"H-Hello Master?"
Sister-in-law Xu looked up and saw He Xiao with a cold face.
He Xiao shook her hand away: "In Dahe Village, no provocation is allowed to cause trouble."
Sister-in-law Xu said in a sharp voice: "This is our Xu family's matter. The Xu family can handle it on their own. Why, it's no longer enough for the elders to teach the younger ones?"
"As far as I know, this is Miss Cheng, her surname is Cheng, not a member of the Xu family." He Xiao said lightly, "Miss Cheng is my cousin's person. Did you get her consent before you taught my cousin a lesson?"
"you you!"
Sister-in-law Xu was very angry.
The most troublesome person in the village is Dashan Niang. If Dashan Niang is really lured here, she will not be able to eat and walk around, and the whole village will poke her in the back and scold her.
She glared at Cheng Fang fiercely and sneered: "We'll see."
She dragged her son and left.
Cheng Fang breathed a sigh of relief quietly. She was really afraid that if things got serious, she would cause unnecessary trouble to Aunt Zhao.
She looked at He Xiao and whispered: "Thank you, Master He, for the rescue."
He Xiao turned around and said to Zhao Sanniu behind him: "Come here."
Zhao Sanniu came over immediately. He had been following He Xiao all day long to learn martial arts. He was better at learning martial arts than Si Dan. It could be said that he was He Xiao's disciple.
He walked up to He Xiao, cupped his fists and said, "Master, please give me your instructions."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiao grabbed his arm, caught him off guard and threw him over his shoulder, and he was hit hard on the ground.
Fortunately, this is the riverside, the soil is soft and wet, and there are many thick weeds, so the fall does not hurt.
He Xiao raised his eyes: "Have you learned it?"
Zhao Sanniu touched his butt and said, "Master has taught me this move a long time ago, hasn't it? I've learned it a long time ago. Master, could you please say something before you use this move in the future..."
He Xiao coughed: "I'm not asking you."
He looked at Cheng Fang.
Cheng Fang couldn't believe it, so was Master He just teaching her to fight back?
She immediately became serious and tried the moves again, frowning slightly: "But my strength is not enough."
"If it's not enough, then practice slowly." He Xiao said lightly, "Not every time someone happens to come out to help you out."
After he finished speaking, he left with his hands behind his back.
Cheng Fang stood there and tried the action again, then picked up the bucket and hurried back.
Smoke curled up from the kitchen above, and the aroma of food could be heard from time to time.
Cheng Wanwan deliberately sat outside the courtyard, and she was reading the account books sent by shopkeeper Yan and Wu Xiaochui.
Wu Xiaochui is responsible for recording this account, and shopkeeper Yan is responsible for reviewing and checking. The two of them help each other and check each other. Over the past half month, they have written down half a thick book. Fortunately, they use modern accounting methods, which are easier to check, otherwise She had to watch it for at least half the night.
"The current daily output of soap in the soap workshop is about 1,500 yuan." Shopkeeper Yan Kaihui reported, "Among them, milk-scented soap is the most popular, but the amount of milk is limited, resulting in limited output... Hey, those lambs in my family It will take at least four to six months for the cubs to be bred, and it will be the end of the year for them to produce milk.”
He now knows that raising sheep really won't make a loss, because the soap workshop requires a lot of goat's milk, and raising pigs will not make a loss. He can see how much lard is consumed every day, and it can be said that he takes as much as he has.
"So, we need to launch a new fragrance." Cheng Wanwan tapped the table with his hand, "Spring is here, and there are so many flowers blooming on the mountains. To make a floral-scented soap, make a small batch first and try it. If we can sell it at a high price, we can incorporate floral scents into the routine.”
Shopkeeper Yan's eyes lit up: "Okay, I'll find someone to take care of this matter immediately."
Just after reading the soap workshop's account books, Aunt Wang and Mrs. Zhu came over together.
