{"id":2430,"date":"2020-11-19T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2020-11-19T08:30:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T07:30:10","slug":"tofuh-chapter-89-2-settling-and-selling-the-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2020\/11\/19\/tofuh-chapter-89-2-settling-and-selling-the-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"TOFUH – Chapter 89.2 – Settling and selling the goods"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Jiang Zhen dealt with these people and then counted the cargo on board. Seeing that it was no longer early, he hurried back.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As Jiang Zhen was heading back, Zhao Jinge was taking Ruo\u2019er for a walk outside the house.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

People planted a lot of vegetables near the house, and there were several kinds that Zhao Jinge had never seen before. So he found the farmer and talked with him, wanting to buy some seeds so that, in future, his family could eat dishes of more variety.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Jiang Zhen came back, he saw Zhao Jinge holding a lump of mud in his hand. On the mud, there were some green leeks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Seeing Jiang Zhen, Zhao Jinge paused in his steps, then he showed Jiang Zhen a flattering smile. Jiang Zhen observed him closely and hardly let him do any work. Would he be unhappy to see him getting dirty?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He kind of wanted to throw away the plant in his hand, but he was reluctant to give it up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat are you doing with that leek?\u201d Jiang Zhen asked.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis is called leek?\u201d Zhao Jinge was surprised and said, \u201cThere is no such thing in Hecheng County. I wanted to take it back and plant it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When he saw that there were both long and short vegetables in the field and it seemed that he could immediately grow it as a crop after getting cuttings, so he wanted some seeds to take back to sow. But, the farmer did not understand him, so he finally handed over a bunch of vegetables for him . . .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to plant some. I\u2019ll take you to buy seeds next time.\u201d Jiang Zhen nodded and said, \u201cAs for now . . .\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen looked threateningly at Zhao Jinge, and then he took Zhao Jinge, who was startled by his actions, back to the house for a bath.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This bath, of course, was not an ordinary bath, but a bath that could hold several people. There was a large bathtub in their house, and it was a pity not to use it . . .\u00a0 Of course, the most important thing was that he saw Zhao Jinge holding a lump of mud with leeks. He didn\u2019t know why, but he couldn\u2019t hold it in anymore. Although he couldn\u2019t help it, but, taking into account the child in Zhao Jinge\u2019s belly, Jiang Zhen couldn\u2019t do anything in the end but just use someone\u2019s two legs and making Zhao Jinge blush.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That night, Jiang Zhen ate late, eating leeks he hadn\u2019t seen for a long time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He still liked the taste. Zhao Jinge, who ate it for the first time, didn\u2019t like it very much, but seeing that Jiang Zhen liked it, he decided to take some seeds back and plant them well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For several days in a row, Jiang Zhen was very busy. Going to docks every day, going out early and coming back late, leaving only Zhao Jinge at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This was a very normal thing for other gers, but Zhao Jinge couldn\u2019t help feeling a little lost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the past, he could go out with Jiang Zhen, but now, he had nothing to do all day. However, Zhao Jinge only felt lost for a few days.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This day, after Jiang Zhen returned, he said to Zhao Jinge, \u201cI\u2019m going to discuss business with someone tomorrow. Will you go with me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Jinge felt that if he were to go along, he might only cause trouble for Jiang Zhen, but he genuinely wanted to go . . . \u201cAll right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zhao Jinge agreed, and Jiang Zhen took him outside the next day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A few days ago, both Zheng Yi and Jiang Zhen were organizing the goods they had and had been asking about the market until this day when they officially started selling their goods.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

They didn\u2019t need to find buyers on their own after informing the dock trade administration what they had in their hands. Many businessmen interested in their goods had come. Some of these businessmen went to Zheng Yi\u2019s side while a dozen or so came to Jiang Zhen\u2019s side.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen did not know the local market, but Zheng Yi had asked his shopkeeper to look at his goods and set prices for him, so he would not suffer a loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen had a lot of mixed goods, and the goods with the largest quantity of them were cloth.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These merchants were all interested in the cloth, so Jiang Zhen first took them to the ship to look at the cloth. After letting them see it, he asked, \u201cWhat price are you willing to offer?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Those merchants looked at each other, and one of them took the lead to walk up to Jiang Zhen. \u201cMaster Jiang, my surname is Zhu. I am the shopkeeper of Wanlong Merchant Firm.\u201d That shopkeeper Zhu spoke and extended his hand hidden in his wide sleeve towards Jiang Zhen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

