Li Yan nodded in agreement after hearing this: "That's great, right? Without further ado, I'll go back and call Grandpa to accompany us!"
After Li Yan discussed with the Li clan leader, she was ready to set off with the charcoal.
Li Yan smiled and said, "Who knows, the shopkeepers might see our charcoal and think it's of good quality, so they'll buy it all!"
Chief Li nodded in agreement. Although the quality of the charcoal was impeccable, it had never been sold before, so Chief Li was still unsure.
Li Yan returned home and explained the situation to Mrs. Lin, then went next door to call Mr. Li, and prepared to have him drive the two of them to the city.
Not long after, Mr. Li drove the patriarch's ox cart and set off for the city with more than 600 kilograms of charcoal.
After a bumpy ride, the ox cart slowly drove into the city, and Mr. Li went straight to Li Wensong's pastry shop.
Old Master Li drove the ox cart to the pastry shop and stopped. Li Jiancai happily jumped off the cart and ran into the shop. Li Yan took a look inside the shop. Maybe it was because the weather was cold, there were not many customers in the pastry shop.
Li Wensong saw his eldest son coming over and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here today? Is there something going on at home?"
Before Li Jiancai could answer, Li Yan walked in and greeted Li Wensong.
Li Wensong was even more curious now. How come these two children came here together?
Li Yan pointed at Mr. Li outside and said, "Uncle, we came to you mainly to sell you charcoal. Do you know how much charcoal costs per pound in this city?"
Li Wensong looked in the direction of Li Yan's finger, then walked out of the shop and saw Mr. Li sitting on the ox cart.
Li Wensong hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him: "Uncle, it's cold outside, come with me to my house and sit for a while!"
Mr. Li pointed to the charcoal on the cart with a smile on his face and said, "We came here to ask you about the price of charcoal in the city. Do you know?" After that, he pointed to the charcoal on the cart.
Li Wensong couldn't help but look at the charcoal on the oxcart. He immediately felt that the charcoal was of high quality and suggested, "Uncle, charcoal is in short supply in the city right now. The charcoal in your basket looks very good to me. Even if you sell it for three cents a pound, it's worth it!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Li was slightly surprised. "This charcoal is already being sold at such a high price?"
While the two were talking, a manager who was out shopping stopped in front of Mr. Li's ox cart and asked, "Are you selling this charcoal?"
Mr. Li nodded repeatedly: "For sale, for sale! How much does the master need?"
The steward asked, "How much do you sell this charcoal for?"
Mr. Li hesitated for a moment and repeated Wen Song's price: "Three cents a pound!"
The steward pushed the charcoal in the bamboo basket and bargained, "Some of the charcoal here isn't very good quality. It's small and broken. I really want to buy it. Old man, how about this? Let's make a concession. If you can sell it to me for two cents a pound, I'll take all of it!"
Mr. Li was very moved when he heard this, and looked at the two people standing beside him with a questioning look.
Li Yan and Li Wensong nodded at the same time.
Mr. Li said to the housekeeper happily, "Okay, then it'll be two cents per pound as you said!"
Both parties were very satisfied with the deal. The manager said, "In that case, please come with me, old man!"
Old Master Li said goodbye to Li Wensong, took his two children and followed the steward to a blue brick and tile house and stopped.
The steward ordered several servants to unload the charcoal from the oxcart. Mr. Li hurriedly took the scale and weighed the unloaded charcoal in front of the steward: "Look, a total of 650 kilograms."
The steward looked at the raised beam and felt satisfied. He then paid one or three taels of silver and handed it to Mr. Li.
Mr. Li was so happy that his teeth were visible but his eyes were not.
After selling the charcoal, Grandpa Li drove the ox cart back. Grandpa Li really didn't expect that he could sell the charcoal so easily. He felt relieved all over. If the clan leader knew this news, he would be so happy!
I couldn't help but wave the reins in my hand to speed up the return journey!
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