After Zhang Sanzhuang and the others came back, Uncle Geng supported Qiao Shengwen, while Geng and Qiao Rui supported Miao Wan, and the family went back first.
Regarding the previous theft of the recipe, the Zhang family offered to compensate with dividends, and since the Qiao family accepted it, they let it go.
Even if Sun Laohuo comes to apologize again, no matter how the problem is solved, it all depends on the Zhang family's opinion. The Qiao family and the Zhang family just need to reach a consensus on their position.
However, Zhang Sanzhuang did not stay at home for long and soon came here with Mrs. Zhang.
His father-in-law didn't come to his house immediately. The most important thing today, of course, was to divide the money!
Although they receive a lot of money every day, today is still something that both families look forward to.
Because the ingredients prepared today are twice as much as before, including soap and bar soap.
Uncle Geng picked up the money box, and his struggling look made people's eyes shine. Even Uncle Geng did not despise this heavy joy, and put it on the kang table with a grin.
Miao Wan felt that a money box that was as long and wide as her arm would only be so heavy if it was full.
Hahaha... It's not that she is too proud. I don't know if it's because the baby ate the grilled fish, or felt the joy of making money with his mother, and started waving his hands and feet in his belly again, which made people want to laugh.
She sat down on the kang with her mother-in-law and her mother. On her left lay the mischievous Qiao Rui, and on her right were Donkey Dan, Goudan and the somewhat shy Changshou, all looking into the money box.
Miao Wan's lips dimpled when she saw this, and the others also smiled with satisfaction. No one could resist being conquered by the fragrance of the copper coins.
Four people were counting the money, and four people were stringing the money with red ropes. It took them two cups of tea to count it all.
"Three, thirty-two strings of cash and two hundred coins?!" Zhang Sanzhuang, who was in charge of counting the money, almost cried out in frustration when he spoke.
Although the amount of ingredients was twice as much, no one gave any tips today, so Zhang Sanzhuang gave away many bowls and didn't even charge for the barley tea.
The old yogurt has to be fermented in advance, and I didn’t prepare extra, so it’s still the same amount as before.
He thought that more than twenty strings of coins would be enough to break the sky, but he didn't expect it to break three.
Miao Wan thought quickly, "Fragrant soap is five cents a piece, and soap is seven cents a piece, which is nearly two strings of cash. In the past, when the weather was bad, you could sell it for fifteen strings of cash, so today's amount is not much."
Even so, the Zhang family couldn't remain calm. How much could they get?
Mrs. Zhang was already thinking about it and decided it was time to go and ask the two scholars in the town how much their salaries were.
Even Qiao Shengwen and Geng looked a little shocked.
People can just sit at home and get nearly twenty strings of money in the blink of an eye. After the New Year, they don’t need to build a few more small houses, they can just build a blue brick and tile house directly, right?
It’s not that Qiao Shengwen and his wife had never seen so much money before, but pork was a cheap food in the capital, and most officials didn’t eat it, so they didn’t know much.
Who would have thought that pork is not only delicious, but also has lower costs in the northwest. Just by relying on these low-priced products, the profit is almost ten or twenty times. This is still the least profitable business they do while keeping a low profile.
Qiao Shengwen, the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at his daughter-in-law in a daze. Is it so easy for businessmen to make money?
If the Ministry of Revenue had officials like my daughter-in-law, there would be no need to worry that they would cry poor when the emperor asked for money!
Zhang Sanzhuang wrote down the cost and handed it to Miao Wan. Miao Wan summarized the costs of the two companies in a horizontal and vertical table, and the cost was calculated in a short while.
"Excluding the eight hundred coins for the scented soap and the soap, the total cost is three thousand two hundred coins. Two thousand two hundred coins will be left for Amuda to collect the pigs and vegetables. The Zhang family will receive ten coins, and the Qiao family will receive fifteen coins."
The two families had already agreed that the scented soap and other items were made by the Qiao family. If the Zhang family wanted to make money, they could sell them at a low price in the future, and there would be no profit sharing now.
This was proposed by the old couple of the Zhang family.
