Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"How about a hundred cents for this paragraph?" Xiao Lan asked.

Xiao Lan cut the corn into three pieces. If each piece cost one hundred coins, then a whole corn cost three hundred coins.

Xiaolan told her family about the price yesterday, and they were all worried that the price was too high, that the product was too expensive, and that no one would buy it. Later, Xiaolan said that rare things are more valuable, and she used the example of her soap workshop at home, and they finally accepted the price.

Sheng Xuan felt that corn was food, and such a small piece could be eaten in just a few bites. He was afraid that no one would be willing to spend money to buy it.

"Miss, are you planning to give all this corn to our restaurant to sell?" asked Manager Xu.

Xiao Lan glanced at Shopkeeper Xu and secretly sighed in her heart, he is really good at business, he got the point so quickly, "I only sell this corn in your restaurant and my food shop. Corn is different from other things. Although I sell this corn in your restaurant, it is only consignment. You don't have to rush to pay me. It won't be too late to pay me after the corn is sold. But don't worry, I will buy back all the corn that your restaurant can't sell on the same day, and I won't ask you for a penny more."

"Is that so..." From the tone of Shopkeeper Xu, he sounded very disappointed.

"What do you think, Manager Xu?" Xiao Lan asked.

"I'm afraid this price is not suitable for selling this corn." Shopkeeper Xu thought for a moment and replied.

"What's a suitable price?" Xiao Lan asked.

"One hundred coins per section won't work. We need two hundred coins per section. This way, we can settle the matter immediately." Shopkeeper Xu said.

Zhang, Sheng Xuan and others were very surprised after hearing what Manager Xu said. Even Xiao Lan herself was shocked. But after thinking about it, she felt relieved.

It seems that she is still too immature and not as experienced as Manager Xu.

"Two hundred wen for a piece of corn, can it really be sold..." Zhang said incoherently.

"It sells much better than the 100-cent pieces," Shopkeeper Xu nodded. "100-cent pieces are just for the sake of rarity, but the 200-cent pieces are just for the sake of status."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "I believe what Shopkeeper Xu said. Then I'll listen to you. Let's set the price of this corn at 200 coins per piece."

"Also, Manager Xu, how do you calculate the cost of consignment of corn?" Xiao Lan said.

After a discussion, the two sides finally agreed on a consignment fee of 20%, which was quite low. After all, Manager Xu's boss was now a relative of Xiao Lan's family, so he would not ask for more. Xiao Lan's family would naturally not let Manager Xu's restaurant suffer a loss, and the final result of the negotiation was that no matter whether the corn could be sold or not, she would still pay the restaurant's consignment fee.

As for the daily supply of corn, Manager Xu needs to go back to the city to discuss with his boss, and then confirm with Xiaolan. Both parties have reached an agreement on one point, which is that the price of corn sold by Xiaolan's own food shop is the same as the consignment price of the restaurant.

"Yes, we have set the price. No one can raise the price or lower it." Xiao Lan said.

"Then I will go to the provincial capital right away and discuss this matter with our boss. I also have to discuss with him how to promote corn so that it will appear more valuable and all the rich people will rush to eat it." Shopkeeper Xu said to Xiao Lan.

Shopkeeper Xu ordered another piece of boiled corn and immediately set off for the provincial capital.

With so much corn, the income must be considerable. Although Sheng Xuan is now an eighth-rank agricultural official, he is just a figurehead and has no real power. Can the 20 acres of corn at home really be kept? Xiao Lan asked hello.

What should she do? Or should she inform General Shen in advance? The yield of corn per mu is quite high. This is the first in the Great Qi Dynasty. Rather than letting others take away the credit, it is better to give it to Shen Liu. At least she has some friendship with Shen Liu. From her understanding of Shen Liu, this person is not a greedy person. At least if he eats meat, her family will definitely drink soup.

Although corn is grown on the farm and the farmers are simple, Xiao Lan doesn't dare to gamble with human nature when the benefits are great enough. Her corn is a new crop and no one is coveting it yet. It is a crop grown on the farm and no one knows how much profit this crop will bring to her family.

