14. Chapter 14
"How?" The man looked at Wen Qing and asked.
Yao Shiling and Aunt Xiao's family looked at Wen Qing together.
Wen Qing paused, and then smiled: "Thank you for picking up my sketchbook, but I don't plan to sell any of my sketches." โ
The man was stunned, but he didn't expect Wen Qing to give such an answer.
Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law couldn't hold back when she heard this, pulled the corner of Yao Shiling's clothes, and whispered: "Wen Qing's mother, you go and persuade Wen Qing, Wen Qing is still young, and I don't know how good the money is." That paper is only worth a few dollars, and two hundred yuan is real, enough for a family like ours to eat comfortably for a year and a half, don't you say? โ
"Mom, don't mess around." Aunt Xiao said: "Wen Qing is an assertive girl. โ
Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law insisted: "I'm talking about Zhengli'er." โ
Yao Shiling hesitated, she still hadn't seen it, how could Wen Qing's clothes drawn with a rotten pen be worth two hundred yuan?
Yao Shiling was just about to step forward, when she heard the man ask, "How much is willing to sell?" โ
Yao Shiling was stunned for a moment, dare to love this person and increase the price?
"Three hundred dollars? Is it sold? The man asked.
Three hundred bucks? Yao Shiling and Aunt Xiao's family gasped.
Wen Qing's face did not change.
The man looked at Wen Qing, he could no longer hide the admiration in his eyes, what he saw was that the little girl would be ecstatic to take the money, or ask him if he wanted other drawings, and he was ready to buy them all.
As a result, Wen Qing not only did not know, but was very clear about the value of the sketch and was as confident as he was, and he remained immovable.
He said secretly: This little girl is very unusual.
At this time, Yao Shiling finally walked up to Wen Qing and shouted, "Wen Qing." โ
Wen Qing glanced sideways at Yao Shiling: "Mom." โ
Yao Shiling looked at Wen Qing with a doubtful, longing and worried gaze, doubting the value of the sketch, longing for money, and worrying about mother's love.
Wen Qing understood, she glanced at Yao Shiling, was silent for a moment, and looked at the man: "One price, six hundred yuan." โ
In an instant, Yao Shiling and Aunt Xiao's family were all stunned.
Six hundred? Crazy, right? Crazy to sell this piece of broken paper, everyone thought that the man would be scared away by Wen Qing's words.
Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law secretly gritted her teeth, Wen Qing, this kid is too bad at business, he can't eat a fat man in one bite, and he can earn a dime is a dime, so why scare customers away.
However, the man did not run, but looked at Wen Qing with a fixed gaze.
Wen Qing's face was calm: "This is just a draft, the specific size, final drawing, fabric, within three days, I will give you a result." โ
"Good!" The man simply agreed. Immediately returned the sketchbook to Wen Qing, then took off the briefcase under his armpit, and took out six 100 yuan bills similar to navy blue.
Wen Qing calmly took it and handed it to Yao Shiling.
As soon as Yao Shiling received the six hundred yuan, she heard Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law say, "Wenqing's mother, let's see if the money is real or fake." โ
To tell the truth, Yao Shiling has never taken a hundred yuan, the money for selling cattle today is four hundred and fifty-five yuan, there are two one hundred yuan, and the others are change, the money is Wen Qing, she has seen it, she has never touched it, and she didn't expect the money to be real or fake.
At this moment, hearing Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law say this, she couldn't be sure.
"I heard that a hundred dollars on it. Host. Xi and Zhou. Total. The hair is all from the diaphragm, you look at it, is the diaphragm not? Aunt Xiao was on the side to guide.
Yao Shiling immediately brushed the hair on the money, and said nervously: "I have a lot of calluses on my hands, and I can't get them out." โ
"Spit and moisten your hands and see if you can get it out." Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law came up with an idea.
Yao Shiling had never seen so much money in her life, and she was a little stunned, so she handed the money to Aunt Xiao's family: "Uncle, brother, you are well-informed, you give Zhang Zhang's eyes." โ
Aunt Xiao's father-in-law and husband, no one took the money. Don't talk about them, even Aunt Xiao makes clothes on weekdays, and collects a few dollars and cents, the largest one collected fifty yuan, she didn't dare to make change, and forced people to give ten yuan, lest she collect a โกโก and it would be too late to cry.
So no one took the 600 yuan.
The man kind of wanted to laugh.
Wen Qing understood very much, smiled and said, "Uncle, it's better for you to give ten, fifty, or five yuan, we are all afraid of taking โกโก." "Actually, Wen Qing is used for another purpose.
"Okay." The man immediately took back the six hundred yuan, and counted sixty pieces of ten yuan for Wen Qing in the corridor of the hospital.
These sixty ten-yuan banknotes brought Yao Shiling and Aunt Xiao's family back to their senses, and they determined that a piece of torn paper drawn by Wen Qing with a rotten pen was sold for 600 yuan.
That's a sky-high price.
In their stunned eyes, Wen Qing chatted with the man a few more words, the man's name is Tang Quan, the owner of a garment factory in Nanzhou, who was abroad in his early years, and recently returned to China for development, and has been struggling to make clothes that are acceptable to the Chinese and unconventional, and has been unsuccessful. When I came to the hospital to see a friend today, I accidentally picked up an extremely ordinary sketch, and I was amazed when I opened it.
A piece of clothing, a pair of shoes, not only in line with the aesthetics of this era, but also beyond the aesthetics of this era, the middle degree is just right, and he can see that the ability of the sketcher is by no means the only one.
So after getting the sketch, he was ecstatic and waited here, but he didn't expect it to be a bright little girl.
It was such a surprise to him.
