What Rona said was actually very ordinary, and there was not much to notice to others, but Jiang Wan grasped the point he mentioned.

Rona happened to be talking about what he saw on the road when he was a slave, and he said that there was a place where cotton was abundant, and the cotton was white and soft, like a white cloud in the sky, and it was very lovely.

Jiang Wan remembered that she once heard a knowledge that cotton cloth in ancient China was first kapok, and kapok was native cotton in China, but the quality was very poor after being made into cotton cloth and it was not popularized. Later, African cotton and Asian cotton in grass cotton entered China one after another, but both of them are coarse wool cotton, and after being woven into cotton cloth, it is naturally inferior to the American cotton of fine staple cotton. She had seen a lot of fabrics in Buzhuang just now, and the pure cotton cloth must be woven with coarse wool, which is not as soft and breathable as the cotton cloth woven from the sea and land hybrid cotton that is usually made of the sea and land cotton in the American cotton. Although this Great Song Dynasty is empty, the historical process is similar to that of ancient China, and American cotton has not yet been introduced to the Great Song Dynasty at this time. If the kind of cotton that Rhone is talking about sounding particularly good is American cotton, then her chance has come.

In this era, although there are looms, female workers are required to weave cloth manually, and as a silk fabric in high-end fabrics, as well as brocade blended with silk and cotton, it is even more labor-intensive and time-consuming. If American cotton can be introduced at this time, the cotton fabric woven will inevitably be able to seize the middle and high-end market with its quality.

From the small business of buying and selling snacks, he suddenly jumped to the production and sales of high-end fabrics, which is really a big span, and even Jiang Wan, a traverser, feels that he is not too ambitious. Her original plan was to start a small business to accumulate principal, then open a store, and then grow bigger. But now, she has jumped so much and wants to start a factory directly - if you want to introduce new cotton, you can't start a factory for mass production. And this is not what people of her status can usually do now, even if it is a businessman in this era, she has to weigh it carefully.

However, Jiang Wan swept her eyes and saw Rona and Xie Chengchou who were looking at her curiously on the side, only to feel that her heart was pounding and she couldn't calm down.

If it was before yesterday, even if she came up with this idea, she would only laugh it off, and even she herself would laugh at her own inadequacy. But it's a different story. Rona probably knows the origin of American cotton, he is still a foreigner, it is too suitable to take people to the American cotton production area to trade, transport raw materials over, and then introduce American cotton into the Great Song Dynasty, and the raw materials will be guaranteed. Xie Chengchou, the son of the magistrate of Changping County, has the right and money, and he speaks, what can't be done in the territory of Changping County? And what about her? The idea is hers, and after things really start to get on the right track, she is the person in charge, and she is responsible for the entire processing and sales......

The more Jiang Wan thought about it, the more excited she became, she couldn't put this idea behind her, and she felt very sorry just to dismiss this idea that had come up with great difficulty.

She raised her hand to signal Rona not to speak first, and looked at Xie Chengchou.

Xie Chengchou had already noticed Jiang Wan's strange appearance, but he just waited gentlemanly, and when he saw that she seemed to want to say something, he said understandingly: "Miss Jiang, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Jiang Wan looked at Xie Chengchou, her eyes shining: "Young Master Xie, I wonder if you are interested in making more money?" ”

Xie Chengchou was a little surprised, no matter how he thought about it, he would never have thought that Jiang Wan would tell him this.

"I don't know what Miss Jiang means?" He raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Wan said: "I have a way to make money, and I want to cooperate with Gongzi Xie." I don't have any money, and I don't have any connections, if we cooperate, Gongzi Xie will have to pay both money and people, and all the people and money will be handed over to me. ”

Xie Chengchou looked at Jiang Wan with some surprise, her words once again refreshed his understanding of her. Although she didn't know what she said about making money, she dared to ask him for money, which was enough to impress him.

