Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

After Cheng Wan and Xu Zhinian said goodbye, they got off the carriage to find Cheng Erniu.

"Second uncle, let's go back and discuss with the family today about buying a mule cart?"

Cheng Erniu's hawking voice suddenly stopped. He turned his head and looked at Cheng Wan with wide eyes, and stuttered: "You, what did you say?"

Cheng Erniu felt that he must have heard something wrong. How could he possibly hear someone talking about buying a mule cart?

Cheng Wan looked into Cheng Erniu's eyes and said seriously: "I said, let's buy a mule cart for our family."

Cheng Erniu's eyes blinked again and again, his head was a little dazed, and he couldn't react for a while.

"Mule cart?"

Cheng Wan nodded solemnly, "Mule cart."

Cheng Wan had just chatted with Xu Zhinian and asked about tofu. Xu Zhinian said that she had never heard of, seen or eaten it, and had never read anything like what Cheng Wan said in a book.

Cheng Wan felt more at ease that the tofu business had great potential.

When the tofu business opens, even if it cooperates with restaurants in the county town and does not have to sell it on the street, it will still have to go to the county town every day to deliver goods.

What's more, there is also the bamboo tube cake business.

In this case, instead of renting Jia Sheng's ox cart every day, it would be better to buy a mule cart at home.

In this way, you don’t have to be controlled by others on transportation.

Moreover, although mules are not as strong and durable as oxen for farm work, mules are cheaper and faster than oxen.

The Cheng family mainly travels to and from the county town to do business. For the Cheng family, a mule cart is more suitable than an ox cart.

After a long time, Cheng Erniu's face was full of confusion.

Do you want to ask him if he wants to buy a mule cart?

Then he definitely wants to buy one. Buying a mule cart is not only very convenient for traveling, but the most important thing is that it is also very respectable.

There are fifty-one households in the entire Jiajia Village, and only five households have large livestock.

If the Cheng family buys a mule cart, it will be the sixth family in Jiajia Village with large livestock.

Who in the village is not allowed to look down upon the Cheng family?

However, Cheng Erniu frowned. A mule cart cost at least a dozen taels of silver, which was not a small number. Some were reluctant to spend so much money, while others were afraid to spend so much money.

Cheng Wan looked at Cheng Erniu's face, which was sometimes excited and sometimes sad.

Obviously, Cheng Erniu's psychological activities are extremely exciting.

Cheng Wan took a step closer to Cheng Erniu and said calmly: "Second uncle, don't think so much. You have to decide whether to buy a mule cart or not."

After all, all the family's money is in the hands of Mrs. Lin.

Cheng Erniu: "..."

Cheng Erniu frowned, "Then why did you tell me you wanted to buy a mule cart?"

"I'm just talking to you. Of course, it would be better if you could join me in persuading Nai to buy a mule cart."

Cheng Wan's tone was innocent and natural.

Cheng Erniu scratched his head. He was overthinking. He thought his eldest niece was asking him for advice.

Next, Cheng Wan began to focus on selling the remaining bamboo cakes, so that he could sell them out early so that he could go home early.

Cheng Erniu was obviously a little absent-minded.

In ancient times, carriages, oxen carts, mule carts, donkey carts, these large animal-drawn carriages were equivalent to various modern automobiles.

Thinking about the obsession of most modern men with cars, it is not difficult to understand the love of most men in ancient times for vehicles such as horse-drawn carriages.

The bamboo tube cakes were sold out smoothly, and Cheng Erniu was particularly active in packing his things, urging Cheng Wan to walk faster and go home quickly.

Cheng Wan shook his head in amusement and silently increased his walking speed.

On the way home today, Cheng Wan drove the ox cart, which was requested by Cheng Erniu. For no other reason, Cheng Wan drove it faster than Cheng Erniu.

Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu met many villagers after entering the village.

Some people saw Cheng Wan turn around and leave, while others exchanged polite greetings with Cheng Wan.

Such as.

"You went to the city to sell bamboo rice dumplings again?", "You came back very early today.", "Did you make a lot of money again today?"...

When others were polite, Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu were naturally not rude and greeted them with smiles all the way.

