Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"That's right. I stay at home all day in the winter. When I come to your place, I can have someone to talk to. It's so lively." Chunzhu's wife said with a smile.

Chunzhu's wife was an enthusiastic person. She sent Chunzhu to help prepare the stove. She followed Zhang to invite other capable wives in the village. By the evening, everything was ready.

The tofu workshop of Xiaolan's family made quite a noise, and people from the next yard came over to take a look several times.

Zhang hired eight daughters-in-law in total, two in a group, and they followed Zhang and Sheng Xuan to learn once, and then they got the hang of it. The main grinding method was ox-pulled mill, and they were responsible for collecting and washing the bean dregs.

Sheng Xuan was responsible for bringing in, weighing, and soaking beans, while Zhang was responsible for things in the workshop, such as coordinating the division of labor and checking whether the bean dregs were filtered cleanly. Xiaoting, Xiaoyan, Xiaohu, and Xiaowen were responsible for lighting the fire, and each of them looked after two stoves. Xin and Fu were responsible for salvaging the floating foam in the pot and scooping the cooked soy milk into the basin. Zhang Shanfeng and Zhang Fengnian needed to carry the tofu pudding to the front yard. After Xiaolan had finished making the tofu, they would pour it into the mold and press it down with stones. The tofu was pressed into shape in the front yard.

When making something like tofu, hygiene is very important. People who come to her house to work wear aprons, wrap their hair with cloth, and wash their hands and scald them with hot water before working. In addition, Xiaolan also made masks for them to wear when working.

Filtering bean dregs does not require any technical skills, it is just a physically demanding job. Rural women are used to doing this job and have great strength. After watching Zhang and Sheng Xuan filter it once, they quickly got the hang of it.

When Xiao Lan was not busy, she would go to the backyard to supervise the workers. Looking at the speed at which they worked, she estimated that it would not be a problem to produce fifty sheets of tofu a day.

When Sheng Hao and his wife saw that Xiao Lan's family had opened a tofu workshop, they came to the backyard to help after finishing their housework. They were eager to help, and Zhang couldn't say anything.

"Oh my, it's so lively here. They invited quite a lot of guests." Shen took a handful of melon seeds and started looking around while eating them. Finally, her eyes fell on Sheng Nuo and Liu, who were filtering bean dregs.

"Fourth brother, our mother is looking for you. How much money did the third brother give you to let you drop your housework and come here to help?" Shen asked loudly.

When Sheng Hao and Liu came to help, Zhang advised them not to do so, saying that if Cui knew about it, it would cause trouble. Sheng Nuo and his wife said that they had finished their housework and it would not be a problem, so Zhang could not stop them.

"Haven't we finished all the housework? Since mother is looking for us, let's go back now." The couple put down the work at hand and turned to walk home.

Instead, Shen didn't follow him back. Instead, she walked into the workshop while eating melon seeds.

"Second Aunt, where are you going?" Xiao Lan blocked her way, "It's not okay to steal in public."

As soon as Xiao Lan finished speaking, laughter was heard behind her.

"You're young, but you've already learned to bully others. It's a big deal that your family opened a workshop, but you can't even just look at it?" Shen said angrily.

"If you want to watch, just watch from the door. I'm afraid you'll spit out the melon seed shells into the tofu." Xiao Lan said firmly, "Look at the clothes they wear when they work, and then look at you. I'm afraid that the layer of mud on your clothes will fall into the pot."

"Yes, second sister-in-law, Xiao Lan's words are reasonable. There is no work to do in winter, so you should go back and clean up, and stop being unkempt all day. Besides, what's the point of us working? You should go somewhere else to eat some sunflower seeds."

Seeing that everyone disliked her, Shen went back angrily.

Today, 50 pieces of tofu were successfully made, and Manager Xu sent his assistant to take them away. After sending the assistant away, Xiao Lan took out some money in the evening and asked Sheng Xuan to buy beans tomorrow. Looking at the increasing amount of money, Xiao Lan smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed, "Mom and Dad, let's send Xiao Wen to school in the spring of next year."

Sheng Xuan and Zhang looked at each other, feeling somewhat guilty. It was their responsibility as parents to let their children study, but now Xiao Lan was thinking ahead of them.

"It's because we, as parents, are incompetent." Zhang had tears in her eyes.

At Xiaowen's age, she should have been studying in a private school, but they didn't have the conditions to support her. But now her family is doing well. "Yes, I will send Xiaowen to the town to study in the spring of next year," Zhang said firmly.

Zhang and Sheng Xuan didn't feel sad for long before Xiao Lan's words broke their silence. "Xiao Wen, you have to study hard and teach us when you come back. If you don't learn well, you will be beaten when you come back."

Zhang and Sheng Xuan were a little dumbfounded. They also wanted to learn?

"Dad, Mom, your business will grow bigger in the future. If you get cheated because of illiteracy, the loss will be huge," Xiao Lan advised.

"My daughter is right. I couldn't understand the title deed when we bought the land. Fortunately, we met good-hearted people. If we had met bad-hearted people, all our money would have been wasted." Sheng Xuan said.

The orders increased again. Eighty boards were ordered on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month. No more orders were placed before the New Year. We will wait until after the New Year.

On the afternoon of the day when the last batch of tofu was made, Zhang asked everyone to stay. The workshop had been open for ten days and it was the end of the year. The wages were paid today.

Xiaolan talked to Zhang last night and asked her to pay the wages so that everyone can have a good New Year.

In this era, small businesses are honest and honest, and usually pay workers at the end of the month. There are exceptions, and it is not uncommon for workers not to be paid.

Each person was given 220 coins, and all the girls and wives were delighted. The extra 20 coins were given by Xiaolan's family.

It's just a few cents, which is very important in the eyes of rural people, let alone twenty cents extra at once.

That night, Zhang Shanfeng wanted to take his people home, but Zhang and Sheng Xuan naturally wouldn't let him.

"Grandpa and grandma, you should celebrate the New Year here this year." Xiao Lan also advised.

Zhang Shanfeng smiled and said, "How can I celebrate the New Year at my daughter's house?"

Seeing that her grandfather refused, Zhang found a good excuse, "We will make steamed buns at home tomorrow. Dad, mom, sister-in-law, you have to help at home tomorrow."

Zhang Shanfeng and Xin knew what Xiaolan's family was thinking, and it was difficult to refuse their kindness, so they agreed.

Xiaoyan and Xiaohu were both very excited. They got along very well with Xiaolan, Xiaoting and Xiaowen, so they were naturally happy to be able to play with them for a few more days.

Naturally, Liu also wanted to see her own children get closer to Xiaolan and the others.