Volume 1 Chapter 63: Prepare for it
According to Siya's thoughts, she wants to buy grain, oil and salt with the five taels and two dollars of silver in her hand now, so that even if they can't earn money in the next six months, they won't be hungry. Thinking of waking up hungry in the middle of the night before, I could always hear the sound of my stomach gurgling one after another, and my heart was more determined, "Mother! Why don't we buy half a year's rations! In this way, we will have food for at least half a year! "She didn't want to fight the famine anymore. And after buying food and putting it at home, the eldest sister wants to spend money indiscriminately, so she can't pull the food she bought to sell.
Pei Qin glanced at her, "There are still two months before the year, if you go out to set up a stall, the rations for next year will come out!" ”
After the last reprimand, although Siya was a little unconvinced, she was still a little afraid of her in her heart. She looked at Fang, hoping that she would agree.
Fang also knew that digging winter bamboo shoots, catching bamboo rats, and wild rabbits in the mountains was not a long-term solution, and it could only be done for a while. If they really set up a stall and support it, then their mothers will have a livelihood and can make a living.
As for showing up, she has lost her reputation since the day she was born, and she has heard too much over the years, she regrets it, but she is also numb. She can't leave the burden of the family to her Qin'er! She's only fourteen years old, and she hasn't grown up yet!
In the end, Fang's agreed to Pei Qin's going out to set up a stall.
Siya's face is not good-looking, the money is so difficult to earn, they have worked hard for a long time to save so much.
Sanya and Pei Wendong both listened to Pei Qin, even if their mother disagreed, Sanya decided to support the eldest sister. Now the money spent by the family is all earned by the eldest sister, and she said that if she sets up a stall, she must be sure!
Pei Qin perked up, "Then let's discuss and see what we set up a stall to sell!" I mean choose one between the noodles and the yakiniku. Let's make noodles and make noodles, and make sesame sauce cakes, these two things are not sold in Taiping Town or Yuanyang County, and we can set up stalls at will in the two places. ”
"River noodles? Is it making noodles? Fang Shi was puzzled, if she made noodles, she would still be able to.
"It's baked noodles." Pei Qin said what to do, "The method is very simple, just press out the noodles and cook them." ”
Sanya couldn't help but ask, "Eldest sister!" What do you look like with sesame sauce? ”
Pei Qin smiled, "This is also simple, just make some secret sesame sauce by yourself, and make baked cakes with noodles!" ”
"It sounds simple, but the main thing is the taste. If it tastes good, we can attract diners. Fang groaned.
"Now that it's cold, let's buy noodles first, and then sell baked cakes in the spring next year." Pei Qin said so, went to bed early, got up at dawn, had breakfast, and went out to town.
Pei Wendong wanted to follow, "I don't want to eat!" I'll just go to town! ”
Pei Qin brought a tael of silver with him, beckoned him a piece, and the sister and brother went out.
Today happened to be a fair, the two of them took a turn on the market, and saw Pei Houli selling a stall again, Pei Qin only glanced at it and walked over.
Pei Houli was also greeting people and didn't see them.
When he arrived at Sun Tiezhu's house, Zou Xing brought a few steaming meat buns over, and greeted them as soon as he saw them, "Hot buns just out of the cage, come and eat two!" ”
"We've eaten." Pei Qin refused, "I'm here to find you, please ask your family for help if you have something!" ”
Zou Xing saw that she generously said that he wanted him to help, but he was happy in his heart, and his tone was not softer, "If you have anything to ask me for help, I will definitely help!" ”
"You make a living by striking iron, don't you? I want to hit something. Pei Qin said here, Zou had already turned around and got a pen and paper, she had already formed a habit.
After taking the pen, Pei Qin told Zou Xing about the dumpling noodle machine she was going to make, and things were not easy to beat, especially the leaky noodles.
Zou Xing listened very seriously, their family made simple farm tools and knives, Pei Qin asked them to play hand-pulled carts and trolleys before, and just thought of a way to make samples. Now this thing is easy to say, but it is not easy to fight, and he can't guarantee that he can hit it.
Pei Qin also knew that the iron smelting technology in this era was controlled by the imperial court, and the blacksmiths under her would only make something simple, and she had another plan, "If the iron can't be beaten, then you can only make it wooden for me!" ”
"You can make it out of wood." Zou Xing nodded, but Pei Qin finally asked him for help, and in his heart he didn't want Pei Qin to think that he was not useful, so he decided to take it home and discuss it with his father and eldest brother, "What is this thing for?" Do you want to prevent people from knowing? ”
"Oh! It's used to press noodles, and I'm going to set up a noodle stand. It doesn't matter if you don't prevent it, anyway, if you take it out and use it, some people will see it. My treasure is pressed in the noodles! Pei Qin didn't care.
