coobybook Chapter 377 Exchange for supplies
Chapter 377 Exchange for supplies
I can suspect it, but I can't expose it without evidence.
Luo Yu was afraid that Master Qiao San would not believe him, so he asked, "I wonder what Master Qiao San remembers about the Fang family? I can show you the proof."
"I remember there's a kind of card game that can be played by four people, called Mahjong. If you can draw these cards, I will definitely believe you."
"Oh, this deck of cards is supposed to be memorized by anyone who has played it before. Even if I could memorize all of them, I wouldn't necessarily be a member of the Fang family."
Master Qiao San never thought that this girl would speak for the other party. Come to think of it, it makes sense.
"Well, I'll draw these and give Master Qiao San the instructions for playing, along with a few more card games. Just consider it a gift of my moisturizer and lip balm recipes, okay?"
"Really?" Master Qiao San's eyebrows moved slightly. He heard that just opening such a chess and card restaurant could bring in a lot of business every day. Unfortunately, one million was still a bit too much.
He pretended to be struggling and said, "The benefits the girl offered are quite attractive, but we can't verify whether these moisturizer and lip balm recipes are feasible. If not, wouldn't it be a scam? Where should I go to find the girl?"
As expected of a business veteran, Luo Yu smiled slightly and felt that it was safer to do business with such a person.
"The recipe is definitely feasible, but I have an urgent matter and must rush to Heishui City in Western Xia. I can't verify the feasibility of this recipe on behalf of Master Qiao San. How about we sign an agreement? I will give Master Qiao San a 20% discount on this recipe and only take half of the money for now. Once Master Qiao San successfully develops the product, I will come back to collect the rest of the money. How about that?"
Master Qiao San shook his head. Even if it was an agreement, some people would use fake names and surnames.
"Then what does Master Qiao San mean?"
"Fifty percent off. If it's fifty percent off, I can sign an agreement with you. Later, you can draw the two types of cards, and I'll have the steward who went to investigate come and see if they're the same as the ones in Liangzhou City. If the chess and card game is feasible, how about I pay you half the deposit?"
Luo Yu hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding in agreement: "Okay."
This was already several times more than the 100,000 she had expected. Even if she only got 250,000, it would still be a considerable sum. She had to remain calm and not let the other party see any of her joy.
Half an hour later, Luo Yu had resolved all the issues and signed the agreement. When Master Qiao San was about to pay her the silver, Luo Yu suddenly asked, "Master Qiao San, it would be very dangerous for a young woman like me to carry so many silver notes. Why don't you see if you have any food or other supplies that are not in short supply to exchange for the silver notes with me?"
Master Qiao San was confused. It was the first time he heard someone not wanting money but only wanting supplies. Although supplies could be used, how much could a girl like her use?
Seeing Master Qiao San's confusion, Luo Yu quickly explained, "I heard that the fighting in Blackwater City in the northwest is getting intense, and that the Emperor seems to be in a state of collapse. Currently, troops and supplies are in short supply, so I'm thinking of importing some goods and selling them there."
Master Qiao San was even more confused: "But if you send it over to sell, won't it be exchanged for silver in the end?"
"I heard that those soldiers have money but nowhere to spend it, so I plan to sell it to them at double the price."
When Master Qiao San heard this, he burst into laughter: "Young lady, you are so brave! I really admire you."
"I actually have quite a few men waiting outside the city to receive my goods. If Mr. Qiao San has any hard-to-sell men's clothing, including leather boots and footwear, or some coarse rice or grain, you can exchange it with me."
"Good! Just based on this young lady's behavior, I really admire you. No wonder the Fang family can make a comeback. With a junior like you, the Fang family will surely become famous in the future!"
Luo Yu stood up and bowed to him: "I dare not!"
Before going out, Luo Yu changed out of her shimmering brocade dress. Although the dress looked pretty, it was not worth spending over a thousand taels on it.
Master Qiao San asked them to wait outside the city gate, and he asked the housekeeper to pack the supplies and send them out to her.
Luo Yu finally exchanged for 100,000 taels of supplies, and the remaining 150,000 taels had to be prepared as monthly salaries for the soldiers.
As Xia Liang walked, she listened to Luo Yu finish her story about the deal between her and Master Qiao San, and then she held a large box of banknotes and screamed loudly.
"Sister Luo Yu, you are so amazing! When you said one million and two taels, I was really scared by you. I was afraid that I would be chased out and beaten!"
Luo Yu thought about it and realized that she felt guilty when she quoted this price.
"Actually, I was a little scared too. Luckily, there were all these ladies in the room, and our various colored lipsticks were really going to draw attention, right? We still had to be confident."
"Sister, why didn't you tell the truth to Master Qiao San? Why did you say you needed supplies to go to Blackwater City for trade?"
"Well, after all, I don't know what kind of person he is. It's better to say less about this kind of thing. Businessmen, after all, prefer to believe that profit is paramount. If I tell the truth, he may not believe it. He may think I'm insincere and may not give me the same amount of materials. As the saying goes, you must always be on guard against others! If we are on guard against him, he will be on guard against us too!"
"Sister, how do you know so much? I admire you so much."
"Well, maybe my brain, which has been idle for many years, is finally useful! Haha."
As the laughter died down, a deep, powerful voice jokingly said from behind, "It seems the young lady is truly amazing. She can pull off this deal without the help of an idle prince like me! The young lady's brain has been idle for many years, yet it's still so powerful. It's truly admirable, truly admirable!"
Luo Yu turned around and saw His Royal Highness Prince Ning, who was grinning mischievously. He patted his chest and said, "Could you please stop appearing and scaring me?"
Zhu Jinyou was slightly stunned when he saw Luo Yu's lips painted in citrus color as if they had been stung by a bee, and tried his best to remain calm.
"Could it be that the girl is afraid because she has done too many bad things and feels guilty?"
Luo Yu noticed that his eyes fell on her lips, and thought that she had forgotten to wipe her lips when she came out. At that time, in order to show the effect to everyone, she applied the lip color very thickly and fully.
As she thought about this, she unconsciously wiped it with the back of her hand, and when she looked at the back of her hand again, it was all the color of lipstick.
Xia Liang was stunned, and looking at Sister Luo Yu's painted face, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Sister Luo Yu, although this color is quite dazzling and tacky, it's better than smearing it all over your face!"
Luo Yu: ...
She was so excited about going out just now that no one cared about the color of her lips. You know, in order to recommend these rich colors of lipstick, she kept trying five or six colors. I guess her lips are really shameful.
Zhu Jinyou suppressed his laughter and praised: "It's actually quite pretty. Even with the makeup on her face, she's still cute."
Xia Liang shook himself and muttered softly: "How corny!"
Zhu Jinyou took out a handkerchief and wanted to wipe Luo Yu's face, but Luo Yu held his wrist and asked with a blink of an eye: "Have you changed the handkerchief you used to wipe my nose a few days ago?"
Zhu Jinyou was at a loss for words. Sometimes he really didn't understand whether Miss Luo Yu was really confused or just pretending to be confused. When she was smart, she was really shrewd, but why was it that when it came to matters between men and women, she always realized things later than many others?
"Sister, how could a prince like me only have one handkerchief?"
Luo Yu was helpless. She often took out used ones and reused them, so the handkerchief was not as convenient as paper towels.