Chapter 159 Another Spring
His look of having never seen anything good successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the Su family.
Before leaving, Ma Xingteng shamelessly asked Han for some more, and then he left satisfied.
Shen Yi sent him out, and when he came back, he said to Su Tai seriously, "Don't let Ma Xingteng come to our house in the future. He is too shameless!"
"Hahahaha" Su Tai laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She looked at the gift boxes on the table, "Not really. After all, they brought something with them."
Shen Yi pursed his lips and went over to open the gift boxes one by one.
Han leaned over to take a look and exclaimed, "What is this?"
Su Tai also took a closer look and said, "It should be bird's nest and deer antler, which are good for nourishing the body. The colors of these materials are suitable for parents. I prepared them for them."
At this time, Shen Yi took out a set of pure silver baby head ornaments, with carp, lotus, peony, etc. on it, which was obviously for the little girl.
Han immediately looked at Shen Yuezhang, picked her up lovingly, and put the headgear on her. After putting it on, Han happily praised her, "Not bad, not bad. After wearing it like this, our precious granddaughter looks a lot more noble!"
Since it was Han who put the item on, Su Tai didn't bother to be polite with her.
After returning from Dongmen Village, the family of three will soon begin a wintering life of nearly two months.
In the past two months, there has been nothing else to do at home except making pot cakes and delivering goods.
Shen Yi has half a day free.
It just so happens that the floor tiles and walls of the backyard next door have not been treated, and the doors and windows have not been installed, so I can take advantage of this time to do these jobs.
Seeing that he was eager to try, Su Tai could only indulge him. She turned around and went to the Fire Time and Space to ask the owner of the brick kiln factory for a lot of broken bricks.
When the boss heard Su Tai's request, he was overjoyed. "Last time you took away those broken tiles, I remembered that we still have a batch of bricks in our warehouse that have not been sold. Those bricks were originally needed for an ancient city development project. They are special earthen bricks for ancient houses. They are thick and heavy, and have excellent water absorption. They are just treated to look old, so they don't look smooth enough.
Now the ancient city project has been cancelled because of a lack of funding, and our goods are stuck in the warehouse. We can’t sell them, but I can’t bear to get rid of them. After all, the capital is in them, right? If you want them, I’ll sell them to you at cost price, how about that? "
Su Tai originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing about the antique treatment, she decided to take a look.
When she really saw the thing, her eyes immediately lit up.
This batch of floor tiles are all red clay bricks, with squares and hexagons. Each brick looks small, and there is some width on the surface, which is not regular. If this kind of brick is used to pave the floor, it will not be too eye-catching. Secondly, people can tell at a glance that the bricks are fired. It can even be said that Shen Yi fired them himself. There are also people doing the same in the surrounding villages, but they are relatively rare.
The most important thing is that this kind of brick can also be used to cover walls and even the yard.
Su Tai was immediately tempted, but she didn't show it on her face.
"Boss, if I want it, what's your price?"
The boss was overjoyed when he saw that there was a chance, and hurriedly said, "I won't hide it from you. The previous price for a hexagonal one like this was 22 yuan, and the price for a square one was 18 yuan. If you want both, I'll take half of each and charge the same price of 8 yuan."
This price is really cheap compared to tiles, but their family didn’t spend a penny on the broken tiles before.
When the boss saw Su Tai frowning, his heart tightened and he said bitterly, "Beauty, I'm already giving you the cost price. If it's any less, I'll lose money! So, seven yuan each, that's the lowest price. It really can't be any lower."
Su Tai borrowed a calculator from the boss. According to the area of their house, the backyard next door was about one acre in size, which would require nearly two thousand bricks. If the house in the front yard was to be tiled and the walls were to be covered, it would take at least three thousand tiles.
It would cost at least 21,000 virtual coins, which was not expensive.
"Okay! That's the price. I want three thousand." Su Tai finished speaking.
The boss immediately asked people to transport the goods.
In addition to the floor tiles, she also bought 10,000 virtual coins worth of cement, sand and gravel.
When all these things were moved to the backyard next door, Shen Yi also began his career as a cement worker.
While Chen Yi was busy, Su Tai harvested another crop of茭白. Now she just relied on the茭白 to earn virtual currency for her, and she didn't need to think about how to make more money.
Time flies, and it is March again.
Little girl Shen Yuezhang is over four months old. She is chubby and smiles whenever she meets someone.
Xu hadn't seen it for a whole winter, and when she saw it, she couldn't let it go, and she held it in her arms and never put it down, "Xiao Tai, where is Shen Yi? What are you going to plant in your fields this year?"
Su Tai just felt a little strange, "Second Aunt, aren't we still doing the same thing as before, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans? Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Xu laughed and said, "Isn't it more reassuring to come here to confirm? You also know that Shen Yi's second uncle is a blockhead. He doesn't think about anything else except working. We have two boys waiting to get married. I dare not be careless at all. I am also counting on the autumn harvest to make more money so that I can buy some family business for them!"
Su Tai heard the hidden meaning of Xu's words and smiled, "Second Aunt, I understand. This year is the same as last year, but we estimate that starting next year, the county government will no longer charge a high price for grain. It will be difficult to make a fortune from the crops in the fields in the future."
"Ah? What do you mean?" Xu was panicked.
Their family had just bought so much land. What would they do if the crops didn't make money?
Su Tai put her hands on her shoulders, motioning her to calm down, "Don't worry, this year will most likely be the same as before, and you can make money again. Next year, high-yield wheat will be promoted nationwide, and the price will definitely come down. I estimate that it will be only about ten or twenty cents per pound. If you continue to grow grain, it's fine, but you won't be able to make a fortune like before.
But lower food prices are good for everyone, at least no one has to worry about going hungry, right?"
"That's true!" Mrs. Xu felt somewhat relieved and a little regretful, and looked at Su Tai eagerly, "Good little Tai, if Second Aunt and her family don't rely on crops to make money, how else can they make money?"
Su Tai chuckled and said, "Second Aunt, didn't you raise a lot of pigs last year? There are many people raising pigs in the village, and now they can be harvested one after another. If you don't have the capital, I can lend you some first.
When we buy a pig, our family can take half of the meat, and we can sell the rest on the streets. It’s a bit hard, but we can save dozens of taels in a year, right? "
Xu nodded thoughtfully, "You're right, it's a bit harder, but you can make money!"
"Also! At the end of the year, I can buy fireworks and firecrackers for Second Aunt and make a lot of money. After all, we have been selling them for two years without any problems. Everyone recognizes our products, so we don't have to worry about not being able to sell them.
Chen Yi can catch fish and sell them to you, so you will be busy enough." Su Tai counted carefully for Xu on her fingers.
(End of this chapter)
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