Xie Chengchou had actually agreed in his heart, not for anything else, just to have more dealings with Jiang Wan after agreeing, but he showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, frowned and asked, "Miss Jiang, I don't know what you said about making money, what is it?" ”

"Establish a business to produce and sell high-quality cotton cloth that is not currently available on the market, slightly inferior to brocade." Jiang Wan said, "Cotton is not used in the Great Song Dynasty, but from outside, and Rona just mentioned a kind of cotton, and the cotton cloth woven is much better than the one on the market." After all, brocade is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the quantity is not much, but the production of cotton cloth has the advantage of large quantity and good quality, and I am sure that if it can be promoted, it will definitely become a new trend. At that time, the Great Song Dynasty was full of our cotton cloth merchants, and if we were not careful, we became the richest man in the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Xie Chengchou nodded while listening, Miss Jiang knew a lot and was quite bold, he felt a little enthusiastic just listening to it. And she said "we" when she said it, a word that made him quite pleasant.

"What Miss Jiang said, I think it's worth a try." Xie Chengchou said, "How to do it, although Miss Jiang said yes, she will cooperate to the end." ”

Jiang Wan was a little surprised by Xie Chengchou's simple acceptance, her purpose was to persuade Xie Chengchou to join her plan to make a fortune, but she didn't expect him to agree so lightly, and she didn't have time to say it before she could say it.

"Gongzi Xie, don't you think about it anymore?" This time it was Jiang Wan's turn to hesitate. She has no money, and the early investment has to be made by Xie Chengchou, and for a factory like this, the initial investment costs a lot, and if one of them does not operate well, she may lose all her money.

Xie Chengchou looked at Jiang Wan's face, he coughed and said, "What Miss Jiang said is even, I want to think again." ”

Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and was a little entangled, and just as she was about to say something more, she saw Xie Chengchou smile and said, "Miss Jiang, I have thought about it now, if I don't do this, I will definitely regret it." ”

Jiang Wan was stunned, what he called thinking about it was just a sentence of time, which was too child's play! However, after thinking about it, in her opinion, the things that need to be carefully considered may not be nothing to Xie Chengchou, he can spend a lot of money to find a courtesan in Qinglou, does he still care about the money for starting a factory business?

"Since Gongzi Xie has already thought about it, then this matter has been decided first." Jiang Wan said, she is now full of expectation and strength, and has an idea, the next thing is to make a plan.

Jiang Wan's eyes narrowed slightly, and various thoughts and plans flashed in her mind, but as everyone knows, her serious thinking appearance all fell into Xie Chengchou's eyes. He looked at her seriously thinking with admiration, and only felt that her appearance was so beautiful that he had a strong urge to paint.

In the end, the timing was wrong, Xie Chengchou suppressed it, and only smiled: "Miss Jiang, you think slowly, there will be time in the future." ”

Jiang Wan smiled and nodded, and looked at Rona again, who didn't understand what Jiang Wan and Xie Chengchou were talking about just now, and his face was full of confusion. Jiang Wan had the heart to make it clear to him, after all, Rona was a very important part of her plan, but to make him understand that he could only use English, she naturally couldn't say anything at this time. But it seems difficult to find an opportunity to speak alone......

Jiang Wan had no better way for a while, so she had to temporarily suppress the ** who wanted to figure everything out at once and calm herself down.

Originally, Jiang Wan wanted to talk to Xie Chengchou about the shares invested, but at this time, Ronna's side didn't get it done, and the eight characters hadn't been skimmed yet, so naturally she had to put it on hold first, and then she would talk about it later when she got Rona here.

Seeing that the time was not early, Jiang Wan said, "Gongzi Xie, we should go back to meet our parents." ”

Xie Chengchou was a little regretful, but he was not reluctant, he knew that there would be more opportunities for the two to meet in the future, and he would no longer have to deliberately create a "chance encounter" like today.

He smiled gracefully: "Then I'll send Miss Jiang." ”

"No need, Gongzi Xie, it's not far from here." Jiang Wan said.

