you going to sell?"
Tian Baozhu took a velvet flower from her hair and handed it to the shopkeeper. "My sisters and I made some velvet flower hairpins at home. We don't have many, and we don't know if we can sell them."
The shopkeeper wiped his hands, walked around the counter to Tian Baozhu, took the velvet flower, and after examining it carefully, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Wow, this velvet flower is really beautiful. How much is it?"
"I haven't thought about that yet."
"Your velvet flower will definitely sell. It all depends on how much silver you want to sell it for. The women here all love to be pretty. As long as the item is good, they are willing to pay for it."
Upon hearing this, Tian Baozhu took out another velvet flower from her bun and handed it forward: "Please accept it, boss, and don't despise it. I have only been wearing this pair of velvet flowers for an hour."
The owner of the candy shop didn't expect the girl to be so generous. Knowing that she wanted to ask him for something, he took the velvet flower and said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"
With the guidance of the owner of the candy shop, Tian Baozhu went to the local government office to find the old official in charge, spent some money and paid taxes, and then completed the procedures for the fixed stall.
Tian Baozhu walked around the city a few more times with the stall number plate in her pocket, shamelessly asking for prices at embroidery shops, clothing stores and jewelry stores.
There is a lot of silk in the water towns of Jiangnan. In addition to gold, silver and jade ornaments, the head ornaments made there also include elephant and flower ornaments. Not only are they expensive, but the styles are also not as good as theirs.
After making inquiries and comparisons, Tian Baozhu finally had an idea of how to price her velvet flowers.
As for where to set up the stall, Tian Baozhu planned to walk around and choose a good Feng Shui location to set up the stall.
While strolling around, she also asked her father and uncle about the price of furs. There were vendors in the city who specialized in buying furs. These vendors wanted more than Xiulou, but the price they offered was also lower than Xiulou.
They would resell the collected furs to various places and make a profit from the difference. Although this would save them a lot of time on the trip, it would not let the public know that these furs originated from Xiahe Village.
After this trip, Tian Baozhu finally understood how difficult it was when her cousin said, "You have to make your own products famous, and make it famous!"
The more she understood, the more she admired her cousin, cousin and Yang Wenying. When others were not optimistic about the three of them, they were able to go from carrying loads on their shoulders and bartering to now opening a supply and marketing cooperative in the city.
With them as role models, Tian Baozhu is more confident.
Before it got dark, Tian Baozhu saw many special products from Jiangnan at the market and bought a lot of seeds, planning to send them back tomorrow.
Tanaka was standing at the entrance of the alley, pacing back and forth, stopping from time to time, stretching his neck, finally hoping that his daughter would come back.
"If you hadn't come back, Dad would have gone looking for you. How come you're half a minute late?" Tanaka Masashi looked his daughter up and down, and seeing that she was fine, he took the package from her hand and led her to the inn.
Tian Baozhu followed behind her father and explained, "This place is much larger than the towns we've been to before. The houses on every long street are almost identical. I accidentally took the wrong road. But don't worry, Dad. There are police patrolling the streets. I'm careful and won't let anything like that happen again."
Speaking of what happened before, Qiqi, someone actually dared to rob in the street. Fortunately, there was a good person, so there was no loss.
Lesson: Don’t show off your wealth when you are out.
Tanaka took a look at his daughter's clothes and said, "When you go out again tomorrow, Dad will go with you."
"Dad, I was accidentally seen by Yue Ashui when I came out this time," Ye Baozhu whispered.
"It's okay. Chang Wei has already led people to the tea garden to load goods. He won't be back for a while. Even if he comes back and finds out, what can he do? We are not in any way causing them any trouble." Although the dried vegetables, dried meat and flatbreads brought along the way were all sold, the daughter became a cook for the tea merchant team in order to earn more money.
After the father and daughter entered the inn, Huang Songbai waved at them, "Come."
Tian Baozhu had been strolling around for the whole day and had only a bowl of sugar water. She was so hungry that she couldn't wait to eat the eel noodles when they were served.
"Baozhu, eat slowly. If it's not enough, your uncle will order another bowl for you." Huang Songbai poured a bowl of water for the child.
After eating and drinking their fill downstairs, the three of them put together the information they had gathered today. Tian Baozhu had already finished writing the manual she brought from home, and the one in her hand was a new one she bought.
"Baozhu, where do you plan to set up this stall? Let your father accompany you tomorrow, and your uncle will go around looking for furs. We can't put all our eggs in one basket." Huang Songbai drank several more bottles of water.
"The East Market is crowded, let's go there tomorrow."
The three of them discussed for a while and asked Baozhu to send another letter when she returned tomorrow to send something home. Then they went back to their rooms to rest.
After getting up early, everyone still had lunch downstairs.
A serving of pan-fried buns with a large bowl of millet porridge was a feast for everyone.
