Female supporting roles rely on food to save themselves

Chapter 42
There was a sweet smell from the kitchen.

"Ouch, my pear paste."

Gu Laoshi dropped his wife's legs and quickly ran to the kitchen.

Jiang was furious: "You don't wash your hands!"

Gu Laoshi quickly scooped up water and washed his hands.

Gu Xiang: "...I remember the time."

The color of the pear paste is a bit thick, but the taste is good. Gu Zhuang's water and soil can't grow crops, and all kinds of fruits have a unique flavor. After all, Dali Village not far away can produce fruits, so Gu Zhuang doesn't make sense no.

The village produces a very special kind of thin-skinned pear. The orange-yellow skin glows transparently red under the sun. It is rich in juice and sweet enough.

Gu Laoshi served Jiang Shi a bowl, Jiang Shi finished it in one sitting, and immediately made up his mind: "We will do this business."

After all, Mrs. Jiang was still the resolute Mrs. Jiang, and soon, Gu Zhuang's pear paste business started to operate smoothly.

In order to save costs and keep the recipe secret, Jiang went to the village to collect pears and medicinal materials every day, and Gu Laoshi was in charge of cooking in the kitchen.

On the first day of sale, the supply was in short supply, and many people were willing to pay a deposit to make an order if they could not get the goods.

Gu Xiang helped Jiang to write the account book, and after calculating the income, one day's income can be compared to the previous two months, even after the cost is taken out, he can make a lot of money.

Both Jiang Shi and Gu Laoshi were taken aback, always suspecting that they had made a mistake in their calculations, Jiang Shi got up in the middle of the night and made calculations several times.

Gu Xiang didn't think it was strange, after all, pear paste was sold cheaply, and it was something that ordinary people could afford.

It is not easy to treat diseases these days. People don't go to the hospital easily, and they suffer hard when they get sick. Unless it is a serious illness, they just randomly find a barefoot doctor, take a few folk remedies, or go to a witch, witch, pray to a god, and worship a Buddha. Whether it can be good depends on luck, otherwise it is death.

The Gu family's pear cream has a first-rate reputation, and everyone around them praises it. Of course, the most important thing is that it is cheap enough.

Throughout the day, there was an endless stream of villagers coming to the Gu family to pick up the goods. Many of them had found buyers in advance, and after taking the goods from the Gu family, they would send them to them immediately, and generally they would get back a bunch of orders.

Both Jiang Shi and Gu Laoshi were exhausted, and Gu Xiang was too busy to go around. He didn't have time to cook for the family. The whole family drank a pot of porridge and ate two pieces of cooking cakes.

Gu Xiang: "My daughter really underestimated the workload."

The important thing is that Gu Xiang's lost gourmet spots...

The whole family looked at each other, Jiang Shi rubbed her stiff waist for a long time, but still felt uncomfortable, Gu honestly said with a smile: "It's not that I'm tired, it's just that it's too messy."

Now Ah Feng and the old dog are still there, and Gu Xiang hasn't left, they are so busy that they can't touch the ground. When Gu Xiang takes Ah Feng and the others back to the Yongyi Army, the situation at home will be even more troublesome.

Mrs. Jiang pondered for a while: "Then let's hire two more people to be in charge of moving the goods. You only need to keep an eye on the kitchen stall. When you go to find him, don't ask for prices randomly. The young people in our village go out to do part-time jobs. Two or three big boys, don't be blind and generous."

Gu Laoshi responded repeatedly.

Hearing this, the old dog thought for a while and said, "My second brother..."

Gu Xiang came to a sudden: "Ermu alone can handle two adults."

The old dog smiled mischievously: "Let that kid come and help out, just take care of the meal, and you don't need to pay him."

"That won't work, the wages must be paid." Gu Xiang sighed quietly, "It's just that the child is too young."

She never expected that one day she would do such a thing of hiring child labor.

The old dog thanked him solemnly.

His second brother's illness has been greatly improved now, and if the child's food problem is solved, the family's burden will be very light, and other siblings can also go out to find some errands to do, even if his salary is temporarily confiscated, the family will not be separated. .

That afternoon, the old dog sneaked Wang Ermu to Gu's house.

After hiring someone, there was an extra expense for the family, and Jiang was a little heartbroken, but after careful calculation, the expense was quite a bargain.

Ermu is young, but he is very strong, and he works very hard. One person is more than enough for three people, let alone two.

After a few days, the Jiang family in the family treated Wang Ermu the best, praising him every day for being diligent and well-behaved, much better than Wulang.

In the early morning, the sun was rising, and a cloud of clouds was burning in the sky.

Zhou Dongniang hurried to Gu's house with a basket on her shoulders. Her husband and Zhou Dong were both in the yamen these days. She was more leisurely than before, and she also went to approve pear paste to sell like villagers in the village. The boy bought two taels of meat to improve food.

Turning a corner, seeing another long line of people, Zhou Dongniang hurriedly took her seat, and faintly heard Gu Xiangli's soft voice at the door.

"Auntie, you must remember it well when you sell it. The pear paste we sell is just a snack, it's a drink, it's not a medicine. It makes people sick. You should see a doctor seriously. Don't eat pear paste for any illness."

The villager who picked up the goods responded repeatedly, with a sneer on his face: "Third lady is too modest, my nephew had a fever yesterday, I gave him a spoonful, and he will be fine that night."

Gu Xiang: No, pear ointment cannot cure fever.

Someone over there said loudly: "This ointment from our family is really a good thing. This morning, the naughty kid in my house cried out that his stomach hurts, which scared my mother. When I went out, I jumped up and down and ran out to play again."

Gu Xiang: Your son is just hungry.

Blinking his eyes, Gu Xiang tried his best to 'belittle' his own things: "Think about it, everyone, if it is really some kind of panacea, it can't be sold so cheap."

"Third lady, you have a kind heart. The food you sell at the food stall tastes comparable to meat, but the price you sell is the price of carrots."

Gu Xiang: "..."

She now feels that maybe her idea is not a particularly good one.

But now most of the villagers have been involved, and every household is happy because they have made money. Even Lizheng has held his head high these days, and everyone in the clan is also very happy.It's obviously impossible to say not to sell it, all she can do is to exhort, exhort and be careful.

Listening to Gu Xiang's voice, Zhou Dongniang once again regretted losing her daughter-in-law.

The business of pear paste is gradually getting on the right track, the business is getting bigger and bigger, and the reputation is quickly spread. As expected by Gu Xiang, various pharmacies, and even other merchants, have been fascinated by imitation pear paste, but Soon the momentum stopped again.

The profit is too small, and the products produced are indeed the benefits of no one's Guzhuang products, and the reputation can't catch up with others. There are so many businesses in the world, and so many medicines can be sold in pharmacies, no one will accept the truth and compete with pear paste.

Seeing that there are fewer and fewer counterfeit businesses in various places, Jiang is also relieved, but can't help being a little worried. If the pear paste in those medicine shops can't be sold, will they come to trouble our family?

The owners of several pharmacies in the county town: Don't talk nonsense, are you still looking for trouble?The few of us are going to be so frightened that we want to pack up our belongings and run away!
(End of this chapter)