When the spring is warm, other people's vegetables have not been sown yet, but Xiaocao's green leafy vegetables are ready to be sold. The four acres of land in the front yard are all planted with short-growing green leafy vegetables. The growth period of ordinary green leafy vegetables ranges from 20 days to 40 days, but the vegetables of Xiaocao's family were harvested within 20 days tenaciously even though there were two spring snowfalls in the middle.
In the early spring when everything is just recovering, a yard full of green and tender vegetables makes people feel comfortable. Mrs. Fang, who is more than eight months pregnant and is about to give birth, walks around the vegetable field with her waist and round belly supported every day. She not only achieves the effect of exercise but also feels happy because of the green eyes.
Every morning at the Yu family, there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages coming to buy vegetables, most of them were well-known families in the town. At this time last year, the green leafy vegetables cooked in oyster sauce at Zhenxiu Restaurant cost only five taels of silver per dish, earning a fortune. Because of the fresh vegetables, the Yao family has gained a great reputation in the town. This year, some families inquired about the source of vegetables in advance, and made a contract with Yu's family early, for fear that they would not be able to order vegetables and fall behind.
The vegetables in Xiaocao's family are growing well, each tree is strong and tender enough to squeeze out water. Rare things are expensive, except Zhenxiu Restaurant and Yaojia, the prices are calculated according to regular customers, which is the same as last year. For new customers this year, the price will be increased by one-third.
Although the Yu family's four mu of vegetables yielded more than 3,500 catties per mu, it still couldn't supply all the needs of the town. Adhering to the principle of first come, first served, the Yu family selected the top ten suppliers. Fortunately, there are not many vegetables purchased by each family every day, but they can supply them.
Inspired by selling watermelons, the eldest uncle of the Liu family bought a mule and set up a carriage. Every three or five days, he would pull a cart of vegetables from his brother-in-law's house and work tirelessly to deliver the vegetables to Fucheng. Because of General Fang's care, he set up a line with a fruit and vegetable shop in Fucheng. The vegetables he transported there don't need him to wait for customers in the carriage. Although it is less profitable than retail, it is not so hard.
Liu Pei is not the kind of person who takes advantage of his younger sister and brother-in-law. After arguing for a long time at the Yu family's price, they finally agreed to go with the price of Zhenxiu Restaurant. Originally, Liu Pei insisted on calculating the purchase price according to the other eight companies, but Yu Hai firmly rejected it. Fortunately, such fresh green leafy vegetables are the only ones in Fucheng. Even if they are wholesaled to fruit and vegetable shops, the price is much higher. Liu Pei can earn at least dozens of taels of silver by going to Fucheng!
As for the picking of vegetables, the Yu family was still too busy to work together, so they hired the careful daughter-in-law in the village to help, and they worked for an hour or two every morning for 20 Wen. In previous years, twenty Wen was the wages of a man in his prime who worked as a coolie for a day.
Since the construction of the port and the increasing business on the wharf, the wages have only slowly risen. The wages of adult laborers range from 30 to 50 per day. However, those are the hard-earned money of hard labor. How can the money come easily when picking vegetables at Yu's house and only working for an hour or two
Anyone in the village who can establish a relationship with the Yu family will come to talk about friendship. Too many people came, and the Yu family only needed a dozen or so people. After all, they were all girls and daughter-in-laws from Dongshan Village, who looked down and didn't see them, but Liu Shi was so embarrassed that she couldn't say no to her.
Xiaocao knew her mother's character well, so she packed some gifts for her and asked her to go back to her mother's house for a few days. Ever since she married into Yu's family, she was afraid that Mrs. Zhang would be unhappy, so Mrs. Liu never went back to her mother's house once. After the separation, the family was so busy that they couldn't keep their heels on the ground, and there were very few opportunities to go home. I would like to take this opportunity to let my mother stay at my grandmother's house for a few days to connect with mother and child.
As for the offending work of hiring people, leave it to the two big girls of the godmother. Being able to climb up to the position of being the mistress's close maid, the two maids are naturally not easy. They are careful when they should be careful, and they are also very powerful masters when they are aggressive. In addition, they have the general and the general's wife as their backers, even if they were rejected, those daughters-in-law and girls would not dare to say anything.
The two girls are also very clear in their hearts. They first registered all the people who came to ask questions in a booklet, and selected ten of them according to their relationship, and sent people one by one to inform them to come to work on time at Mao the next day. Late arrivals will result in deductions from wages. When other people came to inquire again, the two maids dismissed them with a calm expression, "I will have other work in the future, and I will consider you first".
Those who came to help were Shuanzhu's wife, Ergou's wife, Xiaocao's two aunts (Yuxi Yujiang's daughter-in-law), Xiaocao's cousin (Yuxi's eldest daughter), Zhou Shanshan who came to earn pocket money, and Several other daughter-in-laws who are closely related to the Yu family. These people also knew that Pearl Linglong chose them because of the Yu family's face, and they were particularly hardworking and meticulous in their work.
Originally, they were all used to work in the village, and they couldn't be bothered with picking vegetables, so they finished the two-hour work in just over one hour a day. Every vegetable didn't touch any soil, and they were all neatly arranged. People who just bought vegetables praised them for their quick work!
