No one cared about it before, but now the hotel owner is actively seeking to buy it. The surprise comes so quickly. This huge gap makes Yunlin unable to react, and he is stunned for a moment.
The restaurant owner looked at Yun Lin and smiled: "Old man, I really want to buy it. Do you think...?"
"Ah...oh, I didn't mean anything else. I just never thought that you, boss, would buy it. I didn't react for a while and made you laugh." Yunlin said at a loss.
At this time, his expressions were quite rich, including the excitement of facing a sudden surprise, the shyness and restraint of a countryman, and even the confusion and confusion about the next transaction.
After all, he has never experienced anything like this, especially when it involves the transaction of "valuable items" like "honey".
On the contrary, the restaurant owner was very calm and waved his hands politely: "I can't help you, old man. I am a junior. I can't live up to your title. My life will be shortened. My surname is Li, and my last name is the character "秋".
Just call me Xiao Li”
I have to say that this restaurant owner is a really well-rounded person, and he treats people like a spring breeze. Even when he is facing a poor country man like Yun Lin, he does not show any condescension to others.
Looking at the cloud scenery that I witnessed throughout the whole journey, I wonder if all the scholars in this world have both ability and political integrity or are just a few like the bosses.
However, Yunjing believes that most scholars in ancient society were like this. There is a saying to describe scholars, which is that they have both ability and political integrity. Virtue comes first, and talent comes second.
Although Yun Lin was very helpful to the attitude of the restaurant owner Li Qiu, as a poor farmer, his humility was already engraved in his bones. At this time, he did not dare to make excuses at all. Instead, he even bent his waist unconsciously and said quickly
: "The boss buys my honey because he thinks highly of me. We are no longer seniors and juniors..., I... I see that the boss can read and write, so why don't I call you Mr. Li?"
"That's fine, senior, you can do whatever you want, but this honey...?" Li Qiu smiled, pointed at the 'honey' in Yun Lin's hand and changed the subject lightly.
Looking down at the bamboo tube containing maltose, Yunlin hesitated to speak, and finally said the truth: "Mr. Li, to be honest, I have never sold this thing before, and I don't understand the market, so you look at it
Give me a price?"
Yunjing lowered his head to drink the porridge, his mouth slurping loudly as he drank, but in his heart he couldn't laugh or cry. He thought to himself, "Grandpa, how can you talk about business like this? If you let people watch the bids, aren't you waiting to be slaughtered?"
.
But then again, Yun Jing knew that it was reasonable for his grandfather to be like this, but he couldn't pretend to be smart even if he wanted to.
Although Li Qiu was a little surprised by Yunlin's words, considering the scarcity of honey, it was reasonable that Yunlin had never traded it.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Yunlin seriously and said: "Old man, I won't lower your price. Let's do whatever we want. I'll buy it from you at the market price..."
After saying this, Li Qiu paused and continued: "I don't know the market this year. I only bought it last year. After all, this item is rare. When I bought it last year, it cost sixteen taels of silver per catty, so I will give it to you at this price.
But considering that there are some impurities in your honey, the price should be a little lower, right? So the final price I gave you was fifteen taels of silver per pound to buy from you. What do you think, old man?"
"Ah?" Yunlin was stunned when he heard Li Qiu's quotation.
At this time, Yunlin felt dizzy. Li Qiu's price was beyond his imagination. How much would it cost to buy his own 'honey' for fifteen taels and a pound of silver?
And the 'honey' in my hands is only made from a few kilograms of grain, and its price has not only increased a hundred times?
The numbness of his scalp is the most realistic portrayal of Yunlin at the moment. One is that he is overwhelmed by the current price, and the other is that he is scared. If the method of making this "honey" is known to others, he can't imagine it.
What a terrible disaster!
Li Qiu thought that Yunlin disliked the low price, so he explained with a smile: "Old man, the price I quoted is the actual price. If you don't believe it, you can ask elsewhere. There will definitely be no one who offers a higher price than me. I
I am also a business owner, and I am most honest. If I destroy my own sign just for these few kilograms of honey, it would be a loss that outweighs the gain."
"No, no, no, Mr. Li misunderstood. I didn't dislike the low price. I just didn't expect honey to be so valuable. I couldn't bear it for a while. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I have never seen so much money at once in all my years.
", Yunlin quickly waved his hands and said awkwardly.
To be honest, Yunjing was extremely surprised at this moment. Although Li Qiu was open for business, he couldn't be so honest, right?
He doesn’t understand the principle that saving a little means a little?
It's not that Yunjing doubts the authenticity of what he said, it's just that he doesn't understand it. There must be some factors that he doesn't understand.
Li Qiu smiled with understanding: "In that case, old man, have you agreed to sell it to me at this price?"
"Okay, okay, okay..." Yun Lin nodded immediately, feeling excited and nervous at the same time. The thought of a large amount of wealth falling into his pocket soon made him feel light-headed.
Then Li Qiu pointed to the bamboo tube containing maltose and asked: "I wonder how much honey you have here, old man? I can give you money."
"Well, I don't have a scale at home, so I don't know the exact number," Yunlin said immediately embarrassed.
Nodding, Li Qiu said: "If the old man can trust me, I will ask someone to weigh it, because the honey is sticky and difficult to pour out and weigh. Your bamboo tube is quite big, but when it is dry, I will give you a pound."
In order to avoid you suffering a loss, how about I give you an extra tael of honey?"
"Just take it and weigh it. As for the extra one or two, forget it. I can see that Mr. Li is a real person. How can I take advantage of you?" Yunlin quickly waved his hand and said.
Li Qiu nodded without saying anything. He immediately turned around and called the waiter who called Xiao Lin at the door to get some honey to weigh. Then he said to Yun Lin: "I'm sorry, old man. To be honest, this hotel is just for the younger generation."
It’s just a property, and there are other properties in the town. I always pay attention to honest management, so I stick to my heart and don’t dare to be careless in any transaction.”
After hearing this, Yun Lin suddenly realized that he had to think hard before he came up with a decent boast. He gave a thumbs up and said: "No wonder boss, you can earn such a big fortune. Just doing business with integrity is enough."
While talking, Yun Lin was secretly surprised, thinking that he was so rich, no wonder he could buy honey worth more than ten taels per pound without blinking an eye.
Li Qiu was obviously very useful, but he smiled and said: "Business is not my hobby. Several of my shops are run by juniors. I occasionally go to various shops to check the accounts and check them. Today I just happened to meet him.
Old man, you are lucky, otherwise you will miss this rare honey. In fact, what I like most is teaching and educating people. The head of the school in the town is Bu Cai. The so-called virtue is not worthy of educating people, so,
Whether I’m doing business or teaching, I have to set an example so as not to mislead others.”
"So you are still a teacher!" After hearing Li Qiu's words, Yun Lin was immediately in awe, and the honorific title 'you' was on his lips again.
Obviously, Li Qiu, a true scholar, is more useful in teaching scholars how to read than anything else he had done before.
I have to say that the influence of scholars in this world is beyond ordinary people’s imagination.
Yunjing, who had been paying attention the whole time but didn't say a word, suddenly felt enlightened.
I see.
Case solved!
No wonder Li Qiu is so kind to others. It turns out that he is a scholar and a scholar who serves as a role model for others.
At this moment, through Li Qiu, Yunjing had a relatively clear understanding of the scholars in this world.
People usually talk about how good scholars are, not because they can simply read and hyphen, but probably more because of their virtues which is the biggest reason why people hold them so high.
You don’t need to have many scholars who set examples like this, just a few who are famous all over the world can raise the status of the overall scholars...