Chapter 29 Hot Money【VIP】
The two shopkeepers were also smart people. They shamelessly followed the shopkeeper Ren to Zhiweilou.
After entering Yawen, the shopkeeper Ren ordered the waiter to ask the kitchen to prepare a table of fine banquet to entertain Huang Dongsheng.
When Chef Ma heard the "bad news", he was burned on the back of his hand by hot oil while stirring the wok. He guessed that Manager Ren would probably use the siblings more in the future, and he felt very guilty.
He guessed correctly. Not only Manager Ren wanted to cooperate, but even Managers Tong and Li, who had escaped from the yamen, regretted taking advantage of the situation and doing business with Zeng Shiqiang, but they also saw new business opportunities.
Ruyi cuisine was ruined by Zeng Shiqiang, and I’m afraid that the people in the city won’t buy it to eat for a while.
But they believed that if someone leaked the news in court today that there was nothing wrong with the Ruyi vegetables sold by Huang Dongsheng, his family's business would probably be booming!
If we don't take the initiative now, it will be too late later.
The three shopkeepers thought of this and looked at Huang Dongsheng with shameless faces, but, could this silly boy really understand what they meant?
As soon as the delicious food and wine were served, before everyone could talk about the main business, they looked at the boy from the Huang family, who was holding his bowl and chopsticks and eating voraciously.
Shopkeeper Ren raised the wine glass in his hand, squinted his eyes, and reminded himself not to be anxious.
Fortunately, he knew that Chen Yao was the one who made the decision in this deal. Besides, didn’t Chen Yao say that she wanted to redeem her family from the East Suburb Quarry?
This is a good opportunity to do a favor.
The two shopkeepers, Tong and Li, took turns to serve food to Huang Dongsheng, and then poured him two glasses of light wine.
Huang Dongsheng couldn't refuse the hospitality, so after two drinks, he stood up dazed and bowed to everyone to say goodbye.
How could the two shopkeepers, Tong and Li, let him go easily? They took advantage of Huang Dongsheng's drunkenness to talk about the cooperation.
Bang—boom—
First the stool fell to the ground, then Huang Dongsheng leaned against the door and window, fell to the ground and fainted.
"this……"
"Hey, this silly boy fainted at the critical moment. Who should I sign this deal with?"
The two shopkeepers, Tong and Li, stood there in a daze, their chests heaving with anger, but they could do nothing about Huang Dongsheng.
Shopkeeper Ren calmly stood up and ordered his servant to help Huang Dongsheng to the backyard to sober up. "You two shopkeepers, please go back. It seems that this deal cannot be completed today."
"Hmph, Ren, don't think I don't know what you're planning. If you try to interfere, then none of us will be able to succeed."
"Yes, that's right!"
The two shopkeepers, Tong and Li, left in anger after making harsh remarks.
Shopkeeper Ren spat at someone's back, went downstairs to the backyard to look for him, but who would have thought that he would be tricked today.
There was no sign of Huang Dongsheng in the backyard.
The guy said that Huang Dongsheng woke up as soon as he arrived at the backyard. He didn't even drink the sobering soup and hurried out of the back alley with his load on his shoulder.
After leaving the restaurant, Huang Dongsheng immediately found an ox cart at the foot of the city wall, gave a penny, and hurried back to the village.
He was very nervous while eating this meal. What a big deal! He had to rush home to tell his cousin about it.
The ox cart swayed as it arrived at the village entrance. As Huang Dongsheng entered the village carrying his load, he caused a lot of discussion among the villagers.
Business must be bad, something big must have happened.
Otherwise, why would Dongsheng come back so early and not sell all the things?
The shameless people in the village came forward to inquire, but Huang Dongsheng kept his mouth shut and refused to say anything.
"Cousin, cousin!" Huang Dongsheng shouted towards the house before entering the yard.
When the Shen family heard the anxious shouts outside, they thought something had happened to Huang Dongsheng and ran out.
"Cousin, have you been drinking?" As soon as everyone met, Chen Yao smelled the alcohol on Huang Dongsheng.
