Qiao Shengwen was very curious about what Miao Wan could call a weapon. As far as he knew, his daughter-in-law was very good at preparing food, but he had never seen her do anything else... manure didn't count.
Qiao Shengwen felt a little excited when he thought that Miao Wan might also have talent in this area.
If they can really attack from a distance, Dayue's army might be able to be used, and then the threat to Dayue from Western Tibet, Northern Mongolia and the barbarians will be much less in the future.
Who would have thought that after some days, Qiao Shengwen was urged by Miao Wan to go to Wuliangha to inquire. He came back from Bayin after a while, quite speechless.
"Awan, the ranged weapons you mentioned are a few pots of ornamental plants?"
Bayin said that this plant is called Liuli Fruit. Because of its even and clean red color, it is regarded as an ornamental object in the homes of nobles in the Western Regions. Only the wife can raise it. It is somewhat similar to the peony in Dayue.
Miao Wan looked at the pots of glass fruit full of red peppers, tears almost streaming from the corners of her lips, and her hands trembled slightly with excitement.
Her chili! Her love! It's finally here!
Miao Wan hugged the flowerpot and looked at Qiao Shengwen happily, "Dad! Don't underestimate this thing. It's edible. It can make people cry!"
Qiao Shengwen: “…”
Miao Wan added, "Of course, the most powerful thing is the water boiled from this thing. If you apply it to your body or face, it's like burning fire. If you accidentally drip too much into your eyes, you might even go blind!"
Pepper spray is still the best choice for girls to protect themselves from harassment even in later generations. Even if they know that it will make them uncomfortable if touched, they still cannot resist the physiological reaction.
Once sprayed, they will scream and panic, and become half useless.
No one here has ever heard of chili peppers, so how can their effects be comparable to sulfuric acid?
Thinking of this, she immediately asked, "Dad, are these all the pots you have? Su Rina said she found quite a few, why did you only bring back these?"
These pots contain only dozens of peppers at most, and can be used to boil out two pots of concentrated pepper water. If poured into glass bottles, the maximum yield is thirty bottles.
If everyone has one, they’re gone. What if someone accidentally hits it?
And...she also wants to make something delicious!
"These... some have not yet borne fruit, and Bayin also wants to keep some for viewing." Qiao Shengwen didn't know what to say. He felt that Bayin had more confidence in his daughter-in-law than he, as a father.
But family members know their own business. He should have thought of it long ago, and what his daughter-in-law could think of must be related to food.
Seeing Taotao staggering in with the support of his wife, his grandfather and mother ignored him and jumped straight onto the flowerpot. He became even more unconvinced of what Miao Wan said.
These two girls are only interested in food, weapons and the like... How brave are they? Even if they were borrowed from them, it wouldn't be enough!
Miao Wan could see that her father-in-law didn't quite believe her, so she quickly grabbed Taotao who was about to stuff the chili into her mouth and patted her head, "Be good, mom will make you something delicious later!"
Taotao turned to look at his grandmother, "Mom, no, grandma!"
Miao Wan could tell her daughter disliked her cooking skills, so she pinched her face and said, "I threw you out in the countryside for two months, and now you're eating everything when you come back!"
Taotao covered her face, staggered and turned around to run, but she had just learned to walk and was still staggering like an old lady. When she turned her body, her butt felt heavy and she sat down on the ground.
But she remembered the joke her aunt had told her, and her brain was actually better than her mother's. Her little baby voice was firm and proud, "Shit, no!"
Miao Wan: "..." Is it a great achievement to not eat shit?
She didn't argue with her daughter about the issue of poop, piss and fart. She couldn't wait to pick the red fruit and went to the kitchen.
Light the stove, add a few more firewood, put water in the iron pot and bring it to a boil, put the washed and cut peppers into sections into the pot, and cook directly over high heat.
After about half an hour, when I opened the lid, a spicy smell filled the kitchen. It wasn't too pungent, but it was irritating enough to make people's noses feel uncomfortable.
Geng and Taotao, who refused to go out, sneezed a few times. Taotao still refused to go out and stretched out his hands for Miao Wan to hold him.
