Chapter 46: Really Capable

Jiang Mixia and Zheng talked for a long time and reached a preliminary intention of cooperation.

Jiang Mixia drew the puppet design and Zheng paid to buy it out.

The drawing of the puppet costs two taels of silver, and includes the front view, side view, back view and some necessary details. If it needs to be painted, the color must be indicated.

The drawings are delivered on a monthly basis. After Zheng has reviewed them, he will settle the payment on the spot if there is no problem, without any delay.

The monthly delivery volume shall not be less than five pieces, nor more than twenty pieces.

If it is a set of puppets, you can consider the quantity and quality of the set based on the price of two taels of silver for each piece, and then actually negotiate the price.

In addition to these, Jiang Mixia put forward a prerequisite for the achievement of these terms - Jiang Chunshi would go to Qiu Ji to do carpentry work and learn the craft from the master craftsman.

Zheng smiled and replied, "No problem. Qiuji is also short of manpower. I think your eldest brother is an honest person and is suitable for working at Qiuji. I will choose an experienced master to guide him when the time comes."

"All the shop assistants who don't have families live in the backyard of the shop. Most of those who have families rent a yard together in the county town. I'll ask someone when I get back to see if there's anyone who needs to cooperate. When your eldest brother is settled, he can bring his wife and children over."

Most of the young couples who come to the temple to burn incense are here to pray for children, especially since Jiang Chunshi has only one daughter.

Although working at Qiu's and learning carpentry skills would be helpful to Jiang Chunshi's future, it would not be appropriate for his wife and children to be separated from each other. It would be best if they could live together.

"Thank you, ma'am." Seeing that Zheng had considered even such details, Jiang Mixia felt that this business partner was quite good, so she also became generous.

"If the puppet is made according to the pattern for the first time, I am afraid it will be difficult to start. When the first batch of patterns are sent, I will make the model with clay according to the pattern, so that the craftsmen can start."

"Then I'll have to trouble Madam Jiang."

Jiang Mixia is smart and can draw such novel puppet patterns. When discussing business just now, she also mentioned many details in detail, which is no worse than her who has been in business for many years.

Zheng also had a good impression of Jiang Mixia.

The two sides reached a consensus. Zheng did not stay long and left with the puppet he bought.

Jiang Mixia and her group went to find a place to eat.

When they went down the mountain, the sun was already high in the sky. Now, after wasting so much time, the sun was already setting and everyone was starving.

Jiang Maihua, who had eaten the fruit before, was now complaining of hunger.

All the goods I brought have been sold out, and now I plan to go back directly after dinner, so I will buy some of the food I want to eat.

The business was negotiated today. If Jiang Mixia does well here, he can earn hundreds of taels of silver a year. Jiang Chunshi will also have a way out and a place to work in the future. Both families are very happy and are quite generous when buying things.

What about crispy fried dough twist, lotus cake, minced meat biscuit, three-shred spring roll, big stuffing wonton, three-fresh rice noodles...

When they were riding the ox cart back, Jiang Mixia and his group were all smelling strong of rice and the sweet aroma of various snacks.

Song Jingyun was crunching fish skin peanuts on the way, smiling.

Because Jiang Maihua fell asleep, Jiang Chunshi was afraid that Fang would get tired holding her all the way, so he held her himself. Also, because Fang was afraid that Jiang Chunshi, a grown man, wouldn't be able to hold his daughter properly, she sat with him so that they could take turns holding her.

In this way, Fang, Jiang Chunshi and Liu were in one ox cart, while he, Jiang Mixia and Jiang Youcheng were in another ox cart.

Sitting with my wife, I feel so happy!

Moreover, my wife can earn two taels of silver for drawing a picture...

My wife is so capable!

I staggered along the way, and when I got home, it was already dark.

They had lunch late, so they were not hungry at night. They bought a lot of food at the market, ate some of it, and then each of them drank some egg water. After eating, they cleaned up and went back to their rooms to sleep.

On the second day, Jiang Chunshi came to invite Jiang Mixia's family, saying that he had slaughtered two chickens at home and would make stir-fried chicken for lunch, so he invited them to his house for dinner.

He also said that Jiang Youfu felt that he and Jiang Youcheng had not sat down to have a good meal and talk together for a long time, so he specially went to get two kilograms of wine so that he could have a good drink with Jiang Youcheng at noon.

That's what they said on the surface, but Jiang Youcheng and Liu also understood. They knew that the eldest wife was grateful to Jiang Mixia for thinking about Jiang Chunshi while she was doing business and helping Jiang Chunshi find a good way out, so she specially invited them to dinner.

This kind of meal could not be refused, so Jiang Youcheng led the family to the main house and brought some eggs with him.

The two little roosters raised at home were young and had tender meat. Yang was a good cook, and with the help of Liu, the stir-fried chicken tasted excellent and had a rich and fragrant aroma.

I also made scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cucumber and peanut salad, minced meat and green beans, and boiled a pot of vegetable and tofu soup. The staple food was white rice.

It's pure, without any mixture of sorghum or millet.

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The two families gathered together and had a lively meal.

After dinner, the four men, Jiang Youcheng, Jiang Youfu, Jiang Chunshi and Song Jingyun, were drinking. Yang and Liu helped to buy two cold dishes to go with the wine, and then went to the side to chat.

Fang, Jiang Mixia and Jiang Xiaoxing took Jiang Maihua to play nearby.

Jiang Xiaoxing is the third daughter of the eldest family. She is the same age as Jiang Mixia, but was born older than Jiang Mixia. She is Jiang Mixia's fifth cousin, with a round face and almond eyes, and is pretty and cute.

Because he and Jiang Mixia grew up together and he usually protects Jiang Mixia, so now the two of them can play together.

"Xiao Xing, let's set a date for this too." asked Mrs. Liu.

"It's decided." Yang smiled and replied, "It's scheduled for the sixteenth day of the winter month."

"This is a good day. I heard that the Hong family is well off. Hong Sanbao has two older brothers who can help out. You can rest assured when Xiao Xing marries into their family." Liu said with a smile.

"It's not bad, just a little far away..."

When mentioning this matter, Yang's smile faded a little.

The distance is about the same as going to the county town. If I go to my mother's house in the future, it may not be very convenient. If something happens, it will not be convenient to send letters back and forth.

"That's not the case. It's not far from the county town. If Chunshi and his wife can settle down in the county town in the future, they will be close to Xiaoxing. With her brother and sister-in-law by her side, there's nothing to worry about."

Liu consoled him, "As long as they are well, that's the best."

If the other party is not a good person, the couple cannot live together, or if the parents-in-law are not kind and only know how to bully their daughter-in-law, even if they live nearby, the parents' home is just the parents' home, and they cannot support and stand up for them every time, which is even more frustrating.

Yang knew this truth and just nodded, "That's what happened..."

As they were talking here, there was a sudden "bang" sound from the other side of the table.

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