After Retiring from Marriage, I became the Favorite of a Powerful Mini

by Usui Takumii

ster treasure...not mine.aihristdreamtranslations. waiting for the translator to update.

10. 91 to 100

Shi Qingluo was now rolling up her sleeves, teaching her husband and Mrs. Kong how to make mosquito-repellent coils.

She didn't know that because she collected eels, she would have extra followers in the future.

As for the mosquito-repellent coils, Shi Qingluo didn't make the plate version in modern times.

Instead, they made the coil one by one, which was more convenient, and people can casually light one at night.

In addition to wormwood, wild chrysanthemum, and fish bone meal, she also needed papers.

Before her husband went to Fucheng, they had already started making paper.

She just dried some of them recently. Although it was not very smooth, it also has a yellowish color and needs continuous improvement.

However, the current khaki paper was enough to be used as a frame for mosquito coils.

This time the paper was made of straw bark, which was rough.

It was mainly used for experiments. After success, it will be made of bamboo after moving to improve whiter and finer paper.

Several people made several bundles of mosquito coils together.

That night, they lit one of the two rooms in the house.

After waking up early the next morning, Shi Qingluo didn't have any mosquito bites on her body.

In the middle of the night, she didn't hear mosquitoes anymore, so she had a good night's sleep.

Xiao Hanzheng also slept well: "This mosquito coil is effective."

Shi Qinglou laughed, "It just so happens that the batch of sugar beets has already been made into sugar, so let's recruit some women to make some mosquito coils in the workshop and sell them."

Xiao Hanzheng changed his pajamas into a robe: "Are you still going to work with Bai Xu?"

Shi Qingluo also got up: "I can sell some to him, but I want to attract more businessmen to come to our village to buy mosquito coils in bulk."

"It happens that there are a lot of people who come to buy saltpeter recently. We have to maintain a steady stream of people coming and going so that the village will become more and more lively and prosperous in the future."

"The soy sauce and miso I made before are almost ready. When the shop at the entrance of the village is repaired, I will sell them for wholesale."

She didn't want Bai Xu and other businessmen to monopolize all the things she made this time.

She wanted to rely on these to attract many merchants from other places to do wholesale.

She wanted to improve the economy of Nanxi County first.

Xiao Hanzheng was used to some unfamiliar words popping out of his little wife's mouth from time to time.

She was only like this in front of him, but she was very careful with her words when she went out.

"You can try this, I think your idea is very good."

"We can also have a chat with Mo Qingling, and together we will revitalize Nanxi County."

To do this, it would be even better if they have the support of the county magistrate.

Shi Qingluo nodded: "We really should discuss it with Mo Qingling."

She looked at him with a smile: "I will leave this glorious task to you, Old Xiao."

She prefers to do practical things, her young husband was more suitable for diplomacy.

Xiao Hanzheng pulled her close: "Okay, I'll go."

Then he asked: "To make mosquito-repellent coils, do you have to use women to do the work?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "That's right, it doesn't take much effort anyway. When the women in the village earn more money, they can be tougher at home."

"When they want to buy some food for their children, they don't have to be scolded by their parents-in-law or sneak around."

"I want them to live a little bit better. Buy themselves some clothes every year, or even buy rouge, gouache, and accessories."

She has seen several times, there were mothers-in-law scolding her daughter-in-law in the village.

In ancient times, men were superior to women and women were inferior to men. Women's social and family status was not high.

Shi Qingluo was not unrealistic, she doesn't want the so-called equality between men and women in this era.

However, she still wanted to try to improve the living environment of women within her ability.

She felt that no matter in modern times or in ancient times, if she could earn money and have an income, she would not have to look at people's faces to eat, and she could straighten her back a little.

In modern times, she has seen many examples where the economic foundation determines the status of the family.

Of course, except for those who can only be supported by others.

Although their county was not very poor, it was not a rich county.

Women in many villages wear two or three sets of clothes throughout the year and keep patching them when they got broken.

The same goes for the children, not to mention their shabby clothes. She saw many children in the village running around barefoot.

In the original owner's memory, people in the village who can wear a pair of cloth shoes in winter were mostly rich people.

Most people wear straw sandals all year round, rain or shine.

She wanted to change these. Even if the change was small, it doesn't matter, she will start by changing the lives of the people around her. She will do as much as she can.

These words touched Xiao Hanzheng a lot.

His little wife was really special, with such a broad mind.

"Okay, whatever you want to do, I will support you."

He stretched out his arms to hug Shi Qingluo: "Next year's imperial examination, I will work hard to be your backing."

He became more eager to take the imperial examination and become an official.

As his little wife's business became more and more large, he had to get up quickly so that he could give her his back.

Shi Qingluo put her arms around Xiao Hanzheng's waist. Smelling the faint fragrance of ink on his body: "That's natural. Old Xiao, you are my biggest backing."

Then she pinched her husband's waist. The elasticity was quite good.

