Ruan's fast food restaurant closed before noon.
The store had to close, and there were only oil paper boxes left in the store, not even a hot drink.
After being busy all morning and frightened by the crowds, Ruan Qi took his four apprentices to sit in the kang room of Jufu Restaurant and lay down directly on the kang. It took him a long time to recover.
Most of the people in Wa City are contentedly holding the blind boxes, with their parents on their arms and their children and grandchildren around their necks. They are so happy that they can even go to the street to watch the dragon dance. They are so happy.
In previous years, the dragon dance teams were particularly impressive, playing music and drums as they marched along, receiving envious and yearning glances from those around them. This was the most impressive moment of the year for the actors.
But this year's Dragon Raising its Head, the dragon head was kept raised, and the actors dancing below were so greedy that they looked around and swallowed their saliva.
It's no wonder they were greedy. Those people who were not so short of money planned to come out to watch the fun at about the right time, but they were also very greedy. They dragged their children with them and took over the work of the naughty kids in Wa City and started to make trouble in the street.
Many children who bought blind boxes were holding fried chicken wings, chicken legs, popcorn chicken... and other fried foods in their hands. The aroma after frying combined with the seasoning powder was crunchy and delicious, and the smell made people drool.
If the actors can endure it, the adults... can also endure it.
But the bear kids couldn't do that. Children still love to compete, and this time the difference was too great. The screams and cries and the noises of bears, along with the drums and stringed instruments of the dragon dance...
"Tsk tsk, this year's Dragon Raising its Head Festival is particularly lively. I'm afraid there will be another bumper harvest next year!" At the door of Yun's Tavern, the owner threw a strange-tasting bean begged from Jufu Restaurant into his mouth and sighed with a smile.
The waiter was also very greedy. He heard someone say that the meat boxes that cost two cents each would be available tomorrow. He was just scratching his head, thinking about what excuse he could use to sneak to Ruan's Fast Food and buy a box for two cents.
He didn't hear what his boss said at all.
Boss Yun turned around and saw the waiter's eyes rolling around, swallowing his saliva with a look of helplessness on his face. He patted him on the back of the head several times and said, "Hurry up and deliver the wine that Jufu Restaurant needs. Don't keep talking here. Even the greedy Lord Wuchang won't come to take it!"
The waiter rushed in with a chuckle, knowing that the shopkeeper was giving him a chance to get something delicious.
Every time I go to Ju Fu Restaurant to bring wine, Master Sun or his apprentice will give me two plates of delicious snacks.
The guys at Yun’s Wine Shop are very happy to deliver the food to your door, but they don’t like it if the restaurant owner comes to pick it up.
Zhang Sanzhuang was also happy to save a dozen or twenty cents on a mule cart trip. The cart was a symbol of manliness, and it didn't tire out his family's clean and beautiful green mule.
But today, as soon as the waiter walked in, he was so overwhelmed by the fragrance that he could hardly walk, and he almost dropped the wine jar he was carrying.
"Ouch, monkey! Be careful. Who will be responsible if you fall? The customers are waiting for you!" Sun Laohuo was so scared that he hurried over to take the fight and was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
"Look at you, you're such a loser! We've prepared some for you and your boss. If you're afraid of the cold, it's in the food box. Take it away after you move the wine. It's best to eat it with your wine."
When the waiter heard this, his eyes lit up. He ran to the door of his shop and called a few other waiters. He put down the wine, picked up the food box and ran back to find his boss.
"Look, Jufu Restaurant has new food! The aroma is so delicious that it almost took my soul away. I almost couldn't hold the jar in my hand!"
This guy is a distant relative of Boss Yun's family. He usually eats the best food. Boss Yun was a little shocked when he heard this.
They have been living next to the Ju Fu Restaurant for a year, so they should have some resistance. Normally, they can carry two jars at a time and be so greedy that they feel weak all over. How delicious it must be.
He couldn't wait to open the food box. Wow, it was more beautiful than crystal agate meat. It was genuine ochre-colored duck skin. Because of its glossiness, it was even more beautiful than the phoenix coronet and bridal robe of the bride in the opera.