Tanaka Masaru and Huang Songbai carried the folding tables and chairs out of the mule cart, tied them up with hemp ropes, and Tanaka Masaru carried them directly on his back.
"Brother-in-law, you and Baozhu should slow down. I will go to the East Market to find you after I finish my round." Huang Songbai waved goodbye to the father and daughter, carrying the furs on his back, and went in the opposite direction.
At this time, there were already many stalls set up in the East Market. Tian Baozhu looked around and asked her father to set up the table next to the stall selling calligraphy and paintings, and opposite her was the stall selling sachets, scented fans and scented handkerchiefs.
Compared to the people opposite who rolled their eyes, the gentleman selling calligraphy and paintings was extremely friendly, especially when her father opened the folding tables and chairs, she clearly found that the street vendors were stunned.
Tian Baozhu took out a piece of soft pink cloth from her backpack and spread it on the table, then put the small sign she had made at home on it.
As soon as the jewelry box was opened, all kinds of plush flowers came alive under the sunlight, and plush pendants were neatly arranged, including armholes, rabbit ear hats, rabbit scarves, and rabbit leather gloves.
Every time Tian Baozhu took something out of the basket, she shocked everyone present.
Who would have thought that the seemingly honest father and daughter would have so many new things.
"Fragrant handkerchiefs, scented fans, come and take a look!" The vendor opposite was obviously getting restless and had already started shouting.
When he shouted, everyone came to their senses and started to shout about their own business.
Tanaka was handing the chair to his daughter, "Baozhu, should we shout too?"
"Dad, you sit down, I'll do it. A Yao and Wen Ying taught me when they were at home." Tian Baozhu straightened her clothes slightly, took out a booklet from her arms, glanced at the poems on it, and then closed it.
"Edelweiss, a flower with a thousand charming features, delicate and soft like colorful gauze. Wearing it on your head, you look like a fairy spreading her fragrance!"
Tian Baozhu's recitation of the poem astonished everyone. Even the calligraphy and painting vendor nearby couldn't help but applaud her. "What a great poem! How much is one of your velvet flowers?"
"Which one do you want, sir? All my velvet flowers are unique and cheaper than elephant flowers."
When the gentleman heard Tian Baozhu say it was unique, he hesitated a little as he stretched out his hand, but when he heard it was cheaper than the elephant flower, he pointed to the hibiscus flower.
"How much is this one?"
"Sir, since you are my first customer, I will give you half price, only one hundred and fifty coins." Tian Baozhu handed the hibiscus flower to him. "Sir, please take a closer look. This velvet flower is made of silk, and it is no worse than the elephant flowers made of silk cloth and colorful satin."
The cheapest elephant flower made of silk cloth costs seventy coins.
The hibiscus flower in his hand was truly delightful to look at, and it smelled like a flower fragrance. However, he hadn't opened his shop yet today, and he was a little short of money, so he had to put it aside for now. "Miss, could you please keep this hibiscus hairpin for me? I'll buy it after I open my shop today."
"Okay, no problem." Tian Baozhu put the velvet flower directly back into the backpack.
The gentleman selling calligraphy and paintings bowed to her and thanked her.
At the same time, more and more people came to the East Market to shop, and because Tian Baozhu's stall was very different from the surrounding vendors' stalls, more and more people gathered around her stall.
These unique and limited velvet flowers were bought at high prices, and some were even willing to pay a high price to reserve them with Tian Baozhu.
Tian Baozhu only collected half of the deposit and registered the names of these people and the styles of velvet flowers they wanted. She decided to buy a batch of raw silk herself first, and then write a letter home, asking A Yao to quickly send a batch of velvet flowers to Jiangnan.
Not only was there money to be made in this velvet flower business, it was a ton of money, and all the fur goods in the house were sold out.
As long as the customers who bought her velvet flowers wear these hairpins tomorrow, the reputation of "wealth and glory" from Xiahe Village in Fang County will be successfully spread.
Tanaka stood up to help his daughter clean up the sold-out stall, still unable to believe that people here were willing to spend such a huge amount of money for a hairpin.
"Baozhu, can you handle this by yourself?"
"Dad, you should ask when we can go home?" It was a good decision to come to Jiangnan to sell velvet flowers this time.
Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. Born in this rich place, there is no need to worry about food, clothing and other expenses. It would be great if all the family members were here.
Tian Baozhu couldn't wait to go back to the inn to write a letter to her family.
Seeing that the calligraphy and painting vendor next to him had not yet opened his shop, he handed the hibiscus hairpin to his desk and said, "Sir, take it for now. I'll come back here in a few days and you can give me the money back then."
"Thank you very much, Miss Tian. My name is Liang Ming, and I live in the third house in the second alley by the Fenshui Lake." Liang Ming introduced himself.
Tian Baozhu bowed in return and took note of his words, then followed her father to the money shop to exchange all the loose silver coins for silver notes so that they would be easier to carry.
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