Chapter 9: Making Money by Selling Tools(1/2)
Xing Cuicui was in her twenties, the right age for marriage. Ever since Xing Sisi, the eldest daughter of the Xing family, got married last year, Lao Xing and Aunt Xing put all their energy into Xing Cuicui's marriage.
In the end, after much selection, I settled on the wealthy Huo family.
Chu Wanying lamented in her heart that in ancient times, women really had no control over their marriage. However, the Xing family was so money-minded that they chose Huo Yinghao instead.
Huo Yinghao is the eldest son of Mr. Huo, a famous rich man in the town, and the eldest brother of Chu Yunting's future husband, Huo Yingjie.
This person is even worse than the famous Huo Yingjie.
What a beautiful young lady, we can’t let Huo Yinghao ruin her!
Chu Wanying was just thinking about how to help Xing Cuicui escape from the Xing family's control when she heard Xing Cuicui scream in the courtyard.
"ah!"
"Mom! Even if you beat me to death, I will not marry you!"
Lao Xing had been holding back because there were too many villagers around him, but the damn girl became more and more unreliable as she spoke, so he couldn't help but slap her in the face.
"Dad, are you going to hit me in the face?" Xing Cuicui didn't expect Lao Xing to do it, and she looked stunned for a moment.
In fact, in addition to the three golden flowers, the Xing family also has a younger son. In ancient times, it was normal to favor sons over daughters. Therefore, the life of these three daughters in the Xing family was not very good, but because of their outstanding appearance, Lao Xing and Xing
Even if the aunt beat or scolded them, she would never slap them in the face.
This was the first time Xing Cuicui was slapped in the face, and it was in front of so many people. She was inevitably a little embarrassed. She felt so sad and angry that she felt like she couldn't live anymore, so she might as well just die.
"Bah! You white-eyed wolf! Thanks to your father and I for working so hard to bring you all up! Now I've promised you such a good marriage, and you're still not satisfied? You're still looking for life and death here for me!"
"Fathers and fellow villagers, look! What evil have I done? Why did I raise such a heartless person... Wuwu... I think I'd better die!"
When she finished speaking, she was about to hit the wall. When Lao Xing heard this, he rushed forward and hugged her, "Honey! Don't be so stupid. If you die, what will Xiao Wu and I do?"
ah!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu My daughter is disobedient, what's the point of living for me! I might as well just die, why is the old man trying to stop me?" Aunt Xing sat on the ground, crying so hard that her heart was broken, and she burst into tears.
It was as if she was the one who was wronged and not Xing Cuicui.
Chu Wanying hated the moral kidnapping of her children by her parents, and felt very disdainful.
"Wanying, what are you doing standing so high! It's so dangerous! Come down quickly!" As soon as Mrs. Zhao came out of the house with her baby in her arms, she saw Chu Wanying standing on the wall, with her back to her.
She naturally heard the noise from the Xing family next to her, and knew that Aunt Xing must be scolding her daughter.
The Xing family is very arrogant and snobbish. When they first saw that the Rong family was rich, they wanted to marry their eldest daughter Xing Sisi to Rong Lin. Later, when they saw Rong Lin and Li Xiuqiao getting together, they decided against it again.
On Rong Zhan.
Later, when we saw that the Rong family was in dire straits, it was the Xing family who was the first to add insult to injury. When the Xing family took advantage of their creditors to demand money and the Rong family had no time to take care of themselves, they did a lot of sneaky things.
Things in the Rong family's yard disappear from time to time, and it's unclear who the thief is.
Therefore, Mrs. Zhao and Lao Rongtou never cared about the affairs of the Xing family. No matter how noisy the neighbors were, they would never go over to join in the fun.
They can't do dirty things that add insult to injury, let alone watch the excitement. At best, they are indifferent and correct!
Chu Wanying didn't know about these things. She only said that Zhao and others were of a dull temper and didn't like to get involved in these things.
The plot behind Aunt Xing is nothing more than crying, making trouble, and hanging herself.
You can roughly guess the plot, and Chu Wanying lost interest and continued reading.
She followed the instructions and got off the ladder, thinking about finding another excuse to go to the town to buy tools. Unexpectedly, Zhao told her directly, "Girl, the clothes your father made for you are ready. You will have time later."
Just go to town and get it!”
Chu Wanying nodded hurriedly, it was just God helping me!
Carrying the basket and setting off on the road, Chu Wanying was indescribably excited along the way.
She planned that when all the tools were available this time, she could start working on the wooden shelves in the evening.
This time in town, in addition to picking up clothes and buying tools, Chu Wanying went to the rice noodle shop to stock up on three-stone rice and three-stone noodles. However, in just one day, the rice and noodles increased by 20% compared to yesterday.
It seems that the store owner has difficulty purchasing goods and the grain inventory has decreased.
She doesn't know much about crops and the external situation, so she can only predict the severity of the disaster year by the increase in food prices.
Chu Wanying walked around the store, gritted her teeth, and bought 10 shi each of rice and noodles.
