novelaction Chapter 205 Wholesale
Chapter 205 Wholesale
Zhou Mi didn't want to leave. "I played it last time, and there's nothing fun. You go with Second Aunt, I'll stay."
Li said, "Okay, you two go ahead. I'll just watch here. There are a lot of people selling things here. I'll follow and take a look. You guys go ahead. I'm planning to add a few basins to my home for washing faces and feet. You can take care of the rest by yourselves. Buy whatever you want."
As he spoke, he took out a purse from his pocket, stuffed the few copper coins inside into Zhou Guo's bag without leaving a trace, and said with a smile: "Just buy whatever you want to eat."
After saying that, he went towards some stalls selling things.
Zhou Guo was very upset. He pulled Zhou Mi and took the backpack and left. The backpack was bought at the last market.
Zhou Mi took the backpack from her, put it on his own back, then held Zhou Guo's little hand and went into the crowd. There were so many people there, so they shouldn't get lost, although they couldn't get lost.
The two of them held hands and squeezed into the crowd. In fact, in such a large space, the only area that was a little crowded was the entrance. Once they squeezed in, they found that the market was very spacious. It seemed that people were gathered outside. Maybe they met acquaintances, so they gathered together to chat, and then the crowds gathered.
Zhou Mi introduced Zhou Guo, "This market is not very big. There are two streets. This one is full of small vendors selling vegetables, food, household items and small items. Going to the other side, most of them are shops, grocery stores, cloth shops, blacksmith shops, carpentry shops, incense and candle shops, tea shops, grain shops, and a small medicine shop, but it's a little small."
Zhou Guo was surprised. "I didn't expect there are so many shops in this market town. It feels like a small county town. It's a big town, so there should be many villages nearby."
Looking at the people at the entrance of the market, it is not yet the autumn harvest time, but there are so many people coming to the market. They didn’t even meet many people from their village on the way. I guess it’s because there are so many villages nearby.
Zhou Mi nodded, "Yes, there are quite a lot of people, and there are also many food vendors inside. What do you want to eat?"
The two of them walked along the way from the head of the market, and saw people selling chickens and ducks, vegetables, eggs, baskets and the like, and even a stall selling hair ornaments, combs and small bronze mirrors.
When Zhou Mi saw this, she pulled her forward and said, "I'll buy you a small comb and a small mirror. You're the only one at home who doesn't have them, and I have both."
Zhou Guo touched his hair and said, "No need, do I need a comb for my hair?"
Zhou Mi took a look and said, "It's still short now, so it won't grow longer? Or did you plan to cut it when it grows longer?"
Zhou Guo hesitated, "I'm still young, so I don't need to grow my hair that long, right?"
She pulled him away and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll just use my mother's comb. I already have one, why spend the money to buy another one?"
Zhou Mi didn't know what to say. Isn't it said that little girls love to be playful the most? This one in their family seems to be different.
The two of them kept walking forward, then turned around and went to another street and went to the grocery store.
The grocery store has a complete range of items, from needles and thread to pots and pans.
Zhou Guo picked out ten sets of bowls and chopsticks. There were not that many bowls and chopsticks at home. More people had been working these days, so the extra bowls and chopsticks were borrowed from villagers. There were only a few of them at home, and if one or two guests came later, there would be no bowls to eat, so they would have to borrow more.
After making my selection, I walked around the store and ordered a bottle of soy sauce and a bottle of vinegar, because they were sold in bottles and were more expensive.
After thinking about it, I asked for another large bottle of sesame oil. After all, it was inconvenient to have no lights at night.
Seeing that she had finished her selection, Zhou Mi stepped forward and started chatting with the store owner.
Zhou Guo was stunned as she listened from behind. The bargaining enthusiasm was much greater than when they first went to the county town to buy cloth and cotton. If they had brought their third brother along, maybe they could get an even lower price.
No wonder her mother and brother asked to bring the third brother along, it turns out this is a good use for it.
In the end, except for the soy sauce and vinegar, all other items were sold at a price much lower than the original price. The store owner sighed, "This is because business is not good recently, so we sell it to you at a loss. Otherwise, you would never get it at this price even if you said it all the time."
Zhou Guo was very happy. He smiled as he took the things and said, "The price of things is not fixed. It has to be adjusted according to the harvest. If it should be reduced, it should be reduced. Otherwise, your shop will close sooner or later. Don't you agree?"
The shopkeeper's face froze, a little unhappy, "Yes, yes, that's right, young man. I didn't expect that you are so eloquent at such a young age. You must be a good businessman."
The two men came out of the shop happily and entered the carpenter's shop.
There were all kinds of things inside, big and small basins, big and small barrels, cabinets and boxes...
Zhou Guo picked and chose eight washbasins.
Zhou Mi was dumbfounded. "You, what do you need so many basins for? Just wash your face and feet separately, so two are enough. Why do you need eight? How about one for each of you?"
Zhou Guo said confidently, "Why can't we have eight? If we separate the men and women, that's four. The remaining four will always be useful. They are all useful. We must buy them."
She doesn't lack this little money now, so she still has to pay attention to her personal hygiene, especially in winter when it is bitterly cold here. She can't take a bath every two or three days, as it would waste firewood and she might even catch a cold. She has to take a short bath or something, and she can't save on this money.
Zhou Mi didn't know what to say. Who would buy eight pots at a time? Was he buying them to use? He was clearly buying them to sell.
After Zhou Guo picked out the basin, he asked for two bath tubs, one for each man and woman.
After picking out the bucket, I saw a wardrobe next to it. There was no wardrobe at home, so I immediately needed new clothes. They were all made of cotton, and I couldn't just pile them on the kang, as it would collect dust. So I bought four, one for each room.
Zhou Mi's brows were originally slightly frowned, but then they furrowed tightly. But when he saw that she asked for four large suitcases at once, his brows relaxed instead. Forget it, just leave it at that, since she had already bought so much.
There were eight washbasins, each costing forty wen, a bathtub costing three hundred and sixty wen, and a large suitcase costing two hundred and twenty wen.
Zhou Mi used his eloquence to lower the price of a washbasin to 12 wen, a bathtub to 300 wen, and a suitcase to 180 wen. In the end, he managed to lower the price by another 16 wen, and the deal was concluded at 1,528 wen.
Zhou Guo saw the tables and chairs on the other side and said to Zhou Mi, "Brother, how about we buy two more sets of tables and chairs?"
There isn’t even a proper stool at home, so I can’t always sit on a stone to eat.
Zhou Mi said, "New ones are too expensive. Let's go to the pawnshop in the county and have a look. There should be some that have been pawned there. They will be much cheaper."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly said, "Hey, two guys, we also have old tables and chairs for sale. Would you like to take a look first?"
Zhou Guo said, "You still have old tables and chairs for sale? Isn't this a carpentry shop?" It's not a pawnshop.
The shopkeeper touched his nose and said, "You two young men will know after you take a look."