Chapter 221

Zhuo Yun went back to the town that day and did not come back until the next day.Then he told Xu Ran that he had made an appointment with the caravan and it was at Mr. Chen’s restaurant the next day.

Xu Ran laughed and said, “You’re willing to do that! At a restaurant.”

“TThese men are rough traders. Do you expect us to invite them to the tea house?” If that were the case, they would probably think that we were insincere..” said Zhuo Yun.

Xu Ran thought it was true that these traders were just like these who were On the tramp.When they eat or drink, they must do it outright .

He said, “Alright, then we will go to town tomorrow. I told Xu An that they will continue to do these things. All we need to is to contact with the caravan. It’s probably easier to make money than bacon, except that there are more places to run.”

Zhuo Yun said, “That’s easy!” There is more than one caravan passing by from the town. We’ll just have to find a few more. If we spread them out, we won’t have to worry about it.”

Xu Ran nodded. “That’s fine, then I’ll leave the caravan to you. You’re familiar with it anyway.”

Zhuo Yun patted his chest and said, “No problem!”

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Early the next morning, Xu Ran and Zhuo Yun drove to the town with their things. They first placed these things in Mr. Chen’s restaurant , then went to take a look at where  Qin Shuwu was. Now that the business of the charcuterie had stabilized, and there were no leftovers from every day’s dishes. Qin Shuwu urged Xu Ran to think of new dishes.

Now that the vegetables had come out, many people could make them at home, so the only way to attract  people’s attention was to come up with new dishes.

Xu Ran thought about it, and he is really ready to go for it. Anything will do, like Mapo beancurd and shredded pork with garlic sauce.  It’s all delicatessen anyway.

Xu Ran said to Qin Shuwu, “I’ll think about it when I got back， and we will bring them over When Zhuo Yun comes to town next time, but today we are going to talk about something with the caravan first, we shall leave first.”

Qin Shuwu smiled and joked, “The two of you are really capable. You can make a profit even when you don’t go out. And you can still spend time with your husband and children every day, not like me!”

Xu Ran got dissatisfied As soon as Qin Shuwu said that. “Brother Qin, you’re saying this as if you’re out of the door. Isn’t your lover living next door? How come you can’t stay with him? As for the children thing, except for the baby, I didn’t spend the whole day with Tangtang and Guoguo.

Zhuo Yun began to answer, “I only have a child, who is still feeding.”

Qin Shuwu and Xu Ran looked at Zhuo Yun with contempt at the same time.

Zhuo Yun touched his nose to pretend to be innocent, just as Xu Ran did.

people say that three women are enough for a drama, but three men are obviously enoughh, too, for a big drama.

The three of them talked for a long time until they really that they could not continue talking any more. So they separated to do their own business.

When they reached Mr. Chen’s restaurant, the caravan hadn’t arrived yet. They had booked a private room upstairs. Downstairs, after all, is no place for business.

Zhuo Yun asked Xu Ran to order dishes first. He stood at the door waiting for the caravan to come, and also talked to Mr. Chen.

Zhuo Yun stood for a while and noticed that the whether was changing outside. It was estimated that it would be a storm soon. He was a little worried that the caravan wouldn’t come.

It started to pour after a while. The caravan still had not come. Zhuo Yun looked at the heavy rain outside and was ready to talk to Xu Ran that if the caravan don’t come, they should order no dishes and go back after the rain stopped.

But as soon as he turned around, he heard someone calling him from behind, “Hey!” Zhuo Yun brother!

Zhuo Yun turned back and saw a person running into the restaurant with an umbrella. When he walked in, Zhuo Yun saw his appearance clearly. He was the boss of the caravan and everyone called him Chief Li.

Zhuo Yun waved at him and called, “Chief Li.”

Li closed the umbrella and said to Zhuo Yun, “Brother Zhuo Yun,  so sorry for making you wait for a long time. Something happened in the morning and I was late already. Moreover, it began to rain heavily unexpectedly soon after I went out.”

Zhuo Yun smiled and said, “It’s nothing. I just came here for a second. Is everything okay?”

Chief Li naturally knew that Zhuo Yun was asking about what happened in the morning. Li nodded and said, “It’s not a big deal. I’ve already handled it. Didn’t Zhuo Yun say that he wanted to introduce me a person?” Why are you here alone?

Zhuo Yun said, “He’s ordering dishes in the kitchen. Chief Li, I’ll get someone to take you to the private room upstairs first, and I’ll bring him over later.”

“Alright, I’ll go upstairs first,” Chief  Li said as he handed the umbrella to the waiter  Then he followed the waiter upstairs.

Zhuo Yun went to the kitchen after he told Mr. Chen about it.

