Seeing Li Qiao and Tao Zhu, these people greeted each other warmly, but everyone was a little reserved.

Most of the workers in the duck workshop are villagers from the surrounding villages, and they are not familiar with Li Qiao's pottery and bamboo.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu responded with a smile, their attitudes the same as before.

However, the seriousness and care of the two when they inspected the workshop were the same as before.

First and foremost, health is the issue.

This issue must not be sloppy.

Zhou Jingui and Li Bei kept in mind the rules set by Tao Zhu, not only the workshop was cleaned, but every worker also wore hats and masks, and their hands and faces were clean.

After checking the hygiene, the two of them went to the river to watch the workers slaughter the ducks.

The fluff on the duck must be cleaned, so as not to make the rich unappetizing.

The river had not yet frozen, but the water was cold and cold, and the hands and faces of the workers were red from the cold.

However, these workers did not complain, their wages were higher than those in the workshop, who were responsible for burning fires, cutting pieces, etc., and Tao Zhu also bought three boxes of mutton fat per person, enough to wipe for a winter.

If they don't come to the duck factory, they have to wash their clothes and wash the dishes in cold water at home, which not only makes them unpaid, but also makes their hands frostbite.

They are so satisfied to have the current days, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu are both good people, and they must be rewarded.

It's a pity that Li Qiao and Tao Zhu are about to go to the capital, and there is no time to see each other again, what they can repay is to work hard, so that Li Qiao and Tao Zhu can worry.

The workers worked hard, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu couldn't find the slightest mistake, and the two returned satisfied.

However, working in this kind of weather, the workers are really hard, so before going back, Li Qiao Taozhu asked Li Wei to make a note in the account book, and today he will add an extra 20 yuan to the workers who are responsible for slaughtering the ducks.

In addition, go to Zheng's house to buy some meat and eat hot stewed vegetables today.

The duck goods workshop provides lunch for the workers, and the food standard is a combination of coarse grains and fine grains, and meat is eaten every three days.

But it's cold today, and the workers should be fed.

The wind was strong, and on the way back, Li Qiao simply ripped off the wide cloak, let Tao Zhu drill into his arms, and then draped Tao Zhu's cloak on his head to block the wind, and wrapped it tightly and walked back.

When they got home, the two of them put their cloaks back in the bedroom, then went into the kitchen and stood in front of the stove to use the fire in the stove to drive away the cold from their bodies.

The two of them entered the kitchen that Li Dashan was in charge of, Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian were there, Li Xiaorui slept, Zheng Qianqian could take a rest.

Zheng Qianqian looked at the movements of the two, and immediately said, "I'll burn the charcoal, uncle, you and Uncle Zhu go back to the backyard to keep warm." ”

"No, that's fine." Li Qiao shook her head.

Li Dashan's dim sum is baked in the oven, so the stove is very large, and the flames run out of the stove, which is quite suitable for standing next to the stove to keep warm.

"Okay." Zheng Qian glanced at the sky outside, and said, "It's time for lunch, what are we going to eat at noon?" ”

He has to take care of Li Xiaorui now, and he can't make dim sum.

But when Li Xiaorui sleeps, he will do some chores.

"Brother Zhu, what do you eat at noon?" Li Qiao asked Tao Zhu beside him.

"Hmm...... Why don't we eat stewed vegetables too? ”

Come to a bowl of steaming stew on a cold day, and eat the whole person to warm up.

"Okay." Li Qian looked at Zheng Qianqian: "Brother Qian, the main dish is stew, and the other big guys look at it and eat whatever they want." ”

Zheng Qianqian snorted, and he walked towards the door: "I'll ask everyone to see what everyone wants to eat." ”

Zheng Qianqian went out, and Li Qian looked at Li Dashan: "Dashan, in fact, you and Brother Qian'er are the most suitable to follow us to the capital." ”

Li Ershan and Li Xia are younger after all.

And Li Chunsheng is the pillar of the family, and it will take at least half a year to come back, so he is a little embarrassed to let the pillar of the pillar be away from home for so long.

Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian are very steady, and they are extremely close to him and Tao Zhu, so they are the most suitable candidates.

It's a pity that Li Xiaorui is only half a year old and is not suitable for long journeys.

When Li Dashan heard this, he hesitated: "Do you want to put Xiao Rui at home and let my mother take care of it?" ”

The little brother can't breastfeed, the little fat man has always eaten goat's milk, even if he and Qianqian go to the capital, it won't affect the little fat man.

"No, no, no, such a small baby can't do without you and Brother Qian." Li Qiao shook her head without thinking.

Let's take a look at it again, it's really not good, let's bring Li Ershan and Li Xia.

After the New Year, these two children are a year older, and they are adults in the countryside.

And I went to the capital for a turn, I grew insight, my childishness has subsided a lot, and I am also steady.

Seeing this, Li Dashan let out a long sigh, alas, if he and Qianqian don't have children, then this time he can follow his uncle Uncle Zhu to the capital.

Today's lunch was taken care of by Zheng Qianqian, Li Chuntao, Li Yuning, and Li Yu'an, which was very rich.

In addition to stewed vegetables, there are also grilled sausages, skewers, spicy tang, and glutinous rice balls.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu ate a warm lunch, and then each held a bowl of red date and pear soup to relieve the greasy and go back to the backyard.

