Chapter 609: Profligate Merchant
Xiao Tangbao understood that if he took other people's things for free and then sold them for a lot of money, he would definitely lose his blessings.
What's more, the clothes worn by the father and son were covered with patches one after another.
You can tell at a glance that life is difficult.
"Uncle, if you don't tell us the price, we'll assume you're not willing to sell it and leave." Little Tangbao blinked his bright eyes and said with a smile, "Of course, if the price you mentioned is too high, we won't buy it."
Business is business, and personal relationships are personal relationships.
Although I wouldn’t take it if it was given for free, I certainly wouldn’t buy it if it was priced exorbitantly.
Of course, Xiao Tangbao also knows that people will never ask for an exorbitant price.
She said this just because she wanted Uncle Tian to sell things honestly.
Sure enough, after Xiao Tangbao said this, Old Man Tian felt relieved.
I couldn't help but laugh.
At the same time, he knew in his heart that the people of the Su family would never take his things for nothing!
If you want to let someone take something away, you must pay for it.
"Haha... Old man, benefactor, since that's the case, I'll tell you the truth." Old Man Tian said, "Take away everything in this room and give me eighty, no, fifty taels of silver."
Originally, he thought that since his benefactor had come, he would give all these things to him as a way of repaying his kindness.
However, since my benefactor insists on not wanting it, I can't delay his family's business, right?
The money spent on buying the wood for these things alone was more than a hundred taels of silver.
If the family had these fifty taels of silver, they could buy two acres of land and marry Mu Tou off with a grand ceremony.
Maybe next year I’ll be able to hold my grandson in my arms.
Don’t we have hope and purpose again these days?
This little benefactor is indeed his savior!
After hearing what Old Man Tian said, Xiao Tangbao looked at Old Man Su.
When it comes to business, it is naturally the third brother who makes the final decision.
but--
Fifty taels of silver, that's a steal!
It’s almost like giving it away for free.
There are more than a hundred items of various sizes in these rooms.
Of course Su Laosan understood that the fifty taels of silver was given as a way to repay a favor.
"Uncle Tian, this price is too low, you..."
"It's not low anymore." Old Man Tian waved his hand and said, "If it weren't for my benefactor, these things would have been sold for five taels of silver and taken away to pay off the debt."
It turned out that Mu Tou had been cheated and owed dozens of taels of silver in high-interest loans.
Old Man Tian scraped together money from everywhere, but still couldn't gather enough to pay off his debts.
The debt collector arrogantly proposed that the Tian family's house could be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and the wood carving could be exchanged for five taels of silver.
Old Man Tian was naturally unhappy, and had no choice but to go to the market to sell the livestock.
Who would have thought that it was Mr. Jin who did the dirty work.
If it weren't for Xiao Tangbao, who bought Dahong for twelve taels of silver, allowing Old Man Tian to collect enough money to pay off his debts, the wood carvings in these rooms would definitely have been pawned for five taels of silver and taken away.
After all, Old Man Tian couldn't just sit there and watch his son's legs being broken.
When Old Man Tian thought about how Xiao Tangbao helped him when he was desperate and full of despair, he wanted to kowtow to Xiao Tangbao a few more times.
At the same time, he also felt that asking for fifty taels of silver was extremely ungrateful.
What an ungrateful person!
Isn't this taking advantage of the situation?
The thing that was almost taken away by someone for five taels of silver, he actually asked his benefactor's family for fifty taels!
"How about... three, no, twenty taels of silver?" Old Man Tian changed his tone and said, "Twenty taels of silver, you can all take it away!"
Twenty taels of silver is enough to find a wife for my son.
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
Why did it drop again?
The corners of Su Laosan's mouth twitched.
This is too cheap!
As a businessman myself, I don’t even dare to buy it because it’s so cheap!
"Uncle Tian, I'll take away the things in this room for one hundred taels of silver." Su Lao San said, "In addition, I'll give you the red one. I'll leave the red one to you."
"How can this be possible?" Old Man Tian said in surprise: "Or I just want a big red..."
"Uncle Tian, please listen to me first." Su Laosan waved his hand and said, "This isn't just a one-time deal. As you know, I'm in the shipping business, and I'll inevitably need to buy things like wood carvings and root carvings in the future. I'd like to sign a contract with you. If you decide to continue doing this in the future..."
Su Laosan’s meaning was very clear, he wanted to buy Old Man Tian’s craftsmanship and have an exclusive monopoly on it.
He had seen all the decorations in the room and it was definitely worth his money to buy Old Man Tian's hands.
Moreover, he believed that Old Man Tian would eventually pick up the carving knife again.
After all, no one wants to live a hard life.
Even if he doesn't think about himself, he will think about his descendants.
In the past, the selling price of Old Man Tian’s products was not even enough to cover the cost.
Coupled with other reasons, he naturally stopped practicing.
Now that his carvings are recognized by others and he can make money, he naturally will not give up the craft passed down by his ancestors.
This is also one of the reasons why Su Laosan, as a businessman, took the initiative to raise prices.
Only when people don't work in vain and see real benefits will they have the motivation to continue working.
Of course, the one hundred taels of silver included not only the furnishings in these rooms, but also Old Man Tian’s hands.
As a businessman, Su Laosan is naturally very shrewd.
Little Tangbao looked at his third brother and secretly sighed in his heart: What a profiteer!
After hearing what Su Lao San said, Old Man Tian's face showed a hint of hesitation and entanglement.
Mu Tou stood aside and said excitedly, "Dad, just agree to it..."
One hundred taels of silver could buy a few acres of land, make some new clothes for my father, and buy some meat to nourish him...
He knew that his father had never given up this ancestral craft and was always thinking about it.
Moreover, with Dahong...
His father thinks about Dahong all the time.
Old Man Tian looked at his son's anxious expression and his lips moved.
"Your mother..."
"Dad, if Mom knew, she would be happy too." Mu Tou said again.
Old Man Tian felt a lump in his throat and nodded.
"good!"
Old Man Tian uttered the word "OK", as if he had put down a heavy burden in his heart, or as if he had untied a knot buried deep in his heart, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"My benefactor, Brother Su, Brother Su, thank you!"
Thank you for giving me a reason to pick up my carving knife again, thank you for recognizing our Tian family's craftsmanship, and thank you for not letting the skills passed down by our ancestors be lost in my hands...
As Old Man Tian spoke, he bowed to the ground in front of the Su family members.
Old Man Su quickly stepped forward to help Old Man Tian up, laughing and saying, "Brother Tian, you are too polite. We should be the ones thanking you."
"Dad, Uncle Tian, please stop thanking me." Little Tangbao said with a smile, "I'll take this thing now, okay?"
After saying this, he pointed to the root carving of pine and crane for longevity.
This root carving carries a historical mission.
There can't be any mistakes!
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