45. Eleven two
Luo Yong heard that Ma Feiyang had recently gone to Chang'an City and originally planned to wait for him to come back. He discussed the matter of the seat cushion with him. Unexpectedly, Ma Feiyang waited for Du Xi before he could wait.
Du Qilang brought enough money this time. Not only did he redeem his jade pendant, but he also bought a lot of things from Luo Yong. The wool socks that Luo Erniang knitted in the past six months were almost all swept by him.
This time when he went back, Du Xi himself also learned about cashmere. After this understanding, he realized that cashmere was such a rare thing.
Usually, those goats don’t have cashmere on their bodies. Only when the weather reaches a certain level will cashmere grow on the goats. Each goat only needs to be a little bit. They have to go through a lot of hardships to sort them out with the wool. In addition to the cost of dyeing and weaving artificial materials, a pair of socks only costs 100 cents, which is simply too affordable. Instead of spending the effort to do it yourself, it is better to buy ready-made ones from Luo Yong.
In addition to socks, he also bought a lot of seat cushions, and also bought a whole vehicle of fermented bean curd.
At the beginning of spring this year, the things he brought back were also exchanged for good prices, just the items given to his own Weng Po. Later, they gradually got the benefits. The old couple had money in their hands, and when they had a slight leak on their fingers, Du Xi's life was very moist.
After the deal was discussed, Luo Yong and Du Xi sat in the hall and talked, and then Du Xi told Luo Yong about some recent situation in Chang'an City.
"... Last month, some Hedong craftsmen walked in Chang'an City. They said they could ride a fire kang, but your disciples?" Du Xi said.
"No." Luo Yong said helplessly: "My disciples are actually one step late, and those people are moving faster."
It was just early September, last month, August. As far as he knew, Chang'an City should be very hot in August. Those people who came from Pankang who didn't know where they actually started doing business since then.
"There is always a matter of interest, so you must get up early." Du Xi said with a smile.
"Will Qilang bring my disciples with me when he is back to Chang'an this time? They had the idea of going to Chang'an City to put on the kang for others? If I could get Qilang to take care of me, I wouldn't have to worry about anything." Luo Yong said with the flow.
"That happens that I can rent a few more ox carts from the Ma Family Store and buy more goods from you. Then I will ask your disciples to help me drive the ox cart." Du Xi is really good at using it.
"That's natural." Luo Yong said, and asked him again: "What else do you want to buy?"
"Although there are carpenters in Chang'an City who can be Yan'erfei, there are not so many stone bamboos, nor are there so many people who can be bamboo chains."
Du Xi shook his sleeves, reached out to pick up the stone pottery bowl in front of him from the low table, and took a sip of water. Every move was like a handsome nobleman, but what he said was all about was some business affairs.
"You want to buy bamboo chains from us?" Luo Yong did not expect that the bamboo chain could become an industry alone.
"How is it, didn't you expect it?" Du Xi's face looked a little proud: "When you see that you are like this, you are a person who has never traveled far away. The goods have to be paid by the car, but the fee is paid by the car. Yan'erfei takes up too much space and can't hold a few Yan'erfei in a ox cart. If it is replaced with bamboo chains, it will be put too much."
Luo Yong really didn't think about the toll, so he asked, "How much does it cost to go to Chang'an?"
"This is hard to say." Du Qilang looked meaningful: "This price has to vary from place to place and from person to person."
From Du Qilang's few words, Luo Yong could probably imagine how difficult it is for a businessman to walk outside. He not only had to be wary of the bandits, but also to be exploited layer by layer.
Like the Mawang family in Lishi County, after years of operation, they should have opened up some of these levels. If some small vendors without foundation have left behind after this exploitation, they will have a few more profits left.
"Sanlang doesn't need to worry too much. The Mawang family of Lishi County has some skills. I think it is because they have the ability to sell the things here." Du Xi finally comforted Luo Yong for a few more words.
Luo Yong knew that he could not put all his bets on the Mawang family. When the transportation was inconvenient and expensive, he naturally thought of setting up a branch in Chang'an City.
However, this matter can be explained so clearly to Du Xi. It just so happened that a group of disciples were going to Chang'an this time, so they could learn more about the situation in Chang'an City.
Afterwards, Du Xi reminded Luo Yong again: "A few days ago, the saint asked me about your affairs in Li Shi County. My uncle said that the governor of Shizhou also had a memorial letter, saying that the fire kang, earth dung and swallow flying were all things. If nothing unexpected happens, the saint should have a reward."
"Will I go to Chang'an?" Luo Yong asked.
