103 Chapter 103: Still Had To Continue To Keep It A Secret
At this moment, the gentle breeze caressed Qin Xiaoyao’s face, which was wet from the well water and framed by the loose strands of hair by the side of her face, making her look much more refreshed.
When Song Que saw this, he suddenly felt that this chubby woman’s facial features were actually quite exquisite. If she could slim down, perhaps she might not look ugly.
“Mm-hmm.” He quickly came back to his senses and took the bowl from Qin Xiaoyao.
After drinking a few mouthfuls, he realized that it was indeed a little sweet.
Song Que didn’t return the bowl to Qin Xiaoyao until he finished every drop of the water.
“Do you want more?” Qin Xiaoyao asked with a smile.
“That’s enough,” Song Que replied.
Only then did Qin Xiaoyao say, “Alright. Wait for me for a while, Hubby. I’ll tidy up, and then we’ll go home.”
Following that, she returned to the well.
She put away the water bucket and bowls and brought them back to the kitchen.
After that, she came to pick up Song Que.
After leaving the courtyard, Qin Xiaoyao locked the door again before bringing Song Que out of the town and back to Brook Falls Village.
On the main road, Qin Xiaoyao pushed her husband along and walked at a steady pace.
Feeling the breeze blowing by her from time to time, she was in a very contented mood.
“Don’t tell the family about us buying a courtyard dwelling yet,” Song Que suddenly said.
Qin Xiaoyao was very surprised.
“Didn’t you say previously…” He had said he would tell Mother and the rest after he bought the courtyard dwelling, hadn’t he?
“Let’s keep it a secret for now. We’ll tell them when we’ve finished tidying up the courtyard dwelling,” Song Que said.
Qin Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment.
She thought about how she had already tidied up more than half of the house this afternoon. It probably wouldn’t take much time for her to finish tidying up the entire courtyard dwelling, so she agreed.
“Alright,” she said.
The corners of Song Que’s mouth curled up. He was very pleased with Qin Xiaoyao’s obedience.
He then continued, “We’ll clean up the house some more tomorrow afternoon. Then we’ll start digging the cellar the day after.”
Qin Xiaoyao glanced at Song Que.
She thought to herself, “My attractive husband is really persistent about having the cellar.”
Seeing Song Que turn his head to look at her, Qin Xiaoyao quickly agreed.
“Oh, okay.”
Back at Brook Falls Village, Madam Liu had been informed earlier that her son and daughter-in-law would have to stay in town for a while in the afternoon.
Thus, she didn’t suspect anything when the two of them came back so late.
Therefore, the secret of the couple buying the courtyard dwelling remained a secret.
After returning home, Qin Xiaoyao only rested for a short while before entering the mountains.
When she returned after hunting the bamboo rats, Big Girl Li had already arrived.
Liu Daniu also came with Big Girl Li.
The couple had pushed a handcart over, which was filled with many woven bamboo products.
Only then did Qin Xiaoyao realize that the craftsman in the countryside that she had asked Liu Daniu to help her find had been located.
“That old man was very happy when he heard I could take his woven bamboo products. I saw that the price was low, so I decided to buy these back.”
Liu Daniu pointed out the woven bamboo products to Qin Xiaoyao.
“This is the purchase price and quantity.” Then, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Qin Xiaoyao.
Qin Xiaoyao took it and found that the words on the paper were written with a charcoal pencil. Although the handwriting was a little messy, it didn’t affect the legibility.
She nodded her head in satisfaction. “This price is very advantageous!
Liu Daniu smiled and nodded as well.
“It’s so much cheaper than the ones sold in the grocery stores in town.”
“Great! Then I’ll do some calculations and give you the money!” Qin Xiaoyao said quickly.
Liu Daniu scratched his head in embarrassment.
“You can lower the purchase price,” he continued.
This was because the cost of buying these woven bamboo products was much lower than he had expected.
Qin Xiaoyao turned to look at Big Girl Li.
Big Girl Li also nodded her head.
