Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 17: Transported Back by Camel
Before Shen Zhao could say anything, his father Shen Ang came out and immediately bowed when he saw the newcomer. "It's Chen Wuhou. Please come in."

As he said this, he led the few people to the main hall.

Chen Wuhou did not hesitate to enter the hall with his four subordinates. They took the chairs handed to them by Shen Ang and sat down one after another.

"Why did you think of coming to my place?" Shen Ang, who was also sitting beside him, asked with a smile.

Chen Wuhou answered directly: "I heard that you were selling winter clothes, so I came to take a look."

A subordinate beside him quickly explained, "The weather is getting colder now, and Wu Hou wants to choose some clothes for his family. I wonder if Shen Tingjun has any left at home?"

Shen Ang blinked and said truthfully, "I just got home and haven't had time to ask my wife yet. Why don't you have a meal here first, and I'll go ask my wife how it goes?"

When Wu Hou and the others heard that they wanted to have dinner, they did not refuse and repeatedly bowed their hands to express their gratitude: "Then we are sorry to bother Mr. Shen Ting."

So, the dumplings that Shen Ang had not yet finished eating were brought to the hall by his wife to entertain the guests.

As a result, five or six strong men ate up all the dumplings in a blink of an eye. Fortunately, Zhang Shanyue secretly left a bowl for herself and her daughter, otherwise the mother and daughter would have worked in vain.

Shen Ang took the time to ask his wife and daughter, "Do you have any winter clothes at home? Wu Hou wants to buy some for his family."

Zhang Shanyue had no choice but to look at her daughter and ask silently.

"Yes!" Shen Zhao replied immediately: "Dad, wait a moment, I'll go get it from the house."

After saying that, he quickly ran into the room and closed the doors and windows.

Summoning a small bronze mirror, she frantically browsed through the goods in it.

This time, I bought a bag of old clothes weighing 100 kilograms, spending 300 coins.

This is because most of the old clothes in the three hundred yuan package are thick medium-length ones.

[Congratulations, you can get 30 transaction points for this purchase! The current total transaction points is 65.]

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A moment later, a huge bag appeared in front of him.

Shen Zhao unpacked the big bundle with familiarity, picked out five old cotton-padded jackets of different sizes, carried them out, and handed them to his father.

Shen Ang took the cotton-padded jacket, looked at his daughter with an indescribable look, and hurried to the hall.

I thought Chen Wuhou would pick two pieces to take away, but after this guy looked at and touched them, he actually wanted them all.

"These winter clothes are nice. I want them all." Chen Wuhou took out two strings of five-zhu coins from his waist and handed them to Shen Ang: "I only brought one thousand coins this time. The remaining five hundred coins will be sent to you next month."

Shen Ang took the money and said with a polite smile, "No hurry, no hurry, Wu Hou, please do as you please. I feel guilty for accepting it."

"Well, that's what I should do." Chen Wuhou exchanged greetings with Shen Ang, then left with his subordinates, taking five cotton coats with him.

After watching them walk away, Shen Ang returned home and handed the money to his daughter: "They only gave me one thousand coins, and said they would give the rest next month. I don't think I can get five hundred coins back."

Shen Zhao took the money and said with a smile: "It's okay, the capital has been recovered anyway, and we still have 20 pieces of clothing left to sell."

"There are still twenty pieces?" Shen Ang was a little bit unbelieving: "A Zhao, tell Dad the truth, where did this thing come from?"

Shen Zhao secretly glanced at A Niang, tugged at her sleeve, and motioned for her to speak.

So Zhang Shanyue took her husband back to her room and told him the whole story in a whisper.

Shen Ang was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then asked: "You said that A Zhao can buy goods directly from foreign countries? How directly?"

Zhang Shanyue rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "I knew you would ask this. I warn you not to tell your friends about Ah Zhao's affairs. Do you hear me?" Shen Ang nodded quickly, "I'm not stupid. How can I tell everything to others?"

Zhang Shanyue added: "Then don't worry about how she bought it from a foreign country. It's fine as long as you and I know about this. Don't let anyone else know!"

Shen Ang continued to nod and asked, "You said Ah Zhao can buy things that are not available here? What if someone sees that only our family is using them? Wouldn't that cause trouble?"

"That's right." Zhang Shanyue sighed, "I'm worried about this, too."

Today I went to the market, and along the way I heard so many people asking me about the origin of the cart, and I didn't know how to answer them.

If her daughter came up with something strange again one day, she was really afraid that she wouldn't be able to keep the secret.

Shen Ang frowned and thought for a moment, then stood up and walked to the kitchen.

Seeing his daughter packing up the pots and pans, he whispered, "Ah Zhao, your mother told me everything. She said you can buy things directly from foreign countries. Dad wanted to ask, can you only shop at home?"

Shen Zhao paused while washing the dishes, thought about it carefully, and shook his head: "It can also be somewhere else."

Since Xiaoqing allowed her to change the address, maybe she could also change the delivery address to somewhere else.

Shen Ang was delighted when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Then let's make some plans. When you go shopping, let me know in advance, and I'll borrow a camel to bring it back. Wouldn't that be better?

In this way, the neighbors all know that this thing was bought from outside, which can save a lot of gossip. "

Shen Zhao also felt that his father's suggestion was feasible. The neighbors had never seen him go out to receive goods, but he was always taking things out of the house. Sooner or later, someone would notice that something was wrong.

It would be different if we used a camel to pull it back from outside.

On the official road more than twenty miles away, a group of Western Region merchant caravans could be seen passing by every three to five days. No one knew which camel caravan they bought things from, so many hidden dangers could be avoided.

When the time is right, you can sell those old cotton-padded clothes to vendors at a small profit and make money without leaving home. Isn't that the best of both worlds?
Thinking of this, Shen Zhao asked: "Dad, when can you borrow a camel?" Only a camel can carry a heavy bag weighing one or two hundred kilograms.

Shen Ang pinched his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "I can ride the camels from the post station back when the animals are grazing, or we can set the date on the first and fifteenth day of each month."

Shen Zhao frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and gave his suggestion: "Dad, why don't you take the two bags and belts to the post station, and when you are free, pack two bags of firewood outside and bring them back. Remember not to let anyone see that there is firewood inside."

Since it's all a cover to fool others, why not just carry on with the cover to the end? Wouldn't it be convenient to bring back two bags of firewood and weeds?
Shen Ang slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Yes! How could I forget this? Just do as you say!" He was really old and his brain was not as smart as his daughter's.

Zhang Shanyue also smiled. She washed the pots and bowls in the kitchen with her daughter, and then checked the new winter clothes that had been bought today.

Shen Zhao picked out a cotton vest from a pile of cotton clothes and handed it to his father: "You walk outside all day, wear more to keep warm. This one seems to be down. Try it on to see if it fits you well?"

Shen Ang didn't hesitate to take the vest, touched it, took off his outer robe, and put it on.

You know what, it’s really warm after putting on the vest.

"What's in it? Why is it so light?" Shen Ang asked.

Shen Zhao: "It should be bird down. Look, the feathers are coming out." She pinched out a piece of white down from the seam of her clothes and showed it to her father.

"Wow! They are really bird feathers. Next time we kill chickens, we will keep the feathers to make clothes." Shen Ang said with a smile.

Zhang Shanyue patted her husband's vest and said, "I remember when we were in the Central Plains, the rich families in our village also used feathers to make clothes, but the feathers would always shed and become padded clothes within a year of wearing."

"Yes, I don't know if this one will shed."

As he was speaking, he saw Shen Heng running back, panting.

"Dad! Mr. Dong has fainted, please go and check on him!"

(End of this chapter)