The first batch of goods for the palace at the end of the month was ready, a total of 10,001 pieces. In order to prevent mistakes in the process of handling or storage, Qiao Wei prepared 500 more pieces. Take it to Rongji to sell, just as Rongji urges Qiao Wei to add more goods every day, which makes Qiao Wei feel a little embarrassed.
It was produced for one month, buried in the jar for one month, and it happened to be delivered on time two months later. Of course, this month can't be idle. There is also a second batch of goods, and the 1st of each month is the delivery date.
In ancient times, there was no saying of the day of the week, but office workers also had holidays. For example, the imperial court had a bath every five days, and one day off at a time. Of course, this was the treatment of civil servants, and ordinary people should not expect extravagant expectations.
Qiniang told Qiao Wei that when they were in the government's house, the servants only had one day off on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. day, even year-round.
Qiao Wei knew that Master Zheng and the others worked all year round, unless there was no business.
"Then what if the first day of junior high school is closed and there is no one to take care of you in the house?" Qiao Wei asked.
Qiniang explained: "Some are the second and sixteenth graders."
Like Rong Kee, it is also a rotation system. The workshop does not need to be so complicated for the time being, and it is enough to fix the holidays.
"Won't you be tired after so little sleep?" Qiao Wei asked again.
"Is it rare?" Qiniang asked back.
In Qiniang's view, non-stop is normal, and it is because she is too kind-hearted to give her a day or two off.
Qiao Wei's eyeballs rolled around, no wonder the old scholar's private school is open all year round, Ganqing Liangchao is such an environment, everyone is used to it, and no one complains, after all, compared to being hungry at home, or planting It is a good way out to work for others with tens of hundreds of acres of land.
"Then do you think it's better for us to take a few days off in the workshop?" Qiao Wei asked pretending not to understand.
Throwing this pot to Qiniang is treacherous enough, Qiniang is a worker, she naturally hopes that the more the better, but if there are too many, she is afraid that Qiao Wei will be unhappy, so she calms herself down, Qiniang said: "Three or two days is enough gone."
It was two days in the official house, if she could have one more day, she would be satisfied.
Qiao Wei suppressed the corners of her lips that were almost turned up, and said with a painful face: "Then let's take a rest every day, and another day at the end of the month, a total of four days."
Qiniang smiled happily: "That's very good."
Joe Papi: I originally wanted to give you two days off a week...
The matter of rest was settled like this.
Qiao Wei felt that rest in the workshop was not enough, and the private school also needed rest. The old scholar was old and worked so hard, it would be bad if he became sick from overwork.
Qiao Wei went down the mountain to communicate with the old scholar about the private school's holiday. On the other side, Bier, who spent the night in the capital, went back to the mountain.
Bi'er's face was pale and her expression was a little dazed, Qiniang called Bi'er, but she didn't hear her, Qiniang opened her mouth wonderingly, walked up to her, and patted her on the shoulder: "Bi'er, what's wrong with you? Is your mother seriously ill?"
"No, my mother didn't..." Bi'er was stunned, she came back to her senses, lowered her eyes, and said to Qiniang: "She's fine, the doctor prescribed medicine and said that it will be fine after a few days."
Qiniang looked relieved and said: "The doctor said so, then you will definitely be cured. You don't have to worry too much. I see that your face is so ugly. Did you not sleep well last night? You go to the room to catch up on sleep. In the morning Just the three of us is enough."
Bi'er's eyes flickered: "Ma'am... isn't there?"
Qiniang smiled and said: "Madam has gone to private school, it seems that she wants to discuss something with the old gentleman, are you looking for Madam?"
Bi'er hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, I'll just ask casually."
Qiniang looked at her strangely, always felt that after returning home, the child seemed to have lost his soul, and he was still worried about his mother's illness, right
Bi'er felt guilty for a while when Qiniang looked at her, she lowered her head and said, "I'm going to do things first."
Qiniang nodded: "Okay, you can go, don't be too tired, if you really can't bear it, you can go back to the house to rest, Madam is kind, I won't blame you."
Bi'er responded vaguely, and entered the workshop with a dull head.
