After farming, I opened a family tree

Although Da Qi's overall technology was backward, its firing technology was the only thing that was really good.

The floor tiles used on the official roads of Da Qi were also fired, and the fired floor tiles were hard and wear-resistant.

If something is good, the price will naturally be high.

A floor tile costs three cents.

Of course, the sizes of these floor tiles are also different. Each one is as long as an adult's arm, about half a meter in length, and as wide as two palms. Shen Tang looks at the thickness and it seems to be almost twenty centimeters.

Truckloads of floor tiles were delivered to Shenjia Village, and even many people in the city knew that Shenjia Village was building a road.

Shenjia Village is only ten miles away from Qingshan Town, and the original road was only about three meters wide.

Shen Tang decided to widen the road to six meters. He didn't want as many lanes as in later generations, but at least when two large carriages met, they would be able to pass smoothly.

It was a pity that she didn't have a background in science and engineering, otherwise she would have been able to make this cement. She only knew the general composition of cement, and the specific proportions of cement, so it seemed that she would have to find an opportunity to experiment later.

Shen Tang couldn't help but think.

In the blink of an eye, the end of April has passed and May is coming, which marks one of the most important festivals of the year in Da Qi.

Dragon Boat Festival.

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are similar to many of those in later generations, including eating rice dumplings, wearing sachets, hanging calamus and mugwort, and pasting images of Zhong Kui.

Few farmers grow glutinous rice, so Liu and Shen Qingqing went to the town early in the morning to buy a lot of glutinous rice, about several hundred kilograms.

The kitchen of the workshop is big enough, so the rice dumplings are made in the kitchen of the workshop.

The glutinous rice was soaked and the meat was marinated a day in advance.

Yes, Shen Tang is going to distribute Dragon Boat Festival benefits to the workers in the workshop.

There are both sweet and salty Jiangnan rice dumplings, and Shen Tang decided to send out a few of each.

The rice dumplings are made with the best pork belly, marinated with the sauce prepared by Shen Tang, and the glutinous rice is also soaked in soy sauce.

Sweet rice dumplings are made with candied dates and red beans. The candied dates are also of excellent quality, as thick as two thumbs!

Early in the morning on May 3rd, the kitchen was already busy.

There were even two factions. The one headed by Liu was a staunch supporter of salty rice dumplings, while Shen Qingqing was a fan of sweet rice dumplings.

The two of them, along with three cooks, Aunt Guihua and several young girls named Jingui, started the competition.

The meat Shen Tang bought was top-quality pork belly, which was marinated in a specially prepared sauce for a day and smelled delicious.

After Shen Tang and his friends finished their studies in the morning, they came to the kitchen to help in the afternoon.

There are about a hundred employees in the workshop now, and they have to make thousands of rice dumplings.

It’s not over after wrapping, it still needs to be cooked.

Therefore, at dusk, the rich aroma of glutinous rice and meat could already be smelled from the workshop.

The aroma of thousands of rice dumplings spread throughout Shenjia Village.

The next morning, Liu got up early and cooked a lot of tea eggs.

Shen Dashan didn't sleep the whole night last night. He fished for eels with some uncles and aunts he knew in the village.

As dusk approached, laughter and exclamations could be heard in Tangji's workshop.

"We can have such a good life, it's really thanks to Shen Tang!"

An aunt was holding two baskets of rice dumplings in her left hand and a piece of pork belly two fingers wide in her right hand, smiling from ear to ear.

"Yes, yes, we are given a holiday!"

"I was thinking of taking two days off to visit my parents, but I was told they would give me three days off. That's great!"

"I heard there's a dragon boat race in town this time. My family didn't have the means to do that before, so I have to go and see it this year!"

Everyone looked happy and discussed enthusiastically.

Shen Tang not only distributed two baskets of rice dumplings, but also a piece of pork belly as a Dragon Boat Festival benefit.

She is a good boss. She gives students three days of paid leave when they should.

