Feng'er went to open the door, and the rich families of Tianshui Town rushed into her house, and when they saw the sugar gourd in the courtyard, they all screamed.

"Is this for sale or not?"

"Sell, a hundred wen a string."

"Give me ten strings, I want ten strings too" was wrapped up in an instant.

Some didn't buy it in a hurry, and in the end, the three of them reluctantly handed over their two strings.

When Qiao Mai saw it, he comforted them, "My mother will make it for you later." ”

Upon hearing this, the children were happy, and the people in the town listened and booked.

"Give me ten more strings, I have a lot of children."

"I'm going to have ten strings too..."

"You can only get these in the afternoon."

"Is it okay to have lunch?"

"Yes."

So they bought some snacks again, and then they went home satisfied, Feng'er was just about to close, Chen Hao came.

"Auntie, good New Year, sir, my mother and I went back to my grandfather's and grandmother's house yesterday, and I didn't come to pay New Year's greetings, please forgive me."

Qiao Mai smiled, "Hao'er has a good New Year, come, this is from my aunt." ”

Chen Hao politely went up and took it, "Thank you, auntie." ”

"Feng'er, quickly take your brother Hao to sit in the house and take out all the delicious food at home."

"Yes, mother!"

Yuan Jiaqi took Ling'er from Qiao Mai's hand, "I'm going to work hard for you again." ”

"It's not hard, I'm addicted to making money, you see, after such a short period of effort, I sold a dozen taels of silver, and when it comes to the New Year, people have money in their hands, when will I make money if I don't make money at this time?"

Yuan Jiaqi hugged Ling'er and followed her to the kitchen with a smile.

Sitting in front of the stove, preparing to light a fire, Qiao Mai went to the warehouse for a while, and cut wooden sticks for a while.

It took half an hour to prepare before I started to boil the sugar.

"Chen's mother and son are back, do we want to go over for a New Year's greeting?"

"No, if she is sensible, she should come over, after all, you are her son's husband."

"It's all up to you."

"In fact, this sugar gourd is the best to make, put some fruits with a string, the most important thing is to boil the sugar, dip the sugar on the board, one hot and one cold, the sugar is fixed, and the cold is done."

"It's easier said than done, but it's so easy to see how easy you do."

"It's good to get started, you have to learn more and practice more in everything."

"It feels like it's really easy for you to make money."

"It's like a book in your head, it's easy for you to copy a book, but I won't be able to copy it, what do you say?"

"Makes sense."

While the two were talking, the sugar gourds were all ready, and Qiao Mai found another wooden stake, sharpened it and inserted it into a hole

This time, I made a hundred in one go, and in addition to the reserved ones, there were dozens of them, which was enough for the children to eat.

Seeing that it was noon, Qiao Mai brushed the pot clean and wanted to get some fresh food for everyone, so he went to the warehouse, used the warehouse as a cover, and took out a dozen steaks from the freezer in the space.

These steaks are marinated and are well-known brand steaks sold in supermarkets.

After the pot dried, she didn't put oil, she directly put the steak in, put three slices at a time, and put it on the plate after frying, she hugged Ling'er and let the Yuan family taste it first.

"It's a medium-rare steak, you taste it."

"Steak?"

"Yes, it's beef tenderloin, and I named it steak."

He took a slice and tasted it, "It tastes so good, and it is very tender, it is not the same as what I used to eat, but the cattle are the main labor force of our Ming Dynasty's cultivated land, and the court does not allow them to be slaughtered at will." ”

Yuan Jiaqi was afraid that she wouldn't understand, so he explained.

"Well, I know this, these are bought from Fucheng, there are legal procedures, you go to call the children to eat after eating, this should be eaten while it is hot, it will not taste good when it is cold."

Yuan Jiaqi ate three slices in a few big bites, Qiao Mai shook his head speechlessly, to eat like this, one person has at least five slices, plus Chen Hao, how can it be enough to get thirty slices.

