Chapter 196 Chu Chu is getting married
Li Langzhong was suddenly impressed by the little girl's ability to bend and stretch.
He said happily: "It's great to improve after you know your mistakes. That's great. Where is Ying Bao?"
Chen Tiantian twirled her fingers and said, "In the house, she said she would not come back if she went back. Grandpa Li, you must not let her go."
Are you not coming back?
Li Langzhong frowned, walked towards Yingbao's house with his hands behind his back, stood outside the door and called out: "Yingbao."
Yingbao came out of the room and without waiting for Li Langzhong to ask, said: "Grandpa Li, I was just about to tell you that I have recognized all the medicinal materials in the medicine hall. Now I want to read the classics quietly at home. I will go to the wild to identify medicinal herbs when I have time, so I won’t come to the medicine hall.”
As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Mr. Li and said, "Yingbao is grateful to Grandpa Li for his guidance during this time."
Mr. Li was silent for a long time, but he really had no reason to keep her here anymore, so he couldn't help but sigh: "In that case, you can go back. If you don't understand something, feel free to ask me."
Suddenly Chen Tiantian ran over with a sad look on her face: "Sister Yingbao, it's all my fault. I just touched your medicine box out of curiosity, and I won't do it again. Please forgive me once and don't leave, okay?" ?”
Ying Bao was shocked by her performance, and veins jumped on her forehead.
At this time Li Xihua also came out, holding Ying Bao's hand with tears in her eyes: "Ying Bao, are you really not coming back?" She was really reluctant to leave Ying Bao.
Ying Bao: "I will visit you when I have time, and I will bring you persimmon cakes and roasted chestnuts to eat."
There was a bumper harvest of chestnuts in her orchard, and all the persimmons were picked by Grandma and the others. Yanru, the second uncle, taught everyone how to peel the persimmons and make them. They were strung together one by one with thin hemp ropes and hung under the eaves to dry.
Li Xihua wiped away her tears and nodded: "Then don't forget it."
"I won't forget."
In the afternoon, Jiang Sanlang came to pick up Yingbao.
I was a little surprised when my daughter said she would no longer be an apprentice, "Why did you suddenly decide not to come?"
Yingbao: "The gourds at home have grown up, and I want to go to the county town to sell gourds to make money."
Jiang Sanlang laughed: "Well, I'll let Jiang Quan take you to the county town later. Xiaojie is also taking a break, so you siblings can have a good time together."
After loading his daughter's things into the car, Jiang Sanlang said goodbye to Mr. Li: "You have to worry about these days, I will take Ying Bao back."
Mr. Li waved his hand, "This child is very self-disciplined. I don't have to worry about it. I will go back and let her study more."
He gave Yingbao a few medical classics and asked her to read them and return them, and take a test at that time.
As the carriage drove through the market, we saw many people drying their clothes and quilts. No matter men, women, old or young, they all planted dogwoods and chrysanthemums.
After returning home, Jiang Sanlang took down his daughter's baggage and medicine box and sent them to the house.
Jiang Quan had been waiting in the yard for a long time when he saw his little cousin shouting: "Yingbao, our gourds are selling like crazy. Hehe, each one can be sold for ten taels of silver."
"Then how much did you sell?" Yingbao was curious about how his gourds sold so well.
Jiang Quan stretched out a hand: "Five! I sold five gourds in one day!"
"So how many did you sell in total?" Yingbao asked.
Jiang Quan: "Five."
Yingbao:······
I only sold five of my feelings.
Jiang Quan said excitedly: "I brought five last time, but they were sold out in one day. I will bring ten tomorrow."
In fact, he wanted to take more with him, but it was a pity that the carriage could not fit.
"Besides selling gourds, how about other businesses in the shop?" Yingbao interrupted her second cousin's chatter.
Jiang Quan scratched his head: "Not very good."
The fruit at home was basically sold out, and no one came to the door after that. Fortunately, he brought a few gourds with him, so that there would be no crowds.
"Where are those preserved fruits?"
"Occasionally I sell some, but not much." Otherwise Jiang Quan wouldn't be in a hurry.
Yingbao thought for a while and said, "Then I will go to the county seat with you tomorrow."
"Fine."
Jiang Quan: "Oh, by the way, let's bring more chestnuts when we go to the county town. The people in Washe like to eat boiled chestnuts. I want to cook some and sell them."
The Goulan Vasheli performs dramas, puppet shows, etc., and there is an endless flow of people every day. Jiang Quan went to see it once, and saw many vendors carrying baskets selling food beside the Goulan. The business was very booming.
At that time, he had the urge to take the preserved fruits in the shop and sell them.
Ying Bao nodded: "Your idea is good, but there are many gangsters there. They will definitely give you trouble when they see a strange vendor."
Jiang Quan was stunned.
Why does my little cousin know everything?
Ying Bao: "So it's better for you to stay in the shop safely. We are doing big business. Although the business there is good, we can't make a fortune."
She didn't want her second cousin to end up as a hawker wandering around Goulanhuashe.
Businessmen in the county are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. Although their families are not rich and powerful, they must have a long-term vision. Otherwise, they might as well grow golden ears at home. At least they can be considered as farmers, farmers, industrialists, and merchants.
I spent a lot of money to switch from farming to business, but ended up being a hawker in the market, which was a bit outweighed by the gain.
However, her second cousin's words gave her a wake-up call.
What you sell in your shop are specialty products. If you promote them properly and the packaging is nice, you won’t have to worry about business not coming to your doorstep.
However, the preserved fruits at our store are sold individually, which is very unattractive and does not reflect the value of the specialty products.
Therefore, she wants to customize a batch of packaging boxes to pack all the preserved fruits. The wrapping paper must be written with the words "specialty of such-and-such county and township."
Also, opposite the shop is the county school, and not all of the county school students are from the county. Most of them come from various towns and villages, and some are even from other counties.
When they return to their hometown, they will definitely bring some local specialties back to their families to try.
Therefore, the packaging box is written with auspicious words such as carp leaping over the dragon's gate, title on the gold medal list, victory in the toad palace, and five sons admitted to the imperial examination.
Jiang Quan curled his lips and sighed: "Okay, it's all up to you."
The little cousin was right. There were indeed a lot of gangsters in Goulanwashe. He saw with his own eyes that they extorted money from a vendor and even made his nose bleed.
In the evening, the Jiang family came back from the cotton fields carrying large baskets of cotton and sat around to eat together.
Erni quietly told Yingbao: "Chu Chu is going to marry Master Zhang Meng."
Ying Bao blinked, not surprised at all.
Erni added: "Chuchu's father didn't agree at first, but later Master Zhang Meng gave him thirty taels of betrothal gift, and he agreed."
"When will Chu Chu get married?" Ying Bao asked.
Erni took a sip of porridge: "It seems to be in the twelfth lunar month. Chu Chu said that after helping our family harvest cotton, she will go home and get married."
Ying Bao looked around: "Where is she now?"
Aren't you helping me harvest cotton? Why didn't you come to dinner?
Erni chuckled and whispered: "She said she was going to cook for Master Zhang Meng. But I saw that Master Zhang Meng had already prepared the food and was waiting for her to go back to eat."
Ying Bao lowered her head to pick up the rice, but she was thinking in her heart.
In the storybook plot in my mind, Zhang Meng and Xu Kun seemed to have become officials, but Zhang Meng's wife was not Chu Chu.
What's going on?