Ever since they got into the ox cart, the women have been gently beating their shoulders and legs with their hands. Since yesterday morning, when they were running around and bargaining, it was now dark, and they had time to sit down and rest, which was a lot of work.

Because they were so tired, they wanted to wait until they woke up tomorrow to divide the money. But then I thought that Ye's sister-in-law, Ye Ermei's home, was here, and I couldn't let my family make another trip to Chenjia Village tomorrow.

So, they decided to divide the money and go home.

Anyway, there is a person like Zhao who can settle accounts, and there is not much silver, so there is not much time to delay.

Besides, no one will object to such a thing as dividing money, no matter how tired it is.

As soon as everyone summed up, they drove the ox cart to the outside of the Ye family's courtyard, a distance of about a few hundred meters. It's empty, and there are no outsiders, so it's convenient to say anything.

Some things, such as purchasing bargains to make the difference or something, are better not to let others know.

Along the way, Ye Feng was thinking about everything, and he had made careful arrangements, but he didn't think of the matter of dividing the silver.

Well, you have to be cautious when it comes to money. One carelessness can lead to disagreements and estrangement.

Now the Yaya Township Kitchen has just started, and everyone is from the township, and the relationship between several families is close, so it can't be unpleasant because of the money.

Fortunately, there was not much silver in the first place, and there were few people, so it was not difficult to divide it, and Ye Feng quickly thought of two plans. It is best for him to bring up this kind of thing, anyway, he is the initiator of the duck duck village kitchen.

Therefore, as soon as the car stopped, Ye Feng said to everyone, "Everyone come around, let's talk about the division of silver." ”

Hearing this, everyone really gathered around, and after being busy for so long, this is the most anticipated and happiest moment.

Ye Feng saw that everyone was together, and then he said: "I have two ways to divide the silver here, and after I say it, everyone will choose one." Of course, before talking about the specific method, let me talk about another thing, that is, didn't I get a tael of silver before, that is, the one or two that Old Man Lan specially rewarded. And now, I will take it out and count it among the money to be divided. ”

As he spoke, he asked Ye to take out the silver taels.

Ye Feng also thought about this proposal for a long time before deciding, although he was a little reluctant, but after all, the two pieces of silver were generated during the cooking period of everyone. Everyone is working hard, he is just a trick.

Sure enough, everyone just excused themselves slightly, and then responded. Of course, in his heart, he still gave Ye Feng extra points.

Ye Feng continued: "The salary for cooking is twelve taels of silver, and with this tael, it is thirteen taels of silver. Sister-in-law Zhu also gave the remaining three taels of silver from the purchase, that is, sixteen taels of silver. In addition, the actual cost of buying ingredients before was forty-two taels, because I got five taels from bargaining, and the total was twenty-one taels of silver. In other words, the silver we need to take out and divide is a total of twenty-one taels of silver, right? ”

When everyone heard it, they made a little calculation, and they had no objections. Especially Zhao, she knows best.

As for the silver that Chen Qianshanping owed to buy kitchenware before, it was given by Ye Feng, and they just counted it in private, so they didn't have to get it here.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ye Feng said, "Next, I will talk about two ways to divide the silver. The first type, Aunt Li, Aunt Zhao, and my sister, almost all of the dishes for the birthday banquet are made by them, so the three of them have four taels of silver each; My brother-in-law and Qianshan are also very tired, moving up and down, building a stove and chopping wood, each person has three taels of silver; Second Sister Ye not only made longevity noodles, but also helped wash and chop vegetables, and she didn't rest the whole time, and she got three taels of silver. I and Qianliang, Qianyan, and Da Niu are not separated this time. ”

Everyone obviously didn't expect Ye Feng to put himself aside.

"As for the second method, it's very simple, a few of you adults plus the second sister Ye have three taels of silver each, and the remaining three taels of silver, me, Da Niu, and Qianliang have one tael each. Now everyone thinks about it, how should it be divided? Or, you have a better way to say it. ”

Ye Feng thought about it for a long time, and he only thought of these two methods. Others, a lot of them won't work.

However, after a little thought, you will find that in fact, these two divisions are similar, the first method is more for women, but not for children. In the second division, the women get relatively less, but the income with children is about the same as in the first one.

The only difference is that the second approach takes care of everyone.

