Yun Xu wiped his tears vigorously and stood up with Qingmei's hand.
When he raised his head, his eyes were red and moist, which made people's hearts tighten.
While sobbing softly, he told Qingmei about their "life stories" in a disjointed manner.
"After our parents passed away, my second uncle and his family took away all the things and money they left behind. They also thought my brother and I were a burden, so they kicked us out.
If my mother had not had the foresight to sew a tael of silver into the lining of my brother's clothes, we would have starved to death long ago.
My brother went to many places to look for a job, but no one wanted him because they thought he was too young.
Later we heard that selling tortoise jelly could make money, so we thought of coming and taking a look.
Aunt Mei, please, please sell it to us! If we can’t set up a stall, we’ll just starve to death after spending all our money.”
As Yun Xu spoke, tears streamed down his face. This was originally a planned plot, but he was now completely drawn into it, and his emotions were genuine.
There is no other reason, because the plot that Xiaokang and Xiaoqi came up with is actually what happened to him and Yuntian.
The difference is that their mother did not have the foresight to sew silver into Yuntian's clothes in advance, so they were basically kicked out of the house penniless.
Moreover, when they came out, they were even younger than they are now. Even adults could hardly find jobs, let alone two skinny kids who looked like sick children.
So on the third day after being driven out, they were forced to become beggars, and even the broken bowls were found slowly later.
Qingmei wiped Yunxu's tears with heartache, but still refused to give in.
"Auntie knows that your life is difficult, but it is precisely because of this that I cannot sell it to you."
"Why?" Yun Xu looked up with tears in his eyes and asked in confusion.
Qingmei sighed, "In business, there are gains and losses. You two are young and inexperienced. I'm afraid that you will lose money and your life will be even more difficult!
At least we still have a few ounces of silver left. If you two use it sparingly, you can still get by for a while. But if you really use it to start a business, you’ll lose everything if you lose it.”
Yun Xu cried even louder. "What should we do then? If we don't do business, we'll starve to death sooner or later. If we do business, we'll starve to death immediately."
Seeing Yunxu crying breathlessly, Qingmei slapped herself anxiously, "It's all my fault. Look at what nonsense I said."
She was only concerned with persuading them, but she didn't expect that this would push them into a desperate situation.
Chen Tao was shocked to see his mother so anxious, and hurried to check her face. "Mom, what are you doing? Can't we talk about it slowly?"
Brother Yuntian didn't expect things to turn out like this and just stood there in a daze.
Yun Xu's tears were so exaggerated that they hung in his eyes, and he didn't know whether he should let them fall or not.
Just when the two were at a loss, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi walked in, as if they were passing by the front hall and were attracted by the crying sound.
"What's going on? Why is there so much noise?"
Seeing Xiaokang coming, Qingmei felt like she had found her backbone.
She described the "experience" of the Yuntian brothers in a clear and explicit manner in one breath, and her subconscious emotional exaggeration made the two of them seem three times more miserable.
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi were deeply moved after hearing this.
He made the final decision, "Sell it, we must sell it to them."
Qingmei was stunned for a moment and reminded him, "Master Xiaokang, if we sell the Guiling Gao to them and they lose all the money, wouldn't that actually harm them?"
Xiaokang waved his hand, sat down in the main seat, and said, "If we don't sell it to them, they can't find work, and they have to rely on that one or two taels of silver to survive. It's like eating up all the money, and they will be ruined sooner or later.
If we sell the tortoise jelly to them, the profit and loss will be 50/50, so there is at least a 50/50 chance that they will make money."
Qingmei was still a little hesitant, "But, but they are still two children!"
Xiaokang smiled and said, "You forgot, when my sister was on her own, she was just a child! She was not even as old as them!"
Qingmei paused, then smiled bitterly, "Yes! How could I have forgotten! Young Miss also supported the entire family at a young age, relying on her courage, carefulness, and courage to fight."
Xiao Qi also added, "Besides, our tortoise jelly is so popular, it doesn't make sense that we can make money selling it ourselves while they will definitely lose money!"
"The two young masters are more insightful. It's Qingmei who is narrow-minded."
With the approval of Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, the two brothers Yuntian successfully placed an order with Qingmei, gave a deposit of 300 Wen, and agreed to pick up the goods the next day. Then they left the house one after another with Xiaokang and the others.
After walking for a distance, they gathered together again.
They also had to buy some ceramic bowls, spoons, wooden barrels for the tortoise jelly, as well as tables, stools and other items.
"Sir, do you have any requirements for these things?" Yuntian was very familiar with the area and knew where to buy these.
Xiaokang thought for a moment and said, "Our target consumers are ordinary people from the outer city, so they don't need the finest products like those used in my sister's shop.
Ordinary bowls and spoons will do, and old tables and chairs will do as long as they are usable."
Yuntian nodded, "I know where I can buy the things you mentioned for the least amount of money."
"Okay, let's go without further delay!"
It was getting late and they had to hurry back.
After quickly buying the things they needed, they encountered another problem: where to put these things?
It was impossible to bring Xiaokang and Xiaoqi back to the general's mansion, so the two looked at Yuntian and Yunxu.
Seeing that they were planning to target them, the two brothers shook their heads like rattles. "We live under a bridge one day, in a dilapidated temple the next, and sometimes we even sneak through a dog hole to sleep in someone's stable. We have no fixed place to live, so we can't keep these things safe."
Hearing this, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi felt even more sympathetic towards the two brothers.
In the end, I had no choice but to pay half of the deposit first, leave the items in the shop temporarily, and come back to pick them up tomorrow.
After separating from the two brothers, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi were thinking about where the two brothers would sleep tonight all the way back.
Finally, just as they were about to reach the General's Mansion, Xiaokang couldn't hold it in any longer and turned around and ordered, "Pingxing, don't go back yet. Go to the pawnshop and see if there's a cheap and safe yard nearby. Whether you find one or not, you must be back before curfew."
After Pingxing left, Xiaoqi asked, "Is Brother Xiaokang planning to rent a house for them?"
Xiaokang nodded, "Even if it's not for them to live in, those stall items still need somewhere to be stored."
Suddenly he felt that this investment was a bit too big. He had done so many things in a hurry based on his enthusiasm. Now that he had calmed down, he began to doubt for the first time whether he could make money successfully.
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