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    "It's a buyout, you are not allowed to sell it anymore?"

    When shopkeeper Zhang asked, Chen Nianguan hesitated.

    Seeing that there was something going on, shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly said, "Miss Chen, if Yueman Building doesn't buy out the fish curd frying method, you can sell that recipe to me again. Doesn't Miss Chen want to earn a lot of money?"

    Think about it, of course you want to.

    Chen Nianguan put forward the seller's conditions calmly, the same as selling to Yueman Building, and also offered a price of twenty taels.

    Shopkeeper Zhang responded "yes" repeatedly, but Chen Nianguan said that in the same city and county, Fuxing Building naturally cannot compete with Yueman Building, and can only avoid its edge.

    At that moment, Chen Nianguan negotiated the terms of the contract with shopkeeper Zhang, which was the same as the one signed with Yueman Building, with anti-competitive clauses attached.

    After the two parties signed and stamped, the shopkeeper Zhang asked: "I see that the fish curd made by Ms. Chen is mainly fish meat. Does Ms. Chen have other recipes for cooking fish?"

    Chen Nianguan smiled and remained silent.

    She also has plans to open a restaurant in the future, and she doesn't plan to let people figure out all the cards at once.

    Shopkeeper Zhang understood, and said with a smile, "Miss Chen, if you want to have any good dishes in the future, you must come to our Fuxing Building. Our Fuxing Building welcomes cooperation with Miss Chen at any time."

    Chen Nianguan put away the two newly acquired silver ingots properly, and agreed with a smile.

    When they returned to Yanlai Lane, Liu Shi and Xuan Xuan had already counted the money they earned today.

    "Wan Wan, look, we made another two hundred and ninety-four coins today. ?????" Liu happily took out the jar full of copper coins, lifted the lid and showed it to Chen Nianguan: "It has been filledNo more."

    With a sullen face, Chen Nianguan put the two ingots of silver ingots in front of Mrs. Liu. Seeing the astonished expressions of Mrs. Liu and Xuan Xuan, she burst out laughing: "I earned twenty taels of silver today."!"

    "Wan Wan!"

    "Sister is amazing!" Xuan Xuan smiled and patted her little palm, then grabbed a silver ingot and held it up: "A lot of money!"

    Only then did Mrs. Liu know that Chen Nianguan had sold the method of frying fish curd.

    Looking at the daily account books, since the reopening of the business these days, the total amount of copper coins earned every day is four pennies and twenty-five coins, which is equivalent to four taels of silver.

    After earning four taels of silver in nearly half a month, Mrs. Liu laughed heartily.

    If things go on like this, you can earn eight taels of silver in a month, can you earn one hundred taels a year?

    It's a pity that dace is a seasonal fish, and this business can only be done for four or five months a year.

    Fortunately, there is also a recipe for fish curd that can earn money.

    Chen Nianguan took out the silver from the previous seller after paying the rent, and Liu also took out the unused copper coins from the previous one, counting the family assets accumulated over the past few days.

    The previous seller made a total of twenty-five taels, and spent six taels of rent on rent, two taels on buying iron pans and kitchen knives, three taels on clothes, quilts and bedding, and one or two hundred and two taels on asking Wang De to repair the house.Eighteen cash, and five hundred and forty-eight cash for the cabinets, tables, pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the room, four hundred and sixty-eight cash for daily fish purchases, and various spices for cooking fish curdThe cost of accessories is 390 Wen, so there are only eleven taels and 380 Wen left.

    As for Liu's side, it is all daily expenses, soy, vinegar, oil, salt, and stored grain and dry goods used 216 cash, leaving 370 cash.

    The remaining money and silver plus today's earnings make a total of thirty-four taels and seven hundred and seventy-five Wen.

    "Wan Wan!"

    "elder sister!"

    "Auntie!"

    All three mother and daughter burst into tears: "We finally have money!"

    More than a month ago, they were a poor family who couldn't even afford the rent of a wing in the courtyard. Who would have expected that they would have a huge fortune in the blink of an eye?

    "Aniang, sister!" Xuan Xuan picked up three silver ingots, handed one to Liu Shi and one to Chen Nianguan, holding one for himself, "One for each person."

    Mrs. Liu and Chen Nianguan couldn't help laughing. Mrs. Liu gave Chen Nianguan the silver ingot that her youngest daughter stuffed into her hand, and then gave Chen Nianguan the silver ingot that her daughter was holding, "Wan Wan, you keep the silver ingot.".”

    "Obviously they also want ingots!" Xuan Xuan puckered her mouth.

    "Xuan Xuan's ingots will be there!" Chen Nianguan put away three silver ingots, and took five coins from the pile of copper coins to Xuan Xuan, "When my sister and sister save enough money to buy a big house for Xuan Xuan,Then give Yuanbao to Xuan Xuan, okay?"