There are few people in the Zhao family, no matter which one it is, she has no opinion, so she took the lead and said: "I have no opinion, I will choose whichever one you choose." ”

Da Niu's mother calculated a little in her heart, and also said her choice: "I choose the second option, although we women are tired, but this time adults and children have contributed, everyone should share a little." After all, this is the first time that our duck and duck township chef has benefited, and for the sake of joy, it is also a good intention. ”

The Ye family can do anything, anyway, she has the most family. So, everyone voted last, and unsurprisingly, everyone chose the second option.

Since everyone agreed, the Zhao family divided the silver money one by one.

Everyone was very happy when they got the money. At the end, Da Niu's mother took another bowl and put two bowls of leftovers, let Ye Ermei take them home, and said with a smile: "This bowl, just bring it by the way when you have time to play at your sister and brother-in-law's house." ”

There was a lot of cooking tonight, because everyone made all the leftover ingredients. The Lan family naturally didn't want to eat leftovers, but they didn't expect to let the villagers share a point, and finally let everyone take it away.

After dividing the money, Ye Feng felt suddenly relaxed, spread out in the car and didn't want to move, and in the end, Chen Qianshan took the big cow to send Ye Ermei home, anyway, it was only a short way. Ye Feng thought about it, and was afraid of something, after all, Chen Qianshan was already an adult, and Ye Ermei had also reached the age of marriage, so she couldn't say that she would follow again.

As a result, everyone waited for a long time to see Chen Qianshan, Ye Feng, and Da Niu come back, Chen Qianshan also held a section of camphor wood alone, and Ye Feng and Da Niu walked towards the ox cart with a section of camphor wood in their hands.

It turned out that this tree was obtained by Father Ye when he went up the mountain yesterday, and he was afraid that the ox cart would be inconvenient, so he cut it into two sections. Ye Feng took out one or two of the silver he had obtained and gave it to Father Ye.

Father Ye is happy like something, Ye Ermei helped cook and got three taels of silver in one day, he was lucky to go up the mountain and found that a camphor tree got one tael, and the family suddenly had four taels of silver.

I have to say that this time it is really thanks to the eldest daughter.

Because of the matter of money, and after so many years, regrets have passed, and he has almost figured it out. What if you don't have a son, life is not the same. And these daughters in the family are more sensible than the other, and now they have a way to make money, so they will have a good life in the future.

Thinking like this, he even took his daughters and the Lin family to be kind.

As soon as Father Ye was happy, the whole Ye family naturally became happy.

Second Sister Ye went home, but the remaining group of people still had to walk a long way to get home. Because there are a lot of kitchen utensils, plus there are leftovers or something, and considering that Chen Jiwan feels sorry for the cow in his heart, Chen Jixing still takes Chen Qianshan, Ye Feng, Da Niu, and Qianliang on foot as when he came, and the women, including Qianyan, take the ox cart.

Although everyone was tired, because they had divided the money, they were steadfast, and they summed up the experience and shortcomings of cooking this time all the way.

When they returned to Chenjia Village, it was already late at night, and everyone decided not to unload the kitchen utensils or anything, but just divided the dishes, Chen Jiwan led the cow, and went home.

Chen Qianshan's house.

Liu and Chen Jiqin chatted with each other, glancing at the door from time to time. Chen Qianshan hadn't come back at this hour, and she couldn't help but be a little worried. But when he set off yesterday afternoon, he said that he would definitely come back tonight, so the two of them couldn't sleep, so they waited.

The eldest and second eldest of the Chen family didn't sleep either, mending farm tools there. The fourth child couldn't hold it because he was young, so he went to sleep after playing for a while after dinner.

After a while, Chen Qianshan's eldest brother, Chen Qianshui, thought about it and put down the farm tools and said to Liu: "Mother, I think the third brother should come back." Why don't I go out with my second brother to meet him? ”

Liu was thinking about whether to let the eldest and second go with the oil lamp at home, but before she could speak, she heard Chen Qianshan shouting happily: "Dad, mother, eldest brother, second brother, you haven't slept yet!" ”

Everyone was a little excited when they saw Chen Qianshan coming back, and when they saw him holding a clay pot in his hand, Liu hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up. At first glance, there were half of the potatoes and roasted pork ribs in the basin, and half of the cold pork ears, all of which were good dishes.

