OBS Chapter 358 The Generous Old Lady Hua
Chapter 358 The Generous Old Lady Hua
I have to say that Shen Yuanbao has really grown up now. When the adults at home are busy, he is responsible for taking care of the children. He also takes his younger brothers and sisters to collect firewood and dig wild vegetables, and he can also stand guard by the way.
As soon as the ox cart appeared on the road at the entrance of the village, he saw it with his excellent eyesight.
When this voice was shouted, not only the old ladies who were concerned about the headwear trading group, but also the young girls ran out excitedly, and even the men who were still making shoe soles stopped their work and stretched their heads to look around.
The women who were making starch quickly wiped their hands and prepared to welcome them.
As for why the people in the shoe sole group are so looking forward to Grandma Hua’s return?
The first reason is definitely envy. After all, their shoe sole group has never gone out to sell for money. Although many people have confidence in Shen Zhiqiu, they are still inevitably nervous.
Second, Mrs. Hua’s old sisters said that they would not serve her any meals unless she came back.
A dozen little kids were also running and jumping. Two of them fell down, but they didn't cry. They got up and continued running.
She was still shouting happily: "Yo Yo sister is back, Yo Yo sister is back!"
Every time Shen Youyou comes back from a trip, she gets such a warm welcome.
The reason is simple, because they know that sister Yoyo can only buy maltose for them if she goes to the county town, while the other brothers go to set up stalls and never take the initiative to buy anything for them.
Shen Luming was jumping up and down happily. As soon as Shen Youyou got off the ox cart, he pounced on her and hugged her legs.
Grandpa Shen's great-granddaughter, Shen Nannan, also came up unladylike and hugged the other one, raised her little red face and asked, "Yo Yo sister, why did you come home just now!"
Shen Xingyun was familiar with walking, but he was still shorter than his other brothers and sisters. He was a step slower and tried to pull Shen Youyou's hand: "Sister, Tangtang!"
Shen Youyou, who was surrounded by a group of little kids, suddenly felt that her popularity might decrease from today onwards.
Because old lady Hua took out an oil-paper bag from her bosom, called the little kids and said, "Come here, the maltose is here, take the ingot first, and share it after dinner."
The little kids instantly dispersed from Shen Youyou's place, went to the other side of the ox cart, and surrounded Old Lady Hua.
Shen Youyou rolled her eyes: "What a bunch of little snobs."
The old lady made a lot of money today and was very generous. She didn't just buy maltose for the kids. She spent a hundred coins on it. I guess almost everyone could get a small piece.
Others came over and helped unload the truck.
"How's business going, sister?"
“Yes, how many were sold?”
The old ladies gathered around Old Lady Hua and asked her questions, and the girls all looked at Shen Youyou with hope.
Almost at the same time, Mrs. Hua told us, "All are sold out! Let's go eat first, and we'll talk after dinner."
The others were also slightly stunned when they heard this: "All sold out? Are they so popular? It seemed like they took a lot with them when they left."
Shen Youyou stood in the crowd and looked at Shen Zhiqiu, her eyes curved into crescents: "Dad, I advertised for you in advance today, how are you going to thank me!"
When Shen Zhiqiu heard this, he stepped forward and patted his daughter on the shoulder: "Come and tell Dad in detail."
But Shen Youyou said: "Have you finished your meal? I'm hungry!"
"I've already prepared it. It's in the pot. I'm waiting for you. Let's go and eat first."
"Let's eat"
With an order, Grandma Hua had her highlight moment today. Her words were more effective than those of Grandpa, since the people who cooked were all from her team.
Pork fried with bamboo shoots, cucumber with jelly, ground vegetable and egg soup. The dry food is sweet potato steamed bread.
The steamed bread was soaked with ground vegetables and drizzled with vinegar, and each person received a bowl of pork and fried bamboo shoots. Although there were only one or two slices of pork in each bowl, it was so delicious.
Especially the ground vegetable and egg soup. Shen Youyou felt that it was not sour enough, so she added a little vinegar and added two drops of sesame oil. She slurped it up and found it very appetizing.
The same thing happened to the others. The tables and chairs were almost ready, and they were all two meters long. No one cared whose chairs they were, and they all spontaneously found their own groups to sit together.
He slurped the soup and ate the vegetables with big mouthfuls, and for a while, all he could hear was the sound of chewing.
At this time, Granny Hua suddenly shouted to Shen Zhiqiu, Grandpa Shen, and Old Man Shen, "Starting tomorrow, our group will be separated from you. We have to divide the cooking work with you. Our group will set up a stall every three days!"
Father Shen looked up: "Are you all going to set up stalls? Do you really need so many people?"
Although only Old Man Shen was asking the question, the others had stopped eating. It was as if they had pressed the pause button. Everyone looked at Old Lady Hua, waiting for her answer.
Old Lady Hua was very steady. In just one day, she developed a calm and confident air. This was the confidence that only came from seeing that one could make money, at least that was the case for Old Lady Hua.
It was also at this time that everyone noticed that when Old Lady Hua went out and when she came back, she was dressed differently!
Some old ladies even exclaimed: "Your dress is so beautiful! This flower looks good on your head too."
In fact, Old Man Shen was the first one to notice that his wife had changed clothes. He noticed it as soon as they met, but he didn't have the courage to ask in front of so many people.
Mrs. Hua was cheerful and first answered the old sisters:
"My dear grandson said, let's sell hairpins to people, especially the expensive ones, we should sell them to silver shops. Clothes make the man, saddles make the horse, you have to dress up, and when you go to set up a stall later, you have to dress up too."
Cui Fen'er covered her mouth with one hand: "How much money will that cost?"
The old lady waved her hand generously and said, "Don't worry about the money. I've bought all the fabrics for the clothes today. I'll ask the daughters-in-law to make one for each of you in the evening."
Don’t be fooled by the old lady’s generosity. In fact, Shen Youyou meant: “Buy ready-made clothes.”
But the old lady said:
"No, there are so many of us, and we all know how to make clothes. We're not going to wear them tomorrow, so why would we buy ready-made clothes? We are ten old ladies.
I'll ask the wives to finish their work in the evening and then come out."
Shen Youyou even tried to argue, saying, "Grandma, you should know that these clothes are your work clothes, but you don't even want to cooperate with the shoe sole team, so how can you let the people in their team rush to make clothes for us?"
As a result, the old lady said confidently: "I bought the cloth for their mother and asked their daughter-in-law to make it. If it doesn't work, I will release the material.
Let them find their own wives to do the work. If they can’t do it, I won’t pay them if they don’t have work clothes.”
In short, the old lady's generosity still needs to be discounted.
At this time, Mrs. Hua finally had time to answer Mr. Shen's question. She said:
"Our village is adjacent to Fang County, Liang County, Zhuo County, An County, and Shuntian Prefecture. From now on, ten of us will form a group of two and go out to set up a stall once every three days. We want to flourish in all areas."
After saying this, I was still pleased with myself:
"My little granddaughter is right. A county cannot buy their hairpins every day, but if there are four counties and one prefecture, can we sell more?
Even if the jewelry stores cannot purchase goods every day in the future, they can still set up stalls in the market and sell wholesale to people walking around the streets.
Moreover, they set up stalls every three days, and there is a break in the two days in between, so those who buy goods can also set up stalls, and there is more than one market in a county."