I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

"No, Sister.

This shop has already been opened in Linhai Town. My apprentice is running it and business is booming."

Bai Zhi ignored her refusal, grasped the key point, and raised her voice a lot.

"What? Apprentice?

My junior sister has accepted a disciple? Interesting! Male or female? How old are they?

Are you only opening a shop in Linhai Town? What about other places?

With your senior sister's ability, she can open fruit tea shops all over the Nanyue Dynasty!

Let's go to Linhai Town sometime and discuss it."

Before Song An Ning could reply, she saw Old Man Pan walk in, pointing at Bai Zhi and saying loudly:

"You're so greedy! We haven't even started talking about the chili peppers yet! And now you're thinking about milk tea. How can I give it all to you at once?"

"..."

When the master spoke, Bai Zhi felt a little embarrassed and replied in a low voice:

"Earn more, Master, you know my strength.

And the chili pepper thing is a done deal! With so many delicious dishes, and a new one released every two weeks, they'll be sold out until next year. All Aning has to do is wait and see how much money he makes!

"Okay, okay! I don't care. If Aning agrees, I have no objection."

Bai Zhi turned to look at the junior sister again, with a pitiful look in her eyes, as if to say, please...

"Okay, I promise, Senior Sister.

But I still have to go to Linhai Town to try the milk tea and fruit tea from my senior sister.

If my apprentice and his wife have no objection, we can discuss the rest."

Bai Zhi agreed a lot and wanted to hug Song An Ning and kiss her. This little junior sister was so likable. She was really lucky!

After chatting for a while, the two sisters got down to business, which was to discuss the price and the demand for peppers.

According to Baizhi's plan, the peppers grown in Banyue Village would definitely not be enough, so she could only buy land in the warmer south to grow peppers.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. There will be plenty of peppers. Once this deal is done, I'll immediately go south and buy some land and have the people from Banyue Village grow peppers there."

“Junior sister, you are straightforward. I will give you a price and you can see if it is suitable.

If you think it’s not feasible, we can discuss it again.”

Bai Zhi picked up the pen and ink, wrote a few lines on the paper and showed it to Song An Ning.

It says:

Green peppers and eggplants are thirty cents per pound.

Other varieties of peppers are 50 cents per pound.

Chili peppers cost sixty cents per pound.

A preserved egg costs twenty cents.

Braised meat package: 50-50 split after deducting the cost.

New dishes: After deducting all costs, the profit will be split 50-50.

Fruit tea and milk tea shops: After deducting all costs, the profit will be split 50-50.

When Song An Ning saw the share of the milk tea shop at the bottom, she couldn't help laughing. Her senior sister was quite interesting. She only drank a cup of fruit tea and after listening to Song An Ning's words, she made up her mind that she must make this business a success.

Bai Zhi was worried that she would disagree, so she added:

"Don't worry, I'll leave the transportation to Senior Sister, there are no other expenses.

Just focus on farming."

How could Song An Ning refuse such a good offer? The price had almost doubled, and Banyue Village could be considered a blessing in disguise.

“Senior Sister offered a good price, how could I not agree?

On behalf of all the villagers in Banyue Village, I would like to thank Senior Sister for her kindness."

"Don't be polite with Senior Sister, let's sign the contract?

Let’s talk about the milk tea shop business first. As for the rest, let’s ask our master to help write it and then take it to the Tongchuan Prefecture government office for filing. I also need one on my side, so there must be five copies of the deed.

You and I will keep one copy, and the two government offices will each keep one copy. The remaining copy will be kept with the master as a witness."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Senior Sister."

While Old Man Pan was writing the deed, the two of them went out and wandered around the village.

Just now, Baizhi saw a dirty puppy under the banyan tree. Now it has been washed clean and is wagging its tail at her.

"Haha, the villagers in your village are really interesting. Not only did they change into clean clothes, they even washed their dogs!"

It feels so good to be valued. Even someone like Bai Zhi felt happy. When she walked to the river, she pointed at the flood control wall and asked about its function.

