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

Seeing that there was something going on, Song Zhi continued, "Of course, there is another reason. We have completely offended the Wang family now. Who knows if they will retaliate later? We are in the food business and are most likely to be framed.

"If the Wang family pulls the same old trick again and bribes someone to mix croton powder into the jelly we ordered, causing the customers to get diarrhea, do you think they'll come after you?"

"Rather than struggling to prove our innocence and then having to bear the consequences of damaging our business, why don't we just cut the slack now and hand this business over to everyone!"

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Yang were obviously frightened by Song Zhi's analysis.

It is possible that the Wang family would really do such a wicked thing.

Isn’t this a living example right before our eyes?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but shudder when they thought about the guests getting diarrhea if they ate their jelly.

Wu didn't hesitate and asked directly, "What are you going to do?"

Song Zhi didn't expect that this excuse would be so effective.

She had many other reasons that she hadn't told me.

But since they all agreed, Song Zhi stopped talking.

He began to introduce his plan, "This is what I want to teach everyone how to make this jelly. The condition is that you must come to my house and help for half a month."

"During this half month, we have to do whatever work we are assigned to do."

"You can grind beans, wash starch and cook jelly, set up a stall in the county town, or pick leaves in the mountains. If you can accept these conditions, you can come to my house and learn how to make jelly."

"In that case, we only need to make cakes and prepare tea!"

Wu's eyes sparkled. Yes, why hadn't she thought of that?

This way she doesn't have to hire someone to pick the leaves.

Although Yang was somewhat tempted, she still had some concerns.

She asked hesitantly, "If we lose the jelly business, will we still be able to repay the villagers as we promised?"

Song Zhi nodded and began to carefully calculate the bill for the two of them.

She didn't explain anything complicated, but based on the current daily intake, she calculated:

"I won't say much. Let's assume two people make 25 catties of mung beans a day and sell them for 100 yuan a day. That's a profit of 300 coins a day. After deducting the 100 coins for buying the beans and all the expenses like seasoning, we can make a net profit of 150 coins, right?"

They knew this, and they nodded repeatedly.

Song Zhi continued, "Everyone in the village should know by now that I'm selling jelly in the county, and business is pretty good. I think the conditions I just proposed aren't too demanding. I think most people will be willing to come, right?"

This is a fact, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still nodded.

Just kidding, now the villagers in the village only do farming and sell eggs and vegetables, and have no other way to make money.

Not to mention that it would be a waste of time to work for only half a month, there are people who are willing to work for a whole month.

Seeing that the two agreed, Song Zhi continued, "So, as long as there are ten people helping to make jelly, making 500 pieces a day, that's not too much, right?"

The two of them calculated in their minds, compared the amount they made in a day, and nodded, "One hundred yuan a day for the two of them is really not a lot."

Song Zhi laughed, "Five hundred yuan a day, we can earn one tael and five hundred wen a day, and fifteen taels in ten days."

"Add to that the thirteen taels of silver from the tea purchase contract we signed earlier, so don't worry, Auntie, we'll be able to pay off all our previous debts this month."

"This is without counting the income from pastries!"

Moreover, her calculation was extremely conservative.

If you don’t calculate it, you won’t know. Once you do the calculation, both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law will be shocked.

Mrs. Wu even covered her chest with her hands. "How can you earn more than one or two taels of silver in one day?"

Mrs. Wu began to count with her fingers, muttering to herself as she did so.

After confirming that it was exactly as his granddaughter had predicted, he clapped his hands and said, "Oh my God, it's true!"

Yang was also excited after hearing this, but she was more rational. "Five hundred yuan a day, isn't it too much? I can't afford it?"

Mrs. Wu looked directly at her granddaughter, waiting for her answer.

Song Zhi thought about it and didn't act too arrogantly. "That's possible. Right now, jelly is only sold in the grass market in the south of the city. People in the east and west of the city may not have tasted it yet."

"But this is also our opportunity. Five hundred yuan might be too much at the beginning, but three hundred yuan is definitely not a problem."

"When the common people know about this food, we can then send it to small restaurants and teahouses. The county is so big, and there are many foreign merchants, so you don't have to worry too much!"

After Song Zhi's explanation, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law no longer had anything to worry about.

Wu slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, I'll do as you wish."

But then he thought of something and asked, "Azhi, is it just the one who lent money to our family, or...?"

Song Zhi didn't wait for her grandmother to finish her words before she said, "Grandma, just call them. Just like Erji's family, even if they wanted to borrow money at the beginning, they didn't have the ability. Life is not easy for everyone. If you learn this skill, you can also have a livelihood to support your family."

"As for those folks who lent us money, we will repay them with more interest. If they refuse to accept, we can give them some cakes as a token of our gratitude."

If she had not seen with her own eyes the difficulties the tenants faced in their livelihoods today, she might not have thought of them.

Having seen it with her own eyes today, Song Zhi felt that she would not be able to get over the hurdle in her heart if she was asked to turn a blind eye.

This is also one of the reasons why she proposed to teach the villagers how to make jelly today.

She can make other food without jelly.

But they have no other livelihood except farming.

Mrs. Wu patted her granddaughter's head with a loving look in her eyes. "Okay, I'll do as you wish. I'll go tell the villagers right away."

"and many more"

"Wait a moment!"

The uncle and nephew said in unison.

Mrs. Wu first looked at her daughter-in-law, "What's wrong?"

Yang said awkwardly, "Mother, please don't go call that Hu. She always used to compete with me. I don't want to see her at home."

Song Zhi was stunned. She had forgotten about this Mrs. Hu. In the past, this person had indeed instigated the relationship between the two in front of the original body. It can be said that the original body was always at odds with her aunt, and she was at least half influenced by Mrs. Hu.

Mrs. Wu glanced at her granddaughter and asked, "What do you think?"

Song Zhi said, "This recipe is ours. Since Auntie doesn't like Aunt Hu, we won't let her learn it."

Of course, it was impossible for Song Zhi to ignore her aunt's feelings for the sake of an outsider, especially an outsider who had instigated her.

In fact, Yang also cares about Song Zhi's attitude.

Now hearing her niece's support for her, the discomfort she had felt before completely disappeared, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Song Zhi was filled with joy.

Even the resentment in my heart dissipated a lot.

Humph, my niece is still on my side after all.