    "We are already living in a big house!" Xuan Xuan was still very angry.

    "But this house is just like the house on Stone Lane, it's not ours!" Chen Nianguan said, "When we have our own big house, we won't be afraid of being kicked out."

    "Really?" Xuan Xuan raised her head to look at Mrs. Liu.

    "Really!" It was the first time Liu heard that Chen Nianguan wanted to buy a house, but she was very supportive.

    From being penniless to now having savings, Liu saw her eldest daughter walking step by step, and now letting her be the housekeeper is also trusting her daughter.

    "Xuan Xuan can't tell others that our family has silver ingots."

    "I won't say it, I won't say it." Xuan Xuan said, covering her mouth with her small hand, and then let go, "I didn't say anything about Sister Wang's family." She continued to cover her mouth with her small hand.

    Chen Nianguan and Mrs. Liu couldn't help laughing, looking at the thousands of copper coins.

    "Aniang, let's exchange the copper coins for broken silver tomorrow!"

    "However, we still have to save some copper coins for backup." Liu Shi nodded: "Tomorrow, Zhongqiu will have a three-day holiday for bathing. I don't know if the bank will be opened or not. Let's take a look at it first.It can only be changed after three days."

    Chen Nianguan nodded.

    After slowly calming down from the joy, Mrs. Liu asked: "Wan Wan, you said that this fish curd can only be made for another month and will stop, so why don't we do something?"

    Seeing Fengyu's income, Liu's made money and still wants to make money, but when he thinks that his business will be cut off, he can't help being reconciled.

    "You've been thinking about it for a while, haven't you figured it out yet?"

    "Aniang, I'm thinking about it, don't worry, I will definitely figure it out by then." Chen Nianguan saw that Liu Shi was not satisfied with this, and was also very pleased.

    Very well, she needs such a hard-working assistant to start her career.

    "However, it's rare for three days in mid-autumn, how are we going to spend it?"

    Chen Nianguan knew that although the mother and daughter were kicked out by the Chen family, they were still connected with the Chen family.

    In Yuanshen's memory, last year in Zhongqiu Liu's family brought their two daughters home, and bought a bag of brown rice and a few months of cakes back home.

    The Chen family didn't show good looks, and didn't even leave food, so Liu could only take her daughter back to the courtyard and eat a rough meal.

    Mrs. Liu recalled the embarrassing memories, the original good mood turned sour with the naked eye, and then thought of the fact that the Chen family forced their daughter to marry the Dou family not long ago, she shook her head: "We live by ourselves, our family of three is here, no matter whereDon’t go, have a happy reunion festival.”

    "Then let's buy moon cakes and go to the lantern festival?" Chen Nianguan asked happily.

    "Okay, the three of us will make delicious food and go to Washe to have fun." After so many days of hard work, Liu Shi also decided to reward herself and her daughters.

    Although the court stipulates that there is a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, in fact, many business owners only give themselves a day off, and more business owners are unwilling to let go of the huge business opportunities such as the mid-autumn lantern festival.

    After going out to the bank to exchange money on August 14, Chen Nianguan regretted it.

    She saw that the shops selling mooncakes on the street were not closed, and there were still many stalls selling homemade mooncakes and other fruits, and many people still patronized them.

    She has been busy for too many days, plus she just earned twenty taels of silver yesterday, she was dazzled by the great joy, forgetting that she can actually sell moon cakes.

    Buy the raw materials now, and go back to make mooncakes and sell them tomorrow. don’t know if can make it in time?

    When she mentioned it to Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu comforted her in turn: "Wan Wan, we made a lot of money selling fish curds today, since you want to do it, you can do the same next year, so just let me go this time.Rest in peace, okay?"

    How embarrassing to be comforted by the deputy!

    Also, bite off more than one can chew, how can a person who makes fish curd by himself compete with a mooncake maker?People believe that you can make good fish curd, but they don’t necessarily believe that you can also make good moon cakes!

    When working as a migrant worker, you work hard for a job, and when you should rest, you should take a good rest. Don't think so much!

    Chen Nianguan was completely relaxed, and when he entered the washroom, he should do some shopping and shopping, and soon he had a lot of things in his hands.

    Chen Nianguan stopped when he saw a stall displaying lanterns in the market.

    The bamboo craftsman sells not only various styles of lanterns made of bamboo, but also small bamboo products such as baskets, baskets, boxes, and shauji. The weaving craftsmanship is very good. When Chen Nianguan noticed him, he began to sellA few pieces came out.

    Chen Nianguan went to the stall and knelt down. He chose a hexagonal bamboo lantern and a rabbit bamboo lantern. They cost ten yuan for one and twenty yuan for the other.There are big ones and small ones that cost two renminbi and five renminbi. After searching, I found one of them and asked, "If you want to make this kind of round basket, how about this kind of sparse basket?"Dense, completely flat, with the edges turning upwards like this, with a diameter of about 1.15 to 1.26 feet, can it be woven?"

