When other people heard about the one-cent gift of a small cookie, they immediately increased their orders. Those who originally planned to buy two or three cents to satisfy their hunger immediately doubled and tripled their orders. After all, small cakes and small cookies are cheap and last long, and ordinary people like to get a small bargain.
When Yang Dahua arrived, he found that there were quite a few people in the shop. There were about ten people queuing up: "Haiyan."
Yang Haiyan: "Sister Dahua is here, Aunt Hong, serve Sister Dahua a bowl of milk tea, and put in a mung bean cake and a red bean cake."
Aunt Hong: "Yes, ma'am."
Yang Dahua hurriedly said: "No, no, I've already had breakfast."
Yang Haiyan pulled her inside to sit down: "These mung bean cakes and red bean cakes are newly made, the same as the yellow bean cakes before, but the fillings are different, you try it. And this milk tea can only be kept for half an hour, if you keep it for too long it will lose its nutrition. Today I prepared 20 bowls in total, and no one is buying it now. Anyway, it's just sitting there, so just drink it, don't be polite with me."
Hearing her say this, Yang Dahua was no longer polite.
It must be said that the white and thick milk tea exudes fragrance. When customers who come to buy snacks see it, they will ask curiously. However, when they hear that a bowl costs three cents and it will lose its nutrition if they don't drink it for half an hour, they start to think about it. Yang Haiyan found that milk tea is not suitable in this era. Modern milk tea is directly brewed with milk powder, which means it can be stored for a long time, but her milk tea is freshly brewed with goat milk and can only be stored for an hour. After today's situation, she decided to exclude milk tea from tomorrow's snacks.
At Chenshi (7-9 o'clock), many customers came one after another. That was the effect of Aunt Hong's promotion the day before yesterday, and there were also passers-by who heard that the snacks were cheap and came in to see. At this time of Chenshi, because everyone comes out to buy food, the flow of people is relatively large. After Chenshi, the number of people gradually decreases.
When there were no customers, Yang Haiyan said, "Aunt Fan, pour out the milk tea. We won't make milk tea tomorrow. When you make snacks tomorrow, you can drink the extra goat milk to replenish your body."
Aunt Fan: "Pour all of this out?" What a pity.
Yang Haiyan: "Pour it out. Hygiene is the first condition for doing business. Expired or spoiled products cannot be used. Goat milk will have no nutrition after half an hour, and it will spoil after an hour, so it cannot be drunk. Although it will not be fatal, it will upset your stomach. We run a shop to do business, especially food, we must not go against our conscience."
When Aunt Fan heard that it would spoil and she would have diarrhea after drinking it, she gave up and hurriedly took it to the backyard to pour it out.
Seeing this, Yang Dahua couldn't help but say, "Haiyan, you are really particular." She felt sad to see so much goat milk spilled. But as Haiyan said, you must not do business against your conscience.
Yang Haiyan smiled: "Sister Dahua, what do you think of this shop?"
Yang Dahua: "It's very good. It's a shop." It's a pity that she has no skills. If she had skills and conditions, she would also like to buy a shop. "By the way, Haiyan, how much silver did you pay for this shop?"
Yang Haiyan: "This shop comes with a yard. It cost 34 taels of silver. The yard is in the back. Do you want to go and see it?"
Yang Dahua: "Okay."
Yang Haiyan took Yang Dahua to the backyard. The yard was tidy and clean. Uncle Hong was taking care of the children, but he was at the main gate of the yard so he would not bump into the women.
Yang Dahua looked at it and felt deeply touched. When she was in Yang Mansion, she and Haiyan were different. She thought that they were both married to centurions and they were the same, but now it seems that they are still different. "Haiyan, did the centurion Qin give you the money to buy the yard?"
Yang Haiyan thought for a while: "He gave some, and some I embroidered handkerchiefs to exchange for money."
Yang Dahua: "Then you are really willing to spend 34 taels of silver to buy this yard. I really don't want to spend it." It's true that she didn't want to spend it, and it's also true that she didn't have money. Han Zhen also gave her some silver, plus she went to the county town to sell handkerchiefs to set up a stall, and she didn't even have 4 taels of silver.
Thinking of this, Yang Dahua said again: "Haiyan, I will take your batch of snacks to sell in the county tomorrow, do you think it's okay?"
