Chapter 71: The Excitement of One Hundred Wen
This is a stable income that you can get whether it is sunny or rainy.
"Yes, have you signed the contract with anyone?"
"Not yet, Mom. They wanted to write a note, but I couldn't understand it. I was afraid they were trying to trick me, so I said I'd write it to them next time I sent it."
"Mom, let's make the braised meat quickly. I'll go again with my little brother later. If the braised meat can be ordered, it will save trouble if we write a note together, right?"
Qin Fangci: "..."
As expected of someone who often does small business, he is very courageous.
"Okay. Clean up after dinner."
"Mom, let me calculate the money I spent today. I bought 20 catties of lean meat, which costs 12 wen a catty, so I spent 360 wen."
"Pig heads are five cents a pound. I bought three and lost two hundred and fifty-five cents. The price of offal has gone up. I'm not kidding. If you don't believe me, ask my eldest brother and Yulan. We went to buy it after we sold all the dried meat. They charged us ten cents for a pair of offal after buying the lean meat of the pig head. We bought too much, if the next county town wasn't a little far away."
Li Yulan, the eldest brother of the Li family, nodded repeatedly. Qin Fangci interrupted Li Er, saying, "Okay, I understand. Go on."
"Three sets of pig offal, thirty wen. I went to the grocery store to buy dogwood and some other seasonings. That cost me two hundred wen."
"We didn't take the oxcart, but that alone cost us 845 wen. The vegetables we brought sold for 30 wen, and after deducting the 3 wen stall fee, we still had 27 wen left."
"You gave me three hundred coins. The dried meat and vegetables we sold cost a total of three hundred and seventy coins. I still owe the grocery store one hundred and seventy-eight coins. I promised to deliver it to him tomorrow at the latest." Li Laoer smiled ingratiatingly.
"Okay, I'll bring it to you later. Go back to work first."
"Well, Mom, I have something else to tell you." Li Laoer smiled even more flatteringly.
"You say." Qin Fangci had already guessed what Li Laoer was thinking, but she didn't say it actively.
"Mom, I brought in two big buyers for our family. Shouldn't I get a raise?"
Qin Fangci lowered her brows in thought, then raised her head to look at the others, "What do you think? Should this kind of behavior be rewarded?"
"Grandma, can you give my dad some meat as a reward?" Dadan licked the corner of his mouth and jumped back, "Hehe, I didn't catch him."
Li Laoer: “!”
"Shut up, you little brat, and help me with the work!"
If his hard work was ruined by this kid, he would really beat him to death today.
"Mom, we're going together." Boss Li said anxiously.
"Brother! I was the one who negotiated the deal. What's the point of you going? You'll just be carrying things. If it weren't for me..."
"Alright! What are you arguing about? Boss, if you can't express your thoughts fairly, your opinion won't count."
"mother--"
Qin Fangci cast a cold glance at him and said, "Go light a fire and roast the pig's head."
Boss Li: “…”
"Old Three, what do you say?"
Li Laosan scratched his head and said, "I'll listen to my mother."
Anyway, mother won’t let the family suffer any loss now.
"Mom, I'm going to roast the pig's head." After saying that, Li Laosan pulled Wang to clean up together.
"My second brother has made great contributions, so let's reward him," said Li Baisong.
Li Laoer's eyes lit up and he gave Li Baisong a look that said, "You are still my beloved brother, but I still love you as my little brother."
"Where's Magnolia?"
"Ah, and me too."
Qin Fangci nodded, "Of course, others who agree can nod their heads, and those who disagree can also speak up."
"Mom, what if I can negotiate a deal on my own in the future?"
"Of course there are the same prizes."
"Mom, I agree!"
The others had no objection when they heard it.
"One buyer gives you fifty coins. If you negotiate two buyers, take your little brother to get the note back tonight and I'll give you a hundred coins."
"Wow!"
Everyone screamed with joy.
Li Laoer cried with joy. Yuan patted the man and said, "Boss, you've earned a hundred coins! Oh my god! A hundred coins!"
Many years later, even though Li Laoer had earned countless hundreds of coins, he would never forget the excitement of earning one hundred coins today.
The joy from within breaks free from all restraints. At this moment, as a mother, I am willing to go through fire and water!
The enthusiasm of everyone in the Li family was once again unprecedentedly high because of the 100 coins that Li Laoer was about to get.
Everyone felt like they were busy as little bees.
Li Baisong took advantage of everyone's inattention and quietly pulled Li Yulan away.
"Little brother, what are you asking me for?" Li Yulan's eyes lit up as she thought of something. "Do you have any good business ideas? My second brother has already been to the brothel and the teahouse. Little brother, I'll go with you tonight. How about we go to the restaurant and ask? If the restaurant agrees to buy two pounds of braised meat from us every day, will mother also give me a fifty-cent reward?"
"I will give you a reward, but it won't be fifty cents."
"Why?" Li Yulan was furious.
"Because dried meat is more expensive than braised meat, my second brother can earn fifty coins from selling a pound of dried meat, but he may only earn a few coins from selling a pound of braised meat."
"Ah," Li Yulan's shoulders drooped, but she immediately became excited again. "Then, little brother, if I ask a buyer to buy ten kilograms a day, will mother give me fifty cents?"
"You can try."
"Okay, I'll go try it later. I saw three big restaurants in the county town today, and there are many small restaurants."
Before going to the county town, Li Yulan didn’t dare to look too much, for fear that she would be pulled in if she looked, and she was also afraid that they would be laughed at if they just looked but didn’t concentrate.
But she went to the brothel today.
Even though it was just a back alley, I went there anyway.
She also went to the teahouse and drank a cup of bitter tea for free.
It's really bitter, not as good as plain water.
I really don’t know if those who squinted their eyes after drinking it were because it was too bitter or if it was really delicious.
Anyway, she squinted her eyes because she was suffering.
After these two experiences, Li Yulan felt that she dared to venture into the back alley of a big restaurant.
"Fourth sister, let's go to Dongshi Village."
Ga!
Li Yulan's happiness seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water.
Li Yulan instantly felt uncomfortable. "Why are you going there? Mom is not here to send you to school in the city."
"Mr. Xu came home this morning."
"What?!" Li Yulan jumped up. "He's crazy! What is he doing here? I don't want to marry him anymore, so why is he pestering me?"
"It's probably because you haven't explained it clearly to him yet, Fourth Sister. Since you don't want to marry him anymore, you should explain it clearly to him."
Li Yulan glared. "It's easy for you to say that. How can I, an unmarried young woman, go to him and say that? I, I..."
"Mr. Pan and I will go with you. You should know where you used to talk, right?"
Li Yulan slapped Li Bosong on the arm and said, "You want to die!"
"We will protect you, Fourth Sister. You should break up with him. Otherwise, he'll come looking for you every day, which is not a problem. If he can't find you, he'll secretly block you. If we're not by your side, what will you do?"
Li Yulan: "...No way, he used to ignore me. I stopped clinging to him, which is exactly what he wants."
Li Bosong: “…” How terrible!
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