After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 82 Trade Secrets
"Yes, we have dealings. I've always had business dealings with them. Is there something you need, Mr. Su?"

"I want to buy some lemons, but I'm having trouble finding a way to buy them."

"You mean lemons? They're a kind of fruit, right?"

Qian Musheng also found it quite strange. Why did Su Xiaoxiao insist on buying lemons? But these were Su Xiaoxiao's trade secrets for making jam, so he couldn't ask her about them.

"Okay, I'll take you to see someone right now."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect that Qian Musheng was really decisive and efficient in his work.

They met right away, and Su Xiaoxiao seemed a little nervous.

Qian Musheng whispered a few words in the ear of one of his subordinates, who then nodded and left.

Su Xiaoxiao and Qian Musheng arrived at the south gate of the city in a sedan chair. There they saw a man standing there. He looked very tall and was clearly a foreigner with blue eyes and white skin.

Upon seeing Qian Musheng's sedan chair, he approached with utmost respect and bowed deeply.

"Hello, Mr. Qian, I am Bruce."

Su Xiaoxiao originally wanted to say that she wondered if Qian Musheng knew the foreigners, and that it might be difficult to talk to them if they met. She herself had been a little shy when she met blue-eyed foreigners before.

Unexpectedly, they were actually quite warm and respectful to them.

This was actually quite heartwarming. Since it was someone she knew, it was easier to talk to him. So Su Xiaoxiao asked him, "Bruce, do you have any lemons in stock?"

Bruce seemed a little cautious at this moment, after all, it was Qian Musheng who had gotten rid of him, and he seemed to value Qian Musheng quite a bit.

"How much do you want?"

Bruce asked cautiously.

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao answered with great confidence, "I'll take as many as you have."

Bruce found it unbelievable, since lemons themselves don't have a large market, and ordinary people think they are too expensive.

Besides, it's so sour. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy some oranges or some sweet apples?
So Bruce was also quite puzzled as to why this person could ask for so many lemons at once.

"I have over two hundred kilograms of lemons here..."

"Okay, I'll take them all."

Su Xiaoxiao realized that she couldn't possibly use all those lemons at once, but she knew this was a rare opportunity, and she would only have the chance to buy them again when Bruce returned to China.

At this point, all she could do was buy all the lemons.

Fortunately, there was a cellar dug by the original owner in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house, which could be used to store lemons.

"But could you give me a discount on this price?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked this question.

Upon hearing this, Bruce glanced at Qian Musheng beside him.

"Sure, it's very simple."

After all, it was Qian Musheng who introduced him. "Please rest assured, Mr. Su, I will handle this matter."

"How about we set it at five copper coins per pound?" Actually, this price wasn't considered cheap in their area; after all, a pound of oranges would cost that much. He wasn't really offering Su Xiaoxiao much of a discount, and it was still the usual price.

However, Su Xiaoxiao didn't actually want to bargain; she just bought too much at once. As the saying goes, "no merchant is without guile."

Since starting her own jam business, Su Xiaoxiao has been trying to save money wherever possible. Actually, Bruce didn't make much money either, but the main problem was the shipping costs of bringing the lemons from overseas, so Su Xiaoxiao was too embarrassed to haggle with Bruce.

Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao was hesitant, Qian Musheng chimed in, "How about this, three copper coins a pound, how about it?"

Bruce hesitated for a moment, but finally reluctantly agreed.

"make a deal."

Anyway, he wasn't really at a huge loss; if all these lemons weren't sold soon, they would really rot.

Wouldn't it be terrible if we couldn't even earn three coins by then?
Su Xiaoxiao was delighted to hear this and put all the lemons on her mule cart.

However, it still wasn't enough to carry all the lemons, so Qian Musheng hired an oxcart for Su Xiaoxiao and had her pull it along. After loading all the lemons into baskets, they drove out of town and headed straight for Su Xiaoxiao's house.

Why Su Xiaoxiao used lemons is a trade secret, and she never told Qian Musheng about it.

Su Xiaoxiao gained another big insight from this meeting.

Bruce introduced Su Xiaoxiao to tomato seedlings, also known as foreign persimmons.

However, this product is not produced in large quantities, and it becomes unavailable during winter.

Su Xiaoxiao thought that she could cover the tomato seedlings with a greenhouse, so that she could eat tomatoes even in winter.

Furthermore, tomatoes can replenish vitamin C and make the skin whiter and clearer.

Su Xiaoxiao was very happy at this moment, and said to Bruce, "I can make your tomato seedlings bear tomatoes even in winter."

Bruce was quite shocked upon hearing this and asked, "Is that really true?"

"Well, but you'll have to give me some tomato seeds first."

Upon hearing this, Bruce quickly nodded and said, "Okay."

Actually, he was quite happy to hear that someone was willing to plant tomato seedlings, which meant that their tomatoes would have a market. Previously, people here didn't eat tomatoes, thinking they might be poisonous.

They were hesitant and not entirely willing to believe Bruce.

Many people actually know about this. For example, before, when not many people were buying tomatoes, some people didn't really believe it. That's why we encounter some people here who aren't planning to buy lemons. But once everyone knows about this, more and more people will come to buy lemons and tomatoes.

After returning to Baihua Village, Su Xiaoxiao had a very fruitful time. She received tomato seeds for free and also harvested a lot of lemons.

The next task was to squeeze the lemons, and first, the lemons were stored in the cellar.

Then she and Saburo squeezed lemon juice at home, which would take some time to make.

The kitchen was in a dilapidated state, and Su Xiaoxiao now longed for a larger house to use as a jam workshop.

After making this decision, Su Xiaoxiao set her sights on a new goal. It wasn't an easy task, but Su Xiaoxiao didn't think so. She believed that surviving in this ancient world, separated by over a thousand years, was truly no simple matter.

Seeing how well her jam business was doing, Su Xiaoxiao began to think that she should really make a big splash this time. If she could establish herself in this ancient society from more than a thousand years ago, she could use her modern knowledge to become the richest person here.

(End of this chapter)