Chapter 77 Money is lost
Ms. Xu thought for a while, patted her thigh, gritted her teeth and said: "Peanut oil! I heard from the village chief's wife that peanut oil is more fragrant than soybean oil, but I have never tasted it. Anyway, one tael is worth a penny. , give me a pound."
Su Tai immediately asked Mrs. Xu to go to the main room to take shelter from the wind, and she ran to the backyard with the oil can.
After a while, Mrs. Xu filled a pot full of oil and came out.
Mrs. Xu took it, weighed it twice, and exclaimed: "Yo! The weight is wrong, you gave me too much!"
"No more, no more. Anyway, it's just the same. Second Aunt goes back to try how it tastes. If it's good, I'll ask Shen Yi to get some more next time." Su Tai squinted her eyes, as if she had thought of a new way to make money.
Xu's oil pot could hold just over a kilogram of oil, but Su Tai couldn't hold it even if she wanted more, so she accepted her feelings and put down a sling of copper coins and sixty copper plates.
Su Tai's eyes lit up, she was so happy and sincere, she stepped forward, picked up the ten cents and stuffed it back into Mrs. Xu's arms, "Second Aunt, we are all a family, so naturally we can't make money from you. Don't worry, we won't lose money. "
Mrs. Xu's face turned red and she was so moved that she could not speak. She said in a trembling voice: "Just wait, I will help you shout now. If anyone wants to buy oil, let them come to you."
After Mr. Xu left, Shen Yi immediately closed the courtyard door, breathed a long sigh of relief, and explained: "I pulled the oil pot into the village, and happened to be seen by the second aunt and several villagers. I had to lie bravely. I will probably tell you later." Someone will come and buy oil.”
"It's okay, it's okay! Is a pound of peanut oil out there worth 160 cents?" Su Tai asked.
Shen Yi nodded, "The oil seller only started selling peanut oil this year. Because peanuts are expensive, peanut oil is more fragrant than soybean oil. One pound costs one hundred and sixty cents, which is ten cents more expensive than soybean oil."
"That's right, the second aunt gave her one hundred and sixty cents, so I charge her ten cents less. If people from the village come to buy oil, I charge them five cents less, and I can still make a lot of money!" Su Tai said His face was filled with joy.
The oil yield rate of the peanut oil she squeezed was 50%. Two kilograms of peanuts can produce one kilogram of oil. One kilogram of peanuts is thirty-five cents, and two kilograms is only seventy cents. By doing this, she made a net profit of eighty-five cents. , the profit is still considerable.
However, soybean oil is not that profitable. To produce one pound of oil from four pounds of soybeans, the cost is 120 Wen. If one pound of soybean oil sells for 145 Wen, it can only earn 25 Wen.
Seeing her happy, Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The two hurriedly sent the oil can into the warehouse.
After Shen Yi left, Su Tai immediately moved the oil can into the transfer station.
These oil pots have different capacities. The largest one is ten kilograms, the medium one is five kilograms, and the smallest one is one kilogram.
Even though they were all filled, there was still no room for them. Fortunately, there were still a few empty large wine jars at home.
Su Tai used three more large wine jars to get all the oil out of the transfer station.
Not long after she finished her work and sat down, there was a knock on the door outside.
They were a few village women who came to buy oil together. They all held the same oil cans.
Maybe Mrs. Xu was boasting in front of them. As soon as these people came in, they said they wanted to see the peanut oil.
Su Tai didn't want to miss such a good business, so she immediately took them to the kitchen house and took out a five-pound pot of peanut oil. "Smell it and see if it is the same as the one bought outside?"
Several people came here with a scrutinizing mentality, but as soon as Su Tai opened the oil pot, the aroma of oil that hit their nostrils immediately made them forget the words they had thought of, and they were left with crazy hearts.
A woman grabbed her money bag and asked nervously: "Shen Yi's family, how do you sell this oil?"
Su Tai smiled quickly and said: "A pound of peanut oil outside costs 160 cents. We are all from the same village. I will give you five cents cheaper per pound." Everyone looked at each other and rushed to let Su Tai be the first to fill the oil. .
Su Tai called Shen Yi to help, and she was responsible for collecting the money.
According to Su Tai's instructions, Shen Yi bought an oil pot and filled it with a little more to ensure that there was no shortage.
The women who came to buy oil all left with their oil cans satisfied.
After their publicity, villagers kept coming to buy oil in the next few days, but no one came to the door until it snowed.
At this time, Su Tai only had twenty kilograms of peanut oil left, but more soybean oil, thirty-five kilograms. She earned nearly fifty taels just from selling the oil.
At the same time, she did not forget to catch fish. When she was lucky, she would set the net twice a day and catch more than ten or twenty fish, some big and small. But when she was unlucky, she might not catch anything and the net would break.
All these caught fish were sent to the restaurant in Daxun River by Shen Yi in a boat. Fish less than one catty were sold at fifty cents per catty, fish over one catty were sold at sixty cents per catty, and fish over two catties were sold at seven cents. Ten articles.
A fish weighing more than three kilograms is considered a big fish. If you sell it in strips, one piece can be sold for three to five hundred cash, or maybe five to six hundred cash. It is considered a luxury dish in a restaurant.
Shen Yi didn't have many big fish, so he delivered goods once every three days, which was enough to meet the restaurant's needs. He also earned more than twenty taels during this period.
The couple had been busy for a month and finally had time to take a break. It happened that the two acres of wild rice that Su Tai had planted in the soil were harvested and sold for 18,000 coins. Her balance of virtual coins suddenly became 3 Thousands of dollars.
With this money, she can hire sixteen more gophers and plant the remaining eight acres of paddy fields with wild rice. She will soon be rich.
Shen Yi recently felt that his wife was very strange. She would giggle from time to time, as if she was expecting something, but would not say anything. As a result, he spent all day wondering about his wife's thoughts and couldn't care about other things.
When Su Tai appeared in front of Shen Yi again carrying a large bucket of fish, Shen Yi stopped her, "Daughter-in-law, the Xun River will be closed in half a month. Will we still sell fish by then?"
Su Tai paused, with a look of pain on her face, "Why so fast! I haven't earned enough money yet!"
Shen Yi laughed dumbly, "We can't make enough money. We have been busy for a year and it's time to take a good rest. Also, before the heavy snow closes the road, do you want to go back to Dongmen Village?"
Su Tai patted her head in frustration, "Fortunately, you reminded me that I should go back to my parents' house and give some oil to my parents. No, I should squeeze more oil and go back. The villagers will definitely appreciate it."
Shen Yi: "."
Is his wife obsessed with money? Why don’t you forget to make money wherever you go? But to marry such a wife who can make money, he has accumulated great virtues in his previous life, so he must help.
The two of them finished their discussion.
Su Tai squeezed another five hundred kilograms of peanuts and five hundred kilograms of soybeans, and asked Shen Yi to take them to Dongmen Village first.
On a snowy day, Su Chunlin and his family were all hiding in the house. When they heard Shen Yi's voice, they thought they were hallucinating.
Han kicked him off the bed and said, "Hurry up and take a look!"
Su Chunlin shivered and quickly put on the cotton-padded jacket Su Tai made for him before going out.
After a while, Su Chunlin called out all the family members and shouted excitedly: "My son-in-law has bought a batch of peanut oil and soybean oil, which are five cents cheaper than outside. You go to the village and ask who buys the oil. Call them all over." ! ”