The happy little days of the Ye family

"But those scholars are very aloof. If it's an old book, they probably won't buy it, right?" The scholars in Li's impression were all aloof.

Of course, the scholars Li mentioned were those who planned to take the scientific examination to leap over the dragon's gate. Half-hearted people like Wang Lin, Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin were not considered scholars at all.

If you really want to study in an academy in town, and your family is generally well off, you probably won't be interested in these old books.

In fact, what Ye Qingqing just said, taking the used books he bought before to the grocery store to sell, Li was also very optimistic about it.

These tattered books may not be minded by farmers in the village like them, but those who read them will definitely not like them.

However, although Mrs. Li disagreed in her heart, she did not want to disappoint everyone.

And there is no loss if you can't sell it. If you sell it, you will make a profit.

Mother Ye was a little more awake now, "Second sister-in-law, what you said makes sense. I'll go back and discuss it with Dong Lin and Dong Lin's father."

"Besides, books on scientific research are not cheap. Even used books are quite expensive. The cost is estimated to be quite high, so you should be cautious."

Wang Yueya on the side felt that these old books were quite good, they were just a little old, but the stories in them were all good.

"Auntie, actually you can try the water first with those old books we bought before."

"If anyone wants to buy it, bring back some used books, especially books on scientific examinations. If they can't be sold, forget it."

These old books at home are all ready-made. Try them to see if anyone buys them.

"Second cousin is right, try using old books first." Ye Qingqing's voice came from outside the donkey cart.

Mother Ye let out a long sigh and said, "This kid Donglin is still worried about what to buy in the grocery store."

Ye's father had worked as a clerk in a grocery store for 15 years and knew the goods in the grocery store well.

In fact, Ye's father had already helped Ye Donglin prepare the grocery store's purchase list.

It's just that Ye Donglin wanted to open up a corner in the grocery store to sell things for scholars.

Recently I have been asking around where I can buy cheap pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and other things for scholars.

Everyone in the Ye family knows that Ye Donglin has been very busy recently, and they are all thinking of ways to help.

During this time, Father Ye was watching the workers building houses in the town. At the same time, he was also walking around the town, paying attention to what items could be sold in the grocery store.

Tang Xiaojing had been studying in the county for two or three years, and Ye Qingqing specifically asked him about what the scholars in the county generally liked.

When Tang Xiaojing was studying in college, he would either fight with his classmates or doze off in class every day.

He really doesn't know what those scholars like.

Ye's mother had nothing to do to help her son. She could only cook more delicious food for him every day.

Ye Xilin generously said that if the money was not enough, he could borrow money. Of course, an IOU must be written.

Mother Ye was not sure about selling used books in the academy, so she had to wait until everyone came back in the evening to discuss it together.

After returning home, Ye Qingqing ran back to the house with a smile on his face and locked the door.

Ye Qingqing excitedly took out the money he earned today, and then took out a ledger from the drawer.

This account book records every piece of embroidery Ye Qingqing has made in the past two years, every amount of money earned, and daily expenses.

In the past two years, Mrs. Ye has gradually delegated power to Ye's mother, and Ye Qingqing has also followed Ye's mother to learn housekeeping.

In the past two years, Ye Qingqing has learned to keep accounts and carefully record every income and expense.

Ye Qingqing opened the account book and added 10 taels of silver to the income column.

Today's embroidery picture was sold for 30 taels of silver, but the cost alone was 10 taels of silver, and the actual profit was only 20 taels.

Half of the money earned must be handed over to the public, and the remaining ten taels of silver are Ye Qingqing's private money.

It is clearly recorded in the account book that Ye Qingqing now has a total of 69 taels, 567 pieces of paper.

Now her embroidery skills have improved again, and the money she earns from selling embroidery products has increased from 28 taels to 30 taels.

Ye Qingqing's embroidery work is slow, and it usually takes about 4 months to complete a large embroidery picture.

There are nearly five months before the end of the year, and Ye Qingqing plans to complete a large embroidery picture and a small picture as soon as possible.

Ye Qingqing's current goal is to save 85 taels of silver by the end of the year.

Ye Qingqing first took out the ten taels of silver that were handed over to Gongzhong, then placed them on the table, and then took his own ten taels of silver.

Ye Qingqing looked around in the room and finally decided to hide the money on the beam.

Several deep holes have been dug in the ground and no more can be dug. Ye Qingqing was afraid that the ground would be hollowed out if he dug any more.

Moreover, the money cannot be hidden in the same place. If the family is robbed, it will not be wiped out all at once.

Ye Qingqing was still a little worried when she thought about having so much money at home, for fear that someone would come into the house and steal the money.

These are Ye Qingqing's hard-earned money, which she earns back by doing embroidery stitch by stitch.

Ye Qingqing thought about it and decided that it would be safest to use the money to buy a house or a shop.

The house is right there, no one can steal it, and it can be rented out to earn rent. It kills two birds with one stone.

For example, I was looking for the small house that I bought near the academy.

At the beginning, the rent was 500 Wen per month, but now the rent has increased to 630 Wen per month.

I heard from Tang Xiaojing that the rent for the two houses in Rongshu Lane was only one tael of silver per month.

Now the rent has risen to one tael and four yuan a month.

The house in Tangjia County has also expired, and I heard from Tang Xiaojing that the rent will also increase this year.

The rent increased from 8 taels of silver per year to 950 taels of silver per month.

Ye Qingqing thought it would be good to buy a small house or shop to collect rent.

But Ye Qingqing didn't have enough money. It would be nice if she could save enough money to buy a small house before getting married.

From now on, I will rent out the house and have a stable income every month.

Even if Ye Qingqing stops doing embroidery in the future, she can still stand upright by relying on the rent from the house.

At this time, I remembered a knock on the door, "Qingqing, are you free? Mom, come in."

Ye Qingqing heard Ye Mu's voice and hurried over to open the door.

Ye Mu is always present when Ye Qingqing sells embroidery, so Ye Mu knows exactly how much money Ye Qingqing has.

Ye's mother was also in the room just now, counting the silver in Ye Qingqing's hands. She estimated that there were six or seventy taels of silver.

This was quite a lot of money. Mother Ye was worried that Ye Qingqing would spend money indiscriminately, so she came here to talk to Ye Qingqing about private matters between mother and daughter.