Lao Gao's voice had already reached the upper room.

Everyone in the upper room knows that the big house family is doing business in full swing, and the taste in everyone's hearts is different, Mrs. Chen can't wait for the business to fail, she doesn't want to see the big house get better and better, the big house only needs to rely on the upper room, she can hold it steadily.

Hearing Lao Gao's voice, Zhang looked out through the window, Lao Gao, she didn't see clearly, but the joyful smiling faces in the upper room fell into her eyes.

"Who hasn't seen duck eggs, that thing can make money?" Zhang's looked like he couldn't eat grapes but said that grapes were sour.

"Uncle Li and Aunt Li are busy first, and I still have something to do when I go into the upper room." Lao Gao walked through the boxes of duck eggs and walked towards the upper room.

Zhang opened the door to the upper room. Lao Gao was tall, and the curtain on the door of the upper room was a little short, so I saw that he almost hit the door frame, and bowed his head and went in.

After a while, there was a faint sound of muttering from the upper room, which came from the door curtain to the courtyard, and when Chen Xuejiao deliberately listened with her ears sideways, she couldn't really hear it again.

Thinking about it, Shangfang knew that there were many relatives in the big room, and he deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke, and occasionally Mrs. Chen's loud voice couldn't help but come out for a while, and it was extinguished in an instant.

Wen Ying saw the sadness of the old man Chen when he saw Chen Zichang's injury, and changed his opinion of his father, although the small mustard was not completely removed, but in the end, it was the father and daughter who broke the bones and tendons, and when he saw such a big thing in the upper room, it was inevitable that he would not go in to see his father.

In fact, she originally carried five taels of silver. When I first came to the house and entered the upper room, I happened to hear that Mrs. Chen only took five taels of silver out of the big room, and I was angry, and I turned my head and came out. The silver was not handed over to Mr. Chen.

Chen Wenying entered the house, and saw that Mrs. Chen was taking out a floral cloth bag from the bed, and handed it to Lao Gao extremely reluctantly: "It's all here, you order." ”

Lao Gao nodded a little silver and nodded happily.

"It's exactly two hundred and ninety-ten taels." Lao Gao was a loan shark in the end, picked up a piece of silver and bit it into his mouth, and the smile overflowed in his eyes, "This silver is in good condition." It's heavy. ”

Chen Zichang sneered forward: "Lao Gao, let's settle it." Give me the deed paper. He glanced at Chen Zichang again, "Who is borrowing silver in the name of my Chen Zichang in the future, Lao Gao, you can't borrow it." ”

"That's it. That is, if there is a need in the future, come to me at any time to borrow money, and it will still be two cents of interest. Lao Gao took out the deed paper from his arms and handed it to Old Man Chen, "Uncle Chen, you have taken it." ”

Old Man Chen took the deed paper, ordered Da Dan to recruit Qi An in and read it, and felt that there was no problem and burned it.

“…… Next time, next time whoever dares to borrow usury, I will break whose legs. Mrs. Chen said sharply in front of Lao Gao. He also pointed to Sang scolding Huai and scolding Lao Gao, "The seed of a black heart seduces my son to learn badly." No amount of silver can fill the hole in blood. ”

Lao Gao heard a lot of such words, but he didn't care, and accused Old Man Chen of a crime and turned to leave.

Before Wen Ying's silver could be taken out, she heard Mrs. Chen scold Chen Zigui: ", you hurt your brother, if it weren't for you." Your second sister-in-law's body is just enough to pay it back, all because of your extra seventy taels. I posted my body upside down. ”

Chen Zigui blamed Mrs. Chen for favoring the second child, but it was really unkind for him to borrow usury in the name of the second child, so he bowed his head and kept silent. Zhang doesn't like to hear this, if it weren't for the furniture she turned out of her second sister-in-law, the whole family would not be able to find a place to drink the northwest wind today.

"Mother, what you said is wrong, the big egg and his father were instigated by the second brother, if the second brother hadn't taken the lead, would he have known about borrowing usury? And the second sister-in-law's furniture, hidden in a rat hole, if it weren't for me, she would have been able to spit it out? Zhang's face was dissatisfied.

Mrs. Chen was silent when she heard this.

Two hundred and ninety taels of silver, Mrs. Chen's distressed toothache made her so angry that she had nowhere to go, first scolded Chen Zigui and Zhang, and then cut Lao Gao and Wang Baozhu all over again, and finally pointed at Sang and scolded Huai Pai to pick up Chen Xiucai.

“…… The conscience was eaten by the dogs, and the wings of the family were hardened, and the brothers of their own families were only given five taels of silver when they suffered. I'm still in business, and sooner or later, the duck eggs will be eaten by the weasel. ”

Wen Ying stood beside Old Man Chen and helped him light the cigarette pouch, and was not happy when he heard this.