After opening it, there was a small clay stove simmering in the food box, and the duck skin was sizzling slightly. The rich aroma of meat with a sweet honey fragrance wafted into the air, mixed with a hint of roasted aroma, and next to it was the sweetness of shredded winter melon and the aroma of black bean sauce.
"Gudong..." Boss Yun couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
The waiter covered his mouth, afraid of drooling, and said, "Boss, Master Sun said it would taste better with our wine."
Boss Yun thought to himself, no wonder Jufu Restaurant has been ordering so many bottles of wine from them lately. "Go pick out a jar of something light and fragrant, so as not to let the aroma of the meat go to waste."
After drinking a glass of sake, I put the duck skin dipped in black bean sauce in my mouth. I was so excited that I slapped my thighs. The taste was amazing!
The diners at Jufu Restaurant were even more excited than him—
"Tsk tsk tsk... Absolutely amazing! Boss, give us another slice of roast duck and another pound of rice wine!"
"Listen to me, this roast duck needs to be paired with strong liquor. The spicy taste is worthy of the aroma."
"That's wrong. We still need clear wine. Clear wine won't muddy the aroma of the roast duck. Shopkeeper Zhang, you better hurry up!"
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Ruan Qi had almost finished his rest, and Bo Xia Gong had also started to grumble and bubble. When he stood up, he heard someone in the kang room shouting for a piece of duck. He knew that there would be a lot of duck bones and duck goods today.
But the fast food restaurant only collected less than ten strings of cash today. The huge crowds of people were really intimidating. If it continues to operate at this pace for two more days... it will have to pay out at least a few hundred taels.
Ruan Qi sighed. Although he was very hungry, he had no appetite. The rich aroma of the Bo Xia Gong soup base did not arouse his appetite.
Although Miao Wan insisted, as her uncle, Uncle Jingyang, that bastard, might as well be dead. He was like Awan's father, but he failed to stop Awan from doing a losing business, and he felt really guilty.
As soon as Miao Wan and Ruan Jialin entered the room, they saw their uncle sitting on the kang with a hunched back and a dejected look on his face. They knew that he felt he had lost.
"Uncle, I'm here to settle your account!" She smiled and sat next to Ruan Qi, pouring him a glass of wine. "This year, the next door has a new rice wine. I asked Sun Ada to add honey. It's delicious and nourishing. Drink it and have a good sleep. You'll have enough energy to continue tomorrow."
Ruan Qi thought he had misheard and waved his hands, "It's time to settle accounts with my uncle. I shouldn't have let you do this.
I calculated that I must have lost at least sixty taels of silver today, not counting the price of the duck. A roast duck at Jufu Restaurant costs five taels of silver each, so if you calculate it that way, I must have lost more than a hundred taels."
Ruan Qi felt a little painful as he spoke. You know, after dealing with the remaining ancestral property of the Ruan family, there were only less than three thousand taels of silver left, which was not enough to pay for a month's compensation.
Miao Wan was at a loss for words and pushed the wine in front of Ruan Qi.
"Uncle, you heard me wrong. I want to settle accounts with you. Just listen to me."
Afraid that Ruan Qi was tired and uncomfortable, and that he was fat, and might get into trouble again, Ruan Jialin asked his apprentices to boil some food. Miao Wan quickly took out an abacus and counted for Ruan Qi.
In fact, her mental arithmetic was enough, and the abacus was to create an atmosphere for Ruan Qi.
"The chickens were bought as chicks, and later they were hatched from eggs grown by my second sister-in-law. They are cheaper than those bought from outside, and only cost 200 coins each to sell to my family. Today we used 100 chickens, which means 20 taels of silver."
"As for the ducks, Wuliangha gave us a price of two hundred coins each. The duck down will be sent to Qianjinlou, and the duck meat will be sent to Jufu Restaurant. The duck bones and other duck products are free of charge. There is no cost."
"Three large buckets of milk with ginger juice are thirty wen, and the ginger and sugar are seventy wen, for a total of one hundred wen."
