The happy little days of the Ye family

Although Liu's pastries are not cheap, they taste really good. And there are many pastries there that Ye Donglin doesn't have here.

Although the people in the neighborhood are not very wealthy, there are still a few families with relatively substantial financial resources.

I have money in hand and don’t care about the twenty cents at all.

There were only so many people around. They went to Liu's house to buy pastries. Naturally, the business at Ye Donglin's side was not as good.

Ye Donglin discovered the next day that there were fewer people coming to buy pastries than usual.

Most of these people were the women who came to buy groceries in the second wave.

But fortunately, the boys from the academy came back to Ye Donglin to buy pastries.

Although these guys have some money, they don’t actually have much.

Yesterday each person spent 10 cents to buy cakes, and now they don't have much money on hand.

I could only spend four cents to buy a piece of the cheapest pastry to cushion my stomach. Those who were short of money had to pool their money to buy a piece of pastry.

They also have their own little calculations in their hearts.

The snacks at Liu's pastry shop are expensive and not filling. It's better to come to the grocery store and buy pastries. The money saved can be used to rent books.

In addition to paying attention to the customers in his shop these days, Ye Donglin also often inquires about Liu Yi's situation.

After a few days, Ye Donglin thought about it in his mind.

Since the addition of Liu's pastry shop nearby, the grocery store's business has indeed been affected. After all, there were so many people around, so they wouldn't come to his place after going to Liu's house.

Fortunately, it is not serious. The number of people who come to buy pastries every day has decreased by about 20%. For several days in a row, there are only a few pastries left.

Ye Donglin first took it home and ate it himself, but now he thought he would just bring less and let Ye's father bring more pastries to sell on Bei Street.

In fact, it's not just that a few pastries are missing. Usually these people come to buy pastries and more or less buy other items from the grocery store.

With a few people missing, other businesses in the grocery store have also been slightly affected.

All in all, I made less than 20 cents a day.

20 cents a day may not seem like much, but it adds up to seven or eight hundred cents a month.

When Mrs. Ye found out, she felt extremely distressed. She scolded the Liu family and his son at home for the past two days.

"The town is so big, it's really unlucky that a pastry shop should be opened near our shop."

Not only was the Ye family unhappy, the Liu family was not happy either.

They spent a lot of money to renovate the shop and buy many things.

A lot of money was spent, but the business of the pastry shop was not good. In the past two days, many students from the academy came to buy cakes, but in the past two days, no one has been seen.

The women nearby were very stingy, and most of them were not willing to come to his shop to buy cakes.

The father and son both looked sad every day, and somewhat regretted choosing this place to open a shop.

And I was very dissatisfied with the cheap pastries Ye Donglin sold. Selling them so cheaply affected the shop's business.

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Calculating the time, the farm tools I ordered earlier should be ready. Today I have to go to Blacksmith Fang to pick up farm tools. Father Ye has closed the stall early.

And he went to Fujia Village by himself without waiting for Ye Donglin.

Farming is about to get busy, and many people go to Blacksmith Fang to buy farm tools. The yard is quite lively.

During this time, Father Ye often went to several nearby villages to sell goods. As soon as he entered the yard, three women surrounded him.

"Mr. Ye, you are also here to buy farm tools. My family just wants to buy some light fabrics to make clothes. Do you have any?"

Father Ye originally just came to pick up farm tools, but he didn't expect that someone else wanted to buy something, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

"Yes, yes, I just went to the county to buy the goods two days ago. Madam Fang, look at this fabric, it feels cool to the touch and is very comfortable."

What Ye's father is holding is the kind of fabric that Tang Xiaojing bought for Ye Qingqing and Chenchen before.

Although the price is relatively expensive, it is very cool and suitable for summer wear.

Father Ye saw the clothes Ye Qingqing made from this fabric, and went to Chenjia Cloth Store to buy a few pieces the next day. This fabric was selling well in Bei Street recently.

"This fabric is good. It feels cool to the touch." As soon as she got her hands on it, Madam Fang fell in love with the fabric.

"This fabric feels really comfortable. How much does it cost?" Another woman next to her also took a fancy to the fabric.

"It costs 290 yuan a piece and can be sold in bulk."

The two people who originally thought the fabric was good quickly retracted their hands when they heard the price.

Mrs. Fang finally chose a piece of gray linen.

"I think this fine linen is quite good. It's breathable and durable. Give me half of it."

"okay."

"Mr. Ye, my daughter wants to see each other. Bring over the silk flowers and hairband you have and let me have a look."

"The appearance is a big deal, so you have to dress up properly."

As he said this, Father Ye took out a basket from the donkey cart, which contained some rouge, gouache, headbands, flowers and other things used by women to dress up.

Then Father Ye brought out two pieces of cloth suitable for young women, one bright green and one goose yellow.

"Would you like to pull some fabric to make a new dress for the little girl?"

The woman shook her head, "No, I just made her new clothes last month, so I want this silk flower."

The woman picked a silk flower in the shape of a peach blossom.

Father Ye smiled brightly and said, "Okay, this silk flower costs 23 yuan a piece."

"This is too expensive, about 20 yuan."

The woman didn't wait for Ye's father to speak, but directly thrust 20 copper coins into his hand, took the silk flowers and left.

This silk flower, Ye Fu, got it from Grandma Ye for 15 cents a piece. 20 Wen can still make 5 Wen, and Ye’s father will not lose money.

At this time, a young man suddenly squeezed over. He was wearing baggy clothes. At first glance, he didn't look like a serious man.

"Mr. Ye, bring me half a catty of rice wine." The young man held the wine pot and said to Ye's father with a smile.

"okay!"

Father Ye also knew this man, his name was Fang Jiawang. He was idle on weekdays and liked to drink. No one in the village wanted to see him.

When Father Ye comes to sell goods, he often comes here to buy wine, and he is also a regular customer.

Originally, I just wanted to get farm tools, but I didn't expect to do a few businesses. When I went back, Father Ye was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

When he returned to the entrance of the village, Father Ye saw some old aunts enjoying the cool air and gossiping under the big trees at the entrance of the village.

Father Ye simply stopped the donkey cart and started selling farm tools at the entrance of the village.

"Aunts and ladies, come and take a look. We have sickles, machetes, hoes, scissors, big iron pots, and all kinds of farm tools and iron tools."

"Sickle, sickle, the sickle used for summer harvest. It's not sharp and costs nothing. Come and take a look."

Following Ye's father's shouting, in addition to a few people enjoying the cool air under the tree, people living at the head of the village also came out to look at farm tools.

In addition to farm tools, Father Ye also moved other groceries out of the donkey cart and started selling the goods with the sunset behind him.

Almost all the wasteland near Taohua Village has been reclaimed. Every household in the village has a lot of paddy fields and dry land. The people in the village naturally need a lot of farm tools.

As Father Ye shouted, more and more people came to look at the farm tools.

During this period, many little kids came to buy candy, but they were chased away by their parents who came to buy farm tools.

I couldn't buy any candy, and I got a beating.

There was an endless stream of people coming to buy farm tools, and Father Ye stayed until it got dark before packing up and going back.

But before going home, I went to Carpenter Tang's house again to take home the barrels, tubs and other wooden things I ordered before.