peasant girl wedding

Chapter 92 Bargaining
Before making an agreement with Lanhua, after Tong Zhi'er asked Tong Duo'er to make all the animals she drew on paper, she went to Lanhua's house and called Lanhua to help.

As soon as Lanhua entered Tong's house, she was both happy and surprised when she found the dolls piled up in the house.

"Zhi'er, you asked me to come here to make this thing?"

Tong Zhi'er nodded, and said with a smile: "Lanhua, don't worry, I won't ask you to work for me. One day is counted by the completed puppet doll, and one completed is ten cents. Meals are at my home. What do you think?"

Lan Hua lightly pinched a child's branch, and said angrily, "Look at what you said."

"Start now, shall we?" Lan Hua sat down next to Tong Duo'er, "Sister Duo'er, I'm not very good at it, teach me."

Tong Duo'er nodded with a smile, the two of them taught one and the other learned, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

With the help of Lanhua, when Tong Zhixin and Fang Dalin came back from Qingzhou dragging bricks and tiles, the Tong family was full of dolls.

When the bricks and tiles came back, the new house began to be built.

Tong Zhixin hired someone, and of course Tong Zhaoyin was also there.The words to Mr. Tong and the old lady—go outside to chop firewood, and you can explain it by picking up branches from the forest of Tong Zhixin's house.

Tong Zhixin was in charge of supervising the work, Fang Cuiwei was in charge of making tea and preparing meals for the day, Tong Duoer was doing chores for Fang Cuiwei at home, and Tong Zhier and Tong Zhuer were taking the dolls made in the house to the county. to sell.

Tong Zhi'er is smart and business-minded, and the whole family is very relieved.

In the morning, the sun was hanging high in the eastern sky, and Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er were pushing the cart to the county.

The village road is not very flat, full of potholes. Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er are pushing the cart, which is a little bumpy.Fortunately, the dolls on the cart are not heavy, otherwise, the two children would not be able to get them in the county.

Relying on foot strength is indeed much slower.

Tong Zhi'er had thought about it, they were selling dolls, not vegetables, so they didn't have to go to the morning market, and it was almost time to go to the county at noon, and they stayed until the evening when Tong Zhaofu came back from the private school and closed the stall. You can also earn some.

Therefore, after asking Tong Zhu'er what she meant, the two of them just didn't plan to take the car.

Now the family is going to build a new house, and some of the money has been bought for land, and the expenses for food and clothing are added together, so there is not much money left.

Can save some is some.

Tong Zhi'er was right in the stop and go along the way, when she and Tong Zhu'er arrived in the county, it was indeed noon.

It's mid-June now, and the sun is gradually getting a little hotter.

The two pushed the cart into the market, found a shady place with luxuriant foliage, and stopped the cart.

Tong Zhi'er took out the thick cloth stuffed at the foot of the cart, spread it out with Tong Zhu'er, and spread it on the ground.Then he untied the bag containing the dolls in the car, and took out two or three of the dolls and placed them out.

After finishing this, both sisters were sweating profusely.

"Zhu'er, go to the herbal tea stall over there and buy two bowls of herbal tea." Tong Zhi'er took out a penny from her pocket and handed it to Tong Zhu'er.

Tong Zhu'er took it, and walked to the herbal tea stand, Tong Zhi'er just stood there looking at the stand.

"Boss, how do you sell herbal tea?"

"Four bowls for a penny."

"Bring me four bowls." Tong Zhu'er handed over a penny.

The owner of the herbal tea stall took it and asked her to wait, and quickly brought four bowls of herbal tea. After glancing at the stall opposite them, he asked curiously, "Did you make those things yourself?"

Tong Zhu'er smiled, "My elder sister and Lan Hua made it. Uncle, do you have any children at home? Why don't you buy one for your child?" Someone asked, Tong Zhu'er rolled her eyes, and continued: "Kids will love this when they see it."

It was noon, the weather was hot, and there was no one at the herbal tea stand. The owner of the herbal tea stand thought about it and followed Tong Zhuer to the opposite side.

Tong Zhi'er was very pleasantly surprised, she didn't expect that Tong Zhu'er went to buy herbal tea and even attracted customers.

"Second sister, here—"

Tong Zhi'er took the two bowls of herbal tea and gulped them up.Wiping the water on his lowered chin, he enthusiastically apologized to the herbal tea stall owner who was looking at the doll and said, "Uncle, let's buy one and take it home. Your children will definitely like it when they see it."

The owner of the herbal tea stand smiled, showing his yellow teeth, "You two sisters are so interesting to talk, okay, how do you sell this puppet?"

"It's not expensive, fifty Wen each."

The owner of the herbal tea stand changed his face and walked away.

"boss……"

Tong Zhu'er shouted behind her, but the herbal tea stall owner walked faster and faster.

"Zhu'er, forget it, he won't buy it." Tong Zhi'er looked at the dolls on the floor, secretly worried.For ordinary people, fifty cash for a puppet is really expensive.However, if the price is set too low, she will not be able to keep her money in buying cloth and cotton.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but in the end, it will be fine.

