Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

"Shopkeeper, please give me a discount. These red dates are not a rare thing. They can be found on the mountain behind my house."

Liu Yu started to bargain.

"Brother, our red dates are all of the best quality. The wild ones in the mountains, with their small cores and big cores, are not as sweet as mine. This one is definitely worth the price. If you buy two kilograms, I will I’ll give you two cents cheaper.”

The shopkeeper has a clever mouth and is quite eloquent.

Liu Yu couldn't stand him, so she just grabbed a handful of red dates and looked at them carefully. She felt that they were no different from those growing on other trees in the village, and they only cost a pound.

In a few days, the red dates in the village will also be beaten. At that time, you can exchange the eggs saved by the family. The eggs are laid by the chickens at home. If you round up, it will cost no money.

Why did he spend this unjust money to buy more expensive things? Liu Yu had an idea in his mind and was not greedy for the advantage of the two cents.

I paid twenty-three cents, and before I left, I remembered that I had to drink some bitter medicinal juice for a long time to live forever, so I spent another ten cents to buy a pack of malt candies.

From now on, every time you drink the medicine, put a piece of malt sugar in your mouth to lighten the taste of the medicine in your mouth and sweeten your mouth.

Liu Yu carefully put the candy into the basket, feeling that she was quite considerate.

Liu Yu walked out of the grocery store in a good mood, and rushed to several cloth shops in the town. After shopping around, Liu Yu entered a cloth shop that was not that big.

The fabrics sold in this cloth shop do not have many colors. Most of the fabrics sold are cotton, linen, kudzu and other fabrics, which is suitable for their status as small farmers.

After asking about the price, Liu Yu asked the old man guarding the store to cut two pieces of fine cotton fabric and save them for Changsheng's lining.

After the old man asked what the material was made of, he cut two pieces of cloth into one piece.

"I'll cut it all together for you, so that the fabric doesn't bend when you cut it."

Liu Yu didn't know much about making clothes. The old man had been dealing with fabrics for many years, so he thought he knew how to cut and make the best use of the fabrics.

The old man was quite generous when cutting the cloth. After the measurement was sufficient, he added an extra inch.

There was a squeaking sound, and the off-white cotton cloth came off the roll of cloth.

The weather was only getting colder, so it was time to make winter cotton-padded clothes. Liu Yu bought thick, coarse cotton fabrics on the recommendation of the old man.

Coarse cotton is thicker than fine cotton, making it warmer and more durable for winter clothing.

Liu Yu carefully compared the colors of several coarse cottons and chose one indigo and one azurite. The coarse cotton was a little more expensive than the fine cotton. One was a lining and the other was an outer garment. Because it had to be wrapped with cotton, the fabric cost was also higher than that of fine cotton. More inner clothes.

The old man asked the man who made the clothes about his height and weight, and then began to calculate the amount of fabric needed to cut the clothes.

"It's rare to get the right amount of fabric for clothes. I'll give you a little more to save your arms and sleeves. If you have more, it will be a waste. These fabrics are strong and can be used to make shoe uppers. It’s all good.”

The old man took a wooden ruler, measured it, and explained it carefully to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu heard the old man mention the cotton shoes and nodded slightly: "You are still so careful. I would have forgotten the shoes if you didn't mention them."

A foot of fine cotton cost eight cents, and a foot of coarse cotton cost six cents. A continuous cut of fine cotton cost a total of ten feet, and a total of twelve feet of coarse cotton.

"Eighty cents for fine cotton, seventy-two cents for coarse cotton, a total of one hundred and fifty-two cents. I'll give you those two cents. Just give me one hundred and fifty cents." The old man crackled. Use the abacus and start reporting accounts.

At this moment, more than one hundred coins were spent. Liu Yu didn't feel any pain, so he took out a bunch of copper coins, counted another fifty coins and pushed them over together.

"Grandma, I wonder how many needles you might give me."

The person in the family can do some needlework, and sitting and lying down all day long will probably become boring after a long time. After a while, the legs will be better, and doing some work can also kill time.

"Okay." For such a big customer, the old man also made great efforts to woo him. He gave away a pin for quilts and a few needles for shoe soles.

Liu Yule's eyebrows were curved, she put the needle in place and said goodbye to the old man before going out to thank him.

"Don't be polite. Our cotton shop has all kinds of fabrics and threads for making clothes and quilts. If you are missing anything, just come!"

Liu Yu readily agreed, and while walking on the Qingshi Bridge in Shangzhang Town, she suddenly remembered that her grandfather had forgotten to buy the tobacco he wanted.

He hurried back to the previous grocery store and asked for two taels of tobacco, a total of five cents. He took out the tobacco that his grandfather had given him before leaving and asked the grocery store owner if he would accept it.

The grocery store owner took the cut tobacco and smelled it carefully: "It smells quite good. It's lighter than the ones I collected before. I'll give you ten cents per catty."

Liu Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this. The cut tobacco he just bought was twenty-five cents per kilogram, and the purchase price was ten cents. Even though the items were slightly different, the profit from selling them at the grocery store was about the same. More than half.

"Can you exchange my tobacco with the one you sell?" You and I also sold tobacco to buy tobacco. If the grocery store owner is willing to agree, then I can save some money.

"You're a very smart guy, but what we earn is the price difference. If this doesn't work, if this were the case, my shop would have been closed a long time ago." The grocery store owner flatly refused without even thinking about it.

"Then you're busy. I don't know how much my grandpa has dried. I won't come to bother you until everything is sorted out."

The owner of the grocery store heard these kind and decent words several times a day. He just nodded lightly and asked Liu Yu to come to his door after putting the things away.

When doing business, what is important is that harmony brings wealth.

Liu Yu said goodbye to the always-smiling grocery store owner. It was almost noon now, and the food she had eaten in the morning had long been consumed.

The noodle shop setting up a stall on the street is rolling with boiling water. The boss rolls out the noodles neatly, then flicks the noodles and puts them into the pot with a smooth movement, all in one go.

The toppings are served in large bowls, both meat and vegetable, and the aroma is fragrant.

Smelling this smell, Liu Yu felt even more hungry.

"This little brother, I would like a bowl of noodles. The meat bowl costs five cents, and the vegetarian bowl costs three cents. I bet you want to eat it. Our noodle soup is enough. It's a big, solid bowl."

The boss takes good care of you.

"No, not anymore."

Five cents is enough to buy a pound of fine white flour, and one pound of flour can make a large pot of noodles.

Liu Yu was calculating accounts in her mind and walked quickly without looking back.

When passing by the crossroads, he spent 30 cents to buy a piece of pork suet. The boss was kind and listened to Liu Yu's words about buying the oil to make soup to replenish the health of the family's injuries.

The tube bones were picked clean without any trace of meat residue, and two of them were used as extra tips and given to Liu Yu.

Carrying a basket full of purchased items, Liu Yu went to the place agreed with Huang Laosan and prepared to go home.