The two sat at Tao Zhu's small desk to settle accounts.

In the first year, the vermicelli earned 70,000 taels of silver, last year the vermicelli earned 200,000 taels of silver, and in the first year, because of the construction of roads and the purchase of fields, plus going to the city, it cost 30,000 taels at once.

But this year, except for a trip to the capital of the city, the 300 acres of medium land bought last year, and a large warehouse, the two of them did not have any major expenses.

It cost 12,000 taels of silver to go to the capital, 5,000 taels of silver to the city, nearly 7,000 taels to buy land, and 1,000 taels to build a large warehouse.

This is only 25,000 taels.

The large input minus the large expenses can leave 220,000 taels of silver.

In addition, there is also the income of dim sum, and the daily profit of dim sum is not very much, and it can be more than 1,000 taels a month.

The income from the fields is okay, and the watermelons are very profitable, but in the case of sweet potatoes, he only sells half of them, and the remaining half is used to make vermicelli for his family to eat.

Therefore, the income from the fields is not impressive.

There is also a share of the corn, barbecue ingredients, eggs and other dishes that Mochizuki Lou gave him, which is also a small amount of money at this time.

Zheng Family's share, he didn't want it a long time ago.

The duck workshop is very profitable, at the beginning of the small scale, can make less ducks a day, after a year of development, from the beginning of 400 to 1,000 and now to 1,500.

Over the course of the year, the net profit of the duck workshop was 40,000 taels.

However, in addition to these incomes, he and Tao Zhu's daily expenses are quite large.

The biggest expenses are spent on eating and drinking, and he has a large family and eats well, even if he grows wheat at home, he still has to buy rice and noodles because he wants to make dim sum.

In addition to eating and drinking, he has always been extravagant, and he has money in his hands, and his pen, ink, paper, and inkstone have been replaced by famous brands in this time and space, and books have also been replaced by periodicals.

He is in a good mood and loves to send red envelopes, as long as it is his junior, he will send it.

There is also the expenditure of the flowing water feast.

……

I don't think there is anything in these accounts on weekdays, but now they add up one by one, which is really a big number.

However, compared with the cash in his and Tao Zhu's hands, this is actually a drizzle~

Because he and Tao Zhu now have 300,000 taels of cash in their hands!

Compared with 300,000 taels, their daily expenses are nothing.

Moreover, the sweet potato workshop has started, and this year's sweet potato harvest is average, with about 1,500 catties per acre.

With last year's experience, the other four counties are definitely making more vermicelli this year than last year.

Moreover, Yongxing County has indeed reached a cooperation with Tongyi County.

When he returned to Fucheng, he specially asked the Mingzhi Mansion about the cultivation of a lot of sweet potatoes in Tongyi County.

The prefect said that the new magistrate of Yongxing County was ambitious, shrewd and capable, and wanted to do a big job, so he took the initiative to find the prefect and talk about cooperation with Tongyi County.

The prefect thought about it for a while and agreed.

The five counties of Hexi Province are adjacent to the counties of other provinces, and if the model of Tongyi County is successful, then more vermicelli can be made every year in the future.

These are all political achievements.

Therefore, if there is no accident, this year's vermicelli can earn at least 200,000 taels of silver.

By that time, he and Tao Zhu would have 500,000 taels of silver!

It was already evening after settling the accounts, but Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were not only not tired, but more energetic, with such a rich family background, even Li Qiao, who had seen the world, could not be calm.

The room is dim, the candles have long been lit, in order to avoid myopia, Li Qiao has always been very willing to use candles.

At this time, ten candles were all standing on the small desk, illuminating the space very brightly.

Tao Zhu stared at the last number in the account book, his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.

He stretched out his slender finger and tapped it lightly on the large number twice, and the smile on his face could not be stopped.

He turned his head to look at Li Qiao: "I've always been afraid that our money won't be enough, but this number is enough to cope with the expenses of the capital, right?" ”

Li Qiao sat on a chair with him, although both of them were thin, they had large skeletons, so they were close together.

Li Qiao stretched out his hand and nodded the tip of his nose: "Of course it's enough, although the prices in the capital are high, they won't be too exaggerated, otherwise how will the people in the capital live?" ”

"Enough is enough." Tao Zhu couldn't help but stretch out his hand to hug Li Qiao's waist and buried his face on his shoulder: "It's so good." ”

It's a good day.

The cold wind is howling outside, but he has buckwheat and silver, and he has never been so peaceful and down-to-earth as he is now.

Li Qiao hugged the person in her arms tightly and nodded lightly: "Every day with Brother Zhu is a good day." ”

When Tao Zhu heard this, he sat up straight and looked at Li Qiao: "How can you always say things that make me happy?" ”

"Because I'm telling you the truth." Li Qian raised her eyebrows: "Can't I tell the truth?" ”

"Okay, okay, you're the best." Tao Zhu couldn't hold back the smile on his face, he held Li Qiao's cheeks with both hands, rubbed it twice, and saw that Li Qiao's face was deformed by him, he hurriedly leaned over and kissed it.

This kiss is angry.

Li Qiao was anti-guest, and kissed him soft in a few clicks.

At the end of the kiss, he was already sitting on Li Qiao's lap, and seeing Li Qiao's black eyes staring at him without blinking, his whole face immediately burned.