Wu Yaqing took a bite first and quickly stuffed the bread into her mouth. Seeing how she enjoyed it, even Chu Qingzhi’s appetite was aroused.
“Delicious, delicious. Qingzhi, the bread is so delicious. It’s hands down the most delicious pastry I’ve tried.”
Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Then eat some more.”
“Okay.” Wu Yaqing immediately took another piece. It was really delicious. It was soft, sweet, and filled with the fragrance of wheat.
When Chu Qingzhi was talking to Wu Yaqing, she saw a group of children from the village sticking their heads into the kitchen and swallowing their saliva.
They couldn’t resist the smell.
Hence, Chu Qingzhi passed a piece to them. “Eat it.”
The children were overjoyed. “Thank you, Sister Qingzhi.”
Chu Junbao held the bread in his hand and shouted on the way back. As if he had won a battle, he ran to the cornfield to find his father. “Father, look at this.”
Junbao’s father had been a farmer all his life. He had never seen bread before. “I don’t know what this is. Where did you get it?”
“Sister Qingzhi gave it to me. It’s called bread.” Chu Junbao tore off a piece and walked over to give it to his father. “Dad, you’ve worked hard. Try it.”
Junbao’s father was very touched. His son had always remembered to share good things with him.
He pushed Chu Junbao’s hand back. “You eat it. I’m not hungry.”
Chu Junbao was very insistent. “Father, try it.”
In the end, Junbao’s father accepted his son’s good intention. “This bread is so soft. It’s sweet and fragrant. It’s really delicious. Junbao, go and ask Sister Qingzhi if she wants to sell it. We’ll buy some for the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Chu Junbao replied crisply, “Alright, Father.”
Hence, Chu Junbao ran back quickly. “Sister Qingzhi, my father wants to buy the bread.”
Many people in the village had a bite of the bread their children brought back. After eating it, they couldn’t forget the taste and wanted to buy more.
The villagers were much richer now. Not only could many people afford meat, but they also had savings. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, so it was understandable that they wanted to buy something good to celebrate it.
Hence, before Chu Qingzhi had begun selling bread, she received many orders.
When Li Qingyu heard the villagers talking about bread, she walked back from the field. “Qingzhi, 1 heard everyone talking about bread. What is bread?”
Chu Qingzhi handed the bread on the plate to Li Qingyu. “Mother, this is bread.”
Li Qingyu looked at it curiously. Then, she tore a piece and tried it. Her eyes immediately lit up. “Qingzhi, this tastes great!”
Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Everyone thinks so. Many villagers asked me to make some for sale.”
“Qingzhi, teach me how to make it. I’ll do it.” Li Qingyu wanted to share some of her daughter’s burden.
“Sure.” The sausages were still being boiled in the pot. Chu Qingzhi called Chu Qingyan over to keep watch on the fire. Then she taught Li Qingyu how to make bread step by step.
On the other side, Chu Xuede saw a business opportunity. He hurriedly ran over to look for Chu Qingzhi. “Qingzhi, can you make more bread for us to sell in the county? It’s almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your bread is so good. It must be very easy to sell.”
Chu Qingzhi naturally wouldn’t say no to money. “Uncle Xuede, you can find five deft handed aunties. I’ll teach them to make it immediately. Tell them that they have to stay up late at night.”
Chu Xuede replied enthusiastically, “Alright, I’ll go immediately.”
Five aunties were quickly found by Chu Xuede. They did not waste any time and immediately devoted themselves to learning how to make bread.
Chu Qingzhi did not hide anything and explained in detail. As long as these people did not know how the butter came about, they would not be able to make bread on their own. There was no need to worry.
The first batch of bread was baked. There was only a baking tray that could be used to bake five kilos of bread at a time. Chu Qingzhi taught them step by step, and the taste was similar to what she made.
The cost of one kilo of bread was 30 copper coins, and the price for one kilo was set at 50 copper coins.
If it was in the past, the villagers would be discouraged by this price. It was impossible for them to spend so much on bread. Now, it was not a problem to buy a kilo or two.
Junbao’s father said loudly, “Qingzhi, give me a kilo.”
Chu Lianghong wanted to give his grandson a treat. He also ran over and shouted, “Qingzhi, weigh one kilo for me first.” There were so many people around. He was afraid that the bread would be sold out.
A villager squeezed Chu Lianghong to the back. “I came first. Qingzhi, give me first. I want a kilo too.”
“I was the one who came first. Go to the back and queue up.”
Li Qingyu called out, “There’s still a lot of bread being baked. Everyone, queue up and don’t push each other.”
Hearing this, the crowd calmed down.
Chu Qingzhi used a baking oven specially to bake bread. It could only bake five kilos at a time, but it only took fifteen minutes to bake a batch of bread.
The villagers were very supportive. As soon as a batch of bread was made, it was sold out. Soon, the entire village was filled with the fragrance of bread.
There was a new variety of ice cream bar today, green bean ice cream bar. However, it wasn’t yet being produced in mass quantities. They only made a thousand of it.
Therefore, Chu Xuhua did not go to discuss business today. Instead, he brought Li Zhangjie to the county city to set up a stall to sell the green bean ice cream bars to see how well people could accept it.
When they arrived at the county, Li Zhangjie said worriedly, “Brother Xuhua, the green bean ice cream bar is fifteen copper coins a piece. The other ice cream bars only cost five copper coins. Will anyone buy it?”
Chu Xuhua trusted his sister very much. “Don’t worry, I believe we will return today with an empty cart.”
Now that he had a lot of experience in selling things, he chose to set up a stall in a place where rich people frequented. For rich people, fifteen copper coins was nothing. Moreover, it was more likely to meet those big customers who ordered a great amount.
This was a crossroads. There was a jewelry shop and many high-end shops. The people coming in and out were all rich people.
The sun was very bright. The stall was shaded by a huge umbrella like a giant mushroom with a signboard that said, “Green Bean Ice cream bar”. It was very eye-catching.
This was an idea his Fifth Sister had told him. The first thing to do when setting up a stall was to attract attention. When one was curious, they would naturally come over to check out. This was how business came about.
Not long after they set up the stall, a young lady sent a servant girl over to buy ice cream bars.
At this point, almost everyone in the county had eaten ice cream bar. However, the green bean ice cream bar was a new product and no one had eaten it yet. That lady was a loyal fan of the ice cream bar. When she saw the new product, she immediately wanted to try it.
The servant girl smiled and said, “I’ve never seen green bean ice cream bar before.”
Chu Xuhua said, “This is our new product. It’s very delicious.”
The servant girl took a look. It was green and smelled like green beans. It should be good. “Give me five..”
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