Chapter 27: Spring Bamboo Shoots
Although Li Dachuan and his brothers were at home, Li Youshan was not there. Manager Wu did not go into the main room, but sat down directly in the yard.
Li Wanyue heard the noise, walked out the door and asked, "What's the matter, Shopkeeper Wu?"
Shopkeeper Wu smiled and briefly recounted the matter, then said, "Miss Li, your method is really useful. I would like to order more bamboo shoots while they are still fresh."
Li Wanyue was also happy, as this meant that Zuixianju's path was stable.
She asked, "How much?"
"Prepare 100 kilograms tomorrow. Spring or winter bamboo shoots are fine. Our store also has a shop in the county town. I will send some to the shop in the county town. If there are any changes later, I will let the clerk inform me."
In the past few days, everyone wanted something new, so there must have been a lot of people ordering more, not to mention that some had to be given away.
"good."
"I'll give you the silver first." Shopkeeper Wu took out two dimes and handed them to Li Wanyue. "I was in a hurry when I came here, so I didn't bring anything. This is about seven or eight cents of silver. The extra money is my gift."
Li Wanyue did not refuse and just gave her some more bamboo shoots tomorrow.
She took it directly and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. I promise that the quality of the spring bamboo shoots I send will not be a problem."
Shopkeeper Wu smiled. What she meant was that if someone else came to him to sell bamboo shoots, or he bought them from other people, and something went wrong it had nothing to do with her.
He understands.
"Miss Li, since you have bamboo here, could you help make some bamboo bowls? They should be about this size." Shopkeeper Wu said as he circled a piece with both hands to indicate the size. There were two sizes, big and small.
"Two small ones for a penny, and one large one for a penny. If you think it's not enough, I'll find someone else."
There were so many people that all the take-away bamboo bowls prepared in their store were used up.
Li Wanyue nodded in agreement. Making bamboo bowls was simple, and even if she didn't make them, she could give them to the villagers to make. It would at least be a source of income.
"Okay, how much do you want?"
"Two hundred small ones and one hundred large ones. This is all I can do for now. Time is tight, so it would be best if you can finish it tomorrow morning. I'm willing to pay an extra twenty cents for your hard work."
"I'll try my best."
"Thank you very much, Miss Li. Since there are bamboo bowls and too many things, our restaurant will send a bullock cart to pick up the goods tomorrow morning. You don't have to trouble you to make a trip. As for the delivery issue later, we will deal with it when the time comes."
"good."
Li Wanyue agreed and sent Manager Wu away. Zhao Suying's heart was pounding. One hundred catties, six cents a catty. The goods hadn't even been delivered yet, but she had already received the money. That was nearly one or two taels of silver. The whole family would have to go to the county town and carry goods for several days to earn that much.
Zhao Suying felt a little dizzy: "Oh my God, I earned more than 700 coins in one day. I must be dreaming."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Mom, you are not dreaming. We will earn more in the future."
"Yes, our lives will get better and better."
Sun Xiuqin walked into the yard holding a wash basin. Seeing Zhao Suying's agitated look, she asked curiously, "Mom, what's wrong with you? And what did that person do to our house just now?"
Zhao Suying's smile faded: "Nothing, I came to see your father."
After saying that, he pulled Li Wanyue to the main room.
Sun Xiuqin had a hunch that the two men were hiding something from her. The clothes the man was wearing were made of good material. Could it be that they were going to buy more spring bamboo shoots?
In the main hall, Zhao Suying said, "Don't worry, mother won't let your second sister-in-law know how to deal with the bamboo shoots. I will also remind her that if she tells her family about the bamboo shoots, I will immediately kick her out of the house. Anyway, there are girls from our village who married into her family, so we will know any news."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "It's good that mother gave us a reminder, but we can't keep this secret for long. Not only my second sister-in-law, but other people in the village will also be curious and will soon know that we are selling bamboo shoots.
There are always some people in the village who hate those who have and laugh at those who don't. If we are the only ones earning money with bamboo shoots, they will be jealous and might come out to make trouble.
Spring bamboo shoots can only be eaten for two or three months every year. After that month, they can no longer be eaten. We will have other ways to make money in the future. You don't have to take spring bamboo shoots too seriously. Winter bamboo shoots can be eaten from the winter month. By now, they can only be eaten for one more month at most. Spring bamboo shoots can still be eaten for about two months. Let's use this time to make some money first.
As for the second sister-in-law, tell her that if she wants to ask someone to send some processed bamboo shoots to her parents’ home, it’s up to her. If she wants to work, just let her go up the mountain to pick and cut bamboo shoots. Don’t let her process them for the time being.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhao Suying nodded. "By the way, what should we do with the bamboo bowls? They need them tomorrow, and your father and the others are still in the fields. I'm afraid we won't have enough time to make them. Besides, it's getting dark, and we have to go pick bamboo shoots early tomorrow morning."
"Mom, don't worry. We can ask for help, like Brother Tieniu, Uncle Cai, Uncle Tian and others. Let's cut the bamboo first, so that we don't have to go up the mountain at night. At night, we can just make bamboo bowls at home and light torches."
"Okay, then I'll go find your father and ask him to find someone."
"Mom, when you ask Dad to talk to you, just say you'll be paid for your work."
"Okay." Zhao Suying walked out of the door slowly.
Not long after, Li Youshan and his four sons and four close brothers came back.
Li Wanyue had already found bamboos of different sizes so that they could cut them according to their sizes.
Without further ado, the eight people each took their weapons and quickly went to Zhushan.
There is strength in numbers. When it was dark, the group returned.
But he was afraid that sawing bamboo would make too much noise at night and disturb others' rest, so he carried the bamboo pieces to Li Youtian's house, which was at the end of the village.
Several people went home.
In the evening, Zhao Suying called the father and sons to the main room and told the three of them how Li Wanyue and the others had earned money today. When Li Dachuan and Li Erhu heard that their sister had earned almost one or two taels of silver a day, their eyes widened and they praised her as if she didn't care about the cost. Li Wanyue tapped her toes when she heard this.
Li Youshan said with a smile: "Yueyue, don't go to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots tomorrow. We can go there. With so many people, it won't take long to pick a hundred kilograms of bamboo shoots."
"Yes, sister, just rest at home."
Li Wanyue agreed with a smile, feeling fortunate to have come into a loving family.
She reminded us what to pay attention to when digging winter bamboo shoots.
Zhao Suying gave the remaining sugar cake to Li Youshan.
Li Wanyue also handed the last piece of cake to Li Erhu without saying anything else.
Li Erhu happily took the cake and ate it in just a few bites. This was bought with the money his sister earned.
After a simple dinner, the father and his two sons went to Li Youtian's house. They were all close relatives, so he brought some processed bamboo shoots for them to try.
The cut edge of the bamboo bowl needs to be polished to prevent thorns, and then taken to the river for cleaning.
Eight people make three hundred of them, and they are done in one hour.
The moon was rising above the treetops. When they got home, Li Youshan said, "Dachuan, Erhu and Sandong, we can just go to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots tomorrow morning. Let your mother and Yueyue and the others rest at home, especially Yueyue, who has been so worried."
"I know, Dad."
Li Youshan waved his hand: "Okay, let's all go to sleep."
Several people went back to their houses.
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