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Chapter 212 Water Transport

Jiang Weinan came back in the evening, and when he came back, there was finally a smile on his face.

Xie Jiaojiao looked at him and asked, "Did you really beat him up?"

Jiang Weinan patted the dust off his body and said, "What else can I do? If they beat you up, how can I be your man if I don't help you vent your anger?"

Cuizhu and Hanlu were standing by and listening to what their young master said. They both thought that the young master was a real man!

"You didn't let them know it was you who hit them?"

Jiang Weinan snorted: "Of course!"

Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "That's fine, Cuizhu, go and bring him the dinner that was left for him last night."

Cuizhu went there immediately.

Xie Jiaojiao was looking at the account book while Jiang Weinan was eating and chatting with her.

There was nothing wrong with Xie Jiaojiao's face when she woke up the next morning.

Sun Ruhua took Jiang Weinan to paste the couplets, and Xie Jiaojiao said to him, "Let's go to the town later this afternoon."

Sun Ruhua immediately said, "Buy some melon seeds and peanuts and use them to entertain people!"

Xie Jiaojiao agreed.

After lunch, they took Cuizhu and Laifu to town.

Xie Jiaojiao first went to finish the things that Sun Ruhua had asked her to do, and then took Jiang Weinan to buy a lot of other New Year goods and decorated the house in the town.

Xie Jiaojiao asked him, "Will you feel uncomfortable not going back to your grandpa's house for the New Year this year?"

Jiang Weinan waved his hand and pasted the couplet that Xie Jiaojiao handed to him: "How can I not get used to it? Don't you know that it is very cold in the north? It is snowing at this time. It is boring all day and I can only stay at home. It is better to stay with you like this and do something. It is more joyful."

After hearing what he said, Xie Jiaojiao smiled.

Seeing her happy, Jiang Weinan was also happy, and said, "In previous years, I always watched other people's fun during the New Year, but this year, with you, I feel the flavor of the New Year!"

"You are the only one who is good at saying nice things." Xie Jiaojiao said in a reproachful tone.

Jiang Weinan got down from his chair and clapped his hands: "I'm just telling the truth."

Because the New Year was being celebrated in the village, Xie Jiaojiao distributed New Year red envelopes to the people in the mansion in advance, and each person took a pound of meat and half a pound of brown sugar, as if it were New Year's Day.

Although there were not many people in the mansion, everyone was very happy and expressed gratitude to Xie Jiaojiao.

It was already evening when I got home.

Just as we were getting ready to have dinner in the evening, Manager Wang came unexpectedly.

Xie Jiaojiao was very surprised.

Steward Wang smiled and said, "Young Madam, I came here to discuss something with you."

Xie Jiaojiao quickly invited everyone to sit inside.

Sun Ruhua also quickly added another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Steward Wang was embarrassed: "I can just eat next to you!"

Jiang Weinan said unhappily, "Just sit down if I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Xie Jiaojiao kicked him.

Then he asked Steward Wang to sit down: "Uncle Wang, we don't have so many rules in our family. Please sit down."

Only then did Steward Wang sit down.

There was a table full of home-cooked meals, and everyone was enjoying the meal.

After dinner, Xie Jiaojiao invited Manager Wang to the study.

Steward Wang sat down and immediately stated his purpose: "Young Madam, there are two things I would like to consult you on."

"Uncle Wang, please speak."

Manager Wang said, "In the second half of this year, the revenue of inns in every place is very considerable. Some customers have reported that in some places, if they go too late, there will be no rooms. I am thinking of buying some more shops in these places and opening a few more inns."

Xie Jiaojiao nodded and let him continue.

Steward Wang continued, "Another thing is transportation."

transportation?

Xie Jiaojiao became interested.

When it comes to this, Manager Wang said angrily: "Before, our business of transporting goods to the north and south was all carried out by water transportation from Jianghuaian, but in the second half of this year, perhaps because the young lady did not do some business with him, the price of the goods we transported was much higher than usual!"

When it comes to this, Xie Jiaojiao also discovered: "I found out from the account book before that the profit of the goods we transported from the state capital to Jiangbo and Jiangan is less than before."

Steward Wang nodded: "I was originally going to go to Jiang Huaian's house to talk about this matter, but that old fox refused to see him!"

Xie Jiaojiao understood and asked Manager Wang: "Is he the only one doing this transportation business in the entire prefecture?"

Manager Wang waved his hand and said, "It's not just him who does this, but the others are just small vendors, not very reliable!"

It turned out to be the case.

"When the young lady married him, he was just a small merchant in Jiangbo City, but his business was bigger than others. If he hadn't used his own means and the transportation needs from the old man, he wouldn't have been able to do such a business."

"So, Jiang Weinan's father's current situation is all thanks to the Jiang family?"

"That's right! But now he has grown up, and he has the largest business and the most people in the south, so he has held us back. The old man has also looked for other people before, but to be honest, no matter how they transport things, they can't transport as well as his family!"

Xie Jiaojiao nodded. For example, the bush and tea leaves that are produced in abundance in the south, if only ordinary traders were to transport them, sometimes the transportation price would be cheap. However, if they got wet and moldy during transportation, it would not be worth it!

Xie Jiaojiao thought about it for a while: "Uncle Wang, this matter is not urgent. The New Year is coming soon. I will deal with it after the New Year. As for the matter of opening an inn like you just mentioned, I think it is no problem. Moreover, if an inn is opened, it would be best to open a Xiangyuan Building next to it. This way, it will be convenient for the guests and we can also generate more money."

Steward Wang nodded.

Xie Jiaojiao added, "The New Year is just a few days away. When you go back tomorrow, write a letter and ask Gu Weizhi to notify the owners of all the inns and restaurants in our state to come to Jiangbo City for a reunion dinner. Weinan and I will also go there."

"Row!"

Xie Jiaojiao looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so she arranged for Manager Wang to sleep in the guest room.

After washing up, Xie Jiaojiao lay on the bed, Jiang Weinan lay on the couch, and charcoal was used to warm the room beside them.

Xie Jiaojiao said: "Uncle Wang came to me today and told me about your father. He deliberately raised the price of our transportation of goods!"

Jiang Li used to own some grain and oil shops, and most of the goods in these shops were transported by water.

After all, all the county towns in Jiangyang Prefecture are close to the river, so water transportation is convenient.

Jiang Weinan sat up when he heard this: "This old man! He must have done it on purpose because you stopped doing business with him!"

Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "I think so too!"

At this point, Xie Jiaojiao also sat up and said to Jiang Weinan: "What do you think if we find another freight company?"