“That’s right! Lower the price for him so we can lower the selling price when we set up a stall. It will be easier to sell these things then.”
Although he was her husband, she had to think for herself and Sister Sanya as well.
Besides, her man could only earn more if their business was good, right?
She could still distinguish between the different priorities of things.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded with a smile.
“Alright. Then I’ll adjust the purchase price.”
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After that, based on the profit of 5% to 5 copper coins per item, she set new purchase prices for Liu Daniu.
After the couple agreed on the finalized new prices, Qin Xiaoyao then settled the bill with Liu Daniu.
Qin Xiaoyao paid for most of the goods herself, but the capital outlay for this batch of woven bamboo products came from Qin Xiaoyao and Big Girl Li’s joint account.
Liu Daniu took the money and helped Qin Xiaoyao put away the goods before taking his leave first.
Big Girl Li stayed behind and followed Qin Xiaoyao to the river to haul up the fishing net.
“Since Daniu has brought back the woven bamboo products, we have to start our street stall business tomorrow.”
Qin Xiaoyao said as she walked.
“Right! We have to bring the straw sandals too. Sister Sanya, you haven’t been selling straw sandals for the past few days. There should be quite a lot at home now, right?”
Qin Xiaoyao chuckled.
“It’s still alright. My mother was busy making clothes for the family and didn’t make many straw sandals.”
Big Girl Li’s eyes were filled with envy.
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“Aunt’s embroidery skill is good, so the clothes she makes will definitely look good.”
“That’s true!” Qin Xiaoyao replied with a smile.
“By the way, there’s not much straw left in my house. Do you have any more straw at home? Sell me some.”
Not only did her family need straw to make straw sandals, but she also had to bring some to town to make her beds.
“I do! I’ll get Daniu and Erniu to push two handcarts of straw to your house when I go back. I don’t want money!”
“How can I allow that? My family uses straw to earn money!” Qin Xiaoyao said immediately.
“How about this? I’ll pay five copper coins for a handcart of straw. If you have more, sell them all to me!”
“There’s really no need! This thing isn’t worth much!” Big Girl Li insisted.
She only nodded when she saw Qin Xiaoyao’s determined expression.
“Alright! I’ll do as Sister Sanya says!”
Qin Xiaoyao finally smiled and went into the river.
Big Girl Li followed.
The two of them continued to chat as they pulled in the fishing net.
“You bought a courtyard dwelling with Brother Song, but you didn’t tell your family. Don’t you feel… uncomfortable holding it in?” Big Girl Li asked.
If she were in Sister Sanya’s shoes, she would definitely have suffocated to death.
“Hehe! It’s a little hard keeping it secret. However, Hubby has his own concerns.”
“I think he wants to wait until everything is ready before giving Mother and the others a pleasant surprise.”
“Anyway, it’s just a matter of a few more days. There’s no hurry!” Qin Xiaoyao said with a chuckle.
Big Girl Li couldn’t help but look at her Sister Sanya helplessly. She felt that her Sister Sanya had been completely bewitched by Song Que.
Sigh! It seemed that her Sister Sanya wasn’t entirely invincible after all… She had actually fallen for a man’s charm.
“Alright then. If you don’t let Aunt and the others know, you can at least let me know!”
“Don’t you need to clean up the house? Bring me along tomorrow! I’ll help for free!” Big Girl Li said enthusiastically.
Although she couldn’t afford to buy a courtyard dwelling, it was still good to take a look at the courtyard dwelling that Sister Sanya bought, if only to broaden her mind.
“Sure! Just don’t complain you feel tired later!” Qin Xiaoyao couldn’t say no to free labor.
“Hehe! Don’t worry!”
After harvesting the fish and re-casting the net, Big Girl Li went home and asked her husband and little brother-in-law to send straw to the Song family.
And she went to the Song family to process the bamboo rat meat by the stream.
The days were busy and fulfilling.
The next day, they went into town early in the morning.
Due to the addition of woven bamboo products and straw sandals, the handcart was much more crowded.