Xie Chengchou smiled slightly: "Miss Jiang, I brought you out, and I must bring you back safely, otherwise if there is any accident, I will have a disturbed conscience." ”

When it came to this, Jiang Wan naturally had no choice but to respond: "Then there will be Prince Lao Xie." ”

This is not too far from the place where Jiang Funian and his party set up a stall, and the group can walk there. Xie Chengchou walked side by side with Jiang Wan, and lost no time in talking to her, talking about some very safe topics. For example, the places of interest and historic sites he once visited, famous mountains and rivers.

Jiang Wan's source of receiving information from this era is very limited, and now she naturally listens to it with relish. Soon she saw Jiang Funian and a few people, as well as Pei You, who came to meet them at some point.

Pei You was carrying a stack of rice paper in his hand, and when he saw Jiang Wan and Xie Chengchou coming over from a distance, his eyes changed slightly, and he quickly lowered his head again, hiding his expression.

Jiang Wan walked over quickly, her eyes swept over Pei You, and finally landed on Xu Fenggu: "Mother, I'm back!" ”

Xu Fenggu had always been a little worried, but when she saw Jiang Wan coming back with all her beards and tails, she naturally relaxed and said with a smile: "It's good to come back." She looked at Xie Chengchou and said respectfully, "The little girl has caused trouble for Gongzi Xie." ”

Xie Chengchou raised his fan and smiled: "The eldest lady is serious, it is I who has tired Miss Jiang." Today, thanks to Miss Jiang, in order to express my gratitude, I will be the host at noon, and I will invite you to have a light meal. ”

Xu Fenggu was terrified when she heard this: "Gongzi Xie really doesn't have to be so polite......

Jiang Wan said: "Gongzi Xie, we understand your kindness." I didn't help you much, and I asked Gongzi Xie not to do this. ”

Xie Chengchou saw that Jiang Wan also said this, and he was afraid that the beauty would be embarrassed, so he had no choice but to laugh and say: "Since a few people are unwilling, they have no choice but to give up." Then I will take my leave today...... Miss Jiang, ...... tomorrow"

He was trying to determine the time for the next meeting.

Jiang Wan was a little embarrassed, jumping from a small business to such a big business, and she knew with her toes how her father and mother would object, and she had to slowly think about how to tell her father and mother about this, and she still wanted to hide it at this time. On the way back just now, she quietly mentioned to the three little ones, in the teahouse, not a word is allowed to say to her father, after all, it is about Xie Gongzi, if she leaks her mouth, I am afraid it will lead to death. The three of them were really frightened by her, and they promised not to say anything.

"Gongzi Xie, my vision is really limited, I can't pick those things, let's forget it tomorrow." Jiang Wan looked at Xie Chengchou and said, she knew that he was clever enough to cooperate with her lies.

Xie Chengchou was slightly stunned, then understood Jiang Wan's intentions, and said with a regretful expression: "Since this is the case, then I have to find someone else." See you soon, everyone. ”

Xie Chengchou nodded, and left with his subordinates and Ronna. Before Rona left, he waved to Jiang Wan with a bright smile. It's just that Jiang Wan had to pretend not to see it.

Waiting for Xie Chengchou to leave with the people, Xu Fenggu touched her chest and said, "It turns out that it is true that Gongzi Xie has a blonde barbarian by his side, that look is really scary!" ”

Jiang Wan had to laugh dryly. Jiang Gu quietly stuck out his tongue at Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan tilted her head slightly, and the two laughed a little helplessly.

Jiang Wan saw Pei You standing aside silently, her face was pale and she seemed to have something on her mind. It's a pity that her father and mother are here, and she can't say anything, so she only remembers this in her heart and asks again when she has the opportunity in the future. She remembered that when she first came back to see him, his face was fine, but in a blink of an eye, it became like this...... Could it be that you ate her and Xie Chengchou's vinegar?

Jiang Wan pursed her lips and smiled, she and Xie Chengchou were nothing, but she felt very happy when she saw Pei You jealous of this.

