When Wu Ye's sleep was restless, the people on the Gufu Grange were busy with the autumn harvest.

Yipinlou sent someone over there and pulled away five carts of tender bud valley. At the same time, a caravan of Zhou Boyan deliberately moved to Kangxi Town and pulled a full eight carts of tender buds to go. It turned out that when Zhou Boyan left, he left a letter for his caravan when passing through Jinyang City, asking them to go to the ancient mansion to find Qingshu to get the goods when they returned to Beijing, and return the goods to Beijing. This product naturally refers to the tender bud valley.

There was already a market for the tender bud valley, so Qingshu put his mind elsewhere and began to purchase a large number of salt for pickled sauerkraut and a large vat for pickled sauerkraut. Another thing is to make a space that is large enough to put a sauerkraut tank. There is also a particular place to put the sauerkraut jar. It is too cold, the marinating time is too long, and it is difficult to taste it; It's too warm and it's easy to rot. So, be sure to keep it indoors, in a place that is not too cold and not too hot.

After a rough look, there are about 150 or 60 large vats on the Zhuangzi. In the house, there are a lot of empty rooms, and if you clean up the utility room in the kitchen, you can almost put more than a hundred sauerkraut jars.

Last year, the pickled sauerkraut made a lot of money, so the whole province attached great importance to the pickled cabbage. Gu Qiang put two large vats in his room. Qingyang volunteered that he could also put a few sauerkraut jars in his room.

Qingshu didn't agree, "No, there will always be some smell coming out of the pickled cabbage, do you want to smell the sauerkraut every day to sleep?" ”

Gu Qiang didn't think so, "The old slave can stand the smell, it's no problem to put a few more cylinders, as long as there is a place to go in and out." He turned his face and said to Qingyang, "The young master can't do it in the house, not to mention that the furniture and supplies are all good, the young master still has to meet guests, and there is no smell in the house." ”

Mother Su, who came in with ginseng tea, echoed, "That's it, you can't put a sauerkraut jar in the young master's house." "Miss, Ah Qin, Sanniang and Wu Niang have all said that they can also put a few cylinders in the house."

Qing Shu couldn't help laughing, "Okay, according to what you mean, there is no place in the house where you don't put sauerkraut jars." ”

Mother Su put a bowl of ginseng tea in Qingshu's hand, and a bowl of ginseng tea in Qingyang's hand, "Miss, young master, this should be drunk while it is hot." ”

Qing Shu felt that if he continued to make up for it like this, he would definitely have a nosebleed in a few days. "Mother Su, don't make ginseng tea tomorrow, it's not good to make up too much, I don't believe you ask Dr. Zhou." She was helpless. Without mentioning Dr. Zhou, Su's mother would not compromise and insisted on making up for their sisters and brothers. It's not that Su's mother's skills in cooking ginseng tea are not good, except for the skills of boiling red date syrup, which is really scary, Su's mother's skills in cooking other things are very good.

Sure enough, as soon as she heard Dr. Zhou, Su's mother hesitated, "Then, don't boil ginseng tea?" ”

Qingyang nodded violently, "Yes, don't cook it." "My sister said that if you make up too much, you will have nosebleeds, which is not good for your body. He stopped drinking ginseng tea.

After Qingshu and Qingyang drank ginseng tea, Su's mother was a little disappointed and left with the empty bowl.

Gu Qiang looked at it and shook his head, "Miss, young master, don't take it to heart, she will be fine in a while." ”

Qing Shu didn't understand, what happened to Su's mother recently? Why are you so keen to make up for their siblings? She put this matter aside, "Housekeeper, I've been thinking about it for a few days, thinking about bringing a few pickled cabbage from people close to the house, and letting them follow us to earn a few silver, what do you think?" ”

Gu Qiang was surprised and happy when he heard this, "Miss, which ones do you want to take to make money?" ”

"I think Cheng Niangzi and her family are good, they can be people, and their character is not bad, so they can take it. There are also Ah Qin's father and mother and Ah Qin's uncle Lizheng. Even if they pickled two cylinders in one family, there would be a total of six cylinders. When the time comes, we will sell it on their behalf, and we will deduct 10% of the silver we sell, and give them 90% of the money, which is also a big entry for them. ”

Gu Qiang rubbed his hands, "This is a good thing. But Miss, even if you do good deeds, you have to say ugly things first, so that good things don't turn into bad things in the end. ”

Qing Shu felt reasonable, "The housekeeper is right. ”

"Miss, in this way, you have to divide fifty-fifty. You taught them how to pickle sauerkraut, and you also helped them sell it, and you had to take what they should take, and you had to let them understand that Miss You gave them a big favor, so as to save the lack of people's hearts in the future, and get some demon moths out. "He sees human nature through thoroughly, so he has to think about everything in advance.

