"No, let's clean it up together."
"also."
Li Qiao nodded with a smile. The mandarin duck bath was also wonderful.
Of course, tonight will be even better.
Let’s talk about Li Liang’s family. The next day, they got up before dawn as usual, including the youngest Li Xiaolan.
Soon, Li Dashan, Li Ershan, Li Xiaoshan and Li Xiaolan all discovered that there was a plump little duck next to their pillows.
If you look closely, you will see that this little duck is actually made of maltose!
Li Ershan, the liveliest one, didn't even have any shoes on and rushed out of the room barefoot: "Mom! Why is there a little duck on our bed?!"
Wang Guihua was making breakfast when she heard this and replied: "This is the maltose duck given to you by your uncle."
These little ducks are not flat patterns hanging on a wooden stick like sugar paintings, but solid three-dimensional maltose ducks.
One weighs two or two.
"Wow! My uncle really made a lot of money!"
Li Ershan opened his mouth wide in surprise.
Wang Guihua frowned when she heard this: "Why does your brother-in-law earn so much money?"
"How can you afford such an expensive little duck if you don't make any money?"
"I heard Gou Sheng say that everyone in our village knows that my uncle earns a lot of money, that he is doing a big business, and that he eats meat every day. When I pass by his house, I either smell the smell of meat or the sweet smell. He is so attractive that no one wants to leave, even the village chief’s family can’t compare to him.”
"Nonsense! How can he make any money? If he really makes money, will he not pay back his debts? He owes dozens of taels of silver, but now he has not paid back even one tael!"
Wang Guihua's face darkened.
Where did this rumor come from!
"Yes, waiter, you are too short-sighted. How can I compare to the village chief's family? He doesn't even have an acre of land now, while the village chief's family has more than 200 acres of land."
Li Dashan walked out of the room, also frowning.
"Uh..." Li Ershan couldn't help but scratch his head when he heard this.
He didn't think about this at the time, thinking that his brother-in-law really made a lot of money.
"When you play with the rest of the dogs, tell them that your brother-in-law is still a pauper, with no land and no savings. Not to mention compared with the village chief's family, he can't even compare with our family."
Wang Guihua explained.
"Okay!" Li Ershan nodded repeatedly.
"Your uncle made these little ducks himself, not bought them. Just eat them at home and don't go out and talk nonsense." Wang Guihua said again.
"Eh? My uncle did it himself?!"
"My uncle really knows how to make maltose?"
Li Dashan and Li Ershan were both surprised.
"After all, your uncle has been studying for so many years. Although he didn't pass the exam, he has read a lot of miscellaneous books. Being able to make maltose is nothing."
"Uncle is so awesome!"
Li Dashan and Li Ershan both expressed admiration.
"He just took a wrong path. Now that he has changed his ways, he will be great."
Thinking of Li Qiao's clever appearance as a child, Wang Guihua felt a little emotional.
However, it would be nice to correct it.
It's a pity that her parents-in-law are not lucky enough to see it.
Thinking like this, her thoughts turned to what Li Ershan had just said.
Since when did such rumors spread in the village?
She couldn't sit still anymore and asked Li Ershan to light the fire. She walked to Li Qiao's house.
Li Qiao went to the county town to deliver goods, and Tao Zhu was the only one at home.
Tao Zhu frowned after hearing this. Mrs. Tao had just come to make trouble with him, and the rumors were probably related to the four people from the Tao family.
"The fact that such nonsense rumors can spread shows that many people really think that Li Qiao has made a lot of money." Wang Guihua sighed.
She also thinks that the source is related to Tao Shu and a few people, but if it spreads, many people must believe it.
"This man has no one who laughs but some who are bitter. When Li Qiao was a bad person, everyone looked down upon him. When many people mentioned him in front of me and your eldest brother, they all hoped that he could be a little more humane. Now his life is really getting better and better, and many people are feeling sad."
"Brother Zhu, it's human nature, don't take it too seriously. But don't reveal your wealth. No matter how much you earn, you and Li Qiao keep it secret. Don't tell others. Do you understand?"
"Thank you sister-in-law for reminding me, I will tell Li Qiao these words."
Tao Zhu nodded seriously.
Wang Guihua didn't stay long and hurried home.
Tao Zhu continued to make shaqima and twists.
When the sun rose, Li Ping came to buy dama flowers.
"Sister-in-law, today's damahua has become fifty cents per catty," Tao Zhu said.
"Huh??? Why is it suddenly half the price?" Li Ping was surprised.
"Because the maltose used in this batch of twists was made by Li Qiao himself, the cost is low, so the price of twists is also low."
After Li Qiao made his own maltose, the price of a pound of maltose for making Shaqima and Mahua changed from two hundred to fifty. As the cost dropped, the selling price naturally followed.
