Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
The osmanthus wine brewed by Shen's family was a great success, and the manager sent by Wanwu Restaurant was very satisfied, especially after tasting the new loquat wine, he immediately signed an agreement.
They would come to collect the wine every ten days thereafter, ordering 100 jin of osmanthus wine and 100 jin of loquat wine respectively.
The hundred catties of osmanthus wine were hauled away by several carts. One tael of osmanthus wine sold for thirty wen, so a hundred catties would be thirty taels of silver!
After deducting costs, the net profit was a full twenty-four taels of silver!
If you earn this much in just ten days, wouldn't that be seventy-two taels of silver a month?
This is just the osmanthus wine; if we add the loquat wine, wouldn't we be able to earn 150 taels a month?
This was something the Shen family had never imagined!
Shen Wanli, beaming with joy, immediately took his whole family to town to buy things.
The mother and her children went to the fabric shop and bought a lot of fabric and cotton. Tian Guifen said, "Make new cotton-padded jackets for everyone! Two for each person! And make a new cotton-padded quilt for Tiantian and Liuliu each!"
"Awooooo!"
Farmers may not be able to afford a new piece of clothing all year round.
The kids in the small building were laughing happily. They could finally show off during the New Year!
"We also need to make cotton shoes," Shen Wanli added.
In previous years, during the winter, they only had two pairs of cotton shoes at home. When the two of them went out, the others had to stay at home!
This year, I have to make two pairs of shoes each!
"Okay, two pairs per person!"
"Thank you, Grandma!"
"Grandma is the best."
The family then went to a grain store and bought some millet and wheat flour.
No one grows wheat in Qingyang Town, so if you want to eat wheat flour, you have to buy it.
Upon arriving at the butcher shop, Shen Wanli waved his hand and ordered half a pig!
The little ones were overjoyed to see Chen Wanli being so agreeable; some wanted toys, some wanted candy, and they all went crazy with happiness.
When they got home, everyone was carrying or holding things, which caused quite a stir in the entire Lotus Village.
Li Xiaoxi saw it from afar and immediately ran to the village chief's house.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, we went straight to the village chief's kang (a heated brick bed), taking off our clothes as we went.
The village chief's wife left, grumbling and cursing.
About half a cup of tea's time later, the village chief's son, Laifu, went in right on time.
The three of them played for almost half an hour before stopping.
Li Xiaoxi nestled sweetly in Lai Fu's arms, giving the village chief a flirtatious look: "Village chief~ The Shen family makes a lot of money selling wine. They have such a lucrative business, why don't they take you along? You've helped them a lot all the time."
Damn it!
She almost married into the Shen family!
If she had married Shen Sanlin, Li Xiaoxi would have been entitled to half a pig today!
But things are alright now.
Since your Shen family doesn't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being impolite!
"I helped the Shen family because I thought they would amount to something in the future. I never expected this day to come so soon."
The village chief was very proud of his decision.
His judgment was right after all!
"Dad, do you think the Shen family would be willing to let our family get involved in the liquor business?"
Lai Fu was somewhat suspicious.
Who would complain about their family making too much money? If it were him, he definitely wouldn't want to.
The village chief sneered, took out his pipe, lit it, and took a satisfying puff before saying, "They have no choice but to accept it."
He's the village chief; he's got that much ability.
Moreover, the Shen family has always been sensible and understanding, so it shouldn't be too difficult for them.
Li Xiaoxi, lying in Laifu's arms, rolled her eyes and immediately crawled over seductively to stroke the village chief's chest, saying sweetly, "Village chief, when you eat meat, do you forget about Xiaoxi?"
What do you want to do?
The village chief pinched the woman's skin with great enjoyment. "It's so good to be young; your flesh is so smooth."
Li Xiaoxi said, "Brewing so much wine, the Shen family will definitely be overwhelmed and will ask for help. Perhaps..."
"No way. You just caused trouble with Shen Sanlin, the Shen family will never let you help them. Not even anyone from your family."
Although the village chief was still craving a young body, he wasn't senile yet.
Moreover, he and Li Xiaoxi are not related by blood, and if he opens his mouth, others might suspect their relationship.
It's not worth the risk.
Li Xiaoxi pouted, somewhat displeased: "But you can't just let the news go unnoticed."
"Don't worry, as long as the Shen family gives me money, you'll definitely get your share. I'll make sure you can support your mother and your husband."
"That's right, just consider it the money Hu Si got from selling his wife, haha."
Lai Fu chuckled lewdly a few times.
Playing with married women is just too exciting.
Especially since Li Xiaoxi is so uninhibited, it's irresistible.
"Ugh~"
Li Xiaoxi complained sweetly, but she didn't really feel anything; as long as she got the money, that was enough.
"Oh my, Wanli's here!" the village chief's wife suddenly called out in the courtyard.
The three people in the room immediately panicked, and Li Xiaoxi was so frightened that she didn't know what to do.
"Get dressed. After you're dressed, go outside to talk. You stay inside and don't come out, understand? Be smart."
The village chief, being a seasoned veteran, quickly stabilized the situation.
Shen Wanli glanced at the tightly closed window of the east-facing room, a flash of disgust crossing his eyes, before turning to greet the village chief's wife with a smile: "Auntie, where's my uncle?"
"Ah, both of them are feeling a bit dizzy, even though they're sleeping in the main room. I'll go wake them up now."
The village chief's wife had a stiff face, but she forced a smile.
Shen Wanli said, "My family made some money selling wine, bought some meat, and brought some over to my uncle so we can all have a good meal together."
"Oh, Wanli, you're too kind, child." The village chief's wife said this, but her hands deftly snatched the meat away.
They looked as if they were afraid Shen Wanli wouldn't be willing to give it to them.
Seeing that the piece of meat weighed about five or six pounds, the village chief's wife couldn't stop smiling.
"Wanli's here? You know it's not easy for you to earn money. You can just treat yourself to something nice at home. Why did you send it all to me?"
The village chief and Laifu both came out.
Looking at the piece of meat, the father and son both felt that what they had discussed earlier should be on track.
After exchanging pleasantries, Shen Wanli, without waiting for the village chief to bring it up, said, "I'm too busy at home, and the restaurant there said it would be best if we delivered it ourselves. I was thinking, if Laifu has time, I'll have him help deliver the wine to the restaurant; there's a wage for it."
“We’re all neighbors, just helping out with the delivery is enough, why give me money?”
“That won’t do. How about this… give me a hundred large coins for each delivery.” Shen Wanli finally agreed.
This money is outrageously high.
However, everyone knew perfectly well that the money was mainly a kickback for the village chief.
So the village chief didn't stand on ceremony. After agreeing, Shen Wanli got up and left.
Lai Fu breathed a sigh of relief: "Shen Wanli is quite shrewd; it seems he didn't notice anything."
"You didn't find it this time, but what about next time? I'm telling you two, you're not allowed to bring that vixen home again!" The village chief's wife said with a dark face, full of resentment.
"Alright, alright, shut up," the village chief snapped.
Lai Fu was somewhat dissatisfied: "One delivery earns a hundred coins, and three deliveries a month would be three hundred coins. The Shen family is quite wealthy."
If that's the case, can he make even more money?
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