In fact, because of the current business, most of the Qiao family members cannot show up. They originally wanted to give 20% to the Zhang family, but butcher Zhang was in charge and sold the pork and pork fat to the Qiao family at the price of buying pigs. They would not get involved in this business.
It's too greedy to earn so much money just from food. The Zhang family may not be able to bear this blessing.
Miao Wan calculated that if she could continue to earn this much before the New Year, and even make a big profit at the end of the year, taking into account the money the two families had saved before, she would have at least seven or eight hundred taels of silver.
This money is enough to buy a shop on the street. If it is a larger shop like a two-story restaurant on the street, with a backyard and a separate kitchen courtyard, it is probably not enough.
At that time, the profit sharing will remain unchanged, and the shop deed will belong to the Zhang family, so the Zhang family will not suffer any loss.
When it comes to buying a shop, Miao Wan gets a little excited. If she can have a restaurant, how far will Miao Shiren Group be?
But she is not greedy and she is willing to start from a small shop and grow it into a big one.
She had worked so many jobs before she was able to open the pig farm, and she understood very well that if you don't value small amounts of money, you can forget about making big money.
Unexpectedly, just when she persuaded herself to suppress her envy for the restaurant, Zhang Sanzhuang brought up what happened in the morning. The restaurant on the street was coveting their stall first?
Miao Wan: How about a trade? We'd love to!
Even the joy of splitting the money couldn't suppress the worry in Zhang Sanzhuang's heart. "If I hadn't stopped the customers who were queuing up before daybreak and beat up those three bastards, who might have hurt customers while doing business today, then our business would definitely not be able to continue. Yu Maocai, nicknamed Yu Maoyaner, is a wicked person and he will definitely not give up."
When Zhang Sanzhuang worked in the restaurant, there were customers causing trouble, but such things never reached the kitchen.
He could think of no other trick except secretly putting the money in the sack.
Thinking that the tent might collapse at any time if not watched, Zhang Sanzhuang felt that he would not be able to sleep well at night.
Zhang Sanzhuang is counting on Qiao Shengwen to come up with a solution.
In everyone's mind, no matter how powerful Miao Wan is, she is a young lady who grew up in the inner house, and she probably has heard little about such ruffians.
Qiao Shengwen frowned. He had indeed experienced a lot of intrigues in the court, but it was rare to see someone so straightforwardly looking for trouble.
However, the old fox was smart and he could think of dozens of ways to bring down the Yu family in an instant. However, he was worried that it would attract the attention of General Dingbei's lackeys, so he hesitated for a moment.
Just as he was pondering, Miao Wan smiled.
When she was working in a restaurant to earn tuition, she had seen customers bringing in cockroaches, flies and hair. This was just the beginning.
She smiled and said, "Who helped us today? Did you remember it, Third Brother?"
Zhang Sanzhuang nodded, "I told them I'd treat them to spicy skewers, but they refused and insisted on paying."
Miao Wan: "..." Versailles brother.
She suggested, "I'll ask my mother to give you a few pretty handkerchiefs later. Tomorrow, go to the tile market and look for a small bamboo basket. Put the soap, toothbrush, and the toothpaste you made a while ago in the basket as a thank you gift for their help. If anyone catches someone doing bad things in the future, as long as you have evidence and beat them up, you'll get a nice gift."
People who line up must want to buy soap and other things.
As a thank-you gift, she also gave away toothbrushes and toothpaste that others didn't have. Those queuing up must have been sent by traveling merchants, and they would know the value of the goods. I guess there will be people queuing up later in the night.
She didn't know that it was already the middle of the night. She only thought about manual monitoring and iron fist attack, even if Yu Maocai became angry, it would be useless.
"Dad, do you think this will work? If the restaurant on the street still doesn't know what's good for you, you can step in later." Miao Wan flattered her father-in-law calmly, making it clear that there was no point in using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Qiao Shengwen laughed, "Your idea is good."
Miao Wan chuckled, thinking that at least he wouldn't be able to do anything again until his father-in-law killed Yu Maoyan'er.
She turned to ask Zhang Sanzhuang, "Third brother, when will your father-in-law come? Then my father and I can go together, okay?"
But she remembered that her third sister-in-law Ada also took advantage of the restaurant on the street, and she and Yu Maocai had the same idea on this point.