"Hey, it seems my daughter can also eat spicy food." Miao Wan didn't dare to hug her. There might be chili peppers on her body. Children's skin is too tender and it will definitely be uncomfortable if it gets spicy.
She just smiled and told her mother-in-law, "Ever since I was a kid, I loved spicy food...dogwood."
Children from other families are not allowed to eat spicy food for fear that it will irritate their stomachs and cause diarrhea.
But Miao Wan's grandmother was in poor health and was busy working in the fields, so no one took care of her. She spread chili sauce on her steamed buns and when she was three years old, she could eat a steamed bun as big as a child's face by herself.
When the neighbors saw her, they were so scared that they came over to touch her belly, and the reputation of Miao children being able to eat spread.
Taotao eats more than the braised egg. Although there is only a one-month difference, his appetite seems to be a year's smaller, which made Sun envious many times. At this time, it is a blessing for a child to be able to eat and stand on his feet.
Geng covered her nose and was a little puzzled. "It smells quite unpleasant, but it's strange that my mouth is watering."
It was exciting, and Miao Wan swallowed her saliva for a long time.
However, when cooking with chili peppers, she only had a small amount and was reluctant to waste it.
At most, they would take it to their uncle or Sun Ada to make a meal, and the rest would be used to make self-defense weapons for the female soldiers, and they would also have to save the seeds to grow another batch.
When only one-third of the water in the large iron pot was left, Miao Wan covered her mouth and nose with gauze, completely opened the lid, and poured the water into a narrow-mouthed earthenware jar to cool.
There are not enough glass bottles at home, so we have to take them to Qianjinlou for packaging.
But before that, Miao Wan planned to let her father-in-law experience the power of chili peppers for herself. She filled a wine cup with chili pepper water and brought it into the study.
"Dad, I've just made some chili water. Try it. Mom was drooling just now and tried it too."
Qiao Shengwen was caught off guard. This was not the first or second time that his daughter-in-law and his wife had brought soup to him and Ruan Jiasheng. When he heard that his wife had already drunk it, he also picked it up.
The smell made his mouth water. Although it tasted pungent, he still took a small sip, and then... nothing happened.
Qiao Shengwen rushed out of the study in a hurry to find some candy. Geng had just taken out Taotao's milk cubes and saw this and gave him one too.
"Did you drink?"
"You drank too?"
The couple spoke in unison, their minds so connected that they almost wanted to beat up their daughter-in-law.
Miao Wan held Taotao and lay at the door, laughing, "Dad, Mom, how is it? Do you feel like a raging fire burning in your mouth and body?"
Qiao Shengwen laughed angrily, "Dad didn't say he didn't believe it, right?" These two mothers are more stubborn than the other.
Miao Wan shrank her neck. "But if you don't try it yourself, you won't understand how useful this thing is."
Tiger benches and pepper spray are used for torture in prisons.
Fortunately, it was only the size of a thumb, and Miao Wan had diluted it and added a little salt and vinegar. After the spiciness wore off, Qiao Shengwen and his wife even had the urge to take another bite.
It's really weird.
Geng was confused. "Isn't this called Liuli Fruit? Why is it called Chili Pepper? Is it for eating, or is it used to hurt people?"
"The name left in the Ruan family's secret recipe is chili pepper. I've even seen it in my dreams." Miao Wan swore solemnly. Ever since she had the excuse of her ancestor's dream, she could just lie like that.
"Weapons always have their two sides. Chili peppers are the best of the best. As food, they are the best of the best. As weapons, they are the worst of the worst. Anyway, they are extremely powerful!"
Miao Wan praises people a lot, but she has never praised anyone so highly.
The couple looked at each other, hesitantly, "How about we try another bite?"
Taotao also raised his little hand, "Mom, it's Taotao too!"
Miao Wan: "...No, I just played for a while because I wanted Dad to go find Bayin again and get the remaining ones back so we can make something more delicious. Otherwise, there won't be enough for seed."
As for drinking a little more, you guys are wishful thinking, Mom and Dad.
Qiao Shengwen picked up some undiluted chili water and applied it on his wrists. The burning sensation made his eyes shine.
If you can use this to kill the enemy, you will definitely catch the enemy off guard.
