Chapter 266 Life and Death Have Nothing to Do with Rongshu Village
Soon, the glutinous rice and lotus root that had been simmering in the pot for more than half an hour were almost done.
Song Yuntang didn't fish it out either. It was not yet noon and there were not many diners coming. It was a good opportunity for the glutinous rice and lotus root to soak in the soup for a while longer so that they could absorb the flavor.
Taking advantage of this time, she took three bamboo skewers, wrote the names of today's three new dishes on them, and asked Fang Tianci to hang them on the counter.
As more and more people came at noon, a customer wanted to try something new and ordered glutinous rice lotus root.
Song Yuntang took one out and cut it into slices. He drizzled a little honey on it and sprinkled a few small osmanthus flowers on it for decoration.
At the end of the day, the braised lotus root slices, which were the simplest to make, sold the best, with 24 kilograms out of 30 kilograms sold. The second best seller was the fried lotus root boxes, with about 12 servings sold.
There were four glutinous rice lotus roots left.
In this way, it is estimated that one stone of lotus roots can be sold out in two days.
After Fang Tianci settled the bill for lunch, he went to the backyard.
"Girl, the sales of glutinous rice lotus root are average, shall we sell it tomorrow?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "After all, the menu is already posted, so let's sell it for a few more days. But there's no need to prepare so much, five or six a day will be enough."
"Okay." Fang Tianci handed her the account book, "Miss, please check the accounts here on the fourth day of the New Year. This is the account after the fourth day of the New Year. Take a look."
Song Yuntang picked up the account book and took a look.
She knew that on the fifth day of the New Year, Fang Tianci went to East Street to arrange the food tasting.
The income from the last three days was only one or two taels less than the income from the five days on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year!
That is thirty-six taels of silver.
She looked surprised.
"Not bad! Let's not count today's revenue for now. Excluding the seven taels from the 30th of last month, we already had sixty-six taels of revenue in the first seven days of this month. This way, we can easily make two hundred taels a month."
Song Yuntang looked up at him.
"It seems that Brother Tianci is determined to get the five taels of silver reward this month."
Fang Tianci laughed and said, "Since the girl has given us a task, we must not disappoint her."
Song Yuntang closed the account book and handed it to him.
"How's business at Jadeite Pavilion lately?"
"We started tasting the roast duck at Jadeite Pavilion the day before yesterday. I noticed that the business has been pretty good these past two days, much better than before when it was tepid."
Song Yuntang nodded and looked at Fang Tianci.
"Brother Tianci has been in town for a while. Have you heard of sweet potatoes and potatoes? Sweet potatoes are also called red potatoes, and potatoes are also called potatoes and sweet potatoes. They look like lumps of earth with smooth skin and brown spots on them."
Fang Tianci thought about it carefully.
“I don’t have that.”
"Then please keep an eye out for me on weekdays. If you come across them, buy them all for me." Song Yuntang said.
"Do you want as many as you can get?" Fang Tianci asked.
"Yes, I'll take as many as you can get." After a slight hesitation, she took out a piece of paper and a charcoal pencil from her collar. "In case you don't recognize me next time, I'll draw it for you. If there's anyone who knows the information, you can ask them to help me find out."
Fang Tianci nodded solemnly.
"Okay, since the girl has specifically told me, I will definitely keep this matter in mind."
Not long after Song Yuntang put the money in the account into his pocket, Xu Wencheng and Xu Erniu came driving a mule cart.
When Xu Wencheng saw Song Yuntang, he said with a slightly apologetic look on his face, "Sister-in-law, have you been waiting for a long time? We went to several more shops and wasted a lot of time."
Song Yuntang smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, how was the harvest?"
"I counted the amount on the way here, and a total of 12 shi have been ordered. We sell one shi for 200 wen, and anything less than one shi for 2 wen per jin."
"It looks like a good harvest." Song Yuntang smiled and handed him another 200 coins, "Send another stone to Huajianzui tomorrow."
Xu Wencheng looked with a little surprise at the pile of lotus roots in a corner of the backyard, where half of them were missing.
“It’s selling so fast!”
"It will sell well as a snack." She cut a piece of braised lotus root and gave it to Xu Wencheng, "Try it."
After tasting it, Xu Wencheng exclaimed, "Lotus root can be cooked so deliciously! No wonder sister-in-law's place sells so well. The restaurants we went to before only sold it in 30 or 50 kilograms, but only places like the grain and oil shop and the pepper shop want only one stone."
After all, it is my sister-in-law who knows how to do business.
Song Yuntang smiled and put down the knife in his hand. "The weight of the braised lotus root will increase. If it is sold at 15 yuan per pound in the shop, the profit will be quite good."
"More than good." Xu Wencheng swallowed the food in his mouth. "It seems that my sister-in-law is doing serious business, and we are just doing small things."
"You're just getting started, things will get better and better." Song Yuntang said, getting up and walking towards the mule cart parked outside the shop, "Let's go, go to the farm and pull two bags of rice home."
When Xu Erniu saw her coming, he hurriedly jumped off the mule cart.
"My sister-in-law is here."
He originally thought that Song Yuntang's shop opposite the academy was a small shop, but today he finally saw that it was actually a two-story tavern.
No wonder the food at Xu Wencheng’s house is so good.
Song Yuntang nodded slightly, climbed onto the mule cart and got into the carriage.
Xu Wencheng and Xu Erniu sat on each side and drove the mule cart towards the farm.
Seeing the mule cart coming from afar, Song Jinsheng walked towards the courtyard.
"Tang'er."
Song Yuntang jumped off the mule cart and said, "Second brother, did you go to the blacksmith shop to make me the flat iron pan I ordered yesterday?"
"Four were ordered according to your instructions." Song Jinsheng pulled her aside and said, "Tang'er, I may have to ask for a day off. September 10th is my mother's birthday, and I want to go back to see her."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Then I'll go back with my second brother."
She now occupies the original owner's identity and still has to fulfill her obligations.
"Okay." Song Jinsheng continued, "Song Zhimei targeted you that day. My cousin went home and told my grandparents. They asked the head of the village to cross out Song Zhimei's name from the family tree and wrote a letter of severance. They no longer acknowledged her as the daughter of Rongshu Village. Her life and death had nothing to do with Rongshu Village. If she comes looking for you again, don't be polite to her."
"But she won't be able to jump up and down for a while. After the last incident, Second Aunt complained to my parents and grandparents about the breakup of the marriage, saying that Master Huang locked her up in the woodshed and waited a few days to confirm whether she was really pregnant before making a decision. If she was pregnant at the wrong time, she would be thrown into a pig cage. If she wasn't pregnant, she would be forced to do the dirtiest and most tiring work in the mansion to pay off the money as before."
Song Yuntang curled his lips lightly, "It depends on whether she has such good luck."
Song Jinsheng touched his ribs, his tone slightly filled with anger and disappointment.
"She is also stupid! Huang Heyu is still in prison. She could have lived a peaceful life with servants serving her, but she chose to come near us and make trouble. No matter what she ends up with, she will not be innocent."
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