Qing Shu felt that it was great to have a housekeeper like Gu Qiang by his side. There are many places she can't think of, the housekeeper will think of it for her, will remind her, and will give her a round circumference for her. "Cheng Niangzi, I said it myself, who will say it to Ah Qin's father and uncle, you can do it. But there is one thing, it must be said that in the forefront, I took them to earn money for the sake of friendship, and they couldn't pass on the method of pickling sauerkraut to me. ”

Gu Qiang agreed, and went down to do things.

Qing Shu pinched his younger brother's nose lightly, "You've been listening with your ears open for a long time, what do you understand?" ”

Qingyang asked Qingshu with a look of hope, "Sister, won't you harvest beans this year?" When harvesting beans, Xiaoyang still went to the account to pay the silver, okay? ”

Qing Shu smiled, "Oh, fortunately, Xiaoyang reminded my sister, otherwise my sister would have forgotten to collect beans." Cheng, in a few days, in a few days, the farmers' autumn harvest work is almost over, let's harvest beans, but also cabbage. At that time, Xiaoyang was still her sister's bookkeeper. ”

got what he wanted, Qingyang smiled and bent his eyebrows, "I want to take Brother Xiaorong and let Brother Xiaorong help me, is it okay?" ”

Qing Shu agreed, "Okay! ”

Qingyang couldn't sit still, "I'll go and sue Brother Sù Xiaorong." ”

Qing Shu smiled, "Go ahead!" It just so happened that my sister was going out. ”

Qingyang immediately stopped leaving, "Where is my sister going?" ”

Qing Shu replied, "Go to Cheng Niangzi's house." Do you want to follow? ”

Qingyang thought for a moment and shook his head, "I want to play with Brother Xiaorong." ”

Luo Xiaorong was picked up by Qing Shu after the first seven years of the Gu Ye clan. In the past two days, Mr. Lu has returned to the school, and their lives have slowly returned to normal.

Qing Shu didn't ask people to prepare the carriage, but chose to walk. She took Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu with her, and when she left the house, she saw Maizi and Shengge chasing each other and playing, and there was a little girl who was watching over the two little guys. She smiled and beckoned, and called the three of them to the front, "What do you want to eat, hurry up and say that I will buy it for you when I come back." ”

Maizi raised her little hand, "Sugar." ”

Sheng Ge puffed out his cheeks, "Eat cakes." ”

Xiaoya blinked her eyes and said, "Xiaoya doesn't spend copper plates." ”

Qing Shu snorted and laughed, "Okay, buy candy for Maizi, cakes and cakes for Shengge, and two beautiful head ropes for Xiaoya." ”

Xiaojuan hurriedly said, "Miss, I want to eat meat." ”

Qing Shu didn't say yes, nor did he say no, he just walked out.

Xiaojuan hurriedly followed, "Miss, I want to eat meat." ”

Xiaoyu couldn't look at it, and whispered, "You're not a child of what age, why are you so greedy?" ”

Xiaojuan muttered, "People haven't eaten meat in a few days." ”

Qing Shu stopped, Huo Di turned around, raised his hand and flicked it on Xiao Juan's forehead, "Stinky girl, I only gave you meat the day before yesterday, and you actually said that you haven't eaten meat for a few days, begging for a beating." ”

Xiaojuan was honest in an instant.

Cai Tieniu and another doorkeeper saluted Qingshu. Seeing that there was no family behind Qing Shu, Cai Tieniu was anxious, "Miss, wait a minute, Rong Xiao called two people to come over to protect Miss." ”

Qing Shu pointed to the yellow dog squatting at Cai Tieniu's feet and flicking his tail, "Just let it follow, you don't need to call someone to come." "This yellow dog is human, it doesn't matter if the children in the house hold its neck and play, it's very docile. But as soon as an outsider comes, whether he is a man or a woman or a young man, it transforms into a fierce man and is very good at taking care of the home.

Cai Tieniu looked embarrassed. Seeing that the young lady did not change her mind, he went to fetch the rope of the dog, patted the yellow dog's head, tied the rope to the yellow dog, and then asked, "Miss, the little one led it to follow, is it okay?" ”

Qing Shu nodded, covered his veil, and walked out of the mansion.

