kingnovel Chapter 678 The Beggar Grows Up
Chapter 678 The Beggar Grows Up
The shopkeeper was dumbfounded. "You, you, you are simply robbing me. You need to understand that this is Huaiyang, not the capital. You want one string and four coins for this broken thing. How much can I sell it for? Are there so many people coming to eat it?"
The saliva sprayed all over Zhou Guo's face.
She calmly took out a handkerchief, wiped the foam off her face, and said, "Originally, your restaurant is not positioned for ordinary people. Only rich people can afford to eat here. Don't you know this group of people? They are not short of money. They have plenty of silver. What they lack is ingredients, food that will make them linger. Isn't this what your restaurant lacks now?"
The words are very clear.
The shopkeeper wanted to argue for it, "But yours is really too expensive, almost as expensive as sea cucumber and abalone."
Zhou Guo said, "That's seafood, and this is top-quality mountain delicacies, but the price difference is not a little bit. I believe you know the price of top-quality sea cucumbers and abalone better than I do, so I don't need to quote it for you, right?"
The shopkeeper moved his mouth a few times, but fell silent when he saw the big golden locket hanging on her chest.
The two parties signed the document smoothly.
Zhou Guo looked at it carefully and put the document into his arms.
The shopkeeper said, "Mr. Zhou, if the sales are good, where can I find you? When will your next batch of goods be delivered?"
Zhou Guo thought about it and gave him the address of the shop in the county town. "If you have any questions, you can ask someone to bring the letter to this place and I will know."
The shopkeeper happily accepted it, although he didn't know whether this thing could improve the business in the building, but he decided to give it a try. It was more than 900 kilograms, and 900 taels. He had to sell one kilogram for ten taels.
Zhou Guo successfully sold the two trucks of goods.
The price is so high because it is too far from home. It may be smooth when coming here, but it may not be so smooth when leaving.
If she sends more here later, it will definitely increase the manpower, and at least most of the good players in the manor will have to come out. What else can we do if we don't sell it at a higher price?
After getting the money, they went on a shopping spree in Huaiyang and filled two ox carts. They also ate up all the dry food they had bought in Ningping.
They were all young men, and others were afraid to see them eating, especially her, who had a big appetite. Moreover, she could not help eating something while running on the road. Fortunately, she bought a lot before, otherwise she would have run out of food last night.
In addition, she also bought half a pork, half a sheep, and two stone of rice.
The two young men saw her buying these and didn't quite understand, "Master, buying these won't make it difficult for us to do it on the way, right?"
Zhou Guo said: "It's not bought for us."
I took the two of them to take a look at the place where Lao Tang and his gang lived. I only went there once that year, and I still remember it.
It just seemed like there was no one there. The whole place was empty, with nothing there. It was so dilapidated that it looked like no one had lived there for a long time.
The two young men looked at the dilapidated place with only walls left and were very curious, but seeing Zhou Guo's expression they did not dare to ask.
Zhou Guo was very disappointed. Where could she find anyone in such a big city?
Besides, they have been out for so many days and have no time to stay here. She brought Hu Zi here once, and next time Hu Zi will have to bring people here by himself.
"Let's go." They had no choice but to leave the city.
Just after walking out of the city gate, I ran into a group of people.
Across the street stood a row of young men, about twelve or thirteen years old. Their clothes were bleached from washing, with patches on top of patches. Fortunately, they were washed fairly clean, and they looked neat and tidy as well.
Zhou Guo took a glance and was about to leave, but then he took another look and felt something was wrong. The person in front looked a bit like Lao Tang.
The guys opposite also stared at her blankly.
The two sides just looked at each other, and no one spoke first.
Zhou Guo called out tentatively: "Lao Tang?"
Lao Tang's eyes lit up, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying excitedly: "My benefactor?! My benefactor, it is really you. I didn't dare to recognize you in this outfit. I didn't expect that I would really meet you one day. God is merciful!"
The young men behind him all knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhou Guo said, "Get up, get up. Why are you kneeling when you meet? Why are you here? I went to your previous place and didn't find you. I thought you had left here."
Help Lao Tang and the others up.
Lao Tang said happily, "We don't live in the city anymore. We built a few thatched huts outside next to the cave and planted some vegetables. When we have nothing to do, we find some work in the city. Thanks to the help of your benefactor, we have the life we have now. Benefactor, can you come to our house and take a look?"
Zhou Guo looked at their faces. Although they were thin, they were in good spirits and tidy. They no longer looked like beggars.
I was sincerely happy for them. "Where is your home? Is it far from here?"
Lao Tang became even more excited, "It's not far, we can get there in two days."
Zhou Guo: "...Forget about it this time. Let's go next time. I've been out for many days. I have to hurry back."
Lao Tang and the others were all disappointed. "My benefactor, have you found your brother? What is the purpose of coming to the capital this time?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I found it. I found it that year."
"Really? That's good, that's good. You are so kind, my benefactor. God must have opened his eyes and let you find your brother."
The two sides chatted for another half an hour.
It was mainly Lao Tang and the others who talked, and Zhou Guo listened, and occasionally talked about his own things.
Lao Tang said, "My benefactor, you should come to our house to have a look. Our brothers and sisters have missed you so much over the years."
Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, I have to hurry back. Maybe next time. I brought you some things, you can take them back."
She asked someone to take the things she bought for them out of the car.
When Lao Tang and his companions looked at the meat and rice on the ground, their eyes became red. They knelt down and kowtowed again, "Thank you very much, benefactor, for still thinking of us."
Zhou Guo said, "Get up, get up. Why are you kneeling again? You should pack these things separately into bags and carry them back. Don't attract attention."
Lao Tang nodded and said, "We saved it. Benefactor, when will you come again?"
Zhou Guo said: "I'm not sure, but he should come if I don't come."
He pointed at Hu Zi, then at the largest tree beside the road and said, "If he comes later, he will draw a circle under the tree. You can find him if you have any problems."
Lao Tang and his men knelt down towards Hu Zi again.
Hu Zi was so frightened that he jumped up, "Don't kneel to me, don't kneel to me, I didn't do anything."
Lao Tang didn't even enter a few cities, he just carried his things and left. Zhou Guo also gave them some dry food.
Seven or eight young men were able to carry these things back.
After everyone left, Zhou Guo said, "Get in the car and go home."
When we went back the car was empty, so we went quite fast.
Not long after we left the city, we encountered a group of people who blocked our way. They demanded money on the spot, saying that they had seen us carrying the goods there and now we were coming back empty-handed, so they must have sold the goods for silver, so we had to keep the money.
Fortunately, the other party didn't have a knife. Maybe he looked down on them, a group of young boys, so he only took a few sticks.
Zhou Guo said to Hu Zi, "I will hand over this line to you in the future. From now on, you should pretend that I am not your master. You have to make your own decisions on everything you encounter. The other party are all adults, twelve of them, and you are twenty-one. Even if it's two against one, kill them for me."