During the time Jiang Zhi was away at Baicaotang, Xiao Man, with the help of Li Laoshi, managed to sell half of the straw sandals and a roll of hemp cloth.
Xiaoman was getting anxious as the half-day market was about to close.
Last time, with Aunt Jiang around, the straw sandals sold for a high price and sold out quickly.
Today, the two of us shouted the same thing, so why didn't it attract any attention? There were even fewer people coming over to watch.
When Xiaoman saw Jiang Zhi and Xu Errui return, she couldn't wait to complain: "Sigh! I don't know what's wrong with people today. Nobody comes to buy anything. I've called out to Uncle Li and even lowered the price, but it's still hard to sell!"
Beside him, Li Laoshi stood awkwardly. He had tried his best, but he didn't know why he couldn't compare to last time.
Jiang Zhi looked at the two of them and found it amusing: "This is normal! Who says you have to sell out every time you bring a certain amount of stuff? Look at the other stalls over there, they're all still piling it up."
The reason it sold well last time was because Wang Xiaoju caused a ruckus and played the fool, which attracted a lot of people and made it sell.
No one caused any trouble today, so everything just went smoothly.
In those live-streaming rooms, as long as there are enough viewers, as long as the host knows how to promote, as long as they say "Family members, not 999, only 99, now 9.9 yuan..."
If the atmosphere is right, even a pile of shit will be snapped up, with people worried that others will snatch it up and they won't get it.
Big businesses rely on patience, small businesses rely on shouting. There's no other way, Xiaoman and Li Laoshi have to keep hawking their wares.
Jiang Zhi and Er Rui went to find Tian Gui and Xu Genyou, who were buying grain seeds.
There were still people in front of the grain shop at this time, most of them buying a small bushel of grain for emergency use.
Tian Gui had already selected the seeds and was standing next to Wu Yang talking when he saw Jiang Zhi arrive. He quickly pulled over the basket and said, "Village Chief Jiang, these are the seeds we bought. There are forty catties of them. We were just discussing buying some more vegetable and bean seeds."
If rice isn't enough, vegetables will do; melons and beans can last for half a year.
Jiang Zhi opened the bag and looked inside, her brows furrowing slightly: it was full of corn.
This amount of seeds is far from enough for the whole village to plant, and there are no sweet potatoes or rice, which are urgently needed right now.
In addition, we have bean and vegetable seeds on our own mountain, so we don't need to spend any extra money.
"We can't do without rice. The village has only a dozen acres of paddy fields, and we can't let them go to waste. We should also start seedlings of sweet potatoes; we should be able to get several dozen kilograms."
Tian Gui scratched his head in distress: "That money... can only buy this much!"
Jiang Zhi took out three taels of silver: "This is some money I borrowed when I went to Baicaotang to sell medicine."
Tian Gui and Wu Yang's eyes lit up as they looked at the silver: "This, this silver..."
They wanted to accept the money, but were too embarrassed to ask. Xu Errui took the money and said, "Uncle Tian Gui, Brother Wu Yang, let's select the seeds first and then buy some grain for everyone!"
My mother said this money wasn't given away for nothing; it had to be recorded in the public account.
"After the grain is harvested, each family will have to repay the money!"
"Okay, okay! I'll definitely pay back the money I borrow!"
Seeing that the money had a source and would be repaid together in the future, Tian Gui felt reassured.
We've only just settled here, and we owe everyone a lot. If we owe too much, it will become a debt we can't repay.
While the group was busily and happily weighing seeds and buying grain, Jiang Zhi felt something was off; it seemed like one person was missing.
Where is Xu Genyou?
After Tian Gui and the others finished buying the grain and seeds, Jiang Zhi asked, "Where did Xu Genyou go?"
Wu Yang said, "We don't have enough money to buy seeds, so Uncle Genyou said he would go to borrow some from his brothers who work in the town to buy enough seeds for the village. He hasn't come back yet!"
Xu Genyou's brother is Xu Genbao, that's Wang the carpenter's house, they haven't gotten it back yet.
