Chapter 167 Selling Farm Tools
After Wei Laoqi and his family left with their things, Shen Yi also came back and learned about what happened earlier from Su Tai.
He then said with certainty: "The second aunt must have taken a liking to the seventh eldest granddaughter of Wei Lao, otherwise she wouldn't have offered to lend money to the Wei family. Later, you can help the second aunt to inquire about it. If the eldest daughter of the Wei family is not bad, she can do it for the second aunt." Find a matchmaker to help her solve a problem."
Su Tai nodded, "And to be honest, the Wei family's house is really uninhabitable. Don't you still want Wei Laoqi to help cover up the lie? We also have to help them get the house up. Things will be settled later. Much easier."
Shen Yi nodded and went to Liujiazhuang after dinner.
Niu Youfu could not continue to farm the Wei family's land. He had been cursing and cursing all morning. Knowing that the Wei family had nothing, he was ready to laugh at the Wei family. He made fun of the Wei family every time he met, which was very annoying.
Naturally, the Wei family also heard the news, but they were worrying about what to do now and had no time to talk to Niu Youfu.
When Shen Yi came over, he happened to see his family sitting in the yard discussing something with a sad face. He stepped forward and said, "It's too late to save adobes now. I guess I won't be able to borrow much from the villagers. I still have to build the house quickly." .
I know a brick-burning master. He has adobe bricks, red ones, which are much cheaper than blue bricks. If you are willing, I will ask the master to send some over. He also sells special mud, which is very useful for building houses. It is sturdy and can be lived in for decades without any problem, and does not require repeated repairs. "
When Wei Laoqi's family heard this, they were all excited, but they had no money in their pockets and did not dare to say anything.
Wei Laoqi pulled Shen Yi to the side and asked secretly: "How much money will it cost?"
Shen Yi didn't hide it, and said truthfully: "If you buy a house in two or three rows, it will only be thirty taels at most, which is not bad. Didn't we agree to cooperate? I will help you pay for the house building first, with red bricks and mud." I'll buy it for you too. Let's build a blacksmithing workshop. You can go back to your old business and we can cooperate. From now on, if anything from my side is sold under your name, I'll give you some hard-earned money. How about that? ?”
Wei Laoqi felt hot inside, knowing that there would be no store like this after passing this village, so he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
Shen Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wei Laoqi and his family went back with him.
He took Su Tai to Liujiazhuang again at night.
Su Tai spent 20,000 virtual coins to buy red bricks, cement sand and gravel while running around. These things were temporarily stored in the Wei family's crumbling earth house. They made little movement and would not be suspected.
Wei Laoqi and his family returned to the village before dawn the next day.
Everyone couldn't help but feel excited when they saw those bricks.
At that moment, Wei Laoqi followed his two sons and pushed the crumbling house down.
Smoke and dust were everywhere.
When the dust settles, the men go to work in the fields with hoes, while the women clean up the house and dig the foundation again.
Su Tai and Xu also came to help.
She taught Wei Laoqi's two daughters-in-law and several older grandchildren how to make cement.
Wei Daya studied very seriously and seemed to be smart, so he got started quickly.
After she knew how to build bricks, the job also fell to her.
Su Tai held the child in her arms for a long time. Seeing that everything was in order, she followed Mrs. Xu back to Shenjiazhuang.
In the next few days, Su Tai would occasionally take her daughter to visit the Wei family in Liujiazhuang when she had free time. She watched them build three rows of houses with her own eyes. The layout was similar to that of the Shen family, which showed that they had carefully considered it. Niu Youfu originally planned to watch the Wei family's jokes, but he didn't expect that the Wei family had helpers. They not only built the house, but also didn't delay the work in the fields. He was so angry that he often cursed at home.
However, the village chief looked on coldly, worried about the Wei family's brick house. Tong Niu Cuihua reminded: "I thought that Wei Laoqi's family had been in the mountains for many years, and it was definitely not as good as before. I didn't expect that they had helpers outside. I heard from the villagers. The Wei family has also set up a blacksmithing workshop, and they are probably going to resume their old business. We will have to deal with them in the future to prevent your eldest brother from being a fool again. "
"I got it!" Niu Cuihua was a little depressed and sighed unhappily, but she didn't talk to her man anymore.
Because she also saw the Wei family's house. It really couldn't be built without some financial resources. Now that they don't even know the depth of the Wei family, how can they dare to trouble others?
In such a situation.
It took the Wei family more than a month to finally build the house.
There are twelve red brick houses in three rows. Next door is a small blacksmith shop. The furnace for burning iron is also made of red bricks and mixed with special high-temperature resistant clay. Everything is ready. Wei Laoqi blacksmiths The shop is officially open.
At the same time, Shen Yi also sold seventy-six hoes and eighty-two rakes, earning one hundred and forty-nine taels. The cost was three thousand five hundred and eighty virtual coins, which was almost worthless to Su Tai. carry.
These are only the quantities purchased by the villagers of Shenjiazhuang. The news should spread further during the autumn harvest, and more people will come to buy farm tools by then.
At present, the source of these farm tools is said to be that Wei Laoqi made it in the mountains before.
Everyone knows that Wei Laoqi is a blacksmith, and there is no doubt about it.
Some people didn't want to buy through Shen Yi and went to Wei Laoqi privately.
Wei Laoqi said: "The things were customized by Shen Yi. We agreed at the time that I can't make those types of farm tools for others in private. If you really want them, you have to ask Shen Yi."
Everyone suddenly realized that they secretly thought that Shen Yi was a ghost, but on the surface they could only order from Shen Yi.
Shen Yi would not treat Wei Laoqi badly when he got money. After the spring plowing, he specially found a relatively free day to visit.
Looking at the brand new yard of the Wei family, he smiled with satisfaction and entered Wei Laoqi's blacksmith shop.
"Thanks to your help during this period, I have made a lot of money here. I agreed at the beginning that if you help me cover up my lies, I will also give you a benefit and borrow the money to build a house from your family. How about that?"
Wei Laoqi was shocked, "Shen Yi, I know you want to help me, but there is no need to do this. I can still exchange it for thirty taels if I grit my teeth!"
He was just talking and didn't dare to do anything, but he didn't dare to ask for so much hard work.
Shen Yi shook his head, "The previous accounts will be like this. From now on, you have to report to the town official how much iron you make here, and he will have to ask you to collect taxes. I will pay for this money, and I will sell another one here." I’ll give you ten cents more, that’s it.”
Wei Laoqi did the math and found that he still had an advantage, because the raw materials needed for blacksmithing were also obtained from the government, and they were included in the tax. They charged as much as they paid, which was not cheap.
When the time comes, he can intercept the iron and make a fortune by selling it secretly.
Seeing that Shen Yi didn't think much about it, he still took the initiative to mention it, "In this case, you can also take away the iron I have here from now on, so that I won't feel uneasy."
Shen Yi hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
It's not that he wants to get his money back, but that he can avoid many risks and doesn't have to worry about Wei Laoqi betraying him in the future.
(End of chapter)