Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu whispered, "But I bought some spices today, and we don't even have 180 taels left." He didn't count the money he collected today, as he needed to save the money for buying vegetables every day.

Gu Feng looked at him seriously: "You are my husband. If you are out of money, just ask your husband for it. It's not shameful."

Qiao Yu could only weakly reply: "Yeah. I just haven't made up my mind yet, and I don't necessarily have to buy it."

Gu Feng softened his tone: "Well, I'll listen to you."

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The next day, Qiao Yu asked Lin Da to send Wen Ge'er and the others to Taoyuan Town, and she went to Xu Mansion first to pick them up before 3 p.m.

After not seeing him for two days, Xu Yuan looked better than before, and his lips were no longer so pale. He was almost back to the state he was when Qiao Yu first saw him. He no longer lay on the couch or bed all day, and could walk for a while with the help of Xu Ning.

Qiao Yu watched Xu Ning help Xu Yuan stand up to greet him, and teased: "The ancients often said that people are in high spirits when they are happy, and it's true! Look, Xu Ning has only been married for three days, and you have improved so much."

Xu Ning was still shy and kept his head down.

Xu Yuan looked at Xu Ning with a smile and said, "That's right, Aning is my lucky star. I think I can go out for a walk in a few days."

Qiao Yu quickly advised: "Take your time, don't be anxious. What if it happens again..."

Xu Yuan interrupted with a smile: "It's okay, the doctor said that I have a weak body, so I get tired after standing for a while. If I take good care of myself, I will be able to be like a normal person in the future."

Qiao Yu was overjoyed: "Really?! Xu Ning, you are such a lucky star! I am so happy!" Does this mean that Ayuan will not live past the age of 18!

"Really. The doctor couldn't explain it clearly. My parents happily went to the Funing Temple to fulfill their wish." Xu Yuan and Xu Ning looked at each other, then lowered their heads and raised their mouths silently. Qiao Yu seemed to see the affection between the two people's eyes was so substantial that it could be drawn.

Could it be that Brother Wen always looks at me and Gu Feng like this? Qiao Yu got goosebumps.

"I brought the prescription, but I haven't seen the person in charge." Qiao Yu started to talk about business.

Xu Yuan immediately said seriously: "I asked the steward to choose a suitable place in the empty house for the production. Let's go together."

Qiao Yu looked at him worriedly: "Can you do it?"

Xu Ning immediately said, "I...I'll take my husband with me."

Qiao Yu looked at Xu Ning's physique and shut up.

Xu Ning supported Xu Yuan all the way to the gate of Xu's mansion. When the carriage was ready, Xu Ning easily carried her husband on her back and put him into the carriage.

Qiao Yu: ...You are worthy of it.

I have to say, these two people have really good attributes.

Qiao Yu got into the car without changing her expression, while Xu Ning and Xu Yuan sat on the side in a proper manner. Xu Ning gave an embarrassed smile.

Qiao Yu first asked the groom to go to the carpenter to see how many molds were made, and then took all of them. When Xu Yuan heard that Qiao Yu paid a deposit of ten taels, he gave him the balance and the deposit together, saying that they would settle the bill together when the business picked up.

When they arrived, Qiao Yu got off the car first, and then Xu Ning easily carried the person down and slowly supported him. The three of them followed the steward into the house. This house was a square courtyard with a large courtyard in the middle. All the furniture was moved out to facilitate the placement of shelves later.

Qiao Yu was very satisfied. This time he asked someone to buy alkali. After all, it was not good to use plant ash as raw material for mass production. As for oil, there is no substitute yet. You can pay attention to palm oil and coconut oil, which have a large output. Coconut oil also has good skin care effects. You can also try tea seed oil to make high-end skin care products. But that's all for later.

The steward picked two smart servants and signed a death contract with the Xu family, so they could use it with confidence. Qiao Yu began to teach them how to make it step by step. Xu Ning was also curiously learning, and when he saw the saponification reaction between oil and alkali, he opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Qiao Yu asked him, "Didn't you think it's that simple?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's not easy at all. If Qiao Ge hadn't shown me how to do it, I would never have figured it out in my lifetime."

Xu Yuan also said: "Aning is right. It looks easy to make, but if you don't know the recipe, no one would do it this way. Brother Qiao is really amazing."

Qiao Yu looked away modestly. Actually, it wasn’t what I thought.

Qiao Yu watched the two apprentices do it again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said goodbye to Xu Yuan and his wife.

He was going to Taoyuan Town to pick up Wen Ge'er and the others, and take another look at the shop. Since Gu Feng had said that, and Xu Yuan had given him another ten taels of silver, he would buy it. He could let Wen Ge'er live in the town first, but if Wen Ge'er didn't want to, he would also go to the pawnbroker to buy someone to guard it. Although he didn't support this kind of behavior of buying and selling people, in this era of low productivity, perhaps pawning oneself was also a way for the poor to survive.

When Qiao Yu arrived, Wen Ge'er and Li Li'niang had already sold all their goods and were waiting for him in the noodle shop while eating two bowls of vegetarian noodles.

Qiao Yu didn't eat lunch either. He ordered two more servings of sauerkraut and also ordered a serving of sauerkraut noodles. The three of them enjoyed the meal very much.

After eating a bowl of noodles, when the boss came to collect the money, he looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Qiao Yu knew that the boss must have thought it over, so he took the initiative to ask: "What do you think, boss?"

The boss said with some pain: "I discussed it with my wife yesterday. I really can't bear to part with 160 taels. I don't want to embarrass you, but my wife said that the minimum is 170 taels, otherwise she won't let me sell it."

When Qiao Yu heard this, he thought that the boss's wife was more reliable than his mother. Anyway, he was prepared to buy it for 180 taels. "170 taels is fine. When can we sign the documents?"

The boss was secretly upset when he saw Qiao Yu actually agreed. He should not have lowered the price earlier. He was just afraid that Qiao Yu, the potential customer, would run away. In fact, his wife's original words were: "One hundred and eighty taels cannot be less than a cent. At worst, I won't go back to the countryside. I don't want to live with your mother anymore."

The noodle shop owner said, "The documents can be signed today, but these things of mine are useless if I take them back. Do you want them? I'll give them to you at a lower price. As for the things on the second floor, I need to pack them up for a few days, so I can't vacate them right away."

"Okay, you can give me a discount. The second floor just needs to be vacant before the end of the month. There's no rush." ​​Qiao Yu said generously. After all, he saved ten taels.

The noodle shop owner thought he was generous, so he took two taels of silver for the depreciation of the pots, pans, tables and chairs in the shop. Qiao Yu paid half of it as a deposit, and the remaining half would be paid after the owner moved out completely. Then the two of them went to the government to sign and seal the documents. At this point, Qiao Yu had less than 14 taels of silver left from all his belongings.