Jiang Zhi thought about it carefully and realized that things were not good; she was probably going to have another conflict with the Wang family.
The Wang family is no pushover.
Not only does Wang Xiaoju hate the Xu family, saying that she was bullied by them and that they also have a grudge against her.
Given this situation, it would be a miracle if Xu Genyou were to borrow any money.
"Errui, go tell Li Laoshi and Xiaoman to stop selling straw sandals and come here right now!"
At a call, Xiaoman and Li Laoshi immediately packed up their stall and came over.
They still hadn't sold any, and they were getting impatient.
"Auntie, what's up?" Xiaoman asked excitedly. He had already heard from Errui about Xu Genyou going to borrow money.
"Xiaoman, Errui, you and Wuyang take these grain seeds and wait at the town entrance," Jiang Zhi said earnestly.
The Wang family's shop is on the street in front; you have to pass by it to leave town.
The seeds are very important, and I don't have the money to buy them a second time, so I'll let Errui and the others send them away first.
Seeing that she was being sent to receive food, Xiaoman immediately lost her spirits and listlessly said "okay".
Errui had no objection. He and Wuyang helped each other, each carrying a 100-jin grain bag, and urged Xiaoman to also carry a full basket of sweet potatoes: "Let's go out and wait first!"
The three of them mingled with the crowds at the market and left the town. Behind them, Jiang Zhi, along with Tian Gui and Li Laoshi, followed slowly, waiting for Er Rui and the others to leave before going to find Xu Genyou.
Xu Genyou was detained for trying to borrow money to buy seeds. As the village chief, he had to bring back as many people as he had brought out, otherwise he would lose his authority and be unable to command respect.
Moreover, if something really happens to Xu Genyou, and he's injured and unable to get up at this critical juncture, then there will be no one to do the work in Liu's family's fields.
The Wang family's carpentry shop is currently open and appears quite peaceful, with people inside selecting wooden items.
The one greeting the guests was Old Wang, who was showing someone a wooden measuring cup.
Jiang Zhi went straight into the store: "Wang family eldest son, where is Xu Genyou?"
Wang Laoda had already seen her coming, and now that she had come knocking on his door demanding her return, his face immediately darkened: "I don't know anyone surnamed Xu?"
Jiang Zhi casually picked up a wooden box and tossed it in her hand: "If you're not afraid I'll smash up your shop, hand over the person!"
The customer who was inspecting the goods sensed something was wrong and quickly left.
Seeing his business fail, Old Wang said aggressively, "What do you want? Trying to cause trouble? Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang Zhi wasn't afraid of him at all: "Hand over Xu Genyou!"
“You’re just making empty promises. Why should I hand over the person?” Boss Wang did not deny it.
Jiang Zhi sneered: "Just because I'm a villainous supporting character doesn't mean I can be this unreasonable and wicked."
I am the villain, and villains are unreasonable.
Wang's eldest son: "...?" What does that mean?
Tian Gui: "...?"
Li Laoshi: "...?" But how come Sister Jiang is so domineering and knows how to scold people? I admire her so much!
"Are you going to hand over the person or not?" Jiang Zhi threw the wooden box in her hand onto the stall: "If you keep acting like a fool, I'll smash up your shop."
Don't forget what I said last time: You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple.
"You should have known I could come here and cause trouble at any moment, since you were able to chase me halfway last time."
The eldest son of the Wang family had a face as black as the bottom of a pot: "Have you lost your mind? We haven't even bothered you yet, and you've already come here. Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
"Come on, do it, or you're a coward!" Jiang Zhi stood still.
As for street bullies like the Wang family, it's either the East Wind prevails over the West Wind, or the West Wind prevails over the East Wind. I'll come to town often in the future, so there's no point in making enemies or avoiding them.
Standing in this newly renovated woodworking shop, unlike the desolate wilderness, the Wang family, who wanted to do business, had to be more cautious.
Sure enough, the eldest son of the Wang family, seeing the crowd of onlookers outside, suppressed his anger and said, "Xu Genyou is kneeling behind me! If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"
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