Chapter 14 Eat grapes without spitting grape skins

Qi Bosong took out all the wine in the jar, sealed the lid, turned around and said to Zhen Xing, "The best way for Yili to get from Xinjiang to the Central Plains. There are a lot of merchants and customers. A hundred big men are sold to the restaurant. They change their hands and increase the price, at least two or three hundred children. Think about it, this wine is not drunk by ordinary people. People who are willing to spend two or three hundred drinks must be rich, so what are you worried about?

Zhen Xing smiled. She suddenly remembered Li Chengru's classic line: "Rich people buy things, but ask for the most expensive, not the best."

After two days of precipitation, Zhen Xing found a piece of coarse cloth and an empty jar. Qi Bosong slowly poured the wine in the jar into the coarse cloth. Zhen Xing knew that the wine there was too turbid and needed to be filtered so that the wine would be clearer.

The next day, Qi Bosong went on the road with ten catties of wine. Zhen Xing was looking forward to it at home, hoping that Qi Bosong could sell the wine he took away at a good price.

When Zhen Xing led the big black dog for a walk, she happened to meet the carpenter Li of the grocery store. Zhenxing's heart moved. Carpenter Li also sells wine at home. Why don't you sell him some of his own wine?

She hurriedly led the big black dog forward to greet Carpenter Li. Carpenter Li still has a lingering heart about the wooden bed he made last time. At that time, he really thought he couldn't do it by himself, but in case he couldn't do it, how embarrassing would he lose face? Fortunately, he is smart. After making the wooden bed, Carpenter Li's reputation in the town has rapidly improved. Now, no one dares to laugh at his absence.

"Uncle Carpenter, I made some wine at home. Are you interested in helping to sell it?" Zhen Xing said bluntly.

"Wine?" Carpenter Li couldn't help blurt out.

I heard from old people that when the Silk Road flourished in the past, some people brought in a strange wine from Persia. It's red like blood, but it tastes sweet. It is said that the Persians made it with grapes. But gradually, after the business road was blocked, almost no one had ever seen this kind of wine.

"How much is a catty?" Carpenter Li found out.

Zhen Xing was uneasy, afraid that if the price of her house was too high, no one would pay for it.

"Eighty sentences." Zhen Xing said.

"Eighty articles, why don't you grab it?" Carpenter Li blurted out.

"Eighty articles, I have given you a discount. Didn't you see me? Did my man go out with a jar of wine this morning? Then you have to sell it for a hundred yuan per catty!" Zhen Xing said.

Carpenter Li hurriedly shook his head, turned around and left. As he walked, he waved his hand and said, "If you sell me a tael or two taels, I would like to try it and support you. A hundred cents, your family is really crazy!"

Being said by Carpenter Li, Zhen Xing was even more nervous. It is said that different products are aimed at different consumer groups, but will anyone buy this wine? She doesn't know what to do.

In the face of this closed era, Zhen Xing is not sure about herself. She is afraid that her product will face failure, so she always wants to sell everything she has at hand, so that she can't end it without pressure.

On this day, every minute and every second seems to be as long as a century. Zhen Xing pulled the big black dog and kept wandering around in her small yard. At the beginning, the big black dog was very happy to see someone accompanying him. Later, even he was tired of walking and hid in a corner and lay down, leaving only Zhen Xing walking back and forth, very lonely.

She made up her mind that if no one bought the wine, she would sell it to the nearby villagers at a low price. With the accumulated customers who sell pickles, I believe that she doesn't have to worry about selling her wine. At worst, she will make less money. Thirty big children and one catty of wine is simply a free price. Someone will always buy it.

She still has a sense of self-confidence in her heart.

At night, Qi Bosong didn't come back. Zhen Xing was a little anxious and took the big black dog back and forth a few times. The night was getting dark, and Zhen Xing was afraid of meeting bad people, so she had to wait in the yard.

The big black dog was pulled back and forth by Zhen Xing. When he was tired, he simply lay at Zhen Xing's feet. Zhen Xing stretched out her toes and gently kicked its back. The big black dog looked at her with slanted eyes, lowering its eyelids, and simply didn't care about anything.

In the end, Zhen Xing couldn't stand it, so she had to go back to the room and lie down with her clothes. Until midnight, there was no sound. Gradually, she fell asleep.

When he got up the next morning, Zhen Xing looked inside and outside. Qi Boxong did not return all night last night. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? No, what's wrong with you? Zhen Xing had a cold war. Xin said, if he encounters something wrong, how can he ask her to continue to live?

Thinking about it, the big black dog suddenly stood up. Zhen Xingxin said, is it him? Just then, someone knocked on the door, and Zhen Xing hurried over. It was Aunt Zhang standing outside the door.

