He Zifeng walked back, and when he was almost home, he ran into Gouzi Daddy. Although the two were in the same village, they had almost no contact with each other. Gouzi's father is a door-to-door son-in-law. He usually earns money outside and only returns to the village once or twice a month.
As I got closer, I heard Gouzi's father say: "My son said that you always play with him. I am doing business outside and don't have time to play with the children at home. Thank you very much."
Gouzi is seven years old this year, which is the age when cats hate dogs. In addition, his father is the son-in-law who comes to visit. When adults look at him, they have to make fun of him. Ever since He Zifeng took him to pick fruits in the mountains last time, Gouzi has also been She admired He Zifeng very much and was close to the He family. Qiuyu once treated Gouzi to eat at home, and He Zifeng also gave him copper coins as payment for running errands. Gouzi talked about it several times at home.
He Zifeng said: "This kid Gouzi is smart and clever. Our family likes him very much."
Gouzi Daddy heard about He Zifeng on the way here. The young people all felt that He Zifeng did it easily, and only a few elders in the village found it uncomfortable to sue the Yamen.
But Gouzi's father was different. Hearing that He Zifeng could separate from his family so happily, he felt some sincerity.
As a peddler, he had met too many people, and his family clearly squeezed them all out, but he still listened to his parents, which was so stupid that he didn't want to say another word.
He Zifeng used to live like this, but now he looked at him with admiration.
Gouzi's father talked about other things again, saying: "I have been able to make some money by going to the market in recent years. This time I found a way to buy a pound of cloth for three pennies, a total of more than four hundred pounds. . You can sell it as much as you want, and you can make as little as two cents per kilogram. Do you want to do it together?"
He is just a small businessman who sells everything. A few days ago, he went to Waiwu County Liquor to buy a hundred kilograms of soju, which cost him all his money over the years. The goods this time were given by the cloth shop. They were not just cloth but also a lot of lightly dyed cloth, or pieces of silk cloth and silk.
Most people cannot find this source of goods. It was also introduced by someone. But the other party asked him to eat all 400 kilograms of fabric at one time. He doesn't have that much money. I was reluctant to take this opportunity, so I paid a deposit of 500 yuan to order the product, but I haven't raised the remaining money yet.
Seeing that the time for picking up the goods was set, if he didn't go, his principal would be eaten up, and he wouldn't be able to get along with the others in Chishui Village. Now seeing that He Zifeng was kind to his son, he asked about cooperation.
He Zifeng was very interested: "Really?"
Gouzi's father said: "Yeah." At this point, in order to keep the five hundred coins, he could only recruit people to form a partnership. You are looking for anyone, it is better to look for someone who is pleasing to the eye.
He Zifeng said: "Okay, I can buy one hundred and fifty catties."
Father Gouzi calculated that it was four hundred and fifty Wen, and he could get the rest by himself. He was afraid that this matter would be a piece of cake, or that he would regret it when the time came, and it would be difficult to find someone when the trouble came. Said: "Then let's choose a different day than hit it. Let's go and get the goods back today. This thing is easy to sell, and there is no problem in paying for it, but how much you can make depends on your ability." He quickly said this sentence more, I am afraid that I will end up complaining, after all, there is no guarantee about making money.
He Zifeng said: "I know the rules. Thank you no matter what."
Gouzi's father felt relieved when he saw what he said openly. He Zifeng went into the house to find Qiu Yu to get the money. The family bought land, and the only thing left was the money from selling mountain bracken last time, with more than 496 cash left.
From a poor family to a rich man, Qiu Yu gave him all the money.
He and Gouzi Daddy went to a cloth shop in the county. The clerk took them to see it. They found it all over the room. Many of the cloth heads were quite good, but they didn't take a close look. They found them after cleaning out the warehouse of the cloth shop. , the shopkeeper asked the clerk to handle it. The guy just contacted Gouzi Daddy. Not only can I earn some money for drinking, but I can also clean up the place for him. It kills two birds with one stone.
Gouzi Daddy had a small warehouse in the county. He brought in the wine and spices, and the two of them separated the cloth. Gouzi Daddy said: "When the time comes, I will be the boss in Qianshui County. You can find a place in the middle." That's fine." Separate the places first to avoid fighting there.
He Zifeng said he understood.
Gouzi Daddy quickly sorted out the goods. Neither of them picked out the one hundred and fifty kilograms of cloth. Gouzi Daddy hired a bullock cart for He Zifeng. The other party asked for 20 cents to get him to the place. The two negotiated two cents, but they only wanted to bring goods but not people. He Zifeng took the things all the way back to the village. He took a small road and went directly to his home without passing through the village entrance.
When everyone came back, everyone in the family had already had dinner. He Zifeng gave the money to the handlebar of the bullock cart, leaving only twenty-eight coins in his pocket.
When Qiu Yu saw so many goods, she quickly helped him unload them into the yard.
He Zifeng said: "Father Gouzi is really a kind family, he brings us together to make money."
Qiu Yu hummed. Then I sorted out the cloths.
There are coarse cloths and fine cloths, as well as silk, satin, and various scraps. The smallest piece of silk cloth can make four handkerchiefs. Many of them are half-horses, and many of them are cleaned because the patterns are printed wrongly or are a little dirty. This is a defective product that needs to be disposed of for our great business, but it is a treasure for the villagers.
Qiu Yu also had some surprises in her eyes: "If my sisters-in-law, who are well-made by hand, see this, they will definitely be happy."
The last time He Zifeng bought a batch of fine cloth, it cost him three hundred yuan. Here he found several half-pieces of fine cloth. There was a model with a design and color that was very similar to the one he bought. It was only one-tenth of the price. If you took out such a large piece of whole cloth, everyone would definitely rush for it.
A small piece of cloth can be used in a variety of ways in the hands of a skilled person.
Qiu Yu said: "I will first sort these fabrics into categories according to size and material, and we will decide later."
"Let's sort together." He Zifeng was also with his wife.
Probably because of what happened yesterday, Qiu Yu was still not over it, so she turned to He Zifeng and said with a slightly heated expression: "Go get a bucket of water and wash the dirty cloths." Many cloths had old age marks on them. Ash. Just wash them briefly. There are still a few days before the market anyway, so we can handle one batch at a time.
"Okay." He Zifeng listened to Qiu Yu.
The two quickly got busy.
Although Qiu Yu doesn't know how to make clothes, he has a good sense of aesthetics. There are some good materials, and the ones he likes will be put aside: "This navy blue one will make you a coat in winter!"
"Let Ran Ran do this."
"The sky blue muslin looks great too!"
"Is this belt still embroidered?" Qiu Yu was very happy with it, as if searching for treasures in the pile of cloth, and said to He Zifeng: "I will go to the market with you then."
"Okay." He Zifeng agreed happily.
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