On this dock, negotiating prices were always one on one and then they could bargain directly, and if a seller didn\u2019t know the language, they would play with the abacus. However, when a group of people wanted the goods, and Jiang Zhen was ready to sell them, everyone would negotiate the price with their sleeves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Merchants have their own set of gestures to indicate their offers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Zheng Yi\u2019s steward talked to Jiang Zhen about this, so Jiang Zhen naturally knew. He reached into the sleeve of the Zhu shopkeeper and touched the other\u2019s hand to \u201csee\u201d his offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The price offered by shopkeeper Zhu was a little low, so he was waiting for Jiang Zhen to raise the price so they could have a good talk with their sleeves. But unexpectedly, after Jiang Zhen \u201csaw\u201d his price, he quickly reached out and had no intention of negotiating the price with him any longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The shopkeeper Zhu was a little stunned. He looked at Jiang Zhen\u2019s face but couldn\u2019t see anything, so he could only add, \u201cMaster Jiang, our Wanlong Merchant Firm is very sincere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen had \u201clooked\u201d at the price of shopkeeper Zhu and went to see the price of the next businessman, but as it turned out, the price given by this man was even lower than that of shopkeeper Zhu.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen quickly withdrew his hand just like before.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

At the beginning, several merchants offered lower prices than Jiang Zhen expected, but soon, it was the turn of the young and petite merchant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMy surname is Shen and I\u2019m the head of the Shen family.\u201d The merchant held out his hand, and the price he drew in his sleeve was higher than the price set by the steward of the Zheng family for Jiang Zhen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cAll right, I\u2019ll sell it to you.\u201d After Jiang Zhen \u201csaw\u201d the other party\u2019s price, he immediately agreed, not wanting to bargain. He just wanted to find someone who could do things briskly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The merchant surnamed Shen was very young, in his twenties, and with a white and good-looking face; he revealed a surprised expression when he heard Jiang Zhen\u2019s words.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

His family used to be famous in the capital, but now, it has declined a lot. When it came to business, he ran into a brick wall everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It was precisely because of this that he would give a sincere price as soon as he came. But unexpectedly, this man was willing to sell something to him without bargaining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMaster Jiang, the price is negotiable,\u201d the merchant surnamed Zhu said hurriedly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no need to discuss it. I will sell to him.\u201d Jiang Zhen looked at the merchant surnamed Shen. \u201cDo you want any other goods?\u201d It was too troublesome to find buyers one by one, so he might as well sell it to one person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYes.\u201d The youth smiled, revealing two dimples. All the goods Jiang Zhen had were good, so, of course, he wanted to buy them all if he could.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When the shopkeeper Zhu heard the words, his face changed. Jiang Zhen had so many goods here that he thought he would be able to buy one or two of them, but in the end, he couldn\u2019t buy any at all . . . Of course, what displeased him most was that Jiang Zhen actually sold the goods to Shen Anxin. This Shen family and the Wanlong Merchant Firm were competitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMaster Jiang, the Shen family is now led by a ger, so can you do business with them at ease?\u201d shopkeeper Zhu suddenly said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen listened to that shopkeeper Zhu\u2019s words and looked at Shen Anxin in surprise; the person he was talking business with was actually a ger?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jiang Zhen looked carefully and found that Shen Anxin had a faint scar between his eyebrows. He probably dug up his cinnabar mole just like Zhao Jinge but took better care of it, and the scar was barely noticeable.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cHow can a ger do a good business?\u201d Shopkeeper Zhu added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMaster Jiang, my Shen family has several shops, and I can also bring some silver . . . ,\u201d Shen Anxin\u2019s face turned pale as he spoke eagerly. Many people refused to do business with him when they saw he was a ger, and some of them even wanted to take advantage of him. The young boss of Wanlong company wanted to marry him and take over the Shen family\u2019s property . . .<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Having encountered a lot of trouble these days, he was really anxious at this moment, afraid that Jiang Zhen would go back on his word and not sell to him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cMaster Jiang, our Wanlong Merchant Firm can offer a higher price than him,\u201d shopkeeper Zhu said with certainty.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A lot of men who were in business looked down on gers, thinking that they should stay at home with their husbands and raise their children. Shopkeeper Zhu was willing to offer a higher price, so Shen Anxin was almost certain that the business would definitely fail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He couldn\u2019t help feeling a little desperate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI made a deal with him to sell it to him.\u201d Jiang Zhen pointed to Shen Anxin, making an unexpected decision. Just because this man dug out his cinnabar more like Zhao Jinge, he had a good impression of him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As soon as Jiang Zhen said this, the shopkeeper Zhu\u2019s face turned black.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cShopkeeper Shen is good at hooking people up by touching their hands.\u201d With a despicable glance at Shen Anxin, shopkeeper Zhu turned around and left.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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