Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Both Copper Coin and silver coins have buying prices. But this roll of paper money is hard to price.

Zeng Hongling counted. "Yuanyuan, this paper money can only fetch five yuan."

"Fellow villager. We haven't bought paper money before either, so this roll can only give you five yuan; it's up to you."

"Okay. I'll sell it all to you."

At this moment, the work bell sounded, and there were still two left to trade.

They also brought books, checked them, and spent five yuan to buy one.

Widow Li also wanted to go to work, but was stopped by Su Yuanyuan.

"Big sister, we're about to leave, there are too many things, we're afraid we can't take them back; if anyone asks, just say we'll be back tomorrow or the day after.

And we'll bring enameled ware; people can trade with us or buy them."

"Okay, you two girls be careful."

By noon, they had loaded all that was collected in the morning onto the vehicle. Now they had what they collected in the afternoon and soon drove away from Widow Li's house.

They drove to find the village chief and said the same thing to him just now.

"Village Chief, I can get enameled wares. It's just that some wording is misprinted, and there are many without mistakes, including enamel plates, tea mugs, and various sizes of enamel basins."

"That's great. We can't even buy these things if we want to.

You two comrades shouldn't mind rural women, there's more common sense here."

Su Yuanyuan nodded with a smile, "I understand. Village Chief, we will leave now."

The two drove back, "Yuanyuan, can you get enameled wares?"

"Yes, you go back and sort these things, I'll go out and take a look."

The two arrived at the sanatorium; it was already getting dark. The two unloaded the vehicle, Zeng Hongling was responsible for organizing. Su Yuanyuan drove away.

She thought this wasn't a solution either; leaving things here might cause trouble in the future.

An old leader was about to come for recuperation soon. Better to go out for a few more days, and still find a car to haul them back to the Capital.

She drove around outside, took out enameled ware from the space. Now the car was really filled with them.

Returning to the sanatorium, Zeng Hongling had organized everything.

"Yuanyuan, the storeroom is almost full."

"No worries, we'll go out for a spin in the next couple of days, then get a car to haul them back."

It's indeed time to be quiet. It's almost May, and with more people talking, it's better to be cautious.

The next day, before dawn, the two drove away from the sanatorium.

"Yuanyuan, why so many enameled wares?"

"We'll trade them all out or sell them."

At eight in the morning, the two arrived at that village.

At this time, most people were working. Only the elderly and children remained at home.

Seeing the car coming again, the children ran after it.

Su Yuanyuan still drove to Widow Li's house. But the door was closed; she probably went to work.

The two took out some enameled wares from the car.

The children had never seen such beautiful things before. The bright colors were particularly attractive.

The children just stood by and watched.

Su Yuanyuan pulled out a handful of candies to share with the children.

Actually, everyone is kind-hearted; even kids are the same. Once they received the kindness, the children ran off, some to the fields to tell the grown-ups, and some to inform the elderly.

When the two girls counted all kinds of enameled wares and knew the quantities, several elderly people came over.

Seeing the colorful enamel plates, the elderly just couldn't part with them.

"Young woman, how much is this enamel plate each?"

"Auntie, four yuan for a plate, the large enamel basin is three, the medium is two, the small one is one and a half, and the tea mug is one and a half each."

Su Yuanyuan wasn't sure about the price; the two girls just discussed and came up with these prices earlier.

They didn't know the prices, but the elderly did; these enameled wares were slightly cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperatives, but they didn't require coupons and could be bartered, so everyone was delighted.

"Girl, look at this bowl, ever since I came to this house, it's been here, hasn't broken over all these years."

Zeng Hongling had already laid a cloth on the ground and sat to the side.

She took the bowl and examined it; at first, she didn't pay it much attention, but upon seeing its floral patterns and stamp, she became interested.

"I can give twenty yuan for it. It's probably from over five hundred years ago."

Su Yuanyuan didn't expect it either. An ordinary bowl really had been around for that long.

"Auntie, this bowl for twenty yuan."

"Okay, okay. But I don't want money, I want enameled ware."

"Sure, Auntie, you can choose."

The elderly woman chose two enamel plates, two large enamel basins, two small ones, and three tea mugs, coming to a total of fifteen yuan.

But she was happy. An old bowl used for feeding the cat was exchanged for so many things.

The elderly woman held them in her arms, her face beaming with a smile, shakily returning home.

Seeing that using an old bowl could get so much, several others went back home to search.

The people working in the fields got excited about it. But now's the time for spring planting, and no one dared to leave.

However, they all thought that their elders at home would likely go to trade.

That's how it is with the common folk. When you ask them to spend money, they feel reluctant, but barter is a different story.

Su Yuanyuan and her friends exchanged over a dozen enameled plates, which everyone loved.

Indeed, the patterns were exceptionally appealing.

At this time, no one was around. The two sat on the ground organizing, mainly to load the car, saving space this way.

"Yuanyuan, I didn't expect enameled ware to be so popular."

"Still, it's due to a scarcity of resources. Moreover, it's not easy for the common folk to make a trip out."

All the enameled ware was moved off the car. In a while, when work finished, there would be a buzz of activity.

They had said they'd come today when they left yesterday. Those with barter ideas must have been prepared.

The sun was scorching, and both wore straw hats to protect themselves somewhat.

Finally, they heard the bell. Both perked up.

In less than ten minutes, more than ten people gathered around; they hadn't gone home and came directly to see.

The enamel plates were irresistible, so they rushed off, fearing they would miss out.

Widow Li saw the commotion at the door and hurried home to cook.

The two girls were friendly and endearing, making Widow Li fond of them and eager to help.

Outside, Su Yuanyuan was busy handling enameled wares, collecting money and items, and acting as a translator.

Two hours later, all the enameled wares were gone, and five baskets on the ground were filled.

Many people still asked when they would come next time.

The two began to gather these things onto the vehicle.