"You...... came out to set up a noodle stall..."Zou Xing always felt that she was neat and smart, and she was literate, even if her family was poor, she should not come out to set up a stall to make a living.
"No way!?" Pei Qin liked to set up stalls in her previous life, which was just one of her hobbies.
"No... Not! I just think..."Zou Xing looked at her clear and bright phoenix eyes, and was speechless.
Mrs. Wang asked Pei Wendong on the side, "Where is your father?" ”
"My dad ......" Pei Wendong was in a trance, "... He's dead. ”
As soon as Mrs. Wang heard it, she understood everything, and immediately promised that Pei Qin would do her best to do what she wanted, "... You must have tables, chairs and benches to make noodles, and I have ready-made ones at home, and even if they are broken, I can lend them to you. There are also boilers or something, and there are also them at home, Xiao Pei! Our home is in the town, if you have anything to help, you must ask, but don't be polite to us! You've helped our family so much, and we haven't helped you a little yet! ”
Pei Qin laughed, "Okay! Then I won't be polite to Granny Wang! Tables, chairs and benches are borrowed! I want to make a boiler! ”
Mrs. Wang likes her refreshing temperament, everything is said on the bright side, she is very arrogant and honest.
The honest-hearted words should be heard by those who knew Pei Qin in the previous life, and collectively rolled her eyes.
Pei Qin asked Zou Xing to make a big simple stove, and asked him to make two barrel-shaped pots, "Give a fixed amount of one or two silver first, and then give the rest back!" ”
Zou Xing didn't want it, let her take the things first.
"I came to you to make it clear that I wanted to take advantage!" Pei Qin said hehehe, and left the silver for him.
Zou Xing stuffed a few cold buns to Pei Wendong.
Seeing that Pei Wendong didn't want it, Pei Qin asked him to take it.
Wang Tiezhu asked her to see the iron trolley and trolley again, Pei Qin pointed to a few places to change, took the trolley sample back for trial, and beckoned Pei Wendong, "Go!" Let's go see the place, see where it's placed! ”
Pei Wendong held the bun and followed her around Taiping Town.
Pei Qin finally took a fancy to two places, inquired, tentatively in a vacant lot at the end of the street, dozens of steps away from the lively area of the market, barely passable, and now it is not a store, so I don't have to choose.
After the things in the town were arranged, Pei Qin went home and went up the mountain, just a few taels of silver, if he really wanted to set up a stall, it would definitely not be enough.
After a few days of searching, I saved two sacks of winter bamboo shoots, twenty-three bamboo rats, and eight hares.
Fortunately, there are two trolleys and a trolley, otherwise their mothers would not have been able to move it.
When the things were pulled to the Deyue Restaurant, the shopkeeper was very happy to see so many winter bamboo shoots, and he happily bought the bamboo rats and hares.
Pei Qin told him, "Xue Jiancai has gone down, and this year it is estimated that there will be no more, so I can only wait for the next season." ”
The shopkeeper was very disappointed, "How can it be gone?" ”
"The solar term for eating this has passed." Pei Qin shrugged his shoulders and told him that two sacks of winter bamboo shoots are not for sale, they can be boiled and dried to dry, and the soaking stewed soup tastes good during the New Year.
The shopkeeper has been inquiring about this mountain vegetable, but he has not heard about it, and now he has heard it, so he can't help but be disappointed, and he is busy asking when there will be. I heard Pei Qin say that there is spring and there is more than four taels of silver, and she added five taels to her, saying that she must take this mountain vegetable and sell it to them in the spring next year.
Pei Qin took it happily, and also took Fang's family, and the three and four girls ate him, saying that they had it and sent it again a year ago, so it shouldn't be much.
Ge Wu came out to send them off, his eyes revealed his admiration for Pei Qin, how old is this little girl, she doesn't need to calculate accounts, but she is faster than the shopkeeper. If only he could learn to be a bookkeeper...... Forget it, he can't read, so let's be honest and help cook!
Pei Qin turned around, but found that her trolley had lost a wooden one.
Ge Wuyi heard that she had lost something in the back kitchen, so he immediately jumped up and hurriedly helped her find it.
When the shopkeeper heard about it, he also instructed him to help her find it.
The guy who served the food ran over and said that when he saw the third young master of the Wang family, he took a trolley like Pei Qin's and was playing in the corridor of the private room upstairs.
Pei Qin came over to take a look, who was not Wang Ting, who was not the last time he forced to buy her cart.
However, when Wang Ting saw the iron trolley in her hand, his eyes lit up, and he ordered, "It turns out that you still have one like this, bring it quickly!" ”
Zhang Yan sat in the private room with the door open, eating lazily and leisurely, his eyes glanced at Pei Qin, who had a black face at the door, this time, he did not open his mouth to stop the royal court. He wants to see how capable this little village girl is!?
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Actually, I like Siya, O(∩_∩)O hahaha~