Under an old tree, several women looked at the backs of Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu driving away and chatted.

A woman lamented: "Since Cheng Wan recovered from his illness, the Cheng family's life has been getting better and better day by day. I think the Cheng family will probably get better in the future."

Another woman answered, "Who says it's not? This is a business in the city again. I heard from Jia Sheng's daughter-in-law that the Cheng family rented her oxcart for fifteen coppers a day! Then the money the Cheng family makes in this day is thirty or forty cents? This month is incredible."

Several people were chatting with each other, and one of the women suddenly said: "I think the bamboo tube rice dumplings made by the Cheng family are not difficult. Why don't we follow the Cheng family's bamboo tube rice dumpling business?"

No one spoke, and several other people looked at the woman.

The woman who spoke first rolled her eyes and said angrily: "I said Goudan's wife, you should be more careful. There are a few people in the village who have never thought of this, but look at who is as stupid as you." Say it out loud? Which company would really do this?"

"Don't you know Cheng Wan's temper? He is a master who can even deal cruelty to my own grandmother. If you dare to learn her family's methods of doing business behind her back, will she let you go?"

The woman who was called Goudan's daughter-in-law said unconvinced: "Then no matter how domineering Cheng Wan is, how can he not allow other families to do the same business as hers? I heard that the Cheng family went to the city to sell bamboo tube rice dumplings and there were many people there the next day. Few people imitate her family in selling rice dumplings in bamboo tubes. Why, she doesn’t care if people in the city imitate her family, but she won’t let us imitate her family in the same village? It doesn’t make sense.”

This... seems to make sense.

A few people looked at each other, but no one said anything for a while.

A woman in blue cloth with neatly combed hair put down her sewing and said: "It is precisely because we are all from the same village that we should pay more attention to this kind of thing. We can't see each other when we look up every day." , it is easy to become enemies if you are not careful. If you really want to do this business, go to the Cheng family and ask in person. I think they won’t mind having you as a colleague. "

"But you also know that the materials used in the food business run by the Cheng family are all gold and precious goods. Just say that brown sugar is more expensive than fine salt. The total cost is probably a lot. What if you lose money later? Don’t blame others.”

What the mother-in-law didn't finish was: Of course, Cheng Wan won't get used to your bad habits.

Cheng Wan, who had arrived home at this time, naturally did not know the content of these people's conversation.

The Cheng family at this time.

"What?"

Cheng Wan closed her eyes and rubbed her ears. These neat and sharp "what" sounds almost deafened her ears.

Cheng Erniu glanced at Old Mrs. Lin's face from the side and muttered: "Ah Wan is saying that our family should buy a mule cart."

After saying that, Cheng Erniu quickly took a step back and stood still.

Mrs. Lin looked at Cheng Wan and then at Cheng Erniu, "What aroused you two today?"

Cheng Wan: "..."

Cheng Wan put on a smile and stepped forward to hold Mrs. Lin's arm, "Milk, my own breast."

Mrs. Lin said with a straight face: "My mother can't do it either."

Cheng Wan blinked, it didn't matter, she hadn't officially exerted her strength yet.

But after Mrs. Lin said that, she was worried that she had gone too far and was afraid that Cheng Wan would be angry. She turned around, looked at Cheng Wan and said seriously: "Ah Wan, why do you want to buy a mule cart? A mule cart costs ten dollars." A few taels of silver, oh, how much money is that? How long will it take to earn it back by selling bamboo rice dumplings, no, bamboo tube cakes? With this money, you can even marry your eldest brother a wife."

"Besides, aren't we good at renting the Jia Sheng family's ox cart? Buying a mule cart is enough to rent the ox cart for several years. I don't know if this business can last for two years."

Cheng Wan nodded.

Mrs. Lin thought she had persuaded Cheng Wan. Just as she was about to smile and clap her hands, she heard Cheng Wan say, "I still want to buy a mule cart."

Cheng Wan saw that Mrs. Lin was getting anxious again, and others also wanted to talk, so she quickly said: "Don't be anxious, just listen to me first."

Cheng Wan was about to continue talking when she suddenly heard someone calling her name loudly outside.

"Cheng Wan? Does Cheng Wan live here?"