Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

"Yuanbao, what have I done to deserve this? I'm only benefiting from your good fortune."

Thinking of her previous life, Yuanbao sighed, "Sister, I'm so lucky to have been born into the Yuan family. I have parents, Chenxi, and all seven of you wonderful sisters."

He had a plan in mind: once his eldest sister's business was established, he would also arrange businesses for his other sisters. He also wanted to take good care of their health; the reason people in this era aged and died young was due to overwork and malnutrition, and he hoped all seven of his sisters would live to be a hundred years old.

Ten days have passed since his rebirth, and in that time he has accomplished much. He sold tea eggs, sold braised meat, repaid his elder sister's debt to prevent her from being divorced, accompanied Chenxi on her homecoming visit, invented a refrigerator to expand braised meat production, helped his sister divide the family property, learned to read and write with Chenxi, and finalized a collaboration on a storybook...

I'll have time to visit my uncle and sisters next ten days; I wonder how they're doing. Of course, I can't slack off on reading, writing stories, and growing chili peppers and tomatoes.

Originally, Yuansheng was thinking of having his father take the braised offal to Manager Cao of Donglaishun to taste and set a price, but now that Qingchun has arrived, there's no need for that anymore.

Yuan Sheng called Qing Chun into the kitchen. "Qing Chun, we've made some new dishes. Besides braised pig's head, we've also made a whole set of braised pig's head, trotters, and offal. When you get back, take this to Manager Cao and ask him how much a set costs. Also, should we keep this from Doctor Zhong?"

Zhong Langzhong is a good friend of Manager Cao and is trustworthy. However, the best way to keep a secret is to minimize the number of people who know about it. Zhou Qingchun thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yuan, it's still best to keep a distance a little."

“Okay.” Yuan Sheng cut a little of each kind of offal and put it in a sealed jar, handing it to Zhou Qingchun. Zhou Qingchun then secretly placed the jar on the carriage when no one was looking.

After finishing his consultation, Dr. Zhong and Zhou Qingchun returned to Qingshan Town.

Zhou Qingchun handed the braised offal to Manager Cao, who immediately opened it and tasted it. The things that Brother Yuan brought always brought him great rewards.

He ate the braised pig's trotters first; they were fragrant, chewy, and delicious!

I also had braised pig liver and braised pig heart. Compared to braised pork, they had a unique flavor and were delicious!

Is that braised pork intestines?

This stuff usually smells awful, but Brother Yuan actually braised it and sold it at Donglaishun? It smells like poop now.

Trusting Yuansheng, Manager Cao closed his eyes and ate a piece. Mmm! How could it be so delicious! He had never known that large intestine tasted like this. Fragrant! So fragrant!

Having tried braised large intestines, Manager Cao is no longer afraid to eat braised pig stomach. He ate a piece and found it to be chewy and flavorful, delicious!

He was particularly impressed by the braised large intestine and braised pig stomach! Two completely new textures and flavors! It has to be his original brother! Making those low-class offal into something really tasteless.

Zhou Qingchun prompted, "What about the pricing?"

Manager Cao began to calculate, "A pig weighing two hundred catties, I estimate that the head, hooves and offal will weigh eighty catties. One catty of raw meat yields eight taels of cooked meat, so the cooked meat will weigh about sixty catties. Things are valued for their scarcity. Go and tell my brother Yuan that it's three taels of silver per set, and we'll order five sets tomorrow."

“Okay,” Zhou Qingchun went to the Yuan family to deliver the message.

Yuansheng remained calm about the price, believing that scarcity increases value and that Donglaishun's sale of its unique braised food at a low price would damage Donglaishun's reputation.

Manager Cao thinks highly of me and wants to do business with me long-term, so naturally he won't skimp on such a small business deal.

But this price clearly shocked Zhou Changlin and Yuan Pan'er.

"Yuanbao, I remember you said Li Changshun sold us a set of head, trotters, and offal for seventy cash, and we can sell a set for three taels of silver?!?"

Yuan Sheng nodded. "The main reason is that we have a unique recipe, plus the brand value of Donglaishun." In later generations, the brand value was taken to the extreme. For the same quality bag with the same design, the price difference could be more than a thousand times.

Zhou Changlin said, "Yuanbao, this recipe and Donglaishun's thread are all yours. That way, one set will only cost us thirty coins, and we need five sets at a time. We can still earn one hundred and fifty coins a day! This is already helping us."

Yuan Pan'er also said, "Bao'er, this has already helped us a lot. Ma Xiangqin always brags about her younger brother Ma Laixi, who only earns eight hundred coins a month. We earn several taels a month! We make a year's worth of money!"

Yuan Sheng took Yuan Pan'er and Zhou Changlin's hands, "Sister and brother-in-law, please take this money. You've taken such good care of me since I was little, and you even caused my sister to almost be divorced because of you. I remember all these kindnesses. If you don't take this money, I won't feel at ease."

“We’d feel guilty if you gave us three taels! Yuanbao, when your brother-in-law saved you with those ten taels, he never thought of anything in return!”

And so, Yuansheng and his sister and brother-in-law were at an impasse, neither willing to back down.

After a long stalemate, Yuan Sheng sighed and finally conceded, "Brother-in-law, how about this, let's each compromise and split the three taels of silver in half."

“This is too much…” Zhou Changlin was about to say more.

Yuan Sheng waved his hand, "Brother-in-law, we're family, so there's no need for formalities. If you refuse again, it means you don't consider me family."

Since Yuan Sheng had already said all that, Zhou Changlin had no choice but to agree.

After Yuan Sheng left, Zhou Changlin and Yuan Pan'er started settling accounts.

They split one and a half ounces of head, hooves, and offal into five sets, which is... the two of them counted on their fingers, seven and a half ounces?!

They earn seven and a half taels a day? That's over three hundred days a year, which is... several thousand taels of silver!

Maybe Donglaishun will try the braised offal and order more because it sells well!

Oh my god! That's terrible!

No wonder Yuanbao said they would be incredibly wealthy! No wonder Yuanbao said he wanted to send the children to school!

No wonder Yuanbao suggested they sever ties with the Zhou family!

At that time, severing ties with his family stood on the side of absolute morality. Now, no matter how much money he and Pan'er earn, or how successful Yu Chuan and Yu Feng are in their studies, any attempts by the Zhou family to cling to them will be in vain! They will be despised by everyone!

snort!

He'll see what kind of faces these heartless snobs will turn out to be!

……

Two days later, the worship ceremony at Zhou Changlin's new house officially began.

Just as the feng shui master had predicted, the weather was clear and sunny, a truly auspicious day.

Zhou Changlin's family all wore newly made clothes. Zhou Changlin's back was still not healed, so he was carried to the scene.

Except for Sheng Guihua, who had to stay home and keep an eye on the secret recipe for the braising sauce, everyone else from Lao Yuan's family went to look after the house.

In addition, there were all the Zhou clan members except Zhou Chunqiang, Zhou Changlin's good friends, the Qian Xiaoyang family, and the Ma Chao family.

Zhou Chunsheng and Zhou Hanjiang were beaming with joy. They had already set out incense, candles, fruits, flowers, and the five grains (rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans) symbolizing a bountiful harvest in the courtyard.