Chen Bing smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ge Dong family, I will definitely not miscalculate the cost. The main reason why I do this is to make the matter of making fire easier, so that everyone can use it.

I can afford it. I was born into a poor family, so I know the difficulties of poor people. This self-made fire can help poor people reduce their life burden, even if it is just a little bit, it is good."

Chen Bing's words were quite heroic. Ge Huanhuan secretly cheered and said: "Okay, Er Niang is kind-hearted, and it is a great idea to have this idea. I have done this self-generating business. Er Niang, you can lead me

How many have come over? I want them all."

Chen Bing said: "Ge Dongjia, let me tell you the rules first. I will set the price for you at fifty cents, and I will also set the price for you to sell it. Otherwise, if you sell a cloth bag for five hundred

Doesn't it go against my original intention? The price is set at between sixty-five and seventy cents. There is no need to dismantle it for retail sale. This self-made fire requires rubbing the skin to make a fire. Taking it apart for retail sale will

It's useless. Today I brought a total of six hundred cloth bags for self-made fire. According to the price of fifty cash, six hundred cloth bags are thirty thousand cash, which is thirty thousand coins in total."

Ge Huanhuan is very conscientious in business and is not a cunning person. He said: "It should be done. This self-made fire is a consumable thing. Once it is used, it will be gone. If it is gone, you will have to buy something."

If you buy in, I don’t have to worry about selling it, so I won’t raise the price randomly. Erniang, I won’t bargain with you. Thirty guan is 30 guan. Also, Erniang, if this self-made fire is sold out,

How should I ask you to purchase goods?”

Chen Bing said: "I will come to the county town on New Year's Day every month. If it is out of stock, just tell me and I will deliver it the next day."

Chen Bing then hurriedly said: "Gedong's family, I only need copper coins for money, not iron coins, and no tin coins. We calculate it according to the footstep."

Ge Huan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Er Niang. As a businessman, I don't like the iron money and the tin money even more than you. In this market, the calculation is mostly based on provinces, and the number of articles in each line is different. Since Er Niang proposed

If you want Zumo, I will give it as Zumo. If there are no other requirements, you and I will establish a written agreement, so that I will not be able to go back on my words in the future."

Ge Huanhuan set up the document, and Chen Bing read it over and pointed out that one of the writings was wrong. Ge Huanhuan was even more impressed by Chen Bing, thinking that an ordinary woman could not only make a fire by herself, but also know how to write. It was really incredible.

Simple.

After the two people had no objection to the document, they made a pledge and pressed their fingerprints. Then Ge Huanhuan counted out thirty coins and put them in the baskets on the backs of the three of them. Chen Bing saluted Ge Huanhuan and was about to leave, but Ge Huanhuan said something.

Said: "By the way, there will be a gathering at Wangri and Wanghu Temple today, but the three of you still want to wander around the city?"

Chen Bing said: "The three of us are going back now and don't want to hang out. Is there anything wrong with Ge Dong's family?"

Ge Huanhuan shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with that. Recently, there have been many incidents of missing women in this city. Especially today, there are many people coming to the gathering, and it is a mixed bag. Er Niang, don't blame me for talking. You and your sister are two years old."

Although she is not very old, she is very handsome, so she is afraid of being targeted by people with bad intentions."

Li Yunniang had experienced a similar thing once, and she was a little scared. She quietly hooked Chen Bing's arm, and Chen Bing patted Li Yunniang and whispered: "Don't be afraid, Yunniang. My brother and I are here, everything will be fine." Since Chen Bing met

After receiving the orchid acupuncture treatment, I felt much more relaxed and no longer afraid of what happened last time. I asked Ge Huanhuan, "Does the Ge Dong family know what happened to the missing girl?"

Ge Huanhuan shook his head and sighed: "The girls who were lost were all girls from nearby villages. Just like the second mother, they went to the city to buy things. Some came alone, and some came with a group. I don't know how the girls who came alone were lost.

, and the people who came together said that they met a scholar-looking person, who said angrily that her mother was looking for her in an emergency, and asked her to go with him. The girl was anxious about her mother, so she went with her.

The man went back by himself. Only when he arrived in the village did he find out that the girl's mother had never looked for the girl. Then he realized that he had been deceived. He went back to the city to look for the girl, but where could he still find it? Hey, I think the same is true for the girl who came here alone.

It's just lost. In the past few days, the county captain has sent people to make inquiries in many places, but no results have come out yet."

After hearing this, Li Yunniang pressed her body even closer to Chen Bing, and held Chen Bing's hand harder. Chen Tingyao, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "Thank you to the Ge Dong family for your kind reminder. I am both her and hers."

My brother, it’s no big deal to protect Zhou Quan. It’s already getting late, so the three of us don’t want to bother you any more, so we take our leave.”

Watching the three people leaving, Ge Huanhuan felt a sense of unreality in his heart, but what happened today was real. He picked up a cloth bag to make a fire, played with it in his hand, and continued

Shaking his head, he sighed: "I met a noble person today."

After leaving the shop, Chen Tingyao asked: "Er Niang, Ge Huanhuan's family is not the only one selling groceries in this city. Why did you only choose this one and why didn't you check out the other ones?"

Chen Bing said: "Brother, you don't know something. That day Yun Niang and I were wandering around the city. I saw some ragged country people entering the store. If it were another shop owner, he might have kicked them out directly, but Ge Huanhuan

I didn't do this, but still let the two people into the store. There was no arrogance in his movements, and he was very peaceful. At that time, I thought that this person was honest and sincere, and did not judge others by their appearance. If he succeeds in the future,

If you make a fire yourself, you can go to his shop to sell it."

