Song Qiu is about to go out and will be away for at least a month. Naturally, Song Qiu needs to make proper arrangements at home.
There is Lin Zhuangtou in the village, Tao Zheng in the inn, Zou in the house, and Du Chuanfu outside.
The inn was operating normally, and the Doubanjiang workshop continued to be made. As for the red crispy chili noodles, Song Qiu also handed it over to Zou and asked her to make it with Huang Tao.
The former Doubanjiang was still handled by Lao Yuan and Du Chuanfu.
Yes, Song Qiu doesn't plan to take Du Chuanfu, the great butler, with him when he goes out this time.
Doubanjiang and other businesses at home still need to be controlled by Du Chuanfu. It is better to keep him than to take him away.
After all, after Chen Ji's poaching method failed last time, there hasn't been much movement these days. Who knows if he will cause trouble again?
Shopkeeper Fang, who came to pull the goods, said that Chen Ji's eldest son was frightened by his horse when he was out, the carriage overturned, and his leg was broken. The talker was in trouble and he couldn't give orders, so he stopped temporarily.
If Al-Ling hadn't left her side since he came out of seclusion, she would have suspected that Mr. Chen's broken leg was attributable to Al-Ling.
When Shopkeeper Fang came to buy goods again, he mysteriously told Du Chuanfu the truth. There was internal strife in the Chen family. The story behind Mr. Chen's broken leg was not simple. It was so dirty and complicated.
If a dog bites a dog, the fur in his mouth will become very messy, so he probably won’t have time to worry about the bean paste and red oil.
The Chen family has such a big family business, and they still have to fight for it.
Chen Ji wants to compete with Fang Ji for the bean paste and red oil business. Fang Ji is not easy to mess with. Just add a handful of firewood and it will be enough for Chen Ji to drink a pot.
After Song Qiu knew this, he had nothing to sympathize with.
However, just in case, Du Chuanfu was left at home to coordinate everything at home so that she could feel at ease when going out.
Instead of Du Chuanfu, the people she will take out this time include Aling and Lihua, the Tao brothers, and Yang Dalian.
In addition, there are Bench, Mian Mian, Ah Yin, Dazhong, Tian Gener, and Shunzi who have been "internships" in the inn for two months.
As for taking them away, people were chosen to fill the vacant vacancies.
She sent Lu Yan to the dessert shop to temporarily take over the responsibility of the shopkeeper.
Red, yellow, blue and green all wanted to follow him out to serve him, but Song Qiu didn't take any of them with him, and the maids could only watch eagerly. Then Lu Yan was sent on an errand, and the other three looked envious.
I just hope that the girl's trip will go smoothly, more good places will be developed, and a few more inns will be built. If manpower and confidants are needed to support the inns, they will be sent out one after another.
It's better to follow a girl than to worry about you and me all day long, making you fight for the master's favor like a cross-eyed person.
It's much more fun to be able to do big things without being stuck in the back room.
Song Qiu brought the Tao brothers and Yang Dalian with him. These three are capable of taking on tasks, and they came back with the intention of achieving great results this time.
Therefore, if a person carries more money, he must not carry less money.
The profits from the inn shop are kept at home for expenses, and she wants to take most of the profits from the bean paste and red oil business with her.
These days, these two kinds of income are quite a lot.
Before signing the contract with Fang Jie, she had earned nearly one thousand two hundred taels of silver. Later, she signed the contract with Fang Jie. Until now, she has shipped four goods, and the money she earned is still four dollars after the principal.
More than one thousand three hundred taels.
Altogether, she had 5,500 taels of silver in her hand.
One thousand five hundred taels were left at home for her to keep, and the remaining four thousand taels were taken away by her. There were also dozens of scattered taels, which she used for travel expenses.
The four thousand taels were all banknotes, and he was worried about losing them even if he carried them with him, so Song Qiu deposited three thousand five hundred taels at Wantong Bank. With the certificate, he could withdraw them at any time at Wantong Banks everywhere.
