Chapter 50: Lin Zhu's Diplomacy
After Lin Zhu and Aunt Li sold the last batch of wolfberries, the two of them each got more than one or two silver, and the two of them have earned almost four taels of silver since they picked wolfberries and sold them, which is still too late, if it starts in May, it is nothing to sell ten taels of silver a year, and Lin Zhu made up his mind to get some wolfberry branches from the mountain and transplant them. There are no people around the house, the open space outside can be reclaimed, and planting more will not hinder anyone, by the way, the village chief's family and Wang Shudun's family, of course Aunt Li, who has already tasted the sweetness, will not refuse, and the Wang family saw that the village chief's family was following suit, and Zhilu Dao would definitely not be tossed in vain, and he readily agreed.
After setting the rules for the second year, Lin Zhu was much more relaxed, and had time to play with Ruyu, Ruyu also took her and the same age friends in the village to play together, and sometimes invited them to do needlework at Lin Zhu's house, for such a young child, several children chattered together to do needlework, more fun than with adults, and Lin Zhu also made some snacks for everyone to eat, mostly fried soybeans and the like, because she was fried in oil, so it tasted more fragrant and crispy, not only won the favor of the little friends, Even their families' impression of her has changed. So much so that every time Lin Zhu walks around the village, many people know her, plus she has a sweet mouth, and she greets everyone with a smile, so she slowly integrates into the village.
Of course, some people like it, some people hate it, Wen Shanniang is one of them, her Xiaoli always wants to play with Ruyu, but Ruyu doesn't like her, so she rarely plays with her, this situation naturally becomes Lin Zhu in the eyes of Wen Shanniang, because she always hooks Ruyu to play together, which makes Ruyu alienate Xiaoli, and adds another layer of resentment to Lin Zhu. This kind of person will never reflect on his own mistakes, and will always blame others.
Lin Zhu since he bought too many rags, and Qing took her and Ruyu to make a lot of silk flowers, which made the little girls in the village see it, they all like it very much, but it is not good to open their mouths, and if they are bold, they will ask Lin Zhu if they can buy one from her, anyway, it will be the New Year in more than a month, and the adults in the family will buy it for them, and it is not bad to buy one from Lin Zhu first, although it is a leftover material to make noodles, but they are all good fabrics, buy from the town or buy from the hands of the merchant, they are not as good as these materials. Lin Zhu was also very embarrassed when she heard their request, if she sold something that was not worth a few dollars, she was afraid that someone would gossip, but if she gave it all, she was reluctant. After the most reluctant, I asked Aunt Li what to do?
"How many silk flowers have you made?" Aunt Li asked. "About twenty of them." Lin Zhu is also not sure, these rags are not always available, and she bought them back for practice. "Do those good rags make anything other than silk flowers?" "Well, I made twelve purses, and some of them were sewn together for use in the uppers." Lin Zhu thought for a while and replied. "Then you can sell it to them cheaper, don't point to it to make money." Aunt Li agreed, but still told her not to sell expensive, and then those adults would have opinions.
After the most reluctance, Lin Zhu and Ruyu and Youqing discussed selling it for a penny or two. As soon as those little girls went home and said, the family also thought it was cheap and good-looking, so they agreed to buy it, some of the family members bought a few more, and even wanted the purse after the last, Lin Zhu also sold it to them for a penny, and when it was sold out, it was sold for twenty-four yuan, Lin Zhu divided three parts, and gave two of them to the Ruyu sisters, but they said they didn't want anything, and they didn't want anything to Lin Zhu, so they had no reason to share the money together. Lin Zhu persuaded them that if it weren't for the help of Sister Youqing and Ruyu, they wouldn't be able to do these silk flowers and purses, so they should take the money, so they should say it, and Youqing promised her and Ruyu to only charge five cents each, and if they give more, they don't even want these five cents. Lin Zhu had no choice but to give ten cents as she said.
When Ruyu returned home, she excitedly showed the five cents she got to Aunt Li, "Mother, look, I sold silk flowers and purses today, and Xiaozhu gave me five cents." "It's given to you, you can take it, take it, don't spend it indiscriminately." Aunt Li smiled and patted her hands. "Mother, Sister Xiaozhu is too polite, I didn't want it." Youqing felt uneasy about taking Lin Zhu's money. "It's okay, she didn't treat you as outsiders, and besides, didn't you also help." Aunt Li knows Lin Zhu very well, and knows that she does things fairly and does not like to take advantage of others. "That's it, you two help her, she has to show something to give such a little, it's really stingy." Liu Qiucui interjected on the side, she was trained some time ago, and finally stopped for a few days, and now she has relapsed again. "Xiaozhu is not stingy," Ruyu didn't want to listen to her sister-in-law say bad things about Lin Zhu, "Mother, a total of twenty-four yuan was sold, Xiaozhu wanted to give me and my sister eight yuan each, but we didn't ask for it." "You've done a lot, why did you sell it for so much money?" Aunt Li was a little surprised when she thought about the number of silk flowers and purses that Lin Zhu had told her to make. "The silk flower is two pennies, and the purse is one penny." As soon as Youqing told Aunt Li about the price, she understood that Lin Zhu didn't want to make money from the people in the village to offer such a low price. "So cheap?" Liu Qiucui on the side shouted, "Why didn't you tell me?" I knew that I would have bought a few of them, but you didn't take a few back? Hearing these words, I rolled my eyes in my heart, buy? It's a good thing to say, if she really goes to Lin Zhu, maybe she will say something rude, and she will definitely want to ask for someone in vain.
"Didn't I give it to you last time? Silk flowers, the purse is not missing yours. "Liu Qiucui's personality of taking advantage of small things makes Aunt Li a headache." Mother, don't I think it's cheap, I think it's better to buy a few more and give them away. Liu said a little sneeringly, he didn't dare to say that he wanted to ask for nothing, and he didn't dare to say that he wanted to get a few more to give to his mother's family. It's just her careful thoughts, even if she doesn't say it, Aunt Li can guess eight or nine, but she doesn't want to care. "Don't always think about something useless, it's just a few children playing around, and you can't stop it from selling it to a few children, what do you want to make a lot of fun as an adult?" After being taught a lesson again, Liu Qiucui felt more and more that because Lin Zhu was always unlucky, she didn't dare to speak ill of her anymore and take advantage of her, but she hated her again in her heart.
The little girls who bought silk flowers and purses went home, and when the family saw it, they all felt that the money was too worthwhile, not only the silk flowers were beautiful, but the material was also good, much better than the ones bought outside. The main reason is that it didn't cost much, and looking at the happy appearance of his children, he felt more and more that Lin Zhu was good, he could be a man and do things. Lin Zhu gradually entered the sight of the people of Linjia Village, and also developed towards the good side.
Lin Zhu put the money in her purse, she didn't really care about the money in her heart, everyone was happy, and the people in the village agreed that she was the most important. This kind of diplomacy is really good, and she is very satisfied with this result.