Chapter 94 A little cotton is sold at a sky-high price
As she was talking, Aunt Wu slapped her head and said in great annoyance, "I had forgotten that because the cotton from these two companies was so good, some people in the village even made reservations a year in advance, and they still couldn't guarantee whether they would be available."
Having said that, Aunt Wu prepared to take Lin Xi to these two houses.
After walking outside for an afternoon, Lin Xi was already tired and prepared to go back to rest, so he politely declined Aunt Wu's kindness.
"Aunt, I trust you to do the job. Just buy it as you see fit, and tell me the money in the end." Lin Xi said.
She insisted on leaving, and Aunt Wu didn't want to stop her, so she let Lin Xi go first and went to the Zhao family herself.
The two households Aunt Wu mentioned are actually just one household rather than two households.
After their parents passed away, the two brothers separated and started their own businesses, but they have always had a good relationship and there has been no news of any conflicts.
When Aunt Wu arrived at the door of Mr. Zhao's house, Li Qionghua was busy. When she saw Aunt Wu coming, she started to wonder why Aunt Wu suddenly came today as her family had never had any contact with her.
But he still went forward to greet her enthusiastically, "Auntie, why are you here?"
Aunt Wu was smiling and didn't see through Li Qionghua's disguise at all.
She had little contact with the Zhao family and didn't know Li Qionghua, so she spoke with caution.
I asked Li Qionghua about her family situation and chatted about this and that for a while before getting to the point.
"Actually, the reason I came here this time is not for anything else but to ask on behalf of Lin Xi if your family has any good cotton. She wants to buy some to make cotton-padded clothes." Aunt Wu said.
When Li Qionghua heard this, she suddenly felt that golden rain was about to fall outside her house.
Everyone in the village knew that Lin Xi had money, not just ordinary money. Now that she was coming to buy cotton from him, she would definitely make a fortune.
But it was not easy for others to notice it now. Li Qionghua calmed herself down and was about to speak when another voice sounded behind her.
"Sister-in-law, let's chat."
Aunt Wu took a look and saw that it was Li Qionghua's sister-in-law Cui Juxiu. Their husbands were brothers, so they were sisters-in-law.
In general people's perception, the relationship between sisters-in-law is the most difficult, but these two have always gotten along pretty well.
"Are you done?" Li Qionghua said with a fake smile. Cui Juxiu came at the right time. This business was almost going to fall into the hands of their eldest wife.
Aunt Wu was unaware of the psychological warfare going on between the sisters-in-law, so she quickly told the story again.
Cui Juxiu thought this was good news, so she put down what she was holding and quickly took out a small ball of cotton from her pocket to show Aunt Wu, "What a coincidence, I was picking cotton seeds with my sister-in-law in the backyard. Look at the cotton we harvested this year, it's as white as snow, soft and thick."
Aunt Wu and Cui Juxiu were very pleased with the cloud-like white cotton in their hands. The cotton was pleasing to the eye.
"How do you sell this cotton?" asked Aunt Wu.
Li Qionghua and Cui Xiuju looked at each other and laughed together.
Li Qionghua: "Aunt, you know, our Zhao family's cotton is the best in the whole village. No one else's cotton is as good as ours. Although this cotton is soft, it is very troublesome to handle."
Aunt Wu also has a deep understanding of this. When she was young, she also helped her family harvest cotton, and every step was extremely troublesome.
But why talk about this now? The key is still the price.
"Aunt, let me tell you, the cotton at home was originally intended to be saved for making clothes for my children. Now you said Lin Xi wanted it, I wonder how much she wants." Li Qionghua asked.
"Eighty kilograms." said Aunt Wu.
Generally speaking, if someone in the village wants cotton, they usually don’t need so much, just ten kilograms at most.
The reason is simple: cotton is quite expensive. If you buy it in a store in town, it costs basically two hundred coins per pound.
In fact, one acre of cotton field can yield more than 400 kilograms of cotton seeds. After removing the unusable parts, the income is dozens of taels of silver.
But if we use the land to grow cotton, we won’t have enough food to eat. Another thing is that even if we grow cotton, no one has extra money to buy such an expensive thing.
So each family just finds an empty space to plant some crops, and most of their energy is still devoted to the fields.
Just like the Zhao family, which has more land, they can harvest more cotton.
Now Li Qionghua was very happy when she heard that Lin Xi wanted 80 kilograms of cotton. The problem was that her own family did not have that much cotton, so she estimated that the two families would have to pool their money to get enough.
"Well, auntie, I'll make you a cup of tea as a thank you. Juxiu and I will go see how much we have." Li Qionghua said.
Aunt Wu nodded without any suspicion.
In the kitchen, Li Qionghua pulled Cui Juxiu and asked, "How much cotton do you have at home?"
Cui Juxiu whispered, "Including what we harvested in previous years, there are about 50 kilograms."
Li Qionghua was surprised. How come you have saved so much?
Cui Juxiu smiled and said, "Save it for my daughter and use it as a dowry in the future."
Li Qionghua advised, "When your daughter gets married, the cotton will be old. In my opinion, you might as well sell it all to Lin Xi. You can make money and worry about not having enough money to buy a dowry for your daughter."
Cui Juxiu thought about it and felt that what Li Qionghua said made sense.
If I had money, I would buy some clothes for the girl, nothing better than cotton.
"Why does the price of cotton in the village reach 150 wen per catty? If I sell all 50 catties, that would be 7,500 taels." Cui Juxiu covered her mouth while calculating. An income of 750 taels was almost enough to marry a wife.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Qionghua gave Cui Juxiu a light slap. "Lin Xi is a big businessman and has a lot of money. One hundred and fifty coins? I think two hundred and fifty coins is about right."
"Sister-in-law," Cui Juxiu looked at Li Qionghua in shock, "How can anyone buy it if you sell it at such a high price?"
Li Qionghua patted her chest and said, "Do you know how much the best cotton sells for in the county? Three hundred coins. Our quality is not expensive at two hundred and fifty coins. Besides, there are not many cotton growers in the village this year. If she doesn't buy ours, who will she buy?"
Aunt Wu waited in the hall for a long time before she saw the two of them come back.
"Aunt, it's like this. Actually, the harvest from our family's cotton field is not very good this year. It's not that we can't produce 80 kilograms of cotton, but the price will be a little higher." Li Qionghua said.
Lin Xi had explained this to Aunt Wu before she came, telling her to just buy it and not to worry about the price.
"How much is that?" Aunt Wu felt that there seemed to be something wrong with these two people.
Li Qionghua made a gesture, and Aunt Wu guessed, "Twenty-five more?"
This is not too much, as there are indeed fewer people growing cotton in the village this year, Aunt Wu thought.
"Auntie," Li Qionghua's eyes widened, "Twenty-five? You are kidding me. Our Zhao family's cotton is famous in the surrounding area. What do you mean by an extra twenty-five? It's two hundred and fifty!"
Aunt Wu was so surprised that she almost fell off her chair. What the hell! Li Qionghua, why don't you go and grab it!
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