Tong Zhi'er encouraged herself, and also encouraged Tong Zhu'er.

"Pearl, when we see girls and children, let's shout with all our voices."

"I listened to the second sister."

So, both of them sat under the tree to recharge their batteries.

Some people who drink tea at the herbal tea stand, see the doll stand set up by the two little girls opposite, and the stalls are full of novelties that have never been seen before, and people's curiosity is aroused.But when they walked over to ask the price, it was fifty yuan each. Immediately, these people were a little scared.

It costs [-] Wen to buy a catty of pork, and the family can still have a full meal. For fifty Wen, you can buy two and a half catties of pork!

"I said two girls, you set the price too high. I think you still have so much behind you, so I'm afraid you won't be able to sell it." A middle-aged uncle lingered at Tong Zhi'er's stall for a long time, Want to buy but think the price is too high, leave but can't bear it, just keep grinding like this.

Tong Zhi'er smiled, "Uncle, this price is a price of conscience, if it is lower, our family will lose money, and my parents will scold me to death."

"Can't you make it cheaper?"

"Of course it can be cheaper. If you buy more, uncle, I can give you more discounts. But you just buy one, uncle. If I sell it at a lower price, I won't be able to earn back."

The uncle said impatiently: "Only one can still lose you!"

Tong Zhi'er raised her eyebrows, "A small amount of money makes a lot of money. This is a small business. If the uncle doesn't buy it, forget it."

"You...don't sell it if you don't sell it. If you set such a high price, I'll see how you can sell it, hmph!"

When the bargaining failed, Tong Zhi'er refused to give in, and the uncle left angrily cursing.

……

Until about four o'clock in the afternoon, Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er didn't sell a single doll.

Tong Zhu'er lacked interest, and her expression was a little listless.

"Second sister, should we lower the price?" Tong Zhu'er whispered in Tong Zhi'er's ear.

Tong Zhi'er wasn't panicking in her heart, many girls in the county who were afraid of the sun were still staying at home, and when they came out, she didn't worry that her dolls wouldn't be sold.

Tong Zhier shook his head.

After about a quarter of an hour, the sun slanted to the west, the wind became much cooler, and some girls walked out of the street one after another.

Tong Zhi'er patted Tong Zhu'er and said, "Zhu'er, cheer up, we're going to start shouting."

Tong Zhu'er also found many girls' homes walking towards them, and her heart was pounding nervously.

"Well, Second Sister."

"One, two, three, puppet dolls, dolls are no longer for sale, beautiful and cute puppet dolls, sisters and sisters who pass by, don't miss it——"

The crisp child's voice hovered in the street, flew up, and flew into the ears of the girls.Hearing the sound, several girls stopped, looked left and right, and found that it was the stall opposite the herbal tea stall. Seeing the dolls of various shapes on the stall covered with white cloth, the hearts of the girls were instantly attracted. up.

"Little girl, your puppet is really fresh, I haven't seen it before?"

"Sister, my sister and I made these puppets by ourselves. If my sister likes it, she can buy one."

The girl glanced to the left and quietly, touched the KITTY cat, and pinched the little tiger's face. She was very satisfied with the soft texture of the fabric.

"How did you sell it?"

"Fifty Wen each."

"Fifty Wen, it's a bit more expensive, but your doll is fresh, and the cloth is also good, huh? It's double-sided embroidery here, okay, just fifty Wen, get me this."

The girl took out a handkerchief and counted fifty cash to Tong Zhi'er.

Tong Zhi'er took it happily and gratefully, and asked Tong Zhu'er to wrap up the doll and hand it to the girl.

"Girl, walk slowly—"

"Double-sided embroidery? Really double-sided embroidery? Little girl, give me two..."

"give me one……"

"Give me one too..."

Followed behind, heard the girl who was the first to buy a doll earlier, several girls rushed to buy it.

Although it wasn't because of her dolls that attracted customers, Tong Zhi'er was also very happy because her eldest sister's double-sided embroidery was popular and sought after.

After collecting the money, she and Tong Zhu'er packed up the dolls they wanted.

……

"Hua'er, today is your birthday. Tell your mother, what do you want?" A woman dressed as a woman in her 20s was leading a little girl along the street.

The little girl was sullen and didn't say a word.

The woman felt a little sad in her heart, so she changed the subject and said: "Hua'er, you have been thirsty after walking for so long. Come on, let's go there and have some tea." The woman saw the herbal tea stand and led her daughter over there.

When a guest came, the owner of the herbal tea stand warmly welcomed the two of them to sit in the shed.

"Two bowls of herbal tea."

"Okay, please wait a moment, I will come right away."

The woman looked down at her daughter, and found that she was staring straight at somewhere, with joy in her dull eyes.Surprised, the woman followed her daughter's line of sight.

In the stall opposite the herbal tea stall, the two girls were facing all kinds of dolls. The dolls were so delicate and beautiful, no wonder the daughter was fascinated.

"Hua'er, wait here for mother, mother will come soon."

The girl didn't seem to hear what the woman said, her expression was still blank.

The woman patted the little girl's head and walked to Tong Zhi'er who sold dolls.

(End of this chapter)