Jiang Yuwei felt that it was still not enough, so she went to the backyard and picked out a fat rabbit to kill and make some rabbit meat stew with potatoes.

These rabbits have a very strong reproductive capacity. Before, there were only two males and two females left when they were built and eaten. Unexpectedly, when they were locked up together, they gave birth to more than a dozen rabbits. Jiang Yuwei had no choice but to raise them in several cages. Ning Wan's daily workload of cutting grass and feeding the rabbits increased several times for no reason. So Jiang Yuwei was willing to kill the rabbits to eat, since they could reproduce anyway.

Jiang Yuwei first carefully peeled off the rabbit skin and cleaned it. These could be saved to make winter clothes for the children. Jiang Yuwei quickly processed the rabbit meat. She first blanched it in cold water, then poured in a little oil, added onions, ginger, garlic and chilies to stir-fry the base flavor, then poured in the chopped potato cubes and stir-fried for a while, then added soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings and simmered for half a quarter of an hour.

After the meal was ready, Jiang Yuwei went to the backyard to invite Ning Wu and Tie Zhu:

"You two should stop busying yourself and come to the front yard to have dinner first."

Tiezhu looked at the paper being baked on the fire, and thought of the pot of tree bark that his brother Ningwu had ruined yesterday, so he waved his hands and said:

"We can't leave here without someone. It's come to this. If the paper gets burned again, it won't do. Sister Yuwei, please bring us some food from the backyard. When we're done with this batch of paper, we'll go out through the pond door in the evening, and you don't have to worry about us."

Jiang Yuwei looked at the papers that were drying, then nodded and went to the front yard to take out some of the food and send it to the backyard. Jiang Yuwei ate a few bites in the front yard and went to bed. She was really tired today.

next day

Jiang Yuwei got up early in the morning and cleaned up the front yard. She also boiled a pot of hot water and put the leftover food from yesterday in the pot to warm it up so that Tiezhu and Ningwu could have it for lunch. Then she went to the backyard to check how much paper the two of them had made.

"Tiezhu, Ningwu, we won't be back for lunch. I'll keep the food warm in the pot in the front yard for you. If you're hungry, go to the front yard and get the food."

Tiezhu was busy collecting the papers that had been dried yesterday, and said with a smile:

"Okay, Sister Yuwei, you don't have to worry about us. Come over and take a look at this paper."

Jiang Yuwei went over and picked up the paper, checked it again, felt it for smoothness, nodded and smiled:

"Good, this paper is good, much better than the one made by the most famous shop in town, Geshi Paper Shop. If we bring this kind of paper to town, we will definitely have no trouble selling it!"

After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, she helped Tiezhu move the bundled paper onto the ox cart. After everything was done, Jiang Yuwei drove the ox cart to the front yard, first helped Ning Huaizhi onto the cart, then carried Ning Wan onto the cart, and the family of three walked towards Ping'an Town.

Jiang Yuwei first asked Ning Huaizhi to drive the ox cart to the door of Lianxianglou. Today was the day to deliver chili sauce and bean sprouts. Jiang Yuwei took the prepared backpack from the cart, called the shop assistants and moved the things in with herself.

As soon as I entered the door, I was stopped by Shopkeeper Xu:

"Yuwei, do you have any new recipes to sell recently? My colleagues are very jealous of my shop's booming business. As long as my shop launches a new dish, they will imitate it in a few days. Although the taste is not as good as that of Lianxianglou, their price is cheaper, so many customers have left over time."

Jiang Yuwei thought for a moment and said:

"Shopkeeper Xu, it is crucial for the store to be innovative, and it is also crucial to be able to retain customers. Next time I will bring you a few new recipes, and by the way, I will also teach you a set of methods to use the new recipes to retain customers."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Xu smiled and nodded:

"Okay, okay, don't forget, I've been waiting for your new recipe!"

Jiang Yuwei took the money and went out to get on the ox cart:

"Huaizhi, let's go to the entrance of Ningzhao Academy. Let's set up the stall first. We can sell paper after the students get out of school."

Ning Huaizhi nodded and drove the oxcart towards the academy. When they arrived at the academy gate, students were already coming out. Jiang Yuwei hurriedly placed the paper on the oxcart. Jiang Yuwei was thinking about giving the paper produced by her paper mill a name, so that it would have a reputation when it became popular in the future. So she asked Ning Huaizhi:

"I want to give our paper a name. Do you have any good ideas?"

Ning Huaizhi thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"Why not call it Yuwei Paper? It's named after you, and this name makes you think the quality of the paper is very good, haha."

Jiang Yuwei murmured:

"Yuwei Paper? It seems pretty good. Fine, let's call it that!"

So Jiang Yuwei shouted directly:

"The fine, smooth, ink-proof Yuwei paper is here, only twenty-five cents a piece! The quality is amazing! Don't miss it if you pass by!"

At this time, a tall and thin scholar happened to walk by and heard Jiang Yuwei's hawking. He walked over, picked up the Yuwei paper, touched it, and said with a smile:

"It's really good paper, not much different from the top-grade Xuan paper from Ge's Paper Shop. Aren't you afraid of losing money by selling it at this price?"

Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:

"Today is the first day of trial sales of Yuwei Paper. We will definitely lose money at this price. You can buy some more and try it out."

The scholar nodded and said:

"Yes, it is really good paper, and the price is so fair. Give it to me and I'll give it to you for five dollars."

Ning Huaizhi hurriedly started packing after hearing this. Jiang Yuwei took the silver and smiled at the scholar:

"You have good taste, little brother. If you have friends who need it, you can ask them to come and have a look."

The scholar nodded, and when he looked up, he saw his classmates coming out of the academy in groups, and he waved to them:

"Quick, come and see, there's good paper for sale here, the price is very cheap!"

After hearing what he said, the group of people gathered around and stretched out their hands to look at the papers on the cart:

"It's really good paper. How much is it?"

“This paper feels great.”

“Yes, it looks like the ink won’t bleed.”

Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:

"This is the first trial sale of Yuwei Paper today. Each piece is only 25 cents. If you need it, you can stock up a little. The price may go up after a while!"

"Such good paper is sold at such a low price, give me four bucks now!"

"I want ten dollars, stock up so the price doesn't go up!"

"Yes, ten bucks for me too."

"I usually use a lot of paper, so I have to stock up more."

Ning Huaizhi and Ning Wan were busy packing, Jiang Yuwei was busy collecting money, and the three of them were having a great time cooperating with each other. They didn't notice that there was a shifty-looking man standing in the Ge's Paper Shop across the street, staring at their stall.

Just when the paper was almost sold out, the man seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and rushed out with two of his men:

"Hey! What are those three doing? Who told you to set up a stall here? Move away quickly! Don't blame me for not warning you! Be careful or I'll make you pay for it!"

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