Chapter 10: Trinity Village
Su Wen nodded and said proudly, “That’s right! I won’t hide it from you, my six little sisters are all smart and hardworking.”
“You are seven sisters? No brothers?
“Then you’re from Trinity village?” the tanned and scrawny man asked in surprise.
“Yup! You’ve heard of it?”
The man nodded, “I live in Chen’s Hollow, not far from your Trinity village. You can reach it after passing through a pine forest. I’ve heard a little, but I didn’t expect you two to be so different from the rumors.”
In fact, the rumors were very unpleasant, but the tanned and scrawny man would not say it out loud.
Su Wen had long known that the Su family’s seven golden flowers and inability to produce a son was famous in the surrounding villages, so it was nothing strange.
Since they were close to each other, they introduced themselves. The man was called Chen Weimin, and he had hunter ancestors.
Chen’s Hollow was also in the mountain valleys, so he would usually sneak into the mountains to hunt and satisfy his hunger. He could still survive, and was there that day to sell rabbit skin.
After Su Wen understood the situation, she let little sister Su sit on the ground to rest, while she stood in front of the stall and began to shout at the people passing by.
After hollering for a long time, it was already noon, and the people in the black market were getting fewer and fewer.
She might as well take the initiative to stand at the intersection with the energy she had had when she had been handing out flyers.
“Come and have a look! Exquisite sleeve guards, sleeve guards from the big city. Sleeve guards that can block the sun and whiten the skin! If you miss this opportunity, you won’t be able to buy it. You will lose out if you don’t buy it.”
Her words were humorous, and her accent was standard Mandarin. The mention of big cities was particularly convincing, and it immediately attracted the attention of the people passing by.
Su Wen spotted a young lady and grabbed her enthusiastically. “Big sister, do you want to buy a sleeve guard? It’s pretty and can block the sun, why don’t you buy a pair!”
The girl with black braids was shocked by her. She subconsciously wanted to shout ‘hooligan’, but she saw that it was a young girl who was pulling her.
She was attractive, had a kind smile, and was especially sincere when she called her ‘big sister’. She blushed and was tricked into stopping in front of the stall.
“Big sister, you choose. This way, you won’t be afraid of the sun tanning your arms when you go out if you put it on.”
Su Wen showed her how to put on the sleeve guards. “And this shawl, it’s pretty and elegant. It’s really nice to wear a shawl while riding a bicycle.”
The girl was immediately attracted by the shawl. She held it in her hand and looked at it from top to bottom. Su Wen gestured for her to try it on, but she couldn’t bear to take it off once she had done so.
It was the end of May and the weather was getting hotter, so a shawl was just right.
“Why don’t you buy one!” Su Wen rubbed her hands together, feeling a little excited.
The first deal! She had to succeed even if she had to use all her skills.
“How much is your shawl?”
“The shawl is 1 yuan each, 2 yuan for three.” Su Wen quoted the price without any guilt and knew how to capture the customer’s mind.
Little sister Su’s jaw dropped.
“So expensive?” The girl couldn’t accept it, but it looked good and was useful, so she couldn’t bear to remove it.
Su Wen was experienced and explained eloquently, “Look at the handiwork, look at the tailoring. It’s not available in rural areas, but only in big cities. You’ll look like a beautiful scenery when you walk on the road with this. I guarantee that all the girls in your unit will be envious of you.”
Having done so many part-time sales jobs, Su Wen’s eyes were sharp. From the look in the girl’s eyes when she had put on the shawl, she knew that she would be able to sell it.
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“Big sister, don’t look down on the fact that each one costs 1 yuan. If you buy two, it would be cheap. On average, it would only cost a few cents. It’s enough if you save on a few eggs.”
Su Wen said nothing more and prepared to find a place to sit down and rest.
Little sister Su quickly spread the bag on the ground and let Su Wen sit down. She didn’t forget to show an ingratiating smile.
