Chapter 574 Snowy Day

Now Shen Yueyao's name is well-known in Beijing.

Because it is cold in winter, every household has to build a kang and install a stove. Everyone knows that a heated kang and a stove can keep you warm.

In fact, many people are also wondering what is going on in Shen Yueyao's brain and how can she have so many things.

And they are things that no one can even imagine.

It’s that kang, it’s really warm.

It was a cold day and snowing heavily outside, but I didn't feel cold at all sitting on the warm kang.

No wonder the emperor granted him an imperial decree.

Indeed, they now believe that because of the heated kangs in the north, many people have survived the winter and fewer people have frozen to death.

In fact, more people are also grateful to Shen Yueyao.

Because the nobles needed a lot of firewood to heat their kangs.

Some poor families worked hard to cut more firewood and sent it to the city to sell, which sold very well.

Firewood was not easy to sell in the past.

In addition, poor families can also build kangs.

People in their village can learn how to make a kang by themselves. Once they have learned it, the villagers will help each other to make the kang, so that they won’t feel cold when sleeping on the warm kang in winter.

The happiest person was the emperor.

The emperor loved the people. When he learned that the people were using heated kangs to keep warm, he no longer had to worry about them freezing to death in the freezing weather.

"By the way, didn't you bring some potatoes and sweet potatoes? Have you cut them into slices? Bring them over and roast them."

"Yes, yes, use potato and sweet potato gratin."

"This was a gift from the Emperor to my family. I didn't expect it to be so delicious."

"The most important thing is the high yield. The emperor has planted so many potatoes and sweet potatoes in the imperial farm, and the yield per acre is 15 or 16 dan."

This is equivalent to a production of 1,500 to 1,600 kilograms.

"Yes, stir-fried potatoes and stewed chicken are especially delicious. They are my favorite. When potatoes are seasoned, they taste even better than chicken."

"By the way, do we have French fries and ketchup in our store?"

Several young men asked the store staff.

The staff member said, “Yes.”

"Give us four orders of fries, then."

There were four of them, just enough for four servings.

Yes, although Shen Yueyao is not in Beijing, she will provide guidance through letters on how to operate the Beijing milk tea shop and what new foods to add.

So now milk tea shops have French fries.

Shen Yueyao actually wanted to add a hamburger later.

"When my stove is installed, I invite you to come to my house and we'll gather around it, make tea, and bake something to eat."

"And don't forget the grilled ham."

"Yes, this grilled ham sausage is absolutely amazing, so delicious."

"Yes, it's delicious not only when grilled, but also when fried. Fortunately, there are more ham sausages now, and we can still rush to buy them."

"That's right. We couldn't buy it before, and everyone rushed to buy it. It's really delicious."

"My parents specifically asked the steward to buy more ham sausages so that we can prepare them for the New Year."

Not only that, there are now even roadside stalls selling roasted sweet potatoes and grilled sausages.

Yes, it was just a small rack with sausages roasted on it. Each sausage cost twenty cents, and people were rushing to buy them.

Of course, the cost of ham sausage is not high, but everyone likes to eat it.

Some of the stalls were arranged by Shen Yueyao.

In her letter, she asked Manager Fan to recruit some people who came from poor families and were often hungry.

Let them set up some small stalls to cook food, they can earn some money to supplement their family income.

Shen Yueyao also helped many people invisibly.

But not many people know this.

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Although it was snowing in the capital, Lin Chi was responsible for delivering the goods to the door.

He takes the items ordered by the customer and goes to the customer's door on time.

Zhou Mansion

When the steward of Zhou Mansion knew that Lin Chi had delivered the things, he hurried out with his men.

"Oh, Manager Lin is here."

Manager Zhou was always polite to Lin Chi.

Although he was the manager of a wealthy family, everyone knew that Lin Chi was Mrs. Shen, oh, no, now it should be said that he was a subordinate of Shen Gaoming.

Lord Su and Shen Gaoming are both popular figures around the emperor.

No one else can compare.

