Concubine's plan

In order to sell vegetables in their restaurant, they also worked hard and drove a carriage here early in the morning. However, when they arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, they heard the steward of Zhuangzi said that the vegetables were sold out and asked them to go back.

What's the point? They are not ordinary people. They can open a restaurant in a place as crowded as the capital. No one dares to come and ask for trouble. There are naturally people behind them who can't be provoked. Why did they not sell vegetables to others yesterday? Are you selling vegetables to us?

Steward Dongsheng felt a headache after listening to these people's complaints. He didn't expect that things would develop to such a situation. He, a small steward, really couldn't solve it. The thing offended people who shouldn't have been offended. Wouldn't it cause trouble for the boss? But Zhuangzi The vegetables that were served have been sold out, so I had no choice but to go inside and ask Boss Bai for instructions.

"How many people came to buy food?"Boss Bai also had a headache. The vegetables in Xiaoxia Village were indeed sold out. If he wanted to buy them, he had to go to the other two villages. He couldn't make the decision in this matter, and Xun Yingju had to make the decision.

Thinking in his heart, Boss Bai asked Dong The student manager was waiting here, and he went to the backyard to bring Xun Yingju in person. After Xun Yingju learned about Boss Bai's intention, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She first asked Boss Bai to sit down, and then asked someone to bring him a cup of warm tea. She smiled. Said:"Uncle, have a cup of tea first. This matter is not difficult to solve. We also have a thousand-acre farm. The greenhouse vegetables grown there are twice that of Xiaoxiazhuang and another 800-acre greenhouse. The output of the village is Naturally, the amount of vegetables is twice as much as what we have here."

The village with a thousand acres is called Xiucai Village, and the other village with 800 acres is called Chentang Village. The people in these two villages are eagerly waiting for someone to buy vegetables, so that they can also get some wages. Now If someone comes to your door, naturally you can’t let it go.

"The green vegetables in Chentangzhuang are only supplied to Youran Juhe as a gift. If the noble family in the capital still needs green vegetables, the green vegetables in our Xiaoxiazhuang will not be harvested for almost a month. During this period, if the palace and those wealthy families want green vegetables, we will But I can't get it out, I can only transfer it from other Zhuangzi.

The vegetables from the Xiucai Village can be sold to the restaurants in the capital, and there are still limited quantities. Such a village can supply enough for the big restaurants in the capital without offending the people behind them."Xun Yingju said with a smile, with a confident look on his face.

Hearing this, Boss Bai's eyes immediately lit up. He had been listening to Xun Yingju's instructions. At that time, he didn't understand why his niece planted so many greenhouse vegetables in Xiucai Village. At that time, he still He was worried about whether he could sell so many vegetables. Now it seems that he was overly worried about everything. He couldn't sell them here and there. It was obviously not enough to sell them.

Putting away his little thoughts, Boss Bai nodded hurriedly and said:"Okay , your ideas are always the best, I will take people to Xiucai Village now"

Before leaving, Xun Yingju gave Boss Bai some more copper coins and asked him and manager Dongsheng to pay the wages of the two villages together. Yusheng was also with him. Yusheng was a literate person who had been with Xun Yingju for many years. , I have learned a lot of words, and have experienced things like paying wages in Xiaoxiazhuang, so naturally I will not be afraid.

After arranging everything and seeing off Boss Bai and Yu Sheng, Xun Yingju finally settled a matter on her mind. Before planting vegetables in the greenhouse, she was not sure. She just thought of an ordinary city in her previous life, where a lot of vegetables were consumed in winter. Here, In ancient times when science and technology were underdeveloped, the consumption would definitely be huge.

Sure enough, after the news about the availability of vegetables in Xiaoxiazhuang spread, so many restaurants came to visit. Beijing is the largest city in the Zhou Dynasty, with a population of millions. The consumption of vegetables every day is not a small amount, it is a cart full of vegetables. If you go to the capital to sell it, you probably won’t be able to sell it for long.

Putting aside the matter of selling vegetables at Zhuangzi, Xun Yingju took Yunduan to Bai's yard again. At this time, Bai's yard was very lively. Dozens of little girls were learning to do needlework in the east wing, west wing and south wing. Some people were still accompanying Bai in the greenhouse, and from time to time there were several voices coming from the house. people talking and laughing

"……You little girls, don’t think nonsense. Your boss has had a hard time growing up. She has been the one making money to support the family since she was a child. Now the house we live in and the land we farm are all earned by her penny by penny.

Your current situation is similar to hers. As long as you work hard, your family's life will get better. No matter when, you can't give up hope." Bai Shi said with a smile.

Listening to Bai Shi's gentle voice, Xun Yingju couldn't help but smile on her face. It turned out that her mother praised her in front of these little girls, and even used what she had done before to encourage these little girls. , I think Ms. Bai would say this after seeing the sad looks on the faces of these little girls.

Before Ms. Bai could continue, Xun Yingju motioned to Yun Dian to open the curtain, walked into the room with her legs raised, and said with a smile:"Mom, I'll do it. It's up to you. There's been a lot going on in Zhuangzi these days. How are you? Is there any inconvenience?"

"Haha, look, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there."Ms. Bai said to the little girls with a smile, and the smile on her face never disappeared.

"Don't worry, girl. Madam is very happy living here. With so many little girls accompanying her, it's not too late for her to be happy."Aunt Yun said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xun Yingju felt a little sad. Bai's life had been rough all her life. In fact, she was sold by her parents. When she grew up, she was sent to the Xun Mansion as a concubine by her master. With her scheming and status, she could not protect her daughter. , after leaving the Xun Mansion and getting better, her daughter has been busy with business and spent less and less time with her. I am afraid that she is also suffering in her heart, but because her daughter is running for the family's livelihood, there is nothing she can do. Say it out loud, now that these little girls are accompanying you, you will definitely think of your daughter's childhood.

Although Xun Yingju knew the pain in Bai's heart, she couldn't express it with her mouth. She could only say with a smile:"Okay, now. The vegetables in our village have been sold, and every household in the village has received wages. There are still two months until the Chinese New Year, and each household can still get a lot of wages. If there are many boys in the family, they will get more. many.

I think we Zhuangzi people will have a prosperous year this year. You, don’t worry about them. You’d better take care of your baby first. When he is born, everything will be fine for us."

"Haha, the girl said that Madam has taken it to heart. Madam-uncle also picked two women from the village to serve in the yard. Both of them have experience in delivering babies and have also been stewards in a big family. I think so. experienced."Aunt Yun said with a smile.

Xun Yingju was naturally grateful that Mrs. Liu could help Bai Shi give birth, but she was a little disgusted with people from big families, and those servants were even more cunning and cunning.