After her husband woke up, he ate well and exercised every day. His body got better and better.

Feeling his little wife's hand constantly playing tricks on his waist, Xiao Hanzheng suddenly reacted.

He let go of Shi Qingluo in some embarrassment: "I'll go wash up first."

Watching Xiao Hanzheng go to wash up with the feeling of running away, Shi Qingluo couldn't help covering her mouth with her and laughed.

Oh, her husband was so innocent.

After washing up, Shi Qingluo saw that Xiao Hanzheng had already brought Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi to practice Tai Chi.

She also walked over to join, with a smile on her face all the time.

During breakfast, Xiao Baili asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, I think you are very happy today!"

Shi Qingluo retracted the curvature of the corners of her lips, "Well, I'm in a good mood today."

She immediately changed the subject: "Did you get bitten by mosquitoes last night?"

Xiao Baili said with a smile: "No. Sister-in-law, the mosquito coil you made for us is useful."

Xiao Hanyi also said: "That's right, I was bitten by mosquitoes every day before, but today I woke up without a mosquito bite."

He looked at Shi Qingluo with admiration again: "Sister-in-law, you are amazing."

Shi Qingluo smiled lightly and said: "I'm your sister-in-law, of course, I'm amazing."

While Xiao Hanzheng drank the porridge, his eyes were full of smiles. As expected, his little wife never knew what modesty was, she was straightforward and cute.

Then Shi Qingluo said to Mrs. Kong: "Mother, I want to recruit a group of women to make mosquito-repellent coils, and I will trouble you to take care of it when the time comes."

Her mother-in-law was hardworking and restless.

She hoped that the other party can become self-reliant, so she better start cultivating and gaining experience from now on.

If she let her mother-in-law take care of making mosquito coils, she should be able to get a lot of experience.

No need to mention becoming a strong woman or a tigress in the future, but at least, if she encounters that scumbag ex-husband, she can give him a few slaps, or scold those two scumbags with her head up high.

Xiao Hanzheng still doesn't know that his little wife wanted to train his mother so that she can be so tough in the future… …

Mrs. Kong didn't expect her daughter-in-law to let her take care of the people.

She raised her head and asked hesitantly: "Can I do it?"

She has a soft temper, but she still has self-knowledge.

She was afraid that if she can't manage it well, it will delay my daughter-in-law's affairs.

Shi Qingluo looked at her reassuringly: "Mother, you can do it."

"There are only a few people in our family. When the workshop expands in the future, I'm afraid that someone will steal the recipe or break the rules, so I need someone trustworthy to take care of it. Mother, you try it first."

She was more patient with this mother-in-law.

To change the other party's temperament, she has to take her time. No one can become a big fat man by eating just one bite.

Give trust first, and then throw out a little sense of responsibility. She believed that with the other party's temperament, she cannot refuse.

Sure enough, Mrs. Kong also felt that it made sense when she heard it, and she encouraged herself after thinking about it: "Okay, then I will try first."

Shi Qingluo said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will let my younger sister take care of it for you."

As long as she dares to go out and take the first step, the fear that always lingered will come out of its shell.

Hearing that her daughter would help, Mrs. Kong felt more relieved: "Okay, we will try our best to do a good job!"

After dinner, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng went to the patriarch's house.

Not long after, the village chief knocked on the gong at the entrance of the village.

The sound of the gong was not small, as long as it was struck heavily, almost everyone in the village can hear it.

This also represents that patriarch was calling the whole village for a meeting.

Except for those who had already picked up tofu to sell, or went out on business, the rest of the villagers came.

When everyone arrived, the patriarch looked at everyone and said: "Today Dalang's wife has something to say, so I called you all over."

Because of tofu, saltpeter, popsicles, and other things, the income of the villagers has continued to increase in the past two months.

Therefore, everyone respected Shi Qingluo.

Except for a few ungrateful people, the others know that today's day was brought about by Shi Qingluo, so they were also grateful.

Of course, those few ungrateful people were gradually excluded from the plan for the whole village to make a fortune.

A woman said with a smile: "If there is anything wrong, Dalang's wife, just tell me."

Shi Qingluo didn't make any detours: "I have researched a kind of incense that can kill mosquitoes, so I plan to recruit people to make mosquito coils in the current sugar mill."

"But this time it's not a delicate work, and it doesn't take much effort, so I plan to recruit only women to work."

"As long as they are girls over the age of twelve, they can sign up, and I will screen it again."

"Those who will be selected, will go to work every morning, and get off work before dinner in the afternoon. Breakfast and lunch will be provided in the workshop."

"The salary is 100 pennies per month."

As soon as her voice fell, the villagers were shocked.

"What? 100 pennies per month, including breakfast and lunch."

"My man used to go to the county to work, he only earned 100 pennies a month, and he tried hard to get up early and work late every day."

"I heard that the food in Xiao Family's workshop is quite good. Anyway, it's much better than the food at home."

