Every June is the spring silk market season. White silk is exchanged for silver, and the hard work finally gives hope. In this season, selling silk is also a considerable income for local farmers, and it is also the main source of local economy.
On the road, there are many pedestrians. People are carrying them on their shoulders and carrying them, and a large amount of silk silk is being sold to the silk shop in a steady stream.
The prices listed in Guangzhuang are not low: every two taels of silk are priced at about seven cents of silver. All large and small silk shops in Nanxun have prepared sufficient manpower and financial resources to collect silk. After completing the tasks assigned by Jingzhuang, they can sell to Guangzhuang and make money.
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The business of 'Liu Shunheng Silk Shop' is also very good. Liu Yong and his wife Yu Hui also hired a helper and worked from sunrise to sunset. They were so busy that they didn't even have time to eat. They sold the purchased silk according to the specifications.
, packed the bags separately, put them on a rickshaw and sent them to Guangzhuang for sale. Liu Yong pulled them in front and his wife Yu Hui pushed them in the back. He was so tired that he was sweating profusely. He could earn a few money in one day.
Sometimes, Liu Yong asked his wife Yu Hui to take a rest. Yu Hui said with a smile: You are also very tired. If you want to make more money, how can you not work hard? Hehe.
Liu Yong smiled and said: I am a man, how can a woman be so tired?
Yu Hui smiled and said: Men and women are not the same people. Hehe.
Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. Liu Yong and Yu Hui pulled a cart full of silk. They were so tired that they came to Guangmao Bank, sweating profusely. This is the largest buying house in Guangzhuang. The clerk inspected the silk carefully and prepared to write.
Ticket. Then he said: Mr. Liu, the market is going down now, and we can’t raise the price. The silver purchase price is six cents and seven silver for every two spring silks.
Liu Yong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and quickly said to his wife Yu Hui: Come on, come on, let's go to another house.
The three masters and servants hurriedly visited several branches in Guangzhuang, hoping that all branches of Guangzhuang would adopt the same approach, without exception. It seemed that this year Guangzhuang was going to lower the price of Nanxun Silk Shop. Afterwards, Liu Yong angrily said to his wife Yu
Hui said: Go home! I won't sell it anymore. He turned around, picked up the car and walked back.
When they got home, the couple didn't eat anything and sat there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
After a long time, his wife Yu Hui stood up, picked up the teapot, poured a sip of water, and drank, and then said: If others have the final say, the business will not be able to continue. Their silk is sold in Shanghai, so why not?
We traffic the silk ourselves and sell it for money?
Liu Yong said: Is it so easy to get to Shanghai? We don’t have big funds, and we don’t have big merchant ships. The tide in the Huangpu River rises and falls. It’s no joke that a small wooden boat enters the Huangpu River. There is also Sanbai, Luxu, Shanghai.
Drifting is the only way to go. It is said that there are three-foot waves at Sanbaidang in Luxu even if there is no wind. How can a small wooden boat survive?
Liu Yong's mother also said with concern: Not making money is a trivial matter, and Ah Hui is a prostitute. What if something happens? I won't worry about you going to Shanghai.
Yu Hui added: Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, why not give it a try? Didn't you go through the same process from apprentice to boy? It worked then, but why not now? You can do small things with small capital, but there is no big merchant ship.
If you want to make money by renting a farm boat or a sailing boat, how can there be no risk? Let's try it. We can't let people cut off our ears next to our heads.
Liu Yong said: What you said makes sense, yes! The road is made by people. Their practice of big fish eating small fish makes people angry just thinking about it. I will not sell to them even if I lose money.
So Liu Yong plucked up the courage and decided to rent a boat and go to Shanghai.
The couple found the boat mooring with a lantern and booked a boat.
Early the next morning, Liu Yong loaded all the silk onto the ship, hired two more men, and the four of them took turns rocking the oar, and traveled to Shanghai day and night.
Along the way, the small wooden boat passed through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and passed by Luxu Sanbaidang. Yu Hui smiled and said to Liu Yong: You see, people say that there are three-foot waves in Luxu Sanbaidang even if there is no wind. How can there be such high waves? Yeah, this is totally scary.
Soon, the boat entered the Huangpu River. Liu Yong stood on the bow of the boat and looked at both sides of the river. His mood was very complicated. He could not predict what would happen to him when he arrived in Shanghai.
It took three days and three nights to finally arrive at Shiliupu, Shanghai. The ship squeezed in between the big ships and docked. Liu Yong couldn't wait to go up and inquire about the price of silk.
Liu Yong saw the sign hanging at the door of the silk shop, which read: The purchase price of Jili silk is 2 taels and 1 silver per tael.
When Liu Yong saw it, he was dumbfounded and thought he had made a mistake. So, he still asked the salesman: What is the price of silk silk today?
The clerk said: Does it say on the sign that the purchase price of Jilishi is 2 taels and 1 silver per tael.
A boatload of silk was simply sold.
My wife Yu Hui smiled, carrying a bag of white money, smiling so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, and said with a smile: It seems that this is the right way to go.
Liu Yong smiled and said: My wife’s idea is better.
Liu Yong said: In that case, I will be the "first to eat crabs". Go back and buy as soon as possible, even if it is a few points higher than others. Anyway, as long as there is profit. Go back and forth once a week. In this way, throughout the spring It can be run dozens of times.
Liu Yong said: In that case, we simply charter this ship for a long time. Go back and buy it as soon as possible, even if it is a little higher than others. Anyway, as long as there is profit. We can go back and forth once a week, so that we can still run throughout the spring. Dozens of times.
The couple discussed their future arrangements together.
Liu Huanzhang was so happy that the copper and wood workshop "Liu Shunheng Silk Shop" was closed, so he went to the silk shop to help his son. Liu Yongniang was even more happy from ear to ear. Her son was so promising and opened a silk shop at such a young age. Who are the neighbors? People don't praise her for being so lucky.
Good things come in pairs, and the Liu family has many happy events.
Good things come in pairs, and the Liu family has many happy events.
In the past few days, Yu Hui has been feeling a little tired all day long. She has no appetite and just wants to sleep. She feels sick and wants to vomit after eating.
Liu Yong's mother was here, so she asked with concern: Ah Hui, my mother asked you, how long has it been since you came to take leave?
Yu Hui blushed and said embarrassedly: It's been two months.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yong's mother was overjoyed, and then said: "Then you should be careful and don't do physical work such as packing anymore."
Liu Yong's mother was still a little worried, so the next day she invited the famous local Dr. Ding.
Doctor Ding checked Yu Hui's pulse and looked at Yu Hui's tongue coating. He said: Congratulations, the young lady is happy.
When they heard that Yu Hui was pregnant, Liu Yong's parents were really happy. They discussed and sold the paulownia wood shop, added Liu Yong's mother's savings, and built a three-deep courtyard with a patio. There were six main rooms, large and small. Even if Yu Hui had a few more children, it would still be enough for her to live.
Yu Hui was getting heavier. Considering his mother's poor health, Liu Yong asked his old mother Ying's sister-in-law to take care of the house. Ying's sister-in-law came from northern Jiangsu to escape famine and had no fixed place to live in Nanxun. Liu Yong saw that Ying's sister-in-law was pitiful, so he asked her to take care of the house. My husband Ah Rong went to Liu Shun Heng Silk Shop to do some odd jobs, and stayed at the shop at night to look after the shop. The couple was grateful to have a stable place to go.