Adorable Kids in Space: Lucky Wife is So Carefree

They got up before dawn to pick vegetables. Ru Xiu picked two baskets, while Li Guye, Cai Feng, and her second aunt picked a total of six baskets, filling them to the brim.

They could earn an extra twenty coins for nothing. Uncle Shuanzi arrived very early and helped load a whole oxcart. Caifeng also followed the oxcart, thinking she wanted to buy some coarse cloth for the children.

The back door of Baixianglou had just opened when the waiter saw Ruxiu and urged, "Madam, you've finally arrived! Hurry up to the second floor. The manager guessed you would come this morning and waited downstairs for a long time before coming up. He said he has something urgent to discuss with you."

“This is my aunt, so you can just weigh it and pay for it for her.” Ru Xiu told Cai Feng to go to the fabric store and wait for him after paying.

After agreeing, Caifeng hurriedly went to weigh the vegetables with the waiter. It was her first time doing business, so she was a little flustered.

"I knew you just got back yesterday and didn't dare to bother you, but your vegetables and fish and shrimp have been out of stock for two days, and many of your regular customers are urging you to hurry up."

"See if you can increase the supply a bit. Some customers are now ordering food specifically to take home, so sales have increased a lot. Plus, we have to deliver to customers' homes every day, so even increasing the quantity two or three times might not be enough."

“It takes time for vegetables to grow. I’ve already brought you a lot more than you expected. I’ve raised a lot of fish and shrimp, so I’ll try to bring you as much as possible. This batch of fish should be enough to supply you with about 300 catties, and about 100 catties of shrimp should be no problem.”

The fish and shrimp in the pond were crowded together, and Ruxiu was worried that she wouldn't be able to sell them.

"That makes things easier. You'll have to make sure you have enough to eat from now on. The landlord is thinking of trying to bring some more to Shanghang County so that his children and grandchildren can enjoy some good food, but he's worried that the journey is too far and they won't be able to keep them alive."

"Have you considered buying dried fish and shrimp? Dried fish and shrimp should be able to be sold around the end of the year, right?"

"We usually sell cured chicken, duck and pork during the Chinese New Year. We haven't tried dried fish and shrimp before. If you can supply them, you can make a small batch for us to try. If it tastes this good, it might sell a lot before the New Year. I'll talk to the owner about this."

Dry goods are not heavy and are easy to transport. If all the dozen or so branches were to be covered, the sales volume would be huge, Manager Wang secretly calculated.

"I was just saying, let's try it out first. I'll make a few dozen kilograms first. If it doesn't sell well, I can eat it myself during the New Year so it won't go to waste." With the expanded space, there will naturally be more fish and shrimp. I should be able to harvest a batch or two of fish and shrimp from the small pond on the mountain before the New Year.

"Then I won't bother you any longer. I'll bring the fish and shrimp over in a bit."

"Then hurry up and go. I've already told those regular customers that fish and shrimp will be arriving at noon today. If we're late, we won't be able to finish cooking," Manager Wang urged anxiously.

This time, they took eight buckets of fish and three buckets of shrimp directly from their spatial storage, and all of them were larger than the previous two times. Luckily, the waiter arrived in time, otherwise Ru Xiu herself wouldn't have been able to pull them all, which brought a smile to Manager Wang's face. He had been driven crazy by his regular customers these past few days.

Ru Xiu suddenly earned another fifteen taels of silver. With toys, fish, and shrimp, Ru Xiu thought that she would be a wealthy woman earning several hundred taels a month in the future, and she felt a little happy.

She collected the six hundred chicks into her space and ordered another four hundred, requesting the shopkeeper to send them directly to the mountain in the next episode. The shopkeeper, seeing that Ru Xiuxin was not flustered, happily agreed, truly afraid that this big customer would run away.

I bought 100 jin of sorghum seeds from the grain store and threw them into my space, so that the land in my space was basically full of plants.

It seems I need to ask Manager Wang to help me find a place to rent in town. My two children will be starting school after the New Year, and it's not good for them to walk more than ten miles every day. I'm also worried about them.

Ru Xiu has no plans to buy a house yet; if she were to buy one, she would have to go to Taocheng or Shanghang County.

I also want to buy a cow, so it will be convenient to transport vegetables, fish, shrimp and chicken in the future, and the whole family can go back for a visit during our time off.

At the fabric shop, Caifeng stuffed over five hundred coins into Ruxiu's pocket and insisted on dragging her to buy meat and a large pig's trotter. She insisted on treating everyone herself, indulging in a great luxury. She was even thinking of buying some sweets and cakes, but Ruxiu reminded her of the pastries that had been brought back from home yesterday, so she stopped.

"I made about two taels of silver from selling vegetables this time, something I never dared to dream of before. I bought some cloth for myself, my child, and my child's father, and I also bought half a basket of scraps of cloth to make shoes. I'm in a good mood today, so please let me treat you this once."

Caifeng beamed with joy, holding Ruxiu's hand and chatting happily, completely forgetting the hardships she had endured recently.

Having experienced the hardships of life, they are usually quiet and reserved, but if they had money, they would definitely be modern-day shopaholics who love to buy things.

After dinner, Ruxiu sat down with her second aunt and Sister Shi to discuss having someone make dolls.

"It's fine to use the same people who did the needlework last time: Sixth Sister, Tang Li, Granny Qin, and Eighth Aunt. They know each other well, so it won't be so tiring. Sister Shi, you should also see which of your sisters are good at it and find a few more to do it. With more people, it won't be so rushed, and we'll be able to make it in time."

"Do we need so many people? It'll be hard to manage if there are too many people, and it'll cost a lot of money. Shi-jie and I will do more, and Cai-feng can do some more when she's free in the evenings." Auntie was worried that Ru-xiu's expenses were too high.

“Two thousand dolls a month is quite a lot. It will definitely require a lot of people to participate. We can’t let you and Sister Shi go blind just to earn this little bit of hard-earned money. You are my closest relatives! We are doing this business for the long term, not just for the short term.” Auntie’s eyes were a little moist.

When Ru Xiu revealed the quantity, everyone was shocked, realizing that the truckload of materials they had brought back was something even Shi Jie hadn't noticed.

"I'll draw the doll designs tonight, and Sister Shi will make a template based on it. Once the template is ready, we'll discuss it with them."

"But aren't you afraid they'll learn it?" Sister Xin asked after a long silence. She was so young, yet she already had concerns. What if someone learned it before she even started making money?

"Listen to your mother, our house isn't very big, so we let them take everything back to make. But each person gets a different craft, and each toy can be divided among several people to make. Finally, we will do the final sewing."

"Can we do it this way?" Sister Xin's eyes lit up.

“Yes, just like the four dolls from last time. The rabbit's ears, the horse's body, the brush handle, and the hawthorn leaves can be made for one person; the rabbit's head, the horse's mouth and hooves, the brush bristles, and the hawthorn's face can be made for another person…”

“I know, I know. Let them take it back and make it themselves. They can bring it back every day after they finish. Then my mother, my second aunt, Aunt Caifeng, and I will finish it. They definitely won’t know what we’re making.” Our Sister Shi is very clever. She understood immediately, and a smile finally appeared on her face.

Just like the clothing from the Thirteen Factories of Guangzhou, experienced craftsmen can spot imitations very quickly. Moreover, professional embroiderers are definitely better than us in terms of both fabric and craftsmanship. Our Tang family's products are made to earn money from the initial design, so we will definitely make as many as possible and not let counterfeit factories profit from them.