A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

After Zhang Yunyue finished speaking, she winked mischievously and joked at her cousins who were sitting beside her.

Cousin Qiao Shen didn't feel anything because he was a man, but cousin Qiao Yan and cousin Qiao Ran both blushed because of Zhang Yunyue's teasing. They both lowered their heads and chewed their food in small bites.

"Okay, in that case, Yueyue and Alian have given us the opportunity to make money, so we can't back down. So, Yueyue, when do we start harvesting peppers and peanuts?"

"Grandpa, if you are free, you can start anytime. The construction of the chili workshop at home has started today. Grandpa and his team have recruited 30 to 40 people in the village to work.

My grandfather and his family will also go buy bricks and tiles today, and it will probably be completed in half a month, so time is pretty tight."

"Since building a chili workshop is urgent, your eldest uncle and second uncle will go back with you to help build the workshop."

"Grandpa, that's not necessary. It's okay. We have hired a lot of people. Now we need to prepare the raw materials for making chili oil first. Otherwise, when the workshop is built, we won't be able to make chili oil without the materials. Don't you agree?"

"That's fine, but if your family is really busy, remember to send a message back and we'll come over to help. Also, since the raw materials for making chili oil you mentioned are also urgent, your eldest uncle and second uncle, start collecting these things after you go back."

"Well, then I'll leave it to grandpa and uncles."

"Yueyue, don't worry, your uncle will keep his eyes open and harvest more peppers and peanuts." Qiao Dacheng also joked.

"Let's eat quickly. You've stopped eating because of all the talk." Yang pretended to be angry.

When everyone heard what Yang said, they all laughed and started eating with their bowls.

After dinner, Qiao Dacheng took Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's mother to the earthenware workshop.

"Look, the blue brick and tile house in front was built by the Lu family, their earthenware workshop. Their earthenware workshop is right next to it." Qiao Dacheng pointed to the house in front.

Zhang Yunyue looked at the blue brick and tile house in front, and then looked at the earthenware workshop next to it that his uncle had mentioned. There were three people working inside, and there was a lot of clay and pottery jars piled on the ground.

"Lu Tong, are you busy?" Qiao Dacheng shouted at Lu Tong who was working with his head down.

"Hey, Dacheng, how come you have time to come here today? Is this A Lian?" Lu Tong looked at Qiao Dacheng who came in, and Qiao Lian who followed Qiao Dacheng in.

"Yes, Brother Lu, it's me."

Qiao Dacheng pointed at Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's mother who were following behind him. "Lu Tong, A Lian and my niece Yueyue want to order a batch of pottery jars from you."

Zhang Yunyue looked at the owner of the earthenware workshop in front of him. Both his uncle and his mother were familiar with him, so he stepped forward and said, "Uncle Lu, my mother and I are here today to order pottery jars. I want to see what sizes of pottery jars you have."

Zhang Yunyue mainly wanted to see the quality of the pottery jars produced by this earthenware workshop before deciding whether to cooperate. After all, he would need pottery jars for a long time in the future, so he still hoped to find a partner with good quality and whom he could cooperate with.

Lu Tong brought the three people to the place where the finished pottery jars were placed and let Zhang Yunyue and the other two watch at will.

Zhang Yunyue looked at the hundreds of square meters of pottery jars in front of her. They were of various sizes, some of which had beautiful shapes. She took a closer look and found that the appearance and quality of these pottery jars, at least, seemed to be fine.

I looked at a few more pottery jars that suited my needs, ranging from those that could hold one pound to those that could hold over a hundred pounds.

"Uncle Lu, what are the prices for these?"

Zhang Yunyue pointed at the pottery jars in front of him that could hold half a pound, one pound, five pounds, ten pounds, and one hundred pounds.

Lu Tong looked at the several types of pottery jars that Zhang Yunyue pointed out.

"Half a catty is 1 cent, a catty is 2 cents, five catties is 5 cents, ten catties is 10 cents, and a hundred catties is 40 cents."

"Uncle Lu, I need quite a lot of these four types of pottery jars every month, such as half a pound and one pound. I estimate that I need at least 100 of each type every month.

The five-jin and ten-jin pottery jars require about 50 each, and the one-hundred-jin pottery jars require at least 70 each month. I estimate that more pottery jars will be needed later, but what I just said is the minimum quantity. If the price can be lower, I can sign a long-term contract with you. "

After listening to Zhang Yunyue's words, Lu Tong calculated in his heart. According to her, he could earn at least 3 taels of silver that month, and the amount might increase later.

"I really can't make much money from the three kinds of jars under five kilograms. I can only make the labor fee. The price cannot be reduced, but I can give away 5 more jars for every 9 jars of the same kind. How about 38 wen for each -kilogram jar and wen for each -kilogram jar?

Your mother, uncle, and I are from the same village and grew up together. I won’t raise the price for you arbitrarily, and my family will also be responsible for the delivery.”

Zhang Yunyue calculated in her mind that the price was not expensive, and it must be because of her uncle and his family.

"Okay, Uncle Lu, let's sign the contract first based on the price you mentioned. For now, we'll make it based on the quantity I mentioned earlier. We'll tentatively deliver one-third of the pottery every ten days. If you no longer need the pottery jars, we'll notify you one month in advance.

However, since my family is still building a workshop, there is no spare space to store these things. It will take half a month before there is a warehouse to store them. So you can send the first batch of orders over in half a month.

As for silver, we will settle it directly when the goods are delivered, and the extra pottery jars will be supplemented at the end of each month."

"Okay, okay."

After the discussion, Lu Tong took Zhang Yunyue and the other two back home and signed the contract.

"Grandpa, grandma, my mother and I have already reserved the pottery jars. Now we need to trouble my eldest and second uncles to help us collect the peppers and peanuts."

"Okay, I'll have them start collecting in the villages in the next two days."

"Well, then my mother and I will go back first. We are busy at home now."

"Mother, Yueyue and I are leaving. We will come back to see you and father during the Mid-Autumn Festival. You and father should take care of your health."

"It's okay, go ahead, your father and I are fine, don't worry about us, and take care of yourself."

The old Zhang family.

After the groundbreaking ceremony in the morning, Zhang Cheng took his children to grind mung bean milk at home, while Grandpa Zhang and Father Zhang were working with everyone in the wasteland to level the land and dig the foundation.

But Zhang's father didn't stay in the wasteland for long because he had to buy bricks and tiles, so Grandpa Zhang was left alone in the wasteland.

Zhang's father took some silver from home and went to a brick and tile shop not far from the town. The brick and tile shop was on the roadside not far from the town, so it was convenient to buy bricks whether someone needed to build a house in the town or in the village.

Zhang's father arrived at the brick and tile shop with the silver. He saw that the shop was full of workers. He didn't know who the boss was, so he could only ask the workers for help.