Jiang Wan and the others came back at just the right time, the pastries had been sold out, and the group packed up their things, first went to a restaurant near the city gate to eat a bowl of noodles, and then went out of the city and rushed home.

On the way, Jiang Wan went to see Pei You several times, but he ignored them all, he lowered his head and thought about his own affairs, and didn't say a word for a long time. It was the same at lunch before, he ate the noodles silently by himself, and then paid for the bill, and when they were talking and laughing, he was like a misfit child, out of the group.

Jiang Wan suddenly pulled Jiang Gu and whispered to him: "Xiao Er, why do you think Mr. Pei seems to be out of his mind?" ”

Jiang Gu turned his head and glanced at Pei You, as if he was afraid of being caught, and quickly retracted his gaze and whispered, "Yes!" That's what he did when we came back...... Sister, do you think something happened to him when he went to buy paper? ”

"How do I know? Maybe he's tired of holding paper, after all, he's a scholar......"

Jiang Gu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I'll go and help Mr. Pei get it!" ”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and ran to Pei You, rubbed beside him and said, "Mr. Pei, I'll help you get the paper!" ”

Pei You was wandering outside the world before, and when he heard Jiang Gu's words, he was suddenly startled, and hurriedly said, "No, no, I can do it myself." ”

"Mr. Pei, let me help you get it, you see my strength, I have nowhere to do it at this time!" Jiang Gu said with a grin, reaching out to take the rice paper in his hand.

Pei You still wanted to hide, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Jiang Wan looking at him, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, and after being stunned, he understood that Jiang Gu was afraid that it was her instruction to come, and she was afraid that he would be tired...... As soon as his heart warmed, his hand unconsciously loosened, Jiang Gushun took the rice paper, carried it easily, and trotted back to Jiang Wan's side.

"Little Er, well done." Jiang Wan praised in a low voice, "After all, Mr. Pei has also taught you a few words, and he can be regarded as your husband, and it is natural to share his worries." ”

Jiang Gu nodded again and again: "Yes, yes!" ”

Jiang Wan glanced back again, this time Pei You finally looked at her, the two looked at each other, he blushed, and slowly turned his gaze away.

Jiang Wan smiled slightly, and turned around with a smile that could not be suppressed. This Pei You is still so cute.

The group walked in a scattered manner until they finally returned home. Jiang Gu returned the rice paper to Pei You, Pei You thanked him, and went into his yard. Jiang Wan saw that she didn't have a chance to say anything to Pei You, so she had to go home with her father, find a pen and paper, and prepare to start writing a plan.

Originally, market research should have been conducted, but here in Da Song, Jiang Wan felt that it was not necessary. In ancient times, the level of productivity was low, such as high-end brocade was expensive, and even if American cotton could not be made into cotton cloth independently and sold well, it was not impossible to sell it mixed with silk to weave a better quality brocade than the one on the market. If it really can't be sold as a mid-to-high-end product, maybe it can be successful to take the low-end route after controlling the cost.

It's just that she still has too little information at the moment, and everything is still unknown. At the moment, her vague idea is to let Rhone go out and find American cotton, bring it back and try it, and then buy it in large quantities. So Rona is a key player, and she has to talk to him first to see if he's willing to do it. She felt that he would not refuse, he was originally the son of a farmer, how could he not want to return to his original glory and wealth? Such an opportunity was in front of him, and she didn't believe that he wouldn't seize it. Rona usually looks silly, but he's not stupid.

As for Xie Chengchou, she actually hoped that he would give out a sum of money, part of which would be regarded as his investment, and the other part would be regarded as the part she borrowed from him, which was her shareholding. If she wants to recruit him, she must make him a shareholder, otherwise he can leave it alone at any time.

Jiang Wan thought about it a lot, but there were very few of them on paper. It's too difficult to start a career, she doesn't have anything now, she only has one idea, and if she looks forward, she can see the thorns on the road she wants to take, and if her mind is unstable, she will retreat. Therefore, at the moment she must not tell her father and mother about it, they will definitely persuade her not to do it, and she does not know if she will be able to maintain the determination to try as she is now.