This is the cost of everything today. Seeing that Ruan Qi's face looked better, Miao Wan continued to count the beads on the abacus. "The rest is the wages for you, your apprentices, and the servants. Let's calculate it at one guan per day. The total cost is about twenty-one taels of silver."
Ruan Qi frowned slightly, but he still had to pay compensation!
All the blind boxes were sold today for only two strings of cash. Later, someone smelled the fragrance and ordered the fried food and hamburgers that were not in the blind box. Miao Wan also set a very low price.
Miao Wan swiped her abacus and said, "Then let me calculate our profits. Today, almost everything in the fast food restaurant is a loss-making operation. The total revenue is 8,400 wen, right?"
Seeing Ruan Qi nod, she said, "But the kiln of Jufu Restaurant can only produce ten roast ducks at a time. Even if they roast them at full speed, there is no way to feed so many customers. So all the roast ducks today were given to Jufu Restaurant.
But the fast food restaurant and the Jufu Restaurant are two different things, so of course we have to pay the fast food restaurant. Even if we calculate it as one tael of silver for internal purchases, the fast food restaurant has a large kiln. Today, we give Jufu Restaurant thirty roast ducks, so that's thirty taels."
Ruan Qi was stunned for a moment. That meant he was still making money.
Miao Wan smiled at him, "Besides, our prices are low now. Once the three days are up and we restore the original prices, the income from the blind boxes alone will cover the costs. We can make money just by selling something.
"For the ducks we've processed today, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make another one tomorrow after the fast food restaurant closes. That would make a profit of several dozen taels of silver every day, which is quite a lot of money."
Ruan Qi suddenly realized that he had forgotten about the roast duck and thought it was made for Ju Fu Restaurant.
These are all Awan's business, just like the Ruan family's previous restaurant, where they transfer money from one hand to the other without expecting to pay. If you calculate it this way, they do make money, but not as much as Jufu Restaurant.
Miao Wan lowered her voice a bit, "Uncle, don't feel that you can't compare to Jufu Restaurant. What we make now is for the common people. I just want everyone to be able to eat meat happily.
When a fast food restaurant in Wa City becomes well-known, it will make blind boxes specifically for wealthy customers when it releases new products. That's where the big money is made, and by then it will definitely make more than Jufu Restaurant."
Little do people know that lotteries and blind box stores can make millions of dollars by just setting up a few high enough bonuses and attractive enough contents.
Eating is much more conscientious than winning the lottery.
Miao Wan has always regretted not being able to let her fellow countrymen from the Northwest see the prosperity of fireworks, so let everyone enjoy some delicious food first.
At that time, no matter whether you are rich or poor, everyone can come to buy luck. Even the unluckiest person can still eat meat, and everyone will be happy.
Ruan Qi was startled by Miao Wan's words. He drank a bowl of rice wine thoughtfully. Looking at Miao Wan, his eyes were filled with surprise and relief, and his mood softened unconsciously.
"Awan, you...really look like your great-grandmother."
The last bit of hesitation in his heart and the discomfort of working for his niece disappeared completely. No matter how pedantic he was, he could see through people's hearts.
Just like our ancestors, when they are gentle, they are like spring water sprinkling on the world, just hoping to warm more passersby.
When you are smart, you should act decisively and ruthlessly, biting the flesh of the rich without mercy, and accumulating more capital to benefit the people. This is the greatest good.
After finishing his meal, Ruan Qi didn't want to sleep. He patted his robe and stood up. "Why do we have to wait until tomorrow to start the kiln? I heard it's quite lively outside. The kiln at Jufu Restaurant is so small, it probably won't be enough to sell tonight. I'll take them with me to start another kiln."
The main reason was that there were not enough people at Jufu Restaurant, but many people ordered roast duck, so it was impossible to bring the duck to the front, slice it, and ask the customers if they wanted duck bones as in later generations.
They are all sliced according to the size of a duck at the back, and the side dishes are free, but you have to order the duck bone and tofu soup separately.
If there are some extra duck bones today, Ruan Qi can take them to a fast food restaurant tomorrow and turn them into blind boxes. Although he is tired today, what makes him more upset is that he has to pay a lot of money.