Huang Dongsheng put his burden on the corridor, pulled Chen Yao into the main house, and told everyone in a low voice what had happened today.
"Hurry up and pour some water for Dongsheng." Shen Qingshan knew that his mouth was dry because he kept licking his lips.
The room fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of Huang Dongsheng drinking water.
"Cousin, I didn't cause any trouble, did I?" Huang Dongsheng asked with lingering fear.
Chen Yao couldn't stop smiling, she stood up and patted his shoulder vigorously, "You're not causing trouble, you're bringing wealth to the family."
Huang Dongsheng also smiled foolishly when he heard his cousin's words. As long as it didn't cause trouble for the family, it was fine.
"Those two shopkeepers did say they wanted to do big business with us, but I thought I had to come back and discuss this with everyone, so I pretended to be drunk and ran away."
Chen Yao gave her cousin a thumbs up and praised Huang Dongsheng non-stop as if he was free.
Huang Dongsheng was almost praised back to his womb.
"I reckon the three shopkeepers will send someone to the East Market to look for you tomorrow. I'll go with you then."
"Cousin, you have to go with me. Otherwise, I can't even read or write, and those three old foxes will eat me up without leaving anything behind!"
Yang Wenying, who was standing by, was amused and couldn't help but say, "If this deal really works out, we might not have enough soybeans at home. We'll have to spend money to buy them."
We have to spend money to buy not only soybeans, but also some grain and vegetables to store for the winter. Can mother make pickled cabbage? "The couple asked.
Huang Xing nodded: "Are you kid any good at this? Mom can do it too."
Chen Yao laughed and said that she hadn't eaten for a long time.
The couple kept this matter in mind and felt more and more guilty towards their daughter.
Shen Qing and others: "If this deal really goes through, can A Yao come and harvest soybeans in our village first?"
"Of course, but for food and vegetables, I still have to rely on my cousin to help me go to other villages to collect them."
"Cousin, let's buy vegetables from Brother Bai's family. He grows a lot of vegetables in his fields. If we buy a lot, I'll ask him to give us a discount, okay?" Huang Dongsheng pulled Chen Yao's sleeve and begged.
"Okay, then after we finish tomorrow, I'll leave the grocery shopping to you."
After everyone finished talking about business, they carefully counted the soybeans at home. There were only about a hundred pounds of soybeans left, but the money box at home would be full soon, so they should be able to pick up my uncle and Yang Jizong before the New Year.
The next day, early morning.
Chen Yao went into the city with her cousin, carrying the hopes of her family.
After not seeing each other for many days, Boss Bai was a little surprised to see Chen Yao. His dark face quietly turned red and he greeted her stutteringly.
Chen Yao saw that it was still early, so she strolled around the market. When she came back, she happened to run into the waiter from Zhiweilou.
"Brother Bai, could you please help us watch the stall? We'll be back soon."
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them for you." Boss Bai stared at the backs of the brother and sister in a daze.
When we arrived at the restaurant, a table was set with the finest tea and snacks.
Shopkeeper Ren guessed that Chen Yao would definitely come, so he didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I want more Ruyi dishes, and you must ensure the quality and quantity."
With Zeng Shiqiang as a precedent, Manager Ren became more cautious in his business.
"Sure, boss, we'll just redraft the contract based on how much you want." Chen Yao was also very straightforward and didn't mention his cooperation with Zeng Shiqiang.
The original monthly contract for 300 kilograms of Ruyi vegetables was doubled to 600 kilograms today.
After the two signed the contract and pressed their fingerprints, Chen Yao was interrupted by the quarrel downstairs.
The waiter came upstairs and reported that the two managers, Tong and Li, wanted to see Huang Dongsheng.
"To see me?" Huang Dongsheng nearly choked on his cakes. He took the tea his cousin handed him and sipped it. "Cousin, shall I go downstairs and see you?"
Shopkeeper Ren stopped Huang Dongsheng from getting up, wanting to be a good person: "They probably came to discuss business with you, so why not stay here in my room?"
"Okay, then I'll lend you Manager Ren's precious land." Chen Yao didn't hesitate and glanced at Huang Dongsheng, who responded immediately.
