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

"I'm thinking of setting up a braised food counter in your restaurant's lobby. We can sell it to both diners inside and outside customers, and the prices won't be too high. In addition to braised food, we'll also have cold dishes, like this cold noodles. We'll split the profits 30% to 70%, you take 30% and I take 70%."

After hearing Qing Ning's proposal, Shopkeeper Xu thought about it for a while.

He thought to himself, "This little girl is quite clever and calculating, but they're not losing out. Although the rent would be higher if she opened this shop on her own, they'd still make more money from the three percent profit if she set up shop in their restaurant."

"Okay, I agree." Shopkeeper Xu nodded in agreement and asked, "Do you have any requests? Do you need a clerk?"

Qing Ning said, "This location is best located directly in front of the store, and it's also the signature spot for our Fu Sheng Ji. If Uncle Xu has any suitable candidates, he can recommend one or two. If not, I can find someone here, and I'll cover the monthly salary."

"Okay, if you find the right person, I won't care about this. People are scrambling to buy what you make, and I'm making a profit with a three-tenths profit. Don't you really plan to open your own store?"

"Not for now. Besides, it's nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade. Having you guys in front of me will save me a lot of trouble." Qing Ning answered firmly.

After hearing this, the others thought about it more carefully and understood something. This girl is smart and straightforward enough.

Shopkeeper Xu knew that it was not easy to open a shop and do business these days. Dealing with people everywhere was no small feat. She could avoid trouble but it did not prevent her from making money.

"So do you prepare your daily meals in a restaurant?"

"I make it here and send it over every day. The spice formula is a secret, and I don't want others to learn it." Qing Ning looked cautious, and this look matched with her chubby little face, making her look extremely cute and innocent.

"Okay, you can arrange for someone to find a suitable place to put it and how to arrange it." He then took out a list and handed it to her, saying, "This is the order for the past few days. Please hurry up and arrange it. It's getting late, so I'll be leaving now."

After Manager Xu finished discussing the matter, he said goodbye and returned to town.

Qing Ning handed the order list directly to Qing Ke and said, "Sis, now that the business has come, I'll leave it to you. Please calculate the items you need and have my brothers and others buy them."

Qingke took it, opened it, took a look, said he understood, and went back to settle the account.

Seeing that things were done, Mr. Yu and his companions said goodbye and went back together, as they still had a lot of work to do tomorrow.

The courtyard suddenly became quite quiet. Qing Ning was thinking about the selection of waiters for the braised food shop. He needed someone who was smart, able to read people's expressions, smooth in speech and thorough in work, and who also had to be literate and able to do math. This was a bit difficult.

She thought about it but couldn't think of a suitable one, and felt a little worried.

"What are you thinking about, little sister? Your little eyebrows have never been relaxed." Qingyu stared at her for a long time.

Seeing Fourth Brother asking, Qing Ning said, "I'm thinking about the job of a waiter in a braised food shop. He needs to be smart, tactful, capable of handling affairs, and able to read and count. Fourth Brother, do you know anyone like him?"

"I do have a candidate, but I wonder if you are satisfied with him?"

"Fourth brother, you decide. I'll test him when the time comes."

"My eldest cousin, Tan Chun, from my uncle's family."

Qing Ning didn't expect it to be him. She really didn't know him and had never seen him before.

"Then let father go there tomorrow and bring him back to me for a look. If he's suitable, I'll keep him."

Qingyu nodded and went back to her room. Qingwu was now concentrating on his studies and making great progress, so he couldn't fall too far behind.

Qing Ning found Chen Changjiang and told him about her idea. Chen Changjiang happily agreed and said that they would go there early tomorrow morning. Tan was even more happy.

Before dawn the next day, Chen Changjiang borrowed an ox cart to continue his journey. Since it looked like it was going to rain, he had to hurry to avoid the muddy road.

