Chi Erchuan thought for a moment and then said, "How about this, I'll look for work tomorrow and see if I can earn some money. That way, when you're pregnant and need these things, I'll have money to buy them."
A win-win situation.
Shi Hongxing was dumbfounded.
Why be so stubborn?
If you don't want your in-laws' money, then you'll just give it to someone else, right?
He's not the only son!
"Chuanlang, you're like this..."
“Hongxing, listen to me! I’ve never been filial to my parents all these years… how can I have the face to ask them for money?”
Although Chi Erchuan was gentle by nature, he was always manipulated by Shi Hongxing.
However, there are some things that Chi Erchuan still has a bottom line on.
It's very low, isn't it?
"……Oh well."
What else can Shi Hongxing do?
I had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
She wouldn't dare to act arrogantly now.
"Where did you two brothers go to buy charcoal? If you don't come back soon, I'm about to go out and look for you."
Aunt Chi's complaints could be heard coming from the courtyard.
It was Uncle Chi and Old Man Li who returned.
Chi Erchuan hurriedly pushed Shi Hongxing away, got up and put on his clothes: "I'll go out and take a look."
*
Everyone went to the east wing.
Sister-in-law Chi also brought over some hot water, asking the two fathers to take a sip to warm themselves up.
How was your day?
"They're all sold out today! And do you know how they were sold out?" Old Man Chi slapped his thigh, extremely excited, spitting out saliva.
Old Man Li, standing to the side, also smiled broadly, his cloudy eyes revealing a hidden excitement.
This is something no one expected.
Aunt Chi pinched the man and urged, "Stop keeping me in suspense, hurry up, I also have some good news to tell you."
"Ouch, be gentle!"
"Speak quickly!"
Here's what happened.
A young couple from a neighboring county came to Qingshui County to worship the Goddess of Fertility.
Then I wanted to buy some local specialties from Qingshui County. When I asked a beggar on the roadside where I could find them, the beggar told me and at the same time tried to sell me some charcoal.
A beggar trying to sell you charcoal?
This is fresh.
The young businessman immediately became interested. After visiting the beggar's shed, he was greatly surprised and immediately expressed his desire to buy some charcoal.
Later, the beggar led the merchant to find Old Man Chi.
"...The merchant said he'd buy it first to try it out, and if it's good, he'd come back to us for a bigger collaboration!"
Old Master Chi is blind.
Then he took out the money he had earned from selling charcoal.
Chi Tang's eyes lit up.
Charcoal was invented long ago, and the most famous example is probably the "Charcoal Seller".
This is enough to show that ordinary charcoal was not valuable in ancient times.
But why is everyone here so surprised that they can make charcoal themselves?
Does this mean that in ancient times, there was no way to make charcoal artificially?
If that's the case, wouldn't their family be able to make a fortune?
"Oh my, that's really great."
"So you see, people who do good deeds will be rewarded."
Indeed, if it weren't for giving the beggar two basins of charcoal, where would this business come from?
"How much does our charcoal cost?"
“I heard that the kind of red charcoal costs five taels of silver per thousand catties. I thought, how can our kind compare to red charcoal? So I’m selling it for one tael of silver per thousand catties.”
Before he could finish speaking, Chi Sanhe became agitated: "Dad, you could sell it for half price, why are you only selling it for one tael of silver!"
“Those who buy our charcoal are all ordinary families. They need to burn 4,000 catties a winter, which is 20 taels of silver! They are all poor people. How can we sell it for such a high price? We haven’t even spent any money.”
At heart, Old Man Chi is still an honest man.
He felt that if he sold things that his family hadn't invested in at a cost for too high a price, there would be retribution.
"Everyone else is selling for five taels of silver, but we're only selling for one tael. Father, you'll get a beating if you sell like this!" Chi Sanhe clapped his hands anxiously.
It's really easy to get beaten up.
If you sell it like this, who would buy five taels of silver worth of red charcoal?
Old Man Chi glared at him: "How dare you talk to your father like that? Nobody has ever heard of our charcoal. How many people would dare to buy it?"
No matter what anyone said, Old Man Chi wouldn't change his mind.
It'll only cost one or two taels of silver!
Chi Sanhe was so angry that he started throwing things around.
“Sanhe, don’t think like that. If we work hard and dig more kilns to make charcoal… we can make a thousand catties in five or six days. Earning one tael of silver in five or six days is not bad.”
Old Man Li advised Chi Sanhe to be content.
How much money can a farmer earn in a day?
"Oh my, if you calculate it like this, we can earn five or six taels of silver a month?" Aunt Chi counted on her fingers again and again.
Little Lock asked curiously, "Grandma, why do you always calculate?"
"Grandma doesn't believe it!"
Aunt Chi really didn't believe it!
Although making charcoal is tiring, requiring kiln firing, tree felling, and someone to watch the fire...
But in the countryside, where can you find a business that makes money without putting in hard work?
This is incredibly profitable!
"Down, down, down, mountain, mountain!"
Chi Tang stood up anxiously and tried to rouse her happy father.
Unfortunately, Old Man Chi was too excited and kept chatting with his son and daughter-in-law, so he didn't notice Chi Tang at all.
Enraged, Chi Tang lunged forward and grabbed her father's goatee!
"Ouch! Ouch! Honey, let go!"
When Old Man Chi saw that it was his daughter, his expression changed instantly!
Chi Tang said angrily, "Listen to me!"
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