Chen Tingyao sighed: "Er Niang observed carefully and meticulously. It turns out that she had already planned the future events that day."

The county town is indeed extremely lively today. There are various stalls on both sides of the road out of the city. Perhaps it is because the Shangsi Festival is approaching, and there are many women going to the streets to buy jewelry. The sound of hawking can be heard from left to right, and there are various kinds of stalls.

There were people selling food, calligraphy and paintings. Chen Bing held Li Yunniang's hand and curiously looked at the things being sold on the left and right, and stopped in front of a stall selling Mahura. The vendor was very alert.

He smiled hurriedly and said: "How do you two ladies? In addition to Mahuluo, I also sell some masks here. Do you want to see them?"

After saying that, the vendor took out a white mask with a green face and fangs and played with it in his hand. Chen Bing felt very unhappy when he saw it. He looked at Li Yunniang. Li Yunniang frowned and pursed her lips. It was obvious that she was also unhappy. The two of them shook their heads together.

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The hawker hurriedly took out two Mahoras from behind and said with a smile: "You two ladies, can you take a look at these two Mahoras again? My Mahoras are from the Yuan family in Mudu, Suzhou. They have brightly colored flowers and beautiful pieces.

It’s Yi Jing, it’s very effective.” He said and handed a moho to Chen Bing.

Chen Bing played with the Mahora handed over by the vendor. The Mahora was indeed well-made. Although it was just a clay figurine, it was vividly painted. It was decorated with gold beads, gorgeously dressed, and had hairpins on its ears.

, more like nobility. Chen Bing found it very interesting and said to Li Yunniang: "Yunniang, this clay figurine is very skillfully made. You and I will buy one each. What do you think?"

Li Yunniang blushed with embarrassment and whispered in Chen Bing's ear: "Er Niang, do you really not know the meaning of the Mahuluo purchased by your daughter's family?"

Chen Bing was stunned, thinking that it was just a clay toy, what meaning could it have, so he shook his head, and Li Yunniang said shyly: "This Mahula daughter is kept at home to pray to God for a good heir. Neither you nor I can do it." Marriage, why are you looking forward to this? If you take it back, you won’t make people laugh to death.”

Chen Bing's face turned dark. She had no idea that the toy had such a meaning. She hurriedly returned the Mohu Luo Sai to the vendor, and pulled Li Yunniang to follow Chen Tingyao to the bookstall nearby. She touched her cheek with her hand and whispered Asked: "Yun Niang, is my face very red?"

Li Yunniang pretended to be confused and said: "Blushing? Er Niang, you are not blushing, not at all. You are fine."

Chen Bing touched his somewhat hot face and asked, "Are you really not red?"

Li Yunniang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Really, it's not red at all, it's just a little whiter than the impatiens flower."

Chen Bing then realized that he had been tricked by Li Yunniang, and said with a smile: "Well, you Yunniang, you are getting more and more naughty now, and you are making fun of me. Aren't you afraid that I will tickle you?" Chen Bing His hands suddenly reached into Li Yunniang's armpits and tickled her.

Li Yunniang smiled and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Good sister, good sister, I will never tease you again. You know I am the most ticklish. Please spare me."

When Chen Bing stopped, he stretched out his hand to pull Li Yunniang up, and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll spare you, huh, let's see if you dare to tease me again in the future."

After the two of them laughed and laughed for a while, Chen Tingyao was flipping through a volume of books and said, "Er Niang, these books are quite good. You should come and read them too."

Chen Bing picked up a volume casually, flipped through a few pages, and then his eyes lit up. He asked the book seller, "Old man, where did you get this book? Is it an only copy?"

The old man selling the book said with a smile: "I'm afraid the little lady has understood this book. Although this book is rare, it is not alone. My ancestors were in the book publishing business, and this "Little Animal Collection" is also It has been published, but the number of engravings was small and it was not widely circulated."

Chen Bing was very excited. She knew that this book collection was rich in content, so she asked the old man: "Old man, how can I sell this book?"

The old man said: "This "Little Animal Collection" has a total of thirty volumes and eight volumes, priced at five provinces. Each volume has a total of one hundred and sixty-seven provinces, and each volume has a total of six hundred and twenty-five provinces. My dear, you are Do you want them all or just one volume or just a few volumes?”

Chen Bing did the math and said: "Old man, I want all eight of the thirty volumes of this book. Calculating it based on the five volumes, each volume adds up to one hundred and twenty-eight volumes, which adds up to four hundred and eighty volumes. One penny, a total of three guan 850 guan shou, so you wipe out the fraction and I give you three guan shou, do you think this is good?"

But Chen Tingyao said: "Er Niang, this book is too expensive, so there is no need to spend money to buy it."

Chen Bing shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother, it doesn't matter, this book is a good book. If you buy it, not only can you read it, but I can also read it."

The old man shook his head and said: "My dear, the difference in price is too big. I will lose money. It won't work, it won't work."

After some haggling, Chen Bing finally bought the entire set of "Little Animal Collection" for three hundred dollars. After Chen Bing paid the money, he put the book into Chen Tingyao's backpack and said: "Brother, this book is I'm giving it to you. I'll just ask you if I want to read it." Chen Bing felt very proud and thought to himself: "Buying this set of "Little Animals Collection" cost the equivalent of my father's monthly income. Hey, it’s great to have money.”


Chapter completed!