Successful money-makers never make only one plan. If there is a chance... get it done!
"Why not?" Madam Zhang responded directly on behalf of Zhang Sanzhuang.
The two families have become sworn relatives and rely on Miao Wan to make money, so their relationship is much closer than that of ordinary relatives and friends. Even if Miao Wan doesn't say it, the Qiao family will have to be invited over when the time comes.
After the mother and son left, Miao Wan hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but ask the question she had been worried about.
"Dad, even though we don't sell much soap right now, if a traveling merchant comes to sell it in Xining Town or Xiping County, I'm afraid it will be easy for others to covet it, right?"
Miao Wan felt that since Qiao Shengwen and Qiao Ruichen agreed to let her sell these, they couldn't have failed to think of this. She had also made preparations and was mostly curious now.
Qiao Shengwen smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't ask. The last time Ruichen came back was to solve the hidden danger. Even if those merchants want to sell, the amount they have sold now is not enough for them to make a fuss. When they have more things in their hands, Ruichen should be back, and he will solve this problem."
Miao Wan became even more curious, but seeing that her father-in-law obviously didn't intend to say more, she probably didn't know what Qiao Ruichen had done.
As a result, Qiao Ruichen's solution came quickly and was more appropriate than Miao Wan had expected.
In the middle of the month, there was no sign of Sun Laohuo, who had promised to come. Instead, Qiao Ruichen went home first, and came back late at night.
The sound of people carrying things in and out of the house and Aunt Geng getting up woke Miao Wan up.
She is more than seven months pregnant and has shown some signs of frequent urination, and her sleep is not very sound.
Through the crack in the window, she saw that the thresholds of the house had been removed, mule carts were driven into the yard, and people were taking away the finished soaps, soaps and other scented soaps in carts.
Miao Wan widened her eyes and immediately stopped feeling sleepy. This was all money, all her money!
Although if Qiao Ruichen needed it, she would be willing to support him.
But this couldn't stop the pain in her heart. The cellar was already full of finished goods, including two thousand pieces of soap, more than six thousand pieces of soap, and more than four thousand pieces of scented soap.
This is the stuff I saved up in two months, worth more than ten thousand yuan, or more than one hundred taels of silver!
Qiao Ruichen was supervising the loading of the truck outside. He heard the noise and turned his head to see that the window of the east room had opened a crack, revealing a pair of big, dark eyes staring at him sadly.
To be honest, people were working with lanterns in the middle of the night, and the scene was a bit creepy. Fortunately, no one else saw it.
Qiao Ruichen reacted well. He walked over quickly and said, "It's cold at night. Hurry and close the window. We'll be leaving soon. You can go back to sleep."
Miao Wan hummed softly in her still hoarse voice after waking up, speaking as if she were still asleep.
She slept very well most of the time, but she would be particularly alert when she was calculating how much money she had lost.
"Where are you taking these things?" she couldn't help but ask softly, scratching the windowsill. "Can you save the three hundred yuan for tomorrow's customer?"
Qiao Ruichen's eyes softened a little. These things were Miao Wan's money, no different from a dowry. She was obviously reluctant to spend the money, but she said nothing.
With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?
Qiao Ruichen didn't notice that his voice and gaze had taken on a gentleness that he had never had before.
“Only half was taken away, and the remaining half was sold at the spicy skewers stall.”
Huh? Does that mean she can still earn 50 or 60 taels of silver? That's fine.
She yawned, feeling sleepy again, and waved at Qiao Ruichen, "Then keep your voice down. I want to sleep a little longer."
After saying that, she closed the window without hesitation.
It was a very cold day, and it snowed most of the day two days ago. It was so cold that her fingers were frozen from scratching the window cracks.
Qiao Ruichen, who was locked outside: "..."
After leaving the house, he thought for the first time in his life about what kind of person his mother was.
In his impression, Miao Wan was pretty and delicate, but she was actually very soft-hearted, had no temper, was very timid, was afraid of him but didn't dare to say anything, and was always timid.
After arriving in the northwest, Miao Wan's appearance did not change. He didn't have the chance to look at her for long when she looked haggard, but when she came back, she was as well-behaved and beautiful as before.
