Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 109: Understand the Financial Master's Intentions Earlier

Duan Minmin had already gotten up. She drank some brown sugar water and took a nap, and her stomachache no longer hurt.

The dinner was still very sumptuous. They had originally considered the meal for Old Madam Chen and the others, and when they asked Sizhu to tell them not to cook, Mr. Chen refused to let them do so, and even said that if they asked them to come over, they would not eat here.

There was no choice but Zheng Yuan to give up.

After dinner, Agui went back to town.

Zheng Yuan chased after him and called out to Agui: "Brother Agui, when you deliver the vegetables tomorrow, can you bring us a few kilograms of cotton and red dates?"

"Cotton and red dates?"

"Yes, Brother Agui often goes out to buy things. You tell me how much it costs per pound and I'll give you the money. You can bring some back for me."

"No need for money, auntie. Madam has already told Manager Zhang that you can just tell her what you want. But the new cotton isn't out yet, and the cotton we bought is from last year. I don't know if this will work?" Agui waved his hand to stop Zheng Yuan from taking out the money.

"It doesn't matter what year the cotton is from. You have to pay for it. We bought it for our own use, not for Mr. Jiang. It's my personal request for you to buy it. Brother Agui is very grateful for your help. You must accept the money. Otherwise, we won't dare to ask you for anything next time."

"But..." Agui was a little embarrassed.

"No buts. When the time comes, just say that I had to give it to you." Afraid that he would refuse to accept it, Zheng Yuan stuffed a string of copper coins into his hand.

"Is this enough?"

Agui was startled by her, and when he saw the long string of copper coins in his hand, he hurriedly tried to put it back.

"Aunt, this is too much. How much do you want? Nowadays, cotton in town costs about 50 cents per pound, and red dates cost 15 cents per pound."

No wonder most people can’t afford cotton. Cotton is indeed a bit expensive.

"Then please buy me eight kilograms of cotton and five kilograms of red dates, and as for the rest, please treat Brother Agui to a cup of tea." It is natural to give a tip if you bother someone to make a trip.

Ah Gui calculated silently in his mind. This aunt was quite generous. She was willing to give him twenty-five cents for running an errand. He did not refuse: "Okay, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

"Okay, slow down."

After explaining things to Agui, Zheng Yuan went to the backyard again.

After dinner, Mr. Chen was wandering around the kiln, knocking on it from time to time with his hands.

"Dad, what's the problem?"

Old Master Chen patted the mud off his hands and said, "No problem, this kiln is doing very well. I'll come over tomorrow to take a look. If it's ok, we can get the charcoal. If you want to burn something, get the charcoal and I'll come over to help you burn it. Okay, we'll go back first."

After saying this, Mr. Chen returned to the front yard with his hands behind his back, called Chen Jiadong and prepared to go back.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Dad and brother." Zheng Yuan sent them to the door.

"What's the point of talking about whether it's hard or not? Just go back."

Although he was not as tired as usual today, Zheng Yuan woke up from his sleepiness, probably because he had developed a healthy biological clock during this month. He packed up and prepared to go back.

Dashu Erhe also took out his toothbrush and prepared to wash up. He had been running around with Old Man Chen all day, going up the mountain to chop trees and carrying firewood to make charcoal.

Young Master Jiang was watching from the side and suddenly called out to Duan Minmin: "Auntie!"

"What's wrong?" Duan Minmin stopped.

Mr. Jiang was a little embarrassed: "Auntie, can you please make a toothbrush for me too?"

It turned out that she was just envious of the children's toothbrushes. It was also their fault for not realizing the sponsor's intention earlier.

"That's fine. I'll make one for you tomorrow."

"Thank you, auntie."

After returning there, Duan Minmin changed her menstrual belt, and they quickly washed up and went to bed.

A dreamless night.

When Duan Minmin woke up the next day, she was no longer in pain and made Mr. Jiang's toothbrush early in the morning.

After breakfast, Duan Minmin gave the toothbrush to Mr. Jiang, who was very happy to see his own toothbrush.

Aji looked on enviously but said nothing.

"Aji, this is yours." Duan Minmin took out another handful and handed it to Aji like a magic trick.

