Joe's Farming

After a day's rest, Lin Da arrived at around 9:00 p.m. to pick up Qiao Yu and Gu Feng to go to town. This was Qiao Yu's first time setting up a stall, and his main product was autumn pear paste. Gu Feng happened to be selling pheasants and rabbits from the previous two days. After the nitrate was made, the fox skins would be saved and sold in winter, when the price would be higher.

The two children were entrusted to Aunt Shi's family, and would be taken with them after they got familiar with the town.

Gu Xiaoyan hugged Qiao Yu reluctantly and said, "Mom, please take me and my sister with you next time."

Qiao Yu put her face close to Yan Bao, and then touched Xue Bao's head before saying, "Be good and wait for us here. We'll bring you some delicious food when we come back."

Gu Xiaoxue was more sensible and responded, "Don't worry, mom. I will take good care of Xiaoyan."

When they arrived in the town, Lin Da took them directly to the West Market where they were setting up stalls, and agreed to meet outside the town at 3 p.m. Gu Feng took Qiao Yu to the place where he usually set up his stall and started setting up the stall.

Qiao Yu saw that people around him were selling their goods on the ground, so he brought an unused wooden board from the shed. Qiao Yu arranged the jars of autumn pear paste on the board into a pyramid shape, then opened a jar and started selling.

Gu Feng was completely the opposite of Qiao Yu. He simply placed the pheasants and rabbits in a row on the ground, then stood there with his arms folded, answering every question that came his way.

After a while, some women and boys came to ask Qiao Yu questions.

"What is this autumn pear paste?" asked an auntie in a flowery jacket.

Qiao Yu hurriedly greeted: "Auntie, you asked, this autumn pear paste is made by boiling autumn pears, honey and a little Chinese medicine. It can clear away heat and fire, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. It contains something that is particularly good for the human body and can help the stomach and intestines digest. Would you like a can?"

The aunt smelled it and thought it was good. Although she didn't understand Qiao Yu's introduction, she asked him, "How much is a can?"

"One jar costs 100 wen. Today is the first day of business, so I'll give you 8 wen off for good luck." This price was set by Qiao Yu when he was making the autumn pear paste. If it was lower than this price, he would not sell it. It was too costly, so he might as well just sell the pears directly.

Everyone around them gasped, and the aunt screamed, "What? 80 cents for a jar like this? Are you trying to rob me?" She pushed the people around her away and turned to leave, fearing that Qiao Yu would stop her.

Qiao Yu was not afraid. Seeing that the people around him had not all dispersed, he patiently explained: "What you don't know is that this autumn pear paste consumes a lot of raw materials. From 100 kilograms of autumn pears, at most 8 kilograms of autumn pear paste can be produced. This kilogram of good autumn pears can be sold for 4 cents, not to mention that honey and medicinal materials are added. These 80 cents are really just the hard-earned money for making it. If there is a cold and cough at home, drink a spoonful of it with warm water in the morning, noon and evening, and the effect is very good. For those who don't have a cough, you can also drink a little when your throat is dry and you have heat in the autumn. But people with weak spleen and stomach, cold hands and feet should not drink it."

When the people around heard that the cold and cough medicine shop dispensed medicine for one or two taels, if the autumn pear paste was really effective for cough, then the 80 wen was not only not expensive, but also very worthwhile. Not to mention that when they heard that 100 jin could boil 8 jin, they immediately thought that 80 wen was too cheap.

At that moment, a young man in blue clothes said, "Give me a can."

"Okay." Qiao Yu collected the money quickly and handed a can to the customer. He reminded her, "The spoon must be clean and not stained with water or oil. After scooping, remember to seal it tightly. This way it won't go bad until next year, and the longer it is stored, the better the effect."

"Okay, thank you, boss." The young man listened carefully to Qiao Yu's instructions before leaving.

With the first customer, there will be a second one. Qiao Yu cheerfully reminded the customers of the precautions over and over again, and then happily collected the money. By the way, he also advertised: "My last name is Qiao, Qiao Yu. I am from Shangtian Village. Tomorrow, I will sell a new kind of food here, which is definitely something that you folks have never tasted. You can come and try it, and buy it after you try it."

There was a middle-aged man in the crowd, he was a shopper for the town's wealthy family, Mr. Xu. The weather suddenly changed yesterday, and the young master of the Xu family fell ill because of his poor health. He had been coughing all morning, and the master and his wife were very distressed. Although the mansion had already invited a doctor, he observed the young man selling things at the stall for a while and found that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke in an orderly manner, which made people believe him. Then he heard his name and address, which immediately won his favor. There were two cans left at the end, and the middle-aged man stepped forward and bought them all. It happened that the mansion was short of game, so he bought all the food at Gu Feng's stall.

