Chapter 167: Sister and Brother Match
Boiling ointment is the ancestral craft of Zhang Jinzhi's mother-in-law.
However, this business is risky in the village, so it has never been told to the villagers.
After all, in the poor countryside, there are many people who are not used to seeing others live better than themselves.
There was also a case in the village before, whose family came back from work, thinking that they would earn some money to give candy to the villagers, but the next day, all the chickens and ducks raised by their family were poisoned.
Ordinary people understand this truth, and no one dares to challenge the bottom line of these barefoot people with no shoes.
"The people in their family go up two generations, and it is estimated that it is the generation of grandpa, who did not live in Sanshi Village and moved from outside. ”
"He said that the art of boiling ointment was handed down from his ancestors, but I don't know why he didn't stay in his original residence and had to move here. ”
Zhang Jinzhi saw Qin Fan's kind face, and felt that he had helped him several times in succession before, and he was not the kind of person who was prone to bad intentions.
Although the words turned a corner on his lips, he still decided to tell Qin Fan the details, after all, people are going to open a herbal medicine factory in the future, and he may be able to help.
Now most of the herbs in the village have been received in the town or the city herb factory for processing, Qin Fan has heard the memory of those hand-boiled ointments, but he has never seen them.
"Sister Jin Zhi, since you have this craft, why don't you move out and find a place where no one knows to start a business?" Qin Fan asked.
Although most of the people in the village are taboo about Zhang Jinzhi's widowhood and do not associate with her, this place is only so big.
If she had learned some ancestral craft, she would have to find a way to sell ointments no matter what, and she would not hide it for so long.
Zhang Jinzhi shook his head and said that before her father-in-law and mother-in-law died, she asked her family to give birth to a son to inherit the craft and inherit the craft.
This is the most important reason why the Yao family spent a lot of money to marry Zhang Jinzhi, she thinks that as a woman, it is her responsibility to give birth to children.
"I haven't even done such a thing well, where can I still have the face to leave, even if I am a widow and never marry for the rest of my life, it is better than every time I think of this matter, I feel guilty. ”
Zhang Jinzhi said with emotion, saying that since he has learned this ancestral craft, he must find a way to make money.
In order to prevent the people in the village from knowing, she waited until it was dark every day before boiling the ointment in the house.
Not only will they close all the doors and windows of the house, but they will also sprinkle a lot of charcoal in the corners until they are black.
After the ointment was boiled, he naturally had to find a way to sell it, Zhang Jinzhi often carried the basket on his back, dressed himself neatly and decently, and said that he was going back to his parents' house.
But because of her style, there are more and more gossips in the village, and many people say that she estimates that she has some good wild men outside the mountain.
"I don't care about the gossip and gossip of those people, as long as there is money to make me have enough to eat, even if I suffer a lot and be looked down upon by many people, I am willing. ”
Zhang Jinzhi's eyes were bright, she suffered from lack of money in her early years, and now she is determined to live for herself once, so naturally she has to find a way to save money.
Regarding what she said, Qin Fan had many things he didn't understand.
But thinking that since this is the business that Zhang Jinzhi relies on to make a living, he doesn't want to ask too much.
But Zhang Jinzhi was very clever, and he could see at a glance what Qin Fan wanted to ask himself, and opened his mouth directly, letting him say anything directly.
She turned her head and looked at Qin Fan upright, looking at his resolute facial features and carved jaw, feeling that this life was really handsome.
"You are a few years younger than me, about the same age as my brother, and you have been locked up several times before, I treat you as family from the bottom of my heart, just ask if you have anything to say, I will definitely say it." ”
This woman spoke very generously and honestly, she said that she was not the kind of person who did big business, she knew that Qin Fan had some ability, and she was willing to tell him about this ointment.
As soon as she heard that she was going to tell herself the secret recipe of the Yao family's ancestors, Qin Fan hurriedly waved his hand and asked her to stop talking.
"Sister Jin Zhi, I am the only child in the family, I have been lonely since I was a child, you are willing to be my sister, of course I am very happy. ”
"But I'm a businessman, don't tell me about your ability to eat, keep a few points for yourself, after all, this is your mother-in-law's ancestral recipe. ”
As soon as the words landed, Zhang Jinzhi sneered a few times.
She wasn't laughing at Qin Fan, but she felt that this kind of ancestral recipe was really a waste if she didn't use it.
"Their recipes are all passed on to men and not women, and if it weren't for my short-lived man dying soon, he wouldn't have told me this secret recipe. ”
Before Yao Genzi died, he refused to tell Zhang Jinzhi's ancestral recipe until the woman thought of a way, pretending to vomit, saying that she was pregnant.
The man who buried half of his body in the loess was instantly overjoyed, but thinking that he would not live long in the future, he would definitely not see the child.
In this way, he gritted his teeth and told Zhang Jinzhi the ancestral recipe, so that she must pass it on well in the future.
"The people in their family are very suspicious, they can't trust me, even if they spend a lot of money to marry a woman, what can they do?"
"It's just that they want to treat me as a fertility machine and give birth to a son to their family, but such a short-lived man can't stand up, and he still wants to have a son, joke!"
Zhang Jinzhi spat fiercely on the ground, she felt that although her approach was a bit inferior, it could be regarded as helping the Yao family pass down the ancestral prescription.
Moreover, she has not left Sanshi Village for many years because of this incident, and has been atoning for her sins in the village, no matter what level it is, it can be regarded as fulfilling her filial piety and obligations.
"Even if I go out two or three times a month to sell some ointment, I am careful to sell it to those outsiders, and never to acquaintances, lest they have any ideas. ”
"But this sales volume is too low, the money I earn every month can only make a living for myself, add a few more clothes, there is such a good recipe, I don't want to make a lot of money, it's really a waste!"
Zhang Jinzhi sighed that this is one of the reasons why she is willing to tell and ask for a review.
Since they can't make a lot of money with their own skills, why don't the two of them split it fifty-fifty?
Qin Fan felt that what she said made sense, and he had no way to refuse.
After thinking about it for a while, I decided to listen carefully to her skill in boiling ointment.