When doing business, honesty is the basis, so that the business can last for a long time. After all, no one is a fool.
Li Ping was surprised and happy after hearing this explanation.
"Tsk, tsk, people from the same village don't cheat people from the same village. You two are young enough to do things. Give me ten pounds."
She originally planned to buy only five kilograms and doubled it with a wave of her hand.
"Okay." Tao Zhu picked up the chopsticks in one hand and the basket she brought with her in the other hand, and pinched the twists for her.
"By the way, sister-in-law, how much firewood does your family have? I don't have enough firewood at home, but I don't have time to go up the mountain to collect firewood today."
Tao Zhu asked.
"Enough, my house is not short of firewood. You lock the door and come home with me." Li Ping nodded.
Her family has long-term workers and there is always no shortage of firewood.
Moreover, on the day Li Qiao and Tao Zhu got married, Li Qiao casually drew a few shelves and cabinets that could be assembled and disassembled just like Mai Qian. Therefore, the manor and her man were obsessed with this interesting carpentry method in the past few days and cut them back. Lots of trees.
So her family now has extra dry firewood to sell to Tao Zhu.
Tao Zhu said hello, locked the door, took the copper plate, and followed Li Ping back to the banker's house.
Along the way, the two of them met many villagers.
When the villagers grow too much wheat and there is no room for it in the threshing field, they will transport it to their homes and either pile it up at home or spread it directly on the road in front of their homes, allowing passers-by to step on it and walk on it, which can be regarded as helping to thresh the wheat.
When we came to a corner, there were several people standing at the door of that house. This was Tao Tao's house.
The family was beating wheat straw with flails to thresh the wheat, while Tao Tao was sitting in the shade of the tree, mending clothes.
Liu Cui, Tao Tao's mother, smiled and greeted Li Ping: "Zhuang Wu's family, you're going to buy twists again."
"Yeah, I'm really good at making this twist. I'll panic if I don't eat it for two days."
Li Ping nodded.
"Then Li Qiao's business must be very good, and he must have made a lot of money." Liu Cui rolled her eyes and looked at Tao Zhu with eager eyes: "Brother Zhu, tell my aunt, Li Qiao every day How much money can I make?”
"I don't make much money, and I have to run to the county town every day. It's very hard." Tao Zhu said calmly, and he and Li Ping walked forward together.
"How much do you earn specifically? I'm not asking you to borrow money. How about hiding it? I'm still running so fast, I think I scared you!" Liu Cui was a little unhappy.
"Oh, mother, I've climbed a high tree and look down on our poor relatives." Tao Tao sneered.
Hearing this, Tao Zhu stopped and turned to look at Liu Cui: "Does how much money we earn have anything to do with you?"
"You! What's wrong with me asking?!" Liu Cui became even more unhappy and said loudly, holding her neck.
"Then I won't tell you." Tao Zhu dropped these words and continued walking forward.
Li Ping burst into laughter: "That's right, Liu Cui, why should I tell you how much other people earn? Why don't you come and ask how much my banker earns?"
Liu Cui: "..."
Her old face instantly turned black as the bottom of a pot. How dare she go find out how much money the banker earns!
"From the Zhuang Wu family, I asked Brother Zhu, but I didn't ask you."
Tao Tao's fair little face turned red with anger, but he did not dare to argue with Li Ping, so he could only nod his head in agreement with his mother's words.
"You, an outsider, can pry into the private affairs of Brother Zhu's family. Why can't I, an outsider, say something fair?" Li Ping asked doubtfully.
"Also, don't say that you and Brother Zhu are a family. The villagers have been watching for so many years, but you have never given him a piece of cornbread."
Liu Cui: "..."
This time she was completely choked and speechless.
The men of the Tao family wanted to retort, but they did not dare because they were men and Li Ping was a woman and Zhuang Fengshou's daughter-in-law.
So, Li Ping snorted, pulled Tao Zhu and left.
When they were far away, Tao Zhu immediately thanked her. Although he could also quarrel with Liu Cui, it would always affect his mood.
But now that Li Ping made a move, Liu Cui was so angry that he was speechless, and now he was in a good mood.
"This is nothing, just talking." Li Ping didn't care at all.
Tao Zhu smiled. If Li Ping comes to buy twists from now on, he will definitely use more ingredients and make them more delicious.
Li Qiao came back at noon. On the way, he met Wang Guihua who was cooking at home. Wang Guihua told her about the rumors, so he observed Tao Zhu's expression as soon as he got home.
As usual, when Tao Zhu saw him coming back, he brought him cold boiled noodles, noodles, and a cattail leaf fan to fan him.
"Brother Zhu, I heard rumors from my sister-in-law. Don't take it to heart."