Xiao Juan and Xiao Yu hurriedly followed, while Cai Tieniu instructed another family member to take care of the door, and led the yellow dog to follow at the end.

Qingshu walked slowly, first went to the pastry shop to buy a bag of pastries, and then took a bag of candy from his own grocery store, let the maid take it, and walked to Cheng's house.

Cheng Yaren and Cheng Niangzi live in a single household, and their small life is not bad. Although the courtyard door was open, Qing Shu still motioned for Xiaojuan to speak.

Xiaojuan asked loudly as she walked inside, "Is Mrs. Cheng at home?" ”

The door of the hall opened, revealing a small head that glanced at them, and quickly retracted. Immediately, Mrs. Cheng came out and greeted her with a smile.

Qingshu This is the second time Qingshu has come to Cheng's house. Same as the first time, the yard is clean and tidy, the house is spotlessly clean, and the things are placed very neatly. The Cheng family has two daughters and a son, the son is studying in a private school, the eldest daughter has gone out to visit the door, only the youngest daughter is in the family, and there is a child from a relative's family, which is the four or five-year-old boy who just looked at them.

Qing Shu and Cheng Niangzi gossiped for a while, made a look, and asked Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu to take the two little ones out.

Cheng Niangzi noticed it, and when she saw that Xiaojuan coaxed her daughter and little nephew to go out, she understood that Qingshu had something to say to her, so she told her daughter to take her younger brother out to play.

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Qing Shu smiled and asked, "Sauerkraut, have you heard of it?" ”

Cheng Niangzi said with a smile, "I heard the master mention it, saying that it is a rare dish eaten by big families in Jinyang City, and it seems to be a dish that can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year." ”

Qing Shu smiled, this is a tooth person, the news is better than the average person. "When you celebrate the New Year, do you want to save a few silver?"

Cheng Niangzi smiled, "Looking at what Miss said, she naturally thinks about it, who doesn't want to?" ”

Qing Shu said, "If you don't say it, even if you are relatives and friends, you won't show your mouth or leak secrets, and I will give you a chance to save a few silver." Discuss it with your master, if you are willing, go to my side in two days and say it, and I will arrange it. ”

Cheng Niangzi is not a fool, Qingshu first mentioned sauerkraut, and then mentioned giving her a chance to save money, so she probably understood, "Miss, you mean that sauerkraut ......"

Qing Shu smiled and nodded, "I can make money by pointing to it, whether you want it or not, you can't spread it, and you can't let people know that it comes from my house." ”

Cheng Niangzi was overjoyed, "Miss, don't worry, we all understand." If it weren't for the fact that Miss could afford us, in order to help us, Miss Yinzi would earn it herself, where do you need to tell us! ”

Qing Shu got up and said goodbye, "There's nothing else, I'll go back, and I'll come back when I'm free." ”

"Hey, Miss go slowly." Cheng Niangzi sent Qingshu out with a happy face, and watched Qingshu go away, so she took her daughter and nephew into the house, and then looked forward to the man returning home sooner. What about the sauerkraut eaten by the rich and noble! I heard that there is a big restaurant in Jinyang City, and the sauerkraut is sold for one or two silver a bowl.

Coming out of Cheng Niangzi's side, Qing Shu did not go back directly, but wandered around the street. She bought two headbands that little girls liked, a bag of pastries, and a bag of candy. Finally, when she came to the flavor snack shop, she asked the cook to cut a pound of pig's head meat and wrap it for Xiaojuan, two meat buns for Cai Tieniu, and half a pound of meatballs for Xiaoyu.

Seeing the yellow dog lying at his feet, Qing Shu asked the kitchen chores, "Do you have big bones?" ”

The word bone made the yellow dog immediately raise his head and prick up his ears.

The miscellaneous said yes.

Qingshu said, "Take a few pieces and give them to the rhubarb." ”

I took three or two bones from the miscellaneous people.

Xiaojuan saw it and stepped forward to pick it up, "I'll come, I'll come, on weekdays, it's Brother Yuanhe who brings the leftover bones back to Rhubarb, and Rhubarb will only please Brother Yuanhe, so he ignores me." ”

Qing Shu shook his head and called Gu Yuanhe to the side to ask, "What do you think of Ning Si?" ”

Gu Yuanhe didn't think about it, so he said, "I can endure hardships, I am willing to work, I am a real person, and I am not slippery at all." ”

Qing Shu nodded and asked, "Has his mother or lady ever been in the shop?" ”

"Never. Miss, is there anything wrong? ”

"Is his mother still sewing clothes and laundry for people?"

