The dispensing man was polite and returned the greeting to Jiang Sanlang, "What does the guest want from my shopkeeper?"
Jiang Sanlang said bluntly: "A certain family has some golden ears, and I would like to ask if your house will accept them?"
The clerk was stunned, looked at a few people, and said, "It depends on the condition. If the condition is good, of course I will accept it."
Jiang Sanlang quickly took the backpack and put it on the counter, "Then please take a look at this."
The waiter picked up one, looked at it over and over, smelled it, and pinched it.
He didn't say whether it was okay or not, but said to Jiang Sanlang: "You guys wait a minute, I'll ask the shopkeeper to come over."
The waiter asked the medicine boy next to him to come over and take care of him, then he turned around and went to the inner hall.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a long beard in his forties came out with the waiter. He looked at the three brothers with an arrogant expression. "Are you selling gold ears?"
"Yes." Jiang Sanlang clasped his fists.
The shopkeeper walked over, picked up a gold ear, looked at it, and said, "A gold ear of this quality is worth one tael of silver per pound here."
"What?" Jiang Sanlang was stunned, his face a little ugly.
Mr. Li paid ten taels of silver per catty, but he didn't expect that this medicine hall would only give out one tael.
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang looked at each other, not too disappointed.
You must know that a pound of rice only costs three mun, and mutton only costs 18 mun per catty.
This little golden ear can be sold for one tael of silver per kilogram, which is one thousand cash, which is a lot of money. It can catch up with their farm family's income in several months.
But didn't the third brother say that one pound is twelve taels? How could there be such a difference? Jiang Dalang was confused.
Although Jiang Sanlang was annoyed, he didn't want to get angry. He only reminded: "Did the shopkeeper make a mistake? I am a golden ear, and I was selling it for ten taels of silver per catty a few days ago."
The shopkeeper looked impatient and said: "What we buy is this price, you can sell it or not."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away. He passed by the waiter and glared at him.
The clerk looked embarrassed and said to Jiang Sanlang: "That's the shopkeeper of the medicine hall. Since you don't accept the one-tael price, please come back."
Jiang Sanlang said nothing with a sullen face, put his golden ear back on his back and left.
Ying Bao glanced at the clerk quietly, feeling sad in her heart.
This guy would be the big shopkeeper of Jiukang Medicine Hall more than ten years later. Alas, at the moment he is still a powerless little guy and can’t make any decisions.
Several people left Jiukang Medicine Hall and discussed next to the donkey cart.
Jiang Sanlang: "Would you like to visit other places?"
"That's okay. I see there are a lot of medicine halls on this street. Let's go to two more and ask about the prices." Jiang Erlang said.
Jiang Dalang: "That's right! Ask a few more companies and you'll have an idea."
So, the three brothers wandered around the county town for a long time and asked several pharmacies, but they were all unsatisfactory.
Although the price has been asked from one tael to two taels, Jiang Sanlang is still not satisfied.
Li Langzhong obviously gave a price of ten taels per catty, but why was it so much less when it arrived in the county?
Not willing to give in.
Jiang Sanlang was frustrated, but there was nothing he could do.
Finally, when he passed by a large shop with upturned eaves and corners, Jiang Sanlang paused.
Fulifeng Trading Co., Ltd.
Isn't this the address reported by the customer who bought fish last year?
I had promised him that I would send him the sturgeons I caught, but many things happened and I stopped fishing.
Unexpectedly, I happened to pass by here today.
Jiang Sanlang hesitated to go in and take a look. After all, the signboard had the word "Business House" on it, so it probably did some business.
While he was hesitating, a middle-aged man came out of the gate, wearing a blue robe with longevity patterns, and walked down the stairs with the hem of his clothes in hand.
He looked up, let out a sigh, and walked over quickly. "Aren't you a fisherman? Why, did you catch a sturgeon?"
Jiang Sanlang handed over to him, "Jiang has not been fishing recently. He happened to pass by this place today and wanted to go in and have a look."
The middle-aged man felt a little regretful and said, "Oh, then you can go in." After that, he left.
