Miao Wan resolutely refused to admit that she was a lackey and was jealous of Mu Qiang.
In the original body's memory, Qiao Shengwen was always smiling and gentle, and seemed to have a softer temper than Geng.
Who would have thought that within less than half a month after he came back, he had quickly persuaded the Zhang family to behave themselves, and both yogurt and milk tofu were being made in an orderly manner at home.
Even fragrant soaps and soaps can be made in the hundreds every day.
This brings us to the servants we bought for the family.
Originally, Miao Wan wanted to buy a strong young man and a sturdy girl so that they could sleep comfortably. After they were trained, they could be released in the future and allowed to go out and make their own way.
The father-in-law gently praised Miao Wan for her ideas and tactfully suggested that it would be better to buy a middle-aged couple with children at the moment.
Firstly, there was not enough room before the Lunar New Year, so the family could live directly in the west room. There would be three people working at home, which would be good for the children's future, and the parents would be more loyal.
Secondly, in the eyes of others, the family is just spending a sum of money, and the young boy is just a companion, so it doesn't seem so unusual.
Thirdly, women who have given birth can take better care of pregnant women and children. No matter how important making money is, it is not as important as having children.
After this analysis, Miao Wan, who valued her son more than anyone else, was convinced. When it came to arranging personnel and work reasonably, she, a pig farmer, could definitely not compare with the big civil servant. How could she not be convinced?
After recuperating for more than ten days, Qiao Shengwen felt much better. Seeing his daughter-in-law touching the money box and smiling, he and Geng were also amused.
After instructing Aunt Geng to take Qiao Rui out, while Aunt Geng was sewing at the door, Qiao Shengwen gently asked his daughter-in-law, "Once the snack stall is secure, what else does Awan want to do?"
Miao Wan heard that her father-in-law wanted to give her some advice, and she immediately sat up straight. "We can refine more aromatic oils. I also remember recipes for facial cream made with lard and sheep fat, and rouge for women. Beet sugar and milk tofu are definitely good to sell, but we can't let the Zhang family make these."
The Zhang family really took good care of the three of them. Because Miao Wan had suffered a lot in her life, she had received more help from her fellow villagers and neighbors, so she was happy to repay others' kindness.
But she was not stupid. Several sisters-in-law of the Zhang family kept making small moves, but her godfather and godmother did not come out to say anything.
After all, they are a family. In her previous life, she accepted fellow villagers to work in the pig farm. When someone was greedy, she immediately invited the village chief father and the village party secretary grandfather to take charge of the factory.
You can repay a favor, but you can't ask for repayment.
Human nature cannot stand the test. When you can make money, people will listen to you, but when the profit reaches a certain level, the black-hearted capitalists of later generations have fully demonstrated how dark human nature can be.
Now that she no longer has the village chief as her father, and with her father-in-law Qiao Shengwen at the helm, Miao Wan feels more at ease to make money.
The smile in Qiao Shengwen's eyes deepened. Although his daughter-in-law had a soft personality, she had a clear mind. If she was taught well, she would definitely be worthy of being the mistress of the Qiao family in the future.
He would not directly tell his daughter-in-law what to do, but only gently persuaded her, "Even if you open a shop, the northwest is General Dingbei's territory. The aromatic oil is really profitable, and beet sugar is enough to attract attention. Given our family's current situation, I am afraid we can't protect the recipe."
Miao Wan immediately started thinking, "The sugar can be used to make cakes, and essential oils can be put into facial creams and rouge. Even soaps can have essential oils in them. These things are not very expensive. I can sell them in small quantities and frequently through snack stalls. Shouldn't that be okay?"
Qiao Shengwen smiled and nodded. "Awan is very smart. As long as the shop is not under our name, it's fine to sell it in the shop. I think the third son of the Zhang family would be a good manager."
This is also the reason why Qiao Shengwen felt that the Zhang family had too many eyes and were not good partners, but he was still willing to cooperate with the Zhang family.