"The key is to work in the village. If something happened at home, someone can immediately call you."

The women, old women, and girls in the village couldn't help being excited.

Before, whether it was building houses and workshops at the entrance of the village, or building Taoist Temples on the mountain, the Xiao Family hired men.

Only the tofu workshop and the cooks employ a few women. The wages were quite high and they also include food.

Everyone looked at the faces of several people, and they were much more ruddy than before they went to work under the Xiao Family, and they had gained weight, so many women were envious.

But now, they didn't expect to recruit women to work. This was an opportunity for them.

In this day and age, in such a poor village, every household wants to split a penny in half.

One hundred pennies per month, and only recruiting women, this was something that no one dared to think about before.

As long as the family members have no brain disease, they will not prevent the women in the family from working.

"Dalang's wife, is this true? Then see if I can do it!"

The woman who spoke first couldn't help asking.

Shi Qinglou laughed and said: "Of course it's true."

"Auntie, you are a hardworking person, so it is naturally possible."

"However, I'll have to ask my little sister-in-law to come here to sign up for a while." There was no rule without rules.

The Aunt said excitedly: "I'll sign up, I'll sign in a while."

A man couldn't help asking: "What about the rest?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "We won't be recruiting for the time being, but when the lacquer workshop opens, we will recruit workers. We need men at that time."

It takes a lot of effort and work to make lacquer, so men were more suitable.

Many men in the village were disappointed, but when they heard this, they all said happily: "That's good."

The weather was too hot recently, and the tofu will be sour if you pick it up too far, so they can only sell it nearby.

When people gather, the competition will increase, so the business was not as good as before. They have to wait for the weather to cool down.

Besides, it was not a busy time for farming recently, so many people want to find a job under the Xiao Family.

After all, the distance was close, the salary was good, and the meal was included, which they can't find in the county town.

What's more, they can also enjoy the happiness of working under the blessed apprentice of the Old Immortal Master.

Next, all those who wanted to register to go to Xiao Baili went to register.

Shi Qingluo didn't delay any further. When she got the list, she quickly picked out the people who she wanted to hire.

After a period of integration, plus the special inquiry of Xiao Hanyi and Xiao Baili, she still has a good understanding of the people in the whole village.

Which ones were diligent, which ones were lazy, which ones liked gossip, etc? She mastered them.

On this list, as long as women in the village can do active work, basically, all of them have signed up.

There were about two hundred people.

However, she wanted to make a lot of mosquito coils, so the more people can do the job, the better. After all, it was still summer, and who will buy mosquito coils in winter?

Thus, those who were too lazy to work, or who were not very good-natured were eliminated. Shi Qingluo asked the rest to work in the sugar workshop tomorrow for remaining more than a hundred people.

At that time, she was thinking about expanding the scale or setting aside some sites for other things, so the workshops were relatively large.

Some people were disappointed or a little unhappy when they heard that they were not selected, but they didn't say anything.

After all, among these people, there were some problems with themselves, such as laziness, such as not being clean.

A certain family, seeing that none of the members of their family was selected, the old lady couldn't accept it.

"Dalang's wife, why is there no one in my family? Our family is a well-known hardworking family in the village."

This family was indeed very diligent in the village.

Everyone was a little surprised that their family was not selected.

Shi Qingluo knew that this person would jump out.

Why did she ask the patriarch to call all the people in the village, and she also asked everyone to sign up and choose? Naturally, this was what she was waiting for.

It was okay to lead the whole village to become rich, but she can't be too gentle.

There should be a bottom line. She should be gentle when it should be gentle, and severe when it should be severe.

It was necessary to kill chickens and monkeys.

She looked at the old lady, but instead asked: "Why didn't your family get selected? Don't you have any points in your heart?"

The old lady was a little confused: "What point? Our family never offend you."

But after saying this, she was a little cautious.

Shi Qingluo didn't go around in circles and said straight to the point: "Your son is the servant from the Wu Family Inn. He went back to the village and asked you to provoke Old Lady Xiao to deal with our family, and you went to her."

"Since your family stabbed us in the back, why should I choose your family?"

Today, she will let everyone know that she will not help anyone who betrays or stabs them in the back.

When Shi Qingluo said this, all the villagers present were surprised.

But soon many people suddenly realized.

"I was wondering why your relationship with Old Lady Xiao suddenly became better than before. It's all because you wanted to provoke people!"

"It's too unkind of you to do this. Dalang's wife is from our village, but you still go there to bring them trouble."

"The Wu family is so bad, you help his family to do bad things? I didn't see it before. You are such a person."

"No wonder Dalang's wife doesn't want your family to do things. Even I wouldn't dare to do it."

"That's right. Who knows when you learn the prescription of how to make mosquito coils, you secretly tell the Wu family. What should we do by then?"

"The Wu family likes to steal prescriptions from others the most. Does your family want to sign up so that you can steal prescriptions?"

Everyone was from the same village, and it was normal to have conflicts with each other.