"Aunt, I...I have it too?" Aji stuttered.

Of course he was touched, he didn't expect Duan Minmin would make one for him. He was sold to the Jiang Mansion to follow Master Jiang when he was young. Because he was young, he was bullied a lot when he was young. He got better after following the Master.

But he had never felt the care of his family. After spending the past few days with them, he felt that both aunts were kind and amiable, and he had long felt close to them. At this moment, Duan Minmin made a toothbrush for him again, and Aji felt a little sour.

"Of course, everyone in our family has one."

Duan Minmin also noticed that the boy's eyes were a little red. She guessed that when he looked at her, he thought of his parents. It was not easy for him, as he was still a child, to come out and serve others as a slave.

Fortunately, Mr. Jiang seems to be a good boss. Judging from Aji's behavior, Mr. Jiang should treat him well.

There was nothing to do during the day, so the family went to the fields again. A lot of grass had grown in the past few days, and they had to pull it out when they had free time.

At the end of the day, the whole family was so tired that they could not even straighten their backs.

When Zheng Yuan came back to cook, Agui had already brought the dishes over, along with the cotton and red dates she had ordered.

The quality seems to be very good.

After dinner, Mr. Chen came to the door.

After walking around the backyard, Mr. Chen said that they could get the charcoal, and the family was busy getting the charcoal out of the kiln. Zheng Yuan didn't let Duan Minmin do it, and sent her to sit aside.

The charcoal burned very well, and I collected five baskets of charcoal. The carbonization degree was just right, not too much burning and not falling apart, and not incompletely carbonized.

After collecting the charcoal, Zheng Yuan asked Old Man Chen to carry a basket back so that they could use it normally and avoid burning it. Anyway, they couldn't use it all in this hot summer.

"No, no, there's still some left over from what we cooked last winter at home. You can keep it for yourselves." Old Master Chen refused resolutely, waved his hand, and quickly walked out of the yard.

Zheng Yuan didn't chase after her either. There was really no place that needed charcoal in the middle of summer.

If they don't want them, then just put them all in the tool shed.

When the family was moving charcoal into the tool shed, Carpenter Li and Li Tiantong came over carrying something that looked like a large barrel.

"Girl, what are you doing?" Carpenter Li asked curiously after putting down the wooden barrel.

Why are there so many charcoals burning in this hot summer?

"Brother Li, Tiantong, you guys come over here." Zheng Yuan raised his hand and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Is this a wine steamer? It's ready so quickly?"

Zheng Yuan was very surprised. The efficiency was too high.

"Your sister-in-law wanted me to make it for you yesterday. It was hard for us to take your money. We were not allowed to drink water or eat. If it wasn't dark, we would have stayed up all night to make it and sent it to you this morning."

Carpenter Li looked helpless and oppressed.

The whole family couldn't help laughing at his amusement.

"Hahaha... Then we must go and thank my sister-in-law some other day. This supervisor is so dedicated. Where can we find such a good supervisor?" Zheng Yuan smiled and went over to touch the customized wine steamer.

Seeing her looking at the wine steamer, Carpenter Li came forward and said, "Although we made it in a hurry, don't worry, sister, we made it very carefully. You can use it first. If there is any problem, we can make a new one for you."

"Brother Li, we naturally believe in your skills. It's amazing that you guys managed to finish it in such a short time. Come on, sit down. Sizhu will go get a bowl of water for your Uncle Li and Brother Tiantong."

"No, no, we'll just deliver it and that's it. Otherwise, your sister-in-law will torture me again tonight. You guys try it first. If there's any problem, ask Sizhu to call us and we'll go back."

After Carpenter Li and his son left, Zheng Yuan took another careful look and found that it was indeed well done.

Now, all the tools are ready and I can officially start making toothpaste tomorrow.

After carrying a pile of charcoal, I was covered in carbon powder, which was really dirty. Before going to bed, I fetched water and went back to my room to wipe my body. Unfortunately, I was not satisfied with the small basin and always felt that it was not clean enough.

The two men discussed that after this busy period, they would go to Carpenter Li to order two large bathtubs.