Most of the octopus balls in the basket were left, Ruizhu took out the purse and poured out a pitiful dozen coppers from it, Tan Wanqing only sold a few in a day, no wonder she was so depressed, she didn't like to talk, it was much worse than she thought, and she didn't even earn back the capital.

Even so, Rui Zhu was still unwilling to be very unhappy in her heart, sitting there still sulking, obviously the people who bought it said that it was delicious, and it was only two pennies a string, which sweet cake and fruit cake in the capital were not more than ten times more expensive than this, she didn't believe it, no one would buy such a delicious thing, it must be her first day to go, and there were not many people who knew her.

If the rest is left overnight, it will not be fresh, so the dinner is jade porridge, jade soup, tofu stewed jade dice, and the leftover balls are all stewed into meals, fortunately, this jade is full of octopus meat, this thing is rich in nutritional protein, the body is very good, and it doesn't hurt to eat more.

On the second day, Ruizhu got up early again, this time he had less experience to do less, he stopped the bamboo basket at dawn and went to the market early, and came back at night with more than ten strings left in the basket, Ruizhu sat on the side of the kang and counted over and over again.

Tan Wanqing was holding the painting book in her hand, but she glanced at her, the copper plate in her hand, more than forty, was a little more than yesterday, she was silent, but looked at Ruizhu turning over and over again, and put the copper plate back, and went again early on the third day.

It's a pity that for a few days, there was no improvement, and every day only fluctuated between forty or fifty copper coins, Rui Zhu was very puzzled, and couldn't help but ask Miss, "Everyone has eaten and said it is delicious, but why no one buys it, and the sale is not expensive, only two pennies." ”

Tan Wan glanced at her, put down the notebook and said, "Is the oven cake next to it better than what you sell?" ”

Ruizhu nodded frustratedly, and said a little choked: "What is so delicious about that woman's cake, the hard-tied teeth, not even the oil star, it really doesn't taste good, it is difficult to swallow after eating it for two days, the jade made by me and the young lady is fried out with full oil, and it is full of fresh octopus meat roe when you bite into it, how fragrant and fragrant, and it is also two pennies, how can it not be compared to the white flour baked cake, I really can't figure it out......" Ruizhu was completely shocked, very distressed, and began to doubt his taste.

Tan Wanqing shook her head with a smile, she had set up a stall for three days, but she still didn't figure it out, so she reminded with a smile: "Because the baked cakes can be eaten." ”

Rui Zhu looked at Miss suspiciously, and then suddenly realized, she has been in the house since she was a child, although she is a maid, but in Tan Mansion, and with Miss Girl, food, clothing, housing and transportation are very decent, and she has been staying in the house, how can she experience the bitter idea of a poor person breaking two petals of flowers for a penny, when it is cheap to be full, it is good to eat or not.

What's more, the Fang City is mostly the scattered stalls of the people and military households outside the city, and most of the people who rush to the market are poor families, there are no rich people to visit here, and it is expected that the income is small.

Ruizhu finally understood the reason, but she didn't think about giving up, Ruizhu also had her own ideas, Miss had less than ten taels of silver in hand, and the gold leaves that were enough to exchange for more than sixty taels of silver were long gone.

And Ruizhu's embroidery skills can only be said to do, but not fine, and Miss is also afraid that she is tired of the eyes, do not let her do embroidery work at home every day, and her best beads and silk, in the market is not easy to sell, one is the material is expensive, the other is less people to buy, but the cloth flower is more popular.

Now that I think about it, only selling balls can continue to do, there is no capital, and it is not tiring, she is the only one in the whole market, no one competes with her for business, although she earns less in one day, but there is nothing to do except this, so she turned over and over all night on the kang at night like a pancake, and the next day she got up as usual to make jade roast.

It's a big deal to sell cheaper, thirty or forty wen a day is also money, there is nothing to do in the winter, and idleness is idle.

What's more, these days, she is used to the bustle of the market, but she can't stay in the house.

Seeing her like this, Tan Wanqing didn't stop her, just thought about it, stopped her, asked her to carry less soup, put it in a jar and heat it on the stove, and if she bought meatballs, she would give him a bowl of hot soup to warm his stomach.

It's just a matter of boiling more water, putting some coarse salt and chopped green onions, and it doesn't cost much.

Ruizhu doesn't understand a little, she just sells jade and roasted skewers, what kind of soup is she worth? Don't want money yet? It's not a noodle shop wonton shop, but since Miss said it, she also became a live horse doctor, really boiled the pot of water and sprinkled salt flowers, and thought about what Miss said, put a little less fresh soup left over from the octopus, and skimmed the remaining oil stars of the croquettes on it, although it is a bit like brushing pot water, but after decorating with minced oil and green onions, the color is also better.

Ruizhu took it with a small pick, this girl has her own tiger energy, and she also walks steadily.

As a result, he pushed the door back at noon, ran into the house as soon as he put down his empty burden, and shook Miss's hand excitedly and said: "Miss, forty strings, I have sold them all, all of them have been sold out in the morning, it is still a good idea of Miss, and many people have come to me to beg for soup after buying cakes." ”

It turns out that she has been selling baked cakes next to the stall, there are many people who buy cakes, she has no one there, cold and deserted, but since the morning to pick up the burden, pour the hot soup into the pot and put it on the stove to warm, there are many people to look at it, she said to buy a string of jade burning, when giving a bowl of soup for nothing, there are many people who come to beg for soup after eating the baked cakes, although some people retreat when they say buy meatballs, but there are also some thirsty people, for the soup by the way to sell meatballs.