He did not delay and immediately ran to Wa City, saying what the seasoning was and that he would grow it and let Bayin try it at Jufu Restaurant to find out. He only left one pot for him and took the remaining dozen pots back.
Miao Wan calculated that red peppers are relatively small in size, with only about a hundred seeds in one pepper.
Su Rina gave twenty pots, but when they arrived at the Miao family, including the dead ones, only sixteen pots were left.
A pot of peppers can produce more than twenty fruits, and half of them can be left for seeds, which means there are probably less than 20,000 seeds.
Although she knew something about the land, Miao Wan only had a vague understanding of farming. She asked Adun to come over and ask, only then did she know that one acre of land could plant about four thousand seeds.
"If we plant double or single plants like bean sprouts, we can get 6,000 seeds per acre," added Adun.
After he was bought, he was afraid that he would be useless, so he worked very hard in the fields with Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu, and looked like an old farmer.
Miao Wan calculated that it was enough for almost three acres of land, but the government stipulated that only grains and vegetables could be grown in the best and medium-quality fields, and irrelevant things such as flowers could not be grown. Chili peppers could only be grown on hills.
Although the harvest in the hills can be better with the manure, it is estimated that only 70% to 80% of the crops can survive at most. It is enough to provide chili water, but it is probably not enough to provide Ju Fu Restaurant and Ruan's Fast Food.
Regardless, Miao Wan waved her hand and said, "A Dun, go and ask Uncle Zhang or Uncle Wu to come back and plant the seeds first."
The remaining half is used to make chili water.
Miao Wan carefully reminded Aunt Geng and the others to wear gloves and cover their mouths and noses with gauze when boiling the peppers, and not to touch their eyes and skin with the parts that had touched the peppers.
When Aunt Geng heard that this was something to kill enemies, she treated it as poison. Everyone worked tremblingly to boil more than 300 bottles of chili water, and each person put two in their purses and hung them around their waists.
Apart from anything else, although my waist feels heavy when I walk and carrying a wallet is like kicking a bomb, my sense of security has been greatly enhanced.
However, the three families, including Yu Yanglin's family, had been on high alert for nearly two months, but they never waited for the second wave of thieves to come.
Not only did no thieves come to visit, but even my husband hadn't come back.
Although Qiao Shengwen and Geng didn't say anything, they were extremely anxious. Geng even had blisters at the corners of her mouth.
Even Taotao remembers his father who always brought snacks back from the county town. He would often ask while playing, "Delicious food? Gone!"
Miao Wan has been busy growing peppers, developing new products for Qianjinlou, and calculating the profits and bonuses of the three shops. She didn't feel much at all despite being so busy.
But she didn't know if it was the influence of her parents-in-law or Taotao's occasional muttering, but she actually dreamed at night that Qiao Ruichen was stabbed with a knife, with blood all over the floor, and she was scared awake.
After being frightened awake, Miao Wan held the sleeping Taotao in her arms and stayed awake for half the night until dawn.
Unconsciously, this husband who seemed to be there and not there seemed to have become an indispensable part of her heart. The worries and concerns that she had suppressed under the busy schedule could no longer hide at night.
Is this love?
Miao Wan didn't understand, she just felt that this feeling was even worse than when her grandmother was gone.
She got up grunting in the morning, made herself a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and ate some fried chicken legs she brought back from Ruan's Fast Food. After eating her fill, she went back to bed and took a nap.
He didn't wake up until dawn. Taotao had already been served dinner by Geng and was playing with Qiao Rui in the mother-in-law's car in the courtyard.
"I heard you get up this morning." Geng came in after hearing the noise. "Are you feeling unwell? I called you but you didn't respond."
Normally, he would stay in bed for a while before going back to sleep, but this morning, no matter how I called him, he didn't move. If he didn't have a fever and his breathing was normal, Geng would have gone to call a doctor.
Miao Wan hugged Geng and rubbed her chest, her voice muffled, "Mom, I miss my husband. He hasn't been home for almost three months."
Geng's hand, which was about to touch Miao Wan's head, paused for a moment, her eyes filled with worry. "There must be some kind of war at the border. No news... no news is good news. Don't worry."
"How can I not worry? I dreamed that he was injured." Miao Wan muttered softly.
Geng's body stiffened. "Dreams are always the opposite of reality. Ruichen must be safe and sound."