"What's yours?" Zhen Xing couldn't help asking.

Aunt Zhang smiled and asked, "I heard that your family has made a new thing? How's it going? Give us a try?" Zhen Xing smiled awkwardly, invited Aunt Zhang into the room, took out a small jar of about a catty of wine, and gave it to Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang was also not polite at all. After laughing, she left.

Zhen Xing was worried and didn't know if something had happened to Qi Bosong. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She led the big black dog out of the door. Just at the end of the town, I saw Aunt Zhang distributing wine to the villagers around her. A penny and a half taels and a catty of wine were sold to twenty big men.

Aunt Zhang smiled shyly when she saw Zhen Xing. Zhen Xing smiled at her and took the big black dog a few steps forward. Sitting on a big stone, he quietly waited for Qi Boxong to come back.

Seeing that there was no one at noon, Zhen Xing was a little anxious. After going there for such a long time, there will always be a letter, right? Zhen Xing led the big black dog and unconsciously walked forward for a while. Even she didn't feel it herself. Unconsciously, she walked four or five miles.

After a long time, Zhen Xing saw a carriage coming in front of him. Zhen Xing hurried forward. Sure enough, it was Qi Bosong!

Qi Bosong was shocked and angry when he saw Zhen Xing. He was shocked by how she came so far to find herself. What was angry was that if something happened all the way, how could he explain to her?

"Why did you come here?" Qi Bosong asked when he saw Zhen Xing.

Zhen Xing looked at him and put her hanging heart into her stomach. You didn't come back last night. I'm so worried. I'm afraid that you will get into trouble on the road, and I'm afraid that something will happen to you. So, come and have a look." Zhen Xing said.

Qi Boxong warmed his heart and helped Zhen Xing into the car. The big black dog also jumped up. No matter how Zhen Xing pushed it, it didn't go down. Qi Bosong smiled and said, "Just let it in the car. After walking so far, it must be tired."

"Why didn't you come back last night?" Zhen Xing asked.

Qi Boxong smiled and said as he drove the car, "I want to come back. Last night, Mr. Liu of Xianghezhuang drank too much. I just lived there. I didn't expect to make you so worried.

"Ili is only 20 miles away from here, only half an hour at most, and you have to stay there for a night." Zhen Xing complained slightly.

Qi Boxong blushed and was a little embarrassed. He hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm really sorry. I drank too much yesterday. I thought, you slept when you came back. There must be no next time."

"Bear by the way, how is the wine selling?" Zhen Xing asked.

"I also want to discuss this matter with you. Boss Liu wants to pack all our wine at once and sell it to them only to one family, not to others. You see, okay?" Qi Bosong asked.

"Then what other terms does he have?" Zhen Xing asked.

"There is nothing else, except that we can use it at home. But it must not be resold to others. Qi Bosong said.

"It depends on what he is willing to offer." Zhen Xing said.

"One hundred and twenty big sons." Qi Bosong said.

"Really?" Zhen Xing shouted excitedly that there were 20 more than they expected.

"What did I lie to you about? Boss Liu said, if it's okay, tomorrow, you can go to Yili with me to sign the contract. Qi Bosong said.

"Of course, tomorrow, I'll go with you!" Zhen Xing said happily.

The production cost of a catty of wine is about 13 big children. One catty of wine sells 120 big children, that is, the net profit of a catty of wine is 107 big children, and the net profit of 80 catties of wine is 8,560 big children. Eighty catties of wine earned more than eight taels of silver.

When Zhen Xing's little abacus cracked up the accounts, she suddenly found that eight taels of silver was not much. According to RMB, one liang of silver is 300 yuan, and eight liang of silver is only 2, 400 yuan.

Qi Boxong looked at her to settle accounts, then picked up the ledger and said to her with a smile, "Those who are content are always happy. The cabbage on an acre of land has only earned a taels of silver, and everything should be done slowly. Boss Liu said that he would collect these 80 catties first. If it sells well, it will be decided again. At that time, he will set the money for us."

Zhenxing nodded and said, "In this way, if we only sell it to Boss Liu, it seems that it is not cost-effective. If he doesn't sell well, we can't sell it to others. We can't continue to do it at all."

"Mrow, let's go to Yili and have a good talk with him." Qi Bosong said.

In the morning of the next day, Qi Bosong pulled the horse out again. Zhen Xing changed into a suit of clothes, and the two of them went to Ili happily!

Along the way, Zhen Xing's eyes widened, and Yili was indeed a good place. It happened to be the market, and it was very lively all the way. Zhen Xing looked left and again. It was so uncomfortable.

After walking for a while, I arrived at the downstairs of Xianghezhuang. Qi Bosong pulled Zhen Xing down from the carriage, tied the horse, and the two walked in together.