The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

After leaving the Xiufang, Su Andong and his companions returned to the inn while buying daily necessities such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar from the grocery store they passed by. They went in batches, and although the amount they bought each time was not much, they bought so many times that they gradually accumulated about 50 kilograms. They put them all in the two backpacks they bought. Su Ankang and Su Andong each carried one.

Because his daughter was not with him and he could not put things in the space, Su Anton did not buy too much coarse salt and only bought 2 kilograms for household use.

It was already noon when the group returned to the inn. They had only eaten a bite in the morning, and now Su An Dong was hungry. Su An Dong knew that the others were also hungry. But Su An Dong believed that as long as he did not arrange for them to eat, these people would not say they were hungry.

When they separated from the children in the morning, Su Anton told them to gather at the inn at noon.

After waiting for about quarter of an hour, the three children finally came back.

Su Anton started to prepare the meal. This time he didn't mention the wontons he wanted to eat. He just asked Dalang to go out and buy some steamed buns and steamed buns.

I really don't have enough money, and I don't know how much this unique copy can be sold for, so I'd better save some money!

Su An Dong asked the children: "Da Lang, how many kilograms of brown sugar did you buy?"

Su Zhicheng replied, "Uncle San, we bought 52 kilograms."

"Okay, let's go out again this afternoon and buy some more things from stores we haven't been to. How was your visit to the bookstore?"

Su Zhicheng replied, "We looked at the bookstores that Uncle San mentioned and they are all similar, except that one of them has just opened a short time ago. It is said that the owner behind it is very rich."

Su Zhihao continued, "There are two bookstores across from each other. It is said that they have been showing off their talents in the past few days. One of them is the one with a very rich owner."

"Okay, I'll go out for a walk in the afternoon. I'm afraid we can't go back today. Even if we sell the books in half an hour, and return to the county in the dark, the county gate will probably be closed. Let's go sell the books early tomorrow morning, and then we can go home directly after selling the books."

Several people nodded in agreement.

Su An Dong said to Su An Kang again: "Second brother, you should go out for a walk this afternoon, visit a few more grain stores, ask about the price of grain, and see how much it differs from that in our county."

"it is good."

In the afternoon, Su An Dong took Su Zhihao and Su Yuanyuan to several grocery stores. Su Zhihao went into the stores they had been to and bought some by himself. He not only bought brown sugar, but also coarse salt.

The coarse salt was placed in the space, and the brown sugar was carried in a backpack. In fact, the brown sugar in the backpack was also placed in the space, and was put back when we were almost at the inn.

I bought another 50 kilograms of brown sugar during this stroll, so in total I bought 152 kilograms of brown sugar, which is not a small amount.

In order to save money, several people also ate steamed buns for dinner.

The next morning, Su Antong, Su Ankang and Su Zhihao went to Zhengyuan Bookstore, which had just opened for less than half a year and was competing with the store across the street.

When Su Andong left, he instructed Su Anyuan and the others to go to the carriage shop to rent a carriage, and agreed to meet at the city gate and go straight home.

Su Anton entered the bookstore and told the waiter his purpose.

After waiting for a while, the owner of the bookstore came out.

The owner of the bookstore did not look down on the people because of their attire. He had seen strange people before, and these people did not look strange at all.

After saying hello, the few of them were welcomed by the bookstore owner into the backyard of the bookstore.

The shopkeeper said politely, "You said you have a rare copy. Please take it out and let me have a look."

Su An Dong took out the book and handed it to the shopkeeper: "Please take a look."

The bookstore owner had sharp eyes and could tell at once that this was indeed a rare ancient book. Apart from anything else, the handwriting on it was obviously written by a great calligrapher. The quality of the book was also very good, and it was indeed a genuine book, not an old one.

In order to compete with the other side, the boss repeatedly asked us to collect a few rare copies to use as the store's treasures a few days ago. Apparently, this book meets the requirement.