Miao Wan felt indescribably uncomfortable and could only nod sullenly, "I thought so too, so I ate a big bowl of noodles and came back to continue my dream, telling him to stop making such empty promises and come back quickly!"
Geng: “…” Well, you are worthy of it.
Others who miss their husbands become so exhausted because of them, but you, on the other hand, eat more the more you miss them, right?
The mother is also worried about her son, but as she is the elder, she has to hold on and not show any signs.
So Geng patted Miao Wan on the head and said, "Hurry up and ask your father to ask the Wuliangha clan's master if he can go to the county town to inquire."
Miao Wan didn't want to wait at home. "Then I'll go with Dad. I also have something to ask Master Wuliangha."
Geng hesitated for a moment but didn't stop him.
With my husband around, the Qiao family is not a conservative family that doesn't follow the rule that a daughter-in-law cannot see a man outside her family.
Qiao Shengwen and Miao Wan asked Uncle Geng to drive the mule cart and went to Washi to find Bayin.
When they arrived, Bayin was still wearing his riding clothes, and he was covered in dust, as if he had just returned.
"Mr. Qiao, Ms. Qiao, I was just about to look for you." Bayin patted his shoulder and saluted the two.
Qiao Shengwen nodded, and Miao Wan bowed in the same way that Geng greeted the Ruan family, and sat down at Bayin's courtesy.
"But is there any news about Zicheng?" Qiao Shengwen asked first.
Bayin nodded. "It's said that there was a heavy snowfall in Xifan last year, resulting in countless cattle and sheep casualties. The border was very unstable, so the Gubei Army strengthened its defenses. Brother Zicheng's battalion has been on duty near Shennv Peak."
Qiao Shengwen frowned, "Then you should be able to send a message back, right?"
The seventh-rank Zhiguo Captain was no longer an unknown person. He was much more respectable than a captain of a thousand men. He had many soldiers under his command. Even for a captain of a thousand men, it was not difficult for him to send a letter home. How could there be no news for several months?
Bayin glanced at his servant Agong, who went out to guard the tent and not let anyone approach.
He then whispered, "From what I know, even if the defense is strengthened, the Gubei Army has 30,000 troops stationed in Xiping County, and Shennv Peak is a fortress bordering Xifan and Dayue. They must be guarding it in rotation to conserve manpower in case of an uprising.
However, the two military officers who replaced the Zicheng brothers have yet to go to Goddess Peak. Logically, other battalions should have taken over this month, and the guerrilla general's orders have yet to come. Many people speculate that we are about to go to war with Xifan."
So Bayin also hurried to the post station in Beimeng and asked someone to send a message to the Qiyan royal court. In case of war, they must be on guard against the surprise attack from Xifan, and... if they can bite off a piece of Dayue, Beimeng will definitely not show mercy.
Qiao Shengwen understood very well the subtleties of the alliance between Dayue and Beimeng. Although his face darkened slightly, he did not discuss the subtleties with him. He just kept his composure, nodded, and said nothing.
The atmosphere in the tent was a little stagnant for a moment. Miao Wan didn't come here for nothing. She listened quietly like a quail until the two of them finished talking about their business. When she saw that they were silent, she spoke.
"Second Master, I have something I want to ask you."
Bayin glanced at Qiao Shengwen calmly, then smiled at Miao Wan and said, "Brother Zicheng, call me Brother. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother. Just tell me what you want to say. There's no need for formalities between us."
In theory, this is just a polite remark.
But Miao Shiren doesn't care about the situation. You handed me the ladder, so it's normal for me to take advantage of it.
She flashed her signature dimpled smile. "Well, brother, I'm not going to be polite! Qianjinlou sold a stove last winter, and it seemed like both the merchants and you were very interested. But now that my stove is lit, there's been no movement. I've been waiting, and no one's coming. Do you know what's going on?"
The corners of Bayin's lips twitched. Qiao Ruichen was really rude. Was she really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?
He chuckled, "Didn't the Dingbei General's Mansion take over the down jackets and cotton coats? Since this involves military supplies, who would dare to do anything about it? Naturally, it's up to the general to make the arrangements."
