He doted on his eldest daughter.
Old Chen's wife knew he wanted a son. Besides, in this Garbage Mountain, without a son, they would be bullied, and even their daughter wouldn't be able to marry into a good family.
Old Chen, remembering how she almost lost her life, became afraid of childbirth and kept saying to wait, to wait a little longer.
wait...
In the end, she couldn't resist, and two years later, Old Chen's wife became pregnant again.
Compared to Old Chen, it was Old Chen's wife who longed for a son.
It's not about favoring sons over daughters; it's simply about wanting to lighten the burden on Old Chen's shoulders and to make the future of this family better.
But it was another girl, and then Old Chen's wife suffered another massive hemorrhage...
After all that trouble, Old Chen's wife survived, but lost her ability to have children.
Old Chen coaxed his wife for a long time until she finally felt at ease. The couple raised their two daughters and gradually improved their lives, even starting their own small workshop.
Until the youngest daughter encountered bandits from Liu Family Village, and was initially kidnapped...
Old Chen was planning to go to Liu Family Village for a bloody battle when his youngest daughter returned, and she also had a boyfriend. The two secretly pledged their lives to each other, and she insisted on marrying him.
As Luo Liuzi got more excited, he became increasingly vivid in his description. "Their vows were as firm as the sea and as strong as the mountains, their love was so powerful it shook heaven and earth..."
Seeing that he was about to launch into another half hour of rambling about romance novels, Song Xiaozhu stopped him in time. " Old Chen really married his daughter off to that man?"
Luo Liuzi: "There was no other way. Old Chen doted on Chen An'an and Chen Quanquan. When he saw that his daughter was losing her appetite and had become thinner, he decided to marry her off to them."
At the Garbage Mountain, the Scavenger Community is undoubtedly the most authentic existence.
I heard that Old Madam Hu has quite a few connections in the Fortress, then there's the logging camp and Deer Town, and the lowest of the low is undoubtedly Liu Family Village.
The villagers of Liu Family Village also scavenge for recyclables on a regular basis, but they can only use the recyclables themselves, and there is nowhere to sell the excess - the community recycling station will not accept them.
Scavenging cannot meet all material needs.
All that's left is to rob them.
They robbed the logging camp of timber, various community resources, and crops from Deer Town.
Relying on the village chief's skill as a " Hunter," they appeared and disappeared unpredictably, and actually managed to survive, becoming a bandit stronghold that everyone dreaded.
In order to curb their development, Old Madam Hu strictly forbade the community residents from having any trade dealings with them.
Unexpectedly, the Old Chen actually married their daughter off to him.
Old Madam Hu originally wanted to kick the Old Chen out, but later, probably thinking of making an example of them, she let the Old Chen stay in the community, only stipulating that the recycling station would accept their waste at half price.
Having roughly understood the Old Chen's situation, Song Xiaozhu asked, "Didn't the Old Chen hire someone to sell their goods on their behalf?"
Although society
The district prohibits residents from engaging in private transactions, but many people still do so, and it's impossible to regulate everyone.
Why wouldn't anyone do something so obviously profitable?
Tian Man chimed in, "This has only been going on for a little over a month, Old Madam Hu has been sending people to keep an eye on things every day. Who would dare to provoke her?"
Song Xiaozhu nodded, understanding; this was indeed a good opportunity.
Luo Liuzi blinked, then asked, "Do we dare buy scrap from Old Chen's family? What if we offend Old Madam Hu...?"
Song Xiaozhu said, "It's always possible to avoid it, and besides, we're not resellers."
Before Luo Liuzi could figure it out, Tian Man chimed in, "Right, as long as the transactions don't happen in the community, it's fine. They say they're keeping an eye on things, but actually, Old Madam Hu mainly relies on the records from the recycling station."
Simply put, the reason why no one dared to help Old Chen's family sell their products wasn't because they couldn't hide it from the people watching them, but because they didn't dare to sell it at the recycling station.
The recycling station knows the output of every small workshop in the community. If one workshop suddenly produces more, there's definitely a problem... and after a little investigation... well, they'll be punished.
The Old Chen clearly didn't have the resources to contact all the small workshops to separately process his waste.
Besides, small workshop owners find it troublesome to separate operations—the profits are too low, but the risks are too high, so why bother?
But Song Xiaozhu's situation is different.
She only wants scrap metal, and can offer the same recycling price to Old Chen and the recycling station. After that, she won't need to sell it to the recycling station.
Since she only needs scrap metal, the remaining metal from Old Chen can still be sold to the recycling station, just in smaller quantities—which is reasonable, given the blow Old Chen has suffered and it's normal that they're not motivated to work anymore.
As for what happens next...
Song Xiaozhu knew in her heart that she would eventually have to confront Old Madam Hu.
The community forbids private transactions, but she was doing all sorts of private transactions.
If we're matched up, then so be it.
If you want to develop, you will inevitably touch the interests of the local bullies.
It's unavoidable, we can only face it. Right now, she needs to seize the time and develop properly.
Tian Man asked, "Should we contact the Old Chen?"
Song Xiaozhu: "No rush, let's sell the stone axe first."
If she wants to negotiate a partnership with the Old Chen, she needs to have some capital. With her current savings, she probably couldn't even afford to take over the Old Chen's scrap metal.
Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?
She also needs to first establish sales channels for the axes, so that she can quickly enter the market once the iron axes arrive.
It will cycle normally.
Tian Man roughly understood what Song Xiaozhu meant and nodded, saying, "That's true, there's no rush in the next day or two."
Song Xiaozhu then approached the Old Chen and began discussing the sales plan for the stone axe. "... I only have one request: the selling price should not exceed 5 yuan."
Luo Liuzi was completely bewildered, not understanding why.
Tian Man to be deep in thought.
Song Xiaozhu continued, "Stone axes aren't very durable, so the best way to sell them is through high volume and low profit margins. Of course, they don't need to be cheaper than those from recycling centers, since stone axes are more effective and no worse than iron axes."
Tian Man nodded. "So, we'll buy axes from you wholesale, then set our own prices and resell them, just not exceeding 5 yuan?"