The shopkeeper of the rice noodle shop was overjoyed when she saw the girl's generous spending. He asked the boys to come out to carry the food. When everything was put on the newly bought cart yesterday, she handed the shopkeeper a note.
The shopkeeper took a look and nodded, "Girl, it's true. Now the crop harvest is not good, farmers can't grow food, and there's not enough storage in warehouses outside, so the price has gone up." As he spoke, he looked up and down.
She glanced at it and continued, "I didn't expect you to be quite far-sighted at such a young age. But don't worry, the food supply will increase at the end of each year. Once the winter is over, the situation will get better by next spring."
Hearing this, Chu Wanying felt ashamed inside.
I bet this shopkeeper still thinks that the poor harvest in the fields is simply due to seasonal reasons?
Whatever, he thought so, continuing to stock up would not arouse his suspicion.
Chu Wanying smiled calmly, pushed the cart and left.
Back at the blacksmith shop, Blacksmith Sun said that the tools would have to wait another three days to be ready.
"You girl, I don't know how you can draw such novel things in your brain. How about you sell me these three drawings of tools?" Blacksmith Sun said to her with a smile.
Sun Tiejiang has a simple and honest appearance and a strong build. After these few interactions, Chu Wanying knew that he had a kind heart, so he did not do what he thought and nodded in agreement.
Anyway, it’s a little effort and you can still make money, so why not do it?
Tiejiang Sun wiped his hands, took out five coins from his body, handed it to her and said, "Girl! Business is hard to do now, so I can only give you this money."
Chu Wanying took it, weighed it, and expressed that she was very satisfied. This was beyond her expectations. She didn't expect that three tool pictures could be exchanged for five coins.
She bowed to Blacksmith Sun to express her gratitude.
When we were about to arrive at Rong's house, it was sunset, and while there was no one around, we put all our things into the space.
As soon as I entered the yard, I heard a scream suddenly coming from the next door.
"ah!"
Chu Wanying was puzzled, and just as she was about to use a ladder to take a look, she saw Lao Rongtou standing in the yard and calling her out, "Wanying, stop looking."
After saying that, he sighed and said, "These three girls of the old Xing family have suffered a lot."
The implication is that they are often beaten so violently?
Chu Wanying felt a little depressed, but she also knew that doing more was better than doing less. She nodded and entered the house.
Mrs. Zhao was already eating with the baby in her arms. She handed over the clothes. Ms. Zhao took them and put them on the little baby in her arms. "The baby finally has new clothes to wear."
The baby wears small versions of Rong Zhan or Rong Lin's clothes. It's rare to find a piece that fits well, and the baby himself is very happy.
Looking at the cute smiling face of the baby, Chu Wanying felt soft. When they were not paying attention, she quietly took out the small clothes that had been prepared in advance under the table.
Mrs. Zhao looked at the inexplicable extra clothes and said in shock, "Did you do this?"
Chu Wanying smiled shyly and admitted it.
She knew that her prostitute skills were not comparable to those of women in ancient times, so she never had the nerve to show them.
Mrs. Zhao took this dress and looked at it again and again. The threads were not neat enough, but it was all her intention!
"Good boy, you have your heart."
There was no need to say any more unnecessary words. Chu Wanying looked at her red eyes and knew how moved she was.
She was not good at dealing with such raw emotions, so she had no choice but to eat with her head down unnaturally.
In the evening, she cleaned the kitchen as usual.
This time she sat on the floor in the kitchen, entered the space, and took out a bundle of wood, an ax and a carving knife.
Split the wood into several large pieces and set aside for later use. Then he took out a broken bowl from the cupboard, sprinkled some soybeans, and soaked it in water.
After a few days, bean sprouts will appear on the soybeans and you can eat bean sprouts.
Putting the broken bowl on the side of the cupboard, Chu Wanying put away the wooden boards and prepared to go back to the house to rest.
Three more days passed, and Chu Wanying not only helped Zhao with work every day, but also exercised.
Since Chu Wanying was attacked by a tiger that day, she has become more diligent in exercising. In addition, she also drinks a small sip of water from the spiritual spring every morning.
After these few days of recuperation, my body is obviously stronger than before, and my complexion is also much rosier.
On this day, she bought groceries for Mr. Zhao and went to the blacksmith shop to retrieve the three tools.
As soon as shopkeeper Sun saw her, he said that she was a lucky star and the tools sold well. Then he took out two coins from his pocket and handed it to her.
Chu Wanying was not polite. Since it was given for free, there was no reason not to accept it.
She would not be so stupid as to have trouble with money!
After some calculations in my mind, I found that there were only eight taels of money left in my space account.
He lowered his head and glanced at the tools in his hands, which were a saw, a carpentry file and a plane.
Most of the carpenters in Dayan used large tools that were difficult to hold in their hands, but the ones designed by Chu Wanying were all designed to make small household items.
It is compact and easy to carry, so it is very popular among surrounding carpenters.
To be continued...