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"Little girl, what are you doing now?"

The girl was carrying firewood to the mill when a woman with a dustpan in her hand called out to her.

Recognizing that this was Madame Song from the village, the lady smiled and said, "A few days ago, I followed Sister Hongmei to her parents' home and bought some apricots. Since I can't release them, I'll think of a way to make some sauce."

After putting down the firewood, the nun lifted the lid of the wok and handed a bowl to Madame Song. Madame Song sat down on a small stool, placed the dustpan on the ground, and took it to taste it. Before she even tasted it, her mouth was already dripping with saliva.

"Is this really made by Xingzi? It's really delicious. " Madame Song quickly finished the small bowl and felt a little embarrassed. "I was pregnant a few days ago and couldn't eat anything all day. When I smelled you at home, I felt like a bug in my heart."

Hearing her words, the lady took the bowl and scooped another for her, "What's wrong with that? It's indeed like this to be pregnant with a child. Eat whatever you want to eat, don't be short yourself. You can bring some home later and the jam will be ready to be eaten."

Madame Song blushed. Why did it feel like she came here on purpose? Her mother-in-law was usually tough. If she knew that she was so thick-skinned as to eat and drink, she would definitely scold her.

Thinking about this, Mrs. Song quickly waved her hand, "You must want to sell this jam right? "If you want to sell it, then I'll sell it. How can I let you give it to me?"

Before the little girl could say anything, someone suddenly called out to her from outside the door. It was Cheng Huzhu's voice.

"Take a seat here, I'll take a look at the front." Leaving these words, the little girl hurriedly left.

Madame Song was too embarrassed to stay there. After finishing the bowl of jam, she carried the dustpan to the front.

Cheng Yizhong wasn't the only one who came back. A young man followed along, and when he saw the lady, he said, "I'm Qiu Yi. I'm here with Brother Cheng to give you the pot. I'm sure this is the boss. I didn't expect you to be so young."

The lady smiled brightly, "We are all business people, there is no need to be so polite. Let's take a look at the goods first." The jam in the pot had already been prepared and was waiting for the jar.

Two of the carriages came with jars. The lady picked up the jars and saw that there was a lid on them. They looked like the kind of jars that used to be filled with oil in the kitchen.

She didn't say anything to Cheng Huzhong before he left, but when he thought about it, she gave him an appreciative look.

The three men quickly moved out of the hundred jars. The front door was full, but if they wanted to use these jars, they had to wash it first.

If his family didn't have enough money, the little girl would ask Qiuju to ask Auntie Lin, and then ask two people to wash the pots. Qiu Ju replied and left.

The little girl invited Qiu Yi to her home. Cheng Huzhong and Ye Xuan also went in.

"These hundred jars is the biggest business deal my father has done recently. I wonder if … What are you planning to do with it? "

Qiu Yi didn't know how to address his mistress, but he felt that whatever it was called was a little strange.

"You can just call me Little Girl. "I plan to make sauce so I bought these jars. I might need to buy more jars in the future, but I just don't know the price of these jars." The cute girl explained.

"When I came here, my father said that since these hundred jars are big, it could be considered a bit cheaper. Originally, I only sold them for 12 gold coins each. Since you bought so much, I'll give you 10 gold coins."

Indeed, it was not considered expensive. These hundred cans were only worth a tael of silver. Immediately, the lady slapped the table and said, "Then I want another hundred jars. I want blue and white porcelain with lids."

The lady asked Cheng Huzhong to give him two taels of silver. "One tael of silver is for the pot, the other is for the deposit of the one hundred celadon jars."

After discussing these matters, Auntie Lin came back with three women. She rolled up her sleeves and began to work. The two of them were in a group. One was in charge of washing the dishes while the other was in charge of cleaning the dishes.

The lady cut the cotton cloth she had bought into a towel. It had a decent absorptive ability. The weather was very hot at this moment, so after drying it for a bit longer, it would be fine.

Letting Qiu Yi leave in a hurry, the lady then picked up two clean jars, filled them to the brim with two jars of jam and covered them with a lid.

