Chapter 257 Waterwheel Irrigation
Speaking of popsicles, Shen Yueyao thought that when the business was good, she could make ice cream in various flavors.
Those who are rich can buy ice cream, while ordinary people who are reluctant to spend money can buy popsicles to relieve the heat.
These are all small businesses, but the most important one is the lipstick workshop.
Neither the chili meat sauce workshop nor the preserved egg business makes as much money as the lipstick workshop.
If you buy a good lipstick, you can earn several taels of silver from just one stick.
She now has some silver and banknotes in her hands, most of which were earned from the lipstick workshop.
With these, if Su Xueyi goes to the capital, she can also rent a house in the inner city of the capital to live in temporarily.
I heard that prices in the inner city of the capital are very high, and the rent for a good house is several hundred taels of silver a month.
So Shen Yueyao still wants to do more business.
As for the popsicle business, there is no need to rush, the main business is still the lipstick business.
Shen Yueyao also knew that if she wanted to keep her business going well, she had to keep innovating and launching different colors.
She also plans to start a cosmetics business, selling facial creams, hand creams, perfumes and spices.
And makeup stuff.
Cosmetics in this era are much simpler than those in the technological age.
She also plans to make various eyebrow pencils with different colors, as well as eye shadows, false eyelashes, blush, liquid foundation and so on.
These can be very profitable if done well.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "Daya, I'll leave the popsicle and ice cream business to you to manage."
When Su Daya heard this, she was excited and a little nervous, "Aunt San, I...can I really do this?"
Recently, she has only been learning from her grandmother and Erya. Although she studies from morning to night every day and remembers every word that Aunt San says, she is just learning and has not really managed a workshop.
Su Daya's heart almost started beating fast when she was directly responsible for a business.
Shen Yueyao knew that Su Daya was affected by the previous events and began to feel inferior in her bones.
She looked at Su Daya with encouragement and said, "Daya, just tell me whether you want to do it or not. Don't worry about anything else."
Su Daya nodded vigorously and said seriously: "Aunt San, I want to do it. I want to learn a lot of things and become stronger. I also want to be able to help you."
“But I’m afraid I can’t do it well.”
Because this is not a small business, it is not just a small stall, the popsicle business is equivalent to a workshop.
To make it, you have to keep accounts, hire people to do it, and sell it.
Many things need to be considered comprehensively.
Can't be negligent.
Shen Yueyao smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry about this. It's just a small workshop business. You can just practice with it."
"If you don't understand something, just ask me. No one is born knowing how to do anything. You have to learn little by little and practice until you become proficient. Practice makes perfect."
"If you manage your small workshop business well, you won't have to worry about expanding into a larger business later."
"From now on, I will make use of both you and Arya."
"Mom is old now. She should enjoy her life at home and not get tired."
Madam Meng smiled and said, "It's not tiring. I'm very happy to be able to help you."
Shen Yueyao said, "Mother, the Su family will definitely return to the capital. By then, you will still be the old lady of the Su family, respected by everyone. You will have a lot of work to do for your subordinates. You can just rest in the mansion, talk with the sisters you used to know, and attend some banquets."
According to Shen Yueyao's understanding, the old ladies in the capital usually just get together to chat and nothing much happens.
If you go out to work, people will talk about you.
When Mrs. Meng heard these words, her expression suddenly became dazed.
It feels like I’m back to the time when I lived in the capital.
Madam Meng sighed, "In the past, I was looking forward to returning to the capital, hoping that the Su family would return to its former glory. But now, I feel that living a leisurely and relaxed life in the village without any pressure is also good."
"The capital has its own prosperity, and we have our own good things here."
"The most important thing is that you are here, Yaoniang. Our life has improved. We can eat and live well in the village."
"Besides, I'm respected by the villagers, and I feel good."
"The capital city may look prosperous, but even a falling tile can kill someone from a noble family. There are too many noble families, and the power dynamics are complex. You have to be careful in everything you do."
"Every word must be carefully considered before it is spoken."
"Look at the women getting together. They're either gathering to gather information or competing with each other. There aren't many true sisters out there."
"Even my own brother and sister-in-law are like that. When our Su family got into trouble and was exiled, they avoided us as much as possible."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Meng was also very sad.
Su Erya felt distressed when she heard her grandmother sigh, "Grandma, don't be sad!"
