"Haha, that's twelve taels or four dollars!" Ms. Yang was very happy as she counted the silver. This is just a family. If every family in Qionghua Lane was like this, how much would it be like!
"There are also vegetables, charcoal, cotton cloth, and wine troughs she ordered." Huo Xi reminded.
"How much can you earn?"
Wow, Yang Chunying, don’t you like this little money?
"Sister, your puppy's tail is wagging!"
My puppy's tail is wagging? Yang tilted her head and thought about it, and was happy.
"Mom, you have secured a long-term business for our family, but you don't realize it."
"What kind of long-term business?" Yang's eyes lit up.
Seeing that Yang was still confused, Huo Xi explained to her.
"Mom, you have taken care of the daily needs of those families of scholars. As long as they still live here, isn't this a long-term business?"
"When the business starts, and we collect all the daily sundries from the homes of the scholars in Qionghua Lane, won't the business become bigger? Let's go back and forth to the village to collect goods, and then go to Qionghua Lane to sell goods.
, by earning some price difference every day, we can earn our family’s daily expenses!”
When Yang heard this, she was very happy: "Then if we take over all the business of the scholar's family in the alley, we can earn more than just one day's expenses?"
Yang Fu also nodded happily: "Yes! Not only can we sell food, we also collect cotton cloth and other cloths to sell. We can also help them buy it. For example, if the Guan family wants to buy distiller's grains, we can help them buy it."
He said with some regret: "Hey, why don't the men in his family drink? Otherwise, we can sell the wine in Shuangquan Town to them."
Mr. Yang felt a little regretful when he heard this. Selling wine and water was a good way to make money.
"Uncle, haven't you heard of the eight elegant things that scholars say, 'playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, wine, flower tea,' how can there be a shortage of wine? Just because the Guan family scholars don't drink wine, it doesn't mean that other families don't want it either."
"That's right, even if mom doesn't study, she still knows that scholars like to drink and recite poetry, just like they can't recite poetry without drinking. We can ask your father to collect some good wine and sell it to these scholars!"
"Then go and talk to the families of the scholars in the alley to see what they lack and what they need. We will have a good idea of what we need, and then we can buy some goods in a targeted manner, so that they will not be unsaleable."
Unsaleable money cannot be converted into cash, resulting in no money to purchase goods, entering an endless cycle, which will actually affect your own business.
"Mom, go now! There are several families that want vegetables tomorrow, and I just happened to stop by and ask other families. If the quantity is large, you have to ask your father to rush early tomorrow, in case one village can't buy all the needed vegetables. You have to sell cotton cloth.
.What if someone else also wants cotton?"
Yang said and was about to go out happily.
Huo Xi hurriedly stopped her: "Mom, you stay at home, my uncle and I will go find dad and guard the boat while dad goes to sell fish."
Yang slapped her thigh and forgot about it, focusing only on selling goods. Huo Erhuai said that he had to catch fish at night last night, and now... he looked up at the sky, maybe he had gone to the fish market.
"Maybe your father is already at the Fish Market Street by now. You two go there to look for him."
"Then who will watch our boat?" Yang Fu said.
"The four families are together, and no one is watching the boat?" Yang said.
"Then let's go to the fish market street to find dad. He must be selling fish. Uncle, let's go."
"Brother-in-law will go sell fish? Will you not guard the boat? We have a lot of things on the boat." All the belongings are on the boat.
Huo Xi paused and said firmly: "No, dad must have gone to sell fish."
Just as he was about to go out, Mr. Yang stopped him again: "Fu'er, you can go alone. Xi'er is watching Nian'er at home, and mother went to the alley to talk to someone. Later, we have to go to Mochou
Lake sells goods.”
When Yang Fu heard this, he paused. He also wanted to stay and sell goods.
Yang glared at him: "Why don't you stay and let Xi'er watch the boat alone when your brother-in-law goes to sleep? Or should Xi'er row the boat to the village to collect the goods?" Xi'er's small arms and legs can be rowed.
