Yu Yuan's money was indeed not in vain. When the tea doctor came over with the music list he ordered, he was more than a little enthusiastic towards them: "It's already arranged. After the song is finished, it's your order." Said After that, he came in with a plate of fresh fruit from the outside, and said: "This is for you to honor you, eat slowly, and I will stand outside the door. If there is anything, you can just call."
It should be that the tea doctor is rewarded.
Yu Tang guessed, and became more sure about what he was going to do.
She picked the biggest plum and asked Shuangtao to pass it to Dr. Cha, and said with a smile, "Don't go, I'll ask you something."
The tea doctor came over immediately, stopped seven or eight steps away from her, bowed his head and respectfully said: "What do you want to ask? As long as I know, I will answer what you ask. If I don't know Yes, I will go and ask you." Very alert.
This may be the reason why this teahouse can become one of the largest teahouses in Bencheng.
Yu Tang pondered in his heart, and asked him with a smile: "When I came here, I saw many big ships on the Suzhou River. I heard that these ships all came from Ningbo, and they were loaded with imported goods. Then do you know where to buy them? Is it imported?"
Dr. Cha regained his energy when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Miss, if you ask me this, you are asking the right person. There is no shop in Suzhou that I don't know about. When you came, you saw the street in front of our teahouse, right?" It’s called Suhe Street, and there are the most teahouses, restaurants and restaurants on this street. When you go out from our teahouse and turn left, there is an alley, and in this alley, all the snacks and fruits are sold. You just Go straight ahead, and after finishing this alley, there is another street, and all the goods sold on that street are imported goods... "
He talked eloquently, and it could be seen that he was really familiar with Suzhou City.
Yu Tang also put a sentence in a sentence, and soon knew where those who do business at sea like to settle down, and how the fleet released the news when they went to sea.
Xiangshi listened beside him, and couldn't help but secretly nodded.
Before Yu Yuan praised Yu Tang for being smart and capable, she didn't take it seriously. After all, based on her experience, she had seen too many capable women, such as Mrs. Wei, her stepmother, and the in-laws of her stepmother's natal family. People like Yu Tang are really rare.
Now Yu Tang is no longer just able to manage a farm, look at accounts and so on, but like a man, he knows how to deal with people outside and how to ask what he wants quietly.
Not to mention the Xiang family, even Xia Pinggui and Xia Lian were also very surprised.
Xia Pinggui thought, no wonder the second master of the host wants to find a wife for the young lady, the young lady is able to keep the family business. As for Xia Lian, she was lucky that Xiangshi had such a sister-in-law. Not only would this sister-in-law not hinder Xiangshi in the future, she would also give Xiangshi advice and help Xiangshi when something happened.
Afterwards, the two became more respectful towards Yu Tang, of course, this is something to be said later.
Yu Tang got the news he needed, rewarded the tea doctor with a handful of copper coins, and waited until the tea doctor was sent out, then said to Yu Yuan with a wry smile: "It seems that we went to the wrong place."
According to the tea doctor, those who do maritime business or go to Ningbo to collect goods like to rest in another wine shop called Ping An on the pier. They usually exchange news there.
Yu Yuan was heartbroken, and said with a smile: "If we don't come to this teahouse, we won't be able to find out about this news. Besides, that Ping'an restaurant, it sounds like a place for coolies to drink. I can't take you two women to the restaurant Let's eat?"
The women who go in and out of that kind of place are mostly women who go to the rivers and lakes or brothels, and others will not respect them when they see them.
Xiangshi nodded repeatedly, and said with a smile: "Your brother is right. Although we went to the wrong place, we have seen a lot. When we go back, tell my mother-in-law and aunt. If there is a chance, let them come to see it too. Look."
Yu Tang felt that their stay was too short, and he was afraid that they would not find a chance to talk to Jiang Ling.
However, I can’t eat hot glutinous rice balls in a hurry, and I have to do everything step by step. Since I’m here to listen to the music, I’d better listen to the music.
Yu Tang, Xiang Shi, and Yu Yuan spent the whole morning in the teahouse, and then inquired about the Song family from Dr. Cha.
It turned out that the Song family started building ships in Taihu Lake when they returned to Suzhou City. The Song family sold the two mulberry forests in Huzhou for this reason.
The Song family started with silk in the early years, and it was time to grow mulberry and raise silkworms. The Song family's foundation could be said to have been shaken, and the price they paid was very high.
Yu Yuan was stunned, and asked Dr. Cha: "Then, the older generation in their family also agree?"
The tea doctor sighed: "What if you don't agree? I think you are from other places, so I told you. The Song family is no longer the former Song family. Last year, the white silk that their family enshrined to the inner court They almost didn't get selected, and they managed to get through through the way of a relative of their family. Don't you know that the business in the inner court is not so easy to do, and they have to be re-elected in three years. This time they found the right one. It’s a lucky pass. What about next time? Will the person still be willing to help? Can the person who helps be able to talk? It’s hard to say!”