Madam Meng used the battle line to make a mosquito net and smiled and shook her head, saying, "I'm not sad. They don't know at all. We are getting better and better now."
"Actually, exile has its advantages. Otherwise, your Third Uncle wouldn't have met such a wonderful wife as your Third Aunt. I also have two wonderful grandsons, Dabao and Erbao. I'm very content.
Shen Yueyao glanced at the two treasures who were reading comic books under the tree and smiled.
These two children are very energetic. They refuse to take a nap at noon and insist on playing with the adults.
I felt bored watching them making mosquito nets, so I went to read a book nearby.
Reading is a good habit.
Shen Yueyao said gently: "Yes, mother, when the time comes, we will return to the capital. If Xue Yi does well in the imperial examination, we can all do business and make money. Then those people will not dare to look down on the Su family anymore."
"Besides, the current emperor is not the same as the previous emperor. I heard from Xueyi that the current emperor attaches great importance to the Su family. My grandfather also taught the emperor, and the emperor had some friendship with Xueyi when he was a child."
"As long as we live a good life and don't violate the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty, nothing will happen."
"Also, the emperor attaches great importance to agriculture and sericulture. I have many methods to improve agriculture and sericulture, as well as many high-yield grain seeds, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. So we don't have to worry."
"As long as we manage it well, our Su family will definitely be better than before."
Shen Yueyao is confident about this.
Many seeds become high-quality seeds after space improvement.
Sometimes, some high-yield seeds will emerge from the space, such as leeks, potatoes and sweet potatoes, which are all given by the space.
She also has strawberries here. When she goes to the capital, she will promote some of the fruits. The emperor will definitely be happy when he knows about it.
Not only strawberries, she also has many other fruit growing methods.
She can grow many fruits from foreign countries.
As long as she has time and manpower, Shen Yueyao can accomplish something bigger.
As long as the Su family is useful enough, the emperor will pay attention to them.
When Mrs. Meng heard these words, she became excited.
She knew that Yao Niang was powerful.
"Yao Niang, to be honest, with you here, I'm not worried about the Su family's development at all."
"Now, I will listen to you in everything. You can arrange everything for our family in the future."
Mrs. Meng felt very comfortable not having to worry about anything.
"If your grandfather and your father were alive, they would definitely be very happy."
She felt that Xue Yi had married such a good wife as Yao Niang, who was from the Wang family.
She has lived up to the ancestors of the Su family.
Su Daya was making a mosquito net and paused when she heard these words.
She was a little self-deprecating.
She was so stupid before. Why didn't she see the good and powerful qualities of Third Aunt and insisted on finding another way?
Only after being slapped hard in the face did I realize I had to go home.
Now I know that as long as Aunt San wants, she can do a lot of things.
Su Daya now admires her Third Aunt from the bottom of her heart.
She thought that she must study hard and work hard under her aunt.
Only by becoming strong through your own efforts can you be looked up to by others.
Grandma was right. Fortunately, they have such a good Auntie, otherwise they might not have enough food to eat now.
Su Daya thought that she would listen to her third aunt from now on.
Anyway, she now understands that Third Aunt is powerful and it is right to listen to her.
The family chatted like this, and soon the mosquito nets were ready.
Su Daya and Su Erya are actually very good at embroidery.
This is also because Madam Meng has been teaching them needlework and embroidery carefully since they were young.
Even though she was exiled, Madam Meng would teach them whenever she had time.
In Mrs. Meng's opinion, if a girl has a skill, she will at least not starve to death.
No matter what time it is, as long as you have this skill and work hard, you can earn money to eat, you won't starve to death, and you can survive.
Before, Madam Meng’s eyesight was damaged and blurred, and she was afraid that Da Ya and Er Ya would become the same, so she didn’t dare to let them do the embroidery work.
But now that Yao Niang is here, she knows medicine and has cured her eyes, so she has nothing to worry about.
Yao Niang said that there is nothing wrong with doing needlework during the day when the light is good. As long as you don't stay up late to do needlework at night when you can't see clearly, it won't hurt your eyes.
So they all pay attention to this.
By mid-afternoon, they had finished making the mosquito nets.
Shen Yueyao went back to the house to show everyone how to hang a mosquito net.
"During the day, just put away the mosquito net and hang it up at night. This way you don't have to worry about mosquito bites and you can sleep well."
Shen Yueyao made a few more mosquito nets, thinking that she would give the mosquito nets to Su Xueyi when she returned to the capital to see her.
