Entering summer, the lanterns on the mountain are also mature.
Cheng Wanwan took some time to teach Daya and Erya how to make ice powder.
The steps of making ice powder are not difficult. Two girls are enough to set up a small-scale stall. If large quantities are needed, these two girls will have to hire someone.
This business is like preserved egg, 28 cents, and she takes 20%.
After two days of learning, Liu Daya was able to set up a stall selling ice powder. The price was three cents, which was cheaper than the lotus drink. The lotus drink had the gimmick of lotus, but the ice powder became famous last year, and the business of both companies was not affected. .
The market in the village gradually became lively.
Li Zheng was quite satisfied and discussed with Cheng Wanwan about expanding the market: "Based on this, we can earn a thousand taels of silver in two or three months. When the autumn harvest is over, we will gather everyone to expand the market." Once expanded, what do Dashan Niang think?"
"Of course." Cheng Wanwan also felt that the market must be expanded. "Some of the shopkeepers in the soap workshop are from the north, and some are from the south. When they met occasionally, they seemed to have mentioned bringing some specialties from the north and the south to each other for exchange. I suggest , we can build some more warehouses to serve these businessmen who travel all over the country."
These merchants came from the north and south and gathered in Dahe Village. They could exchange goods with each other. Didn't Dahe Village become a goods distribution center?
There is only one road out of Dahe Village. Although it has been repaired, overall the transportation is not very convenient.
She looked at the long river. This river is actually a branch of the river in Hekou County. The branches are relatively narrow and the river bottom is relatively shallow. It is not suitable for large boats. If the river channel is cleaned up, widened and deepened, Dahe Village Can't it be developed into a dock...
However, the cost of cleaning up the river is too high. Before Dahe Village has developed to a certain level, it will be too labor-intensive and costly.
Cheng Wanwan suppressed this idea and continued to discuss the future development direction of Dahe Village with Li Zheng.
At this time, Zhao Tiezhu ran in from the door of the courtyard: "Master, Aunt Zhao, this is incredible. The identity of the guest here today is very extraordinary!"
"Aren't some ladies from Fenghuang County coming here to enjoy the flowers today?" Li Zheng had already read the guest information, "It seems they are all businessmen's daughters. You have seen the world. How can several business ladies be able to do this?" Did it scare you like this?"
"It was indeed Miss Huang who sent someone to make the reservation before, specifying that there were seven ladies. But just now, a servant came over in advance to inform that the people who came to enjoy the flowers today were also the wife of the Fenghuang County Magistrate, Mrs. Zheng, and someone else. What about Mrs. Ge..." Zhao Tiezhu scratched the back of his head, "I don't remember the official position of Mrs. Ge's husband, but the boy said that Mr. Ge lives in the sixth rank and is a sixth-rank official!"
Cheng Wanwan thought for a while.
After she became the imperial concubine, she went to Magistrate Shen to learn about various official positions in nearby areas. The magistrate was regarded as the local emperor of a small place, but the magistrate only dealt with political affairs. Other military affairs were under the jurisdiction of the military attache who guarded the place, and the security was guarded. The military attache in the eight nearby counties seems to be a flying cavalry captain, with a sixth-rank official rank, and his surname is Ge.
Mr. Ge has been guarding the territory east of Huzhou for ten years. Because the country is peaceful, there are no internal or external troubles, and he has no chance to make meritorious deeds. He has never been promoted in this position. Even the official responsible for the assessment can't stand it. , so he was promoted by half a level the year before last, from the seventh level to the sixth level.
Even if it is only from the sixth level, it is considered the only one in the nearby counties and towns.
Although Mrs. Ge has no royal title, she still represents Mr. Ge, so Cheng Wanwan, a Suiru native, must go and greet her.
She said, "When will Mrs. Ge and her party arrive?"
"The boy said that Mrs. Ge was slightly unwell. She rested for a while and will arrive in about an hour." Zhao Tiezhu replied, "He also asked the village to prepare a rest room and prepare hot water. He also specified that he wanted to drink Huangling mountain tea. This tea we There isn’t one in the village either. Last time I went to the city to buy some tea, the shop didn’t sell it either. What should I do?”
Cao Yingying's nanny, Mrs. Li, happened to come out. When she heard this, she said: "I heard that Huangling Mountain Tea is a tribute. Only the tea with a slightly different quality will be sold. It is also difficult to buy. I also heard the master talk about it the year before last."
"Ouch, Mrs. Ge is so powerful that she wants to drink tea that only the emperor can drink." Li Zheng was a little worried, "I can only tell the truth to Mrs. Ge. We can't embarrass ordinary people like us over such a trivial matter... "
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "I happen to have some here. I bought them when I went back to Huzhou for more than fifty taels of silver. I have to ask Mrs. Ge to pay for this."
Being stylish is also a good thing, it means that people have money, and if you don’t make it, you won’t make it in vain.
Zhao Tiezhu took the tea and sent it to Zhao Sanniang's shop. He prepared tea and snacks in advance and waited for the people to arrive.
It was almost noon when several carriages slowly drove into the village.
Cheng Wanwan and Li were waiting at the entrance of the village to greet them.
The first carriage was the most luxurious. First a woman got off, then a maid, then Mrs. Zheng, and then a dark-skinned lady with a plump body and sharp eyes. She did not need help when getting out of the carriage. It does look like the military attache's wife.
Among the carriages at the back were some businesswomen, following Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Ge neatly.
"Sui Ruren, look who I brought here." Mrs. Zheng laughed heartily, "This is the wife of Master Ge, the Flying Cavalry Colonel. I heard that the lotus flowers were in bloom in Dahe Village. I wanted to come to enjoy the lotus early in the morning, so I invited Ge Madam, you came together, didn’t you disturb Sui Ruren?”
Cheng Wanwan also had a smile on her face: "Mrs. Ge's coming to Dahe Village is a blessing to us in Dahe Village. Madams and ladies, please come inside and drink some tea and rest for a while. Then we will go and enjoy the scenery." Load."
Mrs. Ge's eyes fell on Cheng Wanwan's face: "I thought Sui Ruren was an old peasant woman, but I didn't expect that she is so young and beautiful. Compared with you, I look like a farmer."
These words made Cheng Wanwan frown slightly.
It's not like he's self-effacing, but rather a bit jealous, and he looks down on the peasant woman in his words.
The smile on her face faded a bit: "Mrs. Ge is joking, I even have a grandson. I really can't stand such compliments on my youth and beauty. Let's go and have tea."
Mrs. Zheng walked beside Mrs. Ge and whispered: "I'm right, Sui Ruren is very beautiful. Although she is thirty-four, she doesn't have a single wrinkle on her face. Who dares to believe that she is a grandmother?" .”
Mrs. Ge didn't look good.
Mrs. Zheng continued: "The village women I have seen work all year round, with their faces turned to the loess and their backs to the sky. Their skin is rough and cracked. They are already very old before they are thirty. Sui Ruren is really an exception. I always feel that Sui Ruren has never been She has never been to the ground, but it is not right to have not been to the ground, otherwise why would the Holy One have granted her the title of Sui Ruren, and she has been promoted to several levels within a year."
As she talked, she saw that Mrs. Ge's face was getting more and more ugly.
She inquired about it, and found out that Mrs. Ge didn't want others to be good-looking. One of the maids in the house was more ugly than the other, and all the maids around her were old ladies.
If appearance is the first negative sign of Mrs. Ge, then promotion is the second negative sign.
As for the Suiru people, they had both.
Mrs. Zheng sneered.
The reputation of the Zheng family had been ruined by Sui Ruren. This time she must let Sui Ruren feel helpless.
