Ever since Ji Ming started attending the martial arts class, in addition to Jin Shaoyang, there is also Ji Ming who attends the class regularly every day.
In a sense, Duan Yidao has returned to the status of being the master of two people.
Fortunately, among these two, one has good physical strength and patience, while the other has a high level of comprehension and makes rapid progress.
As for the other two apprentices, Erguotou's whereabouts were always erratic, while Gouwazi was more ambitious, carrying a load of goods on his shoulder and hawking them in the alleys of the county every day.
Ever since hearing Song Yuehua's idea of buying and selling old clothes last time, Gouwazi has been hesitating whether to come to Ji Ming.
It's a good idea, and there are not many people doing this in the county. If you do it well, you will definitely make a lot of money.
It was so hard to find such a big piece of meat and bone, Gouwazi really didn't want to give half of it away.
After spending more than half a month buying and selling old clothes, I discovered that the difficulty in collecting clothes was only one of the problems. Another problem was that it was difficult to determine the price.
The purchase price is too high, so it is difficult to sell it later. It is still good to make a profit. The worst thing is to find out that you have lost money after doing the accounting.
With no other options left, Gouwazi ran to Ji Ming dejectedly again.
After listening to him, Ji Ming gave him two ideas. One was to make quick money, which was to go to the charity cemetery and steal the clothes of the dead and sell them to the villagers.
The other one is a little more troublesome, but it has a more legitimate source and is suitable for long-term, stable business.
When he heard that they were going to steal the dead's clothes, Gouwazi jumped up as soon as he sat down. When he was about to curse, he heard the second idea and sat back down.
Although he is not a good person, he cannot do such a thing that will bring him retribution.
Ji Ming analyzed, "If you want to buy clothes, you have to go to the wealthy families. There is nothing to buy from the country folks. If you bring them to the village and offer a low price, the villagers will definitely be happy to buy them."
Even if he wanted to buy the clothes from the wealthy family, he didn't have the money to do so.
Gou Wazi said worriedly, "The masters and mistresses of the wealthy families all wear silk and satin. I'm afraid my money is not enough."
Ji Ming said, "For the time being, we will not accept the clothes of the master and his wife. If there are any, we can accept them, but for now, we will mainly accept the old clothes of the common people in the county and the servants of the rich families."
As for the servants' clothes, Gouwazi remembered that there was a servant of a young master, whose name seemed to be Damao. His clothes were indeed very good. Although the material was not luxurious, at least there was no patch on them.
He had lived for more than ten years and had never worn such good clothes.
Gou Wa Zi was a little timid and asked weakly, "If we go to collect it, will they give it to us?"
Ji Ming looked at Gouwazi and sighed heavily. With his current IQ, he was really not suitable for doing business. He had to practice martial arts every day and had no time to spare.
"Forget it. I'll take you there tomorrow and demonstrate it to you. You should learn it well. If you can't learn it, then don't do this job." Ji Ming said.
"How much money do we need to prepare for tomorrow?" asked Gouwazi.
"How many do you have?"
Gou Wa Zi calculated, "200 Wen."
Ji Ming, "..."
Seeing Ji Ming's silence, Gou Wa Zi knew that he was somewhat unreliable, so he said, "Just tell me how much you want to prepare, and I'll go back and ask the old man for it."
Ji Ming sighed, "Don't ask for it yet. I'll lend you the money, and we'll split it in half when we make some money."
"Don't split it in half. I'll give you more later." Gouwazi laughed and felt a little embarrassed. He was the only one who knew nothing and needed someone to teach him and pay for him.
Ji Ming ignored him and said, "Bring more eggs tomorrow and ride Ma Ye's ox cart to the county together. You should get up early."
"I promise not to be late!" said Gouwazi with a smile.
Ji Ming lay back on the bed only after everyone left. After practicing martial arts all day, his whole body was sore.
"Cousin, does your leg hurt?" Wang Tieniu heard Ji Ming groaning as he entered the room. "Let me massage it for you."
Wang Tieniu sat on the bed and massaged Ji Ming's calves.
"Where did you go just now?" Ji Ming asked while lying on the bed.
"I didn't play. My father caught some crickets for me and we built a house for the crickets." Yuan Tieniu said seriously.
This is just for fun, Ji Ming asked again, "How is school? Is it interesting?"
"It's boring..." Yuan Tieniu said in a low voice.
If I tell this to my mother, she will definitely beat him. I can only talk to my cousin and father.
Ji Ming sat up, looked at the little kid with a smile, and asked, "Are you going tomorrow?"
"If you don't go, my mother will spank you." Wang Tieniu said with a bit of grievance.
Ji Ming laughed out loud after hearing this.
The next morning, Gouwazi and Ji Ming came to the county town together.
Ji Ming took out some clothes from his backpack and brought Gouwazi to the county pawnshop.
Before entering, Ji Ming explained, "If servants have unwanted clothes, they usually give them away or take them to a pawn shop to exchange for money, so every time you arrive at a place, you can go to the pawn shop first to find out the prices there."
"That's a good idea." Gouwazi said with his eyes lighting up.
Ji Ming brought three sets of clothes. One set was relatively new and had no patches, so he could exchange it for 40 wen. The second set had patches on it, so he could only exchange it for 20 wen. The last set had patches on top of patches, so he could only exchange it for 5 wen.
Gouwazi asked the pawnshop owner to raise the price, but the owner waved his hand and was about to chase him away.
After the two came out, Ji Ming calculated with Gou Wa Zi again, "Places like pawnshops are very strict in suppressing prices, but the prices they offer are traceable. You can calculate how much a set of clothes costs, including the fabric and labor costs. After depreciation, a conscientious pawnshop can still give 40%, while an unscrupulous one may give 20%. The more anxious the person is to pawn something, the lower the price the pawnshop will offer."
Gou Wazi said he was taught a lesson, and suddenly asked, "Fourth Junior Brother, have you ever done this?"
Ji Ming laughed and said, "You don't think this is new."
"Then..." Gouwazi wanted to ask why others stopped doing it.
Ji Ming patted his shoulder and said, "People with ability don't do this, and people without ability can't do it either. This is just right for you, Second Brother. If you work hard, you won't get rich, but you will definitely be able to make a living."
Gouwazi didn't understand, but he didn't want to ask anymore. He had been asking all day and he would feel like a fool if he asked again.
After finding out the price, the two found a secluded place and changed into clean clothes without patches.
Gou Wa Zi asked curiously, "Why do you need to change clothes?"
"Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. If you don't want others to treat you as a beggar and drive you away, you have to dress yourself decently." After Ji Ming changed, he spat into his palm and wiped it on Gouwazi's head.
Dog boy, "..."
"Okay, it's much neater now," Ji Ming said with a smile, "Let's start with Jiuqu Lane."
"Didn't you say you were going to a rich family?" Gouwazi asked as he chased after her.
Ji Ming said patiently, "Jiuqu Alley is not very wealthy, but it is decent. People in the city are very respectable and will not wear clothes that are too tattered."
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