Looking for relatives to help
Are you looking for the Pei family
Yu Tang was thinking about it, and then he heard the tea doctor continue: "The people who were born in the Song family didn't find their own reasons, they just said that someone made things difficult for their family, and they were wholeheartedly prepared to stop doing business after these three years, and change to the sea. Business. In my opinion, if the Song family continues like this, it may be defeated!"
Unexpectedly, this doctor of tea has such insight!
Yu Tang was in awe.
The Song family seemed to be slowly declining like this.
Yu Yuan didn't know, and felt that the tea doctor was alarmist, and said, "How do you say that?"
The doctor of tea frowned and said, "There are many inner court businesses in our city of Suzhou, but which one has made money? It's not enough to respect the great eunuchs in the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, let alone water transport, household The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry have a lot of yamen. But being an imperial merchant has a reputation and style. Everyone knows that you can deal with people in the palace. When you go out, ordinary people will give you some face. Can you buy it? And since your things can be paid as tribute, they must be the best things in the world. Don’t everyone come to your house to buy something? If you lose this business, it’s just telling others that you Your family is failing, and no one in the inner court will support your family. Your family is outdated, and the wall needs to be pushed by everyone. It’s only a ghost if the family is undefeated!
Even a doctor of tea knows the truth, there is no reason why the Song family doesn't know.
So the Song family can make such a choice, is there something hidden
Could it be related to the change of Pei's family
However, before the brothers of the Pei family became officials, the Song family had already started doing business in the inner court, so they should have their own way, right
Yu Tang couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it, and asked Dr. Cha tentatively: "I heard that there is a family named Jiang in your Suzhou city who is doing maritime business and recruiting people to buy shares everywhere. Is this family reliable? "
The tea doctor curled his lips and said: "So you know it too! Their family used to run ships, that is, to ship imported goods from Ningbo to Suzhou. They may have made some money in the past few years, so they don't know what they want to do." It's a big deal. We people in Suzhou are waiting to see their family's jokes!"
Yu Tang was at a loss.
In her previous life, she had heard from Mrs. Lin that as long as the Jiang family wanted to board the boat, everyone would participate in it.
It can be seen that this is another thing that has been exaggerated after being successful.
Isn't it very simple for them to buy shares at this time.
Yu Tang's mind suddenly became active.
She asked Dr. Cha: "Do you know where Jiang's family lives?"
Dr. Tea shot Yu Tang a quick glance, but said to Yu Yuan: "Their family lives in Dongjiang Lane not far from here, but this person is really unreliable, vulgar and petty, and anyone who fights with him People who have known him say he is an 'iron cock', if you really want to do business with their family, you have to keep your eyes open and be careful not to be deceived by him."
Although Yu Yuan didn't know how Yu Tang knew about the Jiang family, but at this time, he wanted to speak for Yu Tang no matter what. He smiled and explained to Yu Tang, saying: "We also heard someone talk about it on the road, and we were a little curious, so we asked."
Dr. Cha breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The Jiang family's reputation is not very good, it's always right for you to be careful."
Yu Yuan thanked him, and it happened that the pingtan they ordered had finished singing, Dr. Cha was about to bring the famous actor up to ask them for rewards, so the topic stopped there, and no one brought it up again.
After coming out of the teahouse, Yu Yuan found another famous restaurant for lunch, and Yu Tang decided to visit Jiang's house.
She told Yu Yuan: "I heard what the waiter at the inn said yesterday. Besides, everything is 'hearing is believing, seeing is believing'. Anyway, we are here to inquire about these things. No matter what others say, let's go first See, nothing happens once."
Both Yu Yuan and Xiangshi agreed, and Yu Yuan added: "It's just that you are lucky, and you are also staying in a hotel. No one of us paid attention to this yesterday."
Yu Tang was ashamed, and pulled Yu Yuan to change the subject with a guilty conscience: "Should we inquire more carefully about the Jiang family's stock raising? How much is one share? Is it as long as money or can buy shares? When will their family plan to go to sea?" ? Who should be invited for the matter on the ship?"
"Yes, yes!" Yu Yuan hurriedly said.
Xiang Shi covered his mouth and smiled beside him, and said: "Sister, you are really a woman. Look at the same thing. Your elder brother doesn't know anything, but you inquired about it clearly. Come before I was still thinking when you are going to do this business, I will take it as accompanying you to see the world. Now it seems that this matter of yours may really come true. If my sister does not see the outside world, I will be counted as a share .”
It's probably her own money that can make Xiang Shi say that she has a share!
Yu Tang was very surprised, not only grateful for Xiangshi's trust in her, but also worried that the failure of Jiang's family this time would drag Xiangshi down.
After all, the news she heard in her previous life is not so accurate now.