Farming and teaching across different worlds

It was because he felt sorry for him because he was busy all day long and couldn't bear to urge him, so did Brother Ji and Second Brother Ji, and in order not to cause trouble for Ji Xiuran, they took the lead in doing part-time jobs in the town to make money, so that others could say nothing.

Ji Xiuran flipped through the book of memory, looking for ways to make money. Handmade soap, pass, has no raw materials. The handmade soap recorded in his book of memory is to use oil and strong alkali to produce saponification reaction to produce soap. It is edible in this era The alkali is extracted from plant ash, where there is a strong alkali such as sodium hydroxide, but he does not have other formulas. Although this item makes money, it can only be passed, and handmade lipsticks and rouges are also passed. There is also no raw material, glass, or pass. He still doesn't have the financial resources to support glass research.Cross-stitch, pass, and now Dahong's embroidery is more exquisite than this. Cross-stitch is really not competitive in this era. After looking through it, I found that these handmade products are not reliable.

Ji Xiuran continued to look at food, before making money from food, now it seems that he still needs to think of new ideas from this aspect.Looking at baking, brewing, marinating, stewing, etc., I really found a few good ideas.One is pickles and the other is handmade biscuits.

Kimchi is simple to pickle, saves materials, is easy to use, and the taste of the finished product is excellent, and it is easy to be accepted, but it is more homely and not suitable for high-end routes. Zeng Junhui's market is not suitable, and it is necessary to find a new market. .

The handmade biscuits are an idea specially thought up for Zeng Junhui's shop. When they are ready, they can be sold like the previous handmade candies. Moreover, there are many recipes for the biscuits, different baking methods, and the taste and taste are quite different. This one idea is enough for Zeng Junhui There are a lot of new varieties in the store, which makes the store's reputation even higher.

Ji Xiuran wrote down the recipes of these two kinds of food, put away the portion of handmade biscuits, and gave it to Zeng Junhui when he went to the county seat, and showed the portion of kimchi to several families.After seeing it, several families agreed that it is summer, and every household has vegetables, and they can’t finish them. Take back the vegetables and put them in jars to make kimchi, so that every family in the village can increase their income. , They can also buy kimchi to make money themselves, why not do it.And this kimchi is really simple, anyone can learn it.

"Xiu Ran, is this kimchi really that simple?" Father Ji always felt unreliable when he saw the production method written by Ji Xiuran, so he asked his own question.

"Father, if you don't believe me, we can try a little less first." Ji Xiuran said, he knew that other people also had the same question in their hearts, but they were just embarrassed to mention it.

"That's not necessary. If Yao'er says it's okay, then it's okay." Mother Ji felt that although this method seemed simple, it was actually very reliable, and she supported her son out loud.

"Okay, I don't have any objections, just follow the previous contract, brother, look at it." Father Ji finished speaking and looked at the village chief.

"Okay, let's follow the previous contract of the flour mill, and we will sign a new one." After the village chief made his statement, Wang Dazhu next to him also expressed his no opinion.

After seeing that they all agreed, Ji Xiuran asked them to go to the town to order jars. Making kimchi is very easy. After washing and drying the vegetables, put them in the soaked salt water to ferment for half a month and they can eat them. However, the jars needed to make kimchi are In particular, this is also their biggest expense this time.

Several families dug a cellar in the backyard of the flour mill, which can hold a hundred jars. After the business made money, the village's funds became sufficient again, and the foreign debts owed for the previous bridge construction could also be repaid.

Kimchi is easy to make, and the family quickly got together and started working. After the last batch of vermicelli was produced, they were all free and anxious. This time they started working again, and they were very active.

They collected five hundred catties of vegetables from the village to make ten jars of kimchi, and then went to the surrounding village chiefs to collect one thousand catties to make twenty jars, and the rest would be made in a few days. After making them in batches, You can buy in batches when buying.

After the kimchi was ready, Ji Xiuran took the kimchi and Shi Jingchen together and drove to the county in a carriage, first went to visit the husband, handed over the things he brought and a jar of kimchi to his wife, and asked the husband to test his homework. After asking a few more questions about his studies, he left and went to Piaoxiang Building to deliver a letter to Zeng Junhui.

Zeng Junhui was still busy in other places, not in the county town, Ji Xiuran handed over all the things given to him by the shopkeeper, and also gave Piaoxianglou a few jars of pickles.Although he said that Zeng Junhui couldn't count on the sales of kimchi, he didn't completely give up on this line, and the few jars he left for Piaoxianglou were just to try the water.

