The next day was another "sketch class." Su Qingluan had already skipped two classes in a row because she was busy with the Xie Mansion jam business, and with that time she was sick, she had missed three classes in total.
This time the illness was cured, and there didn't seem to be any urgent tasks for the time being. Although Su Qingluan said that she was busy taking care of the shop in the town and preparing it to open at any time, she only wanted herself or her parents to supervise occasionally - after all, when the Xie family handed the shop over to them, it had already been almost cleaned.
Now all that was lacking was the design of the signboard and some details to be sorted out. Su Qingluan just needed to have the "Su Ji" signboard designed by Mu Xingzhi carved out of a wooden board, cover it with a piece of red satin, and wait for an auspicious day to be chosen. Once it was confirmed that the first batch of ten trial sales products from Xie Mansion had been approved by everyone, Su Qingluan's "Su Ji" could be officially opened.
Once "Su Ji" is officially opened this time, it will be different from the previous small-scale operations. It can be done by hiring about thirty people.
After all, in Su Qingluan's vision, "Su Ji" is to form a complete production and processing system based on local wild fruit categories, and become a complete industrial chain.
If she's lucky, she might even be able to attract related industries to settle and invest here - of course, this isn't something a mere commoner like her needs to consider, but if her "Su Ji" grows bigger and stronger, it will definitely attract the attention of government officials. In any case, allowing more people to earn an income is always a good thing.
However, Su Qingluan is not considering "corporate welfare" or the like now - under the premise that people cannot even have enough food and clothing, talking about welfare is useless and redundant. In short, the sales of "Su Ji" must be guaranteed first, so as to provide more jobs.
Although the sketching class was scheduled for the morning, Su Qingluan didn't need to get up early.
However, today Su Qingluan deliberately started to cook porridge at dawn, when Yang and Su Guangfu were still asleep. Liu Yunniang had been ill for two days. She was not sure whether she had fully recovered and did not want to cross-infect her. However, now that she was able to cook, she wanted to at least make something easy to eat and digest for her friend.
Su Qingluan thought about it and originally wanted to make preserved egg and lean pork congee, but the preserved eggs were just used up and the next batch was a little too hot. So she made a similarly salty porridge instead - raw pork congee.
Raw pork congee needs to be added with crispy pastries, but if you make this stuff and put it in the congee, it will start to swell in less than a cup of tea, losing its light and crispy texture. Su Qingluan thought for a moment, filled a jar of raw pork congee with it, and wrapped a bag of crispy pastries in oil paper. Then, she went into town with Yang and Su Guangfu.
My younger sister played like crazy yesterday. She was still asleep when Su Qingluan went out. However, Su Qingluan reserved some raw pork porridge for her, but didn't leave any crispy snacks - she had given them to her before and they scratched her throat, and it hurt for a long time, so the little one didn't want to eat anymore.
When they arrived at the Liu family, Liu Sheng was actually limping to take care of Liu Yunniang, and Xi Niang naturally went to the town to buy pancakes - although after almost being cheated last time, the family's savings were finally saved, the Liu family's life was still tight.
Seeing that it was Su Qingluan who came to visit, Liu Sheng was very happy and wanted to let her in. However, Liu Yunniang was yelling in the inner room: "Father, why did you want Qingluan to come in? She has finally recovered. What will happen if you ask me to let her go again?"
"Are we just going to let them stand outside? Do you think we have any place to stay?" Liu Sheng also shouted back at the top of his lungs, but he didn't continue to let Su Qingluan go to the inner room.
Only then did Su Qingluan notice that in the Liu family's small house, some commonly used furniture and clothes were neatly stacked in the corner. Although they had not been packed yet, they were obviously tidied up.
"This is going to..." Su Qingluan had a guess.
"The house has been found. It has a small courtyard with two entrances. It's only a quarter of an hour's walk from here." Liu Sheng limped and moved a small stool to Su Qingluan. Su Qingluan shook her head and helped him sit down. Su Qingluan felt a little embarrassed to let a person with mobility problems move a stool for her.
The two-story courtyard indicated that the house was of average condition. It could be reached in a quarter of an hour from this shabby alley, so it was probably not located in a very prosperous area.
Lefeng Town is a small county town. If you rent a house with an average location and configuration like this, you will definitely save a lot of money.
Upon asking, I found out that the annual rent was less than two taels, which was very cheap.
"We were planning to move a few days ago, but my wife Yunniang suddenly fell ill..."
"I'm very sorry. It was me who made her sick..." Su Qingluan felt a little guilty.
Liu Sheng didn't care: "She wanted to take care of your friend on her own initiative, you don't have to take it to heart. It's hard for you to bring things to her so early in the morning."
After Su Qingluan heard Liu Sheng's words, she remembered the porridge she had brought. Standing outside, she spoke to Liu Yunniang through the curtain, "The porridge is still hot. I added shredded vegetables and chopped green onions, as well as pork slices, and adjusted the saltiness. Add them before eating, otherwise it won't be crispy."
Looking at the sun outside, the sky was getting brighter. Su Qingluan remembered that she had a sketching class waiting for her today. If she didn't go back, she would be late again, so she waved goodbye to the Liu father and daughter.
On the way, Su Qingluan passed by home and told her sister who had already gotten up that if she had any questions, she could go to Aunt Li next door. She then rushed to Mu Xingzhi's house - fortunately, there was still about an incense stick of time before the scheduled class time.
Seeing Su Qingluan running out of breath, Mu Xingzhi whispered teasingly, "Why, are you up late?"
Su Qingluan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm delivering food."
Mu Xingzhi, an ancient man, certainly had never heard of the term "takeout." However, for a smart person, any unfamiliar word can be understood by analogy. Even if he didn't know the exact meaning of "takeout" itself, he could still figure out some of it through the literal meaning.
So she smiled and said, “It looks like you’ve worked hard delivering it, delivery lady.”
Su Qingluan: ...What kind of weird name is this?
Speaking of which, Liu Yunniang's voice was still hoarse today, and her cough was a bit severe. Liu Sheng said she was still not getting better, and Su Qingluan thought of the bitter medicine that would kill her.
Just when she was about to ask Mu Xingzhi for the prescription, it was time for class, so Su Qingluan had to calm down and focus on the things at hand.
According to the usual practice, Su Qingluan only needed to give the students the sketching subject for the day, explain the key points of copying, and then watch the students complete the painting, giving them some guidance.
But since she had already promised Mu Xingzhi to paint a portrait for her, Su Qingluan thought of completing this task during class today.
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