Ling'er was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Yue'er, don't worry, everyone will go home and pick millet for a while, you will rest first, and you will be busy later!" ”

"Isn't it? Ling'er, how did you know they were coming? What if I don't come? ”

"No, the price I offer is high and convenient and simple, as long as the first one comes, I know that we are not talking about fun, and there will naturally be more later!"

Yue'er tilted her head and thought for a while: "Well, this is it!" But Ling'er, you have to sell your grain at such a high price to collect grain, so how high does it have to be sold? If it's expensive, won't anyone want it? How can you make money if you only get money in and out? ”

Ling'er smiled mysteriously: "Sister Yue'er, don't worry, I have my own way, I guarantee that I only make money and don't lose money!" ”

The group waited for another quarter of an hour or so, and a young man carrying the burden finally appeared at the entrance of the town, Ling'er was overjoyed, and immediately greeted him with a smile: "Big brother, are you here to sell grain?" ”

The young man stopped, wiped his sweat and said, "Who are you?" ”

"Oh, I'm the daughter of the owner of that grain shop, today our shop is newly opened, and a large amount of millet is purchased, and the price is favorable!"

"You're the new owner?" The young man looked at Ling'er suspiciously, and then uncovered the sackcloth on his burden and said, "Look at me, how is my grain?" How much money can you give? ”

Ling'er stretched out her hand to take a small handful to see, this grain is full of grains, golden in color, that is, the meat particles are a little smaller, the superior is slightly worse, more than average, she pinched one and rubbed it, and put it in her mouth to bite, well, the quality is not bad!

Ling'er stood up and said: "Uncle, your grain is better than the medium, but it is not easy to count it as high-grade, so let's give you a fair price, thirty-five wen a bucket, what do you think?" ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, and said as if seeking verification: "Thirty-five texts? Flat bucket or full bucket? ”

"The flat bucket is slightly full, just don't sprinkle!"

"Promise not to spill?"

"Promise not to spill!"

"Okay, done! Where? ”

"Uncle, please come with me!" Ling'er took the man into the shop, and Huzi's father was responsible for measuring it with a bucket, Yue'er reported the number on the side, Ling'er was responsible for recording, Wang Jiarong was responsible for bagging, and finally Xiaohuzi's uncle and third uncle carried the cloth bag into the granary.

A group of people has their own division of labor, and the young man who sells grain only needs to watch the measurement from the sidelines, and does not need to contribute himself. The old lady saw that there was finally a guest in the store, and although she still had to send money out, but she also had a business, so she came out with tea and greeted the young man warmly. The young man was flattered and excused himself again and again: "Thank you, the owner, I'm not thirsty, not thirsty!" ”

But the old lady was really enthusiastic, so she gave the tea bowl to others, and the young man took it, looked at the tea and looked at the old lady, and hesitated: "The owner, this... This tea doesn't cost money, right? ”

The old lady was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Don't, don't, drink it with confidence!" ”

The young man couldn't stand the old lady's earnest sight, and took a sip of it, maybe he was sweating from the grain, and he was really thirsty.

He wiped his mouth and returned the bowl to the old lady and said, "Thank you, auntie!" ”

The old lady smiled and said, "No thanks, no thanks, young man, do you want to?" ”

"No, no, auntie, you're busy with you, I... I'm waiting to measure the grain! ”

"Hey, you're not busy, hehe, young man, where is your house? There are still people in the village who sell millet, right? ”

The young man smiled awkwardly: "Just at the foot of the hill opposite the entrance of the town, there are not many people in the village who have grain in stock, I don't know if they sell it or not?" ”

"Oh? Is it? Then you go back and help us talk about it, if there are all the grain sellers, we will never treat everyone badly! ”

"Hehe, okay, got it, auntie!"

Ling'er watched them measure the grain, and listened to the old lady chatting with the young man. Not to mention, the enthusiasm of the old lady is really impossible to refuse, it seems that you can really find out a lot of news, this kind of affinity is quite necessary for people who open the door to do business, as long as the old lady does not make mistakes, don't meet people like Kang's sister-in-law, she is really a good salesperson.

After the young man's grain was measured, a total of eleven and a half buckets, Ling'er wrote it down in the account book, and reported the number to the young man: "Big brother, a total of four hundred and three texts, do you see it?" If you are right, please report your name and address, sign again, press a handprint, and we will pay you and close the grain! ”

The young man seemed to be a little incredulous: "Boss, you say... How many are there? ”

"The amount of millet you picked out is eleven buckets and five liters, thirty-five wen per bucket, a total of four hundred and three wen, right?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, and nodded like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, that's the number, the owner, when will you give the money?" ”

"Big brother, please give your name and address, and then press a handprint, and we will pay you!"

