In the evening, the women who went out to sell vermicelli came back one after another. After returning to the village, some of these women were elated and high-spirited, and some were downcast with a stern look on their faces. You don’t need to ask, just by looking at their expressions, you can tell what they are like. The sales situation is up.
After returning, these people didn't even have time to go home, so they rushed to report their sales to Shen Ruolan!
"Lan'er, this is the first time my sister-in-law has gone out to sell things. I have no experience, so I only sold a dozen catties, but it's okay, my sister-in-law has already figured out the way, and I'm sure I can sell more when I go again tomorrow. Gui Shengzi's daughter-in-law said confidently."
Shen Ruolan said with a smile, "This is the first day. It's good to be able to sell a little bit. In the future, it will be better every day."
"Yes, the appointment is getting better every day. Our vermicelli is so delicious and the price is fair. Some of the appointments are bought by people."
Qiuping's sister-in-law took the conversation and said happily, "I'm lucky today, and I sold more than 50 catties, but the time is too short. If I have time to sell it for a while, I can sell the 100 catties of vermicelli. .”
Qiuping's sister-in-law went to the county town to sell, and she took Shuanzi's carriage from Taohua Village. Shuanzi's carriage left in the morning and came back at night, and they could only stay in the county town for two hours, so she felt that she had little time to sell.
Shen Ruolan said, "If you plan to do this business for a long time, you might as well discuss it with Shuanzi, let him leave early every day and come back later, so that you can spend more time selling."
"Yes, we'll discuss it with him tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we'll rent his car. We'll decide the time."
The person who was talking was Qiaozhen, the daughter-in-law of Wish Lai. Qiaozhen’s sister-in-law, Qiuping’s sister-in-law, and Guisheng’s sister-in-law are all good sisters. She is a clean and neat daughter-in-law. Four daughters were born, none of them were born, and the mother-in-law disliked her because she could not give birth to a son.
Because of her low status in her husband's family, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law always felt that she was inferior in front of people, and she didn't usually talk much in a crowd.
Seeing her excited expression, Shen Ruolan knew that she must have sold well, so she asked, "Sister-in-law Qiaozhen, how much did you sell?"
Qiaozhen pursed her lips and said with a somewhat shy and excited expression, "Thanks to you, Laner, I sold all the hundred catties I brought."
"Oh, so powerful?" Shen Ruolan asked in surprise.
Gui Shengzi's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "It's more than that, Qiaozhen not only took her to sell the one hundred catties, but also sold more than 30 catties for her sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, this guy is usually not sluggish or talkative." , Shang Zhenzhang’er can say so well, even we were surprised.”
When Qiaozhen heard Gui Shengzi's daughter-in-law's praise, she pursed her lips and smiled, her face was flushed, and she looked excited but embarrassed.
For so many years, because she couldn't bear a son, she has been rejected by her parents-in-law, her sister-in-law and sister-in-law, which made her very unconfident and lost confidence in herself. She felt that she was no good at all, just a useless woman. However, selling vermicelli today gave her a new understanding of herself. She felt that she was not as useless as her father-in-law and mother-in-law said. At least, her ability to sell things was better than other old ladies in the village. Today, she earned After paying one hundred Wen, there is still ninety-five Wen left after the fare!
Since getting married, she has never had so much money in her hands. The mother-in-law keeps the money at home, and all the money her man earns must be handed over to her mother-in-law. If she wants to spend money, even if it is a penny, she has to find it. The mother-in-law wants it, the mother-in-law is stingy, she can't wait to spend a penny in half, asking her for a penny is harder than cutting a catty of his flesh.
The cotton-padded jacket of her eldest daughter was too small last year to cover her belly button. She originally wanted to make one for her daughter, but the mother-in-law said that the family had no money and said she would not make anything, so she asked her daughter to deal with it like that. This year, the child has grown up a lot, and the padded jacket is even smaller and can't even be buttoned up. The mother-in-law still refuses to buy it, and the daughter has nothing to wear, and can't even come out of the house.
It's all right now, she can make money by herself, so she doesn't have to beg her mother-in-law anymore, tomorrow she will take her daughter to the city, tear a piece of floral cloth for the girl, and make a small cotton padded jacket with floral patterns, designate it to look good...
There are also a few clumsy and shy daughters-in-law who didn't sell a catty. This was also in Shen Ruolan's expectation, but she had to ask them to go this time, so as not to be said that she favored one another and favored others. After this trip, no one can find her reason.
