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Chapter 118 A Good Start

(Girls' Literature)

Su Zhi suggested that they work together and sell together because she thought that it would benefit several people. Moreover, she could take them with her to sell together so that they would not be at a loss as to how to sell the flowers. Moreover, this would not only deepen her relationship with them.

As for whether they would continue to make and sell together in the future, Su Zhi had no control over that. She thought that after a few times, the hair flowers would not be as easy to sell as when they first started selling them, and then they would no longer regard hair flowers as their main way to make money.

Sister Li agreed to Su Zhi's proposal.

"Let's make and sell together. This will save us the stall fees!"

If you want to sell things at the market in the town, you have to pay. A stall costs three cents. These three cents are not much, but for farmers, they are precious.

The other people nodded as well. They all thought that this way of making money was Su Zhi's idea. These pieces of cloth also belonged to Su Zhi. She taught them how to make hair ornaments and let them earn this money. It was good enough. Why would they make it themselves and then sell it individually? Even if they sold it individually, they couldn't make more money than others. It was better to sell it together.

Su Zhi nodded and said, "Since the sisters-in-law all agree to sell together, then we will do it together and sell together from now on. I think we can only sell for a few days, so there will be fewer people buying the flowers. I guess you won't be able to buy cloth in the future, because the cloth shops have all put it away. So everyone should think that making more money is a one-time thing, and don't treat this as a long-term business."

When they thought about it, although they felt a little regretful, they thought that the money they earned was a gift from Su Zhi, and they also had the opportunity to weave and sell the silk that was not easy to learn, so they should be content.

After Su Zhi finished saying this, she began to teach a few people how to make a head flower. This head flower is easy and difficult at the same time. Once you learn it and become more skillful, it is easy to make a delicate head flower. Su Zhi picked up a small piece of pink silk. She twisted it left and right with both hands. She easily made the piece of silk into the shape of a flower. She sewed a few times with needle and thread, and took the thin wire that Shen Zian bought from the blacksmith shop yesterday, fixed it together, and a very simple head flower was made.

Sister Li picked it up and looked at it, saying, "It's really beautiful. Sister, you have really skillful hands. If this small piece of cloth was in my hands, it would be a piece of rag that is too small to be a patch, but Sister has turned it into a treasure in just a few seconds!"

Several of Shugen's sisters also took turns watching it and they all thought it was beautiful.

Su Zhi smiled and said, "This is put together with the iron wire, it is not worthy of being put in a formal place. But if it is sold to the women and girls of our farm, it is worth two cents. This is a simple one, and there are more difficult ones, which can be sold for three cents. This is for silk, if it is cloth, this simple one will sell for one cent, and the one with more beautiful patterns will sell for two cents. I will make you a nice one."

Su Zhi started making it again. This time she made a more complicated one, with several flowers crowded together, which looked very gorgeous. Just by looking at it, several women who were already mothers fell in love with it.

"See? That's it. It's actually very easy to do. You just need to be more delicate. Once you learn it, you can match the colors yourself. Just do whatever you think looks good. That way it will look completely different. It will also be easier to sell. Now, all of you try to do it."

Su Zhi opened a bundle, which was full of cotton cloth, and then placed the iron wires on the kang table.

Several women started to make them with great enthusiasm, carefully matching the colors. In the end, each of them made one, and they all looked pretty good. Then they made a few more, and their speed increased. Soon, there were more than twenty flowers on the kang table, piled up into several small piles, which looked like a cluster of flowers, very bright and beautiful.

Su Zhi looked at them one by one. She nodded with satisfaction. She said, "You sisters-in-law, you have done a good job. Let's stop here today. It's getting late. We will continue to work together tomorrow. I think these big bundles can be finished in less than two days. After you are done, you can weave some silk and sell them at the market together. I just don't know if the snow will melt by then."

Sister Shugen smiled and said, "The next market will take another six or seven days. Even if the snow doesn't melt by then, it will be much less. Don't worry, it will be almost New Year by then, and there will definitely be a lot of people at the market. People in our village will not stay out just because of this little snow."

Sister Li said, "It will be Chinese New Year then, so there will be a lot of people buying these flowers. They will buy them and give them to their daughters-in-law and daughters. Sister Wang, Sister Li, if you have daughters at home, you should save a few more flowers for them."

Li smiled slightly, and Wang said nothing, but they both wanted to leave a few flowers for the young lady. At the same time, they also thought of Shen Zhu and Chun Hua, thinking that these two must be left, otherwise there would be trouble again.

Su Zhi put the rags and wire at Shen Shugen's house, then got up and prepared to leave.

The other four also stood up and walked out together.

As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw Shen Zian coming over.

Sister Li smiled and said, "Look, this is really the perfect time to pick up the phone. You are so lucky."