There is nothing to do at home, and Xiaocao, who just wanted to relax for two days, was invited by Xiaolian to help at the pier again. Xiaolian's business at the wharf is getting bigger and bigger. In the warm spring season, after the winter off-season, the wharf gradually becomes busy again.
There are people who work at the pier, as well as people who eat. The weather in early spring was relatively cool in the morning and evening, and the jelly business on the pier had stopped since late autumn last year. Xiao Lian and her eldest aunt were already too busy with the noodle stall and stewed vegetables business.
The noodles on the noodle stall are not like old Liu Tou who only boiled noodles in clear water at that time. Xiaocao taught Xiaolian and her eldest aunt how to make noodles with fried sauce, scallion oil, shredded pork with mustard mustard, and stewed noodles. In order to enrich the types of noodles, a batch of noodles was specially steamed to make egg fried noodles and shredded pork fried noodles. The taste of northerners is strong, and although the price of fried noodles is higher, it is surprisingly well received.
Xiaolian's stewed vegetables are no longer laboriously divided and sold, but they bring old stews from home, and use Xiaocao's secret seasoning packets to stew them on the spot. The built-up stove was right up to Xiaolian's waist. Inside the stove was a blazing charcoal fire, and all kinds of stewed vegetables were boiling in the marinade boiling on the stove. Snow-white smoke rises in the air; the thick fragrance can't stop rushing into people's noses. If the wind is favorable, the strong fragrance will almost cover the entire pier.
Come to a bowl of plain noodles, add two yuan of stewed vegetables, which will not only satisfy your gluttony but also fill your stomach. Every time it was time to eat, Yu's noodle stall was crowded with people, and there was no room to sit at the table. Some people would rather eat on the ground than go to other places.
The other food sellers on the pier could only watch the Yu family make money. Especially those who had previously rejected the Xiaocao sisters selling stewed vegetables next to her noodle stall, their business was so slow that they couldn't keep going. The proprietress deeply regretted it. If she hadn't made a wrong decision at the beginning, she might have waited in line to eat noodles, and it would have been replaced by theirs!
On this day, Yu Xiaocao was arrested by Xiaolian again as a free laborer. She is not allowed to do the "heavy work" of rolling noodles, bottoming, and cutting stewed vegetables. She is only responsible for serving the prepared noodles to the guests. Even so, she was too busy.
The rush to eat finally passed, and Xiaocao was just about to sit down and rest when she heard the sound of people on the pier suddenly. Huh? What happened? Why did so many strangers suddenly come to the pier? Could it be that someone came to mess things up? Or is there someone who is interested in the fat of the dock and wants to share a piece of the pie with Sixth Brother
Xiaocao moved towards the pier curiously, and found that the group of people who appeared at the pier did not look like a mob, but rather organized and disciplined practitioners. She couldn't help worrying about Brother Six—these guys don't seem easy to deal with!
Sixth brother has seen the world after all, he has been in this dock for so many years, what kind of person has he not seen? Seeing this situation, he came up to him without changing his face, cupped his hands at the head-like man, and said, "Dare to ask this lord, why did you come to Tanggu Wharf?"
Although that handsome man was dressed in casual clothes, his gestures revealed a kind of official authority. He glanced at Brother Six indifferently, and asked, "Are you the person in charge of this pier?"
"I'm right! I don't know if my lord is going to load the ship or unload it? Please come to our office and register. I will give priority to the arrangement!" Sixth Brother never felt any malice from him, so he tentatively said.
The adult signaled to the sixth brother, took him to a relatively secluded place, lowered his voice and said: "I am the commander of the guards in Beijing, and I have come to welcome the little county king who has returned from the sea by the emperor's secret decree. According to news, they have hundreds of cargo ships this time, all of which are precious species brought back from the South Seas and the West. So...you have to make arrangements in advance!"
Even if the sixth brother wanted to forget the ostentation and the sensation caused by King Yang's sea trip the year before last, he couldn't forget it. After a year and a half, King Yang hasn't landed yet, so it's quite a scene. The so-called commander of the guards brought over at least fifty or sixty guards. It seemed that the pier was going to be blocked by this posture.
That's right, it is said that before the current emperor ascended the throne, he paid attention to the introduction of overseas species, especially those high-yielding grains. The introduction of sweet potatoes has benefited thousands of Ming people. The current emperor said this sentence in the Golden Luan Hall: "My goal for the first ten years of my ascension to the throne is to let everyone in the Ming Dynasty have food, and everyone can be full!"
Such a good emperor for the country and the people, in order to search for more high-yield grain, entrusted the 15-year-old Yangjun King with the important task of going to the West. This time, King Yang came back victoriously, and the current emperor naturally paid attention to it.
This business has a lot to do with it, and a single mistake could lead to death. But if it is done well, and it shows its face in front of King Yang, in the future, if others want to take a bite of this piece of fat at the pier, they will have to weigh it. The port will be completed in about two years. If the entire port is in his hands, his sixth brother will be considered a famous figure in Tanggu by then!
Wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, this business, he has accepted it! !
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