Volume 1 Chapter 12: It's so hard to make money
Houshan Village is only separated from Taiping Town by a low mountain, around the side of the mountain, walk three or four miles, and you will reach the town.
Taiping Town is not big, but it is very lively. A river runs through the middle of the town, and on both sides of the river are street markets, which are held every five days. There are often boats passing through the guò, and there are also vendors setting up stalls in the market.
Pei Qin's arrival was unfortunate, just after the market day.
Because in late autumn, the weather is getting colder, and there are no people in the market.
In my memory, the original owner came to town. Pei Qin looked around, and then walked along the riverbank on one side, looking at it as he walked.
Occasionally, there are one or two vendors, but the shops are all open. Cloth village, silver building, tea shop, restaurant is very complete.
Pei Qin's family went in and walked around one by one. Find what she can do, work that can make money.
A street market is almost at the end, Pei Qin has pondered countless methods, but none of them are realistic. It is impossible for her to come out to be a husband and run away from the court, because people don't want her. There was a small dock at the end of the town, and she could help people carry things, provided she could carry them and grab the men who were always there. I can't make a few pennies at the end of the day.
Pei Qin didn't give up, crossed the bridge, and went to the other side.
Here, relying on the town's school, there are more vendors selling snacks and books.
One of Pei Qin's hobbies is setting up stalls, and she has set up various stalls in her spare time, and her business is very good. But coming out to set up a stall now is equivalent to making money for the Pei family who are in arrears. She can't be a home!
Now Pei Qin wants to be a secretive person and quietly earn some private silver, so that she can fool away the Fang family and take away the silver she earned safely.
After looking around the town, it was not a fair, Pei Qin, who had no economic acumen, did not find out what to do to make money from the subtleties, and he had to make money quietly.
Some unwillingly glanced at the market, Pei Qin was about to turn around and walk, when he saw a man in his forties carrying two loads of firewood walking through the streets. When the family opened the door, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy stopped him and bought two loads of firewood.
Pei Qin's eyes lit up, and then he couldn't help but want to spit on himself. Thinking about the extra money she can earn by setting up a stall, when she arrives in this broken ground, she can't find a suitable way, and wants to chop wood and sell firewood. It's so unproductive, it's such a shame for my parents' old face!
Shaking his head, Pei Qin continued to walk around the town without giving up.
A strong fragrance came, and when I turned my head, I saw that it was an oil mill. Next to the oil mill is a home mill.
She's not a donkey, look at what the mill does!
Pei Qin turned her head in disgust, but she caught a glimpse of corn peeling in the mill, her eyes flashed, she turned a corner, and walked straight in.
A guy shouted to her, "Do you want to buy noodles or what?" I won't let it in! ”
"Find your boss!" Pei Qin glanced at him and said in a special way.
The guy looked at it and sneered, "Looking at your posture, I thought it was a maid from which house." Just your patch... Scold! What are you looking for our boss? If you want to buy noodles, just come to me! ”
"The grade is too low, call your boss!" Pei Qin didn't look at him, looked at the furnishings in the mill, looked at the yellowed or blackened noodles, and thought of the pot cake he ate in the morning, a little hungry.
When the guy saw that she still dared to look down on people, he pulled his face and picked up people.
The shopkeeper in the back heard it come out, an old man in his early fifties.
Listening to the guy's greeting, Pei Qin didn't leave but turned around, "You're the owner of this mill, right?" I saw someone behind you picking corn on the cob, and I thought..."
Before she could finish speaking, the shopkeeper said, "We don't want anyone anymore, you can go to another house!" ”
Pei Qin rolled her eyes, pinched her waist and suddenly smiled, "Shopkeeper!" I said that a person can pick 300 catties of corn in an afternoon, do you believe it? ”
The shopkeeper laughed when he heard this, "Three hundred pounds of sticks!?" ”
"Nope! Three hundred pounds of cornseed! Pei Qin smiled.
The guy cut off, "Don't talk about you, the two of them can't pick up three hundred catties without moving all afternoon!" ”
"Make a bet! If I pick ...... it," Pei Qin said and frowned, the money in this place is too damn valuable, and you can buy two nests for a penny, "Give me a little money!" As for how much, we'll talk about that later! ”
The shopkeeper was also idle at this time, and when he saw that she dared to say such a big thing, he became interested, "Okay! I'll see how you can pick up 300 catties of corn seeds in an afternoon! Let's start with it, if you can't pick it, it's nothing! "Anyway, I can't pick up more jobs that don't need to be paid.
Pei Qin smiled, followed him into the courtyard, and saw several people sitting in a pile, one person picking corn with a bucket or bamboo basket, and the individual picking was personal, and there was a scale by the wall, and the handmade money would be given after weighing. Turned his head and asked the shopkeeper for a sack and a stick.
The mill was full of sacks, and she found one for a stick, and a large empty dustpan.
Pei Qin broke off the skin of the corn cob, filled most of the sack, kicked it on the ground, raised the stick and slammed it.
Several people who picked corn looked at Pei Qin, their faces full of surprise.
The shopkeeper's eyes widened in surprise, and he suddenly became excited, and then he was annoyed after the excitement. Why didn't he think of such a solution!?
Pei Qin doesn't like ink, it's good to be simple! Not simple can be solved roughly! What a big deal!
But in a quarter of an hour, the corn cob that was poured out had fallen six or seven percent of the seeds. The rest is rubbed a little, and it will be gone. Before half an hour arrived, dozens of catties of corn seeds came out.
The guy looked at the shopkeeper with a somewhat embarrassed and not very good face, and asked with a blank expression.
Pei Qin raised her eyebrows at the shopkeeper, "Does the bet count?" I'll teach you another trick if you do the math! ”
The shopkeeper got such a good method, and he wanted to deny it. When she heard that she had another way, her eyes flashed slightly.
Pei Qin looked at the ash on his hand, "Doing business is the most honest and shopkeeper?" "This old guy wants to play tricks.
The shopkeeper laughed, "This is natural!" Female Doll! What's your name? Where is home? ”
Pei Qin also yelled at him, "If it counts, let's continue." ”
"Count! Count! The shopkeeper greeted her with a smile, "Female doll!" What's the other trick you're talking about? Show me first, and I'll give you a count! ”
Pei Qin turned around and left, "There's another mill in town, right?" On North Street or South Street!? "I really thought she was a three-year-old baby, and she didn't have a head and melon seeds!?
"Oops! Female Doll! Female Doll! The shopkeeper was not sincere, he called a few times, watched Pei Qin leave, turned back, and asked the person who came to pick corn to use a sack of corn to pound it. It's so easy to do! It saves a lot of time and a lot of money! Another trick is estimated to be bluffing people and wanting money.
Pei Qin walked for a while, and when he saw that no one was catching up, his little face gradually darkened, and he couldn't help cursing, "What a profiteer!" ”
On the way, a man was arrested, "Where's the other mill?" ”
The passer-by looked at her dark and ugly face, thought that she was looking for an enemy, pointed in a direction, and hurried away.
Pei Qin rushed over and asked, it was a fake. I still pulled a little baby and asked for directions.
found another mill, but the door was closed, Pei Qin knocked on the door, and an elderly mother-in-law came out on crutches, "Our mill is closed, you want to buy noodles or something, go to another one!" ”
Pei Qin's face suddenly turned black to the bottom of the pot.
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