Xu Ran had ordered the dishes already, but Zhuo Yun didn’t come to call him. He thought it was probably because no one had come yet, so he just stayed in the kitchen to see how they cook.

These chefs were not afraid that he would copy them in secret. Xu Ran had been to the kitchen many times. He still remembered how they made hamburger before, and Xu Ran’s cooking skills were not too bad.

Xu Ran was still discussing how to cook a meal with a big chef when Zhuo Yun came in. Both of them looked serious. Zhuo Yun stood at the door and looked at it for a while, thinking that  Xu Ran must be able to run a restaurant and be the chef himself.

After Xu Ran finished talking with the chef, he saw Zhuo Yun standing at the door when he turned back. He wiped his hands and walked over to ask, “Is the caravan here?”

Zhuo Yun nodded. “They just arrived. I asked the waiter to take him to the private room upstairs. Are the dishes ready?”

“It’s almost done. We can go upstairs first” said Xu Ran.

“Okay,” the two of them left the kitchen to the second floor.

Zhuo Yun walked in front of Xu Ran and found that the door was not closed, and Chief Li was studying the chess on the table.

Zhuo Yun and Xu Ran walked in and Zhuo Yun asked Chief Li, “Chief Li , what do you think of this thing?”

On hearing Zhuo Yun’s words, he looked up, “Hey there! He must be your friend! ”

Zhuo Yun nodded and introduced Xu Ran to Chief Li.

The three of them sat down and Zhuo Yun made a cup of tea for everyone. Then he asked about chess, ” Chief Li, How do you like this chess?”

Chief Li turned the chess over and looked at it again and said, “This thing is for killing time. I’ve heard it before in the town. And I don’t know where to buy it, but I’m afraid that I’m gonna need a teacher! Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to play it even if I own one!”

Xu Ran smiled and said. “Chief Li, this is no problem. I have already prepared a booklet. All we need to do is to copy them and sell with chess. I just don’t know when you are going to leave if can you wait.”

Chief Li asked Xu Ran, “How long will it take? We can’t wait too long because the caravan plans to leave at July 10th.”

Xu Ran calculated the time. Last time it took only ten days, and it’s even including the lettering. Now that he had the booklet, it should be much faster to print. Xu Ran estimated it and said, “Five days!”

Chief Li  said, “It’s only July 2nd today. Five days should be enough. If it works, we shall talk about the price of the chess!”

No sooner had Li Tou said that than there was a knock at the door. Xu Ran said that it must be the waiter to deliver the food, then he got up and opened the door.

It was really a waiter outside, carrying a big tray of dishes.

After the waiter put the dished on the table one by one, Chief Li turned around and said, “How do you think we should price it”

Xu Ran answered while eating, “Chief Li , pricing is actually not a problem. It costs a tael of silver to buy a chess in town, and how much your caravan would charge depends on yourselves. Chief Li, sinceit’s the first time we cooperate, How about nien hundred pence a chess, Is it okay with you?’

When Chief Li Chaocheng heard Xu Ran’s words, he opened it again. He checked the chess one by one and thought for a while before he accepted Xu Ran’s offer.

He said, “the workmanship of the chess is not bad is not bad, plus it is a novelty, it definitely worth a tael of silver. Besides, we are going to charge more since we have to transport them from the south to the north. Okay, that’s it. As you said, how much we charge depends on ourselves.”

Xu Ran didn’t expect Chief Li would be so straightforward. He picked up the wine glass from the waiter and filled everyone’s glass with wine. He proposed a toast to Chief Li, “To Chief Li, for being such a refreshing man.”

Zhuo Yun continued, “To Chief Li, for being such a refreshing man. Thank you for your caring all the way.”

What they said was so reasopnable, leaving Chief Li no choice but to drink his wine.

He didn’t refuse it and replied straightforwardly, “I’ll drink this glass of wine for you.”

After drinking a glass of wine, Xu Ran asked Chief Li to eat some food. When he was slightly full, he started talking about other things.

The second thing he was going to say was the big thing on his back, the trolley.

Chief Li told them that he really didn’t want to take it because it was too huge. If there were hundreds of them, how much carriages would he need to pack them! besides, It was heavy and they moved really slowly already. Chief Li didn’t want to take it.

Xu Ran said to Chief  Li , “Chief Li , it is not for you to send to the north to sell. You just need to go to a few more villages on the road. This thing might not popular in the north, but it does in the south. Those who plant wheat, rices and fruits here will buy it.

Hearing Xu Ran’s words, Chief Li was lost in thought. He was probably thinking about whether to sell the trolley.

Xu Ran and Zhuo Yun were not in a hurry and started eating themselves.

During this period, there was no time for me to wrute at daytime, so I could only write at night. But I will try my best to keep the update. Trust me. After all, I am a man of great credit.