Chapter 196 Bamboo Ball
Manbao received a box of novel toys, and Bai Shanbao helped her carry the box back.
Xiao Qian and her two sisters-in-law are making tofu. Because it is the Chinese New Year, many people are buying tofu recently. She makes tofu almost every day, and sends some to the Bai family every time she makes it.
She was cutting tofu when she looked up and saw the young master of the Bai family and Manbao carrying her treasure box into the house. After greeting them, they went to the side yard. She quickly stopped them and asked, "What are you carrying?"
Manbao said, "Carry my treasure box, sister-in-law. Today we will compete to see who has more toys. It will be more fun."
It sounded like a child's game, so Xiao Qian lost interest. She smiled at the young master of the Bai family and said, "Young master, my family is making tofu today. Please bring some back and let your grandmother and mother taste it."
Bai Shanbao nodded. He was used to the Zhou family sending tofu to his family every now and then.
The two carried the box back to Manbao's room. It was not the first time Bai Shanbao came to Manbao's boudoir, but he still couldn't help looking around curiously, because every time he came, her room was a little different.
Most of the things that were different were from home, especially the things Zhou Erlang bought for her.
For example, the original bamboo bookshelf had only a single three-layer one, but now there is a four-layer one next to it, but there are no books on it, after all, Manbao only has a few books.
A single bookshelf is sufficient.
On the top of the newly added bookshelf is a bamboo vase-shaped bottle with a bunch of wild grass stuck in it.
Bai Shanbao: ...
Seeing Bai Shanbao looking at her vase, Manbao said, "Is it beautiful? I asked my second brother to help me weave this."
She was a little proud of it. She saw it while strolling in the mall, but the points required were very expensive, so Manbao simply drew it and asked her second brother to help her make it.
She once wanted to sell the vase to Koko, as long as Koko gave her half of the points in the mall.
But Koko said that it does not have such a function. The mall is open unilaterally and is a benefit to the host. If she wants to be a merchant, the cost of transporting goods alone is something she cannot afford.
Manbao didn't quite understand, but she understood one thing: apart from being able to transport objects to the encyclopedia, she couldn't give things to others, otherwise the transportation fee would be much higher.
Manbao could only place the bamboo vase made by his second brother in his room with regret.
On the next level is a large ball made of bamboo, which Manbao saw in the mall and asked his second brother to make.
Ever since he learned that he could find many beautiful bamboo weavings in the mall, Manbao liked to search there. Then, when he saw something nice or liked, he would draw it and ask his second brother to make it.
Zhou Erlang thought making bamboo balls was much easier than making vases, so he made several for them at once.
Manbao put the biggest one on the bookshelf, and put the smaller one, which he played with more often, in the toy box, which has now been bought by Bai Erlang.
At this time, Bai Shanbao couldn't take his eyes off the big bamboo ball and was extremely envious.
But Manbao didn't sell it because she also liked this ball.
However, adhering to the principle of sharing good things with good friends, she was willing to lend him the bamboo ball to play with.
The next layer down is a lotus-shaped bamboo basket filled with various sundries. This was also what Manbao asked his second brother to make after seeing it in the mall.
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but admire, "Your second brother's craftsmanship is really good."
Manbao was very proud. "Of course. My second brother said that there is nothing in the world that he can't make with bamboo."
It's a pity that few people today like these things as much as people in the future will. Because bamboo weaving in the mall is very expensive, Manbao also asked his fifth brother and his friends to take the bamboo weaving made by his second brother to the county town to sell it, but the goods were taken back the same way they were taken there.
Obviously, bamboo baskets and dustpans are more popular than these bamboo vases, bamboo balls, and bamboo baskets.
Bai Shanbao said that those people did not know the value of the bamboo ball. At least he liked the bamboo ball very much, provided that the ball was big.
So he expressed his willingness to buy it to Manbao, "I'll pay for it, and ask your second brother to make me a bamboo ball as big as this one, okay?"
"How much are you offering?"
"You sold Bai Er the bamboo ball for ten coins, so I'll give you twelve coins."
Man Bao thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, it's a deal."
Zhou Erlang is not particularly busy now, so he accepts any business that comes to his door, even if it is small.
Besides, bamboo balls are not difficult to make, and he has experience, so when Manbao mentioned it, he went to the thatched house where the bamboo sticks were stored and dragged out the bamboo sticks.
Ever since Zhou Silang and his family moved into the new house, the thatched hut they used to live in has been vacant.
Because the room was big enough, Zhou Erlang simply cleaned it up and moved all his precious bamboos in. When the weather was cold, he no longer weaved bamboo in the yard, but stayed in the house.
Well, although it’s not much warmer in the thatched hut, it’s better than being blown by the cold wind in the yard, right?
Zhou Erlang was busy for a while, and quickly made a bamboo ball, which was about the same size as the one on Manbao's bookshelf. He then handed it to Manbao and said, "Tell the young master of the Bai family that he doesn't have to pay for these small bamboo weavings in the future. If he likes them, just tell me and I'll make them for him."
This time Manbao has already collected the money in advance, so it’s difficult to return it.
Manbao said, "Business is business, second brother, you must charge money. In the future, many people may buy bamboo balls from you."
Zhou Erlang laughed heartily and said, "Only you kids would play with this thing. Who would spend money to buy it? Besides, you've priced it so high, twelve cents."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Erlang rushed to Zhou's house the next day with money and asked Zhou Erlang to make him a ball of that size. It would be even better if it was a little bigger.
Manbao asked him, "Don't you have one?"
It would be fine if he didn't mention it, but once he did, he couldn't help but complain, "Yours is too small. You obviously have a big one, but you won't sell it to me. Humph, I will never do business with you again."
Manbao: “…”
Bai Erlang continued to pester Zhou Erlang to make bamboo balls for him.
Manbao rushed forward to block Zhou Erlang and said, "Humph, if you don't do business with me, I won't do business with you either. I'll ask my second brother not to do business with you."
Tuesday Lang:......
In the end, Zhou Erlang accepted Bai Erlang's money and made a big bamboo ball for him.
Then the next day, several children gathered outside Zhou's house again, all holding money to buy bamboo balls.
While Zhou Erlang was doing it for them, he asked, "You used the money to buy the ball. Do your parents know?"
He felt that if Ertou and the others dared to spend money to buy these things that were not fit for eating or wearing, he would definitely beat them up severely.
The children said with confidence that this was their New Year's money.
Zhou Erlang was speechless, but these children were all students in the school and came from well-off families, so they obviously didn't care about the twelve cents.
In the following days, Zhou Erlang received a number of orders. Some children from his own village wanted to make bamboo balls, while others came from Dali Village and other nearby villages, or entrusted their own children to make reservations.
This surprised Zhou Erlang so much that he simply made a batch and took them to the market to sell. But strangely, none of the bamboo balls he took to the market were sold.
Finally, he took it home, and it was the children from other villages who asked the children in his village to help buy them, and only then did he sell all the bamboo balls.
Not to mention Zhou Erlang, even Manbao found this phenomenon very strange.
(End of this chapter)
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