Chapter 112 Hu's mother and Hu Wenhua made money
Shuiqing also wanted to visit his parents.
They hadn't seen each other for almost a month since they went back last time.
These days, it was very inconvenient to go out and send messages. Usually, they would just ask someone to pass on a message.
Most people in Shanshui Village were busy making adobe bricks and building houses at home, and few of them went out.
Shuiqing really wanted to know how her mother and brother's rice wine sales were going, and she was very tempted by Fan Jin's proposal.
However, "It's not appropriate for us, the host, to go out when there are guests?"
Fan Jin also knew the etiquette of hospitality, and he asked, "Do you think the 'guests' need us to entertain them?"
Shuiqing thought of the three people who were nominally guests.
Needless to say, Bai Ziqian and Dajiang had a lot of fun going up the mountain to chop wood every day.
Li Huyu was addicted to casting nets to catch fish. He got up earlier than chickens and slept later than dogs every day, just to catch fish.
He couldn't eat many bites of the fish he caught, and even the food was just to fill his stomach. He quickly finished eating and went out to catch fish again.
The fish that flooded the house were all her fault!
As for Bai Manshan, he was even busier.
Every day, he would put his hands behind his back, look at the rabbits, piglets, and sheep, and inspect the vegetable fields to see how each vegetable was growing, and then go down the slope to chat with Jinniu and the others.
His schedule was full, and he was not idle at all.
Fan Jin continued to analyze: "We came back early today and just had lunch. We drove the ox cart back and forth quickly. As long as we caught up with dinner, it would not be considered neglectful."
In fact, he wanted to say that Bai Manshan and Li Huyu would not think they were neglectful at all.
They had only been together for two or three days, but they were like old friends who had known each other for many years, getting along freely and casually.
Shuiqing also felt that even if it was late, Bai Manshan and Huyu would not care much, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's go and come back quickly!
It just so happens that we need to 'import some goods'."
Pork is okay, after all, Fan Jin can spend money to bring fresh ones back from the city every day.
But rabbits are not okay!
The most important thing is that there is a huge sum of more than 1.3 million yuan in the mall now, but they can only look but not buy, which makes them feel itchy.
They have to go out alone and bring back a full cart of "supplies".
After making up their minds, Shuiqing went to tell Yan Qiuxing to come back, and Fan went in to lead the oxen to the cart.
After a while, the two took the fish and set off!
On the way, they secretly bought rice, flour and eggs from the mall and put them on the cart to take directly.
When they arrived at Niutou Town, they saw people coming in and out of the Hu family from a distance.
When the ox cart got closer, Hu Wenhua was the first to discover the two and shouted loudly: "Sister, brother-in-law!"
Hu's mother heard it in the house and ran out in a hurry.
Seeing the white flour, rice and eggs on the cart, she felt very distressed.
He blamed her, "You brought a lot last time, why did you bring more? We are satisfied with the coarse grains, and we can leave these fine grains at home for the children."
Fan Jin smiled gently, "There are still a lot at home, enough for the children."
Shui Qing continued, "Yes, the rice wine at home sells quite well, and we make money every day. I thought of bringing some to you now that I have enough money.
The eggs are laid by our own chickens, and we didn't spend money to buy them. The fish were caught, and we didn't spend money either. I brought some to you to eat and replenish your body.
By the way, mother, how is your rice wine selling?"
When Hu's mother heard about the rice wine, she smiled brightly. She looked around and said in a low voice with concern, "It's fine!
Let's go in and talk."
Hu Wenhua helped drive the ox cart into the yard.
He was strong, and he easily carried the white flour and rice on the cart into the house with a sack in each hand.
Hu's mother was afraid that he was heavy, so she carried the eggs into the house alone.
Fan Jin first took the fish to the kitchen, then turned back to the yard to feed the cows.
Shuiqing followed Hu's mother into the house.
Hu's mother and Hu Wenhua looked extremely happy. Hu Wenhua said excitedly: "Sister, rice wine makes more money than we thought!"
"How much can you make a day now?" Shuiqing heard the good news and asked with a relieved heart.
Hu's mother's wrinkles deepened as she smiled. She began to calculate: "I thought it would be good to have one or two silver coins a month.
But, I didn't expect that now I can earn one or two silver coins a day when it's good! There are also four or five coins when it's bad."
Although it's not common to earn one or two silver coins a day, most of the time, seven or eight coins, and a few four or five coins, but this is much higher than expected!
Shuiqing thought of her family's daily income of three or four taels of silver, and her mother and brother in Niutou Town, it's not bad to have four or five coins to one or two silver coins a day.
She affirmed: "Not bad, quite good."
Mother Hu smiled and said: "Not only quite good, it's simply too good.
Qing'er, you don't know, your brother and I have only been selling rice wine for 25 days. Mother calculated last night that after deducting the cost of buying rice, we still earned 14 taels of silver!"
14 taels of silver, less than a month.
She and Wenhua actually earned 14 taels of silver, which she would never dare to dream of in the past.
No, now she is still floating, feeling unreal.
Hu Wenhua also feels unreal.
"Sister, I used to work part-time and carry food bags, and I only earned 43 wen a day from morning to night. Now, mother and I have earned 14 taels of silver in just over 20 days. It's like a dream!"
After hearing how much money they earned, Dad was also shocked.
Shuiqing looked at the joy of the two earning silver and comforted them: "There is still more than a month before the New Year. The total amount before the New Year is estimated to exceed 30 taels."
Hu's mother was not greedy. She said to Shuiqing: "Our business is stable now, mainly because of the way your brother found it. But he said he also learned it from He'er. In the end, it's all thanks to you.
Mom thought that after the New Year, there were many New Year banquets in the first month, so we should be able to sell a lot. By the second month, there will be less, but in these three or four months, we can save about 40 to 50 taels of silver.
With these 40 to 50 taels of silver, plus the previous savings, our family can be considered to have a little wealth. If we encounter a disaster or chaos in the future, we won't be panicked."
With money, the heart is at ease.
Originally, she was thinking about buying some land and houses, but when she thought of what her son-in-law said before that there might be a disaster, she thought she would wait and see.
When Shuiqing heard that it was Hu Wenhua who found the way, she looked at him curiously.
Hu Wenhua stood up stiffly, scratching his head and explaining embarrassedly: "I followed Dahe's example, and first went to all the restaurants in the town, and then went to various officials' houses to give them samples.
It's still because my mother has good skills and brews delicious wine, so they became regular customers."
Shuiqing:...It's worth it for her to teach Fanhe and let her brother go to the scene to learn.
But it's also Hu Wenhua's own efforts. If he were a piece of mud, he would never be able to help the wall.
He is willing to use his brain and is hardworking, so it's only a matter of time for him to make money.
Shuiqing is very pleased that his mother and brother are hardworking and willing to learn and earn some money.
Although he can't make money by brewing wine for at least four or five years, with this money, the lives of his parents and brother are also guaranteed.