After Song An Ning's detailed explanation, Bai Zhi was very impressed.

It rains a lot in the south and floods occur frequently. If such a good method is used in the south, the people living by the river will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.

"Aning, find some time and come with me to the south. I'll introduce you to someone.

The officials in Ping'an Town are blind and don't know how useful this flood control wall is. But the officials in the city where my senior sister is are still capable and can offer this method. In this way, wouldn't the pepper fields be settled?

Your village will also gain a good reputation."

"I have nothing to do recently. I can set off tomorrow with my senior sister. We can go to Linhai Town to check out the milk tea shop first, and then go all the way south."

“That’s what we’ll do!

I never thought that a trip to Banyue Village would yield such a reward. This is great news."

Bai Zhi was extremely satisfied with this junior sister. Of her other three junior sisters, one was obsessed with sword training, another spent the entire day collecting herbs in the mountains and was nowhere to be found. As for the remaining Shaoyao, she didn't want to talk about it...

My mind is full of love and I have no time to do anything else.

The two of them walked around the village twice and visited the villagers' pepper fields. Everyone treated them warmly, which made Baizhi even more satisfied.

When they returned, the contract had already been written. Old Man Pan's face no longer had the kindness he used to have, and his words were a little harsh.

"As a teacher, let me say a few more words.

Aning, you are the youngest among my disciples. Your senior brothers and sisters dote on you, but you cannot take advantage of their doting to do evil things.

From a business perspective, the price your senior sister gave you is good, you must not let her down by selling inferior goods as good ones.

Always remember these words and convey them to the villagers.

The same goes for Baizhi. Things like what happened at Zuixianju must not happen to you, and you must not think that you are rich and powerful and neglect some small things.

Only by keeping your original aspiration in mind can you achieve your goal. "

"Disciple noted it down."

Song Anning and Bai Zhi bowed solemnly to Old Man Pan, took the deed, both parties signed and put their fingerprints on it, and then let the villagers pick the peppers.

The people of Banyue Village originally thought that Baizhi came here just to take a look, but it was not certain whether she could make a deal.

They gathered at the entrance of the village, feeling very nervous, afraid that they might not do something right and be disliked by the noble.

However, not long after, the Song family sent a message, asking everyone to pick peppers quickly, weigh them at the village entrance and load them onto the ship, and remember not to pass inferior goods off as good ones.

"Aning, it's done!

Our peppers are ready to sell!

Go home quickly, don’t delay!”

"Pick the good ones and don't embarrass Aning! We can save the crooked ones for making chili sauce or eating them ourselves."

"Let's go! Go home and pick peppers!"

The whole village was busy. Bai Zhi and Song An Ning were standing by the river, asking the villagers to line up and have their weight and names recorded.

A steward walked down the boat with a smile on his face, bowed to Song An Ning and the villagers, and began to weigh the goods.

"Song Daguang's family has 280 kilograms of green peppers and 320 kilograms of eggplants, a total of 600 kilograms.

Eighteen taels of silver."

When the villagers heard the eighteen taels of silver, they were dumbfounded and said cautiously:

"Did you calculate it wrong? Shouldn't it be twelve taels?"

Bai Zhi nudged Song An Ning with her arm and whispered in her ear:

"Junior sister, please stop talking and let me speak.

Just wait for the villagers to thank you."

So she cleared her throat, took two steps forward, and said loudly:

“Dear fellow villagers, thank you all for your warm hospitality today.

Aning got a higher price for you, but she begged me for a long time. It’s hard work for this kid.

Then let her tell everyone the price of peppers and eggplants, which she earned penny by penny!

Bai Zhi's words made the villagers' eyes red, and they all looked at Song An Ning eagerly, waiting for her to speak.

"While everyone is here, let's talk it all out at once. Are you all ready?

I started to say..."

The villagers swallowed nervously, their hearts pounding, and responded loudly:

"Ready!

Aning, you say it!