"Sheep for sale, sheep for sale, the fat sheep that was just driven down from the grasslands, sold at a low price!”
As they walked out of the city gates, they heard the Turkic merchant shouting with all his might. He spoke in a somewhat comical Shaanxi dialect.
As Hu, Turkic merchants could not enter the city to sell sheep. They could only peddle at the city gates, and even then, they had to bribe the guards.
There was nothing they could do. The Tang were now strong, and their words were unyielding. When the Turks came to Chang 'an, they had to be obedient. Otherwise, they would chase you back to your hometown!
It was already afternoon, and his business seemed to be doing well. He had already cut a lot of wool, and the number of live sheep behind him was decreasing. People from the city were coming out to buy.
The main meat of the people of the Tang Dynasty was mutton, and the fat sheep on the grassland were very delicious and had a strong smell. They were very popular with the people of Chang 'an. He had brought over hundreds of sheep, so he did not have to worry about selling them.
Xu Chen took a closer look. Those sheep were indeed not bad. Their four legs were very strong. It was obvious that they had grown up running on the grassland.
"Pure natural little fat sheep from the grassland! Young man, do you want a fat sheep? It's not expensive.”
Seeing Xu Chen approach, the Turkic immediately tried to get close to him and warmly said,
"Come, look, look! My Grussa's sheep, if I pinch it with my thigh, the mutton will overflow!”
The open and straightforward Turks were indeed good at doing business. Xu Chen was almost tempted by this and wanted to make a roasted whole lamb to reward himself.
Of course, although he was tempted, he did not forget the purpose of this trip. He immediately shifted his gaze to the large pile of wool. He walked forward, checked the color, and touched the texture. He nodded in satisfaction.
The quality of this wool was considered to be relatively high.
"Grussa, why don't you sell the wool as well?”
Xu Chen didn't ask for the price directly. Instead, he smiled and chatted with them.
There were many ways to do business, and the most taboo was to expose one's goals and needs. This time, he wanted to use the smallest price to obtain all the wool!
"Oh, you people of the Great Tang are too shrewd. I don't want the wool, I don't want it!”
Grusa waved the whip in his hand and said in a somewhat dejected tone,
"To do business with you, I have to cut off the wool before weighing it. I'm really losing money! In our Turks, this is an extremely impolite act!”
"After this deal is done, I will never come to the Great Tang again. You Tang are too good at doing business. I'll go home and herd livestock!”
Grusa's body language was very rich, and coupled with his awkward speech, he looked very funny.
"Hey, Grusa, you said the same thing when you came to Chang 'an last time, but you bribed all the soldiers who were on duty at the gate!”
A boss who came to buy sheep teased, causing the surrounding people to burst into laughter.
Grussa's lie was exposed, but he didn't blush at all. He just stroked his beard and laughed like a fool.
"Then what are you going to do with this wool?”
Xu Chen also smiled and inadvertently asked the key to the problem.
As far as he knew, wool had never been valued by others. This thing was even a burden to them!
"Wool? You're asking me about wool? Oh, speaking of this, I'm really worried to death. Every time I deal with this pile of things, it's always a big problem. In the grasslands, I can just throw it away on the spot. You Chang 'an people are too clean!”
Grussa covered his eyes in annoyance and complained,
"I still have to collect these trash and bring them back to the grasslands to throw them away. Every time I bring these useless things back, my wife will be so angry that she won't let me go on the kang!”
His words caused everyone to burst into laughter. This Turkic was too funny!
"I see. This wool is also a burden to you…"
Xu Chen's eyes lit up as he muttered to himself.
Just as he had imagined, this wool was useless to Grussa. This way, he might not have to spend a single cent, and he might even be able to make a profit!
"Isn't that so!"
Grussa nodded and said casually,
"Why, young man, are you interested in this wool? If you like them, I, Grussa, can give them all to you as a gift. As long as you buy one of my sheep, how about it?”
Even if it was a pile of trash, he still wanted to try to gain some benefits from it. This was the cunning Turkic merchant!
"No, no, no. I'm not interested in this wool.”
Xu Chen shook his head and waved his hand.
"What use are these scraps to me? No matter where it was placed, it was a pile of worthless things. After a long time, it would still stink!”
Then, he turned his gaze to the sheep behind Grussa and said,
"The sheep on this grassland are really fat! Look at her legs, look at her belly, she could feel the greasy mutton oil on her skin!”
His hand touched the three sheep, and he was full of praise for each of them.
"Of course! Young man, you have good taste. These three sheep are the fattest three in my Grusa. They grew up eating the fattest grass on the grassland. I want to sell them for a good price!”
Grusa boasted proudly. He was about to trick Xu Chen into buying it, but Xu Chen straightened up and nodded.
"Hmm, not bad. The quality of these three sheep is very good. How about this, Grusa? If you give me all three sheep, I will help you deal with the wool. You don't have to bring it back to the grassland.”
That's right, not only did he not want to pay for the wool, he had to earn three sheep!
"What? No, my sheep is for sale. How can I give it away? Absolutely not!"
Grussa shook his head like a rattle-drum. Although he firmly refused, his face revealed a conflicted expression.
The wool was indeed a huge burden for him. The manpower and material resources needed to bring it back to the grassland far exceeded the value of these three sheep.
However, he was really reluctant to give the three fattest sheep.
"Is that so? Alright then, I won't force you.”
Xu Chen nodded, indicating that he understood. He immediately turned around and left without looking back. As he walked, he said,
"Looks like the Turks still don't know how to do business. They picked up the sesame seed and threw away the watermelon!”
This move of playing hard to get was precisely what Grussa was thinking, and it ruthlessly knocked on his heart.
The cunning Turkic merchant seemed to have come to a sudden realization. He hurriedly stretched out his hand and said,
"Hey, young man, don't go! Three fat lambs, three fat lambs, I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you! But you have to take all my wool!”
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