Chapter 238 Meeting Ceremony
Madam Shu raised her right hand, her fingers as white as onions opened and closed, "Thirty thousand taels."
A well-run caravan of 100 people is indeed worth the price. If something had not happened suddenly and Boss Zhan was worried that the news would be leaked and he hurriedly took action, the price would have been even higher.
Shang Wan was a little moved, but he still had to ask clearly first.
"Is my cooperation partner you or the entire Lancang Club?"
Mrs. Shu smiled and said: "I alone can't bring out so much money, so of course the sisters should work together."
Shang Wan nodded, straightened his skirt and stood up.
"I'll go back and discuss it with my family and give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll send the shopkeeper out."
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"Curse!!" Xiaohuan and Shitou stared at the person sitting opposite them with their eyes rounded.
Lu Chengjing was also a little surprised. He frowned slightly and asked, "What curse?"
"I don't know." Shang Wan shrugged, "I made a special trip to Chen's house when I came back. Chen Cai didn't have any more information about the curse, but he told me that all four people who died in the caravan committed suicide. ”
"This thing sounds really evil." Xiaohuan rubbed his arms, "Sister, can't we recruit people to form a caravan ourselves?"
Her sister is a lonely ghost. What if this curse defeats her sister?
"I think so too, but how can experienced people be so easy to find?" Shang Wan held his chin and said, "The most important thing in setting up a caravan is to recruit merchants. People who are good at doing business on their own are not willing to sell themselves to run errands for others. Those They are from the dental shop, and they have a lot of trouble on them. It’s okay to keep them under my nose after buying them, but if I let them out, I’m still worried about them taking away their things.”
After recruiting people, there is the next level. There are not only merchants in a caravan, but also pledgers, guards, grooms, camel drivers, cooks, waiters, etc. It takes a while for these people to get used to each other, let alone the purchase of vehicles, goods, etc. Trivial things like medications.
After everything is ready, you have to go out and test the water.
It will take at least several years before it really grows into a cash cow.
I don’t know how much money and energy was spent.
In comparison, Shang Wan would rather deal with the curse.
"I think you can give it a try." Shitou was the first to agree with Shang Wan. His reason was, "You can't say anything but have strange power and chaos."
Hey, learn now and use it now!
Xiao Huan rolled her eyes at him: "I'm silent, but it's not that I don't believe it."
She thinks this is unreliable, so don't spend money to bring trouble back.
Shang Wan looked at Lu Chengjing, who was silent, "What do you think?"
Lu Chengjing lowered his head and said, "You can try it" while undoing the pigtails his daughter tied for him.
He doesn't believe in curses either.
"Then... vote." Shang Wan clapped his hands, "Raise your hands if you agree to buy the caravan."
"Swish, swish, swish," four hands were raised.
Except for Shang Wan and the other three, Yuanyuan stretched her arms straight.
Xiaohuan didn't raise it, so she pinched her round cheeks and said, "Why are you joining in the fun?"
"Goose!" A crisp syllable popped out of the pink little mouth.
Shang Wan: "??"
Xiaohuan held her forehead. Before her sister came back, they were discussing what to eat for dinner.
She rubbed her round head and said, "Okay, I'll stew a goose for you tonight."
Yuanyuan immediately smiled and rolled her eyes, hugged Aunt Xiaohuan and kissed her.
Hey, goose stewed in an iron pot, I love it!
Four votes to one, four votes won. Shang Wan replied to Mrs. Shu on the second day.
However, before buying the caravan, she wanted to meet Boss Zhan and the caravan leader with her own eyes.
Lady Shu also had this intention. She and Shang Wan hit it off immediately, and they rushed to Fucheng by car that night, along with Lady Lou and Lady Hua.
Yuanyuan insisted on following Shang Wan to prevent the little guy from escaping, so Shang Wan took him with him directly.
This was the first time for Lady Shu and Lady Hua to see Yuanyuan, and their eyes almost overflowed with love.
"With her big eyes, small nose and small mouth, she will definitely be a beauty when she grows up."
Yuanyuan was not afraid of strangers. She looked at the beautiful aunts beside her, took the initiative to extend her little hands towards them, and called her aunt softly.
It didn't take long for the three women to surround Yuanyuan, one on the left and the other on the right, shouting "darling". They all wanted to hold the round dumpling in their arms and not let go.
Shang Wan seriously suspected that these three people felt warm by holding the dumplings.
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The carriage entered Fucheng and stopped at the entrance of Hongmei Inn.
Mrs. Shu said: "Let's rest at the Hongmei Inn today and go see Boss Zhan tomorrow."
Shang Wan and others had no objection and followed Mrs. Shu to the inn.
Just as he entered, a red shadow jumped out from inside.
"I've been waiting for you!" Mrs. Meng, the proprietress of the inn, hugged Mrs. Shu at the front excitedly, her words crackling like beads, "The rooms are ready, I'll take you up, and let the waiter fetch water. By the way, let the kitchen Cook more dishes.”
His eyes swept over the girls, and suddenly stopped on Shang Wan, or to be precise, on the little baby in her arms.
"Who is this doll?"
"My daughter." Shang Wan took the initiative to speak, "My surname is Shang, and she is the shopkeeper of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion."
"You are the shopkeeper of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion!" Madam Meng's eyes widened, "You are so young."
"You are young and promising. Don't scare me with your blathering." Madam Shu took Madam Meng's arm and patted her with an angry smile.
"Sorry, I'm so excited." Mrs. Meng's smile was a little shy, "My surname is Meng, and Hongmei is my name. I especially like the things in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, but they are not available in many cities, so I can only ask for them. People lead.”
Hearing this, Shang Wan rummaged through the baggage he was carrying and pulled out an exquisite medicine box carved with plum branches, "This is the Xuemei ointment launched by Lingyao Pavilion last month. I hope you like it."
Unexpectedly, she didn't expect to receive a meeting gift. Madam Meng took the box, took off the gold bracelet she was wearing and stuffed it into Yuanyuan's arms, "My dear, Aunt Meng didn't know you were here, so I gave you this bracelet to play with."
Yuanyuan blinked while holding the gold bracelet, then held it with her little hands and handed it out, "Auntie, here it is."
My mother said not to accept gifts from others casually.
"The bracelet is too expensive." Shang Wan just gave him a small gift, but he didn't expect to receive such a heavy gift in return.
Naturally, Mrs. Meng would not take back the things she sent out, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
"This bracelet cannot be worn or eaten. How can you let the children play with it?" Mrs. Lou smiled and asked to help. She reached out to take the bracelet and put it back on Mrs. Meng's wrist. "Hurry back to the house and find something the child likes. Don't hold it tight to yours. Like to come.”
The flower girl also joked, "I think you were so happy when you saw the beautiful doll."
Madam Shu patted Madam Meng on the arm, "You just want us to stand at the top of the stairs and chat?"
When everyone interrupted her, Madam Meng came to her senses and raised her hands to pat her head.
"Look at my brain. I'm just happy and don't think much about it. I'll take you up first. I'll take a carriage all the way there. I'm afraid my bones will fall apart."
"No." Hua Niangzi raised her hand and slapped her lower back, "I have to go to bed and lie down for a while."
While everyone was washing and changing clothes, Mrs. Meng went back to the house and got a small sandalwood box.