Chapter 159 Another year of spring
His look like he had never seen anything good successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the Su family.
Before Ma Xingteng left, he shamelessly asked Han for some, and then he left with satisfaction.
Shen Yi sent him out, and when he came back, he said to Su Tai seriously: "Don't let Ma Xingteng go to our house in the future, he is too shameless!"
"Hahaha" Su Tai laughed and looked at the gift boxes on the table, "No, they brought things to the door after all."
Shen Yi pursed his lips and went over to open the gift boxes one by one.
Mr. Han leaned over to take a look and was amazed, "What is this?"
Su Tai also took a closer look, "It should be bird's nest and deer antler, for body repair. The colors of these materials are suitable for parents, and they are prepared for them."
At this time, Shen Yi took out a set of sterling silver baby head masks with carps, lotuses, peonies and so on. At first glance, it was for the little girl.
Han immediately looked at Shen Yuezhang, picked her up lovingly, and put the hat on her body. After putting it on, Han praised her happily, "Not bad, not bad. Wear it like this, our precious granddaughter." It’s all a lot more expensive!”
Because Han had put the thing on, Su Tai was not polite to her.
After a family of three returns from Dongmen Village, they are about to usher in nearly two months of cat winter life.
In the past two months, apart from making Guokui and delivering goods, there has been nothing else at home.
Shen Yi has half a day to spare.
It happens that the floor tiles and walls in the backyard next door have not been processed, and the doors and windows have not been installed yet. We can use this time to do these tasks.
Seeing that he was eager to try, Su Tai could only pamper him, then went back to Huo Shikong and asked the owner of the brick kiln for a lot of broken bricks.
When the boss heard Su Tai's request, he went crazy with joy, "Last time you took those broken tiles away, I remembered that we still had a batch of unsold bricks in our warehouse. Those bricks were originally required for an ancient city development project. The adobe bricks used for ancient houses are thick and heavy, and have very good water absorption. However, they have been distressed and do not look smooth and flat.
Now the ancient city project is unfinished because the capital chain is broken, the project has been cancelled, and our goods are also stuck in the warehouse, unable to sell, and I can't bear to get rid of it. After all, the capital is all in it, right? If you want it, how about I sell it to you at cost price? "
Su Tai originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing about the antique treatment, she decided to take a look.
When she actually saw something, her eyes immediately lit up.
This batch of floor tiles are all red clay tiles, with square and hexagonal shapes. The tiles don’t look very big, and the surface is somewhat wide, not regular. If you use this kind of tiles to pave the floor, it will not be too eye-catching. Secondly, it will not be too eye-catching. At a glance, you can tell that he bought fired bricks. It can even be said that Shen Yi fired them himself. There are people who do this in the nearby villages and towns, but there are relatively few.
The most important thing is that this kind of brick can also be used to stick to walls, and even the yard can be paved together.
Su Tai was immediately interested, but she didn't show it on her face.
"Boss, if I want it, what price would you give me?"
When the boss saw what was going on, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "I won't hide it from you. The previous quotation for a hexagon like this was twenty-two yuan, and the square quotation was eighteen. If you want it, I'll give you half and half for both, so it's one price. , eight yuan.”
This price is really cheap compared to ceramic tiles, but they didn’t spend a penny on broken ceramic tiles at home before. When the boss saw Su Tai frowning, his heart tightened, and he said bitterly: "Beauty, what I give you is already the cost price, no matter how much it is less, I will lose money! In this way, seven yuan is the lowest, and it really can't be lower. ”
Su Tai asked her boss to borrow a calculator. Judging from the area of their home, the backyard next door was almost an acre in size and would require nearly two thousand bricks. The house in the front yard would be paved and the walls would also be covered with bricks. This would be at least enough. Three thousand floor tiles are required.
It requires at least 21,000 virtual coins, which is not expensive.
"Okay! Then at this price, I want three thousand." Su Tai had just finished speaking.
The boss immediately called for help.
In addition to floor tiles, she also bought cement sand and gravel worth 10,000 virtual coins.
When all these things were brought to the backyard next door, Shen Yi also started his career as a cement worker.
While Shen Yi was busy, Su Tai harvested another crop of wild rice plants. Now she could just count on the wild rice plants to earn her virtual coins, and she didn't need to think about how to make money.
The days go by so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it’s March and the beginning of spring.
Little girl Shen Yuezhang is more than four months old. She is chubby and always smiles at everyone.
Mrs. Xu hadn't seen her all winter. After seeing her, she couldn't put it down. She held her in her arms and never let go. "Xiaomo, where has Shen Yi been? What are you going to plant in your land this year?"
Su Tai only felt a little strange, "Second Aunt, aren't we still the same as before, wheat, peanuts and soybeans? Why do you ask so suddenly?"
Xu laughed and said: "Isn't it more practical to come here and confirm! You also know that Shen Yi and his second uncle are just stupid. They don't think about anything except working. We have two boys in our family. I don’t dare to be careless when I’m waiting to marry a wife, and I’m also looking forward to earning more money during the autumn harvest so that I can buy some family property for them!”
Su Tai heard the implication of Xu's words and smiled: "Second Aunt, I understand, this year will be the same as last year, but we estimate that starting from next year, the county government will no longer collect grain at high prices. In the future, we will point to the ground." I’m afraid it will be difficult for the crops here to make a fortune.”
"Ah? How do you say this?" Mrs. Xu panicked.
Their family had just bought so much land. What would they do if their crops didn't make money?
Su Tai put her hands on her shoulders and told her to calm down, "Don't worry, this year will most likely be the same as before, and you can make money again. Next year, high-yield wheat will be promoted, and the price will definitely come down. I guess A kilogram is only ten or twenty cents. If you continue to grow food, you will not be able to make a fortune like before.
But when food prices come down, it’s good for everyone. At least we don’t have to worry about going hungry, right? "
"That's true!" Mrs. Xu was a little relieved but also a little regretful, and looked at Su Tai eagerly, "Good little Tai, what do you think the second aunt and her family can rely on to make money if they don't make money from crops?"
Su Tai chuckled and said: "Second Aunt, didn't you raise a lot of pigs last year? There are a lot of pigs raised in the village, and now they are starting to be harvested one after another. If you don't have the capital, I can lend it to you first.
If we harvest a pig, our family can get half of the meat, and the rest can be sold in the streets. It’s a bit hard work, but we can save dozens of taels in a year, right? "
Mrs. Xu nodded thoughtfully, "You are right, it is indeed a bit harder, but you can make money!"
"What's more! I can buy fireworks for my second aunt at the end of the year, and I can make a lot of money. After all, our house has been selling for two years and there has been no trouble. Everyone recognizes our stuff, so we don't have to worry about not being able to sell it.
Shen Yi can catch fish and sell fish to you, so that will keep you busy. "Su Tai counted it carefully for Mrs. Xu with her fingers.