Chapter 186 Solving a Difficult Problem
Shen Yi immediately went to the warehouse and got some for them to review.
Liu Ming tasted the sugar and was so surprised that his eyes grew twice as big. "This is so sweet! It's not bitter at all. Good stuff! Absolutely good stuff! Master Shen, how much is this sugar?"
Chen Yi pondered, "There is very little white sugar, very, very little. My wife usually uses it for cooking. I can only take some out to sell, one tael for twenty coins. The price of brown sugar is still the same as before, one tael for twelve coins. How much do you want?"
Before Shopkeeper Li could speak, Liu Ming asked, "Of course the more the better. I wonder how much Master Shen can sell for?"
"Is that so? I can only sell 200 kilograms of white sugar and 3,000 kilograms of brown sugar."
Shen Yi counted the numbers as if it were a daily routine, without any emotional ups and downs, but he stunned both Manager Li and Liu Ming.
"Buy! We want them all!" Liu Ming said hesitantly.
Shopkeeper Li reacted and quickly begged, "Manager Liu, can you spare me some?"
"Okay, okay!" Liu Ming smiled like a fox.
Soon Shen Yi got all the things out, plus a few breads, "This is the snack made by my wife, Manager Liu and Manager Li, try it, if you like it, take some back."
Liu Ming was immediately attracted by the aroma of the bread. He took the bread without hesitation and was stunned after taking a bite.
Without saying anything else, he immediately went to Chen Yi and bought a large basket.
This time, he returned with a full load.
Shen Yi sent the two of them away, quickly closed the courtyard door, and hurried back to the bedroom in the backyard.
"Wife, guess how much money I just made?" Shen Yi was very excited.
Su Tai was lying on the warm bed teasing her daughter. She looked over lazily and asked, "How much?"
"Four hundred and thirty taels!"
Su Tai stood up suddenly, "Why so many? You are not robbing people just because they come from a wealthy family!"
Shen Yi was amused, "How could I do that! The other party wanted everything. I gave him both brown sugar and white sugar. We don't have to think of ways to sell goods this year."
Previously, in order to vent the anger of Uncle Su Tai's family, he deliberately tripped up the eldest young master of the Bai family in the county and cheated him. He must be still feeling a grudge.
Maybe they have already prepared to catch him this year. Now he has sold all the brown sugar to the Qin family in the prefectural city. Even if the Bai family sets up a trap, what can they do? I am afraid that if they trace it to the prefectural family, they will not dare to investigate further.
Su Tai figured out the key point, and immediately smiled like a cat stealing fish, and kissed Shen Yi hard, "My husband is really thoughtful!"
Shen Yi's face instantly turned red like a burning cloud.
At this time, Shen Yuezhang suddenly grabbed his hand and climbed on him, "Dad, I want it too, I want a kiss too."
Shen Yi laughed loudly, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her hard.
The sale of brown sugar was completed ahead of schedule, saving the couple a lot of trouble. They then turned their attention to the sale of fireworks, seafood, bread and cakes.
The fireworks and firecrackers are mainly for Xu and Han to make money. According to the situation in the past two years, this year they will import about 60,000 virtual currency worth of goods.
After the things were ready, Shen Yi immediately had them taken to the Su family in Dongmen Village, and then sent several trucks to the Xu family, and then he didn't care about the matter anymore.
Aquatic products mainly consist of fish. They didn't want to do this business, but in the cold winter, only their family in the nearby towns could supply a large amount of live fish. As soon as it snowed, many people came to buy fish. The situation became more serious in the twelfth lunar month. Some people even came to block Chen Yi before dawn, just to buy fish as soon as possible.
This situation was very dangerous for the couple who had a secret. In order to avoid this danger, Shen Yi had to connect the three adjacent courtyards so that he could enter and exit through several doors and conceal his tracks to the greatest extent possible.
However, this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause. In order to prevent people from outside the village from blocking their door again, the couple had to agree to supply a large amount of live fish, and they even used the lame excuse of having a fish pond at home.
I thought the villagers would investigate further, but surprisingly no one suspected anything.
Su Tai once doubted their IQ, so she took the opportunity when Chenxiang and Shen Dagou came to work to ask about her doubts.
Chen Xiang said, "Sister Su Tai, when Big Brother Shen was building the yard at the back, he pulled out a lot of soil. Everyone said that you secretly built a fish pond there! Isn't that right?"
Su Tai smiled awkwardly and nodded heavily, "Yes! It's almost the same use, but the description is a little different."
Chen Xiang smiled shyly and said, "No matter what the use is, it is always Sister Su Tai and Brother Shen Yi who are great. My parents praised you for being smart and capable, and for thinking ahead of everything. Let us learn more from you."
Su Tai laughed awkwardly, not knowing how to respond, and quickly changed the subject, "I heard that your house is finished. Is Da Gou planning to get married?"
Shen Dagou's face turned red, his head hung low, and he couldn't speak clearly.
Chen Xiang, on the other hand, looked very excited and could not stop nodding his head. "My parents have this plan and have been looking for someone recently. Not long ago, Brother Chen Liang married a girl from the Wei family in Liujiazhuang, and my mother went to help. At that time, she fell in love with a girl from the Wei family, but I don't know if it will work out."
Su Tai was a little surprised, "Are you talking about Wei Erya?"
Chen Xiang nodded wildly, "Yes, yes, it was her. Some people from the Wei family came that day, and my mother said that the second young lady from the Wei family had been accompanying the bride, running around, doing things thoughtfully, and having a sweet mouth. She is a rare smart person.
But the Wei family is much better off than ours, so I don’t know if this will work.”
Su Tai had a good impression of Wei Erya, especially after hearing some stories about the Wei family from Xu, she admired the girl's clarity more and more. Then she looked at Shen Dagou.
He is not very tall, but not short either, and a little thin, which may be due to the poor food at home. But he is in good health. Since he came to work in their house, I haven't heard that he was sick or anything, and he has always been diligent.
Such a person is honest and can make a living.
Thinking of this, Su Tai chuckled, "Second Aunt is also related to the Wei family by marriage. If your mother really likes the second daughter of the Wei family, you can ask Second Aunt to help talk to her. Everything depends on human effort!
As for the situation of the Wei family. Although Uncle Wei earns well as a blacksmith, his two sons are not cut out for it. They can only help out and cannot take charge of the family on their own. Your family is just a little poorer. You have earned a lot from selling grain in the past two years. Plus, you two brothers and sisters are capable, so you are not far behind!"
Chen Xiang's most admired woman was Su Tai. After hearing Su Tai's words, he immediately gained confidence. "Okay! Then I'll go back and tell my mother. My eldest brother has saved half of his earnings in the past two years. It's almost eighteen taels, which is not a small amount, but it's not as much as Aunt Xu. I heard that she prepared a betrothal gift of twenty taels for the eldest daughter of the Wei family."
(End of this chapter)
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