After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

After seeing off the last villager, Li Xiaoxiao was exhausted.

Bai asked Li Xiaoxiao to rest first and they would do the rest. Li Xiaoxiao did not refuse, after all, Manager Zhao was waiting in the main room.

Li Xiaoxiao walked into the main hall and said to Shopkeeper Zhao, "I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Zhao, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality today. Please forgive me!"

Shopkeeper Zhao smiled and waved his hand. "That's all right, I've seen your village's customs and practices today, they're quite unique. I came here today to talk to you about chopped peppers."

Li Xiaoxiao was delighted and asked quickly, "Could it be that Xiangmanlou is buying a large amount of chili peppers again?"

Shopkeeper Zhao nodded. "That's right. Chili peppers are already available in large quantities in the south. We've already started buying them in bulk a few days ago. I think this year's volume will be double that of last year. But I just took a look at your new home. Expanding the production of chopped chili peppers shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Well, I took this into consideration when I built the house, so I specially built a large room as a workshop to store the chopped peppers. If the weather is good, I can make them directly in the yard, and on rainy days I can make them in the large room." Li Xiaoxiao replied.

"That's right, Miss Li is really thoughtful. Then let's stick to what we agreed on before. We'll provide the chili peppers, and you'll be responsible for making them into chopped peppers. It's still five cents per pound, and the price of the jars is extra!"

"No problem, but when can the first batch of peppers be delivered so I can arrange manpower." Li Xiaoxiao asked.

"I estimate that they will be delivered in batches the day after tomorrow. We still have a batch of empty jars in Xiangmanlou. I will arrange for someone to deliver them tomorrow."

"Okay, by the way, Shopkeeper Zhao, the crayfish I mentioned earlier can now be caught. When would it be convenient for me to arrange for delivery?"

"Really? That's great. Then you can send us 50 kilograms every day. If the quantity needs to be increased, I will notify you, Miss Li." Shopkeeper Zhao said.

"Okay, thank you very much, Manager Zhao." Li Xiaoxiao said and bowed to Manager Zhao.

"Miss Li, you are too polite. By the way, our master also has a gift for me to give to you, Miss Li. Please wait a moment, Miss Li, I will get it from the carriage." After turning around and going out, Manager Zhao quickly came back with a wooden box.

"This is something our master specially asked me to bring for Miss Li. I hope Miss Li will accept it." Shopkeeper Zhao handed the wooden box to Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao took the wooden box and opened it. Inside was a pair of jade bracelets with a smooth texture. They were obviously worth a lot of money.

"This gift is too valuable. I can't accept it." Li Xiaoxiao said quickly.

"Miss Li, please don't refuse. This is a little gift from our master. Besides, we will have to rely on Miss Li's chopped peppers in the future." Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile.

Li Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Okay then. Thank you, Grandpa. I will definitely make the chopped peppers well."

Shopkeeper Zhao chatted with Li Xiaoxiao for a few more words, then stood up and said goodbye.

After Li Xiaoxiao saw Shopkeeper Zhao out, she returned to the house and looked at the jade bracelet in her hand, feeling a surge of emotion. She knew that this gift was not insignificant, and she would have to work harder in the future.

At this time, Bai and the others had also packed up. Li Xiaoxiao's grandmother and her family did not leave, but said they would stay here for a few more days at Bai's request. Anyway, there was not much work to do in the fields now.

In the afternoon, when the family was chatting in the main hall, Li Xiaoxiao talked about chopping peppers. Li Xiaoxiao wanted to ask her uncle Bai Dong to help with the chopping of peppers, such as helping with delivery and daily chopping of peppers. Li Xiaoxiao wanted to leave it to Bai Dong. After all, he might have more ideas to make money in the future, and Li Xiaoxiao was also happy to be able to help his grandmother's family.

"Uncle, I wonder if you are willing to stay and help us. As for the wages, how about forty cents a day? As for uncle, please help me look after the shrimp fields. I want to expand the scale of crayfish breeding this year! The wages will also be calculated at forty cents a day." Li Xiaoxiao directly asked Bai Dong and Bai Jing for their opinions in front of her grandmother's family.

The two naturally agreed, but they still had to ask Wang's opinion. Wang naturally agreed. This way, they could earn more than one or two taels of silver a month, which was better than staying at home to tend the few acres of thin land and having to go to the town to do odd jobs in their spare time.

Bai Dong and Bai Jing decided to stay immediately. Li Xiaoxiao really wanted her grandmother Wang's family to stay so that they could take care of each other. In addition, her uncles were here to help her, so she asked Bai for her opinion.

Of course, Mrs. Bai was happy. After all, it was a bit far from here to Baishui Village. It would be best if grandma and her family could stay in Lijia Village.

So, Bai went to Wang's room alone and asked Wang if she was willing to stay in Lijia Village. After listening to Bai's words, Wang also thought it was feasible, but thinking of the rice that had just been planted this year, she said she would come after the autumn harvest. Bai agreed.

Mrs. Bai told Li Xiaoxiao about Wang's plan. Li Xiaoxiao felt relieved after hearing it. As long as her grandmother and her family were willing to come, it would be fine.

The next day, when Manager Zhao of Xiangmanlou brought over the batch of jars, Li Xiaoxiao, together with his uncle Bai Dong, his younger uncle Bai Jing, his aunt Xiuqin, his cousin Bai Qiwen, and his cousin Bai Shao, washed all the jars, big and small, and hung them out to dry in the yard. Now there was a well in the new yard, making it very convenient to use water.

By the time they finished washing the jars, it was already noon. Bai and Wang were busy in the kitchen, preparing lunch. Life at home was better now, and Li Xiaoxiao's family had been eating rice for every meal. If she were asked to eat brown rice again, she would probably find it difficult to accept.

After lunch, Li Xiaoxiao took Bai Dong to the town again. After some bargaining, they spent eight taels of silver to buy an ox cart, saying that it would be more convenient to deliver goods later.

Bai Dong drove the ox cart, and Li Xiaoxiao went to buy four kitchen knives (for chopping peppers) and six large wooden basins, put them on the ox cart, and then got on the ox cart to go home.

After returning home, Bai Dong consciously unloaded the wooden basin and placed it next to the well in the yard, took the ox cart down and put it in the warehouse, and drove the oxen to the cowshed.

Li Fang and Li Linlin were so happy when they saw that their family had bought an ox cart. They took Bai Qiwen and Bai Shao to go see the cows. After all, this was the first time their family had raised cows!

Although Bai Qiwen and Bai Shao were used to seeing cows, seeing Li Fang and Li Linlin so excited, they didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, so they stood outside the cowshed holding hands and watching.

Seeing that his younger brother and sister were so happy, Li Xiaoxiao said that he would leave the cattle herding task to them from now on, and they both happily agreed.