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

Although the man in front of me was only wearing coarse linen clothes, his demeanor was definitely not something that could be acquired through experience in the business world.

Instead, he looks like a gentle and knowledgeable scholar.

While Xu Yingtao was observing Yan Heng carefully, Yan Heng's eyes were also moving over her with a bit of inquiry.

He and Xue Qingqiu were deeply in love and could talk about anything, so he had heard of Xu Yingtao a long time ago. He only knew that she was an extraordinary cook, but had never thought of much more.

Seeing it with my own eyes now, his eyes are clear, and he has a wisdom and calmness that goes beyond his age. He is not timid or afraid of his surroundings at all, and he even looks smarter than the genius Xie Bai.

Xue Qingqiu was secretly delighted when she saw this, and her face was filled with a smile of watching the fun. She whispered to Yan Heng, "My husband, come and have a look. Xiaobai is carrying a lot of good things this time, including fresh celery, jerky, and even lotus seeds and longans."

There are also red beans and red dates at the bottom of the basket.

There was no need to explain, Yan Heng already knew what he meant.

I'm here to become your disciple.

Xie Bai put down the backpack, turned around solemnly, and then faced Yan Heng. He knelt down respectfully and said in a firm and sincere voice: "Uncle Yan, please accept me and let me study with you."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yan Heng.

Xue Qingqiu was looking forward to how her husband would respond next.

She had thought it through. If this stubborn donkey of hers really didn't want to accept a disciple, she would do so.

After recruiting the left and right people as his followers, Yan Heng had to take care of them even if he didn't want to.

Yan Yunlan also looked at her father curiously.

She knew very well how deeply her father was hurt by his students.

Unexpectedly, Yan Heng's expression suddenly became a little serious: "Since you are my disciple, why do you still call me Uncle Yan?"

Xie Bai was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and called out "Master" in ecstasy, then kowtowed three times.

Xue Qingqiu was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Wait for me, I will prepare tea for you to honor your teacher."

Jiang also excitedly held Xu Yingtao's hand tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.

In this way, Xie Bai officially became Yan Heng's disciple.

At this time, he did not know that his senior brother was the crown prince of the current dynasty, and that this senior brother, the crown prince, was about to launch a palace coup that would shock the world.

Let’s not discuss this matter for now.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, the two families will start to interact with each other thoroughly.

From then on, Xie Bai would travel back and forth between the two villages every day, one to deliver food to his master and his wife, and the other to conduct systematic learning.

In the evening, he would teach his family everything he had learned that day.

Half a month later, the weather turned cooler and the business of selling jelly and cold noodles came to a temporary halt, and the mountain products gradually matured.

Xu Yingtao also fulfilled her original promise and newly established konjac workshop, Castanopsis bitterwood workshop, and fern root powder workshop.

All 78 households in the village were able to get jobs.

However, Xu Yingtao has only one standard for selecting and employing people. Except for heavy physical work, such as pounding fern roots, all other positions recruit women.

Whether it was a young woman, an old woman or an unmarried girl, every household was allocated a quota.

The men were very unconvinced at first, but they were scolded by Village Chief Zheng, who told them that if anyone was not convinced, their wives would have to quit their jobs in the workshops and continue to dig for food in the fields. The women were so scared that they had a big fight with their men that night, and no one dared to make a fuss anymore.

Except for the tofu workshop, although other women have not received their monthly wages yet, they all straightened their backs at home for some reason.

Even the men and parents-in-law who used to mistreat them no longer dare to scold them in person.

After half a month of teaching, all employees have mastered the production methods of konjac tofu, Castanopsis kusnezoffii tofu, Castanopsis kusnezoffii vermicelli, and fern root powder.

Among them, the konjac tofu Xu Yingtao did not sell directly, but underwent secondary processing and was made into konjac cake.

This food, which modern people jokingly call "human cat strips", immediately received high praise from residents of Bailong Town and Guiyun County once it was launched on the market.

As scheduled, Xu Yingtao also stepped into the county town for the second time, one to settle the bill at two large restaurants, and the other to go to the blacksmith shop to get an iron pot.

It's true that money makes the world go round. The two-liang iron pot looks really good, which meets Xu Yingtao's expectations.

She paid the final payment without hesitation.

This time she kept her promise and brought Xie Li to the county town as well.

Originally, she wanted to take care of all three of her children, but now Jiang was too busy with the family affairs, and Xie Bai was afraid that going to the county town would interfere with his studies, so only Xie Li was willing to follow her.

Thinking that this was the little girl's first time in the city, Xu Ying took her to a big restaurant in the county to broaden her horizons near dinner time.

I happened to go to Xiankelai to settle payment and deliver the goods.

As soon as the group walked into Xiankelai, Manager Pan came forward to greet them personally and made warm and thoughtful arrangements.

Nowadays, thanks to the cooperation with Xu Yingtao, the restaurant's business is more booming than before.

All the private rooms on the second floor were packed.

Even so, Shopkeeper Pan still made room specially for Xu Yingtao and her group.

Finally, Shopkeeper Pan said with a smile, "Madam Xu, I have a friend who also wants to discuss business with you. I wonder if you are free right now?"

If she doesn't have time, she won't come to the restaurant for dinner. Xu Yingtao smiled and said, "Of course I have time. I wonder what deal does Shopkeeper Pan's friend want to discuss with me?"

"Madam Xu, please wait a moment. I will ask the waiter to call someone to talk to you in person." Manager Pan hurried downstairs.

Quarter of an hour later, Xu Yingtao readily signed the contract with Lin Mama, the madam of Yihongyuan.

That’s right, Yihongyuan is the largest brothel in the county.

As a service industry, naturally, serving customers well is the first priority. In addition to making customers feel comfortable physically and mentally, their mouths and appetites must also be well served.

At first, Mother Lin didn't know that spicy strips, konjac noodles and other foods were popular in the county. She only found out after no less than ten customers kept asking about them and asked the servants in the yard to buy them.

Since the guests want to eat, of course she has to provide good service.

She found out that these foods are currently only supplied by two large restaurants in the county. She had thought about ordering them from the restaurants, but after asking Shopkeepers Pan and Wei, she found out that the daily demand of the two restaurants could not meet the supply, and they could not spare more for her.

It was not until Mother Lin used the most beautiful girl in the courtyard that Manager Pan reluctantly agreed to introduce Xu Yingtao to her.

After signing the contract, Mother Lin and Shopkeeper Pan were quite surprised.

This little girl can actually read and write.

Especially Shopkeeper Pan. When the two parties signed the contract last month, Xu Yingtao said frankly that she could not read a single word, but today she was able to pick up a pen and write her own name.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had not tampered with the contract last time. If he had been exposed, he would be so embarrassed now.

After dinner, Xu Yingtao and Shopkeeper Pan asked about the mule and horse market in the county.

Nowadays, the delivery volume is getting larger and larger, and just one mule is no longer enough.

Shopkeeper Pan pointed in the direction. Xu Yingtao thanked them and took Xie Li and Zheng Wen with them.

When passing by a street, I saw from afar a lot of people gathered together, seemingly watching something.

Xu Yingtao had no intention of watching the fun and was about to move forward when she suddenly heard a shrill cry coming from the center of the crowd.

"Brother! You promised my parents that you would take good care of me, but now you want to sell me out. If my parents knew about this, they would never let you go even if they became ghosts!"

Xu Yingtao suddenly stopped.

This scene is too familiar.