68 Chapter 68: Century Egg Business
“No problem! We’ll all follow the rules!” someone replied.
“That’s right. Whoever didn’t follow the rules and tried to cut the queue or pester endlessly, you can just ignore her, Sanya!” someone else said.
As she spoke, she deliberately glared at Aunt Wang.
As soon as she said that, someone else suddenly remembered.
Not only did this Aunt Wang want to force a deal, but she also wanted to cut the queue?
If she really succeeded in cutting the queue, the people in front of her would be pushed to the back.
At the thought of this, everyone’s dislike for Aunt Wang deepened.
Qin Xiaoyao finally had a smile on her face.
“Thank you for your understanding, fellow Aunts and Sisters-in-law.”
She also thanked everyone for upholding justice.
Qin Xiaoyao only entered the house after everyone had left.
After everyone had left, Aunt Wang finally realized what had happened.
Just as she was about to cry and make a big fuss, someone suddenly grabbed her arm.
She turned around and saw that it was her husband.
“Stop embarrassing yourself and go home!” Wang Laoshuan said helplessly.
Second Uncle Wang and Second Aunt Wang also came over. They looked at their eldest sister-in-law and mother, frowning non-stop.
The Song family didn’t provoke or offend them. Why did these two have to come to the Song family’s house to make things difficult?
Now, the Song family had said that they would not take the Wang family’s goods in the future.
The vegetables in the fields and the mountain products that their children got from the mountains could not be sold for money now.
Very quickly, Aunt Wang and old Grandma Wang were taken away.
The Song family’s courtyard finally returned to silence.
At this moment, in the Song family’s courtyard.
The mother and children trio, as well as Big Girl Li, were worshiping Qin Xiaoyao with reverence.
Yes, they were worshiping.
The mother and children trio were actually a little scared at first, especially when they heard Qin Xiaoyao scolding people.
However, very soon after that, they were no longer afraid. On the contrary, they felt admiration and pride.
Their daughter-in-law, also sister-in-law, was protecting them.
It felt good to have a pillar of support at home.
“Mother…” Qin Xiaoyao looked at Madam Liu and called out.
She was worried that she had frightened Madam Liu.
“I’m here.” Unexpectedly, Madam Liu smiled at her.
Qin Xiaoyao’s face froze for a moment before a smile broke out on her face.
“In the future, don’t accept any more goods from the Wang family.”
“Also, if anyone dares to speak rudely, there’s no need to take their goods either.”
“You have to let me know if you encounter such a situation.” Qin Xiaoyao said, then she gazed at Song Yun too.
The mother and daughter duo smiled and nodded.
“We know!”
Qin Xiaoyao finally felt relieved when she saw the mother and daughter duo’s beaming smiles.
“Er… I’m hungry. Mother, why not...”
“Oh, I’ll cook now!” Madam Liu said with a smile.
Then, she turned around and went into the kitchen.
“I’ll help!” Song Yun smiled and ran after her mother.
“Me too!” Song Ye also chimed in and followed his sister into the kitchen.
Qin Xiaoyao looked at the mother and children trio’s backs and couldn’t help but smile again.
Seeing this, Big Girl Li scurried to Qin Xiaoyao’s side.
“Sister Sanya, you were so awesome just now!” She gave Qin Xiaoyao a big thumbs up.
Qin Xiaoyao laughed and pressed down on Big Girl Li’s thumb. “Alright, let’s weigh the Chinese yams. After that, you should go back early too.”
“Hehe! Okay!”
After weighing the Chinese yams, Qin Xiaoyao gave the money to Big Girl Li before letting her leave.
After that, she went to the courtyard and continued to weave the fishing net before it got dark.
Ever since the ramie thread had been made, she would weave some portion of the fishing net every day, and now she was in the final stage.
When she returned from town the next day, her fishing net would be ready to go into the water.
It just so happened that she and Big Girl had almost completed searching that whole mountain.
In the future, if Chinese yams were not easy to find and their earnings decreased, she could still use fishing to supplement their income.
As she thought about this, Qin Xiaoyao was filled with motivation once more.
During dinner, Qin Xiaoyao told her family about her plan to cast the fishing net in the river the next day.
“It’s not so easy to catch fish in the river. But since you’ve finished weaving the net, you can go and try.”
“However, you have to let Big Girl go with you. When you go into the river, you must pay attention to safety.” Madam Liu reminded her.
“I know, Mother.” Qin Xiaoyao promised her.
“In addition, Big Girl and I have almost completed searching that mountain. The next time we go into the mountain, we may not be able to find any more Chinese yams.”
“Therefore, I’m thinking we may have to think of other ways to increase our income.”
Madam Liu looked at her daughter-in-law.
“What are your thoughts?” she asked.
Her daughter-in-law was a resourceful person. Since she said this, she must have thought of something.
Qin Xiaoyao smiled.
“I want to make some century eggs to sell,” she said.
She had already learned that no one in this era, or rather, in Mountain Spring Town, knew how to make century eggs.
The century egg had a unique flavor and tasted great when it was made into a dish. If it was sent to Fortune Mansion, they would definitely like it.
“Century… eggs?” Madam Liu was puzzled.
“Yes.” Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
“That means we process the chicken or duck eggs to make them solid. The century eggs have a unique flavor, so Fortune Mansion will definitely accept them.”
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was full of confidence, Madam Liu quickly chose to believe her.
“Sure. Then let’s buy some eggs to try.”
“You can teach Yun’er and me how to do it. We can help out together when we’re free,” Madam Liu said.
Qin Xiaoyao chuckled.
“There’s no hurry at the moment. We’ll start preparing tomorrow after I go to town and buy the tools.”
“However, for the chicken and duck eggs, you can start collecting them tomorrow.”
In the past, their family didn’t take in chicken and duck eggs because the villagers were unwilling to sell them as their price was too low.
If the price was too high, they might incur losses on the way to town as the chicken and duck eggs were fragile.
Madam Liu paused for a while.
Then, she asked her daughter-in-law, “How much do you want to take in?”
“Take as much as you can. For chicken eggs, we give eight copper coins for ten, and for duck eggs, twelve copper coins. It’s fine as long as the price is two copper coins lower than the market price.”
“No limit?” Madam Liu was a little worried.
What if she took in too much, and they were stuck with all these eggs? The eggs were not cheap.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
“Don’t worry. Not everyone is willing to sell their eggs to us. I’m afraid we won’t be able to collect too many eggs in a day.”
“We’ll buy them at this price first. Collect as much as we can. Anyway, once the century eggs are covered up, it will take at least 30 days before the eggs can be sold. We’re destined to have to invest a lot in this business.”
It was because of this that she had been holding back and did not pay back the five taels of silver she had borrowed from her father.
Her family had no land, and her income from going into the mountains and fishing was not stable.
Although she could earn some money by reselling mountain products and farm vegetables, the money was too little.
This was especially so now when the Chinese yams were almost all dug out. The business of Chinese Toon shoots could only last until the end of spring.
And the profit from selling straw sandals was too low.
She wanted to improve her family’s situation as soon as possible, so she had to find another way out.
And selling century eggs might be a good idea.
She could buy the chicken and duck eggs directly, but she could make the mud paste to cover the eggs herself.
By then, even if she didn’t go into the mountains anymore, she could still make money by making century eggs at home.
“30 days?” Madam Liu’s expression became worried again.