After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 52 New Cotton Mattress
  The weather was getting colder and colder, and Su Yueyue woke up from the freezing cold several times at night.

But if the windows are closed tightly, the room will be stuffy. If the windows are opened a crack, the whole room will be unbearably cold.

After shaking in bed all night, I finally made it to daylight.

Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, Grandma Cai knew that she had not slept well all night.

"Yueyue, please change into thicker clothes and follow me to a cloth shop. We will buy some thick quilts and come back."

Aunt Cai also rubbed her sore shoulders.

In the past, people in Lu Mansion would light a charcoal pot or a stove when winter came.

I never thought Qingshui Town would be so cold.

It's just cold, it's so cold all of a sudden.

Her old bones couldn't hold on any longer.

"it is good."

Su Yueyue nodded, changed her clothes and followed Grandma Cai out the door.

There is only one cloth shop in Qingshui Town, and business is getting better now that the weather is cold.

Looking at the cotton mattress in front of her, Grandma Cai had no idea for a moment.

In previous years, the ladies and gentlemen used quilts stuffed with duck down. Everyone in Qingshui Town said that even if they had, they couldn't afford the one hundred taels of duck down quilts now.

Seeing her entanglement, Su Yueyue only thought for a moment, then looked at the waiter beside her.

"Do we have a new cotton mattress here?"

As soon as the waiter heard her ask if she had any new cotton mattresses, he immediately knew that this was a big deal.

He nodded quickly and responded.

"There are some, little lady, please wait a moment, I will go and make a bed for you to see."

"Then trouble you."

Aunt Cai was confused, so Su Yueyue took her hand and explained in a low voice.

"In the past two years, I heard that more people are growing cotton in the north, and more cotton has been sent to us. In the past two years, mattresses stuffed with cotton have been produced in the town. I heard that mattresses made of new cotton Not only is it warm, it's also soft and comfortable.

The young master's legs are already frostbitten, and now when the weather is cold, they will probably feel even more uncomfortable. If this new cotton mattress is really as warm as rumored, the young master will be able to sleep better at night. "

Seeing her confused look, Su Yueyue explained again, "I heard this from my grandma. My aunt bought a new cotton mattress for my cousin last year, and my grandma held it in her hand. It was shown off in the village for three days, so I know a little bit about it.”

After hearing what she said, Grandma Cai's face flashed with distress.

I really don’t know how such a good child could suffer so much.

While the two were talking, the boy had already returned with a new cotton mattress.

The mattress is soft and fluffy. It looks like a huge bed, but it is not heavy to hold.

"This is a mattress made of eight pounds of new cotton elastic. You can touch it. Not only is it filled with new cotton inside, but the fabric outside is also made of fine cotton. The weather is getting cold now. If you can sleep on this mattress at night, then Not to mention how warm it is.”

As the boy spoke, he opened the mattress and let the two of them reach out and touch it.

Aunt Cai was a little unbelieving at first, but she felt incredible after she actually touched it.

In the past, cotton was only used to make clothes and fabrics, but it was never stuffed into mattresses.

When she was a little maid, she was covered with a mattress stuffed with hemp.

Later, after following the old lady, I got two quilted mattresses.

Later, when the wife married and moved to the general's mansion, she followed her there and was given a woolen mattress.

But today this new cotton mattress was so comfortable, it was the first time she had seen it.

Although it is not as soft and light as silk and duck down, this new cotton makes people feel comfortable just by touching it.

"What do you think of this mattress? If you like it, you can order it directly. We have ten more beds in the fabric shop now. If you miss this opportunity and want to buy this new cotton mattress, you will have to wait a little longer. It’s been half a month.”

The guy spoke and winked at the two of them. He told them that if they like it, they can negotiate for a higher price.

"How do you sell this mattress?"

Grandma Cai is not good at bargaining. After all, she used to live a life that did not require her to do the bidding herself. There was always someone else to do it.

Su Yueyue was the first to start bargaining.

"This little lady, the new cotton mattresses we have here are all priced in pounds.

New cotton costs 200 cents per catty, and eight jins of this mattress is one tael or six cents. The mattress covers outside are all made of new cotton. Even if you count 300 cents, a set will cost one tael or nine cents in total. That’s not it. Do you know how heavy the mattress you want? "

The guy said with a smile.

"We want the eight-pound one, but you have to pay less for it."

"If you really want to buy it, then I will give you ten cents cheaper, as long as you pay one, two, eight, and ninety cents."

"The price is still a bit high." Su Yueyue shook her head, and Grandma Cai beside her spoke.

"How many eight-pound mattresses do you have here?"

The waiter was obviously startled when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up and he looked at her expectantly, "Mom, we have five eight-pound mattresses here. How many can you buy?
  If you buy more, I will give you a cheaper price. "

"How much cheaper can you get if you buy all five?"

Aunt Cai didn't think that one or two nine dollars a mattress was expensive.

After all, this new cotton mattress is indeed warm.

It's worth the price for her too.

Su Yueyue on the side was dumbfounded.

Five mattresses?

Do you want to exchange one for Young Master?

"If you really can buy them all, then it's just one or two and eight dollars plus fifty notes!"

When Su Yueyue heard that there was only fifty coins missing, Su Yueyue became confused.

Although this new cotton mattress is indeed comfortable, the monthly income of people in Qingshui Town is only 700 yuan. No matter how good this mattress is, not many people are willing to spend two or even three months' monthly income on it. Buy a mattress.

Otherwise, my grandma wouldn’t have been talking about this incident in the village for three days last year.

"A mattress plus a mattress cover costs one to two or five dollars. If it works, we will buy it directly. If it doesn't work, then we will look at it again."

Su Yueyue looked at the clerk in front of her with a smile, and the latter was stunned when he heard the price.

This mattress and mattress cover should have been sold for one tael and nine taels of silver, but she lost four taels of silver just by opening her mouth. Five pieces were worth two taels of silver!
  This little lady really dares to bargain!

"This price is too low." The clerk quickly shook his head and refused.

Although the price was somewhat profitable, the profit had dropped a lot, and he had no way to make the decision.

"Then if you give me a sincere price, don't ask for high prices again."

Su Yueyue still looked at him with a smile, making the guy not know what to do for a moment.

After hesitating for a while, he really didn't want to let go of this business, so he just gritted his teeth and said, "The minimum is one or two or seven dollars per set. If you want it, I will have it delivered to your home in a while, and you won't have to worry about it." Back and forth.”

Knowing that the price could still be negotiated, Su Yueyue was not in a hurry.

Since he is willing to lower the price, it means that these new cotton mattresses are indeed not easy to sell in Qingshui Town. Since they are all hard-to-sell items, the price will definitely be a killer.

"One, two, six, a set. You go and ask your shopkeeper if you can do it. If it works, we will just buy five sets and take them away."

When he heard that she had lowered the price again, the man's face turned ugly.

But when he thought of being able to sell five mattresses at once, he gritted his teeth and agreed, and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper.

In the end, Grandma Cai bought five mattresses for only eight taels of silver.

Compared with the first time, I directly saved one to two to five dollars!
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