Jiang Sanlang quickly added: "Actually, I have brought some dry goods that I want to sell. Can I ask Mr. Lang to help me with the details?"
The middle-aged man paused and asked, "What kind of stuff?"
Jiang Sanlang revealed the golden ear in his backpack, "This is it."
The middle-aged man touched the short beard on his chin, his eyes flashed, and said, "Then come with me."
After that, he led several members of the Jiang family to the backyard of the trading house.
After entering a spacious room, the middle-aged man invited a few people to sit down and asked the waiter to serve tea. Then he asked: "Can I let someone take a look at your goods?"
Jiang Sanlang quickly handed the basket to the middle-aged man, "This is the golden ear made by my family. It took a lot of effort to make it."
The middle-aged man inspected it and said, "It's well preserved. I wonder what price you want to sell it for?"
"I'll tell you the truth." Jiang Sanlang said: "Before I came here, I sold a batch at the local drugstore, and the doctor gave me ten taels of silver per catty. I just don't know the price here?"
The middle-aged man pondered, "Twelve ounces is really too high. I guess the doctor gave it to you based on the selling price of the drug store."
Seeing Jiang Sanlang's disappointed expression, the man added: "Our trading company also has to make money, and we also have to travel long distances to transport, prevent moisture and insects, and have zero scale losses. The risks are quite high, so the price for the trading company to purchase golden ears is at most three taels per catty."
, no more, even if you send it to Fucheng for sale, the price will not be higher than this."
"Moreover, if you take these golden ears to a drug store for sale, they will charge you at most ten kilograms, and they won't ask for more than that. It's different with a trading company. Since we receive the goods, we will naturally ship them to all over the world, and the quantity we want will definitely be more than
There are many drug stores and they are long-lasting."
What he said was sincere and reasonable, which actually made Jiang Sanlang shaken.
With a long sigh, Jiang Sanlang said: "That's all, just three or two, I don't know what your surname is, but you are the head of the business?"
The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "A certain person named Zhou, with the single character Mao, is not the second manager of Furifeng, but he can still make the final decision on the purchase of goods."
"It turns out it's Manager Zhou. I'm being disrespectful." Jiang Sanlang clasped his fists and said, "A certain person named Jiang, Xing San. These are my eldest brother, second brother, and my eldest daughter Ying Bao."
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang hurriedly raised their hands in salute, and even Yingbao called out "Uncle Zhou".
Zhou Mao also stood up and returned the gift, saying, "I wonder how many golden ears the three brothers Jiang brought? Why don't we weigh them together?"
But he saw that the Jiang brothers brought a donkey cart.
Jiang Sanlang: "There is another basket. Our brother weighed it once at home. Jiang will go get it and weigh it again."
Zhou Mao waved his hand and said, "You don't need to rush around. Zhou just asks the waiter to bring the donkey cart in." After that, he asked the waiter to go out and bring the donkey cart.
After a while, the donkey cart was brought to the door of the house. Jiang Sanlang moved the basket and placed it in the same place as the previous basket.
Zhou Mao had ordered the servants to bring the tuna and weigh them one by one.
"The net weight is six kilograms." The waiter reported the number.
Jiang Sanlang nodded, relieved.
It seems that this business is very polite and does not skimp on the weight. The number reported by the waiter is the same as what I weighed at home.
Zhou Mao: "Six pounds, I should pay you eighteen taels of silver."
When Jiang Sanlang heard the number of money, he was not very happy, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the price was much less than expected, I was satisfied.
In previous years, I would come to the county town to find work, carrying sacks and transporting goods for others, and I would be almost dead from exhaustion, but I could only earn one or two hundred cash. Now I have earned money that my parents have never saved in their entire lives, so what is there to be dissatisfied about.
Zhou Mao added: "If there is anything left at home by Brother Jiang, please bring it to Zhou. If Zhou is not here, just go to the front hall and state your name. Someone will receive you then."
Jiang Sanlang nodded.
After a while, the waiter brought in silver, five taels per ingot, three ingots in total, plus three copper coins.
Jiang Sanlang put away the silver and copper coins and said goodbye to Zhou Mao.
