Gradually, the crowds outside began to decrease, more people were keeping accounts, and those who came to sell sweet potatoes didn't have to wait long; they could sell almost as soon as they arrived.
After selling out, they can immediately return home and pick out new sweet potatoes to sell.
However, Xu Han also noticed that there were indeed many more people pushing carts today than yesterday, and the weight of sweet potatoes brought in to sell was also much greater than yesterday.
Not only that, but today there are many more women carrying shoulder poles to sell sweet potatoes. Many families bring men, women, and children who can carry loads, and they can carry over a thousand kilograms in one trip.
With so many people coming, there were so many sweet potatoes sold. Some families could sell five or six hundred coins at a time, and those who received the money were overjoyed.
He squatted to the side and counted the money over and over again, afraid of making a mistake.
Whenever this happened, Xu Han would remind them, "Keep your money safe on the way back. You'd better go back together, lest you attract the attention of people with ill intentions."
After hearing Xu Han's words, everyone took it seriously and stopped rushing home to pick sweet potatoes. Instead, they waited together for the villagers to finish selling their sweet potatoes before heading back home together.
Fortunately, there have been many people selling sweet potatoes in the past two days. Not far along the main road, you can see a group of people carrying loads on shoulder poles. Even those with ill intentions dare not make a move when they see so many people.
This morning alone, we harvested more sweet potatoes than we did in the entire day yesterday.
Fortunately, the kitchen was also cooking sweet potatoes, so they were using them up as they went, and the shop could temporarily accommodate them.
The large vats and wooden barrels with the added yeast were all placed in the shop's main hall, stacked in rows against the wall, with a small aisle in the middle so that people could easily observe the brewing process.
Another busy day is coming to an end before we even realize it.
As evening fell, Xu Han looked at the dark, heavy clouds in the sky, her brows furrowed.
Lu Chuan followed her gaze and looked up at the sky. "It looks like it's going to snow."
Xu Han sighed, "Yes, when Han Qi left, it was a sunny day. The stock list he gave him only included the goods for the next four or five days. I don't know if they will prepare more."
If it snows, I probably won't be able to go back to pick up the goods for several days.
"Don't worry, our mountain roads are wide now, so we deliver goods by oxcart, and we don't need people to carry them."
Snow won't stop deliveries, it just makes the roads a bit more difficult to travel.
"Yeah, I hope the snow falls later! At least it should wait until tomorrow when the goods are delivered before it snows, otherwise the roads will be difficult to travel on when we pick up the goods."
Lu Chuan put his arm around Xu Han's waist. "Let's go, it's cold outside. Let's go inside and eat first. I'll go with you to pick up the goods tomorrow. If it doesn't snow, I'll have Han Qi go back and get some more goods to deliver."
Xu Han agreed, "It would be best to send down canned fruit and fruit wine along with the shelves in the fruit wine shop."
"I hope our fruit wine shop won't be able to open on time because of the snow. If that happens, we'll lose a lot of money. I'm hoping to make a good profit before the New Year!"
Lu Chuan tapped the tip of her nose. "I know, you little money-grubber."
The two chatted and laughed as they entered the shop. Sister-in-law Li and the others were already serving rice, and when they saw them come in, they quickly brought over the hot rice they had served.
Xu Han didn't stand on ceremony and took the bowl, eating heartily.
After eating and drinking her fill, Xu Han began to wonder what would happen if it really snowed? Should the workshop shut down?
She certainly didn't want to stop work, but she also didn't want these people to be squatting in the backyard of the shop washing sweet potatoes in the freezing cold. So what should she do?
Xu Han suddenly remembered that when it rained in her rural hometown, if the family had errands to run, they would put up a plastic sheet in the yard to keep out the rain. This way, the yard wouldn't leak and people could sit down to rest or cook.
Without hesitation, Xu Han asked Lu Chuan to go to the general store and buy some oilcloth since there was no plastic sheeting available.
"Try to buy some large tarpaulins. I plan to cover half of the yard with them. If you don't have enough, that's fine too. We can just sew them up with needle and thread."
Why not cover it all up? It's because the yard is too big, and if it were all covered up, there would be nowhere to pile up the snow.
"Okay, I got it. The grocery store should still be open. I'll go buy it now."
Xu Han nodded. "Okay, remember to buy more. It's okay to buy too much; we can use it later."
"Alright, I'll drive the carriage there and be right back."
Xu Han waved her hand, signaling him to hurry up and try to set up the shed tonight, otherwise it would be troublesome if it snowed in the middle of the night.
A short while later, Lu Chuan returned with a large roll of oilcloth. Xu Han called Qi Yu and the others over and asked them to cut the oilcloth according to their planned positions and then sew it up.
This large shop is five rooms in size, with three floors. Because it faces the street on both sides, the south and east sides are the main hall, and the kitchen is on the west side.
The kitchen area also has three floors. Next to the kitchen is a staircase. It used to be a restaurant, and the waiters would go up directly from here to serve the dishes.
Guests can go directly to the second and third floors via the stairs at the south entrance.
The two sides are located at different points upstairs, so there's no fear that the waiter might bump into someone while serving the food.
It has to be said that even Xu Han praised the layout of this shop as being so good that it was practically tailor-made for a restaurant.
The longer Xu Han stayed here, the more she felt that this was the case, and she gradually began to have the idea of opening a restaurant.
But not now. Making and selling sweet potato wine and opening a tavern are already casual enough. If we really want to open a big restaurant, we can't be so casual anymore.
This restaurant is so big, I can't afford to lose money on it. I need to plan it out carefully.
Xu Han's thoughts wandered further and further away until Lu Chuan called her, pulling her out of her reverie.
Lu Chuan asked, "Are you cold? Do you want to go back first?"
Xu Han glanced at the sky; it was still early, and she had gotten up late that morning, so she declined. "Let's see them finish this before we go back."
"Okay, if you get cold, you can sit down and start a fire."
Xu Han waved her hand. "I know, you go ahead and do your thing."
After saying that, she actually sat down to start a fire. Starting a fire on a cold night was the happiest thing, especially sitting by the stove to start a fire.
Just as she was feeling feverish and drowsy, she heard Li's voice from outside: "Madam, the oilcloth is sewn up. Would you like to come and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Han immediately perked up, called someone over to continue watching the fire, and then went out herself.
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