Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang crossed his hands on the table and said, "When you went to the brewery these past two days, didn't you notice that some of the Hongyanzui and beer were missing?"

Zhao Chunhua said, "I found it, but Big Brother Sun said it was the biggest secret of the winery, and only my brother-in-law knew it. Even he didn't know."

"Since it's top secret, I didn't ask about it, thinking that my brother-in-law would tell me when it's time."

Chen Lang said: "Chunhua, you did a great job."

“Controlling your curiosity is also a necessary condition for achieving great things.”

"I can tell you now that I smuggled this portion of Hongyanzui and beer to the Liao Kingdom."

Zhao Chunhua swallowed and gurgled, "Smuggling?"

Chen Lang said, "Now you understand why I didn't let you tell Xiaohu."

"Smuggling is, after all, a violation of Dayan law."

"But I have reasons why I have to do this."

Zhao Chunhua bit her lip and said, "Brother-in-law told me this, what does he want me to do?"

Chen Lang said, "How should the profits from smuggling and the money from various parties be arranged? From now on, I will leave these matters to you."

Zhao Chunhua's face turned pale, and her voice trembled slightly: "Brother-in-law, I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Chen Lang said, "Don't worry, someone will come to help you in a while. He is specifically responsible for dealing with officials from various places along the smuggling route. What you need to do is actually control your purse."

"The profits here are too huge. I don't feel comfortable handing it over to outsiders. I can only hand it over to my family."

"Don't worry about not doing it well. If anything goes wrong, I'll cover it for you. Just go for it boldly."

Zhao Chunhua pondered for a long time and said slowly, "Okay, since my brother-in-law trusts me so much, I will definitely do my best to get this done."

Chen Lang said, "In addition to Hongyanzui, this smuggling route also includes tea. The profits from the tea do not belong to us. You have to understand that we don't take advantage of others, but we also can't let others take advantage of us."

Zhao Chunhua asked, "Tea? Whose?"

"Don't ask about this. All matters in this regard are handled by another person. His name is He Jinling. He is currently reporting on his work in the capital. It is estimated that it will take a month or so for him to come." Chen Lang said.

Zhao Chunhua said, "I understand. Brother-in-law, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Chen Lang stood up and said, "Come on, I still have to discuss with Xiaohu how to build that car."

……

During the following period, the cloth trading circle in Linshui County was extremely lively.

The Lai family recruited several local cloth merchants in Linshui and started a head-on confrontation with the cloth merchants headed by the Min family. The two sides fought back and forth, using various tactics, and the fight was very lively.

At the imperial merchant selection banquet, the Xu Cloth Shop chose to abstain and did not participate in the war. Instead, it found another way and formed an alliance with the Tang family, which also did not participate in the war, to jointly sell cheongsams.

To this end, the Xu and Tang families held a so-called "new product launch conference" in Yanfei Building.

The protagonists of this press conference were the prostitutes of Yanfeilou. They wore various cheongsams and walked back and forth in the lobby, showing the beauty of cheongsams to guests from all directions.

The long white legs and plump breasts were a feast for the eyes of the guests, who gave them tips like crazy.

At this press conference, in addition to making the guests aware of the beauty of cheongsam, there was another more important thing, that is, the "anti-counterfeiting label" appeared on the historical stage of the Great Yan Dynasty for the first time.

You should know that before this press conference, the Lai family had already launched their cheongsam styles, and the Min family was not to be outdone and soon launched their own cheongsam.

Two powerful competitors suddenly flooded into the already small market, and the sales of cheongsams at Xu's Cloth Shop were immediately severely affected.

People who like to gossip are waiting for the Xu family's counterattack, wanting to see whether they will use copyright law to protect their own rights, or fight the Min and Lai families with real weapons.

However, Xu's Cloth Shop did not respond at all, as if they had acquiesced to what was happening.

It was not until tonight's press conference that everyone realized that Xu's Cloth Shop's big trick was hidden here.

This anti-counterfeiting label is truly a genius design. Not to mention the code it uses, which no one present could understand, the fact that the code changes color when burned with fire alone made the guests on the scene exclaim in amazement, calling it a "miracle."

It is true that there are only a few styles of cheongsam designs, but through the tireless promotion of Xu's Cloth Shop and the presence of a spokesperson like Xie Qinghuan, the idea that Qiu Yi Nong, a cheongsam brand under Xu's Cloth Shop, is the "authentic" brand has been planted in the minds of many people.

With the anti-counterfeiting label, the orthodox status of the Qiu Yinong brand in the cheongsam industry has been once again enhanced.

That evening, more than a dozen cloth merchants from other places signed purchase contracts with Xu's Cloth Shop.

Faced with the "unique trick" of Xu's cloth shop, the Min family and the Lai family had no time to care about it, because cheongsam was just a "small thing" to them after all, and the most important thing for the two families at the moment was to be imperial merchants.

After twenty days, this chaotic situation finally showed signs of ending.

The Lai family can't bear it anymore.

The proverb "A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake" once again highlights its value in the fight between the two families.

Faced with the Min family's offensive, the Lai family was defeated step by step and finally left in disgrace.

However, although the Min family won, they also paid an extremely painful price.

Fortunately, they finally retained their qualifications as imperial merchants. In the eyes of outsiders, the Min family can finally concentrate on being imperial merchants.

Even the Min family themselves thought so. Although the struggle with the Lai family was painful, as long as they were good imperial merchants, everything they lost could be regained.

But one day, the matter suddenly became strange.

The clues of this matter started from a small workshop of the Min family.

The Min family has a steward named Jian Zhong, who is one of the most important elders of the Min family.

Jian Zhong once pushed the Min family to the top of the Linshui cloth shop with his superb weaving skills, and he sat in this position for more than ten years.

Now that he is fifty years old, he has passed on his skills to several important children of the Min family, and he no longer does those overly tedious things. Every day he either drinks or visits brothels, and he lives a very carefree life.

Even when the Min family and the Lai family went to war, Jian Zhong did not really participate in the specific fight, because as long as the Lai family did not surpass the Min family in weaving technology, everything would be fine.

Only after the Lai family was defeated did Jian Zhong become a little busy.

He began to inspect the dyeing workshops in various locations of the Min family, checking the dyed and woven cloths, and storing them in the warehouse after ensuring that there were no problems. In another half month, he would hand them over to the dyeing and weaving factory and then send them to the capital.

The matter is not complicated. The Min family has plenty of people who can do it. The reason why Jian Zhong wants to take over this matter is to pave the way for his son. He wants his son to smoothly take over his mantle and become a core management member of the Min family.

Jian Zhong's son Jian Da did not inherit his father's weaving skills, but he has a very delicate heart.

It was precisely because of his meticulous attention that he discovered that insignificant detail.

"Dad, the cloth in the warehouse on East Market Street seems to be fading..."