Man Bao got a box of novelty toys, and Bai Shanbao helped her carry the box back.
Xiaoqian and her two sisters-in-law are making tofu. Because of the Chinese New Year, there are more people changing tofu recently. She basically makes tofu every day, and every time she makes tofu, she has to send some to the Bai family.
She was cutting tofu. She looked up to see the young master of the Bai family and Man Bao carrying her precious box into the door. After saying hello to them, she went to the yard next to her. She quickly stopped and asked, "What are you carrying?"
Man Bao said: "Carry my baby box, sister-in-law, who has more toys today, it's more fun."
As soon as she heard that it was just a child's game, Xiaoqian was not interested. She smiled at the young master of the Bai family, "Little master, my family is making tofu today. You can take some back and let your grandmother and mother have a taste."
Bai Shanbao nodded, anyway, the Zhou family delivered tofu to his family every now and then, and he was used to it.
The two carried the box back to Manbao's room. It was not the first time Bai Shanbao came to Manbao's boudoir, but she still couldn't help looking around curiously, because every time she came, her room was a little different.
Those differences are mostly things added to her by her family, especially Zhou Zhoulang.
For example, the bookshelf made of bamboo originally had only a single three-story one, but now there is a four-story one next to it, and there are no books on it. After all, there are only a few books in Manbao.
A single bookshelf is enough.
As for the newly added bookshelf, there is a bamboo vase-shaped bottle on the top, with a handful of weeds inserted in it.
Bai Shanbao: ...
Seeing Bai Shanbao looking at her vase, Man Bao said, "Does it look good? I asked my second brother to make it up for me."
She was a little proud, she saw this while wandering in the mall, but the points required for it were very expensive, so Man Bao simply drew it and asked her second brother to do it for her.
She once wanted to sell the vase to Keke, as long as Keke gave her half of the points in the mall.
However, Keke said that it does not have that function. The mall is unilaterally open, and it is a benefit for the host. If she wants to be a merchant, she cannot afford the cost of goods transportation alone.
Man Bao half understands half understands, but understands one thing, in addition to being able to transport objects to the encyclopedia, she can't give things to others, otherwise the light travel fee will be much, much better.
Man Bao could only regretfully put the bamboo vase made by his second brother in his room.
On the next floor is a big bamboo ball, which Man Bao saw in the mall and asked his second brother to make it.
Ever since he knew that there are many good-looking bamboo weaves in the mall, Man Bao likes to search in it, and when he sees good-looking ones, he draws out the things he likes and asks his second brother to make them.
Zhou Zhoulang felt that making bamboo balls was much easier than making vases, so he made several for them in one go.
Man Bao put the biggest one on the bookshelf, and put the small one, which he often played with, in the toy box before, and now Bai Erlang has bought it.
At this time, Bai Shanbao couldn't move his eyes from looking at the big bamboo ball, his eyes were so greedy.
But Manbao doesn't sell it, because she also likes this ball very much.
But adhering to the principle of sharing good things with good friends, she is willing to lend him the bamboo ball to play with.
On the next floor is a lotus-shaped bamboo basket with all kinds of sundries in it. This is what Man Bao saw from the mall and asked his second brother to make it.
Bai Shanbao couldn't help admiring, "Your second brother's craftsmanship is really good."
Man Bao was very proud, "Of course, my second brother said that there is nothing in this world that he can't make with bamboo."
It's a pity that few people today like these things as much as people in the future. Because the bamboo weaving in the mall is very expensive, Manbao also asked the fifth brother and the others to take the bamboo weaving made by the second brother to the county to sell, but how to get it back is how to get it back.
Obviously, bamboo balls, or bamboo baskets and dustpans are more popular than these bamboo vases.
Bai Shanbao said that those people were ignorant, at least he liked bamboo balls, provided that they were big.
So he expressed his willingness to buy it to Man Bao, "I'll pay and ask your second brother to make me a bamboo ball as big as this, okay?"
"How much do you pay?"
"The bamboo ball you sold to Bai Er cost ten Wen, so I'll pay you twelve Wen."
Man Bao nodded after thinking for a while, "Okay, it's a deal."
Zhou Zhoulang is not particularly busy now, although the door-to-door business is small, he still accepts it.
What's more, bamboo balls are not difficult to make, and he has experience, so when Man Bao mentioned it, he went to the thatched room where the bamboo sticks were stored and dragged out the bamboo sticks.
Since Zhou Lang and the others moved into the new house, the thatched cottage they lived in before has been vacant.
Because the room was big enough, Zhou Yilang tidied it up and moved all his precious bamboos in. When the weather was cold, he didn't weave bamboo in the yard, but in the house.
Well, although the thatched house is not that warm, it is better than blowing cold wind in the yard, right
Zhou Zhoulang was busy for a while, and quickly wrapped the bamboo ball out, which was about the same size as the one on Manbao's bookshelf, and then handed it to Manbao: "You and the young master of the Bai family said that in the future, this kind of small bamboo weaving will not be given to you. Money, if he likes it, tell me, and I will make it for him."
This time, Manbao has already collected the money in advance, so it is not easy to return it.
But Man Bao said: "In business and business, second brother, you must collect money. Maybe many, many people will buy bamboo balls from you in the future."
Zhou Zhoulang laughed loudly and said, "You children can play with this thing, who would spend money to buy it? What's more, your price is so high, twelve cents."
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Bai Erlang rushed to Zhou's house with the money the next day, asking Zhou Zhoulang to make such a big request for him, and it would be better if it was bigger. "
Man Bao asked him, "Don't you have one?"
It's okay not to mention it, but when he mentioned it, he couldn't help complaining, "Your one is too small, you obviously have a big one, but you didn't sell me, hum, I will never do business with you again."
Man Bao: "..."
Bai Erlang continued to pester Zhou Zhoulang to make him a bamboo ball.
Man Bao rushed up to stop Zhou Zhoulang, and said, "Hmph, if you don't do business with me, I won't do business with you. I told my second brother not to do business with you."
Tuesday Lang: ...
In the end, Zhou Zhoulang took Bai Erlang's money and took a big bamboo ball for him.
Then the next day, several children surrounded Zhou's house, all of whom wanted to buy bamboo balls with money.
While making them for them, Tuesday Lang asked, "You use the money to buy balls, do your parents know?"
He felt that if the two men dared to use money to buy these inappropriate food and clothing, he would definitely beat them up severely.
The children confidently stated that this is their lucky money.
Tuesday Lang was speechless, but these children were all students in the school, from a good family background, so they obviously didn't care about the twelve cents.
In the next few days, Tuesday Lang received some orders one after another. Some children from his own village made bamboo balls, and some children from Dali Village and other nearby villages came to him or entrusted children from his own village to order.
This surprised Zhou Zhoulang, so he simply made a batch and sold them in the market, but the strange thing was that none of the bamboo balls in the market were sold.
In the end, he took it home, and the children in other villages entrusted the children in the village to help buy it, and then he sold out all the bamboo balls.
Not to mention Zhou Zhoulang, Man Bao felt that this phenomenon was very strange.