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Chapter 57 Business is taking shape
Hearing Shen Qing's shout, many villagers in the village came to Shen Qing carrying their own mountain products.

The scene became chaotic.

Shen Qing patted the cart and shouted, "Be quiet, line up, one by one."

An honest villager came to the front and asked suspiciously, "Qingzi, they said you won't sell on credit this time and want cash. Is that true?"

"Of course it's real." Shen Qing took out some silver from his arms and the big money he had prepared in advance, and piled them on the cart: "Cash today, I'll take it as long as you have the goods."

Shen Qing's voice was so loud that it spread far away and fell into the ears of everyone.

Wow!
Many villagers stretched their necks and looked forward.

Seeing Shen Qing take out so much money at once, they looked at each other in surprise.

They couldn't figure it out.

Why did Shen Qing, who was still worried about his livelihood and suffering from the bullying of the Chen family more than a month ago, suddenly become so rich as if he had been reborn?

During this month, Shen Qing's hunting skills improved and he started to hunt with more than empty-handed. Then he suddenly became ruthless and killed Chen Yuan's entire family.

Later, he learned to read and write, sold mountain products, and practiced martial arts in the city...

To them, every incident was like reading a mysterious book or listening to a story.

They have lived in Hongshan Village for so long, and have never heard of such a person appearing in their entire lives.

Shen Qing has now become successful.

Most hunters who have been making a living in the mountains for many years have a tough temper and speak unpleasantly, but they are also stubborn and will submit to whoever is stronger.

They can still remember vividly the ruthlessness with which Shen Qing killed the Chen family not long ago.

I know Shen Qing is a ruthless person.

Nowadays, no one dares to say anything if someone gets rich. At most, some people may feel jealous and think that he is lucky.

Shen Qing had already made his stance clear. After the villagers confirmed that he was indeed rich and not just talking nonsense, they all put aside their last concerns and started selling the mountain products they had on hand.

Someone came over carrying a bunch of wild mushrooms that had just been collected and some Coptis chinensis and placed them in front of Shen Qing.

After Shen Qing determined the price, he purchased it at the previous price.

The man was very happy to get the money, and left with peace of mind after seeing that Zhang Shuyuan had carefully kept track of the accounts.

When the other hunters saw that someone had received the money, they also came forward one by one to sell their mountain products to Shen Qing.

Everyone was smiling happily when they got the money.

The fact that there is no place to spend money in Hongshan Village does not mean that the villagers have no motivation to make money.

Spring is coming soon, and the government will collect forestry tax, male tax, and left-over women tax from every village... In autumn, there will be land tax and various levies and levies, and money will be collected everywhere.

If you fail to pay the taxes when the county government comes to collect them, you will be forced to dig rivers, repair walls, and do corvee labor. If you don't die, you will be skinned.

Besides, even if they don’t pay taxes, the villagers here will go to the county town to attend the big market from time to time to purchase some daily necessities.

So money is important.

A village woman exchanged some money and asked Shen Qing: "Qingzi, are you going to the county town with anyone this time? Can I go with you?"

The person who was speaking was an aunt from his cousin's family. Shen Qing had some impression of her, but they didn't interact much in normal times.

"Of course I will bring people with me, but I don't think Auntie can go with me." Shen Qing said truthfully, "I have to practice martial arts in the county this time. I'm afraid I won't be back for at least seven or eight days."

The aunt in the main room was quite disappointed and said, "...Is that so? I was hoping to take a ride and give you some money for the fare."

She emphasized the word "money" and tried to make Shen Qing change his mind.

This naturally could not fool Shen Qing's eyes. After living in the village for a period of time, Shen Qing was no longer surprised by the fact that the women in the village were all scheming.

It was impossible for him to take anyone else to the county town this time.

Firstly, there was no room for everyone to sit on the cart, as it was only so big. After the cart was filled with mountain products, he, Shen Xiaohu, and Tian Xiaohu were already full enough, and adding one more person would make it too crowded.

Another thing is trouble.

He went to the county town not just to trade mountain products, but more importantly to practice martial arts in Linfeng Hall. If he brought one person with him, he would have no place to stay.

However, this aunt did give him some inspiration. It was impossible to bring people with him, but he could make money.

Shen Qing felt that he could buy up all the mountain products. After the villagers got the money, he would make a list for them and help them purchase other supplies in the county town.

You can make money both when you go and when you come back.

Money becomes more valuable as long as it moves.

Shen Qing vaguely felt that Hongshan Trading Company's business was gradually taking shape.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Aunt, do you want to buy something? If you want to buy something, I can bring some for you."

"Really? That's great." Aunt Shen said, "I just want to buy a pair of scissors and needle and thread for my family. If you see any, bring some to me."

"No problem, sir. Please remember it for me. I will go to the county town to purchase some later." Shen Qing instructed Zhang Shuyuan.

Aunt Shen was immediately overjoyed.

When the others saw this, those who still had some money on hand asked Shen Qing to help them purchase in the county, and some even paid a deposit.

Part of the silver that had just been paid out immediately returned to Shen Qing's hands.

After about three or four quarters of an hour of busy work, all the mountain products in the village had been collected and filled a whole cart.

Shen Qing took the purchase list from Zhang Shuyuan, and taking advantage of the good morning weather, he took Tian Xiaohu and the other man and rushed towards Taiping County.

Because we had to teach Tian Xiaohu and Shen Xiaohu how to drive, it took some time. The journey that usually took an hour took nearly an hour and a half to get there.

Fortunately, they set out early and arrived at the county town gate before noon.

The journey was uneventful.

After paying the entrance fee as usual, Shen Qing went straight to Wanfeng Building.

The backyard of Wanfeng Building was still very lively, with hunters, vegetable farmers and porters coming in and out.

The only thing was that the manager had a new face.

He looks much more decent than Wang Qiyao and younger.

The abacus flew in his hands, showing he was very capable.

Since this was the first time they were dealing with each other, the manager handled everything in a businesslike manner, neither trying to suppress them too harshly nor raising their prices by the slightest bit.

A cartload of goods was exchanged for thirteen taels of silver.

The silver he exchanged for the mountain products was about 1,300 coins, plus the profit he made this time, he could get two taels of silver.

Very good.

Shen Qing took out two hundred coins, weighed them, and considered for a few seconds. He walked to the new steward with a smile and lowered his voice to signal, "What's your name, steward?"

Manager Cai looked down at the hard object that Shen Qing handed over, wiped it away without leaving a trace, and took it skillfully: "Cai Jiasheng."

(End of this chapter)