When Yang Haiyan heard this, she refused directly: "I'm afraid that's not convenient. I've been busy all day and haven't tidied the room since I got up this morning. Your granddaughter is guarding her everywhere. It's better to take her back to your own home. If you need anything, she can hear you here." She couldn't help but complain in her heart that this old woman was really sick.
Mrs. Lu listened and added, "Your wedding night was yesterday, right? You must have been tired this morning, so you didn't tidy up the room."
Yang Haiyan immediately understood what Sister-in-law Lu meant, and cooperated shyly for a moment: "Sister-in-law..."
Seeing Yang Haiyan say this, Zhang's mother could only say, "Then I'll take them home." She understood that the couple at Qin Fang's house had their wedding night yesterday and hadn't cleaned up the room yet. However, Zhang's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Qin Fang's house, my granddaughter hasn't had enough food yet. She went back to take care of my little grandson. Let her take these snacks as meals." As she said this, she took the cake plate, biscuit plate, and soybean cake plate directly.
Yang Haiyan: “…OK.”
Mrs. Lu's eldest son, Lu Dawei, said, "Mom, the snack made by my aunt is delicious." What he meant was that if it was taken away, they would have nothing to eat.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Auntie still has some left. I'll give it to you later."
Lu Dawei was delighted when he heard this: "Really?"
Mrs. Lu was helpless: "Haiyan, don't listen to this child."
Yang Haiyan: "Sister-in-law, it's okay. Since I promised, I will certainly not lie to Dawei."
Lu Dawei grinned: "Thank you, auntie."
The female guests ate relatively quickly because they didn't drink. Yang Haiyan usually ate less at night because she paid attention to health preservation. Seeing how Zhang's mother ate, she ate even less. She even didn't touch the dishes that Zhang's mother had eaten. Zhang's mother had eaten meat dishes, so she took a few chopsticks of vegetarian dishes.
As soon as they finished their meal, Zhang's mother said, "I'm a little worried about my grandson. I'm going to go back to Qin Fang's house first. Call me when you need to clean up." Although she said it nicely, she actually had no intention of coming over to clean up.
Yang Haiyan was still worried about her coming to clean up, so she said politely: "No need, Auntie, you go take care of the children, there are enough people to clean up."
The male guests were still going on, so Yang Haiyan, Yang Dahua and Lu Saozi cleaned up the female guests first, and then washed the dishes with warm water. While washing the dishes, the three women also chatted about interesting things in the family room and interesting things in the town.
After they washed the dishes, the men finished eating and everyone said goodbye. Several men came out of the house. Today was the best meal many of them had had since they joined the army. They could also drink wine, which was a great pleasure.
Ao Qianfu: "Qin Fang's family, thank you for your hospitality today. I'll trouble you from now on. We have to leave now."
Yang Haiyan stood up and said, "Please wait a moment." Then she went into the house and took out a small red bag. "These are some snacks. Please don't be polite. I'll give them to your family to share in the good luck."
Ao Qianfu: "I feel really bad to take it after I've eaten it."
Yang Baifu: "That's right, you can keep it for yourselves." He really felt bad.
Lu Baifu: "Yes, I am from Qin Fang's family. No need to be so polite."
The other centurions echoed this.
Yang Haiyan didn't say anything, and asked Qin Fang to take these little red bags to them. The generals were basically rough men, and they were not very polite. Besides, they all had a good relationship with Qin Fang. In the end, everyone couldn't refuse the kindness, so they accepted the little red bags and left. However, they also envied Qin Fang even more, and they all felt that Qin Fang was really lucky. Not only was his wife beautiful, but she was also virtuous and capable.
After everyone left, only Qin Fang's family, Han Zhen's family, and Lu Zhide's family were left in the yard.
So the three centurions also helped to clean up, taking the dishes out and asking Yang Haiyan, Yang Dahua and Lu Saozi to wash them in the yard. There were only a dozen dishes on the table, so the three women could wash them quickly.
After washing, Han Zhen's family left first, as they didn't live as close as Lu's. Before leaving, Yang Haiyan also gave Yang Dahua a small red bag.
Han Zhen carried the basket, Yang Dahua held his hand, and the couple walked in the moonlight.
Yang Dahua praised: "Haiyan is really amazing. She was outstanding when she was in the capital before, and now she is even more outstanding here. Not only is the food delicious, the snacks are also delicious, and the intentions are also good."
Han Zhen smiled and said, "You are also very good. You can learn needlework and cooking from her. I am very happy to marry you. This is the blessing I have cultivated for three lifetimes. I am satisfied with this lifetime." Although his wife looks ordinary, she is virtuous and gentle, and he is very satisfied. People should not ask for too much. Only simplicity can bring happiness.
After hearing this, Yang Dahua smiled sweetly: "Being able to marry you is the blessing I have accumulated in three lifetimes." Before, she never dared to think about it, not even in her dreams.