Taking advantage of his efforts to call people, she looked at the freezer with her mind, there were a total of fifty pieces in it, and she took away fifteen pieces, and there were thirty-five pieces, and the Yuan family ate three pieces, and there should be thirty-eight pieces.

She counted it, and then she was relieved, he ate, and the space was quickly replenished.

It's good to make it up so she doesn't have to worry about running out of steaks in the future.

The Yuan family hugged Ling'er when they came back, and the four children surrounded Qiao Mai.

"Mother, why are you so fragrant?"

"Take the plate and the chopsticks, and I'll put a piece on your plate after I'll fry a piece, and I'll have enough meat today."

The children swallowed, "Mother, how can you eat this meat like this?" Don't stew anymore? ”

"It's not stewed, it's delicious to eat like this."

She fried the steak, and put a piece on the child's plate, and fried it one by one, and I don't know how many slices she fryed. The children were well fed.

"Mother, this meat is so delicious."

"Let's play when you're full, there are sugar gourds in the yard, eat a bunch of appetizers."

"Mother, you are so good, you are the best mother in the world."

Qiao Mai pouted, sure enough, it was a child, if there was milk, it was a mother, and if there was a stutter, she would say yes.

Qiao Mai fried a few more slices for the Yuan family, and she took the child, "You can hold Ling'er when you are full." ”

"You haven't eaten a bite."

"I ate this before you came to the house, it's not uncommon."

"You really don't have to say anything about your craft, if you don't find a man in the future, I'll stay in your house for the rest of my life?"

After speaking, Yuan Jiaqi blushed.

Qiao Mai didn't feel anything, "Okay, if I don't fancy other men in the future, you will live in my house for the rest of your life, I don't mind, anyway, I have someone to work for me, I can save a lot of worry." ”

When a man heard this, he nodded unconsciously, feeling sweet in his heart.

Since the second day of junior high school, the Qiao family has never been idle, and many people come to buy things every day.

Qiao Mai simply vacated a corner of the living room, put the shelves that used to be drying in the yard, and put the goods on it, Yuan Jiaqi and Feng'er Yun'er both knew the price, she just prepared the goods, and the rest was their business.

has an income of more than 20 taels almost every day, and the Yuan family doesn't want to copy books anymore.

I work hard all day, I can copy half a book, one in three days, a few taels of silver a month, and when I encounter a demanding book, I can only two taels of silver after copying a book, Qiao Niangzi can be good, and one day will be worth his income for several months.

It's really more popular than people, Qiao Mai wanted to laugh when he saw his tangled expression.

"Brother Yuan, don't forget, I still have costs, seeing that I get so much money a day, but why didn't you get rid of the capital for me?"

"That's it, your things are all good, and the cost will naturally be high."

"So don't be blushing, more than twenty taels, just earn a few taels."

"That's a lot, I'm not red-eyed, but I think that the poor are rich and martial, and the scholars are cold for ten years, except for a high school, the others are really worthless, they all say that the scholars are noble, but what is the price, copying a book is not as much as the money sold by street vendors, what is the use of having a noble reputation, or having money in hand to make the family live comfortably."

"Not necessarily, although reading costs money, if you can pass the exam, you will become famous, and if you don't pass the exam, it is also a profession, like Mr. Ledger, the clerk of the county government can be employed, and then it is not as good as you said to copy, he does not have to work as hard as the farmer to go to the field, nor does he need to be exposed to the wind and sun, just take you as an example, you and Chuan'er do not have to go to the field, and they live better than the croppers outside, thanks to the fact that you can read and write, what do you say?"

Yuan Jiaqi sighed, "What you said makes sense, it's me who is fascinated." ”

Qiao Mai smiled, "Didn't Brother Yuan find out?" Among the many traders who set up the beach, my business is good, and I have the ability to make good things, like some other vendors, it is good to have an income of a few taels a month. ”

"Yes, you are a capable woman"

"However, I will not tell anyone where my things come from, this is my wealth, tell others and mine will be gone."