Although he was "fooled", Su Qingluan did not think that the other party, who came from a wealthy family, could be "fooled" forever.
As expected, although Zhang Ma nodded repeatedly after hearing Su Qingluan say that jam was difficult to make, she only verbally said "it was hard work" and turned around to ask to see how to make the jam.
"This... isn't very appropriate..." Su Qingluan looked embarrassed. "If someone learns it, my recipe will be worthless."
Although Aunt Zhang still had that serious and cautious look, as if she was unwilling to let the master lose face, the disgust she had at the beginning had disappeared, and was replaced by a curiosity about Su Qingluan's craftsmanship.
After all, Aunt Zhang had watched Xie Zian grow up, and she knew how picky this young man was.
She could see that Xie Zian had been maintaining a "neutral" stance and not participating in what she had just said to the young lady Su in front of him, which meant that he was secretly leaning towards the other party.
To be able to make Xie Zian so partial...
Aunt Zhang's eyes flicked over Su Qingluan's pretty face, which still had a little baby fat, and she shook her head secretly. Although she was pretty, there were maids of this level in the mansion. The Xie family's Erlang shouldn't be so impatient...
It would be better to say that for a little ancestor like Xie Zian, everyone would hope that he would be a little more "anxious", at least to have that kind of feeling, and not be like a wild donkey that has broken free from its reins, just doing whatever he wants like he is now.
Her chaotic thoughts flashed through her mind, and Aunt Zhang forced a smile from her serious face, trying to make herself seem more approachable. "Madam Su, you're worrying too much. We in the Xie Mansion aren't the kind of people who use our power to oppress others. How could an old woman do something so foolish as to snoop around for other people's prescriptions?"
Su Qingluan blinked: "What does Zhang Ma mean...?"
"I heard from the young lady that this place is blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I just want to see for my master what kind of fairyland this place is that can produce such delicious fruits."
Su Qingluan nodded secretly: So that's how it is, the distinguished Party A wants to investigate the origin environment of the raw materials.
She rolled her eyes and bowed again. "The fruit isn't found around this town, but in the mountains behind the village. Old Madam, you're quite old now. Is climbing mountains and crossing ridges no problem for you?"
When Aunt Zhang heard Su Qingluan's words, she hesitated for a moment.
Although she was a maid, she had never been betrothed since she was promoted to be the old lady's personal maid, and had always been serving by her side.
The old lady of the Xie family saw that Zhang Ma was loyal and had given up the possibility of getting married to serve her wholeheartedly. She also placed great trust in her, so that even though Zhang Ma was a servant, her status in the Xie family was extraordinary.
Because of this, she hadn't done any rough labor for over thirty years. If she went out, let alone climbing mountains or crossing ridges, even if she had to walk a few steps, there were sedan chairs or sedan chairs to take her, saving her the trouble of running around.
So when she heard that the fruit tree was in the deep mountains and old forests - of course, this was just Zhang Ma's imagination - she was a little hesitant.
Seeing this, Su Qingluan sighed and said in a tone of "As expected", "The road is quite bumpy. It's not a big deal for us peasants, but it's better for a noble like Aunt Zhang not to go there."
Aunt Zhang also wanted to not go, but she had just said the words "take a look for the master" - not to mention that Xie Zian, one of the masters, was sitting next to her watching.
Is she going to say at this time, "The road is bumpy, so I don't want to go"?
So, where does that put her words "take a look for the master"?
For a moment, Zhang Ma was in a dilemma, and her expression was very interesting.
Su Qingluan naturally noticed the other party's embarrassment, but her main purpose now was to trick the other party into further believing that her own fruit jam was "extremely meticulous from the selection of raw materials", so she naturally would not refuse the other party to really come and watch her pick fruits.
Of course, the fruit this time is still a "sample". Su Qingluan has made up her mind that only after finalizing the "order amount" with the other party and asking the other party to pay a certain percentage of the deposit, Su Qingluan will actually start the construction of her "fruit jam production line".
But in fact, during this period of time, Su Qingluan has been making preparations for both scenarios.
If his fruit jam cannot satisfy the other party, then he will use his "strange and clever skills" to exchange for Mu Xingzhi's protection; if his fruit wins the favor of the nobles in the capital, then he will have to "rob the rich to help the poor."
...Well, how can using the wallets of those taken advantage of people to enrich the wallets of rural neighbors not be considered "robbing the rich to help the poor"?
What's more, I haven't really "robbed" them yet. It's just a mutual agreement. I provide the goods and the other party wants to buy them.
There was no macro-control or market pricing in this era. Except for a small number of resource commodities monopolized by the government, such as salt, grain, iron, etc., everything else was "as long as one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten". As long as the buyer and seller were willing to trade, there was nothing impossible.
Foods like "jam" are "sweets" that require a lot of sugar to be added. They are considered "luxury goods" in this era, so they can naturally be sold at high prices, and everyone thinks there is nothing wrong with it.
Although Aunt Zhang was in a dilemma for a long time, she finally said, "I have to look after the master." It was impossible for her to really not go.
Su Qingluan also planned to rack her brains to make the other party understand that this fruit jam was "very particular" from the beginning, so she readily agreed to wait for Zhang Ma's carriage outside the city gate of Huaxi Village on the way out of the town early tomorrow morning and take her to the mountains where the fruit trees grew.
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