The village chief replied smoothly: "This is a small matter. Let's pick some for you later."
Mrs. Shu shook her head, "Picking coconuts is not a light activity. I can't let everyone's help go free. Let's do this. I'll pay you two coconuts for one penny. After you pick them, you can move them to my house and I'll pay you per piece."
"Two coconuts for one penny?" The village chief was dumbfounded, "My third daughter-in-law, are you not dizzy?"
They had to work hard for a long time to dig out a few kilograms of clams, and clams cost one penny or two kilograms.
Coconuts are everywhere, and they cost the same as clams. No one in their right mind would do such a thing.
Old Mrs. Shu smiled, "Don't worry, village chief, I'm awake! One penny and two coconuts, one hand pays the money and the other hand delivers the goods, no fraud."
But we don’t want all kinds of coconuts, we only collect old coconuts... like this one, cut open the hairy coconuts inside the shell.
If you remove the skins in advance and sell them with raw coconuts, it costs two cents or three, and you can do whatever is convenient for you."
"Two pennies and three? For God's sake!"
The people in the village were going crazy with joy.
In the past few days since I arrived in Qiongzhou Island, apart from going to sea and earning three melons and two dates, I spent the rest of my time spending money. Those with a rich family had some left over, while those with a small family could only sigh at the big hole in the roof.
At this time, Mrs. Shu suddenly proposed to spend money to buy coconuts, which was equivalent to saving the lives of a group of people.
With two pennies and three coconuts, if the family works hard, it is not a problem to earn a hundred or ten coppers a day. If you work for a while, you will have enough money to repair the house, right?
So a group of people called them daddy and mommy, and they all took their families and went to the forest to pick coconuts.
Seeing that these people were like passing locusts, the old woman licked the coconuts next to her house and screamed in anger: "Don't pick them, don't pick them, don't pick them!"
But no one listens to her.
The happier she screams, the more energetic everyone picks them.
At this time, Zhao Laosan was leaning on a cane in his left hand and holding a sack in his right hand. He patted her as he passed by and said, "Stop shouting and go pick coconuts quickly. That's all money!"
Mrs. Shu hugged the few coconuts she had just picked up and smiled, "You should keep your coconuts for yourself. We won't accept them. We can't afford them."
The old couple was confused, "You can't do this..."
Old Mrs. Shu was too lazy to talk nonsense with them. She turned around and waved to the little ones, "Hold the coconuts and let's go home. You won't have to go out to work in the future. Just rest at home."
Why let a few children suffer when things can be solved with money?
The few little ones didn't react at all, and followed me obediently while holding the coconut. The big red peach was so happy that it swung its tail and performed a cheerful monkey dance on the spot.
In the past few days, it had been picking coconuts every day, and its arms had become thinner. Fortunately, Xiaotuanzi was kind enough to give it several new pairs of headbands, otherwise it would have stopped working long ago.
The process of picking coconuts and peeling them was saved, and the family finally had some time to breathe. Mrs. Shu was in a good mood, so she went to the beach that afternoon to pick up a basket of sea vegetables and steamed dozens of sea vegetable buns.
While eating, the old lady suddenly remembered that she accidentally took a picture of the old lady, and she felt sorry for it. She picked up a few buns and wanted to give them to her.
But she was awkward and didn't want to admit that she had done something wrong. She thrust the bowl into Shu Mingyi's hand and only said: "Take it to your aunt's house."
He didn't explain anything else, leaving Shu Mingyi confused. He looked at the hot steamed buns in the bowl and didn't react for a while, "Did I hear that right? You want me to deliver the buns to my uncle's house?"
No, he must have heard wrong.
Either that or his mother is crazy.
"Just give it to you if you are told. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Mrs. Shu gave him a dirty look, took the buns and left.
At this time, Xiaotuanzi came over quietly and told him that the old lady had beaten the wrong person, which had made Mrs. Zhang sad.
Shu Mingyi suddenly realized, "I understand."
His mother must have wanted to apologize to her eldest aunt but couldn't lose face, so she had to find him as a middleman to make peace.
Just making peace won't work. My eldest aunt has a bad temper and I'm afraid she won't forgive her easily. I'd better let him, my son's helper, apologize.
For the harmony of the whole village, everything is worth it.
Peace Ambassador Shu Mingyi rushed to Shu Yaozu's house, put the buns in front of the shocked eyes of the family, and then bowed and apologized:
"Auntie, my mother accidentally slapped you with the broom this morning. I'm really sorry. These buns are an apology gift. I hope you have a lot of them and don't take this little thing to heart."
"Yes, yes..." Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a long time and finally said a complete sentence, "Did your mother ask you to come?"
Shu Mingyi nodded, "Of course!"
Mrs. Zhang: "!!!"
Mother, what did she hear?
The arrogant old lady Shu even sent her something to apologize!
Mrs. Zhang was so excited that her mind went blank and she looked around blankly. Finally, she grabbed the buns on the table and took a bite, shedding tears as she chewed them.
"Mingyi, go back and tell your mother that I forgive her and we will never quarrel again."
Woo hoo, she won this battle after all, there is no need to argue in the future.
The task was successfully completed. Shu Mingyi returned home humming a song and repeated Mrs. Zhang's last words, not forgetting to flatter her at the end: "Mom, the buns you made were so delicious that they even made my aunt cry.
"
When Mrs. Shu learned that her rival ate steamed buns until she cried, she hummed proudly, "No, your mother's cooking skills are well-known throughout the village."
*
With the power of money, the family can cook coconut oil at a higher speed. In just three days, they produced 15 bottles of coconut oil and 20 cans of shredded coconut.
This time I went to the county town to sell goods, but Yan Yan didn't follow me.
But before I left, I couldn't help but say something: "I also want to eat candied haws, with sesame dipped in it. I also want to eat candy canes, not the candy that sticks to my teeth. It's not delicious."
Shu Mingzhi kept nodding, "Buy, buy, buy, I'll buy it all for you!"
Everyone walked to the road, and Xiao Tuanzi leaned by the door and shouted uneasily: "Fourth uncle, if Tie Gongji tries to bargain with you again, don't agree. One penny can buy half a load of candied haws!"
Shu Mingzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I see, do I, your uncle, look like that kind of poor and generous person?"
When they arrived at the county town, the brothers went to the Yuan family at the east end of the city to sell goods, just like last time.
What disappointed Shu Mingzhi was that he could not see Yuan Nianyun this time. The doorman said that the Yuan family had guests. His lady was entertaining the guests at home and had no time to come out to see them.
However, I bought the pastries and coconut oil as usual, and doubled the amount. Four bottles of coconut oil, four cans of shredded coconut, and two boxes of pastries, for a total of thirty taels of silver.
Shu Mingzhi, who received the huge sum of money, was not very happy. He stood in front of Yuan's house and looked at it several times before reluctantly leaving.
Shu Mingli heard his plaintive sigh and sneered: "Are you sad that you can't hold the county magistrate's daughter's thigh? You are not Yanyan, and everyone loves you. Isn't it normal that you can't hold your thigh?"
Shu Mingzhi glanced at him as if he was mentally retarded, "You know nothing!"
There is no way to communicate with such a fool, so he should work hard to make money and get rid of his identity as a salesman as soon as possible.