The shopkeeper of Piaoxiang Building is also a good person. He knew that Ji Xiuran and Zeng Junhui were doing business together, and the products they brought out were all good things, so when he received a few jars of kimchi, he carefully tasted them, and even took them out for the guests in the building to try. Eat, the response is not bad.

When Zeng Junhui received the news, he also received an additional message from the shopkeeper. He highly praised this pickle. Zeng Junhui trusted this person very much. After hearing his proposal, he signed a pickle purchase contract with Qingshan Village very quickly. First, five hundred catties per month.Although this kimchi tastes good, it's too ordinary, so it can't take the high-end route. He probably wants to buy it at Piaoxianglou, so five hundred catties a month is more appropriate.

Ji Xiuran was also very happy when he got the news, and gave a few kimchi recipes to Piaoxianglou for free.After the shopkeeper of Piaoxianglou received the new recipe, he was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear. He respected Ji Xiuran in his heart, thinking that in the future, this Mr. Ji will do everything with his heart, and he must not be neglected in the slightest.

The few families did not expect that the first batch would be sold so quickly, and they were very happy when they got the money, and they were not so worried about the sale of the remaining kimchi.

Except for those sold to Zeng Junhui, they sold the rest at the market. The sales volume was not bad. People who had eaten it liked it very much. It was hot and sour and appetizing, and there were many repeat customers.You can also buy hundreds of catties a month.But after all, the cost is low. The price per catty is only 6 renminbi. Excluding the cost of 2 renminbi, you can only earn 100 taels of silver for every thousand jin sold. I just bought more than [-] taels of silver. Of course, some people look down on the income of a few taels of silver a month, but the other families are very satisfied. Before, they could earn a few taels of silver a year and live well. Now What they earn in a month can be worth what they earn in a year.

Moreover, the kimchi business has only started for a month because it is a new food, and it has not been recognized yet, but it will definitely become more and more popular in the future, and they are very confident in what they make.Needless to say, these families have estimated the situation very accurately. From the second month onwards, the order of Piaoxiang Building has tripled, and the order in the first half of the month has increased to [-] catties. on the next order.

Their retail business in the market has also started to flourish. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Many people have no appetite. After eating this kimchi, they feel that eating is much more enjoyable, and a pregnant woman has been unable to eat. Things, after eating kimchi, the morning sickness was relieved, and in this way, the reputation of kimchi spread.Business is naturally getting better and better.

In the second month, three thousand catties were sold at once.

After earning income, Ji Xiuran talked to the village head about building the Qiaotou market.Now that the conditions are limited, he just wants to sort out an open space on the open space at the head of the bridge, build a few grass sheds, and divide the stalls.After making a lot of money, you can consider building a few accommodation yards at the foot of Daqingshan Mountain, and the rich people who come to play can rent them out.

The plan is to take it slowly. The first step he has to do now is to ask the village chief to find someone to sort out the open space, build a shed, and then encourage the villagers to set up stalls in this place.

The idea of ​​establishing a market was not conceived by Ji Xiuran, but by the villagers' spontaneous actions. During this period of time, more and more people came to see the stone arch bridge in their village. At first, only some people came to ask the villagers for water. Gradually, there were people in the village. Those who were free set up a small stall at the bridgehead to buy water, and when the others saw some profits, they all started to follow suit, and gradually formed a scale. One day when Ji Xiuran came back from the county, he found that there was an open space at the bridgehead, Many people in the village sell things there, such as mung bean soup and so on. When there are too many people, there will be chaos. Some people even set up their stalls on the bridge. Such unorganized small stalls and hawkers are very harmful to the development of Qingshan Village. Unfavorable, Ji Xiuran went to the village head that day and told him the danger of going on like this.After hearing this, the village chief also agreed to take care of it, but the effect was not obvious.

Ji Xiuran just proposed to build a market. Although the village head agreed with this method, he was helplessly cash-strapped, and the village was still in debt, so he had no money to build such a market.

Well now, after kimchi has income, the plan to establish a market can be implemented.

After the market was established, Ji Xiuran asked Ji's father and Ji's mother to occupy a stall to sell things. Ji's father and Ji's mother had no objection. Anyway, they have nothing to do now, so they can set up a stall to earn a little. Anyway, the stall only costs one penny a day. Fee, they can afford it.

Just what to buy, they can't make up their minds.In fact, buying food at this time is the easiest way to make money, and it’s best to buy something to quench your thirst. It’s only now, and most of the outsiders who come to them come to visit the stone bridge, and they all have a playful mind. So other things are not easy to buy, but snacks are okay, especially drinks to quench your thirst.