Under the blue sky, a steamer came from the south and slowly sailed into the harbor.

A wave of Western merchants stepped down from the ship, and after months of sailing, they finally arrived at the Ming Dynasty.

Although they knew that this was not the most prosperous area of the Ming Dynasty, they couldn't help but rush down to make some purchases, and at the same time prepare to sell the exquisite goods they brought with them, such as spices and carpets.

In order to maximize profits, traders will bring goods to sell when they come, and when they return, they will not return empty, but also purchase goods to bring back to their home countries.

It's just that compared with the technologically developed Ming Dynasty, their goods do not have too much specific competitiveness, and they hope to be able to purchase exquisite goods from here.

"Don't miss it when you walk by! You can't eat two taels, you can't be fooled by two taels, all kinds of flower cloths, a piece of cloth only needs two taels of silver, you can choose, you choose! ”

On the edge of the harbor, a little girl was crying and selling, and a long table was laid with various floral cloths.

"Two-two-one?"

"Who said that things that are too bright are cheap, and they promise not to be killed!"

"Huh? But this little oriental girl looks so cute! ”

……

When foreign businessmen who knew Chinese heard the price, they couldn't help but walk around, just to see that it was a cute little girl who was selling, which attracted the attention of some people.

David Simão is a Portuguese businessman, in his forties, with charming blue eyes and a resolute face, but a soft gaze.

This time he brought spices and planned to exchange some ceramics from Jingdezhen to bring back. In fact, he has visited the Ming Dynasty several times, and he already knows something about the Ming Dynasty, and he also understands their language.

It's just that when he knows that when he docked at Dianbai Harbor now, he didn't expect anything from here, and even became the last merchant to get off the ship.

He hadn't forgotten that it was here that the first loss-making deal was made. At that time, he purchased a large number of inferior ceramics here, and almost all of them were damaged when they were shipped back to China, causing him huge financial losses, and he even wanted to jump into the sea at one point.

Whether it is ingenious silk or those exquisite porcelain, these things can only be obtained in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As for Guangbaigang here, there are only some original products and inferior products, so he has not purchased anything here in recent years.

Two two?

When David Simon heard the little girl's price, he was slightly stunned, and even became puzzled. Even the most exquisite Songjiang flower cloth rarely costs more than one or two, so why is it so expensive here?

It wasn't long before his eyes that a magical scene unfolded.

"Wow! It's caryophyllus, it's so beautiful! A female compatriot walked in front of him, and suddenly pounced in surprise and said excitedly.

The cute little girl learned her tone and said calmly, "Yes! It's beautiful, how many do you want? ”

"This and this, I want it!" The female compatriot happily pointed to the caryophyllus and lavender patterned cloth.

"A total of four taels!" The cute little girl gestured with four fingers, and her tone was still rough.

"Oh, this one is too expensive!" The compatriot seemed to have just noticed the high price, and immediately seemed hesitant.

The cute little girl took out two cubes wrapped in cloth, handed them over and said, "It's not expensive! I'll give you two more fragrant soap horns for bathing! ”

"Bathing?" The compatriot asked, confused.

The cute little girl made a bath gesture and then boasted, "Yes! After taking a bath, it will smell as good as me, you can smell it! …… Oh, it's not smelling me, it's smelling this soap horn! ”

"For your sake, I bought it!" The female compatriot took out the money and said excitedly.

"Thank you! Thank God! The cute little girl reached out and took the money, and put her hands together and said seriously.

……

When the female compatriot changed the cloth and left, David Simão stepped forward and immediately knew the mystery.

These are actually just Daming's blue printing and dyeing cloth, using a hollow version of the white paste anti-dyeing printing tool. However, the people in this workshop are very powerful, knowing their Portuguese preferences, and slightly changed the traditional festive pattern, on which their national flower is printed.

It is said that a daughter can buy her love, which is indeed true. Now looking at such a distinctive blue calico, he has already been moved and has a strong urge to buy.

"Little baby, can I see your shopkeeper? Maybe we can do a collaboration! David Simão smiled, he had seen the business opportunity here, and the way of this changing boss would definitely bring him considerable profits.

Just disappointed him, the little girl shook her head while counting the money and said, "Don't look for it, we won't cooperate with you!" ”

"Why?" David Simon immediately asked in confusion, these people didn't want to make money even if they were rich.

The little girl packed the money, raised her face and said seriously: "My brother said, this hollow version of the white paste anti-dyeing print is too troublesome to make, and there is no money at all, so I won't sign an order with anyone!" ”

"That's a shame!" David Simão was not reluctant, anyway, Daming was full of gold mines. As long as you get a truckload of goods from here back to China, you can make a lot of money, especially those silks, pottery and tea.

"Wait a minute, there's this, it's a gift, and the bath will be very fragrant!" The little girl watched him hold the cloth and was about to leave, and immediately handed him two pieces of soap.

David Simão was about to refuse, but seeing the little girl's firm attitude, he reached out and took it. At the time, I thought to myself, this thing will turn around and lose it.

When David Simão returned to the cabin with the cloth in his arms, he put it down first, and the two pieces of soap wrapped in a special cloth bag were casually thrown under the bed, and he immediately forgot about the soap.

After a day's replenishment at the port of radio and television, the ship went to Aojing, and arrived at its destination after five days.

Today's Aojing is not only occupied by them, but also built a paradise that belongs to them, with bars, girls, and many endless stories.

With familiar people, familiar friends, and sumptuous ingredients, David Simão indulged in the festive atmosphere of the place when he was buying the goods, until it took a month to prepare the goods for the return flight.

It's just that the day before the return flight, an accident suddenly happened.

He celebrated wildly with his friends, but when he was drunk and dazed, he fell into a dung pit and his whole body was full of stench. When he woke up again, he searched everywhere for something to deodorize, and finally found the two pieces of soap that he had forgotten long ago.