Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

She finally felt relieved, and she no longer had to worry about not being able to sell the sheep mushrooms in the mountains.

As for flower mushrooms, there is no need to worry. They sell very well when stewed in soup in autumn and winter.

After watching for another half an hour, it was noon. The restaurant was extremely busy, with people coming and going and every table was full.

Everyone was chatting and laughing at the table, eating meat with big mouthfuls and drinking wine with small sips.

Looking at this scene, she almost forgot that this was a time of chaos, with refugees pouring in one after another, people starving to death every day, and wars every year.

Seeing this, she lost interest and did not say goodbye to Manager Qin in person. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to the toilet, so it was better not to disturb him. She just asked a waiter to pass on the message.

Three days after returning home, Zhou Gu and Hu Zi came back with their men.

Zhou Gu said excitedly: "According to what you said, the sheep mushrooms are sold at 110 wen per pound, the flower mushrooms are sold at 260 wen, and they also want preserved eggs, 4 wen each, and everything is sold out."

The same goes for Hu Zi. The two places are not far from each other. They had discussed it before they separated. They didn't expect that they had come to an agreement. It is really something to be happy about.

Zhou Xing said, "You guys have to travel a few extra days and still only get this price. Guoguo and Cheng Ding also paid this price in Yunzhou. Isn't that a loss? You haven't even earned back the food, drink, and toilet expenses on the way."

"Ah?" When the two heard that Zhou Guo was sold at this price in Yunzhou, their heads shrank and they were speechless.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't be like that. You've done a great job. You've already exceeded my base price, and there's still so much more. You've been able to negotiate this down. This is progress. It's much better than before. We have to take it step by step, right?"

The two laughed again.

Zhou Gu said: "I think it's good too. I didn't even reveal the bottom price this time."

Hu Zi laughed and said, "How can I compare with the master? It is the master's blessing that we can have such a good negotiation."

"Puchi!" As soon as he finished speaking, the old man spat out all the tea without leaving a drop.

It sprayed all over Zhou Gu's head and face.

Zhou Gu said nothing and quickly raised his sleeves to wipe the water.

Zhou Mai and the others burst into laughter.

Zhou Guo said: "What are you talking about? I'm not a Bodhisattva. What's the point of saying I bless you? Isn't that something you would only say to the dead?"

Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Yes, she is from a small family and can't afford it. You can't say such things to a living person."

Hu Zi smiled awkwardly and said, "Ah, yes, yes, I was wrong."

Counting the days, it’s time.

Zhou Guo got up early that day, wearing a royal blue satin Taoist robe, a headband of the same color, and the same big golden lock around his neck, which he had grown tired of wearing in recent years.

But her family wouldn't let her take it off, saying that it was to ward off evil spirits and ensure safety. She never took it off even for a day, and even hid it around her neck when she went to the countryside to collect duck eggs.

There are two jade pendants hanging on the belt.

The royal blue color makes her skin look even whiter and more sparkling.

With a wave of the folding fan, he looks elegant and suave.

The only weird thing was that he had a cloth bag slung around his waist.

Zhou Xing bent over with laughter.

Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She pulled the cloth bag around her neck and said, "Why are you still hanging this thing? Take it off. It will be so ugly. Your clothes will be in vain."

Zhou Guo was unwilling, "No, there is not a bag for this dress, I have to carry a bag."

Li said helplessly: "Can't you put things in your arms, sleeves, and waist?"

Zhou Guo shook his head, "How much can this hold? Don't worry about it, I'll carry it."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Mom, actually, bags are the same as these jade pendants and sachets. It's just that this bag doesn't look good after being used for a long time. If you have nothing to do at home, you can think of a few new styles that can match this dress. There are many beautiful bags."

Lee sighed.

Zhou Xingxi said happily: "That's a good idea. I like it."

Zhou Guo ate two steamed dumplings, four fried dough sticks, drank a cup of soy milk, and ate two bowls of preserved egg and lean meat porridge with sour beans and dried radish. Finally, seeing that it was getting late, he took an egg pancake and planned to eat it while walking.

She is going to Yunzhou today with the new goods to bring back her crab seedlings.

The rice fields have been transformed, and the water inlet and outlet are covered with fishing nets to ensure that the crabs will not escape.

Shopkeeper Yang saw that she was dressed so formally, looked her up and down for several times, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou came here in casual clothes last time, why are you dressed so formally today? If you don't know, you might think that you are some noble young master coming out."

Zhou Guo looked at himself and said, "My mother makes clothes for us at home all day long when she has nothing to do. You said she has made them, so I can't just not wear them. I'm still growing taller. If I don't wear them in two years, they will be too short and it will be a waste."

Shopkeeper Yang nodded and said, "That's fine, but your mother only makes men's clothes for you? Why haven't I seen you wear women's clothes? As a little girl, you should wear skirts, right?"

Zhou Guo said: "I did, but I always feel it's inconvenient to wear a skirt when I go out. I'm used to wearing men's clothes."

The main reason is that she doesn't know how to comb her hair. She can only tie it into a ponytail or tie it on top of her head. She can't wear a beautiful dress with her hair tied on top of her head. Would that look good?

Shopkeeper Yang did not delay. He received the goods and paid the money, then had someone bring the crab seedlings out to her.

He said, "There are exactly one thousand crab seedlings here, and they are all the best and lively ones. But I spent a lot of time and effort to get them from the person in charge of the manor. It was not easy."

Zhou Guo narrowed his eyes with a smile, bowed his hands and bowed, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Yang. Don't worry, I know what's good for me. Even if I raise too many, I won't come to Yunzhou to sell them and compete with you for business. You are the first in Yunzhou!"

Shopkeeper Yang stroked the sheep's beard with a smile. It was easier to deal with smart people. All he had to do was not come to Yunzhou.

As for other places, naturally there are crabs from other places on the market. They are not the first one, so it doesn’t matter to them whether they sell them or not.

Zhou Guo stayed in the restaurant for the whole morning. The business here was better than that of Manager Qin's. Last year's pine mushroom stock was gone.

Several groups requested to eat pine mushrooms, but were told they were out of stock. They were just getting disappointed when the waiter recommended goat mushrooms with great enthusiasm, "Sir, pine mushrooms are out of stock, but we have a new batch of goat mushrooms that have just come out of the mountains. Would you like some?"

"Oh? There are sheep mushrooms at this time, then have one."

There were more than a dozen tables of guests in the lobby, and eight of them ordered lamb mushrooms. One lamb mushroom was divided into three portions, with six or seven mushrooms on a plate. One portion was sold for eight hundred wen, which was one hundred wen more expensive than Fu Man Lou.

Such big sheep mushrooms cost 17 or 18 pieces per pound. So, they are much cheaper than pine mushrooms.

Zhou Guo sighed, thinking that the older she got, the wiser she was. She was still too conservative in her business. How come other people could sell a pound of rice for several taels of silver, but she could only sell it for a few hundred coins?

Fortunately, this document is signed for one year, so she can raise the price next year.

At least the price will increase to four hundred coins per catty.

She had a hunch that this year's pine mushrooms might be her last exclusive deal, and the price would have to go up to five hundred or six hundred wen per catty, so she would make a fortune before then.