The two elder brothers and their neighbors didn't sell much goods during this period. The family only sold twenty or thirty kilograms at most. Adding in the consumption these days, their families combined, Ye Yaodong only collected 120 kilograms.
The goods they sold yesterday will take a few days to be ready, and several of their families are just a few brothers working together on the same boat. When the quantity is divided, one family does not have much.
After Lin Xiuqing calculated the money and gave it to her two sisters-in-law and the neighbor sisters-in-law, they were still reluctant to part with her.
Everyone knows how to settle accounts, and selling dried products can make more money than fresh ones.
Although it takes a little more effort, as long as they can make money, what does it matter if the country people have to put in a little more effort and go through a few more procedures? The least valuable thing is their labor.
After everyone took the money, they were still talking there and were reluctant to leave.
Sister-in-law Ye Er said with a smile: "It's only over 100 kilograms here. Is the quantity enough? If not, my mother's family still has..."
Sister-in-law Ye also said quickly: "My mother's brother's family also has them..."
"Our brothers also have..."
"How did things become so fast for you? When your family came back from the city the day before yesterday, there was more than half of it left that couldn't be sold. Today, you don't even have enough to sell, and you have to collect goods from everyone."
"Yeah, the day before yesterday, everyone was still annoyed that they were just following the wind. They thought your family was making a lot of money, so they kept all the goods to sell, but it turned out that your family couldn't sell it, and there was so much left. At that time
They are still patting their thighs and regretting it, thinking that they can’t sell it and throw it into their hands. Now they see that the villagers are right? You have made a lot of money!”
"Did you hold anything back?"
"Why didn't my fellow villagers say something in advance the day before yesterday? Otherwise, we would have left a little more cargo yesterday, and I don't know if today's cargo would be late. Have you returned to the dock?"
Lin Xiuqing listened to everyone's jokes and complaints, and quickly explained with a smile, "Sisters-in-law were joking, and you also said that things have become so fast all of a sudden. We didn't know that someone suddenly wanted so much goods. We originally thought that this
It took a long time to set up the stall, and we didn’t know if we would sell out all the food. It almost made us worry to death.”
"It's good now. Suddenly there is a boss who wants us. We don't have enough to sell. If we had known earlier, we would have sunburned a little more. If we didn't save enough to sell, we would have to charge the villagers..."
A sister-in-law suddenly became anxious and said, "Hey, it doesn't matter. Each of our families has dried fish. If you don't have enough, feel free to collect it from us. We at the beach don't have anything else. Whose family is still short of dried fish?"
"That's right, if you don't have enough at home, just come and ask us and we'll put in more sunshine tomorrow..."
"Do you want more tomorrow?"
Everyone is looking forward to them hoping to make more money, and no one wants to let it go.
Sister-in-law Ye and Second Sister-in-law Ye were not in a hurry, they just listened there. The three brothers had already agreed last night that all the dried fish they would be drying would be sold to Adong. They could sell it for a lot more money and save trouble.
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Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "I don't know about this. Who knows when they will need it? You can either figure it out and put some in the sun and put it there? If we need it, we will ask you to collect it. If we don't need it, you can keep some for yourself.
That’s okay.”
"If I eat it myself, how much can I keep..."
"Oh, this is not accurate, and we don't dare to expose it too much..."
Ye Yaodong was tying up the sacks and carrying the dried fish into the house. When he came out, he heard their conversation and he said something.
"I don't dare to give you a guarantee! Who knows if someone will want it later? What if the product is too bad and they don't want it? If the quality is higher, they might want it."
"We picked out all the ones when they were delivered. They must be good, but we can't sell the bad ones to others. We will keep the bad ones and eat them at home."
"Yes, people spend money to buy them. We can't give bad things to others. We must get good and beautiful things. We will eat the bad things at home."
Ye Yaodong will not make promises to everyone. Who knows how many times the number of troops will be needed? He can't let the soldiers eat dried fish all day long. If people want it, he will take it. If they don't want it, he will sell it for retail.
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Anyway, he won't lose money, and with the goods from his eldest and second brothers, it's almost enough for him to sell.
"So you all can make up your own mind. I'm not sure whether I'll collect it from here, and I can't say for sure that I'll let you post more. I'm not making a lot of money again, as I told you.
It’s hard-earned money, but I dare not promise it and cannot afford to pay it back.”
Everyone looked at each other and whispered.
"Then it's hard to say whether we should get more sun exposure..."
"You can figure it out yourself..."
Second Sister-in-law Ye couldn't help but said: "Oh, by the way, I haven't said what I asked before, do you still want it? If so, I will go to my parents' house and get it..."
