Chapter 266 Children's New Dreams
Before the people here dispersed, Chen Dashan's group of four also came back. As soon as they entered the village, Uncle Xu told them that Lu Erlang and others had arrived before them. They hurried to the Shen family. As expected, all the people in the village who were still free were staying here.
No one from the Chen family was here, except Zhou Cunzheng's wife and Shen Tie. Even Shen Yin came running over to see the news. He was in a good position and when he saw Chen Dashan and the others, he excitedly called them "Brother".
"My brother and the others are back too!"
The group of Lu Erlang, Xu Wenqing, Zhou Silang and Shi Erniu were immediately excited.
"Dashan, how did you harvest?"
Chen Dashan and Zhou Sanlang looked at the papers next to Chen Ning. Zhou Sanlang was so sharp that he made a six sign to Chen Dashan!
Chen Dashan laughed and said modestly: "Not much, not much."
Then he took out a stack of papers from his arms, unfolded them and placed them in the middle of the table. Zhou Sanlang also happily took out a stack of papers and placed it next to Chen Dashan's stack of lists.
Xu Wenqing looked over and was stunned: "How many counties have you visited?"
It was only five days, and they had traveled to four counties. Could it be that Chen Dashan's group could fly? He shuffled the stack of papers, one stack of five sheets, one stack of four sheets.
Nine???!!!!!!
Chen Dashan smiled: "Four counties."
"How is this possible!?"
The county towns have not recovered as well as the state capitals. It is impossible for all four counties to be relatively wealthy.
Xu Wenqing grabbed a handful of orders and looked at them carefully. Fermented bean curd, vermicelli, fermented bean curd, vermicelli, fermented bean curd, vermicelli, all correct. He turned the order to the bottom and saw that in addition to fermented bean curd and vermicelli, there was also an order for meat floss, jerky, and honey.
When his eyes fell on the words "Dongfulou" written on one of the lists, Xu Wenqing felt as if he was shot in the chest!
"Why didn't I think of that!"
Lu Erlang also took the same order as Zhou Sanlang in a week, but he was at a loss because he couldn’t read!!!
After going out, I realized how pitiful the illiterate are. I quickly stuffed the order sheet to Zhou Silang beside me and said, "Look! Why do they have so many orders?"
Before Zhou Silang could see, Xu Wenqing had already said, "They also provided a restaurant."
Chen Dashan was so happy that he patted Xiao Jin on the shoulder and said, "It was Xiao Jin who was smart this time. He suggested we go to a restaurant to try it when we passed by. The restaurant also wants the things we sell."
Two relatively wealthy counties they visited had already opened branches of Dongfulou. How could anyone who could afford to go to a restaurant at this time not have some financial resources? Which of these things would not sell well in Dongfulou?
Shen Ning's eyes lit up: "Okay, Xiao Jin."
Shen Jin's lips curled up at the compliment, but he spoke modestly: "I was thinking about how my sister-in-law used to supply goods to Shopkeeper Xu. It was dinner time, and I saw that the people coming in and out of Dongfulou were well dressed."
"Very observant!" Sang Luo felt that Shen Jin was really suitable for business. She asked for the contracts signed by several people and saw that they were very detailed. She smiled and said, "Manager Xu taught me well."
Turning to Wei Lingzhen, he asked, "Manager Xu's restaurant should also have dishes like tofu and vermicelli, right?"
Wei Lingzhen nodded: "Yes, the quantity is not large, he asked the kitchen staff to buy it directly from the East Market, and did not come to you."
The vegetables in the restaurant must be fresh. In this year, the daily flow of customers is not particularly large, so the demand is not much. Therefore, they are either supplied by Wangjiazhuang or purchased from the East Market. In the past, tofu in Qiyang County was purchased from Qin Fangniang at the original price, and she just asked Qin Fangniang to deliver the goods. Now, with a business of one or two hundred coins a day, is it necessary to specially find Sang Luo to discuss cooperation?
Sang Luo is no longer the same person he used to be. His shop is still there, and he has hired someone to look after it. Should we give him a discount just for that?
In other words, vermicelli can be stored for a long time, so just stock up. Since they are family, Shopkeeper Xu simply doesn't bother with it and buys them at the same price as other vegetables.
However, he did not expect that things like meat jerky, meat floss, and fermented bean curd could be sold in restaurants. Every time Sang Luo made these things before, she had no worries about sales, the only worry was that there was not enough pork. She had no intention of expanding the business and had never thought about this.
"This is indeed a channel." She joked with Xu Wenqing: "Wenqing can go and sign a contract with your father tonight."
"What kind of skill is this? Just let my dad come to An Ning directly. But I have to go to the restaurants in those counties where I will deliver the goods tomorrow. There seem to be two of them." He handed all the orders in his hand to Chen Ning, and asked Chen Ning: "Are there enough goods in stock? Can we load the truck and leave tomorrow?"
Chen Ning only glanced at the orders from Chen Dashan and Zhou Sanlang and nodded: "Yes, honey is a bit tight, so you have to be more careful when signing the orders later. Let's protect our own shop first, and wait until the spring honey comes out before taking orders. The others are enough."
Xu Wenqing felt relieved, and he and Chen Dashan handed over the deposit. Sang Luo called Shen Yin to pour some tea for them to moisten their throats, and asked about the conditions in the surrounding counties. Everyone listened and chatted for about two or three quarters of an hour before they dispersed.