"You don't say this with your tongue and your teeth. At such an age, he doesn't have any rules at all, whose fault is it for the second brother to borrow usury? It's not what you usually indulge in. Chen Wenying's voice was high, and he was not afraid of being heard by outsiders, "Originally, I took five taels of silver to catch it, but since you don't like this money, I won't rush to tie it up." ”

After Chen Wenying finished speaking, he turned around and lifted the curtain and walked out of the upper room.

Mrs. Chen's face was flushed, and she didn't take a breath, but fell on the kang. Old Man Chen was tired from Mrs. Chen's trouble, and when he saw her fall on the kang, he snorted coldly.

……

"Don't be angry, for your father's sake, don't care. You are a married daughter living your own life, and now your brother is separated and single, no matter how big the troubles of going to the house are, they can't be spread on your heads. Seeing that Wen Ying's face was not good, Mrs. Li comforted her.

Chen Xuejiao looked at Chen Wenying, lowered her head and continued to clean the jar. More people work is fast, and Mrs. Li, Li's, Qiao's, and Wen Ying are all good at work, and they have cleaned fifty-two jars in half a morning, and the cleaned jars are transferred to Chen Qi'an, Li Yuntian, Li Laozi, Li Dazhuang, Li Danian and others to wipe and disinfect with liquor.

The sun was good, and the wind was blowing, and the jar that had been wiped with white wine dried in the sun in half the morning. Chen Xuejiao instructed Chen Qiping and Zhao Yiming to cover the dried jars with lids one by one, so as not to enter the dust and unhygienic conditions, and the most important thing for pickling salted duck eggs is clean and hygienic utensils.

Chen Xuejiao looked up at the sky, the jar was washed in the morning, and it was estimated that it would take an afternoon to clean the duck eggs, and it would be evening when the five hundred duck eggs were dried, and only the lights would continue to marinate at night.

I don't think I marinated a small amount of duck eggs before. Mass production feels like a huge project. These duck eggs are the lifeblood of the whole family, and they are expected to make money this winter, and it costs a lot of money to buy duck eggs and jars. Therefore, we can only succeed and not fail. Although Li, Mrs. Li and others are careful, Chen Xuejiao is still not at ease, and all links must be checked and checked in person.

Although the weather was cold, after working for half a day, Chen Xuejiao still sweated on her forehead. When she raised her sleeves to wipe her sweat, her eyes were facing the window of the upper room, and she saw a pair of eyes staring at her from behind the window. Seeing Xue Jiao raise her head, she quickly moved away. Fine eye lines, who else can it be if it is not Mrs. Chen. Chen Xuejiao only thought it was funny.

After Lao Gao left, Xuewa and Da Dan came out of the upper room and automatically joined in the busyness.

Zhang walked behind with the second and third eggs, passed by Xue Jiao and asked, "...... Xue Jiao. There are so many duck eggs, if the skin is broken, you give it to me directly, I don't like it. ”

It's really cheeky.

Da Dan's face instantly turned red when he heard his mother's words, and said, "Mother, I'm busy, don't say anything unpleasant, hurry up and rest." ”

"This duck egg is so good, how can it be broken, if the fourth aunt wants to eat the egg. Go under the milk bed and dig it out. Chen Xuejiao said with a smile.

Zhang, who had always been afraid of Chen Xuejiao's sharp mouth, pursed his lips and snorted and walked towards the south wing.

Seeing that the sun was in the middle, it was time to make lunch.

There are so many people. They all worked hard, and they should have twice as much food as usual. Li Shi thought in his heart, and took Chai He into the pot house.

Chen Xuejiao saw that her grandmother worked so hard, and she didn't drink saliva all morning, and she couldn't bear it. So he smiled and said to Mrs. Li: "Grandma, you can rest first!" ”

"I'm not tired. What kind of work is this kind of work? Mrs. Li refused to rest.

Chen Xuejiao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Grandma, my mother is cooking." If you lack someone to light the fire, you can help my mother light the fire. ”

Chen Xuejiao wanted to sit at the door of the pot by burning the fire, just enough to rest, and she could also talk to the Li family.

"Yes, mother, this job is not at this time, you go to the pot house to help your sister light the fire, and your mother and daughter can also talk about private things that are not easy to say in front of my sister-in-law." Qiao Shi laughed and teased Mrs. Li.

"As far as you can, what do you have to say?" Li scolded his eldest daughter-in-law with a smile, "It's okay, I'll help your sister light the fire." ”

Old Mrs. Li stood up as she spoke, and walked towards the pot house.