The benefits were distributed in the afternoon, and the news had spread to several villages by the evening.

Everyone in the neighboring village is jealous. Why doesn’t Shen Tang have the surname Li or Zhang?

The food at the Shen family is much better than usual, with braised eels, pork elbows, and a whole table full of delicious food.

"School is closed for a few days, Mom and Dad, why don't we go to town and watch the dragon boat race tomorrow?"

Shen Tang suggested that she had never seen an ancient dragon boat race and wanted to go and watch it.

"I want to go to the dragon boat race, too. Uncle, take me with you!"

Qin Yan was young, and when he heard about the dragon boat race, his eyes lit up and he acted coquettishly towards Shen Dashan.

"Okay, okay, let's all go. Our whole family will go."

After dinner, Shen Qingqing coaxed her son to sleep, and Qin Wanwan had also returned to her room.

The Shen Tang family had not yet gone to bed.

"Dad, Mom, I plan to expand the workshop."

As the weather gets hotter, the consumption of soap gradually increases.

Some time ago, Shen Tang wrote back to the bosses of each store and cancelled the purchase restriction system.

The purchase restriction system was initially introduced for marketing purposes, but now that the soap market has opened up, it is no longer necessary.

Lin'an Prefecture is prosperous and has the largest wharf in Jiangnan. I heard that the merchants coming and going have been going crazy trying to get soap recently.

Therefore, Shen Tang began to think about expansion.

The workshop was originally built in three rows. If it wants to expand, just add a few more rows at the back.

In this case, the house would have to be rebuilt and we would no longer live in the workshop.

After listening to what Shen Tang said, Shen Dashan and Liu also nodded.

"Business is so good, the workshop should be expanded. Even a new house would be fine, a bigger one. Your aunt and the others are part of our family now."

Shen Tang nodded. Even if Liu didn't mention it, she would still consider it.

"Then it's settled, Dad. This matter still depends on you to check for your daughter. We won't select new craftsmen, we'll hire the ones from Linjia Village."

Shen Dashan was worried about his daughter's future and that she would be sitting at home with nothing to do.

He nodded hurriedly.

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, Dad will go to Linjia Village."

Shen Tang returned to the room and Qin Wanwan was still awake.

Maybe because they are going to watch the dragon boat race tomorrow, the little girl is so excited that she can’t sleep.

"Sister Tang, have you seen dragon boat racing?"

"No, have you seen it?"

"I haven't either. Dad said that girls shouldn't show their faces in public. It's immoral."

"Don't listen to your father. The noble ladies in the capital have no taboos when they go out..."

The two chatted and gradually fell asleep.

The fifth day of May is Dragon Boat Festival.

The entire Shenjia Village was immersed in a strong festive atmosphere.

Seeing the Shen family's carriage leaving, they all started to greet them.

Road construction has also stopped today, and horse-drawn carriages are driving through the mountain roads.

Shen Dashan's driving skills are now extremely proficient.

Arriving at the city gate, Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh that no matter where you go, it is always crowded during holidays, whether in ancient times or modern times.

The carriage finally stopped behind Xiang Niang's shop.

"Finally it's here! You may not know that the mugwort soap I sent you a while ago is selling so well!"

"Especially the old ladies, they love it so much. How did you come up with such a wonderful thing?"

Madam Xiang was very excited when she saw Shen Tang.

Shen Tang smiled. As early as the end of April, Shen Tang had thought of mugwort soap.

Therefore, what I have been making recently is mugwort, but the quantity is not large, and it will no longer be sold after the festival.

Mugwort soap, limited time sale!

Hearing that Shen Tang and the others were here to watch the dragon boat race, Madam Xiang spoke again:

"The dragon boat race doesn't start until noon, and I heard the county magistrate is personally presiding over it!"

Liu and her companions took little Qin Yan away, while Shen Tang was checking accounts with Madam Xiang in the shop.