The village chief looked at his mother-in-law as if she were an idiot. Sure enough, the ancients did not deceive me. Women have long hair but short-sightedness.
Shi's mother didn't know that the village chief was regretting it and was planning to come back to Shi's family to talk about selling the cows.
After returning home with such a bucket of milk, Shi Jiang made milk tea again according to the previous method, and soon made a large pot of milk.
Fortunately, the weather is cold now, so it won't go bad if left alone. When it gets hot tomorrow morning, Shi's father will take it to the county to sell it. The temperature will be just right for the mouth, and it won't burn your mouth.
After hearing Shi's mother say that the village chief's cows were not for sale, Shi Jiang was not surprised.
After all, a cow actually costs about ten taels at least.
There must be a reason for people to buy cows and keep them at home, and it is normal not to sell them.
"Then let dad go to the county tomorrow to finish selling things, and then go to the market to see if there are any good cows to buy and bring back."
When Shi's mother heard her daughter's words, she nodded.
"Okay, when your father comes back, tell him. I still have some money here, so it's no problem to buy a cow."
Hearing Shi's mother's words, Shi Jiang felt helpless.
After all, the gold, silver and jewelry in her purse are not convenient to take out and use.
However, let Shi's father and Shi's mother work hard only for this period of time. Sooner or later, she will be able to use the money openly.
Sure enough, by noon, Shi's father came back happily with the empty bucket.
Sister-in-law Cai and her sons also prepared all the bamboo tubes and straws that the Shi family wanted and sent them over.
Good guy, it was several times more than when my father had done it himself.
After counting, there were more than 800 bamboo tubes and straws. All the edges were polished extremely smooth, without any burrs.
Counting the forty copper coins given by Shi's family, Mrs. Cai got into Uncle Cai's oxcart with a smile on her face, and the family returned home happily.
But in just one morning, I made so many copper coins. It was a business without capital.
According to what my man said, when the Shi family's man went to the county, he used nearly 400 bamboo tubes in two days.
In other words, the bamboo tubes they made in half a day were only enough for Shijia to use for four days.
If the Shi family wants it for a long time, they can get nearly 300 cash in one month.
Sister-in-law Cai counted the income of so much money with just a few fingers.
This does not include the Shi family's chartered oxcart to go to the county every morning, and the work in the fields of the Shi family.
After doing this calculation, in one month, I can earn at least one tael of money!
Sister-in-law Cai felt like she was suffocating.
Therefore, the Shi family's work must never be known to others.
As soon as she got home, Mrs. Cai put the money in her own money cabinet, called the whole family over, and solemnly told them again and again that they were not allowed to go out and talk too much about the Shi family's money making.
Especially the eldest daughter-in-law Miao and the second daughter-in-law Zheng must not tell their natal families.
After all, who knows if they will spread the news to their natal families after they tell it?
Miao and Zheng looked at each other and heard their mother-in-law say that at the end of the year, 10% of the money earned from the Shi family would be allocated to build a private house for their four brothers. There was no reason not to agree!
If I sold more than 900 coins yesterday, my father directly sold more than 1,300 coins today.
But the milk tea in the morning was brewed a little more, and because there were people who bought it yesterday, there were a lot more people coming to buy milk tea.
Even after the last cup was sold, people came to buy it one after another. When they learned that it was sold out, they were all very sorry and asked Shi's father to remember to bring more tomorrow to avoid not selling enough.
After hearing what Shi's father said, Shi's mother quickly mentioned the matter of buying a cow to him.
Since milk tea is so popular, I must buy a cow.
Otherwise, if one day the village chief's family is unwilling to sell milk to his family, their business will definitely be hindered.
"Okay, I'll ask Uncle Cai to bring the things back at noon tomorrow, and I'll go to the market to buy a cow first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Shi's father looked at mother and daughter. Could it be that Uncle Cai's family came to see them again?
He asked Shi's mother to collect all the copper coins earned today, and then Shi's father went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, he saw the village chief smoking a cigarette standing at the door.
Seeing Shi's father opening the door, the village chief cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Brothers of the Shi family, didn't your wife want to buy a cow before? My mother-in-law didn't know the situation, so she refused. I thought, since your family just arrived here and you have nothing, you must need a lot of things. I will do it
As the village chief, I can help you a lot, so since your family wants this cow, there is no reason to refuse."
What Shi's father didn't understand was that the village chief must have thought that the cow at home was of little use and had to be fed with grass.
It can be said that it is only a loss but not a profit, and keeping it is a waste of money.
However, since his family really wanted cows and the village chief's family wanted to sell them, they would buy them from anyone, and he didn't mind buying the village chief's family's.
What's more, if you can avoid quarreling with the village chief's family, you can avoid a lot of trouble in the village.
However, the village chief cannot let the village chief think that his family is easy to bully and can be manipulated at will.
"What the village chief said is true. It's just that my wife-in-law told me about this matter just now, and I have already asked someone to go elsewhere to ask about the cows. Look at how this matter was handled, it's really a bit embarrassing."
When the village chief heard Shi's father's words, his heart skipped a beat.
However, Yao Qian had just arrived home not long ago.
He found someone to keep an eye on the time when Shi's father came back from the county, and then rushed over to discuss it with Shi's father.
As far as the village chief is concerned, although Shi's mother and Shi Jiang were both here just now, they are women and cannot be the head of the family.
What my father is saying now is not asking someone to ask about the cow. I am afraid he is trying to lower the price of the cow at home.
At least, it can't be too expensive than what's on the market.
If it is too expensive, as long as Shi's father inquires about the price of the cow, he can directly refuse his cow and explain that someone else bought it for him.
This made his original plan suddenly come to nothing.
Thinking of this, the village chief once again complained about his dead mother-in-law who ate nothing and couldn't do anything well.
Holding his breath, the village chief forced a smile.
"Brothers from the Shi family, we are from the same village. Are you still afraid that I will cheat you? How about if my cows are bought for eighty taels of silver, you can also give them eighty taels."
Shi's father blinked. He had visited the market in the county before. The price of a cow at eight taels of silver was indeed not very expensive, but it was not cheap either.
If he agrees too happily now, the village chief will definitely feel that his family has suffered a great loss.
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Shi's father looked embarrassed.
"Village Chief, if it hadn't been for your warm reception after our family arrived here, I would definitely not be the one who broke your promise."