Xiao Wei had already moved a small bench and sat there, wearing gloves, wrapped them in mud clothes one by one, and put them into jars one by one. When he saw Bi'er, he grinned: "Bi'er, you are back, you Is your mother feeling better?"
A warm current flows through Bi'er's heart. Everyone here treats her well from the bottom of their hearts, but she is about to do something wrong to them...
"Bi'er, what's the matter with you?" Xiao Wei felt that Bi'er's state was not right, "Is it because your mother is going to die of illness?"
Bi'er shook her head: "I didn't sleep well, I'm a little sleepy."
Xiao Wei said righteously: "Then you go back to sleep, and I will help you with your work!"
Bi'er moved a small bench and sat down beside him: "No, it's broad daylight, so I can't sleep."
"Really?" Xiao Wei was confused, the brothers in the village all slept in broad daylight!
Bi'er was in poor spirits, and everyone gave way to her when doing things. The dirty work was done by Xiao Wei, and the delicate work was done by Qiniang. If it really fell into Bier's hands, there would be nothing left.
Agui is alone in the operation room to prepare the mud clothes, and the workload is relatively huge, but Xiao Wei and Bier are not qualified to enter the operation room, and Qiniang is helping Bier with work, so Agui stays alone until noon.
Bi'er felt a little guilty, took off her gloves, and said to the others, "I'm going to cook."
Qiniang held her back: "Farewell, you rest, I'll come!"
"But… "
Qiniang interrupted her: "It's nothing but, I was wronged last time, didn't you cook for me?"
"That's different..." Bi'er didn't dare to look into Qiniang's eyes anymore.
Qiniang said softly, "What's the difference?"
Beer was at a loss for words.
Qiniang patted her hand and went.
Bi'er's heart is cut like a knife, everyone thinks of her so much, she is really a wolf!
At noon, Qiao Wei took the two children to eat at Luo's house, sent the children to a private school, and then went to the town.
"Ma'am hasn't come back yet." Bi'er said to Qiniang while washing the dishes.
Qiniang wiped Bier's washed dishes with a cotton cloth: "Maybe I went to town, Rongji is quite busy these days."
Bi'er forced a smile and said, "Madam is really capable."
Qiniang and You Rongyan said: "That is, I have lived in my twenties and have never seen a woman who is more capable than Madam, even a man can't compare to her."
Bi'er handed the washed chopsticks to Qiniang: "Ah Gui heard this, but he's going to be angry."
"He's not that small-minded." Outside, Qiniang knew to save Agui.
Bi'er looked outside the door, her eyes flickered and she said: "You and Brother Agui have been tired all morning, go to sleep, I will watch the door at noon."
"How did that happen?" Qiniang shook her head.
Bi'er tried her best to put on a relaxed tone: "I didn't do anything in the morning, so I'm refreshed. You and Brother Agui have enough energy. Good afternoon, go to work."
Qiniang didn't want to bother Bier, but Bier insisted, Qiniang agreed.
Taking advantage of Qiniang's turning around, Bi'er flicked Qiniang's waist, and took away the key with the red string hanging on it without any trace.
Qiniang was indeed tired, and fell asleep on the bed not long after returning to the house. Seeing that Qiniang was sleeping soundly, Agui didn't dare to disturb her, and squinted next to her for a while.
Xiao Wei came out of the latrine and saw Bi'er sitting on the small bench at the entrance of the workshop. He wondered, "Why don't you go back to the room to rest? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Bi'er smiled guiltyly: "Qiniang and Agui are both tired, I'll watch for them for a while."
Seeing that her face was still extremely pale, Xiao Wei sighed, "Forget it, I'll guard."
Bi'er hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, you worked hard this morning. My mother is sick, and I can't sleep either. Go to bed."
"Really?" Xiao Wei asked.
Bi'er smiled slightly: "Really, brother Wei, you can go, if I'm sleepy, you can take my place, don't worry, I won't be polite to you."
Xiao Wei is a bandit, so he can't play politely, Bi'er said it's really unnecessary, so he believed it, and he yawned: "Then I'll go."
"Yeah." Billy smiled and nodded.
Xiao Wei returned to the dormitory. Although he lived in Heifeng Mountain, Qiao Wei thoughtfully prepared a room for him to take a lunch break. Xiao Wei started snoring not long after entering the room.