In addition to these people, there are a few people who went to Harahai Town, but they will not be able to come back tonight, because Harahai Town is far away, and it will be in the evening to walk there from home. It seems that this group of people You have to come back tomorrow night.
At that moment, Shen Ruolan settled the accounts with a few old women, they handed over the money for selling vermicelli, and got back the money they earned, and went happily one by one...
Shen Ruolan handed the money to her mother and let her keep it.
The family's big money was not placed with the mother, but in Shen Ruolan's hands, including selling the house and exchanging more than 30,000 taels of silver for the shop. She felt that it would be more secure to put those banknotes in the space. Otherwise, in case a thief broke into the house, or something happened, the old money would be lost, and it would be so distressing. It can be said that there is no safer place in this world than space.
Mrs. Mu took the money and happily locked it up.
Early the next morning, before dawn, the women went to the fan house to pick up vermicelli, including those that didn’t sell a catty yesterday.
Probably because they were stimulated by seeing other people making money, today they all look high-spirited, and it seems that they must earn money like them before giving up.
When Shen Ruolan heard about this, she felt more and more that her sales method was feasible, and if there were benefits to follow, they would definitely go all out to sell it.
It's just that Qiaozhen's sister-in-law didn't go today, which made Shen Ruolan feel quite strange, she sold the most yesterday, so it stands to reason that she should be the first to go today, why did she retreat today
So, after breakfast, she made a special trip to Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's house to find out about the situation.
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law married the old Guo family in the village. The man's name was Guo Shouchang's family, and his nickname was Yuan Lai. Everyone called her Yuan Lai's daughter-in-law.
When we arrived at Lao Guo's house, the house was quiet, Shen Ruolan stood at the door and shouted twice, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's second daughter He Hua hurried out of the house, saw Shen Ruolan, bowed her head and said, "Aunt Lan, you are here !"
Shen Ruolan said, "Lotus, where's your lord?"
Lotus said, "My grandpa and my father went to work in the fan house, and my grandma, my aunt, and my old aunt went to the county town to sell vermicelli."
"What about your mother?"
He Hua bit her lip, lowered her head, and mumbled, "My mother...is sick and is lying in the house."
When Shen Ruolan heard that Qiaozhen's sister-in-law was ill, she hurried into the house to visit her.
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's family of six lives in the east wing. There are two small rooms, one is for Qiaozhen's sister-in-law and her husband, and the other is for their four daughters.
When entering the room, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law was lying on the kang, her cheeks were swollen like steamed buns, and there were several finger prints on them, and she knew she had been slapped, her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyelashes were still swollen. Wet, probably crying.
Her three other daughters sat beside her, sobbing softly.
"Lan'er, you're here!"
Seeing that it was Ruolan entering the room, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law and sister-in-law couldn't lie down anymore, so she sat up from the kang and asked Shen Ruolan to sit down.
"What's the matter?" Shen Ruolan sat down on the edge of her kang, staring at her swollen cheeks and eyes that were still wet from tears.
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law sniffed, and said with teary eyes, "What else can I do, it's not about the money."
It turned out that Qiaozhen's sister-in-law earned ninety-five Wen yesterday, and she planned to take her eldest daughter to the county town to make a jacket.
But after returning home, the mother-in-law did not agree, saying that her daughter is a foreigner and loses money, and she should not spend money on them. If you have this money, you might as well buy a book for Wen Xiaozi from Uncle Zi’s family to read. Wen Xiaozi is the seed of their old Guo family, and if you have money, you should spend it on him.
Qiaozhen was very annoyed by her mother-in-law's words. Why can't she spend the money she earns on her own daughter, but also on the children of her uncle's family? Her daughter doesn't have a jacket to wear, so she can't leave the house. Isn't it okay for her to rely on her own ability to earn money to buy a jacket for her child
However, in the eyes of the mother-in-law, it really doesn't work.
In the words of the old lady, even if it is winter now, there is no need to go to the mountains to plant fields and dig vegetables. Mudan is a girl, why does she always go out and run wild? It's better to stay at home all day and do some needlework on and off. It just so happens that the jacket doesn't need to be made, so it can be saved.
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law was so angry that she contradicted her mother-in-law a few words. In the end, she was beaten by her mother-in-law and robbed of the money.
Qiaozhen was so angry, but there was nothing she could do, she lay on the kang and cried all night last night, thinking that anyway, the money she earned would not be spent by her own children, and in the end she would spend it for others, it would be better if she didn't earn money.
So this morning I didn't go to the fan house to pick up vermicelli, and I didn't go to the county to sell it.
