Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 139 - 129 He Is Not a Good Person_1

Chapter 139: Chapter 129 He Is Not a Good Person_1

Old Master Li’s voice had barely fallen when Old woman Qian wanted to retort, but her mouth refused to obey. After a few twisted attempts, she said, "Look at what you are saying, old relative, the child is just fine. He has a loud voice, sturdy."

Right on cue, Hu Wa woke up and started crying loudly in his bed; his voice seemed like it could lift the roof.

Not much later, Qian Xiang’s second son, Li Zhanqiu, returned. He was pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with pork. As soon as he entered the yard, he asked loudly, "Dad, why didn’t you let me sell meat?"

Old Man Li didn’t have the same patience with his grandson. With a wave of his large hand and an impatient shout, he roared, "Stop blabbering and go call back your dad and your brother; there’s a business that’s more profitable than selling live pigs. Bring back all the pigs we’ve bought."

Li Zhanqiu entered the house and, chuckling, called out to Old woman Qian, "Grandma."

He then said to Yixiu with a smile, "Yixiu, you’re pretty sharp; this noon, let your cousin auntie boil meat for you.

Yixiu smiled, thinking that even prospective dads had to be foolish for three years. Hearing such a big fellow talk about "meat" in this way was indeed incongruous.

Impatient again, Old Man Li scolded, "What are you dawdling for? Get out of here!" His voice boomed like a bell. After he finished, he worried his loud voice might scare the well-behaved and pretty little girl, so he looked at Yixiu with a he-he smile and gave her two pieces of candied sugar to eat.

Laughing, Li Zhanqiu quickly ran off.

The little over a year old Hu Wa could just walk and tottered in. His name matched his looks; he had a burly figure and was solidly built. He was wearing a tiger-head hat and a pair of tiger-head shoes.

Old woman Qian smiled as she pulled him into her arms and teased him.

Yixiu then led Qian Xiang, big cousin auntie Lady Zhang, and second cousin auntie Lady Zhu to the kitchen to teach them how to clean intestines, cut meat, and mix meat.

By noon, Uncle Li led his two sons, driving a donkey cart loaded with three pigs, back home.

Uncle Li and his eldest son Li Zhanchun, and his second son Li Zhanqiu all looked like they were cut from the same mold, except one was older, with a beard, and the two sons were younger. They were all like Old Man Li, standing at six feet tall and weighing around 180 pounds.

Only the third son, Li Zhandong, looked like the Qian family—quite the handsome young boy. Just turned eleven this year, unlike his brothers who followed in their father’s footsteps, he didn’t want to be a butcher; he liked studying and was still attending a private school.

Having tasted the sausages, they all found them delicious and agreed that they could surely make a fortune this year with this product.

Uncle Li laughed loudly and said, "Yixiu is truly bright, to come up with this method, and even generously offered it for us to make a windfall. Once I’ve made some silver, I’ll get a bright red piece of satin cloth for Yixiu to make a dress."

Old Man Li scolded, "Nonsense, the sausage will make quite a profit; how could giving a piece of cloth be enough? At the very least, you should make Yixiu a shiny gold hairpin as part of her dowry."

Uncle Li immediately agreed, "Alright, as dad says, plus a pair of heavy gold earrings."

Yixiu smiled again; men of the Li family were big and burly, but they said the most endearing things.

No wonder Qian Xiang seemed younger than her age, surrounded by these men every day, always in high spirits.

While they were talking, Huang Tie led Shopkeeper Cui over. Having tasted the sausage brought by Huang Tie, Shopkeeper Cui believed it was a business opportunity that could earn a fortune.

He was an honored guest at the Li family, so they quickly invited him to take a seat. He asked the Li family to make more sausages in the next ten days, as many as possible, as he would go to Capital City at the beginning of the next month to deliver New Year’s goods and could sell them there too. He mentioned that he would help find a market for them in the provincial capital through Fourth Master Song, ensuring that if they had stock, they wouldn’t worry about sales.

He also told Yixiu that he kept only four pieces of their sausage for his family to taste, planning to bring four sections to Fourth Master Song in the provincial capital, and he’d given the rest to Sir Yang.

He had business to attend to in Xizhou Mansion the next day, which would be the perfect opportunity to discuss the sausage selling business with Fourth Master Song.

The Li family was overjoyed and invited Shopkeeper Cui to stay for a meal and drinks.

The group discussed that to supply Capital City and the provincial capital, as well as sell in the county, the quantity they needed was substantial. It was clear they didn’t have enough manpower at home. They were reluctant to hire outsiders since sausages were simple to make, and if the technique were leaked, they wouldn’t make a big profit this year.

After much consideration, they decided to rely on trustworthy relatives and friends. They would offer a generous wage of thirteen wen a day, asking everyone to work hard to produce more. The first batch of sausages would be given to Shopkeeper Cui to take to Capital City, followed by those for the provincial capital, and lastly for the county.

Yixiu suggested, "Let’s handle the technically involved tasks like cleaning intestines and mixing meat ourselves, and let outsiders cut and stuff the meat. By separating the tasks this way, even if others wanted to understand the entire process, it would take some time. By then, we would have made our earnings. Additionally, let’s recruit some relatives and friends in the countryside to work at Big Uncle’s house; after you’ve collected the live pigs, have Uncle Huang take them to Big Uncle’s house. Once finished, they can be transported here."