Chapter 93: Pit Ximen Village
Seeing that Sang was really angry, Sang Yong had to put down his airs and coaxed her in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, I'm thinking of a solution now! We bought those firecrackers at ten cents each. If we can't sell them for fifty cents, we can sell them for twenty or fifteen cents. We can always sell them!
I'll go to the countryside before it gets dark. The news from villages far from town won't come as quickly, so I'm sure they'll be sold out."
Sang's expression finally looked better. "Then you have to hurry up. At least you have to return the money you took from me."
"I know, I know." Sang Yong ran away as fast as he could.
Only after leaving Moshi Town did he slow down and think of a strategy.
Sang Rong frowned, "Dad, those people in Dongmen Village must have done this on purpose, what should we do?"
All the money in the family was exchanged for fireworks and firecrackers. If they can’t be sold, we will have to starve for the winter.
Sang Xingchang and the other two were even more anxious. "Village head, we lent you the money because we trusted you. Now it's almost the New Year. It's ok that you couldn't fulfill your promise to make us a lot of money, but you can't let us lose everything!"
If that's the case, no matter who the village chief or town mayor is, he will never let Sang Yong go.
Sang Yong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't it the New Year yet? Let's go to the countryside now and try to sell all these goods."
As he said this, he walked ahead angrily. It was unacceptable for him to be the village chief. It was a pity that he couldn't vent his anger. Fortunately, this was not Fufeng Township, otherwise he would not be able to face his fellow villagers.
As they walked, the group passed by Dongmen Village.
Sang Yong spat on the ground, cursed a few words, and did not go in. Walking further ahead was Zhongmen Village. This time they went into the village to drink, but no one came out after they shouted for a long time.
Sang Xingchang was so anxious that he knocked on a random door and asked, "Fellow villager, would you like to buy some fireworks?"
The other party glanced at them, shook his head, and kindly reminded them: "You should sell it somewhere else! Our village has bought it."
Sang Xingchang's face turned pale, "So fast?"
The other party nodded and said, "The daughter of the old Han family brought back a bunch of fireworks and firecrackers early this morning. Everyone went to the old Han's house to buy them. How much do you charge for each firecracker?"
"No, fifteen cents." Sang Xingchang changed his words temporarily.
The other party immediately became unhappy. "Old Han's daughter only sells a string of firecrackers for ten cents, and a single firecracker is also ten cents, which can be set off for a long time! How dare you sell these things so expensively!"
After that, the door slammed shut.
Sang Xingchang said to Sang Rong with a sullen face and expressionless face: "Let's go, no one in this village wants firecrackers."
So they had no choice but to go to the next village, Ximen.
They thought the situation in this village was similar, but they didn't expect that someone would actually open the door when they wanted to drink.
When Mo Laotian saw Sang Xingchang, he was a little surprised. "Aren't you guys setting up a stall in town? Why are you in our village?"
Sang Xingchang hurriedly smiled and said, "I still have some stock to clear out. Do you want to buy some firecrackers?"
"How much is it?" Guan poked her head out of the house.
Sang Xingwang saw that there was a chance, so he hurriedly said, "Twenty cents, cheap!"
Sang Xingchang was worried.
Guan's eyes lit up, but she was still a little hesitant, "Can't it be cheaper?"
"This..." Sang Xingchang acted embarrassed and gritted his teeth and said, "Eighteen cents, no less."
"Okay! Give me two." Guan went back to the house excitedly to get the money.
He even enthusiastically asked for a drink for them, so half of the village came out to pick firecrackers.
Sang Yong, who had been standing aside with awe, didn't care about anything else and hurried over to help.
With the support of people from Ximen Village, one third of the large cart of firecrackers was sold before dark.
Then they went to the next village, and gradually they became bolder. The price increased from twenty cents to thirty cents, and they slowly bargained. Finally, they sold out the whole cart of fireworks and firecrackers and recovered some of their losses.
Having tasted the sweetness, Sang Rong suggested: "Let's continue to sell goods in the nearby villages early tomorrow morning and get rid of the remaining goods at home. Even if we can't make a lot of money, we can at least make some money."
Sang Xingchang nodded excitedly, "That's right, we can't make money, but we can't lose money either!"
Sang Xingwang was busy flattering Sang Rong, "The village chief is really amazing. He can survive even in desperate situations."
Sang Yong swept away the gloom of the day and felt more relaxed.
Before dawn the next day, every household was busy preparing for the reunion dinner.
Su Tai took out the fish from the water time and space early in the morning. Some of them would be sent to Liu Tiechui in the town, who would pass them on to County Magistrate Lu. After that, another batch of fish had to be sent to Dongmen Village, as those were the ones that Han had ordered earlier.
After Shen Yi left, Su Tai didn't dare to be lazy anymore and hurriedly got up and went into the kitchen to get busy.
After a year of hard work, she wanted to reward Shen Yi tonight.
You can buy fresh vegetables at the vegetable store in Mu Shikong. Three hundred coins can buy several kinds of fresh vegetables, and you can also send some to the Su family and Second Aunt.
There were fish and shrimps in the water time and space, and there was also a slaughtered chicken sent by Xu at home. Of course, she also sent two fish in return.
Shen Yi should go to town and buy some meat later, so it will be almost time.
Shen Yi, who was being missed by Su Tai, was almost at Moshi Town.
This trip was mainly to deliver fish to Liu Tiechui. The fish were not heavy, so the donkey cart ran very fast, not afraid of wind and snow.
After he handed the things to Liu Tiechui and took the money, he immediately went to the butcher in the town and asked for 20 kilograms of pork, including fat, lean and boneless pork.
He then went to a restaurant and bought four pounds of mutton and a basket of eggs before rushing home.
Su Tai smiled from ear to ear when she saw the meat, and thought, "The fat can be made into some lard, which can be used to change the taste occasionally. It's good to make pancakes or dumplings with the dregs of fat. The spareribs are also very good braised or stewed in mushroom soup. Let's have another pot of braised pork, braised chicken, steamed fish, or I can make some leek and lean meat dumplings! You haven't eaten it before, so it's a good time to try it."
Ever since they got married, they have been thinking about making money and have not really put much thought into food.
Hearing about so many delicious dishes, Shen Yi didn't want to leave, fearing that he would miss the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner if he came back late. He hurriedly said, "It's up to you. Everything you cook will taste good. I'll go to Dongmen Village first and come back before dark."
At this moment, I just feel very energetic to work.
When he drove the donkey cart to the Su family, he found that Han was educating Su Zhan and the other two in the main hall with a serious expression. Su Chunlin was helping him unload things, but he did not look very happy.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone will put aside even the most important things for the sake of good luck. What's going on?
Seeing Shen Yi's puzzled expression, Su Chunlin sighed and said, "Someone was injured when firecrackers were set off in Ximen Village yesterday. I heard that one of his eyes was blinded on the spot. Several families got up early this morning to set off firecrackers, but they turned out to be duds. They were cheated. The whole village was in an uproar. I don't know if the firecrackers they bought were from us?"
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