"Nineteen to be exact," Gulan replied. Her two horses had been empty all the time, so she decided to get on the carriage this time. Two more carriages could at least carry more people, and the speed would definitely be increased.
"Yes," the village chief glanced at Gulan and replied, "I just wonder if you have enough carts of this type?" There were only a few carts of the same model under the straw shed, and the village chief was worried about buying so many at once. However, this woodworking workshop looks quite large, so it must have a warehouse.
"Don't worry, old man. It's definitely enough. Our wood shop is the largest in the entire North City, and we have the most inventory."
"What about the price?" The village chief looked at the waiter.
"Please wait for a moment, dear guests. I will ask the steward for instructions on such a large order and I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
"Well, thank you for your help."
After both parties nodded, the waiter left quickly. We didn't have to wait too long, just half a cup of tea, and the waiter came quickly with a middle-aged man in a straight-hem robe.
The middle-aged man bowed and saluted. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. My name is Gao and I'm the manager of the workshop. I wonder if the 19 carts my clerk mentioned are true. Do you really want to buy so many at once?"
The village chief stepped forward again under everyone's gaze, bowed again, and said with a polite smile, "It is indeed as the young man said, but I don't know the price. If it is suitable, we will take it away directly if it is put on the shelf."
The village chief didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. If all 19 vehicles were put on the shed, it would take some time, so saving more time would be better.
Seeing that there were indeed nineteen cars, the manager's smile deepened. He didn't reply immediately, but thought about it in his mind before speaking: "How about this, since you guys bought a lot and you're the first customers this morning, I'll give you a wholesale price and erase one cent. What do you think?"
"That's the wholesale price, but it's still a bit high. As the saying goes, small profits but quick turnover. We're buying so many carriages at one time, so we'd better get a cheaper price. At one tael and nine cents per cart, your shop will definitely make a profit."
The village chief also quoted his ideal price. The price of carts must be higher in the county town, but the price he offered is definitely a profit. Although the profit is relatively small, there are 19 carts, which is not a small amount when added together.
"No, we will lose too much at this price. How about this, in addition to delivering the cartport, we also deliver two loads of fodder per carriage. It is absolutely not possible to deliver less. Even I, the manager, cannot make the decision." The manager waved their hands repeatedly, but finally made concessions. Two loads of fodder were still worth some coins.
The village chief, Old Man Li and Gulan looked at each other, and then said to the manager, "Let us discuss this."
"Of course," the senior manager nodded.
Everyone followed the village chief to the corner. Although they were discussing something, everyone's eyes were actually on Gulan. After all, the remaining silver was paid by Gulan alone. Nearly twenty taels of silver is not a small amount.
It seems that the price cannot be negotiated at the moment, but this cart is really good. In addition, they are buying a large number of them, which may not be possible to buy all at once in other places. This is the best choice.
Of course Gulan had no problem with it. In fact, she thought the price was quite reasonable. Lingshan Town was such a small town, and her cart would cost more than one or two taels of silver. It was normal for the price to be a bit higher in a county town. Gulan didn't say anything, but directly took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to the village chief. Her meaning was very clear.
So, everyone didn't hesitate and came to where senior manager was waiting.
"What have you considered?" Seeing the visitor, the senior manager came up to him with a smile.
"We have discussed it and we really like your cart. We also understand your difficulties. Let's put it this way. If you give us two loads of fodder, we will take the cart."
The price of silver and money cannot be lowered, but something can be done about the fodder. The reason why two loads is mentioned is to leave some room for maneuver.
"This..." The executive hesitated for a moment, then looked up and said, "Okay, two loads is two loads." He actually agreed so readily that the village chief was stunned. He felt like he was getting less and there was a dull pain in his heart.
Gulan saw the village chief's behavior, and his seemingly regretful look inexplicably tickled her funny bone. For the first time, I thought this little old man was quite cute and smiled slightly.
Then everyone followed the senior manager to their warehouse. Under the senior manager's command, carts were pushed out one by one, and the guys quickly put the carts on the shed. Two other guys were carrying fodder out of another warehouse under the order of the senior manager.
Outside the wood shop, Li Jiacun and his group were quite conspicuous and were stared at by people passing by from time to time. Most passers-by would take a curious look and wonder what these people are doing. But most people have good intentions, and no one will meddle in other people's business or take the initiative to cause trouble. There are also a lot of people outside the wood shop, and even if there are a few who want to cause trouble, they have to think about it.
In the carriage, AnAn suddenly covered his stomach and looked at Xiang Yunjin, "Uncle Jin, my stomach hurts."
Hearing this, Xiang Yunjin's face tightened and he looked at the little guy worriedly, "Does it hurt a lot? Uncle Jin will take you to see a doctor." As he said this, he was about to pick up AnAn.
"No, Uncle Jin, I want to... relieve myself."
Maybe AnAn felt that it was not polite to say "taking a shit" in front of Uncle Jin, so he quickly changed it to "relieve myself" instead.
It turned out to be a stomachache. Xiang Yunjin felt relieved and said, "Uncle Jin will take you there."
Then he instructed Daya and Erya who were also in the carriage, "You stay here, I'll take AnAn in to take care of it, and Dahei too." Xiang Yunjin added as he looked at Dahei who was eager to jump down. This guy has been tied to the carriage. If he wasn't tied up, he wouldn't be so obedient.
Looking at the two little girls, Xiang Yunjin worriedly called out to Aunt Li who was standing in front of them and asked her to help look after them. Then he took AnAn into the wood workshop.
Instead of wandering around the streets aimlessly looking for a toilet, it is better to go directly to the wood workshop. There must be one in such a large workshop. As soon as they entered, they saw a waiter coming straight towards them. When he heard that they just wanted to use the toilet, he was not as enthusiastic, but he did not refuse and pointed in a direction.
After thanking him, Xiang Yunjin took AnAn away. Xiang Yunjin, who was waiting outside the rest room, looked at the workshop. As the facade showed, the scale of this workshop was quite large. Many sheds were built, including straw sheds and sturdier wooden sheds, and houses were lined up in rows, but Gulan and the village chief were nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, Gulan and the village chief were on the right side of the rows of workshops, exactly in the opposite direction of the reception room where Xiang Yunjin took AnAn. There are wooden sheds between the workshops, so it is normal that they are not seen.
Outside the wood shop, the people who had been waiting for the village chief and his companions for a long time were getting impatient. They thought that waiting here was no use, and looking at the various shops around, many of them became excited. It would be better to take advantage of this time to make up for what is still lacking at home. Thinking of this, they greeted the village head's wife and started walking around the wood workshop.