After some conversation, Tang Quan left his phone number and address, Wen Qing also left his address, and signed a simple written agreement by the way, and Tang Quan left in a hurry.
"Just gone?" Aunt Xiao's mother-in-law asked.
The others slowly came back to their senses.
Wen Qing took out seven of the ten yuan and handed them to Aunt Xiao: "Aunt Xiao, this money is enough, don't worry, the child will be fine." โ
Aunt Xiao's eyes suddenly turned red again, she needed money, she needed to treat the child, thank Wen Qing for her kindness, she just waited for the child to get better, she reached out to take the money without hesitation: "Wen Qing ......"
"Aunt Xiao, it's okay, there is no hurdle in life that cannot be passed, I am waiting for you in Aunt Xiao's tailor shop." Wen Qing cheered up Aunt Xiao.
Aunt Xiao nodded, nodded, and tears fell.
Wen Qing didn't say much anymore, she was here to put pressure on Aunt Xiao and her family, and pulled Yao Shiling out of the hospital.
After leaving the hospital, Wen Qing went to the steamed bun stall and bought three big meat buns for two cents and eight cents, and two bowls of sweet soybean milk were poured into a white porcelain jar, and the mother and daughter ate them while waiting for the bus.
"Wen Qing." Yao Shiling still couldn't believe it.
Wen Qing explained to her why her drawings were worth 600 yuan, for example, the previously popular white shirts, bell bottoms, and trousers were all gone, but later someone came up with this style of clothes, and made it, and sold it to people in the whole country, making tens of thousands or even millions of dollars, all this money, isn't the origin of an idea?
Yao Shiling understood: "Then won't you lose the 600 yuan?" โ
Wen Qing smiled: "Mom, I won't lose." We'll see. โ
Looking at her daughter's tender face, full of confident smiles, Yao Shiling also followed suit, Wen Qing is really not the domineering Wen Qing before, she is sincerely happy.
Next, Wen Qing ate a meat bun, Yao Shiling ate two meat buns, and after getting in the car and getting off the bus, Wen Qing went straight to the consignment store.
Yao Shiling asked: "Wen Qing, what are you doing in the consignment store?" โ
"Buy cigarettes." Wen Qing replied, she stared at the cigarettes on the shelves of the consignment store, Pegasus cigarettes, warrior cigarettes, production cigarettes, double happiness, crossing the river, Daqianmen, and pointed to Daqianmen cigarettes: "Boss, bring me a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes." โ
"Three-hair-five."
"Okay, take a pack. Take another box of matches. โ
"A box of matches for two cents."
"Okay."
Out of the consignment store, Yao Shiling asked: "Wen Qing, what are you buying these for?" โ
"Buy our cow back!"
Yao Shiling was slightly stunned, Wen Qing was more thoughtful than she thought, when the morning glory came out, how many people in the village watched and gossiped behind their backs.
If the cow is really gone, maybe how many people will see the joke, the Wen family is poor, and the cow is gone, but Wen Qing wants to open a tailor shop and needs money.
"Wen Qing, this money doesn't buy cattle, you do business"
Wen Qing grabbed the white: "Mom, don't worry, I don't need to sell cattle if I want to do business." Let's go, buy the cow home, and save your friends from crying. โ
The mother and daughter arrived at the bull market as they spoke, and the bull market was still lively.
"Maybe the buyer is gone." Yao Shiling said.
"It's okay, look for it, if you can't find it, go to his house to find it."
"Okay." Yao Shiling also wanted to buy the cattle back.
The two of them went around the bull market, but they didn't see their own cattle, and just after they got out of the bull market, they saw their cattle camel carrying a lot of things to the dirt road.
"Uncle, uncle!" Wen Qing shouted from afar.
The buyer looked at Wen Qing: "Hey, little girl, why did I meet you again?" โ
Wen Qing grinned, glanced at his cow, and hurriedly took out the big front door cigarettes and matches from his bag, and handed them to the buyer.
The buyer looked at Wen Qing and asked, "What do you mean by this?" โ
Wen Qing said: "Uncle, to tell you the truth, I sold cattle early in the morning to treat people, and now that people are better, I want to buy the cattle back." โ
"That's not possible, you sold it to me!" The buyer said immediately.
"Uncle, don't get excited, don't get excited." Wen Qing smiled and said: "I won't let you lose money, I apologized to you for this cigarette and matches, and bought ours for four hundred and fifty-five yuan, and now we buy it back for four hundred and sixty yuan, how about letting you earn five yuan?" โ
The buyer looked at Wen Qing suspiciously.
The bull market is originally a place for buying and selling, and it is not uncommon to buy a hand on the front foot and sell a second-hand on the back foot, not to mention that the Wen Qing family's cattle are already at a high price of 455, and they can earn five yuan and a pack of cigarettes in an hour or two.
At this moment, there are bull market people following and coaxing.
"Sell it, sell it!"
"Where can I make five dollars without effort, and I picked up a cheap one for nothing. The oxen of the bull market were pulled back and ploughed in the same way. โ
"That's it, the little girl also bought a pack of cigarettes and a box of matches. It seems that he is sensible, so he sold it. โ
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The buyer couldn't bear the coaxing, and gritted his teeth: "Okay, four hundred and sixty yuan will be four hundred and sixty yuan, take it away." โ
Yao Shiling's face was full of joy.
Wen Qing knew that when the cow came back, her mother would definitely be happy, and the two younger brothers would be even happier, so a painting was worth selling, and she was also at ease.
"Let's go." Yao Shiling couldn't stop being happy.
"Hmm." Wen Qing stretched out her hand and touched the cow, but she did not follow Yao Shiling back to Shuiwan Village, but went directly to Aunt Xiao's tailor shop. โ
Hearing this, Wen Qing immediately frowned.