It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Mrs. Wu hardly dared to breathe when her granddaughter was dealing with Manager Zhou. Now that the matter was resolved so smoothly, she breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.

After the cooperation was reached, Manager Zhou felt a little more relaxed, and the two of them agreed on the supply quantity.

This really needs to be determined based on the sales situation in the store.

Shopkeeper Zhou thought for a moment and said, "The shop will accept all the cakes that my wife brought today. Starting from tomorrow, we will supply two kilograms of cakes every day. If the demand is high, we will increase the amount as appropriate."

Song Zhi felt that there was no problem, so she nodded in agreement.

Two pounds of cakes would make eighty yuan, which means I could earn one hundred and sixty coins a day, and four taels and eight coins a month.

Although this is still a little short of her goal of earning twenty taels in March, Song Zhi is not afraid.

Now that she has sold the cakes to the shop and has a stable income, she comes to the city to deliver cakes every day. She can also combine it with the mung bean jelly business. She doesn't believe that she can't make twenty taels of silver.

When Manager Zhou saw that the matter was settled, he immediately stood up, ground ink, and began to draft the contract.

After finishing the document, he carefully dried the ink and handed it to Song Zhi, "Madam Song, please see if there are any problems."

Song Zhi calmly took the deed and said calmly, "Boss, wait a moment. I need to find someone to take a look at it."

Shopkeeper Zhou understood immediately. Seeing that the young lady spoke in an unusual way, he thought she could read. So when he heard her say that, he did not make things difficult for her. Instead, he nodded and made a gesture of invitation.

Song Zhi took the deed, said something to her grandmother, then walked out of the shop and went to the stall where she wrote letters for people.

Although she could recognize all the words on the contract, in order to make it fit her current personality, Song Zhi still asked a scholar to help her take a look.

On the way here, Song Zhi noticed that there were students setting up stalls on this street to help people write and read letters home.

Song Zhi took the letter, found the student who was setting up a stall, paid him a penny, and asked him to read the above content again.

After seeing that the content on it was consistent with what he had read, he took the deed and returned to the shop.

Song Zhi said politely, "Please forgive the shopkeeper's inconvenience and cooperate according to what is written in the contract."

Shopkeeper Zhou immediately asked his clerk to bring some red clay. The two of them signed and sealed the document, and each kept a copy of the deed. Then the matter was settled.

Song Zhi accepted the 320 coins she had just received, and the grandfather and grandson happily left the pastry shop.

As soon as the two men left, Manager Zhou hurriedly packed the cakes into a food box and sent it to the young master in the county government office.

Shopkeeper Zhou knew very well why the owner opened this pastry shop in this remote Qishui County. The most important reason was that they were worried that the eldest son who came to Qishui County to serve as the county magistrate would not be able to eat well and would not be able to get used to the food.

As soon as this young master came here to serve as a county magistrate, his wife packed up all the snack shops in the capital and sent them here.

In the lady's words, this shop was opened for the eldest young master. As for whether it makes money or not, that is secondary. The most important thing is the eldest young master.

As long as it is something that the young master likes to eat, even if no one is willing to buy it, it will still be served.

The saying "a mother worries about her son even when he is a thousand miles away" is completely true for his wife.

The day before yesterday, he got this new food and specially found some snacks to send over.

Shopkeeper Zhou didn't dare to bother the young master, so he specifically instructed Liangtian, the young master's servant, "Pay close attention to the young master and make sure he knows what kind of pastries he uses more often."

Just yesterday, after learning from Liangtian that the young master had used a few extra pieces of gold and jade cakes when reading official documents at night, Manager Zhou could no longer sit still.

What if the lady can’t wait and goes to look for another man?

Manager Zhou immediately ordered the servant beside him to guard the city gate and make sure to detain the person.

Finally, he had managed to get the matter done, and Manager Zhou felt very happy.

.....

Not long after the grandparents walked out of the pastry shop, Song Zhi stopped and said, "Grandma, I want to buy a stone mill to take back."

Mrs. Wu was delighted, but when she heard her granddaughter say this, she was stunned. "Isn't there a stone mill in the village? Why do you want to buy another one?"

This stone mill is a big item, and one costs at least a hundred coins. Wu feels very distressed about spending the money she just got before it even warms up to her heart.

Song Zhi had her own plans. She explained, "Grandma, mung bean jelly is not like pastries. If you taste it carefully, you can still tell that it is made from mung beans."

"So, grandma, while this jelly is still a rare treat, we should hurry up and make more money. After three months, I have to give you twenty taels!"

Wu thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case. She hardened her heart and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, then we'll go buy a stone mill as you wish."

The grandfather and grandson walked into the shop selling stone tools. The stone mill in the shop was placed in a very obvious position, and Song Zhi saw it as soon as she entered the shop.

The shopkeeper saw it and hurried forward to introduce it, "Madam, do you want to buy a stone mill?"

Song Zhi pointed at the stone mills of different sizes on the table and asked, "I wonder how much these stone mills cost?"

"The large one costs three hundred coins, the medium one two hundred and twenty coins, and the smallest one two hundred coins. Which one would you like?"

When Wu heard it was so expensive, she couldn't help but step forward and whispered, "I think the small one is enough!"

Song Zhi, however, had her own plans. She also wanted to use the stone mill to make other foods. She discussed with Wu, "Grandma, we've already bought some, so we should buy a slightly larger one so it can grind faster."

"Then buy the one with two hundred and twenty?"

Song Zhi nodded.

Wu weighed the pros and cons in her mind and decided that the extra twenty cents was indeed much better looking than the smaller one.

Finally, he nodded in agreement.

After the two of them had made their decision, Song Zhi pointed to the millstone in the middle and asked, "Shopkeeper, can you give me a discount? I really want to buy it."

The shopkeeper shook his head firmly, "Let my lady know that these millstones are made of fine stone, and there's also the master's wages. If we offer any cheaper prices, we won't make any profit."

Song Zhi weighed the pros and cons, then took a step back and said, "This millstone is too heavy for us two, grandparents and grandchildren, to carry back. Could the shopkeeper help us carry it back?"

In order to convince the shopkeeper, Song Zhi told him her home address. The meaning was very clear. The city was not far from her Xiaohezi Village. It would only take an hour to go back and forth, which would not waste much time.

Stone tools are heavy, so the shop originally provided door-to-door delivery services to customers, but this service was mostly for customers within the city.

However, the girl's home was not far away, so the shopkeeper thought about it and agreed.

The shopkeeper asked his son to go to the backyard to harness the donkey cart.

Song Zhi paid half of the deposit first and agreed to pay the remaining balance after the goods were delivered to the destination.

While waiting, Song Zhi said something to her grandmother, then ran to the grocery store and spent twenty-five cents to buy half a pound of salt and half a pound of fermented black beans.