The two men arrived at the Song house again in a carriage.
When Grandma Song saw Master Sun returning from his visit, she didn’t ask what was going on, invited them into the courtyard and sat down, and went to the workshop to call for Song Shen to return.
Song Shen gave the two men a salute.
Master Sun could see at a glance that he was different from before, more calm and sophisticated, with the look of a young businessman.
“The two of us brothers happened to run into each other in the county town, so we came over together. Where is Miss Song, not at home?”
“She’s gone to the Gu family. The herbal tea workshop is over there and it’s opening tomorrow, so she’s going over there today to check it out.”
“Then can someone please call Miss Song and Young Master Gu here? My second brother has made a decision and wants to talk to them.”
During the morning Song Shen was detached and did not know what Gu Yi and Song Wan Yue had said to Master Sun, he nodded at his words, “Wait a moment for the two of you, I’ll get someone to call them.”
Just as his words fell, the sound of a carriage stopping came from the doorway, before Song Shen could go out to see, Xiao Si came in and with a glance at the two of them, he laughed, “Our young master guessed that Master Sun would be able to figure it out in less than three hours, and it’s true! Miss Song and Young Master Gu are too busy to return, so they asked me to bring Master Sun over. Since Grand Master Sun is also here, let’s go together, and Young Master Song Shen, our gongzi asked you to follow along.”
Grand Master Sun and Master Sun looked at each other, feeling more and more that Gu Yi was Avray secretive.
But both of them were perennial businessmen, and their faces did not show, and Grand Master Sun smiled, “In that case, we will go to Young Master Gu’s house to harass him.”
The two men went out and boarded the carriage, while Song Shen went over to the workshop to give Grandma Song a message and returned to board Xiao Si’s carriage to go to Gu’s village.
The two men thought that the Gu family must have a large family, but they didn’t expect it to be so big, with the mansions in front of them stretching all the way to the foot of the mountain.
The two of them had seen the world before, but the moment they got off the carriage they couldn’t help smacking their lips.
Xiao Si took in the two men’s reactions and his lips rose slightly as he pursed them, “You two please follow me inside, our young master’s courtyard is in the middle, Young Master Song Shen, please go and call out to our young master.”
The two walked and looked, when they reached the entrance of Gu Yi’s mansion, the shock in their hearts could not even be described, all the way over, each mansion was permeated with understated luxury, ordinary people could not see it, they could see it with a glance.
The two men looked at each other and both saw the shock in each other’s eyes that a country bumpkin had such wealth that even they could not hope to match.
Xiao Si led them to the parlour.
Clear mahogany tables and chairs, the floor was luminous marble, and even the curtains were strung with glazed beads.
“Both of you take a seat, I’ll bring the tea.”
Xiao Si exited.
Grand Master Sun and Master Sun looked at what was before them, as if they were in a dream.
“Big Brother ……”
Master Sun had been in business for many years and thought that his family was richer than the average person, but compared to the Gu family, it was not worth mentioning.
The shock in Grand Master Sun’s heart was no less than his, just a meeting room alone, then the rest of the house ……
He could not imagine how rich the Gu family really was.
Over there in the house, Gu Yi told him about the herbal tea and hot pot base business that Master Sun wanted to do, “I negotiated with him when I was in the capital, originally he came over in the morning to sign the contract, but his son became a horse harnessed by the side of a team, I was afraid of getting involved with the royal family in the future, I advised him a few times, I thought he had backed out, but now it seems he still wants to do it, in that case, second brother should not be polite, in a moment Let’s talk about it as we see fit.”
Song Shen was surprised.
The herbal tea and hotpot base business had always been done by the Gu family, why did they suddenly give it away?
Gu Yi saw it and explained, “The Sun family’s connections are no worse than the Gu family’s, and by working with them, we can sell more of our stuff.”
Song Shenming understood and nodded, “I know.”
The two of them went to the meeting room.
The two of them, Grand Master Sun and Master Sun, had already put away their shock and looked back to normal, but their attitude was more respectful than ever, taking the initiative to greet them, “Young Master Gu.”
Gu Yi returned the salute, sat down to the main seat and said directly, “Since Master Sun has returned, he must have figured it out, next you talk to my second brother, he will be in charge of all the family business from now on.”
In that moment just now, Master Sun had thought a lot. It was said that there was no business without treachery, and he was no different. He was originally thinking of pressing the price down a little, after all, if the input price was 10% less, he would get 10% more profit, but now he was completely unsure and didn’t dare to press the price, “Just stick to the price we agreed on in the capital.”
Gu Yi nodded, “There is one more thing I have to tell you two, little girl’s uncle grandfather is a famous rich merchant in Jiangnan, he has done business in pills, herbal tea and hot pot base, we agreed that he will only do the area around Jiangnan, Jiangbei will not be involved.”
The two men nodded, Jiangnan was farther away from this side and their business could not be done there to start a conflict.
Gu Yi called for Xiao Si to bring ink and pencil, and Song Shen signed the contract with Master Sun on the spot, in two copies, one in each hand.
Only when the contract was in hand did Master Sun’s heart settle down, “When can I ship the goods?”
Song Shen replied to him, “The hotpot base is available now, the herbal tea will only be ready tomorrow, it will take three days.”
“That’s fine, I’ll send someone back to send a message for them to come and pull the goods in three days, for these three days my elder brother and I will stay in the house that Boss Wei has found for us, if Young Master Gu and Young Master Song need anything, they can send someone over there to look for us directly.”
……
It was only after they came out of the Gu house and got on their own carriage and walked out a long way that Grand Master Sun and Master Sun let out a long breath.
Grand Master Sun said, “I wonder what is the origin of this Gu family, that they are so rich?”
“I heard Jin’er mention it once, saying that the Gu family is a famous landed proprietor in this area, but judging from today, it’s not that simple.”
The average landed proprietor was not so luxurious.
“Forget it, I don’t want to think about it, after all, it’s just a business deal, just let’s be polite in dealing with Young Master Gu again in the future.”
Master Sun nodded his head.
……
When Song Wan Yue came down from the mountain, Gu Yi was still waiting at the foot of the mountain, bending down to carry her and then walking back unhurriedly, telling her about the afternoon’s events as she went.
Song Wan Yue’s head was resting on his back, somewhat drowsy. Today, for some reason, Master Chu suddenly taught her some sure-fire moves that were very draining of her internal energy.
“It’s fine for you and Second Brother to make the call.”
Hearing the tiredness in her voice, Gu Yi slowed down again, “My father’s old friend’s condition is a bit serious, Doctor Yao can’t come back in these two days, you don’t need to come so early tomorrow.”
“Mm.”
“By the way, have you spoken to Master Chu yet, in three days’ time Grandfather Grandfather will be giving a lecture, we’ll go over there?”
“I haven’t had a chance to talk yet.”
“Do you want me to say it for you.”
“No, I’ll give the master …… the word tomorrow.”
Song Wangyue’s voice grew smaller and smaller, and at the end there was no sound at all.