Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

She thought that since she was out, she should go to the seed shop in town to see if the shopkeeper had any of his merchant friends who sold things there on his behalf.

So he said to Mu Nan, "Brother Mu Nan, let's go to town and buy some food. I see that Boss Niu and the others are hungry. I also want to go to the seed shop to see if they have any new seeds."

"Mu Nan asked, "You mean the seed shop where you bought the potatoes? Can you still find your way back?"

Wang Qing'er nodded, "Mm".

Mu Nan parked the carriage and greeted Boss Niu and Wu Zihao.

The two paid and drove the carriage directly into town. They bought some food in town and packed it up to share with everyone when they went out.

Following the directions given by Wang Qing'er, Mu Nan drove the carriage to the seed shop.

As soon as Wang Qing'er entered the seed shop, the shopkeeper recognized her and said with a smile, "Girl, you've finally arrived."

Hearing the shopkeeper's tone, Wang Qing'er was delighted, thinking there must be something good in the shop. So she asked to confirm, "Shopkeeper, has your friend left anything in the shop?"

The shopkeeper was still all smiles. "Yes, yes, yes. My friend came to the shop the day you bought those things. I told him you bought those items and asked him to bring more in the future. A few days ago, he brought over quite a lot more. There are still quite a few of those potatoes and red peppers that you bought last time. I don't know if you can take that many?"

Wang Qing'er hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I want as many as you have."

"It's all here. There are over 500 jin of potatoes, some of which have sprouted and the rotten ones I threw away. There are also over 200 jin of dried chili peppers. And here are a few melons, he said they're called cantaloupes. My family ate a few, and I left a few for you. I was worried they would spoil if you didn't come. My youngest son was clamoring for some this morning." The shopkeeper led Wang Qing'er to a corner where several large bags of potatoes and dried chili peppers were laid out.

There were five or six cantaloupes in the basket on the ground. They were indeed cantaloupes, though not very big, they were rare fruits.

Realizing she hadn't eaten any fruit since arriving here, she quickly smiled and thanked the shopkeeper, "Thank you for remembering to save some for me. Please weigh all of these; I'll take them all."

"Alright, alright," the shopkeeper said with a smile, as he brought over a scale to weigh the potatoes. Mu Nan quickly came over to help. Only then did the shopkeeper notice Mu Nan, and he looked slightly surprised, but he didn't ask anything!

"Five hundred and twenty-six catties of potatoes, I'll give you five hundred and twenty catties. Two hundred and thirty catties of dried chili peppers, and sixteen catties of melon. I'll give you the potatoes and chili peppers at the same price as last time, and the melon at twenty coins per catty. What do you think, young lady?" The shopkeeper asked Wang Qing'er for her opinion.

"Alright, alright, the price is what the shopkeeper said." As the saying goes, things are valued for their rarity. These things are truly hard to come by now, and the shopkeeper's price is fair. Besides, she now has several thousand taels of silver. Even if she didn't have those several thousand taels of silver, she would have bought it without hesitation.

"Young lady, here are some more seeds. My friend left them here, but I can't sell them all, so I'll give them all to you!" the shopkeeper said, taking out a bag from the counter.

"How can this be? Shopkeeper, let's weigh it again and price it the same as last time, like the chili peppers, okay?" Wang Qing'er lifted it with her hand; it was quite heavy, weighing about twenty pounds.

"No need for a scale, let's just say it's fifteen jin!"

"Okay, okay." Wang Qing'er paid the money. All these things only cost a little over five taels of silver, which was really cheap.

The shopkeeper helped carry the potatoes and peppers onto the carriage. Wang Qing'er then told the shopkeeper to save any fresh ingredients for her in the future, and that she would come to the shop every now and then.

With so many more people in the family now, we need to stock up on more food. So we went to the grain and oil store and bought 200 jin of refined rice, 100 jin of wheat flour, and 20 jin of soybean oil, which we had previously been reluctant to buy.

When I passed by the butcher shop, I saw a set of pig offal, a pig's head and two pig's feet, so I bought them all. Anyway, the restaurant doesn't have enough to sell every day, and now that we have a horse-drawn cart, we can bring more to the restaurant to sell.

"Your father already bought these today, why are you buying more?" the butcher asked suspiciously.

"Boss, how do you know me?" Wang Qing'er was also very suspicious. She had only bought pig offal once when she came to town last time. After she started her braised meat business, Mu Xiao and the others had been buying from her. How did the boss know her?

"Young lady, I recognize the guy behind you. Doesn't your family run a braised meat business?"

"Yes, yes, boss. The orders we placed before were never enough to meet demand. We bought a horse-drawn carriage today, so we can make more tomorrow." Oh! So it turns out that Brother Mu Nan has been here a few times as well.

"Oh, oh, oh, having a car is so convenient. Is this enough for you? If not, I'll go to the stall next door and get you another pair."

"That's all for today. Boss, starting tomorrow, add two more sets of offal, two more pig heads, and four more pig legs. If there are any further increases in the future, my dad will let you know in advance."

"Okay, okay, okay." The butcher's face was practically frozen with a smile. In the past, offal and pig heads were extremely difficult to sell. Now, not only can he sell what's on his own stall, but if he increases the quantity in the future, he can also help sell what's on other stalls. He might even have to place an order with the slaughterhouse.

Wang Qing'er wasn't sure if she had any meat at home, so she bought a piece of pork belly and a piece of lean meat. Seeing that there was only half a piece of pork fat, and knowing she needed to start making soap the next day, she figured it wouldn't be enough. So she asked the butcher to go to the stall next door and buy her a whole piece of pork fat.

The butcher gave her the remaining large bones and pig liver, grinning from ear to ear, and said, "No wonder your braised meat business is so good, it tastes really good!"

"Boss, have you also eaten our braised meat at restaurants?" The braised meat was only sold in restaurants, so Wang Qing'er assumed that the meat stall owner ate at restaurants.

"We run a small business, how could we afford to go to a restaurant! Your dad brought me some twice, and the taste was amazing, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it!" The butcher said, savoring the taste of the braised meat as if he were eating it right now.

"If the boss wants some, just tell my dad and he'll bring it to you."

"Then thank you in advance, young lady. I certainly won't be polite if you want to eat it. Since you didn't bring a bucket today, you can use mine! Your father can bring it tomorrow." The butcher put the offal along with the bucket on the cart, and packed the rest into oilcloth bags.

Wang Qing'er sat in the carriage thinking about some future plans. Now that she had more than 200 catties of dried chili peppers, she could make many new dishes. If Shang Congjian did not agree to the profit-sharing request, she could also agree to sell them recipes and then sell them ingredients.

After all, she's the only one who currently has chili peppers and some other vegetables.

Wang Qing'er suddenly remembered the bag of seeds the shopkeeper had given her. What kind of seeds could be inside? She couldn't help but feel a little excited!