Chapter 26: Money is Coming Soon
"Mom, where are we going next?" Li Baisong looked around. "To the vegetable market?"
"Let's go. Let's take a look as we walk. This county town doesn't look very big." Qin Fangci walked in front, and Li Baisong just took a step to catch up. Li Laoer came running towards them from the opposite side.
"Mom, little brother!"
The sound was so loud that passers-by looked at him.
Qin Fangci took two quick steps with Li Baisong and said angrily, "Stop yelling. You've already scared me so early in the morning."
Li Laoer asked anxiously, "Mom, have you sold the dried meat?"
"The drugstore doesn't accept dried meat." Qin Fang said with a wooden face.
"Second brother, didn't you go to see Master Liu? Is Master Liu buying dried meat?" Li Baisong asked.
"Oh..." Li Laoer wanted to sigh when talking about this. He had even prepared to execute the plan first and ask his mother for help later, but Master Liu refused after tasting the dried meat.
"Mr. Liu refused to buy it. He said the dried meat smelled too strong and mixed with the other goods he bought, so it wouldn't sell well. He told me to take it somewhere else."
This answer was a little unexpected to Qin Fangci and Li Baisong, but it sounded quite reasonable.
"Mom, don't be discouraged. I'm sure I can sell this dried meat. I have something exciting to tell you."
Qin Fangci looked at Li Laoer quietly with a sly look of joy in his eyes and didn't want to say anything.
"Mom, Mr. Liu said that he doesn't want me to pay ten taels of silver. As long as I can pay five taels of silver, he will take me with him on this business." Li Laoer's eyes were as bright as stars in the dark night, twinkling.
"Mom, you have five taels of silver, right? Why don't you give it to me first? Selling the dried meat at home will make money, so we won't starve. When I make a lot of money, I will definitely give it to you."
Qin Fangci remained silent for a while and did not respond.
Li Laoer said anxiously, "Mother, why don't you agree? I said before that ten taels of silver was embarrassing for you, but now that the family has income, I only want five taels of silver. Why are you still hesitating about making money? Master Liu said, just give me three days. Business waits for no one. If Master Liu leaves, we won't be able to come again until at least next year. We will have no place to regret it."
"Second Brother, take me to see the Master Liu you mentioned. Ask Xiaowu to watch him write a note. Then I'll lend you five taels of silver when we get back."
"Borrow? Mom, I borrowed it. If I make money, it will be mine." Li Laoer squinted his eyes to confirm.
"Okay, I'll treat you equally. Besides your mother, you have three sons. I'll give you five taels. I don't have any money to give them right now. If they start a fight, it will bring disaster to the family. I can only lend it to you."
"Okay, okay, I'll write you an IOU when I get back."
Seeing that the money was about to be received, Li Laoer was very happy. He had wanted to make a fortune on his own without involving his family, but he didn't expect his mother to be so sensible.
"Mother, I can take you to see Master Liu, but our money hasn't arrived yet, so Master Liu won't give us a note. You should talk to him nicely and don't make a scene." Li Laoer rubbed his hands and looked at Qin Fangci, "Or do you have money on you, mother?"
"No, I'm here to sell things, not to buy anything. Who would go out with five taels of silver on their person?"
Besides, most of the money saved by the original body was copper coins, so it wouldn’t be heavy for her to carry a sack of copper coins.
Li Laoer: "..."
Qin Fangci and Li Baisong followed Li Laoer around the county town, passed two intersections and stopped at the entrance of an alley.
"This is Ye'erxiang Hutong, and Master Liu's courtyard is inside." Li Laoer pointed to the third door and told Qin Fangci, deliberately straightening his back with a smug expression, as if to say, I really didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, come and see.
He just didn't say that he had saved three taels of silver. When he got five taels of silver from his mother, he would add his three taels, which would make eight taels. After this trip, Master Liu would be able to earn eighty taels for him. It made him happy just thinking about it.
Li Laoer knocked on the third door with familiarity. An old voice came over, "Who is it?"
"Uncle Huai, it's me, Li Bailiang who just came here. Please open the door for me."
"Oh, wait a minute." The person inside said this and the footsteps gradually faded away.
Li Laoer comforted him, "Mother, little brother, please be patient. Uncle Huai is just a gatekeeper for Master Liu's family and can't make the decision."
Huai Bo walked into the yard and said, "A Liu, the man who just left is here again. Get ready."
The young man named A Liu chuckled, "I thought I was going to leave him behind, but he got the money together so quickly. He's really a sensible little peddler."
The woman standing next to Ah Liu said, "If we earn another five taels of silver, we should go to the next place tomorrow."
"Um."
A Liu brought the woman into the house. After a while, the door opened. Yan'er was still Yan'er, but A Liu had turned from a young man into a middle-aged master.
Plump, amiable, and approachable.
The footsteps were getting closer, followed by the sound of someone pulling the bolt.
Huai Bo poked his head out of the door and looked over with squinted eyes. When he saw Li Laoer bringing other people, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes. When he saw that it was just an old woman and an injured young man, his eyes softened instantly.
The look changed so quickly that neither Li Laoer nor Qin Fangci noticed it, but Li Baisong caught it keenly.
He especially hated people looking at him with malicious intent. This instinct had been with him since his previous life, and he was particularly sensitive to the good and evil of people.
"Why are you here again? Who are they?" Huai Bo's voice was hoarse, as if it had been burned by fireworks.
"Uncle Huai, this is my mother, and this is my younger brother. My mother wants to meet Master Liu." Li Laoer said this with no confidence.
Huai Bo glanced at Li Lao Er with a cold look, "My master is kind-hearted and wants to help you, but you must not let him down."
"Yes, yes, that's definitely not the case. Don't worry, Uncle Huai. We're just going to have a few words with Master Liu."
"Go in." Huai Bo's gaze quickly shifted from Qin Fangci to Li Baisong at the end.
He still looks childish, with handsome features, but it's a pity that he has been disfigured.
Li Baisong turned his head suddenly and their eyes met. Huai Bo had a kind look in his eyes and nodded slightly at him, without any sign of abnormality.
Could it be that he was wrong?
He trusts his intuition.
When he passed by just now, the old man looked at him as if he were looking at goods. Either there was nothing unusual about him, or he was disguising himself too well.
Li Baisong was thinking secretly in his heart. Huai Bo turned around to close the door, and the smile on his face fell the moment he turned around.
He's a very perceptive kid, I'm afraid he has bad intentions.
Five taels of silver.
This is a small courtyard with three main rooms and two side rooms on each side. Some unknown flowers and plants are planted in the courtyard, which do not look very healthy.
There were no carriages or horses parked in the yard, nor were there any goods piled up. It looked like a yard that was not often inhabited.
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