In the living room of the Shu family in the west of the city, the guests dispersed one after another, leaving only a few close relatives and friends staying in the hall to continue drinking and talking.
Shu Jinxuan appeared mysteriously in the living room, and quietly pulled Hua Junyao, the boss of the Hua family, who was chatting happily with others, into a side room.
The uncle and nephew sat down. Shu Jinxuan looked at the drunken Hua Junyao and poured him a cup of tea. Then he got straight to the point: "Uncle, I heard about the flood in Yuezhou, where did you go to change it?"
A lot of the government’s share of salt production will come back?”
"There is such a thing."
Hua Junyao frowned: "But my cousin, your Shu family has a great business and you don't look down on this little profit."
"My nephew really doesn't understand the art of rice, grain, tea and salt."
Shu Jinxuan pursed his lips with a bitter smile, and then took out two banknotes from his arms: "But my uncle is also engaged in this business. They have just separated from the Hua family. My uncle can take my uncle to do this together."
On a business trip, thousands of stones of rice and grain are shipped to Yuezhou, so having someone of your own by your side can always make you safer."
After saying that, he forced the silver note into his hand: "My nephew wants to ask my uncle for a favor. After my uncle has collected these two hundred taels of silver notes, I will ask my uncle to invite my uncle to go to Yuezhou in your name.
When the time comes, I will give some of the salt exchanged to my uncle, so that their family can take advantage of this opportunity to earn enough money to live on."
"Your uncle is indeed the most miserable among our brothers and sisters."
Thinking of her wicked mother, Hua Junyao sighed deeply and was not in a hurry to put away the banknotes:
"Now that we have split up, the sixth child doesn't even have a place to stay. As the eldest brother, I should have helped him. Even Jinxuan, you know that he doesn't have any helpers. In the past, it was just the two of them fighting each other, but now you
My aunt has to take care of several children at home and is very busy. Even if I give him a few hundred kilograms of grain, he won't be able to transport it to Yuezhou."
"That's why I have to rely on my uncle."
Shu Jinxuan smiled and took out a small bag of silver from his arms: "These thirty taels of silver should be regarded as hard-earned money for my uncle. You can help me take care of it more. But when you get in front of your uncle, don't let it slip. Just say yes."
Uncle, you advanced the money for him."
"You care more about your uncle than the rest of us."
Hua Junyao shook his head helplessly, and then pushed the money back: "I accepted the two hundred taels of silver notes. My nephew has such a heart, how can I, the eldest brother, be at the disadvantage? I will add more myself.
As long as he is willing to follow him, I will share half of the salt in exchange with your uncle."
"That's how I'm going to thank my uncle."
Shu Jinxuan smiled from ear to ear, and happily took Hua Junyao back to the living room and continued to exchange glasses with everyone.
Early the next morning, as soon as Hua Rujin woke up from her sleep, she heard a burst of laughter outside the yard.
After listening carefully, I realized that Hua Junnian and Cai Baiwei had returned early.
She quickly put on her clothes and got up, and when she entered the yard, she saw the couple coming towards them with cheerful faces, and Xiao Muyang also had a bright smile on his face.
"Rujin, my father has taken on a big deal this time."
Hua Junnian came over and took her hand and said excitedly: "Last night at your cousin's house, your uncle mentioned something. At present, Yuezhou is flooded and the city is short of food. Your uncle got a batch of food from Yuezhou.
The share of Yanyin can be exchanged for Yanyin as long as the grain can be transported there."
Cai Baiwei was also very happy: "Yes, your uncle was thinking about your father this time, so he gave some of this good fat to our family. Your father and I did the math on the way back, and divided the grain
The money earned from transporting it and selling it with salt can earn at least 200 taels of silver. I'm afraid we can buy a smaller house with this."
"Sending food to Yuezhou?"
Hua Rujin suddenly started to murmur in her heart.
In my impression, the eldest uncle Hua Junyao was not a warm-hearted person.
Now that the Northern Territory has been fighting for years, the imperial court needs to constantly send food to the front lines.
In order to save the cost of transporting grain from the north to the south and avoid corruption, the imperial court combined the transportation of grain with salt. As long as merchants could transport grain to the north, they could exchange for some salt.
In the past, in the Huajun years, Cai Baiwei and his wife earned some money by sending grain to the north in exchange for some salt.
It's just that the transportation cycle between the north and the south is too long, and if you exchange it for salt and sell it, you will often lose money when the price of salt fluctuates too much.
There is only a river between Jiangling City and Yuezhou, and it only takes a few days to go back and forth. This is a sure-profit business. How could Hua Junyao think of six houses?
She looked at Hua Junnian, Cai Baiwei and his wife with some worry: "Father, grandma, why does uncle want you to help transport food for no reason? There is no shortage of manpower in the Lu family?"
"Well, it's not like your uncle has been married to the Lu family for so many years. This time it is rare for him to take the leading role alone. He thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity to be proud. After all, your father is his brother. Thousands of stones of grain were shipped to Yue.
In this state, how can we rest assured if we don’t have any family members?”
Cai Baiwei said with a smile on her face: "So, your uncle said that this time there is no need for your father to contribute money, and there is no need for me to follow him to help. As long as your father does his best to make this trip for him and deliver the food smoothly."
Just deliver it smoothly and smoothly.”
Is there such a good thing?
Hua Rujin always feels weird.
As her mind wandered, she suddenly thought of her elegant cousin.
Could it be that this guy is secretly trying to make peace?
After thinking about it, she solemnly said to the couple: "I'm very grateful for my uncle's intention, but I still have to pay the money myself first. My father took the two hundred taels of silver from the Dou family and gave it to me.
Uncle, we have to accept this money whether we make or lose it. As for the household expenses, I don’t have to worry about it. Yesterday the county sent another fifty taels of silver as compensation, so I can save enough to last for a while."
"Rujin's words make sense."
Hua Junnian felt that his daughter was becoming more and more ambitious, and nodded happily: "That matter should not be delayed. I will take the money and go to your uncle's house to discuss it."
After finishing his words, he looked at the two siblings with a smile: "You just wait peacefully for your father to come back. After this trip, our family will have a better life. When the time comes, I will buy you a big house.
"
Watching Huajun Nianxing leave in a hurry, Hua Rujin thought carefully about it again.
This kind of thing is hard to come by. Although it does not mean that it will make the country difficult to make money, you can't miss such a suitable opportunity.
Hua Junnian had just packed up his clothes and money and left. Hua Rujin led Hua Youen to brush her teeth and wash her face in the yard when she suddenly heard Cai Baiwei's scream:
"Rujin, why are there two rabbits beside this dry well, they look like they have just died?"
Hua Rujin heard the sound and rushed over to take a look. She saw Cai Baiwei holding a fat and big rabbit in one hand, and Hua Muyang limping next to her, stroking the rabbit's fur.
Thinking of the two giant pythons hidden under the tunnel of Dry Well, Hua Rujin smiled lightly: "Perhaps they ran in from nowhere and were killed without finding the way out?"
"What a coincidence."
Cai Baiwei didn't believe her lies and kept looking around.
Hua Rujin then said casually: "Anyway, it fell in our yard. Auntie will make it later and let You En and Mu Yang have a try."
As for the girl's food problem, she had to find another way.
"That's true, the two of them have never eaten rabbit meat in their entire lives."
Cai Baiwei showed joy again, no longer suspicious, and carried the two rabbits and Hua Muyang to the kitchen.
Hua Youen came over and took a look. Looking at Sister's strange expression, she vaguely guessed some clues, but did not expose her.