Chapter 175 Selling Rabbit Skins
This situation will surely become more and more frequent and more stable in the future.
When Tiaotiao heard his mother praising his younger brother, he couldn't help feeling a little competitive. He immediately picked up his favorite toy from the floor and stood up hurriedly, trying to attract the adults' attention.
Zhang Wei and Tang's mother couldn't help laughing when they saw Tiaotiao's reaction: "Tiaotiao is great too."
They feel that this child always likes to show off and always hopes to get more love and praise.
Tiaotiao actually didn't understand why the adults were laughing, but seeing his mother and Aunt Zhang laughing so happily, he also laughed naively, as if this would allow him to join in the fun with everyone.
Mother Tang looked at the children sitting together happily, especially when the three children were playing together, her heart was filled with warmth. She felt that this day of family reunion was particularly beautiful, and it made her feel happy and satisfied.
Before leaving on his long journey, Shu Yan specially came to the Tang family, carrying several carefully selected gifts, and asked his family to help take care of Tang Jianxi during his absence and rescue her from the chaotic and contradictory environment of that family.
This move deeply touched the Tang family.
In order to start the busy day's work as soon as possible, Zhao Chunhua set off early and took the earliest bus into the city.
She knew clearly that there were many things that needed to be purchased today, so she prepared a large enough backpack to carry the goods in advance.
Once in town, her first stop was the bustling market on the west side.
In the entire town, the East District is famous for its prosperous economy, the West District is home to many powerful and wealthy people; the South District is relatively poor, and the North District is even more shabby.
Among all the markets, the West Market is undoubtedly the largest and has the most comprehensive merchandise. Because the residents in the surrounding areas generally have good incomes and are willing and able to consume, the business atmosphere here is extremely prosperous.
Entering the bustling market, Zhao Chunhua went directly to Yuan Shansheng's stall to find what she needed.
Just as she expected, she met several stall owners here whom she had just met a few days ago.
They used simple wooden boards to build a temporary place to sell items.
Due to its good location and large number of customers, although there are certain rental costs for setting up a stall here, for small vendors like Yuan Shansheng, these costs are obviously worth paying.
There were all kinds of dried meat hanging on the stalls: small game such as rabbits and pheasants, and even some rare and valuable wild boar meat.
There are also several live poultry raised on the other side, making it convenient for customers to choose fresh goods on the spot.
Seeing old customer Zhao Chunhua coming, "Aunt," Yuan Shansheng greeted with a big smile on his face, "I brought a batch of top-quality furs, please come and have a look!"
Then he took out a basket of fur samples that had been prepared long ago from under the table and showed it to the other party.
Because his family is about to start rebuilding their house, it would be very inconvenient if these stocks continued to be stored at home, so he was eager to sell them to avoid adding extra burden.
In order to avoid the risk of losing property, it is obviously an unwise choice to store valuables in such a makeshift shed overnight, as it is likely to attract the covetousness of thieves.
Therefore, Yuan Shansheng hopes to sell this batch of goods as soon as possible, which can not only solve the storage problem but also earn a good profit.
Although everyone in the village seems to be living in harmony on the surface, it is hard to say what is really going on behind the scenes. There are always some unknown entanglements and conflicts between people.
“These furs look nice.”
Zhao Chunhua gently flipped through a few pieces of fur, her hands stroking the smooth and delicate surface of the rabbit skin.
Although the area of rabbit skin is relatively small, it can still be used to make an exquisite garment with careful stitching and design.
She did not think there was anything wrong with using rabbit skin to make clothes. In this difficult period, everyone was doing their best to maintain basic living necessities and had no extra time or financial resources to pay attention to too many unnecessary things.
“This is a family craft.”
Yuan Shansheng sighed as he spoke, with a hint of loss in his eyes.
In the village, hunting for a living is indeed more profitable than growing crops, but he has always longed to own a piece of farmland of his own and live a peaceful and stable life without having to rush around for food every day.
Fur saltpetering is not only a technical job that requires long-term practice, but if the technique is not proficient, the final processed fur may have a distinct unpleasant smell, which will directly lead to a sharp drop in its market price.
However, the rabbit skins in front of him, which he had processed personally, hardly emitted any peculiar smell, which was enough to prove that his skills in this area had reached a very high level.
So, Zhao Chunhua began to select carefully and cautiously.
She first selected enough leather for herself to make about two pieces of clothing; then she carefully picked out a piece of leather for each of her three lively and lovely grandchildren, intending to make a set of well-fitting and warm clothes for each of them; as for her son and daughter-in-law, she planned to give each of them a piece of soft and comfortable rabbit skin, so that in winter they could use these materials to make their own hats or warm scarves that are good for keeping out the cold.
In addition, considering that her parents also deserved a little care, Zhao Chunhua also specially set aside some rabbit skins to make new hats for the two elderly people.
However, due to limited financial conditions at home, we cannot buy a complete set of clothes for everyone. We can only try our best to make every family member feel cared for.
In fact, the portion for each person was not that much, but this purchase still cost Zhao Chunhua a lot - more than five taels of silver in total.
"I bought so much, can you help me send it back later?"
Zhao Chunhua looked at the pile of more than ten rabbit skins of different sizes in her hands and realized that it would not be an easy task even if she divided them up and took them home.
After hearing this, Yuan Shansheng immediately nodded vigorously to show his agreement.
It is not common to meet such a generous and trustworthy customer. Moreover, he had made a decision in advance that he would visit Shu Ziying's home after the gathering. Then he could just deliver the goods to the designated location at the same time, which was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.
No wonder Yuan Shansheng was so excited.
Although this pile of furs comes in many varieties, if it is sold to a merchant who specializes in purchasing furs, the total price may be far less than the price offered by Zhao Chunhua.
Yuan Shansheng was extremely grateful and simply picked up a few pieces of colorful rabbit skins from the side. Although they were a mixture of multiple colors and not as beautiful as pure colors, they were still quite good for making bedding for his own use.
"Thank you very much. Remember not to tell anyone that I bought so many skins."
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