Xiao Hanzheng knew that sugarcane could be used to make sugar.
“Can this beet be used to make sugar?”
Shi Qingluo nodded, "Of course, besides sugarcane, beets are the best for making sugar."
These two are the main raw materials for modern sugar production.
"Let's dig some up and take them home to make some sugar."
"Then we can hire people to dig up all the sugar beets, and then we can ask the villagers to open up some land to grow sugar beets. We can then pay for the harvest and open a sugar factory."
When it comes to agricultural science, Shi Qingluo himself is an expert.
"Opening a few more workshops can also drive the development of our village and nearby villages, allowing everyone to live a good life and tie their interests to us."
In ancient times, it was important to have a good reputation, unite all interests that can be united, and don't underestimate the power of the people.
For example, not many people know you, and no one will care if you die.
But what if the whole county knows you, and the interests of most people are tied to you?
If something happens to you, these people will speak up and lend a hand even if it does not harm their own interests.
Xiao Hanzheng understood what his young wife meant as soon as he heard it.
This is great. Not only do you make money, but you also help others make money and develop together.
If you want to open various workshops, you have to hire people.
It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. This way, you won’t be easily targeted by others or be envied as a thorn in their eyes.
On the contrary, because everyone's interests are tied together, relationships can be maintained better.
He nodded and smiled: "Okay!"
Both paint and sugar are expensive items, so there is still a lot of profit in opening a workshop.
The two of them dug beets together, filled their backpacks, and then returned down the mountain.
Xiao Hanzheng took the initiative to lead Shi Qingluo away, "Where do you want to build a house?"
"I suggest that we turn the old house into a workshop. We can choose a new place to build a new house."
The memory of the old house was not very good for him.
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "I have already picked a place. Not only is the environment good, it is also good for our papermaking."
"There is a wild bamboo forest near the river. We can buy all of it and build the new house in the open space in the middle of the bamboo forest."
"Being in the bamboo forest, the environment is particularly elegant. We can build a small paper workshop next to it and get materials from the surrounding area. This way, others will not know that we use bamboo as a material for papermaking."
"The cut bamboo can be replanted. It would be best to buy the entire hillside and plant it with bamboo."
Xiao Hanzheng is a scholar. Even though he learned martial arts and killed enemies in battle in his previous life, he still prefers elegant things.
Therefore, he supported Shi Qingluo's proposal and said, "Okay, the new house surrounded by bamboo forests is very artistic."
Shi Qingluo said: "Let's buy the mountain behind the old house and use it specifically for breeding."
She added: "After all this talk, we are still quite short of money."
It's just the lack of money for initial investment.
If the breeding mountains and these workshops are built and operated, there will be no worries about making money.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and said, "Just take your time, let's build the house first."
What he wants to do now is to provide his young wife, mother, younger brothers and sisters with a comfortable accommodation and life.
Shi Qingluo particularly agreed, "Old Xiao, we can always think alike."
Xiao Hanzheng chuckled: "Who makes us husband and wife?"
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "That's right, a husband and wife working together can accomplish anything."
She thought for a moment and asked, "You're going to go to the county town to study, right?"
Studying at home is like working behind closed doors. Even if you are a genius, it is not easy to get outstanding results in exams.
Xiao Hanzheng nodded, "I plan to report to the county school next month."
"I will stay at the county school for a while. I want to see if I can become his disciple."
"It's not difficult for me to pass the imperial examination, but it's not easy to go further. I still have a lot of knowledge to learn."
In his previous life, he missed the opportunity to take the imperial examination. Later, he held a high position and had a look at the examination papers every year after he dropped out of school.
He wrote an article using these test questions and showed it to others, but the comments he got were all lacking.
What he lacks is the guidance of a famous teacher. It is very necessary for him to go to the county school for guidance or to find a talented teacher.
Shi Qingluo agreed, "It would be better if we could worship each other as our master."
Guidance from famous teachers is also very important in modern times, otherwise why would everyone be so eager to get into famous schools.
The retired first-rank official was very familiar with the court, and as he was the top scorer in the imperial examination, he must have been very knowledgeable.
Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "Well, I'll try my best."
It would be best if you could take the other person as your master, but if you can't, that's fine too, just consider it as you are not destined to be together.
Shi Qingluo raised his hand and made an encouraging gesture to him, "I support you!"
Xiao Hanzheng held her hand tightly, "Thank you, my lady!"
He was finally no longer fighting alone in this life, and it felt good.
Today more people in the village took tofu to sell, and they were all sold out.
The three brothers of Xiao Dashu even borrowed a donkey cart and rushed to the county town to sell the goods.
People in the county town were more willing to eat it, so the 60 kilograms of tofu were sold out at noon.
This made them even more excited, and when they went back to the village to promote the product, more people became interested.
More people want to buy it and resell it, so more people are ordering tofu today.
This time, the three Xiao Dashu brothers ordered a further 100 kilograms.
People in nearby villages also heard about this food called tofu, and the next morning some people came to exchange tofu or buy it to resell.
The workload for the people who came to make tofu increased greatly, and some of them wanted to sell the tofu or give it to their family members after finishing their work.
Shi Qingluo wanted to improve their work enthusiasm. After all, selling tofu was obviously easier to make money than making it, and it was not as hard, so he was afraid that people would run away.
Therefore, they promised that as long as their family members came to get tofu, they would only charge three cents if they bought more than ten kilograms.
That is to say, if they sell tofu, they can earn two cents more per pound than others.
But you need to work in the workshop all the time. If you leave, this benefit will be cancelled.
The few people who had originally been tempted to sell tofu no longer hesitated and of course continued to do it.
Because tofu was selling well, all the tofu made in the morning was sold out, and some people didn't even get one.
Everyone kept urging Xiao's mother to bring people to produce more tomorrow.
Xiao's mother happily agreed. The tofu workshop business was getting better and better, which made her more motivated.
Not long after the tofu went on sale, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo went to the county town.
The two men went there by ox cart. There were people in the next door village who made a living by pulling ox carts into the county town. Each person was paid two cents for a round trip.
It takes about an hour to walk to the county town, and taking a ox cart doesn’t save much time, but you don’t have to walk.
After getting off the bus in the county town, Shi Qingluo rubbed his waist which was a little numb from sitting, "When we have money, let's buy a carriage."
It only takes 20 to 30 minutes for a horse carriage to travel to and from the county town.
If it weren't for the crowded places in the county, Xiao Hanzheng would have wanted to reach out and rub his wife's waist, "Okay, buy it!"
When Shi Qingluo heard his heroic words, she felt very happy, and the more she got along with him, the better she felt about her young husband.
Fortunately, she took the initiative and did not let others get away with it.
(End of this chapter)
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