The village chief glanced at his honest second son, and Feng Xi finally came to his senses.
She quickly replied, "Yes, it's profitable! It's extremely profitable!"
If you're selling baskets, you need to weave different patterns. Focusing on weaving just one thing actually makes things easier.
Ruan Meng took out one or two taels of silver from her bosom and handed it over.
"Second brother, I'll order one for you. You made a great cabinet, I'm very satisfied. Your price is too low, I'm embarrassed to give you a low price after all the effort you put in."
"This is all I'll give you!"
"Also, please take good care of the custom-made plaque, Second Brother."
Feng Xi never dared to imagine that he could earn more than one tael of silver in less than half a month!
He was somewhat excited and embarrassed to accept so much, while the village chief looked a little worried.
They seemed worried that the siblings would be short of money after giving the money.
Ruan Mengxiao said, "Uncle Feng helped persuade the villagers that we would settle the accounts together in half a month, and we didn't have any expenses in between."
"Second brother will be busy for a month, so having this money will put his mind at ease, won't it?"
Seeing that the brother and sister insisted, the village chief and Feng Xi finally gave up.
Feng Xi remembered the wooden clips that Ruan Meng had ordered last time, and quickly went back to the house to get them.
Two thick bamboo strips, separated at the bottom and wrapped with thin bamboo rope at the top, with the bottom that can be opened and closed, are a low-end version of the fire tongs from my previous life.
Ruan Meng tried it and found it very convenient.
Feng Xi made more than twenty in total without charging extra. He said, "Thank you, Miss Ruan, for supporting my business. I'll accept this money for now."
"In the future, if you need any small things like clips or baskets, your second brother will make them for you for free!"
Earning a living is not easy, and even so, it is very generous of Feng Xi to say this.
Ruan Meng prepared to go down the mountain with her elder brother. Feng Xi went up the back mountain, called her elder brother over, put the basket and wooden frame into the cabinet, and each of them carried one down the mountain.
This was Ruan Meng's first time seeing the village chief's eldest son. He had square features and was serious, but he also seemed very reliable.
As the eldest brother, he also thanked Ruan Meng and her brother for taking care of his younger brother's business on the way.
Ruan Qian expressed his gratitude, saying that the village chief's help was even greater.
Upon reaching the stone house and seeing a pile of medicine-making tools at the entrance, Feng Xi suddenly understood why the Ruan siblings had built the house.
When Feng Xi left, he told Ruan Qian and Ruan Meng that he would come down to help with the Ruan family's house expansion project the next day.
Seeing that her elder brother and sister had been gone for a while, in order to save time, the sister-in-law asked the second brother to invite the Song and Fan families over.
The two families were amazed by the piles of oysters, the two piles of pharmaceutical tools, and the several large jars.
Upon Ruan Qian's return, they immediately discussed important matters.
Ruan Qian briefly explained the cooperation agreement reached with He Family Restaurant to both parties.
"Brother Ruan, just tell us! What do you need us to do?"
Fan Zizhong speaks frankly and sincerely.
Ruan Qian smiled and nodded, looking at the Song family. Song Shiwen and Song Shiyuan both nodded, indicating their agreement.
Ruan Qian said, "The work we need to do these next few days is the same as yesterday. But the demand for oysters is several times that of yesterday. We need to deliver them first thing the day after tomorrow, otherwise we definitely won't be able to make it tomorrow."
"So, for today, we've brought some oysters from the city. Just now, we went to the village chief's house and asked him to mobilize the villagers to help us dig for oysters."
"We'll buy it at today's purchase price, two coins per pound. Tomorrow, there's another urgent task to complete."
"For the past two weeks, we've been delivering goods every three days, so time has been tight. The stone house is small, and it also stores medicinal herbs, so it's really not suitable to use an open flame."
"Also, as you can see, these are medicine-making tools that my sister bought on credit at the pharmacy. They are very valuable and cannot be lost. So, we want to build two more mud-brick houses and clear out the stone house to store these tools."
Fan Zili couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible to build the house tomorrow?"
Ruan Qian explained, "We only build earthen houses. We cut down trees from the mountain, erected the roof beams, and fired the walls with adobe bricks. The seaside has plenty of sunshine, so even if the adobe bricks aren't completely dry, we can still live in them."
Ruan Qian added, "Regarding the expansion, it will require the use of adjacent land, and we have already obtained the village chief's consent."
"When we build houses elsewhere in the future, we will vacate the stone house and return the newly built adobe house to the village."
Duan, the second daughter-in-law of the Fan family, asked in surprise, "Brother, are you going to build a new house elsewhere?"
Ruan Qian said gently, "In the future, we will always plan in this direction. Not just our family, but yours too, things will gradually get better."
Duan remained silent, eating clams for days until she was about to vomit. Her child was still breastfeeding, but she was almost out of milk.
The children are already starving, how can we build a house?
She didn't even dare to think about it.
Ruan Qian explained his plan and discussed it with both families.
"I need your help for the next two weeks. We will buy oysters from the villagers and pay them at market price. Of course, we will not treat you unfairly."
Song Shi asked, "Brother Ruan, you're being too polite. Tell us about the arrangements first, so we'll be prepared."
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