The jam was almost cold, so it would be appropriate to put it in a jar.

Although Qiu Yi didn't know what this jam was, its color was bright and it smelled like fruit. It looked extremely alluring.

"I still have to thank you. If the next batch of jars are ready, I will have to trouble you to bring them over."

"This is no trouble at all. It's also good to be able to help out a little." Qiu Yi happily said as he held two jars.

Only ten jars had been filled with a pot of jam and two jars of it had been given to Qiu Yi.

Making such a big pot of jam required half a bag of apricots, and the raw materials were estimated to be around 150 gold coins. 12 jars were made, plus the price of the jars, that meant the price of each jar of apricot paste couldn't be lower than these.

The servant girl calculated in her mind, using a shovel to remove the remaining jam from the pot and place it in a bowl. Iron Egg and the other kids were already waiting impatiently on the side, she originally said that the remaining water in the pot was washed away, but Iron Egg's gaze was full of reproach, as if she was committing some heinous crime.

After cleaning the wok, the lady started to boil a second pot of jam. She was prepared to sell it in the market tomorrow, taking advantage of the 5 years of May to make a profit.

The people in the small courtyard were extremely busy. The person in charge of washing the jars was responsible for washing the jars, while chatting at the same time.

Aunt Lin had found people to make tofu for her, and now she was working in the lady's house. She had endless words to say and was talking about how she was selling tofu.

After washing the jars, those people did not go back. They started digging the fruit cores for the autumn chrysanthemums. Seeing that the workers were getting faster, the little girl cleaned the pots in the kitchen and used them to make jam.

It was still early, so he could make two more pots of jam before dinner.

However, the pots in the kitchen were not as big as the ones in the mill outside, and there were very few pots made.

With four extra workers, it would be easy for them to do anything they wanted. They could split their manpower to watch the fire and light it up. Lady Jiao only needed to stir it up and add the sugar sauce.

Finally, two pots of jam were made before dinner. The nanny gave each of the helpers a jar of jam as a token of thanks and a festive gift. They happily carried the jam home, and when they found out the price of the jam, even Aunt Lin was shocked by the generosity of the nanny.

In the evening, Ye Xuan brought an oxcart full of apricots. When he returned the cart, his wife told him to bring a jar of jam to the owner of the oxcart. She had troubled him quite a bit these few days.

After a tired day, dinner should be ready.

As usual, she stewed the ribs soup and took out the pork that had been marinated a few days ago. She cooked a few side dishes, steamed a pot of rice, and then sat in the yard, eating and drinking until they were full.

With Cheng Yanzhong and his wife present, Ye Xuan was eating in the small courtyard with the door open. People who passed by would greet him, so Ye Xuan wasn't surprised.

Lady Piaomiao knew in her heart that sometimes, the more you were secretive, the more these people wanted to see if you had any shameful things to say. However, if you displayed it openly, these people would have nothing to say.

After dinner, Ye Xuan sat in the courtyard and earnestly polished the branches of the willow tree he'd chopped down.

Today, he noticed that the girl's heart had turned red and her skin was even torn. He wanted to make her a new stirrer. After polishing it smooth, Ye Xuan wrapped a blue cloth around it and tied it tightly to his palm.

The mistress and the chrysanthemum were bathing the children. At noon, a basin of hot water was placed in the courtyard. The sun would heat up the water, allowing the children to bathe at a suitable temperature.

Cheng called him back down the slope to feed the pigs, and he was still humming from who knows where.

The atmosphere was quiet, causing Ye Xuan to be slightly absent-minded.

He remembered someone asking him what kind of day he had been thinking about. That night, the starlight in the night sky shone brightly. He looked up into the starry sky and replied, "One man, one cow, for life."

If he could escape from the whirlpool, he wanted to live a peaceful life like this the most. Like his father, he wanted to be a carpenter, raise a cow, plant several acres of land, and live a life like this.

He had never thought that there would actually be a day when he could live the life he yearned for.