It wasn't until the two people walked away that Tao Zhu took a long breath, and a smile appeared on Jun's face. So smooth, I got the money just like that.
"Come on, let's go to the city to buy things."
Li Qiao put away the copper plate.
"Okay!" There was obvious joy in Tao Zhu's voice.
Just when the two were about to leave, an aunt who was selling sesame cakes at a nearby stall suddenly stopped Li Qiao: "Hey, Xiao Li, what is that snack you sold to Shopkeeper Wang?"
"It's called Feng Gao." Li Qiao paused and explained a few words with a smile: "It's a new kind of food I made. Today's one was rounded up by Shopkeeper Wang. I will come to set up a stall tomorrow. If Auntie is interested, You can buy it and try it tomorrow. Although it is more expensive, it tastes good."
"Okay, Auntie will be waiting for you tomorrow."
Aunt Shaobing nodded repeatedly.
Desserts that can make shopkeeper Wang wrap them round will definitely not taste bad.
Her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant and found everything she ate tasteless. Now she happened to see a snack she didn’t recognize and wanted to buy it back for her eldest daughter-in-law to try.
After pushing the trolley into the county town, Tao Zhu was a little excited: "It seems that there will be people buying it in retail."
"Someone must buy it. However, you can't count on the city gate. Most of the stalls there are people from the countryside like us. They are reluctant to buy such expensive snacks. My aunt just now was just an accident."
Li Qiao has been selling fish at the gate of the county for several days, so he has a good understanding of the situation at the gate of the county.
"Is that so?" Tao Zhu frowned: "Then you plan to go to the city to sell?"
"Try both at the city gate and in the city. At present, you can make money faster by selling cakes than by selling fish."
The raw materials of Shaqima are flour, eggs, maltose, oil, and sesame seeds. Although these things are expensive, the cost of a pound of Shaqima is fifty cents.
Of course, this does not include labor costs.
Li Qiao feels that labor costs are definitely more expensive than these raw materials.
On a hot day, I stayed in the kitchen kneading dough and frying in hot pans, and had to walk to the county town to sell it.
Sanliu Village is too far away from the county seat, and it takes four hours, or eight hours, to get back and forth. Less than ten days after he went to the county town to sell fish, he had already worn out one of the soles of his shoes.
Isn’t this hard work worth a hundred cents?
So Li Qiao confidently set a price of 150 yuan per catty for Shaqima. He felt that this was a conscientious price.
If you can sell thirty kilograms of Shaqima in a day, you can earn three taels of silver.
In a county as big as Pingcheng, thirty kilograms of Shaqima can definitely be consumed.
Therefore, he not only wants to set up a stall at the gate of the city, but also wants to deliver goods to food shops in the county and open up the market as much as possible.
After hearing this series of analyses, Tao Zhu nodded fiercely, his eyes shining brightly.
This man looks so confident and reliable.
This is his man!
He wished he could get married tomorrow.
"It's up to you. You can arrange the business matters. But where should we go next?"
"Buy clothes. You will definitely need new clothes when you get married."
Li Qiao didn't miss the fascination in Tao Zhu's eyes. He couldn't help but laugh: "Buy some more cloth to make bedding. It's too late to make a new bed, but the bedding must be new."
"Our bridal chamber cannot be fooled. The quilt I am wearing is not worthy of being under us, and it is not worthy of touching your body."
He didn't want his brother Zhu to use the bedding that he had used for many years and wanted to replace it with a new one!
"..."
Tao Zhu's cheeks suddenly turned red, this man!
What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight!
He glared at Li Qiao fiercely, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up. This person must really think he is good-looking, otherwise he would not be thinking about the wedding.
"Let's go to the cloth store."
Seeing that Tao Zhu just glared at him, Li Qiao was in a better mood: "Let's go shopping!"
"You just have to buy as much money as you earn. In my opinion, the clothes are new as long as they are new. If the bedding is taken apart and washed, it will be no worse than new."
Tao Zhu couldn't help but think of all the property in Li Qiao's hands.
"No, no, no, the bedding must be new. New bedding matches the new husband."
Li Qiao insisted: "At the worst, I can just buy the cheapest linen cloth and put wheat straw in it. It will be quite comfortable to sleep on and it won't cost a lot of money."
"……also."
Tao Zhu nodded.
So the two of them went to the cloth store.
It was only a few days before they got married, and the two of them still had to sell shaqima, so Li Qiao directly chose ready-made clothes from the cloth store.
Tao Zhu's skin color was not as fair as the original scholar's, so Li Qiao did not choose bright red, but chose two sets of azure-colored cotton shorts.