The mother-in-law saw that she was passive and sabotage, so she remembered beating her up again. After being a chicken and a dog, she couldn't bear the money, so she went out in person, took the other two daughters-in-law and her daughter to the fan house to get vermicelli, and went to the county town to sell.
Knowing this, Shen Ruolan said worriedly, "Then what does my brother Shouchang mean? Does he also agree to use all the money you earn to support his nephew?"
"What's the point if you don't agree? Mudan's father is an honest man, but he let his mother beat him to death. I was beaten here, so he can only cry and cry in front of his parents." I dare not fart!" Qiaozhen's sister-in-law complained.
Shen Ruolan said, "So, it's not that my brother Shouchang doesn't want to help you, or he doesn't dare to resist his parents, right?"
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law nodded, "Yes, but he doesn't dare to stand up for me and the children, so what's the use of helping us if he wants to?"
"At least, he is on your side in his heart. As long as he is facing you, there will be hope." Shen Ruolan said comfortingly.
At this time, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's eldest daughter, Peony, came over with a bowl of water, put the water beside Shen Ruolan, and said timidly, "Aunt Lan, drink water, I added sugar!"
Shen Ruolan looked at the sensible child, reached out and touched her head, and said, "Auntie has something else to do, so I won't drink it. I'd better save this sugar water for you to drink." Then she said to Qiaozhen's sister-in-law, "You are not in good health now. Great, just take a good rest, when you come over to find me, I have something to tell you."
Qiaozhen's sister-in-law saw Shen Ruolan's serious expression, she seemed to have something important to tell her, maybe she was afraid that the child would hear it and it would be inconvenient to tell her now.
Just say, "Okay, after lunch, I'll go find you."
Shen Ruolan nodded, got up and left.
Shen Ruolan sympathizes with Qiaozhen's sister-in-law. But after all, it was an internal conflict in the family, and it was not easy for her to interfere too much, so she thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone.
Her vermicelli and dried tofu have been produced, and she plans to further expand the market. There are 300,000 troops stationed in Jizhou, and there are tens of thousands of people. The market there is much bigger than here.
So, she thought of setting up a consignment store over there, specializing in selling vermicelli and dried tofu.
Considering that Qiaozhen's sister-in-law can speak well, her man is honest and honest, and the children in her family can also help take care of her, so it is most appropriate to send her to Jizhou as an agent.
It just so happened that the whole family could get rid of their mother-in-law's troubles, and go to the side to live their own family's life quietly.
After returning home, Niang was taking Shouya Zhaodi and the others to pickle sauerkraut. Before they came back, Grandma Dong and Shouya had already pickled a small jar of sauerkraut and everything was ready. It’s just that there are a lot of people in the family, and this jar of sauerkraut will be eaten in a few days. No, my mother is afraid that there will be nothing to eat, so I quickly asked someone to buy two more big jars, and I’m going to pickle it again Two big cylinders.
Shen Ruolan also went to help, helping the pickled cabbage gang.
The cabbage at home has not been sold yet, and it has been placed in the whole yard, and the place in the front yard that has not been covered with a greenhouse is also full.
Now is the time when autumn vegetables are crushing the streets, and these cabbages are not worth much even if they are sold, so Shen Ruolan plans to stock up first, and after a few days, all the potatoes stocked in the greenhouse will be sold as vermicelli, and the greenhouse will be vacated , Put these cabbages in a greenhouse and store them, so that they will not freeze, and wait until the end of winter or after the Chinese New Year to sell them, and the price will definitely double.
If she wanted to make more money by processing the cabbage into spicy cabbage for sale, the price would not be doubled, it could be tripled or five times.
It's just that she doesn't want to work so hard. Fen's House and Dried Tofu Shop are enough to keep her busy and hungry, so let's put this money-making method aside for now and talk about it later.
Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, the two big vats of sauerkraut were finally pickled, and my mother looked at the two full vats of sauerkraut and said with a smile, "It's all good now, and I don't have to worry about running out of sauerkraut anymore. "
Grandma Dong looked at Mrs. Mu suspiciously, and said, "Ma'am, I see that you eat too much sour food. The hawthorn fruits I bought a while ago knocked my teeth out after one bite, but you ate so much. Don’t tell me it’s another one, right?”
After hearing this, Mrs. Mu was stunned for a moment, and said, "I can't, I've been in poor health, how could I be pregnant again?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter whether you are in good health or not. When did you get your monthly letter last month?" Grandma Dong had been here and knew a lot, so she began to worry about Mrs. Mu.
