Huo Xi was also thinking about what to buy from Beifang Cargo Co., Ltd. to take home.
After discussing it with Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu for a long time, they only let her make her own decision.
The two of them had not yet come up with an idea. It was their first time doing this north-south barter business, and it was their first time. They didn't know what to buy, and whether they could sell it when it was shipped to the capital.
Just listen to Huo Xi.
Huo Xi thought about it for a long time before going to bed. Today she sold cotton cloth from Jiangnan and saw all kinds of cloth at the dock.
In addition to cotton, linen, grass cloth, raw silk, silk, and cotton from Songjiang shipped from the south of the Yangtze River, there are many types of Songjiang cotton, such as standard cloth, large cloth and small cloth, thin cloth, and flying flower cloth. Huo Xileng couldn't tell the difference.
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Not only cloth from the south of the Yangtze River, but also linen from Hui'an further south, and cloth from other places. Such as Huajin from the Central Plains, Lu Zhen Qiwan from Qilu, Dongyang Hualuo from Wuzhou, Lu silk from Luzhou...
There are also cloths from Fanbang, such as Shibu and Bird cloth shipped from the far away country of Japan.
A dazzling array of items.
But some cloth business cannot be done, and ordinary people cannot wear it. For example, Luo. During the Hongwu period, it was explicitly stipulated that common people, farmers, and merchants were not allowed to wear Luo. Not everyone could wear Luo.
Jacquard silk cannot be worn by ordinary people. However, plain silk and silk have regulations in this dynasty, and ordinary merchants can wear it. As long as they have money, they can wear it.
Huo Xi didn't want to touch the cloth that was too fine and expensive. Firstly, she had no capital, and secondly, she had no ability, so she couldn't get in touch with people at that level. Rich and wealthy people would not buy cloth from her.
Lose your face.
But she wanted to buy some cloth that was not common in Jiangnan if the price was right.
For example, linen from Huizhou costs only one yuan per piece, which is cheaper than Jiangnan linen.
There are also Shibu and bird cloth from the Japanese country. I heard that they are unique cloths of the Japanese country. They are beautiful and tough.
And the velvet brocade from the southwest.
The velvet brocade is not all made of silk threads. It is a colorless velvet woven with hemp as the warp and silk as the weft. It is produced by ethnic minorities in the southwest. It will not be used only as tributes like Yun brocade, not for high-ranking officials.
Noble people cannot wear it.
There are also furs from the north. Winter will come soon.
There must be some people who are curious about transporting some rare cloth from Jiangnan and Jinling back. She mainly sells it in the lower market, and then looks for opportunities to enter the middle market to make money.
Huo Xi thought about it in confusion before falling asleep.
In the dream, she was standing in front of her large farmland, looking at the promising harvest, while Nian'er was flying a kite on a field stalk not far from her, laughing all the way.
With an idea in mind, Huo Xi came ashore the next day with more purpose.
He specializes in going to the cloth vendors. He is not in a hurry to take action. He listens to others bargaining and watching other people's cryptic gestures with their fingers.
Qian Xiaoxia, Zou Sheng and others who followed him didn't understand. How could he talk about cloth and start punching again? Could it be "five leaders, six or six smooth, seven clever, eight horses, drink quickly"?
It doesn't look like it.
Several people looked at it with confused faces, and Yang Fu looked half-understood. Yesterday, he saw Huo Xi and shopkeeper Lu comparing and negotiating prices. He wouldn't say that others were having a drinking contest, but he didn't understand the prices very well.
Huo Xi felt clear in her heart.
Of course, she wouldn't be able to tell if people were haggling over prices without showing it to the public.
Isn't there a word called "sleeping gold in one's sleeves"? In some businesses, bargaining is very subtle and hidden from others. The gestures are hidden in the wide sleeves so that no one can see them except the parties involved in the negotiation.
Just like the purchase and sale of Cordyceps in Sichuan and Tibet, first shake hands and then cover your hands with a towel. The two parties negotiate the price under the towel so that no one can see it.
His eyebrows were calm, but something was secretly surging under the towel. Others were still in the dark, but Wan Guan's business had been negotiated.
Taking advantage of her child's advantage, Huo Xi pretended to be a fool and squeezed in front of people. After a few rounds of looking at them, she figured out their lowest prices.
With his little hands behind his back, he walked in front with some pride.