Miao Wan bared her small white teeth, looking even more innocent. "Oh? Didn't you buy a large number of spinning wheels from the Yu family? Merchants from Jiangnan and Dengzhou also bought quite a few. You also spent ten thousand taels of silver on parts for my looms. Could it be that the missing parts were actually assembled?"
Bayin: “…”
He subconsciously looked at Qiao Shengwen, and Miao Wan almost said that she also had a share of the ten thousand taels of silver.
Does this old fox know that his daughter-in-law is so shameless?
Qiao Shengwen looked at his nose and his heart, pretending to be worried and thoughtful, as if he knew nothing. His daughter-in-law was his son's wife, what did it have to do with him?
Bayin laughed angrily, "You seem to know everything, so why are you asking me? You bought the wool from me. I just want to start my own wool business, which you should have expected. As for what others want to do, I can't stop them."
Miao Wan nodded. "You make sense. That's why I never ask how many ducks you have in your Shuipaozi. It's fine if you don't need the ones from Qianjinlou. But I can use the duck down and roast the ducks. What can other merchants give you?"
Last winter, Ruan Qin said that many merchants were interested in cooperating with Qianjinlou, but the Dingbei General's Mansion intervened in the first month of the year, and the merchants began to wait and see.
In fact, Miao Wan could also understand their cautious attitude, thinking that as long as Qianjinlou continued to do business in down jackets and cotton jackets, there would be no delay in cooperation.
Who would have thought that as the summer passed, they still did not make any move.
Ruan Jialin begged Zhang Sanzhuang to find out something when the guests were drunk, and only then did he find out that the merchants actually planned to digest the money internally.
Bayin has sheep and ducks, Jiangnan has spinning wheels and silk, Dengzhou has cloth and grain. Several big merchants exchanged with each other, and even without Qianjinlou's involvement, this business could be done.
I just didn't know this when the business first started. It wasn't until all the goods were sold that I discovered that the down, whether it was made of satin or brocade, would actually bleed through. Even two layers of cloth couldn't prevent the down from bleed through.
Only then did they begin to pay attention to Qianjinlou's fabrics. Therefore, in June, in addition to beauty products, the largest number of items sold at Qianjinlou were various fabrics.
The Yu family had secretly sent over 20,000 taels of silver a while ago, but they didn't dare to ask for the agreed 30%. They just wanted more chili water to avoid being beaten to death when someone came to cause trouble.
Miao Wan inquired carefully and was sure that Wuliangha was involved in it. How could he have the nerve to take profits from Qianjinlou every month?
Who is shameless?
Bayin didn't think so. He cooperated with others and did not delay the supply of goods to Qianjinlou. Business is business, whoever benefits should be chosen. Isn't this normal?
So he felt that Miao Wan was more shameless.
But it's a good habit, he can learn it.
So he just smiled and had butter tea served. "You have a point, but if this loom can be sold to the Wuliangha clan, it would be more appropriate for me to arrange cooperation with the merchants."
He glanced at Qiao Shengwen. "Needless for me to tell you, the Qiao family should also know that the general is wary of the Qiao family. Since the general wants to use this for military supplies, and the Dingbei General's Mansion stands behind Qianjinlou, none of us dare to openly cooperate with Qianjinlou. We have suffered enough losses in the past, so I will directly cooperate with the merchants. Brother Zicheng should know about this."
By cooperating with Qianjinlou, who knows what astronomical figure the military supplies will become next year.
Miao Wan also smiled and said the same thing, "We can give the loom to the Wuliangha family in exchange for some dry goods, but I'm the only one who can roast the duck. What can they give you?"
Bayin choked and nearly spit out his butter tea. He stared at Miao Wan with wide eyes and said, "Why don't we just sell you our ducks?"
Miao Wan nodded. "Okay, but Su Rina found me some Glazed Fruit, and I gave her the White Jade Dragon Cream. The 40% profit from Qianjinlou isn't enough to buy a loom. I want Wuliangha's two shops in the county town, and the price of ducks will be halved."
Bayin stared at her for a long moment, "Why don't you just go and rob her?"
Miao Wan clapped her hands, "If I want to rob, then the loom should be exchanged for 20% of the profit of all the shops in Wuliangha County, and the spinning method should also be sold. It shouldn't be difficult to just pay someone to find something instead of exchanging the secret recipe."
