northernbook Chapter 163: Literati
Chapter 163: Literati
"Okay, then Dad, when you have time, go buy some lard. I'll try adding some dried flowers to it these days to see if I can make a soap with a floral scent. I'll give it to my eldest brother and the others then.
"When big brother and his friends use it, our classmates will know about it, and word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and then our soap will spread among the students, and it will be like big brother doing free publicity for me." Xiao Cao said happily.
Old Lady Yang was also very happy when she heard this: "Yes, yes, yes, send some to Ermao as well. His clothes must be very dirty from exercising every day in the military camp. Send him a few more pieces. Won't the old men in the military camp rush to buy them?"
"Forget about the people in the military camp. Not everyone wants to use it. They have to save some military pay to send back home. Just give it to my second brother. If anyone wants it, we can send it to him together with the letter we wrote to him. Send them something with a fragrance. This way, no one will smell like sweat and will smell good wherever they go."
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Everyone in the room burst into laughter.
"If Uncle Dashan doesn't have time, we can go buy lard, and then we can ask Uncle Li to take us to the meat stall." Goudan said.
Everyone wants to take advantage of these few days of free time to do as much as possible.
"Yes, let Goudan and the others go. If they don't know which meat stall to go to, just look for their third uncle Li. Their braising stall is right there in the market." Old Mrs. Yang also wanted to make more so that she could sell it earlier.
Yes, the Li family's brine stall has been there for the past few years, and the bean products business is also good. They also bought a shop in the county town. Xiao Caoer also gave the recipe of fermented bean curd to her grandparents, asking them to slowly study it themselves, and they really figured it out.
The main reason is that Xiaocao doesn’t want to do everything by herself, nor does she want to use her brain. She just wants to lie down.
"Okay, you guys go tomorrow, and I'll find other people to make baskets. Make a few first to see if they're suitable." Yang Dashan said.
"That's it, let's divide the work and act separately, it will be more efficient." Old Mrs. Yang made the final decision.
"Oh my, my grandma knows how to use idioms again. That's great, great." Xiao Caoer gave Grandma Yang a thumbs up and praised her.
"That's right. If you can't learn a few idioms even though you're with my lovely granddaughter every day, then you're really stupid." Old Mrs. Yang said proudly.
"Yes, yes, yes, it has to be my grandma. She can learn by staying with me. If she goes to school to learn from the teacher, she will definitely learn faster than anyone else.
Grandma, why don't you go to school for a few days and teach them a lesson? Set an example for them?" Xiao Cao teased Old Lady Yang.
"Forget it. I am too old to sit here all the time. I'd better just walk around here and there at home."
Old Mrs. Yang refused quickly. You must be joking. I’m already old and you want me to go to school with such a little kid. That’s so embarrassing. What if I can’t remember what the teacher said? I’ll have no dignity left.
After flattering Old Lady Yang, Xiao Caoer started talking about serious matters to Azhi and Liu Fang.
"My two sisters-in-law, let's think about what other plants have fragrance in the next two days, and then we will try them.
Literati like light and elegant scents. It would be best to try bamboo and orchid scents, which are light and elegant and should be more popular with scholars. Well, mint is also good.
We also need to study the preferences of the ladies from wealthy families."
"We don't understand these things. We will just do whatever you tell us to do. We will also think about what we can use when we go back and pick some to try," said Liu Fang.
"When the time comes, we will go to Nishang Embroidery Workshop and ask their manager to come in. She should know more. After all, they are mainly in the fabric business and have contact with many wealthy families." Li said.
"Okay, then I'll leave this task to my mother."
Alas, my social circle is too narrow, I come into contact with too few people, and I don’t know much. It seems that I need to continue learning.
It is not enough to just read the books in Xinhua Bookstore. You need to read more ancient books to better understand the things of this era. If you have time, you should go to the capital city. The bookstores in the capital city should have more types of books than those in the county town. Well, it is best to read some travel notes. Most of these books will be about some local cultural customs. Knowing more about these will be of great help to go out in the future.
"It's okay, take your time and try one by one. Something that sounds this delicate must require many attempts before it can be successful, right?" After digesting her precious granddaughter's flattery, Grandma Yang encouraged them and also drew Xiaocao'er's attention back.
"Yes, yes, take your time. When you finish it, Dad will send it to your eldest brother and the others."
Yang Dashan also often went to the provincial capital to bring things to the children. Although they had everything they needed there, their family members always felt that they were lacking this and that.
It’s just like modern mothers who will think you are not full after a meal and offer you another bowl of soup, and who will think you are cold in winter and ask you to wear an extra pair of long johns.
Of the four brothers of the Yang family, except Ermao who is in the military camp, the other three are in the provincial capital.
Although Sanmao is no longer studying, he spends the most time in the city because he is learning business from Zheng Huaming. In addition to learning business from Zheng Huaming, he also has his own Maozhu fast food restaurant to manage.
In the original sweet potato workshop, because there were too many things involved, Xiao Caoer suggested that the company provide the recipe and not participate in the management, and just take the dividends from other businesses. Even the express delivery team only made suggestions, and the company did not get involved at all. The specific operation was up to them to figure out. Of course, if there were any problems, Xiao Caoer would also give his own ideas and suggestions, but he would not get involved.
As a result, the only business that truly belongs to Yang Dashan’s family is the Maozhu fast food restaurant.
Maozhu fast food restaurant has become a chain store. Basically, wherever there is a Jixiang Restaurant, there is a Maozhu fast food restaurant. This is because Maozhu fast food restaurant is small, easy to open, and inconspicuous. With the support of Jixiang Restaurant behind it, it has opened very smoothly.
Sanmao also had a big project in hand that Xiaocaoer had given him before, a big project of digging ponds and ditches.
This project is already underway. Originally, they wanted to build the first one in Qingshan Village. But after reading the plan, Zheng Huaming felt that it was very feasible. However, he also felt that there were not many literati in Qingshan Village, so he suggested that he try building one in the provincial capital first. There are many literati and even more wealthy people there. In addition to entertaining literati, he could also entertain wealthy people.