"Sanlang wants to go to Chang'an?" Du Xi asked back.
"I don't want to." Luo Yong shook his head very simply.
"I think it's not." Du Xi guessed that the saint would not let Luo Yong enter the capital unless he intended to grant him an official position. However, Luo Yong is still in filial piety and cannot be an official.
Besides, in recent years, the world has been peaceful and the trade routes are smooth. Many novelties from all over the world have gathered in Chang'an City. The things Luo used are not only fresh, but also more practical, but in Chang'an City, they can only cause temporary waves. After that temporary waves, Chang'an people will soon be attracted by other novelties. The things that made them feel novel will soon be regarded as ordinary.
In this environment, Du Xi guessed that the things that Luo Yong had made should not be as good as the Emperor could summon him to Chang'an City to meet the saint, and there should be rewards, of course, there should be no possibility of verbal praise.
In the next few days, Du Xi indeed began to acquire Zhulian in Lishi County.
The purchase price of a complete bamboo chain is about 25 cents, but Du Xi is on sale. It is natural that those with chains on hand have basically been sold to him in the past few days.
In fact, this also made Heng Yu and his son feel relieved. Since the pottery mold was made, everyone has made chains much faster now. There have been a lot of warehouses in Heng's car manufacturing store. If you continue to accept this, I really don't know which day it will take to consume it.
At this moment, a person who bought bamboo chains suddenly appeared. Henghuai also discussed with him that they would also get some chains from their warehouses and sell them to the husband from Chang'an City. Not only can they discount them, but they can also make a small profit.
Heng Yu thought about it, but in the end he didn't let him do this, because he was worried that if more people came to them to collect chains in the future, the supply of bamboo chains would be in short supply and the price would remain high.
The day Du Xi left, Luo used a donkey cart to see him off, and also sent his disciples to Chang'an. From here, it was more than a thousand miles away. Although Du Xi was traveling with him, he should not be embarrassed. He was just a long journey and it was not easy to walk.
With Du Xi here, Lu Yin was easy to handle. He said that Du's mansion would invite these people to Chang'an City to repair the kang, and then Luo used these disciples to get Lu Yin very smoothly.
The convoy walked out of the city gate and walked out quite far. Luo Yong finally spoke to Du Xi: "Chilang is back to Chang'an this time, can he bring me a gift to others?"
"Who are you sending me to?" Du Xiqi said. Luo Sanlang is young and doesn't seem to have traveled far away. There are people in Chang'an City who can make him care about?
Luo Yong smiled embarrassedly. He had never been to that kind of place in his two lives. This time, I wonder if this request would make the other party feel abrupt.
He waved his hand and asked the two disciples to take over the peony cushion they had made before. They took it in their hands and spread it out, revealing the patterns inside.
Du Xi's eyes lit up as soon as he looked at the mat: "Who is Sanlang willing to send this thing to?" If he wasn't an important person, just sell it to him. He wanted to give it to someone and show off his limelight.
"I heard that there is a woman who can sing and dance in Chang'an City. If Qilang knew who could complement this mat, he would give her this item to me." The young man looked a little shy.
Although he said this implicitly, Du Xi was young, but he was also a veteran in the wind. There was nothing he could do to understand. He immediately patted Luo Yong's shoulder and said to him, "I know the most about this matter. Saburo should rest assured, I will definitely hand it over to the right person for you."
This is a good thing. Hello, I, everyone. Du Xi is happy to help, and by the way, he can also show off his own popularity. It is getting harder and harder to get along these days. The number of competitors is higher than the other. It is not easy to be a romantic figure who is outdated.
After that, Luo Yong did not send him off. He stopped the donkey cart and watched the convoy go further and further away. Not long after he walked out, the carriage Du Xi was riding in front ran away, leaving only a line of ox carts slowly moving forward on the road.
Luo Yong knew that Du Xi had his subordinates in the team, and he was in front of him, so as long as he said hello in advance, the group of people behind him would not suffer any difficulties.
"Master, are you going to send the mat to that dusty place?" At this time, Xu Erlang, who had been standing silently, spoke.
"But what's wrong?" Luo Yong asked his opinion.
"It cannot be said that it is inappropriate, I am afraid that some old-fashioned people will be underestimating this mat from now on." Xu Erlang said.
"It's okay." Luo Yong smiled and drove the donkey to walk back. From here to Xipo Village, there was a long way to go.
"It's better to be a human being or to do business. How can you please everyone? As long as there are one or two people out of ten, it's enough."
Chapter completed!