"Yes. Ning Si was doing work in the shop, and his salary had risen to four yuan, he felt that his family was having a better time, and he didn't want his mother to suffer that hardship anymore, so he persuaded his mother not to take these jobs again. But his mother refused, saying that this was a good entry. Ning Si couldn't convince his mother to be very worried, so when his mother was in good health, he helped his mother to sew up. ”

"Who's watching that kid?"

"It is said that his wife and lady take turns to watch, one is sewing and laundry, and the other is watching the children."

"In this way, when you get off work today, you ask Ning Si, how is his wife and his wife's skills in cutting vegetables? If it's good, you can ask him to go back and say that the laundry work will be stopped, and I will have other work for them to do in a few days. She didn't have this idea before she came, she just saw Ning Si, and thought that Ning Si's appearance had always been good, so she thought about it.

At this time, the last pot of fried meatballs is taken out of the oil. Qing Shu hurriedly ordered half of it to be wrapped up for her, and she was going to take it back for the young masters to eat.

When Qingshu returned to the house, Maizi and Shengge, who were waiting at the gate of the house, cheered and jumped in place. The little girl asked them to be quiet and not to make noise.

Qing Shu walked over and took a bag of things from Xiaoyu's hand and stuffed it into Maizi's hand, "Your sugar." He took another bag of things and stuffed it into Shengge's hand, "No, your cake." After that, he took out two blue and green head ropes from his purse and handed them to Xiaoya, "Your head rope." ”

Xiaoya's eyes lit up, and she took the head rope with both hands, "Miss Xie." ”

Qing Shu nodded their noses one by one, "Let's go play!" "Let's go to the house.

Maizi and Shengge, who ran to the side, were busy opening their respective foods, and then rushed to share their delicious food with Xiaoya.

Qing Shu turned his head and looked at the two little ones chirping and rushing to give the little girl something to eat, and turned his head with a smile. When she saw the figures of Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong walking towards this side, she clapped her hands and shouted, "The first one to run will give a pack of meatballs." ”

Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong listened, glanced at each other, and ran away, shouting their sister in their mouths.

"The meatballs are mine, mine." Chen Qiaojiang shouted and rushed out from the corner behind him, running forward desperately.

Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong, who started first, glanced back and sped up.

Luo Xiaorong obviously couldn't outrun Qingyang, he stopped, turned around and opened his little hand to stop Chen Qiaojiang, while shouting, "Brother Xiaoyang, run." ”

Qingyang agreed.

Chen Qiaojiang was immediately unhappy, "Hey, Luo Xiaorong, what do you mean?" Go away, go away, get out of the way. ”

"Don't pass, don't pass." Luo Xiaorong opened his little hand to block it, and when he couldn't stop it, he stretched out his little hand and grabbed Chen Qiaojiang and didn't let go, "Don't pass, don't pass." ”

Chen Qiaojiang jumped to his feet angrily, and he didn't dare to make a move on Luo Xiaorong, so he could only shout out to vent his dissatisfaction, "Trick, you guys, I won't do it." ”

Qingyang had already run to Qingshu and them, Xiaojuan grinned, and put a meatball wrapped in oiled paper into Qingyang's hand, "Young master, eat quickly, the meatballs are still warm." ”

Qingyang's eyebrows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and he raised the oil paper bag in his hand and shouted at Luo Xiaorong, "Brother Xiaorong, come here, let's eat together." ”

Chen Qiaojiang jumped up, "And me, and me, if you dare not give it to me, I will beat you." ”

Qing Shu stroked his palms and laughed, took another oiled paper bag in Xiaojuan's hand and shook it, "What is this?" This is the second pack of meatballs, if you want to eat it, just come and grab it. "Say and run to the left.

Chen Qiaojiang chased after him, "This bag is mine, it's mine, no one is allowed to grab it." ”

Qing Shu glanced back and shouted, "Rhubarb, I'll give you bones." ”

With a sound of Wang, the rhubarb who had just been untied rushed out and chased after Qing Shu and Chen Qiaojiang.

Chen Qiaojiang doesn't look like a little bully, but he is afraid of dogs. He shouted mother, and ran as fast as his ass burned. However, no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't get rhubarb, and when he found that rhubarb was behind him, he was so frightened that he yelled and hugged the pillar, and the whole person was stupid.

