OBS Chapter 368 You Have to Spend Your Money on Yourself
Chapter 368 You Have to Spend Your Money on Yourself
The next day, Shen Zhiqiu selected fifty men and divided them into five groups.
Li Quan of Shuntian Prefecture led the team, and brothers Shen Zhichun and Shen Zhidong of Fang County led the team.
The team was led by Shen Mazi from Liang County and Gao Liehu from Zhuo County.
Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Fugui went to An County.
Basket after basket of shoe soles were loaded onto the cart.
Bundles of hairpins and jewelry were loaded onto the carts.
Shen Zhiqiu held a torch and checked each car one by one: "Did you leave anything behind?"
"No, we checked them all!"
"Do you remember all the prices?"
"Remember!"
"Okay, everyone, be safe and try not to get into conflict with others. Let's go!"
Then the sound of "let's go" was rang out.
The strong laborers also pushed out the carts they were responsible for, and they were about to head to one prefecture and four counties.
The first Fang County,
That was really the case. Next to the food stall of the Jiu clan were Shen Zhichun, Shen Zhidong, and old ladies Zhou and Guo from the old ladies group.
I paid some money and fenced off a large area to set up my stall.
Zhou Qian also got up early in the morning to help, right next to his wooden house.
At this time, among the Shen brothers, in addition to Shen Zhiqiu, he also knew Shen Zhichun and Shen Zhidong.
And I thought to myself, since Brother Shen was not around, I had to help him take care of the stall.
Whatever the loading and unloading of the truck, he would help with all the arrangements, which is his duty as an older brother.
The bamboo baskets were arranged neatly, and the ten men from the nine tribes were standing scattered around.
Because Fang County had already done publicity three days ago, and there was also what happened yesterday.
As soon as I finished tending to the stall in the morning, people started to come in one after another.
From time to time, residents from the surrounding areas would walk here in groups, and people would greet each other on the road: "Sister Wang, why are you here so early today?"
When Wang's wife saw that it was Wu, the girl she was getting along well with, she immediately smiled:
"I heard that the plastic soles started to be sold today, so I came out early to take a look. I heard that they are strong and durable. You can buy them and make shoes directly without having to go through the trouble of sewing soles."
Wu Meizi hurriedly trotted forward, put one hand around Wang Meizi's arm, and smiled, "I'm going there for the soles, too. You know, I hate needlework, and my mother-in-law always despises my craftsmanship. Humph, when I buy the soles, I'll make them for her to see."
Mrs. Wang covered her mouth and laughed: "Then you can handle the upper of the shoe?"
Sister Wu immediately flattered: "Hey, then sister-in-law will have to come back and help me!"
There are quite a lot of people who come in groups of three or five to look at the soles of shoes. Otherwise, Fang County would be said to be very rich.
Even in ancient times, not everyone was good at needlework, and even if they were good at it, they would only do it if it would save time.
If a family is not short of money and can buy ready-made soles, they will definitely choose to buy them.
The place was already busy, and when Mrs. Guo saw a woman coming over, she greeted her with a hairpin in her hand: "Come, take a look at the hairpins, they are cheap and beautiful, don't miss them if you pass by."
Old Mrs. Zhou was not to be outdone: "You can't buy at a loss, you can't buy at a loss, you can't buy at a loss, we just opened today, we can buy at wholesale prices,
Songji Silver Shop and Ge's Cloth Shop both stock our hairpins. We're selling one to you at wholesale prices. You better seize the opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never see this shop again. We don't open our stall every day."
Shen Zhidong was helpless: "We are family, auntie. When people come to see the soles of shoes, they are all pulled over by your hairpin group."
No wonder Shen Zhidong complained. Those who came for the soles of the shoes in the beginning, when they saw the bracelets today, and what was even more surprising was that there were small flowers of various colors inside, they all forgot the purpose of their visit.
In addition, on the first day, when Old Lady Hua and her friends came to set up their stall, they only sold cheap things at the market. The beautiful ones had all been sold out at the silver shops and brothels. Many people bought their cheap hairpins and didn't even notice the expensive hairpins.
Take Miss Wu for example. She is the type who can't walk when she sees the accessories on the hairpin stall. She doesn't care about the soles of her shoes anymore. She just thinks this flower is beautiful and that flower is beautiful too.
The key point is that this girl's family is relatively well-off. She spent a lot of money on the silver hairpin she originally wore on her head, but the style is far inferior to these pearl flowers that cost fifty cents each.
"Auntie, give me one of these peony, crabapple, osmanthus, and this bracelet, this one...give me one of each."
Mrs. Zhou smiled happily and praised: "Hey, my little wife, you are so pretty and a perfect match for our hairpin. Sell these for a while and I will give you a ring. You can take it out more often and promote it to us."
Wu Meizi, who was overjoyed by the compliment, quickly pulled Wang Meizi and said, "Sister-in-law, you should pick one too. It's so pretty. Don't always think about saving money. If you spend the remaining money on others, it won't be good. We women should dress ourselves up beautifully."
Mrs. Wang was a woman who knew how to live well. When she heard that the flower cost dozens of cents each, she was a little reluctant to spend it. But since it was really rare, she was hesitating.
Old Mrs. Guo was answering another woman, saying, "Oh, you don't know, some young wives are reluctant to eat and wear, and when their husbands go to other places, they spend a lot of money on others.
We women have to be good to ourselves. I told my wife that we sell hairpins at home. You should wear different hairpins every day and dress yourself up beautifully. Then how can a man look at other people? "
The young wife who was talking to Old Lady Guo said with envy, "It's great to have a mother-in-law like you."
Old Mrs. Guo continued, "You are young and don't understand. The status of us women at home depends on whether your husband takes you seriously. If you can catch his eye and make him support you in everything, no woman or sister-in-law will dare to cause trouble for you."
Obviously, such words are too trendy in this era, but they sound so reasonable to these ancient women.
As for how to catch a man's eye, the way to do it is to buy more jewelry and dress yourself up beautifully.
In fact, these words were said intentionally or unintentionally by Li Jingshu when she was talking with her sisters-in-law and brothers and sisters. The old ladies did not like it at first, but since it was said by Shen Zhiqiu's wife, they could not say anything.
But gradually, perhaps because they had heard it too much, the old ladies saw that Shen Zhiqiu and Li Jingshu had such a harmonious relationship, and they also thought that these words made sense, and now they are used to PUA others.
Therefore, the first Waterloo of Shen Zhidong and his colleagues in Fang County was not caused by others, but they were cheated by the old ladies in their own family.
However, most women would still go buy some shoe soles after buying hairpins. Of course, there were also girls like Wu, who used all the money from the old times to buy hairpins, and when she remembered to buy shoe soles, the money was gone.
Fortunately, their home was nearby. While Mrs. Wang was still choosing shoe soles, Miss Wu had already gone home, changed into a red satin dress, brought the pink peony with dewdrops, and brought some silver money back to choose shoe soles.
It must be said that her outfit, coupled with the dazzling peony, really brought a lot of business to the two old ladies. Many people thought she looked really good in this outfit.
I was originally reluctant to buy an expensive hairpin, but after gritting my teeth, I bought a flowery hairpin.