Yang Haiyan: "Of course, what kind of snacks do you want to order?" Yang Haiyan thought to herself that she had been here for more than a month and had never been to the county. She also wanted to go to the county tomorrow to see it.
Yang Dahua: "I want small cakes and small biscuits, two kilograms each." Anyway, this can be stored for a long time. Even if it can't be sold tomorrow, there is still the day after tomorrow.
Yang Haiyan: "A total of 180 coins. Tomorrow morning, Dahua sister, you come to the shop to pick up the goods. I don't have any stock here. I made them all early in the morning."
Yang Dahua: "Well, I'll give you the money first."
Yang Haiyan: "Okay." Each pound of small biscuits can earn 30 coins, two pounds can earn 60 coins, each pound of small cakes can earn 25 coins, two pounds can earn 50 coins, a total of 110 coins, not bad.
In the shop, Zhang's mother came. It was not a secret that Yang Haiyan opened a snack shop, and there was nothing to hide. So Zhang's mother overheard the conversation between Yang Haiyan and Lu's wife, and came secretly today.
"Oh, business is so good." Mother Zhang came with her grandson, granddaughter and grandson.
Aunt Hong came forward and greeted: "Hello, guest, what do you need to buy?"
Mother Zhang glanced at Aunt Hong. She didn't know Aunt Hong, and Aunt Hong didn't know her either. However, Mother Zhang was very good at putting on airs: "Where is your boss's wife? I know her."
Aunt Hong: "..." The boss's wife is in the backyard.
At this time, Aunt Fan greeted the good guest: "Old lady Zhang, you are here." Aunt Fan bought good food every day and sent it to the military camp family compound, and three meals a day were also cooked in the military camp family compound, so she knew Mother Zhang, had seen her, and greeted her. In addition, the wild boar was also there, so naturally they became familiar with each other.
Zhang's mother felt comfortable when Aunt Fan called her "Old Lady Zhang". In the eyes of these common people, isn't her mother, the centurion, an old lady? She nodded: "I brought my children to patronize your business. Where is Qin Fang's family? Why can't I see her?"
Aunt Fan: "Madam is busy in the backyard. If you need to find Madam, I'll go and call her."
Zhang's mother: "Then you..." "
Grandma, I want to eat this, I want to eat this..." Zhang Dabao interrupted Zhang's mother and pointed at the small cake. He had eaten this small cake before, so he was impressed.
Mother Zhang: "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you. Who is that? Give me a few small cakes. My grandson wants some."
Aunt Fan: "Grandma Zhang, our small cakes are one cent and two yuan. How many do you want?"
Mother Zhang said generously: "Give me ten."
Zhang Dabao: "Ten, ten, I want them all."
Mother Zhang coaxed her grandson: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll give it to you. I'll give it all to you."
Aunt Fan: "Ten small cakes, please wait... Ten small cakes cost five cents in total. There is a promotion today, and five small cookies will be given away. Please take them."
Zhang Dabao: "Give them to me, give them to me."
Zhang's mother took the oil paper directly and quickly took out a piece for Zhang Dabao: "Eat it, eat slowly, don't choke."
Zhang Dabao: "It's soft, so I won't choke."
The little girl next to him watched Zhang Dabao eat, she swallowed her saliva, but didn't say anything.
Zhang Dabao ate one piece at a time, very quickly, and immediately ate the second piece.
Zhang's mother: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, you child..." As she spoke, she said, "We're leaving first, I'm afraid the child will choke if he eats too fast, take him back to drink water."
Aunt Fan hurriedly said: "Mrs. Zhang, you haven't paid for the cake yet."
Zhang's mother: "I'll give it to Qin Fang's family later." After saying that, she hugged her grandson and hurried away.
Aunt Fan chased after her: "Mrs. Zhang...Mrs. Zhang..." She was dumbfounded. This Mrs. Zhang was too... She was from a wealthy family after all. Besides, she had experienced such things, so she was naturally more cautious than others. How could she not know what Mrs. Zhang was planning? It was obvious that she didn't want to give the money. Thinking of this, Aunt Fan hurried into the backyard: "Madam."
Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua had also talked about it. When they heard Aunt Fan coming, they asked: "What's wrong?"
Aunt Fan: "This is what happened..." She told the story of Mrs. Zhang.
Yang Haiyan was not angry when she heard this, but she found it funny: "It's okay, let's talk about it in a few days, let's see if she has any shame."
Yang Dahua joked: "I think she is definitely shameless."
