"What?" Boss Ye took the paper in confusion and subconsciously opened it to take a look, but he couldn't understand what was written on it.
Ye Lao San said vaguely: "Just keep it for Qingtian."
"No, you have to tell me clearly what's going on!"
At this time, only Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao San were left in the room. Everyone in the bank had left, and Ye Lao Da couldn't find anyone to ask.
"Brother, if you have anything to say, let's go home and talk about it."
Ye Lao San was not good at speaking and was afraid that he could not explain himself clearly, so he simply planned to go home first and let Ye San's wife speak later.
Boss Ye thought about it and it made sense. As the saying goes, wealth should not be shown off.
Matters concerning money should be discussed at home to be safe.
So he folded the paper, put it in his arms, and went out with Ye Lao San.
Because Ye Laosan took too long to go in, everyone was waiting outside with nothing to do.
Lin Yumei looked after the two children while Wang Ge wandered around the entrance of the bank.
As luck would have it, I heard two people who came to exchange bills chatting.
"What kind of goods are you planning to import on your trip to Tianjin?"
"Isn't it the same things every year? Pots and pans, clothes, hair ornaments, and jewelry. What about you?"
"I'm about the same. They say southerners are just so skillful. These things are made more delicately than those made in the north."
"That's right. When I bought those porcelain plates and bowls last year, my wife insisted on keeping a set for herself as soon as they arrived home. She said they were more delicate and smooth than the ones we already had."
"The same goes for clothing and jewelry. Even though we're in the capital, all these things come from Suzhou and Hangzhou. Things shipped from there are always easier to sell!"
Wang Ge was listening intently and was still thinking about it even after the two people left.
He felt that this seemed like a good business opportunity. His family didn't have the capital to do it before, but now he was making money, wasn't he?
Thinking of this, he immediately ran back to ask Lin Yumei for money, saying that he wanted to try it too.
Lin Yumei didn't object to him wanting to do some small business.
But when she thought that if Wang Ge went out to buy and sell goods, she would be left alone at home to face her mother-in-law, she felt a little unhappy.
Besides, the couple made a lot of money this year, and with the New Year approaching, she didn't want to bother anymore.
What if the imported goods don’t sell well, wouldn’t it make the New Year unhappy?
Wang Ge was still immersed in the beautiful dream of making money and didn't notice Lin Yumei's hesitation at all. He continued, "I think since it's my first time there, I don't need too much capital. Just give me twenty taels of silver..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Yumei became unhappy.
"Wang Ge, you're getting carried away just because you made a little money, aren't you? Twenty taels of silver isn't enough, right?
"Besides, are you cut out for business? You forgot about the money you lost a few years ago, right?"
Wang Ge was originally in high spirits, but after hearing Lin Yumei's words, he felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head. He started to speak without thinking, "What's wrong with twenty taels? That's my money. I didn't say I want it all back. Isn't it enough for you to just give me twenty taels?"
"Wang Ge, what do you mean by that? This is the money you earned, but you just gave it to me last night and told me to take care of it. Are you regretting it so soon?"
"Who regrets it?" Wang Ge said angrily, "Lin Yumei, it's meaningless for you to say that. Why do I make money? Isn't it for this family?"
"Isn't it that I'm not doing this for this family?" Lin Yumei was furious. "Besides, who knows which family you're doing this for?"
This sentence immediately irritated Wang Ge.
"Lin Yumei, what you said is meaningless!"
"I'm not interested anymore. Go find whoever is interested!" Lin Yumei's voice suddenly choked.
Wang Ge softened when he saw Lin Yumei's eyes were red, but he didn't want to give in immediately, so he forced himself not to coax her. He saw Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao San coming out from the corner of his eye, and immediately turned around and went back to the car.
Lin Yumei also quickly packed herself up and got into Mrs. Ye's carriage.
A few people got in the car and drove out of the city.
It hasn't snowed much recently, and the snow on the official road had been cleared almost completely before.
What little was left was soon crushed by the passing vehicles and horses.
But the road was very easy to walk on, and there were many more pedestrians and vehicles on the road than usual.
Mrs. Ye opened the car window a little so that Qingtian could see outside, and she sighed, "It's really New Year's Eve, there are so many people on the road."
"That's right. There will be more people after the Little New Year." Lin Yumei said, cheering herself up. "This is your first time celebrating the New Year here, you'll get used to it.
"So the shop owners in the counties around us both love and fear the Chinese New Year.
"Because, this thing is really hard to sell at the end of the year!
“If I want to buy something on a normal day, I can just go to the store and buy it.
“But when the end of the year comes, I’ll think, I have to go to Beijing to buy New Year’s goods anyway, so why not buy them together at the right time?
"The things in Beijing are all good and complete, and not much more expensive than in the county town. If you buy a lot, you might even get a discount!"
"Why is that?" Mrs. Ye was very puzzled. According to her past experience, the cost of living in the capital city seemed to be much higher than that in the county town.
Lin Yumei explained, "Sister-in-law, you said that the prices of vegetables and food in the prefecture are higher than those in the county, right?"
"yes!"
“Vegetables are all grown in the countryside, so they are naturally the cheapest in the countryside, followed by the county town, and the most expensive in the provincial capital.
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