The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 130 The Secret Recipe for Having a Child

After Liu Youliang heard this, he lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time, until Changrong said in fear: "Master, Master, what's wrong with you?"

He waved his hand and signaled his grandson to go out.

Changrong looked at the snack box with some reluctance, but seeing his grandfather's gloomy face, he didn't dare to stay any longer and turned away.

Liu Youliang sighed and felt very uncomfortable.

He really didn't expect that the second house did not become poorer and poorer as he thought, but instead started to rise. In a very short period of time, it even reached a level that he could not imagine.

If he had known that the second branch would be in its current situation, he would not have agreed to split the family no matter how much the second son threatened him.

It was a pity that he separated the second son like that and he died soon after. As a result, the second son's grandchildren became estranged from him and the first son. He had thought that he would help them after they got into trouble so that they would remember his kindness and come back.

But in just less than a year, the second branch had completely turned around. Not only did all three children go to school in the county, they also established connections with the county magistrate's family, and even had the credit of discovering new grains. Their future would definitely be better and better.

In contrast, the prospects of the first wife he had his eyes on were getting narrower and narrower. Changxing hasn't found a job yet and hasn't gotten married. Changrong is already a teenager, but he only thinks about eating, drinking and playing all day long and has no decent character at all. How can he not be worried!

But considering Chen's current temper, it is impossible for her to be submissive like before. The three Changping brothers are not easy to control. So how to ease the relationship between the first and second houses?

While Liu Youliang, lying on the hospital bed, was trying his best to win back the second wife, Chen Cui was living a happy and contented life.

Now that things in the canning workshop are on track, she doesn't have to worry too much. If there is anything, they will naturally come to her house.

Now grapes and plums have been added to the canned food varieties. Anyway, we will use whatever fruits we can get as raw materials and stockpile as much as possible. When we have enough, we will transport them all to the capital.

It turned out that Mrs. Zhang had a dowry shop in the capital. She originally sold dim sum, but it didn't have any special features. Among the many time-honored brands in the capital, it was completely inconspicuous, and business was neither good nor bad.

Mrs. Zhang has already written to the shopkeeper, asking him to change the rules of the shop and set up a special counter to sell the canned food.

Of course, she also had a preliminary plan for the specific sales method, and she called Chen Cui over and explained it to her with great interest.

Now that it has passed the 57th day after old Zhou's death, it is okay for her to go out. Moreover, since it is the county magistrate's wife who has summoned her, she has no room to refuse.

Mrs. Zhang was in high spirits. Perhaps she had been depressed for a long time and finally got into the mood to do something. It was a rare opportunity for her to have someone to share her thoughts with, so she talked nonstop.

In her opinion, these canned fruits were not intended to be sold to civilians and ordinary people from the beginning. They were to be high-end gifts for wealthy or powerful people to give to relatives and friends. For this reason, she spent a lot of time thinking about the outer packaging.

Except for the first batch of jars which were common goods bought from the market, the later ones were all custom-made by her in the kiln, and the words "Zhang's Canned Food" were written on them when they were fired.

She even spent a lot of time on the label paper with the type of fruit on the jar, making it as exquisite as possible. In short, the whole can looks very high-end and can catch the eyes of wealthy people.

Chen Cui had to admire the business acumen of the ancients. Even a woman like Mrs. Zhang, who had been trapped in the backyard of the inner house for many years, was very knowledgeable when talking about business.

Perhaps her surprise was too obvious, Zhang Ruomei couldn't help but sigh: "Do you think I didn't like going out before? Before I got married, I used to go out with my brothers and manage things in my own shop. After I married the master, I went out less. In the past few years, I became fatter and fatter. I was afraid of being laughed at, so I didn't like going out."

In fact, Mrs. Zhang is now much thinner than when Chen Cui first met her, at least 20 kilograms thinner.

Because her clothes were obviously much looser, her face was smaller, and her waist was obviously thinner.

Mrs. Zhang was very happy to hear Chen Cui say this: "I originally wanted to make a new batch of clothes while I am thinner, but the doctor said that if I stick to the prescription, I will continue to lose weight, so I don't need to rush."

She had no shortage of money to make clothes, but she enjoyed the feeling of seeing her clothes becoming looser and the pleasure of losing weight.

What made her even happier was that she and her husband seemed to have returned to their wedding day, and the sweetness between them made her forget the unpleasantness of the past.

Thinking of the master, she comforted Chen Cui: "Don't worry, the memorial has been submitted. The master has written down your contribution truthfully. Because of the long journey, it will take some time for the news to come back. When there is a result, he will inform you in time."

The discovery of a new crop with such a high yield is definitely a big deal. I believe the people above will not take it lightly and will definitely send someone to investigate.

These things are real and not fabricated at all. They can withstand investigation, so they have nothing to worry about.

Chen Cui was very grateful: "Thank you for your concern, Master and Madam. I am just a woman, so it doesn't matter if I have made any contribution or not. If this new grain can be spread and benefit the people, it will be all thanks to you two."

Zhang Ruomei waved her hands and said, "This is what he should do. The master wants to do something for the people. If this merit can get him promoted to a higher position and do more for the people, then that is his reward. As for me, I am not afraid of you laughing at me. I have never had to worry about food and clothing in my life. Any higher imperial edict is just icing on the cake."

She sighed inwardly, thinking that no matter how high the official position or the imperial edict was, it would be of no use as a child could bring her more comfort.

Although the doctor said that she would be able to conceive after a little conditioning once she regained her normal weight, and her master never urged her to have a child, nor did he have any thoughts of taking a concubine, but not seeing the shadow of a child for a day was always a worry for her.

Zhang Ruomei looked at Sui Sui, who was snuggling beside Chen Cui and eating snacks. She thought of the four children she had given birth to, all of whom survived and were smart and healthy, and she wanted to speak but hesitated.

Chen Cui smiled and said, "Madam, please feel free to speak up. I will never hide anything I know."

"Chun Tao, take Miss Liu to the next door to try the dim sum that just arrived yesterday."

Zhang Ruomei asked the maid to take Sui Sui away and sent the other little girls away. Then she asked in a low voice: "Sister Liu, you gave birth to four children and raised them all so well. Do you have any secret recipe for having children?"