The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

It’s not that the clay pot cannot be used, but the firing technology of that era is limited, and the clay pot is very easy to crack, which makes her nervous every time she cooks, fearing that the pot will explode before the rice is ready.

But according to the current price of iron, an iron pot would cost at least several taels of silver, and this is just the starting price.

Xu Yingtao closed her eyes in despair. Never mind. It will happen eventually.

When the subsequent business stabilizes, she will transform from a retail individual to a supplier, and can deliver goods at home every day. She no longer has to suffer from the wind and sun, and she can also earn more.

Thinking of this, she pushed the cart even harder.

When we arrived in town, it was more than a quarter of an hour earlier than yesterday.

Maybe we arrived too early and the bun shop wasn’t open yet.

Fortunately, the family walked around the town yesterday and knew that there was a public well in the middle of the town. If they wanted to fetch water to wash dishes later, they could just go there and get it. It was just a matter of walking a few more steps.

There was no market today, so Xu Yingtao only made eighty pieces of green jelly. The ice jelly was just a test, so she only made one bowl, which is sixteen pieces.

There were not many people on the street at this time. Xu Yingtao cleared her throat and shouted a few words loudly. Her voice was clear and crisp, and soon attracted several customers.

"Oh, I thought you wouldn't come today. My two kids ate your green jelly yesterday and they missed it so much." A woman laughed loudly and asked for two pieces of green jelly.

Xie Bai recognized her as the aunt who helped him out yesterday, and called for her nervously.

Xu Yingtao looked at him with appreciation.

Good job, young man. You dare to call people actively. You have made progress!

She fished out a piece of broken green jelly from the bucket, wrapped it in banana leaves, and put it into the woman's basket: "Aunt, thank you for speaking up for my little brother yesterday. This little piece of green jelly is to thank you."

Although it is called a small piece, it is actually not small. If calculated by volume, it can be sold for at least two cents.

The woman suddenly got an advantage and immediately smiled from ear to ear. She kept praising the young lady for her business skills and said she would come back to buy tomorrow.

After paying, the woman saw another bucket of pale white, almost transparent ice jelly and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Is this ice?"

In this era, only the most luxurious families could use ice in the summer, and ordinary people could not even see it.

Xu Yingtao smiled and shook her head: "Aunt, you misunderstood. This is also a fresh food I made. It's called ice jelly, paired with mint syrup. Although it's not as refreshing as ice cubes, it definitely cools you down and relieves the heat."

The woman couldn't help but touch the side of the bucket. It was indeed not cold, but the shiny transparent jelly was really attractive. She asked anxiously, "This icy jelly is not cheap, is it?"

Xu Yingtao: "It is more expensive than green jelly. If you take it without sugar water, it's four cents a piece. If you take it with sugar water, it's five cents a bowl."

Although maltose is not as sweet as sucrose, it is still sugar, right? Sugar is precious!

This price was far below the woman's expectations, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Give me a bowl, but I'll return the bowl to you later, okay?"

There's no way this won't work.

Xu Yingtao immediately nodded in agreement, poured a bowl of ice jelly for the woman, and poured a full spoonful of sugar water on it.

It was a really good sign to earn eleven cents right out of the gate.

Since there were no samples of the ice jelly, the customers who followed could buy it as they pleased.

After serving the first group of customers, Xu Yingtao counted the inventory. Excluding the lost items, there were still 66 pieces of green jelly left, and 11 pieces of ice jelly left.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar. Jiang is much calmer today. When he is not so busy, he can even count the coins.

As a result, I counted and found out that in this half hour, I earned sixty-nine cents!

Jiang's eyes and eyebrows were filled with smiles.

With money comes motivation. Just when she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to work hard, she found that no customer came in the following period of time.

There were many pedestrians on the street, but everyone was in a hurry and no one lingered.

Jiang was dumbfounded.

From a smiling face at the beginning, she gradually frowned, and then she paced back and forth nervously, looking around, and walked so much that Xu Yingtao felt dizzy.

"Mom, don't be anxious. Let's wait a little longer. If no customers come, we can sell them on the streets. If that still doesn't work, we can just take them back and eat them ourselves." Xu Yingtao was very calm.

Jiang had to force herself to stay calm.

Fortunately, after waiting for a while, three or five men came to the end of the road. Although their clothes were not luxurious, they were not patched or had holes on them, so they were considered decent.

Xu Yingtao looked carefully and found that there was an "acquaintance" there - the person who didn't buy the jelly yesterday and promised to come and eat it today.

"Hey, girl, you see I didn't lie to you. I, Wang Hu, always keep my words!" The man patted his chest.

