"Second brother, our father said that he will make this furnace for her for free, and he will only charge her the cost of the iron."
The guy who darted into the back had barely appeared when his words reached Yue Jiuyue's ears.
What? This goofy guy is the younger brother? Did she guess wrong?
"Did you hear that? My father said that just the cost of buying iron is enough to make a profit. You only need ten taels of silver to make it."
The older brother repeated it to Yue Jiuyue.
Yue Jiuyue: ...
The amount of money hasn't changed!
So, all that talk she gave was enough for a reduction in the labor cost?
"Alright."
Yue Jiuyue resigned herself to her fate.
At that time, a pound of iron was worth about 80 coins, which is equivalent to eight taels of silver. A deposit of 10 taels of silver wasn't too much.
After paying, Yue Jiuyue left.
She needed to get those boys out to make money as soon as possible, at least ten taels of silver within a month, no, within half a month, otherwise, she would easily be exposed.
Roasted sweet potatoes can't be sold now because roasting them in a stove pit will burn half of them, which would be a complete waste.
If roasted sweet potatoes don't sell, we can sell boiled sweet potatoes!
"Selling boiled sweet potatoes! Sweet and delicious boiled sweet potatoes!"
In the streets and alleys, the three Lin brothers, each carrying a basket of boiled sweet potatoes, hawked their wares on the main street of the town.
"These are sweet potatoes? How much are they?"
Sweet potatoes—who in Huandong Town hasn't heard of them? We've all eaten sweet potato leaves, but nobody's ever actually eaten the sweet potato itself. Some didn't grow them at home, and others planted them too late, so they can only eat the leaves.
"Yes, yes, ten, eighteen coins a pound."
Lin Chaodong stammered a bit when talking about prices.
Wheat, flour, and rice were only twenty or thirty coins a pound, and they were all dried.
The sweet potatoes were not only raw, but also boiled in water. Half a pound of sweet potatoes could gain an extra ounce or two after being boiled, so he was hesitant to quote such a price.
But this price was set by his mother. If he doesn't sell at this price, his mother probably won't use him anymore.
He is the eldest son in the family; he can't rely on his younger brothers to support the family in the future, can he?
Eighteen coins! This is robbery!
The man walked away cursing.
Lin Chaodong reached out Er Kang's hand, wanting to persuade him to stay, but he didn't know how. He also felt that the price was too high and was too embarrassed to open his mouth to ask for it back.
If he doesn't shout out, how will people know he's selling something?
After that, not a single person asked about the price, and Lin Chaodong walked around aimlessly with his basket on his back, dejected.
"Big brother? What happened? Sold out? That was fast!"
Lin Chaobei, who was busy weighing and collecting money, looked up and suddenly saw Lin Chaodong, and was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
That shouldn't be the case! If we're talking about who sells things the fastest, it should be his third brother, not his eldest brother. How come his eldest brother sold out first?
Just as he was questioning the meaning of life, Lin Chaodong walked over dejectedly and mumbled:
"No, I haven't sold a single sweet potato."
Lin Chaobei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; this was exactly how his elder brother should behave.
Lin Chaobei didn't have time to ask him what was going on right now; selling all the sweet potatoes was the priority. So, he said to Lin Chaodong:
"Brother, let's sell them together."
Lin Chaodong gave a vague "hmm" and then followed behind Lin Chaobei, watching Lin Chaobei loudly hawk his wares and enthusiastically greet customers of all ages. He always weighed the sweet potatoes high, and every customer happily bought them and left.
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