Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Several merchants looked at each other, and then they discussed it. "Little girl, your cloth is really good. We don't need you to go to buy it. We want all the cloth on the carriage. Please give us a fair price."

Xiao Lan thought for a while and said, "To be honest, one of the people in that group just now bought eight pieces of cloth from me, and I received 65 taels of silver. Although there is a difference in the price of brocade and silk, I sold it to you at 7 taels of silver per piece of brocade and 8 taels of silver per piece of silk. This price is the wholesale price for you, so don't save any more."

"Little girl, we bought a lot, and your family bought it all in one go. You have to give us a fair price."

Xiao Lan insisted on her own opinion and said with a smile, "Boss, compare your purchases from different stores. The quality of our cloth is not afraid of being compared. If you don't believe me, you can go around and compare it with other stores."

These merchants had actually gone around before finally arriving at Xiao Lan's carriage. They actually knew the situation of other cloth sellers.

"How about this, if you are willing, each piece of cloth on the cart can be reduced by 500 wen, and we will take all of it without leaving any behind."

"Yes, little girl, we are together. If you are willing, we will buy them all. If not, we don't want any."

"Boss, what we are offering you is already the wholesale price. Your asking price is based on our reserve price. If we sell it this way, we will suffer a big loss." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "To be honest, we have no problem selling these fabrics even if they are sold individually. The price is higher than the price we quoted you. Anyway, this temple fair will be lively for several days, and we can still sell these fabrics even if we work hard for a few days. You are lowering the price too much, and we really can't sell them."

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you bosses. We are an ordinary farmer family. We can't earn the money you are asking us to pay in several years," Xiao Lan said in a low voice. "From your accents, I'm afraid you are not locals. If we can ship these things out and resell them, I wonder how much money we can make."

Several merchants were very surprised that Xiao Lan could tell that they were not locals. They were caravans traveling between the south and the north, and occasionally went deep into the Jin Dynasty. How old was this little girl, but she was so smart. She could guess their identities almost accurately just by their accents.

The little girl knew the rules of living a peaceful life, so she didn't reveal the identities of the people and spoke in a low voice. Currently, the two countries have not opened up trade, and some business activities are carried out privately.

Several merchants laughed and said, "Little girl, what you said is not bad, but you have to know that we are also taking great risks when traveling from south to north."

"Of course I understand this. Let's take our Daqi Dynasty for example. There are many bandits and government checkpoints along the way. To ensure the safety of your goods and people, you must hire people from the escort agency to protect you, and you have to pay the escort agency for the protection. So when you calculate it this way, you are indeed taking a big risk." Xiao Lan said.

Several merchants saw that although Xiaolan was young, she knew a lot. They always valued people with knowledge, and didn't care much about external things like age. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth. Although she was just a little girl, her knowledge was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Unexpectedly, the girl changed the subject and said, "High risks naturally bring high returns. Since you are taking such a big risk to do business, I believe the profits must be quite generous. As the saying goes, if you don't open for a year, you can make a living for three years after you open. If you only have to do this one business trip a year, you probably don't have to work for three years."

"We are a small business. These brocades are made by workers with great effort and time. The price cannot be cheap."

The merchants realized that the girl was waiting for them. So a new round of bargaining began, and finally the two sides reached an agreement to sell each batch of cloth at a price 150 wen cheaper.

There were 42 rolls of cloth on the carriage, including 20 rolls of brocade and 22 rolls of satin. Several merchants were divided into two groups, one group counted the cloth on the carriage, and the rest took out an abacus and started calculating. Xiao Lan was good at mental arithmetic, and she could do two things at once. Together with Hu Yidao, they watched the merchants counting the cloth. Before they got the silver, they had to guard against these people damaging the cloth.

After counting the total, several merchants confirmed the amount they wanted, and then took out the money on the spot, a total of 309 taels and 7 coins. Hu Yidao's hands trembled a little when he held the silver. This was the first time he had taken so much silver, so he was inevitably nervous.

"Girl, are you a local? Do you know where there's a meat jerky business?"

"Jerky?" Xiao Lan pondered for a moment and said, "We are in the process of rebuilding after the disaster in Liaodong Prefecture, and we haven't recovered yet. When we recover in the second half of next year or the year after, you can come back and have a look."

Several merchants nodded. They actually wanted to go to Dajin this time. Quanshui Town, as the last town of Daqi Dynasty, was the only way to Dajin.

Xiao Lan smiled and continued to inquire, "Dear bosses, is the meat jerky business easy to do?"

It was rare for the few of them to meet such an insightful girl on the road. She generously said to her, "The south is not like the north. There are more forests and hunters, so there is more game. Isn't it almost the New Year? If we can sell some meat to the south before the New Year, it will definitely sell well. Who doesn't buy New Year's goods for the New Year?"

Xiao Lan also wanted to make friends with these merchants, so she smiled and said, "Everyone, do you only want pork jerky? Or rabbit jerky?"

"Yes, yes. As long as the jerky tastes good, we'll take it." Several merchants nodded. Judging from Xiao Lan's tone, they seemed to have a way.

Xiao Lan had no idea, but she remembered how Xiao Wen raised rabbits. Rabbits reproduce very quickly. Xiao Lan suddenly remembered a modern joke. A biologist said that if there were no restrictions on rabbit reproduction within 90 years, there would be a rabbit for every square meter on the earth. Female rabbits have two uteruses, and they can conceive at the same time without interfering with each other. Female rabbits can start giving birth at six months old, and those that develop quickly can even give birth in three months. Each litter has three to twelve rabbits, and six litters can be born normally every year. It only takes about a month from conception to birth. Someone once made such a calculation that a pair of fertile rabbits can have 6,150 offspring by the time they are four years old.

Xiao Lan seemed to see money waving at her. She thought that she could make money by selling dried rabbit meat, and her trip to Quanshui Town would not be in vain.