Chapter 266: Expanding
Along with the sound of pounding clothes, there was also the laughter of everyone chatting and talking.
It is cooler by the river in summer. The wind blows gently, blowing the weeping willows on the bank and blowing on people, bringing a cool feeling.
The water in the river was flowing, and everyone felt very comfortable listening to the sound of the river.
"Aunt Meng, I've washed your clothes. I see you brought a lot, so I'll help you wash them."
There was a young woman named Zheng who had just finished washing clothes and was preparing to take them home to hang them out to dry.
Some people also found clean clothes by the river and hung them out to dry after washing.
The weather is hot, and by the time they return home in the evening, the clothes will probably have been dried.
Someone also tied a rope to two willow trees on the shore.
Washed clothes are hung directly on the line to dry.
When I get home, it is almost dry, so I just need to collect it and there is no need to dry it when I get home.
If it is not dried well, go home and dry it for another day.
Madam Meng looked at Zheng and smiled, "Xiao Zheng, you should go home soon. It's getting late. Go home and cook for the children and spend time with them. You usually work in the workshop all day and don't have much time..."
"I don't have many clothes. I came here to wash them because I wanted to stay by the river longer. In the evening, Yao Niang, Daya and Erya will cook, and I don't have to worry about them. I can just go home and eat. So don't worry. I'll wash them slowly. There aren't many left..."
Every time Mrs. Meng went to the river to wash clothes, everyone would come to help after she finished.
After a long time, Mrs. Meng no longer needed anyone's help.
Just use this rhetoric.
Seeing that Mrs. Meng insisted, Zheng smiled and said a few words before taking the basin home.
It was getting late, the sun was about to set, and the afterglow shone over the village, giving it a layer of moving luster.
Everyone had almost finished washing their clothes and were packing up to go home.
After washing clothes more often, everyone in the village knows how much clothes they need to wash in an afternoon. They usually don’t bring too many clothes, but only bring enough clothes to wash in an afternoon. After washing, they are anxious to go home and cook.
In some families, men who can cook will also help with cooking.
Nowadays, women work in workshops to earn money and have a higher status at home.
There is no saying that women have to cook. Whoever has time at home can cook.
Everyone went home talking and laughing.
Mrs. Meng pushed a small cart, put a large basin of clothes on it, and pushed it home.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard laughter coming from the house.
Hearing the laughter, the smile on Mrs. Meng's face became even more pronounced.
But she also smelled a sweet scent and thought that maybe Yao Niang was making something delicious again.
Dabao and Erbao heard the sound first and ran to the door quickly.
"Grandma, grandma."
"Grandma, sugar."
The eldest and second child both held malt sugar in their hands, and kept it tight in their hands, waiting for their grandmother to come back and give it to them.
Mrs. Meng felt so warm and touched when she saw that her grandson always thought of her.
"Grandma's good grandson."
"Just eat it."
Chen Yueyao and Daya and Erya had already packed the malt sugar and filled two large baskets with it.
At this time they were working on the bread oven.
"Mom, you're back!"
"Grandma, Aunt Three made malt sugar this afternoon. Come and try it."
"Grandma, Dabao and Erbao have been holding the malt sugar for a long time. They said they would wait for you to come back and give it to you. They are thinking about you all the time."
As Mrs. Meng listened, a happy smile overflowed from her eyes.
In fact, even if you don’t eat any malt sugar at this time, you will feel very sweet in your heart.
"Then I'll try it. In fact, even without tasting it, I know it tastes good."
"But what are you doing?"
Su Daya explained: "This is to make a bread oven. After it is finished, Aunt San said that we can bake bread."
Mrs. Meng pushed the cart home and prepared to dry the clothes. Dabao and Erbao hurried to help pass the clothes.
Shen Yueyao had mud in her hands and couldn't go over to help.
Su Erya went to wash her hands and helped her grandmother hang the clothes on the rope to dry.
In the village, everyone would pull one or two clotheslines in the yard and hang washed clothes on the clotheslines to dry.
Shen Yueyao and Su Daya continued to work on the bread oven.
After a while, it was finally done.
Shen Yueyao washed her hands and started to cook dinner.
She made plenty of mashed potatoes for dinner, plenty of them.
I also made braised chicken rice.
