"Twelve Wen~Twelve Wen, this price is already very high. It is absolutely impossible for Wang's Trading Company and Sangong Trading Company to offer such a high price."
Hu Jin had no choice but to grit his teeth and increase the price again.
"No, no, even if you give me a hundred cents, I won't sell it to you people."
Anmul waved his hand and said.
After she was deceived for the first time, she never trusted these outside businessmen again.
Most of these merchants are merchants from Shanxi, that is, Shanxi merchants.
These Shanxi merchants used to do business with the grassland people secretly. Their goods were very expensive and often of poor quality.
But relying on their monopoly advantage, they made a lot of money on the grassland.
It’s different now. This grassland is now the grassland of the Ming Dynasty, and everyone is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.
Many people come to the grassland to do business, not only merchants from Shanxi, but also merchants from North Zhili. It is more convenient to carry more goods when they come from Shanhaiguan.
Moreover, these merchants all came to the grassland to do business in the form of trading houses. They opened shops in towns and set up shop here.
Basically, these firms attach great importance to their own credibility and are very honest in doing business.
The prices are fair and there will never be a shortage, so herdsmen on the grasslands like to sell their cattle, sheep, horses, etc. to them, and then buy from them the grain, salt, tea, etc. they need.
"I won't sell my cattle, sheep, or horses to you, so just go away."
Anmul looked at the others and said unhappily.
After giving instructions to Qiqige and Batu, she went directly into the city and found the guys from Wang's Trading Company here.
"The current price of wool is eleven cents per pound. If you think there is no problem, we can weigh it."
The clerk from Wang's Trading Company carefully inspected Anmur's wool. It was all dry wool and there was not much dirt on it. He readily gave the price of eleven cents.
"No problem~"
Anmul nodded. She trusted Wang's Trading Company. They had never deceived her in anything they did.
Soon, all the wool she brought was sold to Wang's Trading Company, and she received almost 1 tael of silver.
Although 1 tael of silver is not much, it is additional income.
You must know that this is just the wool sheared from her flock in 10 days. Calculated, shearing sheep alone can earn 3 taels of silver a month.
3 taels of silver can buy a lot of things now.
If it were used to buy food, Anmul's family would not be able to finish it. Food is very cheap, only a few cents per catty of rice or flour, and 3 taels of silver, which is enough for them to eat for a long time.
And this is just the money from selling wool.
It's autumn now, and winter will come soon.
Every winter, many cattle and sheep would freeze to death, so she would drive some of the cattle, sheep and horses to sell them and replace them with what she needed.
This time, she brought 100 sheep, 10 cattle and 10 horses, ready to sell them.
She still chose to sell these cattle, sheep and horses to Wang's Trading Company. 100 sheep were sold for only 30 taels of silver, and 10 cattle were sold for 70 taels of silver. The price of 10 horses was very expensive.
Her horses are all good horses, and now four-wheel carriages are very popular in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and the demand for horses is very high, so her 10 horses were sold for a total of 1,200 taels of silver.
In total, the cattle, sheep, horses and wool she brought were sold for 1,303 taels of silver, which was a very considerable amount.
Of course, she can only sell it once a year.
It takes at least two years for a cow to grow up. A grown cow is valuable, but a calf is worthless.
As for horses, it takes even longer. It takes at least 3 years for a horse to reach adulthood, and a good horse needs to be specially tamed. This requires a lot of time and experience.
Although cattle and horses are valuable, herdsmen actually don’t have much to sell.
Once Anmul's 10 horses are sold, she will basically have no horses to sell in the next few years.
"Let's go, let's go shopping~"
Anmul held the banknotes in his hand and counted them over and over again, with a smile on his face.
Life is good now. The more than 1,300 taels of silver in hand is enough for their family to live a carefree life for several years and buy many, many things.
"Okay~"
Hearing Anmul's words, Batu immediately cheered. He had wanted to go in for a long time, but Eji was talking about buying and selling cattle, sheep and horses, so he could only watch the crowds coming and going in boredom.
The family of three happily walked into the town.
As soon as he entered the town, Batu's eyes began to shine.
It's so lively, there are too many people, people are everywhere, and the wide concrete streets are very lively.
The town is not big, in fact, it is just a small town. In the center is a cross street. On both sides of the cross street are high-rise buildings, high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete.
Of course, the so-called high-rise buildings are only high-rise buildings in this era, with three or four floors.
