Fight the Giants

   Chapter 40 New Ideas

  Ms. Zhao Qian led Yang's mother and daughter over, and Grandma Zhao pulled Yang along to praise Yang Fu for being sensible.

   I also heard that they bought all the cloth at home, and the price was the same as the price charged by the cloth dealer.

  Huo Xi and Yang disagreed.

  People put them at home, they don’t have to go out, and they can sell them for money without shouting. Why sell them cheaply. I sold it cheap this time, but I might not be willing to sell it to them next time.

   You can't do such a small thing.

  Grandma Zhao sighed again and again, the family is honest. So he went to pull out a big basket of vegetables for them, and moved out two big pumpkins.

  Seeing that there were still ducks in her house, Huo Xi asked again.

   "Yes, the village is near the river, and every family raises ducks. Every family has duck eggs. Would you like to get some for you?"

  Huo Xizhi nodded. Every family raises ducks, no wonder the capital's famous specialty is salted duck, all kinds of ducks.

   Then I bought a basket of salted duck eggs from her family, and I also bought dozens of catties of various beans and some rice grains.

  The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law helped them move the cloth to the cart at home, and asked Aunt Zhao to help push it to the river.

  Huo Erhuai was surfing the net on the river near Qianjin Village, and looked at the entrance of the village from time to time, not knowing whether it was going well or not, it took so long. I couldn't help but worry, it's not easy to leave.

   It wasn't until a long time later that they saw their figures and hurriedly rowed the boat over.

  When I got closer and saw a cart full of cloth, my jaw dropped in shock.

  The family has some money, and he also told Yang that he would buy two sets of clothes for everyone in the family. Xi'er and Fu'er go to the city every day, so it's not good to dress too modestly, they have to be decent. But, there is no need to make it like this, right?

  How many clothes can this car make! When will you wear it.

  Seeing Huo Erhuai's jaw dropping in shock, Mrs. Zhao Qian covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing. Help them carry the cloth onto the boat. He smiled and pushed the cart away.

   "You, you bought so much cloth, how long will you have to wear it at home?"

  Huo Erhuai is so worried. There is even cotton cloth in it!

   I just made a little money, so I just throw it away? But it's time? And the cotton cloth will turn yellow if left for a long time.

   Yang gave him a blank look and didn't want to speak. Only a large basket of vegetables, duck eggs, and various beans and rice grains were brought into the cabin and placed.

  Huo Xi covered her mouth and smiled: "Father, we didn't wear them ourselves, but I used them for business."

ah? Do business? What business do you use so much cloth? Yang Fu was also in a daze all the way, and looked at Huo Xi together with Huo Erhuai.

  Hearing that Huo Xi wanted to start a business, he had another idea. Yang Shi also put down the work in hand, carried Huo Nian to the stern of the boat. When Cai Xi'er wanted to buy cloth, her eyes hinted at her. Although she didn't ask, she was also curious.

  Seeing her come out, Huo Xi scratched Huo Nian's nose with her fingers, Huo Nian pouted and patted her with his hand.

  Seeing his lively appearance, Huo Xi felt both emotion and joy in his heart.

  Looked at him twice, and then said to Yang: "Mother, last time you went to the cloth shop to buy cotton cloth for Nian'er to make clothes and diapers. What was the price?"

   "The whole horse sells for five renminbi, and one foot is thirteen renminbi."

  Huo Xi calculated silently in her heart, one horse is 13.2 meters, equal to 40 feet, 40 feet, she received 4 yuan from Zhao's house, and the cost price equal to 1 foot is ten yuan.

  There is also wear and tear, the staff's wages, shop rent, business tax, and operating costs are quite a lot. The price is increased by 30%. In the case of weaving households everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, the price of cloth at the consumer end is not high.

  But for the low-level people who can’t even eat enough to eat all year round, they can’t wait to break a penny in half to spend. Those who can afford unpatched clothing are uncommon.

   Seeing Huo Xi frowned and thinking, Yang and the others looked at her quietly. This child, I don't know how many things he has pretended, how can he think so much?

Huo Xi said: "We sell the cotton cloth at eleven cents per foot. If you want the whole piece, the cloth shop will add one cent, and we will add thirty cents." They are not without cost. artificial. It's all cost. But it can't be sold too expensive, otherwise there should be no business.