But my personality is still very soft...I think so.
I don’t have much temper...it seems so.
Timid...seems to have not changed.
It seems like everything is the same as before, but Qiao Ruichen always feels that she has been reborn.
Maybe it's because I'm not that afraid of him anymore?
Qiao Ruichen is not stupid. He can feel that his wife likes to assign him work and likes to make money. She is much more lively than before.
When they arrived in front of Bayin's tent, Qiao Ruichen laughed and shook his head. Perhaps Miao Wan had never changed from the beginning to the end, but now she really regarded the Qiao family as her own family.
This conclusion made Qiao Ruichen particularly happy.
At the same time, this conclusion was fully confirmed when he returned home with fifty taels of silver.
"Oh my, a silver ingot worth fifty taels. I've only seen it at Am's place. Hmm... it looks good!" Miao Wan held the silver ingot returned by Qiao Ruichen, her eyes burning with passion. Qiao Ruichen couldn't bear it and turned his gaze away.
"My husband, you are amazing! Every time I see you, I am more...happy!"
She wanted to say "I love you more", which in later generations has no special meaning like "I love you" or "mu mu da", but it was too inappropriate here, so she expressed her enthusiasm in a more tactful way.
But even Qiao Ruichen had never heard of such a tactful way of speaking.
Especially when Qiao Shengwen and Geng looked at the young couple with auntie smiles on their faces, Qiao Ruichen felt that his ears were so hot that they could almost fry eggs.
He coughed lightly a few times, pursing his lips to remain calm, "Is this the convenience I got in exchange for your milk tofu recipe, or am I more powerful, my lady?"
Miao Wan accepted the compliment without shyness, "We're not from the same family, so of course I can't hold you back!"
Qiao Shengwen and Geng were amused and laughed.
Miao Wan didn't notice Qiao Ruichen's discomfort and asked curiously, "Dad said that even if General Dingbei's men found out we were selling soap, it wouldn't cause any trouble. How did you do that?"
In fact, Miao Wan had thought about this problem a long time ago, so she had prepared some unnecessary methods. Adding them to the materials would have no effect and would increase the cost to the point that these things could be sold at almost cost price.
For example, goat milk and cow milk are boiled over and over again, then dried and crushed, ground into fine powder and added to the iron pot.
As for lard, it can only be extracted from pork suet, and spice water must be used to remove the odor, and then it must be purified by crushing the soapberry juice. Anyway, it has to be done in any way.
The soap made in this way is equivalent to the supreme version, which means that it looks very high-end, but in fact it is the kind of supreme version that is stupid to make.
At that time, she would not be afraid to give away the "prescription". As long as others felt that it was not profitable, then the noble person could use it if he was willing.
Anyway, when her father-in-law and the man become big, no matter who has taken the benefits, they will have to spit them out to her!
"I gave the milk tofu recipe to Bayin, the largest businessman in Xining Town of Northern Mongolia. His brother is an imperial merchant and has a good relationship with General Dingbei. No one dares to mess with him." Qiao Ruichen answered honestly.
"I told him that these things are extremely expensive. The Qiao family is imprisoned and has no intention of competing with merchants for profits. They just want to make a living. However, good things always tempt people, so I asked him to give me some protection."
Miao Wan understood that this was similar to her method, but she was thinking that she had to give the "recipe" to the bad guy first, so Qiao Ruichen simply found a thick thigh.
She was a little puzzled. "Since they are on good terms with General Dingbei, can they be trusted?"
Qiao Shengwen smiled and comforted his daughter-in-law, "Businessmen are driven by profit. Besides, superficial friendliness doesn't necessarily mean genuine good. As long as we can bring more benefits to the Northern Mongolians, they will have their own standards."
Miao Wan was still a little confused. "Dad, are you saying that milk tofu is more important to the Northern Mongols than the convenience provided by General Dingbei? But if they learn the recipe, they can just break the agreement."
"So I have to trouble Awan again. I told them that it is not difficult to make milk tofu, but it requires an initiator." Qiao Ruichen continued.
"Awan, do you have a way to turn the yogurt into powder? If not, curds will work too. As long as they have to buy the starter from us, we'll be the most trustworthy partners."