Because he said: "The master is polite, and let the vegetables come back." ”

Chen Qianshan said: "Mother, we made too much of this dish at night, so we divided it and brought it back, but we haven't eaten it, and we can eat it tomorrow." ”

Liu Shi was even happier when he heard this, and as he walked into the kitchen, he thought that the meat in this clay pot would also cost a lot of silver. Looking at this amount, a family can cope with a casual vegetarian dish tomorrow.

"Mother, mother, bring me a bowl of water!"

Chen Qianshan couldn't hold it anymore, and sat on Liu's stool. I walked all the way back, tired and thirsty. When Liu came out of the kitchen, he brought a big bowl of water, and Chen Qianshan drank it in one go, which provoked Liu to wipe his sweat and said, "San'er, slow down, don't choke." ”

After resting for a while, Chen Qianshan took out the silver and handed it to the Liu family under the expectant gaze of his family: "Mother, this is three taels of silver, and it is the salary this time." ”

I heard that it was three or two, and the family was a little happy. Especially Liu's family, she has already calculated that the salary for a banquet is only twelve taels, and it stands to reason that a person can't get three taels of silver.

So I hurriedly asked the reason.

Chen Qianshan then talked about bargaining, rewarding silver and other things, and excitedly talked about the dishes he made today. The whole family gathered around and listened to Chen Qianshan's story.

Unlike everyone's excited looks, Chen Qianshui obviously had something on his mind. It's just that it seems that it is difficult to speak, and several times I wanted to speak when Chen Qianshan was not speaking, but I was entangled in my heart for a long time.

Finally, seeing that Chen Qianshan was resting again, he said: "Third brother, I didn't want to talk about this matter originally, I know you are also embarrassed, but the eldest brother really wants to join you as the duck duck chef." Look, can you take the time to talk to everyone? ”

After speaking, he looked at Chen Qianshan with anticipation.

Liu didn't expect his eldest son to have this idea, and when he heard this, he was also stunned. It's a good idea, but if it does, it will be twice as much as the wages you will get home in the future.

Chen Qianshan thought about it, it is estimated that it is not possible to go to Yaya Township to cook, after all, the eldest brother has no cooking skills, and he can't build a stove, but he is ...... Yin said: "Big brother, if you don't do it, aren't I selling cutting boards with Ye Feng?" You can also do carpentry, so I'll talk about it and let you take my place. ”

At the beginning, seeing Chen Qianshan frowning, he thought it wouldn't work.

In fact, he didn't have much hope, after all, he knew that he didn't know how to cook, but he just wanted to do chores, wash vegetables, chop wood, and carry heavy things.

It's better to let him do the job of making a chopping board, of course he wills. Although this business is tiring, the money comes quickly, and now the strong men in the village have gone to the mountains to look for camphor wood. If he had camphor wood, he only needed to process it with Chen Jiwan.

Seeing that his eldest son might have a chance to earn money soon, Liu was so happy that he secretly said in his heart that he could really talk about his daughter-in-law this time.

On the afternoon of the second day, Chen Jixing was at home.

After lunch, everyone gathered together again, washed the kitchen utensils one by one, and put them in the backyard of Chen Jixing's house to dry. Afterwards, they all sat in the hall and drank the mint water soaked in a thousand words.

Seeing that everyone was there, Ye Feng didn't hesitate, and said directly: "I have something to discuss with you, yesterday was just twenty tables, and I see that everyone is so tired that they are about to fall apart." What if there is a bigger table next time? ”

Seeing everyone nodding, Ye Feng continued: "Moreover, it's still the farming season, it's okay to be tired, just rest for two days." But when spring blooms and the ground comes alive, it won't work. Therefore, I quit the duck duck village kitchen first, and recommended Ye Ermei to take my position. Everyone has seen that in addition to making longevity noodles, Ye Ermei is very good at washing vegetables, cutting vegetables and cooking vegetables. Moreover, I have taught her how to make chili oil, and she has also learned how to platter and so on. ”

After a pause, Ye Feng continued: "Next, I estimate that we will receive the business of making noodles one after another, and we will receive camphor wood. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and now is a good time to sell cutting boards. So, I mean, I suggested that Uncle Chen Jiwan join the Duck Duck Country Kitchen. ”

"Whether it's shopping or cooking, you need to use an ox cart. We all forgot to give the oxcart money this time. There is another problem, Uncle Chen went to the village kitchen, so there is a need for a man who can carpenter to make a cutting board. Everyone thought about it from their own relatives, recommended it, and everyone discussed it. In addition to being able to do carpentry work, it is best for this person to have great strength and be able to carry it. ”

Everyone has no opinion on including Ye Ermei and Chen Jiwan in the Yaya Township Kitchen, one can make a banquet, the other can drive an ox cart, both of them are inseparable, and what Ye Feng said is reasonable, it is indeed too tiring to have few people.

