happy event

Chapter 17 Money is going well!
It turned out that Sister-in-law Liu and several daughter-in-laws in the village happened to have finished worshiping Buddha and were about to go down the mountain.When they went up the mountain before, the ice bowl stand was full of people, and they didn't see Dong Rong and Sha Zhu, and they didn't want to go around, so they still met now.

Everyone gathered in one place, chattering and asking each other when to go out, what interesting things happened on the way, and they all felt very happy and close because of this unexpected encounter.

Dong Rong wondered whether Qing County was big or small, and if she would sell ice bowls frequently in the future, she would not be able to hide it from the Cao family and the villagers, so she took the opportunity of Sister-in-law Liu's question and said, "I don't want to hide it from my sister-in-law. , I came here today not just to offer incense, but to do business. There is a classmate in the college of my natal brother. This summer, the whole family has something to travel to the south. There are several ice cubes left in the house for nothing, so I asked My brother is looking for a buyer for me. I happened to be idle and bored, so I took this job and planned to earn a little money to add some rouge clothes. No, today I pushed a box of ice cubes here to sell ice bowls, and I didn’t expect the business to be amazing Good. Just about to close the stall and go back, I ran into a few sister-in-laws."

Sister-in-law Liu and the other young daughters-in-law were very curious and asked, "Why does your brother's classmate store so much ice in their house? It must be from a rich family, right?"

"Yeah, ice cubes are expensive. My child's father saw ice trays being moved when he delivered food to restaurants last year. He heard that they cost one tael a box."

Dong Rong answered everyone's questions with a smile on her face, and finally said casually, "If I knew the business was so good today, I would have sold an extra box of ice, and I could have earned a few hundred coins more. In the future, the weather will get hotter and hotter, and more and more ice bowls will be kept and sold. I’m afraid Zhuzi and I will be too busy, and I still have a headache, where can I find someone to help?”

The young daughters-in-law were already very envious and tempted, but they couldn't bear it when they heard Dong Rong talking about the lack of help.Sister-in-law Liu was the first to speak, "Sister Rong, my farm work is done, and I usually have nothing to do. If you like my sister-in-law, how about this job as my sister-in-law?"

"Yes, yes, my family is not busy with work, so I am one of them."

"And me, and me." The other young wives also scrambled to speak, for fear of missing out on such a good thing.

Dong Rong smiled inwardly, but said with a troubled look on her face, "Then I'll ask Brother Ping in a while. After all, I can't just make decisions about what his classmate entrusted. However, one more person can help you." If the ice cubes are sold out one day earlier, this matter must be possible.”

"This is great, Sister Rong must help us talk about it.

"Yes, we are not lazy in our work and safekeeping."

Everyone had hope, and they treated Dong Rong with even more enthusiasm. They surrounded her to meet the pillars, and then helped to carry the boxes and baskets, and sent the young couple to the outside of the rented yard, and then rushed home with a smile.

Dong Rong watched Sister-in-law Liu and the others leave without a trace, and hurriedly locked the courtyard door firmly, then sat down at the stone table with Shazhu, ripped open the money bag and poured out the broken silver and copper coins that were full of the table. Count them carefully.

Silly Zhu saw her grinning from the corners of her mouth to her ears, but for some reason, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.In the early years, he ran two shops to pass the time. Perhaps he was lucky, and now, not to mention earning a fortune, at least it is enough to eat and drink for a lifetime.But apart from the few short days of excitement when he earned a thousand taels of silver at the beginning, the numbers on the account books became indifferent in his eyes, and he could no longer get a little bit of happiness.

I don't want to, today's hard work and exposure only earned a mere few hundred pennies, but it unexpectedly filled him with joy.Is it because these copper coins are not easy to find out, or... because of this woman who worked hard with him?

Sha Zhu shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to shake off the strange feelings in his heart.He grabbed a handful of copper coins and yelled, "These are mine, buy candy!"

How could Dong Rong allow him to make trouble halfway, she quickly grabbed his arm and coaxed and frightened him, finally took the copper coin back.

When she finally finished counting, her face was already brimming with joy.The saltpeter powder used to make a box of ice cubes plus half a can of honey and two taels of sesame seeds cost only 37 yuan, but the income was 970 yuan.Calculated in this way, the net profit is 600 seven coins.Of course, there will be no rewards for normal sales in the future, but even so, a box of ice can be sold for more than [-] renminbi. After deducting the cost of labor, it is still very easy to earn [-] renminbi.

In this way, needless to say, selling ten boxes and eight boxes is four or five taels, and more than 100 taels a month!That whole summer...

The more Dong Rong counted, the more elated she became. Turning her head, she saw that silly Zhu was still staring at the pile of copper coins with an angry expression on her face. Thinking of his hard work today, she hurriedly counted twenty coins and handed them to him, praising, "Zhu Zi worked hard today." , I’ll give you the money, you can buy sesame candy or keep it in your private room, it’s up to you.”

Sha Zhu took the copper money, his face immediately changed from cloudy to sunny, and he grinned and shouted to go out to buy candy.Dong Rong had been busy all morning, and now she also felt hungry, so with a wave of her little hand, she took Zhu Zi into the city to find a restaurant, and ordered two big bowls of beef soup and two bowls of round-grained rice. I ate a full meal quickly.

Mrs. Cao went out for a walk after lunch, and heard that all the girls and daughters-in-law from other people's homes who were attending the temple fair came back, but her own son and daughter-in-law were still missing.

She was annoyed, so she ran to wait under the big tree at the entrance of the village, planning to catch her daughter-in-law and scold her severely, so that she would not become more disobedient in the future.

(End of this chapter)