Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Since he is short of money, we should cater to his needs and arrange for someone to continue to contact them. Anyway, brocade, silk and tea are very profitable in our Great Jin. We should continue this business. You should arrange for someone smart to contact them. Not only must he be good at doing business, but he must also be able to gather intelligence."

He Mingyu was no pushover, and he had a plan in place. "They've tasted the sweetness this time, so they won't stop there. If they cross the line of defense and come to Daqi again, you must monitor their every move, but be careful to only let them move around in Quanshui County, and don't let them go beyond Quanshui County to other places."

After selling the cloth, Xiao Lan has been busy these days with Hu Yidao. These two days, Xiao Lan took Hu Yidao to eat and drink at small stalls everywhere.

Xiao Lan looked at a stall selling lamb skewers and said to the vendor, "Give me thirty skewers."

Hu Yidao was a little reserved, "Miss Xiaolan, we can't eat so much, buy less."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Uncle Hu, let's eat to our heart's content today. It's rare to see such good things in Liaodong City, and mutton is hard to come by. Now that we have it, let's eat to our heart's content."

The vendor quickly grilled thirty skewers of lamb for them. The lamb skewers of this era did not have as many seasonings as those of modern times, so they were eaten in their original flavor. However, the sheep were from the grassland, so they did not smell very smelly.

Xiao Lan looked at the sizzling mutton and couldn't help but saliva from her mouth. "Don't roast it too well, 80% done is enough."

"Hey, from what you say, I know you are an expert at eating mutton. Don't worry, the mutton skewers I make are always good. Just wait." The vendor replied with a smile.

Seeing that the vendor was clever, Xiao Lan smiled and asked, "Are these sheep raised by you?"

No wonder Xiao Lan asked this. After all, beyond Quanshui Town is the territory of the Hu people. This place is also like the Hu people, with dense grass growing, which is indeed a good place for grazing.

"Alas, the people suffer when a country prospers, and the people suffer when a country perishes." The vendor complained, "Our Quanshui Town was a battleground for military strategists. It was taken away by the Hu people in the past. Under their rule, we Han people were required to learn their culture. The Hu people asked us to give up farming and instead asked us to raise cattle and sheep. Alas, this time our Daqi won a great victory, and we were incorporated into Daqi again, but the cattle and sheep at home were left behind. Now the food at home has been eaten up, and I think that during the temple fair, with so many people coming and going, business should be better. It's just the right time to kill a sheep and make some mutton skewers to sell, which can also supplement the family income."

"You don't know. We were so happy when we found out that we were incorporated into Daqi. Next year, we can remove the grass and grow food. Mutton smells bad. People in the north are fine, but the merchants in the south can't get used to it."

Xiao Lan listened to the vendor's complaints and looked at the mutton hanging on the shelf. She thought to herself that it was a pity that such good mutton could not be sold.

Winter is coming, and it is the season for eating mutton. Now the weather is getting colder, and as long as it is properly stored, the mutton should be able to be stored.

After a while, the vendor handed her the roasted mutton. After paying, Xiao Lan picked up a piece and handed it to Hu Yidao. The two ate while walking. Hu Yidao didn't bother to be polite with Xiao Lan and started eating. "Miss Xiao Lan, I am very happy to follow you to Quanshui Town this time. If nothing else, just being able to eat mutton is worth it."

Xiao Lan looked at Hu Yidao's satisfied face and said with a smile, "Uncle Hu, this is just the beginning. Don't worry, not only will you enjoy the meal this time, but even Aunt Liu and Xiaobao at home will be able to eat mutton."

Xiao Lan naturally believed in her ability. After three days of fun, Xiao Lan found the vendor who had sold her mutton skewers and discussed with him about buying a sheep.

"Three taels of silver each, I can pick any one you like, what do you think?" Xiao Lan said.

Prices are now tending to be stable. Ever since the Hu people who came south to forage were driven out of Daqi, Shen Liu has started to stabilize prices, and now prices are tending to be stable.

The vendor smiled bitterly and said, "Girl, this sheep can usually be sold for three and a half taels of silver. You are directly undercutting me by half a tael of silver. You are bargaining too hard."

Although it was a bit painful, it was better to sell them than to keep them at home. After all, the New Year was coming soon and the family was in urgent need of money to buy food. The vendor was silent for a while, then asked, "How many heads do you want to buy, girl?"

"One hundred." Xiao Lan said.

The vendor was overjoyed after hearing this, because this was a big customer. He was from a neighboring village and came to the town to sell mutton skewers. If this little girl could buy so many sheep at once, then most of the sheep in their village could be sold.

You have to know that during the war between Daqi and the Hu people, most of the sheep in the village died, and only 10% or 20% survived. If the little girl could really buy so many at one time, then they would have extra money to buy food, and the villagers could live well.

Xiao Lan watched the peddler's eyes gradually brighten up and gave him a heads-up in advance, "The worst sheep in this batch cannot be worse than this one." Xiao Lan said, pointing at the sheep tied to the wooden stake.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll take you to pick the sheep when the time comes." The vendor was a little hesitant to call a girl of 11 or 12 "boss", but when he saw the man next to her obeying her orders, he knew that the girl was a person who could make the decision, so he respectfully asked, "Boss, when do you want these sheep?"

"Tomorrow afternoon." Xiao Lan said.

Although Hu Yidao was skeptical about Xiao Lan's generosity in buying so many sheep, after all, three hundred taels of silver was not a small amount, which was almost all the income from selling cloth. And how could they take all these sheep back? Although Hu Yidao was puzzled by Xiao Lan's behavior, he knew that his brain was not as good as hers, otherwise why did General Shen insist that Xiao Lan take He Ming and a group of people to Xingyuan Prefecture to do business? Isn't this because he values ​​the little girl and recognizes her ability to do business?

Hu Yidao remained silent, with an attitude that whatever Xiaolan said was what he meant. But the vendor couldn't sit still any longer, "You're asking for it too hastily. I'm afraid we don't have enough time to prepare it."

"We will leave early the day after tomorrow. If there aren't so many sheep, we won't do this business." Xiao Lan said.

Seeing that Xiao Lan gave the peddler no room for negotiation, he had to agree. He was not in the mood to set up the stall at the moment, so he packed up his things and went home to discuss it with the villagers.

When Hu Yidao saw the vendor leave, he hesitated and said, "Miss Xiaolan, these 100 sheep are not a small number. We will go to Xingyuan Prefecture next month. How are you going to arrange for all these sheep?"