Both of them had account books in their hands. Naturally, they didn't know how to read, so they asked the children to write them.
The Wang family's account book is a Luwei ledger. Every day's revenue, costs, and net profits are all listed clearly. However, Niluo has never learned how to keep accounts, so he writes them down line by line. It seems very laborious to find the numbers in the text. , similarly, Zhu Huzi’s account book also looks very laborious.
Cheng Wanwan said: "Xiaozhui, take some time to teach Loach and Huzi how to keep accounts. Just fill in the numbers every day and get twice the result with half the effort."
Wu Xiaochui responded respectfully.
In the past half month, Lu Mei has made 100 taels of silver, and she can get 30 taels. The preserved egg market has just opened, and she has made 20 taels of silver in half a month, and she can get 4 taels of silver.
"Ms. Dashan, I don't even know what to say." Mrs. Zhu's eyes were full of gratitude. "I could not even imagine making so much money in a month. I am satisfied, really satisfied."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "It is Huzi who strives for his own success. If he fails to live up to his expectations, he will not have this chance."
It was Huzi who bought a bullock cart and planned to become a second-hand egg seller, so she thought of making preserved eggs. In short, this was the money Huzi earned.
"I made some salted duck eggs, Dashan Niang, try them." Mrs. Zhu lifted the basket in her hand, "They are all pickled large eggs. The yolks are all oily. Come and get them from me if they taste good."
Cheng Wanwan glanced at it, "Good guy, there are nearly a hundred salted duck eggs in this basket, and Mrs. Zhu is really willing to give them up."
But she didn't refuse, because if she refused, Granny Zhu would think it was because she didn't like salted duck eggs, and she would send her farewell to eat tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll accept it then, thank you Granny Zhu." Cheng Wanwan took the basket, "Grandma Zhu, Loach Girl, why don't you stay for a meal?"
Aunt Wang waved her hand: "No, no, there are still a lot of things to do at home, let's go."
Naturally, Mrs. Zhu would not stay and left quickly.
Cheng Wanwan asked Sidan to wash a few salted duck eggs, then put them in a pot to cook, so that she could taste this delicious dish in the evening.
As the sun sets, the meal is finally ready. The table is full of dishes, including braised fish, eight-treasure duck, five-spice twice-cooked pork, assorted diced chicken, winter melon and fish ball soup, braised pork with spring bamboo shoots, stuffed cabbage with meat, and so on. Fried wild bracken, salted duck eggs... and a bottle of wine.
Master Yu, He Xiao, and Kong Xiuniang were also called over to have dinner together, and the room was lively.
But the three Wei siblings still refused to come to the table, and Cheng Fang was unwilling to eat with the Zhao family, so the four of them opened a small table in the kitchen alone. Although they ate separately, the food was the same.
Wei Hongying's eyes were red and she whispered: "This is the best meal I have ever had."
Wei Hongyan bit her rice and nodded: "We are really lucky."
"So, we have to help my aunt work hard." Wei Xiaohai gulped down his meal. "Hurry up and chop the dry firewood in the yard outside. I'm not very good at it. I'll have to think about it later."
The eyes of the three people became determined.
"It's so delicious!" Zhao Sidan outside couldn't help but exclaimed, "I haven't eaten the food cooked by my sister-in-law for a long time. I want to eat four bowls of rice today."
Mrs. Zhao said angrily: "Yesterday, your second aunt made braised pork with spring bamboo shoots, and you said the same thing."
During this time, a group of them bought food at Lao Zhao's house. They just took the bowls and money and went to get food and food by themselves.
The children of Cheng Wanwan's family, Master Yu's family, and He Xiaokong Xiu Niang also ate in the cafeteria of Lao Zhao's house. Slowly, it attracted many people. They ate here and could eat several times. A variety of different dishes are not expensive, and you can afford to eat them every now and then. As a result, the business of Lao Zhao's family has been very good in the past half month.
