Xu Han smiled slightly after hearing this. "What, you're in a hurry now that you've finished your work?"
Juxiang lowered her head in embarrassment. Everyone had been so motivated lately that even she had been swept up in the excitement. This was something she had never experienced before, working together as a team.
Back in the previous master's house, the maids and servants in the courtyard were always outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds.
There were many underhanded schemes involved, and they had never worked together as unitedly as they ever have.
We've been working together for so many days, so I'm getting motivated to do my job too, aren't I?
Seeing that she was shy, Xu Han stopped teasing her. "There should be some people coming today. As for the others who are far away, the roads are difficult to travel, so they should be a couple of days late, when the roads are almost dry."
However, those villages closer to the main road should be selling today.
The official roads had been repaired, and although it had rained lightly for a few days, the roads were not too muddy, and there was no problem walking normally.
Upon hearing Xu Han's words, Ju Xiang immediately burst out laughing, "Hey, I'll have them prepare right away, so that if someone really comes, they can be weighed in time."
Xu Han waved her hand, telling her to hurry up and get busy. Ju Xiang immediately took people out and brought out all the tools needed for harvesting sweet potatoes.
Seeing this, Xu Han ignored her and called over Sister-in-law Li. "Sister-in-law Li, the sweet potatoes are cooked. After you've cleaned up, please rest in the shop for a while."
In case someone comes to sell sweet potatoes, you can process them promptly to avoid having too much stock and being overwhelmed later.
Sister-in-law Li readily agreed, "Alright, Madam, don't worry, we'll wait here and won't go anywhere."
"Yeah, just rest when no one's around. Everyone's been busy these past few days, you must be exhausted!"
Sister-in-law Li waved her hand and said, "Hey, we're not tired, we're really not tired."
"This is nothing! Compared to before, the work now is so much easier; it's not even as tiring as farming."
Of course, when Sister-in-law Li says "before," she is referring to the time when she was at her former master's house, not when she was in the mountains.
"Yes, as long as you're not tired, that's fine. Anyone who's tired should take a break; health is the most important thing."
"Yes, madam, don't worry, we understand."
Xu Han and Sister-in-law Li chatted about other things for a while, and then there was a knock on the back door.
Xu Han thought it was someone delivering sweet potatoes, so she got up and went over.
Liu Erzhu, who was nearby, opened the back door, and Xu Han happened to see the person standing outside the door.
He immediately stepped forward and greeted, "Who do we have here? It's Manager Liu! Come in quickly."
Lu Chuan came out when he heard the noise, and the group exchanged pleasantries after not seeing each other for a long time.
"Haha, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, it's been a long time. I've come to deliver some small wine jars to you today. Please take a look and see if they're suitable. They were made according to the samples we sent before. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, please let me know and I'll make changes when we get back."
After Liu finished speaking, he ripped off the tarpaulin on the oxcart, and Xu Han and Lu Chuan didn't stand on ceremony and actually started looking around the oxcart.
Xu Han said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, exactly the same as the one that was delivered before. Manager Liu, please arrange for someone to unload the cart. We can go in and settle the previous payment."
"Alright, I'll do as Mrs. Lu says."
Manager Liu was naturally happy to receive payment. Every business owner hopes to settle accounts as soon as possible, since he has other things to do that require money, and it's always better to have more money on hand.
Xu Han didn't let Manager Liu into the house either, as the house was filled with winemaking jars, making it inconvenient to go inside.
Manager Liu was a thoughtful person, and he tactfully stood in the courtyard.
On the table that had just been prepared for collecting sweet potatoes, Xu Han, Lu Chuan, Manager Liu, and Ju Xiang calculated the money that needed to be settled recently.
Juxiang had already calculated these accounts once before, and in front of Manager Liu, she calculated them again, including today's goods.
Juxiang said, "The total for the last few transactions, including this one, is seventeen taels and three mace. Manager Liu, please check if the accounts are correct. If they are, I will give you the money here."
Manager Liu and Juxiang had met several times before, and he said familiarly, "Miss Juxiang's calculations are correct, of course they are right."
Upon hearing this, Juxiang didn't say much. She took out the money that Xu Han had given her earlier and handed over all the payments, both in whole and small amounts, to Manager Liu on the spot.
After counting the money, Manager Liu put it away.
After they finished their discussion, Xu Han said, "I have a few more designs for wine jars here. Manager Liu, could you please see if you can make them?"
After Xu Han finished speaking, she took out the fruit wine jar she had drawn a couple of days ago from her sleeve. Of course, this wasn't something she had always kept in her sleeve; she had just taken it out of her spatial storage when no one was looking.
Manager Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this; he hadn't expected to get new business this time.
"Madam Lu, you're too kind. Let me take a look at the drawing first before I reply to you."
After saying that, Manager Liu took the blueprints, looked at them carefully, and after a while said, "As before, I will make a few samples for you to see according to the blueprints."
Neither saying it would work out nor saying it wouldn't, Lu Chuan knew from what Manager Liu said that it was highly likely to work out, after all, they had cooperated several times and knew each other well.
Seeing Lu Chuan nod slightly, Xu Han felt much relieved. This fruit wine jar wasn't difficult to make; it just had some patterns on it, which was something most people could easily replicate.
Xu Han smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Manager Liu."
Manager Liu waved his hand, "Madam Lu, you're too kind. I have another batch of small jars at home, I'll bring them over to you in a bit."
Lu Chuan said, "When you deliver it again later, please trouble Manager Liu to take it to our tavern. I'll show you the way, and I'll wait for you there this afternoon."
Manager Liu wasn't surprised when Lu Chuan mentioned a tavern. After all, with so many wine jars ordered, opening a tavern was perfectly normal, wasn't it?
Small wine jars are generally not needed here, and they just take up space. It would be better to send them directly to the wine shop, where they can be repackaged, which would save time and effort.
Manager Liu stood up. "Alright, it's settled then. You go ahead and get busy."
When I arrived, I saw many people carrying sweet potatoes towards the county town. I guess they were here to sell sweet potatoes to your family.
They should be arriving soon, so I won't disturb them any longer.
Upon hearing this, Xu Han and Ju Xiang exchanged a glance, smiled slightly, and bid farewell to Manager Liu.
Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, a lot of people selling sweet potatoes arrived one after another.
The shop, which had been quiet for a few days, became lively again, and the scene was just as lively as before.
For a while, everyone in the shop was busy again, but despite the busyness, smiles never left their faces.
Xu Han also joined the battle, harvesting sweet potatoes with everyone. The results were impressive, with over 7,000 jin harvested in a single day.
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