But colluding with outsiders to deal with people in the village, makes the villagers not accept it.

The old lady didn't expect Shi Qingluo to know about it.

But she didn't admit it: "Where did you hear that? I didn't do such a thing."

Anyway, the members of the main Xiao Family have all gone to the capital, so they can't confront each other in public.

Otherwise, if this matter spread, how will their family be in the village? Won't they be cast aside to death?

She also complained about Shi Qingluo. It was just a trivial matter, was it worth bringing it up?

Shi Qingluo was on guard, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to the patriarch.

"Patriarch, this is what my ex-grandmother-in-law wrote to me before their family left the village. It's all about how the old lady provoked her at that time."

"There is also my ex-grandmother-in-law thumbprint here."

When she went to the main Xiao Family that night, she asked Xiao Dalang to write it and asked the old lady to press her fingerprint.

The main Xiao family will not lose any benefit from it, so they did it.

The patriarch took a look, and looked at the old woman displeased: "The evidence is here, do you still have to argue?"

The old lady didn't expect Old Lady Xiao to be so vicious, she told Shi Qingluo about these things and even wrote them down.

There was nothing she can do even if she refuses to admit it.

She can only smile embarrassingly: "I just said a few words casually, it's not provocative."

"Our family signed up just to earn some wages, and it has nothing to do with the Wu Family."

Recently, the Wu Family's reputation in the county has become bad, and their reputation in their village was even worse.

Now it was not possible to gain anything by working under the Wu Family.

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully: "Really? Then you can guarantee that if you learn how to make mosquito coils, you will not leak it to the Wu family?"

"Working in my family, you can only have 100 pennies a month, but if you learn the prescription and sell them to the Wu family, you can at least earn a few dozen taels of silver or even 100 taels of silver."

"Before, you stabbed us in the back just because your family members were working in the Wu Family's inn. Now that you can earn a high price, how can you hold back?"

This remark made everyone feel very reasonable.

What will you choose between a hundred pennies, a dozen tael of silver, and hundreds of taels?

Judging from what this family has done before, nine out of ten choose the latter.

No need to mention it, someone else present was tempted.

Shi Qingluo scanned around and knew what to expect.

In addition to killing chickens and monkeys today, she has to make prescription secrecy a top priority.

Rules alone were not completely reliable, the key was to rely on everyone's self-awareness and mutual supervision.

So before the old lady wanted to explain, she spoke again.

"If the Wu family learns it, my family's workshop will be robbed of business, and then there will be no way to hire people to do things. Will you be happy when the villagers lost their work?"

"There is an old saying that cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. Are you trying to make enemies with the whole village?"

The old lady was startled by these words, "No, we didn't."

She did have such thoughts before.

The salary of 100 pennies was not low, but if they get the prescription and sell it secretly, that would be great. And that was the purpose of their entry into the workshop.

Her son asked her to keep an eye on the Xiao Family before. If there was any useful information, they can get rewarded from the Wu Family.

Who would have thought Shi Qingluo will bring it out ahead of time?

Moreover, she used the whole village as a raft. She suddenly regretted why she jumped out just now.

The whole village looked at them with disgust and suspicion, which made her heart skip a beat.

She immediately retorted, "You can't just open your mouth to wrong a good person. We didn't have such a thought."

Shi Qingluo pointed to the paper in the patriarch's hand, "You also said before that you didn't go to Old Lady Xiao to provoke, but in the end, the evidence was presented, you can only admit it."

"So your words have no credibility."

The villagers also spoke one after another.

"Yes, who knows what you think."

"Once the prescription is given to the Wu Family, who would still admit it?"

"If you give it to the Wu Family, you will cut off the money for others. Your heart is very dark."

It involves everyone's interests, so they were all filled with righteous indignation.

Even though the old lady was guilty, she refused to admit it, "No, we didn't."

"It's not a big deal to make mosquito coils, we won't go."

After all, she was just an old lady in the mountain village. When Shi Qingluo provoked her in public, she showed her feet.

"It's a guilty conscience." Shi Qingluo continued to take the rhythm.

The villagers also looked more and more like each other, so they condemned the old lady and her family again.

The old lady's family feels ashamed to stay any longer. After saying that they won't participate, they slipped away.

This also made them looked feel guilty.

Even after they left, the villagers were still scolding people.

The patriarch was a wise man.

Looking at it, he can guess more or less guess Shi Qingluo's thoughts of killing chickens and monkeys and taking precautions in advance.

Not only did he not feel disgusted or blamed, but he also felt that it was right.

The village finally got off to a good start, they can't let some rat mess it up.

So he raised his hand and said: "Everyone is quiet, listen to me."

The patriarch was very dignified in the village, so everyone quickly quieted down.

"This incident also gave us vigilance, let me put something here first."

"In the future, no matter whether you go to work in Xiao Family's workshop or other places, you are not allowed to leak prescriptions or the like."

