The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

"Boss, give me one."

"Oh, I'm sorry, we sold out today, we will have them tomorrow." The last one in the basket was sold, and when someone came to buy it, it was gone. Li Laoer glanced at the bottom of the empty basket , I hurriedly said sorry to people, and asked them to come back tomorrow.

"Hey, Boss, you don't do much business here, and you will lose your kung fu in a while^"

"Hehe, this is the first day for our brothers to do business. I don't know how everyone takes care of our business. Wait until tomorrow, tomorrow we must plan to come more, brother will come back tomorrow."

The man couldn't buy it, so he had to leave.

"Brother, we're sold out." Second Li looked at the empty burden, and looked at his elder brother in disbelief. It wasn't long before noon, and they sold out everything.

"En." Li Shanshan nodded, and it could be seen that his expression was more relaxed than in the morning.

"Brother, let's sell a little more tomorrow. You see, our business is so good today. We can make a little more money if we do more tomorrow." Li Er Er even forgot how much he charged today The money, which is much more than the money they got for a day of hard work at the dock.

Li Shanshan nodded and said, "Let's discuss it with Niang Shangzhi when we get back."

The two brothers didn't expect their business to be so good. They didn't realize that they hadn't even drank their saliva since they were busy in the morning, and Li's second son grumbled in hunger, "Hey, brother, I hungry."

"Take two copper coins and go over there to buy a biscuit to eat."

"Okay, I'll go right away, elder brother, you watch here, I'll come back as soon as I go."

When the things were sold out, Li Shanshan asked Li Lao Er to carry the burden and go back. He was waiting at the gate of the academy for his son to finish school.Li Laoer knew that his eldest brother was going to pick up his nephew, so he went home with the burden first.

Li Wang, who was waiting at home, saw his second son who had returned with a load, and got up and asked, "How is business today?"

The return of Li's second son also brought good news to the family, "Mother, my eldest brother and I are all sold out!"

"Really? They're all sold out?" Mrs. Li couldn't believe it, and happily took two steps in the yard.Li Laoer took a sip of water and said to his mother, "Auntie, it's true, we have sold out all the things, brother is going to pick up Sanbao, let me come back first to tell you the good news. Oh, and brother asked me Come back and ask what you mean, shall we sell a little more tomorrow?"

"Do it, let's do more!" Since the business is so good, they will make more to sell, Li Wang made a decision at that time

Sun Yi, who was at the side, knew that all the food they made was sold out, and the business was still going well, so she also had a joyful smile on her face.

Not seeing her man come back, Sun Yi knew that her man should be waiting for her son at this moment, and the son would not come back until after school.

The academy didn't finish school until Youshi, and it was the time when the sun was setting.

As soon as Li Wen came out, he saw his father waiting at the gate of the academy. His father was taller than everyone else, so he was easy to see.

"My father is here to pick me up. I'm going back. I'll see you tomorrow." Li Wen and Lu Zhishu who came out together told him, and ran towards his father with his small schoolbag on his back.

Li Shanshan reached out to hold his son's hand and led him down.

"Father, are you all sold out?"

"Well, how can Sambo be so sure?" Li Shanshan looked down at his son, a smile flashed in his eyes, and asked

"Father, did I guess right?" Li Wen grinned and showed his baby teeth. If the things hadn't been sold out, his father wouldn't have come here so early to wait for him.

Usually, when his father was going to work, he would come to pick him up a little later than he finished school.

On the way, Li asked about his father's sales today. Li Shanshan didn't feel that his son didn't understand because of his young age.His son has been smart since he was a child, and it was his son who came up with the idea of ​​making this food, so when his son asked, this man also talked to his son.

"Oh, then we can do a little more, but we can't do too much. The weather is hot, and it will be bad if you leave it for a long time." Halfway through, Li Wen lay on his father's back again, letting him Dad went back with his back on his back.

He has short legs and walks slowly, and he will get tired after walking for a long time. When he gets tired, he will walk more and more slowly, so he had to let his father carry him for a while, otherwise he doesn't know when he will be able to return home.

He is relieved when he knows that the business is good. It is okay to do more, but it must be within the consumption range.

It's good inside, the weather is hot, and I'll get pregnant in the afternoon before it's sold out.

Today Li Shanshan didn't go to the pier to do hard work, even if he carried a son behind him, the pace of walking back was still very easy.

Before dark, the father and son returned home.

In the evening, after dinner, the family closed the door.

"Aniang, this is the money we earned from selling things today." Li Shanshan took out the money from selling things and poured it on the table, saying.

"There are so many, hurry up and count them." Seeing so many copper coins, Li Wang's face was filled with unspeakable joy,

Said.

"Grandma, let me count." Li Wen said to his grandma in a slightly reserved manner.

"Okay, if the Three Treasures are coming, then the Three Treasures will come." When Li Wang saw that his grandson was going to count, he asked his grandson to come and count.

