Seeing their hesitant expressions, Qin Sanniang quickly said, "Actually, there's no need to reduce the quantity; on the contrary, we should make more!"

"Why is that?" the two asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"Think about it, although others can also make earmuffs and gloves, what about the quality? Even if the workmanship is exquisite, can their fabric be as good as ours? Besides, they definitely don't sell these in Jiangzhou City. In addition to selling them in He County, we can also bring them to Jiangzhou to sell! And we need to have our own brand, let's call it Red Bean, which echoes the red bean beads on it. What do you think?"

No matter what product becomes popular for a time, imitations will always spring up like mushrooms after rain. So how can one win in the business battle? In addition to maintaining the original quality, one must also continuously innovate new styles and develop a larger market.

Although they couldn't fully understand her theory, Wu Chunhua and Liao Hongying exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, "We'll do as you say, Third Sister. Starting tomorrow, we'll make more!"

It would be good if they could sell for a longer period of time. Fortunately, they have already made so much money, and they can't be ungrateful!

Today we sold a hundred pairs of gloves and earmuffs, earning a total of about fifty taels of silver, which is quite a pleasant surprise if the three of us split it equally!

Back to Liu's side, she was sitting at home when she heard someone calling her name outside the door. Upon hearing it, she realized it was the village head's wife and quickly went out to greet her.

"Madam Village Head, what brings you here?" Liu asked with a smile, her friendly manner as if she were an old acquaintance. However, in this Shiligou, besides knowing Wang Guixiang and He Xing, she had only ever interacted with Wang.

Wang was equally delighted. She grabbed Liu's hand and said familiarly, "We're slaughtering a pig for the New Year today. If you're free, come over for the pig-slaughtering feast at noon. Don't forget! Bring the kids too!"

Hearing that it was time to slaughter a pig for the New Year, Liu was very happy, which meant that life in Shiligou was not bad! At least it was much better than in their hometown!

Before they fled, years of war and chaos had meant they hadn't slaughtered a pig for the New Year in a long time! They had almost forgotten what it tasted like to slaughter a pig for the New Year!

Liu hurriedly offered her congratulations and promised to definitely come for the meal! This was a big deal. Since they had invited you, it was a great honor. It would be impolite of you not to go.

So, before noon, Liu and He Yingyuan took several children to the village head's house for a feast of pork stew.

Before going, I brought a bag of pastries that my eldest daughter had made, carefully wrapped in hemp paper, and a small jar of wine as a gift. Even in ordinary, prosperous years, these things would be quite presentable, let alone now!

Sure enough, when Wang saw the gifts, she smiled broadly, revealing two rows of teeth, and her eyes narrowed into crescent moons! Even the village head, upon seeing the jar of wine that Liu had brought, had to remark on how generous this family was!

Because they hadn't expected Qin San Niang and the others to return around noon, He Yingyuan and Liu Shi hadn't left them any message, intending to go back after lunch. Seeing Da Wa and the others coming to look for them, they realized the women had already gone home!

Wang insisted on keeping the children for a meal, so the eldest child stayed to eat with his grandmother. As for the little tiger? He kept looking for his mother, so the chubby girl brought him back.

Little Tiger only stopped crying when his mother held him in her arms!

About half an hour later, Liu and the others returned together.

After all, they had to worship the Kitchen God tonight. After quickly finishing their meal, Liu was in a hurry to come back and make dumplings, put up couplets, and prepare things for the Kitchen God worship!

He Yingyuan took the couplets handed to him by his wife and resignedly went to cook the paste. He was going to paste the Kitchen God image and the couplets above the stove. Since he was a scholar and the most learned among the four families, it was naturally most appropriate for him to do this task!

When Liu saw that her eldest daughter and the others had bought all kinds of candy, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that they might forget since they had returned so early! Candy was necessary for the Kitchen God Festival, otherwise it wouldn't be complete.

"Mother, we bought candied melon, winter melon candy, and maltose. Use these as you see fit. Is there anything else we need to prepare?" Qin San Niang genuinely didn't know, and at this point, she didn't care if she'd given herself away to Liu Shi. After all, she was her mother; what couldn't she ask?

Sure enough, Liu sighed helplessly! She explained the process of the Kitchen God Festival to her in detail. As for why her eldest daughter didn't know these things? It was all because of that old hag! She controlled everything in the house and didn't give her eldest daughter's family any food or drink!

Thinking of this, Liu felt sorry for her grandsons again! The pang of heartache from the pure meat dumplings had completely vanished. Instead, she told Qin San Niang that they didn't need so much sugar for the Kitchen God Festival; a few candied melons and winter melons would suffice, and the rest could be left for the children.

In the afternoon, the women busily prepared dinner! Large dumplings with pure meat filling were a must. Liu also prepared millet flour cakes and sorghum and red bean rice, all of which were to be used for the sacrificial rites. Qin San Niang and Wu Chunhua also made jujube cakes, which tasted even better and the children loved them!

By the time Gu Qingshan returned to Shiligou in the cold wind, it was already getting dark.

Upon seeing who it was, Da Wa quickly unloaded the horse from the carriage and took it to the backyard to feed it grass and water.

Fearing that the chill on his body might make the baby cold, Gu Qingshan first went to his room to change his clothes and shoes, and then drank a bowl of hot water to warm up before entering the main room.

Inside the main room, Liu was leading everyone in making dumplings, and even He Yingyuan was pulled in to join in. This was Qin San Niang's idea, saying that it was wrong for a gentleman to stay away from the kitchen; a gentleman also needs to eat, sleep, and drink, so cooking occasionally is good for his health!

Liu was extremely embarrassed. How could she let the scholar do such a thing? It was simply a waste of his hands that held the brush.

To everyone's surprise, Scholar He casually picked up a dumpling wrapper and skillfully wrapped a dumpling with both hands, and it looked quite professional! Liao Hongying was also astonished; when did her husband learn to do this?!

"I just watched you guys make them, and that's how I learned! It's not that difficult." He Yingyuan explained. Only he knew that in his past life, because he missed his family and wanted to recreate the taste, he had made dumplings countless times, which is how he developed this skill!

Qin San Niang had no choice but to give a thumbs up. She had originally wanted to see him make a fool of himself, but instead, he had gained face again! She really didn't expect that He Xiucai, who had never lifted a finger in the kitchen, could actually make dumplings, and even better than her?! It was truly outrageous!