Besides, Manager Lin is so capable at such a young age and is highly valued by Shen Gaoming, so he should not be underestimated.

So Manager Zhou treated him politely.

Lin Chi also knew that the reason why the managers of these wealthy families were polite to him and never made things difficult for him was because the master behind him was Shen Yueyao.

"You are too polite, Steward Zhou. These are things ordered from the mansion. Please check if there are any problems."

"Oh, Manager Lin is our top choice. There will definitely be no problem."

"Let's check it out as usual."

"Okay, let's check it out." Manager Zhou took people to check it out, confirmed that there was no problem, and paid the final payment.

Lin Chi helped to carry the things in.

Manager Zhou invited him in for a drink of water, but Lin Chi refused.

Lin Chi drove the carriage back to the farm again to continue loading and delivering goods.

"Manager Lin, don't you take a break on a snowy day?"

Lin Chi shook his head and said, "It's okay. This little snow is nothing. I won't be cold."

He now wears a sweater inside, a down jacket outside, and thick boots, so he doesn't feel cold even on snowy days.

Yes, now Lin Chi has built a group of people by delivering takeout and goods to people's homes, and he has saved up five or six hundred taels of silver.

This was something he had never dared to think about before.

He also learned to read on a daily basis, and after learning pinyin, he learned to read faster.

He knew that if he wanted to do a good job for his boss, he had to be knowledgeable.

So when he is not busy every day, he studies hard.

If he didn't understand something, he could ask the people in Zhuangzi, and those who could read would teach him seriously.

So he writes his own letters now.

When I first started writing letters, I didn’t know how to write many words, so I marked them in pinyin first and then asked others.

If you write more times, you will be able to write.

So he wrote letters to his parents himself.

He sent most of the money to his parents in his hometown.

If I say I miss home, of course I do, and I miss my parents too.

But you can see a lot of things and learn a lot outside.

Especially when I made a few hundred taels of silver, my parents wrote back saying how excited and proud they were.

His parents said to keep it for him, and they would buy him a house in town or county when he wanted to.

You can also buy a shop.

A few hundred taels of silver could buy several shops in my hometown, Beiliu Town.

He told his parents to buy whatever they liked to eat.

My parents also said that they are all earning money now, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law also earn a lot. They are both managers, and managers get more monthly wages and bonuses than ordinary employees. They can't spend all the money they earn on food, and they have saved a lot, so he doesn't have to worry about home.

But how could he not miss home?

Especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching, he misses his parents even more.

I want them to buy more New Year's goods and not be frugal.

My parents said they feel more comfortable in their hometown.

His parents actually wanted him to go back, but they also respected his thoughts.

He knew that his employer would have a holiday around the New Year, so he planned to take a boat home to celebrate the New Year.

The thought of rushing home for the New Year makes him excited.

I feel motivated to work.

While thinking about something, Lin Chi came to the gate of a small courtyard. He walked up and knocked on the door.

A pretty girl opened the door.

Seeing that it was Lin Chi, she said happily: "Brother Lin, you are here."

Lin Chi brought down a box of sausages and said, "This is the sausage you ordered."

The girl's parents, brother and sister-in-law opened a pie shop.

Although their store is small, they do good business because their pies are delicious.

Since they learned about ham, they have developed their own green pepper and ham pie, which is very popular.

So they often order sausages, and Lin Chi often comes to deliver them.

Once, there was a disturbance and Lin Chi came to their rescue. Zhao Qiaoqiao and her family were very grateful to Lin Chi.

In fact, it is also because many people know that behind Lin Chi is Shen Yueyao, which also means Su Xueyi.

Everyone knows the seriousness of this matter.

Furthermore, the Emperor forbids causing trouble and bullying others. If the Emperor knows that someone is bullying others by taking advantage of their power, they will be in big trouble.

So the people who were causing trouble were all terrified.

So no one dared to cause trouble in Zhao’s small store anymore.

"Brother Lin, thank you."

"Brother Lin, it's snowing and cold outside. Come in and have some hot tea."