Chapter 262 Not a local official
The touch wasn't as soft as he remembered, and the color wasn't pretty enough, so it probably wasn't top quality.
"How do you like it?" The guy is very good at reading people's faces. "There are better ones inside. You want to see me move them out for you."
Qi Renli asked: "What kind of silk is this made of?"
"Silk." After the boy finished speaking, he realized, "From your accent, you are from the south?"
"Yes."
"No wonder you ask this. The silks in our two places are different. Your silks are beautiful and can be sold at high prices, but our silks are warmer and more durable for quilts and coats than yours."
"How well do you sell this kind of silk?"
"Of course! After all, it's silk, and you never have to worry about selling it. Although ordinary people can't afford it, officials and dignitaries can buy as much as they want." The clerk heard that he was not here to buy cloth, "Sir, you are making silk. Is it a business? The silk here in our area is famous throughout Dazhou. It is fate that you come here. My family also collects silk. If you want it, I will ask the shopkeeper to come and discuss it with you in detail."
"Okay!" Qi Renli said in his heart that he had come to the right place. He didn't expect that he would be able to find his way into the first store he entered.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter asked everyone to sit down and poured tea, "Wait a moment, please wait a moment, I will call the shopkeeper over right away!"
As soon as the boy put down the teapot, he ran out the door.
This guy was running so hard that the horses on the roadside were attracted to him.
Soon the waiter came back with the shopkeeper, "This is the young man."
Apparently the shopkeeper was out of breath as he ran away. Without taking a moment to catch his breath, he hurriedly asked: "Sir, do you want to buy silk?"
Although Qi Renli didn't have much experience, he realized something was wrong now. Didn't he say that he didn't have to worry about selling silk? If you really don't have to worry about selling, you should wait for him and beg him, right?
"Just asking, do you have anything in hand?" Qi Renli asked.
"Yes!" the shopkeeper said, "Whether you want silk or silk, I have it all here!"
"What's the price?"
"A piece of knitted silk costs fifty taels, and the silk costs sixty cents." The shopkeeper couldn't see Qi Renli's face, and added: "If you want more, it can be cheaper."
Qi Renli coughed. He didn't know whether the price was reasonable or not. He didn't know anything about sericulture and silk, but if he could really sell it for the shopkeeper's price, then the silkworms must be raised!
One tael is sixty cents!
"Do you know anyone who raises silkworms?" As soon as Qi Renli finished speaking, Qi Rui ran in from the door, "Master, we found the post house."
"Inn?" The shopkeeper is so smart. How can ordinary people live in an inn? He stood up with his butt sticking out, "Who are you?"
"I am the Magistrate of Beishan County."
The shopkeeper immediately knelt down and said, "Meet the county magistrate."
"Get up, I just asked you, but you haven't replied to me yet."
"Reporting to your lord." The shopkeeper looked bitter, "The young one only does small business in the town and doesn't know anyone who raises silkworms."
Qi Renli didn't see what was hidden behind his expression, and stood up and said: "Forget it, I've bothered you for a while, I bought that piece of silk." "Where can I spend money, sir? Just take the piece you like." Just go." Although the shopkeeper was so humble, he didn't really believe in the identity of the person in front of him.
But he has his own way of verifying the other party.
"How much does that piece of silk cost?" Qi Renli asked again.
Seeing that his expression was serious and not fake, the shopkeeper replied: "That horse is five taels, if you insist on giving it, four taels will do."
Qi Renli gave him five taels of silver and asked Qi Xiang to hold the piece of silk and leave the shop.
When they arrived at the door of the post house, Qi Xiang, who was helping him to get off his horse, said in a low voice: "Master, there are people following us when we come out of that cloth shop. You go in first, and I will go around to the back to see who they are."
When Qi Xiang turned to the back, he realized that it was a clerk from Buzhuang. The clerk just watched Qi Renli enter the post house, and quickly went back to report to the shopkeeper, "Everyone except the driver has entered the post house."< br>
"It seems that he is really an official." The shopkeeper stroked his beard, and the five taels of silver on hand had not yet been recorded in the account.
"Shopkeeper, I've never heard of Beishan County." The waiter said, "Isn't he an official from our Dazhou?"
The shopkeeper frowned and thought for a long time, what is this official doing here? Are you going to swallow up these retail investors together with those people? So where is Beishan County?
While thinking about it, the shopkeeper suddenly slammed the table, "Beishan County! Beishan County, Liangzhou!"
The guy was startled by him, "What are you thinking of?"
"I thought of Beishan County, the recently fenced wasteland next to Weishanguan! I heard that the official there came from the capital. After the general, he was both resourceful and righteous. I didn't expect that when he came to our side Here it comes!" The shopkeeper became excited.
"Shopkeeper, an official from Liangzhou, why do you come to us?" the waiter asked, "You can't come to us to buy silk and satin, right? Can people from the capital like the things in our store?"
The shopkeeper frowned again, "I really shouldn't have accepted this money. You should get up early tomorrow and wait at the door of the post house. When you see their people come out, tell me that I have to pay back the money."
When the sky turned around, before dawn, the clerk arrived at the door of the post house. When he saw someone leading a horse from the side yard, he immediately went to inform the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was waiting for news at Buzhuang, and he arrived just in time, just before Qi Renli and his party were about to leave.
The shopkeeper presented the money with both hands, "Sir, I am too young to understand. I didn't understand what you said yesterday, so I came here to pay you back your money today."
Qi Renli was puzzled. Zhou Dajiao, who had not yet gotten into the car, immediately went over to watch the show and asked quickly: "What did your Excellency say yesterday?"
Fortunately, Qi Renli had a good temper, "Exactly, you didn't understand what I said yesterday?"
"When I was young, I knew people who raised sericulture. My father-in-law's family is in Hongfu Village. My father-in-law is an old sericulture farmer." The shopkeeper explained palely, "I was excited when I saw you yesterday and accidentally said the wrong thing, so I came here to apologize. .”
"Your father-in-law is from Hongfu Village!" Qi Renli didn't care about the other party's perfunctory performance yesterday. Now he just wanted to find someone who could raise silkworms and go back to Beishan County. "We happen to be going to Hongfu Village, you can come with us. . Put the money away, I don’t need that much money.”
The shopkeeper was pleasantly surprised. He accepted the money and thanked them repeatedly. He also said that he had a bullock cart and could just follow them.
The shopkeeper didn't even open the cloth shop and immediately followed Qi Ren to Hongfu Village.
Although Zhou Dajiao is enthusiastic, he has only heard of sericulture in Hongfu Village and has never been there. When he left the town, the shopkeeper's ox cart led the way.
"Thanks to meeting you two kind-hearted people, you saved me a lot of trouble." Qi Renli sighed while sitting in the car.
The shopkeeper led the way and took the person directly to his father-in-law's house. However, when they arrived, the door was locked from the outside.