Mrs. Li is not the only one who wants to go through the back door! Xiaocao's second aunt is bitter and cares about everything, but she is not a picky one. She heard from her cousin who married into Dongshan Village that Zhou's workshop was first to recruit workers in Dongshan Village, and her mind immediately became active-if Zhou's workshop was full of people in Dongshan Village, then she would have nothing to do with it
Behind the backs of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Hu family forced Xiaocao's honest second uncle to accompany her to Dongshan Village. Why didn't she come by herself? She felt ashamed!
When Yu Xiaocao's family separated, Xiaocao's grandma gave some taels of silver, and she talked about it for a long time. Every time she met Liu Shi and Yu's family, she emphasized that she was eccentric.
As the saying goes: stay on the line in everything, so that we can meet each other in the future, this sentence is too reasonable. Unexpectedly, the Yu family turned around within a few months. Not only did they pay off their money, but they also made friends with wealthy businessmen in the town. She hasn't tempered her face like Li Shi's, how could she be ashamed to come to beg someone when she treated him like that
Hu and his wife woke up early, and it was already high in the sun when they arrived at Dongshan Village. The two who arrived at Yu's old house were all in vain. I asked Yu Hang who was harvesting seafood next to me, and it turned out that the watermelons in the field were ripe, and the whole family was busy working in the field!
"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, please sit and rest in the yard for a while, it's almost noon here, and my mother is going home to cook soon..." Yu Hang greeted politely with a smile.
Mrs. Hu waved her hands impatiently, and said, "No, no! We just went to the field to help. Xiaosha, you can do your work!"
Liu Han had come to help clear the land back then, knowing where the Yu family's three acres of sandy land was, he took his wife to the melon field without anyone leading the way.
Hu said in a low voice: "Father, did you see the long queue for selling seafood? Your sister's family probably earned a lot of money just for this item, right?"
"What other people earn is theirs! Our village is not near the sea, so we are not so lucky if we want to earn money!" Liu Han said honestly, which made people sound uncomfortable.
Mrs. Hu glared at him, and said: "Our family can't collect seafood, but when they are too busy, they can come to help! Look, your brother-in-law's cousin, I don't believe he came to help for free ? Is it somewhat beneficial?"
"He's close, so it's convenient to come and help!! Yu Jiang is a nice guy, he's a real person. My brother-in-law didn't choose the wrong guy!" Liu Han didn't understand what his daughter-in-law meant, and Hu's teeth itch with anger.
"Hmph! That younger sister of yours is also not in charge of the family! If there is any good thing, she can't even think of her natal family..." Hu finally spoke out.
Liu Han glared at her, and said: "Our family is not like your natal family. Brothers are not working hard, and they always want to scrape some oil from the married girl! Look at your sisters, they are all pissed off by your natal brothers. I can't go on! If it weren't for the generosity of our father and mother, would you have a good life at home?"
Hu's voice suddenly softened, and said: "Aren't we just talking about your sister, why are you talking about my family coming? I don't want to have such a brother..."
Liu Han glanced at her, and said: "We all know what my sister was like when the family separated. Her family has just had a better life, and we are brothers and sisters-in-law, so we can't make trouble! When we see Mu Yun, Tell the matter. She can help if she can, and if she can't help, you can't say anything bad, remember? "
Hu's mouth is bad and a bit selfish. She can still listen to what her masters say: "I remember, after all, we are here to ask for help. I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"
While talking, I came to the edge of the melon field. On the green melon vines, each big watermelon has sunburned its belly. The Yu family was in the melon field, bending over and tapping the watermelons lightly to find out the ripe ones and pick them. On the ground, watermelons have been piled high.
"Oh my god! This is a watermelon, and it grows really big. At least one can weigh more than ten to twenty catties? Let alone our small village, this rare thing is rarely seen even in the town, right? His father , How much do you think it costs per catty?" Mrs. Hu surrounded the pile of watermelons curiously, tsk-tsk in her mouth.
Yu Xiaocao walked crookedly over a big overripe watermelon with some difficulty. Seeing this, Liu Han rushed up to meet her and took the watermelon in her hand.
"Second Uncle, why are you here? In the morning, I told Mother about you and Eldest Uncle!" Although Yu Xiaocao didn't like Hu Shi very much, she didn't feel bad for this slightly dull Second Uncle.
Liu Han put the watermelon in his hand into the pile of watermelons, rubbed his hands, and said with a shy smile, "Your second aunt wants to work in Zhou's workshop. I wonder if they have enough people? I'll accompany her to ask."
Yu Xiaocao glanced at Mrs. Hu who was staring at the watermelon, and said: "There are still a few workers who hang out fans, and we need careful and patient people, regardless of gender..."
Liu Han chuckled, and said, "Your second aunt doesn't seem to be very pleasant to speak, but she's a good hand at work!"
Hu shi listened with his ears open, for fear of missing something. Hearing this, she nodded desperately at the side.
Yu Xiaocao lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then said: "Okay then, I will accompany my second aunt for a walk in the afternoon. However, fan workshops need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and if they reveal how to become a fan, they will lose money and go to jail !"
