I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 287 Slow down

"At night, each merchant is allowed to leave one person to watch the goods. You take them away and come back in. Do you plan to pay the commission again?

I'll send someone to pick up your cousin later." Captain Wang saw this and realized that his uncle didn't need to be squeezed because of a few hundred taels of temporary expenses, so he was more willing to talk.

He then gave her fifteen rolls of Lu silk and said, "Anyone who takes more than five hundred taels of silver will be charged ninety percent of the price on the list. Your six hundred taels of silver will not be reduced, and you can use these fifteen rolls as compensation."

Oh, there is a discount. Thank God, I can finally make a few dozen taels of profit. Shen Xiaoye thanked him repeatedly and said, "Then can you please send the cat back?"

"Okay." Captain Wang felt that he had owed her a favor, so he agreed without much effort.

Shen Xiaoye borrowed his carriage to transport the goods to the cloth trading area, and chose a place not far from Boss Zhu.

As soon as the oilcloth was lifted, some Dada people passing by just took a look at the silk on the car and shook their heads and walked away. She hurriedly laid out the blue cloth first.

"Miss Shen, do you still have Lu silk?" Boss Zhu had previously booked some goods and was directing his men to sort them out. He knew that the trade would be extended, so he tried his best to sell out the high-priced goods from the government troops first.

Seeing that she was unloading the goods alone, he called his servants to help.

Shen Xiaoye said hurriedly: "Don't bother, we won't be able to sell much in the afternoon.

As for Lu silk and cloth, it is really hard to describe them in a few words. It can be regarded as providing labor for the government troops!"

Boss Zhu also pointed to the silk gauze on his stall and said, "They are all the same."

An old man and a young man looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

But on the other hand, Shen Cungeng was happy when he saw the note brought back by the little black cat.

Because he was in a hurry to see Xiaoye, he asked his cousin Erniu and Zhuangzhuang to find out as soon as possible what goods the caravans that were not allowed to enter the trade zone had.

Except for a few people left to guard the furs, everyone in the caravan went out to ask questions.

Shen Cungeng packed a basket with food, held the cat in his arms, and hurriedly followed the person who came to pick him up into the market. When he found Shen Xiaoye, he saw her exchanging cloth and leather with the Dada people.

He tied the empty car to the parking spot, ran over to help, and whispered, "Xiao Ye, I thought about it on the way. I don't think we can get the money you mentioned to help small merchants connect with big merchants who have a contract.

Here, have something to eat." As he spoke, he took out food from his backpack, including dried meat, baked buns, and dates and pears.

"I had some pancakes at noon. Did you see the big merchants inside send people outside to restock the stock?" Shen Xiaoye had expected this. She only grabbed some dates and gave some to Boss Zhu and his employees who were using an abacus three feet away.

"Well, although there are no brokers in the market, all the guys are smart." That's why Shen Cungeng felt it was difficult to deal with.

Shen Xiaoye said: "What if we negotiated a deal with the Dada people and just passed it on to them?

We will take our hard-earned money and give Dada a more suitable price, and let the merchants make the bulk of the profit.”

Shen Cungeng's eyes lit up when he heard this, "How much should we draw?"

"I'll take five taels from the one thousand taels I made." Shen Xiaoye was not greedy. "You stay here to look after the stall. If there's anything you don't understand, ask the guys over there at Boss Zhu's place."

“Go ahead, I can’t understand but I can gesture.

When we were shopping yesterday, I wrote down the prices you asked me!" Shen Cungeng was confident. He took out a small notebook and showed it to Shen Xiaoye. After all, it was just exchanging things for other things. It was just a matter of adding or subtracting when bargaining.

Shen Xiaoye flipped through the pages and saw a few commonly used Dada phrases, which he recorded with homophones. "Cousin, you are amazing. I will try to learn a few more phrases in the next few days."

After praising him, she carried a few pieces of cloth towards the trading area where Dada was the owner of the goods. She asked the little black cat to stay behind to protect Shen Cungeng and the cart of cloth.

The stalls in various places were basically long platforms built by soldiers using rammed earth, less than waist-high and two feet wide.

It is very convenient to place the fabric after putting up the board and spreading the mat.

The section chosen by Shen Xiaoye was the one that Boss Zhu did not use. It was five feet long and had a three-foot gap on both sides, making it very convenient for going in and out to look after the children.

Shen Cungeng was a warm-hearted person. No matter what goods people passed by, he would greet them. He would also generously give people the dried fruits, peanuts, etc. in his backpack, as well as a water bag of hot tea with rock sugar, for them to taste.

What do Dada people lack? The most important thing is food!

This move of his soon attracted many people to come and see the cloth.

After eating his food and drinking his tea, everyone would exchange their own goods for some blue cloth.

Boss Zhu, who was watching nearby, nodded repeatedly and told his staff to buy some food as well.

He already had a lot of goods and a lot of people here, and after he offered some snacks to attract customers, more and more people came to join in the fun after hearing the news.

At the same time, Shen Cungeng's stall became more lively.

Of course, there were some who wanted to take advantage of the crowds to steal the cloth, but there was a little black cat on the car watching closely. It pounced on people and scratched them. Anyone who stretched out his hand would have some flesh and blood scratched off, and they dared not show off.

It was also thanks to Shen Xiaoye that he heard how hot it was here and returned quickly, so that Shen Cungeng was not overwhelmed.

When the market closed, all transactions stopped. The brother and sister counted and found that they had not exchanged half a piece of Lu silk.

As for the blue cloth, more than 300 pieces were exchanged in one hour.

Shen Cungeng looked at nearly a thousand cow and sheep skins and worried: "Can they be sold?"

"Yes, it won't go bad." Shen Xiaoye tied it up quickly.

Shen Cungeng said: "I am talking about ninety rolls of Lu silk. It is so expensive that no one is willing to exchange it."

Shen Xiaoye said: "Take it and exchange it for horses tomorrow. A medium-sized horse weighs six taels, which can be exchanged for sixty horses; a top-quality horse weighs eight taels, which is not easy to exchange for.

If we rush back to the capital, a medium-sized horse can be sold for at least twenty taels."

But Shen Cungeng disagreed, he thought it would be better to buy a cow.

"Cousin, the cattle you buy here are all strong ones priced between one and a half ounces and two ounces.

The last time I drove home a calf, I was worth five cents of silver. Some of it was because the Dada people had no food to feed it in the winter. The other 108 calves were worth three taels and five cents of silver.

Alas, Guard Xia never comes to take the silver." Shen Xiaoye whispered to him as he and he loaded the cowhide and sheepskin onto the empty cart.

Although the voice was soft, Shen Cungeng was shocked. "What? One head is not bought for three cents and four cents."

“Of course not, the money I paid was for the batch Bart gave me, and Guard Xia and his men have to wait until the cows are sold before paying.

I was about to tell you, but you kept interrupting me, and I forgot about it later. "Shen Xiaoye said it easily, but seeing that her cousin was struggling, she advised, "You've made a lot of money."

"Give me some time." Shen Cungeng warned himself to listen to what others said in the future.

After the packing was completed, Shen Xiaoye picked out a few pieces of good sheepskin and spread them on the rammed earth for him, and said, "Let's put up a tent to keep warm."

“No need, you see everyone is looking at the goods outdoors.

It’s getting dark, be careful on the road, I think Brother Erniu is waiting outside the gate to pick you up.” Shen Cungeng urged her to leave.

But just as she was leading the mule and horse, a group of soldiers came running over, the leader holding a small flag holding a lantern and asking, "Miss Shen?"