"Otherwise, you will be against the people of our entire village, and you will be severely punished."

"If it is serious, you will be expelled from the village directly."

If there was no strict regulation, there will always be people who will try to step on the line because of their interests.

The words of the village chief made everyone startled.

But it was right to think about it if anyone steals the prescription and sells it, it will not only hinder the interests of the Xiao Family but also everyone in the village.

The main point was it will also bring a bad reputation in the village.

"Yes, in the future no one can do such stealthy things and ruin the reputation of the village, otherwise it will be against the whole village."

"Anyone who doesn't listen will be driven out of the village."

Everyone agreed unanimously.

Shi Qingluo discovered that the patriarch of the Xiao Family was not only smart but also very righteous.

She was afraid of having pigs teammates, and now he didn't disappoint her.

She added with a smile, "The patriarch is right. I don't have too many demands. When you go to work in my house in the future, you just need to abide by this principle."

Bind the interests of all people together, it depends on who dares to commit crimes.

In this ancient time dominated by clans, being expelled from the village was a very serious matter.

After committing public anger, do they think their family can still hang out in the village? Then try it.

After the selection was over, people who will make mosquito coils can start to work soon.

But then Shi Qingluo looked at everyone again and said: "Our family will need a lot of beets every year, so we will collect them at a price of no less than 3 pennies a catty every year."

"Everyone can open up some wasteland or use your inferior land for planting. I will provide the seeds and sign a contract at that time."

"80% of the beets you grow will be sold to me, and the price will be written together, so we can guarantee each other."

"Those who want to grow beets can come to our house to find my husband to sign a contract, and then receive the seeds."

If they want to make a lot of sugar, it was not enough to rely on the wild beets on the mountain.

So the villagers have to be mobilized to plant, it was better for her to harvest directly.

The villagers were also happy to hear this.

"Is it not less than 3 pennies per catty?"

A catty of cabbage was worth a penny. They have seen that beet before. It seems that it was not difficult to grow, but the price was so good.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "That's right, and as for the first batch that will be planted this year, I will buy them for 4 pennies per catty. The second batch will have a fixed price of 3 pennies a catty."

"This can also be stated in the contract."

Only if she raises the price of the first batch more people will want to plant it.

And sure enough, many villagers were moved.

"Okay, then our family will open a few acres of wasteland these few days to grow beets."

"My family too."

As long as someone takes the lead, more people will follow suit.

Most of the people in the village expressed their willingness to open up a wasteland or plant in their land.

Now the land was vast and sparsely populated, and the court was also encouraging the people to open up wasteland. Therefore, the land that will be opened up doesn't have to pay taxes for the first two years, but it must be registered at the government office.

Then Shi Qingluo sent five mosquito coils to every household in the village, asking them to try it at night.

Only when people try it themselves, they will know that mosquito coils were good and advertise it on their initiative.

The villagers were even happier and felt that Xiao Hanzheng's wife was magnificent.

The patriarch was also happy. With the opening of the Xiao Family's workshop, the life of the villagers in their village became better and better.

Shi Qingluo also announced to the outside world that she would collect wormwood leaves and wild chrysanthemums for a penny a catty.

She doesn't want to take the whole family to pick in the mountains every day, it was too tiring.

It was not a problem for her to spend money to collect it. It saves her time and effort, and it can also generate income for everyone.

The villagers were very happy when they heard the price she said.

Picking some wormwood leaves and wild chrysanthemums in the wild and the mountains can make them a penny a catty. It doesn't take much time and effort. It was more like a pie falling in the sky.

After the meeting was over, the people in the village took action, picking wormwood leaves, and wild chrysanthemums, or catching eels and fish.

When people in other villages heard about it, they asked their village chiefs if they can also do the same.

If they sell it, will the Xiao Family accept it?

After Shi Qingluo gave an affirmative answer, people in other villages also took action.

Everyone is full of energy.

In the Xiao Family, Shi Qingluo brought the family out to make a batch of mosquito coils.

A lot of materials were collected in the afternoon.

The next day, the villagers got together to chat.

"Did your family burn mosquito coils yesterday?"

"Yes, it's really useful."

"That's right, the mosquito coil made by Dalang's wife is amazing. My family was not bitten by mosquitoes last night."

"I used to hear mosquitoes screaming in the middle of the night, but they were all gone yesterday."

"This mosquito coil is so easy to use, I just don't know how much is it. if it's not too expensive, I want to buy some for home use."

"Me too."

One night proved the effect of mosquito coils.

The women in the village also go to work in the sugar workshop on time.

Shi Qingluo divided them into four groups and sat in different rooms.

Some picked wormwood and wild chrysanthemum grinned the fishbone into powder, mixed the ingredients altogether, mounted on paper, and finally, packed it into bundles.

She also emphasized that they cannot exchange information about their work, otherwise, they will be fired.

This can temporarily keep the prescription secret.

