Earn money to support your family in ancient times

Tang Yuan went to Wang Ji grocery store to buy a hundred catties of fine noodles. His donkey cart couldn't hold so much stuff, so he had to ask Boss Wang to pack it and deliver it to his door.

"Brother Tang, I would like to ask, why do you buy so much fine noodles?" Boss Wang saw that Tang Yuan bought so much at once, worried that he would not be able to use it all up, so he put the tide on it, and asked one more question, "Don't worry , you don’t buy so much at once, I’ll still give you a cheaper price.”

"Thank you, Brother Wang, but it will be useful for me to buy so many." Tang Yuan paused, pointing to a bundle of oil paper on the counter and said, "Brother Wang, bring me two more bundles of oil paper."

Boss Wang was a little confused: "Didn't you always eat in small clay pots? Why buy so much oil paper?"

"To tell the truth, Brother Wang, I plan to sell only noodles for cold noodles, and it's just right to wrap them in oiled paper," Tang Yuan said with a smile, "Brother Wang, I'll have to ask you to lend me a place to put them, and see if my side is okay. If it’s easy to sell, we’ll count the money if it’s easy to sell, if it’s not good to sell, I’ll take it back.”

Boss Wang chuckled: "Hey, what's so difficult about this, maybe I'll have to be in your honor then." Brother Tang's things are not bad, he just borrowed a place, so Simple can make money, only fools refuse!

Tang Yuan paid a deposit of [-] Wen, and then went to the gate of the city to wait for Su Nuo and Da Zhuang.

"Brother Tang, how are you doing?!" Su Nuo couldn't help asking when he saw Tang Yuan.

Da Zhuang also looked at Tang Yuan eagerly.

Tang Yuan shook his head and got into the car without saying a word.

Su Nuo and Da Zhuang glanced at each other, both of them thought the matter was trivial, and blamed themselves for talking too fast and hurting Tang Yuan again.

"You drive the car, let's go back first." Su Nuo pushed Da Zhuang, motioned him to stop talking, and then he slowly sat down next to Tang Yuan.

"Brother Tang, did that boss Zhang go back on his word?" Su Nuo leaned slightly, tilted his head to look at Tang Yuan, and said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter, our business is so good, at most we can work harder, and sooner or later we can buy a Shop, if not, we can set up a shop first."

"It's true that I don't have a recipe," Tang Yuan tapped Su Nuo's forehead with his fingers, and said with a light smile, "But it doesn't mean I didn't gain anything."

"Ah," Su Nuo rubbed his forehead, wrinkled his face slightly, "What...what do you mean?"

Tang Yuan said softly: "Boss Zhang and I have made an agreement. We only sell noodles at thirty cents a catty. He has already ordered forty catties."

"Thirty cents a catty?!" Su Nuo opened his eyes wide, and he couldn't help exclaiming, "Twelve cents a catty of fine noodles, so we can earn eighteen cents a catty of noodles?!"

Tang Yuan smiled and said: "It can't be calculated like this, we definitely can't handle so many aspects, we have to ask someone to help."

"That can make a lot of money!" Su Nuo said excitedly.

That's right, after removing the wastage and the wages of hiring people, you can earn at least thirteen or fourteen cents per catty!

When Da Zhuang heard this, he turned around and complained: "Brother Tang! You are so worried about me and Brother Su Nuo! Why didn't you finish talking earlier!"

Tang Yuan patted him on the head: "Okay, hurry up and drive the car, we have to go back early today."

Forty catties of noodles, he and Da Zhuang can't do it alone, otherwise he won't be able to lift his arms tomorrow.

"Come on!" Da Zhuang replied loudly, and lashed the donkey's buttocks with his whip.

After returning home, Tang Yuan quickly fried the base ingredients of Chuan Chuan Xiang, and then asked Su Nuo to call Su's mother.

Since he intends to rely on this to make money for a long time, naturally he can't be like collecting vegetables, as long as the craftsmanship is good, he will accept it, and it must be someone he trusts.

While waiting for Su's mother to come over, the clerk from Wangji's grocery store also brought over a hundred catties of fine noodles and oiled paper, and the kitchen was full.

Not long after, Su Nuo came over with Su's mother, but Aunt Zhou was still behind.

"Yo, this... this..." Mother Su and Mrs. Zhou were so startled that their eyeballs popped out when they saw so many thin noodles, they said involuntarily, "How much does it cost!"

Su Nuo walked to Tang Yuan's side, grabbed the hem of his clothes, bit his lips and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry Brother Tang, Mrs. Zhou was there when I went back to call for my mother. I said you want my mother to come and help, and she will do whatever she wants." Come here, I... I didn't stop her."

"It's okay, even if she doesn't come today, I'll go find her tomorrow," Tang Yuan didn't mean to comfort Su Nuo, Mrs. Zhou has always been very reliable when it comes to collecting vegetables, and if he hires someone, he will definitely consider it She, "Go and burn some plant ash, and then do as I taught you before, remember to be careful, just bring treated water."

Su Nuo nodded seriously: "Brother Tang, don't worry, I will be careful not to let others find out, not even my mother!"

"Xiao Yuan, tell us what you want us to do." Seeing so many fine noodles, Su's mother couldn't help but urged Tang Yuan.

"It's like this. I want to make [-] catties of noodles, but we can't finish it with just a few of us, so I want your help." Tang Yuan smiled at Aunt Zhou again, "But if Aunt Zhou also comes to help, we Do it faster."

"Hey, it's simple," Mrs. Zhou has earned a lot of money by harvesting vegetables these days, and she is very enthusiastic about Tang Yuan's affairs, "Don't worry, I will definitely do it for you!"

Tang Yuan poured out the flour in the bag, Su Nuo came in with a basin of light yellow clear water and put it on the table.

"Auntie, Aunt Zhou, the noodles I make are different from the usual ones." Tang Yuan grabbed a few handfuls of flour and demonstrated it to Mother Su and Aunt Zhou. "You watch me make it first."

Tang Yuan explained in detail as he worked. Mother Su and Aunt Zhou were both used to working in the kitchen, and they could get started after reading it. It's just that the amount of alkaline water was not well grasped at the beginning, and some fine noodles were wasted.

Both of them didn't understand why the light yellow water was added. Tang Yuan directly said it was a secret recipe, and the two of them fell silent for a moment, and continued to work seriously.

Su Nuo was playing tricks on the side, after all, this is their main business now, so they can't lose it.

With the help of Mother Su and Aunt Zhou, the pressure on Tang Yuan and Da Zhuang was reduced a lot, but making alkaline noodles was too laborious, and the few of them did not finish until it was dark.

Tang Yuan hurriedly told them to go back to rest, while he lit the pot and dusted his face.

After dusting the noodles, Tang Yuan put them in a large dustpan and covered them with fine gauze to dry.

He was so tired that he half drooped his eyes, washed up casually, and then fell asleep on the bed.

In the middle of the night, he was so cold that he curled up again and wrapped the not-so-thick quilt tightly.

The author has something to say: Tang Yuan: Autumn has arrived, and winter is not far away.