Chapter 84

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Shen Yuntang assigned the task of making noodles to Ah Xiang and raised their wages.

Before, the two of them were paid three taels of silver a month, but now Wang Sanyi is paid two taels of silver a month, and Ah Xiang’s workload has increased, so she is paid four taels of silver.

At first, Shen Yuntang didn't know how much money the noodle shop would make. He was also not sure about the character of the couple, whether they were hardworking, and whether they were worth the three cents of silver. Later I found that the money was great value for money, and because of their dedication I wanted to raise their wages to the average wage in the county, two cents of silver per person.

Later, when Ah Xiang saw that Shen Yuntang had to knead dough to make noodles, cook soup, and make sausages every day, and that the sales of sausages were obviously higher than those of noodle soup, she discussed with Shen Yuntang and let him do those jobs in the future.

In the past, when the couple set up a stall, they did more work and could handle it, but it doesn’t matter now.

The noodle soup and hand-rolled noodles are easy to make. A big part of the reason why his noodles are delicious comes from the seasoning that Shen Yuntang bought in the future. Because of this seasoning, he can earn more than ten taels of silver every month, and sometimes he can earn more during festivals.

This is far more than many noodle shops in the county. Other noodle shops of the same size as his can generally only earn five or six taels of silver. He already makes twice as much as others.

The reason why it is difficult to increase sales is not because of the noodles, but because there are few rich people in the county town and few people can afford to go to restaurants every day.

It’s different when sausages are added. Only half of the people in the county like to eat noodles, but about 80% like sausages.

He thought he could make more money by focusing on sausages, so he told Ah Xiang the amount of seasoning to use in the noodle soup, so that the noodles would taste the same as before and would not make old customers dissatisfied.

He was making sausages in the yard with his soil. He had ordered pig intestines from the neighbor who slaughtered pigs in the alley.

Every time the butcher slaughtered a pig, the owner would give him the internal organs in addition to money. He would then send these pig intestines to sell to Shen Yuntang, and the price was cheaper than that sold in the vegetable market.

He would deliver a bucket of pig intestines almost every two or three days. Sometimes he would kill a lot of pigs, more than ten at a time, and would deliver a lot of pig intestines.

Whenever the pig intestines were delivered, Tugen would sit on a small stool and wash them. He washed them quickly and cleanly.

There was a well in the yard. He could squat by the well and wash directly after drawing water. When he lived in the previous yard, there was no well in the yard, so he had to go to the carpenter's house to draw water every day. Although the carpenter said he could draw water for them for free, they were embarrassed and would leave a few cents every time.

The carpenter said that they always went to his house to make things, and it would be too polite to give him money. He said that he would be angry if he paid him again. Shen Yuntang would send some food over, but he still felt embarrassed and even embarrassed to go to his house to make things.

Fortunately, there is a well in the yard now, so he is no longer afraid to go to the carpenter's house to make things.

During the day, Tugen washed pig intestines. Then he went to the carpenter's house and gave the carpenter the drawings of the furniture he wanted to make.

This time we made a lot of things, including a bunk bed and a double bed for Tugen. Although Tugen lives alone, Cheng Yeran said that a double bed is more comfortable. His room is not small, so he can fit it in the bed. If he can get a bigger one, he'll buy one.

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A table was booked for Tugen and Yuanbao respectively.

Two dining tables were made, one for the courtyard and one for everyone to eat together.

Originally, Cheng Yeran said that since they could use electrical appliances, they would buy an electric rice cooker and eat by themselves, but Shen Yuntang said that he liked to eat with everyone as it would be more lively.

Cheng Yeran knew that he liked cooking and liked the feeling of being needed by everyone, but he didn't want Shen Yuntang to be too tired, so he said he wanted to hire a cook to come back to cook. However, Shen Yuntang was afraid that it would be unsafe if outsiders came into the house.

Now, except for Axiang and his wife in the shop, everyone else is a relative. Although relatives are not necessarily safe, they always make him feel more at ease.

Cheng Yeran said that they would look for one first, and if they found a suitable one, they would let her come home, and if they couldn’t find one, they would talk later.

