Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong and his group followed the middle-aged man named Yu Er into the courtyard. The other party asked them to wait a while, then turned around and entered the wing room on the east side of the courtyard, and quickly carried out a small bag, gently He opened it on the table in the yard and said, "Young Master Zhou, please take a look, the sea cucumbers here are of good quality, right?"

Zhou Zhong and the others also gathered around at this time, and when they saw the sea cucumber in the bag in Yu's second hand, they all gave a little surprised praise. They saw that the sea cucumber in the bag was brown, and the sea cucumber thorns on the skin were thick and straight. Looking at it, you can tell that it is a good ginseng that can only be grown for many years. At this time, Zhou Zhong stretched out his hand to touch it, and found that the sea cucumber was dry and thick, and it was indeed better than the sea cucumbers they had seen in the shop before.

At this time, when Jinxuan and Lingyun saw that Yu Er actually took out better sea cucumbers, they both looked at each other in surprise. From each other's eyes, they could see the doubts in each other's hearts. Really mistaken, this Yu Er, who doesn't look like a good person, is actually a businessman who sells top-quality ginseng?

"Good ginseng, the sea cucumbers here, brother Yu, are indeed top-grade, but the quantity is really small. I wonder how many sea cucumbers like this do you have?" Zhou Zhong put down the sea cucumbers in his hand, and the sea cucumbers in this small bag They only weigh a few catties together, which is not enough to give to the two father-in-laws. In addition, he also wants to give a copy to Aunt Wang, so naturally he wants to buy more.

Hearing that Zhou Zhong wanted to buy more, Yu Er's eyes flashed an imperceptible joy, but he said with a bit of distress on his face: "This..., let's not hide it from Mr. Zhou. We Weihaiwei here Although sea cucumbers are abundant here, the best quality ginseng is hard to come by, so the sea cucumbers in front of you are the best sea cucumbers I have collected in the past few years, and not only are the quantity small, but the price is also high Outrageous."

Zhou Zhong couldn't help being a little disappointed when he heard Yu Er said that there were only these sea cucumbers. As for the question of the price raised by the other party in the end, he didn't care much.It's just some sea cucumbers, and with his net worth, he doesn't care about the price at all.

"Okay, I want these sea cucumbers. Brother Yu, please tell me a price!" Zhou Zhong thought for a while and said, although there were a few sea cucumbers, it was better than nothing.He planned to buy some high-quality sea cucumbers after buying these, and then match them as gifts, so they can be sold.

Hearing that Zhou wanted to buy it, Yu Er immediately said happily: "Mr. Zhou is really proud, these top-quality sea cucumbers are five taels of silver per catty. There are three catties in the bag, and the total is 15 taels!"

"En. Wangcai will give you the money!" Zhou Zhong nodded in satisfaction when he heard Yu Er's offer, and ordered to his follower, Wangcai.This price seems expensive, but in fact, every catty of dry sea cucumber soaked in water can produce nearly [-] catties of wet sea cucumbers, which is only more than three yuan per catty of wet sea cucumbers.

In addition, sea cucumbers in this era can also be regarded as a noble food, with a status similar to ginseng, and most people regard it as medicine rather than food.Therefore, the price of five taels per catty is definitely not expensive, if the owner puts it in a place like the capital.Even if it is sold for ten taels of silver a catty, some people are willing to buy it.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's order, Wangcai next to him immediately took out the silver from his body to pay the bill, but at this moment, Yu Er suddenly said: "Mr. Zhou, you are a man of knowledge, and I have some money here Although the other sea cucumbers are not as good as the ones you bought, they are definitely good ginseng, would you like to have a look?"

"Haha, Brother Yu's hands are full of good products. Zhou naturally wants to see them, but I don't know how many sea cucumbers you have. Don't be like the sea cucumbers I bought. They only weigh a few kilograms, right?" Zhou Zhong said with a smile, he felt a little ashamed now, because he thought the other party was a liar just now, but now the other party not only sold him some top-quality sea cucumbers, but the price was also very fair.

"Don't worry, my lord, there are a lot of sea parameters this time, and they will definitely meet your needs!" Yu Er said, turning around and entering the side room again, but when he turned around, his face was a little more smug again. happiness.

Zhou Zhong and the others could see from the opened door that Yu Er picked up a big bag from the same wooden shelf where he had just taken the sea cucumber, and then came to Zhou Zhong to put it away, but when Zhou Zhong and the others saw When they got to the sea cucumbers inside, they all looked at each other suspiciously, because they couldn't tell the good from the bad from the sea cucumbers in the bag.

Generally speaking, the quality of a sea cucumber has nothing to do with the color, but with the thorns on the surface of the sea cucumber. The more hard-covered and straight the thorns, the better the quality of the sea cucumber. Moreover, the appearance is also somewhat different from ordinary sea cucumbers, which makes Zhou Zhong wonder if this thing is a sea cucumber?

