Of course I have to watch it again before going to bed at night.
If he took money from the money box to buy something, he would also open the land deed and take a look.
The first thing Li Qiao did when he saw him was to read the land deed. He was amused by his behavior. He would have bought thousands of acres and let him read the land deed every day.
However, land is really expensive. One acre of inferior land costs eighteen taels of silver, and one thousand acres costs eighteen thousand taels.
This is no small number.
Have to work extra hard to make snacks.
While Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were busy making snacks, on the other side, the Zheng family began to worry about Zhu Yuan.
The hunter refused to sell them pig intestines, but Wangyuelou's most popular item was grilled sausages, not even pork meatballs.
Of course, the braised pork is not comparable.
If there were enough pig intestines, the Zheng family would definitely only make grilled sausages.
Unfortunately, pig intestines are limited, very limited.
What to do?
What to do?
Li Qiao thought for a day, and when he saw Xiao Wu who came to buy goods the next day, his eyes lit up:
You can ask Xiao Wu to buy pig intestines from the county town!
Of course, there are butcher shops in the county, and there are more than one. If you buy pig intestines at the county butcher shop, the problem of pig intestines will be temporarily solved.
He told Butcher Zheng this method, and Butcher Zheng was very happy. He kept praising him for his good brain and that he deserved to be educated.
Li Qiao: "..."
Thank you, this is really not worthy of praise.
It was because his mind was stuck on raising pigs that he became confused.
Otherwise, this method would have been thought of long ago.
With the pig intestines brought by Xiaowu, the Zheng family stopped making pork meatballs and focused on making grilled sausages. Because making pork meatballs was too tiring, and the grilled sausages were more popular than pork meatballs, so after comprehensive consideration, the Zheng family did not plan to Made meatballs.
As the Zheng family's income increased, Li Qiao's income naturally increased, and he could earn one tael of silver a day.
Coupled with the income he and Tao Zhu earned from selling snacks every day, it didn't take long for the two of them to pay back the sixty taels of silver they owed the banker.
Now I am debt-free again.
This morning, the weather was gloomy, but not muggy. There was a small breeze in the air, which was quite cool.
This was a sign of rain, and Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were very happy.
It's good if it rains. If it rains, you don't have to water the sweet potato seedlings, which saves a lot of labor.
In the morning, Li Ping came over to buy snacks, including Qingtuan, Shaqima, and Damahua, because Zhuang Wu and his wife came back with her son.
"By the way, Li Qiao, didn't you draw some pictures for Xiaoyuan and your brother Wu before? Their uncle and nephew were messing with the tables and shelves at home every day. But just now my eldest brother came back and saw those things at home and said There was a man named Gao Zhiyuan who actually sold similar tree-shaped bookshelves in his private school."
Seeing Tao Zhu loading snacks into the basket, Li Ping started talking about this strange thing.
She gestured to the bookshelf while talking: "It's the thing you drew anyway, but how could Gao Zhiyuan have it?"
Li Qiao: "..."
He drew the small tree-shaped bookshelf. Of course he knew what the bookshelf looked like, but was Gao Zhiyuan selling similar bookshelf?
Tao Zhu was also shocked: "Sister-in-law, did Gao Zhiyuan go to your house?"
"Of course not, he is not from our village, and he is a scholar and wants to study." Li Ping shook his head.
"Then how come he sells bookshelves painted by Li Qiao?" Tao Zhu frowned.
Of course, he has also seen the pictures painted by Li Qiao. They are novel and beautiful, and he likes them very much. He also plans to make them and put them in the new house when he builds a new house in the future.
But how could Gao Zhiyuan be there now!
"Could it be Tao Shu? Sister-in-law, has Tao Shu been to your house recently?" Li Qiao remembered what Xiao Wu said last time about Tao Shu and Gao Zhiyuan's flirtation, and immediately asked Li Ping for confirmation.
At that time, he thought that Tao Shu wanted maltose, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Tao Shu? I don't know that. I'll go back and ask you, Brother Wu."
Li Ping was not sure.
It is normal for villagers to visit each other's houses in the countryside. Although Tao Shu is not popular with others, if he is not making trouble, then he goes to the banker to hang out, and her family will not tell her this as a big news. .
"Forget it, I'll go directly to Tao Shu's house later." Tao Zhu said.
"You don't have to go. Even if Tao Shu learns it and cooperates with Gao Zhiyuan, it's not a big deal. As long as Tao Shu doesn't come to us, he can do whatever he wants."
"I hope he can get rich so he will never bother us again."
Li Qiao said.
Of course, Gao Zhiyuan cannot make money from the bookshelf he painted. When he sees Gao Zhiyuan next time, he will definitely turn the money into Gao Zhiyuan's medical expenses.
But now in front of Li Ping, if he reacted too much, Li Ping would definitely feel guilty.
"But he cooperated with that Gao Zhiyuan!"
Tao Zhu was dissatisfied.
He hadn't thought about Li Ping for the moment. He was already angry just by hearing the three words Gao Zhiyuan. How could he think so much.
Gao Zhiyuan has evil intentions, but Tao Shu wants to collude with Gao Zhiyuan to make money from Li Qiao's creativity. How can he tolerate this?
The Tao tree needs to be cleaned up!
"Oh, it sounds like we were negligent and let Tao Shu learn from it."
Li Ping reacted and suddenly looked annoyed.
Let Tao Shu make some money through this. As long as Tao Shu doesn't harass Brother Zhu in the future, he can tolerate it.
But Gao Zhiyuan can't bear this!
"Li Qiao, I'm really sorry for this. I will scold you Uncle Wu when I get back. Tao Shu will not be allowed to come to my house again from now on!"
"I'm going to beat up Tao Shu and stop him from hooking up with Gao Zhiyuan." Tao Zhu clenched his fists.
When Li Dashan saw this, he was also angry: "This is indeed too much!"
"...How is Gao Zhiyuan's business?" Li Qiao asked Li Ping.
"The elder brother didn't say anything. I'll go back and ask him!" Li Ping said and turned around to leave. This matter was her family's fault. As a bystander, she felt that Gao Zhiyuan was too unreasonable, let alone Li Qiao. .
This bookshelf is Li Qiao’s idea!
Her family felt so sorry for Li Qiao.
Li Ping left in a hurry, not even bothering to get snacks.
Tao Zhu also wanted to go to Tao Shu's house, but Li Qiao told him to calm down: "Let's do our business first, then go and have a look at noon."
"Aren't you angry?"
Tao Zhu looked at him.
That was Gao Zhiyuan who proposed marriage to him!
"Angry, but sister-in-law Ping was here just now."
Li Qiao explained.
With his explanation, Tao Zhu's brain, which was occupied by anger, finally calmed down.
"...Brother Wu didn't mean it either. Who would have thought that Tao Shu had so many crooked ideas." He said softly.
"Yeah, none of us thought about selling it for money, but he did. He just didn't know how the business was going."
Li Qiao also felt a little emotional. Tao Shu was indeed a person who focused on doing big business, and he was quite able to spot business opportunities.
However, will anyone really buy this creative bookshelf?
Soon, Li Ping came back.
The look on her face was not as solemn as before she left: "Brother said no one bought it because the finished product was not good and far inferior to what Xiaoyuan and your Brother Wu made."
Li Qiao was happy when he heard this: "It's not surprising either."
People at this time had very unified ideas when buying furniture:
solid.
It's the kind that's sturdy enough to last for decades.
But with Tao Shu's eagerness for quick success, what he produced was definitely a three-nothing product. What's more, Tao Shu was not a carpenter. A simple bookshelf in the shape of a tree was simple, but it still required a certain amount of craftsmanship.
Tao Shu did not pay attention to quality and only imitated his creativity. Those from wealthy families looked down on such fake and shoddy products, while those from modest families could not use them.
Poor scholars like Yuan Shen and Gao Zhiyuan lived in Datongpu in private schools, with several people crowded into one room.
Paper was expensive at this time, and a book cost at least one tael of silver, so everyone locked their books in sturdy book boxes instead of placing them carelessly on bookshelves.
Therefore, it is normal that bookshelves made of Taoshu cannot be sold.
"Fortunately!" Tao Zhu patted his heart. If Gao Zhiyuan really made money from Li Qiao's creativity, he would have to grieve for the rest of his life.
Li Ping also patted his heart: "No, otherwise I would really be sorry for you husband."
Li Qiao laughed when he heard this: "It's not that serious. Even if they make a few bucks through it, it doesn't matter. Being able to imitate it is considered a skill."
"However, their move can be regarded as a reminder to us. Sister-in-law, I don't know if Brother Wu likes this business. Why don't you make it and sell it?"
"Are we selling this?" Li Ping was surprised.
"Yes, instead of being used by Tao Shu to make money, it is better for you to use it. Although Brother Wu is not a carpenter, his craftsmanship is not bad."
"Of course, you can't earn much by doing this, just pocket money."
After all, scholars are a minority.
"This...I have to ask Brother Wu and Xiaoyuan when I get back."
Li Ping was a little moved.
