Chapter 89 Back to making a living?
"Miss Xiao." Zeng Qing was silent for a while, then said with an embarrassed look: "I can't make the decision on this matter."
"It's okay, Manager Zeng can go ask your master first." Xiao Jiuyue smiled. It was only early spring now. According to her plan, it would be most appropriate to wait until summer when the restaurant opened!
Shopkeeper Zeng said jokingly, "Miss Xiao, the price won't change after I finish asking, will it?"
"Of course not, I have principles." Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows slightly.
After saying goodbye, Manager Zeng returned to the restaurant and couldn't wait to write a new letter, which he immediately sent by carrier pigeon.
Zeng Qing looked at the pigeon flapping its wings and flying towards Shengjing, and he murmured: Master...will you agree, right?
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"I didn't know the radishes grown in the fields were this big!" Aunt Shi watched Yu Ge leading people in pulling radishes from the fields, and looked at the cabbages grown in the fields. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Oh, so many radishes, so many cabbages, is there anyone who wants them?"
"Who knows? Radishes are long-lasting, but as the weather gets warmer, they're bound to go bad."
"Could it be that the restaurant still accepts radishes?"
Aunt Shi followed the discussion with the villagers and went home to chat with Shi Lizheng. She said, "If I had known this earlier, I would have followed the Xiao family and planted radishes and cabbages last year. What do you think, Miss Xiao, are you planning to sell these radishes and cabbages?"
"Oh, if you ask me, this young lady from a wealthy family is just different. The oranges in our village have never been exchanged for money like last year!"
"This year, we have to take good care of our orange trees. By autumn, they can be exchanged for money again." Aunt Shi said excitedly, "By the way, Miss Xiao also said that she wants peaches, pears, and other fruits!"
"Okay, pay more attention to Miss Xiao's affairs in the future. Who knows, our village may become rich with Miss Xiao?" Shi Li was leaning back on the bamboo lounge chair. Last year's oranges and winter bamboo shoots made the villagers rich.
"No, I'll go and see if the mushrooms are ripe. I'll send some to Miss Xiao to try." Aunt Shi got up early the next morning and went to look for mushrooms immediately. Picking fresh mushrooms and carrying a basket, Aunt Shi went to Xiao's house.
Xiao Jiuyue, who had just gotten up to do yoga on an empty stomach, heard Lianxin say that Aunt Shi had come. She retracted her stretched legs, took a deep breath, and then went to see Aunt Shi.
"Miss Xiao." Aunt Shi was very enthusiastic when she saw Xiao Jiuyue. She was wearing a red coat, which made her skin look even whiter. Aunt Shi was stunned and praised her, "Miss Xiao is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen! Really, the most beautiful!"
"Thank you for the compliment." Xiao Jiuyue answered gracefully.
"Miss Xiao, I picked some fresh shimeji mushrooms and fried them with some garlic sprouts. They're delicious." Aunt Shi took down the basket and handed it to Xiao Jiuyue, saying, "I just picked these in the mountains."
"Thank you, Aunt Shi. I happen to have some jujube flower crisps here. I'd like to give them to the children." Xiao Jiuyue thought of the children in Aunt Shi's family, especially the little girl named Xiaohua, who had a very cute smile.
"No, that's not necessary. I just want to come and thank Miss Xiao." Aunt Shi waved her hands to refuse. She came just to thank Xiao Jiuyue, so how could she have the nerve to take Xiao Jiuyue's things?
Lianxin took the mushrooms from the basket and immediately went to the kitchen to get the jujube flower pastry.
"Aunt Shi, you came at the right time. I have something and would like to ask you for help." Xiao Jiuyue gestured to Aunt Shi to sit down.
Aunt Shi touched the redwood chair. It was not only beautiful but also very slippery. Aunt Shi did not dare to sit down on it. She said, "If there is anything, Miss Xiao can just tell me."
"It's like this. I have more than 10,000 kilograms of radishes and more than 10,000 kilograms of cabbage in my field. The Xiao family is short of manpower, so I want to ask Aunt Shi to pick some nimble, clean, and diligent women to come and work."
Mrs. Geng has figured out how to make vinegar these days, so it's time to start making pickled radishes and pickled cabbage.
"No problem." Aunt Shi patted her chest and assured: "In Fu'an Village, except for a few lazy people, everyone is efficient at work."
"I trust Aunt Shi's work." Xiao Jiuyue praised again, especially the canned oranges and orange peel candies made in the workshop last year. Although she did not go to the workshop, she sent people to check and taste the food every time. They were hygienic and clean.
"By the way, it's not easy for Aunt He to be alone." Xiao Jiuyue had just opened her mouth when Aunt Shi interrupted her, "Don't worry, Miss Xiao, Aunt Chang Qing is just like before in the orange workshop."
After a cup of tea, Aunt Shi came back happily with a bag of jujube flower pastries.
Shi Lizheng looked at the things in Aunt Shi's hand and asked, "Didn't you go to deliver something? Why are you carrying something back?"
"This is the jujube flower pastry made by Madam Xiao. Miss Xiao said to give it to the children to try. Miss Xiao is such a kind person."
After Shi Da Niang praised him for a while, she slapped her thigh excitedly and remembered the important matter. "Oh, right, I have to find someone. Miss Xiao needs people to work on her radishes and cabbages. It's still the same as before, 80 cents a day!"
Aunt Shi left in a hurry. Shi Li was listening to her and asked hurriedly, "What are you talking about?" Did he get some work to do after going to the Xiao family?
In the afternoon, Shi Lizheng knew what to do. The radishes and cabbages planted by Xiao Jiuyue were ripe and needed to be taken to the workshop for work. What could be done with these radishes and cabbages?
Dried radish?
If you dry a plate of this at home, you can eat it as a snack. But if there are too many and you can't sell them, will they just go moldy?
Shi Li was working all day, curious about this matter. At night, Aunt Shi suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, do you know whose family grows sugarcane?"
"Sugarcane?" Shi Li, who was lying in a rocking chair, asked, "So, tell me, what are you going to make with these radishes and cabbages, Miss Xiao?"
"I definitely can't tell you this. How can I tell others about Miss Xiao's affairs?" Aunt Shi answered seriously.
Shi Lizheng sat up straight, looked at her and said, "Am I someone else?"
"Well, I can't tell you anyway." Aunt Shi kicked his foot and asked, "It's not me who wants to ask, it's Miss Xiao who wants to ask."
Shi Li was lying on the rocking chair, and was very angry with Aunt Shi. When did this woman become so tight-lipped?
"Hey, hurry up and tell me, or I'll ask someone else." Aunt Shi said, and was about to stand up, but Shi Lizheng pulled her back. "Sugarcane is grown in Wan'an County next door, but it's not ripe yet, is it? It's not until September or October."
"Miss Xiao said she wanted to grow sugarcane." Aunt Shi asked, "Can we grow sugarcane here?"
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