"Miss Jiang?" Gu Yanzhou saw that Jiang Yunzhu was just staring at him and reminded her.
Jiang Yunzhu came back to her senses, and the chaotic thoughts in her mind suddenly stopped. She couldn't remember where she had heard the name Gu Yanzhou.
She greeted him and looked him up and down again.
Gu Yanzhou found it curious that she looked at him so openly, so he let her look at him.
Jiang Yunzhu withdrew her gaze and said goodbye. She was in a hurry to go home and prepare for business.
After two days of hard work, I'm finally almost ready.
At dawn on the third day, the market at the foot of the mountain became bustling.
At this time, the soldiers stationed at the mine were changing shifts, and the soldiers who were off duty were already starving. The army prepared breakfast for the soldiers, a big pot of pancakes and a pot of thin soup with very little vegetable leaves. Some soldiers went to eat, while others wanted to improve their food and went to the foot of the mountain.
At this time, the miners who arrived earlier had also reached the foot of the mountain, and the place was bustling with people.
In the northwest corner of the market, you can smell an enticing fragrance from a long distance away.
The smell arouses one's appetite.
Walking over there, I saw a small stall in the very corner of the market. In front of the stall was a stove, and on the stove was a large casserole. At this moment, something was bubbling in the casserole, and the rich aroma was coming from there.
When Jiang Yunzhu saw someone coming, she opened the casserole and turned the meat in the casserole with a spoon.
I saw a large piece of meat, with a rosy color, trembling in the crystal clear soup. As the girl turned the spoon, the sticky soup covered the entire piece of meat, indicating that it was cooked to perfection.
On a morning in late autumn, everyone was hungry and cold, but when they suddenly saw this steaming pot of meat, they couldn't help swallowing.
Someone asked Jiang Yunzhu how to sell the meat.
"The meat is chopped up and eaten with pancakes, six cents each." Jiang Yunzhu said, lifting the small quilt beside her to reveal half a basket of snow-white pancakes with a wheat aroma.
Six cents is a bit expensive. You have to know that the miners only earn twenty cents a day, and the soldiers only earn five cents a month.
Jiang Yunzhu had expected this to happen, she was just using the smell of meat to lure people over.
At the right moment, she opened the large wooden barrel beside her, revealing a bucket of steaming hot soup. Immediately, the rich aroma of mutton mixed with pepper and other flavors wafted towards her.
"This is Eight Treasures Soup, also called Hu La Tang. It's three cents a bowl. Buy a bowl of soup and get five oily steamed buns for free." She said in a brisk tone. This was decided after she discussed it with Old Man Chen. It's better to sell soup for three cents than two cents. It's more attractive to get oily steamed buns for free.
People always feel like they’re getting a good deal when something is given as a gift, but they don’t realize that the price has already been added to the item being sold.
Spicy Hu La Tang? I've never heard of it, but the soup is really delicious and not expensive. Some people don't want to leave, so they immediately buy a bowl of soup.
A wooden spoon scooped a spoonful of soup from the wooden barrel. The soup was actually thick and full of ingredients such as bean curd, vermicelli, and radish. Just for the free oil-fried steamed bun, the three cents were worth it.
As soon as I took a sip of the soup, the taste of pepper rushed straight to my head, and I felt refreshed. It was spicy, overbearing, but just the right amount of spicy. It was more than just spicy, the light sour taste mixed with the aroma of mutton and many other flavors made my mouth water and my body feel comfortable.
This is a bowl of soup, but it is more than just soup. There is something to chew in your mouth and there is something to eat.
Then soak the oily steamed buns in it and you will feel full.
While eating, someone praised the soup for being delicious. After finishing a bowl of soup, the coldness in the body disappeared and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of the nose. It was so delicious that I wanted to have another bowl.
In such an autumn and in such a morning, it seems that one should drink a bowl of soup like this to give one strength.
A new day begins!
Some people said it was good, and other people who were waiting couldn't help but buy a bowl to try it, and they thought it was indeed good.
Some people also started buying meat pies. It turned out that although the monthly salary of the soldiers here was not high, they were guarding a gold nugget like the mine, which provided lucrative benefits, so the soldiers had money.
Mainly because the stew tastes so good...
The crispy white cake, paired with the glutinous and smooth minced meat, and topped with a little bright soup, the various flavors and aromas are layered in the mouth, making it impossible to stop eating. It feels like the six cents are worth it! The taste seems to be better than the Fu Man Ju in the county town.
Business at the stall suddenly became booming.
Chen was responsible for serving the soup, Jiang Yunzhu cut the meat and made meat pancakes, Jiang Lin and Jiang Yunxue cleaned up the dishes. It was not time to go to work yet, so Jiang Cheng went wherever he was needed, and the family was busy and happy.
The soup, pancakes and even the fried buns were all made at home and all that had to be done was to serve them to the guests. The only thing left was to clean up the dishes. Jiang Yunzhu had thought of everything in advance, so everyone was busy but not chaotic. No guest was kept waiting for long, and no guest left.
