sbdcsierra Chapter 120 Source
Chapter 120 Source
The reason is simple: my aunt is about to give birth.
"Oh, I'll go tell my uncle that I won't go either." Shen Lingzhu came and went like the wind. Before Mrs. Hu could call her, she had already run into the hall to refuse.
Shen Huai smiled and said, "I didn't say I'd let you go now."
Shen Lingzhu understood that she was too impatient. "Uncle, don't test me like this. I'm still a baby."
"Hahaha, yes, it's a big baby." Shen Huai was amused.
The laughter reached the west wing, and Xia Wang, who was staying there tonight, said to Huang Xunzhi, "Look, the fifth master loves the third lady the most. There's nothing wrong with him."
When the latter nodded slightly, the five Chang family boys looked at each other and pushed one of them aside to ask, "Brother Zhi, if Xiao Zhuzi decided to put on the sack, would you dare?"
"Of course I dare!" Huang Xunzhi clenched his fist without hesitation. He would not be like the Shen family members who stayed in the county and were indecisive when faced with problems.
Another young man from the Chang family asked, "What if, without Brother Xia Xing to lead us, we were to go around the villages selling bellows like peddlers? Would you dare?"
"Of course." Huang Xunzhi was not timid at all, and the two young men from the Huang family behind him also said that there was nothing they were afraid of.
Seeing that the Chang family boys were a little timid, Xia Wang said, "It's very simple. Just shout a few times in the village and someone will install it.
If not, we can go to another village. Of course, we have to know the way and not get lost."
But the next moment, he and Huang Xunzhi felt something was wrong. Xia Wang asked, "Did the Fifth Master decide to send all of us to the various villages to sell bellows?"
One of the Chang family boys said: "Well, Uncle Wu said that the wood is now cut better. We need to practice more. Once we are proficient, we can go home and make and sell it ourselves."
"If you leave, there will be fewer people in the shed here." When Xia Wang was lost in thought, Huang Xunzhi said, "I'll go ask Xiao Zhuzi if they can let us go after a while."
He was reluctant to leave, so he opened the door and walked quickly into the hall, but halfway through he saw Xiao Zhuzi and the Fifth Master drawing something, so he hesitated and stopped.
Behind him, Xia Wang chased him out and pulled him back to the room: "Don't ask now. Brother Chang'an just said that the fifth master said today that he would pay the carpenters their wages and they have already left.
Wu Lao Ye wanted to take advantage of the fact that the carpenters were still under the confidentiality period so that we could sell more and build up our reputation first."
"But the carpenters are gone, and our workmanship is not very good." Huang Xunzhi couldn't guarantee that every bellows he made would meet the requirements.
One of the Chang family boys said, "Only the master chef is gone.
But there is still a master chef who is willing to work here forever. In addition, people like Uncle Du San and Uncle Qi will also work here forever.
Adding Uncle He Qi and Brother Xia, there are eight skilled hands."
"That's not bad." Huang Xunzhi felt relieved, but then he thought again: "You're not going to make rocking chairs anymore?"
The Chang family boy: "Not for now."
Xia Wang said, "There's Lu Ji in the county town, and they do better than the previous carpenters."
"But we don't have many bellows in stock. If we rely on the remaining people to do it, the speed will definitely drop a lot." Huang Xunzhi was a little worried.
Xia Wang patted him and said, "You forgot that there are people doing the work in the county town and the county effect.
Over the past period of time, most of the bellows they made were stored in the warehouse of Master Xin's house, except for those sold at Lu's.
That's enough for us to sell to the villages in winter."
Huang Xunzhi didn't think: "Is it enough?"
……
At the same time, Shen Lingzhu, who was helping his uncle draw a sales route in the hall, was also asking if it was enough: "Will a hundred copies of the bellows rocking chair drawings be enough?"
Shen Huai put down his pen, supported his hands, and shook his head as he looked at the rough map in his hand. It was not as good as the one he drew during the day. "Almost the same. Each map can be sold at a price of five to fifteen taels, which is more than a thousand taels of silver.
Receiving such a large amount of silver, even if it is exchanged for silver notes or banknotes, it needs to be sent back home as soon as possible.
Besides, you can't sell to two or three stores in every county; in some places, just one store is enough. "It's not easy for merchants from other places to survive, and safety is the most important thing."
Shen Lingzhu paused as she was working on the ink. "Five taels? Would Uncle Seven sell it that cheap?"
“When the weather gets cold, rocking chairs won’t sell no matter how much you say.
Not everyone is willing to spend an extra ten taels of silver to buy the method of making it.
"Some counties are particularly exclusive, and even after lowering the price, they'll only let you sell one portion." Shen Huai thought to himself, trying to keep his seventh brother and nineteenth sister within the Zhili region. If they wanted to leave the province, they'd better choose a county next to Zhili.
No matter how far away it is, he won’t be able to take care of you when something happens.
Seeing that his uncle was lost in thought, Shen Lingzhu thought for a moment, picked up the pen and began to draw another picture based on his uncle's drawing.
She is not good at calligraphy, but she can draw a few line drawings.
After a while, Shen Huai came back to his senses and saw that she was drawing seriously, so he did not disturb her. Soon, a northern map that was almost identical to the one he had drawn was perfectly reproduced on the paper.
He couldn't help but nod repeatedly, and praised with a smile: "So this is where our little Zhuzi's talent lies."
"Hehehe, just average, third in the world." Shen Lingzhu's arrogant words made Shen Huai laugh again.
Mrs. Hu peeked in from the kitchen and asked, "What happy event have these father and son encountered?"
"I'll go and ask around." Shen Xianzhu stood up.
Mrs. Hu glanced back at him: "Miaozhu will cook soon."
"It's okay, there's plenty of firewood." Shen Miaozhu used to use a wood stove a lot in Huilongguan, so it was no surprise that she was used to cooking by herself with firewood.
But Shen Xianzhu did not leave until he helped his second sister finish cooking the dishes, and then he called everyone in the west wing to eat.
He himself ran into the hall and asked, "Dad, Third Sister, what were you talking about just now that made you look so happy?"
"Brother, can you keep this secret?" Shen Lingzhu asked him after he finished drawing the second picture.
Shen Xianzhu nodded heavily: "Of course!"
"I can do it too." Shen Lingzhu washed the pen and told his uncle that he was going to eat.
The eldest brother who had been waiting for her answer was shocked on the spot, because he didn't get the answer until she ran to the kitchen.
Shen Huai sighed and patted his son's shoulder: "Xiao Zhuzi said it's a secret and he definitely won't tell you."
"she……"
"Let's go eat. I can smell the aroma of fried lamb."
"Dad, tell me."
"I can keep it secret, too."
When the father and son arrived at the kitchen, all the young men living in the west wing had already helped set the table and served the food.
The rich dinner and snacks made everyone at both tables eat heartily, except Shen Xianzhu, who kept looking at his third sister Xiaozhuzi who was eating happily.
He decided that he would find an opportunity to defeat Xiao Zhuzi in the future so that she wouldn't have all the glory in front of him.
Shen Lingzhu didn't know what her elder brother was thinking. She went to the gate early the next morning to welcome Master Shen Shijiu.
The reason for such enthusiasm is that my uncle said last night that the teacher is a good painter, whether it is a large-scale landscape embroidery pattern or a portrait.
Shen Lingzhu especially wanted to find a source for his quick sketches, and learning fine brushwork from the teacher was a good choice.
Diligence is the key to success. After a long period of study, you will develop your own style and achieve perfection.