Chapter 43: Unfathomable

The eldest and second sons of the Zhou family came back quickly. The eldest Zhou was sweating profusely and didn't even have time to wipe it off. "Mom, what happened at home?"

Zhulan was embarrassed. Since the Wang family hadn't revealed the matter, she couldn't talk about the cabbage collection. It was hard to explain for the moment.

Zhou Shuren's smile deepened. He had never made a mistake since he came to Ancient Zhulan, but this was the first time he saw such an embarrassed look. He coughed and said, "Your mother is thinking about buying a cow, so she is in a hurry to find you to come back and discuss it."

Zhou Laoer raised his head and quickly glanced at his father, almost rolling his eyes. It was his father who suggested buying the cow. His father was just helping his mother out!

Zhou Lao Da, the stupid man, also had a dull face. Dad, can you find a more convincing reason? Even if you say that mom misses them, it will be fine!

Zhulan blushed slightly. She didn't look at her two sons' meaningful eyes and said to Li: "Go and find out how San Ya makes her money."

Li loved this job and didn't feel like she was being tricked. She ran away fearing that she would be too late and the show would be over. She disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Boss Zhou said dryly, "........Mom, if you have anything to do in the future, just let Li run errands. She runs fast."

Zhulan, "........Yeah."

Zhou Shuren brought his two sons back to the house. Zhou Shuren not only helped Zhulan out of the predicament, he had been considering buying a cow for a long time. Borrowing is not a good idea. Borrowing a lot of money each time, according to the number of times their family uses cows, it is more appropriate to buy a cow, a cow with a calf, and the investment can be recovered in the second year after raising it.

Zhulan didn't go in to wait for Li. Li came back quickly, running back and forth a few times without taking a breath, "Mom, spicy cabbage, the spicy cabbage San Ya made is pickled cabbage, I took a bite and it was spicy and appetizing."

Zhulan, ".......did they all taste it, or did you taste it alone?"

Don’t create hatred on your own!

Li savored the taste and said, "I've tasted it all. I went too late. If I had tasted it again, I would have known what was inside. It's a pity that Wang Zhang snatched it away."

Zhulan believed that Li could develop it. Spicy cabbage really didn't require much technical skills. It wouldn't take long for all the great chefs to be able to make it. After a long period of buying and selling, she turned around and went back into the house. "San Ya developed spicy cabbage. Li found it delicious. San Ya made a lot of money from it. It shows that spicy cabbage is popular. While everyone was still not aware of it, my eldest and second sons went to several nearby villages to buy all the cabbage they could. The price of cabbage will go up in a day."

Zhou Laoer was quick-witted, "Mom, my elder brother and I will go right away."

Zhou Shuren said, "This is just some quick money. Remember, if a pound of cabbage costs more than one cent, you don't want it. Half of the money you earn this time will be handed over to the government, and the remaining half can be divided equally among you!"

Boss Zhou did not say anything to refute it. Everyone hopes to have some private money. It would be stupid to refuse the private money in public.

Zhulan looked at Li who kept coming closer to her and said, "Just tell me what you want to say."

Li smiled flatteringly, "Mom, what can my family do?"

Zhulan's family can no longer contract even if they are capable. There are many villages nearby. "Go back and talk."

Li's eyes turned red. Although her mother always scolded her, she was very kind to her and never scolded her for being disloyal. "Mother, you are so kind."

Zhulan got goosebumps all over her body. "Stop imitating Zhao. Put away your gold nugget."

Do you think she wasn't criticized enough? She looked so scared!

Zhou Shuren stopped the two brothers who were about to leave after taking the money, "Go and tell your uncle's family that even if they can't make a lot of money, they can be more relaxed about food."

Boss Zhou, "I understand, Dad."

When Li came back, she brought back bad news, "Mom, I saw several families in the village harvesting cabbages."

Zhulan thought to herself, don’t underestimate the ancients, there were many smart people.

The bad thing about the village is that there are basically no secrets. The cabbage harvest started very quickly, and in just one day the price of cabbage rose to one cent per pound, four times the price in previous years.

Zhou Shuren's words came first, and Zhulan's family left first, so the cost was the lowest, three taels of silver. Excluding the damaged leaves, they sold ten taels of silver, making a total of seven taels in one day and one night.

Spicy cabbage does not have much technical content and its price cannot be high. The merchant charges 1.2 cents for the vegetable, and the price of cabbage is more than 1 cent. After deducting the loss, he actually loses money.

Zhou Shuren's fortune-telling opened the eyes of his two sons. They felt that their father was unfathomable and no longer dared to have any evil thoughts in their minds.

Zhulan divided the money among her two sons, and gave ten cents each to her third son, the oldest son, and the youngest daughter because she was happy.

After getting the money, Li stopped thinking about the cabbage and started trying seasonings on his own, wasting a lot of chili powder throughout the day.

It was almost time for dinner. Zhulan took some food and asked Li to cook. But Wang Ru came in with straw on her body.

Xue Han had a deep grudge against Wang Ru, and said calmly, "Mom, San Ya is looking for you."

Zhulan knew in her heart that something bad was going to happen, so she was the first one to sell cabbages to the Zhou family. Who knows how much Wang Ru hated her in her heart!