Mengying was confused, "Where does happiness come from?"
"There is a buyer for the grain, but his price is slightly lower, so the money is no problem."
Mengying was also delighted: "How much is the bid?"
"Ninety cents is ten cents lower than the market price, but the money is reliable. You see..."
"Okay, I'll go find my dad to discuss it later."
Mengying originally bought 7,000 shi of rice, which cost 30 cents per dou, totaling 2,010 taels.
Now that it has tripled, Mengying feels that it is time to get rid of it.
Ever since Mrs. Yao privately lent money to her parents' family, Mr. Yao has been living in the study in the outer courtyard, and is being cared for by Shiliu.
I have nothing to do recently, so I taught Pomegranate how to write in the study.
Hearing that the eldest girl was coming, Shiliu looked shy, got off Master Yao's lap and hid behind the screen.
Mr. Yao also straightened his clothes, hid the paper Pomegranate had written on under the book, and took out a blank rice paper, pretending to practice calligraphy.
When Mengying saw Master Yao, she told him about selling grain, and he was very happy.
"That's great, so I'll make an appointment with the buyer and come to the house tomorrow to discuss it in detail."
Mengying thought for a while and said: "Now that the war is in chaos, money and money are all hard currencies, and I am afraid that Xiao Xiao will covet them. I think it is better to trade in a private place to prevent losses."
Mr. Yao put his hands behind his back and nodded: "You are right, you should be careful. So where do you think it is better to meet?"
"The location is at the teahouse you often go to in the past. Find a soundproof private room. After the money is delivered, let them load the food."
Mr. Yao nodded in agreement.
After Mengying left, Pomegranate walked out from behind the screen.
After learning the lesson from last time, Mr. Yao said sternly to Shiliu: "This matter must not be spread outside, not even my wife is allowed to talk about it."
Pomegranate nodded in agreement.
*
The second day, Lu Yu Teahouse in Qixian County.
After breakfast, Mr. Yao went to the teahouse to sit and ordered a pot of Biluochun.
Mengying took Hongying to the snack shop next to the teahouse and bought a pack of snacks. She felt thirsty again and went to the teahouse.
Mengying entered Mr. Yao's tea room. Before she could sit down, the butler came in and announced: "The guests have arrived."
When Mengying knew someone was coming, the housekeeper opened the curtain, and a handsome young man with a feather fan and turban walked in.
When they saw Mengying, they were old acquaintances. The man was also stunned when he saw Mengying.
This person was none other than the owner of the medicinal material store when Mengying bought herbal medicine in Qingzhou. Because the purchase quantity was large, the price was negotiated with the owner.
Mengying was deeply impressed by this "gongzi", who had long eyebrows and elegant conversation. But she also felt keenly that this man, like herself, was a woman disguised as a man.
At that time, neither of them exposed it. Unexpectedly, they would meet again in Qixian County.
Liu Rui introduced the visitor: "This is our boss, Mr. Yao, and this is our eldest daughter."
Mengying hid the herbal medicine business from Master Yao, and she didn't want her father to know about it at this time. She rushed over to salute before Master Yao.
"When we meet for the first time, if the reception is not good, please forgive me."
The man understood, "It doesn't matter. In today's troubled times, be careful about destroying the Wannian Ship." After saying this, he winked at Mengying playfully, which meant: Don't worry, I won't expose you.
Mr. Yao hurriedly moved the visitor to the table and asked the store owner to make another pot of Mingqian Longjing.
Nowadays, a pot of Mingqian tea is expensive. The young master didn’t refuse.
The two parties sat down, and Master Yao asked: "May I ask how you call me?"
"You're welcome, Mr. Yao. Xiao Ke's surname is Qiu Mingyan, from Qingzhou. He owns a medicine shop and two rice shops."
Master Yao cupped his fists and said, "He is the young master of the Qiu family. I am disrespectful and disrespectful. I have long heard that the young master of the Qiu family is young and promising. I am truly lucky to meet him today."
"Master Yao is so grateful that his daughter can take care of her father's worries at such a young age. He is a model among girls. I wonder if the girl can do this?"
After saying that, he glanced at Mengying.
Mengying lowered her head pretending to be shy, but she cursed in her heart: This Miss Qiu is really hateful, she actually made fun of herself. If she hadn't known her identity, she would have thought she was a slut who was deliberately frivolous.
Master Yao was stunned. He felt that Mr. Qiu was a talented man, but he was not stable enough. He asked Meng Lang in public if the girl in his boudoir was getting married.
But since people asked, he couldn't help but not answer.
"Young Master, you are so complimentary. Mengying is still young and has not yet agreed to marry her."
Mengying couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Mr. Qiu, let's talk about the food. There are seven thousand stones in this food. If you use a car, there will be dozens of cars, which will be very eye-catching. Master, please think about how to transport it.
Go?"
When talking about transporting grain, Qiu Yan put away his joking smile and said seriously, "This is what I want to tell Mr. Yao. This transport of grain is a heavy responsibility. I found out that the place where the grain is now stored is said to be
If it’s distiller’s grains, then I’ll ship it out in the name of distiller’s grains.”
"Mengying nodded. There are many wineries in Qixian County. It makes sense to say that the wine grains are loaded in the car. But the wine grains are moist and smell of alcohol. How can they be transported with grains in the same car?"
"Girl, don't worry, we have an oilcloth to carry grain in the car. You can put some wine grains on top of the oilcloth to hide it from others."
Mengying nodded, thinking it was a good idea.
It was agreed upon that after lunch, we would go to the granary to load grain.
Master Yao couldn't hide his curiosity and asked: "Master Qiu bought so much grain at one time, does he plan to sell it in the shop?"
Qiu Yan shook his head and said: "To be honest, we were entrusted by King Xiangyang to transport these grains to Ezhou.
There was a serious locust plague in Ezhou last year, and the food harvest was poor. Many people starved to death. My father, who is from Ezhou, couldn't bear the disaster in his hometown, so he took this job. I also want to thank Mr. Yao, and Miss Yao for being so upright and honest, and gave me ten cents for a bucket of rice."
After saying that, he stood up and bowed his head to express his thanks.
Mr. Yao quickly stood up and returned the gift, "Sir, Mr. Qiu, Mr. Qiu has a kind heart. He is not very talented and only has this little power."
After both parties finished their polite exchanges, they got down to business.
Qiu Yan first paid three thousand silver notes as a deposit and promised to pay off the rest after the grain was shipped.
*
It took seven or eight days to load all this food.
In addition to the mold and rodent damage, there are still 6,987 shi left, a total of 6,288 taels of silver.
Mengying took the accountant to check the banknote, and both parties were very satisfied.
When Mr. Yao wasn't paying attention, Qiu Yan lowered his voice and said to Mengying: "Your batch of medicinal materials has nearly doubled now. If you want to sell it, you can go to Qingzhou Medicinal Materials Store to find me at any time."
Mengying nodded and whispered, "Okay."
All this was seen by Butler Liu, who felt that Mr. Qiu must have fallen in love with his girl.
After Qiu Yan left, Liu Rui said to Mr. Yao: "I think Mr. Qiu is handsome and a good match for the big girl."
Master Yao shook his head and said: "He is a good-looking man, but he is not stable enough. I don't know how Master Qiu handed over such a large family fortune to this son."
Master Yao doesn't like men who are frivolous and dissolute. He feels that Mengying should find someone mature and steady, so that she can live a long life.
Seeing that the head of the family didn't care, Liu Rui didn't say much. He just felt that it would be a pity to miss Mr. Qiu.
Mengying sneezed a few times involuntarily. She didn't know that someone almost messed up the Yuanyang score.