Her smile faded slightly. "So, I feel like I've suffered a huge loss. They say a loss is a blessing, but constantly suffering a loss is foolish. So, I'm only willing to pay one-third of the original price for the duck, or I'll shut down this business."
Bayin had never seen this way of doing business before, so he didn't want to slam the table and argue with Miao Wan, so he could only turn around and look at Qiao Shengwen.
"Mr. Qiao, look at this..."
Qiao Shengwen stroked his well-groomed beard and sighed, "Zicheng has been targeted by the general, and he's even using slaves from Northern Mongolia to test him. Do you think the general is completely confident in the Wuliangha clan? If they want to help each other, the Wuliangha clan needs to give more consideration to the concept of balance."
In other words, you can't keep taking advantage of others.
Bayin was choked by the father-in-law and daughter-in-law and glared at Miao Wan, "Then let's go with what we agreed on before, half the price."
Miao Wan smiled, "I changed my mind again, four points..."
Bayin quickly interrupted her, "One third, that's it! It's unkind of me, Wuliangha, to have kept it a secret from Qianjinlou up to this point. I'll have someone deliver the interest and the deed of Qianjinlou, along with the deed of the shop in the county town, to the Qiao family later!"
You have to know that he has more people under his command than Miao Wan. Although the tribe's pond is not too big, it is still possible to raise thousands or tens of thousands of ducks.
Ducks grow very fast, and if they are not dealt with in batches as quickly as possible, they will be lost whether they get sick or freeze to death in winter.
He finally understood. No wonder Su Rina had such a hard time at Miao Wan's hands. This Miss Qiao was like a Pi Xiu, always wanting to swallow money. If you want to take advantage of her, you'd better dream on.
Miao Wan was very satisfied with getting back a large sum of money. The heavy mood she had felt in the morning because she was thinking about Qiao Bailao was relieved a little. It is true that money can cure all diseases.
On the way back, Miao Wan was still thinking about comforting her father-in-law, "Don't worry, Dad. I have a hunch that my husband is definitely safe. I dreamed last night that he had spotting. Dreams are always the opposite of reality. Maybe he will be promoted soon."
Qiao Shengwen forced a smile and nodded.
He thought more in his mind. Logically speaking, Xiban was not short of food and livestock in summer and autumn, so there would generally be no unrest. It was always difficult in winter and unbearable in spring, so they would plunder food and livestock stored in early winter, or cause unrest in early spring, stealing livestock and people to supplement animal husbandry.
But it is only early autumn now, and summer is just around the corner. Why should Xifan be restless when things are going well?
But telling this to Miao Wan or Geng would only increase their worries, so he kept silent and could only figure it out on his own.
Qiao Shengwen changed the subject, "You didn't let Ruichen give the loom to the General's Mansion, but gave it to the Wuliangha clan instead. Are you planning to give up the profit of the business?"
Miao Wan nodded. "I thought it was too simple. They are all a bunch of old foxes. I, the daughter-in-law of an old fox, can't beat them, so I am only suitable for playing simple and rough games."
Qiao Shengwen: “…” No, just say it, why do you have to include me in it?
Miao Wan felt her father-in-law's gloomy gaze, and touched her nose with a chuckle, "And through this incident, I also realized that if we were not in the northwest in the future, I'm afraid Qianjinlou would be eaten alive by these people.
Jufu Restaurant and Ruan's Fast Food rely on the skills of the chefs, with apprentices teaching apprentices, so there's no fear of theft. But Qianjinlou is different. There are loopholes everywhere, and the more people there are, the easier it is to go wrong. So I'm going to try a different way of cooperation."
For example, the tomatoes, potatoes, corn and peanuts are still missing. Su Rina has been searching for so long, but she only found a chili pepper. By the time she finds them all, I'm afraid the day lily will have withered.
"There are many magical things in the Ruan family's secret recipe. We don't have it in Dayue, but there are many in the Yiwai area. Not only can we fill our stomachs, but we can also make many delicious foods. It would be nice for us to open restaurants all over the country in the future." Miao Wan said.
Qiao Shengwen probably understood, "Are you going to become a time-honored brand?"