Not long after, Lu Saozi came. Knowing that the snack shop was open today, Lu Saozi also came to join in the fun and add to Yang Haiyan's joy. She bought ten cents worth of snacks. If it was normal, Lu Saozi would not be willing to buy so much, but she just sold more than 100 kilograms of wild boar meat a few days ago and earned two taels of silver, so she was willing to spend. Noon
At
lunch time, Qin Fang went to the back door to get his lunch box. Seeing Qin Fang walking to the back door, several centurions looked at him with envy.
"Ah..." a centurion sighed, "Xiao Qin is so lucky. He used to have a wife to bring him food, but now he has servants to bring him food."
"That's right. I can't even support myself, let alone buy servants."
"That's because Xiao Qin's wife is amazing. What does Xiao Qin have? I look down on men who eat gigolos the most." Some people are envious, and naturally some people are jealous.
"Forget it, if I have a gigolo, I will eat gigolos too."
"That's right. Xiao Qin's wife is not only beautiful, but also treats Xiao Qin well. You can't find such a person even with a lantern."
"That's right."
Qin Fang naturally didn't know what those people were talking about behind his back. Even if they did, he wouldn't take it seriously. It's useless to be jealous of others. He knows that his wife is good, so he has to work hard to climb up in order to repay her.
Uncle Hong was already waiting at the back door. When he saw Qin Fang coming out, he took the lunch box from the donkey cart and said, "Grandpa."
The twenty-year-old young grandpa Qin Fang was not used to this title at first, but now he has gotten used to it: "Yeah. How is the shop today?" He knew that his wife's shop was opening today, and he was afraid that the bad business would make his wife worried. So he was worried about her all morning. He was thinking about how he would comfort her after he got back.
Uncle Hong: "Business was good when I came. Biscuits and small cakes were selling especially well. No one bought the glutinous rice ball milk tea. The madam gave some to everyone and poured the rest away. And there's also the matter of that old lady..."
Qin Fang nodded and said nothing more. After he finished his meal, he gave the lunch box to Uncle Hong and went in.
Qin Fang ate faster because he didn't have to queue up to get food. By the time he had finished, some people hadn't gotten their turn yet and were lining up in a long line at the kitchen door. There was no other way. A military camp had 50,000 people, and even if there were several kitchens, the lines were still long.
Some people were lining up, while others had already received their food and were sitting on the floor to eat. Qin Fang looked at them. He was one of them once.
Seeing Qin Fang coming back, someone started to make a fuss again: "Qin Fang, what did you eat today?"
"Qin Fang, come and compare after you've finished eating?"
"Qin Fang, what does your wife do? Did she buy servants for you to order around?"
Those who called Qin Fang's name were either centurions like Qin Fang, or higher than centurions.
Qin Fang: "Okay, let's practice in an hour." His wife said that it's not good for the body to do heavy exercise in the hour after a meal. If it was before, they would practice when they were free, but now he listened to his wife.
"Another hour later? What are you going to do?"
Qin Fang: "Reading." He found a place to sit down. His wife bought three books, Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Names, and Thousand Character Classic, but he didn't recognize all the characters. His wife said that when he recognized all the characters in these books, she would buy him a book on military strategy. If he came to serve in the army at the age of 16, it was because the court stipulated it, and he had no choice. So, over the years, he really likes to join the army and kill enemies on the battlefield. On the battlefield, he seems to have found the meaning of his existence.
Of course, he has found another meaning of his own now. He wants to become stronger, get promoted, make money, and support a wife.
"...We are rough people. Why do we pretend to be literati? Really." Some people disagree. "
That's right. Look at what you can do. What's wrong with reading a few more books?"
"That's right."
Of course, there are also people who help Qin Fang speak: "Why don't you allow others to read books?"
"That's right. If you don't want to read, don't stop others."
Qin Fang is not a talkative person. He ignores those who say sour words, and remembers those who speak for him.
After finishing his meal, Han Zhen sat down next to Qin Fang and asked, "What are you reading?"
Qin Fang showed Han Zhen the Thousand Character Classic in his hand.
Han Zhen was a little surprised and then joked, "Why are you reading? Do you want to take the exam for the top martial arts champion?" The top martial arts champion is not only about being good at martial arts, but also involves knowledge of military tactics, so reading and knowing how to read are necessary.