Qin's family, Mrs. Lu's family also left with baskets in their hands. Lu Dawei and Lu Xiaowei each held a small red bag, and the two brothers were extremely happy.
the next day
Although they were busy all day yesterday, the couple did not stay in bed the next day. According to modern living habits, even if they were busy all day yesterday, it is still early to go to bed, so Yang Haiyan still got up early today.
After the couple exercised, they had lunch. Breakfast was sweet potato brown rice porridge, with a boiled egg for each person, which was coarse grains and protein. After eating, the couple went to Yongji. Today was the 21st, and they had to deliver soap. As for pig intestines, Yang Haiyan asked the boss not to deliver them today because she bought them yesterday. She didn't plan to let Qin Fang know about the platform.
As soon as the couple went out, they ran into Zhang's mother playing with her children outside the yard. Seeing them go out, Zhang's mother greeted them warmly: "Are you going out?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Yes, auntie."
When Zhang's mother heard this, her eyes sparkled: "Are you going to buy vegetables? It's inconvenient for me to go to the market with my child. Can you bring some vegetables for me?"
Yang Haiyan: "Sorry, Auntie, we had a wedding banquet yesterday, which exceeded the monthly budget, so we plan to eat sweet potatoes today instead of buying vegetables."
Mother Zhang: “…” She didn’t believe what the Qin Fang family said.
After leaving the family compound, Qin Fang suddenly grabbed Yang Haiyan's hand and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have the ability to make your life better and let you eat what you want every day. But wait for me, I will definitely work hard to earn credit, and then get promoted, so that you can live a better life."
Yang Haiyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Are you thinking about what I just said?"
Qin Fang: “Yeah.”
Yang Haiyan smiled and patted his hands: "Don't think too much, I lied to her. I think Aunt Zhang is... different from normal people, she likes to take advantage..." Then she told him about the time when Zhang's mother came to ask for something, and also told her what Lu's wife told her, "That's why I said that."
Qin Fang understood. But after thinking about it carefully, Zhang Baifu seemed to be the same kind of person. Zhang Baifu had asked him to buy food from the military camp mess several times before, and he spent a total of fifteen cents, but he still hadn't paid him yet.
Qin Fang just thought about it but didn't tell Yang Haiyan about it. He felt that Zhang Baifu was a man after all and needed face, and this happened before he got married.
…
The shopkeeper had done business with Yang Haiyan three times. As he had done a thorough investigation on Yang Haiyan's background and had learned about the soap market in the past twenty days, the shopkeeper brought up the matter to Yang Haiyan.
Shopkeeper: "Mr. Qin Baifu, Mrs. Qin, are you planning to sell the secret recipe of this soap?" When he asked, his eyes were still looking at Qin Fang. Because of the male superiority and female inferiority, he naturally thought that Qin Fang was the boss of the Qin family.
Qin Fang heard this and looked at Yang Haiyan. This was his wife's dowry, so naturally he would not make the decision.
Yang Haiyan had the idea of selling the recipe. Otherwise, it would be too much trouble for her to do it every ten days. Wouldn't it be better to take the money and relax? Moreover, because she had read the novel, she knew that the family of Yonghe Marquis was of good character, including the Crown Prince's Consort. So Yang Haiyan was relieved to sell the recipe to them. But the question was: "How much does the shopkeeper want to pay for this recipe?"
The shopkeeper was stunned, not expecting that it was Yang Haiyan who spoke. However, he looked at Qin Fang again.
Qin Fang understood what he meant: "My wife makes all the decisions in my family." He didn't feel embarrassed at all to say such henpecked words.
However, the shopkeeper might not believe it. He and Yang Haiyan were acquainted and knew that Mrs. Qin was a smart woman. He also learned from the Crown Prince's wife that Mrs. Qin was the head maidservant of the Yang family's eldest daughter. You should know that the Yang family is a first-class aristocratic family. The maidservants of the eldest daughter of the aristocratic family can be more glorious than the daughter of a seventh-rank county magistrate, just like the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.
So the shopkeeper felt that Qin Baifu deliberately left this matter to Mrs. Qin.
Shopkeeper: "Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin, what do you think of this number?" The shopkeeper held up a finger.
Yang Haiyan naturally understood what he meant, which was one thousand taels. According to the current situation, she delivered 300 bars of soap every month and could earn 60 to 70 taels a year, so if the shopkeeper had a conscience, he would not offer a price of 100 taels, so it would naturally be 1,000 taels.
However, this was not the price Yang Haiyan had in mind.
Yang Haiyan said: "Actually, there are two things about this soap that I haven't told the shopkeeper."
Shopkeeper: "Mrs. Qin, please speak." The shopkeeper thought that the one thousand taels was reasonable, but he was surprised that Yang Haiyan did not agree immediately. Of course, he also knew that with Yang Haiyan's knowledge, she would not be scared by the one thousand taels.
Yang Haiyan: "Boss, to be honest, if we have enough materials, it is not a problem to make a thousand soaps a day, and the cost of each soap is only one penny. Boss, how much do you think this recipe is worth?"
Shopkeeper: "What?" He suspected that he had heard wrongly. The cost of a bar of soap was only one penny? Then... the profit was simply unimaginable, too high, right