The villagers hurriedly covered their crops that were drying in the sun to prevent them from getting soaked and rotting. Sure enough, it began to rain near noon, and it continued to rain for three hours.

Chen Changjiang had originally thought that the journey was long and difficult, and that it would take him all night to return. However, they returned at 12:00 p.m., and the lights were off when they got home. Seeing someone coming, he hurried back to work on the meal, and set up a simple wooden bed in the kitchen for Tan Chun to sleep on for the night.

"Brothers and sisters, you go first and ask for leave from my teacher. I'll be back after talking to my cousin Tan for a few minutes." Qing Ning asked everyone to go first as she had something to do.

Qing Ning didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Cousin Tan, can you read and do math?"

Tan Chun replied, "I know a few words and can use an abacus."

"Has Cousin Tan ever been an apprentice?" Qing Ning was curious.

"There is an old man in the village who was an accountant when he was young. Because I helped him with some work, he taught me some skills." Tan Chunhui replied.

Qing Ning nodded and said, "Then Cousin Tan has a few questions here, you can try them." Then he handed over the paper.

Tan Chun took it, looked at it, and then picked up his pen to do the math. He didn't even need an abacus, just mental arithmetic, and soon he handed the finished account book to Qing Ning.

Qing Ning hadn't expected him to calculate so quickly. Didn't they say that accountants in ancient times all used an abacus? She had prepared one, but she hadn't seen him use it.

She took the account book and looked at it carefully, which made her eyes light up. She couldn't help but look at Tan Chun a few more times. This made Tan Chun feel a little uncomfortable. He thought there was a mistake in the calculation and he was a little anxious.

"Cousin Tan's calculations are accurate to the last detail. It seems your arithmetic skills are excellent. And you have organized the details of the account book clearly, very good." Qing Ning was very satisfied and kept praising him.

"Cousin Ning, you're too kind."

Qing Ning asked a few more questions as usual and asked him to talk about his ideas and arrangements, which made him agree even more.

"Cousin, I'm planning to set up a shelf in the Shizhen Pavilion in town, specializing in selling braised cold dishes. Would you be willing to help me manage the transaction of this shelf?"

Tan Chun was extremely excited, but also restrained: "I agree. I will do my best to be a good friend and not let Cousin Ning suffer any loss."

Qing Ning smiled and said, "Brother Tan, I trust you. If that's the case, I'll have Uncle Wu Yi sign the contract with you. He'll explain all the details to you."

After that, she took him to find Chen Wuyi, explained the situation and indicated the monthly salary, and let Wuyi decide the rest. Then she went to study under Mr. Ma.

After school, Qing Ning drew the design of the container and asked Chen Ming to take Tan Chun and Li Tian to Shizhen Pavilion to find Manager Xu. He also gave them fifty taels of silver and handed the matter over to the three of them. Tan Chun was the leader and all arrangements would be made by him.

After another day of scorching sun, the rapeseed was ready to be deseeded. Oilcloth was spread on the threshing floor, and the rapeseed was spread out and beaten with rough wooden boards to remove the seeds. The sound of "bang bang bang" was heard continuously.

After three rounds of knocking and shaking, the rapeseed is completely removed. The stalks are bundled and piled into stacks, and the rapeseed is then blown away by the wind. Because the current yield is low, there isn't much rapeseed, but the more it is, the more valuable it is, so every household carefully collects it to avoid wasting it.

Some families are reluctant to eat the rapeseed themselves, so they dry it and sell it in the town. Some families are willing to keep only about ten pounds and sell the rest.

The Chen Changjiang and Chen Changhe families didn't get much either, and because their lives were a little better and they needed things often, they kept them all.

Some time passed, and the Dragon Boat Festival arrived. The gifts were delivered on time, and the containers of braised food were properly stored. Qing Ning went to visit during the meal. Seeing that they were doing well, he was relieved. He asked Manager Xu to keep an eye on them for a while, and then returned, waiting for the Dragon Boat Festival to open.