After seeing off her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Su Wenyue felt a lot more relaxed. Thinking that the town had been in turmoil these days due to the currency reform, and that she couldn't delay any longer with Feng Susu and her son, Su Wenyue immediately asked Xiaoxi to take two guards to pick up Feng Susu and her son.
When Feng Susu and her son came over, they didn't look very good, and their clothes were a little messy. It turned out that due to the currency reform, there were more homeless people, and even the dilapidated temple where Feng Susu and her son lived had become a popular place. Many homeless people came to the dilapidated temple to settle down, which involved the issue of occupying territory. Feng Susu and her son looked relatively weak, so they were naturally targeted. But Feng Susu and her son were not the weak type to be bullied, and as a result, they confronted those who were trying to occupy the territory.
When Xiaoxi and the others went over, Feng Susu fell to the ground in a mess, and An Tai was fighting desperately with a middle-aged man with a determined look on his face. Fortunately, they arrived in time, otherwise An Tai would have had more than just a bruise on his face.
"This is really terrible. Auntie, Antai, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? How about I ask a doctor to check you out?" Su Wenyue asked with concern, her eyes falling on Feng Susu and her son. It seemed that they were not seriously injured.
"Don't worry, Yue Niang, there's no need to call a doctor. We just have some minor skin injuries, it's nothing serious." When Feng Susu heard that Su Wenyue wanted to call a doctor, she quickly waved her hand, fearing that she would cause more trouble for Su Wenyue.
Seeing Feng Susu like this, Su Wenyue didn't want to add to her psychological burden, so she didn't insist: "Okay, Xiaoxi, take Shen and Antai to their rooms first, and let Auntie and Antai clean up first."
Since then, Feng Susu and her son have lived in the Han family. Feng Susu is a person who keeps her word. Since she promised Su Wenyue to teach her the skill of pickling vegetables, she really put in the effort to teach. Shuqin is a person who is obsessed with cooking. She gets closer to Feng Susu every day. Su Wenyue herself is more knowledgeable about food than Shuqin. She occasionally gives a few pointers, which benefit Shuqin a lot.
"Madam, the harvest is good this year. The vegetables, fruits and melons we planted in the land at the back are growing well. We certainly can't eat them all by ourselves, and it would be a pity to leave them alone. I'm here to ask your opinion, do you want to sell some of them?" Nanny Chen helped Su Wenyue take care of the kitchen and the vegetable patch at the back. She suggested to Su Wenyue that the patch at the back was not only planted with common vegetables here, but also some seedlings transplanted from the farm, which were new varieties introduced from foreign vassal states. If they were sold, they could be sold at a good price.
"No need. Some of them will be made into dried vegetables, and those that cannot be made into dried vegetables will all be pickled. With so many people here, there's no need to worry about lack of work." Su Wenyue asked Feng Susu to live in the Han family. She really wanted to rely on Feng Susu's cooking skills. Although Shuqin's cooking skills were good, the pickled vegetables always lacked a little taste. Even if she had been an expert in cooking in her previous life, she wouldn't have been able to tell what was wrong. With Feng Susu's help, the pickled vegetables would definitely taste very good. Not only could they be eaten at home, but they could also be given as gifts to others.
Don't say that a few jars of pickled vegetables are not presentable. It also depends on how you present them. As long as you have good skills and make the packaging look nice, they will be popular. In her previous life, before Concubine Li entered the palace, she opened many shops. One of the pickled vegetable shops was very famous in the upper circle, and a jar of pickled vegetables was sold at a "sky-high price".
Knowing everything about her previous life, Su Wenyue naturally knew that it was not worthwhile to sell the vegetables and exchange them for a bunch of devalued currency. Currency reforms had happened more than once, and money was becoming less and less valuable. It would be better to make the excess vegetables into pickles or dried vegetables. Not to mention that the packaging would look high-end and would definitely be presentable. For a long time to come, food would be the most precious thing. In general places, these would be more popular as gifts than gold and silver utensils.
Nanny Chen didn't know what Su Wenyue was thinking and was a little confused. After all, no one could have imagined how difficult the future would be without experiencing it. For most people, it was good enough to have enough to eat.
"Madam, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish all the pickled vegetables you made." Nanny Chen thought that Madam was just acting on impulse and that she liked to eat so much.
"If you can't finish it, you can give it away. Don't worry, Ma'am. I do things for my own reasons. Just do as I say." Su Wenyue said this and then remembered that there were not so many jars at home to pickle vegetables. She asked Xiaoxi to go to the town to ask someone to make a batch. The pattern was drawn by Su Wenyue herself.
"It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. You have to ask them to make the jar nice for me. Just follow this design." Su Wenyue instructed, fearing that Xiaoxi would ignore the quality of the jar in order to save money for her. She also detailed a few requirements, insisting that the jar must be made beautiful, exquisite and elegant.
"I understand. Don't worry, madam. I will do my job well." It was not the first time that Xiaoxi did things for Su Wenyue. She was very experienced. Su Wenyue was confident in letting Xiaoxi do the job.
However, when Xiaoxi took the silver and money with him, the job was not completely done. The kiln factory owner said that he could make the jars according to their requirements, but he would not accept silver as the deposit, only grain. After the currency reform, the currency was becoming less and less valuable, and real grain was more practical, and it was safer to keep it, as it would not suddenly depreciate.
Nowadays, grain is precious in every household. If Xiaoxi had made the decision on her own in the past, she came back today and asked Su Wenyue's opinion, and then sent some grain over as a deposit. After this batch of jars are made, she will hand over the goods and grain at the same time.
Su Wenyue had no worries about food. She knew clearly what would happen in the future, so she made preparations early on. She stored food in several granaries and spent all the money she had. The farm also harvested a large number of crops, so she didn't need to buy food from outside. The Su family also stored a considerable amount of food, and because they had plenty of money, they spent much more than Su Wenyue.
"The same goes for the fruits and vegetables in the farm. Those that can be kept should be put in the cellar. Those that cannot be kept for long can be made into dried vegetables or pickles and do not need to be sold outside." Su Wenyue ordered. Considering the convenience issue, things here were similar, so Shuqin and Xiaoxi were specially sent to the farm to be in charge of these matters. It was enough to have Feng Susu at home. Su Wenyue did not intend to let Feng Susu know too much about the things in the farm.
Han Yu has been busy these days because of the chaos caused by the currency reform. The military force in the yamen is not enough, and the military camp has to send troops to maintain public order. However, no matter how busy he is, he has not neglected his pregnant wife at home, knowing that his wife has been making a lot of noise these days.