Miao Wan thought, there should probably be no difference between fast food chains and the old brands these days?
So she nodded calmly, "That's right. I plan to have the merchants exchange rare items for it. If anyone can impress me with a rare plant, we'll license the Qianjinlou recipe."
"What is authorization?" Qiao Shengwen didn't quite understand. Isn't a transaction a matter of payment and goods?
Miao Wan explained, "I'll give them the right to make this product, and I won't share in the profits. However, I'll have to send people to inspect the quality of their products. If there's any problem, I can take the recipe back at any time."
Qiao Shengwen's mind immediately moved. This was somewhat similar to what some chambers of commerce did, but the purpose of the chamber of commerce was to control the market and control price fluctuations.
Awan has to control the quality standards, which is actually the same as the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel. She is naturally in a high position, but she doesn't know that many officials have to live by the mood of the officials of the Ministry of Personnel.
Aside from the Censorate and the Three Dukes, the other officials were terrified at the mention of the Ministry of Personnel. And Miao Wan was the daughter-in-law of the Qiao family. What was she doing...
Miao Wan didn't notice the sigh in Qiao Shengwen's eyes. Her face was full of the smugness of the Miao landlord. "Want to get rid of me and go it alone? No way. He has to spit out what he ate from me. If he doesn't listen, I won't play with him!"
Qiao Shengwen: “…”
He felt that he might be overthinking it. His daughter-in-law was probably not making plans for the Qiao family to return to Beijing in the future, but was just... being very shrewd.
Miao Wan doesn't admit that she is a bear, but she is happy to admit that she is smart.
As soon as she got home, she showed the plan she had written to Qiao Shengwen.
After receiving approval from her father-in-law, Miao Wan invited her second uncle and his wife and Ruan Jialin, who had just recovered, to come over and told them about the matter.
Ruan Qin was a little worried. "Are you planning to...authorize all of Qianjinlou's recipes? Then where will you get so many people to check them?"
Miao Wan: "How can it be that fast? By the time they find it and build a factory that I can inspect and approve, it will take at least one or two years. This is fast. By then, all the ladies in Qianjinlou will be quality inspectors."
Originally, she wanted the merchants to open shops in the northwest. They were smart and decided to leave Qianjinlou and go it alone.
Good, if she can get rid of it, it proves that the benefits given by Qianjinlou are not big enough. Although she will leave the Northwest, she can't let go of this land.
Qianjinlou can't beat them, so let Qianjinlou change from a supplier to a quality inspection agency, and they still have to open a workshop in the northwest.
Ruan Jialin was more worried about something else, "Can all the recipes be authorized?"
"No, we won't sell the aromatic water and hydrosol. The profit is too amazing. Everything else is fine." Miao Wan had already thought about it.
Qianjinlou only keeps the essential oil recipes, and everything else can be cooperated with others. Just use your own people to make all the essential oil recipes.
"I see that you are planning to return to Beijing?" Mrs. Li was more sensitive and asked in a low voice.
Miao Wan paused and shook her head, "Not really."
She hesitated, not knowing what to say. "I've been thinking about this for a long time. Maybe what happened earlier was just as we guessed, or maybe we guessed wrong. But Qianjinlou makes a lot of money, so it always attracts too much attention. If everyone wants to hold everything in their hands, more will slip away. Then there will always be people who hate me."
After waking up from the nightmare about Qiao Ruichen, she thought a lot in the middle of the night. She had been busy with so many things and made a lot of money, but she was so busy that she neglected her family and children.
Everyone was busy in the shop and had to work night shifts, facing life-threatening situations. She was... a little scared.
Therefore, after Ruan Jialin told her what the merchants had done, she had not taken any action and was hesitant about whether to distribute the recipe.
A few days ago, she took Taotao to Qianjinlou, and everyone avoided Taotao, fearing that the pepper spray on their bodies would hurt Taotao.
This made Taotao think that he had become ugly, and he burst into tears. When he came back, he insisted on putting on makeup, and only after being severely beaten did he calm down.
Miao Wan admitted that she was a coward, but she had to make money, raise her children, and keep her family safe. If someone died, she couldn't afford it.