To be honest, if he didn't have to pay compensation, Ruan Qi would still be very happy to see the guests smile brightly because of a blind box.
The simple people and children, whose faces were even frostbitten, were filled with satisfaction and anticipation, mixed with gratitude, which made Master Ruan Qi and his three disciples a little overwhelmed.
They secretly gave away a lot of things today, so I didn't have to spend a lot less on popcorn.
You will be more worried about losing money.
Now there is no need to worry, Ruan Qi also had a smile on his face. He was happy to sell more blind boxes tomorrow.
Miao Wan stopped him, "Why don't you just grill them tomorrow and leave one person on duty? You've been tired all morning, and you still have to clean up the chickens in the afternoon."
Ruan Qi waved his hand. "Don't worry about it. Aren't those servants paid too? They'll definitely be happy to take double pay. Just give it to my uncle. I can handle it!"
Ruan Jialin watched his uncle with a dejected look on his face, and after listening to Miao Wan's calculations, he became as energetic as if he had eaten too much ginseng, ready to fight for his life.
"Damn it, listening to others doing the accounting costs money, but listening to you doing the accounting is fatal." Ruan Jialin was also shocked and spoke with his northwestern accent.
Miao Wan stood up expressionlessly, "Really? Buddy, let's count the money! The owner of Qianjinlou will pay the bill!"
He doesn't want to settle accounts and ask for money? As his cousin, I must satisfy him.
Ruan Jialin: “…”
When spring came and flowers bloomed in the northwest, the people who worked hard in the fields had to start busying themselves with spring planting and had no time to hang around outside. Only then did the business of Ruan's fast food slow down a little.
The fast food restaurant only earned a few hundred taels of silver in the first month.
If it happened in other ordinary people's homes, they would have to call out to God and rush to their ancestors' graves to see if there was any smoke coming out.
But given the current situation of the Qiao, Zhang and Ruan families, a word can indeed be used.
Although Ju Fu Restaurant's turnover has declined due to a large number of merchants entering the country after the New Year, the profit of the fast food restaurant is only a fraction of that of the restaurant.
The people in the Ruan family's first branch were a little proud, mainly because everyone was doing a good job. Even the second branch was making a lot of money every month from the profits of Qianjinlou.
The fast food restaurant is split 50-50 between the Ruan and Qiao families. In total, the eldest family earns less than the wages and bonuses of Ruan Qin and his son.
However, Ruan Qi looked much better than when he was in Jiangnan. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was radiant.
In the past, chefs were always in the back of the house, and basically never saw any customers. When they came out of the kitchen, they were either cheated or ripped off. They never had a good time and were often depressed.
But now, as soon as he and his apprentices open the door every day, they prepare food in front of the people queuing up. After they have prepared the food, they hang up the small blackboard, and every day they are met with simple and bright smiling faces.
Even if you didn't open the blind box well and only got the lowest reward, you can still smile in the distress, which makes you feel particularly good.
A month ago, Ruan Qi would have been as unhappy as his wife and children, but now he suddenly didn't care much about how much he earned.
He told this to his wife and children when he got home. He said that what he had earned was merit and carelessness, and it made him happy.
Everyone in the big house: "..."
Well, although they have some dignity to show for their worth, they are not the kind of people who like to push others' buttons. And since the head of the family is so happy, then... at worst, we can just squander the money a little less.
Unexpectedly, after just one month of saving, the fast food restaurant's profit exceeded one thousand taels in the second month, which surprised everyone.
Zhang Sanzhuang, in particular, rushed over to look at the account book. "It doubled? How could that be? There weren't that many more roast ducks!"
There are more people in March than after the Dragon Raising its Head, but it's not the busiest time yet. Ju Fu Restaurant hasn't changed much, so how come Ruan's Fast Food's profit has doubled?
Ruan Qi smiled as Zhang Sanzhuang took the account book from him. He couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought that rich people are so addicted. If they don't make money, they have to think about making money. If they make money, they want to make more. They live like they are standing in front of the fast food restaurant every day. They don't even have time to clean up their own shop. It's scary."
