Chapter Forty-Nine: The Visit
When the two brothers and sisters of Sun Chen came to the house of the merchant Yang, the merchant Yang was lying on the kang alone and moaning.
The courtyard door was not closed, the two of them entered the house directly, and when they walked into the door, which was no different from the outside, Sun Chen smelled a very unpleasant smell.
"This is ......" Sun Chen turned around and pushed his sister out of the room, and whispered, "You can help clean up the yard." ”
Waiting for the second girl to leave obediently, Sun Chen greeted the merchant Yang, "Uncle Yang, do you need my help?" ”
Merchant Yang's left arm was fixed by several wooden boards, and there was also a small abrasion on his face and left thigh, and his calf bone was also broken. He was resting with his eyes closed, when he heard the voice and looked up and saw that it was Sun Chen, a wry smile surged on his slightly embarrassed face, "Ah Chen, it's you here!" I really need your help with something~"
It turned out that the merchant Yang had been lying here since he was carried home yesterday, except for Lang Zhonglai to help him tie up the broken bones and wipe some medicine, no one came to see him.
When the small solution is small, it can be solved with the night pot placed under the edge of the kang, but the large size has been held until now.
The peculiar smell that Sun Chen smelled when he came in just now, except for the smell of medicine on his body, was emitted from the night pot.
Sun Chen first carefully helped the merchant Yang to the thatched house, put a bench in front of him, and let him hold it, and then went back to the house to empty the urinal he had used, and carefully cleaned it up and put it in its place.
After the merchant Yang solved his personal problem, the latter cheekily called Sun Chen to come in to help, and after everything was done, the two sat down in the bedroom of the merchant Yang again.
"I'm glad you two brothers and sisters were able to come and see me." Merchant Yang's gratitude is from the heart, just now he has seen Erniu busy in the courtyard. Because he doesn't stay at home all the year round, and there is no one else to help him clean up, the things in the yard are placed very casually and very messy.
"Uncle Yang usually takes good care of our brothers and sisters, and we should come to see you." In Sun Chen's opinion, knowing that the merchant Yang was injured, they should definitely come over to take a look.
"I have a heart." Maybe it is because people are sick, the desire for warmth will be particularly strong, at this moment, the merchant Yang felt that his eyes were a little sour, he closed his eyes vigorously, waved away the sour feeling, and then opened his mouth to gossip with Sun Chen.
"How's business lately? Are gloves easy to sell? ”
"That's it, the gloves sell okay, but I don't dare to do it again, for fear of being crushed." As for how to do business, the merchant Yang Ke is a senior, and Sun Chen will not let go of this opportunity to ask him for advice.
"Well, you shouldn't take any risks if you have a poor economic foundation right now. However, I think that the weather is cold now, and the gloves should be sold for another month or so. ”
"There are already a few counterfeit ones on the market, and even if they are made again, they will not sell for the original price." Sun Chen frowned, he didn't think that the gloves could make a lot of money. "Besides, many women will do it themselves, how many people will be willing to spend money to buy our gloves?"
"Don't underestimate the words 'small profits but quick turnover', usually many people think that when they don't make money, the profits they make by volume will definitely exceed your imagination." Merchant Yang shook his head, "Do you think the handkerchiefs I collected in the village some time ago, how much money can the master's family make?" Tell you that for every handkerchief they sell, they can only earn two pennies. ”
"No, it won't!" Sun Chen was very surprised, "Earning so little, isn't it just a blind busy?" ”
"One handkerchief earns two pennies, how much do ten earn? How many are a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand? Every time people send goods, they are calculated in hundreds of thousands. ”
Sun Chen calculated in his heart that if they took 100,000 at a time, their profit would already be 200 taels of silver. In this way, it seems that it is already a big deal.
"But our capital is too small, if we are like them, I have to smash the pot and sell iron~ No, maybe I can't do it by smashing the pot and selling iron~" Sun Chen also envied others for being able to make such achievements, but they also had to combine their actual situation.
"Also, just telling you this, forgetting that we are all just poor people. That kind of business, we can only think about it in our hearts. Merchant Yang sighed, unconsciously, he had put Sun Chen in the same position as himself, and even told him such inconsequential words. To be honest, I've been thinking about this kind of business for ten years, so when I see your situation, I can't help but want to say more. Those few words just now, you can take it as if I never said it, or you can think of it as my fart, haha~"
"Uncle Yang can talk to me like this, he really treats me as his own." Sun Chen didn't think there was anything, "What you just said, maybe we can do it one day in the future!" ”
"Haha, yes, if you don't set a big goal for yourself, how can you have the motivation to keep moving forward? Ah Chen, you really won't let me down. The merchant Yang was stunned at first, and when she realized the meaning of Sun Chen's words, she couldn't help but boil her blood.
The young man in front of him will definitely have a vast sky in the future.
Maybe his next proposal can provide him with a step, and the step of progress is not necessarily.
"Ah Chen, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if you can agree."
"Uncle Yang can just say anything about it." Sun Chen was a little puzzled, why did the merchant Yang suddenly become twisted.
"My own situation, you know, even if I recuperate in the future, there is not much chance of continuing to be a merchant."
Sun Chen wanted to say something, but he interrupted, "Don't persuade me to stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." To be a merchant, the first thing to have is to have quick hands and feet, hard-working, yesterday Lang Zhong came to see me has already said to me, even if my leg is good, I can't stand for a long time in the future, not to mention climbing mountains and wading through rivers every day, walking the streets and alleys. ”
"After doing it for so many years, I have saved some silver taels, which is not much, but it is enough for my future life. Are you interested in taking over a dozen villages in my hands? ”
"Of course, I will charge you a certain amount of silver taels, and I will not give you the resources in vain."
"I ......"
Merchant Yang's words silenced Sun Chen.
During this time, Sun Chen also had some understanding of the lives of the merchants. To be honest, he was envious of the business in the hands of the merchant Yang, and he was a little jealous. He imagined more than once what it would be like when he became a merchant.
But he never thought that he would have the opportunity to become a merchant under such circumstances. Because he was sure that the merchant Yang would not talk to him about this matter, he instantly had a sense of weakness in his heart to take advantage of the fire.
"Don't grind, I'll just ask you a word, do you want to do it?" Merchant Yang saw his hesitation and opened his mouth to ask him.
"Yes!" Sun Chen said this word with difficulty, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Uncle Yang, I want to do, I want to be a merchant, a merchant who can support his family by walking the streets and alleys." ”
"You, will you help me?"