Five-year-old cute baby: traveled back to ancient times and became a grandmother

Chapter 126: Little nobleman is righteous

"My aunt has some cotton, fifty coins a pound, do you think it's good?"

As he spoke, Bai Duojin took out a small cloth bag from his arms, opened it, and pushed the small cloth bag in front of Huang Fuqing.

Bai Tao's idea of ​​selling cotton was also a sudden one. She guessed from the rewards in the mall that there might be an epidemic, but she didn't know what kind of epidemic it was.

It's winter now. Apart from food, the most important things to keep out the cold are cotton and other things.

In the past few days, I have exchanged grain for a lot of crayfish in Qingzhou. If I sell some cotton, and if people are well fed and warmly clothed, and have good immunity, will that help? !

The new long-staple cotton from Xinjiang is sold for thirteen coins per two kilograms in the mall. Bai Tao did a rough conversion and found that it was equivalent to twenty-two coins per kilogram in the currency of Jin State.

At that time, the price of cotton in Jin State was 45 coins per catty, so she sold such good cotton at 50 coins per catty. This would not suppress the development of the ancient small peasant economy, but would also allow her to make some profit from the price difference and bring some income to Taohua Village.

Huang Fuqing had traveled a lot because of his family's cloth shop, but this was the first time he had seen such good cotton.

"Such good cotton, fifty cents a pound?" He asked again, as if afraid that he had heard it wrong.

Bai Duojin nodded: "That's right."

He was very proud in his heart. We all know that this cotton is good. It was brought out by our aunt.

Seeing Bai Duojin nod, Huang Fuqing immediately had an idea in his mind, and then asked with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Manager Bai, please forgive me for being greedy, but can you give half of the cotton in the young nobleman's hands to my cloth shop for sale?"

"Please rest assured, my dear lord, I am willing to buy it for fifty-two coins per pound."

He also knew that since Bai Duojin had spoken, he must have meant it, but Huang Fuqing still asked solemnly to show his respect.

He would be a fool if he missed such good cotton.

This winter is much colder than the previous two years. It just so happens that the cotton purchased from Cotton City was less before. This is really a timely help from you, my benefactor.

"Of course you can." Bai Duojin: "The Baijiabao caravan will be transporting a batch of cotton through Qingzhou in two days. If Huang Ji has this idea, he can allocate some to your cloth shop for sale."

The story of exchanging crayfish for food had long spread throughout Qingzhou, and the name of the Baijiabao caravan was known in every street and alley.

Before, Huang Fuqing had never thought of Bai Duojin in the direction of the Baijiabao caravan, but now that Bai Duojin mentioned it, he immediately made the connection.

Huang Fuqing asked quickly, "Is it the Baijiabao caravan that traded food for crayfish?"

"Of course it is."

After Bai Duojin admitted it, Huang Fuqing immediately took a breath, stood up, and bowed to Bai Duojin: "Your caravan is righteous."

After he finished speaking, he said with great respect and gratitude: "Little nobleman, you are so righteous."

In today's world, those who have food are hoarding it, for fear of another war on the border or a severe famine due to insufficient food production in Nanjing City and Gusu City.

And the young noble lady was able to give out so much food to help the people, which really shows her a kind heart.

If you say that this is not free and that you have to catch crayfish in exchange for it, Huang Fuqing will definitely spit in your face.

There is nothing in this world that comes for free, everything requires hard work.

The imperial court conscripted you to perform labor service but didn't pay you. The labor service was so heavy, the food was not good, and you would be beaten if you worked slowly.

Often, by the time corvée labor was over, more than half of the people had died.

Exchanging crayfish for food is different. You just need to find a place with lots of crayfish and pick them up. It's like pie falling from the sky.

You can exchange as much as you pick up, it’s voluntary and you won’t be beaten.

Bai Duojin raised his hands repeatedly to Huang Fuqing, and after he sat down, he said, "Our aunt said that she didn't know whether Huang's Cloth Shop had a good reputation in the past, and she didn't want to know."

"But Mr. Huang, you are sensible. When our aunt rewarded people yesterday, she used the small golden melon seeds you gave her. Now, Mr. Huang, you have good fortune."

"My aunt said, since we are all going to sell them, if you are interested, it won't be a problem to give you some."

After hearing this, Huang Fuqing was delighted. He thought that giving these gifts was the right thing to do and his efforts were not wasted.

He stood up again and thanked Bai Tao who was not there: "It is the honor of the young nobleman. Thank you for giving me the opportunity..."

"I just don't know how much I can evenly distribute."

Such good cotton is probably on the same level as tribute. With 52 coins in revenue, even if it is sold for 70 coins, it will be snapped up like crazy...

Bai Duojin thought about it and didn't say the specific amount, but it would be any amount, whether it was three or five hundred thousand kilograms.

So, he pretended to think for a few seconds and said, "This time it was indeed rushed. The transportation was mainly grain, and cotton was secondary."

After a pause, he said, "I'll give you 100,000 kilograms, and see if there's any problem."

Fifty-two coins per catty, one hundred thousand catties equals five thousand two hundred taels.

Even if Huang Ji sold it at sixty cents per catty, he could still make eight hundred taels of money.

Even though eight hundred taels is not a lot of money, he doesn't need to negotiate for it. Besides, the Baijiabao caravan will pass by Qingzhou in two days and deliver it, which saves time and effort. He can just resell it and get eight hundred taels.

The bumps and shakes woke Ye Shishi up.

There was a noisy sound in her ears. She was puzzled and suspicious before she even opened her eyes. The zombies were attacking the city, and she should have turned into ashes if she blew herself up. How could she still feel anything?

"We have walked more than thirty miles today. Let's take a break."

"Hey!"

"Village chief, the weather is getting hotter. I'm afraid it will be even harder to travel in a few days."

"We have to go no matter how difficult it is, otherwise there will be no way for people in our village to survive."

"How is your aunt today?"

"Old Lady Fan checked on her an hour ago. The fever has subsided, but she hasn't woken up yet." The person who answered said in a serious tone.

"Mrs. Fan is a midwife, and she doesn't know how to treat illnesses. I still need to ask around on the road and find a doctor to check on my aunt before I can feel at ease."

"Oh, I hope God can give us a way to survive and bless our aunt to get better soon..."

Listening to the sounds of these discussions and feeling as if she were being pushed under the shade of a tree, Ye Shishi slowly opened her eyes.

Then she was suddenly shocked.

This is where?

No, how did she become a child? !

Just when Ye Shishi couldn't understand why she didn't die after self-detonation but turned into a child instead, the hanging tattered straw curtain was lifted.

Probably because she didn't expect her to wake up, the woman in her thirties who lifted the tattered straw curtain was stunned for a moment when she met Ye Shishi's eyes. Then she was pleasantly surprised: "Auntie, are you awake?"

Aunt?

Ye Shishi blinked her eyes when she heard this, but her expression didn't change at all. She thought, so, the aunt these people were talking about just now was her? !

Very good, not only did I become a child, but judging from the way this woman addressed me, I seemed to be of a higher generation.