"..." Was he here for their fish pond? The pond hadn’t even been dug out yet, so how had word got around to Lin County? Xiaoxiao was unsure whether this man was a friend or a foe.
Yang Ming was also puzzled and decided to inquire, "Master Han, may I ask how you ca to know about our family digging a fish pond?"
"Do you know Guo Feng from the Lin County Dyeing Workshop?"
Yang Ming was unfamiliar with the na and shook his head.
But Xiaoxiao was not unfamiliar with the na—it was Wang Xiangxiang’s business partner and close friend. Thus, she replied, "I’ve heard of him, but never formally t him."
Yang Ming glanced at his wife. The na Guo Feng clearly belonged to a man—how could his wife...?
Seeing the look Yang Ming gave her, Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, thinking he was being petty. She said quietly, "Wang’s business partner."
Han Yongsheng continued, "I heard from him a few days ago that there’s going to be a fish pond in this county, and I couldn’t wait to rush over."
"..." So the news had been leaked by Wang Xiangxiang. But what did their family’s fish pond have to do with this man?
Yang Ming continued, "Master Han, could you please state your intentions directly?"
Seeing their wary attitude, Han Yongsheng hurriedly explained, "Have you heard of the Yongan Fish Pond in Lin County?"
Xiaoxiao knew nothing about these things—she had never been beyond this county. Yang Ming, however, had heard so things, "I’ve heard about it, it is said that Yongan Fish Pond monopolizes the entire fish market in Lin County."
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao thought. To monopolize the entire fish market in the county—that must be an impressive pond! She too wanted to monopolize the fish market in their county.
Was this man from the Yongan Fish Pond? Was he here to compete for business?
"I am the owner of Yongan Fish Pond, and I ca today to seek your opinion on partnering with us at Yongan Fish Pond."
"What kind of partnership are you proposing?"
"We at Yongan Fish Pond would supply you with fingerlings, and we’d split the profits from the sales sixty-forty. How about that?" Han Yongsheng clarified his purpose.
Xiaoxiao’s face instantly lost its smile, and she let out a cold laugh, "Who gets sixty and who gets forty?"
"You get sixty, we get forty."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao was quick to eject the visitor, "I had no idea soone who looks quite decent could be such a ruthless profiteer. Our family doesn’t do business with people like you. Please leave and stay wherever it pleases you."
Hearing their young master being spoken of in this manner, Han Yongsheng’s attendant quickly intervened, "Hey, why are you being like this?"
"What’s wrong with ? Are you just here to bully ordinary folks?"
"Ada, shut up." Han Yongsheng quickly stopped the attendant he had brought with him. He knew that soone who could co up with the idea of digging a pond would not be an easy person to deal with, and he certainly didn’t expect her to be such a fierce woman.
He turned to Yang Ming and continued, "Might I inquire the esteed na of you, sir?"
"My surna is Yang."
"Brother Yang, Mistress Yang, the words I just spoke may have been sowhat abrupt. We can negotiate this matter further."
"You can go now, no need for further discussion. I won’t do business with a person like you." Xiaoxiao was still furious. She thought about how little money she would spend to buy fingerlings, yet he wanted a share of her profit, treating her as if she were just a naive countrywoman ignorant of the ways of the world.
Seeing the family’s firm stance, Han Yongsheng conceived a plan, "All right, let’s not talk about the fingerlings. I happen to be the lifesaver of that young lady there. When she gets better, I would like to have a few words with her, if that’s possible?"
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