Qin Fang shook his head and said, "I didn't have the opportunity before, but now I have the opportunity. It's good to read more books. My wife taught me how to read." When he said this, he didn't feel ashamed, but proud.
Han Zhen sighed: "You are so lucky. Do you think everyone can marry a literate wife like you?" Although they all knew that Qin Fang had married a good wife, after really understanding her, they were really jealous. Qin Fang's wife was not only virtuous, but also cooked delicious food, and could earn money by herself. Now she even bought servants. More importantly, she was beautiful.
People are visual animals, and it is natural for men to like beautiful women. Just like Han Zhen, he thinks Yang Dahua is very good. Although Yang Dahua is not good-looking, she is also very virtuous and often goes to the county to sell handkerchiefs and purses to make money. He is already satisfied to marry such a daughter-in-law. However, if Yang Dahua can be prettier, he will naturally like her more.
Qin Fang smiled.
Han Zhen looked at his tough profile and fell into deep thought. Although they are brothers who grew up together, his life is not as good as Qin Fang. As the eldest son and grandson of the Qin family, Qin Fang grew up in the love of his grandparents, father and mother. And what about himself? His biological mother died early, and his father married a stepmother. This time, he came to serve in the army to replace his father.
Han Zhen knew very well that if he didn't leave the village, his life would probably be like this, so when his father and stepmother asked him to serve in the army, he did not object. Because only when he left there, they could not control him.
In fact, his choice was right.
Since he served in the army, there has been no letter from home, and he naturally would not write a letter. Even after becoming a centurion, he kept his money by himself, and he was not like Qin Fang who would bring it home. He also warned Qin Fang not to mention his affairs in the letter.
He had an unhappy life since he was a child, so naturally he would not use the money he earned with his life to support his stepmother and others.
In the past, he envied Qin Fang very much. Later, they got married. When the news of Yang Haiyan's suicide by taking poison on the wedding night came out, he still blindly sympathized with Qin Fang. But in the blink of an eye, Qin Fang became the person that he and everyone envied.
Alas...
Qin Fang was reading seriously. He tried to recognize all the characters in the Thousand Character Classic in October, and started reading military books in November. After reading
for about an hour, Qin Fang put the book away and kicked Han Zhen who was sleeping next to him: "Get up, go and stretch your muscles."
Han Zhen opened his eyes: "Okay."
Of course, they were not on duty for patrols. Patrols have soldiers under them. They were on duty to ensure that they were in the barracks. As for what to do, they could arrange it themselves. So they were training for many things.
Qin Fang: "Today I won't compete with you, but with Zhang Baifu. We'll take turns competing with him."
Han Zhen blinked, then put his hand on Qin Fang's shoulder and asked secretly: "What did he do to you?" Han Zhen was not as tall as Qin Fang. He put his hand on Qin Fang's shoulder, which made Qin Fang very uncomfortable, and he just shook his hand away. "No."
Han Zhen didn't believe it. Although Qin Fang looks honest, he is very bad inside. Would an honest person hide private money? You should know that at the end of last year, Qin Fang wrote a letter to his family and sent silver. Everyone in the village knew about it. Because the Qin family sent two children to learn to read, according to the Qin family, it was Qin Fang who earned money and brought it back. So his father also sent him a letter, asking him if he had a monthly allowance.
Han Zhen found the letter funny when he received it. He was not a fool. Would he send it home monthly? So he didn't even reply to the letter. But he asked Qin Fang and knew that Qin Fang brought home three taels of silver, so he also knew that Qin Fang had hidden some private money. A man who hides private money is an honest man? Impossible. Besides, they grew up together since childhood, and he knew Qin Fang too well.
The two found Zhang Baifu who was chatting on the side. Zhang Baifu was chatting with everyone enthusiastically. He felt a shadow above his head, so he looked up and saw that it was Qin Fang and Han Zhen: "What are you two doing?"
Qin Fang: "Brother Zhang, let's have a sparring match."
Zhang Baifu stood up: "Okay." He knew that he was no match for Qin Fang, but their sparring was not to fight to the death, but to train themselves, so why not?
So, after the sparring, Zhang Baifu was paralyzed.
Originally, after the sparring with Qin Fang, he went off the field to rest. As a result, Han Zhen came, and Han Zhen even provoked him, saying that sparring with Qin Fang instead of him was looking down on him. What could Zhang Baifu do? He endured it and went up.