It's not just the wealthy families in Xining Town who are tempted by the fried food, but more importantly, the owners of the stalls or shops in Wa City.
At the beginning of March, farmers have to start working in the fields, and fewer people come to the town with their children.
Miao Wan then started to sell new blind boxes, mainly targeting wealthy people, including blind boxes of 500 wen, 200 wen and 100 wen.
A blind box worth 500 Wen may contain a whole roast chicken or roast duck, or it may contain wings, legs and chicken fillets.
A blind box worth 200 wen might contain a whole duck or chicken frame, plus some fried offal.
A blind box worth 100 Wen only contains a part of all the food types, so it depends more or less on your luck.
However, in the blind box of 500 Wen, you can get Ju Fu Restaurant meal coupons, roast duck coupons, and top prize coupons. The chance depends on luck.
There is only one top-level coupon per day - a five-day dinner coupon for Ju Fu Restaurant. You can eat as much as you want and you cannot take it away, but there is no upper limit.
In the blind box of 200 Wen, you can get Ju Fu Restaurant meal coupons, roast duck coupons, and top prize coupons, one per day, and three days of dinner coupons at Ju Fu Restaurant.
The box for one hundred illiterates only contains coupons for roast duck and roast chicken, and the top prize is a two-day dinner coupon for Ju Fu Restaurant.
No matter which one it is, some people have calculated that most of the food in the blind box exceeds its market price, and the maximum value of the lottery ticket is sixty or seventy taels of silver.
The more money people make, the better they are at calculating. Doesn't it mean that as long as they buy blind boxes, they are making money?
Anyway, you have to eat meat after making money, and the food at Ruan’s fast food restaurant is really delicious. If you don’t buy it, wouldn’t you be letting others take advantage and being at a disadvantage?
Absolutely not!
So many people come to buy blind boxes with this idea in mind.
The first person to open the top-winning ticket was a clerk from the Falcon tribe shop opposite the fast food restaurant. After he gave the ticket to his boss, the boss was happy to reward him with five taels of silver.
Then the shop owner really invited his friends to have dinner at Jufu Restaurant every day, and ordered a meal worth more than ten taels of silver every time.
Ju Fu Restaurant received Miao Wan's instructions and served the guests without any hesitation.
The shop owner calculated and realized that he had saved more than ninety taels of silver in the past five days! He had to lean on the wall to eat every day and didn't even spend money on wine.
After the news spread, many wealthy families in Xining Town were alarmed and quickly called their servants to come and line up.
Even if you are a wealthy family, no one would throw away nearly a hundred taels of silver without blinking an eye.
And you only need to spend 500 coins at most to earn it back. Even if you can't exchange it for silver, it's still a huge profit!
But no one calculated it. If one couldn't be bought for 500 wen, then one might be able to get it by buying a few more. There are also blind boxes for 200 wen and 100 wen, which might be possible. So... buy them all, and see how much it would cost.
Rich families or shops have no shortage of work, and the owners have no shortage of family members. They don’t have to worry about not being able to eat all the meat they buy. Even if they can’t finish it, they can heat it up in an iron pot the next day because the weather is cold.
By this calculation, you can eat and drink well and get a great deal. The number of people buying blind boxes is increasing day by day and never decreases.
Even if the most expensive blind box is only 500 Wen, it is sold out every day and there is not a single one left. In this way, doesn’t it make a lot of money?
Ruan Qi didn't dare to say anything, but only whispered to Miao Wan. He saw that some people setting up stalls in the open air were dressed in rags and looked pitifully thin.
He is the most soft-hearted person. Whenever they spend ten cents to buy a blind box, he will secretly give them some extra food.
There were quite a few beggars wandering around in Wa City. He left some hamburgers and said that they couldn't be sold without the promotion, so he gave them to the beggars around him and asked them to pick up the chicken feathers, wash and rinse them, and that was his wages.
Miao Wan is also happy to do these things, otherwise she can earn more.