“Big sister, quickly sit down and rest. Are you tired? Do you want to drink some water?”
As she spoke, she took out an old-fashioned green water bottle from the small basket she carried with her.
Chapter 11: Making Money
“Alright, I’m thirsty.”
Su Wen was in a good mood after being served by little sister Su. Her calm and unperturbed appearance made people involuntarily believe her words a little more.
The girl with braids hesitated, then finally gritted her teeth, “Alright, I’ll buy two.”
“Little sister, take the money.”
“Alright!”
Little sister Su laughed like a fool after the first deal was done. She clutched the money tightly, unwilling to let go.
“Little sister, keep the money away. We’ll buy some meat after we sell everything.”
Su Wen could earn money, and she could also spend.
At this moment, she was already thinking about what to buy. Meat, canola oil, cloth, sugar, fine flour, and so on…
With this calculation, the money was simply not enough.
It seemed that she had to hurry up and make a cake.
That day, she would buy some ingredients and try to make them. If she succeeded, she would officially start selling them.
After the first buyer, more and more people came to watch. In addition, Su Wen was very eloquent, and while she praised things, she could also make the guests’ hearts burst with joy.
Each time, she would locate a target customer before promoting her shawls. In less than an hour, the shawls were basically sold out.
On the other hand, the cheap sleeve guards were bought by fewer people.
Little sister Su, who was by the side, was so jittery collecting the money that she was sweating profusely. She was afraid that she had made a mistake and kept counting on her fingers.
Su Wen had the intention to train her, so she didn’t say anything and just watched from the side, letting little sister Su do it herself.
In the beginning, she was flustered, but towards the end, she was able to put on a serious face and try to count money seriously.
When everyone was gone, Su Wen asked seriously, “How’s the count?”
Little sister Su, who had been about to take her shoes off and count with her toes, wiped the sweat off her face and cried anxiously.
“Big sister, I think I counted wrongly. The money doesn’t match the number of sales!”
What to do? If she got it wrong, Big sister would definitely be angry.
“Big sister, hit me! Hit me hard, please don’t sell me away. Little sister is ugly and worthless.”
Su Wen’s heart ached, and she pinched little sister Su’s cheek. “Big sister will never sell you, never.”
“But I collected the money wrongly.”
“Do you know how much you mistakenly collected?” Su Wen had been watching earlier! “We sold a total of 21 shawls. Other than a big sister who only bought one, the others bought them in pairs.”
However, in the middle of the busy period, a woman in her 50s took the opportunity to steal two of them.
By the time Su Wen realized it, she had already squeezed out and she wanted to give chase. But thinking about it, this was the black market. It wouldn’t be good for her if she made a big scene, so she could only bear with it.
“Sob, sob, sob!”
Little sister Su was bawling her eyes out as she wiped her tears away pitifully. “I… I still haven’t figured it out yet.”
She had just learned how to count and was learning addition and subtraction from Fourth sister. She had calculated wrongly in her nervousness that day.
Su Wen burst out laughing. “Alright, don’t cry. You miscalculated this time, but don’t miscalculate next time. When we get home, you’d better study hard.”
At such a young age, it was more important to cultivate good learning habits.
After this incident, little sister Su would definitely be full of enthusiasm for her studies.
“Really? Big sister, are you really not going to sell me away?”
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Her best friend, Xiaohua, had been sold off by her sister-in-law because her family was poor and they couldn’t afford to eat.
From then on, little sister Su had no more friends in the village. Every day, she lived in fear, afraid that her big sister would sell her away.
“I’m not selling! You’re my little sister, how could I bear to sell you? And selling people is illegal.”
After hearing Su Wen’s promise, little sister Su became even more afraid.
It turned out that her big sister didn’t want to sell her because she was afraid that she would be committing a crime. No, she had to work harder in the future.
Chapter 12: Patrol Team
“I’m telling you, you didn’t collect the wrong amount. Someone stole two shawls.”
