Chapter 12 The First Pot of Gold

Lin Chi felt very surprised. He thought that Shen Yueyao didn't even know about the gourd?

But Lin Chi still handed the gourd in his hand to Shen Yueyao to see, and patiently explained: "Sister-in-law, this kind of gourd is not valuable now. There are many in the mountains, but no one collects them, so they rot in the fields. People only use this kind of gourd to make water ladles or to store water. People who don't go far away rarely use it to store water."

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, "I heard there are gourd wine jars and gourd carvings, they should be valuable, right?"

Lin Chi also lowered his head somewhat dejectedly and said, "This thing is easy to grow and grows quickly. Long ago, when I was a child, I remember that someone bought gourds for two for a penny. Later, more people planted gourds, and more gourds grew from sowing seeds on the mountain. You could get several for a penny. Then, no one bought them anymore."

"There are many gourds on the ground halfway up the mountain behind our village. There are gourds with waists, gourds without waists, and many big and small gourds. Sister-in-law, if you have time, go to the mountain and see for yourself..."

Listening to Lin Chi say this, Shen Yueyao had a rough idea in her mind.

This is a good thing. If it is made well, it can be a fine work of art.

But in this place, most people have not yet solved the problem of food and clothing, so naturally they will not spend money to buy and appreciate art.

However, some gourds can be used to make teapots and teacups, and some large gourds can also be used to make jars for storing things and food.

Even if you only need a scoop, you can get a few more.

Now there is only one ladle at home, which is a bit inconvenient.

She originally thought that after making money, she would go to the town to buy some daily necessities, such as cups and cans.

But if you can make it with a gourd, you don’t have to buy it, which can save a lot of money.

Shen Yueyao was also a little excited at the thought of saving money.

…

When she arrived at the morning market in town, Shen Yueyao was still thinking about this.

When Shen Yueyao arrived, it was not too early and all the better seats in the market were taken.

She could only set up a stall on the side.

Although Shen Yueyao didn't bring anything, there was a small table in the space wooden house.

She took out a small table, placed ten roujiamo on it, and then took out a small bag of fine stuffing wrapped in oil paper and placed it on the table.

These are free for everyone to taste.

"Hello uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, come and have a look. Fresh and delicious roujiamo, hot roujiamo, five cents each, you can try it for free. If you don't like it, you don't have to pay."

It’s okay to sit on the side, she can shout.

People in this era are not as introverted as they were in the technological age when it comes to setting up stalls to sell things or opening shops.

There is no promotion method, just selling things at stalls.

Some of the brave ones shouted a few times.

There is no such thing as Shen Yueyao's free tasting where the food doesn't taste good and you don't have to pay for it.

In addition, her voice was loud, clear and pleasant, so many people who were shopping at the morning market heard her voice.

"Free tasting, no charge if it doesn't taste good?"

"What is this? This person is too confident. Is he so confident that the food is so delicious?"

"I've never heard of Roujiamo. Is it something with meat?"

"Oh, just go and try it and you'll know."

Many old ladies and women who were carrying baskets to buy vegetables had the idea of ​​taking advantage, thinking that it was free to try it anyway.

Just go and try something to see how it tastes, it’s not too late to buy groceries later.

So in a short while, many people stood in front of Shen Yueyao's stall.

"Girl, this thing of yours is Roujiamo?"

“It’s really a free tasting.”

Shen Yueyao handed the small paper packets of free tasting to everyone and asked everyone to try it.

"Don't mention it, it's really delicious."

"Is this meat? I've never tasted meat so good before. It tastes amazing! There's a place in the west of the city that sells braised pork, but it's expensive, over thirty coins per pound. Honestly, it doesn't taste as good as this."

"It's really delicious. There's so much meat, and it's such a generous portion. Girl, is it really five cents each?"

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Yes, five cents each. There aren't many made, so it's first come, first served. They're still hot."

The woman who had tasted it before and thought it was delicious said, "Give me one, and here's five cents."

"Girl, I'll have two. My husband will definitely like them."

"My child is a picky eater. He'll definitely like Roujiamo. I'll buy two."

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Auntie, here's your roujiamo. Sister, here are your two roujiamo..."

Shen Yueyao talked to everyone while smiling. Her voice was pleasant and her words were sweet. Everyone felt good when they talked to her and looked at her smile.

In fact, when people buy things, they also want to be in a good mood.

If you are not in a good mood, no one will want to buy anything, no matter how good it is.

Especially Shen Yueyao's smile was very sincere.

Listening to the sound of copper coins colliding in the small winnowing basket, Shen Yueyao became excited.

To be honest, if she wanted to get to her world, she wouldn't even consider this little bit of copper coins.

But it’s different here. Given the conditions of the Su family, she has to make money. These copper coins are still money.

Moreover, this was her first pot of gold from doing business here, so it would be a lie to say that she wasn't excited.

Before coming, she was actually a little nervous, worried that not many people would buy it and that the consumption level of people in the town was not high.

But it feels like this town is a big town close to the pier.

There are many people in the town who are well-off and are willing to buy some food.

A steamed bun made of flour costs five cents. The skin is not thin, and the meat inside is delicious and plentiful. It is indeed very attractive.

If she had bought the pork leg with money, Shen Yueyao would naturally not be willing to spend five cents on so much meat.

But she still wanted to put in the pig’s offal that had been braised in water.

Costs are under control.

And it is cut very finely, so no one knows that it is actually braised pork offal.

But the taste can’t lie, it must be delicious.

With this pot of gold, Shen Yueyao had a better idea of ​​what to do when setting up a stall to do business.

Forty-nine roujiamo were sold out in an hour.

I originally took fifty roujiamo, and gave one to Lin Chi, making a total of forty-nine.

Five cents each, Shen Yueyao calculated it and it was two hundred and forty-five cents.

Adding the more than ninety coins I had yesterday, that’s more than three hundred coins.

If you sell this much every day, you can make several taels of silver in a month.

With money, you can build a big house and do many things.

Maybe Su Xueyi's body and legs can be cured.

But that would require more than just a little bit of silver, so I can't think about that for now.

But Shen Yueyao was very happy to be able to make money.

After putting the things away, Shen Yueyao went to buy some oil paper.

She also went to the butcher to buy pig offal.

The butcher was a little surprised that the girl wanted to buy pig offal.

"Although this is worthless if it's thrown away, we can't give it away for free every time. Five cents a bucket. How about this? This big bucket weighs over thirty pounds."

Shen Yueyao didn't hesitate and bought a big bucket directly.

She thought of Su Xueyi sitting at the head of the bed in the morning, looking cold and lonely. After hesitating for a moment, she went to the market and bought a slightly worn book.

It is a geographical miscellany that looks like it was written by hand.

Yes, I can’t afford good books. I bought this tattered book for fifteen cents.

Or maybe the vendor was in a hurry to use the money and sold it in a hurry, so that’s why the price was so high.

Shen Yueyao felt a little distressed when she thought of the fifteen cents.

But I think Su Xueyi will be happy to see the book.

I remember that Su Xueyi also had several very precious books before, but they were all sold by her predecessor.