It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Song Zhi nodded. "This herb is unique to our area, also known as the Golden Bar. Its fruit, when prepared into medicine, has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, clearing away internal heat and relieving restlessness. Tea made from these newly emerged young leaves also has these effects. It's not an exaggeration to call it a longevity tea."

After hearing this, Xu Feng was also very moved.

He had just tasted this tea. It had a refreshing taste and a sweet aftertaste. It was really good.

But this tea is not very famous, so it doesn't matter if he likes it. To be cautious, he took some back to try it out and see if he likes it.

He finally found his way through this path!

Xu Feng prepared a plan in his mind before speaking, "We've already decided on the types of tea we need to buy for this trip, but I just drank the tea that Madam Song brought over, and I also think it's quite good. How about I agree on a quantity of 300 kilograms with Madam Song?"

Three hundred pounds, a little less than she expected.

However, this person was trying this kind of tea for the first time, so he must have ordered 300 kilograms.

It was a big deal for her.

Song Zhi smiled and asked, "Then I wonder how much Mr. Xu is willing to pay per pound?"

Considering what I saw today and the way this woman behaves, she is not as easy to fool as an ordinary farmer's daughter.

After Xu Feng pondered it over, he said straightforwardly, "I won't bargain with you, my lady. I'll give you a flat price of forty-five coins per pound. What do you think?"

Worried that Song Zhi didn't know the market price of tea, he added, "The tea shipped from the south usually costs between thirty and over a hundred wen. Although this tea is good, it still requires someone to be willing to pay the price, don't you think?"

After hearing the offer, Song Zhi didn't accept it directly. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, "I heard that Master Xu brought a lot of livestock with him on this trip. I wonder if there are any sheep among them?"

Xu Feng was puzzled. Why did she have such a question?

However, he still answered smoothly: "There are still some foster care outside the city, but the number is not large. Do you want to buy one, my lady?"

Song Zhi shook her head. "I'm not buying sheep, but I want to discuss the wool business with Master Xu."

"I accept the price Mr. Xu just offered, but I want some wool. If you're willing, I'd like to exchange one ounce of tea for ten pounds of wool. How do you think?"

She had no intention of bargaining any further.

She also knew that the other party was taking a risk when buying this kind of tea for the first time. Similarly, when doing business, one must also pay attention to the principle of mutual benefit.

Of course, she also has to give the other party room to make a profit. Her original intention was not to do a one-time deal. According to her future plans, she still hopes to have long-term cooperation with them.

When Xu Feng heard Song Zhi's words, he was stunned for a moment.

He had seen tribes on the grasslands weaving tents out of cow hair and wool or wearing short robes as a covering.

But this is in the Central Plains.

He had only heard of shops buying sheepskin coats, but he had never heard of shops buying wool?

What's more, sheepskin coats have a strong smell. Only people in the north are willing to wear them, and they cannot be sold in the south.

As for the sheep that were to be slaughtered for meat, poor families would at most wash them and use them to fill bedding and clothes. No one had ever thought of selling the wool.

He dug his ears and asked unsurely, "Madam, are you serious?"

Song Zhi nodded solemnly, "Of course. If Master Xu doesn't believe it, you can include this clause in the contract. However, you can't use the wool to pay for it all this time."

"At the moment, I don't have the capacity to consume such a large amount of goods."

Xu Feng was very happy to see that the other party was so determined, but he was also afraid that the other party would change his mind.

He immediately called his attendant to bring pen and ink, ready to sign the contract.

According to the price agreed upon by both parties previously, some details of the cooperation were discussed.

Song Zhi, "Picking and making tea requires a lot of labor. I hired workers to pick and prepare this tea. If Mr. Xu doesn't want it later, I can't afford the loss, so this deposit is essential."

Xu Feng nodded. "That's easy. I'll give you a five-liang deposit in advance. However, I have to leave in half a month at the latest. These three hundred kilograms of tea must be delivered as agreed before I leave."

Song Zhi made a rough estimate in her mind and felt that it was still in time, so she agreed.

After the two sides had negotiated the details, Xu Feng ordered Rong Bo to write down everything he had just described in the contract.

After the ink on the contract dried, Xu Feng asked Rong Bo to read the contents of the contract in front of Song Zhi. Then he handed the contract to Song Zhi and said, "Madam Song, take a look. Do you have any questions?"

Song Zhi calmly took the contract, carefully read the contents, nodded and said, "I have no problem."

Xu Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He asked Rong Bo to read the above content first, because he guessed that the other party might not be able to read.

It was his guess that was wrong, and no wonder, if he knew so many medicinal herbs, how could he not be able to read?

He smiled and said, "Since there is no problem, let's press our fingerprints."

Both parties put their fingerprints on the deed.

Song Zhi put away her copy of the deed and accepted the five-liang silver ingot handed over by the other party, then took her brother and sister-in-law to say goodbye and leave.

As soon as the three siblings left the teahouse, Song An couldn't help but ask, "Sister, why didn't you ask someone to take a look at the contract just now? What if they cheated us?"

Song Zhi choked and could only excuse herself, "They were testing me, so we can't expose our shortcomings, otherwise it would be easy for others to take advantage of us."

That’s right, Song Zhi did it on purpose.

Song Zhi didn't need to hide her incompetence in front of Xu Feng as she did before.

First of all, he was just a merchant from another place and was only staying in Qishui County for a short time.

Secondly, most businessmen are shrewd. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she also needs to show herself at the right time, so as to reduce unnecessary calculations.

But the reason why she dared to do this was because she knew the words on it.

But the real reason could not be told, and the two children looked thoughtful.

Song Zhi didn't dare let the two of them act like her. If they suffered a great loss in the future just to show off, she would cry to death.

So she racked her brains to come up with a few more sentences to describe herself, and even told them the story of the fox borrowing the tiger's power to bully others.

He even used all possible explanations, such as that he had met the county magistrate today and the other party was wary of him.

Song Zhi tried to excuse herself, but still felt that her actions today might set a bad example for the two children.

She still apologized in front of the two children, "My sister's work today was a bit sloppy. When we meet the writer later, we will pay someone to read it for us."

"From now on, you must not be as thoughtless as my sister was today. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it."

Both of them took Song Zhi's words to heart and nodded repeatedly to indicate that they had taken note.

Seeing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.