But who do you recommend for cutting boards?

Everyone knows that this business makes money quickly, and they quickly thought about their relatives for a while. But if you want to be able to carpenter work, and you have to be able to carry and lift a lot of strength, there is really no suitable candidate for a while.

Chen Qianshan was anxious, the seniority here was stronger than him, and it was not good for him to be the first to speak. However, seeing that everyone is obviously considering candidates, I am afraid that I will waste the opportunity of the eldest brother in vain if I say that it is late.

So he plucked up the courage and said, "Everyone, I'm a junior, so I shouldn't have spoken first, but I really want to recommend my eldest brother to come over and make a cutting board." He knows how to do carpentry work, and he has a lot of strength. Everyone knows the situation in my family, the eldest brother is twenty years old and has not yet decided to marry, because he is poor, no girl is willing to marry. So, I cheekily beg you to give my eldest brother a chance. ”

Everyone thought about it, Chen Qianshui was indeed a good choice, young and strong, and Qianshan's eldest brother, not an outsider, and he was in the village, and it was convenient to do things, so he agreed in his heart.

But they are not in a hurry to express their position, after all, this business belongs to Ye Feng, and they are just helping.

After waiting again, seeing that no one was recommended by anyone, Ye Feng said, "Since this is the case, then your eldest brother." But the ugly thing is ahead, the workmanship is okay, and we can't tell the way we make the chopping board. Otherwise, I won't follow. ”

Chen Qianshan naturally agreed with 10,000 people, and when he thought that this thing had actually happened, his heart suddenly became happy.

Ye Feng said again: "Uncle Chen Jiwan's carpentry work is good, if the village kitchen has no business, you can also come, we welcome you." ”

Da Niu's mother happily said to something: "Okay, your uncle will do this for the rest of his life, and I will definitely let him come over when he is not busy." ”

Ye Feng thought again, the Zhao family had been silent, as if he was making some difficult decision. Anyway, everyone here is the founder of Yaya Township Kitchen, and they must be taken care of first, because they said: "Aunt Zhao, have you thought about it, will your family Qianliang join Yaya Township Kitchen or do chopping board business?" ”

In fact, Zhao was thinking about this problem, so he kept silent. The cutting board business is a quick money, but not long-lasting. Just like Ye Feng said before, someone will definitely imitate it when the time comes.

In the end, Zhao said: "It's better to join the village kitchen, I'll teach him slowly, and I can't delay everyone's business." When you first started, you didn't need money, just study. ”

In this way, the staff of the Duck Duck Township Kitchen expanded to eight people.

Fortunately, today's decision is made, because the duck duck village kitchen is about to be so busy that his feet don't touch the ground. What everyone doesn't know is that through the banquet noodles made in the Lan family, the Yaya Township Kitchen has become completely popular.

As soon as the banquet of the Lan family ended, many people came to the door to inquire about the cook of the Zhu family, and they also wanted to invite him to make the banquet. They have eaten this noodle themselves, and it tastes really good.

As a result, I was even more surprised when I inquired, because it was actually the village chef who made the noodles, not the chef in the town or city.

They thought that this table was so well done, and the chef in charge would be the chef of the town, but they didn't expect it to be made by a few villagers. And the silver is not expensive, it is several taels cheaper than hiring a cook in the town.

The Zhu family didn't hide their secrets, and immediately said the address of Ye Ermei's house.

Soon, but three days later, someone found Ye Ermei, saying that the family was going to have a happy event and wanted to invite them to make a banquet. This time, Ye Ermei had experience, and carefully asked about the details of the time, place, various requirements, etc., and then hurriedly went to Chenjia Village to report the news.

Ye was thinking about when to go back to her parents' house and tell Ye Ermei about officially joining the Yaya Township Kitchen. Unexpectedly, she hadn't gone home yet, but she came first.

In addition to the two pottery bowls, it also brought the good news that someone asked them to make a banquet.

Time was pressing, and this time it was all-inclusive, so Ye quickly called everyone to discuss. Everyone thought that they could rest for a while, but they didn't expect business to come to the door again, and immediately felt how wise the decision to increase the number of chefs in Yaya Township a few days ago was.