The eight people went out for the first time. They traveled to eight counties in the north and south with Shezhou City as the center and found fifteen distributors. They placed orders for a total of 260 taels. It seemed like a lot, but after giving the distributors a 40% profit margin, plus various expenses for raw materials and labor, the Shen family's profit was much less than before. Sang Luo roughly calculated that there was still about 80 taels of profit left.
When they were calculating the accounts, even the three brothers Shen Jin did not hide it. Shen Ning was fine. He had seen the lavish spending of the three guests from Beijing last time, so he was much calmer in comparison. However, Shen Yin and Shen Tie were different. When they heard that it was more than 80 taels, their eyes widened: "Earned so much?"
Shen Jin glanced at his two younger brothers and said, "How can it be too much? My eldest sister-in-law and her family work very hard. They have to grow and raise the raw materials, and process the products. They work hard in places you don't see. You two should learn more so that you can help my eldest sister-in-law with some things in the future. My eldest brother and his wife's family should not spread the accounts they hear and see outside."
Shen Yin: “I know.”
Chen Tie shrugged his nose: "I'm not stupid, I wouldn't say such a thing."
Sang Luo smiled: "You think too much, they are very clever."
All three of them have experienced hardships. Chen Tie, the most naive one when he was young, has grown up. With the help of his two older brothers, he has become quite clever. He is a little naive at home, but not outside.
When Chen Tie heard this, he smugly gave Shen Jin a look that said "just watch".
Shen Jin was amused, looked around, and said, "Don't you see Big Brother and Xiao An?"
"I went to the governor's mansion to help. You haven't had a good rest these days, have you? Ask Xiaoyin to help boil some water so that you can take a bath and relax. We'll have dinner here tonight."
As soon as Shen Jin left, Shen Yin and Shen Tie were often invited by Sang Luo to stay at home for dinner. The two brothers were used to it. Shen Jin was happy and did not refuse. "Thank you, sister-in-law."
After he finished speaking, he thought of A'yao and Qian Baolai, and wanted to tease them, but he saw his sister-in-law walked over lightly and carried them back to the room one by one.
Well, I don’t know when Chen Tie rocked me to sleep, and the water wasn’t ready so quickly, so I just helped Chen Ning put away his writing brush, inkstone, and inkstone.
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On the other side, Mrs. Xu returned home and said to Wei Lingzhen privately: "Aning's teaching is really good. With a few more years of experience, his agility will be amazing."
The old lady looked at the children who were talking outside. Wenbo was about the same age as her. Thinking of this, the old lady shook her head. Unless he could pass the imperial examination, she would not be able to marry into the Shen family. The Shen family had risen too fast.
What Old Lady Xu saw was how powerful Shen Ning was. In several villages outside Daxing Village, the children of several helpers who were attending classes at Shen's house today were now telling their parents and grandparents about what they saw and heard at Shen's house today.
Chen Ning only recorded the commission of Chen Dashan and Zhou Sanlang in the account without saying it clearly, but Lu Erlang and Xu Wenqing heard it.
One is more than 600 wen, the other is more than 1,000 wen!
At the Zhao family's side, Old Man Zhao and Old Lady Zhao screamed and couldn't close their mouths.
"How many?"
"One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight coins."
"Did you hear that correctly?"
The Zhao siblings all shook their heads.
The old couple looked at each other, and the old lady turned around and told her grandchildren: "Don't tell anyone about this."
The young lady of the Zhao family nodded: "I know, I just told my grandparents."
Old man Zhao nodded, "That's right. Your father and fourth uncle both work for Madam Sang. Your mother and several aunts have also joined the vermicelli workshop. You and your sister can still read and write. Madam has treated us well and allowed you to study at home. You are not allowed to talk nonsense outside about what you hear and see."
Then he asked his granddaughter, "Did you say a few days ago that the two young masters you taught have gone to be apprentices in business?"
The Zhao siblings nodded.
Old man Zhao thought for a moment, then said, "You two should study hard. Being able to read and do accounting is better than doing hard work on the farm. Once you learn the skills, when you grow up and Miss Sang's caravan or shop needs you, maybe you can become apprentices."
The brother and sister's eyes lit up.
"I will definitely study hard!"
After the two little ones left, Old Man Zhao thought for a long time and asked his wife, "What do you think? Can we let the older ones go over there to learn how to read and do accounting? We will always be far behind Liu Yaer and Xiao □□ at home. They can't learn as well as the teachers over there."
A day is about an hour. When the children grow up and have a future, it will make sense for them to do more every day.
Mrs. Zhao was also moved, but a little hesitant: "Is this okay?"
The Shen family did not run a private school. They only contributed some chickens, ducks and local specialties as tuition fees every year.
Old Man Zhao was a little embarrassed, but thinking of Sang Luo's attitude before, and the fact that there were four strong laborers in the family working for the Shen family, for the future of his grandchildren, he was shameless and said, "How about asking the eldest son to take two chickens and go ask the lady?"
Mrs. Zhao rubbed her hands on her apron and said, "I'll try it tomorrow morning."
The exact same scene was happening in the other two families working for the Shen family. Sang Luo didn't know at that time that the small classroom in Daxingzhuang was about to be expanded again, and a group of children had a new dream in their little heads - to become reserve apprentices in Daxingzhuang.
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