The Little Lucky Girl

Lu Tai coughed lightly and said, "I wonder if Madam Xu has anything to tell you?"

"As expected of Young Master Lu," Madam Xu gave him an approving look, "I really have something to discuss. I heard that the word bean candy was made by you guys?"

Ming Youyou widened her eyes, "How did you know?" Lord Tao didn't let them tell anyone and also greeted the village chief.

Madam Xu smiled and said, "You caused quite a stir in the village, so it won't be hard to find out about this."

Zheng Huan and the others were a little nervous. Today, Mrs. Tao said that the price of this Zi Doutang had been high in the capital. They were worried that someone would find Ming Youyou and do something bad to her.

Madam Xu saw through it and comforted him, "Don't worry, Lord Tao is here, no one dares to get the recipe without him. But I am still very interested in this candy, and I want to talk to you about it."

She said, "I want you to make a set of Thousand Character Classic candies and sell them in my bookstore."

"But our candies are all produced in cooperation with Madam Tao." Ming Youyou said in embarrassment.

Madam Xu smiled and said, "That's okay. I'll just go talk to Madam Tao. I just want to know if you can do it."

She did not hide it from them, "I plan to open a branch in Pingyang City and promote this candy as a specialty."

It is not easy to read a thousand-character literature. These word candies are perfect as rewards for children. I believe many parents will be willing to buy them.

Ming Youyou discussed it with Zheng Huan and the others and said cheerfully: "If Madam Tao agrees, then there will be no problem on our side." The principle of embedded characters is universal, so they just need to think about it more.

"But I have to focus on the original order first. I can only do yours after I finish it." She was afraid that the village chief and his colleagues would be too busy.

"Of course." Madam Xu nodded.

Seeing other customers coming, Madam Xu stood up to greet them and asked the waiter to pay them for copying books.

Ming Youyou asked quietly, "Why did Madam Xu suddenly want to open a store?"

She is known for being a worry-free person. If she was really so ambitious, she would have chosen her father's restaurant.

The waiter curled his lips and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Xu has returned from the capital."

Ming Youyou understood immediately, and started to make eyes with the boy, which made Feng Xu, who was standing by, very anxious. "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

"It must be her sister who made her angry again." Madam Xu opened a restaurant in the provincial capital. She has been showing off since she came back, complaining about the unsophisticated nature of Yuqing County all day long, as if she didn't grow up here.

With a sister who loves to compare with her all the time jumping around in front of her, no matter how good-tempered Madam Xu is, she can't help but get angry.

Ming Youyou also disliked this second lady, so she said to the waiter, "Tell Madam Xu to rest assured, we will make the candy for her."

She thought for a moment and added, "Also, our script is almost finished. When we sign an exclusive contract with Madam Xu, it will definitely sell well and make our shop famous."

The guy wasn't very confident about the latter suggestion, but he still smiled, thanked them, and saw them out the door.

Zheng Huan and his friends have already revised the storybook five times with Luo Xiucai, and they are almost sick of it.

Seeing that Ming Youyou had boasted so much, the three of them were very worried and could only cheer up and continue writing.

Village chief Guo felt both sad and happy when he knew that Ming Youyou had brought them another big order.

Of course they were happy because they made money. They had delivered goods to Magistrate Tao several times, and every time they came back they distributed the money to the villagers on the spot.

The heavy copper coins made everyone very excited. Everyone in the village, from children to the elderly, had a beaming look on their faces, even happier than during the Chinese New Year.

However, as the amount of candy to be made increased, they seemed to be short of manpower.

Now all the production is done at the village chief's house. Because of the limited space in his house, only two or three pots can be used at the same time.

Ming Youyou suggested going to someone else's house to do it together, but Village Chief Guo disagreed.

"You have to be careful with the imported things. Villagers are sometimes not so particular. If they are not made cleanly, it will not be acceptable." So he had to watch it personally, otherwise he would not be at ease.

"Then you can build a workshop in a bigger place like our family did."

The raw materials for the Ming family’s facial cream are all processed in a workshop in their village.

Village chief Guo had also seen her family's workshop, which was a large yard and was easy to build.

He asked, "Did your family pay for the construction of the workshop, or did the whole village pay for it?"

"My family paid for its construction and hired people to do the work." Her grandfather had been cheated before, so he didn't trust outsiders very much, so he would rather pay more money himself to avoid trouble in the future.

"But the land where the workshop is located belongs to the village, so we have to pay a sum of money to the village every year."

Ming Youyou watched the villagers coming and going greet Village Chief Guo enthusiastically, and felt that Second Grandpa's prestige was higher than before.

"But I think everyone in your village is united, so you can try to work together, and it would be nice to share the profits during the New Year."

Her father was more inclined to this approach at the time, thinking that by tying everyone's interests together, the villagers would be more motivated, but her grandfather disagreed, so it didn't work out in the end.

"After building a workshop, you can divide the steps into more detailed parts," she thought for a moment and added, "If more people come to work, you won't have to work so hard. You just need to grasp the most important technology."

Although Village Chief Guo is old and doesn't know as much about business as Ming Youyou, he has a lot of life experience. He understood what she said and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's good. I'll go discuss it with my uncle later."

Ming Youyou scratched his head and discussed, "Actually, I don't mind letting the villagers learn this skill."

Grandpa Sun set a target of ten successors for mutton soup steamed buns. Grandpa Qin just remembered it and contacted her hurriedly, wanting her to help find successors. He didn't set a limit on the number of people, as long as there were more than others.

Village Chief Guo glared and said, "This skill can't be passed on casually. You have to be more careful and don't let people teach you everything just because they coax you."

Seeing that she still didn't take it seriously, Village Chief Guo continued, "Craftsmanship is a skill that a person can use to make a living and support his family. Even if you want to teach, people have to pay a price to learn. Otherwise, if it's too easy to get, others won't cherish it."

She understood this principle, and nodded leisurely: "What is the price?"

Village chief Guo thought for a while and said, "At least I have to kowtow and offer tea to my master." Then I have to work for my master's family for a few years. This is the procedure for most people to learn a craft.

As soon as the two finished talking, they saw the kitchen door opened, Guo Dalang walked out and greeted them.

Only then did the two remember that the main person making sugar in the Guo family was Guo Dalang. Ming Youyou turned her head and looked at Village Chief Guo in horror.

The old man felt like he was slapped in the face by his own words, but he was the one who made the suggestion. It seemed too distrustful to not do it just because the person was his son.

So the village chief smiled awkwardly and looked at his eldest grandson Guo Ren standing beside him, "How about asking him to kowtow to you?"

Guo Ren:............I’ll run.