And this time it's a wedding banquet, and there can't be any accidents, otherwise there won't be any need to do it in the future.

According to Ye Ermei, this time, the main family's surname is Li, and it is in Lijia Village, which is only about ten miles away from Chenjia Village. The Li family's background is also very good, and they have a little bit of kinship with the Lan family, and they also ate the banquet noodles they made a few days ago, and the result was very satisfied, so I came to the door.

Because this is the first time his family has held a happy event, and the time is pressing, there are many things at home that are not ready, and all the options are all-inclusive.

At Ye Feng's suggestion, in order to further understand the Li family's requirements in details, Da Niu's mother took Ye to go to the Li family in person, said a few auspicious words, and began to ask for the other party's opinion.

Speaking of which, this is the second time that the Yaya Township Chef has made a banquet, and the Li family is doing a happy event, speaking politely and with a smile at any time. And Da Niu's mother is a well-known cool temperament, back and forth, the banquet has not yet been made, and the three women are very happy to talk.

When the lord saw it, he was even more satisfied, and immediately paid seventy taels of silver in advance, only saying that it must be more decent than the Lan family's banquet. Of course, this number of people is naturally a few more tables than the Lan family.

When the big cow mother came back, she smiled so much that she couldn't see her eyes, and said that it would be good to have a few more such banquets, even if she was tired, she was willing.

Everyone knows the reason why she laughs, and the more the host wants the banquet to be decent, the more money they can make.

With the experience of the last time, unhurriedly, a day in advance, several women went to the city again for a big purchase.

The vendors in the city saw that the Yaya Township Kitchen really came to buy again, and it seemed that the "words that will come to buy often" said before were not false, so they made more profits. This time, the bargaining link in the procurement alone is enough to earn six taels of silver, which makes a few women happy and laughs all day long.

On the day of the feast, everyone cheered up and exerted all their strength to bring their level to the extreme, and the wedding banquet ended successfully, and the host gave a rich reward.

Therefore, although there were more people participating in the division of silver this time than last time, in the end, each person was given four taels of silver. As for the method of dividing the silver, everyone felt that there was no need to make so much trouble, and directly decided that no matter how much, it would be divided equally.

Of course, although it was divided into four taels of silver, the physical overdraft was also obvious. Several people were tired from talking and eating. Fortunately, there was almost no work in the field, and there was time to rest.

I thought that I could rest for a few days after the wedding banquet, but as a result, before everyone had time to rest for a few days, a single business actually came to the door again. The publicity in the early stage and the fame of the duck duck village kitchen have been completely played.

Now, everyone from all over the country knows about this team.

The Zhao family has always been steady, and ranked these businesses one by one in chronological order, and then was shocked, because this business was actually ranked until the twentieth day of the lunar month.

In short, in this month, the people in the Yaya Township Kitchen were painful and happy, and after doing one after another, in the end, they actually made seven wedding banquets and three birthday banquets, with an average of three days, and there was no time to rest.

On the other side, Ye Feng was not idle, during this time, he and Chen Qianshui actually received ten trees. Not only Chenjia Village, Yejia Village, but also people from Lijia Village and other townships also carried camphor wood to sell.

Chen Qianshui made 211 cutting boards out of these camphor woods. Ye Feng was treated in the same way, dried, and waited for the oil to seep into a sufficient depth before selling.

Similarly, Ye Feng left ten cutting boards and took them to the people in the Yaya Township Kitchen to make favors, and every time he made a banquet, he gave the master's family a cutting board. Now that camphor wood cutting boards have become completely famous, it is also a good gift to give one away. And the people who got the camphor wood cutting board also began to show off to their neighbors, and for a while, even the publicity expenses were saved.

The remaining two hundred cutting boards, without Ye Feng's shouting, were put in the market, but they were sold out in ten days, and finally sold out for one hundred taels of silver.

In addition to the capital of ten taels, Ye Feng and Chen Qianshui divided forty taels. Of the remaining ten taels, Ye Feng gave Da Niu one tael, Qianyan one tael, and Chen Jiwan eight taels. Although Chen Jiwan just took advantage of the rest of the village kitchen to guide Chen Qianshui, Ye Feng felt that he couldn't let people be empty-handed.

As for the rest, it is naturally the cost of buying salt and oil.