After negotiating the raw materials at the wholesale price, Li Zhi's cost of making soap was greatly reduced, from eight and a half to six and a half. www.biquge.info With the current amount of 65,000 pieces of soap a month, this saved 130 taels of silver every month.

After ordering the raw materials, Li Zhi went to the pot shop street in the city, and ordered ten deep-bottomed cauldrons half zhang wide, which were delivered to his home the next day. Before it was dark, he turned to Bamboo Street and bought 50 bamboo boxes half a meter long and two inches deep to hold the soap that was cooled and dried.

After finishing all this, Li Zhi returned home.

Although he was very tired after a busy day, Li Zhi was still very energetic. Li Zhi guessed that his career was thriving in the late Ming Dynasty, giving him a sense of excitement and supporting his spirit. Before the crossing, when he was working as an industrial designer and working for others, Li Zhi's spirit was not as good as it is now.

Today, Li Zhi did not make soap at home, Li Xing and his mother Zheng made more than 300 pieces of soap, and they were also too busy to get dizzy. At this time, when he saw Li Zhi coming home, Li Xing complained: "My mother and I are so busy that we are exhausted, brother, have you sneaked out to buy things to be an uncle?" ”

Li Zhi didn't have much to do with this arrogant younger brother, so he could only laugh at it.

Dinner was white rice and a large plate of fried cabbage with shredded pork, and Li Zhi's second uncle and Li Laosi also ate together. The domestic pigs of this era do not eat feed and clenbuterol, the meat quality is very delicious, and the five people chatted while eating, and ate very sweetly.

During the meal, Li Zhi said to the Zheng family: "Mother, now I want to expand production, and I have to recruit more than a dozen people." Let's see if there is a suitable person on Grandpa's side, we hired two taels of silver a month! I was also given three meals a day for work. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Zheng glanced at Li Zhi's second uncle with some apprehension, and said, "Zhi'er, there are so many poor relatives in the Li family, and your second grandfather is desperately recommending people to work in our house." Now that the people of the Zheng family are used, it is unreasonable! ”

Once a woman in the Ming Dynasty got married, she was a member of her husband's family. If you secretly bring the benefits of your husband's family to your mother's family, you will be scolded behind your back against women's morality. The Zheng family is a woman who does her duty, where do you dare to use the people of the Zheng family at this time?

Li Zhi smiled and said, "The Li family doesn't have so many relatives, so we can't let everyone in the Li family come to our house to work." I will give the Li family ten places, and recruit three more people from the Zheng family in addition to this, and others have nothing to say! ”

Zheng hesitated for a while, and then said, "Is it really useful for the Zheng family?" ”

Li Zhi patted his chest and said loudly: "I am in charge of this matter, who dares to chew his tongue?" Mother, you will go to grandpa's house and talk to grandpa later, and ask him to recommend three people tomorrow. ”

Li Zhi's second uncle saw Li Zhi patting his chest, and also said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, with only three people from the Zheng family, no one will discuss it." ”

Zheng Shi then turned around and said: "Yes, with only three people, no one else will say anything!" Smiling, Zheng said, "Then your grandfather will be happy." Your cousins are all poor haha, they earn two taels of silver this month, and they still take care of food, so they will be very happy. ”

Li Zhi smiled, turned to the second uncle and said, "Second uncle, then you go and tell the second grandfather tonight, let him choose ten more honest people from the family to work, make a list first, I will see it tomorrow and let people come the day after tomorrow." The treatment is still like that, two taels of silver a month, and the rice. ”

Li Zhi recruited people from his family again, which is really good news. Li Zhi's second uncle Li Dao saw that Li Zhi asked him to spread the good news, and he was full of joy, and quickly agreed: "Okay, I'll go and talk to your second grandfather later." ”

After thinking about it, Li Dao said again: "There are more people buying soap today, and some people buy seven or eight pieces at a time. Five hundred pieces of soap were sold out in an hour and a half in the morning! A lot of people can't buy it after waiting in line for a long time. ”

Soap is an epoch-making product, and it is becoming more and more popular in Li Zhi's expectations. Li Zhi nodded and said, "Then limit the purchase amount and stipulate that each person can buy a maximum of two yuan at a time." This will make soap accessible to more people. ”

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow."

