A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

But before Si Xi's tears fell, she was distracted by the car full of gifts.

"Are these all gifts bought by my mother?"

Smelling the aroma of preserved fruits, tears of dissatisfaction flowed from the corners of Sixi's mouth.

Chen Changsheng patted the children on the shoulders and said, "Let's all move in. We bought a lot of gifts for everyone."

A cart full of things was moved into the main room.

Chen Erlu brought a bowl of water and handed it to Chen Changsheng, "Mom, is it going well for you and your eldest brother to go to Jiangzhou Mansion this time? Is the mosquito coil sales okay? My younger siblings and I have been making mosquito coils at home day and night for the past five days. , is it too much to drive out six hundred dishes?"

Chen Changsheng took a sip of water and cooled down before speaking, "It's not much. All the mosquito coils we brought this time have been sold out, and there are more than a dozen companies who have placed deposits with us to buy mosquito coils, which cost four thousand trays."

"Four thousand plates?!" Erlu and Sanshou Sixi couldn't help but exclaimed.

They were at home these days and didn't know the market price of mosquito coils, but they didn't stop moving. They thought six hundred dishes was not a small amount, but they didn't expect it was far from enough.

Chen Changsheng continued, "Four thousand coils of mosquito-repellent incense is not too much, but it is too little. If we really make a hundred coils in one day, it will take forty days, and we will miss the best opportunity. What we are going to do next is We must seize the time and do more.”

Chen Dafu said worriedly, "But there are only a few of us. Even if we work hard at night, it will take more than ten days to get out."

"It's not enough for us alone, we have to ask people to help."

"Asking for help? Are you recruiting workers? Just like a brick kiln factory recruiting workers directly?" Dafu and Erlu asked in confusion.

"No, it's not difficult to make mosquito coils. If we outsource it all and someone steals the method, we won't make any money. Mom plans to outsource the grinding steps, and we'll leave the rest of the mixing and kneading. I make it myself, and then outsource the final demoulding and packaging.”

Of course, the core technology must be in your own hands, and others can be responsible for the remaining physical work, so that you are not afraid of leaks of secrets.

"Who will subcontract the grinding work to?"

Chen Dafu thought for a moment and said, "Grinding into powder requires strength. I think we can find strong men to do this job. Unmoulding and packaging require skill and carefulness. This can be done by the women in the village."

Chen Changsheng cast an admiring glance at his eldest son, "Dafu is right."

It seems that taking the eldest son out this time has indeed yielded some results.

Erlu then added, "There is also the work of collecting raw materials such as mugwort leaves and pine cones. You can also leave it to others, and we will purchase them together. Everyone in the village can do this work, so we should be able to earn a lot."

"Yes! Ernie is taking care of us at home these days. Sometimes Ermao, Sanmao and Xiaoju also come over. They also help me gain a lot of love," Sixi said.

Chen Changsheng looked into the children's eyes and said with a smile, "You two are very good at what you said. Just do it. It's almost noon for dinner. Mom will cook some dishes for you. Let's fill our stomachs first."

The children were really thinking that they had not eaten the food cooked by Chen Changsheng for many days. However, knowing that their mother and eldest brother had just returned from Fucheng, the trip must have been hard, so the three children had already prepared meals in advance.

"Mom, lunch has been prepared. The three of us will learn how to cook a few simple dishes. You and the eldest brother can just sit and wait for dinner." Erlu turned to direct his younger siblings, "Three lives and four blessings, let's go and put the food together." Bring me the bowls and chopsticks."

A plate of braised pork ribs, a plate of fried pork with chili, a plate of small scrambled eggs, a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts, and of course a small basket of roasted locusts.

"The braised pork ribs and fried pork with chili were made by my second brother, the scrambled eggs and stir-fried bean sprouts were made by Sixi, and I grilled the locusts." Sanshou introduced the dishes while serving them, not missing any dish.

Sixi set the dishes and chopsticks and joked at the side, "Mom, you don't know that in the past few days when you and the eldest brother were away, the third brother was very greedy for the fried locusts. He couldn't stand it anymore so he baked it himself."

"Hmph, just tell me whether Third Brother's roasted locusts are good or not." Sanshou said in a show-off manner.

"Okay, delicious."

The five mother and son sat down, and Chen Changsheng took the lead in taking a chopstick. The taste was pretty good, although it was not as good as her and Dafu's craftsmanship, but it was not far behind.

"Yes, you have made progress." She commented, "When mom and eldest brother were not at home for a few days, you were able to take good care of yourselves and tidy up the house so well that you didn't let mom worry about it. You deserve a reward. After dinner, Let’s open the presents.”

There were gifts, and the children ate particularly deliciously, and in a short time everything was gone.

After everything is tidied up, it’s time to open the gifts.

"I bought a new set of clothes for everyone. Sixi is the youngest sister. Mom also bought you a new pair of embroidered shoes and two flowers on your head."

Dafu and the others each held their own new clothes and compared them in front of them, and they didn't mind that Sixi had more pairs of shoes and more flowers than them.

After all, my little sister is a girl, and girls always prefer beauty.

Chen Changsheng, a man with rough hands and feet, would not be able to tie a little girl's hair, so he could only tie it into two rough little braids, and then tied the newly bought hair on top, which was barely enough to fit into the eyes.

Sixi looked happy, holding the embroidered shoes and said happily, "Mom, these embroidered shoes are so exquisite, the fabric is so delicate, they are more beautiful than the shoes bought in Baishui County."

Sixi really couldn't bear to wear such fine embroidered shoes.

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Try it on and try it on. Things are bought for people to use. As long as they are not ruined intentionally, if they are worn out, just buy them again later."

Si Xi went to the inner room to put on new clothes and new shoes, and walked out slowly. Everyone's eyes shone.

The dirty little girl who was originally skinny has gained weight these days, and her face is rosy, fleshy and shiny. She puts on new clothes and has a haircut, and she turns out to be a pretty girl.

Chen Dafu praised, "At first glance, our little girl is not inferior to the little girls in the county."

Erlu and Sanshou also agreed, "Yes, our little sister is also very pretty and cute."

Chen Sixi felt a blush on her face and felt a little shy when her brothers praised her so much.

Seeing Xiao Laosi's expression, Chen Changsheng came to the rescue with a smile, "Mom also brought study reference books for each of you."

She took out the multiplication table and handed it to everyone. This was a second-hand distressed version that she had purchased in the bracelet space in advance and mixed it into the pile of gifts.

Chen Dafu didn't know why and thought his mother had bought it in Fucheng.

"This is for learning arithmetic. It's called the multiplication table. If you want to do a good job in business and keep accounts, it's not enough to be able to read. You must also be able to calculate accounts. Otherwise, if you make a mistake in calculation, you will suffer a huge loss."

She then took out an introductory picture book of foreign mathematics and said in a low voice, "My mother met a hawker from the Western Regions in the city and said it was a reference book for them to learn arithmetic."

Chen Changsheng made a gesture of silence, "Don't let outsiders see this book. Let's learn arithmetic at home. Do you remember it?"

Dafu and the others nodded.

Books from the Western Regions cannot be read by outsiders.