Mrs. Li's nose felt sore, and she held Miao Wan in her arms. "Good child, you don't have to take everything to heart. We are busy making money, and we are happy in our hearts. We have never complained."
Miao Wan sniffed. It was all Qiao Bailao's fault. Since he didn't come back to let her do anything for him, she almost couldn't find the feeling of Miao Shiren.
In fact, Qiao Ruichen was already in the county town at this moment, but he really couldn't go back, and he didn't dare to go back, for fear of worrying his family.
"Zicheng, are you feeling better?" Chen Wu came in from outside and washed up before daring to go to Qiao Ruichen's kang.
Qiao Ruichen led his team to kill 800 Xifan soldiers near the Goddess Peak, but he didn't know that there were people lying in ambush nearby. He tried his best to protect Chen Wu and escape, but was stabbed in the back by the enemy and almost died at the foot of the Goddess Peak.
When he returned to the county town, the doctor used ginseng to keep him alive and asked him to prepare for his funeral.
It was Chen Wu who squatted in front of Qiao Ruichen's kang without sleep, using Qiao Ruichen's wife and daughter to hang him, and pulled Qiao Ruichen back from the brink of death.
The two of them have a true life-long friendship. Chen Wu now has no utilitarian thoughts at all and treats Qiao Ruichen as his own brother.
Qiao Ruichen was seriously injured and spent a lot of time in a coma. When he woke up and was guarding him, he couldn't ask anything and could only look at Chen Wu.
Chen Wu knew what Qiao Ruichen was going to ask. He patted his chest and said in a hoarse voice, "Get well soon. From now on, you'll be my brother. I'm waiting for you to take me to Jufu Restaurant for a good meal! Damn those Xiban Tartars, they just chop people down without a word the moment they see them. If there weren't dogs on Goddess Peak, I'd chop them up and feed them to the dogs!"
Qiao Ruichen breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound, and looked at Chen Wu's chest with burning eyes. He had found evidence of Chen Sixu's treason!
Chen Wu cursed and laughed as he backed away. "Don't look at me with such disgusting eyes. If it weren't for you, that knife would have been aimed at my neck. You saved me first, and I saved you. Let's call it a draw. No one owes anyone anything! Don't expect me to do anything. I have a brother who commands me, and that's enough."
Chen Zhisheng listened outside the door for a long time, then left the door calmly and went to General Dingbei's Mansion.
"Foster father, I've been observing for a few days. It must have been a coincidence. My younger brother, Chen Wu, was anxious to make a name for himself, so he had people watching Xifan. When he saw the movement, he rushed over to take the head, but was defeated, so he called for reinforcements. Not long after, Qiao Zicheng almost died at the foot of Goddess Peak while trying to save others, and was brought back by Chen Wu."
Chen Sixu snorted coldly, "These Tartars are brainless. Even when the meat is placed in front of their mouths, they don't even know to sneak over and eat it. Do they think my father-in-law is a fool?"
Chen Zhisheng didn't dare to comment, and only asked quietly, "Then what's next..."
"Let's keep it afloat for a while, and have someone keep an eye on Qiao Ruichen and Qianjinlou. If there's any movement... kill them at all costs. If there's no movement, have those brainless people send more people and eat meat as soon as winter comes."
When Chen Zhisheng was about to leave, Chen Sixu stopped him again, "Northern Mongolia and Wuliangha have been making quite a stir recently. Take some meat with you when you eat it. It will serve as a warning to them."
"What about the county town?" Chen Zhisheng was a little confused as to how far he should be taken.
Chen Sixu glared at him, "Do I need to teach you the principle of draining the pond to catch all the fish? Get out!"
Chen Zhisheng understood that it was Bayin who was killed and Agula who was left behind, so he quickly agreed and left.
The author has something to say:
My mother told me that when she took me to visit relatives when I was a child, the big steamed buns they made were soft and sweet. I wonder if anyone knows that there was a kind of chili sauce called Tianche chili sauce or something like that. It came in a glass bottle with a red lid and it was really delicious.
I wrapped myself up and ate steamed buns. I ate two buns as big as an adult's hand and still wanted to eat more. People were so scared that they didn't dare to let me eat more. I thought, this is definitely bigger than a child's face.
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