flattering him while stuffing food into her mouth, and she kept stealing glances at Zong Yu's expression from the corner of her eye.Zhong Yu still had that expressionless face. He brought the last bow...Chapter 1122: The business was bleak beyond description.

"Madam, wait."

After much deliberation, Lu Shaohua felt that it was best to complete the transaction as soon as possible. If he hesitated, Fang Jinshu might go elsewhere for a deal, and he would suffer a significant loss.

"This time I came to Daxixi with a small cargo ship. My wife and I bought a few baskets of vegetables. Please, Madam, pack them according to your instructions. I'll have my men transport the goods back and then return."

“The small boat is fast, and it should be able to return in about twenty days. If the vegetables are really as fresh as Madam said, without any spoilage, I will buy them in large quantities!”

"The price is negotiable."

Fang Jinxiu turned back, “If you want to buy a large quantity, it's not a problem. I have plenty of fruits and vegetables. You can have as much as you want.”

At most, she could just use a bit more spring water to accelerate growth. She usually avoided using it because she was afraid of exposing the existence of the spring water. If the vegetables and fruits grew too quickly, it would arouse suspicion, so she didn't dare to water the ground with too much spring water.

Just brewed a very small bottle in the lake, diluted to an extremely small amount for several families to use.

The quantity wasn't an issue here. The success of this deal depended entirely on how much salt crystal Scruff had in his possession.

Da Xi's salt production is simply too little. Tens of thousands of people are housed in the Jinxiu Villa in Xizhou, and to this day, they still rely on purchasing large amounts of salt with gold and silver from outside.

The year-long drought severely weakened Xizhou, and it would take more than a year and a half to recover.

As more and more people settled in the manor, there was a natural increase in their needs. Roads needed to be repaired, houses needed to be built, and provisions had to be made for the elderly and children. The livelihoods of so many people also needed to be addressed.

If she could acquire a large quantity of salt crystals, she would not only solve the salt shortage for so many people, but also find a new source of income for the manor.

Didn't the problem that she and Tiezhu had always been worrying about naturally resolve itself

But.

But that raised his bushy eyebrows, thinking that Fang Jinshu would put forward some harsh conditions. He clasped his hands together and made a pleading expression.

"But no, beautiful madam, these vegetables and fruits are very important to our nation."

"You wouldn't believe how many children there are who have never even seen what green vegetables look like."

Fang Jinshi said helplessly, "Your Excellency is also a businessman. When doing business, you should speak in business terms. Playing the emotional card won't work."

Could she possibly get Bearded Man to give her another cut of the salt crystal profits just by playing the victim Would he agree to that

The絡腮鬍 shrugged helplessly, well, playing the victim didn't seem to work. Didn't everyone say that Da Xi's women had soft hearts How come it didn't work

"Well, what are the lady's terms Tell me."

Fan Jinshi said, "For the trading of fruits and vegetables, I don't want gold or silver. Like tea leaves, I'll trade with salt crystals."

And the prices of vegetables and fruits are not like tea, which can be unified. Some vegetables have high cultivation costs, so their prices are naturally higher, and fruits are even more so.

"My lord, if you wish to do business with me in fruits and vegetables, the price will have to be renegotiated, and you will also need to have a sufficient supply of salt crystals in your possession."

Liao Shaohu thought Fang Jinxiu was going to propose some incredible conditions. Salt crystals were plentiful among them, and many merchants were too lazy to collect them.

Fang Jinshi insisted on this, she wanted how much he gave how much.

Because it was so worthless, he even asked uncertainly.

"My lady, are you sure, only the salt crystal"

"Besides these good things, our Wumeng region also has many rich mineral resources. Would you like some stones There are sparkly, transparent ones in all sorts of colors."

The noble ladies of Wumeng Kingdom all wore jewelry made from this mineral, which was very beautiful.

Fang Jinxiu immediately reacted, realizing that the beard's words about ore referred to various gemstones.

