"I'm afraid this food business won't be easy to run!"
Boss Lu hesitated for a moment before speaking, and everyone looked at him, waiting for him to explain why.
Suddenly being stared at by so many people, Boss Lu felt a little awkward. But remembering how he had helped Lianhua and Lu Xiaoyang sell clothes before, he thickened his skin and voiced his concerns: "It's like this, our family needs too many feathers every day, which means we need to slaughter a lot of poultry. If we just set up a stall to sell them, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell that many. Besides... not everyone is willing to spend money to buy meat every day these days."
Sometimes the Lu family has meat for several days in a row, but other times they only have meat every day or two. The reason they can do this is because the garment workshop is making money every day, which gives Sun a sense of security, so she dares to waste some money on food.
Other families might not be so lucky, especially those who had fled from disaster. They had trouble even getting enough to eat, let alone buying meat.
Sun was the first to disagree, and said unhappily, "Eldest son, you've been going out to do business all this time, how come you don't have any business acumen? If that's how it is, none of our clothes will have sold, but look how well they're selling now!"
Business has been really good lately. Many places are taking the initiative to place orders, especially for high-end brands. I thought there wouldn't be many buyers, but those rich people really don't care about this small amount of money. As long as it makes them satisfied, it's worth spending any amount of money.
Sun and Lu even felt that there weren't enough female workers in the workshop, and were thinking of building a few more factory buildings and hiring more workers, otherwise they simply couldn't finish all the orders.
"That's right. There are many poor people, but there are also quite a few rich people. Those rich families eat and drink well every day. Our family only makes some poultry food, so we won't be stuck with unsold goods. Most importantly, our family makes cooked food and has our own unique recipe, so we don't have to worry about not having customers."
He Jiuniang smiled mysteriously, and everyone was stunned. Why did her smile seem a little creepy?
But no one questioned it. After all, although He Jiuniang's cooking wasn't very good, she was good at explaining. She would describe the steps of cooking, and Yu Shi could perfectly recreate them for her. She was definitely a treasure of a sister-in-law.
Seeing everyone looking at her curiously, He Jiuniang didn't intend to make a fuss and said, "This matter is settled then. As for the food, my sister-in-law and I will discuss it in a couple of days and make something for you to try first!"
The reason she said she would take a couple of days off is that she is really busy right now and has several patients to care for. She is thinking of applying for a leave of absence when the time comes. Who can stand working like this endlessly?
The matter was settled, and the next morning, Yu told everyone in the workshop about raising poultry and asked them to spread the word to their neighbors when they got back.
The village chief's daughters-in-law and daughters, as well as Cui'er and the others, were the most enthusiastic supporters. When they heard that poultry was going to be raised on a large scale, and that the Lu family would buy it at two coins higher than the market price, they thought it was a great thing.
Raising poultry ensures a steady supply of eggs for the family, and with a clear market, they can earn a considerable amount of money.
"This is such a great thing, I can't wait to go back and tell my family! The more you raise, the more you earn!"
Cui'er spoke up happily. She had been thinking that her family couldn't afford to buy land for the time being, so her husband could only tend to those few plots of wasteland, and he didn't earn as much as she did.
The Lu family workshop doesn't need male workers, and her husband didn't know what to do for a while. Now it's good that raising poultry is a job, and if he raises them well, he can make money.
This way, the men in the family can take care of the children while she goes out to work, and they don't have to always think about going to the county town to work for wealthy families. It would be good enough if they could just take care of things at home.
"That's true, but winter is just around the corner, and it's probably not going to be easy for poultry to survive now!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd said this, and everyone realized that winter was just around the corner, and it was really difficult for the cubs to survive now.
Fortunately, He Jiuniang had specifically instructed her about this last night, so she casually said, "So everyone must make sure to keep the cubs warm. Keep as many as you can at home, but don't keep too many. If anything happens, our family will not be responsible."
During this period, everyone in the family has grown a lot, mainly because they have encountered more things and thought more about them, so Ms. Yu is not nervous at all when she talks about these things.
If they need poultry, they can easily buy it from elsewhere. The reason for having the villagers raise poultry together is to help them make money. It would be a real headache if they had problems with their own poultry farming and came to the Lu family for help.
"I'm just giving you all some advice. If you want to raise them, great; if not, that's fine too. My family doesn't force anyone. Now, get to work. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me privately."
After Yu finished speaking, she sat down to do her own thing. During this time, she and Qin had been studying and learning to read and write diligently. When their son came home in the evening, he would have to do dictation exercises and so on. They were very serious about it, because they didn't want to keep holding He Jiu Niang back.
"Sister-in-law, you're amazing!"
Qin secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking that she also needed to work hard. Her sister-in-law had become so outstanding, she couldn't fall behind.
Mrs. Yu smiled modestly: "I learned all of this from my third sister-in-law. Second sister-in-law, you should also learn from her. My third sister-in-law is right. We all need to learn to stand on our own in the future!"
Qin nodded repeatedly, and the others sat down awkwardly, especially the one who had just raised the question. Her original intention was to ask if the Lu family would provide compensation if something went wrong with the breeding, but before she could say it, Yu had already swallowed it.
However, most people didn't think that much about it. After all, it wasn't very cold at this time, and the cubs grew quickly. They would just keep them in the woodshed during the winter. That's how they kept their cubs in previous years.
Thinking about it this way, everyone is still very willing to do it.
In the following days, Anping Village was unusually lively. Every household went to several surrounding villages to buy poultry chicks to raise. Some people inquired and found out that the Lu family from Anping Village was buying poultry at a price higher than in the county town, and they were all tempted to do the same.
Families with relatives in Anping Village asked someone to inquire about the situation at the Lu family's home. This matter was mainly handled by the Yu family.
Yu's answer was roughly like this: as long as they weren't sick, he would take them, no matter how many. But he couldn't fool people. If someone was found to be sick, he would stop cooperating with their relatives in Anping Village. If someone in the family worked in the Lu family workshop, they would be kicked out of the workshop and never hired again.
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