Xu Yingtao greeted him warmly: "My mother just said that there are not many customers today, and asked me to change the stall location. I thought that we haven't waited for Brother Wang to come yet, and if I leave, it will be a pity for you, so I didn't agree."

Jiang was not at all annoyed that she had been "blamed". Instead, she smiled even more enthusiastically.

Wang Hu laughed out loud: "Young lady, you are a very honest person. Yesterday, I heard that your green jelly is really delicious. Unfortunately, I didn't get to eat it. Today, I brought a few brothers to try it. After eating, we can go to work at the master's house!"

Xu Yingtao skillfully made five bowls of green jelly. As she couldn't borrow a bench today, she could only smile apologetically at the few people.

Wang Hu and his companions didn't care at all. They squatted under the eaves and started eating voraciously.

After just one bite, Wang Hu was amazed.

First there was the fresh scent of grass, then the smooth and bouncy texture, and finally the salty, sour, numb and spicy flavors intertwined together, yet each distinct, which immediately gave him a great sense of satisfaction from the bottom of his heart.

It was worth it that he had been looking forward to it for a whole night, it was really delicious!

Wang Hu gulped down a bowl of rice, ordered another one without hesitation, and generously invited his other brothers to have another bowl.

Several people were delighted and shouted: "Brother Tiger is so righteous!"

During the meal, Jiang plucked up the courage to recommend ice jelly to a few people, but before she mentioned the price, Wang Hu and his friends heard that it would be eaten with sugar water, and they quickly waved their hands to refuse.

"We men can't handle that kind of sweet stuff!"

Jiang had no choice but to give up.

Although the first sales attempt ended in failure, for some reason, Jiang's heart was pounding and he even felt a little happy.

It turns out that talking to strangers is not that scary after all.

After paying the bill, Wang Hu burped and said with a smile, "Young lady, I forgot to tell you that you should stop setting up the stall here today. Most likely no one will come."

Even Xu Yingtao was a little uneasy now, and asked hurriedly: "Why did Brother Wang say that?"

Wang Hu pointed to the distance and said, "Two miles away is Gejiazhuang. We brothers have been working there recently. The mother of the owner, Mr. Ge, is celebrating her birthday today. She has invited a troupe to perform outside the manor and will give red envelopes to those who come to celebrate. As long as you say something auspicious, you will get a red envelope. I'm afraid most people in the town will go there to join in the fun."

Xu Yingtao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the bun shop was closed and the pedestrians on the road were walking in a hurry.

Wang Hu continued, "Why don't you go set up a stall outside Gejia Village? Everyone will get red envelopes for free, and they will definitely be willing to spend money to eat a bowl of your jelly."

This is exactly what Xu Yingtao plans to do next.

She immediately closed her stall and prepared to follow Wang Hu and his group to Gejiazhuang.

The mother and her two daughters did not lag behind and hurriedly put the utensils away.

The men were strong enough and helped them carry the loads, carts and baskets without saying a word. Xu Yingtao was very grateful.

Along the way, Xu Yingtao learned many stories about Gejiazhuang from Wang Hu.

In this era when imperial power did not extend below the county level, the county government was the lowest-level administrative unit. Apart from collecting taxes and counting the population, county government officials rarely went outside the county seat.

As for small places such as towns and villages, they are fully managed by local gentry and clans. Although these people do not hold any official positions, they are extremely influential.

Mr. Ge of Gejiazhuang is the local squire who manages Bailong Town and its subordinate villages.

Because Mr. Ge was always kind and generous and helped the poor and needy, he was deeply respected and loved by the townspeople of this generation. Therefore, when everyone learned that Mr. Ge's mother was celebrating her birthday today, they all put down their work and came to support her.

When the group arrived outside Gejiazhuang, they saw a large crowd of people from afar and a gong and drum team playing loudly, creating a very lively scene.

Not to mention the mother and her two daughters, even Xu Yingtao had never seen such a scene and her eyes were full of curiosity.

Wang Hu sent Xu Yingtao and the others to the outskirts of the crowd, chose a flat place, and put all their things down.

"Walk south about thirty meters, there is a stream. If you need water to wash dishes, you can go there to get water." After Wang Hu gave the instructions, he led his brothers into the farm.

The whole family expressed their gratitude again.

Xu Yingtao was in a particularly good mood.

Since coming to this time and space, except for the two weirdos, Chen and Mrs. Cao, all the people she met were kind-hearted.

The kindness of others was like sunshine, gradually dispelling her fear and anxiety about this strange world.

After choosing a location, Xu Yingtao arranged for Jiang and Xie Li to fetch water, while she and Xie Bai set up the stall.

The reason why the two siblings were not allowed to act alone was that they were worried about the large crowds and if there were kidnappers, it would be a waste of time.