As for the bedding, for the sake of the bridal chamber experience, Li Qiao chose soft cotton instead of rough linen.
The roughness he likes is limited to Tao Zhu's hands.
As for the bedding, of course it is still cotton and comfortable.
The cotton cloth sold in the cloth shop is more beautiful than the ones woven by the people in the village. It has a pomegranate pattern that represents fertility. Tao Zhu stared at the pattern for a moment, but did not object to Li Qiao's decision.
In the future, he can do more work and make more delicious cakes, and he will not be afraid of hardship or fatigue.
But the experience of lying with this person at night cannot be discounted.
He wanted to make the man comfortable.
After coming out of the cloth store, the two of them went to buy some items needed for the kitchen.
Now that we have to start a catering business, the original pots and pans at home are not enough.
The money earned today is not enough for these expenses.
The 8,250 copper coins obtained from selling Shaqima, after deducting the cost, was only more than 5,000 copper coins, which could not buy these things.
Li Qiao took out the money he had saved before, and that was enough.
However, looking at the cart full of items, the two of them were very happy, bought some steamed buns, and set off on their way back to the village.
Today's big purchase left Li Qiao with only more than a thousand copper coins in his hand. After returning home, the two of them rolled up their sleeves and went into the kitchen to make Shaqima without taking a rest.
This time, they only made twenty kilograms of Shaqima.
After finishing, the two went to Li Liang's house.
Li Liang's family grows cotton, and the two of them want to buy some cotton to fill their bedding, and they will discuss with Li Liang their marriage in a few days.
Because they really had no money or food, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu decided to keep things simple and only invite a few families with whom they had a good relationship.
But even so, a lot of people will be needed to help.
Li Liang's family's attitude towards Li Qiao has changed drastically. When Li Qiao and Tao Zhu arrived, Li Liang, Wang Guihua and Li Dashan were threshing wheat with flails.
Li Ershan and Li Xiaoshan were chopping pigweed.
Li Xiaolan was holding a water ladle to water the vegetable garden.
When the family saw Li Qiao and Tao Zhu enter the yard, except Wang Guihua, the rest of the family had smiles on their faces and greeted them warmly.
Although Wang Guihua didn't smile, her expression was quite gentle.
After hearing the purpose of Li Qiao and Tao Zhu's visit, Li Liang immediately said: "It's just some cotton. I can't buy anything..."
Halfway through his words, he came back to his senses and immediately went to see Wang Guihua with a guilty conscience.
If he gives it away for free like before, his mother-in-law will have to scratch him again.
"What are you looking at? It's just a bit of cotton, and you still can't make the decision?" Wang Guihua sneered.
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Liang chuckled twice, and was about to tell Li Qiao that he didn't want the money, but Li Qiao spoke first.
"Brother, we are brothers and we are settling accounts. I am going to get married soon, and I will become a family with Brother Zhu. Although this hurts my feelings, we are indeed two families."
"It doesn't matter, like the vegetables that Xiaolan watered. Even if you ask me for money, I won't give it. But growing cotton is not easy, so I can't get it for free."
"you……"
Just two sentences made Li Liang feel uncomfortable all of a sudden.
He is more than ten years older than Li Qiao, and he has always regarded Li Qiao as his son. They are two families. These three words are really unpleasant to him.
However, looking at Li Qiao with a straight back and resolute eyes in front of him, he felt a little relieved.
His little buckwheat has really grown up.
"Okay, okay. You pay for the cotton." He smiled and patted Li Qiao's shoulder, his eyes a little red.
Wang Guihua rolled her eyes: "It's just a few days before we get married. Since you bought my cotton, I'll help you make bedding by the way."
"Sister-in-law, aren't you harvesting wheat?" Li Qiao was a little surprised.
"Wheat grows in the ground and cannot escape."
"Then thank you, sister-in-law." Li Qiao thanked her with a smile.
His sister-in-law is indeed a smart talker, and with her help, it should be much easier for Brother Zhu to make bedding.
Taking the cotton home, Li Qiao sent Tao Zhu back to Tao's house.
This time, the four Tao family members did not dare to provoke Tao Zhu. The whole courtyard was as dark and quiet as it had been countless times before.
But Tao Zhu's mood was different.
He doesn't have any negative emotions, he only has joy in his heart.
Shaking the hand held by Li Qiao, he whispered: "Go back and go to bed early."
But Li Qiao looked like he was thinking: "Well... how about I stay?"
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Tao Zhu's eyes instantly rounded up.
