Chapter 356 Big Order
Wan Lao Er patted Wan Shuang's shoulder and said with a smile: "How old are you? You call her a girl? Okay, don't worry about this matter. Your aunt and I have discussed it. We are already saving up a dowry for the girl. She is still too young. It is not appropriate for her to take too much money. It is inevitable that she will not be able to resist the temptation. But I will find a suitable time to tell her about this matter."
Wan Shuang raised the corners of his mouth, and he said that his second uncle and second aunt had always been kind people and would never treat Guihua badly. It turned out that they were already considering Guihua's future, and he was worrying too much.
After Wan Laoer handed the matter over to Wan Shuang and Hu Zhengyang, he set off for the town.
Because there is enough potato flour, the town now has a regular supply of potato flour and business is booming every day.
It is now the end of August and the weather is cool. There are not enough seats inside the Wan family shop, so Wan Laosan rushed to make a batch of small tables and stools overnight and set them up outside. Even so, there are still not enough seats, and some customers even got the seats wrong because he was too busy, causing quarrels.
Wan Laosi also came up with a better method, which was to have them come to the store, pay the money and get a number, and then call people according to the number. This saved a lot of trouble, and there were basically no problems.
When Wan Laoer arrived in the town, it was almost noon, and business was booming.
Even though Wan Laoer had seen the explosive scene once before, he couldn't help but laugh like a fool when he saw it again.
"Fourth brother, are you busy?"
Wan Laoer pushed his way through the crowd and finally squeezed to the counter, but was still mistaken by diners as a queue cutter.
"Hey, are you blind? Don't you know how to queue?"
"I've been waiting in line here for a long time, why are you cutting in line?"
"Shopkeeper, do you care?"
Wan Laoer had just greeted Wan Laosi when he was scolded by the people in the queue behind him.
Wan Laosi quickly looked up and saw that it was his second brother.
"Please be patient, everyone. This is not a diner, but my second brother." Wan Laosi said loudly to the team with a smile.
The noisy people at the back finally quieted down.
Wan Lao Si pulled Wan Lao Er behind the counter.
"Brother, why are you here at this time? Isn't the family busy? Can you leave?"
While Wan Lao Si was skillfully collecting money and issuing numbers, he casually asked Wan Lao Er.
Wan Laoer was watching intently. How could he collect the money first and then eat?
"Second brother? Why don't you speak?" Wan Laosi waited for a long time but didn't hear the voice of Wan Laoer. He turned his head and saw Wan Laoer looking at the number in his hand.
"Oh, that's right. I want to discuss something with you, but you are busy now, so it seems like I'm not here at the right time. I'll go do other things first, and I'll come back when you're done." Wan Laoer kept the doubts in his heart and planned to ask Wan Laosi when he was free.
Wan Laosi really couldn't leave at the moment, and the store hired five waiters, and none of them had time to rest. However, Wan Laosi himself no longer had to be a waiter, and became a real accountant, just responsible for collecting money.
"Okay, we'll talk about it later."
Wan Laoer nodded and smiled, greeted the diners, and then left the shop.
Wan Laoer came to another street, which was the original main street, but now their street has become the main street, and the location has become the best for shops.
Wan Laoer went directly to the cloth shop that Wan Ersao often went to, because the owner of this shop was nice, the prices were fair, and they were regular customers, so they became acquaintances after a few visits.
"Brother Wan is here? I heard that you have been very busy lately, so how come you have time to come out for a walk today? You didn’t bring your sister-in-law and daughter with you?" As soon as the owner of the cloth shop saw Wan Laoer, he hurried out to greet him in person.
It can be said that there is no one in the town who does not know the Wan family in Shizi Village. Almost all farmers know the Wan family. Even those farmers who did not plant potatoes this year often go to the Wan family to inquire about saving seeds in order to plant them next year.
Nowadays, potato seeds are basically unavailable on the market except at Wanjia.
Wan Lao Er laughed heartily and said, "I'm not here to go shopping today. I have a business to do with you."
"Hey, brother, come and listen to what we have to say. Please come in and sit down."
The shopkeeper quickly invited Wan Laoer into the private room.
"Brother, try this new tea I got. It's from the Jiangnan water town in Guannei. It's very good."
The shopkeeper brewed the best tea for Wan Laoer.
Wan Lao Er was a little proud in his heart, but he said gently, "Don't bother me. I came here to order some coarse cloth and oil paper cloth from the shopkeeper. The quantity is a bit large. I wonder if the shopkeeper has so much stock?"
The shopkeeper sat down quickly, his eyes shining, "How much coarse cloth and oil paper cloth do you need, brother Wan? I do have some in stock. If it's not enough, I can transfer more from the head office in the county. It's still in time. I'll deliver it directly to your home. What do you think?"
"That would be great. I drove a bullock cart here today and I can bring some back. As for how much coarse cloth you need..."
Wan Laoer silently calculated in his mind that a piece of coarse cloth could be sewn into about eighteen bags, and a bag could hold about 150 kilograms of grain. However, after the potato flour was dried, it would definitely be lighter than ordinary flour and take up more space, so he calculated it based on 80 kilograms per bag.
There are about 10,000 kilograms of flour at home now, and several hundred kilograms are added every day, so the initial estimate is that he needs to prepare 20,000 kilograms of bags and oil paper cloth.
Twenty thousand jin divided into eighty jin is two hundred and fifty bags, which means fourteen pieces of coarse cloth and fourteen pieces of oil paper cloth are needed.
"Boss, I need fourteen rolls of coarse cloth and fourteen rolls of oil paper cloth for now. If I need more later, I will let you know in advance."
Wan Laoer calculated silently for a long time before he gave a rough number.
There was no way. He was not like Wan Laosi, who knew how to use an abacus. The fact that he could calculate such huge numbers was the result of his training over this period of time. He had been harvesting potatoes at home for more than a month, and he had to calculate the weight and amount of money every day. The data was huge, so his calculation ability had been greatly improved. However, it was also thanks to Wan Shuang, who taught him a lot.
"Oh, there really isn't that much coarse cloth. Because our town is poor, most people buy coarse cloth to make clothes. Especially this year, the coarse cloth is selling very fast. I guess it's probably because you've helped people make money. Many people come here first to buy cloth for their families to make clothes."
At first, Wan Laoer wanted to follow Shen Jinyuan's suggestion and settle the account after he made some profits. Later, he thought about it and realized that it was not easy for ordinary people, especially when he saw everyone carrying heavy loads to their doorsteps before dawn to sell potatoes. He felt very much in sympathy with these people and thought about how difficult it was for him at the beginning.
So he decided to pay off everyone's debt even if he had to use up all his family savings.
Wan Laoer successfully made all the villages under the jurisdiction of this town able to make money.
Now whenever Wan Laoer walks on the street, people will come up to him and say hello. Just now, when he was walking from the shop to the cloth shop, many people surrounded him and offered him food. The simple folk customs once again touched Wan Laoer.
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