In fact, they can buy people in this era. If they hold the indenture in their hands, they can be more loyal. However, their current identities are not suitable.

They were just doing a small business, and it cost seven or eight taels to buy a person. Although it was not expensive, they still had to pay him wages and manage his food, drink, and daily expenses. So even some families who were richer than them would not buy anyone. It would be better to hire someone or take in an apprentice. If they bought someone, it would be too conspicuous. Cheng Yeran also doesn't like this model.

When Tu Gen heard that they wanted to find a cook, he hesitated for two days and asked Shen Yuntang, "Can I ask my sister to cook? She cooks delicious food, works efficiently, and is two years younger than me."

He has a younger brother who is four years younger than him, but this time the job is to be a cook, so it would not be appropriate for his younger brother to come. If possible, he really wants to bring all his brothers and sisters over.

"She's two years younger than you, which means she's only thirteen? Asking a thirteen-year-old to cook for our whole family? Forget it." Cheng Yeran rejected it first, so that they wouldn't have to take care of the child anymore.

Yuanbao was about the same age when he first came to their house, but Yuanbao's situation was special. All his family members had died. If he didn't come to their house to work and earn money, he would have starved to death.

At that time, he didn't ask Yuanbao to do any heavy work. He only asked him to sell goods and talk, and all the heavy work was left to his fourth brother.

Now that Yuanbao is a little older, his fourth brother is the one rushing to do the heavy work. With the help of wild dogs, Yuanbao can make soap more easily.

After hearing what Cheng Yeran said, Tugen didn't dare to mention it again.

He was already very grateful that Cheng Yeran had taken him in, but he was still asking for too much and was afraid that Cheng Yeran would drive him away. It's just that he came here to live a good life. Thinking of his younger brother and sister living a hard life at home, he felt sad and guilty. If only he had let his younger brother come here, he would have suffered for so many years and was used to it, but his younger brother and sister were still so young...

However, he thought that there were so many people coming to buy sausages every day, and there would definitely be more people buying sausages in two years. By then, they might be short of manpower. He could recommend his brothers and sisters to Shen Yuntang. In two years, they would not look down on his brothers and sisters for being young.

Recently, Yuanbao has been making a new soap according to Cheng Yeran’s ideas, a pink peach blossom soap with a peach blossom-shaped pattern printed in the middle, and the name of the Xiangjie brand below the pattern.

The other one is transparent, but the rose is too big, so Yuanbao suggested making a peach blossom one. The transparent soap is made into a round shape with a peach blossom enclosed in the middle.

It just so happened that the peach blossoms were in full bloom recently, so he and Ye Gou went out and picked up a big sack of peach blossoms. They picked and chose, and selected the most beautiful one hundred or so flowers to make soap. The finished product was very beautiful, like a work of art, and it was cheap at only fifty cents a piece.

After he finished the work, before he even went out to set up the stall, it was already ordered by several shops in the city. Cheng Yeran said that Yuanbao would release it first, and then it could be sold to several shops.

Several shop owners paid deposits, and some asked for several dozen yuan each, and some asked for a hundred yuan.

Yuanbao took the wild dog to pick peach blossoms for two days and finally made 500 pieces. This is also made into a spring limited edition, and it is only made in this season of the year. It cannot be made without flowers the rest of the time.

After deducting the orders from the shop owners, I still have 200 yuan left that I can sell myself.

The pink peach blossom soap is also beautiful, but this one is less troublesome to make and is priced at forty cents a piece.

A lot of the previous soy milk soap was also ordered by several shops. The Zhou family next door worked late into the night to print and package them, and they were very busy.

Originally when they moved in, they said the two families would get together and have a meal, but the Zhou family simply couldn't spare the time.

Yuanbao's two kinds of soaps are ready, and the custom-made clothes are also ready. All that's left is to invite Yang Shiming to come and draw the pictures, and then go to Zhou's house to make the printing plates, and then they can be printed.

It will probably take another month before sales start.

But during this period, another incident happened. The cloth shop that made clothes for Yuanbao recognized Yuanbao. Yuanbao had gone out to sell soap before, and not only did the soap sell well, but the clothes he wore were also popular throughout the county. Many boys ordered the same clothes as Yuanbao, and even many girls ordered the same clothes as Yuanbao.