After dinner, it is natural to enjoy the cool air.
Shen Yueyao gave Madam Meng some malt sugar so that she could give it to the sisters who were enjoying the cool breeze together.
She also gave some to the eldest and second children so that they could give some to their playmates.
Even Daya and Erya are the same.
"Take this and let the sisters who play with you have a taste."
Su Daya was stunned. She didn't have any younger sisters.
Su Erya has it. Su Erya has a good temper and gets along well with the two girls in the village. She went out with the malt candy.
There is no doubt that everyone who has eaten malt sugar says that it is delicious.
When they learned that it was Shen Yueyao who did it, they were shocked.
"Sister Meng, this is much better than the candies sold at the market. Would your daughter Shen consider making malt sugar and selling it, or opening a malt sugar workshop?"
"That way, we don't have to go to the market to buy candy during festivals like New Year."
"Yes, this is so delicious, better than those expensive candies, soft and sweet, delicious."
Everyone said that malt sugar was delicious, and Mrs. Meng was also happy.
For Mrs. Meng, it didn't matter if people praised her or not.
She just likes people to say good things about Yao Niang.
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A few days later, several big businessmen who had ordered lipsticks came to Liuhe Village to take over the lipsticks.
When the handover is successful, merchants will naturally pay the subsequent required silver before they can receive the goods on the order.
They have to place orders in advance, pay a deposit, pick up the goods within the specified time, and pay all the money together when picking up the goods.
When they took the lipsticks, they couldn't help but sigh, "Shopkeeper Shen, can we order more lipsticks? It's true that these lipsticks are not enough to sell after we take them back."
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "You can see that my workshop is only this small. The goods I gave you are already quite a lot. Many merchants came to me to place orders, but I was out of stock."
The businessman said, "Shopkeeper Shen, why don't you expand the scale and produce more? To be honest, we don't need to sell these lipsticks when we buy them back. The owners of the local rouge and powder shops have already placed orders with us. If we bring these lipsticks back, they will come to pick them up as soon as they sell them in their stores, and they will be snatched up..."
"The main thing is that your lipstick is exquisitely made and beautiful, and it's also easy to use. My wife and several daughters all use this lipstick. They have also made friends with many wealthy people because of it..."
"So don't underestimate this lipstick's small size. It sells very well, so if you expand the scale a bit, there will definitely be no problem."
This lipstick is so popular that some businessmen are jealous and want to make similar lipstick.
But if you don’t know the secret recipe, you can’t make this kind of lipstick.
The lipstick made by Shen Yueyao is not only moisturizing and beautiful in color, but also has a light fragrance. Not only that, the shell is also exquisite and delicate, and it looks very beautiful when it is opened by rotating.
When you go out to attend a party or something, it will be face-saving to bring lipstick as a gift to others.
Even if you put on lipstick and go out, you will look decent.
This stuff is completely different from the rouge and lip balm on the market.
Even if you imitate it, you can’t imitate it.
"Yes, Shopkeeper Shen, if you expand the scale, we can order three or four times the quantity at once."
Just from this little bit of lipstick, they made a lot of money.
It would be very cost-effective to just make lipstick without doing any other business.
Everyone looked at Shen Yueyao with eager eyes, just wanting to order more lipsticks.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "I'll think about it and expand the scale."
It seems that there is no need to rush to come out with two more shades, so we can expand the scale first.
However, this workshop is already very large. If it is to be expanded further, Shen Yueyao will need to build a larger workshop on the land between the town and the village to accommodate more people.
We have to spend money to hire a team of craftsmen to do the work.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Shen Yueyao say this, and they understood that Shen Yueyao had the idea of expanding the scale.
"Shopkeeper Shen, there are actually many places where people don't know about lipstick. The market is very broad. Even if we sell it to places farther away, it will be worthwhile and profitable..."
"It's just that there aren't enough lipsticks to sell locally, so we can't sell them elsewhere."
Everyone persuaded Shen Yueyao to expand the scale.
The implication of his words was that she didn't have to worry about sales at all.
A few days later, Yang Yanran also brought a convoy of people to Liuhe Village.
This time, Yang Yanran and Wen Moshu brought their son Wen Shuran to Liuhe Village.
When she saw their family, Shen Yueyao was stunned.
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