When Wu Zhu put the spicy strips in his mouth, his eyes lit up and he immediately had an idea. But Tong Wenyao didn't see this change.
Then after putting it away, he carried the bowl out of the kitchen.
Second Aunt and Mother were sewing quilts in the yard. They were still short of one quilt. Clothes could wait a few days, but the quilt couldn't be made late, as it would be cold at night. "Mom, Second Aunt, stop sewing and try some of the spicy noodles I made." She picked up a small piece and gave it to her mother. "Yao'er, these spicy noodles are so appetizing, my mouth is watering."
After giving it to her mother, she picked up another piece for her second aunt. As soon as she took a bite, Cui's mother hissed, "This is too spicy." On the contrary, Qian's mother said, "I think it's delicious, not spicy. Cui Niang, please go inside and drink some water to cool down the spiciness."
Seeing that Qian's mother still wanted to eat, she picked up another piece and stuffed it into her mouth, "Mom, you can't eat too much of this. You're still pregnant."
After chewing and swallowing, Mother Qian said, "I know, but Yao'er, this is really delicious." She sat on the small stool next to her, propping up her face and replied, "Mom, this is just one way of making it. There will be more ways to make spicy noodles in the future, but we can set up a workshop when the time comes."
Her hand paused for a moment while sewing, then looked at Tong Wenyao, "Yao'er, what did you just say you were going to do?"
"Mom, about the workshop? As for manpower, we can recruit people from the village." Qian's mother stopped sewing and looked at her. "Yao'er, have you calculated the cost? And where will we sell the spicy strips after we make them?"
"Mom, I've thought about what you said. We can find someone to build the workshop first. As for the house, we can build it after the workshop makes money. We can go to the county and Cangzhou to sell spicy noodles."
"Okay, if you want to do it, I'll give you fifty taels of silver as the cost," said Qian's mother. Fifty taels of silver might be enough for a meal in the capital, but here, it could build a blue brick and tile house.
"Mom, I made some money in the county. I'll use my own money first. If it's not enough, I'll come to you." In fact, she originally wanted to find someone to cooperate with, but there was no one she trusted nearby, so she had to give up.
Unexpectedly, she heard a voice next to her, "Sister Yao, can we talk?" She turned and saw that it was Wu Zhu. Seeing him move a stool and sit next to her, she continued, "I'm very interested in Sister Yao's spicy noodles. I just heard that Sister Yao said she wanted to open a workshop. How about we cooperate?"
She didn't expect that the first person to talk about cooperation was Wu Zhu. His clothes were caught by the wooden splinters on the stool, but he didn't care. Instead, he started talking about the development prospects of spicy strips. If she didn't know that the spicy strips were made by her, she would have thought that Wu Zhu made them.
"Sister Yao, if we cooperate, I can split the profit 70% to 30%. You get 70% and I get 30%. I will be responsible for opening up the route to Cangzhou." He looked sincere, and it seemed that he wanted to do business sincerely.
She was just thinking about someone taking charge. It was like a pillow being sent to her when she was about to fall asleep. It was much better than going to Cangzhou to open up the market on her own. The two of them discussed it in detail again, and then finalized the profit sharing. Tong Wenyao would get 10% of the technical shares, and the two would share the costs, and then split it 50-50, which was about 40-60.
When Wu Zhu heard this, his face lit up with joy and he quickly agreed. This novel food was something he wanted to eat again after trying it once. According to his intuition, it would definitely be a big hit.
He immediately asked his entourage to bring the document for signing. Tong Wenyao signed the document only after she saw that there was no problem.
"I'll be researching new food these next couple of days. Second Aunt asked the villagers to go to the mountains to pick chili peppers. We'll charge them one cent per two kilograms. You can ask my mother for the money. I've already given her part of it."
Second Aunt nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Mother Qian quickly asked, "Yao'er, what about me?"
"Mom, you will be responsible for our three meals a day."
After a pause, she looked at her second aunt and asked in confusion, "Why aren't my brother and second uncle here?" Noticing that her second aunt looked unhappy, she didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject calmly.
She didn't read the book's text in detail, nor did she read the comments section, so she only knew the general direction.
To put it simply, she only read the outline, so she didn't know why the Tong family was able to return to the capital later, but generally speaking, her second uncle and brother had a lot to do with it.
"Second Aunt, I'm going to the county tomorrow to ask if they can provide a large quantity of tofu skin, bean curd tendons, etc. I'll also make other spicy noodles by then." Wu Zhu replied, "There are two tofu shops in the county. One is called Xishi Tofu Shop, which has some relationship with us. They're clean and have many repeat customers. You can go there to discuss."
Tong Wenyao was somewhat surprised that the Wu family's business was widespread throughout the county, even having connections and shops in Cangzhou. "Wu Zhu, let me ask you, since you have business in Cangzhou, why don't you go to school there?"
Wu Zhu smiled after hearing this and said, "My father made his fortune here, so he also wanted me to grow up here." After saying that, he shrugged his shoulders to show his helplessness.
"As for the house, we can build a workshop on the land near the village entrance. It's ownerless wasteland, big enough, and there's a stream there. We can also dig a well there for easy access to water."
"Yao'er, let's buy that piece of land. It's better to have the title deed in hand. Otherwise, some people in the village will get jealous and it will cause endless trouble."
She nodded after hearing this. "I'll go talk to the village chief after I finish my work these two days." "I'll go talk to the village chief." A voice came from the room, and then the door opened. Tong Bo came out. He had also heard what they were discussing. He couldn't just stay at home and not work all the time.
When Tong Wen Yao saw him finally walk out of the room, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose. Bo Ge'er was finally no longer decadent. When he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, his family property was unexpectedly confiscated and he was exiled. Before he could carry out his grand ambitions, he was stuck in a quagmire. Even though he did not show any sadness on the way, she was most worried about her second brother in the whole family.
She had seen the novel he wrote in the room before, and the originally beautiful handwriting had become a little sloppy. She had no way to change the current situation, but even so, she still hoped that her second brother could be more open-minded.
It might be the emperor's decree, or it might be that his second uncle and brother did not stop after arriving here, so he also cheered up.
"Okay, second brother and mother will go get the silver." He nodded after hearing this, "Then I will talk to the village chief, and after confirming it, we will go directly to the county to transfer the ownership."
He was about to leave with the silver when Tong Wenyao hurriedly called him, "Second brother, remember to take that book to the bookstore."
"Okay." Looking at his back, the sunlight slanted through the leaves and penetrated his gray cotton coat. They were made of the same fabric, so why did he have such a noble aura when he wore it?
Looking down at his wrinkled cotton coat, the corners of his mouth twitched. Fortunately, Qian's mother didn't have many requirements now. If he were in Beijing, he would probably have to change into a new one.
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