As soon as he heard that his wife was going back to her parents' home, Zhao Shagen immediately wanted to accompany her.
No matter how much Sun Shuiqin refused, it was useless. He asked someone to take a message to the workshop to ask for leave, then rented an ox cart and asked Sun Shuiqin to sit on the ox cart and drive to Osmanthus Village.
As soon as she walked out of Dahe Village, Sun Shuiqin whispered: "I'm not going back to my parents' home. I just want to go shopping in Hekou County and buy something for my children."
Zhao Shagen didn't ask anyone else, and immediately changed direction, and the ox cart drove slowly towards Hekou County.
When we arrived in the city, it was noon, and the smell of food came from the streets.
"Daughter-in-law, let's eat something to fill our stomachs first." Zhao Shagen left the oxcart at the gate of the city and carefully supported Sun Shuiqin, "Do you want meat buns or big wontons?"
Sun Shuiqin looked up at the restaurant in front of her, which was Zuixian Restaurant. She had never been to such a big restaurant to eat.
When you get the money, come and have a big meal.
She said: "I'm not hungry yet, let's go buy something for the child first."
She walked forward and after asking for a while, she found out the location of Hu Ji's clothing store. It was bustling inside. In just a blink of an eye, more than a dozen pieces of cotton underwear were sold, and a steady stream of customers came to the door. , business is extremely hot.
"Shagen, wait for me outside."
Sun Shuiqin straightened her clothes and stepped in.
As soon as we entered, someone came to greet us: "What kind of clothes does this lady want to buy, whether it's her own underwear or her children's underwear, we have them all in the store. You can tell how comfortable they are by touching them..."
"I want to see your shopkeeper." Sun Shuiqin said quietly, "Just say that an embroidery worker in Dahe Village has something important to discuss with you, and your shopkeeper will not refuse."
The waiter walked to the lounge at the back of the store, and after a while, he came out and respectfully brought Sun Shuiqin in.
Shopkeeper Hu is drinking tea. He is in a good mood these days. He has never been so smooth since he started the fabric and clothing business. He has made more money in the past four or five days than he has made in the past year. He finally Now you understand what it means to make money every day.
If you follow the footsteps of Sui'an people, you won't have to worry about not making money in the future.
He looked up and saw Sun Shuiqin coming in with a smile on his face: "Come on, come on, sit down."
Sun Shuiqin sat down holding her belly and went straight to the point: "Shopkeeper Hu's business is so booming, I guess he made a lot of money. I'm here to collect the dividends today."
"You, little wife, are too impatient. It has only been on the market for five or six days. How can anyone be so anxious to get dividends?" Shopkeeper Hu took a sip of tea and said, "According to the rules of the business, generally speaking, dividends are distributed once a quarter. Come back at the end of the year.”
A sneer appeared on Sun Shuiqin's lips. She knew that shopkeeper Hu would trick her temporarily. Fortunately, she was prepared.
She leaned on the chair and said: "Shopkeeper Hu's business is so big, and he is still doing the business that Sui'an people originally planned to do. Don't you want to know how Sui'an people will react now?"
Shopkeeper Hu immediately put down the tea cup: "Hurry up and tell me, is there any news over there in Sui'an?"
"Shopkeeper Hu wants to get information from me, but he is unwilling to give me any benefits. Are you bullying me because I am a village woman and don't know anything?" Sun Shuiqin sneered, "I took the risk to find shopkeeper Hu because I had no money. Cooperating, taking such a big risk, but not getting a penny, I suffered a loss, but I am not willing to cooperate anymore."
"I didn't say I wouldn't give you money, but it's just not the right time now." Shopkeeper Hu compromised, stood up and took out a box from a drawer, pulled out two banknotes and handed them over, "Two hundred taels of silver, you can use it first, and we will meet again at the end of the year. Is it okay to calculate it again?"
Sun Shuiqin did not accept the money, but smiled and said: "I just stood at the door of the store for a while, and in just a moment, the store sold at least twenty sets of clothes. One set of clothes cost two taels of silver, which is forty Two taels of silver. At the end of the day, I will earn at least one thousand taels of silver. This has been sold for six days, so if I calculate it as six thousand taels, I can almost get one thousand two hundred taels of silver. Is that correct?"
Shopkeeper Hu's eyes changed. This village woman was quite good at settling accounts, but he had underestimated her.
However, the village woman did not calculate the account. In the first day, she did receive about one thousand taels of silver. In the past few days, many foreign merchants heard the news and came to purchase goods. The daily account could reach four to five thousand taels. Fortunately, he bought enough We have hired enough embroiderers for cotton, so we don’t have to worry about supply being short of demand for the time being.
"The cost has not been excluded, even if the dividend is paid, this algorithm is quite interesting." Shopkeeper Hu said, "I will give you a thousand taels of silver first, not much more."
Sun Shuiqin pursed her lips. One thousand taels of silver was completely beyond her expectation. Even if she could only get this much in total, she still made a profit.
She nodded: "Okay, one thousand taels then."
Shopkeeper Hu counted out ten banknotes and handed them over. After Sun Shuiqin carefully counted them, he took out the drawings from his sleeves: "The people of Sui'an have already figured out a way to deal with it. They have slightly changed the design to make it more comfortable to wear. , Shopkeeper Hu should be careful."
"It will indeed be more comfortable if it is made into buttons. However, the cost of each piece of clothing will increase by at least two hundred cents. Moreover, the working hours will be lengthened, which is not worth the loss." Shopkeeper Hu didn't care, "Waiting for these clothes from Sui'an. When it goes on the market, the goods in my hand have already been sold out. However, if there is any news in the future, you still have to notify me in time. Our cooperation can last for a long time."
Sun Shuiqin nodded, stood up and left with the banknotes in her pocket. As soon as she walked out, she saw Zhao Shagen walking into the shop, looking for her everywhere.
"Daughter-in-law, are you okay?"
Zhao Shagen rushed towards her in one stride, looked her up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine.
Sun Shuiqin's mood was complicated. Although she looked down upon her man, this man was probably the person who cared about her the most in the world. He was also the biological father of her unborn child, and it was the two of them who would live together in the future.
She now has one thousand taels of silver on hand, enough to buy a shop and open an embroidery workshop in the city, so that she can live the life of a city person.
However, all this will have to wait until the child is born.
She said, "I want to go to Zuixian Tower for dinner, is that okay?"
"Okay, of course, whatever my wife says is okay." Zhao Shagen helped her out, "Fortunately, the workshop paid her wages this morning, and I didn't have time to hand them over to my mother. Plus bonuses and overtime pay, the total is It’s only a little over one tael, you can eat whatever you want, don’t save money.”
The two walked into Zuixian Tower and ordered a few dishes, with a total price of twenty taels of silver. In the end, Sun Shuiqin paid the bill with a banknote. Zhao Shagen asked for a long time, but Sun Shuiqin ignored them.
The two bought some things for the children, got on the bullock cart, and returned to Dahe Village before the sun set.
As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the village, Sun Shuiqin saw Cheng Wanwan's personal maid Ning Lan waiting by the roadside and walked over to her.
Ninglan stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law Shagen, Anren asked you to go there."
Sun Shuiqin's heart suddenly tightened, and she had a bad premonition. She subconsciously held her belly: "I, I feel a little uncomfortable."
Zhao Shagen said nervously: "Otherwise, I'll go there on your behalf."
"An Ren said that Sister-in-law Shagen must be invited over. She has something very important to say." Ninglan made an inviting gesture.