He and Ruichen cannot show up yet, but they need to complete the saint's mission as soon as possible. With the Zhang family working in the front and the good fortune of marrying such a capable daughter-in-law, things will be much easier.
Miao Wan was very happy to be praised. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is equivalent to the Deputy Minister of Finance of a country. She has the same vision of people as her father-in-law, which means that she, the pig-raising king, is not only good at raising pigs, but also has a foresight to the level of a deputy minister, hehe.
Qiao Shengwen was amused by the proud look on his daughter-in-law's face as she held her head high and chest out, and he burst out laughing.
No matter how smart and capable he is, he is still a child.
He spoke more gently, "But your health is getting worse, and I'm afraid you won't be able to work in the first half of next year. In fact, instead of opening more shops, it would be better to barter with merchants from Northern Mongolia. Ruichen can do this."
He paused, looking at Miao Wan seriously. "If we're dealing with Beimeng, there's something I want to ask you. Can you give the milk tofu recipe to Ruichen to open up new channels? We won't sell it ourselves, okay?"
Miao Wan's eyes flashed. The novel didn't say how Qiao Ruichen got the evidence of General Dingbei's guilt, but his wife was buried with her, so it must be difficult to deal with the local tyrant.
She had wanted to give money to Qiao Ruichen to fight with before, but now she was hesitant and couldn't make money so quickly. It would be great if she could use milk tofu to make General Dingbei suffer misfortune quickly.
She nodded quickly, "Husband can use the sugar and milk tofu. They are rare items no matter where they are. If we exchange them..."
Her eyes lit up. "I heard that the people of Northern Mongolia have a lot of cattle and sheep. Can we trade them for wool?"
Qiao Shengwen understood, and he praised Miao Wan again, "Awan is really smart, but wool is not easy to process. If you can use wool to make more warm things, it will be very useful in this cold northwest."
If Bei Meng could raise fewer war horses and more cattle and sheep, Dayue would have one less foreign enemy. Thinking of his wife's abilities, he felt a little more expectant.
Miao Wan took a deep breath. The copper coins in the money box were no longer fragrant enough. She knew how to process wool!
Miao Shiren is not very talented, but she has worked in a textile factory. Although her hands are a little clumsy, she can spin wool yarn and make the simplest plain knit sweaters and trousers.
She probably remembered how to make a wool blanket. She would definitely be able to make it after trying a few more times. She also knew how to make cashmere coats, carpets, and scarves...
She was a little excited. She originally just wanted to earn more money to support her children. It would be great if she could live a comfortable life away from the grave.
Now that she has her father-in-law's help, she thinks maybe she can set a small goal and make a few hundred million!
When the father-in-law and daughter-in-law had almost finished their conversation, Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Sanzhuang came over.
I learned how to make braised meat from someone and then set up a spicy hot pot stall. A lot of things needed to be prepared, and the stall was not opened until several days after Qiao Ruichen returned to the military camp.
Zhang Sanzhuang felt guilty and wanted to make up for his wife's mistakes, so he worked for the Qiao family every day.
He definitely couldn't be allowed into the Qiao family's kitchen, so Qiao Shengwen kept Zhang Sanzhuang by his side and taught him some very polite ways to annoy people.
This time, Zhang Sanzhuang felt that the world had not only opened a door, but had become a racecourse, with bad water rushing back and forth in various ways.
He respected Qiao Shengwen more than anyone else. In the past, Zhang Sanzhuang was the most caring one in the Zhang family, but now he was also the one the Zhang family admired the most from the Qiao family.
As soon as he entered the door, he ran to Qiao Shengwen and asked about his well-being.
Madam Zhang's eyes twitched as she watched. She had never seen you so diligent even when serving your dear Ada.
She simply turned a blind eye and pulled Miao Wan to count the coins.
