Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

The mule cart was the property of the workshop. After Xu Chengqi and Xu Chengjie learned to drive it, they could use it to deliver firewood and goods.

One day after delivering firewood, Xu Chengqi took Xu Wangshi and Xu Siyu back to the village to check on the progress of the workshop. Although they didn't look around carefully, they were surrounded by the women in the village and asked if Xu Siyu had made a lot of money.

In the past, they didn’t really believe that Xu Siyu was doing business, but it was true that he had bought a house in town and now returned to the village to open a workshop.

Nominally, it belongs to Xu Huaishan, but Jiewazi kept saying "My aunt said" and "My aunt said". And Yueyatou learned her skills in town and can now read and count. They are not stupid and they know that it is the young aunt of the Xu family who is making the Xu family rich.

The workshop has not been built yet, but I heard that all the young wives of the Xu family, even the granddaughter-in-law of the village chief, have gone to the old Xu's house to work.

These outsiders had registered their names, but they didn't know if they could get a job. When they saw Xu Wangshi coming back, they wanted an explanation.

It had been a long time since anyone had chatted with the old lady, so Xu Siyu slipped away, leaving the open space under the locust tree for her to play with.

When Xu Siyu returned to Old Xu's house, she saw a thriving scene.

Four daughters-in-law, each protecting their bellies, watched over two of the other daughters-in-law as they did needlework; the other two followed Xu Nianyue by the oven, watching her brush the roast duck.

When Li Liu'er saw Xu Siyu, she came over with her belly bulging and grabbed her, "Siyu, you're back? These are my nephews' wives."

Is that much?

Why didn't Xu Siyu have any impression of them? She only recognized Cheng Qi's wife Luo Caixuan, Cheng Jie's wife Zhao Anning, and Cheng Lin's wife Yu Jinniang.

Although she knew that the young lady was not as scary as the rumors said, the young wife still trembled when holding the needle, and the needle pierced her finger. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and put it in her mouth immediately, so the quilt was not stained.

Li Liu'er lightened the mood just in time. "My nephews are setting up in the workshop. They can't do much with their big bellies, so they should come and learn from Yue Ya. Once the baby is born, they'll be able to do it themselves."

In addition to her sister-in-law, Xu Nianyue chose the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng generation from her third uncle's family and her aunt Li Liuer from her seventh uncle's family, who had a good relationship with her younger sister-in-law, as the first batch.

"Aunt?" Xu Nianyue put the duck into the oven, wiped her hands and hurried over. She was a little nervous, afraid that Xu Siyu would think she didn't do it well.

"Yes, Nian Yue. Everyone has a maiden name, right? From now on, we should address each other by name in the workshop. Relatives are relatives, and workers are workers. Do you understand?"

Relatives need to be taken care of, but nepotism can easily lead to trouble.

Xu Siyu didn't mean to intimidate these young people, but she wanted to calm things down first.

"Sister-in-law, Yue is a junior, so you have to help me keep an eye on her. The work at home must eventually be sold so that everyone can make a profit. We can't let anyone use personal relationships as an excuse to ruin our livelihood."

"Hey, don't worry. I'm the oldest person here, and I, Li Liu'er, promise you that everyone who comes to work must obey Master Yue. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I'll never let her go."

Li Liu'er was a trustworthy person, so he didn't misinterpret her meaning.

Holding hands, they introduced themselves to each other one by one, and the tense situation gradually eased.

After the workshop was built, within seven days until the end of the month, we had already made three quilts, thirty vests, and sold thirty roast ducks...

"Revenue is nine taels, duck feathers are charged seventy wen, cloth is six hundred and forty wen, washing labor is seventy wen, sewing labor is six hundred wen, commission from sales is nine hundred wen, and profit is six taels, seven qian and two fen." Xu Nianyue went to the town to check the first month's accounts with Xu Siyu, and they were basically correct.

"The firewood and seasonings for roast duck must be included in the cost. If they are not paid for by the family, then they will not be counted."

"I see. Then deduct five cents for each one? The final amount will be six taels, five cents and seven fen." Xu Nianyue wrote it down, which also meant that his mother and brother could receive their wages.

After checking everything, Xu Siyu nodded.

Okay, it’s a family workshop. Anyway, the money belongs to the big family. If you calculate too much, you will only cause trouble.

Xu Siyu was more concerned about the distribution issue, so she asked, "How do you plan to divide it?"

"Dad said we have to give 20% to my aunt." Xu Nianyue first wrote down one liang and three qian, "Then the rest of the money will be used to pay my aunt back. Repairing the house cost twenty liang, digging the well cost eight liang, and the mule cart cost six liang. The family owes my aunt thirty-four liang. The total amount I have is only five liang. Can you pay me back five liang first?"

"Row."

In other words, my eldest brother's family always thinks about paying her back first.

This time, Xu Chengjie and his wife accompanied Xu Nianyue to the town. After handing over the money to the public treasury of the third house, he still earned 450 coins, which was twice what he earned in a month of work before. He was so happy that he wanted to come and thank his aunt.

Xu Chengjie asked his wife to hand over a jar, "Auntie, these are the fried meatballs that An Ning made specially. You and grandma can try them."

Xu Siyu looked at the jar and thought, "Oh my God, there are more than ten or twenty meatballs as big as lion heads. Are these two old people going to die of stuffing?"

Of course, she had to accept the younger generation's feelings. In addition, Xu Siyu liked Xu Chengjie very much. Perhaps it was his naive temperament that softened a lot of the calculating mind inherited from his father.

Anyway, this is her favorite child among the three wives.

Xu Siyu thanked the children with a smile and encouraged them to keep up the good work.

At this moment, if there was a mirror, Xu Siyu would find that her face looked very much like a leader in 21st century society.

At this month's rate, Xu Siyu's investment will be recovered in no more than two months.

Some people in Xinshan Village will receive stable and continuous income.

In Xu Siyu's heart, this brings her much more happiness than directly reselling.

Xu Siyu began collecting readings from this era, hoping to learn more about the craftsmanship and commerce of the Dali Dynasty.

However, Yunyang Town is small and there are very few practical books. Xu Siyu thought of Lin Yiqing for a moment, but he hasn't been to Yunyang Town for a long time, and she doesn't know what he is busy with?

Xu Siyu didn't want to always take advantage of someone, so she thought about it and decided to try her luck with Mr. Du.

Less than two years later, Mr. Du's mountain house had become much more dilapidated.

In the open halls and rooms in summer, the sound of village children reading aloud can be heard, occasionally stopping and then resuming.

Xu Siyu sat quietly at the back of the hall, listening to the conversation.

It was lunchtime, and Xu Chengzi went to greet Xu Siyu. He breathed a sigh of relief when Xu Siyu, who was busy looking for Master Du, sent him aside.

Mr. Du's meals were prepared by the students' families. Each family would bring a basket of food every day, which usually contained porridge, steamed buns, pancakes, and one dish.

Seeing that his meal today did not contain any meat, Xu Siyu silently "bought" a box of red oil pork head, and then borrowed a bowl from the kitchen to serve it to him.

"Haha, only your Chengzi would bring some duck meat and eggs to satisfy my craving. I didn't expect you also knew that I was short of meat."