The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 26
The three came to the town quickly, Zhao Yunlan took Zhizhi and Mingmei to Buzhuang, and it started to rain as soon as they entered.

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop watched the rain fall: "Three guests, take a look at the materials in our shop, rest your feet, and it's not too late to leave after the rain stops."

Zhao Yunlan was glad that the shopkeeper was kind, and the last time she came to buy rags, she was very polite.

Seeing that there were other customers in the shop, Zhao Yunlan was also left by the shopkeeper to shelter from the rain, and she respected the shopkeeper even more in her heart.

"My little brother, do you have any more rags?" Zhao Yunlan saw that the place where the rags were originally placed was empty, so she asked the little brother who was doing odd jobs in the shop.

"My lady, the rags were just sold out yesterday. If you want rags, you have to wait for a while." The younger brother answered Zhao Yunlan and left.

"There are no more rags, sister-in-law, what should I do now." Li Mingmei became anxious.

"Let's take a look. If it doesn't work, let's take a piece of cloth and go back. It's just that the color will be more monotonous, and the cost price will go up, so the profit we can make will drop." Zhao Yunlan whispered.

The three of them choose the fabric, and the fabric that can be used to make the head flower must be better, and the color must be bright.The price of this fabric is quite expensive. Zhao Yunlan took a fancy to a piece of water-red satin, which cost sixty renminbi a foot.

Li Mingzhi was surprised by the price, "Ah ~ here."

Zhao Yunlan quickly pulled Li Mingzhi.

Li Mingmei: "Sister-in-law, this is too expensive. The coarse cloth over there is cheaper."

Zhao Yunlan also felt that it was expensive, so she said: "The color of the coarse cloth is not bright enough, and the flowers made can't reach the state I want."

Zhao Yunlan looked at the rain outside and guessed it would still be raining for a while, "Well, I'll go to the bookstore to buy books first, and you two will wait for me here."

"Sister-in-law, let me go. Tell me the name of the book. It's raining outside, so I can run fast." Li Mingzhi said.

"I don't quite remember the name, but I remember the cover. I'll go by myself. I'll be here soon. You two will look at the satin over here. Let's add up." Zhao Yunlan shied away, turned around and rushed out wearing the coir raincoat.

The two brothers and sisters were restless standing in this shop. Although the store didn't chase anyone away, without Zhao Yunlan, the two brothers and sisters felt less dependable and had no interest in looking at the fabrics.

"Miss, may I ask if this flower belongs to me." The shopkeeper came over and asked Li Mingmei.The first time the three of them entered the store, the shopkeeper noticed the flowers on Li Mingmei's head. The flower baskets in the town had been decorated with these cloth flowers before. The daughter of the family was clamoring to buy a basket, but it was sold out later.Later, there were also flower basket sellers. Although they also had cloth flower decorations, they were not as good, and the colors were dark.

This Qingshui Town is not too big, the shopkeeper remembered that Zhao Yunlan had come to buy rags, and when he looked at the headgear Li Mingmei was wearing, it seemed clearer.I wanted to ask Zhao Yunlan, but when I got busy, Zhao Yunlan was gone, so I had to ask Li Mingmei, the little girl.

When Li Mingmei saw the shopkeeper approaching, she felt timid, worried that the shopkeeper was getting impatient after staying in this store for so long without buying anything, and couldn't react for a while to the shopkeeper's words.

Li Zhizhi, who was next to him, pulled his sister behind him, puffed out his chest, and pretended to be calm: "My sister's head flower is sewn by herself, so it's not worth asking the shopkeeper."

Seeing that the two children were scared by him, the shopkeeper had no choice but to cup his hands and leave with a smile.

The two brothers and sisters waited for another quarter of an hour before they saw Zhao Yunlan come back carrying something.

"Sister-in-law, you are finally back, have you bought the book?" The two siblings breathed out lightly when they saw the backbone.

Zhao Yunlan: "Come here to eat something. I bought a few steamed buns, but I didn't buy any books."

"Sister-in-law, what should I do?" Li Mingmei worried

"We'll talk about the book when we get home. Have you seen any suitable satin?" Zhao Yunlan asked.

"No, sister-in-law, just now the shopkeeper came over to ask about the hair on the little girl's head." Li Mingzhi said quietly
Zhao Yunlan thought for a few seconds after hearing this, "Eat the steamed buns first, and then go to check the ingredients after eating, otherwise it will be bad if they get dirty."

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, there is a leak in the warehouse in the backyard, and some pieces of satin material have been wet." The handyman ran to the front with the few pieces of wet material and said anxiously to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked through the wet cloths, and found that they were only partly wet, but they were not easy to sell anymore, and the wet colors were slightly smudged.

Zhao Yunlan knew that the shopkeeper had been paying attention to the movements here after she asked about Touhua.

The shopkeeper: "Put away these bolts of satin first! Hey, I'm checking the tiles in the storeroom to make sure there is no place where the rain continues to leak."

Zhao Yunlan wiped the corner of her mouth, and walked quickly to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, wait a moment, can I sell these pieces of cloth?"

The shopkeeper: "Lady, this cloth is wet, it's not good to make clothes anymore."

"It's okay, shopkeeper. We are a poor peasant family. This satin is not suitable for our status. It's just a pity to see the satin being destroyed. I think it's okay to buy it back and make a small coat for the children at home." Zhao Yun After Lan finished speaking, the Li family brothers and sisters came over.

The shopkeeper noticed Li Mingmei's hair again, "Madam, can you come with me to the backyard to talk."

Zhao Yunlan thought for a while, then nodded and said, "My younger siblings came with me, so I feel relieved when they come with me."

