The journey of giving birth to a son

Chapter 29 Family Workshop

The mooncakes sold to Mrs. Zhang had been sold to Mrs. Zhang because some molds had been customized and the gift boxes were of a higher quality, so the price had also increased a bit. Two or three pennies were added to each mooncake.

It took Jiang Shiyi and his family almost a whole night to prepare it, and the next afternoon, they delivered it to Mrs. Zhang’s Fish Shop.

The same guy from before received them, "Girl, please sit down for a while, my wife is upstairs."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Mrs. Zhang and several wealthy businessmen's wives were playing cards.

Don't think that women in ancient times didn't go out. Those were the wives of wealthy families, and the family rules were strict. Mrs. Zhang had a lot of money in her hands, so she lived a carefree life.

Jiang Shiyi thought for a while and carried two plates of mooncakes upstairs.

"Are you here?" Mrs. Zhang was in a very good mood after winning money, "Come on, come on! Have a taste of this moon cake."

Each of the ladies took a piece and covered it with a handkerchief. Their fingers were all white and smooth. Everyone wore yellow bracelets and rings on their hands.

"It looks so beautiful!"

“It tastes good!”

"It tastes good. Please order something. It's not easy for a little girl to do business!" Mrs. Zhang winked at Jiang Shiyi.

"Okay, okay! It tastes good! The little girl is also clean and beautiful! Give me some too!" said the wife sitting opposite Mrs. Zhang.

"Oh, Mrs. Liu, there are so many workers in your silk and satin factory. As a boss lady, don't be stingy. Give them a little each one, so that the workers will work harder."

"Okay, okay! Everyone knows that Mrs. Zhang is good at doing business, so I will listen to you and order two hundred yuan!"

"How can you give out two hundred yuan? You should give your clerk a little more. You are not a shop, just pick and choose."

"Then give me five hundred yuan. I want to give it away. The little girl can make more tricks for me." Mrs. Liu said very generously.

Jiang Shiyi was a little excited, "Mrs. Liu, tell me what you want, what kind of food you like, and the address of your house."

Jiang Shiyi took a pen to write it down.

"This little girl is really good at doing things." Mrs. Liu said.

Mrs. Zhang then said to the other ladies, "You guys should also make a decision! The little girl from the province is running back and forth."

The wives of the other two families also gave their addresses.

Mrs. Zhang pulled Jiang Shiyi downstairs, "Look, I introduced you to a new customer."

"Thank you very much. I can give you a cheaper price for the mooncakes delivered today."

"What's cheap?" Mrs. Zhang gave her five taels of silver. "It's not easy for you to do business. It's always easier for us to make money than you. I can introduce you to more people. Who can The two of us hit it off."

Mrs. Zhang looked at Jiang Hui, then pinched his round face, "Look at how smart this kid is," she said, taking out a handful of copper coins from her sleeve, "Take some candies!"

Jiang Hui was stunned for a moment. He was so old. Do he still need to eat sweets?

"How embarrassing! It costs you money every time." Jiang Shiyi was a little embarrassed because Mrs. Zhang was too enthusiastic.

"Take it, is it too little?" Mrs. Zhang said, and Jiang Hui took it, "Thank you, madam."

On the way home, Jiang Shiyi was very happy that the people she met were very nice.

After delivering these mooncakes, Mrs. Zhang introduced several new customers to Jiang Shiyi, most of whom were the proprietresses of Mrs. Zhang's neighboring shops.

Because of these orders, Jiang Shiyi no longer wants to do business with the retail investors around him because the family is really too busy. Without these retail businesses, the little beggars and Yue Ya were a little depressed because they were about to lose their jobs. Jiang Shiyi felt bad about it, so he gave them a few mooncakes each and asked them to go back and have a good holiday.

The family was busy for half a month, and it was not until the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival that they had some free time and had a good meal together. The festival passed like this.

Jiang Shiyi did the math and found that at the end of each month during this period, he had earned nearly two hundred taels of silver. This was the result of their family's hard work. Jiang Shiyi gave the earned silver to Shen Yunniang to save, and then I had a wonderful sleep, but I was so tired!

Jiang Shiyi slept until noon before getting up. Jiang Kejian and Shen Yunniang went to work, and they were the only two siblings left at home.

"Sister, what should we do with these?" Jiang Hui pointed to the remaining mooncakes, "Keep it for yourself! What else can you do?"

Most of the remaining mooncakes are made with jujube paste and five kernels.

"Well! How can I eat so much? I'm tired of eating it in the past half month."

"Then you have to figure it out! Or sell it?" Jiang Shiyi stretched.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, how can we still sell it!"

"If you sell it cheaper, for a penny each, someone will buy it."

Jiang Hui did what he said, and sure enough, many people bought one penny each. In the end, there were still some people who didn't buy. Jiang Shiyi laughed secretly in his heart after hearing this. Isn't this the case with mooncakes in later generations? After the Mid-Autumn Festival, they only cost one yuan each. .

"I'll give you the money!" Jiang Shiyi said, "You have worked hard during this time!"

Jiang Hui was very happy after hearing this and put the coins in his box.

the next day.

Before Jiang Shiyi got up, Jiang Hui pushed her aside, "Sister, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, what should we do next?"

"You can't just let me slow down! I'm such a little money addict."

As for what to do next, Jiang Shiyi has already thought about it. The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is not suitable now for those who set up stalls. Then they can only sell pastries, lotus cakes, egg yolk cakes, mung bean cakes, and peach cakes. , sweet-scented osmanthus cake and so on. Anyway, the ovens and other items are all ready-made in this yard, so there is no need to set up any small stalls. Everyone around knows the place.

"Sister, let's go buy ingredients quickly!" Jiang Hui took Jiang Shiyi's hand and was about to go out.

"I haven't packed it up yet!" Jiang Shiyi's hair was still loose. Jiang Hui, a little man, quickly got clothes for his sister and helped her fold the quilt.

"What's for breakfast?"

"What I eat in the morning is mooncakes." Jiang Hui said. Some mooncakes that don't sell well have to be digested by themselves.

"I don't want to eat, let's go out and eat something delicious!" Jiang Shiyi also had enough mooncakes.

"Okay, okay!" Jiang Hui happily agreed with both hands.

Jiang Shiyi hung a small sign at the door "Jiang Ji Cake Shop."

When Shen Yunniang came back, she saw this sign at the door of her house. In the kitchen, Jiang Shiyi arranged all the materials neatly and was busy again.

Shen Yunniang had a headache. She meant that the weather was getting colder and colder, so she asked the two siblings to stay at home. Anyway, they also made a lot of money selling mooncakes.

Jiang Shiyi knew what Shen Yunniang meant. Shen Yuniang felt that it was proper for a girl to find a family in the future. Jiang Shiyi did not want to let herself live a life of dependence on men in the future, so she must work hard.

After the cakes were finished, the first thing Jiang Shiyi did was to take the cakes to see Mrs. Zhang.

(End of this chapter)