The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 495: Purchasing

Sui Lu brought some baggage and packed them for them. Each of them held a big bag, thanked Shi Liu with a smile, and prepared to go home.

Jiang was about to leave with two pieces of cloth in her arms, when she heard Shi Liu say, "Don't worry, Fourth Aunt. I still have something to tell you."

Jiang paused and then realized, yes, Shiliu asked Qingzao and the others to pick out clothes, not to deliver fabrics, but to find her for something.

"Then we'll leave first, Halibut." said Yang Tao.

Pomegranate nodded.

Qingzao also followed her and went back to cook.

Jiang sat back in the chair and looked at Shi Liu and said, "Shi Liu, what do you want from me?"

"I want to ask, what is Hua'er's aunt's brother doing now? Is he still doing business in the streets?"

When Jiang heard this, she started to think more, was Shi Liu going to be given a job?
Ouch!

Last year, the Sheep Workshop expanded its enrollment, recruiting relatives from each family in the village, with each family getting one or two vacancies. Naturally, her brothers and sisters from her mother's side went to work in the Sheep Workshop.

Originally, I wanted to invite her brother-in-law and sister-in-law from her mother's side to come as well, but her brother was busy going out and not often at home. There were children to take care of at home, and her mother-in-law, who had difficulty walking, lived far away, so she couldn't come.

Fortunately, her sister-in-law's younger brother Zhou Wang was a smart and capable peddler who had been a peddler for many years. With her relationship, he bought many small gadgets from the woodworking workshop, such as tangram puzzles, which were not expensive, and meat floss from the food workshop, all at the purchase price. He was not afraid of hard work and walked far. Over the past two years, he had earned some money and bought a mule cart, which could carry more goods and also made it less tiring to walk farther.

But the child is growing up, and if he needs to be sent to school, it will cost more money. Zhou Wang is away from home all year round, and it is inconvenient to have no man at home. It would be better if he could get a stable job and earn money.

Jiang's mind was working quickly, and she continued, "He's still walking around the streets! He's going further and further. He said he went to Xiangning County in the first half of the year and is almost at Dacheng Prefecture. He goes there in the wind and rain all day long. As his sister-in-law, I feel really bad for him."

Seeing that she was looking at her expectantly, Shi Liu held back her laughter and said, "It's like this. I have a purchasing job here and I need someone I can trust. The first person I thought of is him. He's the uncle of Hua Ge'er's cousin. Not only are they relatives, but he has been walking around the streets and dealing with people for many years. He's been to many places, is familiar with them all, and has experience."

The smile on Jiang's face grew visibly bigger and bigger, the corners of her mouth almost stretched to her ears, she clapped her hands and said, "Oh, of course! We are all relatives, Shi Liu, you can rest assured, this Zhou Wang is definitely someone you can trust! Yes, yes, yes, he has dealt with many people, he is honest and not stingy, there are so many peddlers, but everyone likes to buy things from him! He has experience, absolutely experience!"

Before she knew what was going to be purchased, Jiang started with a bunch of nice words. She guessed it was similar to what her cousin and his son and Rong Song did when they bought pork and eggs for the workshop. Zhou Wang was capable of doing this!

Shi Liu could talk about Zhou Wang, so she must have done a good job of research. She nodded and said, "Aunt, go meet Hua Ge'er's aunt tomorrow and ask her to bring a message back. If Zhou Wang is willing, ask him to come to me."

"Yes! Of course I am!" Jiang slapped her thigh, "It's not even dark yet, I can't wait until tomorrow, slow down, I'll let Chun go to his grandfather's house right now!"

As he said this, he stood up and went out, forgetting even the cloth on the table.

Shi Liu hurriedly called her, "It's this late, I'm worried about Cousin Chun running all the way, let Fourth Uncle go with us, and use the workshop's mule cart to go there, it will be faster."

"Okay!" Jiang agreed happily, picked up the cloth and went home to call people.

Li Jigui worked all day and came back to lie on the bed and didn't want to move. When he heard that his wife wanted him to go to his father-in-law's house, he was unhappy, "What urgent matter is there that requires us to go now? It's almost dark and cold. Doesn't his aunt work in the sheep workshop every day? If you have anything to say, let Qingzao go to the sheep workshop and tell her aunt tomorrow?" "You know shit!" Jiang glared at him, "You go when I ask you to go. What's the matter? Are you sure Chun Ge'er can drive the mule cart alone?"

"Driving a mule cart?"

"Yes, let Shi Liu use the workshop's mule cart to go there, so she doesn't have to travel too much. Hurry up, this is for Shi Liu. If you slack off, I'll tell Shi Liu!"

When Li Jigui heard that he could drive a mule cart without having to walk, he reluctantly moved his buttocks. When he heard the following words, he turned over and got out of bed in one go, "I'll go, I'll go, don't tell Shi Liu!"

He would never dare to be careless when doing things for Shi Liu. He also wanted Shi Liu to be happy and give him a position as a manager!

The father and son went away in a hurry. Jiang asked Qingzao to cook first, and she took the cloth and went to the third room.

The two families were next to each other, so Huang naturally heard the noise. She and Guiyuan were looking at the fine clothes that Jiang had brought back. When she saw Jiang coming with the cloth, her eyes lit up, "Why are you in such a hurry to bring it now? It will be the same if you bring it tomorrow."

Jiang glared at her. Everyone knows each other. If she brings it again tomorrow, won’t her sister-in-law grumble about her all night long?

But she smiled and said, "Let's divide it now, so I can make the clothes earlier and wear them during the New Year!"

The two pieces of cloth have different patterns and colors, so they can be divided evenly and made into two different sets of clothes.

Huang also smiled and said, "Okay." She took out the scissors and asked Jiang, "I think I heard Chun went out. Where is he going at this hour?"

Jiang happily told the story.

After saying that, I saw that Huang's expression looked a little bad. How could I not know what she was thinking?
She was never polite to her, so she said, "Don't think too much. Why would Pomegranate favor my family over yours? Your brother from your family is not suitable for this job. Besides, even if he is suitable, your sister-in-law is so stingy that she will definitely try to get something from her. Who would trust her family with such a job?"

Huang couldn't help thinking of the expansion of the Sheep Workshop last year. Her sister-in-law joined the workshop because of her. She was doing well at first, but after only a few months, she was found in May to secretly bring home some wool, a little at a time. Fortunately, she was discovered quickly, and the wool she brought back was only enough to knit two pairs of socks, so there was no big loss.

But the workshop could not tolerate such dishonest people, even if she was her sister-in-law from her natal family, Shi Liu showed no mercy and simply let her pay her wages and leave.

She didn't blame Shi Liu, because Shi Liu was right. She was also ashamed. The other person was a good person, but she was Shi Liu's aunt, and the person who came in through her relationship did such a thing. She had no face to save herself.

Look, now she still feels uneasy when she sees Shi Liu, but Shi Liu didn't blame or implicate her at all. She still let Rong Wu be the shopkeeper, still let her be the manager of the workshop, and even gave her hairpins and cloth.

When Jiang brought this up again, Huang blushed. She had been arguing with Jiang since they were girls for so many years, and this was a rare occasion when she was in the wrong.

She glanced at Jiang. Who is the sister-in-law and who is the brother-in-law? She was very good at lecturing her. She pouted, "Okay, okay, I didn't say anything. Shi Liu chose your relatives from your mother's side, so they are your relatives from your mother's side. Are you afraid of me making a fuss? How can I be that kind of person?"

Then he changed the subject, "Let's cut it from here, and see how it goes. Pull it tight, don't cut it badly..."

Jiang glanced at her, smiled, and started cutting the cloth with her seriously.