Tuan Chong is five and a half years old and started his fortune from farming.

Chapter 11 Selling Cloth Shoes

"Fubao, be good. When mom sells her cloth shoes, I'll buy you meat buns to eat."

Mrs. Liu coaxed her daughter and comforted Song Yu:
  "Brother Yu, thank you for your hard work. Please take a look at Fu Bao for a while. Auntie will also buy you meat buns later."

"Thank you, auntie, I don't eat meat buns, I can just eat steamed buns."

Song Yu said sensibly that meat buns are undoubtedly more expensive than steamed buns. It is hard for his aunt to make money selling shoes, so he should not be greedy for enjoyment.

"Good daughter, you and Brother Yu are waiting here for your mother to finish selling the shoes. Dad will go to the pier in front and ask if there is any work. He will be back soon~"

Jiang Changfa put his daughter down from his back and motioned to Brother Yu to help take care of her.

"it is good."

Fu Bao nodded, took the initiative to stretch out his chubby hands, held the big hand and the small hand, and came closer to the child adoptive husband.

Soon, his father's back disappeared into the crowd. Fu Bao looked away and looked at his mother in front of him who was struggling to sell cloth shoes——

"How do you sell this pair of cloth shoes?"

"A pair of ten copper coins."

"It's too expensive. I want eight copper coins."

"Auntie, nine copper coins, please. Needlework is not valuable, but it takes time. Moreover, this base is really thick and can last for many years if kept~"

"Okay, here, you count, nine copper plates."

"Hey, thank you, auntie. After I wear it, you can introduce me to the business~"

"It's done~"

The first pair of cloth shoes was sold. Liu was in a good mood and felt more confident.

When Fu Bao saw this, she motioned for Brother Yu to follow her forward and shouted abruptly——

"Aunts, uncles, aunts, mothers, uncles, brothers and sisters~"

“Don’t miss it if you’re passing by~”

"The cloth shoes made by my mother are genuine!"

“Durable, cheap and easy to wear~”

"If you miss today, you will have to wait another three months~"

Song Yu was a little shocked. How could his little fiancée be so good at giving flowers?

Mrs. Liu was also very surprised. She didn't teach her daughter to say this. How could her daughter be so good at shouting?
  As the children shouted, some people actually stopped and watched.

Immediately, someone squatted down and looked at the cloth shoes on the simple stall. Instead of looking through them in a hurry, they asked with a smile:
  "Eh? This little girl is your daughter? She's so cute and has a sweet mouth~"

Ms. Liu nodded and saw that the visitor was wearing silk and satin clothes. She couldn't figure out the purpose of the visitor's visit. After careful consideration, she said:

"Master, this is my daughter. She is a naughty child and makes you laugh."

"This little girl looks like she is five or six years old? She is about the same age as my young lady. My young lady is not as smart as the maids around her."

The person who spoke, dressed in silk and satin, turned out to be just a steward.

At this point, Ms. Liu understood that the other party was not interested in her cloth shoes, but in favor of her family's treasures!

How could this be possible? I have such a precious daughter, and my mother-in-law is protecting her like a baby. How could I be willing to let Fu Bao become a maid?
  "I'm sorry, sir. I only have such a precious daughter in my family, and my family protects her like jewels. I won't let her be a maid."

Although Mrs. Liu spoke softly, her eyes were firm and expressed her attitude.

The manager in charge said it was a pity, but he didn't continue to pester. Instead, he readily asked how much a pair of remaining cloth shoes cost, and he took both.

"Uncle, the cloth shoes made by my mother cost twenty copper coins per pair, and there are nine pairs left. The total is one hundred and eighty copper coins."

Fu Bao was furious when he heard that the other party wanted to buy her as a maid.

So when I heard that the other party wanted to buy shoes, I deliberately doubled the price!
  "Can you still count?"

The steward raised his eyebrows when he heard this, showing great interest.

"No, my brother told me."

When Fu Bao saw that the other party wanted to reach out and touch her head, he immediately dodged behind Tong Yangfu.

"You are so smart at a young age. I wonder if you would like to come to my Chen Mansion and work as an accountant?" The steward's eyes turned to the boy who was a few years older than the little girl and continued to extend the invitation.

People around have started whispering~
  "Chen Mansion, this is the steward of Mr. Chen's family!"

"I heard that Ms. Chen's family has a lot of money. They are very rich. They are from a wealthy family!"

"Is it possible that this steward is the chief steward of the Chen Mansion? Only this steward can wear regular clothes and walk around to recruit talents for Mr. Chen!"

"Tsk, tsk, these brothers and sisters are so lucky, they have both been recruited."

"Shh, keep watching~"

Mrs. Liu didn't look good when she heard the discussion.

She just wanted to sell her shoes to get some money to buy meat buns for her daughter and Brother Yu.

How could he be attracted by the manager of a big family? What if the other party is unreasonable and forcefully buys and sells?
  "Thank you for your kindness, but everyone has his own ambitions. I just want to live freely, take good care of my fiancée, and support my relatives. Please be kind to me."

Song Yu shook his head and politely declined the other party's invitation.

"That's a pity."

This was the first time that Manager Chen was rejected, but he was not upset.

He took out a money bag from his pocket, counted one hundred and eighty copper coins and handed it to the frightened woman, smiling slightly:
  "One hundred and eighty copper coins, I want all the shoes. If the quality of the shoes made in the future is like this, then I will send them all to the Chen Mansion and someone will take them."

"Thank you sir."

Mrs. Liu reacted with joy, wrapped the remaining nine pairs of shoes in furoshiki, and handed them over to the other party.

I thought the other person was a bad person, but now it seems that he is a kind person.

"If you change your mind in the future and want to be an accountant, you can come to Chen Mansion to find me."

Before leaving, Manager Chen smiled at the boy, made a promise, and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Liu put the copper plate in his pocket, patted his chest, and said angrily:

"Fu Bao, you just scared me~"

Fu Bao leaned close to his mother's ear and whispered:

"Hey, mother, the quality of the shoes you make is very good. You shouldn't sell them cheaply. I just saw that the uncle in charge was not short of money, so I deliberately raised the price."

"You~"

Mrs. Liu's cheeks turned red when her daughter praised her, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Just at this time, the head of the house came back and said to her excitedly:

"Cui Niang, I have found a job. Starting tomorrow, for a month, I will unload goods at the dock. I can earn thirty copper coins a day!"

"Really? That's great!"

Ms. Liu looked at the head of the house in surprise. She had just sold shoes and earned 189 copper coins. Now the head of the house had also found a job, and her fortune suddenly improved!
  "Are the cloth shoes sold out?"

Jiang Changfa said in surprise, it used to take a long time.

"Yeah, thanks to Fu Bao, let's not talk about it for now. Let's buy meat buns for Fu Bao and Brother Yu to eat, then go to the butcher shop to buy meat together, and then go to the book school to ask around~"

Mrs. Liu nodded and saw that the onlookers had not dispersed yet. Worried that her money would be damaged, she quickly changed the subject.

"Hey, my dear daughter, come on daddy's back. Mom and dad will take you to buy meat buns to eat~"

"Ang~"

Fu Bao let go of Tong Yangfu's hand and climbed up onto her father's shoulders.

She wants to ride a big horse!
  "Drive~"

"Sit tight, my dear, the horse is about to start riding~"

"Cuckoo~"

A trace of envy flashed in Song Yu's eyes, and then it dissipated, and she followed the pace of Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang.
  Don't look back on the past, cherish the present.

(End of this chapter)