Although they only sparred twice, he was beaten too hard by Qin Fang in the first sparring. If it weren't for the good relationship and the fact that he was under the captain of a thousand men, he would have suspected that he had offended Qin Fang.
Zhang Baifu pulled his mouth and wanted to drink water, but his mouth hurt as soon as he opened it. The bruises at the corners of his mouth showed his ferocity. Qin Fang, this kid, was so fierce today, he must have eaten gunpowder.
Speaking of which, Qin Fang and Han Zhen are the best among those who can endure the captain of a thousand men, and it just so happens that the two have a very good relationship. I still remember when the two of them just came to the barracks, an old soldier came to them to spar, but they beat him so hard that he couldn't get up. In the barracks, it is common for old soldiers to demonstrate to new recruits, and it is tacitly approved by the superiors, so as to inspire morale. But there has never been such a terrible session, so Qin Fang and Han Zhen became famous.
Since then, many old soldiers have troubled them, but gradually, they were all scared by their beatings.
Qin Fang beat Zhang Baifu and felt better. His wife worked hard to open a shop and do business, but was taken advantage of by Zhang's mother. As a grown man, he can't settle with Zhang's mother, but can't he settle with Zhang Baifu? The son repays the mother's debt, which has existed since ancient times.
Qin Fang sat aside and took out the Thousand Character Classic to continue learning words.
Han Zhen was bored, so he went to find someone to continue his sparring.
Two men stood in the corner, one of them was Captain Ao Qianfu, and the other was dressed in a noble manner, far beyond the ordinary children of aristocratic families. Unlike the ordinary children of aristocratic families, he carried a bit of evil spirit, which made people know at a glance that he had been through a pile of dead bodies.
"Is this man Qin Fang?"
Captain Ao Qianfu said: "Yes, the prince, he is Qin Fang. He is brave and resourceful, and he is also very motivated. When he first came, he could not read, and he pestered us who knew how to read to teach him. Now he has married a wife, and his wife can read, so he asked his wife to teach him."
It turned out that this noble man was the prince of Yonghe Marquis. The prince of Yonghe Marquis was born in Yongzhou, grew up in the military camp since he was a child, and followed Yonghe Marquis to the battlefield at the age of twelve. The 50,000 soldiers in Yongzhou are loyal to Yonghe Marquis, and there is a reason why they are privately called the Yong Family Army. As the next leader of the Yong Family Army, the prince of Yonghe Marquis grew up with the soldiers since he was a child, and this feeling is self-evident. Besides, these 50,000 soldiers were still supported by the private property of the Yonghe Marquis's Mansion. For the soldiers, a good emperor was not as important as a good general.
Although Qin Fang was famous for his fighting skills together with Han Zhen when he first joined the army, who was the Yonghe Marquis's son? Naturally, he would not pay attention to this new soldier. This time, he paid attention to Qin Fang because of the soap recipe mentioned by the prince's wife. The soap recipe had been in the hands of the prince's wife for more than half a month. The soap had already been made, and some of it had been put on the market in other places. The profit was so good that the Yonghe Marquis's son was shocked.
In fact, even if the Yonghe Marquis's Mansion had more private property, it couldn't afford to support these 50,000 soldiers. The seemingly glamorous Yonghe Marquis's Mansion was actually almost an empty box. The accumulation of several generations was spent on these 50,000 soldiers. Even the private property produced by the Yonghe Marquis's wife and the Crown Prince's wife's dowry shop made up for it. But they couldn't say these hardships, because once they did, the soldiers' morale would be disturbed.
Therefore, the huge profits that Yang Haiyan's soap recipe could produce were really timely rain for the Yonghe Marquis's Mansion.
Therefore, as soon as the Crown Prince's wife mentioned him, the Crown Prince remembered him. Today, I came to see Qin Fang on purpose, and happened to see Qin Fang's performance during the sparring. His strong arms, tall and strong body, and the fighting ability he showed really satisfied the Crown Prince. "You will be making a move at the end of the year. Do you have a candidate in mind?"
Captain Ao Qian said truthfully: "Yes, I have always liked Qin Fang, and I also want to mention it to the Crown Prince."
In the original novel plot, Captain Ao Qian also liked Qin Fang, but because of the original owner's affairs, he could only give up with regret in the end, and chose Han Zhen. It is also very important for a man to have a virtuous wife at home, so that he can fight without worries.