But Shi Qingluo also knows that this kind of formula can only be hidden for a year. Anyone interested can use one for research and inquire about the materials she collected, and the formula will be deciphered soon.

But what she wanted to do was to create a brand, so that when the mosquito coils become popular in the future, everyone will know the words Nanxi mosquito coils.

Only when there was competition can the market will be active. Mosquito coils can be used by every household, with such a large scale of business, the market will be huge.

Today, they made tens of thousands of mosquito coils.

Shi Qingluo said to Xiao Hanzheng: "Old Xiao, let's go tomorrow to the county town to give away mosquito coils."

Xiao Hanzheng was stunned for a moment: "Give away mosquito coils?"

Shi Qingluo nodded: "That's right, people will buy it with money, but they don't know its effect is good, so they probably wouldn't dare to buy it."

"But if we give away a few for free first, they will come to buy it after they know the effect."

"This is also a good way to spread the news about our mosquito coils so that merchants in other places will come to buy them."

Xiao Hanzheng was an ancient person. He doesn't know modern free marketing.

But he quickly figured out the joint, so to say, they will lose some money in the early stage, but as long as the mosquito-repellent incense becomes well-known to the public, they won't have to worry about selling it.

He smiled and said: "This is a good way!"

"Tomorrow, I will go to the county government to teach people how to make ice for the last time, and then send it to the county government."

He told Mo Qingling that he would go again tomorrow, and whoever wants to learn how to make ice in the future should let the county government officials teach him, and the other party agreed.

Shi Qingluo nodded: "Give some to Mo Qingling and others, even if they don't buy it, it is also good publicity for us."

She smiled and added: "Look, this is the mosquito coil used by the magistrate of the county. If you don't use it, you will be out of date."

Following the trend was a kind of trend, which was not only liked by modern people but also by ancient people.

She heard Xiao Hanzheng say before that the young masters and young ladies in the capital like to follow suit or show off.

It was like buying flowers. First, a small group of people will buy, and then many people follow suit.

How many people love flowers so much?

It was just that everyone thinks that if you don't have a few pots of rare and precious flowers, they will fall behind.

This also led to the high price of precious flowers in the capital, and they would be snatched away as soon as they appeared.

Bai Xu has been urging her recently, asking her to breed more rare and famous flowers.

That pot of chrysanthemums of several colors has already been taken to the capital and sold for a good price.

Shi Qingluo couldn't let go of this market, so she recently cultivated several rare and famous flowers.

Hearing her last words, Xiao Hanzheng couldn't help laughing: "I don't know if Mo Qingling will want to cry after knowing your plan."

Shi Qingluo chuckled: "He will probably laugh. I'm also helping him increase his political achievements."

The next day, the two brought the mosquito coils they made to the county seat.

Xiao Hanzheng first visited Mo Qingling and gave him some bundles of mosquito coils.

A bundle was ten pieces, tied together with a long and thin paper strip that says "Nanxi Mosquito Incense".

It was the first time Mo Qingling had heard of mosquito coils, so he took it and took a look.

When he saw the above four words, he couldn't help but laugh: "Your wife is quite thoughtful."

He was now the county magistrate of Nanxi County. With the name of Nanxi mosquito coil on it, how could he not be happy?

If it has the effect Xiao Hanzheng said, they will not have to worry about selling it outside, and it will also let everyone know about Nanxi County, which was very good.

Xiao Hanzheng was also happy when Mo Qingling praised his little wife.

"My wife often has some whimsical ideas, but I think it's very good."

Mo Qingling nodded: "It's really good."

He then added: "The recipe for making ice has been presented, and the reward will arrive in the county in a few days."

Now people in the palace can have ice every day to cool off the heat, and many people in the capital also bought saltpeter to make ice.

He also heard that many restaurants in the capital used ice to make iced drinks like iced mung bean soup and sour plum soup, which were very popular.

There were also Shi Qinglou's herbal tea and popsicles. They also spread to the capital, and there were often hawkers selling popsicles on the streets.

Then he changed the topic: "The reward is gold."

Xiao Hanzheng was not surprised at all.

He said with a smile: "When we took out the ice-making prescription at the beginning, we didn't think about what reward we wanted. We are happy that we are rewarded, even if it's just gold."

Mo Qingling looked at him: "Aren't you disappointed?"

Many people offered prescriptions, but they all wanted to be greatly rewarded by the emperor.

Xiao Hanzheng's facial expression didn't change, as he calmly said: "Why should I be disappointed? I think rewarding gold is just right."

He added another sentence bluntly: "The reward is too high for a scholar like me to bear."

Does he want rewards as high as high-ranking officials' salaries? It was just a prescription for making ice, so how could that be possible?

Their purpose was just to be recognized by the emperor. Even if he forgot about it, when it was mentioned again, the emperor will remember that he, Xiao Hanzheng, offered the method of making ice!

This was enough.

He was only a scholar now, and he doesn't have any great family background. If the Emperor rewards him too much, it will be bad.

