426 Holding the Back of the Neck (Seeking Monthly Pass)
This isn't over yet.
Xu Jiajun's Chamber of Commerce also ordered 20,000 war horses from them in advance, and the deposit was paid, which was 30% of the total price.
Such a large sum of money frightened the merchants sent by Xianbei.
But after the fear, there was ecstasy again.
They immediately exchanged these wood chips for rice, flour, oil and grain in Juyong County, and rented Xu Jiajun's carriage to transport them to various tribes.
The Xianbei people, who had just experienced the baptism of war, were worried about this lean period. As a result, when they looked up, they saw a carriage transporting grain.
The rice flour is white and shiny, and it looks like good new grain at first glance, and it exudes the fragrance of grain.
The black and thin Xianbei children swallowed their saliva and ran after the grain carriage, staring eagerly, hoping that if a little leaked from the carriage, they could pick it up and eat it.
They followed the grain truck all the way, and finally the truck stopped at the temporary market in the center of the tribe.
The businessman jumped down from the carriage and said to the children: "Dolls, do you have any wool at home? Eighteen pounds can be exchanged for one pound and two taels of rice, or eight taels of noodles. You can choose whatever rice or noodles you want!"
The children couldn't believe their ears when they heard it.
"Is this Abaga real or fake? Can the wool be exchanged for these rice and noodles?" the children asked expectantly, inhaling the aroma of the rice and noodles.
Abaga meant uncle, and the businessman nodded happily, "Go quickly, there is not much rice and noodles, whoever comes first, first served!"
"My family has the sheep Abaga, do you want it?" A girl with eyes as big as a cow asked in a low voice: "How much rice can a lamb be exchanged for?"
Their family planned to kill the sheep to eat them, but the sheep were not as durable as rice and flour. If they could replace the lambs with grains, they could eat them for a longer period of time.
Maybe we can survive until autumn.
The businessman shook his head, "I only want wool, not sheep, but wool will be valuable in the future. Xu Jiajun wants wool. You can make money by selling it to them. You can raise the sheep, and when they shed their wool in the fall, you can trade them with me for food."
When the girl heard this, she didn't dare to hesitate and ran home in a hurry.
Even if she couldn't sell the sheep, it was good to be able to sell the wool. She had to go home quickly and tell her parents that there was no need to kill the lambs!
Soon, the grain truck was surrounded by nearby herdsmen. Large bags of newly sheared sheep in leather bags were handed to the merchants. The herdsmen looked at the rice and white flour on the truck with eager eyes.
No one thought that these wool, which was given away but no one wanted, could be exchanged for such good food.
The herdsmen rushed to stuff their own wool, and the merchants were so busy that their heads were covered with sweat, but the smiles on their lips never faded.
The price of Xu Jiajun's rice and white flour are the same, retailing at five cents per pound. If he takes such a large amount, it only costs four cents per pound.
Eighteen pounds of wool can be sold to Xu Jiajun for six chips, and he only needs to pay one pound and two taels of rice worth five chips.
This left hand goes in and the right hand comes out, and you can earn one chip for every eighteen pounds of wool.
Although it's not much, if the quantity is large, you can still make a small profit.
If the herdsman had traded for noodles, he could have earned even more.
And he would take this wool and build his own wool factory in the future, and the profits would be very considerable.
How can a businessman not be happy if he can not only make a little money for himself, but also help the tribesmen tide over difficulties?
Seeing the happy smiles of the herdsmen after receiving the food, the businessman suddenly felt that Xu Jiajun was not so hateful anymore.
No matter what Xu Jiajun's plan was, at least at this moment, the tribesmen could use this food to tide over the current difficulties.
Juyong County became lively, even more lively than after the arrival of the Xu Jiajun.
Whenever the inn is full, extra seats have to be arranged in the courtyard - the innkeeper hopes that it won't rain every day, otherwise the outdoor seats placed in the courtyard will not be sold.
There were so many pedestrians walking on the road that they could pass shoulder to shoulder. The parking lot outside the city gate was so full that the line stretched to three miles outside the city.
Business in the restaurant and restaurant was booming, and the waiter was so busy that his feet never touched the floor, but the smile on his face never stopped.
There is no way, the shopkeeper really gives too much, who can refuse the charm of money?
Children selling water on the street can earn a small amount of pocket money, which can be exchanged for popsicles at the ice cream shop next door.
There is only sugar added to the white popsicles, and future generations of children will not even bother to eat such homemade popsicles.
But for Daqing children who are short of snacks, this is their most precious childhood memory in summer.
Liangsisi, sweet popsicles, five chips each, most children cannot afford it.
But Daniel, holding the money for selling water in his hand, bought ten of them in one go.
Behind him were a group of children, some older than him and some younger, all with brown eyes and curly hair.
The ice shop owner handed ten popsicles to Daniel, "You are really amazing. You sold the water so quickly. You are so generous and you made a lot of money, right?"
Daniel smiled and acquiesced.
He turned around and distributed the popsicles to the children behind him. He also took one in his mouth, waved to the boss, picked up the basket with empty water glasses on the ground, and led a group of children happily towards the church.
But just after taking two steps, Daniel's expression changed and he stopped.
"Daniel?"
Xu Yue called out tentatively, a little unbelievable that the child king carrying a basket, holding a popsicle in his mouth, and leading a group of boys was Daniel who was supposed to be in the school.
Xu Da, who was standing next to Xu Yue, was sure who the boy was at a glance. His eyes narrowed dangerously when he caught a glimpse of the popsicles and vegetable basket in his hands.
"No, we've been discovered, let's run away!"
When Daniel gave the order, the children following him immediately dispersed and ran away.
Daniel also wanted to run, but Xu Yue took a quick step and grabbed him by the back of the neck!
"Where are you going? Why aren't you in school?"
"Eh? Isn't this the basket Aunt Xing bought for shopping? There are also cups and teapots at home. Why did you bring these things out?"
Xu Yue picked up Daniel easily and took him to the roadside, where he happened to stand next to the ice shop.
The ice shop owner was surprised at first, then after hearing Xu Yue's words, he greeted:
"Chief, your Daniel is really awesome. There are a lot of businessmen coming and going in the city recently, and the weather is hot. Daniel is leading a group of Xianbei dolls from the church to sell water on the street."
"Look, he even treated each of these dolls to a popsicle. It looks like he made a lot of money."
The ice shop owner meant it as a compliment, but after he finished speaking, he found Daniel staring at him fiercely, and Xu Yue's face turned dark.
Ice shop owner: Did I say something wrong?
Xu Da led the merchants from the Xianbei Chamber of Commerce over with a smile on his face, which made Daniel shiver all over.
The effect of Xu Da's glance was better than the popsicle in his mouth.
