After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

Chapter 237 New ways to make money

Naturally, she had to take a carriage when it was cold. Shen Huai'en, the butler, was very competent. He prepared a small charcoal stove, tea, and snacks for her. The outside of the carriage was also wrapped with a layer of cowhide, with cotton added in the middle to keep out the wind and keep her warm.

Along the way, Shen Nanzhi talked about the routine of pre-selling houses. She was very excited, as if she saw countless silver flying towards her and was laughing so hard.

Shen Huai'en also listened carefully and kept asking questions, each time hitting the nail on the head, prompting Shen Nanzhi to continue talking in depth.

After finishing a pot of tea, we finally arrived at the county town.

It was cold and there were not many people on the street. Everyone was hunching their necks and tucking their sleeves in. They would never stay outside if they could.

This makes it impossible for small stalls to survive. No one buys their products. How can they survive?

People have different joys and sorrows. Shen Nanzhi returned home. This time he would stay in the county town for a few days. How could he start work next year without slaughtering a few fat sheep?

The house was deserted. The children had all gone to live in the countryside, leaving only a few elderly servants to look after the house.

Seeing them come back and quickly light the stove, it took a long time before the room got a little warm.

Shen Nanzhi was fine. She was wearing thermal underwear from the space, and snow boots on her feet, wrapped in a layer of cloth, so she looked inconspicuous.

The clothes were newly made quilted clothes and a sable fur cloak, which made him quite warm.

The grey squirrel skin was the gift from Mr. Xie this time. She thought it was the squirrel skin from the great forests of the northwest. It was thick and warm, and was the most economical and practical fur. However, it was not something that ordinary people could afford.

This piece of gray squirrel skin costs one hundred taels of silver. Shen Nanzhi was shocked when she heard this. If her rex rabbits were raised, she could make a lot of money from their furs.

If I had known this winter would be so cold, I should have bred Rex rabbits earlier.

Just as Shen Nanzhi sat down, the room became warmer and a guest came. It was an old acquaintance, Liao Baojia.

The way Liao Baojia looked at her was like that of a heartless man, full of sorrow and grief. Shen Nanzhi said with a guilty conscience, "Little brother Liao, you are well-informed. You came just as I got home. Come and have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."

Liao Baojia put down the box in his hand, covered his chest and said, "No matter how hot the tea is, it can't warm my cold heart. Sister Shen, have you forgotten me, your little brother?"

"No way? That's not the case. How can you miss me so much? Isn't my sister busy?"

Busy with the autumn harvest, fighting against Master Wu Ning, building the academy town, selling grain seeds, and cleaning up the Jiang family. I am so busy.

Liao Baojia snorted coldly: "You are busy with other things, so you have forgotten me, right? I am not important, so I can understand why Sister Shen can't remember me."

She said this, but her eyes were full of condemnation, like a concubine vying for favor.

"Ahem, speak properly, or you can leave."

Shen Huai'en couldn't bear to watch it anymore. Who is this slutty bitch imitating?

All men who show weakness and act pitifully are imaginary enemies and must be kicked out.

Liao Baojia stopped talking and said, "Sister Shen, if you don't come back, I will go to the village to find you. Our herbal tea business is no longer viable. Didn't you say that there will be new business in winter?

Those brothers are going to starve to death, and I am so worried that I can’t sleep every night.”

Shen Nanzhi slapped his thigh and said, "You should have come to see me earlier. Why don't you go? Even if I can't come back, I can still give you some advice. Do you really have to bear it?"

Liao Baojia felt wronged: "I am afraid of disturbing you and delaying your work. It's my fault. This is your dividend money and the account. Please do the math, sister."

He was smart. He settled the previous dividends first to prove that he was not greedy, and then talked about future transactions.

For some reason, he had a hunch that Sister Shen would be able to solve his predicament.

Shen Nanzhi opened it and took a look. There were probably several hundred taels of silver, which was already a lot. It was just to sell a bowl of cold tea, and this amount was really enough. Liao Baojia was quite honest and did not embezzle her money.