There are 50,000 soldiers in Yongzhou, and 5 of them are captains of ten thousand men. However, there is no such title in the imperial court. Captain of ten thousand men is just a definition in the barracks. In the imperial court, captain of ten thousand men is appointed by the emperor and is granted the title of fifth-rank guerrilla general. Captain of ten thousand men is appointed by the emperor, and although captain of thousand men is of seventh rank, it is reported by the barracks and drafted by the Ministry of War, and does not need to be approved by the emperor.
Although the 50,000 generals in Yongzhou are called the Yong Family Army and are loyal to the Yonghe Marquis' Mansion, they do not exclude the infiltration of other forces. After all, the captain of thousand men needs the approval of the Ministry of War, and the captain of ten thousand men needs the approval of the emperor.
Therefore, people like the Yonghe Marquis's son would have chosen their own confidants in the barracks a long time ago, and then promoted them step by step. Usually, his confidants were selected from the common people who came to serve in the army. Only soldiers from common people would not be pulled by other forces before they came to serve in the army, because no one knew when the soldier would sacrifice himself. Other forces would not be so attentive. Only when this person became famous would other forces try to pull him.
Ao Qianfuzhang was one of the confidants of the Yonghe Marquis' son.
Yonghe Hou Shizi: "Well, how is his skill among the ten men under your command?"
Qianfuzhang Ao: "Only Han Zhen is comparable to him."
Yonghe Hou Shizi: "Then hold an open competition to select the Qianfuzhang, so as not to cause gossip."
Qianfuzhang Ao was anxious: "What if..."
Yonghe Hou Shizi: "I think he is more aggressive than Han Zhen. If such a person is given a chance, he will seize it."
Qianfuzhang Ao: "Yes."
No one knew that the two met and talked privately. After Yonghe Hou Shizi left, Qianfuzhang Ao stood for a while and left as well.
…
Yang Haiyan was calculating the profits for the day in her study. The snack shop closed at 6:30 pm (4:30 p.m.). Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong had been busy since the first light of the day. Since the green bean cakes, red bean cakes, and yellow bean cakes were made that day, they got up early, so Yang Haiyan closed the shop early as well. Besides, their working hours today had exceeded 10 hours, and the sales of small cakes and biscuits in the shop had exceeded her ideal quota, so Yang Haiyan was very satisfied.
However, in addition to small cakes and small biscuits, the sales of green bean cakes, red bean cakes and yellow bean cakes were not ideal, and even each type did not sell four catties. Her original idea was to ration two catties of each snack every day. Now it seems that small cakes and small biscuits can be rationed to two catties per day, but green bean cakes, red bean cakes and yellow bean cakes only need one catty per day. After all, the first day of the opening did not buy twice as much as usual, so it is impossible to have a sales volume of two catties on weekdays.
Overall, today's profit is still pretty good. After deducting the cost, I made 1231 Wen a day. Yang Haiyan put the profit she made today into the box. Just as she put it away, she heard the voice of Aunt Fan coming from outside: "Grandpa is back."
Qin Fang is back?
Yang Haiyan walked out of the study room happily and greeted him: "You're back. Are you tired? Aunt Fan, pour me a cup of warm water to quench my thirst, and add some fine salt." This man trained every day in the barracks, and it took him another hour to walk back home. The total amount of exercise he did every day was quite a lot, so drinking salt water can replenish the sodium lost with sweat during exercise, which is good for the body.
Aunt Fan smiled and said, "I'm here."
Qin Fang really enjoyed Yang Haiyan's careful care of him. Although he didn't know why he had to drink salt water, his wife was knowledgeable, and it was always right to listen to her. Qin Fang drank the salt water and gave the bowl to Aunt Fan: "How is the snack shop today?" It was the first day of the snack shop's business, and he was afraid that his wife would be too stressed.
Yang Haiyan: "Not bad, after deducting the cost, the profit is one or two silver coins. But today's promotion, everyone bought a lot, today's purchase is enough for everyone to eat for several days, so the business in the next few days will not be good."
Qin Fang was stunned, one or two silver coins was his monthly salary, he once again realized his own shortcomings. A sharp flashed in his deep eyes, he must work harder. However, soldiers need military merit to climb up, and when there is no war, it means there is no military merit, so it is useless to be anxious. What he can do is to lay a good foundation before the war. For example, train every day to improve his martial arts, learn to read every day, and then read the art of war to make himself understand more combat skills.
