Back at the academy, Lin Xue not only had to complete the lessons assigned by her teachers, but also often took on copying jobs at the bookstore.
Instead of relying on family members to farm and save money, it's better to be self-reliant and have enough to eat.
If she weren't short of money and couldn't buy enough paper and pens, she would really like to go back to her old profession; drawing notebooks would earn her much more money than copying books.
Moreover, this job won't get in anyone's way or block anyone's path to wealth!
After spending two days copying a book and earning enough money, Lin Xue bought paper and pens again.
The paper my family buys for me is the worst quality; if I write or draw in a notebook, the shopkeeper will lower the price because of the paper.
To have a high income, you naturally need to make a high investment.
Her target audience was scholars and young ladies living in seclusion.
What story in this world is the most touching? It's naturally the story of talented men and beautiful women, with a lovely lady adding fragrance to their lives!
Lin Xue studied during the day and wrote storybooks at night, and it took her more than half a month to finish the first volume.
While Mu Xiu was away, Lin Xue went to town and sold the sketchbook.
Because it was a one-time purchase, the shopkeeper gave him five taels of silver and reserved the second half of the scroll.
Five taels of silver was roughly the Lin family's annual income.
Even with the whole family living frugally, if they had used their money like other families, they probably wouldn't have been able to save even five taels of silver.
After exchanging the silver and returning home, Lin Xue called her parents into her room and told them about the small business her family was doing.
After much deliberation, she realized that while she couldn't touch the highly profitable business, a small, low-profit business like a food stall was the most suitable option for the Lin family at present.
One reason is the low profit margin; even if the food tastes good, it won't catch the eye of those powerful and wealthy families.
Secondly, she is now at least a student of the Imperial Academy, and people of the same level would not dare to easily make a move against her family.
Although the big shots wouldn't care about this small profit and the wealthy businessmen wouldn't think it's worth it, for the Lin family, it's better than toiling in the fields.
After all, if your own family doesn't tell you, who knows how much profit is actually involved?
“Zhongyi, our family has always been honest and hardworking farmers. Usually, your mother and sister-in-law go out to sell eggs or something!”
"I've never been into this kind of food stall before. Do you think anyone would buy it if we made it at home?"
After listening to his second son's words, Old Man Lin felt that since he was a scholar, what he said must make sense, but he still had some doubts about his family's craftsmanship.
“My sister-in-law and third brother’s wife are both quite skilled, not to mention our mother is such a good cook. Let my eldest brother and third brother continue working in the fields, and you two elders can take your wives to set up a food stall!”
"I can't guarantee I'll have more sons, but making a couple hundred coins a day shouldn't be too difficult!"
Lin Xue's assessment was relatively conservative; she had visited the town several times and found that there were only a few food stalls.
Steamed buns, mantou, noodles, and wontons are all available for sale, but no one is selling cold noodles, cold rice noodles, fried dough sticks, or fried pancakes.
Let my parents start by selling cold noodles and cold rice noodles, and then add fried dough sticks and fried pancakes later.
We will launch soy milk eight-treasure porridge in a while.
With each step seamlessly connected, even if others try to imitate them, their business can maintain its peak performance.
As long as he keeps innovating, no one can surpass him and monopolize the business.
"Old man, why don't we just listen to our son?"
"Relying solely on the income from the land is indeed insufficient to support my son's education; my daughters also need to contribute financially."
"If we could run our own business and make money, we wouldn't have to be a burden on our three daughters!"
Although the three sons-in-law never said anything to the elderly couple in front of them, they knew that the couple must have complained about their daughters a lot behind their backs.
But what can you do even if you know?
Supporting a student is no easy task; there's no reward without effort.
Aren't the families of several sons-in-law also thinking the same way? If their sons pass the imperial examination and become scholars, they can also benefit from it.
Putting aside everything else, at least they can reap huge benefits in terms of their children's marriages.
Even marrying into a merchant family in town is better than toiling in the fields in the village.
"Alright, at worst we can cut back on our spending until we make money. Anyway, it's all family property, so the investment isn't too big. If we can't sell them, we can keep them for ourselves!"
Although Old Man Lin said that, he had already planned to cut back on food rations for the family in the future.
If the business fails, the most we'll lose is a little manpower; we can save money wherever possible.
Lin Xue didn't say anything about the elderly couple's decision.
Once we've earned enough money, our family will naturally change their mindset; there's no need to throw a big celebration right away.
Back in the world of "The Ultimate Country Girl," didn't she and Lin Cuihua go through the same thing?
Try everything; once you taste success, you'll naturally become more proactive.
Having persuaded the elderly couple, Lin Xue then led her mother, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law to work in the kitchen.
Lin Xue was not allowed to touch him; her soul was that of a woman, so she naturally didn't care about the saying "a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen."
But since the Lin family cared, Lin Xue could only go along with them.
After the family had finished making all the cold noodles and cold rice noodles, she then directed the preparation of the seasonings.
When my family first tried liangpi (cold skin noodles) and liangmian (cold rice noodles), they felt that it was the perfect summer dish.
Although summer is almost over, the lingering heat of late summer is just as unbearable.
The common people are alright; they were already struggling to get enough to eat, so they weren't picky about food at all.
But the wealthy families in town say they can't eat in the summer.
Old Man Lin and Old Lady Lin have never experienced not being able to eat, but they imagine that with cold noodles and cold rice noodles, those rich gentlemen and ladies would probably like it.
While Mu Xiu was still on, Lin Xue took the two elderly people and her sister-in-law to town.
I found a shady spot under a tree and set up my stall.
They didn't have an oxcart; they had to use human labor to bring their tables, chairs, and benches over on flatbed carts.
After setting up the stall, it quickly attracted the first wave of customers.
Lin Xue asked her sister-in-law to make a serving of cold noodles and a serving of cold rice noodles and put them on the table.
She invited her parents to sit at the table and eat. At first, the elderly couple were reluctant, but Lin Xue finally explained that it was so that the guests could clearly see what they were making.
Only then did he reluctantly sit down at the table and begin to eat in small bites.
"Father, Mother, you can't do this!"
"You have to eat it in big bites and savor the deliciousness of our cold noodles, otherwise people will think it's awful!"
Lin Xue knew that her parents were reluctant to eat it and wanted to make it look like they wanted to eat it a little longer.
But what they don't know is that the appeal of mukbang (eating broadcasts) lies in its ability to whet the appetite.
That's not acceptable; that would be a terrible example.
"ah?"
"We understand, let's eat heartily!"
Old Man Lin thought it made sense, and immediately told his wife to stop being so reserved and start eating as usual.
Soon, the way the two were eating attracted the attention of passersby.
"Boss, what do you sell here?"
A man carrying a sack stood in front of the stall and asked.
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