And most of them bought baked cakes, only one morning, sold out forty strings, even the mother-in-law who sold the cake praised her and said that she would do business, but no, although this cake can be full, but dry and choking, if you can drink a bowl of hot soup, it will be much more comfortable, not to mention that the soup she gave for free is not difficult to drink, and there is some taste of fish soup, fresh and beautiful, delicious tight, bought in the morning feel fresh and delicious, at noon actually came to buy the mother-in-law's cake on the soup she sent, even the mother-in-law's cake is sold more.

Rui Zhu really didn't expect that a casual idea of Miss in the morning would have such a big change, and the water for washing the pot for free was actually more popular than balls, what kind of world is this? She shouted and vomited bitterness, but it did not affect her happy mood at all.

And poured out the copper plates on his body, although there were only eighty, but for Ruizhu, he was already satisfied, and he was in a much better mood than when he was cold and uninquiring before.

Tan Wanqing saw that she counted the copper plates over and over again, and the more she counted, the happier she became, and smiled lightly, Ruizhu was not a fan of money, but just the joy of making money with her own hands.

After that, Ruizhu has been taking the soup half sold and half sent, more than a day can earn one hundred and forty fifty wen, less than fifty or sixty wen, than before this income is already good, if there is no accident, you can earn two taels of silver a month, the balls are not like baked cakes, the cost of noodles is more, more than a dozen catties of octopus can do well, it is originally a small profit and high profit, so the income is passable.

Ruizhu guards the lively market all day long, everyone is doing business, she is also active, and she is also thinking about what to sell all day long, after all, she and Miss are now two mouths, just the rent costs two taels of silver a month, how can the money earned be enough?

Seeing that some people were selling some wooden hairpins, incense bags and some cheap bamboo pen holders, bamboo green flies and other miscellaneous goods in the market, the business was not bad, so I also ordered some with some peasant craftsmen and put them next to their stalls to sell, all of which were worthless things, and the net income was only one or twenty yuan a day, but it did not delay the sale of jade burning, but it was just placed there, and someone inquired about the business that was done casually.

After reading the painting book, he took out dozens of white fans that he bought, and took a piece of black charcoal from the kitchen, pondered for a while, and then pinched the charcoal pen and lightly traced the line on the white surface.

She also didn't expect that the daughter of a university scholar who had been a scholar for more than ten years had already been assimilated by the people around her without any flaws, and most of the various things in her previous life were discarded, and one day, in order to make a living, she was forced to pick up skills that she had not used for many years.

After a pause, he reached out and took the fine shelf of the pen, and began to slowly draw on the fan, sometimes embellished, sometimes dipped in water, until the last stroke was finished, he put down the bamboo pen, looked at the fan carefully, and inscribed some words at random on the side, and when the ink dried, he put them together and put them aside.

It's not that I haven't moved the idea of selling paintings, but I need a sum of money to mount the paper, and the money in my hand is not abundant, so I am worried that I can't sell it and smash it in my hand.

This concern may not be unreasonable, there are not so many literati and rioters in the capital, and I am afraid that there are not many literate people.

I thought about it for a long time, but after that, I still gave up my mind, and I couldn't bear to risk the little money I had left.

Seeing that the woman's head flower in Ruizhu's groceries was selling very well, he thought about staying and waiting, and by the way, he asked Ruizhu to buy some pieces of silk and think about making a head flower.

Although Miss is slow, but the color is very good-looking, they are all rags, all colors, but after Miss's hands, the color of the flowers will be a little brighter, and the first to sell it must be made by Miss, and some people look back to find such patterns.

But Miss He has done such a job, when she was in Tanfu before, she rarely even took a needle and thread, Ruizhu returned to the house at night, and saw Miss sitting alone in front of the window at the gate, wearing the fabric carefully and carefully, she did it very slowly, but it has not stopped, one after another, Ruizhu somehow the tears that have not fallen for a long time are about to fall again, she silently entered the house, took Miss's hand, and saw that the delicate fingers were full of wounds, and traces of wear, just for the head flower of ten Wen a day, Rui Zhu is distressed.

"Miss, don't do it." Ruizhu snatched the rags and threw them into the bag.

Tan Wanqing rubbed the fingers holding the needle, and when she saw Ruizhu's expression of almost crying, she smiled: "It's just a few needle eyes, but it looks scary." "Ruizhu has been busy, and she has to try to do something.

Rui Zhu looked at the young lady who didn't care for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and said: "I took some more groceries today, I can't be busy alone, Miss will also come with me to the market tomorrow to set up a stall." In fact, she has always disagreed with the young lady going out, the soldiers are in chaos, they are like this, and they don't know what to do.

Similarly, Tan Wanqing also thinks the same way, if you can not go out, you will not go out, and if you can do less, you will have one less thing, seeing Ruizhu say this, she should not be silent, and only said: "Then sell less." ”

"Listen to me, miss." Rui Zhu hurried closer and said: "Rui Zhu knows what Miss is worried about, in fact, I am also worried, but these days, I look at Nafang City is still quite relieved, and, I don't know if it is because Lord Xie has been here that day, these days the north gate of the alley has suddenly more than a few patrols, the alleys and alleys are well guarded, not only there is no trouble, but even the people who quarrel are much less, in short, it is very safe, Miss doesn't matter if she goes out......"