Crossing the road to riches

Chapter 7
It's a long way to go to the town, and it takes an hour to walk, all of which are dirt roads, but luckily it's not rainy, and she's not a hypocritical person, it's not far, it's only far in the county, and the three-hour journey, in I have been there a few times in my memory, and those classmates took them there.

Wen Hao said hello and left. Maybe the family members were a little guilty. The second brother was not affectionate to him, so he didn't have anything to say.

I also took a piece of clothing to cover my head. Although the conditions were difficult, I still didn't want to get tanned. Although I peeled off a layer of skin and felt a little hot and painful, I still had the same skin color as my family.

There is one white one in the family, two that are also white and tanned, and three brown ones, thanks to the power of my father's genes.

But I don't know what I look like without looking in the mirror.

By the time I got to the town, the water had already been drunk halfway.

Liang Bai in the roadside teahouse was not willing to spend a penny or a pot, so he licked his mouth and endured it, it was all hard-earned money.

The town is not as lively as imagined, but there is still a certain flow of people.

I walked around the bustling market and asked again.

These good stalls are all under the management of the government, and the money is charged according to the location and size. The smaller ones cost five yuan a day, and the good ones in the middle are paved with stone slabs, which cost twenty yuan. The money is paid for one day, and one month at a time. If you rent for a few days, you have to pay more, and you need a deposit. If you don’t clean up, you have to pay a fine.

There is no money, and it is a place where there is basically no traffic.

She calculated and added the deposit to get 150 Wen.

I don't have much money, so the cost of doing business should be low, but if it is a necessity, it is best to be novel.

In this hot weather, I can't do without drinking water for a while, and it's not convenient to ask for water, and I'm afraid that my stomach will hurt if I drink raw water, but I really don't want to give up the cold water for a penny.

The signboard of the small teahouse was all in my mind, and suddenly I had a flash of inspiration, why not open a tea stall, there is no tea stall in this market, and the water is very cheap.

I also thought that when I was studying in my previous life, I had been working part-time in the milk tea shop in the school. Although I couldn't get milk, it was always no problem to make fruit tea.

Thinking about going to the management booth to ask for a booth at the first time, I took down a small booth near the entrance of the market, and the tiled roof of the promenade could not get wet from the rain.It cost two hundred and five Wen, and the other five Wen was paid by the manager for his hard work.

Although it hurts but I don't care about it, and I can't care about this kind of thing. Every trade has its own rules. Maybe it's right to care about it, but sometimes it doesn't help me to be right or wrong.

It's not counting today's money.

Immediately afterwards, I went to the pawn shop above the town. I can't exchange the milk for silver, and I can't get it back if I exchange it, but I can accept it.

When I got it to the pawnshop, the platform above the opening of the pawnshop was as high as my collarbone, and anyone who was shorter would have to stand on tiptoe.

It's not as enthusiastic as other industries. It's the same as a bank teller. After all, this is also a request for help.

With a polite smile, he put the silver cake and the ring in front of the guy: "Hi, I want a pawn."

Guys usually have very precious eyelids, and they don't even lift them up, but this time they looked straight up. After all, there are many people who are embarrassed, but those who are embarrassed and calm are rare.

But apart from this eyelid, there is no other special treatment.

"When will you die?".

Wen Hao: "Expect when".

Guy: "How long".

I originally thought about a month, but after thinking about the storage of food, I decided to postpone it: "half a year, six months".

The man cracked his mouth with the abacus and kept saying: "One piece of silver cake is two taels of money, one silver ring is five dollars, [-]% of the money, six months, and two interest of the money for redemption."

Before the guy could finish the calculation, Wen Hao took the lead in calculating in his head: "One tael, five cents and the remaining sixty, if I redeem it at that time, I will get one tael, eight cents and the remaining 72 to redeem."

After the guy finished his calculations, he looked up at Wen Hao again. He was a little surprised this time, but he let out a little smile: "Mental arithmetic is really good. Maybe something happened at home."

Those who know how to count at a young age, and do mental calculations so fast, are probably seasoned businessmen. Give me a smiling face and maybe there will be intersections in the future.

Wen Hao nodded without saying much: "Yes, business is not easy, and life is hard."

The guy also said with emotion while setting up the written evidence: "Yes, the tax is getting heavier every year, and life is hard."

He then asked Wen Hao if he could write. After writing his name and pressing his fingerprints, he ordered money in person and left.

The guy was a little surprised by Wen Hao's calligraphy, and compared the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall, it was even more beautiful than the calligraphy on it.

Little did they know that Wen Hao's brush calligraphy was carved out of the same mold as Wang Xizhi's. At that time, she took over the calligraphy homework of a considerable number of people in the school at a very favorable price for several consecutive semesters. At that time, they were all copybooks, and the whole school ordered them uniformly regardless of grade. Wang Xizhi's copybook.

While walking, he was thinking about how to start planning, and when he came to the shop selling tea, he was hit in the head.

The cheapest one costs three yuan per catty of tea.

The price of tea leaves can be tolerated, but I didn’t expect the price of sugar to be even more expensive. White sugar costs 25 Wen per catty, rock sugar costs [-] Wen per catty, and brown sugar is as high as [-] Wen per catty. catty.

After asking, I gritted my teeth and couldn't buy it. I also asked about teapots, stoves, water tanks, firewood and fire. Except for metal utensils, which are more expensive, the rest are okay.

Thinking of a long-term solution, I asked if there were any houses nearby that could be rented. It was unrealistic to go back and forth every day.

Renting a house is surprisingly cheap. There is a courtyard just opposite the exit of the market, but it has not been carefully taken care of for a long time, and it is a bit messy. Although there are only two rooms, the courtyard is large and there is a well. The family is that the daughter of the family is going to be an official in another place, and she doesn't plan to come back and settle in a big county directly, so the yard is going to be sold.

It's just that the courtyard is too dilapidated, and not many people even come to ask.

It happened to be a bargain for the place I was in urgent need of. In such a big place, people sell it for 15 taels of silver. In the village, 15 taels of silver can be used to build a house with green tiles, but it is low in the town. price.

But even so, she couldn't afford it. She just said that it would be rented out, and it was negotiated for two hundred taels a month. If she is still willing to sell, she will send money over then.

If the rent is paid for two months first, if she pays the rent in two months, she will go to the county seat and send the money there.

After buying the utensils and utensils for making tea, drying tea, and serving tea, I only have more than 500 Wen in my hand.

These utensils can be regarded as having a place to put them.

The old man of that family is not very quick, but he is also a kind person. His wife passed away early, and he gritted his teeth and raised his only daughter alone. He is finally successful and very happy.

"Boy, don't worry about putting these things here. I'll clean up the things at night, and I'll clean up the yard for you by the way. You can use whatever is useful. My old man has been suffering all his life and wants to go with my daughter." I went to enjoy the blessing in the county town, come early tomorrow, and I will give you the key."

Looking at the white-haired old man with the dog hugging his waist, Wen Hao couldn't help but feel happy for him: "Master, I understand, then I will first wish your daughter a prosperous career and a long life."

The old man in front of him smiled and squinted his eyes, and nodded again and again: "Hey hey hey".

(End of this chapter)