As the person in charge of the food processing workshop, Li Xiang'an is particularly attentive to the workshop's affairs.
Even while eating, they were thinking about how to clean up the mess left behind by Yang Bao and Yang Quan's theft.
It's impractical to open the jar and count them one by one, and the preserved eggs won't last as long after the jar is opened.
But how can we know which jar was stolen if we don't open it?
Li Xiang'an looked up at Yan Qingqing, wanting to ask her how to handle the matter.
But seeing that Yan Qingqing was enjoying her meal, Li Xiang'an suddenly didn't want to bring it up again, afraid of disturbing his mother's good appetite.
Li Xiang'an racked his brains all night trying to figure out what to do about the preserved egg, and he was so anxious that he almost went bald, but he still couldn't come up with a good solution.
The next day, Li Xiang'an's dark circles under his eyes startled Li Xiangping and the others.
As the eldest brother, Li Xiangping naturally cared about his younger brother and quickly went forward to ask what had happened.
Li Xiang'an then told Li Xiangping about what happened at the workshop. Li Xiangping knew about it; although he didn't concern himself with business, as the eldest son in the family, how could he not know about such a big incident at the workshop?
However, Li Xiangping asked curiously, "Didn't Mother already resolve this matter? Why are you still looking so worried?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang'an exclaimed in shock, "Really? Mother really came up with a solution?"
Li Xiangping nodded and said, "My third uncle just came. He said he was reporting to Mother and praised her for being smart, able to come up with a solution to such a big problem so quickly."
I think the matter has probably been resolved.
You can ask your mother for details.
Before Li Xiangping could finish speaking, Li Xiang'an ran towards Yan Qingqing's courtyard. When he arrived, Yan Qingqing was admiring the flowers with Li Xiangyang in the courtyard.
The weather was still quite cool in the morning. Li Xiangyang was afraid of the heat and usually didn't like to go out, but he was having a great time.
When Li Xiangyang saw Li Xiang'an, he stretched out his little hands and asked him to hold him. With drool still dripping from his mouth, he mumbled, "De, de."
Li Xiang'an quickly reached out and hugged her, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her drool and said, "Oh, you silly girl, why are you drooling like this? How are you going to find a husband in the future?"
"I'll have to work harder to earn money to support you for the rest of your life."
Li Xiangyang didn't understand what Li Xiangan meant, but he just showed him his two little baby teeth.
Looking at his younger sister's adorable appearance, Li Xiang'an felt his heart melt, completely forgetting that he had come to Yan Qingqing with important matters to ask her.
Seeing the brother and sister being so affectionate, Yan Qingqing said in an annoyed tone, "Second brother, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Li Xiang'an then remembered the important matter and quickly asked, "Mother, have you come up with a solution to the problem with the preserved eggs at the workshop?"
Yan Qingqing nodded and said, "You don't need to worry anymore, it's been resolved."
Li Xiang'an then asked, "How was it resolved?"
Yan Qingqing said, "Although we said that each jar would contain fifty preserved eggs, we didn't say that these preserved eggs would be sold individually."
Li Xiang'an asked, somewhat confused, "Then if we don't sell them by the piece, what do we sell them by?"
In ancient times, both chicken eggs and duck eggs were sold individually, so Li Xiang'an never thought of anything else.
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "We sell them by weight. These duck eggs come in all sizes. They'll be happy if they're big, and unhappy if they're small."
Selling by weight is fair to everyone.
Li Xiang'an's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's a great idea! How come I didn't think of that?"
However, Yan Qingqing added, "I have already had them weigh all those preserved eggs and label them with their weights."
However, since this is our first collaboration, I'd like to do you a favor.
Your third uncle just told me that each jar of preserved eggs weighs at least ten catties, even the lightest one. So we told the merchants that each jar should weigh at least ten catties, and we set the price at thirty coins per catty, so each jar would be at least three hundred coins.
The extra weight was a gift for our first collaboration with them; of course they'd be happy.
Li Xiang'an beamed and said, "Isn't this the same as what we agreed on, six coins each? Plus, we can still be indebted to them."
Yan Qingqing nodded; this was exactly the effect she wanted.
After resolving the matter in the workshop, Li Xiang'an felt much better and everything seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
Three days later, merchants who came to transport goods began to enter Canghe Village one after another.
At first, they all thought it was a poor, remote place and that they were bound to suffer on this trip, but when they arrived, they realized they were too naive.
Since leaving the official road, the road into the village has become exceptionally wide and flat.
Upon arriving in Canghe Village, they encountered a patrol team. After showing their travel permit and explaining their purpose, the patrol team treated them with exceptional enthusiasm, leading them directly to the workshop entrance and enthusiastically recommending inns in the village along the way.
They had come a long way and were exhausted from their journey. They had originally planned to finish their business in the workshop first, and then find an inn in the county or town to rest. They never expected that there would be an inn in this village. They all wished they could lie down on the bed and take a nap right now.
Li Xiang'an had already received news of the arrival of the merchants and had made preparations to welcome them early in the morning.
After more than a year of experience, Li Xiang'an has become more mature and steady. With Yan Qingqing's deliberate guidance, he also seems to have quite a bit of insight, so he gets along very well with the merchants.
Watching from the side, Li Sanniu was quite impressed with Li Xiang'an. He hadn't realized that his nephew had become so capable.
It seems that he, as the uncle, also has to work hard. He can't let down the Li family, and even more so, he can't let down his second sister-in-law.
After the customers presented their shipping receipts, Li Xiang'an said there was no problem and promised to prepare the goods for them to load onto their trucks within three days.
They were all very happy, saying that Canghe Liji was very particular about doing business.
These deals were originally negotiated by Yan Qingqing, so when someone suggested meeting her, Li Xiang'an subtly implied that Yan Qingqing was now the Emperor's appointed Imperial Envoy, and not just anyone could follow her orders.
However, these merchants are friends who have come from afar, and he will convey their message.
The merchants couldn't find fault with what Yan Qingqing said. If Yan Qingqing was willing to meet, it would be a great honor for them; if she wasn't, it would be perfectly reasonable.
After leaving the workshop, the merchants checked into the village's inn.
The innkeeper had already received the news and ordered his staff to clean the rooms early in the morning.
Seeing the caravan of more than twenty people enter, the shopkeeper's face lit up with a smile.
While entertaining the guests, they also sent someone to lead their horses to the backyard.
Then, they enthusiastically introduced two famous gardens in the village, suggesting that they visit them if they had time.
These merchants never expected that the service at such a small inn in the village would be no worse than that of a large inn in the county town. They all felt that their trip was well worth it.
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