Chapter 302: Paving the Way for the Eldest Grandson’s Exam (3)_1
Having sent off the Store Manager, Shen Songming’s two jars of spicy cabbage were exchanged for jars with smaller mouths and round bellies, sealed, and given to a caravan headed for the capital; I paid them a little to transport it. Once it arrived, I’d collect payment from Shen Songming—cash on delivery!
The people from Moon Restaurant soon came to haul away the jars of spicy cabbage they had purchased. Drunken Immortal Tavern mainly sold liquor and was accustomed to dealing with drunkards who refused to pay, so they were inherently more aggressive than Moon Restaurant. Watching their spicy cabbage being taken away, they feared that Moon Restaurant had collaborated with Pei Qin first. They worried that, with time, this young lady might see a higher offer and sell their spicy cabbage to Moon Restaurant instead. To prevent that, they sent someone to take away all the spicy cabbage they had ordered and stored it themselves.
Pei Qin was happy to have the extra space cleared out; now she could sun-dry her soy sauce with ease.
After accounting for costs, Pei Qian realized that from the forty acres of spicy cabbage, they had earned over 130 taels of silver, "Eldest sister! Let’s do this again next year! Making spicy cabbage is labor-intensive, but it’s quite profitable!" The key was to keep the process a secret! The Feng family had inquired several times, and despite hearing that spicy cabbage wasn’t very lucrative, they continued to ask—clearly with ulterior motives.
"Let’s talk about it next year! Who knows if we’ll have land to grow cabbage or the time to make it then," Pei Qin replied offhandedly.
Pei Qian glared and said, "Even if we don’t have land to grow it, others definitely will! There’s so much cheap cabbage to sell, why not just buy and process it ourselves!?"
"Will you take care of it then?" Pei Qin raised an eyebrow.
"If it’s up to me, then it’s up to me!" Pei Qian was determined not to let this money-making opportunity slip into strangers’ hands. She had assisted her eldest sister with making chili sauces, which involved fruits like apples, pears, and garlic—ingredients she could also handle!
"Then you’ll need to learn to cook first. Start practicing now; it’ll make it easier to pick up anything else later!" Pei Qin laughed.