Chapter 201 New Store Opening
Several people asked uncertainly: "Can I really redeem myself?"
"Can."
"Thank you, boss." Several people expressed their gratitude with red eyes.
I didn’t expect the new owner to be so kind, and they will have the chance to be free one day.
They were slaves, and their descendants were also slaves.
They originally thought that this was the end of their life and that County Magistrate Cao would never allow them to regain their status as good citizens. However, they never expected that there would be a day when they would regain their freedom.
If they can regain their good status, they will die without regrets in this life.
At the same time, he also decided to work hard to repay Li Wanyue's kindness.
After seeing off those people, it was time for the Bai couple to return to Qingshi Town.
Li Wanyue gave him thirty taels of silver as the initial capital for the shop and asked them to find someone to clean up the shop.
Buy some red beans, mung beans, red dates, flour and so on, and prepare all the ingredients.
The two of them repeatedly promised to get things done.
They kept some of the baked mooncakes for themselves and shared the rest with the people who had done the work. Then they went home happily.
He also asked Li Dachuan to send another copy to the old house.
In the old house, the second wife's daughter Li Xiumei was also there.
Ever since Zhou Xingwang was kicked out of the shop, her in-laws have been displeased with her in every way.
Fortunately, because of the relationship with the eldest wife, the Zhou family did not go too far.
Li Xiumei often went home to have free meals.
Yesterday, she saw Zhao Suying going to several houses, and today, people from these families went to the eldest wife's house, so she knew that something happened to the eldest wife's family again.
Come back and complain immediately.
Seeing the mooncakes delivered, she immediately said, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, you saw it, my uncle's family must have asked these people to go make snacks. This is a skill that supports the family, and they just passed it on to others. Several people went, but they didn't ask me to go. I am their niece."
Old Lady Li glanced at Old Man Li and advised, "Xiu Mei, this is your uncle's business. It's their business who they want to choose. Besides, you just need to be filial to your parents-in-law and take good care of Xingwang and the children."
"Grandma..."
Old man Li said, "It's getting late. You should go back early. What's wrong with a married woman going back to her parents' home all day? Take two cakes back for the children."
Li Xiumei glanced at her parents, neither of them knew what to say.
She left angrily with the mooncakes.
In the evening, the family cooked some preserved egg porridge and made two cold dishes.
Because I ate too many mooncakes today, I can’t eat anything else now.
Li Wanyue said, "Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, you can also ask your family members to take some of these mooncakes and sell them in the surrounding villages or other towns. I will give them a price, and it is up to them to decide how much they want to sell them for. You can ask them if they are willing. If they are willing, they can come and pick up the goods in two days."
"Really?"
"Um."
Wang Guixiang and Sun Xiuqin were both delighted.
It’s a festival, so everyone buys some.
Moreover, they can go to other towns to sell, which will not affect my younger sister’s shop business, and they can even make some money themselves.
There is not much work to do in the fields anyway, so I'm just sitting there doing nothing.
When Zhao Suying heard this, she thought of asking Li Dachuan to take a message to the Zhao family, asking the two brothers to sell them in Liuxi Town or a nearby village.
The next day, several people went to report the news.
Two days later, the Li family started working early in the morning.
However, since it’s the first day of opening, I don’t know what the response will be, so I don’t need to stock up too much stock.
I just want to make some cat ears and glutinous rice noodles and send them to the county town.
Li Erhu was in charge of the opening of shops in the town.
Li Wanyue went to the shop in the county town.
She was tidying up in her room when she heard the voices of Zhao Suying and Xie Yan coming from the yard.
"Why did Master Xie come here so early?"
Ever since she knew that Xie Yan was interested in her daughter, Zhao Suying liked Xie Yan even more than before.
"Aunt, just call me A-Yan. I'm here to discuss something with Wanyue."
Li Wanyue couldn't help but wonder, why was he here?
She took a jade hairpin and put it on her head, then walked out of the room. Their eyes met and they both smiled.
Li Wanyue asked: "Why are you here?"
"Didn't you say that Zhiweizhai will open today? I'll come pick you up."
"Thank you, sir. You are very busy with official duties. I am honored to have the honor of serving you."
The smile in Xie Yan's eyes grew even wider, and he suppressed the urge to pinch her face.
Ask: "Have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten. How about you?"
"I've eaten too. Shall we go now?"
"Let's go." Li Wanyue and Zhao Suying said hello, and they went out with Li Erhu.
At the end of Chenshi (9 a.m.), Wang Guixiang's two brothers came over, each carrying a load.
He told the two of them the price set by Li Wanyue.
A crispy mooncake costs six cents a piece, or two for ten cents. A Cantonese mooncake costs eight cents a piece, or two for fifteen cents. A pound of glutinous rice strips costs thirteen cents, and a pound of cat's ears mooncakes costs eighteen cents. They are more expensive because they use brown sugar and are fried.
After hearing the price, the two brothers discussed it. Since it was their first time selling the goods, they didn’t know if they could sell them.
The two decided to take thirty pieces of crispy mooncakes, thirty pieces of Cantonese-style mooncakes, five pounds of glutinous rice noodles, and three pounds of cat ears.
After dividing the load equally, they carried it out and went out, each going in two different directions.
Half an hour later, people from the Sun family and the Zhao family also arrived.
After hearing Sun Xiuqin talk about the Wang family's share, the others also took the same amount of share.
On the other side, the carriage arrived at Qingshi Town and Li Erhu got off.
Li Wanyue said: "Second brother, wait for me in the shop. I will pick you up later and we will go home together."
Li Erhu naturally knew why. He responded and the carriage continued to drive towards the county town.
Li Wanyue asked: "Didn't they say the county government was short of staff? How did you find time to pick me up?"
"It feels like I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't have much to do today, so I came here."
"It's not like we haven't seen each other for a long time. It's only been three days."
"Really?" Xie Yan sighed and said aggrievedly: "One day without seeing you is like three autumns. Three days without seeing you makes me miss you like crazy. It seems that you don't really want to see me."
Although the words were obviously cheesy, he said them in a gentle and serious manner, which made people feel sweet inside.
This was the first time that Li Wanyue experienced the feeling of being in love, especially with such a handsome man. It was worth it.
She asked jokingly, "Now that you've seen it, are you still crazy?"
"Better."
Li Wanyue shook her head slightly and opened the small box, which contained a few snacks.
"Thank you for tasting the mooncakes and giving us some suggestions."
"Wanyue, call my name from now on. You only called me once, and I want to hear it." Xie Yan stared at her.
Li Wanyue called out "Ayan."
Xie Yan raised the corner of his lips, picked up a mooncake and took a bite, then said, "It's delicious."
Then he said, "You don't have servants to serve you at home, so why not buy a few slaves? After the raids on those houses, many slaves have to be sold, and these people haven't been sent to the trade yet. If you want to pick a few, I can arrange it for you."
Li Wanyue knew that Zhao Suying and the others were able to move and do things on their own, and they were not used to being cared for by servants.
However, it is still possible to hire a few people to do the laundry, cooking and cleaning.
Isn’t the purpose of making money to live a comfortable life?
She doesn't want to do laundry every day anymore.
"Okay." Li Wanyue responded.
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