Although he was "fooled", Su Qingluan did not think that the other party, as a person from a wealthy family, could continue to be "fooled".
Sure enough, although Zhang Ma nodded repeatedly after hearing Su Qingluan say that jam was difficult to make, she only said hard work, turned around and asked to see how to make jam.
"This...isn't appropriate..." Su Qingluan looked embarrassed, "If I were to learn from it, my recipe would be worthless."
Although Zhang Ma still has that serious and cautious expression, with a condescending expression of "not willing to let the master lose any face", the disgusting expression at the beginning has been wiped away, and now she is full of admiration for Su Qingluan's craftsmanship. Explore.
After all, Zhang's mother has watched Xie Zian grow up and knows how picky this young man is.
She could see that Xie Zian had always maintained "neutral". If he didn't participate in his words to the young lady Su in front of him, he was secretly favoring her.
To be able to make Xie Zian so partial...
Zhang Ma's eyes glanced at Su Qingluan's pretty face but still with a little baby fat, and then she shook her head secretly - although the beauty is acceptable, there are not many girls of this level in the house, and the Erlang of the Xie family should be It's not like I'm so impatient...
It is better to say that for a young ancestor like Xie Zian, everyone still hopes that he will be more "impatient", at least have that feeling, and will not be like a wild ass on the loose, just following his own temper. Nonsense.
The messy thoughts flashed away, and Zhang Ma squeezed out a smile from her serious face, trying to make herself appear more friendly: "Ms. Su, you are worrying too much. Our Xie family is not someone who uses power to oppress others. Why, old lady?" Is it possible to do something so ignorant as to inquire about other people’s prescriptions?”
Su Qingluan blinked: "What does Zhang Ma mean...?"
"I heard from the young lady that this place has beautiful scenery and wonderful people. I just want to see for my master, what kind of fairyland is this place that can breed such delicious fruits?"
Su Qingluan nodded secretly: I see, the distinguished Party A wants to investigate the origin environment of the raw materials.
She rolled her eyes and saluted again: "The fruit is not around this town, but is going into the mountains behind the village - Madam, you are quite old. Is it okay to climb mountains and ridges?"
When Zhang Ma heard Su Qingluan's words, she hesitated for a moment.
Although she is said to be a maid, she has never been betrothed to anyone since she was promoted to serve as a personal maid by the old lady's side, and she has been waiting by her side.
Seeing Zhang Ma's loyalty, the old lady of the Xie family gave up the possibility of starting a family and served her wholeheartedly. She also relied on her trust, which made Zhang Ma's status in the Xie Mansion extraordinary even as a servant.
Because of this, she has not done any menial work for more than thirty years. Not to mention climbing mountains and ridges when going out, even if she takes a few steps, there will be a sedan to catch her, saving her from the pain of running around.
So when she heard that the fruit tree was in the deep mountains and old forests - of course, this was Zhang's own imagination - she was somewhat repelled.
Seeing this, Su Qingluan sighed and said in a "Sure enough" tone: "The road is very bumpy, which is not important to us farm dwellers, but for noble people like Zhang Ma, it is still It’s best not to go.”
Zhang Ma also wanted not to go, but she just said the words "take a look for the master" - not to mention that Xie Zian, one of the masters, was sitting nearby and watching.
Could it be that at this time she was going to say, "The road is bumpy, so I don't want to go"?
So, where should she put her sentence "Look for the master"?
For a moment, Zhang Ma was in a dilemma, her expression was very exciting.
Su Qingluan was naturally aware of the other party's embarrassment, but now her main purpose was to deceive the other party into further believing that her jam was "extremely precise starting from the selection of raw materials", so naturally she would not refuse the other party to actually follow her to watch her pick. fruit.
Of course, the fruit this time was still a "sample". Su Qingluan made up his mind that only by finalizing the "order amount" with the other party and asking the other party to pay a certain percentage of the deposit, could Su Qingluan start his "jam jam production line" Construction really started.
But in fact, Su Qingluan has been making preparations for this period of time.
If your jam cannot satisfy the other party, then you can use your "wonderful skills" to exchange for Mu Xingzhi's protection; if your fruit wins the favor of the nobles in the capital, then you can "rob the rich and give to the poor" .
...Well, using the wallets of those who have been taken advantage of to enrich the wallets of rural neighbors, how can it not be considered "robbing the rich and giving to the poor"?
What's more, I haven't really "robbed" it yet, everyone is just willing to provide the supply of goods, and the other party wants to buy it.
In this era, there was no macro-control and no market pricing. Except for a small number of resource commodities monopolized by the government, such as salt, grain, iron, etc., the rest were all "one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer", and both buyers and sellers voluntarily There is nothing wrong with trading.
