Chapter 25 Doubts
Jiang Zhiluo sat on a stool, looking at the wheat in the winnowing basket, thinking about things.
After Mrs. Cui finished packing, she hurried over and said, "Zhiluo, if there's anything else you need, just tell me and I'll do it. It's cold outside, so come inside and warm up."
Although it is spring, it is still cold at night.
The family didn't have the money to buy cloth to make clothes, so everyone wore relatively thin clothes.
Mrs. Cui was worried that Jiang Zhiluo would be cold.
Jiang Zhiluo has wood-related abilities, and even though they are still very weak now, they can keep her warm, so she doesn't feel cold staying in the yard.
Jiang Zhiluo feels that having a good mother-in-law is very important.
She smiled and said, "Mom, it's okay. I was thinking of taking the brown sugar to town tomorrow morning to sell it and see how it goes."
"If it goes well, I should be able to make a few dozen coins a day."
"In that case, I think we should continue with the brown sugar business."
As soon as Mrs. Cui heard it, she knew that Zhiluo had her own ideas and plans in mind.
Not to mention dozens of cents a day, Mrs. Cui was very excited just thinking about it.
She knew the price of brown sugar, which was two cents per piece. If all the brown sugar was sold, even at a lower price, it would still be around fifty cents. In a month of thirty days, that would be around one thousand five hundred cents.
More than one or two taels of silver.
If the Duke's Mansion was still doing well and had not been convicted of any crime, one or two taels of silver would not be worth Madam Cui's attention.
But now there is no Cui Guogong Mansion. In the village, they can't even afford to eat white flour and often don't have enough to eat. She has realized how much one or two taels of silver means.
An ordinary farmer may not be able to save even a tael of silver after working hard for a whole year.
Not to mention one month, that would be twelve taels of silver in a year.
That way the whole family can afford to eat white flour rice every day and have enough to eat.
At this moment, Mrs. Cui’s first thought was food and clothing.
Because people can only survive if they have enough food.
Mrs. Cui excitedly held Jiang Zhiluo's hand and said, "Zhiluo, I know you are capable. I will listen to you and make whatever arrangements you say."
"After breakfast tomorrow, Mom will go with you to set up the stall."
Old Madam Cui thought that she could accompany her daughter-in-law and help her from time to time. As an old woman, she was there to protect her, and no one dared to bully Zhiluo.
Seeing that Old Lady Cui supported her, Jiang Zhiluo was also happy and said, "Mom, if we can sell all of this, we'll have to make more brown sugar and buy some beets in the village."
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Okay, leave it to me. I've gotten to know the villagers well over the past year. They'll definitely be happy if we go to their homes to buy beets."
"Last winter, every household harvested a lot of beets. Just like cabbage and radishes, people couldn't eat that much, so they naturally wanted to sell some to supplement their family income. However, these vegetables are grown by every household, and it's hard to sell them at street stalls. If we buy them, they don't have to set up stalls to sell them. They can sell them at their doorsteps, so they're naturally willing to sell to us."
Mrs. Cui knew the current situation in the village.
And if they knew they came to buy beets, they would probably be very happy.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Then we'll buy it at the market price of one cent per pound."
"Then it will definitely be collected."
The two men discussed for a while and then went into the house.
When Jiang Zhiluo came into the house after taking a shower, she saw Cui Hejin reading a book with a pine oil candle.
The dim yellow lights in the house flickered, giving the room a warm and cozy feeling.
Jiang Zhiluo dried her hair and sat down at the table.
That way, with the light, she could do something.
However, being so close, Jiang Zhiluo could vaguely smell the faint scent of ink on him.
Jiang Zhiluo took a piece of paper and drew building blocks on it with a charcoal pencil.
Her father can do this kind of simple carpentry work, so it should be easier for him to build this kind of building block toys.
Her parents were so good to her brothers and sisters, so she wanted to do something too.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
It would be better to find a way to help my parents learn some skills and earn some money.
Bellows are difficult to make, and her father might not be able to make one in a day.
But things like building blocks are easy to make, and you can make several sets in a day.
She also went to the town to investigate the market and learned that many people were willing to spend money on expensive things when buying them for their children.
Moreover, there are too few toys on the market, unlike in the technological age where there are all kinds of toys.
Many children have nothing to do, so they just play some games on the street.
She believes that the building blocks will be more popular.
Thinking about this, she began to draw blocks on paper.
When Cui Hejin was copying the book on paper, he looked at the pine oil candle on the table. Under the candlelight, there seemed to be a clear light flowing in his eyes.
When he looked at Jiang Zhiluo again, he naturally noticed what she had drawn on the paper.
The table is so small that it is easy to see.
His expression was slightly shocked.
He had never seen this method of painting before.
Cui Hejin's hand holding the brush stiffened slightly. After a pause, he slowly put the brush down and looked sideways at Jiang Zhiluo.
The two have been husband and wife for four days, but Cui Hejin has never seriously looked at his little wife.
At this moment, he found that she was not the same as he had imagined.
It doesn't look like he is illiterate.
When she was painting, she looked serious and focused, and there was a unique aura about her.
After thinking for a while, Cui Hejin's expression became cold, as if he was suspicious of something.
Jiang Zhiluo's mind was full of thoughts on how to make money through business and how to help her parents learn a skill to make money. She didn't notice the change in Cui Hejin's expression at all.
While she was writing and drawing, Cui Hejin suddenly said in a clear and gentle voice: "I will go to town tomorrow."
Jiang Zhiluo was stunned when she suddenly heard Cui Hejin's voice.
She raised her head slightly and looked at Cui Hejin, but was immediately met with his beautiful and deep eyes, which seemed to be filled with a bewitching look, which made her heart skip a beat.
This guy is such a monster!
Jiang Zhiluo slightly turned her eyes away and nodded, "Yes, I will also go to the stall with my mother to sell brown sugar tomorrow morning."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiluo seemed to think of something and took out twenty coins from her pocket and said, "Here, if you can't come back by noon, remember to buy something to eat in town so you don't go hungry."
Jiang Zhiluo put the few hundred coins left from her previous purchases into her space.
The space can be better for storing things.
It is also convenient to take out.
Cui Hejin thought Jiang Zhiluo would ask him what he was doing in town, but she didn't ask.
Jiang Zhiluo felt that since Cui Hejin had said that before, she would just fulfill her duties as a wife and would not interfere with anything else.
"No, this is your money."
Jiang Zhiluo curled her lips and said, "Do we have to make such a clear distinction?"
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