After figuring this out, Xiao Lan immediately wrote a letter, describing how she got the corn seeds and the estimated yield per mu of corn. This letter was actually Xiao Lan's attempt to sell good things to Shen Liu again. Even if her family didn't get to drink the soup in the end, they still made a lot of money with the protection of Shen Liu.

The letter was not long. Of course, it was not written directly to Shen Liu. Shen Liu was so busy that her family was just a sesame seed in his eyes. Her letter probably would not reach Shen Liu. The recipient of the letter was He Mingyu, but she added a sentence at the end of the letter, asking He Mingyu to say hello to Shen Liu on her behalf.

After writing the letter, Xiao Lan went to the farm again, selected large, plump corns, broke off a few cobs, and put them in a basket. The corns were not husked because they were to be sent to the city. The unhusked corns could retain moisture and would not taste bad.

She also wrote down in her mind how to eat corn, and she believed that He Mingyu would understand it at a glance.

"Is this a gift for Lord He? It's our duty. They have helped with our rabbit farm and ranch..." Sheng Xuan said.

This matter was handed over to the veteran in the rabbit farm. He Mingyu was very careful, so he naturally left some people behind, and also told Xiaolan that she could come to him if there was anything urgent.

After Xiaolan handed the man a basket of corn and a letter, the man did not dare to neglect it at all, and immediately packed up and left. Xiaolan stood at the door of the rabbit factory and watched him ride his horse to the official road. When he disappeared, she returned to Shengjia Village.

Two days later, Zhang and Xin were preparing lunch at home when Xu and Zhao arrived in a carriage. Zhao asked Sheng Xuan to take him to see the corn in the field. After seeing the corn fields, Zhao said he wanted to sign a contract immediately.

"I only plan to sell this corn in the largest restaurants in the county and the prefecture." Zhao Dongjia said with a smile, "Fifty sticks of corn are supplied every day, which means a total of 150 pieces a day."

Xiao Lan did a rough calculation in her mind. The corn is about to mature. With this supply, there will be no problem with the speed at which the corn in the field matures.

Then they discussed some details. Finally, Xiao Lan took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote a contract in duplicate, and then showed it to Zhao Dongjia.

Zhao Dongjia took the contract and read it carefully from beginning to end, then looked down at Xiaolan who was packing up the paper and pen, and nodded unconsciously. The second daughter of the Sheng family is definitely not an ordinary person. At such a young age, her handwriting has been practiced to be upright and has a certain style. If time passes, what will happen? Her younger brother Xiaowen is also hardworking and studious. He has become a student at a young age. Then he thought of Sheng Xuan and Zhang, both of them were honest people. Oh, no, Sheng Xuan was still an eighth-rank agricultural official. He guessed that this was earned by his second daughter, because he couldn't believe that he could be granted an official position just by growing wheat in the local area, with a particularly high yield per mu... He thought of the corn he saw in the field just now... The credit this time was not comparable to that of wheat, so how would the government reward him for such a huge credit... It seemed that this family was on the rise... He thought of his brother-in-law's family who had already been engaged to the eldest son of the Sheng family, and they would get married next year, so they were real in-laws... He couldn't suppress his smile when he thought of this... If it weren't for this relationship, how could such a good thing as consignment corn fall on him?

Zhao Dongjia smiled and signed the deed with Xiaolan as the contracting parties.

Now that Xiaolan can serve as the representative of the family, naturally the deed she signed and sealed is also recognized by Mr. Zhao.

To sign a contract, one naturally needs to find a middleman. This time, Xiaolan's family found Sheng Yugui. Only after he signed and sealed it, the matter was considered completed.

At this time, the waiter from Tianxianglou brought the banquet. Since they had signed such a big contract, they naturally had to have a banquet. This banquet was arranged by Manager Xu.

The banquet was held at Xiaolan's home. Shopkeeper Xu made a very thoughtful arrangement. He asked the waiter to bring two tables of banquets, one for the male guests and one for the female guests.

"Brother Sheng, although your cornfield is on the farm, it's fine during the day, but at night, you have to find someone to look after it..." During the meal, Zhao Dongjia said to Sheng Xuan. "How about I ask Manager Xu to arrange a few guys to come and help?"

"That's not necessary. I have long-term workers at home. From now on, I will ask them to build a shack next to the cornfield. I will live in the shack and look after the corns." Sheng Xuan said.