Lin Feng followed the shopkeeper into the inner room. After a while, a waiter came up with two cups of hot tea.
Lin Feng took a sip of hot tea, and thinking of the more than 100 kilograms of tea he still had, he asked, "Is there any shop in this city that buys tea?"
The shopkeeper perked up when he heard this: "Brother, do you have tea among the goods?"
Lin Feng nodded: "Is the shopkeeper also interested?"
The shopkeeper waved his hand quickly, "Brother, you don't know, tomorrow is the day for trade with the Hu people once every three months.
The Hu people eat beef and mutton every day, and they can only rely on tea to relieve the greasiness. Therefore, tea is an indispensable item for every meal of the Hu people. I think you can go to the market tomorrow to take a look! "
Lin Feng was very excited after hearing this. He had been doing business for many years and had never dealt with the Hu people. Tomorrow would be a perfect opportunity!
At this time, Monkey and the others came over after weighing the goods: "Brother Feng, there are 850 kilograms of cotton and 75 pieces of cloth!"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper stood up and led Lin Feng to the accounting office to settle the money. The shopkeeper clattered on the abacus and said, "The total is one hundred and fifty-four taels and five cents of silver!" Then he took out a key from his pocket, opened the box containing the silver, and took out a silver note for one hundred taels, another for fifty taels, and finally a silver coin for five taels and handed it to Lin Feng: "The extra money is a treat for me to drink. Next time you have such good goods, remember me!"
Lin Feng smiled and nodded in agreement, collected the silver and money, and led his people out of the cloth shop. After selling the bulk of the items, the pace of their walk became particularly relaxed.
Monkey said happily, "Brother Feng, should we go to the tea shop to see if there is anyone willing to buy our tea?"
Lin Feng shook his head. "Let's go back to the inn first. The shopkeeper just said that there will be a market for trade with the Hu people tomorrow. We can go and take some tea with us then!"
Lin Feng led a few people back to the inn and stayed there for another day. On the second day, he led a few people to the market with tea!
A few people were stopped at the entrance of the market. A man dressed like an official looked them up and down and said, "You have to pay an entrance fee to enter the market. It's two hundred coins per person!"
Tiezhu couldn't help but exclaimed, "So expensive? Brother Feng, go ahead. We'll wait for you outside!"
Lin Feng paid the yamen runner two hundred coins and received a wooden pass. The runner said, "You can trade anything in the market. However, if the transaction is successful, you must pay taxes based on the transaction amount!"
Lin Feng couldn't help but ask, "How much more tax do I need to pay?"
The yamen runner said: "It depends on the goods you ultimately trade. Someone will judge with you then!"
Lin Feng nodded in understanding, turned around and said to Monkey and his group, "It's cold outside, why don't you give me the tea and go back to the inn and wait for me!"
Tiezhu: "We'll wait for you here!" The others also echoed.
Monkey pulled Lin Feng aside and warned him worriedly, "Brother Feng, I think the waters in this market are very deep. If you find anything wrong, get out as soon as possible!"
Lin Feng patted Monkey's shoulder: "Okay, don't worry, I'll go in and take a look first!"
Lin Feng walked into the market with a wooden sign. Various goods were displayed on the stalls, including colorful silk and ceramic cookware.
The market was bustling with people coming and going, and faces that were very different from those of people in the Central Plains appeared in front of Lin Feng.
Just as Lin Feng was about to walk over to the stall to take a closer look, a teenage boy ran up to him and stopped him. "Sir, my name is Azhuo. Do you need an interpreter? I'm very good, only three hundred coins! Everyone else will have to pay at least five coins!"
Lin Feng looked at the clever boy and asked, "Do you understand everything the Hu people said?"
Ah Zhuo patted his chest and said, "I can understand everything the people here say! Just tell me what you need, I know everything!"
"Okay!" Lin Feng immediately took out three taels of silver from his purse and gave them to Azhuo.
Azhu was very excited when he received the silver. In the past, he always followed his father to this market, but a few days ago, his father caught a cold and had to recuperate at home!
This market only opens once every three months. At such a young age, he didn't want to miss out on such a chance to make money, so he mustered up the courage to secretly come to this market to look for opportunities. After being scolded many times, Lin Feng was the first person to hire him!
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