The shopkeeper thought to himself, didn't you just leave the two younger siblings and run out? "Sure, the three come with me."

The shopkeeper took the three of them to the reception room in the backyard: "Please sit down, three of you. I won't beat around the bush, lady, I see that the hair flower on the little girl's head is very unique, may I ask who made it?" "

Zhao Yunlan saw that the shopkeeper was speaking bluntly, so she stopped playing around: "I'm not going to hide it from the shopkeeper, I did it at will. I heard from my younger siblings that the shopkeeper is interested in this flower."

"Yes, I think this flower is very unique, does the lady intend to do business in this flower?"

"What's the shopkeeper's idea?" The two talked back and forth.

"I thought how about my lady selling this style to me? The price, how about two taels of silver. It's just that we can only sell this flower in our shop."

Li Zhizhi and Li Mingmei were very excited when they heard the two taels of silver.

"Shopkeeper, I think you are also sincere. To be honest, I have this flower. In fact, the shopkeeper can find a way to get one and study it. The shopkeeper knows the flower baskets sold in the town the day before yesterday." Zhao Yunlan was straightforward. Said.

"Oh, the flower basket belongs to your family, I'm still guessing! Sure enough! Hahaha, I think the lady is also a straightforward person, does the lady agree with my proposal?"

"Shopkeeper, let me think about it." Zhao Yunlan replied.

"Lady, don't worry, I haven't poured a pot of hot tea for you after sitting for so long, I'll come as soon as I go." The shopkeeper said and left the main room, leaving only Zhao Yunlan and the three of them.

"Sister-in-law, that flower can sell for two taels of silver, sister-in-law, you are too good." Li Mingmei cheered quietly.

"Two taels of silver is also the kindness of the shopkeeper. You sit down for a while, and I will think about it." Zhao Yunlan fell into deep thought: If her family were to do this flower business, it would only be done by herself and her younger sister. Well, the boys in the family don’t know how to sew these jobs. If they come to the town to sell them again, the boys in the family can help, but after a long time, it will not work. After all, these are women’s accessories, so it’s more convenient for women to come.

It's just that there are only two of them in the family, Mingmei and Mingmei. Mingmei is still young, but it's easy to talk about it. After a few years, I'm afraid that there will be some talk about it.

Another one, Zhao Yunlan wanted to start the hot and sour noodles business, um~ Zhao Yunlan thought of a way, just wait for the shopkeeper to come over to see if the negotiation can be concluded.

The shopkeeper came in with tea: "The three of you are thirsty! Let's have a sip of tea first and take a rest for a while. The hospitality is not good. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhao Yunlan: "What did the shopkeeper say? We bothered you for a long time. How dare you ask the shopkeeper's name? We are from Lijia Village, and my maiden name is Zhao."

"My surname is Wu, have you thought about it?" the shopkeeper asked.

"Shopkeeper Wu, I've thought about it. I just thought of another way of cooperation. I don't know if Shopkeeper Wu is willing to listen to it." Zhao Yunlan took a sip of tea and waited for Shopkeeper Wu's reply.

"Since Mrs. Zhao has said that it is cooperation, then I will listen with all my ears."

"Business Manager Wu, I would like to cooperate with you in this head flower business. Let me tell you bluntly, I bought those wet satin from you before because I wanted to go back and make head flowers. I don't only have this kind of head flower style here, I also have We will do other things. So I think we can maintain this cooperation for a long time." Zhao Yunlan glanced at shopkeeper Wu.

"Miss Zhao continue." Shopkeeper Wu's expression remained the same.

"Other hair styles, I provide shopkeeper Wu on a regular basis, but I have to get a share in this way. You, the shopkeeper, produce fabrics and people are in charge of buying and selling, and I regularly provide hair styles. How about it?"

Shopkeeper Wu pondered for a while: "Okay, it's just that Mrs. Zhao thinks what is the appropriate share?"

"Shopkeeper Wu, please decide! Don't be afraid of the shopkeeper, to be honest, it's the first time I'm talking about business, and the market is not very clear."

"Hahaha, the lady is bold. How about the lady divide into [-]%."

Zhao Yunlan thought for a while: "Shopkeeper Wu, [-]%, let me take [-]%! It can be seen that shopkeeper Wu is an honest person, so I have to let shopkeeper Wu make some money, so I only take [-]%."

Shopkeeper Wu smiled: "Hahaha, Mrs. Zhao is very straightforward. Let Mrs. Zhao take [-]% because I sincerely want to do this business. In this case, I will not be polite. Let's sign a contract. Mrs. Zhao wait a while, I will Go get a pen and paper."

Zhao Yunlan smiled and nodded, watching the rain outside gradually lighten up, she felt a lot more relaxed.

The two signed the contract, and shopkeeper Wu was surprised that the peasant woman could read: "Ms. Zhao really impresses me." Zhao Yunlan smiled and wanted to leave.

"Ms. Zhao, wait a moment. These few bolts of wet satin are the testimony of our cooperation. Lady Zhao can take them back and piece them together to make some clothes. There are also two bolts of rough cloth here, which are suitable for making clothes when the weather is hot."

Just as Zhao Yunlan was about to refuse, Shopkeeper Wu said, "Miss Zhao, don't refuse, there are better fabrics, but I thought about it, and I was afraid that Mrs. Zhao and her party would be too eye-catching. This fabric, just take it as a little bit of my heart , so that Mrs. Zhao can feel at ease when cooperating with me."

After Zhao Yunlan heard this, she no longer refused.After agreeing on a time to deliver the head flowers, the three brothers and sisters put on the fabrics, put on coir raincoats and left. Shopkeeper Wu kindly wrapped the fabrics with oiled paper.

(End of this chapter)