"Buying crayfish? What does that mean?"
"I heard a restaurant manager in the county town say that 'acquisition' means 'buying.' Rich lady, are you buying crayfish?"
Wan Shu nodded: "That's right. For the next period of time, our family will be doing business in pig offal and crayfish. We will source the pig offal from the county town, and we plan to source the crayfish from our village."
"Any crayfish brought by people from our Qingshui Village will be bought for five copper coins per pound!"
The villagers in the courtyard all stared wide-eyed.
"What! Five copper coins a pound!"
"You rich wife! Are you telling the truth!?"
Wan Shu: "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I can ask the village head to testify!"
If they dare to ask the village head to testify, then it must be true!
The villagers present were all in an uproar!
You should know that nowadays in the county town, working six hours a day only earns you 30 coins.
A pound of crayfish costs five coins, so six pounds would cost 30 coins. If they could catch six pounds of crayfish a day, they could earn the same amount of money they would make working in the county town for a day!
Although it takes a lot of time to catch six pounds of crayfish, they still have to catch them for the sake of the rice in the fields, even if they don't want to sell them for money.
This is essentially an increase in income with the same daily workload, how could they not be thrilled!
Not to mention the villagers who were full of envy just now, even Liu, who was eager to make a recipe for pig offal, couldn't help but be tempted.
I wish I could run to the rice paddies and ditches right now to catch crayfish!
Fortunately, Baoyu and Baoyin whispered a reminder to her, which made her stop in her tracks.
The other villagers, who hadn't been warned, could no longer contain their excitement and ran towards the rice paddies and ditches.
Some people were still worried and asked cautiously.
"My dear wife, do you want crayfish today? As many as you like?"
Wan Shu nodded: "Yes, I want it today, as much as I need."
She thought for a moment and added, "However, I don't accept those that are too small and have little meat, or those that are dead. When you're catching them, try to catch the big ones that are lively."
"Don't worry, we understand! When buying vegetables, we always pick the biggest and freshest ones!"
"I guarantee that everything you send will be the biggest!"
The villagers didn't find Wan Shu picky at all; on the contrary, they were all grateful, and no one in the crowd showed any sourness.
This is the method Wan Shu mentioned in the morning to avoid upsetting the villagers, or in other words, to prevent them from being envious.
Wan Shu knew that in the collective life of a village, showing off one's wealth could easily cause dissatisfaction and trouble.
So she initially tried her best to hide the fact that her family was wealthy.
But later, as the family accumulated more and more money, and was expected to become even wealthier, she realized that wealth couldn't be hidden simply by concealing it.
Moreover, the incident with Dazhu reminded her that she earns money so that her family can live a better life. If she earns money but cannot spend it freely because she wants to hide her talents, thus causing hardship for her family, wouldn't that be a loss?
Since we have money, we should spend it comfortably and freely!
So Wan Shu changed his strategy, from hiding his talents to actively revealing his wealth, and even bought crayfish in the village.
The villagers would be envious of her, for a simple reason: she was the only one making money, while everyone else was not.
She can change this situation if she can lead everyone to make money together.
Self-interest is always the strongest partner.
With mutual benefits to support her, the villagers will not only not be envious, but will also believe that their interests are of great help to her.
Besides, she originally needed the villagers to help her catch crayfish anyway.
Cleaning pig offal and crayfish is laborious, and braising them takes a lot of time. Besides her, there are only five teenagers in the family, so she doesn't have time to catch crayfish.
She bought it for five coins a pound, which also eased the villagers' sour feelings towards her. It was like killing two birds with one stone!
"Little sister, you're so generous! Those crayfish are everywhere in the rice paddies and ditches, and you're still giving me five coins a pound!"
Liu's words drew Wan Shu's attention back.
Wan Shu looked at Liu Shi, who was holding her two daughters and whose eyes were darting around, and knew exactly what she was thinking.
It's nothing more than the argument that if she can offer such a high price of five coins per pound, she must have made a lot of money from crayfish and pig offal, and she must find a way to get the recipe for the braising liquid so she can make even more money.
That was indeed what Liu thought.
While the price of crayfish is certainly tempting, wouldn't it be even more profitable if one could find out the recipe for braising them?
Hehehe, she's not like those foolish villagers who would be blinded by such a tiny bit of petty gain!
"Second sister-in-law, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, Aunt Zhao would have been so difficult. Consider these pieces of fabric a thank-you gift for you. Take them back and make new clothes for the whole family."
Wan Shu's words also drew Liu's attention back.
When Liu looked down, her eyes widened instantly.
Wan Shu then stuffed several pieces of fine cloth into her hands!
These fabrics include items suitable for the elderly, middle-aged and young adults, and even children!
And! It's not just for boys! There's also pink fabric for girls!
Before she got married, Liu had never worn new clothes. Her clothes were always given to her by her mother when her younger brother wore them out and refused to wear them anymore.
Before she got married, she dreamed of having a piece of pink fabric to make a pink dress that was uniquely her own.
So after giving birth to her three daughters, she always wanted to buy each of them a pink dress.
Unfortunately, due to poverty and declining fortunes year after year, this wish was never fulfilled.
She originally thought that this wish would never come true.
I never expected this...
Looking at the pink fabric that Wan Shu stuffed into his hand, for a moment, he didn't know anything about how to make money, crayfish, or anything else.
Her mind was filled with only one thought: to go home and make clothes!
She had to get home as quickly as possible and make new clothes for her daughter and her husband!
"Little sister! You are so generous! On behalf of my parents and the whole family, thank you!"
Liu thanked Wan Shu perfunctorily with a beaming smile, then took Bao Yu and Bao Yin home and began making clothes overnight!
It wasn't until the next day, when it was already bright, that Liu and Baozhu finished making clothes for the entire second family. Only then did she slap her forehead, filled with regret.
"Oh dear! How could I have been blinded by such a small gain! If I had managed to get the recipe for the braising liquid yesterday, I don't know how many clothes I would have bought!"
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