"Yes, several of my brothers' families have..."
Lin Xiuqing smiled, "There's still a lot to be desired..."
Ye Yaodong glanced at her and interrupted her directly, "It's true that it's still a little short of the mark, but we have to ask our relatives and friends first. Just now we just thought that we are all neighbors and we must take care of it. I will collect yours first.
Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Since we have good relations with the folks in our big hometown, we must take care of them first."
This was said beautifully, and everyone felt extremely comfortable when they heard it.
"Yes, yes, you have to take care of your relatives first..."
"Yes, if you accept relatives first..."
Everyone nodded in agreement with smiles on their faces.
Ye Yaodong added: "I'll ask my relatives later. If the quantity isn't enough, I'll tell my sisters-in-law. If I need to collect more next time, I'll let you know."
"Okay, okay, just ask if you need anything."
"Yes, let's put it in the sun a little more and leave it there. It won't break anyway. Just tell us if you need it."
The couple nodded and said some kind words.
Everyone walked out while talking, everyone had to go home to cook.
After Lin Xiuqing and others left, she said: "You are so considerate. I almost forgot. You should ask your relatives and friends first. Otherwise, everyone will gossip behind their backs again. If you have money, don't give it to your relatives first and give it to outsiders."
Earn whatever you want."
"These people don't have many pounds on their hands. They are scattered and troublesome. They just want to take care of their neighbors. I will go to Uncle Lin's place to take a look later. Uncle Lin left a lot before, so there must be a lot at home."
Sister-in-law Ye smiled and said: "Okay, you go ahead and work first. If the quantity is not enough, tell us and we will go home and cook dinner."
"good."
After they left, Lin Xiuqing hesitated and whispered: "Sister-in-law, will the second sister-in-law weigh all the goods from her natal family, put them in her own house, and then sell them to us together? Let her natal family have more
Make some money?"
"It would be fine if it was just my natal family. What I'm afraid of is that all the seven aunts and eight aunts will take it and put it in their own house, and then sell it to us. There are too many, and we are afraid that there will be too much to sell, but we have already put it away.
If you give it to the eldest brother or the second brother, it won’t be easy to take it back.”
"Uh... I'm really not sure..." Ye Yaodong frowned, then immediately relaxed.
"My parents' family only has a small wooden boat, and they only net trash fish. There aren't that many of them. I don't want that many trash fish. The dried fish must be of the same kind to be sold. Dried fish is just incidental."
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"When the time comes, we collect it two or three times. If there are too many trash fish, just say that it is easier to sell the same variety and not so many trash fish. It is also a fact that fresh ones are not valuable and there is no cost."
Lin Xiuqing nodded, "You can figure it out, I don't understand this either."
"Well, let's not assume that he hasn't shown up yet. I'm going to Uncle Lin's house to have a look. I don't know if he's back yet."
It’s too slow to collect the scattered items of more than ten or twenty kilograms. Taking care of relatives and so on, of course, it’s just a nice thing to say, but you have to consider saving yourself some trouble first.
Moreover, Uncle Lin has a good relationship with his father and treats him well. He lent him the rolling wheel for more than half a year last year.
Since you want to receive the goods, you must first ask them if they want to sell them. If you have money, of course you can make money for them first.
Lin Xiuqing watched him go out with empty hands, and quickly stopped him, "Why don't you just bring the scale with you? It's already four o'clock now. If Uncle Lin hasn't come back yet, you can also weigh it first. Whether to sell it or not, wait.
He will ask again when he comes back. I know how many kilograms there are in my mind first, and then I go to my relatives to calculate the harvest without wasting time."
"Alright."
He went back and took the big and small scales with him, and also pushed the cart on the way, so that he could collect them wherever he went and save the burden of carrying them.
It's cold, it gets dark after five o'clock, and it's already four o'clock now. He still has to collect a little over 500 pounds, and he doesn't know how long it will take to collect while picking.
"When my parents come over for dinner, please remember to ask them to help me after dinner. I will go to Uncle Lin's first, then to A Guang, A Zheng and Xiao Xiao, and finally to a few aunts and uncles."
"knew."
It's a cold day and it's not dark yet, but except for some running and jumping children who are not afraid of the cold, there are no people on the roads in the village. Those children all have sniffles and are still running around and playing like crazy.
Occasionally, he could hear a few desperate screams, calling his children to go home for dinner, yelling and cursing. After catching someone, he would grab the clothes by the shoulders and drag the person into the house with curses...
Chapter completed!