The rural doctor is busy with farming, and her abstinent husband can't bear it

However, Su Yu smiled unexpectedly, his tone calm but with a hint of cunning:

"Aunt is right. My consultation fee is indeed not cheap. A few days ago, I went to Mucheng to treat the old lady of the Taiwei Mansion, and I charged thirty taels for the consultation fee. And the time I delivered a baby for the wife of the county magistrate of Qingshui Town, I charged more than twenty taels. I give you this little more than two taels, all because of the relationship between us from the same village, it can be regarded as a friendship price for you."

Zhao Qiaozhi was speechless after hearing Su Yu's words. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had indeed taken advantage of him.

Uncle Li saw his wife suffer but did not offer any help. He knew his wife's temper very well. Although she was kind-hearted, she was also stubborn.

He had emphasized many times before that he gave the silver to Su Yu voluntarily. Now that Su Yu had shut his wife's mouth so cleverly, he saved himself a lot of verbal disputes and was secretly glad.

Looking at Zhao Qiaozhi's slightly embarrassed expression, Su Yu forced himself to hold back his smile, and couldn't help but feel that this old woman was really easy to coax.

She then said with concern: "Auntie, our family is not well off, you must take good care of your health and don't eat unclean things. If you get poisoned again, I'm afraid the next time will be more than this amount."

Zhao Qiaozhi glared at Su Yu fiercely, as if to say: Girl, stop cursing me.

After leaving the Li family, carrying the more than one or two taels of silver, Su Yu felt relaxed and happy.

She could have returned the money, but that would have embarrassed Mr. Li; if she didn't return it, Mrs. Zhao would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

The only way to make Aunt Zhao speechless is to make her feel that she got great value for money. Besides, what she said was true.

After returning home and hurriedly eating breakfast, Su Yu and Xie Xinghua drove a carriage to the town.

Although they were not sure where to find a store selling wood, it would always be a good idea to go to a furniture store and ask - furniture stores have a large demand for wood and must have fixed suppliers. Maybe they could even inquire about the progress of the production of her custom cabinet.

When he arrived at the furniture store, he saw three simple characters "Zhang Carpenter" hanging on the door, but Su Yu habitually regarded it as a furniture store.

Carpenter Zhang, the shop owner himself, was impressed by Su Yu. After all, such a large order was not common.

Thinking that Su Yu was here to urge for the goods, he quickly explained:

"Ah, little girl, why are you here so early? Your locker will take a few more days!"

"I just want to see the progress first. Can I take a look?"

Su Yu asked gently.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you to see it right away."

Carpenter Zhang responded and led the two of them to the backyard.

In the backyard, seven or eight craftsmen were busy. Carpenter Zhang introduced that the cabinet was complicated in craftsmanship and time was tight, so most of the workers were temporary employees and only one was his apprentice.

Su Yu nodded silently. It seemed that the reason why this custom-made cabinet was so expensive was that the labor costs of hiring many craftsmen every day was a considerable expense.

When talking about purchasing wood, Carpenter Zhang said that if the demand was not large, he would have some surplus materials in his warehouse, which he could sell to Su Yu at a low price.

This batch of pine wood was originally prepared as a dowry for a certain family, but the other party canceled the order and the wood was left idle.

It was the rainy season, and if it was not dealt with quickly, there would be a risk of mold and rot. Therefore, Carpenter Zhang was eager to get rid of it and was willing to sell it at half price.

When Xie Xinghua heard about such good news, she was extremely excited and wanted to make the decision immediately.

Su Yu gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, signaling Shaoan to stay calm.

As the old saying goes, "It's better to be safe than sorry." There is no such thing as a free lunch. Seeing is believing. It is best to check the quality of the wood yourself.

Xie Xinghua knew that she was limited in knowledge and far less experienced than Su Yu. Since Su Yu reminded her, there must be a reason for it, so she decided to wait and see.

Carpenter Zhang hesitated for a moment but finally agreed to their request.

He fetched the key and led the two to the warehouse.

As soon as the door of the warehouse was opened, a strong musty smell wafted into Su Yu's nose. He quickly covered his nose with a frown.

It seems that the problem is not just that the wood may be moldy, but it may have already caused serious mold.

A moment later, Su Yu and Xie Xinghua stepped into the warehouse door.

The unprocessed pine wood retained its original trunk shape, with mottled mold marks clearly visible on the surface, not to mention the stacked areas, which were obviously corroded by moisture due to improper storage.

Su Yu asked, "Boss Zhang, how much do you plan to sell this batch of wood for?"

"The original price was twenty taels of silver, but now I'll only take ten taels. What do you think?"

In fact, the original cost of these woods was only ten taels, but the price of pine wood has doubled in recent years, which made Carpenter Zhang feel that his quotation was not a deception.

When Xie Xinghua heard the offer, she began to back out.

Ten taels of silver was almost equal to all her savings. Moreover, she just wanted to renovate the kitchen, and the wood was far more than she needed. So she lost interest, pulled Su Yu's sleeve, and motioned to leave.

Su Yu shook his finger gently, signaling to his friends beside him not to worry. His calmness seemed to tell everyone that the final decision on the matter was in his hands.

Her eyes moved, revealing a hint of cunning and confidence, as if saying: The initiative in buying and selling is always in the hands of the party who thinks calmly.

Su Yu was thinking in his mind that everything has two sides, and perhaps behind this seemingly ordinary transaction, there were unknown opportunities hidden.

She raised a gentle smile and said to Carpenter Zhang in a relaxed but challenging tone, "Mr. Zhang, let's not talk about the cost of your wood for now. Just take the wood itself. It's obvious that it's not the fresh, top-quality wood from last year. Look at the degree of decay. Even if you give it to me for free, I have to think carefully about whether the objects made of this material can be solid and durable, not to mention the ten taels of silver you mentioned."

Upon hearing this, Carpenter Zhang's expression froze. He had never expected that this seemingly delicate girl could see through the flaws in the wood at a glance. Embarrassed, he coughed a few times in an attempt to hide his surprise.

"Haha, although these woods are slightly moldy, they are by no means hopeless. If the young lady is really interested, you might as well offer a suitable price."

Su Yu pretended to be in deep thought, strolling through the warehouse, scanning each piece of wood critically, and finally sighed softly, with a tone of helplessness and regret: "Mr. Zhang, you should be able to see that I am not short of money to buy wood. To be honest, the wood you have here does not arouse my much interest. I think you should find another more suitable buyer. If there is a familiar and reliable timber merchant, please be sure to introduce me. I urgently need a large amount of timber to build a house."

Carpenter Zhang knew very well that the family that could afford to make custom cabinets must have extraordinary financial strength.

These woods had been piled up in his warehouse for two or three years, not only taking up valuable space, but also gradually being worn out over the years.