Raising the price from the ground up

Author: Tingzen

Raising the price from the ground up

When Su Ying arrived at Huying, Huwei and the others had already prepared all the carriages and horses. Because all the carriages were pulling charcoal, they had no choice but to ride horses.

Su Ying looked at Huwei who was on his back, "Have your injuries healed?"

Huwei smiled proudly and said: "It's been so long, and I've already recovered. Madam Su, don't worry, my fists are very hard now."

Su Ying was very angry when she heard what he said, and her internal injuries should be almost healed.

"Let's go while it's still early." Su Ying said and got on the horse.

"Brother, I'll go with you." Qiao Yang also ran over on his horse.

Huwei glared at him and said, "Just keep watch in the camp. If anything goes wrong in the camp when I come back, I will only ask you."

Qiao Yang's face was filled with despair, and he looked sadly at Su Ying, but Su Ying had already driven her horse to the front.

Qiao Yang could only wave at them, "You must come back early."

The location of Tiger Camp is not far from the exit of the Northern Wasteland. If they walk quickly, they should be able to reach the border of Chu Kingdom in the afternoon.

Hu Wei rode his horse and walked in front of the team, while Su Ying followed at the end. After walking for who knows how long, they finally left the Northern Wasteland.

Looking outside the Northern Wasteland, everything is desolate, as if a door separates two worlds.

Su Ying looked around. This was the first time she left the Northern Wasteland after entering it.

After walking out, Su Ying could feel the strong wind and sand blowing outside, which made her face hurt. Maybe the Northern Wasteland was surrounded by mountains, blocking the north wind and weakening it.

Near noon, they finally saw the border gate of Chu State.

"Stop the team at the edge. I'll go to the pass to see if anyone has arrived." After Huwei told the people around him, he grabbed the horse's belly and ran towards the pass.

Su Ying asked them to pull the car to an inconspicuous place and stop. She looked from a distance and saw that there were quite a few people waiting to do business outside the Chu State Pass. She asked the guards to keep an eye on the goods and drove her horse towards those who were waiting outside the pass to do business.

The vendors who set up their mobile stalls walked away.

"Pancakes, freshly made pancakes, you can have a full meal with just two copper coins."

"Rouge, that's beautiful Rouge. Madam, would you like to take some Rouge back with you? My Rouge is well-known. People in the customs don't know how many people came out just to buy a box of Rouge from me."

Su Ying looked at the rouge box in the vendor's hand, shook her head and continued walking forward.

The mobile stalls are very long, and many people pull their carts here to sell goods. Needless to say, there are many people selling goods here, and it is not possible to say that everything is available, but some daily necessities can still be purchased.

Su Ying walked forward and found someone selling charcoal. She walked to the stall and asked, "How do you sell this charcoal?"

Seeing someone asking, the vendor quickly greeted him warmly, "My dear, I want to buy charcoal. This bundle is only a hundred copper coins. If you want more, I can make it cheaper."

Su Ying saw that his charcoal was also tied into a cylindrical shape, but the size was smaller and the quality of the charcoal was not that good, "I'll take a look again."

Walking further, she met two more charcoal sellers, and the prices she inquired about were similar to the first one. The ones with better quality were more expensive.

Su Ying turned around and left the hawker stall, and saw Huwei leading a middle-aged man towards the direction of the team.

"We burned a lot of charcoal a few days ago. Let's see if you can take it back." Huwei said to the middle-aged man.

The man walked to the car to check the quality of the charcoal. After looking at the charcoal for several times, there was no change in his expression, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking.

After reading it, the man took out a sweat towel and wiped his hands, "This charcoal is not good."

Huwei frowned, "Isn't this enough?"

The man said favorably, "What rich people want is fine silver charcoal. You guys can't sell it for a price, but I also know your situation. It's not easy to go out. So, I'll give you these charcoals."

Half a penny a cart, if you are willing to sell it, I will take it all."

Half a penny for a car, how dare he think of it!

This car has twenty or thirty packages. According to the price she just asked about, you need at least two or three taels of silver to buy one car. This is really a huge advantage.

"Since we can't sell it for a price, we won't embarrass Brother Tong." Of course Huwei knew that the man was deliberately lowering the price, and he was not willing to sell it at such a low price.

The man is not in a hurry. He knows that Huwei and the others are short of food every year when they reach this level. He is the only one they have in Chu State. If he doesn't help, it will be more troublesome for them to buy it elsewhere. Every time

At this time, he can take the opportunity to earn more money from them.

"I know the price is not high, but I can't help it. Charcoal is not something that everyone can afford. The market is narrow. You don't know. Chu and Nan almost had a fight before. The price of grain at the border

I jumped up all of a sudden. Before, I could buy a pound of brown rice for five copper coins, but now I need ten copper coins to buy it, which has doubled.”

Huwei's brows furrowed even further, "You don't have to have less if you want more?"

The man shook his head in embarrassment, "If I hadn't stocked up before, I might not have the goods for you now. I only have a thousand tons left in total. If you don't want it, I'll probably have none in two days."

"

Of course Huwei wanted it, but the price had jumped so much at once, which made him feel a little sad. After all, it was not easy for them to get some money.

"How much does a pound of white rice cost?" Su Ying asked.

The man gestured with two fingers, "Twenty copper coins."

Twenty copper plates per catty, one load is two taels of silver, and one thousand loads is two thousand taels. This price is more than two times higher than what she bought before.

Originally, the money in their hands was limited, and Su Ying didn't want to spend so much money.

Seeing their hesitation, the man immediately made a move, "How about this? You can discuss it later. I also made an appointment with other people today, and they also said they wanted to buy food. Let's discuss it as soon as possible, otherwise

If someone orders it, I won’t have that much product on hand.”

"this……"

"Okay, excuse me." Su Ying stopped Hu Wei who was about to speak.

The man glanced at Su Ying, nodded, and turned back to the city as expected.

Huwei was a little anxious when he saw the man leaving, "Ms. Su, you don't want to do business with him anymore? He's the only one we still have in Chu State. If it's gone, we won't be able to buy what we want here."

"Don't worry, there will be no large-scale disasters in Chu State this year, and the price of food will not increase for no reason. The matter of war is even more ridiculous. There is going to be a war, and so many people can run outside the customs. That person clearly knows

I just want to raise the price while sitting on the ground.”

"Then, if we don't buy from him, who should we buy from?"
Chapter completed!