Thanks to positive word-of-mouth from customers a few days ago, word spread quickly, and Chenyu's pickles and salted vegetables gradually sold more.
Busy selling pickled vegetables, Chen Yu completely forgot about almost receiving counterfeit money.
"Madam Shen, are you home?" Xiang Jinlan, who was chopping chili peppers outside the courtyard gate, heard someone calling out and said, "Chenyu, it sounds like someone's outside. I'll go check!"
Chili peppers, although still somewhat expensive, are no longer a rarity because the family that sold the chili seedlings back then planted them extensively.
Xiang Jinlan took off the gloves made of pig intestines, opened the door, and saw Madam You, wearing a light red jacket, enter and say:
Is Madam Shen home?
Xiang Jinlan said, "Yes, I'm here!"
Shen Yu washed her hands and said, "It's Sister You San? Please come in and have a seat!"
"I won't sit down. I came here today to ask if you still have any pickles. I bought some pickles from you four days ago and gave one jar to my older sister. She then gave some to her mother-in-law, who loved them so much that she asked me to buy another twenty or thirty jars!"
Shen Yu stammered for a moment: "Twenty, twenty or thirty jars?"
Although You Sanmei's family was not a wealthy one, her eldest sister married very well, becoming the second wife of a son of a fifth-rank official.
The eldest uncle of that family was another son of Sister You's mother-in-law, and he was a viscount with a title.
Shen Yu was stunned. This wealthy family actually liked her pickles, these twenty or thirty jars of them! "Oh, I really can't produce that many all at once! I only have twelve jars here, and another fifteen or sixteen jars of fermented bean curd, pickled vegetables, and kimchi."
You Sanmei laughed and said:
"I'll take them all! Make thirteen more jars of pickled vegetables, and five or six more jars of dressing for mixing vegetables. The five jars of pickled vegetables are what I want. My mother had anorexia a while ago, and we went to so many doctors and medicines, but nothing worked. But after eating your pickled vegetables, she got better. Isn't that amazing?"
As she spoke, You Sanmei took out a box of copper coins and said, "Count them and see if this is the number!"
Niu Xiaomei listened, completely stunned.
Shen Yu counted twice and laughed, "It's this number, it's this number!"
The jars used for making pickles were small jars, which were bought from a potter's family in town by Niu Yaba's son for three copper coins each.
Niu Xiaomei said in disbelief, "Sister-in-law, I never imagined our pickled vegetables would sell so well! But how are we going to transport these twenty or thirty jars to the capital?"
Madam Shen laughed and said, "It's You Sanmei who's buying the vegetables from us. How they're transported there isn't something we need to worry about!"
“That’s true,” Niu Xiaomei said with a smile.
Niu Xiaomei, Chen Yu, and Niu Meihua are busy making pickled vegetables together every day. During the day, they make new pickled vegetables, while Niu Da plants and cultivates new vegetable seeds in the new vegetable garden. Niu Cuihua and Niu Er run to the vegetable garden as soon as they finish class.
Vegetables suitable for planting in winter.
Spinach, chives, cilantro, garlic sprouts, bok choy, radish, celery, scallions, lettuce, garland chrysanthemum, and winter melon grown in trellises.
Although Niu Cuihua was young, she was quite strong and turned over several rows of soil. "Dad," she said, "we need to have someone watch over these vegetables."
Niu Dadao:
"I'll ask your mute uncle to come and watch over the dog for a few months tonight, give him some wages, and after the grand opening ceremony, I'll buy a big dog! It shouldn't be stolen until it's fully grown."
Niu Da wiped the sweat from his brow.
Niu Cuihua picked up the water bottle from the haystack and said, "Dad, have some water!"
Niu Da took the water and drank several mouthfuls. Although he had no sons and was considered a childless person and a laughing stock in the eyes of the villagers, fortunately, his daughters were all sensible and filial children.
Although Niu Da felt a little regretful, he was still very happy thinking about his five well-behaved and lovely daughters: "You drink too!"
The father and daughter worked until almost dark before returning home for dinner.
"Daddy, Daddy!" Little Fu Bao and Niu Bao Lan were overjoyed to see Niu Da. Holding hands, they ran to him, their little legs swaying. Niu Da smiled and said:
"Father is all dirty. Let Father change into clean clothes before I hold you!"
Little Fu Bao shook her adorable little head and said, "No, Daddy and Mommy have worked so hard. Little Fu Bao doesn't want a hug. Little Fu Bao will massage Daddy and Mommy's feet instead."
She pulled out two small wooden hammers from behind her back. "We bought these this morning when we went to the market with my second uncle and mother to sell pickled vegetables!"
Niu Da felt a warmth in his heart.
The vegetable plots, covering more than ten acres, were planted in about ten days. Watering and fertilizing were left to Niu Cuihua, while Niu Er and Niu Xiaomei took turns doing the work.
The idea for the grand opening ceremony was Xue Huaimin's. Although Niu Da was somewhat intelligent, his vision was rather narrow and his experience limited. He didn't fully understand the intricacies of the situation.
Whether a business opens well or not determines whether it can survive in the future.
The Niu family restaurant was named Jiuwei Restaurant. They only hired one helper and one person to make steamed buns and mantou. The head chefs were Niu Da and Shen Shi.
Although the restaurant wasn't as refined as a fancy eatery, its interior was still quite elegant. The opening ceremony featured six signature dishes and three signature breakfast items:
Secret recipe Dongpo pork, pickled fish, braised chicken, spicy chicken, Dong'an chicken, smoked duck.
Plain noodles, savory pancakes, and glass noodles.
Niu Da's cooking skills are also quite good. He has several signature dishes, such as stir-fried goji berry sprouts with oil and salt, and meat-flavored tofu.
Otherwise, his little girls wouldn't be so chubby and fair-skinned.
The restaurant was packed with customers, some of whom were drawn in by the opening benefits. To celebrate the grand opening, the Niu family had hired the best acrobatic troupe in Qingzhou, who performed for two hours.
Fireworks and firecrackers went off in unison, accompanied by the deafening sound of gongs and drums.
Xiao Fubao, Niu Baolan, and Niu Baozhu were also dressed very festively, in bright red brocade jackets, with one jacket embroidered with a red-gold "Fu" character, another with a "Lu" character, and a third with a "Shou" character. They also wore red and white fur rabbit hats on their heads.
Little Fu Bao, Niu Bao Lan, and Niu Bao Zhu hold hands, acting as the lucky dolls representing fortune, prosperity, and longevity. The old man and middle-aged woman who give the opening remarks are also dressed in a festive manner. The old man loudly proclaims:
"Honey, we've already had the acrobatics and the stand-up comedy, but what did you all think of the fire-breathing act?"
Several people outside chimed in, "Brilliant!"
The old man continued, "There's more to come, honey, do you know what you're going to act out?"
The middle-aged woman said, "I don't know!"
"Wife, just watch, the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity are bringing good news!" The old man and the middle-aged woman, dressed in festive red jackets and trousers, entered the crowd.
Three adorable little children, each carrying a small tray, entered the crowd of onlookers in an orderly fashion.
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