Miao Wan was stunned.
Therefore, the milk tofu recipe was exchanged for the blessing of the Northern Mongolians, so as to protect the Qiao family so that they could do business smoothly without being discovered.
The father and son of the Qiao family could even think of something like yeast powder. Hey, with yeast, she can make bread!
The meat floss bread is salty, fragrant and sweet, with milk cubes placed inside and baked, and it comes out with a milky filling... slurp.
The Northern Mongolians were shackled by the inducement, so there was no need to worry about them turning against us. We could even use our connections with the Northern Mongolians to collect evidence of General Dingbei's crimes.
How many birds are there in one stone?
Miao Wan subconsciously touched the corner of her lips. This was just the old fox who had been in the court... and the little fox.
She didn't know what level the palace fighting was at. She felt that with her brain, if she were to become a member of the harem in "Spring in the Mood", she probably wouldn't survive more than three episodes.
"Awan?" Qiao Ruichen saw Miao Wan staring at him in a daze again, his ears turned even redder, and he spoke helplessly.
Miao Wan exclaimed, "Of course it can be made into powder, but it might not be that fast. I need to try a few more times."
She saw a tutorial on how to make natural yeast powder from yogurt on a live streaming app.
It's probably about adding flour and boiled water to yogurt and feeding it again and again. As for when it can be used, the video also tried using fresh milk again and again to make sure the baby is awake.
After it has risen, dry it in a ventilated place and crush it to make natural yogurt yeast.
This kind of yeast can also be used to make bread, which is also sour and sweet and delicious, but it is not suitable for making steamed buns.
Miao Wan felt that not only his father-in-law, but also his child's father was something. A man like Qiao Bailao was worth investing in in advance according to the treatment of a senior executive.
She rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly at Qiao Ruichen, "Husband, are you hungry? Brother Dazhuang went to catch some fish and gave us one. Dad's legs are almost healed. You haven't tried the spicy grilled fish I made yet, so I'll make it for you!"
Geng stood up and said, "I'll help you kill—"
Before she could finish her words, Qiao Shengwen pulled her back and said, "Ruichen, go help Awan kill the fish."
Qiao Ruichen felt that the temperature in his ears was still a little high, so he nodded and looked outside the door, but he naturally held Miao Wan's hand and went to the kitchen together.
Geng called Aunt Geng out of the kitchen, leaving them alone. Although it was smoky and hot, they couldn't enjoy the romantic atmosphere under the current conditions.
Mrs. Geng gave her son a look that said "behave well" and pulled Aunt Geng out.
Qiao Ruichen has never been the type to initiate conversations with others, and what Miao Wan said just now... was really too straightforward.
He paused for a long moment before he remembered the hairpin in his arms. He subconsciously took a breath as he took it out. He had never been so nervous even in front of the assassin who assassinated the saint.
"Awan, mother said that I left in too much of a hurry last time and disturbed your rest." He spoke in a gentle voice, trying not to make Miao Wan shy, and reached out to hand her the hairpin.
"If you still miss me in the future, just take a look at this hairpin. I will bring you jewelry every time I come back."
Miao Wan added seasonings, ginger, and garlic into the wok. The sizzling spicy aroma filled the kitchen, masking some of her emotions.
But none of these emotions were due to shyness. She was just a little confused. She was due to give birth in a few months. Wouldn't wearing jewelry hurt the baby?
Besides, she has no interest in jewelry. She made a lot of money in her previous life, but she didn't remember any international brands. She only remembered things like "falling eggs" and "crying", which didn't sound very auspicious.
She used the rich aroma of smoke in the kitchen to hide the disgust in her eyes and tried to speak more tactfully.
"My husband, I think a poet once said, 'I'd be worn out for you, my clothes loose, but I'd never regret it.' If I miss you, I'll lose weight. Instead of giving me jewelry, why don't you bring me some delicious snacks? If I get fat, won't I miss you less?"
Qiao Ruichen: “…” The poem sounds very beautiful, but why does he feel that his understanding is not quite right?
He thought about it and decided to take back the silver hairpin he got from Bayin. "Then I'll melt it and buy you some snacks later."
Miao Wan gave him a brilliant smile, "My husband is so good to me!"