Geng and Qiao Rui brought Changshou, a twelve-year-old boy from Uncle Geng's family, to help.
Not long after, Zhang Erzhuang came with Donkey Egg and Dog Egg. They couldn't sit still and wanted to know how much they had earned as soon as possible.
"A total of eight strings of cash and two hundred and thirty-seven copper coins." Madam Zhang counted the money twice and muttered, her eyes almost popping out.
"The eldest brother's wife and the others prepared over 2,000 meat skewers, and they made over 1,000 vegetarian skewers because they were afraid they wouldn't sell well. The total should be less than 6 guan, so how come there are so many extra?"
Donkey Egg jumped in to speak, "Grandma, don't forget, even the coarse porcelain bowls cost money. And there's also the sour milk that Auntie makes. You guys love it, and so do the guests. Even the jars have been bought, and the copper coins thrown away are more than the money for the jars."
Goudan added: "There is also barley tea, which is delicious and tasty."
Miao Wan understood that eating spicy hot pot and drinking yogurt are the perfect match. In later generations, there are carbonated drinks, but in this era, there is nothing better than yogurt to relieve greasiness.
That day, Qiao Ruichen bought six barrels of goat's milk and one barrel of cow's milk. He made yogurt with the milk for his own drinking, and used half of the remaining three barrels of goat's milk to make yogurt and the other half to make milk tofu.
The milk tofu is already drying in the storage room next to the west room, and the new yogurt is still fermenting in the corner of the main room. It looks like I have to order some more goat milk today.
It is true that goat milk costs ten cents a bucket. Three large buckets can be converted into ten earthenware jars, and each jar can hold thirty small bowls.
There is also roasted barley tea. A small handful of barley can make a pot of tea, which is basically free of cost. All in all, you can earn about one kan of money.
Adding in the bowls, jars, tips and other miscellaneous items, it is reasonable to earn more than eight strings of cash.
But Madam Zhang and even the two strong men were a little frightened. They didn't notice it when they collected the copper coins, but they only realized it now.
Originally, selling braised pork from a pig a day would only earn me a little over two guan.
Today we have half the meat left, and we picked up the not-so-valuable vegetables that could be stored. I made more than three times the profit?
If you calculate it this way... if you prepare more ingredients, wouldn't you be able to earn four or five hundred taels of silver a month?
Mrs. Zhang was a little confused when she thought about it. My God, her family built a house with more than a dozen rooms made of blue bricks and tiles, and it only cost more than one hundred taels in total, which was what the old couple of the Zhang family had saved for most of their lives.
Earning this much in a day is like a dream...
"Ouch! Mom, what are you doing? It hurts!" Zhang Sanzhuang just grinned when his mother twisted his waist and turned him around. The pain almost made him cry.
Madam Zhang felt relieved. She slapped Zhang Sanzhuang in the face and said, "You're the only one who's weak. Hurry up and talk to Awan. Is there anything else wrong? If you can't do this business well, your Ada and I will skin you alive."
Originally, Mrs. Zhang just wanted to make life easier for her family, so that her grandsons could all get married and her granddaughters could marry well.
But having earned so much, Mrs. Zhang also became eager to dream of small goals.
As long as they follow the Qiao family obediently, maybe their grandchildren can be sent to private schools in the future?
When she thought about changing her family status, Madam Zhang's breathing became faster.
While the Qiao family was chatting animatedly in the main hall, in the house behind the restaurant on the street, Boss Yu was sitting in the guest room with a grim face, cursing.
"I knew that little bastard had bad intentions...hiss! Just wait, oh my~hiss!"
The servant at the door couldn't help but shiver when he heard the twisted and ecstatic noises coming from inside.
What's going on? Was the master stung by a scorpion?
The author has something to say:
Boss Yu: The hissing sound comes late but arrives.
Miao Wan: ...Spicy skewers, giving you different levels of spiciness inside and out, you deserve it.
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