When Xia Qiyue came back in a hurry, carrying a sack of fried peanuts, seven people including Xia Xinghe had already tidied the house inside and out, and were waiting for her.
Seeing her struggling to carry an extra-large sack back, seven people rushed over and took the sack.
"Fourth sister-in-law, what did you buy? Why didn't you ask us to buy so many things?" An Youde disagreed very much and he and An Zihao carried the sacks.
"Hey... this is not very heavy, just over fifty pounds. I can't carry it on my back, so I quickly carried it to the west wing. Your work is here!" Xia Qiyue waved her hands, took a breath and finished speaking indifferently, letting
Everyone went to the east wing.
"What is this, Sister-in-law Four?" An Sijin asked curiously as he followed.
"Fried peanuts!" Xia Qiyue told them directly without any hesitation.
"Fried peanuts? Why did you buy so many? Have you finished eating them?" An Sijin continued to be curious.
But after asking, I was still thinking to myself, the fourth sister-in-law is so generous, she even bought them fried peanuts after eating the steamed buns!
"This is not food..." Xia Qiyue just explained. Seeing that An Youde and An Zihao had entered the west wing, he quickly followed and commanded, "Put it on that table, yes! Pour it all out..."
The two people followed her instructions and poured out more than fifty kilograms of fried peanuts and placed them on the table in the west wing.
The west wing also has a heated kang, but it’s not big. It’s like a kang for two people to sleep on. It’s the size of a double bed, but there’s a big table next to it. I don’t know what the landlord is using it for, but it’s cheap. Xia Qiyue, it’s just right.
Sitting around here peeling peanuts.
"Xinghe, bring some firewood over to burn the kang, and heat up this small kang!"
Xia Qiyue asked his brother to light the fire. This room needed to be warmed up. He was going to sit here and work for a while. It was too cold.
"Sister, the firewood in the backyard is almost gone!" Xia Xinghe did not go immediately, but reminded his sister.
"It's okay. I'll buy it later. You can burn it! Burn more!" Xia Qiyue said nonchalantly.
"Fourth sister-in-law, what else do you need to buy for firewood? Tomorrow the six of us will carry two bundles each, which will be enough for you to burn for a few days! If there is no more, we will give it away!" An Youde.
"That's right! I have plenty of strength!" An Cheng said in agreement.
This was unanimously approved by six people.
Xia Qiyue knew that subconsciously, they felt that the two or two five cents she gave them was too much, so he wanted to help her do more work.
She smiled and waved her hands, "Don't do things like chopping firewood! You have more important things to do!"
An Sijin, who is the most curious, is always the first to ask.
"What, fourth sister-in-law? What are we doing?"
Xia Qiyue didn't rush to answer, "You all move over and sit down, and listen to me slowly!"
Without hesitation, the six people quickly found stools and sat around the table.
There were not enough stools in the west wing, so An Sijin ran to the kitchen to find stools.
"Okay, okay, we are all sitting down. Fourth sister-in-law, please tell me quickly. What is more important than chopping firewood?"
Xia Qiyue slowly coughed and said, "Have you seen these fried peanuts? I want to use these peanuts to make candies to sell, so your task now is to peel the peanuts. After peeling, you have to crush them before they can be used. This
Halva is a good thing, but it is also expensive. One pound of halva can buy a whole winter of firewood and there is still some leftover! More than 50 kilograms of peanuts can make about a hundred kilograms of halva. Which one do you think is more important?
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What Xia Qiyue said was so astonishing that the six of them were a little shocked and couldn't find their own voice. One pound of firewood can buy a winter's worth of firewood and there's still something left?
Fifty pounds of peanuts can make a hundred pounds of candy?
How much money is this? Why can't they figure it out?
"Fourth...sister-in-law four...are you kidding us?" An Youde was the first to find his voice and asked with some stumbling.
"Just wait!" Xia Qiyue said and stood up. If he wanted to talk to them about things, he had to let them know what they were going to do next.
She had to bring some halva for a few people to try first.
Soon, she went back to her room and came back with a handful of halva in her hand, without any packaging.
"Come on! Try it! This is halva!" Xia Qiyue gave one piece to everyone, not giving more, just to make them feel like they wanted to eat it again.
Sure enough, the six people put the cubes of halva in their mouths in confusion.
The sudden sweetness made them widen their eyes in shock, and they were so surprised that they were also conquered by the sweetness of the halva.
As the sugar melted away, the halva filling was revealed, and the rich aroma of peanuts surprised them again.
"Fourth sister-in-law, is this halva? Isn't it too sweet and fragrant? I have eaten maltose, and this is much sweeter than maltose!" An Sijin said in a giggling voice.
It seemed as if the halva in my mouth was an alien thing from the sky at this moment, and I was so proud that I took off.
The other people's expressions seemed to be the same as An Sijin's, and they all nodded in agreement. Even An Liang, who usually talked little and was easily shy, also joined in the praise.
"Yes! This is halva, let me tell you! This is a kind of candy I have researched, and I will make this candy to sell in the future! Now I ask you, do you want to make it with me?"
"I want it! I want to make sweets with my fourth sister-in-law! Even if I don't get paid, I will do it. Just give me more sweets every day!" An Sijin swallowed hard and nodded like garlic.
"That's a pretty idea. The extra bucks you eat will be more expensive than your wages!" Xia Qiyue cursed with a smile, then suppressed her smile and said, "The wages are two taels of silver per person per month. You just need to come over and work, and I'll let you do it."
Just do whatever you want! But the work is not as tiring as farm work, peeling peanuts, making sugar, and carrying burdens to sell tea eggs! That's all, do you want to do it?"
After speaking, she looked at the expressions of several people seriously, but An Sijin didn't need her to look deeply at all, and quickly nodded again, "Fuck, fuck, do it! I'll do it!"
"Fourth sister-in-law, two taels a month is too much!" An Zihao calmed down his excitement and reminded Xia Qiyue in a voice as light and cold as possible.
"Yes! It's too much! If the two taels of silver are used to carry the bags, it will be enough for us to work for three or four months!" Anton nodded equally.
Anton and An Cheng both went to the dock with their father to carry sacks when they were not hunting, so they knew.
"Making candy is not like carrying sacks! Although our work is not as tiring as carrying sacks, we also earn more money, so it is normal to give you more!"
Xia Qiyue answered, and then looked at the other three people who didn't speak.
"I'll do it too! My elder brother's opinion is my opinion!" An Cheng glanced at Anton and then expressed his stance.
An Liang nodded, "Fourth sister-in-law, I am also an idler at home. I can work with you to earn money...I did it!"
An Youde was the only one who didn't express his position, and Xia Qiyue looked at him.
He looked at Xia Qiyue thoughtfully, and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law Fourth, that young man selling tea eggs in Maoshan Town looks a bit like you!"
Hahaha, this kid is waiting for her here. Xia Qiyue couldn't help laughing. It didn't matter if she knew. There was no need to keep the tea egg a secret. The reason why she pretended to be herself was because she was afraid of being found out and getting into trouble.