CHAPTER 119: CHAPTER 119: THE FIRST POT OF GOLD

The original plan was to spend two or three hundred on goods, but now it turned out to be over eight hundred.

This money was naturally borrowed from Lin Qin.

Huang Yuezhen watched from the side. Although she was tempted, she didn’t act rashly, fearing a loss.

Gao Lei called someone to help unpack the goods and have Xu Dahai inspect each item. Only after confirming everything was fine did he collect the money and was about to leave.

Lin Qin persuaded him to stay, "Why don’t you sit down and have some tea before you go?"

Gao Lei waved his hand, "No, sister-in-law, I have to rush home. I’ll come for tea another time when I’m free. Oh, here’s my contact information. Keep it, so next time, if you need anything, just find a place with a phone and call me, it’s more convenient."

Lin Qin gladly agreed and personally saw them out of the gate.

When Chen Wenjun came back, Lin Qin immediately told him about Gao Lei’s visit, "Those goods are really good. It’s a shame we can’t manage it ourselves, or I’d want to do business together!"

Chen Wenjun laughed heartily, "As you’ve said, we can’t handle it all, so don’t think about it. If your cousin’s wife is interested, she can partner up, but it’s too early to say anything now. Let’s wait and see how your brother-in-law sells his goods first."

Lin Qin nodded.

After receiving the goods, Xu Dahai couldn’t stay in Nanyu any longer. He planned to leave the next day with the goods.

Before leaving, he looked longingly at the baby he had cared for a few days, his eyes red, "Sister-in-law, the child usually eats three times at night, once at eleven, once at two in the morning, and once at five. She’s quite well-behaved, as long as you feed her on time, she doesn’t cry or fuss."

Lin Qin listened attentively, nodding from time to time, "Don’t worry, brother-in-law, Yuezhen and I have discussed it. I’m not busy now and sleep late, so I’ll take care of the child in the first half of the night, then send her to Yuezhen’s room in the second half, she’ll probably wake up around five and won’t lose sleep."

"That’s good, that’s good!" Xu Dahai let out a sigh of relief, quietly cursed Zhu Fugen and Li Lan, then carried several large burlap sacks out of Nanyu.

Because there was quite a lot of stuff, when crossing the river, Lin Qin also gave the boatman’s grandfather some home-grown vegetables and seafood.

The boatman’s grandfather thanked her cheerfully and carefully ferried Xu Dahai across the river, thoughtfully suggesting he hire a tricycle to help carry the goods.

Xu Dahai took this heap of goods back to Xu Family Village.

As soon as he reached the village entrance, he met several familiar villagers.

Everyone looked curiously at the goods and started to inquire.

Xu Dahai didn’t hold back, deliberately exaggerating, "A relative from my wife’s family went to Guangdong Province and brought back a lot of clothes, pants, and shoes. They do business and left some goods with me. I’m planning to take them to the town to set up a stall."

The villagers were envious upon hearing this.

Before long, Lin Ying, having received the news, came over to help. She didn’t question in front of everyone and promptly went back to borrow a cart to load the goods.

Once everything was delivered home,

villagers had already come to watch the commotion.

Xu Dahai immediately found some bamboo poles at home and hung a set of each style, drying them on the poles, just like that, at the doorstep, letting everyone choose for themselves, "We’re all from the same village, if you fancy something, I can sell it to you cheaper. Like this dress, my relative said to price it at five dollars, but since we’re from the same village, I can give it to you for four and a half. Any more discount is not possible."

Hearing this, everyone thought it was a huge bargain, and anyone missing out would be a fool.

Plus, every household had some young men and women, and when it came time for marriage talks, they couldn’t dress too shabbily.

If the young folks wore these stylish clothes, they’d have more marriage prospects.

Many people thought like this, so within half an hour, Xu Dahai sold more than a dozen women’s suits, some with shirts and pants, others with shirts and skirts, and a few elegant dresses.

Unaware of the specifics, Lin Ying kept busy helping Xu Dahai, without fitting in a word.

Finally sending away a group, Xu Dahai had just taken a sip of water when three more women and five young ladies came in from outside.

The couple hurried to greet them.

The news of Xu Dahai selling clothes caused quite a stir, and the old house naturally caught wind of it. But after the unpleasantness during the housewarming party, everyone in the village knew that Xu Dahai would never have anything to do with the people from the old house again. Going over now would be embarrassing!

Wang Ximei was at home cursing indirectly, calling him a traitor, but there was no response.

Zhang Guizhi was waiting for Wang Ximei to stir up trouble so she could follow and maybe profit, but since Wang Ximei didn’t act, she was frustrated.

Xu Dahai and his wife were completely unaware of what was happening at the old house; they were so busy they didn’t stop until it was completely dark and no one came anymore.

With a hoarse voice, Xu Dahai said to Lin Ying, "First bring the bamboo poles inside and close the door."

Lin Ying called their two sons to help.

Once they tidied up outside, Lin Ying immediately closed the courtyard gate and went to prepare dinner.

Not until past seven in the evening did the family finally sit down for dinner.

Xu Jian excitedly asked, "Dad, why did you suddenly decide to sell clothes? I thought you’d stay with Auntie to earn money and wouldn’t be back until the end of the year!"

Lin Ying also looked at Xu Dahai, "I thought the same, so what happened today?"

Xu Dahai glanced out the window and shook his head, "Let’s eat first and talk later."

Suppressing her curiosity, Lin Ying waited until everyone was full, cleaned up the dishes, tidied up, and quickly followed Xu Dahai upstairs.

Their house had two stories, the first over three meters high, and no other buildings nearby, so talking softly on the second floor didn’t risk being overheard.

Being cautious, Lin Ying checked the windows and pulled down the bamboo blinds before sidling up to Xu Dahai, "Now you can tell me!"

Xu Dahai nodded and told Lin Ying what had happened over the past few days, "We still owe two thousand yuan, and this time we borrowed over eight hundred more. We need to sell this batch of goods quickly. I calculated that if we sell out, we can earn five or six hundred.

Judging by today, there’s no worry about selling them at the town market, but I need you to help with the stall. After all, as a man, I’m not good at promoting women’s clothes, and women might not approach me alone."

The young women who came to buy clothes today were all accompanied by older female relatives, none came alone.

Without hesitation, Lin Ying agreed, "It’s just setting up a stall, half-day work, it won’t interfere with farm work, I can do it!"

After the couple finished their calculations, they found out they’d sold over six hundred in goods, equivalent to half the stock, the rest should sell within two or three days.

The couple was excited and eager to work.

At five the next morning, they set off for the market.

Lin Ying got breakfast ready early, not worrying about their two sons going hungry.

The couple arrived at the town market before six.