The remaining five hundred taels were kept close to Aling's body.
Use these five hundred taels first. If you don't have enough, you can take them at any time.
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At dawn on August 20th, a carriage and two mule carriages left the Song family mansion and headed up the official road outside the village.
The first carriage was still the big brown-red horse-drawn carriage that Song Qiu was used to riding in. Yang Dalian was the driver, and there were three little girls from Song Qiu sitting in the carriage.
There was a mule cart behind, driven by Tao Dongping. The two little girls Mian Mian and A Yin, as well as the luggage of the group, were pulled in the cart.
The last mule cart was driven by Tao Dongcheng, and there were four people sitting on the bench.
The weather after the Mid-Autumn Festival is cold in the morning and evening. It is only warm at noon. The sun's rays hit my body lightly, and it is warm, neither hot nor cold, which is just right.
At noon, we stopped in Jinjia Town for lunch before continuing on our way. It was getting dark earlier now, no more than it was in summer. The sky was starting to sink as the hour was approaching.
Therefore, after entering Dongling County, there is no need to continue on the road today. On the way, we can only go through a few villages, and it is troublesome to stay overnight. It is better to stay in the county town and get up early tomorrow and start the journey again.
There are residences in the county, and the house in Hairpin Hutong is enough.
Several rooms have beds and bedding, and rice, flour and oil are also provided in the kitchen.
Song Qiu gave the money and asked Yang Dalian to take Shunzi out to buy some vegetables and come back.
There is a dinner market in the county, which is also close to Hairpin Hutong. The food is fresh, but you can buy similar ones.
After buying some pork and other things, Bench served as a ladle, Shunzi helped, Mian Mian and Ah Yin helped wash the vegetables and light the fire, etc., and then they started to get busy with dinner.
Bench watched in the inn for two months, watching Mr. Wang and Mr. Li cooking every day. He knew that he was the chef whom the girl focused on training, so Mr. Wang and Mr. Li did not hide their cooking skills and taught them step by step.
When someone crosses the bench, sometimes when he is not busy, he will give instructions on how to do it.
Therefore, Bench now has almost mastered the dishes at the inn, but he hasn't cooked much and is not yet proficient.
Song Qiu planned to stay on the bench as long as he had the chance, and let him cook when he had free time, and he would become better and better at it.
Sure enough, Song Qiu tasted the dinner and was quite satisfied with the taste. He had to give him a few words to ask him to keep up the good work.
Bench was praised by the girl, and he was naturally happy. He secretly thought that he must work harder to make the food better.
Shunzi was also jealous on the side. The girl mentioned it and told him to follow the bench and learn more, and he would work hard.
The night was cold and cold, Song Qiu, A Ling and Lihua and the three of them slept in a pile, but they were quite warm.
After a good night's sleep, the genius was bright, and everyone got up. The two little girls Mian Mian and A Yin got up earlier. They had already boiled hot water and cooked a pot of millet porridge.
Song Qiu and others got up and washed their faces and gargled their mouths. Yang Dalian, who had gone out to buy steamed buns, also came back. He had breakfast with steamed buns and millet porridge, tidied up the house, locked the door, and left Hairpin Hutong.
Go to Nancheng.
After exiting the south city gate, it is a new boundary, a boundary that Song Qiu has never been to.
As soon as we go to the south, it is Aling's home field. She has been traveling with her master since she was a child. She has been to several states in the southeast and southwest, and she is more familiar with it than in the north.
Because of her familiarity, Song Qiu probably drew a simple map even after asking about the route from passing caravans. He didn't take it out and read it from time to time like when he went to the north. Basically, he just asked Aling.
When I asked her, she could tell clearly.
For example, after leaving Dongling County, the next county seat is Fuling County.
The details are as shown on the map. It has to pass through three towns, several villages, and nearly a hundred miles along the way.