    The bamboo craftsman listened to Chen Nianguan's detailed explanation several times, and nodded hesitantly, "It can be done, let me show you first, and you can see if it works first?"

    "Okay, show me four first." Chen Nianguan asked clearly that the bamboo strip maker lived in a village outside the city, and it was a festival today, so he took his handicrafts to the market to sell.

    Chen Nianguan gave the bamboo craftsman a deposit of Liuwenqian, and made an appointment to come to the market to pick up the goods after the Mid-Autumn Festival three days later, before leaving.

    "Wan Wan, what did you buy?" Mrs. Liu was taking Xuan Xuan to buy peanut melon seeds and caramel at the market. Knowing that Chen Nianguan had gone to buy her favorite item by herself, seeing her chatting with the stripper for a long time, she was a little bit confused.Curious, seeing that she bought so many bamboo baskets and nesting baskets, "Buy so many nesting baskets?"

    "Washing vegetables, putting vegetables and fruits is fine!" Chen Nianguan looked at the stacked baskets and baskets and said, "It's also fine to put moon cakes and other tributes to worship the moon."

    "Sister, I want a rabbit lamp!" Xuan Xuan saw the bamboo lamp in Chen Nianwan's hand, and immediately asked for it.

    Chen Nianguan naturally gave it to her.

    After asking the bamboo craftsman to make the kind of nest basket he wanted, Chen Nianguan had a clear idea of what to do in his mind. After recalling it, he searched in the market.a pensmith.

    Looking at the stalls with many brushes of different sizes hanging, Chen Nianguan thought for a while, and then squeezed past. The brushmaker immediately got up and said hello: "What kind of brushes does this girl want to buy? Look, big wolf brush, small wolf brush, purple brush brushA penny and a penny..."

    "Is it made of pig hair?"

    "Pig, pig hair?" The pensmith looked at Chen Nianguan suspiciously, suspecting that she was here to make trouble, "The kind made of pig bristle?"

    Chen Nianguan nodded.

    The pensmith looked at Chen Nianguan for a long time, and took the largest one from the hanging brushes, "Girl, are you sure you want to buy this kind of pen for writing plaques? I don't think you are the one who can write inscriptions for people.".”

    "Who said I'm going to write an inscription?" Chen Nianguan grabbed the large brush and looked okay, "How much is it?"

    "One hundred coins."

    "So expensive?" Chen Nianguan was surprised.

    "Of course, this brush can only be made of bristle hair. Look at it, it's so pure in color and so thick, it looks like a brush suitable for swaying. It's grand and majestic..." The pen maker tried his best to sell it: "Other people see girls...??? Once you take out such a heroic pen, no one dares to underestimate you."

    Chen Nianguan shook his head: "Too expensive!"

    "Why is it expensive? Things for scholars are not expensive." The pensmith explained, "Why don't you see, little girl, you are destined to be with me, so I can sell it to you for ten cents less?"

    "I'll buy one for twenty pennies."

    "Twenty Wen? Little girl, do you look down on the pens I make?" The pensmith's eyes widened in disbelief, "Twenty Wen wants to buy this hard-working pen of mine? No, no, look at it.How many bristles did this cost, and how long would I have to pluck?"

    "Anyway, I won't buy 90 Wen." Chen Nianguan put down the pen, gesticulating to leave.

    "Hey, hey, you just left, little girl? You just left like that? There is no sincerity at all." The pensmith shouted from behind the stall, "Come back, come back, add a little more, and I'll sell it to you if I add a little more!"

    "Then how much do you want to add?" Chen Nianguan looked back at him.

    "Then, make up a round number, and sell it to you for fifty cents?"

    "Thirty Wen, I'll buy it for thirty Wen."

    The pensmith thought about it, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's sold!"

    Seeing Chen Nianguan coming back with a huge brush, Mrs. Liu was surprised: "Wan Wan, why did you buy such a big brush? You can't write small characters well and you want to write big characters?"

    "Aniang, I didn't buy it to write."

    "If the brush is not used for writing, what else can it be used for?"

    Chen Nianguan smiled, didn't answer, and looked into the market again: "Why didn't I see anyone selling stone mills?"

    "You want to buy a stone mill?" Liu immediately understood something, and looked around, "Wan Wan, you bought a stone mill for food?"

    Chen Nianguan nodded.

    "But..." Mrs. Liu raised her hands to show Chen Nianguan the things she bought almost out of reach.

    Chen Nianguan laughed, and also raised his hands, which was also dazzling.

    Xuan Xuan who was standing beside her also imitated raising a pair of small hands, well, they are all lantern toys.

    "I can't lift it anymore, don't worry, let's buy it tomorrow!"

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