Chapter 245 Fan Chengxu’s Little Thoughts
After delivering dried sweet potatoes to the villagers, Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the brewery.
Wei Ruo brought some delicious pickled plums to everyone.
The work in the brewery is much harder than that in other small workshops. A lot of it is physical work and you have to work in front of a hot boiler all day long.
At this time, eating something dry and sticky like dried sweet potatoes is naturally difficult to swallow, so crispy plums are more suitable.
Several people munched on the plums while thanking Wei Ruo.
"Boss, you are really good to us!"
"Don't worry, boss, we will brew wine as soon as possible!" "
Yes, we will brew wine as soon as possible so that boss can make money!"
The people kept talking more and more. They were so excited that they no longer cared about eating plums and returned to their posts to continue working.
Wei Ruo smiled and then inspected the brewery, checking every link to make sure there were no mistakes.
After inspecting the work progress of the brewery, Wei Ruo set off back to Fucheng, visited the Braised Meat Shop and Sibaozhai, and then went to Zuixianju.
Because Fan Chengxu sent someone a message to her, saying that he wanted to see her for something.
Wei Ruo stepped into the door of Zuixianju and was warmly welcomed in by the waiter. He was then taken to the private room dedicated to Fan Chengxu in the corner of the second floor.
"Master Xu, please wait a moment. I will inform you now."
Wei Ruo nodded and sat down by the window.
Xiumei stood behind Wei Ruo and asked Wei Ruo in a low voice: "Miss, what do you think Boss Fan is asking for?" "It's
probably something to do with making money." Wei Ruo guessed.
After this period of cooperation, Wei Ruo feels that Fan Chengxu is an out-and-out businessman who loves money. Most of the things that make him worry about money are related to money.
"This slave is worried whether Boss Fan is doing it for Zhu..."
After Wei Ruo told Xiumei her conjecture last time, Xiumei began to be a little scared, so that now that Fan Chengxu invited her, Xiumei couldn't help but think about it more.
"It's unlikely." Wei Ruo's intuition told her so.
And if she really had anything to do with that person, she couldn't hide even if she wanted to.
So after Wei Ruo received the news, he only thought about it for a while and then agreed.
Wei Ruo only waited for a while before Fan Chengxu came. Wearing a blue brocade robe, a folding fan never leaves his hand.
As soon as Fan Chengxu entered the door, he greeted Wei Ruo with a smile: "Mr. Xu, long time no see."
"Boss Fan." Wei Ruo stood up to greet him.
"Master Xu, please sit down. You're welcome." Fan Chengxu sat down opposite Wei Ruo, and then poured tea for Wei Ruo, "This is the new Longjing tea that arrived this year. Master Xu, please try it." Wei Ruo didn't do anything,
but Asked: "Boss Fan came to see me for something important?"
Fan Chengxu smiled: "I can't say it's important. I just want to chat with Mr. Xu. By the way, I heard that Mr. Xu has sold a lot of late rice seeds recently?"
Wei If he nodded and said, "This is indeed the case."
If the noise caused by this incident was not big or small, Fan Chengxu would know that it was normal.
"Where did Master Xu's rice seeds come from? Why do I not know about such good rice seeds?" Fan Chengxu asked.
"It came from Huzhou Prefecture. The people there have been planting it for two years, but it has not been extended to Taizhou Prefecture yet." Wei Ruo explained. Fan Chengxu smiled: "It seems that I am not well-informed and my business acumen is not developed enough, so I failed to make the trip." "
Boss Fan is overly praised. If Boss Fan says that he has no business acumen, then there is no one in the entire Taizhou Prefecture." I dare to say that I can do business." Wei Ruodao.
"I also heard that Mr. Xu recently purchased a lot of sandy land that no one wanted and is preparing to plant crops on the sandy land?" Fan Chengxu asked again.
"It's true. If you try something, you may not succeed. I hope Boss Fan won't laugh at you." Wei Ruo replied.
"In addition, I also heard that the wheat on Mr. Xu's farm is about to mature. According to the growth rate, there will be a good harvest." Fan Chengxu added.
"With Boss Fan's auspicious words, I also hope to have a good harvest." Wei Ruo replied.
"It seems that Mr. Xu is not only an excellent businessman, but also very proficient in farming." Fan Chengxu commented.
Wei Ruo just smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and quietly drank a sip of the freshly brewed Longjing tea, waiting for Fan Chengxu's follow-up.
Fan Chengxu definitely didn't come to her just to compliment her. As for the purpose, he would wait for him to explain it slowly.
Then Fan Chengxu pointed to the Longjing tea on the table and said, "Master Xu, does he know how much this Longjing tea costs per pound?"
Wei Ruo looked at it and said, "Is it before dawn, before rain or after?"
"Master Xu knows his business. ." Fan Chengxu said with a smile, "This crop is from before the rain. What do you think, Mr. Xu?"
"The taste is fresh and strong, the shape is tall and good, it is top quality." Wei Ruo commented.
If it is from the Ming Dynasty, it will be cherished even more and regarded as a treasure. However, tea leaves before Ming Dynasty generally did not enter the market, and were mostly taken by local officials as tribute to the palace.
Fan Chengxu asked again: "Does Mr. Xu know how much silver it costs to buy Longjing before the rain?" "
Although I have never bought it, I have heard that it is expensive. Depending on the quality of the product, it costs between ten and fifty taels of silver. No wait." Wei Ruo replied.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Xu is indeed knowledgeable. When I bought this crop, the price was thirty taels of silver for one tael of tea." Fan Chengxu said with a smile.
Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with a smile on his face and a cunning light in his fox-like eyes.
"Boss Fan came to me not just to praise my business acumen and test my appreciation of tea, right?" Wei Ruodao.
"I wonder if Mr. Xu, who is proficient in farming, has done any research on growing tea? Do you know how to make the tea leaves on the tea trees grow better and make the tea leaves have good color, flavor and flavor?" Fan Chengxu finally brought the topic to the point
.
"Boss Fan has a tea garden?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Yes, I have two tea gardens in Taizhou Prefecture, covering an area of more than 100 acres." Fan Chengxu replied.
After hearing this, Wei Ruo immediately understood and guessed the general situation.
Tea is a hugely profitable industry, and Fan Chengxu wants to get involved. But his tea garden didn't seem to be doing well, and he had heard something about her recently, and he guessed that she might be able to help him, so he wanted to cooperate with her.
To be honest, tea is really attractive to Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo himself does not have such great ability at the moment.
The initial investment in tea is huge. Tea trees cannot grow in a year or two, and the subsequent costs are also high.
The most important point is the sales issue.
Ordinary families do not drink tea, and ordinary families, such as the Xiaowei Mansion, only drink ordinary tea.
People like Fan Chengxu don't come to Longjing to drink much before soaking in the rain. These people are either rich or expensive, and they don't easily change tea leaves and purchase channels.
(End of chapter)