Chapter 116 Braised Duck Head
Madam Meng nodded and said, "It's true. My daughter-in-law wants to do some business and collect duck eggs. I thought I would collect them anyway, so I asked the people in the village first."
Mrs. Lin reacted and said excitedly: "Selling duck eggs, selling duck eggs, there are plenty at home, I will go in and get them."
Seeing Mrs. Lin trembling, Mrs. Meng hurried over to help and said, "Sister Lin, let me help you."
"It's okay, I'll take it slow and get it out in one trip."
Despite saying so, Mrs. Meng and Su Erya went in to help carefully move the duck eggs out.
After counting, there were indeed more than a hundred duck eggs.
This is thirty-eight coins.
When Mrs. Meng gave thirty-eight coins to Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin's eyes were red.
These thirty-eight cents were really a lot for them. Even if they only ate coarse grains, the whole family could eat for several days.
Old Mrs. Lin wanted to say something, but when she looked at the thirty-eight coins, her throat seemed to be blocked and she couldn't make a sound.
Mrs. Lin had never dared to imagine that she could make so much money in one go.
Now the family doesn’t have to worry about food during this period.
Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Meng gratefully and said, "Ms. Meng, thank you, thank you."
Old Mrs. Lin didn't know what to say except thank you.
She held the copper coins in her hands, her hands trembling.
When Mrs. Meng looked at Mrs. Lin's expression, she felt a little sad.
She had lived a life of luxury in the capital since she was a child, and was the eldest daughter of the family. Later, she married into a marquis's mansion, and she didn't have to worry about food, clothing, and other daily necessities.
At that time, she had no idea about the hardships of the lower-class people.
I don’t know that there are still many people in this world who are busy and hardworking just to have enough food to eat.
Only after being exiled did she understand what the real world was like.
Especially in remote villages, many people do not have enough food to eat, and some even starve to death. In the cold winter, some even freeze to death because they wear thin clothes.
Madam Meng looked at Madam Lin and knew that their family had not had an easy life. Madam Lin had worked so hard to raise her grandchildren that she was now skinny. She said, "Sister Lin, we will collect duck eggs from the back of our house. As long as you have duck eggs, we will come to your house to collect them. Life will get better and better."
Mrs. Meng had lost her sight before, and with the situation at home, she was very pessimistic and didn't know what the point of living was.
But I am worried about my granddaughter and grandson if I leave like this.
But I got through it, and suddenly life got better.
Of course, all of this was caused by Yao Niang, but she understood that people must live well.
There is hope only when you are alive.
But everyone's family environment is different, and sometimes persuasion is useless. Only when people have enough food to eat will their lives get better.
So Mrs. Meng understood that the situation at Mrs. Lin's family could only be solved if they could make money and have enough food to eat.
After hearing these words, Mrs. Lin was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
She knew that Mrs. Meng came to collect the duck eggs to help her.
The duck eggs in town are very cheap, four for one penny, and you can also buy them at the market.
Mrs. Lin was not someone who didn't know what was good and what was bad. "Ms. Meng, thank you so much! I don't know what to say. We have a lot of ducks at home, so we can save a lot of duck eggs every once in a while. If you need duck eggs, just let me know and I'll have my grandson deliver them to you, so you don't have to make a trip and carry them heavy."
Madam Meng smiled and said, "It's okay. It's good for your health to move around."
In this way, Mrs. Meng and Su Erya collected more than 800 duck eggs in the village.
The reason why there are so many is that the villagers cannot sell the duck eggs, and many of them are stored at home.
It only cost more than 280 coins, but if these were sold, it would amount to 1,680 coins.
More than one tael of silver.
When Shen Yueyao looked at these duck eggs being pickled, her expression changed. She could only earn a little over one or two taels of silver by doing all this.
It's a bit uneconomical.
Shen Yueyao said: "If I'm busy with these things, I can only earn a little over one or two taels of silver after pickling them well. It's not cost-effective."
Shen Yueyao touched her chin.
If that's the case, we have to find other ways to make more money.
It’s better to make chili con carne than this.
Su Erya thought for a moment and said, "Then Third Aunt, are we still going to make chili meat sauce?"
Shen Yueyao said, "Although making chili meat sauce is more profitable than selling preserved eggs, we can help the villagers by collecting preserved eggs. I can buy three duck eggs for one penny each. They don't have to set up stalls or worry about not being able to sell them. With a few copper coins in hand, they can even buy coarse grains to eat, and no one will go hungry."
"Some elderly people in the village don't have much strength to work in the fields, but they can raise chickens and ducks. The money they earn from selling eggs can supplement their family expenses. Even if they eat coarse grains, they won't go hungry."
When Su Erya heard this, she was touched.
Su Erya thought her Third Aunt was so great.
She just looked at her third aunt like that and felt that there was light all over her.
Madam Meng and Su Xueyi, who were standing by, were deeply moved when they heard these words.
"Aunt San, I will try hard to learn from you in the future."
For some reason, Su Erya felt that she could learn a lot from her Third Aunt, and she felt warm and comfortable in her heart.
Shen Yueyao looked at Erya, smiled, touched her hair and said, "I'm not as great as you think. I'm also making money, but I think it's good to be able to take care of the people in the village while making money. Of course, my first consideration is whether we can make money from this business."
"Besides, the people in our village are all nice. I heard from my mother that the villagers used to help the Su family, so I did this."
"If I really want to help the villagers, I should open a workshop and hire people to work. This way I can earn money and pay everyone, which will help them better."
Of course, Shen Yueyao is not yet capable of opening a workshop.
She now has to think about buying an ox cart. She hasn't built a big house yet, so how can she get money to build a workshop?
The most urgent task is to earn more money.
Although Shen Yueyao said so, Su Erya still thought that her third aunt was a good person.
Old Madam Meng was standing nearby, her heart deeply moved and her emotions surged like a wave.
When we were in the capital, none of the eunuchs, royal family members, or noble families would think of helping us.
Even if it benefits themselves, very few people do this.
Su Erya asked, "Aunt San, the preserved eggs are so popular, can you sell them at a higher price?"
If it is more expensive, Aunt San can make more money. Maybe if she makes more money, she can collect more duck eggs, and everyone can make money by raising ducks.
She thought back to when she raised ducks. She really loved the ducklings at that time. She would drive the ducks to the river every morning, and in the evening, they would line up and come back automatically.
They also lay a lot of duck eggs.
At that time, she thought she could make money from duck eggs, but she didn't expect that she couldn't even sell the eggs.
Later, there was no choice but to cook the ducks, but duck meat was not as delicious as chicken.
Thinking of this, Su Erya couldn't help but tell Shen Yueyao.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed when she heard this, "In fact, duck heads, duck necks, and duck meat are all very delicious when cooked."
Speaking of this, Shen Yueyao once again thought of braised duck necks and duck heads.
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