From the ship?
Yang Fu pouted, stamped his feet, and ran out the door.
"Your uncle now only wants to sell goods and doesn't even want to catch fish." Yang muttered.
Huo Xi pursed her lips and smiled.
Yang then entered the room and took a look at Huo Nian, packed up a few things and went out, her steps brisk and the wind blowing under her feet.
Huo Xi also entered the room, took a look at Huo Nian, and then moved the goods that would be sold later onto the cart little by little.
Half an hour later, Yang rushed back excitedly and said to Huo Xi, "Mom sold another twenty-three kilograms of brown sugar! She also sold about ten pieces of leather goods!"
He held up the paper-thin paper Huo Xi made for Yang Fu and said, "Most of the people want vegetables and firewood, and many people want wine grains. If I see your father later, I'll ask your father to go to the village to collect them."
I’ll go to Shuangquan Town to collect some wine when I have time.”
"Mom, you are great, this is it!"
Seeing Huo Xi giving her a thumbs up, Yang raised her eyebrows, feeling quite proud.
He turned around and saw the mostly loaded pallet truck, and frowned: "Why are all the goods stacked up? Don't crush it. I'll wait for my mother to get it done later."
"It's okay, it's not heavy."
Mrs. Yang feels at ease that her child is sensible and considerate. There is nothing that makes her happier than this.
The two of them were taking stock of goods. When Nian'er woke up, Yang fed him milk and let Huo Xi hold him and play with him while she made lunch.
"I have been so busy this morning that I forgot to make breakfast for you two. Let's make breakfast for lunch today so that we can sell some goods after eating."
"good."
Huo Xi held Nian'er and walked around the courtyard, watering the melons and vegetables. Nian'er insisted on catching the water and spread the water everywhere. Huo Xi was so angry that he scolded him, but he still laughed.
After watering, Huo Xi looked around the yard. There were a lot of melons and vegetables planted in the yard, but she still had to leave people at home, otherwise the melons and vegetables would die due to lack of water?
In addition, the family has collected vegetables, eggs, firewood, and other daily sundries from everyone in the alley, so it cannot be left alone.
Do you really want to hire a laborer?
My mother seems a little repelled.
Huo Xi was just thinking when she heard a knock on the door.
When he opened the door, he saw that Yang Fu had not only brought Huo Erhuai back, but also Yu Jiang's family behind him.
"Uncle Yu, Aunt Yu, come in quickly!"
Huo Xi greeted with a smile, turned to the courtyard and shouted: "Mom, my father and Uncle Yu are here."
Huo Erhuai smiled and took Huo Nian and held him in his arms. While teasing him, he greeted Yu Jiang and his family to enter the house.
Yu Jiang's wife and two daughters followed Yu Jiang shyly, and Huo Xi looked at them.
"This is the yard rented by your Uncle Huo. The money for our boat purchase was borrowed by my father from your uncle. He is just like your uncle. This is the daughter of your Uncle Huo's family. Ya'er will be called sister, and Miao'er will be called sister."
elder sister."
"Sister." Yu Ya called in a low voice.
Yu Miao looked at Huo Xi with big eyes: "Isn't this brother?"
Huo Xi was looking at her two sisters and smiled when she saw that Yu Miao seemed to be bolder than her sister.
Just as he was about to speak, Mr. Yang came out of the kitchen: "Oh, are you bringing people here? Are these Ya'er and Miao'er? Oh, come, come to Auntie's place and show Auntie."
"sister in law."
Yu Jiang's wife Zheng shyly greeted Yang. Huo Xi raised his eyes to look at her.
"Oh, these are my siblings, right? Yu Jiang misses you mother and daughter every day, so this can be considered as bringing you here!"
Mrs. Zheng pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes, it's great. Their family is finally together. Even if they don't buy a boat, it's still the same small awning boat as before. With a family of four crowded together, they can't straighten their legs even when sleeping."