"I'll go down to greet them."
As soon as Huang Dongsheng left, Manager Ren took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve and placed it in front of Chen Yao.
"What does Shopkeeper Ren mean?"
"I was wrong in my judgment before and neglected Madam Shen. This money is my deposit for Madam Shen. If Madam Shen develops something new in the future, please think of me, Old Ren, first." Shopkeeper Ren stood up and bowed.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't tempted by the ten taels of silver. With this money, she could go to the East Suburb Quarry today and bring the man home.
But is what Manager Ren is throwing out an olive branch or a trap?
Before Shen Yao could think too much, she heard the voices of her cousin and others talking outside the door, and Shopkeeper Ren also took the opportunity to go out.
"Cousin, Manager Tong and Manager Li are here." Huang Dongsheng led them in.
Chen Yao quickly put the silver on the table into her sleeves, but was still seen by the two sharp-eyed old foxes.
The two of them couldn't help but complain in their hearts that Manager Ren was so cunning and treacherous that he got there first.
Everyone took their seats, and the two shopkeepers, Tong and Li, told them their purpose. They had thought they would have to spend some time talking, but unexpectedly, the lady in front of them directly asked them how many Ruyi dishes they wanted.
"Then Madam Shen, can you tell me how much Zhiweilou wants?"
Chen Yao took out the contract and handed it to someone to read: "Manager Ren asked for 600 kilograms, but each restaurant operates differently. Our Ruyi dishes can guarantee the quality and quantity. Unless there is a quality problem, we will not accept returns!"
All the shopkeepers were stunned. They didn't expect that a farmer, especially a woman, could do business so efficiently!
Chen Yao said this and put the contract in front of everyone, so it was not appropriate to mention the matter of lowering the price that they had discussed before coming here.
So Shopkeeper Tong asked for 500 kilograms, and Shopkeeper Li, not wanting to be left behind, asked for 600 kilograms.
After the contract was signed and the date of delivery was agreed upon, each of them gave a month's salary.
After the matter was over, the two shopkeepers refused to leave.
“I heard that Madam Shen had made yuba before and sold it for two cents a piece. If I were to buy it from Manjianglou, would this price be acceptable?”
It was the first time that Shen Yao worked with these two people. She didn't trust them and kicked her cousin's leg under the table while he was counting copper coins in front of her.
Huang Dongsheng smiled and stood up to pour tea for the two shopkeepers. He then took over the conversation: "Shopkeeper Tong, you get what you pay for. We are honest farmers, unlike Zeng Shiqiang, that profiteer. Otherwise, Shopkeeper Ren wouldn't have us deliver forty sticks to him every day."
"What? Lao Ren ordered forty?" And every day.
"Yes, it's not easy to make our bean curd sheets. We have been selling them for these days and only my family sells them. This is the first one we have." Huang Dongsheng no longer had the stage fright he had yesterday, and he was no less good at bragging than the people in the city.
I thought that with his eloquent flattery, he could sign two more big contracts for his family, but who knew that these two foxes would not be moved and said they would think about it again.
Huang Dongsheng sent the two downstairs. When he came back, he couldn't figure it out and asked his cousin, "Why didn't they buy the dried bean curd sheets from our family?"
Chen Yao frowned as she looked at the pile of coins on the table. "I guess the chef in their restaurant doesn't know how to cook with them."
Huang Dongsheng showed regret on his face, but he did not forget to express his opinion at the end. No wonder the business of the two families was not as good as that of Manager Ren.
"Cousin, please ask Manager Ren to come over."
"We've already finished this business, why does my cousin still want to see Manager Ren?"
Chen Yao took out a small silver ingot and said, "It was given to me by the shopkeeper Ren, but we can't take it without knowing the reason. Go and invite the person over."
Huang Dongsheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the silver ingot, and his legs felt weak when he went downstairs. If he could really put the money in his pocket, his father might be able to go home tomorrow.
But after he heard what Manager Ren and his cousin talked about, his high spirits gradually subsided. This silver was indeed hot to the touch!
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