Rhubarb was not uncommon to play with him, and ran past him with a whoosh, chasing after Qing Shu.

Qing Shu smiled and changed direction and ran in the direction of Xiaoya.

Maizi and Shengge didn't know what it meant to be afraid, so they clapped their hands and moved their little short legs to meet them, wanting to hug the rhubarb.

Qing Shu was afraid that Rhubarb would knock down the two small ones, so while running, he took out a meatball from the oiled paper bag in his hand and threw it aside, "Rhubarb, give you bones." ”

Rhubarb lunged over to that side, catching the meatballs that had been thrown out. This provoked Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong, who were following behind, to look straight at each other. Even Maizi and Shengge were stunned.

Qing Shu had stopped, she was a little gasping, but the smile on her face did not decrease, "This, this packet, you can eat it separately." ”

"Sister, watch out for the back." Qingyang shouted urgently.

Qing Shu didn't have time to react, Chen Qiaojiang, who was still pale and pale after being chased by a dog just now, actually appeared behind Qing Shu alive, snatched the oil paper bag in Qing Shu's hand and ran away triumphantly.

Qing Shu scolded with a smile, "Stinky boy, half of your cleverness can be used for reading." ”

Xiaojuan ran over to report the news, "Miss, Mother Su is coming over." ”

When Qing Shu heard this, he hurriedly ran away and found a place to hide.

When Su's mother, who heard the news, came to her, Qingyang generously distributed the meatballs in her hand to Luo Xiaorong and Xiaoya to eat.

Su's mother looked left and right, "What about the young lady?" ”

Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong lowered their heads and concentrated on eating, and did not speak.

Xiao Yu said lightly, "Didn't Miss go back to the inner courtyard?" Su, Mom, haven't you met it? ”

Su's mother was puzzled, "Really?" I thought that the young lady had lost her sense of proportion again, and was messing around like a child. It's okay, it's okay, as long as the young lady doesn't bounce, she hasn't forgotten everyone's beautiful style. When he was about to leave, he realized that something was wrong and glared at Xiaoyu, "Miss has returned to the inner courtyard, what are you doing here?" ”

Xiao Yu hurriedly said, "Miss asked the slave maid to take the pastries she bought for the young masters to eat." ”

Mother Su was happy to see Qingyang and them eating, but she didn't say anything more and went back.

Seeing this, Xiaoyu patted his chest, and his heart was dangerous.

Qing Shu, who was hiding not far away, gave a big thumbs up to Xiaoyu to express his approval. Then she turned around and knocked Xiao Juan's head who was hiding behind her, "Stinky girl, people Xiaoyu help Miss me cover up, what about you!" But you hid behind me, young lady. ”

Xiao Juan stretched out her tongue and scratched her head, looking innocent.

Qing Shu didn't dare to delay, and quickly slipped back to the inner courtyard.

After a few days, several truckloads of Chinese cabbage were pulled to the ancient mansion. After the cabbage was dried in the sun for a day, Qingshu recruited people to pickle the first batch of sauerkraut.

Ning Si's mother and lady, Cheng Niangzi alone, A Qin's mother and uncle Chen, these are five people. Coupled with the people in the ancient mansion, a total of more than a dozen women got together and began to work together to pickle sauerkraut. Considering that the weather is too cold in the morning and evening, and the woman's body is far inferior to that of the man, Qingshu fixed the time of work, starting work at half of the hour every day, eating and resting for half an hour at noon, and finishing work in the afternoon.

After Qingshu handed over the supervision and management errands to the housekeeper and Su's mother, he took Qingyang, Luo Xiaorong and Chen Qiaojiang to Zhuangzi to collect beans and cabbage. This year's beans are no longer the price of three or two catties or two catties.

The purchase price of Qingshuding is 5 wen a pound for soybeans and red beans, and 3 to 4 wen for kidney beans. The purchase price of cabbage is the same as the market in Kangxi Town last year, ranging from one and a half to two cents per catty.

Because most people's farming is not over yet, there are not many beans harvested on the first day. And cabbage, because many families have not pulled it from the ground, so none of them come to sell.

Qing Shu found that Chen Qiaojiang, who had never lived very peacefully, was extremely focused on bookkeeping and payment, and he had never made trouble at all from beginning to end. Qing Shu was surprised, could it be that this child's interest was in trading?

Qingshu's life is full and busy, while Wu Ye's life is not easy, and it is very difficult.

------Off topic------

The yard is too focused, forgets the time, sweats one