However, these broadswords are not cheap. Although they are not under the control of the government, they are not something that ordinary farmers can own. Instead, many wealthy gentry and rich families would equip their servants with some for safety reasons.
Qin San Niang didn't care about the money; these days, safety is paramount! After discussing it with Gu Qingshan, the latter also thought it was feasible and said that the broadsword was actually more suitable for a farmer with no martial arts background.
So, Qin San Niang discussed with Cheng Shi and ordered forty of them first.
As a result, Cheng Shi had to work day and night to process and rush the production, and he couldn't even participate in the patrol team anymore!
Of course, this was all for the safety of his village. He planned to do the work voluntarily, only asking for a fee for the materials. However, Qin Sanniang disagreed, saying that the broadsword was her family's property, but it could be lent to the patrol team. It would be taken back after the bandits left.
With the weapons issue resolved and the traps set, the patrol team became a unique sight in the village.
I must say, with this patrol team around, people in Shiligou feel much safer leaving their doors unlocked at night.
After finishing this task, the oven that the Qin family had ordered was also ready.
The children, as always, couldn't resist the allure of anything new and exciting. It wasn't just the children; even the adults, including Liu, were curious about it. Although they knew it was used for cooking, it was still incredibly amazing! The only stoves they'd ever seen before were earthen stoves; they had no idea cooking involved such elaborate processes—a roasting oven and an iron pot.
"Mother, are you preparing to make mooncakes?" Today is a day off from school, and the children can finally relax. If they can eat something delicious made by their mother, this day off will be even more perfect.
"Who said that? Didn't Auntie say she was going to make roast chicken and roast duck? That would be so delicious! With meat!" He Mingzhe had spent a lot of time with Xiao Er, and his personality had become much more outgoing. Now, he was quite talkative in front of Qin San Niang and the others.
Qin San Niang couldn't help but smile, "Let's do it all! Tonight we'll make roast duck, and tomorrow we'll make mooncakes!"
The children yelled and ran off. Their teacher had said they couldn't play until they finished their homework, so they needed to get it done quickly!
As for A-Nan and A-Zhi, they are now learning embroidery from Liao Hongying, and they are doing quite well now, at least much better than her half-baked skills!
No one could tell what Qin San Niang was embroidering! After a while, she gave up on it herself!
She wasn't worried at all. As long as her daughter learned well, embroidering a handkerchief for her in the future would be a piece of cake, right?
Liao Hongying, as an embroidery master, refused to charge tuition fees, saying that she herself did embroidery to supplement her family's income, and it was just something she did on the side!
But Qin San Niang couldn't think that way. How could she expect to get something for nothing? So, whenever there was something delicious or fun, He Mingzhe and Xiao Hu always got their share.
He Mingzhe has now become Xiao Er's best friend. The two kids are making progress together in their studies, leaving other kids far behind. They also take care of each other in their daily lives and share good things with each other.
This is what you call a revolutionary friendship forged since childhood, which is quite enviable.
Seeing this scene, Old Mrs. Chen also beamed with joy. When Liu heard that she was planning to clear land and plant vegetables, she asked her to come to her house to get vegetable seeds.
Vegetable seeds cost very little and weren't worth buying, so Old Mrs. Chen agreed. The Liu family had treated them so well that it would seem like she was being distant if she didn't take them.
Nowadays, they don't have anything good to give to Da Wa's family, but as long as it's within their capabilities, Old Mrs. Chen and her family will spare no effort.
The eldest son's mother enrolled her three sons in the patrol team, where they could earn sixty coins a day! What does that mean? A month's income was equivalent to a year's harvest in the past! The old couple didn't stay idle either; they couldn't just live in someone else's house for free. So, they took the initiative to clean the workshop, but only in the outer courtyard. The inner courtyard was someone else's workshop, and the processes inside were kept secret, so they couldn't and didn't want to go in.
The third son's wife wanted to go inside for a stroll, but was severely scolded by Old Mrs. Chen, who even threatened that if she didn't behave this time, she would divorce her!
Seeing the cold glint in her mother-in-law's eyes, Mo felt a chill run down her spine. She thought to herself, "This old hag is probably serious this time!" Mo rolled her eyes. The family's life was about to get better and better, and that eldest child's mother was clearly trying to drag them down. If she were divorced now, wouldn't she lose her good life? She wasn't stupid!
Having taken the seeds, Old Mrs. Chen hurried back home. She wanted to plant some vegetables while it wasn't too late in the season, so she could store them for winter, otherwise, winter would be truly difficult!
After finally calming down, Liu and Wu Chunhua had to busy themselves with the workshop, leaving only Qin San Niang alone.
Let's make mooncakes today!
The Great Sheng Dynasty also makes mooncakes, and they taste quite good! So if Qin San Niang wants to make her mooncake business successful, she must find a unique way to succeed.
She had previously asked Mu Chun, and the mooncakes on the market nowadays are mainly Suzhou-style mooncakes, with a limited variety of fillings, mostly five-nut and meat fillings.
Therefore, I must work hard on the filling and the taste!
She decided to try making Beijing-style mooncakes, Cantonese-style mooncakes, and Suzhou-style mooncakes. For the fillings, she chose classic ones, such as chestnut, red bean, and jujube paste. She also made sure to include the classic five-nut and fresh meat fillings, as well as the family's signature candied fruit...
In her previous life, she had made mooncakes, so even without a recipe, it wouldn't be difficult for her. No matter what type of mooncake it was, the methods were all pretty much the same.
First, make the dough: combine flour, cooking oil, honey, egg liquid, and baking soda to form a soft dough, then let it rest. Prepare all the fillings in advance. Luckily, we now have a workshop at home with all kinds of raw materials, and even if we don't have them, we can get them from our storage space.
Chen Laohan has already made the molds for making mooncakes. His carving skills are indeed very exquisite. The moon and osmanthus tree are carved with lifelike detail. Several molds are also carved with auspicious words such as "good fortune and happiness" and "reunion and peace".
At Qin San Niang's request, in addition to circles, square and seashell shapes were also designed to create a visually striking effect.
After a while, Liu also came back to help. She was used to doing chores and picked it up quickly.
The two of them worked on it all afternoon and quickly made two large bamboo trays full of mooncakes. Fortunately, one batch could bake one tray of mooncakes, so two batches would be about right...
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