  Ah, what sells eleven coins, plus thirty?

  Mr. Yang reflected first, "Xi'er, do we want to sell cloth?"

   "That's right, mother. We buy so many, we can't wear them all."

  Ah, the family collected shrimps and crabs, and they want to sell cloth again?

"It's not just for selling cloth. The salted duck eggs, vegetables, and rice grains we bought today can all be sold. In two days, my uncle and I will go to the city to have a look, and we will buy more varieties to make our boat into a fisherman's boat." A mobile grocery store. At that time, we can fish and sell goods at the same time. Kill two birds with one stone."

   If you catch a fish, you will not die of hunger but you will not be full either. It's time for a change of thinking. Opening a grocery store is just the first step.

  Selling goods to fishermen is only for the convenience of everyone, and it is estimated that they will not make much money. Huo Xi had other thoughts in mind, but the meal had to be eaten bite by bite.

  Yang, Huo Erhuai, and Yang Fu were all stunned.

  His family is going to open a shop? A sundry shop floating on the river?

This is real?

   Everyone's jaws are about to drop. Even Huo Nian stared at her, wondering if he understood. Huo Xi leaned over and scratched his armpit, he giggled, twisted his body to dodge, and only after hearing him giggle did everyone come back to their senses.

   "Xi'er, why do you want to open a grocery store?" Yang was confused.

"Mom, do you think it's just about fishing, watching the sky and eating, depending on luck, when will you save money to buy land and build a house? Now that the boat is big, it can hold a lot of things. There was a strong wind and rain a few days ago. It is inconvenient for everyone to buy things. If there is a grocery store on the water, you can buy things very conveniently without going to the city, and it will not delay everyone's fishing, do you think there will be business?"

   That must be there! Yang Fu nodded repeatedly.

   Entering the city, most of the day has passed, which is too late. If you can wave your hands, you can buy households on the river, who will go to the city? It takes a lot of work and time, and it delays fishing and saving copper coins.

  Huo Erhuai frowned and thought for a long time, and felt that if there was a sundries shop on the water with good prices and low prices, then he would definitely be willing to buy it.

   Yang also came back to his senses: "Is this shop really open? Can it make money?"

   "Yes! Sister, you go to the cloth shop in the city to buy a foot of cotton cloth for thirteen cash, and we sell you eleven cash. Are you willing to buy it?"

  Mr. Yang nodded again and again, very willing.

"That's right. Sister, we only charge ten cents, and we sell one foot for one cent, and we can earn forty cents for a horse. Even if we sell the whole horse, we can earn thirty cents. That's money. ?"

   Yang slapped his thigh, no! Does that mean that the family can sell goods while fishing? Do both? Wouldn't that mean earning money at both ends?

  God. How much does that have to earn? Will we be able to afford land and houses soon?

   There was a surge in my heart, and I grabbed Huo Xi's hand: "Xi'er, how much cloth did we just buy?"

   "I bought twenty-four bolts, seventeen bolts of kudzu linen, three bolts of cotton, two each of cotton linen and fine linen."

   "How much can you earn?" Yang tilted her head and counted her fingers.

   "Mother, I can't earn even a tael of silver."

   "One or two is not much. Besides, we are just incidental."

  Huo Xi was very happy with the contentment of his husband and wife. Nodding: "Yes, in addition to collecting and selling cloth, we can also sell vegetables, rice, and other groceries needed by fishermen. If we make a steady income of 30 Wen a day, we can earn about one tael of silver a month. It's not bad."

   One or two a month? If you add the fish you get!

  Yang Shi and Huo Erhuai were surprised and delighted, they looked at each other, and patted their thighs: "It's done!"

  Slapped Huo Nian in a daze, followed her example, slapped his thigh and stared at his eyes, which amused everyone. This child, at such a young age, loves to imitate adults.

  Huo Erhuai was so excited that his rowing hands were trembling.

  In addition to fishing and harvesting shrimp and crabs, there are other ways to make money at home. The shop is about to open at home! There is no need to pay for buying and renting a shop, their boat is a mobile shop!

  God, he never thought that one day he would be able to open a shop!

  Huo Xi helped Yang put things in order, only then did he realize that there seemed to be something important missing.

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