Perhaps because of seeing the doubts on Zhou Zhong's and the others' faces, Yu Er smiled and explained: "Young Master Zhou, I know you must be thinking in your heart, is there a sea cucumber in this bag? I, Yu Er, can ask You can assure me that this bag is definitely sea cucumber, and it is also a special sea cucumber in our Jiaodong area, but this kind of sea cucumber is rare, and it can only be caught from the sea every spring when there are strong winds and waves, and outsiders rarely see it!"

Hearing Yu Er's swearing assurance that this is a sea cucumber, before Zhou Zhong could speak, the little maid beside Lingyun asked with some disbelief: "Impossible, sea cucumbers have thorns, look at you! The thing is smooth on the surface, without any thorns at all, how can this be called a sea cucumber?"

As soon as Suanzhu finished speaking, Xie Lingyun turned a blind eye to her servant girl and said, "If you don't understand Suanzhu, don't talk nonsense. Sea cucumbers are divided into sea cucumbers and light ginseng. The surface of many light ginsengs is very smooth, so it's so special. Famous ginseng, there are many sea cucumbers along the coast of our south that belong to light ginseng, but the taste of light ginseng is not as good as sea cucumber, so it can’t be sold at a price.”

When talking about this, Xie Lingyun looked up at Yu Er with some doubts, and then asked with some puzzlement: "As far as I know, ginseng is generally produced in the south, and most of the coastal areas north of the Yangtze River are produced in the south. Sea cucumber, have you never heard of ginseng produced in Jiaodong Peninsula?"

Hearing Xie Lingyun call out the name of Guangshen, Yu Er immediately gave her a thumbs up and praised: "This lady is really well-informed, and she knows that Guangshen is mainly produced in the south, but this is not absolute. Although most of the sea cucumbers in China are sea cucumbers, there are also a small amount of light ginseng produced in some places, for example, here in Weihaiwei, every spring when there are strong winds and waves, a small amount of light ginseng will be produced."

When Yu Er said this, he stopped to take a breath and said: "In addition, although the taste of light ginseng in the south is not good, the taste of light ginseng in the north is just the opposite. Not only is the taste of light ginseng in Weihai better than that in the south, it even tastes better. It is also much stronger than ordinary sea cucumbers. It can be said to be a rare delicacy, and it is also very nourishing to people. However, the number of light ginseng is also rare. In Weihaiwei, you will never find a second place except for me. There are merchants selling ginseng!"

Although Xie Lingyun and Wang Jinxuan wore men's clothing, it was only for the convenience of movement. After all, the two of them were so beautiful that most people could tell they were women at a glance.There was nothing wrong with Yu Er's eyes, so he had already seen it, and seeing that Xie Lingyun and Wang Jinxuan behaved intimately with Zhou Zhong, he naturally knew that these two women were Zhou Zhong's wives or concubines. Mrs. commensurate.

Xie Lingyun was overjoyed when she heard Yu Er call herself "Madam", she peeked at Zhou Zhong, just at this time Zhou Zhong also turned his head to meet her eyes, which made Xie Lingyun feel shy, turned her head away and dared not Looking at it again, as for Yu Er's subsequent explanation, she only listened to the general idea, but judging from the soundness of what the other party said, it didn't seem like a lie.

Yu Er is a veteran of observing words and deeds, so he naturally knew that Zhou Zhong was the leader among this group of people, so after explaining, he immediately said to Zhou Zhong: "Mr. Zhou, although these ginsengs are not as famous as sea cucumbers, they are definitely rare. If it is an ordinary person, I am a little reluctant to sell it, but I see that you are so generous, you must not be an ordinary person, so I reluctantly took out these ginseng and sold them to you, and only you, your status, are worthy of these Precious ginseng!"

When Yu Er said these words, his words were sincere, and in addition to the good impression he had left on the top-quality sea cucumbers he had sold to Zhou Zhong and the others, even some people who were more vigilant would probably not suspect that he was telling lies. But it's a pity that it's not good for Yu Er to deceive anyone, but Zhou Zhong was the one who deceived him.

Originally, Zhou Zhong did not suspect that he was a liar when Yu Ergang took out the so-called "light ginseng", but when he heard Yu Er explain the origin of these "light ginseng", he made up a half-true and half-false story , and it was from Yu Er's explanation that Zhou Zhong finally remembered what these so-called "light ginseng" were.

I saw Zhou Zhong heard Yu Er enthusiastically selling to him again, but he didn't rush to answer whether to buy or not, but walked to the table with steps, and then took out a so-called light from the bag. After looking at it, he even carefully put it under his nose and smelled it, and he couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and at the same time, he was more sure of his guess.

"Brother Yu, these optical ginseng of yours are really good, but I don't know how many you have in hand, and what is the price. If the price is right, I would like to buy more!" Zhou Zhong put the "optical ginseng" in his hand bag, and then asked with a smile.

Zhou Zhong has already decided to buy all these so-called "light ginsengs". Although he knows that these "light ginsengs" are fake and Jiaodong Peninsula does not produce any light ginsengs at all, the things in the bag are worse than real sea cucumbers. It needs to be valuable, and if it is done properly, the Chamber of Commerce will have another source of income in the future. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)