In the evening, after settling the accounts for the day, the Zhou family began to divide the money for the second time. This time, Zhou Dajiang directly distributed the money according to the delivery quantity of each family.

In the cold noodles and sea jelly business, Zhou Dahai and his wife earned five taels of silver and three hundred and eighty coins, Zhou's mother earned two taels of silver and nine hundred and thirty coins, and Li also earned two taels of silver and nine hundred and thirty coins.

As for the gadgets, Zhou Dajiang made a total of 135 sets, shipped out 118 sets, used three erasers at home, and had nine sets waiting to be shipped next time. He calculated it based on 120 sets, so Zhou Dahai received 500 wen in processing fees and Zhou Dahe received 300 wen.

Zhou Dajiang's family earned a total of five taels of silver and four hundred and thirty coins from the cost of raw materials, renting the ox cart, and the seasonings for cold noodles and sea jelly.

Zhou Dajiang did not disclose the details about the gadgets because he paid for the raw materials and the machines, and he also paid the wages, so the rest naturally belonged to him.

However, Zhou Dajiang privately calculated that after all 600 sets were sold, after deducting the cost, the net profit would be 57 taels of silver. For such a humble little tool, making so much money was already a lot.

The remaining silver, this time there are two taels of silver and four hundred coins, which Zhou Dajiang gave to my mother, and it is still considered public money.

Zhou's mother took the silver and took out another three hundred and sixty coins from it and gave them to Zhou Dajiang.

"We will give you the same price as you paid to the villagers for the mop. This will be considered as the public money paid for it, so we are even now." After saying this, he put the remaining money into his pocket.

Everyone was very happy to see the money in front of them. They earned so much in just seven days. At the end of a month, at least ten taels of silver would be received.

Zhou Dahai's family of two people must earn twenty taels of silver a month. He never imagined that his family could earn so much money in a month!

Zhou Dahe was even happier because he also had an income from the blacksmith shop, and the combined income was almost as much as his eldest brother's! He was whispering to his wife when he heard a thunderbolt from his second brother.

"Five hundred sets?!" He jumped up in fright.

As if echoing his words, the sky rumbled with thunder. Zhou Dahe was as devastated as he was happy before.

"Can I stay home for a few more days before going back to work? I just got home! I haven't even got a wife yet. It will take me a month to make 500 sets. I won't be back for a month!"

Zhou Dajiang comforted him, "It's okay, I'll visit you once every three days."

The main purpose is to pick up the goods, so I won’t go into details about that.

Zhou Dahe was about to wail a few more times when there was another rumbling sound of thunder. Zhou's mother quietly took out a fire stick from somewhere. Zhou Dahe saw it with his sharp eyes and immediately fell silent.

He took the order money from his second brother and followed Zhou's mother and daughter-in-law home with a wronged look on his face.

After they left, everyone in the house burst into laughter. It was quite fun to have such a happy person at home. As long as he was at home, the house would be lively.

There were two thunderstorms in a row. It looked like it was going to rain a lot tonight. Zhou Dahai and his wife had gone home. It was raining, so we couldn't make cold noodles. Everyone could go home early, take a shower, and go to bed.

The next morning, it continued to rain.

Zhou Dajiang and Chen Xiuying, wearing straw hats and raincoats, brought some dried seaweed for Manager Chen and took a bullock cart to Lai Fu Restaurant.

The night before, Zhou Dajiang had already written down the recipes for cold noodles and sea jelly based on Chen Xiuying's narration.

Today, Chen Xiuying will demonstrate the recipe to the chef once more, and that will be considered her mission accomplished. Of course, she must ensure that they all learn it.

Because it takes time for the batter to settle, Chen Xiuying and her friend went back to Chen's house after washing the noodles.

It's a day off today, and Chen's father is also at home. He was quite puzzled to see his daughter and son-in-law coming back on a rainy day.

After Zhou Dajiang explained the reason, he felt happy for the children. Since the accident, the two children have become more hardworking and more capable of making money.

Father Chen couldn't help but feel very comforted.

At noon, after drinking a little wine at the dinner table, he said with emotion: "Life is about struggle, and you two have shown me a typical example.

Before I got married, I also traveled around to study. But after I got married, I stopped traveling to study.

A few days ago, an old friend wrote to me, inviting me to travel to Jiangzhou together. I was hesitating whether to go or not, but after seeing you two, I no longer hesitate. While I still have a few more years left in my old bones and can still move, I have to go and do it!

Chen's mother whispered to her daughter, "How frustrating! Your father is drunk again!"

After having lunch at Chen's house, the two returned to Lai Fu Restaurant. Chen Xiuying originally planned to leave after steaming the cold noodles.

Unexpectedly, even though the chefs used all their best skills, they still couldn’t make the cold noodles taste like the ones they bought before. It always felt like something was missing.

After hearing about it, Shopkeeper Chen also went to the kitchen to taste it. It was indeed that the taste was not right. Chen Xiuying happened to be still there, so he asked Chen Xiuying to point out what was missing.

Chen Xiuying: "I put Chinese herbs in both the seasoning water and the chili oil, so the flavor is so rich. Chili oil alone cannot produce such a rich aroma.

Moreover, the garlic water was not added to the prepared cold noodles, so the taste was bad."

In short, you still have to buy the seasoning recipe. If you make one difference, the taste will be different.

Shopkeeper Chen was convinced this time. He wondered why they had sold only the formula in the first place. It made sense. It felt like they were waiting for him. Zhou Dajiang, ah Zhou Dajiang, what a profiteer!

However, he had already taken ninety-nine steps, so this one wouldn't make any difference. So he negotiated the price with the profiteer Zhou Dajiang again.

Finally, the three seasoning recipes, including garlic water, were sold for fifty taels of silver.

Shopkeeper Chen was so distressed that his beard was twitching.

The recipe was once again dictated by Chen Xiuying, and written down by Zhou Dajiang. After she finished, Chen Xiuying, unable to bear the thought of her husband ripping her off, added, "Actually, this chili oil is a versatile one. It's delicious with anything. Try it with noodles or vegetables! Even if you spent fifty taels on the recipe, it would be worth it. It's also delicious for children and the elderly."

After hearing what Chen Xiuying said, Shopkeeper Chen felt less distressed.

"Haha, my sister-in-law is the one who knows how to comfort people. When you said that, I immediately felt like I had found a big bargain. I'll let them try it in the noodles later."

Chen Dajiang also felt that the price he had just asked was too high, so he tried to make amends, "My wife can make a kind of noodles called oil-splashed noodles, which is perfect with this chili oil. If Brother Chen doesn't mind, I can ask her to make one for you to try. The chef can watch from the side. I'll just give it to you as a gift, just like the recipe."

Shopkeeper Chen was naturally happy about it. He would never refuse such a recipe that he got for free.

So Chen Xiuying made another bowl of oil-splashed noodles.

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