Yang Fu, Qian Xiaoxia, Zou Sheng, and Ma Xiang followed behind in a daze. You looked at me, and I looked at you.
"Huo Xi, why are you staring at the cloth stalls and cloth sellers? Do you want to sell the cloth back? There are so many weavers over there, and the cloth is cheap. If you buy it back, who will you sell it to?"
Huo Xi didn't answer and glanced at a few people.
Qian Xiaoxia followed her, probably because he liked to join in the fun with Yang Fu, and secondly, his shrewd mother sent him to be an undercover agent. But Huo Xi didn't resent it. Firstly, the two brothers were quite innocent at heart, and secondly,
It won't hinder Huo Xi from doing anything.
Zou Sheng didn't have much thought, he just listened to his grandma's words and told her to follow her and listen to her suggestions.
She didn't know Ma Xiang very well before, so she must be grateful that the Huo family was willing to lend them money. In the past two days, she had been following his uncle and nephew, clearing the way for them, relieving them, and protecting them. Huo Xi was very grateful to him.
If she wants to buy cloth, it is better to negotiate the price with the cloth seller if the quantity is larger.
He didn't hide it from them and said: "I want to buy some cloth that is not common in the south of the Yangtze River and transport it back. For example, the linen cloth from Huizhou. You have also seen it, and it is only one piece for one piece. Didn't Brother Xiang also say that he would buy a few pieces to make clothes?
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Ma Xiang nodded when he heard this: "Well, it's cheaper than the kudzu in Jiangning! I want to buy a few and keep them for making clothes."
Zou Sheng also nodded: "I also want to buy two to make clothes for my grandma."
Huo Xi raised her hand towards Qian Xiaoxia: "You see, the same thing is cheap, so we are definitely willing to buy a cheaper one."
Qian Xiaoxia looked at this and that: "It's different, isn't it said that you get what you pay for? We heard a lot along the way. If the goods are the same, why are they so cheap?"
Huo Xi tilted her head and looked at Ma Xiang and Zou Sheng, "Do you see the difference?"
The two shook their heads, "We don't understand."
Huo Xi looked at Yang Fu again, and Yang Fu scratched his head, "I think it's lighter and cooler than kudzu."
Huo Xi gave him a thumbs up. As expected, he had collected and sold the cloth at home for so long, so he had some experience.
Yang Fu was very happy to be praised by Huo Xi, "I think it's better than Ge Ma!"
"Then why is the price cheaper than kudzu!" Qian Xiaoxia refused to admit defeat.
Both of them looked at Huo Xi.
"The south has more rain and is rich in ramie. The output is large and the price is low. Moreover, our place is close to the capital, so the price is also more expensive than other places."
Several people were thoughtful.
Huo Xi led a few people to avoid the crowd and asked: "My family plans to buy some linen from the south and transport it back. Can you buy it? If we all buy it together, we can negotiate the price with the cloth merchant if the quantity is large."
Zou Sheng nodded first: "I'll go with your family."
Ma Xiang also nodded: "Then I will buy some at home."
Qian Xiaoxia did not dare to express his position: "I have to go back and ask my mother."
Yang Fu curled his lips at him, "Didn't you and your brother borrow money from my family? Just ask your brother if you can?"
Qian Xiaoxia was silent, and his mother took all the money away. His mother only asked him to follow Huo Xi and see what Huo Xi bought.
"Besides linen, what else do you want to buy?" Qian Xiaoxia changed the subject.
Huo Xi glanced at him: "I also plan to buy some leather goods from the north. Do you want to buy some?"
"Leather goods are so expensive." Qian Xiaoxia muttered, and his mother would not buy them. If they were thrown into her hands, her mother would beat her chest and cry for half a month. Moreover, she was in a bad mood and would not cook properly for the three of them.
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have played with you."
Yang Fu hated that iron could not become steel, "Don't you and your brother want to save money to buy a big boat? Do you want to save money for your brother to marry his sister-in-law?"
"Well, then my brother and I will also buy some."
Huo Xi grabbed Yang Fu and said to Qian Xiaoxia: "You go back and ask your mother tonight. Anyway, your family will be fine without you. Uncle Yu will definitely come with my family. In this way, our family will be together, and this amount will be indispensable."
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Qian Xiaoxia was a little anxious, fearing that they wouldn't let him play anymore. He wanted to make a decision on the spot and follow the others.
But he didn't have any money, so he was scratching his head anxiously.
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