Food like "jam" is a "sweet" that requires a lot of added sugar. It is considered a "luxury product" in this era, so it can naturally be sold at a high price, and everyone thinks there is no problem.
Although Zhang Ma was in a dilemma for a long time, she finally said something like "I want to take a look for the master", so it was impossible for her not to go.
And Su Qingluan also planned to rack his brains to let the other party understand that this jam was "very particular" from the beginning, so he readily agreed to wait for Zhang Ma's carriage outside the gate of Huaxi Village on the way out of the town tomorrow morning, taking him with him. She went to see the mountains where the fruit trees grew.
After returning home, although it was just past noon, which was only half a day, Su Qingluan felt more tired than before.
Tired.
Su Qingluan just lay on the bed motionless, not even wanting to wash off the makeup on her face, until she heard her sister shouting outside: "Sister, sister! The onions and carrots you planted have grown! "
Su Xueyan flew into Su Qingluan's room like a cheerful bird, fluttered on Su Qingluan's back and hugged her neck: "Sister, please go and see, they have all grown! "
Su Qingluan didn't take it seriously at first. She just turned over and pulled the little girl off her back: "You little fat girl, did you eat it secretly? Why does it feel heavier and heavier, and I can't breathe anymore?" Got it!"
The little girl wasn't so heavy when she first traveled through time, right?
Su Xueyan pouted: "Sister, that's bad! I'm not fat! My mother-in-law said I've grown taller!"
This is true.
Su Xueyan started to pull on her sister's sleeve again: "Go and have a look, let's have a look!"
At first, Su Qingluan thought that her younger sister noticed that the onion and carrot seedlings had grown taller again, so she said they had "grown out".
Unexpectedly, this little girl had a little strength in her hands and pulled up one of the onion seedlings, and a complete light yellow onion head was exposed underneath!
It’s actually ready to eat!
Su Qingluan's heart moved, and she pulled out a carrot next to it - well, although it was thinner than before, it was still considered "mature"!
At any time, it is joyful to see the crops you have worked so hard to grow grow. Su Qingluan looked at these two "fruits" that were not yet completely full - even though they were rhizomes - and felt that some of the energy that had been drained from socializing with a bunch of people in the Xie Mansion had finally been restored.
Since she needed to "climb mountains and ridges" the next day, Su Qingluan went to bed early. Before going to bed, she specially massaged her feet and then had a good sleep.
The next day, Su Qingluan changed into men's clothes refreshed and went to the city gate to meet Zhang Ma's carriage.
Seeing Su Qingluan dressed like this, Zhang's mother frowned again: "How can Mrs. Su wear men's clothes? It's really inappropriate!"
Su Qingluan knew that since the old lady of the Xie family liked her jam, Mother Zhang would not dare to offend her too much.
In this case, Su Qingluan doesn't need to be too cautious. However, she still bowed respectfully to the other party: "Shanye people are different from boudoir ladies. As long as they have clothes to wear, it doesn't matter whether they are men or women, as long as they can work!"
Zhang Ma said in her heart that she was too lazy to argue with this vulgar peasant girl, so she nodded and motioned for Su Qingluan to lead the way - of course, in name it was "I am not familiar with the road and I need a guide", but in fact, she would not allow it. A "rude person" like Su Qingluan was in the same carriage with her.
Su Qingluan said: As long as you are happy. In her opinion, the bumpy road conditions like mountain roads are not very comfortable even with shock absorption measures, let alone an ancient low-end horse-drawn carriage?
So Zhang's mother only sat on the carriage for less than a quarter of an hour before she couldn't bear the "travelling" and got out of the carriage with a pale face. She hid behind a tree on the side of the road as soon as she got off the carriage.
Even though Zhang Ma tried her best to lower her voice, Su Qingluan could hear her retching.
Of course, in this case, there was no need for Su Qingluan to greet her. After all, in addition to the groom driving the car, there were two rough girls accompanying Zhang Ma.
Seeing that Zhang Ma was vomiting violently, the two people stroked her chest and patted her back. After working for a long time, Zhang Ma finally stopped feeling like vomiting.
Then she refused to ride in the carriage even to death.
Su Qingluan continued to lead the way. She walks this mountain path leading to Huaxi Village every day, and often helps her parents carry various odds and ends for the stall. Her hands were empty today and she wasn't hungry in the morning, so she felt that the journey was easier than before.
However, for Zhang Ma, this journey is not easy. Just now she was shaking from side to side in the car, almost vomiting out her bile, and her feet were already weak.
What's more, the journey of more than half an hour is still on a mountain road, which is too difficult for an old woman like her who has been quite pampered for decades.
So less than half an hour later, Su Qingluan felt that the pace of the people behind him was getting slower and slower, and there was a tendency to stagnate. She turned back and asked, "Mama Zhang, do you want to take a rest?"
