Episode 5: Duanwu gets cheated in his first business venture

Duanwu tried to get off the ship earlier, and after some provocation, Yan Zijing really agreed to let her go. But what business should she do after getting off the ship? Duanwu tossed and turned, and she only knew that she could sell the waste. Caotou used to sell it for 18 cents per catty, but Duanwu thought that she could process the waste and sell some of it to the medicine shop, which would bring more profit.

Where to find so much waste? Duanwu plucked up the courage to go to Weisihui to find Wei Yan, and then told Wei Yan the profit she had calculated. Since Duanwu was not afraid of hard work and Wei Yan also had extra money to earn, she would naturally help. So she took Duanwu to find the person in charge of producing waste. This time, Duanwu got a total of 200 kilograms of waste.

Duanwu did not intend to keep the money for herself. She gave the scraps to the slaves who usually worked in the cabin. Everyone was very happy to help and began to process the scraps intensively.

Finally the day to disembark arrived. Duanwu had a hard time pulling the cart full of goods by himself. Xiao Xiami had no choice but to send Duanwu to the dock. He told Duanwu that if the negotiation failed with this family, he could try another one.

It was Duanwu’s first time doing business and he had no experience. He was turned down many times. The pharmacy saw that he was a stranger and because Duanwu himself was not a permanent resident, they were worried that if the medicinal materials were not good, they would have nowhere to turn for after-sales service, so they refused to do business with Duanwu.

The Hepu Pearl Market was burned down, and Cui Shijiu knew that he could not report to the court, so he secretly ordered that the jewels requested by the court must be taken back at a high price. Yan Zijing’s ship was close to Guangzhou, and thinking that he would have to do business here in the future, he got off the ship to visit the local leader.

There are countless colorful treasures from the Western Regions in Yan Zijing’s cabin. He only needs to take out a few pieces as gifts, and the local leader will regard him as a friend and agree to help Yan Zijing sell the jewelry as long as he divides the profits according to the rules.

Duanwu finally met a man who was willing to accept the goods. The other party gave her a silver note and asked her to go to the silver shop next door to withdraw the money. As a result, when Duanwu got the note, the other party told her that the seal on it was fake. Duanwu was cheated for the first time doing business. She was panicked and went to find the person who accepted her waste. She came to the medicine shop mentioned by the criminals and happened to meet Caotou.

Caotou immediately wanted to kidnap Duanwu and take her to see Yan Zijing on the grounds that Duanwu miscalculated the shipment. Yan Zijing was very surprised until he heard Caotou say that the goods were 210 kilograms. Duanwu understood roughly. When weighing, only she and the criminal were there. How did Caotou know the specific number? It must have been colluded before.

Duanwu was tied to the deck and punished with twenty lashes. Yan Zijing wanted her to continue to be a slave on the bottom of the ship. Duanwu begged Yan Zijing to give her another chance and she would definitely get the lost goods back. Yan Zijing saw that her red eyes were very similar to his own when he was in trouble, so he agreed to Duanwu’s request.

That night, Duanwu sneaked into Caotou’s bedroom, put a dagger against his neck and asked the criminal where he lived. In order to protect his life, Caotou naturally had to tell him the details. Duanwu went to the criminal’s residence overnight and successfully got the money back.

In addition to the money that was required to be handed over, Duanwu also kept what she was supposed to take. Yan Zijing was not satisfied with what she had done and wanted to punish Duanwu for her mistakes.

Duanwu did not understand why she was still like this now that she had taken the money back. Yan Zijing reminded her that selling scrap was Caotou’s business and that since she had shared Caotou’s profits, she would naturally encounter some twists and turns.

Duanwu did not understand why Yan Zijing always protected Caotou when he kept making small moves. Yan Zijing admitted that it was because Caotou could do everything she asked him to do and people who were useful to him would never be abandoned. Duanwu decided to become someone who was useful to Yan Zijing.