I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 268 Two Babies

"Huh? You're not going to the horse market?" Shen Xiaoye stared at him.

Shen Changsui glanced at his mother on the other side without leaving a trace, and said softly: "We have all left. Do you think anyone in the family can complete the transaction alone in Huitong Hall?"

This? Shen Xiaoye thought about it carefully and realized that it was impossible. Even if grandpa and uncle often went out, if there were many officials around to supervise them, they would inevitably be distracted and unable to relax.

Without waiting for her answer, Shen Changsui asked again: "Also, what are your plans in Beijing? Are you planning to set up a stall by yourself?

Or should I find an agent to help develop customer sources?"

Shen Xiaoye had already made up his mind: "I have a lot of things to do, and my uncle can't stay in Beijing all the time. If I don't maintain good customer service, I will lose the market I just entered.

I have been looking for an agent for a long time and Mrs. Zhu is a good fit.

She opened a dried fruit shop and separated it into a room for embroidery.

We can hang the cloth there for display, and ask her to take care of the purchases from the merchants who had approved the cloth earlier.

Mrs. Zhu has a wide network of connections, and her husband works at the Daxing County Office, so she won’t be bullied, and she has the confidence to find more customers.”

The last point was the reason why she ruled out Madam Zhu. The Zhu family was already separated from the Zhou family by a level, and her shop was positioned high, which was not in line with the sales direction of her own cloth.

"Very good, I'll discuss the details with her later." Shen Changsui also didn't think it was appropriate to open a store now.

When he left the next day, it was Lu Guan who came to pick him up and also helped the Shen family transport a lot of printed cloth.

Lu Guan reminded Shen Xiaoye, "Don't forget to sell your batch as soon as possible. After the horse market on both sides is suspended, the price of cattle and horses will generally be low."

Shen Xiaoye expressed his gratitude, but did not fully agree. The profit-seeking instinct of businessmen also led some people to get together and deliberately raise the prices of goods by some means.

Anyway, she had never seen the price of oxen drop.

In the next few days, with the arrival of thirty temporary workers, the printing and dyeing work on this site officially entered a high-efficiency period, with hundreds of pieces of cloth being dyed and hung up every day.

Everywhere there were rolls of cloth fluttering on poles.

Shen Xiaoye saw that the three thousand red cloths were dyed, and the remaining process of dyeing the blue cloth was extremely simple, requiring only mixing with water and several other mordants.

After she received 10,000 rolls of blue cloth from Derun Cloth Shop and paid the silver as soon as possible, she decisively handed over the follow-up matters to her grandmother, and she herself needed to transport half of the cloth to the capital.

Thanks to the capable people Mr. Pan found, Shen Changsui successfully obtained the admission card to Huitong Hall.

Grandma asked, "You're leaving now without telling Grandpa?"

"It's the same to tell grandma. Besides, my uncle will catch up with me later." It's not that she didn't report to grandpa, but the old man and his two brothers, together with Xin Laojiu, drove the calves to the nearest villages and counties to sell the cattle.

She herself was going to throw the cloth to her fourth uncle and then go to Xuanda again.

The spare clothes are ready, Shen Xiaoye just needs to pick some people to accompany her.

As expected, she chose Erniu and Zhuangzhuang. The people escorting the cloth were the disabled soldiers found by Lu Guan. They were led by Guard Chen, so the journey was extremely safe.

Grandma Lin knew that she couldn't hold her back, so she just told her to be careful and let her go.

However, Shen Xiaoye never expected that cousin Geng and cousin Hui had asked for leave from Wubenzhai and were waiting for her on the way to Beijing.

Yes, Shen Cunhui has recently entered Mr. Pan’s Wubenzhai to study.

"Have you told the elders at home?" These are two treasures.

Shen Cungeng said: "My parents both agree.

The teacher also told me that more practical experience would broaden my horizons, and he also assigned me a big question about border trade and border army farming."

Shen Cunhui followed up: "My grandma also asked me to go out and practice, and my cousin's grandma also knows about it."

"Then why don't you two go to Derun warehouse to meet?" Shen Xiaoye was a little skeptical, but it didn't delay her from catching the bus, as she had to stay in Beijing for one night anyway.

Shen Cungeng had a legitimate reason: "Xiao Ye, we got here by hitchhiking. It would be a waste of money and time to rent a car to go the opposite direction to look for you and grandma."

"That makes sense. You two can go to the back and find Guard Chen to help me escort the car!" Everyone was already here and there was a legitimate reason, so why should she rush?

There was no conversation along the way. More than 20 large carts headed towards the capital city and arrived safely in a few hours.

The difference is that half of the cloth was taken by Chen's guard around the city wall and stored near the barracks in the northern suburbs.

The remaining half was led by Shen Xiaoye himself. The difference was that this time they did not go through the Chongren Gate in the east, but entered the inner city after being selected through the Wenming Gate Customs.

Shen Changsui received them and led the convoy directly to Juxianfang, "I have already bought a small courtyard with two entrances, also facing north and south.

It’s not expensive, the total cost is less than two hundred taels.”

"Is the land price included?" Shen Cungeng was the happiest. He had long wanted to have his own house in the capital.

Shen Changsui patted his head and said with a smile: "Of course, I have also prepared a new desk for you."

“What a pity, I have to go to Xuan University with Xiaoye, so I won’t be able to use it for a while.

Fourth uncle, my parents told me to protect Xiaoye." Shen Cungeng finally had a few days to relax and didn't want to study at his desk.

Shen Changsui nodded: "I don't mean to stop you, but Hui Ge'er has to stay in the capital."

"Ah? Why?" Shen Cunhui was admiring the street scene of Beijing with a smile on his face, but his smile suddenly fell when he heard the words.

Shen Changsui said seriously: "This trip is too long, I will take you there in person on another shorter trip."

Several half-grown children are going out. It’s okay to deal with the relatives, but the cousin’s son needs to be treated with caution.

At this moment, he completely forgot that he was only fifteen years old.

"Cousin Hui, you can still gain experience in the capital, and you can go in and out of Huitongguan and tour the Imperial College with him." Shen Xiaoye finally breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't dare to take this cousin on a long journey.

The little black cat in her arms sensed her mood and complained, "We are all inside the Great Wall, there is no danger, I wonder what you are afraid of?"

"You don't understand." Shen Xiaoye uttered these three words silently. No one dared to guarantee that a young man who had never been away from home could adapt to the fatigue of the journey.

This is an age where catching a cold can be fatal.

She secretly winked at Geng Ge'er, who immediately understood and started talking to Shen Cunhui about the good things in the capital.

He talked a lot along the way, and even the people in the convoy listened with great interest.

Before I knew it, I arrived at Beijuxianfang.

Shen Cunhui pointed at the tower in the distance and asked in confusion: "There's a city gate so close, why don't you just come over?"

"Look, this is knowledge!" Shen Cungeng began to explain to him the reason why large commercial goods entering Beijing had to pass through the Wenmingmen Customs.

Shen Xiaoye shook her head to ignore her cousin's babble and focused on walking towards her family's newly bought house.

The route is fairly accessible, and the house is located in the second alley, so it's quite quiet without having to be on the sidelines.

The appearance of more than a dozen large trucks instantly attracted the attention of neighbors.