When Mrs. Mu was mentioned like this, she also became a little suspicious, "My monthly letter has always been inaccurate, only these two months have been more accurate. Last month I came on the 3rd, and now it is the 13th. Ten days have passed Oh my god. I don’t know if the Yuexin is out of order again.”
After hearing this, Shen Ruolan said pleasantly, "What's the problem? Find a doctor to come and have a look and you'll know?"
If the mother is pregnant again, she will have a younger brother and younger sister. Thinking of this, Shen Ruolan's heart warms.
Mrs. Mu said, "Don't worry, even if there is something, the doctor can't see it in such a shallow life now, it's better to wait and talk, or else there will be nothing to rejoice, and nothing will disappoint people."
As soon as I heard this, I knew that my mother was also looking forward to getting pregnant again. The ancients all believed in the saying that more children, more grandchildren, more longevity, no matter the poor or the rich, as long as they can support themselves, they will not think they have too many children.
Ju'er, Shouya Zhaodi and others were all smiling when they heard that their mother might be pregnant again. They were very happy. Although there were already quite a few people in the family, adding another chubby baby would definitely make it even more lively.
At noon, when my father heard about it, he was very happy, and wanted to go to the doctor to show him, but his mother suppressed it.
After the meal, my father, regardless of my mother's dissuasion, rode on the family's bay red horse, and went to the town specially, and bought my mother her favorite hawthorn fruit, sour oranges, haw jelly, hawthorn slices and other sour snacks, Although she didn't say anything, it can be seen that his expectations for this child are not inferior to his mother's at all.
After Shen Ruolan finished her meal, she sat in the room and waited for Qiaozhen's sister-in-law. Qiaozhen's sister-in-law didn't keep her waiting too long, and came soon.
So, Shen Ruolan told her about her plan.
When Qiaozhen's sister-in-law heard that Shen Ruolan was going to arrange for her to go to Jizhou to see a shop, her eyes were red with excitement.
"Lan'er, is it true? Do you really ask sister-in-law to show you the shop over there?"
Shen Ruolan looked at her blushing with excitement, and said amusedly, "Do you think I'm joking?"
"No, it's not like my sister-in-law knows that you won't make her happy, Lan'er, don't worry, when my sister-in-law gets there, she will show you the shop, sell goods for you, and make you more money..." Qiao Sister-in-law Jane was incoherent in joy.
"I believe this." Shen Ruolan said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have transferred your family there, but, to the outside world, I can only say that I valued your ability, so I transferred you. Others said that I let you go to help you get rid of your mother-in-law's exploitation!"
"I know, I know, you are thinking of us with good intentions, how can I make it difficult for you, don't worry, I won't say a word to others, even to my child's father, I will say You want me to go to Jizhou because of my ability." Qiaozhen's sister-in-law hastily promised that she almost swore an oath.
The matter was decided so happily, Shen Ruolan asked him to go back to discuss with Mudan Daddy, if possible, he would leave in five days, and it happened that she was going to attend the wedding of Yu Nu and Shen Youjia, so she could help them arrange the shop. You can also drop by to see Liu Hanxiang and Luwu.
As for the uncle's family, forget it, although she is very good to the uncle and Fu Cunge Jin Cunge, but thinking about Shen Ruomei's shit-stirring stick at home, she suddenly loses the desire to visit, so she should not go I met them, lest seeing Shen Ruomei cause trouble.
That night, the women who went out to sell vermicelli came back one after another, even those who went to Harahai Town.
Dozens of women crowded into Shen Ruolan's house, reporting today's sales situation to her in a hurry.
"Lan'er, thanks to you, my sister-in-law sold all the one hundred catties of vermicelli I brought with me today, and the old ones are not enough to sell!"
"My clumsy man sold more than 60 catties. Look, I even bought a tiger-headed hat for my son!"
"I bought fifteen or five catties of white noodles, and my girl made too many and we were yelling for gluttonous buns. This time, I steamed some for her so that she would be greedy..."
"I didn't expect this vermicelli to be so easy to sell. If I had known it would be so good, I would have brought some more!",
The sisters-in-law and aunts who had earned money were discussing in one go, with beaming expressions on their faces.
Now, they are also people who can make money, and finally realize their own value. The whole person's mental outlook has become different from before, and they look more lively and confident.
Shen Ruolan took the money from the vermicelli, and sent them what they earned. Everyone took the money and went home happily. Although they worked hard all day, they didn't look tired or bored at all. It seems that everyone has endless energy.