175 Chapter 175: Easy To Make Money
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The couple didn’t know any of this and were very pleased with everyone’s reaction.
After asking everyone to help relay the information to each other, Song Que allowed everyone to go get water.
Only then did Madam Liu start to make arrangements and collect the money.
Qin Xiaoyao went to the kitchen when she saw this.
She brought out a small table and two small stools and placed them under the shade of the tree.
She did this so that her mother-in-law and husband could conduct the water-selling exercise sitting down.
Very quickly, the customers paid for the water in an orderly manner and started to get water.
As the people in the queue were all standing under the shade of the trees, they didn’t feel too hot.
Everyone chatted as they waited in line.
The line moved very quickly, and two people could go to the well to get water at the same time.
As long as one person was done with the water, the next person could step up.
Some of the people only bought two buckets of water and they quickly carried them away after getting the water.
For those who wanted four buckets of water, they would get a token after paying and then go to fetch water and carry the water back.
When they came back later, they wouldn’t need to queue up again.
They could return the token and cut the queue to get the remaining two buckets of water.
As people carried the water out of the Song family’s house, more people carrying water buckets arrived in succession.
Seeing that there were people queuing up, everyone consciously walked over and joined the queue.
Only then did Song Que stand up. He walked over and confirmed the thirty spots, then informed the people who came later.
Some people were not willing to take the risk of waiting. They chose to go back, intending to come back at another session.
Some people stayed, thinking that when it was their turn, there would definitely be water available.
Just like that, the line continued to move forward.
After about 45 minutes, the 30 people within the quota had already taken at least two buckets of water.
According to the tokens issued, there were still eight buckets of water in the well that had not been taken.
Song Que glanced at the five people who were still waiting in line. After making sure that there was enough water in the well, he allowed them to continue waiting.
Then, he successfully sold another 16 buckets of water.
When there was no longer anyone in line, Song Que went to the well to take a look and found that the water level was almost at the bottom of the well.
In fact, the mouth of the spring at the bottom of the well was exposed, and it was currently spitting out large amounts of water.
Seeing this, Madam Liu smiled and said, “This well in our house produces quite a lot of water.”
At this rate, they could collect two more buckets of water before long.
“Mm-hmm,” Song Que replied with a smile on his face.
“There are still four paid buckets of water that have not been collected. If someone comes to buy water later, let them wait.”
“We have to serve the person who paid first,” Song Que said.
“Mm-hmm.” Madam Liu agreed with a smile.
“I’ll go get some thread, count the coins and string them together,” she said.
Her daughter-in-law had given her a big bowl to hold the copper coins.
In such a short time, the copper coins collected had almost filled the bowl.
Since she was free now, she could count all the money and give it to her daughter-in-law later. Then her daughter-in-law wouldn’t need to count it later.
Song Que smiled and let his mother do as she pleased.
He could tell that his mother liked to count money. She would be very happy if he let her do this kind of thing.
After a while, Madam Liu returned.
She returned to the table, sat down, and then began to count the money seriously.
She placed 10 coins in one stack and then strung them together when the stacks totaled 100 coins.
When she had finally counted all the coins, she realized that they had earned 306 copper coins in just one hour.
“Isn’t… isn’t this money a little too easy to earn?” Madam Liu looked at the copper coins she had counted in disbelief.
They earned more than 300 copper coins per session, and there were four sessions a day. Her family could probably earn more than a tael of silver a day just by selling water!
Song Que smiled as he looked at his mother.
“There’s still nearly two hours left. If more people come to buy water, we can still make some money.”
Madam Liu’s eyes flickered.
“Yes, yes, yes. You said we’ll be selling for two hours, but it’s not time yet.”
With that, she quickly sat down.
Song Que laughed again.
“Then Mother, you stay here and keep watch. I’ll go back to my room first,” he said.
There were not many people coming after this, and his mother should be able to deal with them alone.
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“Sure! Walk carefully!” Madam Liu quickly said.
Song Que then turned around and left.
When he left, his face was full of smiles.
They were so happy just because they earned one tael of silver a day. His family was really easy to satisfy.
Surely this was good, wasn’t it?
After Song Que left, more people came to buy water.
There were even people who came to buy bean sprouts and sell chicken eggs.
This made Madam Liu so happy that she even called Song Yun over to help.
At this point, it could said that the Song family’s business of selling water had officially started.
In addition, the neighbors came to buy bean sprouts and sell chicken eggs from time to time, which brought more profit and convenience to the Song family.
After 7 pm, Madam Liu closed her booth.
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She brought the harvested vegetables back to the kitchen to make dinner.
Qin Xiaoyao, on the other hand, went to the courtyard, wondering if she should add another thatched shed to grow more bean sprouts.
Her family’s bean sprouts had been on the market for some time. They were very popular, whether at the Mansion and Restaurant or in the three markets.
Recently, there were many people who came to buy bean sprouts because they wanted to eat fresh vegetables.
That being the case, it was also viable to plant bean sprouts in one more shed.
It just so happened that there were still some lumber materials left from the last time she built the sheds.
It should not be a problem to build another thatched shed next to the existing sheds.
Qin Xiaoyao was still hesitating when Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu arrived with water buckets.
That was right. Now that the business of the Qin family’s meat stall was continuing to decline, the two Qin brothers had much more free time.
Since the two brothers were free today, they decided to come to the Song family to fetch water.
“Little Sis!” The two brothers saw Qin Xiaoyao first and called out to her.
Qin Xiaoyao’s face lit up upon seeing them.
“Big Brother! Second Brother!” she answered back.
Then, she quickly left the shed and walked towards the two of them.
“Hehe, Little Sis! I heard that your family is selling water now, and only to the dozen or so families in Yong An Lane and the street up front?” Qin Dahu asked Qin Xiaoyao with a smile when he arrived before her.
Selling water was a profitable business, and they were very happy for their younger sister.
“Mm-hmm. We just started this afternoon,” Qin Xiaoyao replied with a smile.
“In the future, my family will sell water to outsiders from 5 to 7 am, 11 am to 1 pm, 5 to 7 pm, and 9 to 11 pm. Big Brother, Second Brother, you two just need to avoid these hours when you come to get water.”
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu exchanged glances.
“Okay!” they quickly replied.
“On our way here, we heard a lot of people in Yong An Lane talking about your family selling water. They were all saying that your family was benevolent and upright, only charging three copper coins for a bucket of water. Is this true?” Qin Erhu asked.
“Yes,” Qin Xiaoyao replied with a smile.
“Hubby said that the water in our well doesn’t cost any capital. We’ll just earn a little from selling water this time. The main thing is to use this opportunity to build a good relationship with everyone so we can get along better in the future.”
The Qin brothers looked at each other and then nodded.
“Younger Brother-in-law is right. It’s your Second Brother and I who are short-sighted,” Qin Dahu said.
Qin Xiaoyao chuckled.
“Big Brother, what are you saying? You’re just afraid that I’ll make a loss,” she replied mischievously.