This cloth shop usually sells cloth, and also makes custom clothes for people, or sells some ready-made clothes. They seized the business opportunity and directly made many sets of clothes customized by Yuanbao.

When Yuanbao got the clothes, he found that there were already many similar ones on the street. Although no one had seen Yuanbao wearing this clothes, the clothes themselves were good-looking, and there was the gimmick that they were custom-made by Yuanbao. Everyone bought them because they thought Yuanbao hadn't worn them yet. When Yuanbao wore them, they became the first group of people to wear the same clothes as Yuanbao. Others who ordered their own clothes later would be too late and their clothes would be out of date.

Yuanbao was in mixed feelings and went home to tell Cheng Yeran about these things. Cheng Yeran also felt a headache when he heard it. He originally wanted to launch a new type of soap, some new patterns and new clothes, but the new clothes were already all over the streets, and if Yuanbao wore them again, they would not be new anymore.

"Remake it. I'll do it for him." Shen Yuntang is good at making clothes, and he also loves to do these. He often studies the embroidery pattern, but he has no place to show his embroidery skills on weekdays. So he embroidered some bamboo on Cheng Yeran's cuffs, and embroidered a bunch of purses and sachets for him to wear. He also embroidered some things on their pillows and backs. Cheng Yeran said that embroidering too large an area would rub the skin, so he embroidered some small flowers for embellishment. He also prefers delicate patterns and does not like large and complicated patterns.

During that time, I heard that Yuanbao went out to find a cloth shop to make his clothes, and he had a quarrel with Cheng Yeran. He asked Cheng Yeran if he didn't like his craftsmanship, so he went outside to find the clothes. Later, Cheng Yeran explained clearly that he was afraid that he would be too tired. The two reconciled, and after resolving their misunderstandings, they had a sweet night because of this incident.

Now there is another opportunity to make clothes. Before Cheng Yeran can think of other ways, he took the initiative to ask for this job.

"I'm not giving you money, why are you so anxious?" Cheng Yeran looked at him with a smile. He found that every time Shen Yuntang mentioned something he liked, he would be as anxious as a child grabbing candy. This was so cute. "I know you are omnipotent and can do everything, but how can you have the energy to make clothes now?"

"I can make clothes at night. Otherwise, if you go out and find someone else to do it, you might be exposed." Shen Yuntang used to sew some things at night, but he used to light an oil lamp. Now they have a table lamp, which is very bright and does not strain the eyes at all. He can sew faster.

Cheng Yeran thought for a moment and said, "It would be nice if I could get a sewing machine."

"What is a sewing machine?" Yuanbao asked him.

"It's used for sewing clothes. There's a needle on it. You put the cloth on it and step on it. The needle will move, and you can make a piece of clothing in a short while." Cheng Yeran rubbed his chin and thought. In the future, people will use electric sewing machines. If he bought some solar panels, he could also use an electric sewing machine. The only difference is that the machine is very loud and he was afraid that the neighbors would hear it.

But it would also be possible to buy an old-fashioned sewing machine. He remembered that it should be made of iron and wood, and had a belt to control the rollers. If he bought one and found a craftsman, he might be able to figure out how to make it.

If you just ask a craftsman to make it to order, there is a risk of exposing your workmanship. Shen Yuntang's father is a carpenter, but he doesn't know how to forge iron, so those metal parts are difficult to make.

He can do it separately and then bring it back and assemble it himself.

But I need to buy a sewing machine first and use it first.

In the evening, he took Shen Yuntang to Wangchun Tower and bought a sewing machine.

However, the style of this dress has not been decided yet. The previous style was made by me after I went to the fabric shop and told them my ideas, and the fabric shop made it according to their ideas.

There is nothing new about this style, it just has some improvements on the pattern.

Cheng Yeran bought two illustration books of ancient comics and several books on costumes for ancient TV dramas, intending to refer to them, find some inspiration, and make some improvements.