Zhang Sanzhuang said sourly, "Then uncle, do you have to pay for the Jufu Restaurant as well? We paid for your roast duck too."
Ruan Qi smiled at Zhang Sanzhuang, "Go talk to your father-in-law and just use the roast duck to offset the bill. He thought it was too troublesome to pay, so he asked Zu Ge'er to pay it directly. I have all the records here."
The roast duck is calculated based on cost, and the Ju Fu Restaurant coupons issued must of course also be calculated based on cost. If you really go to pay the bill, the fast food restaurant will suffer a lot of losses.
Ruan Qi invited Sun Laohuo for a drink and asked him to calculate the cost while he was cooking, and then paid it off with roast duck.
He is just kind-hearted, not stupid.
Zhang Sanzhuang bit his cheek and secretly cursed his father-in-law in his heart, saying that this old man was so ungrateful.
But he still owes his father-in-law a beating, and it's as if he dares to ask, so why is he still talking here?
Ruan Qin was also happy for his brother.
But as an uncle, he was also jealous when he saw Miao Wan put so much thought into the fast food restaurant, tinkering with the boxes and the paintings, and spending every day thinking about how to make the lottery tickets more attractive.
After the Qiao family's new house was built, they had to ask the Yu family to make furniture for it. The furniture was dyed, and Miao Wan let the dye sit for a few days for the sake of her health.
Although it is a pure natural dye, who knows if it contains any substances that are harmful to the human body? With children at home, mothers cannot help but be careful.
Therefore, the Qiao family did not plan to move until the end of March, after settling accounts and paying bonuses and wages.
Just before the Qiao family moved, Ruan Qin found Miao Wan and said that many strangers had appeared around Qianjin Building recently, and they were always staring at the people coming in and out of Qianjin Building.
Miao Wan was shocked. "Why didn't my second uncle tell me that my husband was coming back a few days ago? He'll be on duty in the county town for more than ten days before returning. What should we do? Should we send someone to investigate?"
Ruan Qin knew her niece wasn't very brave, so she hurriedly explained, "They're probably not stalking me. If we go over and ask them, they'll talk to us nicely. They just have a bit of resentment in them. They're just like a young wife who can't see her husband."
Miao Wan: "..." She felt that her second uncle was making indirect accusations.
Ruan Qin didn't think too much about it, only hinting at something, "Qianjinlou released a lot of useful things before the New Year, including down jackets, cotton-padded jackets, sweaters, and trousers. It's enough to keep us busy, but when the weather gets hot, clothes won't be so important. Isn't it time for you to get some new stuff for Qianjinlou?"
Miao Wan covered her chest and glared at Ruan Qin secretly, "Uncle, next time you speak, can you please just tell me the result? You scared me to death, how are you going to explain this to my mother later?"
Ruan Qin knocked her head, "That's my sister, why do I need to explain to her? You only care about your eldest uncle, why don't you care about your second uncle? I carried you out to see the lanterns for nothing when you were little."
Miao Wan reflected on it and realized that her second uncle was right. They were all uncles, so she couldn't favor one over the other.
She poured a cup of tea for her second uncle in a very filial manner, and even more filially asked, "So, tell me, second uncle, did your aunt send you to sleep in the storeroom, or did she not allow you to sleep on the kang? Or... were your second and third cousins angry with you? Just tell me, and I'll run into my great-grandmother in my dream and ask her to scold them."
Ruan Qin: "..." I feel like I can't keep this niece anymore.
If our ancestor cursed someone in a dream and scared him to death, would he still have a way to survive?
He really couldn't bear the gentle uncle's attitude, and slapped Miao Wan on the head, "Stop talking nonsense, your second aunt and I are fine! As for your second and third cousins, they are all worthless anyway. Three beatings a day are enough for me, how can I let them make me angry?"
Ruan Jialin, who was also trying to get new goods in, said: "..."
Miao Wan looked at her second cousin with pitiful eyes. This child could only maintain his dignity intermittently. You never know when his relatives would tear him apart and leave him in debt.
Immediately, with a subtle feeling of pity, she looked at Taotao as she did, and without them having to worry, she went into the house and took out the finished things.
