Chapter 160 Chapter 160 Wa Food Merchant
The goods brought back by the Wa Shi merchants from Da'an were very popular. Many noble dukes had not bought the things brought back by the Da'an merchant ships. Now the goods brought back were more diverse than last time and were directly snatched up.
Dina Lester is a noble lady from Washi. She knows that some merchants have gone to the magical oriental country of Anguo and brought back more goods than last time.
The goods that An Guo brought last time were all bought by the king and the royal family, and only a few were picked up by the nobles.
By the time Dina's family learned the news, the perfume she wanted most to cover up the odor was no longer available.
At the last gathering, the royal ladies had a very fresh and pleasant fragrance on their bodies. Dina guessed it was probably An Guo's perfume.
Dinah was very sad when she got home. She also wanted to have that scent on her when she went out and attended parties.
Her mother comforted her, saying that Wa Shi had followed a caravan to Anguo, and as long as they could return successfully, they would buy everything she wanted.
Dina waited and waited, and finally these products appeared in Wa Shi again.
Dina's mother not only brought back perfume, but also many things that Dina had never seen before.
Today's perfumes are all sealed in small glass bottles. Although the glass is not completely transparent, it has a slight color due to the firing technology.
However, these colorful bottles have become the motivation for the people of Wa to buy. If anyone buys a perfume with a light pink bottle, other nobles will envy it.
Dina contentedly followed the merchants' instructions, pouring a little on the back of her ears and wrists. She didn't waste the remaining perfume on her hands, but wiped it on her skirt.
Dina excitedly began to choose other products. Among them, there was a small mirror that she liked very much. This mirror was only the size of a palm and was very convenient. I don’t know how An Guo made it, but it reflected very clearly.
Dinah also saw cotton cloth. She had heard that royal ladies now used this cloth to make summer dresses.
Although this kind of cloth is not as smooth as silk, it is soft and breathable, and is more comfortable to wear than silk in summer.
In addition, it is also a good choice to use it as a nightgown.
The cloth was a light blue, which gave Dina a dilemma. This color would look good on a summer dress or a nightgown.
But Dinah soon had no time to worry about whether to make a summer dress or a nightgown. Her eyes were attracted by a dazzling piece of jewelry.
It is decorated with transparent and pure beads and very shiny flowers made of unknown material.
Dina picked up the glass shell hairpin. The sunlight made the jewelry shine even more dazzlingly. She shook the hairpin gently and could see the delicate luster shining on it.
Dina couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful."
During dinner, Dinah's mother told Dinah.
"Your uncle's caravan will also follow the merchant named Stephen to Anguo this time."
Dina was eating vegetable soup and quickly put down her spoon when she heard this: "Going to Anguo?"
Dinah's mother slowly cut the bacon on the plate and said, "Yes, your uncle wants to sell Da'an's products to other countries at a high price."
Dina muttered to herself, "I don't know what kind of country this Anguo is."
"Your uncle heard from that merchant named Stephen that Anguo is ruled by a queen, the people all have black hair and black eyes, the food is delicious, and the streets are paved with a special gray material. These products are common in Anguo. In short, he praised this magical Eastern country to the highest level."
Dina continued to eat her vegetable soup with a feeling of disappointment.
That’s great.
She also wants to go to Anguo.
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After this resale, Stephen and others finally realized that if they want high returns, they must pay high prices.
Among so many merchants in Waishi, he was the only one who dared to follow Da'an's merchant ships to purchase goods.
Many people at the time advised him, "What if he gets caught in a storm and can't return? What if something happens in Da'an? What if he gets cheated by the merchants in Da'an?"
At that time, Stephen didn't think too much about it, he just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that he would really win.
This time, many merchant ships expressed their willingness to follow him to Da'an.
Stephen said that he would not lead the way for free. You can go, but he will charge a guide fee.
Stephen knew that Da'an's port could not accommodate so many ships, so he only chose a few merchants with the highest bids to cooperate with.
It had been a year since Stephen last went to Da'an. He felt the sea breeze on the deck and wondered how much benefit this trip could bring him.
The merchant ships he traveled with all had dedicated navigators who recorded the weather and routes.
This way they can come by themselves next time without having to ask Stephen to lead the way.
Stephen also understood that he could only earn the guide fee once and not a second time.
Businessmen always put profit first and make as much money as possible.
Stephen had the deposit transaction slip that Da'an had given him last time. When the ship docked, he took the transaction slip and told the accompanying merchants not to panic.
Uncle Dinah stood on the deck and looked out excitedly.
This is the East, this is Anguo!
The people of Da'an were obviously much calmer this time. After all, last time Stephen and his group were wandering around Minnesota buying food and eating, he could often be seen in restaurants.
Although I have seen it, I still want to stand at the port and watch the excitement.
The people were talking about the cannibal on the deck.
"Are these the foreign devils we talked about last time?"
"They say it comes from some swamp."
"Why are the hair and eyes so colorful? I'm really not used to it."