Su Wen told little sister Su what had happened earlier, not treating her as a clueless child just because she was young.
Chen Weimin was dumbfounded as he watched from the side. He thought to himself, “The Su family’s eldest is really eloquent.”
She was too good at talking. He had sold things so many times but had never seen someone as persuasive as the Su family’s eldest daughter.
Not only was she articulate, but she also did things with a sense of propriety.
The thief was a repeat offender. She often came to steal, and if she was caught, she would bite back and report the person to take advantage of the loopholes.
Everyone was well aware of this, but they could only endure it.
“Su family’s eldest, not bad!” Chen Weimin praised sincerely.
“Big brother Chen, you’re too polite.” Su Wen smiled humbly, her heart as clear as a mirror.
Chen Weimin had indeed seen it when something had been stolen.
…
At noon, the two sisters bought three steamed buns to fill their stomachs, and little sister Su ate them with great relish. When she was thirsty, she would drink the water she had brought.
However, Su Wen had been very picky since she was young. She didn’t like drinking water and drank very little.
She was thinking about going back to the mountains to pick some wild fruits and make some fruit tea.
After asking Chen Weimin, she found out that there were wild kiwis, snake fruits, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and persimmon trees in the mountains.
Su Wen’s heart burst with joy.
There were not many people in the black market in the afternoon, and the peak hour only arrived at four or five o’clock.
Su Wen shouted at the top of her lungs for a long time and sold 21 pairs of sleeve guards. Because one of them bought a lot, they even gifted two shawls.
It made the customers smile and praise Su Wen’s business skills, saying that she would take care of her business in the future.
“The patrol is here.”
With a loud roar, the people in the black market picked up their things and ran away quickly like frightened rabbits.
Little sister Su was so scared that her face turned pale, and she helped Su Wen pack up in a hurry.
The group of people who were running away almost knocked down little sister Su. Fortunately, Su Wen was quick to grab her.
“It’s too late. Let’s leave the things.”
Seeing that the escape route was blocked by tofu and egg sellers, Su Wen was extremely decisive. She grabbed the small cloth bag that was used to keep the earnings and pulled little sister Su as she ran.
“Sleeve guards, shawls.” Little sister Su’s heart ached so much that tears kept falling. She followed Su Wen and ran desperately while crying.
To her, these were all made by Big sister and Second sister, who had stayed up all night. Each of them was made up of their blood, sweat, and tears.
Losing them like this was even more painful than cutting her flesh.
“It’s okay. It’s not worth much.”
Su Wen didn’t even blink. To her, that day’s income had already met her requirements. It was not worth it to be caught for those things.
Moreover, they were secretly selling things, so they couldn’t let the villagers know. According to what she understood, the grandparents of the seven Su sisters, as well as her second and third aunts, were not good people.
If she and her little sister were caught, those people would definitely kick them when they were down.
…
After successfully escaping but also losing the sleeve guards and shawls, they quickly went home.
On the way back, they passed by a pork stall. Because there was only a little left, the boss didn’t want any tickets, so Su Wen bought 2.5 catties of bones and 7 taels a catty of streaky pork.
They spent a total of 2.5 yuan.
The main reason was that streaky meat was expensive, while bones were cheap.
Nowadays, everyone’s stomach was lacking in oil. There was only a little meat on the bones. Without any oil, no one cared for it.
2.5 catties only cost fifty cents. It was the first time the meat seller had encountered someone who mainly wanted tubular bones, and Su Wen had left a deep impression on him.
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“Come, let’s go home.”
Carrying the heavy bones and meat, little sister Su finally stopped crying. She broke into a smile and was already fantasizing about what meat would taste like.
It would definitely be delicious.
They walked back, feeling invigorated.
When they arrived at Trinity village, the sky had just turned dark. The two sisters happened to meet their third aunt, Chen Guihua, at the entrance of the village.