Chapter 671: Chapter 671: Increase Production
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper He quickly sent out Yuan Ding, asking him to go to Anping Village to inform Qiao Xiaomai that the sweet potato bars were selling very well and they could continue making them.
Fan Jia’s situation was an exception, but recently, there have been scholars who have returned to their hometown to take part in the imperial examination, and these scholars could also consider these sweet potato bars as a special product of Bailu Town and take them home for a taste.
Anyway, as Qiao Xiaomai had said, this product was specifically for the wealthy, with clear pricing and fair transactions, so there was no question of deception or conscience concerns.
When Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang returned home and were continuing to wash sweet potatoes, Yuan Ding arrived.
As soon as he mentioned what had happened with Fan Jia, Qiao Xiaomai immediately let him take away the fifty catties left from the morning.
She had originally planned to take these fifty catties to the Qiao Family for their consumption, but considering how well the sales were going, it made more sense to give more to Shopkeeper He for expanding the market, and her family’s consumption could be postponed.
After Yuan Ding left, Qiao Xiaomai asked Tong Sanlang to use his light body skills to call Zhuang Lühe, Qiao Zhaodi, and Qiao Yindi over. She planned to have Zhuang Lühe and the two sisters help with washing and steaming the sweet potatoes.
The location was just in the old courtyard of the Tong Family, which was too small.
“I think we should move it to the manor over there.” Tong Sanlang suggested.
All the sweet potatoes were now stored in the large warehouse, and a fence had been built around the warehouse, with a large flat area in front of it for drying grains.
Setting up a stove near the large warehouse for steaming sweet potatoes day and night, followed by drying them, would definitely be more efficient than doing this in the courtyards of the Qiao Family and Tong Family.
A well had already been dug near the manor, making it an ideal place to dry sweet potatoes.
Besides, it didn’t matter if others saw how the dried sweet potatoes were made, after all, no one else had such delicious sweet potatoes.
After some thought, Qiao Xiaomai nodded in agreement.
So, Qiao Xiaomai drove the ox cart to the manor with the help of Miao Dali, who had found two people to build the stove, while Tong Sanlang went to the mountain to cut the willow branches. The dried sweet potato bars needed wooden nets woven from willow sticks, so he needed to cut more.
After giving instructions to Miao Dali, Qiao Xiaomai again drove the ox-cart back to the village to transport all the branches cut by Tong Sanlang to the manor. Miao Dali led the engineering team there. People who came to work were also there. The group of people worked together and quickly made several large wooden nets.
Since Miao Dali’s engineering team had tents stationed nearby to guard the construction tools and also keep watch on the crops in the fields, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang felt relieved to go home to sleep at night.
The next day, both of them went to the Qiao Family’s house for breakfast.
After breakfast, Qiao Xiaomai, Tong Sanlang, Qiao Dami, Qiao Changsun, Qiao Zhaodi, Qiao Yindi, and even Zhuang Lühe, who hadn’t left the house since she returned, all rode the ox cart towards the manor.
Once they arrived, Tong Sanlang was in charge of fetching water, Zhuang Lühe, Qiao Zhaodi, and Qiao Yindi were in charge of washing the sweet potatoes, Qiao Xiaomai and Qiao Dami were responsible for steaming the sweet potatoes, and Qiao Changsun continued to command those who came to work to harvest the soybeans and sesame seeds.
The group was busy all day, and by the end, the ground in front of the warehouse was completely covered with sweet potato bars.
After everyone else went home, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang slept in the large warehouse.
The weather was still hot, so they could manage anyhow at night.
With abundant sunshine, the dried sweet potatoes were ready in two days. After this batch was done, Qiao Xiaomai found clean hemp bags and packed them all into these bags. She and Tong Sanlang each drove an ox cart to the town to sell, while the rest continued to make dried sweet potatoes.
“Oh, you two are finally here.” Seeing the two of them, Shopkeeper He laughed like Maitreya Buddha and welcomed them.
Qiao Xiaomai folded the umbrella she had been holding overhead and then picked up a cattail fan to fan herself, “Yes, Shopkeeper, we have made a thousand catties this time.” Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel★fire.net
“Excellent, excellent.” Shopkeeper He immediately hailed several assistants to move the sweet potato bars to the backyard.