Space farmer girl: I hoarded food and raised cubs in ancient times

"What should I do?" Shen Shuangshuang asked directly.

Cheng Lei paused.

"It's better to buy it from a grain merchant."

"Just buy some old grain."

"You didn't promise those tenant farmers new grain, did you?"

"No." Shen Shuangshuang said.

Cheng Lei looked more relieved.

"You promised to provide grain, but your village doesn't grow grain. This is actually a bit troublesome."

"But when we distribute grain next year, we may not necessarily use that much grain."

"After all, if you share the food with them, they won't be able to finish it all, so they will also take out some. Then you can convert some money and give it to them, and they will probably agree."

Shen Shuangshuang nodded in agreement.

"But no matter what, we still have to make preparations early and stock up on some food first."

"Stock up. Just ask the Zhou family! Chen grain is cheap now."

Shen Shuangshuang smiled.

"You can't buy all the old grain. This year's harvest in Mengjiazhuang still belongs to Brother Su, and he also has Wangjiazhuang."

"What do you say, I go to Brother Su San and ask him to sell me the grain he has?"

Cheng Lei's eyes moved.

"Those two villagers have a lot of land. Do you have the spare money to buy so much grain?"

Cheng Lei's gaze was too direct, causing Shen Shuangshuang to dodge.

"This... isn't bad... isn't the price of food cheap now?"

Cheng Lei frowned.

"Sister, you agreed to lend me the money as a gift to marry Yuyan—"

Shen Shuang's expression suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Know, know."

"Tell me, how much do you have on hand now, and how much is still missing."

Cheng Lei looked bitter.

"The total amount I scraped together was less than three thousand taels, and I didn't even get half of it."

Shen Shuang's eyes widened.

"It's still so different?"

"Yeah." Cheng Lei nodded in frustration.

Shen Shuangshuang felt a little sympathetic.

"Don't worry, there are still several months until the Chinese New Year."

"As the weather cools down, hot pot restaurant business will get better."

"Come on, our branch will also open. When the two stores open together, we can make more money."

Cheng Lei's eyes were sad.

There is still more than 7,000 taels of silver left. Even if the hot pot restaurant makes more money, it will not be enough to earn him 7,000 taels of silver...

Thinking of something, Cheng Lei suddenly spoke.

"By the way, sister, I want to sell hot pot base ingredients in a hot pot restaurant, mainly to merchants traveling to and from Shangyang Town. What do you think?"

Shen Shuangshuang looked startled.

"This..." Not so good.

She is now in short supply of chili peppers and has stopped making fermented bean curd and steamed pork powder. Where can she make hot pot base ingredients in batches again?

Moreover, the hot pot base is different from steamed pork noodles. There is oil in the hot pot base. It is cold in winter, so it is feasible to seal it with oil paper after cooling.

But in summer, when the weather is hot, the oil in the hot pot base melts, and the hot pot base is ruined.

As for the current Shenji Lao Hotpot and the hotpot branch opened in the county, the hotpot base ingredients she provides are made fresh on a regular basis.

When storing, the hot pot base is also placed in a clay pot and stored at a low temperature as much as possible.

"No." Under Cheng Lei's expectant gaze, Shen Shuangshuang still refused.

Cheng Lei looked disappointed.

However, I didn’t insist.

Shen Shuangshuang felt a little sympathetic.

After some hesitation, he said: "If you really want to generate income... how about selling some packaged braised meat in the store."

Cheng Lei's eyes lit up.

"I'll give you the recipe later. You can serve some stewed dishes in the store later. When the customers leave, if they are willing to buy it, you can pack it for them."

"By the way, braised vegetables are only available in our own hotpot restaurants, not franchised ones. You have to keep an eye on the recipe and don't leak it out."

"Yeah!" Cheng Lei responded quickly. "I also want to put some tofu skin and yuba to sell in the store." He added.

Uh... Shen Shuangshuang looked a little embarrassed.

"This is up to you."

Her poor brother, this is just to make more money, he wants to try anything.

"Okay! Thank you, sister!" Cheng Lei said immediately.

Shen Shuangshuang waved his hand and took vegetables from the pot.

"By the way, I want to buy some piglets. Do you have a way?"

Sufficient quantities can be purchased in the chicken market, but although they are available in the piglet market, the quantity is not large.

"No." Cheng Lei responded without thinking.

"Go to the market and ask the butcher, you should be able to find it."

Shen Shuangshuang was a little disappointed.

I chatted with Cheng Lei about other topics.

By the time I left the branch, it was already more than an hour later.

Thinking that Li Ke and others were leaving Shangyang Town today, Shen Shuangshuang did not go anywhere else, but returned to Huichun Hall.

As a result, Li Ke was already at Huichun Hall.

As soon as Shen Shuangshuang came back, Mr. Shen chose to avoid it, leaving space for his son and wife.

"Why are you back so soon?" Looking at each other, Shen Shuangshuang asked Li Ke slightly nervously.

"Master cared about the difficulty in getting along with us as husband and wife, so he specifically allowed me to leave first." Li Ke said, walking towards Shen Shuangshuang.

"Let's go for a walk." He said.

"Yeah." Shen Shuangshuang responded.

The two walked out of the Huichun Hall and came to the street.

There are many people on the street, but they are not as cautious as before.

The two of them chatted for a while and passed by a jewelry store.

Li Ke proposed to go in and take a look.

Shen Shuangshuang wanted to refuse, but seeing that Li Ke had already taken steps toward the jewelry store, she chose to follow him.

Entering the silver building, Li Ke asked Shen Shuang to pick out jewelry.

Shen Shuangshuang hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

Now that you have decided to accept Li Ke, accepting his gift can be regarded as a signal to the other party.

In the end, Shen Shuangshuang chose a jade hairpin.

He also chose a hosta of the same style for Li Ke.

Li Ke's eyes were excited and he couldn't put it down while holding the hosta.

They gave each other "love tokens" and after walking out of the jewelry store, their hands unconsciously held each other's hands.

"When will you come back after leaving this time?" When they reached a street corner, Shen Shuangshuang suddenly stopped.

Li Ke turned around and met Shen Shuangshuang's eyes.

The woman's beautiful face made him lose his mind.

"Giggle--" Shen Shuangshuang covered his lips.

Li Ke quickly came to his senses.

"It depends on the situation in Hanyue City."

"Da Liao is so ambitious that Hanyue City is difficult to stabilize."

"Before the snow falls, if the Liao Kingdom cannot afford to fight, we should come back to celebrate the New Year." As he said this, Li Ke reached out and touched Shen Shuangshuang's face.

Shen Shuangshuang subconsciously wanted to hide, but stopped.

The man's hand did not touch her face, but helped her straighten the wind-blown hair on her temples.

Shen Shuangshuang smiled, took Li Ke's hand again and walked forward.

"Then I'll wait for you." He whispered.

A warmth spread from Li Ke's heart.

Time passed quickly, and the couple rushed back to Huichun Hall before You hour.

Murong Zhan and Yin Song have returned.

The guards, as well as the guys from the Huichun Hall, began to deliver the medicinal materials to the dock.

Yin Song asked Li Ke to borrow Shen Shuangshuang to talk to the side.

"The cowhide vegetables you mentioned earlier, as well as other vegetables, can be distributed to me."

"Anyway, there are separate merchant ships that come from time to time to sell tofu skin and yuba for you. When the time comes, just bring some vegetables with you."