Mrs. Hu hurriedly made a bet: "Xiaocao, don't worry! I will never say a word about the workshop to the outside world!... Just now, you said that you want to find your uncle and second uncle, what's the matter?"
Hu's eyes looked towards the piles of watermelons. Over there, Mrs. Liu is busy weighing watermelons for Wang Ergou.
Speaking of Wang Ergou, since Xiaocao agreed to let him sell watermelons on credit, he has been very concerned about Yu's melon fields. When Xiaocao and Yu Haiye were watering, they would rush to help carry a few loads of water. In the evening, he will take the initiative to come over to help watch the melons, so that Yu Hai can go home and rest for a few days instead.
In the past few days, he has visited the melon fields almost every day. Knowing that the Yu family was picking melons today, they came to help before dawn. Although he doesn't know if the melon is ripe or not, he helps to transport it to the ground one after another. In the early morning, I was sweating all over, and I was more concerned about doing my own housework!
He has already repaired the trolley at home, and is going to push a trolley to the pier today to explore the market. He knew that the Yu family was going to open a melon shop in the town, and he, who had originally planned to sell melons in the town, stopped thinking about it. When it comes to selling things, eight of them are no match for one Yu Xiaocao. The daily traffic of merchants and passenger ships traveling from south to north on the pier is not bad, and there should be a lot of rich people. So he followed Xiaocao's suggestion and went to the pier to open up a market.
"Xiaocao, you said that I don't know the scale very well, what can I do if I sell at a loss?" Wang Ergou used to be an ignorant person, but he has restrained himself a little since he married a wife. His daughter-in-law is quite capable, and there is almost nothing that can defeat her. But isn't his wife carrying a baby? Why is he willing to let his wife run back and forth to the pier
Yu Xiaocao smiled at him and said, "That's easy! A bigger watermelon weighs about 20 catties. You can get melons from here at the wholesale price of 100 to 50 Wen per catty, and the cost is only three taels. Come on, you can sell it for five taels of silver each! The smaller ones are sold for four taels, and the smaller ones that look like ten catties are sold for three taels, or you can get it!"
Before Wang Ergou had time to react, Hu exclaimed: "What? A melon costs five taels of silver? Five taels of silver is enough for a family to eat and drink for half a year? Can it be sold?"
Liu Han pulled his daughter-in-law down abruptly, staring at him and said: "If you can't speak, don't open your mouth, no one will think you are dumb!!"
But Wang Ergou said with a nonchalant smile: "Sister-in-law of the Liu family, people like us are reluctant to spend a few taels of silver on a watermelon. But there are many rich and noble lords who are not short of money at the pier. Our watermelon is watermelon. It tastes so sweet, and it’s the only one in this family. There’s nowhere else to buy it! Let alone five taels, even if it’s more expensive, you won’t have to worry about not being able to sell it!! Xiaocao, you have a good idea, so I’ll do it!”
Mrs. Liu has already weighed the melons almost, and Wang Ergou's trolley is not big, and it can hold twenty watermelons.
"A total of three hundred and sixty-eight catties, let me calculate a whole number for you, let's count it as three hundred and sixty catties. Xiaocao, let me calculate how much it is for you, Uncle Ergou!" Liu's arithmetic, compared with a few children, is weak It has to be arranged a little bit. She didn't have the confidence to calculate such a large number.
Yu Xiaocao calculated silently in her mind, and soon the answer came out: "Uncle Ergou, the total is fifty-four taels of silver! I'll write you an IOU, and you can take the watermelon away with your fingerprint!"
The IOU has already been written, all you need to do is fill in the weight of the watermelon and the amount of money. Yu Xiaocao used the ink-absorbed quill to fill in the numbers. I read it carefully again to Wang Ergou, who is illiterate.
Wang Ergou readily dipped his index finger in the ink, printed his fingerprints on it, and said, "Don't read it anymore, if you don't believe others, how can you not believe you? When my wife comes, just say I went to the pier."
According to the size of the watermelon, Wang Ergou packed the weighed watermelon on the trolley and pushed it away vigorously!
The shop in Yu Xiaocao Town will open tomorrow, so the watermelons must be transported to the shop for storage today. She rolled up her sleeves, struggled to lift a watermelon, and loaded it onto the donkey cart. Seeing this, Liu Han hurriedly said, "Leave it alone, I'll pretend!"
Mrs. Hu also picked up a watermelon winkingly, and said, "Xiaocao, you have thin arms and legs, how can you move it? Isn't it just to put it on the car? Just leave it to your uncle and aunt!"
Xiaocao was not polite to them either, and said to Liu Han while helping, "Second uncle, there is not much work in the field at this time, why don't you get a cart of watermelons and sell them in the town! As long as the watermelons don't fall or touch , it can be kept for at least five or six days, and if it is not sold out in one day, it can be sold the next day... "
Liu Han silently moved a few watermelons before he said dully, "One watermelon costs two or three taels of silver. I'm afraid it will fall into my hand... Besides, we don't have a car to transport this thing."