Eating big melon is so refreshing

Seeing the two caring children, Jiang's depression was half gone. Her father was right. With Widow Zheng still at the embroidery shop, it would be better to leave early than late.

"Huh? Has someone rented the house next door?" Hearing the voice, Xiao Chunya glanced at the big house next door. It was a large house with two entrances, a corridor, a moon gate, a spacious front yard, and an exquisite back yard.

How did she know? Of course she climbed over the wall and looked over there. What child doesn't have a little curiosity?

"It's not rented. Someone bought it last month and hired someone to renovate it these days." Jiang Tian is back. Every time she goes back to her parents' home, she will buy a pound of meat to improve the meal. I wonder how much of the fifty taels of silver is left now?

"You're rich, and even if you live in a village, a big house would cost at least 100 taels of silver." Xiao Chunya said with a sigh, "Grandma, do you think these fabrics are beautiful?"

"Beautiful. I've never seen such beautiful colors." Jiang Tian looked at the old man with some confusion. He had been dyeing clothes for decades, and wasn't he only able to mix blue and red?

"This is the color my brother and I mixed. We learned it from a book." Xiao Chunya was afraid that the adults would get suspicious, so she put the blame on the book. "I just borrowed some miscellaneous books from Fatty Luo's house. My brother can understand them all."

When Xiao Qiulin was two years old and talking, he accidentally revealed the secret he was born with, and he must continue to bear the blame.

In addition to blood relationship, Jiang Tang doted on the two children because they were born smart. He thought his grandson was so smart, and since the Zhao family had just produced a student, he believed that his grandson would also be a student or even a scholar in the future.

Luo Xiaopang is the grandson of the landlord Luo Cheng. Two months ago, Xiaopang had a fight with Xiao Chunya. Xiao Chunya pinned Xiaopang to the ground and rubbed him. After he cried loudly, he accepted the defeat and was honest. Then the three of them became friends.

The friendship between children is so pure. Xiao Qiulin took out a toy and exchanged books with Luo Xiaopang. He didn't dare tell his sister about it because the toy was a fourth birthday gift from his third uncle.

At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Erlang came back with a load on his shoulder. He not only found a stall at the dock to share with others, but also bought common seasickness medicine, antiemetic medicine and a few pots of liquor.

"Is this liquor?" Xiao Chunya opened the lid and smelled it. There was no smell. Why did it look a bit like a briefcase from Guangxi?

"This is shochu made from grains. It's very profitable, and the government has restricted its production because it's a waste of grain. Since you've just opened a business, you can buy two bottles."

If Zhao Erlang had no connections and couldn't buy it, he would just have two bottles of liquor. These were not for sale. When he opened the business, he would offer sacrifices to the gods in all directions, and keep one bottle for himself to drink slowly.

"What about fruit wine? It's wine made from wild fruits. It doesn't waste food."

"There is no limit on the amount of fruit juice wine, but it is bitter and astringent and hard to drink." Zhao Erlang said, "Basically no one buys it. This is not a good business."

Bitter and astringent? Xiao Chunya felt something was wrong. The fruit wine she drank was fragrant and sweet. She had made fruit wine when she was bored at school.

"What a beautiful color, even more beautiful than the cloth in the cloth shop, it makes me feel comfortable just looking at it." Zhao Erlang said, "If this kind of cloth is sold at 110 coins per piece, there will definitely be people who will buy it."

Jiang said, "The store will open tomorrow. I'll go to the dock with you. I have nothing to do anyway."

"You're not going to the embroidery workshop?" Zhao Erlang asked the reason and then said, "Dad is right. With that widow Zheng in the embroidery workshop, it will sooner or later become a place of trouble. I can still sell embroidery at the dock."

The next day

At daybreak, Zhao Erlang and Jiang set out, riding on the mule-drawn cart of Lao Wang from the village. They spent four cents to save five miles of distance. The main reason was that they were carrying a lot of things and were in a hurry. They would not be willing to spend the money if they came back empty-handed.

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Shen Laowu calculated that the money he could earn from this shipload of cargo was less than when he came here, but the freight he paid was more than when he came here, and he felt a little annoyed.

"Forget it, let's go ashore and take a look, and buy some things to sell." Shen Laowu knew that the stalls at the dock were selling the same few goods. Huangyang County was too small and poor, so he didn't like coming here.

Shen Laowu had a keen sense of smell and could smell the aroma of soju, which proved that a new stall had opened, which meant there were new goods. He followed the direction and soon found the stall where Zhao Erlang was.

"Master Zhao?"

"Master Shen Wu, long time no see."

"I didn't expect that Master Zhao has also left the yamen. That guy is really capable. He's involved in prison breaks and assassinations. It's more exciting than storytelling." Shen Laowu looked down on the behavior of the former Magistrate Jia. It won't be long before he gets burned if he keeps playing like this.

Zhao Erlang just smiled. Shen Laowu had a backer but he didn't. There were some things Shen Laowu could say but he couldn't.

"The color of this fabric is pure and bright, and it's pleasing to the eye." Shen Laowu was talking business. He touched the fabric and said, "Is it all linen?"

"They are all linen, but they are finer and softer than ordinary linen." Zhao Erlang said, "This is my first time doing business, so I don't dare to buy too expensive goods."

"How much cloth is this?"

"One."

Jiang Tang originally only bought half a piece, but when he saw the good dyeing effect, he bought another half piece. As a dyer who has been working for decades, he still has a good eye.

"How to sell it?"

"One hundred and ten cents for a piece of cloth."

"I'll take all the fabrics. What about the anti-nausea and seasickness medicine? Give me two bottles of each."

These medicines are all available no matter where you buy them and the prices are similar.

"Master Zhao, my ship will be back in five days. Next time, prepare five rolls of cloth. I want cotton cloth, and I want pink."

"Okay." Zhao Erlang said, "If Master Shen Wu goes to Qinghe County and sees Brother Wu, I'll give him my regards."

"No problem." Shen Laowu took the goods away, and as soon as he got on the boat, someone took a fancy to the cloth in his hand.

"I'm not selling it. It's already owned." He couldn't get much price for it at the dock, so he might as well take it back to his own shop and sell it.

"Such a pure and bright color, is it produced by the cloth workshop in Huangyang County?"

"I walked around the business district yesterday and didn't see these two colors."

"The Fifth Master's path is broad."

No one is stupid enough to ask Shen Laowu about his purchasing channels. This is his ability, and you can only find out through your own connections.

This side

Zhao Erlang's business was booming. After Shen Laowu left, another man came to buy some antiemetics and seasickness medicine. He simply offered a lower price and let the man buy all of them.

Jiang was a little confused. It was sold out already? It seemed like the bench wasn't even warm enough for them.

"Wife, let's go back." It was good to meet a big client. Zhao Erlang carried his empty load and slowly went home with Jiang.

The two late-night kids had just finished their breakfast when they saw their parents coming back. Isn’t that too fast?