Su Zhi smiled, said goodbye to a few people, and walked towards Shen Zian. Shen Zian nodded to a few people, then took Su Zhi's hand, and the two walked away together.

Li said with emotion: "Look at this young couple, they really look like the couple in the painting. I never thought it would be like this. It must be God's blessing that they are healthy and prosperous now."

Several people nodded in agreement. After spending half the day together, their favorable impression of Su Zhi had risen to a new level.

In the next few days, Su Zhi took a few people to make head flowers. After several large bundles of cloth were made, they waited for the market.

Su Zhi asked Shen Zian to make roasted chestnuts with her. The sand was already prepared. She did not add sugar, as sugar was too expensive at that time. Su Zhi also felt that roasted chestnuts would taste good without sugar, as it would be original. She used to like roasted chestnuts without sugar, as it would not make her hands sticky.

Shen Zian helped Su Zhi fry some chestnuts. He didn't fry them for long, but after tasting them, he found them delicious.

Su Zhi also made some hawthorn cakes with hawthorns. They tasted sour and sweet. Shen Zian was a man who liked to eat them. Su Zhi was very satisfied with this. However, she did not make more because she felt that the weather was a bit cold now, and the hawthorn cakes looked a bit cold. She thought about making some first to test sell.

On the day of the market, the snow had melted a lot. Shen Zian hurried onto the ox cart and brought the roasted chestnuts that he had roasted that morning, a basket of chestnuts, a basket of hawthorn cakes, the newly woven silk by Su Zhi, and several bundles of furs. They were all brought back by the white wolves from hunting. The meat was eaten by them, and the furs were kept.

Sister Shugen, Sister Li, and Li sat on the ox cart together. Wang and Wang Huazhi did not come with them because Sun had been muttering at home these days, saying that she and Li went to work for other people's families to hide their private money. The two quarreled again because of this. In the end, Wang still did not go to the market with them. She gave all the silk threads she had woven to Li, asking her to sell them and find a chance to give them to herself. Wang Huazhi also asked her to help sell her silk threads. Tietou had a fever, and she had to take care of him at home, so she could not go out.

On the way, I met a few people from the same village and gave them a ride as well.

The people in the village are now very friendly towards Shen Zian and Su Zhi. They ask Su Zhi and the others what they are going to sell and buy at the market, and chat with their parents. With more people talking, the place becomes more lively and the weather doesn't seem so cold anymore.

When they arrived at the market, Shen Zian drove the ox cart to the market, found a spot by the side and parked the cart. Then a few people took down a roll of straw curtain from the ox cart, spread a piece of blue cloth on it, and placed a few baskets on it. Each basket was padded with light green cloth, and head flowers of different fabrics were placed in different baskets. No matter whether they were made of silk or cotton, they were all bright and eye-catching against the green cloth. They really looked like flowers, very eye-catching in this cold winter.

Su Zhi also placed the fried chestnuts and hawthorn cake next to them. One looked bright red, and the other was a small round red and black chestnut. Both looked very clean and delicious.

Su Zhi saw that the things were ready and thought about selling them. She had never sold anything before, but she didn't feel embarrassed. Just as she was about to open her mouth to sell, she saw Shen Zian start shouting.

"Everyone, come and have a look. Sweet and sour cakes, fragrant and soft roasted chestnuts. Everyone, come and have a look. They are only sold here—"

Su Zhi just smiled when she heard this, thinking that Shen Zian could also shout. She thought he would just stand there and wait for people to come up and ask for his products, but it turned out that he didn't. He shouted quite authentically. She really married a husband who knew everything. It was great!

Su Zhi watched Shen Zian shouting about the food, and she also started shouting about the hair.

"Take a look, take a look, it's a beautiful headpiece, cheap, come and take a look, take a look--"

Mrs. Li was brave enough and started to sell as well.

There were a lot of people at the market today, because the New Year was coming soon, and many people came to sell things, hoping to make some money, and many people came to buy things to prepare for the New Year. As the number of people increased, people soon gathered in front of the stalls.

The first people to come over were a couple. The man was holding a little boy in his arms. The woman looked at the flower with a look of love in her eyes.

"Mom, mom, eat that! Eat that!"

The little boy obviously didn't like the flowers. His eyes were fixed on the food and he pulled his mother's hair and started crying.

The man pulled the kid's hand away and said to him, "Wait, son. Dad will buy it for you. Don't arrest your mother."

The woman turned around and patted the little boy gently, saying, "You little glutton, you hurt me so much that I won't buy anything for you." But after saying this, she turned around and pointed at the hawthorn cake and asked, "What is this made of? How do you sell it? And how do you sell this fried chestnut?"

Su Zhi knew at a glance that the store was going to open, and she was very happy, thinking that it would be a great start.