A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

When Zhang Yunyue came out, Zhang's mother and her husband had just finished frying the peanuts. Zhu saw that Zhang Yunyue had woken up, and since she and her sister-in-law were not very experienced in making chili oil, she asked Zhang Yunyue to come over and watch them make it.

Zhang Yunyue walked into the kitchen and stood aside, watching the two people skillfully pour oil, pour various spices into the pot, squeeze them out, then add ginger, garlic, chili powder, and finally add chili oil and serve.

Zhang Yunyue did not intervene in the whole process, which was all handled by Zhang's mother and Zhu. However, the good thing is that Zhang's mother and Zhu successfully made chili oil that tasted similar to Zhang Yunyue's.

Zhang Yunyue even tasted it specially and found it spicy enough, with the spice flavor also being brought out in the chili oil.

When Zhang Yunyue said that the taste was delicious, Zhang's mother and Zhu felt relieved. After all, the vegetable oil used to make chili oil cost dozens of copper coins, not to mention the spices and chili powder.

Seeing that there was no one else who needed help in the kitchen, Zhang Yunyue went to the yard.

In a corner of the yard, there were still bowls, pots, and chopsticks that had been unloaded from the wheelbarrow at noon, and they had not been washed yet.

Zhang Yunyue drew water from the well, washed all these things by the well, and then put them aside to drain the water.

The newly bought basin should be cleaned now and can be used directly in the evening.

Seeing the clean basin, Zhang Yunyue suddenly thought of something.

"Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, we are going to make 60 kilograms of mung bean jelly tonight, which will make about 12 pots. How are we going to take it to town tomorrow? I don't think we can load it all with just a wheelbarrow."

"Will there not be enough to load on the wheelbarrow tomorrow? It will be too much effort for everyone to carry it. Besides, one person can't carry much. And there are also bamboo bowls and bamboo baskets to pack for the market tomorrow. We have to bring more. These take up a lot of space."

"Oh, why didn't I think of this? Well, I'll go borrow the village chief's donkey cart for a day tomorrow. Usually, the village chief's donkey cart costs 30 copper coins a day. I'll go and tell the village chief later, and there will be no problem."

"That's good. If we can use a donkey cart to pull all the stuff to town tomorrow, people won't have to suffer a lot."

Seeing that the matter of going to town tomorrow was resolved, Zhang Yunyue thought of Zhang Chengwen's family who ate jelly in the next town this morning.

"Uncle, you asked a customer who was eating mung bean jelly this morning, and he said he was from the neighboring Xinghua Town. Do you have any idea?"

When Zhang Cheng heard what Zhang Yunyue asked him, he thought that the child was indeed his own, so smart.

"Hahaha, it looks like Yueyue guessed it."

Grandpa Zhang saw the two people playing charades and said, "What are you two talking about? I am confused by you."

Father Zhang: "I am also confused by what you two said. What is going on?"

Zhang Cheng: "It's nothing, actually. I was setting up a stall today and a family came and ate mung bean jelly outside, and then packed it up to take away. They said that they would have to go to Sanhe Town to eat it next time after eating it today."

"It would be great if they had some in their town too. I just casually asked which town they were from, and they said they were from the Xinghua Town next door to us."

Zhang Cheng continued, "Father, we don't have to go from the town to get to Xinghua Town. Instead, we can go directly to Xinghua Town via the pipeline, and it only takes an hour and a half to get from the village to Xinghua Town. In this way, can we also go to Xinghua Town to sell mung bean jelly and cold noodles?"

Zhang's father said, "This is a good idea, my son. We can make more money in the summer. But there is a problem. If we all sell mung bean jelly and cold noodles, then there will be no one to grind mung bean milk every day. We won't be able to do it."

When Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng heard what Zhang's father said, they thought it was indeed the case. The main reason was that going to Xinghua Town was farther than going to the town and would take more than half an hour longer. They wanted to give up but were reluctant to do so.

Zhang Yunyue saw the three father and son in silence and thought of an idea.

"Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, I have thought of a way to not only make money for myself but also help others make money, but we have to make less money,"

"Tell me, what's the solution?"

Zhang Yunyue: "Father, since we can't spare the time to go to Xinghua Town, we can find someone to go to Xinghua Town to sell it. We only need to make it at home and then sell it to others. The price will be cheaper, but there will still be profit."

"Then let others go to Xinghua Town to sell it, and they can also make a profit. Both parties are happy. What do you think?"

Father Zhang: "Hey, your idea is good. We just need to make it at home and then give it to the other party. For example, we can make chili oil at home and give it to the other party. We don't have to worry about the recipe being stolen, and we can also ensure that the other party can attract customers in Xinghua Town with the taste."

Grandpa Zhang: "Since Xinghua Town is OK, can we also send people to Sifang Town to sell them? It will take about an hour and a half to get to Sifang Town."

Zhang Yunyue: "Okay, but, Grandpa, Dad, do you want someone to sell it?"

Grandpa Zhang: "I want your great grandfather and second grandfather to sell. Usually, your great grandfather and second grandfather often come to help us when we have something to do. They also love you younger generations very much. And most importantly, we are all family. Don't you agree?"

"That's fine. Let the great grandfather and the second grandfather sell it. It won't be lost to outsiders. Besides, their lives are just okay, so just consider it as a favor."

"Then Grandpa, go talk to the first and second grandfathers first and see if they are willing to sell mung bean jelly. Then go to the village chief's house to rent a donkey cart."

Grandpa Zhang stood up and said, "I'll go and tell them right now. They will definitely agree. This is like giving money away for free."

Grandpa Zhang took out 30 cents from his and Grandma Zhang's house and prepared to rent a donkey cart for the village chief later.

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Grandpa Zhang went to his eldest brother's house and saw his eldest brother's wife playing with her grandson in the yard.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to play with Dabao. I have something to do with my brother."

"Third brother is here, come in and sit down, I'll go call your eldest brother."

"Okay, sister-in-law, you call the eldest brother first, and I'll call the second brother over as well. I have something to ask both of them."

"Okay, you go first. Your elder brother is weeding in the backyard." Grandma took Dabao to the backyard.

"Old man, old man, I'm back. The third brother wants to talk to you about something."

The grandfather looked puzzled, "The third brother came to me, what did he want to talk to me about, did he tell me?"

"No, he went to find the second brother and asked him to come and talk with him."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Grandpa Zhang walked to his second brother's house, where his second grandfather was lying in the yard basking in the sun.

"Second brother, I have something to talk to you about. Let's go to eldest brother's house to talk."

"Third brother, what do you want to talk to me about? We still need to go to eldest brother's house to talk."