Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 113 Bargaining

"When children first enter school, it is the time for them to practice writing. One knife can't be used for long. This straw paper is cheap, 45 wen per knife, so you can buy more and buy less large submission paper for writing."

When buying paper for Song Tian, after the boss said this, Li gritted his teeth and bought one more piece.

But now that she knew how to practice calligraphy on a slate, Li had an idea in mind: "I have to buy something else today. Money is a bit tight, so I'll just cut some straw paper first."

Seeing that she was very determined, the boss stopped trying to persuade her. He took out a piece of straw paper and asked again, "What about the large petition paper? How much do you want?"

Li frowned and asked, "How much is this big petition paper?"

"You have a scholar in your family, so you know without me telling you that this big petition paper has a strong texture and a smooth surface. Those officials all love to use it.

To make such good paper, the process is not simple..."

"Okay, okay, just tell me how much it is." Li was well versed in bargaining and naturally knew the tricks that merchants used to raise prices.

What's more, Uncle Song sells eels, so he can barely be considered a businessman, so he knows some of the ins and outs of this business.

The boss praised the large presentation paper to great heights, naturally wanting them to accept the high price.

"Three taels of silver for one knife."

"Oh, it's so expensive, is this paper made of gold?" Li leaned back slightly, giving a body language that showed she didn't want to buy it.

"Auntie, you are such a joker. How can you buy gold-made paper for 3 cents of silver?"

"Boss, you sell them at such a high price. My eldest grandson has been buying paper from you for the past two years while he was studying. He is a regular customer. Please order less."

The boss took out a large report paper and gently stroked the surface: "Auntie, it's not that I won't give you less, it's just that we don't have much profit.

The purchase price of this large petition paper is not cheap, and I still have to pay the rent. I can only make a few cents from you if I cut it, and if I cut it less, I will lose money. "

Li didn't believe him at all and continued to bargain: "There are many things you need to buy when you first enter school, and we really don't have enough money. So, you can make less money today, and I will come back to take care of your business later.

It takes a child several years to study, not just a few days. I will buy all my paper from you in the future."

The boss thought so too and reluctantly said: "Okay, I'll give you 5 cents less for that knife."

Li tilted his head and said, "Oh, you are such a big boss, but you are so stingy. Half a piece of paper costs 100 coins."

The boss was furious: "Ma'am, if you don't really want it, forget it. But you can't bargain like that. I won't buy it for more than this price!"

"Boss, you..." Li remained calm and continued to bargain.

Song Ying looked at the smooth paper and reached out to touch it. She had never written on it before.

Once she has mastered the basics of literacy, she will definitely try writing on paper.

After touching the large submission paper, she turned her attention to other papers. There were quite a lot of types of paper in the store, with different colors and textures.

She began to guess which one was the bowl-red paper that Yuan Qing mentioned, and wanted to see what kind of paper it was that could be sold at such a high price.

When she looked through all the papers in the store, Li and the boss had not yet reached an agreement.

Song Tian and Song Yuan were getting a little bored waiting, so they ran to play at the door. Song Ying didn't notice it, as this was her second time coming to the paper shop. The last time was three years ago, before Song Tian entered school.

Everything in the paper shop was new to her. If the boss had not been bargaining with Li, she would have wanted to pull the boss aside and ask about all the papers in the shop.

After a while, Song Yuan's voice rang out from the door: "Brother Yuan Qing, are you here to buy paper too?"

Hearing the voice, Song Ying turned his head and saw that Yuan Qing and his grandmother Tao had also come.

Tao also saw the Li mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the store and walked in in surprise: "Sister Li, you are here to buy paper too, are you going to let your eldest grandson go back to school?"

"No, I'm planning to enroll my little one in school. Tianwa, you know that he skips school and climbs the tung tree every day. I don't have the money to waste on him."

Hearing this, Yuan Qing implicitly gave Song Ying a thumbs up. This was very efficient. The grandmaster came yesterday, and today he had already persuaded the family to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone!

Song Ying glanced at everyone and saw that no one's attention was on him, so he raised his eyebrows proudly.

Yuan Qing smiled softly and looked away to look at Tao and Li who were talking.

Tao nodded: "It's better to start school early. Children have good memory and can recognize words quickly."

"Is there any other way to say this?"

The three generations of the Yuan family have all studied for a long time. Li trusts Tao's experience in this area. After she said this, Li felt that his approach was correct.

Tao nodded, looked at the large report paper next to the boss, and asked, "Are you going to buy a large report paper?"

"Yes, this paper is very expensive. I have been talking so hard that my lips are worn out, but the boss just won't give me any less."

"Auntie, what you said is really heartless. I said I would give you 5 wen for one cut, but you asked me to give you 20 wen for half a cut. Auntie Tao, is there any bargaining method like this?"

"Boss Zheng, you don't know that my life as an elder sister was not easy. My parents-in-law favored the eldest wife when they were alive and didn't let them take care of their children. It was all up to the couple to raise their two sons and two daughters.

After marrying off his sons, he didn't have time to enjoy the happiness because his eldest daughter-in-law died during childbirth, leaving behind only this granddaughter. "

Tao pointed at Song Ying and continued, "I managed to raise my granddaughter with great difficulty, but within two years, my eldest son was gone too.

Now his family depends entirely on his second son to support the whole family, and the family is really short of money. Boss Zheng, just treat it as a good deed and give it a cheaper price."

Boss Zheng tilted his head to look at Song Ying, and his opinion of Li changed drastically. In families with both sons and daughters-in-law, drowning of baby girls is a common occurrence.

"You are a kindhearted person, okay, this time I will consider it as a good deed for you, I will sell you half a knife for 100 coins."

Li narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Oh, thank you, boss, you are kind-hearted, and you will definitely be blessed in the future!"

After they agreed on the price, Boss Zheng looked at the Tao family and their grandchildren and asked, "One for straw paper and one for large petition paper?"

Tao smiled and shook his head: "One cut for straw paper, three cuts for large petition paper."

Boss Zheng was stunned. "What's going on today?"

Since he opened the shop, the Yuan family has often come to buy paper. They are real old customers. After his grandson started school, every time he bought paper, he would buy one piece of straw paper and one piece of large presentation paper.

Mrs. Tao smiled and said, "Didn't the inspector come to our village yesterday to observe the customs? He asked my grandson to study in the newly opened academy. I will have to write contemporary essays frequently in the future, and straw paper is easy to bleed ink. There is nothing I can do but grit my teeth and buy more large paper for submissions."

"Oh, this is great news! Congratulations! With your grandson's hard work, he will be able to pass the imperial examination sooner or later."