It would be better if you could remember to hand over any private money you have in the future.
Geng, who was eavesdropping outside the door, covered her chest with her hands and was unable to calm down for a while.
She was once a lady from a prominent family who enjoyed the company of her talented husband and exchanged poems with him.
Listening to this young couple talking is really suffocating.
It is not easy to make yogurt yeast in a short time. Miao Wan estimated that it would take about five or six days to make it, and it would also take about the same amount of time to try different ratios.
She agreed with Qiao Ruichen that he should come back a little later next time during his day off.
This time, Geng no longer thought her daughter-in-law was missing a son. She turned around and told Qiao Shengwen firmly, "Aunt Geng also told me that Awan has the idea of a daughter. I think she is similar to the one in her belly. She hasn't realized it yet. She cried because of greed that day. It's all your fault!"
Qiao Shengwen: "..." No, your daughter-in-law is crying because of greed, and you blame me?
Geng glanced at him indifferently, "When you were young, you were quite good at pleasing young girls. If you hadn't taught your son to be so stupid as to not know how to please a wife, if my daughter had been even a little bit likable, she wouldn't have said something like melting a hairpin to buy food."
Qiao Shengwen: “…” When things are going well, she is your daughter; when things are going badly, she is my son. What else can I do with the wife he spoils me with?
In fact, he wanted to clarify a few things. Qiao Ruichen clearly inherited his martial arts skills from his master and grandfather, Geng's biological father, while Qiao Rui was taught by him.
But who doesn’t have a few cousins with evil intentions?
As soon as the clever old fox heard the first half of the sentence, he knew that he couldn't say anything and just had to accept it.
Fortunately, Geng only muttered a few words like this. She was a carefree person and had no troubles in the past or backyard, so she would not dwell on trivial matters.
After she finished muttering, she picked up the embroidery basket and went to her daughter-in-law's room to do needlework.
Even though the family is no longer so tight on money, the embroidery work can still be sold for some money. She is not old yet, so it would be nice to earn some money for the family and take care of her daughter-in-law at the same time.
Two days later, after sealing the yogurt mixed with flour and boiled water tightly in a clay pot and feeding it for the second time, Miao Wan became a little confused.
"It's already the end of the month. My third sister-in-law should be giving birth in a dozen days. Why hasn't Master Sun come yet?"
If this contradiction is not resolved, will the Sun family not send someone to give red eggs to my daughter when she gives birth?
The most important thing is that it’s almost the twelfth lunar month, but there’s still no sign of the cat ears with the word “Fu” on them.
Coincidentally, just as she finished her words, Sun Laohuo returned to Zhang Sanzhuang's stall the next day.
Qiao Shengwen knew that Miao Wan had been looking forward to seeing Sun Laohuo. After hearing what Uncle Geng said, he immediately took his family to Zhang's house.
As soon as they entered the room, they heard Madam Zhang asking, "Father-in-law, please have some tea. Didn't you say you were coming over a few days ago?"
Sun Laohuo was also depressed. He didn't waste any words, "I was thinking of coming in the middle of the month, but I just told the boss that it was my wife who was wrong about stealing the recipe. Although the braised recipe in the restaurant is not very good and not as delicious as the spicy skewers, people should do things in an upright manner. I have to come to visit my relatives and give an explanation.
The boss agreed at that time, but before dawn the next day, someone from the restaurant came to call me.
He was beaten up earlier this month, and the night I asked for leave, he was put in a sack and beaten so hard that I couldn't get out of bed. I don't know what kind of wicked thing the boss did. It's really puzzling.
I'm the only one in the restaurant who can still take charge, and I can't rest well. There's no other way, so I can't come here until now."
Everyone: “Ah, this…”
The author has something to say:
Red eggs: Ordinary people rarely have their children bathed on the third day of their birth ceremony. Different places have different customs for giving birth. Probably the husband's family will send steamed buns to the wife's family, and the wife's family will come to the door to send red eggs and millet.
I am exhausted for her, and my clothes are getting loose, but I have no regrets: From "Dielianhua: Standing on the Dangerous Tower with a Gentle Wind" by Liu Yong of the Song Dynasty.
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