si-mexico Chapter 266 Life and Death Have Nothing to Do with Rongshu Village
Chapter 266 Life and Death Have Nothing to Do with Rongshu Village
Soon, the glutinous rice and lotus root that had been simmering in the pot for more than half an hour were almost done.
Song Yuntang didn't fish it out either. It was not yet noon and there were not many diners coming. It was a good opportunity for the glutinous rice and lotus root to soak in the soup for a while so that they could absorb the flavor.
Taking advantage of this time, she took three bamboo skewers, wrote the names of today's three new dishes on them, and asked Fang Tianci to hang them on the counter.
As more and more people came at noon, some guests wanted to try something new and ordered glutinous rice lotus root.
Song Yuntang took one out and cut it into slices. He drizzled a little honey on it and sprinkled a few small osmanthus flowers on it for decoration.
At the end of the day, the braised lotus root slices, which were the simplest to make, sold the best, with 24 kilograms out of 30 kilograms sold. The second best seller was the fried lotus root boxes, with about 12 boxes sold.
There were four glutinous rice lotus roots left.
In this way, a stone of lotus roots can be sold out in two days.
After Fang Tianci settled the accounts from lunch, he went to the backyard.
"Girl, the sales of glutinous rice lotus root are average. Can we still sell it tomorrow?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "After all, the menu is already posted, so we can sell it for a few more days. But there's no need to prepare so much, five or six a day will be enough."
"Okay." Fang Tianci handed her the account book, "Miss, please check the accounts here on the fourth day of the New Year. This is the account after the fourth day of the New Year. Take a look."
Song Yuntang picked up the account book and took a look.
She knew that Fang Tianci went to East Street to arrange a food tasting on the fifth day of the New Year.
The income from the last three days was only one or two taels less than the income from the five days on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year!
That is thirty-six taels of silver.
She looked surprised.
"Not bad! Not counting today's revenue, excluding the seven taels from the 30th of last month, we've already made sixty-six taels in the first seven days of this month. That way, we can easily make two hundred taels a month."
Song Yuntang looked up at him.
"It seems that Brother Tianci is determined to get the five taels of silver reward this month."
Fang Tianci chuckled and said, "Since the young lady has given us a task, we must not disappoint her."
Song Yuntang closed the account book and handed it to him.
"How's business at Jadeite Pavilion lately?"
"The roast duck at Jade Palace started being tasted the day before yesterday, and I've noticed business has been pretty good these past two days, much better than before when it was lukewarm."
Song Yuntang nodded and looked at Fang Tianci.
"Brother Tianci has been in town for a while now. Have you heard of sweet potatoes and potatoes? Sweet potatoes are also called red potatoes, and potatoes are also called potatoes or yams. They look like lumps of earth with smooth skin and brown spots on them."
Fang Tianci thought about it carefully.
"This really doesn't exist."
"Then please keep an eye out for them for me. If you come across them, please buy them all for me," said Song Yuntang.
"Do you want as many as you can get?" Fang Tianci asked.
"Yes, I'll take as many as you can get." After a slight hesitation, she pulled out paper and charcoal from her collar. "So you don't miss it next time we meet, I'll draw it for you. If you know anyone who knows, you can ask them to help me find out."
Fang Tianci nodded seriously.
"Okay, since the young lady has specifically told me this, I will definitely keep it in mind."
Not long after Song Yuntang put the money in the account into his pocket, Xu Wencheng and Xu Erniu arrived in a mule cart.
When Xu Wencheng saw Song Yuntang, he said with a slightly apologetic look on his face, "Sister-in-law, have you been waiting for a long time? We went to several more shops and wasted quite a bit of time."
Song Yuntang smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, how was the harvest?"
"I counted them on the way here, and we've ordered a total of twelve dan. We're selling one dan for two hundred wen, and anything less than one dan is two wen per catty."
"It seems like a good harvest." Song Yuntang smiled and handed him another two hundred coins. "Send another stone to Huajianzui tomorrow."
Xu Wencheng looked with a little surprise at the pile of lotus roots in a corner of the backyard, half of which was missing.
“It sold out so quickly!”
"It'll sell well as a snack." She cut a piece of braised lotus root and handed it to Xu Wencheng, "Try it."
After tasting it, Xu Wencheng exclaimed, "Lotus root can be cooked so deliciously! No wonder sister-in-law's place sells so well. The restaurants we went to before only took 30 or 50 kilograms, but only places like the grain and oil shop and the fragrant pepper shop asked for a stone."
Ultimately, it is my sister-in-law who knows how to do business.
Song Yuntang smiled and put down the knife in his hand. "The weight of the braised lotus root will increase. If it is sold at fifteen yuan per catty in the shop, the profit will be quite good."
"More than good." Xu Wencheng swallowed the food in his mouth. "It seems that my sister-in-law is doing serious business, and we are just doing small things."
"You've just started, it'll get better and better." Song Yuntang said, getting up and walking towards the mule cart parked outside the shop, "Let's go to the farm and pull two bags of rice home."
When Xu Erniu saw her coming, he quickly jumped off the mule cart.
"Sister-in-law is here."
He originally thought that Song Yuntang's shop opposite the academy was a small shop, but today he finally saw that it was a two-story tavern.
No wonder the food at Xu Wencheng’s house is so good.
Song Yuntang nodded slightly, climbed onto the mule cart and got into the carriage.
Xu Wencheng and Xu Erniu sat on each side and drove the mule cart towards the farm.
Seeing the mule cart coming from afar, Song Jinsheng walked towards the courtyard.
"Tang'er."
Song Yuntang jumped off the mule cart and asked, "Second brother, did you go to the blacksmith shop to make me a custom-made flat iron pan from yesterday?"
"Four have been ordered as you instructed." Song Jinsheng pulled her aside and said, "Tang'er, I might need to ask for a day off. The tenth day of September is my mother's birthday, and I want to go back and see her."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Then I'll go back with my second brother."
She now occupies the original owner's identity and still has to fulfill her obligations.
"Okay." Song Jinsheng continued, "Song Zhimei targeted you the other day. My cousin went home and told my grandparents. They asked the village head to cross out Song Zhimei's name from the family tree and wrote a letter of severance. From now on, they no longer acknowledge her as a daughter of Rongshu Village. Her life or death has nothing to do with Rongshu Village. If she comes looking for you again, don't be polite to her."
"But she probably won't be able to jump around for a while. After the last incident, Second Aunt complained to my parents and grandparents about the broken engagement, saying that Master Huang had locked her up in the woodshed and would wait a few days to confirm whether she was really pregnant before making a decision. If she was pregnant at the wrong time, he would drown her in a pig cage. If she wasn't pregnant, she would be forced to do the dirtiest and most tiring work in the mansion to pay back the money, just like before."
Song Yuntang curled his lips lightly, "It depends on whether she is so lucky."
Song Jinsheng touched his ribs, his tone slightly filled with anger and disappointment.
"She's stupid too! Huang Heyu is still in jail. She could have lived a peaceful life with servants waiting on her, but she chose to come around and make trouble for us. No matter what she ends up with, she will be innocent."