The evil sister-in-law dressed as a yandere boss

Chapter 195 Basket Weaving

The next day, Pei Zhan was about to go to work. Tao Zhen stopped him and handed him a basket. Pei Zhan knew that it contained strawberries that Tao Zhen wanted to sell. He thought it was because he was frightened, so Tao Zhen coaxed him to give it to him. To eat, Tao Zhen unexpectedly added: "Give it to Huo Xing, don't eat it secretly."

Pei Zhan “…”

Why does he keep sending things to Huo Xing? Now every time he goes in to find Huo Xing with something, the long-tongued men in the quarry are talking about whether there is something ulterior between him and Huo Xing?
"Still not leaving? Are you late?" Tao Zhen looked at him and said.

Pei Zhan “…”

Strawberries are only ripe for a few days. As soon as the Fang family came out yesterday, someone should buy them.

Tao Zhen was thinking about where to find some nice-looking strawberries in baskets. They were nice and beautiful, and the packaging looked good, so people would think they were high-end and buy them.

After sending Pei Heng to the academy, she went back to find Lin Shu.

Lin Shu had just arrived when Wang San came to deliver the goods. He was a little embarrassed when he saw Tao Zhen. He already knew Pei Zhan's identity from Wang San's mouth. After all, he was also half a shopkeeper. Lin Shu asked: "Pei...what's wrong with Mr. Pei?" Are you ready?"

Tao Zhen thought of Mrs. Pei's words and felt slightly absent-minded: "He is quite good."

Wang San said: "Why don't you leave the dog with me? Anyway, I am bored living alone, so it would be good to have multiple dogs to accompany me."

Tao Zhen nodded. Originally, she thought it would be fine if the puppy was tied up in the future, but she thought about what Mrs. Pei said yesterday and thought about it again. If she tied a frog in the yard now, she might go crazy.

"Well, you can take it away." Tao Zhen said.

Lin Shu said: "But don't you already have one?"

Lin Shu caught two yesterday. He kept the black ones here and sent the yellow ones to Wang San.

Wang San said: "Two little things are not many, it just so happens that they have company."

Tao Zhen thought it was good. Wang San was in a remote place, so it was good to have two puppies.

After settling the matter of the puppy, Tao Zhen asked about the basket again: "I want that kind of basket that is very beautiful when used hard."

Lin Shu's mind was racing: "Are you going to sell something?"

Tao Zhen nodded: "Yes."

Lin Shu said: "This is simple, our courtyard uncle Qin can make it up."

Lin Shu said that Uncle Qin was very good at weaving baskets: "It seems to be made of some kind of tree or straw. There are also bamboo baskets, but they are more expensive. We don't have those things here, so we have to go out to buy them."

Tao Zhen followed him to a market on the other side. There were many sellers of farm tools here, and of course baskets. Uncle Qin's store was very small, and many products were piled at the door. There were several baskets. But they are all used in the village. They are strong and practical but not beautiful enough.

Tao Zhen was a little disappointed,

"The little comb is here? Do you want to buy something?" An old man walked out of the store, wearing coarse clothes, with gray hair, a black and red face full of grooves, and a kind smile.

"It's not me, it's...a relative of mine, and she wants to buy some baskets."

Uncle Qin rubbed his hands, looked up at Tao Zhen, then glanced at Lin Shu, and smiled metaphorically: "What kind of basket does the girl want? Our basket is strong and can hold things."

Tao Zhen said: "I don't like any of these, I want that kind of shallow foundation..."

She gestured: "It's just this shallow, and then I want it to look better. I want to put melons and fruits on it."

Uncle Qin frowned slightly and looked at Lin Shu, obviously feeling that Tao Zhen was teasing him.

Lin Shu pulled him aside and muttered something. Uncle Qin looked back at Tao Zhen. Finally, the two people came over. Uncle Qin asked seriously: "Can you draw it? Let's talk about it. I I can’t understand it either.”

Tao Zhen slept late yesterday and was drawing a basket. She took out the drawing and said, "This is it. The key is to look good." This was the first time Uncle Qin saw such a basket. As Tao Zhen said, in addition to being good-looking, , it’s useless, it can’t hold much at all.

"Can it be done?" Tao Zhen asked.

Uncle Qin nodded: "It's okay to come, but we won't let this thing go."

Tao Zhen thought to himself that this old man was quite shrewd, so he nodded and said, "I won't retreat."

"How much?"

"You always make one up first. I want to see the effect first before I can decide."

There is not much business now, and Uncle Qin also has materials in his shop, so he simply sits at the door, wearing an apron made of unknown leather and starts weaving baskets.

Tao Zhen looked surprised and moved a small bench to wait. Lin Shu was a little bored waiting. There was some beef jerky in his bag, so he ran to sell it to the vendors on the street.

Tao Zhen glanced at it and found that Lin Shu had changed from being dry and embarrassed to speak at first to now being thick-skinned. Moreover, he didn't just open his mouth and asked: "Are you buying beef jerky? It's delicious!"

He walked to the big tree nearby, where several vendors were playing chess without any business. Lin Shu quickly joined these people. Seeing that it was almost noon, he watched the chess game for a while and then took out a pack of beef jerky. Eat slowly.

This behavior was so hateful that, sure enough, someone soon asked him what he was eating.

Lin Shu said: "Beef jerky is different from the air-dried beef from outside China. It is secretly made by a relative of mine. It is quite difficult to buy. I had to wait to buy it."

Several vendors swallowed their saliva. People who have never seen freshly roasted beef jerky may not know that a man is sitting across from you, tearing apart the beef bit by bit with his hands. The veal strips are as long as fingers, and the texture of the meat is clear. , it also has secret ingredients on it...

Several vendors swallowed again: "Can you give us a taste?"

Lin Shu gave each of them a small bite. This thing was so valuable that it was hard for everyone to give it less, so they put it in their mouths and tasted it...

The first bite of anything is the most fragrant, not to mention that the first bite is so little...

"How do you sell this thing?" someone asked.

Lin Shu said: "This thing is expensive."

Everyone was a little unhappy: "Beef, we know it."

Lin Shu said quite proudly: "It takes several kilograms of raw meat to buy, and beef is hard to buy. It costs a hundred cents a pack."

He pulled out a small package of beef jerky.

Everyone looked at it and felt that although it was a bit expensive, it was not unacceptable. It was a rare thing to eat, and it was not eaten every day. These vendors had money in their hands because of their business, so some of them couldn't help but buy it.

Next, a few people played chess while eating, and those who didn't buy it looked at others eating. Of course they couldn't stand it, so some left, and some gritted their teeth and bought it.

When Lin Shu wandered back, he had sold eight packs of beef jerky, with a commission of five cents per pack. In other words, he and others earned forty cents for their hard work.

Forty pennies is enough, and the coolies in the city only make eighty or ninety pennies a day.

Lin Shu sighed in his heart, this money is easy to earn. Sure enough, he still has to find a way to make money. This is still him. Tao Zhen earns more, but he is not jealous. He will follow Tao Zhen in a down-to-earth manner and learn from it in the future. I'm afraid there are more. With money, what can he not do?
Lin Shu said: "Sister Tao Zi, why don't we go to dinner first? I'll treat you."

He had just earned forty coins, which was enough for two people to have a meal.

Tao Zhen smiled and said, "Okay."

Although Uncle Qin was weaving baskets, he also knew what Lin Shu had done just now. He thought that this boy had been smart since he was a child. Especially recently, the old Lin family, the poorest in the yard, could also eat meat. Everyone found it incredible, but I don’t know what this kid does when he leaves early and comes home late every day, but now he understands.

(End of this chapter)