A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Zhang's father came to the blacksmith shop alone, bought the pot he needed, placed it on the basket on his back and secured it before returning to the stall.

Back at the stall, Zhang Yunyue and her mother had rested well. Father Zhang put down the backpack and had Zhang Xingyun carry it. Father Zhang pushed the wheelbarrow and they walked home together.

On the way back, I inevitably met Widow Li again.

Widow Li saw several people pushing wheelbarrows and thought about the two wheelbarrows that were full of things in the morning, but now there was only one wheelbarrow left.

Ignoring the looks from several people, he moved forward and scanned the things on the wheelbarrow, and found that all the basins on the wheelbarrow were empty.

Widow Li's sarcastic look immediately reappeared.

"Oh, your business is so good. It's only been a few hours and all the things are sold out. Are you very busy in the morning? Do you need help?"

Widow Li knew that she couldn't get the recipe of mung bean jelly out of him, so she went to work for him, just in case she could learn the secret recipe. Even if she couldn't steal it, she could still make money.

Widow Li continued, "If your family is too busy in the morning, I am free. Why don't you hire me to help your family? I am very hardworking."

Mother Zhang couldn't argue with Widow Li in public, so she could only say calmly as she walked away:

"Big sister, my family doesn't have much work to do, and we can't make much money, so I won't hire you, so as not to delay your work."

Zhang Yunyue also spoke up at this time: "Aunt Li, my family can barely make a living by doing this business. Although there are a lot of things, we can't actually make much money. If we are busy, we still have my second uncle and second aunt at home."

Widow Li could only laugh when she saw that Zhang's mother, Qiao, and Zhang Yunyue were choking her words back with their own words.

But he turned around and continued enthusiastically: "If you need help at home, be sure to call me. I can come anytime."

Zhang's mother: "Okay, we'll talk about it when we need someone."

After that, Widow Li didn't care whether Mrs. Qiao and Zhang Yunyue were talking or not. She just followed them and talked by herself.

When they were almost at the entrance of Zhangjia Village, because Widow Li's house was not at the end of the village, they could only enter the village from the entrance, so they separated from Zhang Yunyue's family.

Watching Widow Li walking away, Zhang Yunyue breathed a sigh of relief. She could finally get rid of Widow Li and could talk all the way by herself.

back home.

Everyone worked together to unload the things from the wheelbarrow. When Mrs. Zhu saw that everyone had packed up, she and Grandma Zhang brought out the food that had been left for them in the kitchen.

Grandma Zhang: "Yueyue, Xiaoyun, come and eat. You've been busy all morning. You must be starving!"

Zhang Yunyue shook her head. "It's okay today. We ate the egg pancakes we brought with us before we came back, so we're not very hungry right now. Next time, I'll have to trouble you to make some more in the morning so that we can eat some when we're hungry in town."

Grandma Zhang gently tapped Zhang Yunyue's forehead: "What's the problem? You guys are making money in town, and grandma has nothing to do at home. It's great that I can make breakfast for you. This way, my grandchildren won't be hungry!"

Zhang Yunyue held Grandma Zhang's hand and leaned her head on her shoulder: "That's right, you can't let your grandchildren starve! If they starve, they will become thin, hahahaha."

Zhang's mother: "Hurry up and eat, you are the only one who is poor."

Zhang Yunyue stuck out her tongue and continued to eat with her head down.

After dinner, the family would count coins in the main room.

The town's income of copper coins is nearly 2 taels and 2 qian of silver, plus 960 wen from my great grandfather and second grandfather's families, so today's income is more than 3 taels of silver. I bought another pot, so I have 2 taels and 2 qian of silver left today.

Today is the first day that my great grandfather and second grandfather’s families are selling mung bean jelly, so the amount of mung bean jelly is small. After a few days when the customers in the town stabilize, they should increase the amount of mung bean jelly.

By then, if there are no special circumstances, the daily income will be around 3 taels of silver.

Zhang Yunyue: "Grandpa, I tried to sell some chili oil in town today. Many people wanted to buy it. I thought I brought a lot today, but I didn't expect it to be sold out in a short time."

Zhang Yunyue continued, "I plan to sell chili oil separately in the future, but it's not practical to always use bamboo tubes to package it. I want to order some smaller pottery jars, hold about one pound or half a pound, and then sell them by the bottle."

"If the sales are good, we can sell them in the county town. It only takes about two hours from our village to the county town. By then, we can buy a donkey cart to save time and manpower."

"I can also try putting meat in the chili oil. People who travel long distances can bring this chili oil with them. When the time comes, put it in steamed buns or noodles, which are both good choices."

"Once my great grandfather and second grandfather's business is stable, we can let them sell chili oil. The main thing is that this can be sold all year round. The best business for mung bean jelly is in summer and autumn. Once the weather gets cold, it won't sell anymore."

Grandpa Zhang: "Yueyue, okay, Grandpa, your father and second uncle will listen to you. You are the smartest among us now, and you can think ahead. Whatever you say, we will do it. The whole family will work together."

"Yes, yes, Grandpa, this is the contract with Tianxianglou in town. From now on, at least two pots of mung bean jelly will be delivered to Tianxianglou every day. If the quantity is increased, I will also let you know two days in advance."

Zhang Yunyue took out the contract signed with the owner of Tianxianglou from his sleeve and gave it to Grandpa Zhang. Grandpa Zhang took a look at it and then handed it to Grandma Zhang to put away.

Zhang's mother: "Life has been getting better and better these days. I can hardly believe it. I earned as much in one day as I would have earned in half a year in previous years."

Zhu: "Yes, I didn't believe I could earn 3 taels of silver a day before."

Zhang Yunyue: "As long as the family works together, I believe our family's life will definitely get better and better."

Grandpa Zhang: "Okay, you are all tired, go take a nap, second son, you should also go take a nap, you got up early in the morning, and then you spent the whole morning grinding mung bean milk at home, and you didn't stop, go to sleep."

When everyone heard what Grandpa Zhang said, they all went to pack up and take a nap.

Although Grandpa Zhang was also grinding mung bean milk in the morning, he also took breaks. As he was old, he was not very sleepy at this moment.

Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang were busy in the yard. Grandpa Zhang was responsible for making bamboo tube jars, while Grandma Zhang was mending clothes for the family.

The family doesn’t let Grandma Zhang do any heavy work. After all, she had just sprained her ankle some time ago, and they are afraid that something might happen to her again.

"Uncle San, open the door."

Zhang Gui shouted in front of the courtyard gate.

Grandpa Zhang stood up, brushed the bamboo chips off his body with his hands, and went to open the door for Zhang Gui, who was standing outside the door pushing a wheelbarrow.