"Actually, I've already developed the new stuff a long time ago, but I thought everyone at Qianjinlou was busy, and I didn't want to tire my second aunt and the others, so I didn't rush to bring it out."
I'm also afraid of biting off more than I can chew.
It was a bit hasty to open the shops one after another. Now that they are all open, we must be patient and develop slowly.
Having too many new things will not only make you tired, but also make you dizzy and make you feel that things are cheap.
So this time she only took out two things, a face cream with lard as the main ingredient and a floral toner.
Lard is thick in texture and is more suitable for use as a facial cream in winter.
But everyone was busy making clothes in winter, so Miao Wan kept her composure and didn't take it out. She turned around and tried the aromatic water she had made from the aromatic oil.
Aromatic waters like rosemary and chrysanthemum are very suitable for use as toners, which can keep the skin fresh and smooth. It is not a problem to use facial cream as long as you clean it well.
Moreover, Baiyulong ointment is mainly for whitening and supplemented by moisturizing, while this lard ointment is mainly for moisturizing and supplemented by refining the skin. They have different effects. By adjusting the ratio of lard and Chinese medicine, you don't have to worry about clogging pores.
More things are used in lard ointment than in Baiyulong ointment. Almonds, coix seeds, poria cocos, angelica dahurica, licorice, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves and atractylodes are ground into powder, and then alcohol distilled from liquor is added and stirred into a dough.
Mix the lumps of medicine with lard filtered through gauze and cook until evenly combined. Once boiled, simmer over low heat for two hours, stirring constantly to prevent the bottom from becoming sticky. [Note]
After the fire is extinguished, filter out the residue before it condenses, then add a few drops of essential oils with different functions and stir evenly. Only in this way can it be completely formed and placed in a cool place to solidify into a paste.
After listening to Miao Wan's explanation, Ruan Qin and his son frowned tightly, and Miao Wan was completely confused.
"What's wrong? Aunt Geng and Mom are both using this ointment and love it. Their skin used to be quite rough, and the White Jade Dragon ointment wasn't very effective. This lard ointment has made their skin much smoother!"
Ruan Jialin nodded solemnly, "We don't doubt the effectiveness, but if this thing is just called lard cream, it will definitely not sell."
Who wants to smear lard on their face?
Until now, Ruan Jialin dared not let outsiders know that the White Jade Dragon Cream was made from sheep fat. Otherwise, no matter how fragrant the cream was, others would still smell fishy.
Miao Wan: "...Then I don't care. Anyway, I've told you how to do it and what the effect will be. Isn't it said in Jiangnan that every boy must be able to read, and every scholar must at least become a Tongsheng? You still need to come to me for a name? I'm very busy!"
After saying that, she quickly got up and slipped away, so as to avoid letting these two people see that Miao Shiren was no different from a donkey at this moment, with everything in his head except ink.
Ruan Qin watched her niece slip away so quickly that she couldn't stop her. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you running away? I wanted to ask, didn't you say you were going to make a hundred-flower series? Chrysanthemums aren't very auspicious anyway. Why don't you change the flower? You didn't let her choose a name."
Even if she slipped away quickly, we were still family, so how could we not know that she had chosen a bad name? Just listen to the names Jinsi Wowo and Jinyin Wowo and you will know.
Because the Qiao family and the main branch of the Ruan family were busy moving, Qiao Shengwen and Ruan Jiasheng had a lot of books to sort out, so Ruan Qin and his father did not go to find them.
Ruan Jialin just didn't believe it. Without the eldest brother and the boss, how could they still eat hairy pigs?
"After all, I'm a student, too. Dad... you're the student's father, so you should be able to come up with two nice names, right?"
Ruan Qin rolled his eyes at him, "Waiting for you? It was your mother who named Fu Ge'er and Lu Ge'er."
The father can only think of the lowly lives of Gousheng and Shuanzhu. If he relies on his son, Qianjinlou is likely to go bankrupt.
Ruan Qin put the prescription and trial product that Miao Wan brought out into his pocket and strolled back to Qianjinlou. His wife, Mrs. Li, had a better family background than the Ruan family.