Shen Nanzhi may not look down on this small amount of money now, but it represents Liao Baojia's character.

"I won't look at the accounts. I trust you. Stay for dinner and we can discuss it slowly. There's no rush."

Liao Baojia wanted to say that he was anxious, but when he met Shen Huai'en's cold eyes, he shut up. No matter how anxious he was, it didn't matter if he took a moment longer.

"Wynn, you chat with him for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to see what dishes are there and make do with a meal."

The cook was not around, so the servants had to make do with cooking their own meals. The food didn't taste very good, but at least it filled their stomachs, and that was already a pretty good day.

Shen Nanzhi took a look at the dishes in the kitchen. They were all ordinary cabbages, some dried vegetables, and potatoes. They were sent from the village and were the main dishes.

Shen Nanzhi took out some milk powder and various seasonings from the space, then cooked a spicy hot pot soup base, threw all the vegetables in and cooked, and a pot of hot spicy hot pot was ready.

Finally, white sesame seeds and sesame paste were added, and it smelled delicious.

In just fifteen minutes, the food was ready and they were invited to eat together.

The servants each received a bowl of rice and ate it with steamed buns. They did not sit at the same table with them, which showed that they were very dutiful.

"What is this? It smells so good."

Shen Nanzhi said: "Eat first, and talk after you're full."

Liao Baojia ate three large steamed buns and finished the soup. He was sweating and exhaled comfortably: "It's so comfortable, Sister Shen. It's so comfortable to eat such a bowl of soup in such a cold weather."

Shen Nanzhi asked: "Do you think anyone will come to eat this food if you set up a stall to sell it?"

"Of course I will. I eat it every day and never get tired of it. Will it be expensive?"

"It depends on what you add. It's just the usual cabbage, potatoes, tofu, bean curd skin, etc. Ten cents a bowl, plus two steamed buns."

"It's so cheap, won't we lose money?"

"Of course not. Two steamed buns cost one penny. A smaller one will do. If that doesn't work, just give me a bowl of brown rice. The cost is one penny each.

These vegetables are stocked up in every household, so they must be cheap. Not to mention potatoes, I grew more than 100,000 pounds myself. I'm giving them the lowest price, three cents a pound. Half an egg in a bowl is a lot.

The soup base is more expensive, but a bowl of soup doesn’t cost much. The most expensive thing is the firewood. All in all, the cost is about six cents, which is an exaggeration.”

"That's a 40% profit, which is quite a lot."

"Who says it's not? It must be popular and economical. Anyone with a little money in the county can afford it."

"Great, when can I start selling?"

"Learn first. I will also add some meatballs, mushrooms, fungus, boiled eggs and other expensive dishes. These will cost extra, but no more than 20 cents a bowl."

Liao Baojia learned everything in one afternoon. It was still the same old routine. Shen Nanzhi was responsible for providing the raw materials, and Liao Baojia sold them. This time, Shen Nanzhi only wanted 20% of the commission. It was too hard working in the winter, so Shen Nanzhi wanted Liao Baojia to earn a little more.

Shen Nanzhi has always been generous to his subordinates.

Liao Baojia was so moved that his eyes turned red: "Sister, you are better than my biological sister. I wish I could accept you as my sister. Without you, I will have a hard time getting through this winter."

Shen Nanzhi felt a pang in her heart, "Why are you talking about this? Are you trying to make me cry? Then you are wrong. I, Sister Shen, shed blood but not tears. Don't do this again in the future. You live by your own hard work. We don't owe each other anything."

"I know Sister Shen is taking care of me. Without Sister Shen's ideas for making money, all of us brothers would have starved to death."

Shen Nanzhi softened her heart and simply gave him another way to make money: "You sell herbal tea in the summer, and we can sell milk tea in the winter. However, milk tea requires sugar and milk, which are very expensive. We can only go for the high-end route."

"You can give it a try. The customers who used to buy ice bowls are just keeping them. You can also get some spicy hot pot. It's OK as long as you can make some money."

Liao Baojia has regained his ambition. Those wealthy masters and ladies, open your wallets!