Chapter 350: Getting Rich

At this time, Jiang Wan was kneading dough at home.

Last night, when I was chatting with my mother, we somehow got talking about the soy milk fried dough sticks that we eat nowadays.

It would be better if I didn't say it. As soon as I said it, my saliva started to flow and I missed it so much.

So Jiang Wan thought about making some fried dough sticks herself.

While I was kneading the dough, I saw the old village chief walk into the yard angrily.

"Village Chief, what's going on?"

"Nothing, I just got pissed off by a bastard on the road."

The old village chief was reluctant to say more to Lian Cong. After calming down, he told him why he had come.

What a coincidence.

If he had asked two days earlier, Jiang Wan really wouldn't have known what was going on. But yesterday, Uncle Li came down the mountain and told her family everything that had happened recently.

Including those mines that have already cooperated with the authorities.

So Jiang Wan knew the reason why those officers and soldiers went into the mountains.

She certainly wouldn't tell anyone else, but the old village chief is a trustworthy person and he's also a village official, so she should tell him.

"Grandpa Village Chief, this is a good thing."

Jiang Wan then told the old village chief about the discovery of many mineral veins in the old Li ethnic group land. The old village chief was stunned.

"The soldiers are going into the mountains now to take over the mines. Once they have settled down, they will organize people to go into the mountains to mine."

The old village chief's eyes lit up when he heard this.

The officials who are in charge of mining will not go to the battlefield themselves, and they will definitely recruit civilians when the time comes.

The men in the village have nothing but strength. Compared with fishing, mining is more stable and safer.

Of course, this does not mean that mining is risk-free. In fact, mining does have risks.

In comparison only.

Besides, the fishing yield is not stable at all, and the wind and sun are very tiring.

It's all physically demanding work, and miners are paid several times more.

He believed that if this news got out, a large number of young men would come here to beg for sex.

Everyone knows that Lord Qin, who is in office now, is a good official who serves the people. Under his management, there are many people vying for jobs in the mine.

"Village head, Lord Qin has no intention of making this public yet, so even if you know about it, you have to keep it a secret for a while."

The old village chief nodded and made repeated assurances.

"Grandpa Village Chief, do you have any plans for the future?"

"Intend?"

"Hmm..."

Jiang Wan covered the dough she had kneaded and let it rise. She turned around to wash her hands before coming back and saying, "There are many mines deep in the mountains, and there will definitely be many miners in the mountains in the future. So many people need food and drink, and the supply demand is not small. We can't just buy them from the city and send them up the mountain."

That's a lot of effort.

Pay the money.

The old village chief was a smart man, and he understood everything as soon as Jiang Wan said it.

Ha ha!

Their village is going to be prosperous!

"Besides, everything they picked has to be transported down the mountain. It's so hot and tiring all the way. If they could have some water to drink and some food to eat when they pass by our village..."

The old village chief laughed so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were raised.

That's all money.

This little girl is really good at making money. No wonder she is able to run her own business so successfully.

Why don’t I have a granddaughter like this?

When the old village chief thought about Jiang Wan's background, an idea popped up in his mind.

It seems that it is beneficial for girls to study and learn to read.

"Grandpa Village Chief, now that you are here, please sit down for a while. I will fry something small for us to eat together."

The old village chief was a little embarrassed, but he walked obediently to the stone table.

As long as it tastes good, it's fine. It's okay for him to be shameless at his age.

The food made by Jiang Wan is extremely delicious, such as sea urchin sauce, sea urchin pollen, squid shreds, grilled fish and so on.

Each one is so delicious that you want to swallow your tongue along with it.

Ever since he ate the food Jiang Wan sent him, he felt that the food cooked at home was very bland.

Obviously I also use oyster sauce at home, but I just can’t make the food taste like Jiang Wan’s.

The old village chief was distracted for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Jiang Wan carrying out a large basin of soaked soybeans.

“Are you going to make tofu?”

Jiang Wan shook her head and nodded.

After making soy milk, there will definitely be a lot of it left. Then you can order some tofu and make some tofu pudding. If you can't finish the tofu pudding, you can make more tofu.

"Grandpa Village Chief, can you make tofu?"

"Why not?"

As he spoke, the old village chief came over to help push the mill, while Jiang Wan scooped the beans into the holes on the millstone.

"The skill of making tofu was taught to me by an old man in the village several decades ago. He never puts anyone on guard when making tofu. Anyone who wants to learn can just come and watch."

"There must be a lot of people in the village who have learned how to make tofu. Why haven't I seen anyone selling it?"

"Because it's troublesome. From soaking beans to grinding them, it's time-consuming and laborious. You can't sell them at a high price after making a few boards. Plus, with the weather here, if you don't sell all the beans in one day, they will go bad the next day, and it's easy to lose money."

Jiang Wan nodded to show her understanding.

Tofu itself is easy to spoil.

In the past, she would buy a piece of tofu at the market, cut it in half and put it in the refrigerator. Even at a temperature of more than ten degrees, its taste would still change overnight.

It is edible, but it lacks the bean fragrance of tofu just out of the pot and has a hint of sourness.

Jiang Wan still likes to eat freshly cooked tofu. She can eat a bowl of the steaming, plump tofu with a bean aroma without adding any seasoning.

Jiang Wan secretly sucked her saliva and quickly scooped another spoonful of beans into the hole.

Soon a pot of beans was ground.

Jiang Wan turned around to look at the dough. It was well fermented and would surely expand fully when fried.

The old village chief looked at the dough and didn't see what it was. He was just wondering what Jiang Wan was going to cook when he suddenly heard a familiar voice calling him.

Who is it!!

Pick this time to come!

“Father!”

Old village chief: “…”

Well, he’s my own son.

"Why are you shouting so loudly? I'm not deaf. What's the matter?"

Lian Jiabao didn't know what he had done to offend his father, so he angrily told his father that someone was looking for him at home.

"It was Lian Cong. He brought two people to our house and said that you, Dad, asked them to go."

The old village chief was shocked.

How long has it been since I started talking to Lian Cong?

He brought the person to his home so quickly!

Could it be that the buyer has already moved into Lian Cong's house?

It's coming with great momentum...

Okay, okay, he would go back and see whether the buyer was a human or a ghost.

"Jiang girl, I'm going back first!"

Jiang Wan nodded, patted the basin in her arms and said with a smile: "Then I'll send you a portion when I'm done."

The old village chief waved his hands and said no.

Not to mention that he just got some food here, but he even asked the girl to bring him food when he got home. That's really shameless.

Sometimes he is shameless, and sometimes he is respectable.