Huo Xi set out from the capital this time, bringing two ships of grain and cloth.
In Huai'an, another hundred stone peppers were exchanged for 2,000 pieces of Shu brocade, 2,000 pieces of cotton cloth, and 10,000 pieces each of linen and homespun cloth.
Now she sold five thousand pieces of cotton cloth at six cents and a half a piece, ten thousand pieces of linen cloth at two cents a piece, and five thousand pieces of homespun cloth at one cent and a half.
Two thousand pieces of Shu brocade were not shipped, so they were left in Huai'an and asked to be sent back to the capital by Shopkeeper Niu. Silk Satin only brought one thousand pieces over and sold them all to Lu Shun for seven taels a piece.
Together with the inventory in Lu Shun's warehouse and the cloth he has collected at high prices these days, it is enough for him to deliver goods.
After Huo Xi sold it like this, there were only 5,000 pieces of homespun cloth left on the ship. This time, he made a net profit of 5,750 taels.
Everyone is happy.
Lu Shun held Huo Xi's hand and said, "Thank you so much. Otherwise, my family's vitality would be severely damaged this time, and I'm afraid we would have to close the shop and go back to our hometown to work as a farmer."
This young man was very benevolent and did not take advantage of the opportunity to threaten him or demand too high a price. He readily sold all the goods to him at only 10% higher than the market price.
Huo Xi has learned very well the importance of building good connections in recent years.
The Lu family has been operating in the north for decades. It is not a local leader, but it has deep roots in the local area.
If you make friends with such a person, you can get some attention from him for your own shops in Tianjin and Peiping. It is better than giving away most of the shop's shares and looking for shelter everywhere.
"This is also a good relationship. Our boss is out of reach in the capital. If the store in the north is in trouble, if we can get some good business friends to take care of it, it will be a fate that is hard to find."
Lu Shun patted his chest: "Don't worry, Young Master Huo. As long as I, the Lu family, are here, whenever Guangfeng Water needs it, we will do our best. It is our duty to do so."
"Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Lu."
After sending Huo Xi and his party away, Lu Shun sighed at Huo Xi's back and educated the grandchildren around him.
"Min'er, you need to remember that being kind to others may save your own life in critical moments. In business, it is even more important to be kind to others, otherwise it will be difficult for you to stand up if you are tripped up by others."
The trouble his son got into affected the whole family and almost ruined the family business. Now that the situation is over, and the order of cloth arrives, the family will be able to recover.
Lu Min nodded in understanding.
If it hadn't been for the good relationship that my grandfather had formed a few years ago, and if I hadn't lowered the price too hard when I saw that he was young and it was not easy to earn money, how could I have gotten a rescue today?
As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help in times of need. After this incident, I know who is sincere and who is fake. If Guangfeng Shui is in need in the future, I will do my best to help.
After delivering the goods the next day, Lu Shun and his grandson treated Huo Xi and others to a meal at the largest restaurant in the city.
"Xiao Xi'er... uncle, can I call you that?"
Huo Xi nodded: "I'm young, so uncle can call me by my name. It's so kind."
Lu Shun would now truly treat him as a nephew compared to Huo Xi, with a grateful expression on his face.
Lu Min glanced at his grandfather sadly. In this case, wouldn't he be a generation younger than others? But his grandfather looked young, so calling him uncle is better than calling him uncle, right?
Accepted instantly and calmly.
"Xiao Xi'er, you didn't see the other person's face. Seeing that I can actually deliver the goods according to the quantity, his face is so long that it is longer than a donkey. It really relieved me."
"It'll be fine if it's solved."
As for why they decided to harm him and whether they would harm him again in the future, that was not Huo Xi's concern.
By solving his problem yourself, you can also repay the kindness that the other person showed you when you were young.
Seeing that he was quite familiar with the local area, Huo Xi asked him about many things, and Lu Shun also told him everything he knew, which made Huo Xi understand better.
After the party was over, Huo Xi took Tayue and others to the Yasuo.
Zheng Ze happened to be in the dental clinic, and he didn't expect to see the noble man who gave him a tael of dental care money yesterday. He was so happy that he immediately took the person out.
Today, no matter where the noble man goes, he will not complain. Even if his legs are broken, he will accompany him to the end.
But Huo Xi had an idea in mind, so she asked him to bring out a map to see what other shops and houses were in the city and what open spaces there were at the docks, and asked him to circle them.
Zheng Ze felt that he might be dreaming, otherwise why would it be so unreal.
In the blink of an eye, the noble man bought not only ten shops in the city, but also five large houses in the middle of the city. Not counting this, he also bought two shops and two large warehouses in the South Pier.
Before we finished, we bought another 300 acres of land north of the dock.
Not to mention how much money the noble man spent, he only got 35 taels from the middle man's money today!
Thirty-five taels!
For him who only had five pieces of silver a month, that was a huge sum of money!
With a few more taels, he could buy a small house with five rooms in the city. He was so happy that he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
It also attracted all the dental people in the dental office to look at him with green eyes. If they had known that the young master in front of them was the financial owner, how could they have pushed this person to Zheng Ze?
Huo Xi bought a large property in Tianjin city, and sold a hundred stones of pepper to a businessman from North Korea, earning 20,000 taels of silver.
When something happened here, he took five thousand pieces of homespun cloth, grain and various local products bought along the way and headed for Peiping.
One day later, we arrived at the end of the North Canal section, Tongzhou Wharf.
When we arrived at Tongzhou Pier, Zhu Ji and others were already waiting at the pier.
"Thank you for your hard work, boss."
"I've thanked you for your long wait."
"That's right. I knew my boss was coming, and I was so happy that I couldn't sleep for several nights."
Ever since Zhu Ji deceived Wu Youcai with Huo Xi, his admiration for Huo Xi was like a torrential river. Knowing that she was coming, he hired a carriage and horse to set up in Tongzhou yesterday.
There are no shops in Guangfengshui, Tongzhou. This place is less than a hundred miles away from Beiping City. It is very close. There is no need to open a shop here. The merchants only drop sails and stop their boats here to transfer by land. There are many passers-by.
On the contrary, the business of inns, restaurants, foot shops, and carriage shops is very good.
It was just after noon, so we chose a restaurant and the group ate while waiting for the goods to be unloaded and loaded into the truck.
After loading the goods from Peiping, Huo Xi gave generous rewards to the crew, boatmen and sailors who came with the ship, and asked them to return to Tianjin. After loading the goods from Tianjin, they went all the way back to the capital.
"My master doesn't leave a boat, so why wait here?"
"I don't know when I will return to Beijing. It's useless to keep them waiting here. It's better to send them back to load the goods. Our ship will come again. If not, it will be convenient for me to take the boat back all the way."
Zhu Ji responded. He took Huo Xi and others and turned the carriage to Peiping.
Since entering the territory of Peiping, Ji Chuyi has been very excited.
His father told him that he came to Peiping to find work. To build the city in Peking, it required a lot of labor, so his father followed many people from his hometown. Now that he has come to Peiping, he must be able to see his father, right?