In the next few days, Jiang Wan's family lived an ordinary life step by step. Xie Chengchou didn't take the initiative to appear again, which made Jiang Wan feel relaxed. If Xie Chengchou appears, her father and mother will be uncomfortable, and if he appears, he will always reveal some clues if he is not careful, and it will not be good for her father and mother to know that she is discussing big business with him.

On Pei You's side, Jiang Wan only looked at him twice from time to time, but there was almost no chance of meeting alone. Seeing Pei You's usual appearance, she didn't seem to care about her and Xie Chengchou that day, so she didn't mention it again.

On this day, the Jiang family went to the county seat again, and Jiang Wan ran out under the pretense of hanging out with Jiang Gu, but finally touched the vicinity of the county office. She was going to come to Rhona at this time, and after holding it for so many days, she always had to find a chance to ask for clarification.

Jiang Wan and Jiang Gu stayed not far away, and Jiang Gu whispered, "Sister, how are we going to meet Ronna?" ”

Now Jiang Gu has regarded Rona as a friend, and he didn't have a chance to say a few words to the other party last time, so when he heard Jiang Wan say that he was going to come to Ronna, he immediately followed him.

Jiang Wan frowned and said, "Let's wait and see." ”

The jade pendant that Xie Chengchou gave her that day had always been kept by herself, and now she was carrying it and could use it as a stepping stone at any time. But now she just wants to talk to Rona, but she doesn't want to alarm Xie Chengchou, so she is a little hesitant.

At this moment, Jiang Gu exclaimed in a low voice: "Sister, look, Ronna!" ”

Jiang Wan looked in the direction pointed by Jiang Gu, and saw a blond Rona with quite conspicuous hair following Xie An, and the two walked out of the county office shoulder to shoulder, looking like two good brothers.

"Little Er, let's follow, if Rona finds us first, let him sneak away to meet us, otherwise, we can only go directly." Jiang Wan said.

Jiang Gu should naturally go down.

The two sneakily followed, Rona and Xie An gained a lot of attention along the way, Rona said something to Xie An from time to time, Xie An also responded with a smile on his face, Jiang Wan listened carefully, and her head was full of black lines. The two of them have one Chinese, one English, and one sentence, but what they say is the head of the bull and the mouth of the horse.

"Rona, can you have such bustling streets in that barbarian land?" Xie An spread out and pointed to the street in front of him.

Seeing him clasp his hands in a circle in front of his chest, Rona thought about it and laughed: "That's right, it's not good for women to eat too much and get fat!" ”

Xie An saw Rona laughing, and he also smiled: "I'll just say no, right?" Haha, you just stay here and don't go back, how good we are here! ”

Rona also smiled: "You women here, all of them are thin and beautiful!" ”

Xie An patted Rona on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry, there is a master covering you, no one dares to bully you!" ”

At this moment, there was a vendor next to him who seemed to know Xie An, and when he saw that he was talking to Rona in a good way, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Master Xie, you actually talked to the barbarian, you can understand what he said?" ”

Xie An smiled proudly: "That's nature!" Master, I'm messing around in front of the young master, how can I not have this ability? ”

"Awesome! Where did this brute come from, why did he run to us here! ”

"You don't know, I'll tell you......"

Taking advantage of Xie An's strong talk to the hawker, Jiang Wan hurriedly ran into Ronna's line of sight and waved at him. Rona couldn't understand what Xie An and the vendor were saying, and was looking around boredly, when he happened to see Jiang Wan, his face was happy, and he was about to speak, when he saw Jiang Wan booing him. He quickly shut up.

Jiang Wan beckoned to Rona to come over again, he glanced at Xie An sneakily, and quietly slipped away while the two of them were talking.

When Xie An finished talking to the hawker, he turned his head and looked at it, and suddenly exclaimed: "What about people?!" ”

At this time, Rona had already met Jiang Wan.