Chen Qiping was clever, went to the north wing room to get a few pieces of honey three knives and croissant honey, sat at the door of the pot and stuffed it into Mrs. Li's mouth: "Grandma, my mother said that you like to eat honey three knives the most, you taste it, and go to the second sister in the town early in the morning to buy it for you." ”

"Oops, that's sweet! Or my grandson loves me! Li took a bite of honey three times, smiled like a chrysanthemum, and said to Li, "Although your life is harder, it is all temporary, my grandsons are all good, and they will definitely be able to live a prosperous life in the future." ”

Li pursed his lips and smiled.

The sun was poisonous at noon, and the remaining few jars were wiped by Chen Xuejiao with white wine and placed under the sun.

With so many jars filling half of the yard, Chen Xuejiao thought about where to place the pickled duck eggs, which would not obstruct the eyes of the big house, but also open them.

Now the place near the vegetable garden in the north belongs to the big house, which has been measured and written into the paperwork, and the space in that place can be placed open. Because salted duck eggs should be placed in a cool and ventilated place, where the ground is facing the sun, a simple shed needs to be built. In addition, some can also be stored in the pot house. In this way, fifty jars can be placed in a smooth manner.

Li and Mrs. Li quickly made lunch.

The fish and chickens bought early in the morning were killed, and the crucian carp was roasted with tofu in fish soup; The chicken is simmered with potatoes, and the meat is particularly crispy and fragrant. In addition to these two items, Li also made a large pot of steamed eggplant with flour, which is very delicious mixed with garlic, a pot of cabbage and tofu stewed pork belly, a pot of pumpkin stewed beans, a plate of scrambled duck eggs with green peppers, and a large basket of steamed buns and pancakes. They are all simple farmhouse dishes, such dishes are not exquisite, but they are delicious, and the most important thing is to be full and hungry.

After a busy morning, everyone was hungry, and when they heard Li's shouting to eat, they washed their hands one after another. Because there were many people, the food was laid out in the yard, and everyone said a word, talked and laughed and ate the food cleanly.

In the afternoon, she continued to be busy, and in order to improve efficiency, Chen Xuejiao divided her work.

Jinghao, Xuewa, Li Chanchan, Da Niu, Dongping, Li Danian cleaned duck eggs, Chen Qi'an, Zhao Yiming, Chen Qiping, Da Dan, and Huang Dragonfly were responsible for drying the water on the cleaned duck eggs, Mrs. Li, Li's, Qiao's, Wen Ying, and Chen Xueru learned to pickle duck eggs with Chen Xuejiao, and Old Man Li, Li Yuntian, Li Dazhuang, and Zheng Huozi were responsible for stirring the brine.

With this division of labor, everyone's work is much easier.

Chen Xuejiao thought that when the business became bigger in the future, maybe she could open a workshop and hire some people to do the work. This idea was achievable, because the Great Zhou Dynasty, in which she lived, did not treat merchants as contemptuously as the previous dynasties, on the contrary, the emperor still valued merchants to encourage the free buying and selling of goods, and set a precedent for merchants to enter the government.

The process was faster than Chen Xuejiao imagined, and when the shadow of the sun was slanting westward, all five hundred duck eggs had entered the jar.

Old Man Li and Li Yuntian personally commanded, and asked Chen Qi'an, Zhao Yiming, Li Dazhuang, Li Danian and other young men to visit the jar one by one in the vegetable field in the north. Li Yuntian was really a good worker, and he used a horse-drawn cart to pull branches, thatch leaves, and soil from the side of the Xiaohuai River, and everyone worked together to quickly build a shed.

Chen Xuejiao looked at the results in front of her, and her heart blossomed.

"Mother, I calculated, if we sell this batch of duck eggs, we can earn at least thirty taels of silver, and when the time comes, we will take out fifteen taels of silver to buy land, and the remaining fifteen taels of silver will continue to sell duck eggs." Chen Xuejiao said excitedly to Li.

"Thirty taels of silver? Can you earn that much? Lee's eyes widened.

Chen Xiucai sat in the hall for twenty taels of silver for a year, but he had never passed through the hands of the Li family, so thirty taels of silver was a large amount for the Li family. After all, in the countryside, it doesn't cost much, and five taels of silver are enough for the croppers to live.

"That's still a lot. Mother, we will open a workshop in the future and invite many people to work for us. If you make money, you will buy land, build a big house in the future, and you and Daddy will wait to enjoy Qingfu. Chen Xuejiao looked at Li with burning eyes.

What he said to the Li family is also Chen Xuejiao's heart. Earn a lot of money, buy more land, build a house, and plant flowers when you are busy reading books in your spare time. (To be continued)