More than half an hour later, the goods were basically sold out. By the time the mine started working, Jiang Cheng had already gone to the mine and the stall became deserted.
Everyone was like they had fought a tense battle, nervous and excited. Now that they were free, they all looked at Jiang Yunzhu. How was the business today? Although they had a feeling, they still wanted to confirm with Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu was in charge of collecting the money and had already made a rough estimate. She first stretched out a finger towards the crowd, and then stretched out another hand, meaning that the sale price was around one hundred and fifty coins.
Chen couldn't believe it at all. Jiang Yunzhu had already calculated it with Old Man Chen at home. These foods accounted for nearly half of the profit. After selling them for 150 wen, didn't she make 75 wen
Seventy-five coins a day, how much a month? Two taels of silver... Chen felt her face flushed and her ears became hot, and she couldn't even breathe smoothly.
"Let's go back and continue selling at noon." She didn't feel tired at all at this moment. Her mind was full of this business. She had completely forgotten that she had not agreed with Jiang Yunzhu doing this business before.
Jiang Yunzhu quickly shook her head. The soup would only be delicious if it was stewed for a long time. The pancakes and fried buns also took time to make. They started preparing yesterday and got up before three o'clock this morning to prepare these things.
How could it be too late to sell them at noon? Besides, noon is not a good time to sell these things.
It's too tiring. Now we are all relying on our spirit to keep going. Once the spirit wears off, we will all be so sleepy that our eyelids will droop.
It was just past seven o'clock now. The market was close to Changshi Village. They could pack up and go back, and take a nap, Jiang Yunzhu thought.
After hearing her say this, Chen could only give up unwillingly.
The family packed up their things and returned home happily.
At the gate of Jiang's house, Jiang Wu stood there, looking towards the road at the entrance of the village from time to time. Suddenly, he saw a few familiar figures. He immediately shouted inside, "Grandpa, mother and the others are back." After shouting, he took his short legs and rushed towards Chen like a sprint.
Chen hugged him, filled with joy.
When I arrived at the door, Mr. Chen was already standing there waiting.
"How is it?" he asked.
"Not bad." Jiang Yunzhu said with a smile.
But Chen glanced at her and said, "What's okay?" It was obvious that the business was doing well. Her daughter was now more patient than her.
Thinking of this, she also smiled.
The family entered the house, and Jiang Yunzhu dumped the jar containing the coins onto the table. The copper coins scattered all over the place, making an indescribably clear and pleasant sound.
Chen seemed to have turned into a money-grubber and immediately sat down at the table and started counting the coins one by one.
One hundred and sixty-three coins, ten coins more than Jiang Yunzhu expected. After deducting the cost, the net profit was eighty coins, four times the salary of Jiang Cheng.
Chen was so happy that she smiled from ear to ear.
Jiang Yunzhu got over the excitement, but she really felt that it was okay. On this day, their whole family, including Mr. Chen, helped out. Six people worked hard, but they only earned 80 cents. Is that a lot
It's just hard-earned money.
It's really hard. I went to bed so late last night and got up before three this morning. My whole day and night are reversed.
She thought that once she had saved enough money, she would stop doing this business, otherwise everyone’s health would not be able to bear it.
But Chen felt that she was not satisfied. People like them had no way to make money normally, but now they could earn so much, so what was there to be dissatisfied about
She asked Jiang Yunzhu to go to bed quickly while she prepared things for tomorrow. She was not afraid of hard work or fatigue as long as she could make money.
Jiang Yunzhu asked her to take a rest as well. There is no end to making money and health is the most important thing. Otherwise, if she gets sick, no amount of money will be enough to spend.
Only then did Chen go back to her room to rest.
Lying on the bed, she couldn't fall asleep. According to today's situation, plus Jiang Cheng's salary, they would have nearly three taels of income every month.
She thought of Jiang Yunxiu. If she could have made so much money earlier, she would never have sold her.
I don’t know how she is doing now, or whether I will have the chance to see her again in the future.
At this time, Jiang Yunxiu finally arrived at Anping Marquis Mansion, the place she had longed for.
Shen Fengming killed so many people in Changfeng Prefecture that everyone in Changfeng Prefecture felt insecure. Not to mention the officials and wealthy businessmen, even brothels dared not show off, so who would buy girls
Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to sell it anymore, for fear that the Qilin Guards might dislike her and kill her.
After discussing with people she knew, she took a few girls to Luzhou.
It happened to be the birthday of the old lady of Anping Marquis' Mansion, and the mansion was short of people, so she immediately brought Jiang Yunxiu and a few other girls to the door.
In the end, Jiang Yunxiu made the deal for twelve taels of silver.
Today was her first day entering the Anping Marquis Mansion. Although she entered from the back corner door, the pavilions and towers on both sides were even more magnificent than she had imagined in her dreams.
Thinking that Jiang Yunzhu lived in such a place in her dream, while she lived in a dilapidated house full of wind and rain, she felt extremely fortunate that she had grabbed the short branch.
This time it is finally her turn to be rich and prosperous!