The exterior walls of these buildings are all painted white, equipped with glass windows and other decorations, etc., making them look very fashionable and beautiful.
Wang's Commercial Bank, Sangong Commercial Bank, Daming First Bank, Zhang's Commercial Bank, Sihai Commercial Bank, etc., the signs of each commercial bank are more conspicuous than the last, and each one is bigger than the other.
The business of these trading houses was very booming at this time, and people were coming in and out. Many herdsmen came out carrying large bags and small bags, and even the clerks from these trading houses helped carry the things out.
In addition to these businesses, there are teahouses, noodle shops, restaurants, restaurants, etc. on both sides of the street. The business of these shops is also very prosperous.
Many herdsmen have money in their hands, and these things are very cheap. They will also choose to come to these places to taste delicious food and change their taste.
“It smells so good~”
"Sister, what are those things and why do they smell so good?"
Batu looked around curiously on both sides of the street. Soon, bursts of fragrance came, making his mouth water.
"Those are all chaotic places that sell steamed buns. You only need 10 copper coins to eat a big bowl~"
Qiqige was also drooling slightly.
Even though they usually eat mutton every day, they don't seem to be interested in these things.
But on the contrary, they have long been tired of eating mutton every day, and things like pasta and rice are very attractive to them.
"Eji, I want to eat steamed buns, I want to eat chaos~"
When Batu heard this, he quickly took Anmul's hand and said.
"Okay, I happen to be hungry too."
Eji looked at the sun in the sky, thought about it and nodded.
Soon, the three of them also came to a small shop specializing in making steamed buns.
"You three, what do you want to eat?"
Boss Liu Yishou came over quickly and asked.
Liu Yishou used to make steamed buns here in Tianjin. It was chaotic, but the competition here in Tianjin was too fierce and the rent was expensive. Later, he accidentally learned about the towns on the grassland, so he came here to give it a try.
I didn't expect the business here to be very good.
All the herdsmen on the grassland are rich, and they are willing to eat and like to eat. The rent of the shops here is very cheap, and they only charge a nominal amount of rent.
Before the market day, he was so busy that he felt dizzy.
"Here are three big bowls of chaos, three big bowls of noodles, and some steamed buns~pork buns, not mutton buns."
Qiqige was very experienced and she spoke in Ming dialect which was somewhat unskilled.
"Okay, wait a moment, you three, we'll be here soon~"
When Liu Yishou heard this, he immediately replied with a smile.
The herdsmen on the grassland eat too much mutton, and they all like to eat pork stuffing instead of mutton stuffing.
Soon, three large bowls of hot Chaos and three large bowls of hot noodles were served, as well as a dozen steamed buns.
The boss is a real person, and the bowls are all big, with enough noodles and noodles in them, as well as enough ingredients, and the workmanship is passable.
“Delicious~ so delicious~”
Batu shouted while eating.
As for Qiqige and Anmul, they also enjoyed the food very much and were eating happily.
"Batu, eat the steamed buns, eat the steamed buns, these steamed buns are delicious. The pork and cabbage inside are very delicious."
Qiqige, said to Batu while eating.
Her favorite food is noodles and steamed buns.
Although Chaos is delicious, I always feel like I'm not full.
Batu picked up a bun and took a big bite of it. The aroma made him narrow his eyes slightly, and then he finished a fist-sized bun in three or two bites.
“Yummy~so delicious.”
"These fresh buns are much more delicious than the ones you brought back."
Batu was shouting while eating, feeling very satisfied.
The food Akito makes is delicious.
The fighting power of the three people was very strong. With three large bowls of chaos, three large bowls of noodles, and a dozen steamed buns, they were quickly wiped out by the three of them.
“So full~”
Batu touched his round belly. He still looked like he hadn't eaten enough and wanted to eat more. This meant that his belly was already full and he couldn't eat anymore.
"Boss, how much is it?"
Qiqige shouted.
"The total is seventy cents~"
Liu Yishou said with a smile.
"Here you go~"
Anmul counted seventy copper coins from his bag, and sighed in his heart, it was really cheap.
"Thank you, thank you, come again~"
Liu Yishou also thanked him for something.
In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh that business was better on the grassland.
Prairie people are rich, willing to eat, and have a big appetite. The key is not to just care about it. A few casual customers can sell dozens of things.
The key is that the business is very popular and there are many people.
Unlike here in Tianjin, the competition is fierce and the prices are low. The key is that the business is not very hot.