Mo Qingling looked at Xiao Hanzheng with a little more appreciation in his eyes: "You are very smart."

At this age, it was rare to be able to maintain such a calm and rational mind.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled, "Thank you for your compliment!"

Mo Qingling was very busy, so Xiao Hanzheng didn't bother him anymore and went to the open space in front of the county government office.

Now, his little wife, Xiao Baili, and Xiao Hanyi have already sent out a lot of mosquito coils.

After all, it was delivered for free, and it was given away by the county government. Everyone held the attitude of wanting something for nothing.

Some people even ran over to get it after hearing about it.

As for using it tonight, there was no need to talk about it.

Xiao Hanzheng then went to teach people how to make ice.

Because of the publicity of the ice-making recipe, many people in the county have benefited or made money, so they were very polite to the husband and wife.

In the afternoon, they went back home after doing some shopping. While passing by the Bai Family's Mansion, Shi Qingluo also took some bundles of mosquito coils and asked the servant to deliver them to Bai Xu.

That night in the county town, many families lighted the mosquito coils they had given away for free.

But they didn't take it seriously in their heart, thinking that it would not be so miraculous. After all, how can mosquitoes disappear after lighting just a piece of incense?

But in the Bai family, after Bai Xu got the mosquito coil, he didn't have any doubt.

After all, he already knew a lot about Shi Qingluo, she would not do anything unsure.

So he sent the mosquito coils to his grandparents and parents.

His mother looked at the not-so-exquisite mosquito coils, and was a little skeptical, "This thing can repel mosquitoes, is it true or not?"

Then she smelled it: "It doesn't smell as good as the incense in my room."

Bai Xu said with a smile, "Mother, this is meant to repel mosquitoes. So the smell can't compare to the incense in your house."

"As long as it works, that's enough."

Madam Bai thought about it: "Okay, let's try it tonight."

She was happy that her son was filial.

Soon, those people who doubted whether the mosquito coils were useful the next day were in uproar.

"Did you also light the mosquito coil last night? It works."

"I didn't light it, I forgot, is it really useful?"

"It's useful. I didn't hear any mosquitoes when I lit it last night, and I didn't get any mosquito bite on my body when I woke up in the morning."

"Yes, my child is very susceptible to mosquito bites. I can see mosquito bites on his face and hands every day. But when I lit mosquito coils last night, I didn't see any."

"Where can I buy this mosquito coil? I'm going to buy some."

"It seems that it's not available in the town, and only Xiaxi Village has it."

"I'm going to buy some. There were rarely any mosquitoes last night. I had a good night's sleep."

The effect of mosquito-repellent coils has spread like this.

Smart businessmen and peddlers also drove towards Xiaxi Village in horse-drawn carts and ox carts.

In the Bai Family.

Bai Xu went to have meals with their grandmother and mother.

Old Lady Bai smiled and said: "The mosquito coils you gave yesterday are effective, so send me some more."

In the past, when there were mosquitoes at night, they will smoke some wormwood, and the maidservant will help drive them away in the middle of the night, but it still affected her sleep to some extent.

But after lighting the mosquito coils last night, she didn't need to call a maid, so she had a good night's sleep.

Madam Bai also smiled and said, "Give me some more too. This mosquito coil doesn't look good, but it's really useful."

Bai Xu also used it last night, and the effect was really good.

He smiled and said, "No problem, I'll go buy some more today."

He also saw the business opportunities and planned to talk to Shi Qingluo about cooperation.

After finishing his meal, he leisurely arrived at Xiaxi Village in a carriage and found many carriages and ox carts parked in front of the Xiao Family Sugar Workshop.

After asking, he found out that these people were all queuing up to buy mosquito coils.

Bai Xu asked again, only to hear about Shi Qingluo gave away mosquito coils for free yesterday.

He was stunned for a while, but he quickly figured out the method of publicizing it.

He walked in the door, and the people in front of the queue asked him not to jump in line.

Bai Xu was speechless: "I'm not here to jump in line, but to visit friends."

"Hanzheng, Hanzheng!" When he saw Xiao Hanzheng standing not far away, he shouted a few times deliberately and squeezed in.

When everyone saw him like this, they thought he was visiting friends, so they didn't stop him.

Bai Xu quickly walked up to Xiao Hanzheng: "Where is Shi Qingluo?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied with a smile: "She is arranging the shipment inside, did you also come here for the mosquito coils?"

Bai Xu whispered: "That's right."

"Take me to talk to your wife."

Xiao Hanzheng handed over what he was doing to others, and brought Bai Xu into a room.

Shi Qingluo was busy arranging for people to ship according to the serial number queued outside.

Seeing Bai Xu coming in, she opened her mouth first and said, "You want to buy mosquito coils? Then you don't need to ask, no."

Bai Xu: "… …"

He said speechlessly: "You can just leave it to me, why bother."