While the mother and daughter were fetching water, Xie Bai struggled for a while and finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Sister-in-law, can you teach me arithmetic?"

Since seeing Xu Yingtao doing the accounting yesterday, Xie Bai has been filled with admiration and excitement.

He thought about it for a long time last night. He was not as strong as his mother and sister, and his cooking skills were not as good as his sister-in-law. The only thing that might be his good point was that he had a quicker brain.

If I can learn my sister-in-law's accounting skills, I will definitely become her capable assistant in the future and support this family together.

But he was worried that his sister-in-law would hold a grudge against him for having driven her away, and he was also worried that she would not be willing to teach him. He struggled with his conscience for a long time before he finally opened his mouth.

Xu Yingtao was happy.

Yesterday she was still thinking about how to help the mother and her two children learn to read without exposing her literacy and without making them suspicious of her.

After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't come to any conclusion. Unexpectedly, this stubborn child was actually very motivated and studious, and he actually took the initiative to speak to her.

Xu Yingtao nodded hurriedly, fearing that if she agreed too late, Xie Bai would go back on his word.

While Xu Yingtao was sharing her arithmetic skills, she saw a man dressed as a servant leading an old man with white hair and beard who was carrying a medicine box and hurriedly entering the farm.

Xu Yingtao paused. She had seen the old man before. He was the doctor working at the town's clinic.

On such a happy day, a doctor was invited to visit. Could it be that Mr. Ge’s old mother is sick?

Inside Gejiazhuang.

"Master and Madam, the young lady has a high fever and has started talking nonsense!" The maid knelt on the ground, her eyes swollen like two walnuts from crying.

A middle-aged couple dressed in silk hurried to the bedside and saw their beloved daughter, whose face was as pale as gold paper and sweating profusely. She was shivering with more breathing out than breathing in, and it was obvious that she was not going to survive.

This middle-aged couple was none other than Mr. Ge and his wife, Ms. Pan.

Pan's heart ached. She eagerly hugged her daughter in her arms and asked in a choked voice, "Where's the doctor? Have you asked someone to call the doctor?"

Mr. Ge patted his wife's shoulder and spoke harshly to the servants, "What's the point of crying? Why didn't you report it earlier? Can you send someone to call a doctor?"

Upon hearing this, the maid trembled all over and cried, "Master, Madam, I have sent Ah Chang to the town to urgently ask for a doctor. It is not that I intentionally concealed it, but it was Aunt Zhang who told me not to disturb the two elders. She said that if the young lady can't even bear this little setback, how can she adapt to the strictness of a big family in the future? I..."

Pan suddenly felt dizzy, thinking about how she had earlier ordered the servants to listen to Nanny Zhang and not let the young lady act recklessly. She never imagined that one of her decisions would almost kill her daughter.

Thinking of this, Pan became anxious and angry, her eyes rolled back and she fainted. Mr. Ge quickly hugged his wife.

The old doctor walked into the room sweating profusely and saw this scene.

He quickly put down the medicine box, took out a few gold needles, and inserted them into several acupuncture points on Pan's body. He then took out a sachet with a strong scent and shook it towards her nose. After a while, Pan slowly woke up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Pan was about to kneel down in front of the old man, but he stopped her with his quick eyes and hands.

"Doctor Wen, please save my daughter. We will give you any amount of money you want. Please save her, she is only nine years old." Pan begged bitterly.

Mr. Ge also said with a heavy face: "Doctor Wen, please save my daughter!"

"You two don't need to be so polite. Saving lives is the duty of a doctor. I will do my best."

Doctor Wen didn't bother to say anything more and turned his head to look at the little girl lying on the bed.

With just one glance, he shouted, "How can you be a parent? Covering your child so tightly in such hot weather!"

Outside Gejiazhuang, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the drama slowly began on the stage.

The actors were dressed in gorgeous costumes, some were waving their folding fans, some were dancing gracefully, and the scene was very lively.

Xu Yingtao listened roughly and found out that the performance was about the Eight Immortals paying respects to the Queen Mother on her birthday.

She was not very interested in opera, but seeing the mother and her two daughters craning their necks and staring intently at the stage, afraid of missing any moment, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips and tugged at Jiang's sleeve again.

"Mom, you guys come closer and take a look. I can guard the stall by myself."

For ordinary people, there are only a few opportunities to watch a play in a lifetime. Since you have the chance, you might as well watch it to your heart's content.

Jiang waved her hands hurriedly: "That won't work. What if a guest comes right after we leave? How can you handle it alone?"

Before he could finish his words, the servant who had just entered the farm ran out again in a hurry, holding a food box in his hand, and went straight to their stall.