Lu Zheng said, "I can pay more. How much do you sell this tea to the trading houses for per jin? I'll pay three times that."
The man shook his head. "We have a trade contract. This is a long-term business. We won't sell it, no matter how much you offer."
Lu Zheng, "..."
I'm being looked down on for trying to buy by force? Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying could not help laughing. Holding hands behind him, they happily watched Lu Zheng run into a wall.
"Fine!" Lu Zheng gave a thumbs-up and stopped trying to buy the tea. "I'll follow you to the trading house and buy it from them. That'll do, right?"
The man nodded. "Suit yourself."
Thus, Lu Zheng followed this group from the southern frontier into Yongzhou Prefecture, making their way to the first trading house.
The first trading house bought thirty jin of February Fragrance from the man.
Ten strings of cash per jin.
That was indeed the price of top-grade tea.
Once the transaction between the two sides was complete, Lu Zheng asked to buy some from the trading house.
"Not for sale," said the shopkeeper.
"Still not for sale?" Lu Zheng glared. "You're open for business, yet you won't sell?"
"To be honest, however much these thirty jin of February Fragrance can fetch each year, our owner actually uses them as gifts. They are not sold to the public."
"I'll pay more!"
"My apologies, not for sale."
Lu Zheng was dumbfounded. Behind him, Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying held hands, barely able to suppress their laughter before both burst out laughing.
In truth, if Lu Zheng revealed his abilities, let alone buying tea, these two houses would likely gladly offer it to him.
But Lu Zheng was clearly not one to bully