The shopkeeper was reading the book while weighing in his mind what price to give. It was hard to say the value of this book. In the eyes of someone who loved it, it was worth a thousand gold. But in the eyes of someone who didn't know how to appreciate it, it was just a book.

The shopkeeper thought about it and made a six gesture.

Su Anton shook his head: "You should be able to see the value of this book. I believe that when this book is in your hands, its value will be even greater! You gave too little."

"No matter how good it is, it's just a book. I'll give you another hundred taels of silver."

When Su An Dong heard that he wanted to add another 100 taels of silver, he understood that his gesture just now meant 600 taels. His heart suddenly jumped, but he was also a man who had seen the world and talked about a lot of business, so there was nothing unusual on his face.

Su Ankang, who was behind Su Andong, was completely dumbfounded when he heard the conversation between the two. He sat on the stool and dared not move, fearing that he would show his cowardice and delay his third brother's business.

Su An Dong calmed himself down and said, "One thousand five hundred taels of silver. You should know the value of this book. This book is a family heirloom. If my family had not fallen into poverty, I would never sell it. If this book meets a good person, it can be worth a thousand gold. I believe you understand this principle."

"One thousand five hundred taels is too much. The most I can offer is eight hundred taels. I believe you also understand that most people cannot afford this book. It is not easy for you to sell it at a good price. I really want to sell it and want to make this deal. I also hope that you can make some concessions." The bookstore owner used both soft and hard tactics.

Su An Dong's bottom price in his mind was one thousand taels, and of course the more the better: "I am not pretending to be sincere, the shopkeeper. Then let's pay one thousand three hundred taels. I believe this book will eventually meet someone who knows its value."

The bookstore owner said the bottom price in his mind: "One thousand taels"

When Su An Dong heard this, he took the book back and stood up to say goodbye: "Boss, sorry to bother you. We don't sell this book anymore."

The shopkeeper refused to do it when he heard this, because this book was what his boss had been wanting recently. The boss said: As long as he could get it, he would not care about the money.

The shopkeeper quickly stopped Su Anton and said, "Brother, don't worry! We can discuss everything."

Su An Dong gave in: "At least 1,200 taels, not a cent less. If my family wasn't in urgent need of money, I wouldn't sell this book. This is our family heirloom."

The shopkeeper compromised: "Okay, one thousand two hundred taels is one thousand two hundred taels."

"Shopkeeper, we have one more condition."

"There are conditions. What conditions?" The shopkeeper thought: Are you going to raise the price again?

"I hope the shopkeeper will not tell others about the origin of this book. If others ask, just say that you got it from a poor man whose family fell into poverty. When we meet again in the future, just pretend that we don't know each other."

The shopkeeper thought about it and agreed. He thought: What this kid said is true, this guy is indeed a prodigal son whose family has fallen into poverty.

Su An Dong stated his request again: "I need 10 silver notes of 10 taels each for the silver money, and taels each for the remaining taels."

The shopkeeper said, "That's easy. Wait a moment. I'll get the money for you."

The owner of the shop has nothing but money. He opened this bookstore not to make money, but to gain face.

In just a moment, the shopkeeper brought the silver and money.

After counting the money in person, Su An Dong put the banknotes on himself and put the silver ingots in the backpacks behind Su Ankang and Su Zhihao. The brown sugar bought yesterday had been packed in bags, leaving the backpacks empty.

He went to the bookstore to buy some writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, but deliberately did not put them in the backpack, but held them in his hands. Not only did he hold them, but he also asked Su Ankang and Su Zhihao to hold some in their hands.

Su Ankang didn't ask why he bought so many pens, inkstones, and paper! He was very obedient. No matter what Su Andong asked him to do, he did it without any questions.

Su Ankang felt that he was not as smart as the third brother. Smart people would do whatever they were told to do, and they would never go wrong.

The bookstore owner wanted to see him out, but was stopped by Su An Dong. Su An Dong didn't want to attract other people's attention, he just wanted to walk out like an ordinary customer.