Chapter 54 Rag Tail Business
Until she walked out of the store with 130 Wen in her arms, Mrs. Chen couldn’t believe it. The rag head her youngest son had picked up without spending any money had actually earned her 60 Wen. This kind of purse takes less time to sew than the purses I usually make.
The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt asked Chen about the origin of her purse as soon as she went out. Chen had a habit of showing off, so she sold her youngest son on the spot, praising her son for seeing the rags in the cloth shop. The cloth looked good, so he picked up a basket and took it home. Because his father bought the cloth somewhere, they gave it to him without asking him for any money.
When the fourth aunt heard this, her eyes were straightened, and she kept urging us to go to the cloth shop to pick up rags. The eldest aunt followed suit directly and walked towards the cloth store.
The sisters-in-law quickly went to the cloth store. When they got to the cloth store, they asked the shop assistant.
"Oh, you also want rag heads, but you're late. Someone just bought all the nearest rag heads for two cents." The store clerk replied nonchalantly.
Arrived late?
Did someone get there first?
The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt were overshadowed and devastated, as if all the white money they had received was gone.
Ms. Chen didn't care. The rags Zhu Pingan picked up last time still had more than half a basket, which was enough to sew dozens of purses. This time the rags didn't have much impact, just pick them up next time.
However, Mrs. Chen ignored the business acumen of the store clerk. The clerk saw someone spending two cents to buy rags, and soon someone came to ask. It seemed that the rags were useful, so he thought he would save more rags next time. The price of cloth heads needs to be raised.
The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt dejectedly went to Father Zhu and the fourth uncle to see how much the wild boar was sold for. Halfway through, I saw Zhu Ping'an, a chubby little man carrying a basket of rags with a silly smile. The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt were immediately stunned. It turned out that it was the pig who bought the rag head.
Ms. Chen’s eyes suddenly lit up. Well done to you brat. My son is smart. He spent two pennies to buy such a big basket of rags. How many bags will he need to make? Each bag. 20 Articles. Chen suddenly felt that what Zhu Pingan and Zhu Pingchuan were carrying were not baskets of rags, but baskets of copper coins.
"Hey, why did you get so many rags? Go back and give half to auntie." The fourth aunt didn't feel embarrassed at all, and she wanted half of it.
The eldest aunt was not to be outdone, and immediately asked for half.
Zhu Ping'an was very speechless. You are so embarrassed. Each of you has half. Then my mother will not be left with a rag.
“No, I’ll go back and sell it to my mother to make money and get a wife.” Zhu Pingan relied on the fact that he was a child and his little head was shaking like a rattle, and he used the excuse of saving money to get a wife. .
The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt also remembered the last lucky money incident, and Mrs. Chen couldn't do anything about it.
"You have to sell her to even your mother?" the fourth aunt asked loudly in surprise.
Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Then you can sell it to us. You spent two pennies from the cloth store. Let's do this. If auntie gives you four pennies, you can give it all to auntie." The little fourth aunt rolled her eyes and immediately started to seduce He said, "You can make two cents when you resell it. Don't let it be too cost-effective."
"Zhe'er, the eldest aunt will give you five cents. You can give it to the eldest aunt." The eldest aunt was not to be outdone.
Ms. Chen was a little anxious, lest Zhu Ping'an would agree as soon as his brain got hot.
You guys are really good at settling accounts. Zhu Pingan ignored it, but turned around and raised his head and asked Chen, "Mother, how much did you sell for each of the purses you made with rags?"
"Twenty cents, usually only ten cents are sold." Mrs. Chen was very excited.
"Oh, two rags can make a purse, so I will sell you two rags for 5 cents. Who told me to be so familiar with you? Mother, you are too. It's not that I want to make money, besides marrying My wife still needs to buy paper and Mo Mengxue." Zhu Pingan counted on his fingers for a long time, raised his head, and said to his fourth aunt and eldest aunt seriously.
Two rags cost 5 cents! The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt immediately opened their mouths. There must be thousands of rags in that big basket of rags. You bought them for two cents and sold them hundreds of times! Too greedy.
This brat is really lucky. If only he had discovered the usefulness of the rag head earlier. The fourth aunt and the eldest aunt couldn't help but think that they didn't think Zhu Pingan had any brains, they just thought that Zhu Pingan was just lucky.
Ms. Chen was happy at first, but when she heard Zhu Ping'an said he would take money even if he gave it, his face suddenly dropped.
"I asked you to give your mother money, I asked you..." Mrs. Chen went up and grabbed Zhu Ping'an, put her on his legs and threatened to spank her.
"Okay, okay, I won't take your money anymore, I won't take your money anymore." Zhu Ping'an quickly surrendered. He had no intention of taking money from Chen, he just said this to his fourth aunt and eldest aunt.
Ms. Chen can use the method of scaring and spanking to make Zhu Pingan submit, but the fourth aunt and the eldest aunt cannot use this method. But they were asked to spend 5 cents to buy two pieces of rags, especially knowing that Zhu Pingan's large basket of rags only cost 2 cents in total, which made them even more reluctant to give up.
Although Mrs. Chen really wanted to use this big backpack for herself, she also knew not to be too greedy, otherwise the relationship between her mother-in-law and sister-in-law would not be good. Besides, with such a big basket, I would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to finish it. Moreover, a gentleman loves money and acquires it in a proper way, so how can he pay attention to his own family?
"Your eldest aunt, third aunt and fourth aunt can't accept money either." Mrs. Chen did not let go of Zhu Pingan and continued to press her leg, bluffing.
The eldest aunt and the others immediately cast a grateful look at Mrs. Chen.
"No, I still have to save money to marry a wife."
Zhu Ping'an was pressed on the lap by Mrs. Chen and refused to let go. After all, he was a child, and this age was the time to protect things.
"Let you save, let you save."
If you have a big butt, you have to save money to marry a wife. Mrs. Chen is funny and angry, and slaps Zhu Pingan's little butt twice.
“It hurts.” Zhu Pingan groaned.
"Do you want any more money?" Mrs. Chen stopped her hand and asked.
"No more, no more." Zhu Ping'an shouted loudly. He just figured it out. With such a big basket, the eldest aunt and the fourth aunt were not willing to spend 5 cents to buy two pieces. There were so many rags that even my mother, aunt and sisters couldn't finish in a short period of time. Collecting money from everyone in your family is not a good reputation in this era, and it is not a modern era where brothers settle accounts.
It is better to have a good reputation and let them use it. They won’t be able to use it up anyway, so why should you focus on your own family? There are so many women in the village who are good at needlework. Why not process the extra rags for them, and then collect them in a purse of 10 yuan. They don't need to provide raw materials, and can make the same money as they did before. If you need to run to town, you will definitely be willing to do so.
Seeing that Zhu Pingan had returned from his lost way, Mrs. Chen showed a satisfied smile. The eldest aunt and others also showed smiles and were very grateful to Mrs. Chen.
The whole family is happy. (I successfully passed the defense yesterday and will post the second update today. If there is enough time, I will update another chapter in the evening, maybe a little later.)
(End of this chapter)