At this moment, a loud shout came from next door.
"Dashan, Dashan, what happened to your face? Damn it, who hit you?" Zhang's mother's scream was quite terrifying.
Zhang Baifu: "It was a hit during training, it's nothing."
Zhang's mother hurried to boil eggs, intending to use the water to boil eggs to remove the bruises on Zhang Baifu's face: "Why is it nothing? Look at your face, the opponent is really cruel, is he going to beat you to death? Did you ask the opponent to pay for the medical expenses?"
Zhang's mother's shouting was too loud, and Zhang Baifu was busy trying to stop her, for fear of being heard by the neighbors and making a fool of himself: "Sparring is a military rule, and everyone will hurt each other. What right do you have to interfere? What if the military knows and asks me to retire? What's more, the opponent's injury is more serious than mine, and he probably can't get out of bed for three days." Zhang Baifu boasted, praying in his heart that Qin Fang would not hear it.
However, he spoke very softly, and Qin Fang really didn't hear it. But Qin Fang heard what Zhang's mother said, he curled his lips, thinking that he could find Zhang Baifu to learn again tomorrow.
After dinner, the couple stood in the yard to digest for a while. Afterwards, Qin Fang read and learned characters, and Yang Haiyan exercised for a quarter of an hour. When it was time to go to bed at night, Yang Haiyan told Qin Fang about the history of the country.
The next day
Qin Fang went to the barracks, and Yang Haiyan went to the snack shop. Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong had already put out the snacks for the day in the shop. According to Yang Haiyan's instructions, small cakes and small biscuits were two catties each, and the other three kinds of biscuits were one catty each. Uncle Hong went to cut grass and cut fresh grass to feed the sheep.
After a while, Yang Dahua came: "Haiyan, I'm here to order snacks."
She only asked for two kilograms of small cakes and small biscuits, and she would go to the county town later.
Yang Haiyan: "Sister Dahua is here, the snacks are ready, and I will go to the county town later. Uncle Hong will drive a donkey cart to take me. You can go with me, and I can take you with me when I come back."
Yang Dahua heard that this was much faster than walking for an hour: "Okay, then thank you."
Yang Haiyan: "There is goat milk in the pot, sister Dahua, drink a bowl too, it can replenish your body."
Yang Dahua quickly refused: "No, no." A bowl of milk costs three cents, how can she drink it for free.
Yang Haiyan: "If you squeeze too much goat milk and don't drink it, it will go bad. Don't be polite to me. Besides, goat milk is good for the body and it is best for us women. Drinking more goat milk will make your skin whiter."
Yang Dahua was tempted when she heard that her skin would become whiter. She used to be a maid, cleaning and washing clothes every day, so she often sunbathes. Although her skin is not dark, it is not as white and tender as Yang Haiyan. Every woman likes to be whiter, and Yang Dahua naturally does the same: "Then I'll give you money."
Yang Haiyan: "Drinking goat milk can't make your skin white in one or two days. You have to drink it for a long time, at least three months to see the effect." In fact, you have to drink it all year round. Yang Haiyan doesn't know whether it can make your skin white in three months, but it is certain that your skin will become smooth. When Yang Dahua sees her skin smooth, how can she not be happy?
When Yang Dahua heard this, she immediately backed off: "Does it take that long?" She would be willing to drink for a day or two if she was paid, after all, she was making money now, but drinking for that long made her feel bad. Of course, she would not be willing to drink for free, because people have to be proud and have skin, how could she feel embarrassed to do that?
Yang Haiyan looked at her and naturally understood something: "Sister Dahua, how about this, I will give you a bowl of goat milk every day and charge you a penny. You can drink it for a month to try it, and if you think it’s good, you can continue drinking it?" She was just doing it for free, so she didn't mind giving it to Yang Dahua for free, but she also knew that Yang Dahua didn't want to take advantage of her, so she just took a penny for the sake of her kindness. Anyway, a penny was well-earned money for her, and for Yang Dahua, it would be acceptable in terms of face and dignity. Otherwise, if she ate other people's food for free, she would always feel inferior to them.
Yang Dahua heard that it was only 30 wen a month. She used to go to the county town every ten days to sell handkerchiefs and purses, and could earn about 50 wen, which means she could earn 150 wen a month. So if she spent 30 wen to drink goat milk, she could afford it. After thinking about it, Yang Dahua said, "Okay." After all, women love beauty.
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