Chapter 101 Why spend so much money
Wei was still immersed in the joy of saving a few taels on the bricks, but when he suddenly heard that he had to buy tiles, he became depressed again.
Ye Caiping smiled: "Of course I want to buy tiles. But you have to give me the discount I gave you just now, a 15% discount."
Mr. and Mrs. Liu almost vomited blood again.
But it would be a waste if you don't make this money. It's better to earn less than no money.
"Okay, come on!"
The group went to see the tiles again.
Tiles, like bricks, cost two for one penny.
Fortunately, tiles are different from bricks. They only need to be laid on the roof and don’t cost much.
After looking at the tiles, Uncle Liu suddenly asked, "By the way, you built a blue brick house, so you have to lay floor tiles, right?"
Wei was about to faint. Why did he ask for one thing after another?
The floor of my house is made of hard mud, so there is no need to lay tiles.
Ye Erquan also took a deep breath and nodded: "I want floor tiles."
Since the houses are built with blue bricks and tiles, there is no reason not to lay floor tiles.
Uncle Liu smiled and said, "The floor tiles are one penny each."
Ye Caiping and his sister asked for floor tiles again.
Uncle Liu began to calculate the price: "Madam Ye, you need 20,000 tiles and 7,500 floor tiles. Big brother, you want 5,000 tiles and 3,000 floor tiles. They are 17 taels and 5 taels, 5 taels and 5 taels respectively."
"Reduce 15%!"
"Okay, I'll give you the price after I add the bricks."
As he spoke, he started counting on the abacus again.
"Bricks, tiles and floor tiles, Madam Ye's total is 57 taels, 3 cents and 75 wen, and big brother's is 17 taels, 4 cents and 25 wen."
Ye Caiping: "Just cut off the remainder."
The corner of Grandpa Liu's mouth twitched: "Okay. Chenghui 57 taels 3 qian and 17 taels 4 qian."
Seeing that the data was correct, Ye Caiping signed the contract with them, saying as she wrote:
"If we don't have enough bricks and tiles, and you ask for more, you have to give us this discount."
Uncle Liu felt like he was being plucked bald, and nodded with tears in his eyes: "Of course. When will you start construction on your house?"
"I haven't picked a date yet. I'll tell you when I pick one."
"Okay. Where are you from?"
"From Qinghe Village."
The brother and sister signed the contract, pressed their fingerprints, and gave five and one taels of silver as a deposit respectively, and it was done.
When leaving Daliushuang and heading home, I stopped by Wangjia Village.
There are people making lime there.
Ye Caiping spent 5 taels to order 50 cubic meters of lime, and Ye Erquan spent 1 tael and 5 cents to order 15 cubic meters, and then they went home.
Wei calculated silently in his mind, just this, he had already spent 18 taels and 9 cents!
Thinking about it, she felt a little dizzy.
Along the way, Ye Caiping discussed with Erquan: "How much should we pay each person to build a house?"
Ye Erquan was surprised and asked, "Does it cost money?"
Wei said anxiously, "When we build houses in our village, everyone helps each other. The head of the family used to help many fellow villagers. Now that we want to build a house, everyone will come to repay the favor."
Old Man Ye nodded: "It's always like this. Unless you think the villagers' skills are not good, you can ask people from other villages. Or if they have never helped anyone before, naturally no one will come to help."
Ye Erquan reacted: "What about my little sister? She has never helped anyone build a house before, and she is a girl and will never build one for others in the future! Oh, my brother and I can help her pay back the favor in the future."
"Thank you, second brother, but I want to pay someone to build it."
Ye Erquan was stunned: "It's all right, it's up to you to decide."
"But..." Old Man Ye frowned.
Building a house for Erquan is free, but building a house for Caiping requires wages.
With the comparison, will the people who build the house for Erquan still be attentive?
Should Caiping wait until Erquan has finished building it before she can build it again? But it was too late.
Ye Caiping saw the worry in Old Man Ye's heart and said with a smile: "Dad, don't worry! I have my own way."
When I got home, it was time for delivery.
Ye Erquan immediately went out with Bajin.
When he came back, he was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back.
After dinner, everyone started looking at the almanac.
Old Mrs. Ye went to the town this morning to ask a fortune teller to pick a good day.
"As for Erquan, construction will start on November 10, which is the day after tomorrow. Caiping will start on November 12."
Ye Caiping was very satisfied when she saw Ye Erquan in front, so there was no need to adjust.
Ye Erquan was in high spirits, and he went door to door looking for people one by one, all of whom he had helped build houses for. Let them start building the house the day after tomorrow morning.
Fortunately, it is the slack season for farming, and when they heard that Ye Erquan wanted to build a house, they all agreed to help.
After notifying everyone, Ye Erquan seemed incapable of getting tired. He ran to Daliushuang and told Uncle Liu that he would lay the foundation the day after tomorrow and asked him to send a batch of bricks on the 13th.
Ye Erquan was running around, and Ye Caiping was not idle either.
This time she was at Uncle Ye's house.
Yesterday, she had planned to go find Ye Sanquan to do work for her after inspecting the land, but she forgot.
When Ye Yong was preparing to deliver the goods in the morning, he discovered that one person was missing, so Ye Daquan had to go with him.
"Cai Ping is here, come in quickly. I heard that your second brother is going to build a house. He just came over and yelled."
Aunt Ye was sweeping the yard. When she saw her, she immediately went to greet her.
Ye Caiping sat down in the main hall: "Not only my second brother, I will also build one in a few days."
"Cai Ping is such a lucky star!" Second Aunt Ye said with a smile, "Since you came back, your family has been getting better and better. Now they have even built a new house. Or two at the same time, for double happiness."
"Are you planning to ask your brother to build a house for you today? Don't worry, Sanquan will build a house for Erquan, and Siquan will build a house for you."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "No, thank you for your kindness, Second Aunt. I don't need favors to build my house. I want to pay someone. If Siquan or Wuquan are free, they can come and build it for me. I will pay them for their work."
Second Aunt Ye's eyes widened: "How can I ask for wages for this..."
"Okay, Second Aunt, I'm not here today to talk about building a house. My family's spicy soup stall is no longer selling hot and sour soup. Instead, we deliver goods to the town and the county."
"Deliver to the county town. I'm short of one person. I want my third brother to help and deliver the goods with Yong'er. Thirty cents a day, paid once a month. The work is not light nor heavy. When my two sisters-in-law are making soup, help carry water. And then deliver the goods."
Second Aunt Ye was pleasantly surprised: "Thirty cents a day? This, this is too much..."
"Not much. Do you think Third Brother is willing? If he is, we will start working at 5 a.m. tomorrow."
"Yes, of course he is willing!" Aunt Ye agreed immediately excitedly.
"Okay then. Ask Third Brother to look for me later. I'm going back first."
Second Aunt Ye happily sent Ye Caiping out.
Thirty cents a day's wage, this is simply pie in the sky.
It's just carrying water and delivering goods, it's easy and you can make a lot of money.
Second Aunt Ye knew that Ye Caiping asked Ye Bajin to deliver the goods, and that she could earn dozens of cents a day just by making a few trips. I have been extremely envious for a long time.
It’s a pity that I don’t have a bullock cart, so I can’t help.
Now that Ye Caiping came to Sanquan to deliver the goods, Aunt Ye was overjoyed. This great luck had finally come to her family.
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