She has been able to read and write since childhood. If a girl can pass the imperial examination, she may become a juren and will definitely be able to give herself an amazing name.
Normally, even after Qianjinlou closes in the afternoon, it is still open. The noise of the looms and spinning wheels inside can be heard outside, especially from the back door.
Ruan Qin and his father always like to run outside to avoid being idle, because there are too many women in the backyard. Three women make a drama, and often there are seven or eight dramas going on at the same time, which is really a headache.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ruan Qin got off the car, Uncle Geng stopped him with a serious look on his face, "Something's wrong. Those people in the front are gone. Why can't I hear the voices of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family and the other daughters-in-law of the Yang family talking here?"
Even the sound of the loom could not be heard. If the women were resting, one should have heard them talking and laughing.
In the end, they all stopped in front of the door, and were very quiet, which made people's scalp tingle.
Ruan Qin only felt a buzzing in his head. He didn't know how long he was in a daze. His mind was blank and he couldn't remember anything.
It only took him a moment to react. He got off the mule cart in a panic and ran towards the door like crazy.
"My wife! My wife!"
Uncle Geng was shocked.
The two masters of the Ruan family, the eldest master is very disciplined in his words and deeds, and the second master is always smiling. Both of them are considered quiet.
It was the first time he saw this old man howling like a wolf. He was really too unstable!
But he immediately realized, damn! His wife is in there too!
Uncle Geng didn't even have time to tie up the mule cart. He stumbled down from the shaft and ran out, "Madam! Madam, please answer me!"
The two men ran in hurriedly, their legs as soft as cotton.
Madam Zhang had often teased the two young men who usually guarded Qianjin Tower about arranging marriages for them, but the two of them, counting the money they had saved, shyly nodded in anticipation.
But, but now he was lying in front of the house, bleeding all over the ground, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
Ruan Qin opened her mouth wide, but no sound came out of her throat. She could only make a hoarse sound, as if she was about to pout.
But he didn't dare. He didn't dare to lean over or open the door, for fear of seeing a scene that he could not bear.
On the contrary, Uncle Geng, a man from a farming family, had better psychological endurance. Even with tears in his eyes, he ran forward trembling and pushed the door open with all his strength.
He pushed the door open and slid it down, "Madam!"
There was a girl lying unconscious on the floor in the room, with blood splattered on the ground. No one knew whose it belonged to, but I was afraid that she had the same fate as the two young men outside, and was killed.
Ruan Qin took a breath and did not faint as she had thought. Instead, she looked at the female soldiers who had fainted on the ground, took a deep breath, and screamed: "Wife! Don't abandon me! Ahh ...
An embroidered shoe hit his mouth with a "pa" sound, and it was not known whether it was an accident or a coincidence, and he swallowed a mouthful of dirt.
"Shut up, you idiot!" Mrs. Li gritted her teeth and sat up. In order to avoid fainting, she almost pinched her palms to pieces.
"Are you afraid that the thieves won't be able to tell that only the two of you are back, and that you have shit in your head and don't remember to call for help?"
Ruan Qin: “…”
Uncle Geng: “…”
Oh yes, call someone!
The two of them ran out in a hurry and accidentally bumped into each other. Ruan Qin was thin and weak, and could not fight against Uncle Geng. He was not prepared at all and fell directly from the stairs.
I heard a 'click' sound at that time and I didn't know where it broke.
Uncle Geng was so frightened that his face turned pale. He went over and waved his hands, not knowing what to do.
Mrs. Li felt that if she fainted at this moment, it would definitely not be because of the drugs, but because she was angered by these two useless men.
She hardened her heart and bit her finger. Aren't the fingers connected to the heart? The piercing pain made her sober up a little.
She stood up with the help of the spindle, staggered to close the back door and put the door barrier in place.
Then he walked straight into the room without even looking at Ruan Qin who had fainted from the pain and Uncle Geng who was at a loss.
After entering the door, she bit two of her fingers, endured the pain and locked the door, then she fainted with relief.
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