Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

Because he had promised yesterday to prepare some food and snacks for Old Madam Xue, Xue Mingxiang placed an additional order for gifts and arranged for Chen Ming and Chen Fu to go to the town to buy things early in the morning.

After school and dinner, both kitchens were occupied. Tan Yueya and Wang Zhenzhen went to help Qingke, as Qingke was too busy. Since there were still quite a few side dishes left from Granny Wang's previous meal, Qingning packed a small jar each and also prepared some wild delicacies and dried goods.

This busy work lasted until the evening. We quickly packed the boxes and arranged for Chen Ming, Chen Fu and Uncle Yu Qi to deliver it together. Although it was not far away, it would take an hour and a half to go back and forth by ox cart. It was getting close to nightfall, so it would be safer.

There was a sound of a car outside the yard. Seeing that it was the three people coming back, he quickly asked them to come into the house to have some hot tea.

"Sister Qingke, this is the silver that Miss Xue gave me. She asked me to take it back." Chen Ming carefully took out the silver note from his arms and handed it to Qingke.

Qingke was surprised at how much money she was given. She was a little overwhelmed by the money.

"This is too much. Brother Ming, you should refuse it."

"Originally, I also said that I gave too much, but Miss Xue said that the money should be paid. She felt bad that I was working so hard for her alone, and she also felt that it was not enough if she sold all these snacks. Miss Xue said that if you girls think it is too much, then consider it as booking business for next time."

Chen Ming repeated his words one by one, which forced Qingke to accept them.

It was getting late, so Chen Ming and his friends said goodbye and went back. Qingke quickly took out some money as a reward for their hard work. They didn't refuse and thanked Qingke before going back.

The work near the Nong Mang workshop also stopped temporarily because the weather was getting hot and it was not the peak season for mushrooms. Only Chen Wuyi was allowed to look after the mushrooms every day and the rest of the people were given agricultural leave.

Silkworms need to form cocoons, broad beans and peas need to be harvested, rapeseed needs to be harvested, and wheat needs to be stored. The family is busy from morning till night. Fortunately, the villagers' lives are getting better now, and they are happy with less quarrels and can look after each other.

Not only that, the surrounding villages are grateful for the support and also hope to have long-term cooperation. After finishing their work, they will come to help, no matter which family is short of manpower.

While the fields were bustling with activity, the buildings here were also being built. Designed for durability, they were all constructed of brick and tile, not in the style of the Xia Dynasty. While some adjustments were made to the carvings on the beams and the layout of the gardens, the overall look was simple and elegant.

Because they were paid enough money and had all the materials, the craftsmen were very motivated and worked very hard.

I was already busy enough, and then Manager Xu came to visit again.

When he arrived, the Chen family members were all helping in the fields. As the matter was urgent, he just asked for directions and came here.

"Lime, lime~"

Qingning, who was busy cutting rapeseed, vaguely heard someone calling again. She looked up and looked around, and saw Manager Xu jogging towards her, waving at her as he ran.

"Mom, Manager Xu is here. I'll go and greet him." He put down the sickle and went to the ridge of the field.

"Uncle Xu, why are you here today?"

Shopkeeper Xu walked up to them, took a deep breath, and said, "It's not urgent, I just came right away. Come back with me, and bring Qingke along."

Qing Ning turned around and went to the field to get some barley, and went back with Manager Xu.

On the way, Shopkeeper Xu told the story. Each family received return gifts at the spring banquet. The dim sum, rice dumplings and other items caught their eyes. Many families sent their servants to place orders the next day. Shopkeeper Xu knew that many families would place orders, so he waited for a few more days. Today, when he saw that the orders were indeed quite a lot, he hurried over for fear of delaying the delivery.

After entering the door, they sat down in the yard. Manager Xu took out the order account and showed it to them.

"Here are the orders for the past five days. I've rejected some orders that were too large. I'm limiting the number of orders per company. One reason is that I'm worried you'll be overwhelmed, and the other is for the sake of long-term business."

"Uncle Xu, you did the right thing. Let me see how much the ration is for these five days." Qing Ning took it and looked at it carefully.

She was shocked by the horrible sight. This...this is too much. How can she have enough manpower now?

Seeing Qingning frown, Qingke took it and looked at it, and she was also a little frightened.

"Uncle Xu, is the quantity calculated correctly?"

Seeing Qingke's suspicion, Shopkeeper Xu remained calm and said, "I'm not mistaken. It was fine at first, but the demand has suddenly increased over the past two days. When I came here, quite a few people had already placed orders. However, I've already told our staff to only accept orders for three days and no more after that."

"Little sister, this is too much to order and there are only about twenty days left until the Dragon Boat Festival. What should we do?" Qingke was really stumped.

This dim sum workshop has not been completed yet and the space is not big enough.

Qing Ning frowned and thought about how to deliver such a large quantity on time.

"The mushroom drying room is now vacant, so we can do it there. We have ovens and stoves. Manpower is a problem, mainly because it's the harvest season and every household can't spare anyone. Besides, not everyone can do it. If the quality is bad, it's fine, but if it tastes bad or isn't clean, that's going to be a problem."

Qing Ning was silent for a moment, then looked up at Shopkeeper Xu and said, "Uncle Xu, I wonder if you can talk to the young master about borrowing the dim sum chefs from the villa and the restaurant. Of course, we'll pay them as usual."

Manager Xu also knew that it was difficult to recruit people at this time of year, and that people were particular about food, so he agreed immediately.

"I'll arrange for someone to come and help when I get back, but you still have to take care of the food and accommodation. This place is not close to the town or the county seat, so it's not convenient to go back and forth every day."

"Don't worry about that, Uncle Xu. If the masters don't mind, they can rest in the mushroom cultivation room first. There are several rooms there that are still empty, and we will cover all the meals. I wonder when they can come? How many people can come?"

"Send them here tomorrow morning. There will be twelve pastry chefs in total from the county, town, and other courtyards."

"Okay, we understand. It's a good thing you limited the quantity, Uncle Xu. Otherwise, even if you split us into pieces, there wouldn't be enough."

After solving the problems of manpower and other issues, Qingning was in a mood to joke around.

"Scarcity makes things valuable. If we give it all away at once, how will we make money in the future? And I've already decided on the types of gifts for this festival. Each gift box contains eight crystal rice dumplings, a can of each of six kinds of fruit syrup, a plate of each of these candies, eggs, and cakes, along with six straw-woven sachets to ward off evil spirits. This box is priced at thirty-two taels."

As he said this, Shopkeeper Xu stroked his beard, feeling somewhat proud.

"Oh, by the way, when I came here, the young master told me that after you're done with this busy period, he'll place an order with you. Food, dry goods, Kit-Kat toys, etc. He told you to stock up on the ingredients when you have time."

Remembering the young master's instructions, Shopkeeper Xu quickly informed him. After saying this, he left without stopping. Now is a busy time and time is very tight.