"Great, so this is a mosquito net. It's completely different from those made of cloth. It's breathable and airy."
After finishing these things, there was still some time before evening and it was not time to make dinner, so Shen Yueyao went to the back mountain.
She was going to the back mountain to pick some things to make different slogan colors.
The mountains and forests here are lush with vegetation, and most of them are virgin forests. There is no technology to cut down trees. In addition, the villagers are afraid of the deep mountains and forests, so they usually stay on the periphery.
So many things are preserved in the mountains and forests.
The things on the mountain are truly a treasure trove.
You don’t have to go to town to buy things you pick in the mountains.
In fact, sometimes when you go to town to buy things, you can’t buy some of them.
Shen Yueyao came to the mountain to see if there were any other plants that could be used to make different lipstick shades.
After searching for a while, Shen Yueyao found Honglan and Shanhua.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed, "Now I can make two more lipstick shades."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao picked them all and put them in her backpack.
Since the backpack couldn’t hold it all, Shen Yueyao put it in the space.
These things can be planted in the space.
It also grows fast in space.
There were a lot of them in the back mountain, and Shen Yueyao tried hard to put them into the space.
But you can't pick that much.
When it was almost done, Shen Yueyao prepared to go back.
"If you have pomegranates, you can make lipstick out of them."
Shen Yueyao likes lipstick made of pomegranate, which looks good on the lips.
It's also very obvious.
"But pomegranates ripen in autumn."
"Now that we've just opened up the market, let's start with three shades of lipstick. If we have too many, people won't be overwhelmed when they buy."
When the lipstick becomes popular throughout the Great Yan Dynasty and people buy a lot of it, and it is necessary to innovate and attract more customers to buy lipstick, then different colors will be made.
Anyway, many things can be used as lipstick colors.
Even dragon fruit can be used.
When Chen Yueyao came back from the mountain, the sun was setting and the sky was gradually getting dark.
The evening wind blows, and the wheat waves in the fields are spectacular. Every breath makes you feel fresh and comfortable.
There are still many people busy working in the fields.
Some people were also carrying water to water the fields.
When Shen Yueyao was walking down the mountain with the basket on her back, many people greeted her when they saw her.
"It's Miss Shen. She's going to the mountains."
"Yes, Uncle Lin, are you carrying water to water the fields?"
"Yes, it hasn't rained for over a month. Aren't we worried that the wheat will dry up? So we watered it. The wheat harvest will be coming soon, so we're all keeping a close eye on it during this period."
Shen Yueyao watched many people carrying water to irrigate the fields. There were two large buckets on both sides of a shoulder pole. The buckets were full of water and looked quite heavy.
These two buckets of water can only irrigate a little bit. It takes many trips to irrigate an acre of land.
Carrying water from the foot of the mountain to irrigate the fields looks very hard.
"Uncle Lin, it must be hard to water the fields like this, right?"
The old man smiled and said, "It's not hard. Everyone does it this way. We're used to it."
"This year's wheat grains look big, it's a bumper harvest year, and everyone is in a good mood, so even if we work harder, we don't feel tired."
Another old woman was also carrying water and happened to pass by. She smiled and explained to Shen Yueyao: "Yao girl, when the grain harvest comes, you will be more motivated to work. The more busy you are, the less tired you will feel."
"I'm afraid of droughts and floods. Those are the hardest years. After working all year, there aren't many wheat grains left in the fields. Or there's no rain and the crops dry up, or floods drown the crops. Then there's really no place to cry."
"This year is a good year, with favorable weather and good harvests. Look, the wheat is growing well."
Looking at the wheat in the field, everyone's face was filled with bright smiles.
Just wait until the wheat is really ripe, then we can harvest it.
Shen Yueyao looked at the sweat beads on the old woman's forehead and felt that growing crops was not easy.
Just as everyone says, in a year of bumper harvest, they don’t feel tired even if they do more work.
Shen Yueyao remembered that when she was a child, her father and brothers were most afraid of the crops drying up when they went to work in the fields.
As soon as you see that the ground is a little dry, you should water it.
The most tiring part is carrying water over and over again to water the fields.
Sometimes it takes several days to irrigate all the fields.
Shen Yueyao looked at the terrain of Liuhe Village and the river below, and her expression changed.
Because she thought of the waterwheel, which can greatly save manpower for irrigation.
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