Wan Lai was silent.
Bi'er was sitting on the small bench, her heart was pounding.
Since she was a child, it's not that she hasn't done bad things, but they were all childish jokes without any real harm. This time, she wanted to steal the madam's formula for the so-called gambling money.
She knew that Madam's Preserved Eggs were to be sold to the palace, and the delivery volume of 10,000 per month was a huge deal. If this business was taken away, she wondered if Madam would be sad.
There are also Xiao Jingyun and Xiao Wangshu, such cute children, who have only had a few days of fun, are they going to become paupers again
She doesn't want to do that.
But if she doesn't do it, with the temperament of the second wife, she will definitely not let her parents go.
crunch—
The door was blown open by the strong wind.
Bi'er stood up and gently closed the door.
Soon, it was blown away by the wind again.
Bi'er supported it and glanced in. From her angle, she could just see the door of the operating room. The copper lock on it was illuminated by the light coming in. The keyhole was pitch black, and the key was in her hand. .
Bi'er tightened the key in her wide sleeve and left the workshop!
Taking a deep breath, he couldn't move anymore.
She gritted her teeth and walked towards the door of the operating room...
Qiniang woke up from the heat in the middle of her sleep, and took a closer look to see that Agui was sticking to her body like a piece of brown candy. She moved her body funny and let Agui lie flat on the bed, then got up and straightened her clothes , was about to go to see Bier, but when she was putting on her belt, she fumbled for the key, and the key was gone!
She hurried to look for it, and searched all the drawers, cabinets, floors, under the bed, wherever she could.
Agui was woken up, rubbed his eyes and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Qiniang said anxiously: "The key! I lost the key to the operating room!"
The keys can be lost anywhere, except in the operation room, where all the ingredients and recipes of preserved eggs are stored. If someone with a heart steals them, the consequences will be disastrous.
A Guihu's body shook, and he lost his drowsiness. He sat up and said seriously, "Where did you lose it?"
Qiniang cried anxiously: "I don't know... I didn't lock the door at noon, I..."
Agui put on his gown: "Don't worry, you haven't gone down the mountain, there is only so much space on the mountain, either inside the house or outside, you go to the kitchen, I'll go to the workshop."
"good."
When the two left the house, the kitchen was at the end of the dormitory, not far away, but the workshop was in front, so it took a few more steps.
Agui went around to the workshop, saw the bare bench at the door, and wondered where Bier was? Didn't you let her watch the door? Where did you go
Could it be—
Agui's complexion changed, he kicked the door in without saying a word, walked to the operating room with strides, and picked up the lock.
"Brother Agui." Bi'er's voice sounded at the gate.
Agui turned his head in cold sweat, and saw Bi'er walking towards him with a smile: "I woke up so soon? I just went to the latrine."
Agui ignored her, took out his key and opened the lock.
Bi'er asked casually: "Didn't it start at four o'clock? Why is it so early, Brother Agui?"
"It's early." Agui answered casually, opened the door and entered the operation room, first opened the hidden compartment and looked at the ledger for recording materials. This is a living real-time recipe. How many preserved eggs, It is clear at a glance how much salt, caustic soda, lime, etc. are used.
The book is still in its original place and has not been touched.
Afterwards, Agui checked several jars containing ingredients, and found no obvious abnormalities.
Agui felt relieved a little.
"Brother Agui, what are you looking for?" Bi'er poked her head in suddenly.
Agui scolded, "Is this a place you can come in?"
Bi'er quickly retracted her neck.
Agui frowned impatiently, walked around the room, and finally found Qiniang's key in the pyre.
Agui locked the door and left the workshop.
Bi'er obediently sat on the small bench, resting her chin on her hands, looking innocent and indifferent.
She was still at a loss in the morning, but after a lunch break, she seemed like a different person, so she didn't worry about her seriously ill mother so soon
Something is wrong.
Bi'er looked at Agui with a smile: "Brother Agui, what do you keep watching me do? Is there something on my face? Be careful that Qiniang is jealous."
Agui turned his face away, who wants to see you? It's not as good as Qiniang's finger!