jdhmnovel Chapter 183 Moldy Cloth
Chapter 183 Moldy Cloth
The next day, Su He was woken up by Yan Zhi, and was pushed out with sleepy eyes.
Everyone in the village had gone out, and their luggage was placed in the box. The door was locked, and valuables were placed close to their bodies at the innermost part.
Family like Li Da, fearing that they might lose the money, actually gave half of the silver to Su He for safekeeping. Now the whole village started to share half of the silver with Su He.
After collecting a large pile of silver early in the morning, Su He could only say, you guys have good eyes, give it to me and no one can steal it.
After declining everyone's enthusiastic invitation, Su He began to stroll around the pier, and Liu Bai followed silently behind.
"Xiao Bai, the people on the same boat with us want to harm the people on the third floor. I'm afraid that we will be implicated. When everyone comes back, you can quietly tell them to be careful behind them. Let's take turns to keep watch."
Liu Bai nodded silently without asking Su He how he knew it.
"it is good."
There were a lot of food at the pier. Su He bought two hot rice cakes. The rice cakes were as soft as tofu, but sweeter than tofu. After Su He finished the ones in his hand, he placed an order with the woman selling rice cakes.
"Give me 200. I'll come get them in half an hour."
The woman nodded excitedly, "Don't worry, young lady. I will be ready."
Su He nodded in satisfaction. She would put a hundred of them into the space while no one was paying attention. Anyway, only Liu Bai knew about it, so this person could be ignored. No one knew how many she bought.
After eating the rice cakes, Su He saw that the wonton shop next door was also very busy, so he ordered a small portion for himself and a large portion for Liu Bai.
While eating, I watched people coming and going in the world.
After eating the hot and spicy wontons, Su He's appetite was immediately whetted.
I sniffed and looked at the next stall, which was selling sour jujube cakes.
This stall is quite avant-garde, and you can even try the food. Su He took a piece, broke it in half, and shared it with Liu Bai.
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
Liu Bai frowned as he chewed. He really couldn't say the word "okay".
Su He didn't hear Liu Bai's answer. When he looked up, he saw that the man had a serious expression on his face, as if he had swallowed a razor blade.
"If you don't like it, just spit it out. I think it's just the right amount of sweet and sour."
Su He bought two big bags himself, paid the money and gave them to Liu Bai.
Next came mutton soup, candied haws, malt sugar, chestnut cake, mutton buns, and yam cake with date paste filling. Su He ate some and packed up some. If she couldn't take the rest, she made an appointment to come back later to get more.
Liu Bai's hands were full of things and he couldn't carry any more at last. Su He helped him carry some of them and the two of them even went back to the boat to put their things away.
"Lao Dao, Lao Xia has diarrhea, and this old guy is eating nonsense again. You go and deliver food to the third floor later."
"Okay, I'll put the rope away first."
Su He looked towards the bow and saw a middle-aged sturdy man with a scar on his face, carrying a large bundle of ropes and walking away. He did not even look up when he passed by Su He, ignoring the scar on his face, and looked very honest.
This person's voice sounds like the person who spoke yesterday.
"Come on, let's go for a walk. It feels so good to walk on land."
Su He called Liu Bai to go ashore again. This time they walked a little further and looked at the shops around.
There are many kinds of shops near the pier, not only money houses and pawnshops, but also spice shops, clothing stores, rouge shops, bookstores, and medical clinics. Su He just passed by and took a quick look. Every shop was very busy and seemed to be doing good business.
Su He never thought about doing business. She just wanted to collect rent and wait for the money every year. Unfortunately, she couldn't buy this place just because she wanted to.
Su He took Liu Bai for two rounds and saw Wen Niang and others in a small cloth shop in the corner.
"Cheaper!"
Confirmed, it is Miaomiao’s hard-core counteroffer.
Su He held back her laughter and walked into the crowd, only to see Miao Miao standing in front of Zhou and the others with her hands on her hips, bargaining with the cloth shop owner.
"This cloth is all dusty. We need to wash it before we can wear it."
Xiao Miaomiao was very anxious, and she was sure that her sister would be able to return it.
The shopkeeper was very anxious when he saw his shop being surrounded by this group of people.
"Little girl, I've already given you a discount of ten cents."
"What can I do with just ten coins? It's only enough to buy ten steamed buns, not even enough for my family to share. How about this, let's make concessions, give me another coin, and I'll buy two more horses."
