mtlumby2d Chapter 234 Meeting Gift
Chapter 234 Meeting Gift
Madam Shu raised her right hand, her slender, white fingers opening and closing, "Thirty thousand taels."
A well-run caravan of a hundred people is indeed worth this price. If it weren't for the suddenness of the matter and Boss Zhan's fear of the news leaking out and rushing to sell it, the price would have been even higher.
Shang Wan was somewhat tempted, but he still had to ask the necessary questions first.
"My partner is you or the entire Lancang Company?"
Madam Shu smiled and said, "I can't come up with that much money by myself, so naturally the sisters will come together."
Shang Wan nodded, adjusted her skirt and stood up.
"I'll go back and discuss it with my family and give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll take Shopkeeper Shang out."
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"Curse!" Xiaohuan and Shitou widened their eyes and stared at the person sitting opposite them.
Lu Chengjing was also a little surprised, frowning slightly, and asked, "What curse?"
"I don't know." Shang Wan shrugged. "When I came back, I went to Chen's house on purpose. Chen Cai didn't have any more information about the curse, but he told me that the four people who died in the caravan all committed suicide."
"This sounds weird." Xiao Huan rubbed her arms, "Sister, can't we recruit people and form a caravan ourselves?"
Her sister is just a wandering ghost. What if there is some kind of curse against her sister?
"I want to, but it's not easy to find experienced people." Shang Wan held his chin and said, "The most important thing for setting up a caravan is to recruit people. People who are good at doing business themselves are not willing to sell themselves to run errands for others. Those in the brokerage business have some ties to other people's affairs. It's okay to buy them and keep them under your eyes. If you let them go, I'm afraid they will run away with the things."
After recruiting people, there is another step. A caravan not only has merchants, but also escorts, guards, grooms, camel drivers, cooks, waiters, etc. It takes some time to get these people to work together, not to mention the trivial matters such as purchasing vehicles, goods, and medicines.
Once everything is ready, we have to go out and test the waters.
It will take at least several years for it to grow into a real money tree.
I don’t know how much money and effort was spent on it.
In comparison, Shang Wan would rather deal with the curse.
"I think we can give it a try." Shitou was the first to agree with Shang Wan. His reason was, "A man should not talk about strange things."
Hey, learn and use it now!
Xiao Huan rolled her eyes at him: "You are silent, but it doesn't mean you don't believe me."
She felt that this matter was unreliable and she didn't want to spend money to get into trouble.
Shang Wan looked at Lu Chengjing who was silent, "What do you think?"
Lu Chengjing lowered his head and said as he untied the pigtails his daughter had tied for him, "You can try."
He also doesn't believe in curses.
"Then...vote." Shang Wan clapped his hands. "Raise your hands if you agree to buy the caravan."
"Swish, swish, swish" four hands were raised.
Except for Shang Wan and the other two, Yuanyuan stretched out her arms straight.
Xiao Huan didn't raise her hand. She pinched her round cheeks and asked, "Why are you joining in the fun?"
"Goose!" A crisp syllable came out of the pink little mouth.
Shang Wan: “???”
Xiaohuan held her forehead with her hand. Before her sister came back, they were discussing what to eat in the evening.
She rubbed her round head and said, "Okay, I'll stew the goose for you tonight."
Yuanyuan immediately smiled with her eyes curved, hugged Aunt Xiaohuan and kissed her.
Hehe, goose stewed in an iron pot, I love it!
Four votes to one, four votes win.
Shang Wan replied to Madam Shu the next day.
However, before buying the caravan, she wanted to meet Boss Zhan and the caravan leader in person.
Madam Shu also had the same idea. She and Shang Wan hit it off and drove to the provincial capital that night. Madam Lou and Madam Hua also went with them.
Yuanyuan insisted on going with Shang Wan no matter what, in case the little one ran away, so Shang Wan took her along directly.
It was the first time for Madam Shu and Madam Hua to meet Yuanyuan, and their love for her was almost overflowing from their eyes.
"With big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, she will definitely be a beauty when she grows up."
Yuanyuan is not afraid of strangers. Looking at the pretty aunts around her, she takes the initiative to stretch out her little hands towards them and calls them aunt in a soft voice.
Soon, the three women surrounded Yuanyuan, calling her "good girl" on the left and "darling" on the right, and they all wanted to hug the round girl and not let go.
Shang Wan seriously suspected that the three of them felt warm hugging Tuanzi.
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The carriage entered the city and stopped at the entrance of Hongmei Inn.
Madam Shu said, "Let's rest at the Hongmei Inn today and go see Boss Zhan tomorrow."
Shang Wan and the others had no objection and followed Madam Shu into the inn.
As soon as he entered, a red shadow rushed out from inside.
"I've been waiting for you!" The innkeeper, Madam Meng, excitedly hugged Madam Shu, who was standing in front of her, and spoke in a flurry of words. "The rooms are ready. I'll take you upstairs, and ask the waiter to fetch some water, and ask the kitchen to make a few more dishes."
His eyes swept across the girls and suddenly stopped on Shang Wan, or to be more precise, on the baby in her arms.
"Who is this doll?"
"My daughter." Shang Wan took the initiative to speak, "My surname is Shang, and I am the shopkeeper of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion."
"You are the owner of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion!" Madam Meng's eyes widened, "You are so young."
"She is a promising young girl. Don't make such a fuss and scare her." Madam Shu took Madam Meng's arm, smiled and patted her.
"Sorry, I'm too excited." Madam Meng smiled shyly, "My last name is Meng, and Hongmei is my name. I really like the things in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, but most of them are not available in the city, so I can only ask someone to bring them to me."
Hearing this, Shang Wan rummaged through the bag he was carrying and pulled out a medicine box with an exquisite plum branch carved on it. "This is the Snow Plum Cream that Spiritual Medicine Pavilion launched last month. I hope you like it."
Unexpectedly, she received a gift. Madam Meng took the box, took off the gold bracelet on her hand and stuffed it into Yuanyuan's arms. "My dear, Aunt Meng didn't know you were coming. I'll give you this bracelet to play with."
Yuanyuan held the gold bracelet and blinked, then she held it out with her little hand, "Auntie, here you go."
My mother said that I can’t accept gifts from others casually.
"The bracelet is too valuable." Shang Wan just wanted to give a small gift, but he didn't expect to receive such an expensive gift in return.
Naturally, Madam Meng would not take back the things she had given away, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
"This bracelet can't be worn or eaten. How can you let the child play with it?" Madam Lou smiled and spoke to help. She took the bracelet and put it back on Madam Meng's wrist. "Hurry back to the room and find something the child likes. Don't be too concerned about your preferences."
Lady Hua also joked, "I think you were so happy to see the beautiful doll that you lost your mind."
Madam Shu patted Madam Meng's arm and said, "You just let us stand at the stairs and chat?"
After everyone interrupted her, Madam Meng came to her senses and patted her head.
"Look at my brain. I'm so happy that I don't think too much. I'll take you up first. I'm afraid my body will be shaken to pieces after riding in a carriage all the way here."
"That's right." Madam Hua raised her hand and patted her lower back. "I need to lie down on the bed for a while."
While everyone was washing and changing clothes, Madam Meng went back to the room and got a small sandalwood box.