After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

"Their transportation costs are higher than ours. We have to add some costs here and cannot lower the price too much, so we have the advantage." Ye Dalang just figured it out.

"So that's how it is. Doing business is so difficult." The children next to him looked at Ye Dalang with admiration.

Ye Dalang was a little shy. "We also figured it out bit by bit. We are not born with this ability. When you make money, you all go to school and you will be better than us."

A seed of reading has been planted in the hearts of the children around me, and one day it will take root and sprout.

As the weather gets colder, the charcoal business gets better.

Everyone in the village near the mountain is busy. The elderly who cannot go up the mountain spontaneously gather at the entrance of the village to help look after the village.

Whenever there were outsiders coming, they would be interrogated, and we successfully stopped several waves of people who came to inquire.

The charcoal merchants from other places did not take Ye Lao Da and others seriously at first. Every year when they came here, they were begged to sell charcoal.

Some merchants even give money just to get the charcoal earlier.

This year, they stayed in the inn for a few days and only asked their employees to send some charcoal to each family for trial use. By the time they realized what was happening, Kaoshan Village had already occupied most of the market.

These people from other places also had a leader, his surname was Zheng, and everyone called him Manager Zheng.

Shopkeeper Zheng simply set up a few tables in Fu'an Pavilion to entertain old customers from Wu'an City.

It’s just that these people had already reserved charcoal from Boss Ye, and none of them accepted the invitation. This was what Hu Zi said to Ye Qing himself.

Ye Qing was worried that everyone was getting impatient, so he and the village head had a chat for a while with the people in Ye Lao Da's group, and everyone's spirits calmed down again.

Manager Zheng was unwilling to give up, so he invited the yamen's lawyer to drink. "Master Qian, please help me. I brought so much charcoal, I will lose a lot if I take it back."

Master Qian knew that the county magistrate valued Kaoshan Village, and that the three-year assessment would be held at the end of next year, so he had to get an excellent score, and preferably be promoted to a higher rank.

Master Qian has followed Lord Wu for five or six years, and he is looking forward to Lord Wu's promotion. He wants to continue to be his lawyer, and all his wealth and glory are thanks to Lord Wu, so there is no way he will ruin his own future.

"Manager Zheng, considering our previous relationship, I advise you to do business properly and not use any shady means. The people in this village cannot be touched." Master Qian receives gifts from Manager Zheng every winter, and he is giving him sincere advice.

Shopkeeper Zheng was also a big businessman. After listening to what Master Qian said, he realized that business in Wu'an City was not easy.

Shopkeeper Zheng accompanied them for a while, then sent Master Qian back and hurriedly gathered his men to make a new plan.

After thinking about it for a whole night, Manager Zheng decided to meet Boss Ye. He had brought ten carts of charcoal as the first batch, so he still had to make some money.

Boss Ye was stopped at the city gate. "Young man, why are you blocking my way?"

The person who blocked the road was Wang Wu, the shop assistant of Zheng. "Master Ye, our boss wants to see you. Please come with me."

Ye Dalang was unhappy, "Who is your boss? You can meet him whenever you want."

Wang Wu puffed out his chest proudly, "Our boss is the Zheng family from the prefecture, and they are also in the charcoal business."

Boss Ye was a little nervous, but he didn't show it on his face. "We are busy today. We will be waiting for your arrival at Fu'an Pavilion tomorrow at noon."

Seeing that Boss Ye was determined, Wang Wu had no choice but to go back and report.

Boss Ye arranged for Uncle Ye San to take everyone to deliver the charcoal, while he went back to discuss it with the head of the village.

Boss Ye hurriedly found the head of the village at the charcoal burning place and said, "Head of the village, I have something to tell you. Do you have time now?"

The village head had already explained what happened on the mountain and took Ye Qing and Ye Lao Da home to talk.

"What happened to Wen Ning? Why is he so impatient?"

"Just now, the village head, Manager Zheng, sent someone to find me and asked me to meet him. I changed the time and will meet him at Fu'an Pavilion at noon tomorrow."

"Manager Zheng is from the prefectural city, and he has bad intentions."

Ye Lizheng glanced at Ye Qing and said, "Qingya, what do you think?"

"Grandpa Lizheng, I think it's better to meet them and see what they say. It's impossible for our village to completely occupy Wu'an City."

"I'm afraid they will plot some tricks and schemes. We have no power and cannot defeat them." Boss Ye was a little worried.

Ye Lizheng didn't like to hear discouraging words, "Wen Ning, we came here to escape famine, so we didn't have anything to begin with. Now we are barefoot, so they must be afraid of us. At worst, we can overturn the table, and no one will be able to earn this money."

Boss Ye was stunned by the words of the head of the village. His heart was boiling like boiling water and he couldn't calm down.

Ye Qing was also very excited, and his breathing became rapid. "Grandpa Lizheng, it may not be that serious. The charcoal burned in our village is just ordinary charcoal. It's OK for business and ordinary families, but wealthy families will definitely not buy it."

"Qingya, what do you think?"

"In fact, we can do business together with Manager Zheng in Wu'an City. We do business with ordinary people, and they do business with wealthy families."

Ye Lizheng and Ye Lao Da's eyes lit up. They had not expected this to be possible.

Ye Lizheng’s worst-case scenario is that no one makes money. Now that there is a better way, who would be willing to overturn the table?

"Wen Ning, I will go with you to meet Shopkeeper Zheng tomorrow. It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Try to convince Shopkeeper Zheng to separate from us and do business together."

"Grandpa the village head, you and my dad should go buy some better clothes. Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Wear something smart tomorrow so that you can talk with more confidence." Ye Qing suggested.

The village head looked at his clothes, which were clean and tidy, but patched. Without further ado, the two men got on the ox cart and went to the clothing store in the city to choose two decent clothes.

Boss Ye went to Fu'an Pavilion again, booked a private room, and greeted the shopkeeper. Given Boss Ye's relationship with Fu'an Pavilion, he would not be plotted against here.

At the appointed time, the village head and Ye Lao Da went to Fu'an Pavilion early. Ye Dalang brought a few people to wait outside, ready to rush in if anything happened.

Ye Qing was young and was chatting with Hu Zi in the backyard of Fu'an Pavilion.

The head of the village wanted to take Ye Qing with him, but bringing a child along to discuss business would displease manager Zheng.

Ye Lizheng also didn't want outsiders to know about Ye Qing. Ye Qing was a trump card of Kaoshan Village. Only by hiding in the dark could he play a greater role.

Besides, the two were worried that they would not be able to reach an agreement, and there would be a conflict between the two sides, which would hurt Ye Qing.

Ye Qing is in the backyard, and if anything happens, Boss Ye can find her in time to discuss it.

The two ordered tea and sat in the private room, anxiously waiting for the arrival of Manager Zheng.

More and more people came to eat at Fu'an Pavilion, and the lobby gradually became lively. Boss Ye stood up and looked outside a few times, and finally saw Manager Zheng coming with the young man who came to see him yesterday.

The waiter at Fu'an Pavilion had received instructions long ago, and when he saw the two people coming, he took them directly to the reserved private room.