"If we simply give the cotton to him to sell, we can trust that he won't take our money. However, the cotton is not just a few dozen kilograms now, it's thousands of kilograms. How can he do it alone? He has to keep an eye on it and find reliable buyers. He can't do it alone."
"Dad is right. One person definitely can't do it. We went to the county town to buy herbs before, and it was too much for both of us."
"I think so too. I want to find someone from my family to go with me." Chunxiao looked at the men in the family. "It would be best if Second Brother could go, but Second Sister-in-law is pregnant now and it's not convenient for her to go. Big Brother, why don't you go with Shuwen? It's a mess outside and we don't know if there will be any danger."
When Shuwen heard this, he immediately smiled happily.
"Okay, I'll take Shuwen with us. Isn't chaos the most common thing in the north? We're still far away, and we won't go far if we go out. Just be careful. None of us three have been far away before, so let's give each other courage."
"I thought I'd take more than 1,000 kilograms of cotton this time. Just take mine. If anything unexpected happens, it'll be a lesson learned. We also need to rent an ox cart, so we can go with two carts. We should also bring some extra money just in case."
Yan Bingfa had no objection. "It's good that Dahe is at home. He still needs to inquire about buying land. It's almost October now. How are we going to decide on the charcoal burning?"
Chunxiao looked at Yan Bangfa and said, "Dad, there are too many things to do this year. Let's wait and see after we plant the soybeans in a couple of days. We can find time to roast some and sell them when it gets colder."
Dongsheng arrived early the next morning. Chunxiao informed him that Yan Dashan and Shuwen would be traveling with him. Chunxiao explained that, in addition to the base price of 70 wen, he would receive a 20% commission on any excess cotton sales. Chunxiao also warned him not to rush into anything and to know when to stop. Dongsheng had no idea how much this 20% represented, but he knew that as long as he sold well, he would definitely make money, so he vowed to see this through.
Yesterday, Yan Bingfa had rented an oxcart for 80 wen a day. Since oxen were scarce these days, the family that could rent an ox for 80 wen a day was overjoyed. Chunxiao and his family loaded the carts with their cotton bags, 14 bags per cart, each weighing 50 jin. The three of them set off, driving two oxcarts.
"Dad, let's buy another cow when we have time. Cows are not expensive anyway. It's convenient for you to deliver the goods while the other one takes them. I'll pay for it."
"That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll go deliver the goods with Da He these next few days, check out the cattle and ask about the land."
"That's the best."
Two days later, Yan Bangfa returned with a cow. The villagers were used to it; after all, they had already built three houses that big, so buying a cow was nothing. Yan Laowu was completely overwhelmed. He had been making windows and doors all day long, and now that the house was finally finished, they had orders for tables, chairs, benches, buckets, and basins, as well as a few boxes, and now they needed an ox cart.
Yan Bingfa told him to make the ox cart first because his family was waiting to use it.
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