Qin Sanniang waved her hand and continued, "Auntie, I feel it's my fault this time. I didn't inform you in advance, and I had to trouble Uncle and Caihua's father to stay up all night to make it for me. I really feel bad about it. How about this, I'll give you an extra five coins for each one, but you'll need to put a lid on it."
Add a lid? What's so difficult about that? Chen Youliang and his son both agreed that it was no problem at all and there was really no need to spend extra money.
Caihua's mother was so anxious she almost rushed in with a broom. "Are you two stupid? You're turning down money that's practically handed to you?" she thought. If it weren't for her mother-in-law's recent scolding—saying she absolutely couldn't offend the Qin family, or she'd divorce him—she would definitely have jumped in and agreed on their behalf!
Caihua's mother later learned that, thanks to Qin Sanniang, her family had earned nearly one tael of silver, not even counting the money her husband had earned working for them! Her mother-in-law solemnly warned her that if she couldn't control her big mouth, Caihua's father would definitely divorce her and send her home!
Her family was extremely poor; they couldn't even afford enough wild vegetable porridge to fill their stomachs. Now that her parents were gone, why would she go home? Wouldn't that mean she'd have to stay with her older brother? Wouldn't her sister-in-law sell her off?
No, no, this won't do. When Caihua's mother thought of that possibility, she had nightmares that very night.
After that, he never dared to argue with Qin San Niang again, and even when he met Wu Chunhua and Liao Hongying, he was all smiles and fawning.
Now, Caihua's mother has finally learned her lesson. Liu Meixiang and Zhao Yinhua went to the county town with two large baskets of wild apricots, and guess what? Absolutely no one bought them! She had to ask around to find out that Da Wa's mother was going to process the sour apricots before selling them. No matter how big their apricots were, nobody wanted them! Luckily, she hadn't partnered with them to sell apricots, or she would have lost a fortune!
Caihua's mother felt a wave of fear wash over her!
When Qin San Niang saw that she was no longer as provoke-me-up as before, she could roughly guess what had happened. This was good, and she was happy to have some peace and quiet!
Wang Guixiang and the others, being seasoned women, wrapped over 260 zongzi in just one afternoon. They were all roughly the same size, each plump and round. From a distance, they looked quite beautiful.
Qin San Niang was very generous and gave each of them ten zongzi, two of each flavor, so they could take them home and try them.
"Big Sister, Ah Xing and I will only take one portion!" Ah Xing's mother-in-law, Madam Hua, was quite embarrassed. They had come to work together, so there was no reason for them to take two portions of the gift.
The meat dumplings here contain a piece of meat that's half the size of a palm!
"Auntie, what did you say? This is a benefit I give to my employees. It's true that you're a family, but there are two of you. Everyone gets this benefit! It has nothing to do with whether you're a family or not!"
"Oh, Auntie, just take it! If you don't want it, you can give it to me! There are lots of good stuff in here. I've never known that zongzi could have so many fillings before!" Wang Guixiang joked with a grin.
Hua slapped her lightly and laughed, "That won't do! These are all good stuff, very expensive! I have to take them back for my grandson to try!"
He Xing saw this and felt very grateful!
If it weren't for Wang Guixiang recommending her to work here, how could her family be where they are today? In this Shiligou area, who doesn't envy her family for having two women working for the Qin family?
The three of them happily carried the zongzi home, and their families were overjoyed to see them!
Old man Chen almost cried tears of joy; his family hadn't eaten zongzi in so many years.
When the rice dumplings were cooked, the aroma wafted irresistibly into their noses! Cutting them open revealed a truly generous filling! One bite, and wow, it was delicious!
Liu and Wu Chunhua cooked the remaining thirty-odd zongzi, so that everyone could have a taste first.
Qin San Niang and Liao Hongying sorted the remaining zongzi into different categories and packed them up. They planned to take them to the shop to cook the next morning to ensure maximum freshness. Of course, to keep them fresh, Qin San Niang would definitely put them all into her spatial storage at night.
Nowadays, Liao Hongying and Wu Chunhua are paid the same wages for working for Qin Sanniang.
The two women weren't coy; since Third Sister had given it to them, they accepted it generously. Refusing it would only make things seem awkward! They struck the perfect balance, ensuring that Third Sister Qin wouldn't feel uneasy about using them for free, while they themselves could earn some wages to supplement their household income.
In this way, the relationship between the three of them actually got better!
That evening, after dinner, everyone enjoyed some zongzi (sticky rice dumplings). Even He Yingyuan was surprised to learn that these small zongzi had such intricacies. However, they tasted delicious!
The children happily cut their own zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and shared them, making sure they didn't miss any of the flavors. Their big eyes blinked and widened, just like Baymax, making the adults around them burst into laughter...
The next day, just as the first rays of dawn touched the village entrance, Qin San Niang and Pang Ya set off in their carriage.
"Boss, you've finally arrived!" Upon seeing Qin Sanniang, Cao Wenshan quickly went to greet her. Although the shop hadn't opened yet, everyone had arrived quite early, as the dried apricot business was booming.
Thinking of yesterday's events, everyone felt a surge of emotion, and surprisingly, they all suffered from insomnia last night.
After the promotion, many teahouses and theaters came to place orders.
Over the past two days, the group took turns going out to promote the product, following Qin San Niang's advice to sell and sample dried apricots.
At first, the shopkeepers didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a street vendor promoting his own food. But upon closer listening, they realized it was a worker from Ruyi Cake Shop. Wasn't Ruyi Cake Shop the same as Siji Cake Shop before? The shop that their customers highly regarded!
Even so, the shopkeepers didn't expect this to be particularly delicious. Dried apricots? To put it bluntly, isn't it just candied apricots? And candied fruit is just cloyingly sweet, right? What could be so delicious about it? But after smelling, looking, and tasting it, they realized it was a completely different story!
When the shopkeepers learned that these delicious and visually appealing dried apricots were only fifteen coins a pound, they were extremely satisfied!
Normally, candied fruit costs only a dozen or so cents per pound, but the quality is far inferior to this!
Those guests were all wealthy VIPs who could afford to listen to music, so they didn't care about spending a few extra coins; the key was that the food had to be delicious!
Cao Wenshan and the others never expected business to come so quickly. They were just hoping for a small order, but after discussing it, they were surprised to find so many potential customers!
The shopkeepers naturally couldn't buy it at fifteen coins a pound, so they all tried to drive down the price.
This stumped Mu Chun and the others.
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