The happy little days of the Ye family

Shopkeeper Chen whispered in Father Ye's ear: "These pieces of fabric are 2% cheaper."

Father Ye carefully inspected each piece of fabric. The fabric was wrinkled, but there was no major problem other than moisture.

Two black ones and two navy blue ones, both in relatively common colors, Father Ye wanted both.

After picking out the fabric, Father Ye also picked up some medium and high-quality needles and threads. Cheap needles and threads can be purchased at North Street.

Years ago, there were many people making clothes, and there were many large pieces of cloth and rags in the shop. Shopkeeper Chen was so proud that he gave them all to Father Ye.

After adjusting the fabrics, it was time to negotiate the price. Father Ye and shopkeeper Chen had a friendly exchange for a quarter of an hour. In the end, boss Chen agreed to give Father Ye a [-]% profit for each piece of fabric.

Of course, those four pieces of damp cotton are not within the scope of the profit.

After coming out of Chenjia Clothing Village, Ye's father took Ye Donglin into Yangjia Clothing Village. Father Ye spent 50 Wen to buy 3 large bags of rags from Yangjia Cloth Store.

After coming out of Yangjia Clothing Village, Ye's father started teaching Ye Donglin again.

"The goods at Yangjia Cloth Store are of good quality and have many varieties, but they are relatively expensive. Your mother usually buys all the things she uses to make embroidery here, but there is no need to buy such expensive fabrics and needlework in the town and village. .”

"The fabrics your Nai and Qingqing use to make hairbands and headbands are rags and large pieces of cloth bought from these two cloth stores. Rags are cheap, and although it is more troublesome to make, you can make money in this way."

Ye Donglin listened carefully to Father Ye's words. If it weren't for the father and son, outsiders would never have told him this.

Then the father and son came to West Street.

"There are many craftsmen gathered here on West Street, and all kinds of things can be bought here. Except for fabrics, one-third of the things I usually sell are collected from villagers, and the rest are Purchased here on West Street."

"Women who love beauty are the most profitable. Things used by women, such as rouge, facial oil, hand cream, hair oil and soap, are more expensive, but the profits are also considerable."

"I know that women take care of the family's money. For example, grandma and mother are in charge of the money at home. When this woman has money, she will naturally be willing to spend it to buy things." Ye Donglin said cleverly.

Father Ye felt that what this boy said was quite reasonable. If he didn't have money, he wouldn't be able to buy it.

"This is also one of the reasons. The main reason is that these things are consumed relatively quickly. Basically, they need to be bought again every one or two months. In addition to women buying them for their own use, some young men will also buy them as gifts for the women they like. Used to coax my wife."

"The person who invited you to a wedding banquet last time was the one who bought things from you, and won the beauty by giving her some gadgets that would please the girl."

Father Ye's operation opened up new ideas for Ye Donglin, and also helped Ye Donglin successfully marry a wife when he grew up.

"If that silly goose hadn't had the help of your father and me, how would he have been able to marry a wife so quickly." Father Ye said with a smirk on his face.

Ye Donglin looked at Father Ye with admiration and said sincerely. "Dad, you are amazing."

Seeing that the topic had gone astray, Father Ye quickly came back, "Don't take too many things for women. Just take two or three boxes of each item. However, the variety must be rich. Only with more things can we attract those women who love beauty to come and choose things." .”

"In addition to women's money being easy to make, children's money is also easy to make. Candy cubes, especially cheap candies, are the most sold every time."

"Some gadgets that children like also sell well. I have already ordered a batch of small wooden toys from Uncle Tang in the village."

In winter, the nights are long and the days are short. It was completely dark when Ye's father and Ye Donglin returned to the village entrance.

At this time, everyone in the village had gone home to eat. The entrance to the village was quiet, and a familiar voice came from not far away.

"Dad, brother, why are you so late?"

"It gets dark very quickly in winter, why don't you come back early? The food has been prepared at home, just waiting for you to come back."

It turned out that Ye Mu and Ye Qingqing were holding lanterns at the entrance of the village waiting for the father and son to return home.

Ye Donglin said with a smile: "I have been hungry for a long time. What delicious food did you cook at home today?"

"It's cold at night in winter and there's frost. Don't freeze. Get in the donkey cart quickly."

Ye's father parked the donkey cart next to Ye's mother, and quickly helped the mother and daughter into the donkey cart. The family of four rushed home for dinner, talking and laughing.

Grandma Ye worked as an embroiderer in an embroidery workshop when she was young, and she made rabbit fur coats at that time. Making the fur coat this time was not that difficult for Grandma Ye, and she and her mother made the rabbit fur coat in just a few days. .

The day before the Lantern Festival, the rabbit fur coat that Father Ye was looking forward to was finally ready. Mother Ye and Grandma Ye took the finished rabbit fur coat for Father Ye to try on.

Father Ye met many northern businessmen on the dock. Northerners were generally taller than southerners. Father Ye also told Grandma Ye and Mother Ye that the rabbit fur coat should be made as big as possible.

Grandma Ye used up all the 25 pieces of rabbit skin that Father Ye took back. The rabbit skin coat she made was a little big for Father Ye, but it was just right to wear an extra coat underneath.

Father Ye looked very grand after putting on this rabbit fur coat. The originally gray rabbit fur coat looked much more eye-catching because of the pure white collar.

This rabbit fur coat is well made and looks much better than the pure gray rabbit fur coat that Father Ye saw on the dock.

Father Ye was not sure about the price of this leather coat, so he had to ask Grandma Ye.

"Mom, a pure gray rabbit fur coat on the dock costs 3 taels of silver a piece, a pure white rabbit fur coat costs 8 taels of silver a piece, and a wolf fur coat is even more exaggerated, costing 20 taels a piece. Our rabbit fur coat costs How much does it cost?"

Grandma Ye lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said: "The gray rabbit fur coat costs three taels of silver, and the pure white rabbit fur coat costs eight taels of silver. Ours is a splicing of two colors, which is both stylish and beautiful."

"I think it should be between 4 taels and 5 taels. 4 taels is the bottom line. Try to sell at 5 taels."

Both Father Ye and Mother Ye thought the price was quite reasonable. Father Ye patted his thigh and said happily: "Just sell it for five taels, and the minimum cannot be less than four taels."

Grandma Ye saw Father Ye and Mother Ye happy and in a very good mood, and laughed together with them. The rabbit fur coat was ready, and Grandma Ye felt a lot more relaxed. At least the fur she collected didn't have to hit her hands.

Grandma Ye: "The remaining ten rabbit skins are relatively hard. I will study them to see if they can be made into leather boots."

"Thank you for your hard work!" Father Ye pressed Grandma Ye's shoulders diligently.

Grandma Ye thought of the wolf skin in the house, "That wolf skin was just sitting there and wasting. Let's see if you can collect another batch of skins during the harvest. If you don't have wolf skins, rabbit skins will do."

"Just like this rabbit fur coat, it is made of rabbit skin and wolf skin. Use wolf skin in prominent places and rabbit skin in other places."