Miaomiao pretended to be calm and stared at the shopkeeper. Just as the shopkeeper was about to speak, Miaomiao was picked up by someone.
"elder sister!"
"Is Miaomiao helping her aunt buy cloth?"
"No, I'm helping my uncle and his family. My uncle's spring clothes are all worn out, and my brother has grown taller, so my aunt said she'd do some work too."
Su He nodded, "Boss, how much is this material per piece?"
"300 coins a piece. This is new material this year. I can earn a few coins to eat."
"What about last year's material, or the year before last, or is there any defective cloth? Although we also need to buy some better cloth to wear outside, we don't need too good cloth for daily work. If your price is right, we will buy a few more pieces."
The shopkeeper was reminded by Su He and thought of a batch of cotton cloth he had purchased two years ago. Because it was not properly protected during transportation and got wet by the rain, all the colors of the goods got mixed together due to water. By the time they were discovered, they were all ruined. The originally blue cloth was now colored yellow, and the red cloth was printed with green. It would be difficult to sell it, let alone give it away.
"I do have a batch here. Come with me and take a look. If you like any of them, I'll sell them to you at a low price.
Su He looked up at Liu Bai, then led everyone to follow the shopkeeper to the backyard.
The shopkeeper opened the innermost room. The dust inside was flying happily under the sunlight. It was obvious that no one had opened the room for a long time.
As soon as Miaomiao entered, she started sneezing wildly and Su He persuaded her to stay outside the door.
Liu Bai followed Su He in. The shopkeeper looked a little embarrassed. Everything in here couldn't be sold. He couldn't bear to throw it away, but he felt upset when he saw it. They could only be piled here.
"That's it. They're all top-quality material. If it weren't dyed, I'd definitely not bargain for 500 wen a piece."
Su He ignored the shopkeeper who was talking nonsense and tried to touch it himself. However, he stirred up a cloud of dust.
"I think this is a piece of fabric that is too hard to throw away."
As soon as Su He opened his mouth, the end was reached.
"Ah, you are so harsh, little lady. These are all good materials from last year."
"This is at least from the year before last, and you don't plan to sell it. Judging from the dust, you must have put it here and never looked at it again. Ten cents a piece, we want them all."
The shopkeeper felt a little guilty after hearing what Su He said, and then he heard this shocking price.
"10 wen? Did I hear correctly?"
"Yes, I'm at a disadvantage. You're going to throw away this cloth, but I spent money to buy it. You're making a profit. How many pieces are here? Count them."
Su He turned around and called Tietou, who came in with a serious expression to count the items.
The shopkeeper then reacted, "I haven't agreed yet, my material."
"The material is average, the color is ugly, and it's full of dust. We didn't charge you any moving fees, and we helped you move it out for free."
Su He walked out of the room directly and waited at the door for Tietou to finish counting.
"Aunt, there are 53 horses in total, and many of them are moldy. Let's not buy them."
"get mouldy?!"
Su He and the shopkeeper were both in disbelief.
"No, let's go."
Su He turned around and thought about taking her family away. She wanted to get some bargains, but she couldn't buy moldy things.
"Don't go, don't go."
The shopkeeper was anxious. If this group of people left, this batch of goods would be wasted.
"Just 10 cents a piece, but I have made it clear that you have to buy them all. I won't sell them individually."
Su He was about to refuse when she caught a glimpse of Tietou's expression out of the corner of her eye.
"10 cents is fine, but you need to lend us a pair of scissors. There is a well in your backyard. We need to borrow some water to wash our hands. It's dusty in here. Our clothes are all dirty after we moved out."
When the shopkeeper heard that Su He agreed again, he immediately wanted to go back and take a look.
"Lotus, forget it. We don't want this moldy thing anymore. Our ship is about to leave. Let's go back quickly."
Grandma looked impatient and said, "Our boat is small, how can it hold so much cloth?"
"It can be contained. I'll get you a pair of scissors. You can use the water as you like."
When the shopkeeper saw the old people, he told them not to buy, fearing that he would lose the business. These old people are the most difficult to reason with.
Su He pretended to be conflicted, and finally paid the money reluctantly after the shopkeeper handed the scissors to her.
One piece of cloth cost 10 wen, and 53 pieces of cloth cost 530 wen.