A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

"Auntie, it's delicious, come back next time. You can also help spread the word about my family, and I'll give you more next time."

"Now that you've said that, little girl, okay, if it tastes good, I'll go back and tell the neighbors to come to your house and buy some."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Auntie."

The end of Sishi (around 11 o'clock)

There were still a few bowls of mung bean jelly and cold noodles left. At this time, a servant came running from a distance, carrying two food boxes.

"Boss, do you still have mung bean jelly and cold noodles?"

"One more thing, there are about four bowls of mung bean jelly and three bowls of cold noodles."

"It's so little. I ran here and thought there were still a lot. Give me the rest. Just now, our master saw a servant who just returned home telling others that your jelly is delicious. He also said that it tastes good. The master heard it and asked me to buy more and try it. I brought the bowl with me, you just put it in my bowl."

"I see, little brother, sit down and rest for a while, I'll give it to you right away."

"Okay, I ran as soon as I left the house. The main reason was that I heard from the servants in the house that your business is opening today and it's very good. If I don't leave quickly, I probably won't be able to buy anything. Fortunately, I came quickly, otherwise I would probably be scolded by our master when I go back."

Father Zhang poured a bowl of water for the servant and asked him to calm down, while Zhang Yunyue quickly prepared the seasonings at the stall.

"Brother, everything is ready. Seven bowls in total. 7 coins."

The young man handed 56 cents to Zhang Xingyun and left with the lunch box.

When Zhang Yunyue and his companions saw that the mung bean jelly and cold noodles were all sold out, they began to pack up and load the things onto the cart. All the things were sold out, so everyone tied everything to the wheelbarrow to save manpower.

Zhang's father went to the public well to fetch a bucket of water, and then cleaned the table and the surrounding area.

After cleaning and loading the things into the cart, the family pushed the cart home together.

Late noon.

Everyone in the Zhang family who was staying at home was enjoying the cool in the yard. They were talking about the stall that the eldest brother's family had set up in the town today. They didn't know how the business was going, and there was worry in their tone.

Grandpa Zhang: "I wonder how Yueyue and the others are doing in town today?"

Zhang Cheng: "Dad, don't worry, Yueyue is here. I feel that Yueyue has become much more sensible during this period of time."

"That's right, Yueyue is getting smarter and smarter, hahahahaha."

Zhang Yunyue and a few others pushed the wheelbarrow to the gate of the courtyard. Laughter was heard from the house, and Zhang Xingyun went forward and knocked on the door.

"Grandpa, grandma, we are back, open the door."

"Oh, I was just talking about them, and now I'm back. Let's go and open the door for them."

Everyone stood up and ran to the gate to open it for the few people.

Zhang Cheng stepped forward and took the wheelbarrow from his father's hand and pushed it into the yard. Everyone felt relieved when they saw that the basins of mung bean jelly and cold noodles on the wheelbarrow were empty.

"You're back so early. How's it going? Are all the items sold out?"

Zhang Xingyun: "Grandpa, grandma, second uncle, second aunt, business is very good today. As soon as we put down the things and put them in place, people came up to buy."

Father Zhang: "Not only that, everyone praises our mung bean jelly and cold noodles for being delicious, and the chili oil is also fragrant."

"Some people went home and told their neighbors, and their neighbors also came to buy it. Some people asked if they would go tomorrow. We said we would go tomorrow, and many people said they would come to eat tomorrow."

Father Zhang: "Yueyue is such a sweet girl. She even asked the aunties, grandmas and grandmothers who bought the products to help spread the word."

Grandpa Zhang: "Yes, Yueyue's method is good. After people in the town spread the word about it today, it looks like the business will be even better tomorrow."

"Let's not talk about it for now. Let them drink some water and rest. You guys will be back soon. They must not have had lunch yet, right?"

Several people shook their heads, saying that they were not hungry when they went home, but they were hungry now after walking for so long.

"Second son's wife, come on, let's go and serve the food we left for them. Fortunately, we left some food for them."

Grandma Zhang called Zhu to get up and go to the kitchen to bring the food to the yard.

"Eat quickly, and then talk."

Mr. Zhang and the others were all hungry, so they didn't say anything and just started eating.

After dinner, everyone went to the main room. Zhang's father put the box of silver and money on the table and then opened the box.

The box was full of copper coins.

Grandpa Zhang: "Let's all count together and see how much money we made today."

There were many people in the family, so the copper coins in the box were counted in a short time. There were 100 strings of 8 coins in each string, and there was another small string of copper coins strung together, totaling 56 coins.

Zhang Yunyue: "Before I left for town this morning, grandma gave me 50 copper coins. I spent 35 coins on salt, sauce and vinegar, leaving me with 15 coins. That means I made 841 coins today. Some people took their food away, so I also sold a few bamboo bowls. That means I made a net profit of 420 coins today."

Zhang Cheng: "I have made 420 coins in just half a day today, which is much better than the usual bamboo weaving business. When the bamboo weaving business was good before, it was considered good to make 100 coins a day. When the business was bad, I only made 10 or 20 coins a day."

Zhu: "That's right. Before, we could only sell bamboo weaving at the market, but now we can sell it every day. If we sell it on the market day, the business will definitely be better. So, since the market is the day after tomorrow, shouldn't we make more today than yesterday?"

Grandpa Zhang: "My second son's wife is right. We need to make more green beans today. The day after tomorrow there will be a market. People from all over the country will go to town. I will go to the village to buy more green beans later."

Grandpa Zhang looked at everyone again and exchanged a glance with Grandma Zhang.

"Last night, I discussed with your mother that during the period of selling jelly and cold noodles, we will give each of your families a monthly allowance."

"Although our family was doing OK before, we didn't have that much money. Since you can make money now, you should save some for your own families while you still have money."

Zhang's father and mother, Zhang Cheng and Zhu, the two couples looked at each other, then looked at Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang and accepted it with a smile.

After all, it is such a happy thing to meet such open-minded parents and in-laws.

Many times, Zhang's mother and Zhu would joke with each other, saying that they must have accumulated a lot of blessings in their previous life to be able to marry into this family in this life.

The husband is considerate, the sisters-in-law are harmonious, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along well, important family matters are discussed, and the parents-in-law will not interfere in the problems between the couple, which are resolved by the couple themselves.

Grandma Zhang: "Xiaoyun, Xiaohao, Yueyue, Xiaofeng, Xiaoxue, I will give it to you too. After all, you also do work. You are all treated equally by grandpa and grandma. You are all good children."

Zhang Yunxue: "Grandma, I have it too. My brothers and sisters all help Dad and Mom with work, but I don't seem to do anything."