Jewels don't sell well in Daoxi, silver and gold jewelry are more popular instead, jade would be nice too.

Thinking of jade, she showed the jade bracelet on her wrist. It was emerald green all over, close to imperial green, but the wateriness wasn't at a very extreme level.

"Is there such a kind of ore"

The絡腮鬍 nodded, "Oh, Green Jade, of course."

But this kind of jade is nowhere near as beautiful as a gem, especially in terms of color, the variety is not rich enough.

Their patrons, however, prefer gemstones over jade.

Fang Jinshu listened more and more excitedly. People in Wumeng Country didn't like jade at all! This thing was still very valuable in Daxie.

"I love this kind of jade, so let's add this jade ore. You trade me the fruits and vegetables in my hands using jade ore and salt crystals."

The Wumeng merchants were very pleased, and both sides reached a satisfactory cooperation.

Fang Jinshu let Xiaoyue write a price list of fruits and vegetables. The list includes the names of all the fruits and vegetables in Jinshu Vegetable Farm, for the other party to choose from.

After two days of negotiation, we finally settled on the exchange ratio for all the items.

Fruits and vegetables under three copper coins per jin can be exchanged for five jin of salt crystals.

Fruits and vegetables worth more than three cents but less than ten cents can be exchanged for ten catties of salt crystals.

The prices of vegetables are almost not particularly expensive, and even the bushy beard only wanted common varieties of vegetables. On the fruit side, he also chose those that are more durable.

For fruits priced over ten wen, payment shall be made entirely in jade stone. One jin of fruit can be exchanged for one piece of raw jade weighing around twenty jin.

Yes, the bearded man said they could only trade with raw stones. Polished jade would be more expensive, and Fang Jinshi wouldn't be able to afford it even if she bought it.

Although jadeite ore carries some risks, its advantage lies in the large quantity offered. As long as she can obtain a few pieces of good-quality jade (Grade 3 or above), Fang Jinshui won't lose out. If she can unearth more than half jadeite, she would be making a huge profit.

Fang Jinxiu never expected that she, a person who had never gambled in her life, would end up gambling on stones in ancient times.

The profit from the jade that絡腮鬍 mentioned is only calculated based on its price in Wumeng.

These rough stones are placed in Dahxi, even if only 30-40% of them turn out to be jadeite, she'll make a fortune, alright

One jin of fruit only costs ten wen, and twenty jin of raw jade. Even if it yields six to eight jin of jade, even the coarsest bean-type jade, she would make several hundred times her investment.

Even a jade bracelet made of a single bean-sized piece would sell for two ounces of silver.

If the quality were even better, this would be a truly profitable deal.

After the deal was closed, the burly Ma didn't waste any time. He loaded several baskets of packed vegetables onto a small boat with Fang Jinshu and set sail back. Her so-called exclusive preservation method was simply to line the baskets and boxes with straw to reduce damage, and then evenly spray them with highly concentrated spring water using her homemade sprayer.

Although the method is crude, it's extremely effective.

Upon sealing the deal, Fang Jinshi was over the moon. Feeling incredibly happy, she strolled toward Yuanke Lai. Passing by Jiangchuang Restaurant, she noticed the long queue outside as always and couldn't help but furrow her brows.

When Tan saw Fang Jinxiu arrive, she hurriedly pulled the person to a private room on the second floor and sat them down.

Compared to the bustling period before, the shop is much quieter now. Even during mealtimes, there are only seven out of ten tables occupied, both upstairs and downstairs.

Tana couldn't help but smile at that.

"Our restaurant being 70% full is already pretty good. You haven't been to other restaurants to see how bad business is."

Suddenly, Tara's smile faded and she let out a small sigh.

Today, probably several more restaurants have been squeezed to the point of closure.te, even more handsome than he was at thirty.The more Mu saw such changes in Zong Pingchuan, the colder her heart became.For so many years, he hasn't even gone back home once, even though he disliked...