Cheng Yeran has also been learning painting recently. He had never learned it before he traveled through time. Now he has an extra painting class. He also found that although he has no talent, he can still draw a similar shape.

But when he returned, he saw Shen Yuntang lying on the table.

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He leaned over to take a look and found that Shen Yuntang's painting was very good. "You are really a genius. You can draw anything well."

When Shen Yuntang heard him say this, she shyly covered the paper with her hands, "It's not as good as you said, it's just a casual drawing, the boys and girls in the village can draw."

"You can draw, but what about clothes? Can you draw them? Since the clothes Yuanbao wears have become popular, it's better for us to make money instead of letting others make it." Cheng Yeran hugged him excitedly, "When my book arrives, try to draw some clothing styles."

Shen Yuntang was stunned by his hug: "Just draw, why are you so excited?"

"I feel excited when I see you shine in the field you love." Cheng Yeran thought, how great it would be if Shen Yuntang was born in the future, he would definitely live a more exciting life than now.

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Shen Yuntang and Tugen work together to make sausages all day long. They can make dozens of sausages in a batch and transport them to the noodle shop to sell. They can almost be sold out in a day.

He could earn six or seven hundred coins a day, and there were even long queues. Later, many snack shops would order sausages from him to sell in their own shops, and even big restaurants like Wangchunlou would place orders for sausages from them.

The orders suddenly increased, and Shen Yuntang hired another helper to help with the firewood and other chores.

He has a meat grinder at home. Although it is a hand-cranked type, it is faster than chopping meat with a kitchen knife at home. He can make a large plate of meat in a short time.

With helpers, they worked faster and production gradually increased.

Later, the news spread to several neighboring counties, and many people came to buy goods. Sausages were not easy to spoil, so many people drove donkey carts here to buy them and resell them. They could make a lot of money by selling one sausage for seventeen or eighteen cents.

Shen Yuntang makes sausages during the day and studies clothing patterns at night, so he has no time to cook for the family. During this period, the family either has Yuanbao cooks for them or eats out at a noodle restaurant.

Cheng Yeran saw Yuanbao and the others busy making soap, and Shen Yuntang busy making sausages. Cheng Yeran felt that he had become the most idle person in the family.

It just so happened that the custom-made furniture arrived today, and several of the carpenter's apprentices helped to transport it, and he directed them to unload the goods.

The bunk bed was placed in the Yuanbao room, and tables and beds for other people were also arranged, and then there was more than just his study room.

There was only a table and two chairs in the study before. There were so many books that they couldn’t fit on the table, so they had to put a few benches on top.

Two tables were delivered today and placed side by side in front of the window. Another table was placed against the wall, and a custom-made large bookshelf was placed against the other wall.

He bought the chair online. It is soft and protects the waist. Recently, he often saw Shen Yuntang pounding his waist, so he thought of buying a comfortable chair for Shen Yuntang.

He piled up all the books that had no place to be placed on the bookshelf.

He posted his study plan on the wall. Before, all the plans were in his mind, but now he wrote them down so that he could manage his time better.

He was going to take the exam next spring and wrote the countdown time on it. Although he was just going to experience the exam atmosphere next year, he was not careless and took the exam seriously. If he passed the exam in one try, it would save him time. If he failed, he would not feel pressured and could learn a lesson from it.

He also made a small snack rack and placed Shen Yuntang's favorite snacks on it. He also bought two pots of flowers and placed them on the windowsill. He hoped that when Shen Yuntang came back from the noodle shop, he would see the changes in the small study and praise him. It would be even better if he could give him a reward and kiss him.

In the end, Yuanbao and the wild dog were the first to come back. Cheng Yeran heard them quarreling outside and went out to take a look.

Yuanbao and Ye Gou were so excited to see their new beds that they both climbed up to the upper bunk to take a look. Both of them wanted to sleep on it and neither of them wanted to get down.

Not only were they both extremely excited, Cheng Yeran also discovered that Shen Yuntang had returned as well. He was standing at the door looking at the bunk beds, and seemed very interested.

He quickly pulled Shen Yuntang over and said, "I'm not interested in this. We can't sleep on the upper and lower bunks. How can a couple sleep on the upper and lower bunks?"