"Why does it feel like there are more people this time than last time?"
"I think so too."
Some children were so frightened when they saw it for the first time that they cried and screamed.
The scene is very lively.
Then everyone was quarantined.
Dina's uncle had never seen such a scene before, and he looked at Stephen in panic.
Stephen remained calm. "This is Anguo's rule. We're just being locked up in a room for seven days. We'll also be provided with food. It's delicious. Don't panic."
Uncle Dina was isolated for seven days with a nervous mood. He had to admit that the food was indeed better than the food in the depression, but it was far from what Stephen praised him for.
Moreover, no one came to talk to them during these seven days, and he didn't know where to start asking about the goods.
Everyone in the caravan was in a state of panic, wondering if they had been deceived by Stephen.
It was not until seven days later that Dina's uncle was allowed to be released from quarantine, and then someone came to discuss the goods with them.
Uncle Dina was originally worried that due to the language barrier, communication between the two sides would be very difficult.
As a result, the communication process was very simple and harmonious.
Stephen taught them in advance how to understand simplified numbers and told them that as long as they learned this, they would be able to do business in Anguo.
Dinah's uncle remained skeptical.
The result turned out to be true.
The official who came to negotiate on behalf of Anguo pointed to the sample goods, wrote down the remaining share excluding the part Stephen wanted, and then pointed to several caravan leaders.
What this means is that the total number is limited now, so let them discuss and negotiate among themselves how much share each person gets.
Although the merchants of Washi were all addressed in a unified way, the merchants who came this time were all well-connected, and every family had a noble brother-in-law, uncle, or uncle. Therefore, they would not offend each other.
During the voyage, they agreed to divide the goods equally among themselves and not to bid high prices for them.
It would be of no benefit for them to raise the unit price, after all, this time they were just exploring the market. Then, the next time they come to purchase, the price will not be lower.
The price is the same as Stephen's, there is nothing to discuss in this regard.
Although he had already seen these goods in Wa Shi, when Uncle Dina thought that these goods could be sold to the royal families of surrounding countries at a higher price, he automatically converted the sample goods into boxes of gold coins.
After a day of negotiations, Dina's uncle took the members of his caravan out for a stroll.
In addition to eating, he also went to buy some miscellaneous goods. He had previously asked Stephen why the quantity of some goods was so small.
Stephen told him that those were scattered commodities on the street, not mass-produced, and he needed to buy them individually.
Sure enough, he found a stall selling canvas bags.
This stall is run by Wu Mei, and the canvas bags were sewn by her mother and her together.
This was Wu Mei's first time to set up a stall in Mingzhou. Before when she was in the county, she only heard that foreigners had come to Mingzhou City. Now that she saw it with her own eyes, she still felt a little scared.
The demand for canvas bags in the county is so great that A-Mei thought of coming to Mingzhou to try it out.
Uncle Dinah happily picked up a cross-body canvas bag and exclaimed to his fellow team members, "Joseph, look at how exquisite and stiff this bag is! I can't believe how much it will be loved by noble ladies."
Wu Mei had no idea what Wa Shiren was saying, but she didn't know how to communicate with him.
Just when Wu Mei was anxious, Dina's uncle took the first step.
He pointed to the canvas bags on the stall, then spread out his hands to indicate that he wanted them all.
Then he pointed to a brown-haired, freckled boy in the group.
This is one of his sons. This time he came along and said he wanted to see Anguo and gain some experience.
The boy said in a very unstandard accent: "Chop and sweep."
Each note landed in an unexpected place.
Wu Mei pondered for a while before she realized that he was probably asking how much money it would cost.
This time she and her mother sewed a total of thirty canvas bags, six of which they had just sold, and there were twenty-four left.
Wu Mei's sense of morality was fighting wildly in her mind.
These are foreigners, not from Da'an. They don't know how much a canvas bag costs, so they ripped them off.
But this is cheating, which is not good.
But when she thought about the glass windows she was saving money to replace, the house would have better daylight with the glass windows.
The next second, Wu Mei pointed to a canvas bag and said firmly, "80 wen."
Normally, a small crossbody canvas bag like this would cost only 50 cents, and this was the highest price she dared to add.
Uncle Dinah got the key message: 80 wen. That was too cheap.
Before leaving, they exchanged some small pieces of gold for some Da'an copper coins with the money from the Mingzhou government office so that they could pay for their meals.
Uncle Dina counted out the copper coins for Wu Mei very quickly.
Wu Mei's hands were shaking when she took the money. She didn't expect that she would be so lucky. She sold all the canvas bags at a high price right away.
I really hope that foreigners will come to buy things every month in the future.
Uncle Dina bought some things and took them back to his residence. Then he went shopping and bought some more things. He repeated this several times and everyone felt a little hungry.
At this time, a smell of meat wafted over. Uncle Dinah walked forward, smelling the aroma, and stopped at the door of a restaurant.
"It smells like burnt meat."
"Father, I'm hungry, let's go in and eat this."
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