Qiao Yu was so happy. This was a big customer. She immediately said enthusiastically, "I'm Qiao Yu, and this is my husband Gu Feng. If you want to come to pick up something in the future, you can tell us the address and we can deliver it to your door."

"Hello, Mr. Qiao. I'm just a purchasing agent in the Xu residence. My last name is Ma and my given name is Wen. Everyone calls me Lao Ma." Lao Ma replied with a smile and handed the things to the servant beside him.

"Brother Ma." Qiao Yu said solemnly. Gu Feng also bowed to Old Ma.

Qiao Yu continued, "Thank you, Brother Ma, for taking care of our business today. Brother Ma, please come here again tomorrow. We will have some delicious food for you."

"Hahaha, okay. Not to mention there are delicious foods, if this autumn pear paste is really as effective in relieving cough as you said, I will definitely come to give you a thank you gift." After saying that, he left with the servant.

Gu Feng didn't expect Qiao Yu to be so good, selling out everything in just one hour. Gu Feng knew his young husband was capable, but he didn't expect his husband to be so eloquent. He barely took a break for an hour, and many of the words his husband said were ones he had never heard of before.

Gu Feng helped his husband put away the board and the autumn pear paste as a sample, and then took his husband to eat.

Qiao Yu followed her husband's hand and followed him consciously. Although it was her second time in the town, she was still not familiar with the surroundings. This damn sense of space.

Qiao Yu was not hungry, but was really thirsty, so she asked Gu Feng: "Brother Gu, is there any place in town that sells drinks?"

Gu Feng was surprised: "Qiao Er wants to drink?"

Qiao Yu: "How is that possible?! I just seem to have talked too much and want to drink something hot to moisten my throat."

Gu Feng finally understood and took his husband to find a teahouse. But Gu Feng originally wanted to take his husband to a famous restaurant in town, but unexpectedly his husband only wanted to drink tea. In fact, Gu Feng also misunderstood. Qiao Yu wanted tea, but she wanted something sweet like milk tea.

When Qiao Yu saw the teahouse, he smiled and thought that he was really imagining things. How could he find a beverage shop in ancient times? Of course, the only thing he could do was drink tea. But it was good, he could learn that the tea in this place was different from the ones he had drunk before.

Gu Feng was a little disappointed when he saw the young man, but he quickly concealed it, thinking that he had brought him to the wrong place. His already fierce face looked even fiercer, and the waiter thought that Gu Feng was looking for trouble, so he didn't dare to come forward to serve him.

"Waiter," Gu Feng called in a deep voice, "Bring us tea. The best."

The waiter didn't expect that the customer just wanted to drink tea, and immediately served the tea happily: "Hey! Here it is, the best tea. 100 wen a pot!" This is the most expensive tea in their store. Ordinary tea costs 2 wen a bowl.

Qiao Yu heard 100 cents!

100 wen!!!!!!!!!

I just worked so hard for 2 hours and you only paid me 100 coins. Ahhhhhhhhh. Qiao Yu quietly approached Gu Feng and whispered, "Brother Gu, I don't really like drinking tea. Ordinary tea is fine."

Gu Feng saw Qiao Yu's distressed expression and knew that he had done something wrong again. But he couldn't show it on his face, so he said calmly: "It's okay, Qiao Er. I want to drink."

When Qiao Yu heard that it was her husband who wanted to drink, what else could she do? Of course she spoiled him. So she happily took the teapot and poured tea for Gu Feng.

"Come on, Brother Gu, you drink first." Qiao Yu poured a cup of tea for Gu Feng, and then poured a large cup for herself.

Not to mention, this tea smells refreshing and has a sweet aftertaste after swallowing it, it's really good.

Seeing her husband's distressed look at first, he immediately became happy when he heard that it was her who wanted to drink it. It turned out that her husband was so willing to spend money on her. Gu Feng felt warm in his heart. This pot of tea was definitely the best tea he had ever tasted.

Drinking tea alone is not enough. Gu Feng ordered some food for Qiao Yu, but Qiao Yu was a picky eater, and this teahouse was not a high-end business, so Qiao Yu didn't eat much. In the end, Gu Feng finished the meal. Gu Feng finally made up his mind not to come to this store again.