Under everyone's attention, Li Wen counted the copper coins one by one, quickly and accurately.Three copper coins for one lotus leaf rice, and five copper coins for two lotus leaf rice. Even though they didn't cook much that day, it was calculated to be one hundred and sixty thirty copper coins. Li Wen reported a number to everyone. .

This number made the whole family very happy.

"Okay, let's do more tomorrow, so that we can sell for more money." Mrs. Li Wang heard that the two sons made so much money after going out for half a day. Usually, the two sons went to the town to work, and the two came back to give money. Hers is only sixty or seventy copper coins, less than fifty copper coins.

Li Wen calculated in his mind that they earned 160 three copper coins this day, and after deducting the cost, they might earn about one hundred copper coins, which did not include the division of labor fee.If the division of labor fee is included, their business may just not lose money, not make money.

But now their labor costs are not counted, so the net profit is so high.

But no matter what, this is the first day, and it's a good start. Let's see what happens later. They can make more flavors in the future.

In fact, there is another way that they do wholesale here and sell it to other people in the village. They are equivalent to wholesalers, and they earn the difference from it. They don't have to sell it themselves.

For now, let's do the immediate thing first, and wait until later to think about it later.

Can this thing really sell for money?Li Dahua, who didn't expect much at first, saw the money brought back by her husband and uncle, his eyes lit up.

"You all remember, you are not allowed to go out and talk nonsense about family affairs, whoever wants to go out and gossip, let me know..." Li Wang's eyes swept over, and finally looked at the second daughter-in-law .

Seeing her mother-in-law staring at her, Li Dahua felt a little guilty.

"This family can let any of you come in, and it can also let any of you go out!" Li Wang said harshly. At this time, the business has not started yet, and there is something in the family that hinders everyone. She will definitely not forgive her!

Li Dahua's eyes widened. This, is this going to drive her out?Hearing what her mother-in-law said, Li Dahua began to be afraid.

Mrs. Li Wang beat it a bit, and saw that her words had an effect. If this lazy woman dared to go out and talk nonsense about everything, she would really dare to let her son divorce this woman and marry another one.A lazy daughter-in-law who can't give birth to a son, she wants to let her son divorce, even the people in the village will not say anything about her.

Seeing that it was getting late, the old lady asked everyone to do their own work and go back to the house early to rest.

The next day was still very early, and the Li family got up to make lotus leaf rice.

The lotus leaf rice cooked today was half as much as the day before, and it was divided into two loads. Li ShanGu and Li Laoer each carried one load.Li Wen went to the academy to read his books, and his father and second uncle went to the wharf to sell things.

"Boss, bring me two lotus leaf rice."

"Hey, here, two lotus leaf rice."

"Boss, I want a..."

"Good good."

The business of their stall this day was even better than the day before. Since many people bought their products the day before, everyone knew what they were selling. Will come back and buy from them.

If two people buy two together, they can save a copper coin. After eating a lotus leaf rice, you will not feel hungry until you work in the afternoon, which is very practical.

So the two Li Shanshan brothers were doing business on the pier, and they started to do business slowly.

There are men who came to work in the same village as them at the pier. They are all from the same village. Someone came to buy things with them and recognized the two Li Valley brothers. Only then did they realize that they were no longer carrying goods at the pier, but ran away.

Come here to set up a stall to sell things.

"You two boys are too mean. You didn't say anything when you came here to sell things. Brothers can still come to help you with your business, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's my brother's fault. I didn't tell everyone." Li's second son was a little more talkative than his elder brother, and he greeted and talked with the people in the village.People in the village bought things from him, and he said politely, "You don't need to pay a few dollars, let us take care of it."

"How can this be done? How can there be no reason not to give money for shopping?"

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Li Laoer thanked him repeatedly, and took the money.

People in the village knew that their family made food and sold it in the town, and the business was good. Everyone in the village came to their house to inquire about the news.

"Hey, over there, it's just a little business that doesn't make money. It's not a business." Mrs. Li Wang is a powerful old woman. When people from the village come to her house, the old woman invites people to sit in the courtyard. is also polite

Others came and sat for a long time, but couldn't get any news out of Li Wang's mouth.

Li Wang knows that the second daughter-in-law is unreliable, so the method of cooking food is still in the hands of the eldest daughter-in-law, and the second wife does some chores.

After hearing what her mother-in-law said that day, Li Dahua didn't dare to go out recently, fearing that if she accidentally said something she should not say to others, her mother-in-law would drive her out of the house.Seeing that the second daughter-in-law has been staying at home honestly recently, Li Wang's heart is satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

"We won't sit down anymore. We still have work at home, so we'll go home." These people came to Li Wang's place, but they didn't come up with a word, and they went back with a bad face when they left.

Sun Yi closed the door of the yard to block the sight of outsiders.