Chapter 1006: Chapter 1006: Delivering Vegetables_1 Chapter 1006: Chapter 1006: Delivering Vegetables_1 “So urgent?”
“I have nothing to do.” Tong Sanlang looked at her with a pair of bright black eyes, his tone tinged with a bit of grievance.
He had decided not to take the Imperial Examination and couldn’t settle down to read.
Liuli’s textbooks had been flipped through once; there was nothing left to see.
If he were a girl, he could do so needlework.
But as a big burly man, lying on the kang all day as if nurturing a pregnancy was truly uncomfortable for him.
Qiao Xiaomai, “…Then tinker with it yourself, I’ll send so people over to you.”
The families that signed the agreent initially had all sent soone to work, so there was no shortage of hands now.
And indeed, the toilet paper was quite pressing; even if she couldn’t make the kind of soft toilet paper from later eras, as long as it was softer than the local grass paper produced here, she would be quite happy.
After calling over a few people for Tong Sanlang, she left to check on other places.
Right now, there were tens of thousands of jin of sweet potatoes in the Warehouse; she planned to make them all into vermicelli for easier storage.
Just as she was about to call people over, Fan Linong ran over in a hurry, conveying a command from Yang Wenxiao, “Although his excellency has left this place, he can’t give up the dishes you make. He wants you to send so food to the Palace every two days.”
“Every two days?” Qiao Xiaomai widened her eyes and shook two fingers, thinking she had heard wrong.
“Yes, two days,” Fan Linong nodded emphatically, “His excellency specifically asked for greens, but I think since it’s every other day, just send whatever is available.”
Being valued to such an extent by the Retired Emperor was an extraordinary honor!
Plus, with the Retired Emperor’s connection, who in Daqi would dare to ss with Qiao Xiaomai in the future?
She must make every effort to foster a good relationship with the Retired Emperor!
Qiao Xiaomai blinked her eyes and nodded, “Okay.”
Her face didn’t reveal much, but her mind was filled with doubts.
When Yang Wenxiao left, he had taken many greens with him, but now he was sending word for her to deliver stuff to the Palace. Could it be that the greens she grew had beco all the rage in the Imperial Palace?
Given their popularity, perhaps she could venture into the vegetable wholesale business next year?
The idea flashed through her mind, and she quickly set it aside to prepare the items as Fan Linong had suggested. She grew only a small number of greens, barely enough for her own household. Now with Yang Wenxiao asking for them, her family might only have radishes and cabbages for the New Year.
There wasn’t enough greens, so she added so radishes and cabbages to the mix, and also included a whole sheep.
Radish stewed with Stewed Lamb was good to eat in the winter.
Previously when Yang Wenxiao and Yang Hao were here, they ate pork, but now there was no pork left, so they had to settle for lamb.
Yang Wenxiao had asked for greens, but she couldn’t really just send over two baskets of inexpensive vegetables.
Handing these over to Fan Linong, she returned to Mai Yuan to cook in the small kitchen.
Now, all the at they ate was bought from the town, and with the Spiritual Spring water, anything they stewed was delicious.
During the al, she ntioned the issue to Tong Sanlang, “I didn’t expect our vegetables to be so popular. Maybe we should plant more greens next year; they would definitely sell for a good price.”
“Just following this trend, we won’t have enough vegetables for ourselves to eat,” she said with a sigh. Delivering every two days consud too much.
“No worries, after the New Year, wild vegetables will start sprouting. Just water them more with Spiritual Spring water for now, and then we can send them to the Palace as vegetables,” Tong Sanlang suggested.
Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t help but laugh, “Can we do that?”
“Sure, they’re all used to eating rich als, so they’ll want so vegetables to cut through the grease,” Tong Sanlang said with confidence.
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