"Huh? Do you have to press your handprints to sell things? Haven't you heard of it yet? ”

"Big brother, don't worry, we're just here to check the accounts, and we won't trouble you! Big brother, where do you live? ”

After Ling'er registered, she counted four hundred and three copper coins to the young man, and the young man took the copper coins and looked at them, sometimes smirking. Yue'er on the side smiled and said, "Big brother, are you happy?" Hehe, if you pick a load of millet to sell in the market, I'm afraid you won't be able to sell it for 350 yuan, right? We're a good deal here, right? ”

The young man scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "My sister is right, a few days ago, I picked a load to the market for most of the day, and it just sold for three hundred and fifty wen!" Boss, how many days are you going to harvest the grain here? The price won't change, right? ”

Ling'er smiled and said: "I have to collect it within ten days in the last ten days, and it may not be necessary after ten days, the price depends on the quality of the thing, and it is guaranteed to be fair!" ”

"Well, I... I still have two or three loads at home, I'll pick them up right away! ”

"Okay, big brother, don't forget to say it to your neighbors! There are only 10 days, so if you want to sell it at a good price, you should do it as soon as possible! ”

"Good, good! I'll tell you guys! The young man collected the money and went out happily.

Ling'er walked to the door, watching the young man carrying the flat pole and drifting away, Huzi's father came over and said: "Ling'er, uncle, I don't like what I said, other stores collect grain, and the buckets they use are different from ordinary buckets, even if the amount is mediocre, his ten buckets will be more than eleven buckets for household buckets, your bid is so high, and the buckets are homely, I'm afraid I will lose a lot!" ”

Ling'er smiled: "Thank you, uncle, I know, but we are countrymen, and we know that growing food is hard, so naturally we can't do that unconscionable thing!" ”

"I don't mean that, I mean you don't have to give that high price, just give enough buckets!"

"Well, I also think it's a little too high, but when someone else came to ask yesterday, I was quick to talk, and I quoted someone for a price without thinking about it. People spread ten to hundred, they all know that we are at this price, if we open today, we will change the hexagram, others are afraid that we are not trustworthy, do not come to our house, then we will not be able to open this shop!

Now that it has just opened, it won't lose much to collect a hundred or ten loads of grain, so it's okay! ”

Huzi's father still wanted to persuade him, but Ling'er said so, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to sigh and go back.

Since the first young man who sold grain came, there were more than a dozen grain sellers one after another, the price given by Ling'er was very fair, and the bucket still did not change, and in the morning, he collected more than ten stone grains and spent nearly four taels of silver. The grain sellers who got the cash were happy in their eyes and happy with the practice of Ling'er's shop, and they all hurried home after receiving the money, most of them went back to continue looking for food!

As expected, the weather was hot at noon, and Ling'er and the others were still eating in the backyard, so someone opened their throats in front and shouted: "Shopkeeper, collect grain!" ”

Ling'er went out and saw a sweaty young man standing at the door of the shop, who was the first to pick up grain to sell in the morning, and his clothes were soaked with sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the river!

Ling'er hurriedly took the fan and handed it over: "Big brother, it's such a hot day, why don't you come later?" Our shop won't close until after hours! ”

The young man waved his fan, "It's okay, the threshing grain will be hotter than this in a few days, I see that the price of your shop is good, so pick it up early, lest you have a full harvest!" ”

"No, you have to collect it within ten days, as much as you want, big brother take your time, don't worry!"

Ling'er helped the young man weigh the food, paid the money, and was ready to go back to eat, and someone picked up the grain later, so that there was no interruption one after another, and when there were many people, there was even a long queue at the door of Ling'er's shop!

A group of people were busy until dark, the moon climbed up to the tip, and the prepared thirty taels of silver were almost paid, and Xiaohuzi struck the gong at the door several times to remind that it was going to close, and the talents who came behind gradually decreased!

When they closed the shop, they divided into two groups, one to count the grain, one to check the accounts, and finally to check the total. The result made Ling'er very excited, this was the first day of opening, and his own small shop received one hundred and five stones of grain, and the backyard wings were almost full, among which there were more than ten stones because there was no cash on the counter, but it was just an account!

If it continues according to today's situation, maybe thousands of stones of grain can be received in ten days! If you give your own 50 taels of hard work according to the previous agreement, 100 stones is 5 taels of silver, excluding labor costs, tea money, etc., you can make a net profit of 4 taels a day, which is really a good deal!

But my father and mother were not happy, and the old lady said with a sad face: "Ling'er, our family has a total of fifty taels of silver, and more than twenty taels bought a shop, and today we have spent the remaining thirty taels of grain, and we owe others a few taels of silver!" If someone comes to sell the grain tomorrow, what will we pay? There are so many grains, and the price is high, who are we going to sell them to? ”

As soon as the old lady said this, it reminded Ling'er that she had no head or brains to spend so much money to collect grain, in case the people of Liangjia Village didn't want to change the hexagram or think that the price was high, it would be over, but you have to discuss with them and transport the collected grain away as soon as possible, first, to make room for the backyard, and second, to put the silver in your pocket to feel at ease.

As soon as she said it, she immediately found pen and ink, wrote a small note and put it in a bamboo tube, planning to go to the abandoned yard early tomorrow morning to deliver the news. As for the shop, first pay the arrears, and then find an excuse to stop for a day, and wait for news from Liangjia Village. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )