The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

"It's not easy to walk on. The official road is still under construction. We have to take the small path below."

Su Wanwan and Yun Ran are now like real mother and daughter, so naturally they talk about whatever they want.

"With so many corvées, the road can be repaired quickly. This road is not very long. I'm afraid it will be almost traversable by next spring."

Yun Ran was also worried that this road would affect the workshop's business.

Road construction is a huge project. Next spring, only one road will be opened for traffic. The other miscellaneous cleanup work will take more than a month.

"Well, it will be fine once it's repaired. Anyway, the business of this workshop has just started this year, so there are not many caravans yet."

Su Wanwan knew her worries, took a sip of hot water, and felt warm all over.

Yun Ran frowned.

"Master Xu came a few days ago. I heard that there are a lot of caravans entering the county recently. The inns in the county are all full. I thought those caravans came for the yuba. How come you said it's not a lot?"

This is already a very good business, right? Then what does "more" mean?

Yun Ran was puzzled.

When Shen Yuan heard this, he also frowned.

"Mother-in-law said that there are suddenly many more caravans entering Tongxu County?"

It is normal to have more caravans at the end of the year, but now it is the twelfth lunar month and most of the caravans are returning.

Even if there were caravans from nearby coming to Tongxu County, there shouldn't be too many.

Judging from their caravan purchases in the past two months, there is now a slowing trend compared to November.

Of course, November is the peak period and the caravans are indeed numerous.

Yun Ran didn't think there was anything strange about it. It was New Year's Day, so it was normal to have many caravans. Moreover, the tofu skin business in Daliushu Village was so good this year, so the sales of this rare thing would surely be good before the New Year.

"Yes, Lord Xu mentioned it, and he also lamented that thanks to you, the tax revenue of Tongxu County in the last few months has increased several times compared to the previous period, and the county town is thriving."

Shen Yuan nodded and said nothing more.

When he arrived at the county town, he planned to ask Mr. Xu.

By the way, I also went to the city gate to check the situation.

Su Wanwan took out the things she brought this time, including two sets of women's warm clothes.

Anyway, now that we have the caravan as an excuse, we can have a reason to take out these things that are not too outstanding.

"I bought this from a caravan in the north. They say it's a thermal garment for wearing next to the skin. It's very warm. I bought a set for you and Sister Xue'er. You can try them on later."

Ye Jingxue came over at this time. She was busy in the back, but when she heard them coming, she immediately rushed over.

What a coincidence.

"What warm clothes? There's also a share for me. Let me take a look too."

Without saying anything, I went forward and touched it. Then I turned it over and saw that there was still fur inside. I could tell it was warm without even trying.

"It's good for Wanwan to do this business. She can also make some new things for us from time to time. This thermal underwear feels very warm."

After saying this, Ye Jingxue looked around again, and when she didn't see the child, she asked:

"Where are the children?"

Su Wanwan immediately replied:

"We met Uncle Eight at the entrance of the village, and they stayed there to play with him. Send someone to call them back later. The children are going crazy staying home because of the heavy snow."

Yun Ran thought of his eighth brother and felt helpless:

"Yunxian is just a child at heart. He will never grow up. He played the skiing game when he was four or five years old, and he is still playing it now."

Ye Jingxue smiled and said:

"I think it's good for Eighth Uncle to be like this. He will be happy all his life, without worries, and he won't have to deal with so many things. How happy the children are. Eighth Uncle is a blessed man."

It's absolutely true. If it weren't for his childish nature, how could he have survived?

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

No one said much. When Ye Jingxue heard that they were going to the county town, she went with them as she hadn't been there for a long time.

Naturally, the group had lunch at the hot pot restaurant at noon, and they also asked Bai Shao to come and keep them company.

It’s not that I intentionally asked Bai Shao to come for a free meal, it’s just that there were no seats available and it was Ye Jingxue’s first time here.

Bai Shao opened the back door and got a private room.

Ye Jingxue was curious, she had never seen a restaurant with such good business.

It was snowing outside and the house was warm, the atmosphere was really great.

"Sister-in-law, Brother Yuan, look at our business. I am so busy all day that I can't handle it. This hot pot is the perfect match in winter. Now our hot pot has become popular in Beijing. Two days ago, two merchants from Beijing came here because they came here because of our reputation."

Bai Shao was really happy. His business had grown to this level and he had been praised a lot by his father and grandfather recently.

"This is a novel way of eating, and it tastes great. It has never been seen in the capital, so it will naturally become famous very quickly."

Ye Jingxue actually doesn't care about food, but after coming to Tongxu County and eating so many delicious foods with Su Wanwan, her taste has almost become spoiled.

She also has this pot at home, and asks the chef to cook for her from time to time.

"Has anyone opened other stores copying our pot?"

Su Wanwan seldom cares about business issues. The hotpot restaurant has been open for such a long time and business is so prosperous, there must be people who are jealous.

"Of course there are. There are people making it over there on the street. I also asked the blacksmith shop, and they made the same pots as ours. But they probably won't open until after the New Year."

Bai Shao didn't seem to be worried when he mentioned this, and continued:

"But their taste is definitely not as good as ours, so we don't have to worry. Even if their prices are lower and they take away some users, it's fine for us to go the high-quality route. I'm also planning to launch shrimp hotpot and fish hotpot after the New Year."

Bai Shao has a clear business plan and is never afraid of others imitating him.

This is how business works. When you see others become popular, many merchants will follow suit. But whether you can have the last laugh depends on your own ability.

Especially in the food business, the most important thing is the hygiene of the ingredients and doing it with care. The Bai family never does business that is unscrupulous, so they have an excellent reputation.

Su Wanwan nodded, naturally trusting him.

Shen Yuan walked to the window and looked at the lively scene downstairs, observing for a long time.

“A lot of these people are not local.”

Shen Yuan discovered this.

Bai Shao replied, "That's right. They are all recent merchants. I heard that the inns are full. Tongxu County hasn't seen such a prosperous scene for a long time."

Today, Tongxu County is well-known throughout the country. Whether it is the birth of sweet potatoes and corn, or bean curd and hot pot, they all attract many people to come.

Shen Yuan frowned, feeling that it shouldn't have become so prosperous so quickly.

He stared closely at the outsiders below, but could not make out what was going on. He looked away, and when he saw that everyone had finished eating, he prepared to take his wife to the county government office first.

It just so happened that Ye Jingxue was also preparing to visit Old Madam Xu, and they left the hot pot city together again.

At the entrance of the hotpot restaurant, the waiter was patiently explaining to the guests.