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

My aunt's family next door still had the lights on and weren't asleep. To save on candles, the whole family was in the main room. Qingke finished the homework assigned by the teacher and continued to think about what she would need for the spring banquet snacks.

"Oh, this money is not enough." None of these exquisite things are cheap. At least each dessert needs to be made into 200 pieces.

"What? Not enough money? How much more do you need? Grandma will give you all the money here, use it." Seeing her granddaughter's sad face, Old Mrs. Chen took out her own private money.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li also took out all her money and placed it on the table. Qingsong and Qingbai were about to pay when they were stopped by Old Lady Chen: "Keep the money for you two brothers. It will not take long for you to buy paper and pens."

Qingke counted the silver that Grandma and Li had brought out, which totaled five taels of silver. Adding the three taels she had on hand, it was eight taels in total, which was just enough.

"The flour is fine, but the sugar and eggs are really expensive, especially the sugar and honey."

"What kind of exquisite dessert is this that requires so much sugar and eggs?" Old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Li were amazed.

"They're not expensive. Qing Ning said that we should make these things famous at the Spring Banquet. There will be many people who want to eat and buy them later, so I must not be reluctant to spend money and must make them with great care."

A few people thought so too. These things are certainly precious to families like theirs, but they are not worth mentioning to those wealthy families. If they can really catch the eyes of those nobles, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

"Sister, after school tomorrow, I will go to the mountains to see if there is a beehive." Qingsong came up with this idea because he wanted to save some money for his family.

But just as he finished speaking, Li slapped him on the head with a slap: "Give up on this idea! Is the wild beehive on the mountain so easy to dig out? You'll be in trouble if you get stung."

Qingsong rubbed his head and didn't dare to say much, feeling very aggrieved.

"Don't go, big brother. What if you get hurt? I have taken all these into account and will buy them all when the time comes." Qingke saw Qingsong being blamed by Li and was also worried that her brother would do something wrong.

"Sister, if you need any errands or help, just arrange for me to go with me. Don't exhaust yourself."

"Okay, I got it. You two should study hard with the teacher, especially you. I'm counting on you to pass the exam and become a scholar. Our whole family will benefit from it."

Qingke was very touched to see that his younger brothers cared about him so much.

"By the way, mother, my sister-in-law from my mother's family came to me a few days ago and said that she wanted to work in this workshop. I didn't agree and was thinking of asking Qingning later, but I forgot about it in a hurry." Li also wanted to take care of her mother's family, and her mother's family was in Libao Village.

"Well, your sister-in-law from your mother's family is a good person. You can mention it to Qingning tomorrow. If Qingning agrees, then you can reply. If not, you are not allowed to bear a grudge." To put it bluntly, they are a family now, so don't create grudges because of other things.

"Mom, don't worry, your daughter-in-law can save it." Li agreed, and the family chatted for a while before washing up and going to bed.

The next morning, Chen Changjiang got up early and went to the fields. In the warm spring season, not only flowers bloomed, but weeds also grew wildly.

After breakfast, the children went straight to Mr. Ma's house. Recently, three more lessons had been added to their curriculum: etiquette, arithmetic, and archery. This was because Mr. Yu said, "You must learn etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics; none of them can be neglected." Therefore, the daily class time has been increased by half an hour.

After school, a group of people went to Chen's house in a mighty procession. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw a wooden basin of fish.

"Wow, where do so many fish come from? Did Brother Qingye go fishing again? And the fish are so big?" Qingyu was extremely happy when he saw it. The fish were so big.

Old Mrs. Chen heard the voice and came out of the kitchen and said, "This was sent by Village Chief Shi early this morning. He said he sent it to try something new. He gave me a whole basin full of big ones, but no matter how much I tried to refuse, I refused to take it back. I just put it down and left."

Grandpa Shi is really kind to send so many fish.

"And there was also Village Chief Sun from Taoyuan Village, who gave me a basket of cherries. I wanted to pay him, but he refused to take them, saying it was to thank us."

"Grandma, if you have nothing to do, just put it here and keep it. You won't lose anything later."

After hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen said nothing more and turned back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"Wow, this fish is really big. It's rare to see one this big." A group of people gathered around the fish basin and couldn't help but sigh.

"I'll use this fish to make some delicious dishes for you tonight. I guarantee you've never eaten them before." Qing Ning raised her eyebrows as she spoke, looking very proud.

"Okay, then I'll just wait and eat." Mr. Ma was the happiest. He hadn't eaten food made with green lemon for a long time and had been missing it for a long time.

"That's strange, where did Uncle Yu Shi go?" I saw him yesterday morning and haven't seen him since then.

"He went up the mountain to hunt some game yesterday morning, and in the afternoon he went to the town to find a blacksmith to make the oven you told him about. And he disappeared early this morning?" Old Master Yu was helpless with him. The reason was that Yu Shi was someone who could not be locked up. The days when he was bitten by the snake were probably the most peaceful times for him.

No one asked any more questions. Old Mrs. Chen called for dinner, and everyone helped to set the table in the yard. Qingyu and Qingbai went to call for help.

After dinner, Li found an opportunity to ask Qing Ning: "Qing Ning, Auntie wants to ask you, is your workshop still hiring?"

"What's going on? Aunt, is the workshop short of manpower?" Qing Ning thought to herself, this shouldn't be the case as she has been taking time to visit the workshop recently.

"No, I won't hide it from you. A few days ago, my sister-in-law came to ask me if I was hiring. I didn't know the details so I thought of asking you." Li did not hide it.

"Is that so? How about Auntie doing the work?"

Li thought this might be a good idea, so she said, "My sister-in-law's surname is Wang. She is a quick-witted and quick-spoken person. She treated me very well when I was a girl at home."

"How about this, Auntie? I've been really busy lately and can't leave. The mushroom cultivation in the workshop needs constant supervision. If Aunt Wang is diligent, then let her come." Qing Ning thought for a moment and said, "However, since the cultivation of mushrooms is considered confidential, it can't be known to outsiders. Otherwise, my family's future financial resources will be cut off."

The interests must be laid out first. If Aunt Wang can really be used, it would be the best. If she has some inappropriate thoughts, then this road will be over.

When Li heard this, she knew how serious it was and was a little afraid to respond.

"Aunt, please have Aunt Wang come. However, in addition to signing an employment agreement with her, I also want her to sign a confidentiality agreement. If she leaks the secret method of mushroom cultivation, she will be compensated a hundredfold, and the employment period must be ten years. If Aunt Wang agrees to these conditions, you can bring her here and I will sign the contract with her. We will also have to file it with the government."

A company's core technology always needs to be carefully guarded, so you can't blame her for setting such demanding conditions. Of course, Qing Ning wasn't foolish enough to share all her cultivation skills with someone she barely knew. Right now, she was definitely keeping it to herself, but the mushroom room still needed someone to take care of it. Later, if she could trust them, she could let them go, but that would take time to mature.

Mrs. Li pondered for a long time, and finally said to Qingning, "Qingning, Auntie understands what you said. I'll go talk to my sister-in-law. If she's okay with it, then she can come. If not, then forget it. We can just let them pick mushrooms and sell them."

"Well, if Aunt Wang doesn't agree, I can invite her over when I have time later."

After the two of them talked about this, Li went back to the workshop. She was waiting to visit her parents' home tomorrow.