The fragrance of medicine is alluring, the farm elder sister is cool and cool

After leaving her uncle's house, Wen Qingcheng went to Ruan's house again. The two sisters-in-law were not reluctant to do it when they heard that they could make money, and there was also Aunt Ruan to help take care of the children. They wanted to make more money, so they chose the job of pre-processing donkey skins.

Now that purchasing, packaging, and pre-processing have been filled, only slicing, sorting, and drying remain. Wen Qingcheng wants to leave this position to Li Hongxiu.

I haven't been to Li Hongxiu's house for a long time, and her dog didn't recognize Wen Qingcheng anymore. As soon as I knocked on the door twice, it started barking at Wen Qingcheng.

"Sister Hongxiu, are you home? I'm Qingcheng."

"Hey, here we come."

Li Hongxiu came out of the house and was very happy to see Wen Qingcheng. "Qingcheng, I haven't seen you for a long time. You look beautiful again."

"It's been a long time indeed. I've been working in a pharmacy in the county town for some time. Now that I've passed the exam to become a junior pharmacist, I'm going to start working on my own. This time I came to you because I have a position, and I wanted to ask if you're willing to do it." Wen Qingcheng didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Come, go inside and sit down first. I heard that your family was renovating the backyard. I heard that you were going to open a medicine shop, but I didn't expect it to be true."

When they entered the house, Zhao Yongli and his mother were also there. Although the mother and son were not very nice people, and Old Lady Zhao was well-known in the village for being unreasonable and shady, they were still very polite to Wen Qingcheng because Wen Qingcheng had saved Huzi before.

"Mrs. Wen is here, please sit down." Old Mrs. Zhao gave Wen Qingcheng a seat and asked Zhao Yongli to get some fruit for Wen Qingcheng.

"Auntie, Brother Zhao, don't worry, I'll just say a few words and leave." Wen Qingcheng hurriedly stopped Zhao Yongli, and they sat down in the main room.

"Qingcheng, what kind of medicine do you plan to make in the pharmacy your family runs? You are really amazing. You can actually make medicine." Li Hongxiu looked surprised.

"Currently, we mainly produce donkey-hide gelatin products." Seeing that the family looked confused, Wen Qingcheng explained to them what donkey-hide gelatin is, its effects, and the general production process.

"Sister Hongxiu, I need manpower to open my pharmacy. I need someone to slice, dry and sort the donkey-hide gelatin. I want to ask if you are interested."

Li Hongxiu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Wen Qingcheng and then at Old Lady Zhao. When Old Lady Zhao heard that her daughter-in-law was going out to work, she was unhappy and said in a sarcastic tone, "Do whatever you want, Huzi, don't bother with it."

Zhao Yongli also said: "The child is so young, he only needs three meals a day. If you go to work, who will take care of the child? It's not good for a woman to go out and show her face in public!"

Wen Qingcheng raised her eyes and looked at the mother and son. "Aren't Auntie and Brother Zhao here? It's hard to say if there are only two of them looking after the child."

Zhao Yongli immediately retorted: "I'm not at home every day. Sometimes I go out for work, and sometimes I eat out with friends. How can I have the time to serve Hu Zi three meals a day?"

"But we still have Auntie. Huzi is grown up and goes to school, so there will always be someone at home." Wen Qingcheng said.

Old Mrs. Zhao's face was obviously not very good. She said with a sullen face, "Whose mother-in-law cooks? It's always the daughter-in-law who cooks. Otherwise, why would you find a daughter-in-law? Your family found a live-in son-in-law, and your mother still cooks for you. If you were married, would your mother-in-law cook for you?"

When Li Hongxiu heard her mother-in-law mention the live-in son-in-law that Wen Qingcheng had found, she thought about how Chuyi had already left, and she quickly winked at Old Lady Zhao, "Mom, stop talking!"

Old Mrs. Zhao didn't care. "I'm just talking about that principle."

Wen Qingcheng lowered her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I was thinking that we have to recruit people anyway. Whoever makes the money doesn't care. Sister Hongxiu and I have a good relationship, and this job is not very tiring. I thought of letting Sister Hongxiu do it. She will work six hours a day, have eight days off a month, and get a monthly salary of one tael of silver."

Li Hongxiu was very tempted, but when she saw that Old Lady Zhao and Zhao Yongli both had gloomy faces, she did not agree immediately.

"Sister Hongxiu, please think about it. With this extra income, Huzi can buy whatever he wants whenever he wants." Wen Qingcheng said goodbye and left. Li Hongxiu said goodbye to Wen Qingcheng and went back to her room with a lot on her mind.

If she worked six hours a day, she would not be late to go home and cook. Besides, they were from the same village. With an extra 100-200-yuan income a month, the family would be much better off. With money in her hands, she had a say in the family. She had many brothers in her family, so when she got married, her family gave her several quilts as a dowry. After she got married, she could not be strong. Even when they quarreled, she would bow her head first.

If she could make money, it would be different. She could be more confident. After all, she was not relying on the Zhao family for support. The money was earned with her own hands.

After Wen Qingcheng left, Zhao Yongli and Old Lady Zhao were also somewhat tempted. Working six hours a day, mainly so that they would not delay cooking. Even if they did not have time to cook at noon, he and his mother could cook once. After all, the family would earn an extra 10,000 taels of silver a month.

"Mom, do you think we should let Hongxiu go? If Hongxiu goes to work, will the men in the village poke holes in my spine and say that I am a gigolo? How can I let my wife show her face in public? Doesn't it make me look incompetent?" Zhao Yongli said.

Mrs. Zhao pondered for a moment and said, "I have also considered this matter. The main thing is that we have never heard of the donkey-hide gelatin made by Madam Wen. If it can be sold, it can't be sold. If it can't be sold, we can't pay the salary. Then it's not a waste of working there for a month."

Li Hongxiu said: "No, Qingcheng is not a reckless person. Since she opened a medicine shop, she must be sure of sales."

Zhao Yongli sneered and said, "I've never heard of that donkey hide glue. Anyway, I won't buy it if you ask me."

Old Mrs. Zhao suddenly remembered something and said, "I heard from several wives in the village a few days ago that the Wen family is also recruiting people to deliver goods to the county town. Yongli, doesn't your uncle have a horse carriage? Why don't you go and deliver the goods?"

Zhao Yongli sneered and said, "Both the elder and the second elder Wen have opened workshops, as if they are secretly competing with each other."

Old Mrs. Zhao said mysteriously, "I heard that the daughter of Mr. Wen found a rich man who has a shop in the county. He has a backer, so he won't have to worry about sales. Yongli, you should go to Mr. Wen's house and ask about the delivery job."

Zhao Yongli nodded: "The daughter of the Wen family has a backer, so there must be no problem. Someone is backing her up. Madam Wen and her daughter are both women, what kind of career can they achieve? It's nonsense. I'll go to the Wen family and ask them later."

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When Ruan Sanlang had nothing to do, he would go to the Wen family's backyard to check on the progress of the project. These guys of his had been friends since childhood, and they knew each other well. They worked quickly and carefully. It took only two days to finish the stove chimney.

"Third brother, drink some water." Wen Qingcheng found a cup from the side and scooped a ladle of water to pour for him.

Ruan Sanlang took the cup and looked at it, but didn't drink it. Wen Qingcheng smiled and said, "It's okay, Third Brother, drink it quickly. Our well water is different from other places. You can drink it directly."