After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 121 Talking About Business
"Madam, this matter did not go smoothly."

"Tell me more."

Li Weiyan has a long journey, and the tolls alone cost a lot of money. This is only within the territory of Daqi. Outside of Daqi, the Turkic Southern Barbarians are eyeing him. Two out of ten caravans that passed by can come back, which is considered a lot.

"I know that most businessmen, who are not big businessmen, can't eat so much." Ke Yiqing also sighed, money is not easy to earn.

Although she made a lot of money from this famine, compared with big merchants, it was still a drop in the bucket.

"In addition to the Hu people, there are also the Chen family from Beijin who do this kind of business."

"Chen family? But Lidong Chen family?"

Li Wei was also a little surprised, "Madam, do you know about them?"

"I heard he is a big businessman."

"Compared with the merchants in Shengjing, it's not that big."

She was moved in her heart, and after asking, she learned that at this time, the Chen family was still a medium-sized businessman. The family traveled all year round and was very aggressive. There were descendants of their clan in the Qi Turks.

But according to what she knew in her previous life, behind this Chen family was a wealthy and powerful businessman.

If you cooperate with others at this time, you may be able to do a lot.

"Do you know what they come to Shengjing to sell?"

"I heard that there was a shortage of food in Shengjing, but when it arrived, I found that it was not that short. I guess I am also worried about sales at this time."

"I'll go meet them."

After finding out where these people were staying, Ke Yiqing took a thick banknote and went to look for them.

This time, it was Erlang of the Chen family who came to Shengjing to sell grain. He was dark and thin, and his speech and behavior seemed to be calm. She sat in the teahouse and observed him carefully, and felt that he was reliable.

"This waiter, I wonder what the famine in Shengjing is like now?"

The waiter got the money in Dian Dian's hand and happily introduced it to others.

"We were in short supply here a few months ago, but things are getting better now. If you want to sell them, there are many stores that will take them."

Chen Erlang felt a little relieved, "Oh, I wonder what the price is?"

"Well, the price is a little higher. If you buy it in bulk, new rice costs about 650 yuan per stone, and old rice has recently increased to 440 yuan. The price will be lower if you want it, and I don't know how small it is."

He frowned and said, "650 yuan? How come the price is so low?"

"The guest officer doesn't know. Although there is a shortage of food in Shengjing, the owner of Deji Hall is a good man. He has been selling food at the price before the famine, so the price of food has not risen ridiculously, and we poor people have a way to survive. .”

As he talked, the waiter burst into tears and expressed his gratitude to Dejitang gushingly.

Although his financial path was cut off by Deji Hall, Chen Erlang was open-minded and didn't care about the waiter.

When he returned to the table, someone asked him: "How is the price of rice?"

Chen Erlang shook his head, "Not good."

After hearing what he said, the people at the table were silent. What should I do? They had to transport grain from Beijin. The rice grain was so heavy. It cost a lot of money to transport porters, carriages and horses along the way. .

If the price is like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get my money back.

When the atmosphere reached this point, Ke Yiqing came forward.

"You gentlemen, do you want to sell grain?"

"Yes, I wonder if Madam is..." Chen Erlang saw that she was covered in jewels and jewels, and he knew that she probably had a lot of background.

She smiled and poured tea for others, "I am the owner of Deji Hall."

Several other people were a little unhappy after hearing this. After all, the price of the rice they transported was not high, and Dejitang was one of the important reasons.

Facing the cold looks from these people, she was not angry at all. After Chen Erlang had eaten her tea, she said: "I can buy some of the rice grains in your hands." When they heard that she wanted to buy, several people looked at each other, and Chen Erlang finally came back. Come forward.

"I wonder how much Madam wants?"

"How many do you have?"

Chen Erlang reported the number.

Ke Yiqing shook his head, "I can't bear this number, how can I be so lucky?"

He smiled bitterly and said, "I was young and energetic and did not listen to the advice of several clan leaders, so I acted so recklessly."

In fact, Chen Erlang was not reckless. In the last life, it was probably because of the Chen family's rice grain that Shengjing was able to turn the corner. After all, even she had to thank them.

Now that Chen Erlang's opportunity to make a fortune had been seized by her, she felt a little guilty and planned to make a good deal with someone.

"Is this new rice shipped?"

"They are all new rice. They are Champa rice from foreign countries. I wonder if the people in Shengjing can get used to it?"

Ke Yiqing also ate Champa rice in his previous life. It was different from the local grains and had a slightly worse taste. It would have been fine during the famine years, but it would be difficult to sell it now.

Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, Chen Erlang had no idea. This was the largest grain merchant in Shengjing. If the other party refused, it would be even more difficult to take action in the end.

"If not, I will buy some in small batches and sell them in the shop. If the sales are good, I will buy more."

He forced a smile and said, "Just follow what the madam said."

Because she didn't buy much, she didn't negotiate the price with others, but she also agreed with others that if the sales were good, she would be the first to get the goods.

"It's natural."

Others were hesitant when they heard that it was Champa rice that they had never heard of. In addition, there were many grain merchants in Shengjing, and many people were unwilling to buy their grain.

According to Chen Erlang, Ke Yiqing's last instructions were superfluous. Even he himself was not optimistic about his own goods, let alone the people from the four major grain stores.

When Li Wei was picking up the goods that day, he asked, "Has Madam talked to them?"

"Not yet."

As for why she didn't discuss the silk business in the Dashi Kingdom with her as soon as she got up, firstly, she wanted to observe and see the other person's character and behavior. Secondly, the silk business involved a lot. At this time, if the Chen family It might be a little difficult to eat it.

Unexpectedly, she still underestimated the enthusiasm of Shengjing people for new rice.

Everyone heard that Dejitang has released new rice. Although the variety is different and the taste is slightly worse than what we usually eat, there is no limit on it!

No matter how bad the taste is, it's still better than old rice, right?

In addition, people in Shengjing have a culture of comparison, and families with similar wealth are also gritting their teeth to compare. If his family eats new rice, then it is very shameful for his family to still eat old rice.

And isn’t the famine not over yet?I heard that people were starving to death outside the city, so it would be good to stock up on more food at this time.

So this batch of Champa rice was sold out quickly.

So Ke Yiqing took the banknotes to buy another batch, which was not very large and was sold out in a few days.

When someone in the four major grain stores secretly inquired about the source of goods, she did not hide it. Whenever anyone asked, she would personally take the person to Chen Erlang.

After going back and forth, the Chen family naturally had a good sense of her.

"Without Madam's care, I don't know what to do." Chen Er said and bowed deeply to her.

"It's Shengjing who should thank you." Ke Yiqing said this sincerely. If it weren't for this young man in his previous life, Shengjing would have starved to death so many people.

Chen Erlang scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

"Don't be anxious. I came to you to ask about another deal."

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