After arranging the things in the store, Li Zhi concentrated on dinner. At night, Li Zhi took Li Xing to continue making soap, and did not blow out the lamp to sleep until he made 500 yuan.

Early the next morning, Li Zhi's grandfather came to Li's house with Li Zhi's uncle and two cousins on crutches.

Seeing Li Zhi, Li Zhi's grandfather Zheng Pinchun was full of joy, staggered up and grabbed Li Zhi's arm and said, "My family's good plant, I didn't take you in vain when I was a child!" People who make money and don't forget your mother's family, this is a great contribution to my Zheng family! ”

Li Zhi searched for information about Li Zhi's grandfather in his memory, and pondered for a while, then he smiled and helped his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, we are all a family, what are you doing when you say such a life?" ”

Zheng Pinchun grinned when he heard this, shook Li Zhi's arm hard, and then pointed to Li Zhi's little uncle and said, "Your uncle Zheng Yuan makes miscellaneous fires for people in the restaurant, and only has one or two months of money a month." Your aunt quarrels with him every day, and now at the age of thirty-two, she is too poor to have children. I'll let him be your buddy, count one? ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said hello to his uncle and said, "It's naturally good for my uncle to come." Count one! ”

Seeing Li Zhi greeting him, Zheng Yuan, who was standing there a little nervous, blushed and nodded awkwardly. is approaching middle age and has to defect to his nephew, which really embarrasses Zheng Yuan. However, seeing that Li Zhi promised him to come and earn the two taels of silver, Zheng Yuan's face was happy, and he stood there rubbing his hands happily.

Li Zhi's grandfather pointed to Li Zhi's two cousins and said, "Your uncle's two sons have no livelihood, they guard your uncle's pottery shop, and they don't have any money to get married." Now I'm looking forward to doing things with you, count it two? ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Count two!" ”

Li Zhi's two cousins were very happy when they saw Li Zhi agree. The monthly money of two taels is also for food, which is very generous, enough for two young people to save money to marry a daughter-in-law. The two were not as shy as Zheng Yuan, and walked up and said:

"Li Zhi, my cousin will defect to you in the future!"

"Li Zhi, my brother will rely on you to eat in the future!"

Li Zhi nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, two brothers, as long as there is a mouthful of meat to eat from Li Zhi in the future, the two brothers will also have a mouthful of meat to eat." ”

Seeing that Li Zhidu agreed, Zheng Pinchun was very satisfied, with a smile on his face. He pointed to Li Zhi's eldest cousin Zheng Kaicheng and said, "Your eldest cousin has also gone to clan school for four years and can write!" ”

Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Zheng Kaicheng again. In this Ming Dynasty, there were not many literate people, and literate people were intellectuals. can read notices, write and calculate, and think it can help Li Zhi a lot.

Li Zhi smiled: "Well, the eldest cousin's skills will be of great use in the future!" ”

Seeing that Li Zhi could afford his eldest cousin Zheng Kaicheng, grandfather Zheng Pinchun laughed, and shook Li Zhi's arm vigorously, then smiled: "Zhi'er, I grew up watching you." I can't believe that you are so good now. It's amazing to pay off your father's debt so quickly and run such a big business! ”

On crutches, Zheng Pinchun smiled: "If your father is still here, I must be very happy to see you now!" ”

Li Zhi was not modest with his grandfather, smiled, and asked the four members of the Zheng family to stay for breakfast. Zheng Pinchun was also polite and agreed. The four members of the Zheng family had breakfast together, ate eggs and drank porridge, thinking that this food would be the daily treatment of the helpers in the future, and they were in a better mood. The four of them talked and laughed with Li Zhi's second uncle, and they ate for two quarters of an hour at a meal.