The happy little days of the Ye family

The day after Ye Donglin met, Ye Xilin was carried to the dock by Ye's father to help look after the braised pork stall.

Ye's father sells his family's mountain goods and leather clothes with some familiar merchants.

There are merchants from all over the country on the pier, and my father also knows many foreign merchants who often come to the pier to purchase goods.

Among them, two merchants who were engaged in leather goods trading were interested in taking over the leather jackets from Ye's father, but the price offered was much lower than Ye's father expected, and Ye's father was unwilling.

Currently, Father Ye has 1 wolf fur coat, 2 pure white rabbit fur coats and 4 gray rabbit fur coats.

In addition, there are 2 coats of wolf skin and pure white rabbit skin, 6 pieces of pure white rabbit skin and gray rabbit skin, and 16 pairs of rabbit skin boots.

Winter starts early in the north, and after autumn, many northern merchants come to the dock to collect goods. This is the best time to sell leather jackets, and the price is also the highest.

At this time, there were four stalls selling fur coats and furs on the pier. Two stalls were dedicated to selling fur coats and furs from the northwest, and the other two were temporary stalls like Ye's father.

Merchants in the northwest specialize in the fur business. There are many types of leathers and fur clothing on the stalls. In addition to the common rabbit skins and wolf skins, there are also sheepskins, fox skins and some furs from animals that Ye's father doesn't recognize.

The quality of leather in the northwest is relatively good, and the leather jackets made are very stylish. At first glance, they look like they are worn by rich men, and the prices are also very expensive.

There was a very beautiful fiery red fox coat, and Father Ye couldn't take his eyes away when he saw it.

Standing next to the stall, Father Ye heard the stall owner and a merchant say that this fox coat cost 200 taels of silver. Father Ye, who was standing next to the stall, quickly walked away for fear of damaging the sky-high price coat.

He couldn't afford to pay for such an expensive coat if it was damaged.

In addition to the rare leathers that are more expensive at the stalls, common leather coats are also much more expensive than other stalls.

A wolf fur coat costs 30 taels a piece, a pure white rabbit fur coat costs 12 taels a piece, and a gray rabbit fur coat costs 6 taels a piece.

The other two stalls, like Father Ye, sell ordinary rabbit fur coats and wolf fur coats, and the prices are about the same.

The wolf fur coat costs 25 taels, the pure white rabbit fur coat costs 10 taels, the gray rabbit fur coat costs 4 taels, the wolf skin and rabbit fur coat costs 15 taels, and the pure white rabbit skin and gray rabbit fur coat costs 6 taels.

However, Father Ye did not see anyone selling leather boots. Father Ye thought happily, isn't this leather boots an exclusive business?

Originally planning to sell a pair of boots for 200 Wen, Ye's father temporarily increased the price and planned to sell them for 280 Wen a pair.

For the leather jacket in his hand, Father Ye planned to price it according to the price of the two stalls. The quality was similar, so the price was more reasonable.

The Ye family's braised pork stall has many merchants visiting it every day. Ye's father plans to put the leather clothes on the braised pork stall for sale.

Father Ye removed the stools and tables from the stall, then spread a piece of clean burlap on the ground, and placed the leather clothes on top of the cloth to sell.

Father Ye's leather coats were placed on the dock for several days, and finally he found a merchant who was willing to buy the leather coats on the stall.

The buyer is a middle-aged businessman from the north---Boss Wang. Boss Wang's family specializes in leather goods business, and this time he went out to collect leather goods and leather clothes.

The leather clothing shop in Boss Wang's home specializes in business for ordinary people. The leather clothing in the northwest is of good quality, but the price is too high, so it is not suitable for selling in the shop.

Although Father Ye's leather jackets are of average quality, they are more affordable and ordinary people can afford them.

Boss Wang wrapped all the leather clothes on the stall, but Boss Wang was unwilling to accept the rabbit skin boots on Father Ye's stall.

Boss Wang shook his head, "Your boots are stiff and uncomfortable to wear. No one will buy them even if they cost 280 yuan, let alone 100 yuan."

Father Ye had just thought happily that these boots were an exclusive business, but he didn't expect to be able to sell them at all, and he was immediately discouraged.

But these boots have already been made. Although the rabbit skin used to make the boots is cheaper, it still costs money to recover.

Father Ye had no choice but to continue to persuade Boss Wang, and finally sold a pair for 60 cents.

A pair of boots costs 60 yuan. The cost of the leather is recouped, but a lot of needlework and coarse cotton fabrics are also used.

Boss Wang took the abacus and fiddled with it. While calculating, he said to Father Ye:

“1件狼皮大衣一共25两，2件纯白色的兔皮大衣一共20两，4件灰色的兔皮大衣16两。”

“2件狼皮拼纯白色兔皮的大衣一共30两，6件纯白色兔皮拼灰色兔皮一共38两，16双兔皮靴子一共960文。”

"These total 129 taels and 960 Wen. Boss Ye, did I calculate correctly?"

"That's right, it's this number."

When Boss Wang was calculating the price, Father Ye was also calculating with an abacus.

Boss Wang gave Father Ye 3 silver checks, one for 100 taels, one for 20 taels, and one for 10 taels.

This was the biggest business that Father Ye had ever handled. When Father Ye took the bank note, his hands were shaking. This was the first time he saw so much money.

Father Ye carefully put the silver note into his coat pocket, and took 40 copper coins from the braised pork stall to Boss Wang.

Ever since he accepted Boss Wang's banknote, Father Ye has been a little suspicious, always feeling that someone is trying to steal his banknote.

After finally selling out the braised pork rice, Ye's father quickly urged Ye Xilin to pack his things and go back. If so much money was missing or robbed, he would faint from crying.

When we went back, it was Ye Xilin who drove the donkey cart. Father Ye used an abacus to calculate the profit of this batch of leather clothes.

Ye Xilin had just learned to drive a donkey cart, but the donkey didn't dare to slap him because of his tenderness, and gradually it stopped listening to his instructions.

Either they would eat grass on the road and refuse to move, or they would pull the car into a big hole, or they would suddenly accelerate or stop suddenly.

Ye Xilin yelled at the stubborn donkey, but it had no effect at all. The donkey ignored him at all.

The abacus in Ye's father's hand was messed up several times. After a long time of calculation, it became more and more messy.

Ye's father simply put aside his abacus, pushed Ye Xilin aside and drove the donkey cart by himself.