bookrebus Chapter 130 The Little New Year Arrives
Chapter 130 The Little New Year Arrives
After everyone who had signed up left with their rice candy, Hua Lichu calculated that she had sold out about 25 loads of rice candy wholesale.
Most of the results of their hard work last night were sold out.
In the corner of the main room, only 10 bundles of rice soaked in sugar remained.
Upon hearing this, Hua and Qiu slapped their thighs and said, "Our rice candy is delicious, they'll definitely come again today! I need to make more quickly."
As expected, not long after lunch, Hua Anshan and his wife returned with the old ox they had borrowed from Hua Yuansheng.
Before they even entered the courtyard, they heard the two men's hearty laughter: "Pears, we want two more! No, three!"
Hua and Qiu quickly put down the large iron ladle in their hands and rushed to the courtyard, taking three steps at a time: "How is it? Look at this, have they all been sold?"
Yan Moli spent a lot of time with Hua and Qiu, and her personality was influenced by them.
"Yes! They're all sold out! They sold so well! They sold incredibly well!"
We went to the three-way intersection in the county town to sell our goods. As soon as the oxcart stopped and we hadn't even shouted twice, someone recognized us as the people who had set up the ring toss stall there before.
Seeing that rice bubble candy was a new food that no one had ever seen before, a crowd quickly gathered around it.
Following Pear's advice, we said that the rice candy, which was originally sold for 50 cents a pack, would now be offered as a New Year's special: buy 4 get 1 free.
Then I cut a piece and gave it to the people around me to try. Everyone who tried it said it was delicious!
Most people bought them, but the main thing is that fewer people bought just one letter; most bought five or ten at a time.
Another person said he had many relatives and bought 40 packs in one go!
Oh dear, I only made it into 3 rounds, but he took one-fifth of the total!
Seeing how much everyone was buying, the onlookers kept stuffing money into my hand, acting as if it weren't their own money.
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. Lots of people haven't bought any yet, they're clinging to me and won't let me leave. I need to hurry and get more stock so I can go sell some more!"
Overcome with excitement, Yan Moli spoke in rapid succession, like a machine gun, making Hua and Qiu laugh heartily.
He then turned and ran quickly into the kitchen.
Rice candy is selling so well, she needs to make more quickly!
Before long, the villagers who had gone to sell rice candy in several nearby villages returned.
Without exception, they all needed to increase the dosage.
Seeing that everyone was getting a little carried away, Hua Lichu advised, "Everyone, please be rational! Don't go in too much. It's already afternoon, and it gets dark early these days..."
The villagers looked at Hua Lichu as if she were a god of wealth, nodding repeatedly.
Even so, the 10 baskets of rice soaked in sugar that were left over from the morning were all sold out.
Besides these people, other villagers who weren't in the wholesale business also approached Hua Lichu.
"Pear, do you sell rice candy in small quantities? I'd like 10 packs?"
Hua Lichu is busy every day and has a bit of face blindness.
Whenever I see someone in the village, I can't quite pronounce their name correctly.
But people from the same village are bound to be related in some way.
It's impolite not to greet someone you meet on the street.
Hua Lichu didn't want to be criticized.
When my older sister was around, I would call out to her.
When she is alone, she tries to let the other person speak first.
When all else fails, older men are addressed as "uncle," and older women as "aunt."
Since her grandfather is of a higher generation, he just thought she was being polite when she called him that.
Although she couldn't recognize the person, Hua Lichu felt that the other person looked somewhat familiar, so she said, "Just give it to them at the wholesale price. 3 cents a letter, and each family can take a maximum of 20 letters."
To avoid taking too much and reselling it.
Nature's clock seemed to have been adjusted; it was only a little past four o'clock, but the sun on the horizon had lost its usual scorching heat and slowly slid down to the horizon, dyeing the sky a soft golden-red.
As time passed, this golden-red hue was gradually replaced by pale purple and deep blue twilight, as if in a silent alternation of colors.
It gets dark early, and the winter chill gradually deepens.
Yan Dahua and Hua Yuanqing brought in dinner.
Hua Lichu and her group found the food too cold to eat in the main room and simply sat around the stove to eat instead.
Hua Lichu was starving and ate very quickly.
When she finished eating, she saw that the others hadn't finished eating yet, so she simply got up and went to the main room to start counting the amount of rice candy she had made during the day.
Soon, she returned and addressed everyone:
"Today, 12 households bought a total of 35 loads of rice syrup from us, which just finished what we made last night."
The 50 bundles of rice candy we made during the day have been left untouched, except for the 70 bundles that the villagers bought sporadically.
That should be enough for tomorrow.
"I've been busy all day and night, eat, wash up, and go to sleep."
Because it was a wholesale price, Hua Lichu didn't earn much; he only made about 1 cents per packet of rice candy.
One pick of 200 seals, net profit of 20.
A total of 35 cartons were sold wholesale during the day, generating a profit of 700.
Including the 70 packs that the villagers bought in small quantities, they made a total of 707 yuan.
Hua Lichu glanced at Li Xiangxue, the youngest of the group, and suddenly felt like teasing him.
"Xiang Xue, are you finished eating? Have you calculated how much money we made today?"
Li Xiangxue, who was engrossed in his meal, paused for a moment, embarrassed to admit that he was bad at math, only knowing addition and subtraction, and not yet proficient in multiplication and division.
After her eyes darted around twice, she whispered, "Sister Pear, I don't know how much money one letter makes..."
Hua Lichu smiled and leaned closer to him: "Then listen carefully, it's 1 cents per letter..."
Li Xiangxue wanted to cover his ears and say he didn't want to hear it.
But Hua and Qiu were watching him intently from the side.
He had no choice but to frantically rack his brains and listen carefully to the data Hua Lichu provided.
Hua Li was stumped when she first saw him.
I mentally berated myself.
Good heavens, she has become the adult I hated the most when I was a child—asking about grades as soon as we meet and saying she'll test me whenever there's a problem!
But looking at Li Xiangxue's adorable wrinkled nose, she felt so good, what should she do?
Waaah, she really is a bad older sister.
However, Hua Lichu was still unwilling to let Li Xiangxue go, so she said:
"Word problems are indeed a bit difficult for you. Here, I'll write out the equations for you..."
That's it. Think about it carefully later and give me your answer tomorrow morning.
That night, poor Li Xiangxue dreamt of being chased by this mathematical formula.
I woke up the next morning still feeling terrified.
Li Xiangwen and Li Xiangwu were not loved by their older brother at all. Looking at their younger brother's pitiful appearance, they laughed louder and louder than the other.
Finally, Hua Antao couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Li Xiangxue aside to teach him how to solve the problem.
The rice candy business had only been running for a few days when the Lunar New Year arrived.
Because the candy was made a day in advance and delivered the next morning, Hua Lichu and the others made the day's order early.
Considering that Hua and Qiu's family had to rush back to celebrate the Lunar New Year with Li's mother, Hua Lichu gave everyone a large red envelope.
Hua and Qiu's family, clutching their red envelopes, went home with smiles so wide their eyes disappeared.