Shi Qinglou rolled her eyes at him: "If I want to leave it to you, why would I go to the county town to distribute mosquito coils for free?"

"Don't try to swallow everything, leave some meat for others to eat and drink some soup."

Bai Xu was puzzled, "It's easier to leave it to me, why bother?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "I am a hardworking person who can't take time off."

Bai Xu: "… …"

I believe you are a ghost.

"Come on, let's talk about the reason." This woman likes to save trouble most of the time, and she was not someone who will make herself busy just to find something to do.

Shi Qingluo finished arranging the list in hand.

Then she sat down next to Xiao Hanzheng: "Okay, I just want to bring more people to our village, and turn our village into a trading center in the future."

Bai Xu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Aren't you thinking too much?"

He doesn't think this was achievable.

How could a small Xiaxi Village become a distribution and trading center?

"Just because of mosquito coils?"

"Then let me tell you, stop dreaming."

It was rare for him to have an opportunity to hit this woman.

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes at him: "How could it be just because of the mosquito coils, I have a lot of good things in my hand."

"And how can it be impossible? If you dare to think and do it, it will be possible."

"If you haven't done it, how do you know it's impossible?"

She looked at him meaningfully and said: "You just wait to be slapped in the face."

Bai Xu: "… …"

"What else good stuff do you have?" He was very interested in this.

Shi Qingluo glanced at him, "I won't tell you, just wait and see."

Bai Xu: "… …"

Every time she tickles his appetite, he hated it.

He persevered and said: "If you don't want to leave it to me, how about selling some prescription to me? I won't compete with you, I will sell it elsewhere."

Shi Qingluo shook her head: "No."

"You can line up to order, and then send them outside to sell, that's okay."

Bai Xu had black lines all over his head: "We have a relationship, but I still have to line up to make reservations? Can't you just arrange for me so that I don't have to go in the line?"

Time is money!

Shi Qingluo also had a black line: "You and I are innocent collaborators, don't talk nonsense and taint my reputation."

Xiao Hanzheng also said aside: "Please be careful with your words, Young Master Bai."

Bai Xu: "… …"

"I mean we have cooperated so many times, we are a team, you can arrange it."

Shi Qingluo said: "There are rules, there is no such thing as cutting in line, and it is impossible to jump in line with me."

"If this is the case, if you jump in the queue, other people will also jump in. Isn't the person in front wasted time in queuing?"

When she was in modern times, she didn't like being cut in line.

No one like it, so she wanted to prevent such things from happening.

Seeing her determined appearance, he was defeated: "Okay, I'll line up."

"How do I line up? Do I have to stand at the door?" It was very hot outside today.

Shi Qingluo said: "Go to the door to line up first, get a number plate, and then you can go to the room next door and wait."

"There is an ice basin and herbal tea, I won't wrong you."

"However, according to the number you came at this time, you will not be able to get the mosquito coil today."

"After you get the number, come back tomorrow."

She was a little surprised that so many people came to buy mosquito coils.

It seems that there were still many smart businessmen in ancient times, and they all knew how to seize the opportunity.

There were no mosquito coils in other places, so if they sell them outside, they don't have to worry about selling them.

Bai Xu had no choice but to admit defeat: "Then you give me more goods, and I'll send them to the capital for sale."

He was expanding his business in the capital and wanted to gain a firm foothold in the capital.

Getting some novelty things to sell was a good way out.

On this point, Shi Qingluo didn't make things difficult for him, "No problem."

"I'll ask someone to make a batch of mosquito coils with better quality and more exquisite appearance. You can give them away first."

The common people use ordinary mosquito coils, but the nobles of aristocratic families pursue quality, so they can sell them at high prices.

So for different groups, mosquito coils of different quality and price should be produced.

Bai Xu's previous discomfort was allayed by these words: "It's not bad, it's enough for you."

This woman was really smart, and she knows how to make different quality mosquito coils.

He emphasized: "Prepare more good quality. You have to take the high-price route if you want to make money."

Shi Qinglou nodded: "No problem."

Then she added: "But although it is for you to give away, you have to give the money."

Bai Xu: "… …"

He didn't consider money.

"Hey, how could I take advantage of you." He was afraid of this woman.

Bai Xu didn't line up in person but asked Xiao Si to go.

He also didn't go to the room next door, but sat here and drank tea.

In the resting room, other businessmen and small vendors from the county felt the coolness coming from the room, and drank another cup of herbal tea, feeling a bit more refreshed.

They don't know this thing called service yet, but they feel comfortable in their hearts.

"Xiao Xiucai's wife is really good."

"I heard that their sugar is cheap and tastes good. I'll also buy some later."

"There are also saltpeter sellers in this village, so I will take a cart back later on."

"Don't even think about pulling a cart. The supply of saltpeter in their village is in short supply. The things they dug up almost every day will be sold out at dawn."

"It's so easy to sell?"

"That's not true. But the weather is hot, so the demand for saltpeter is great."

"And many people bought it and took it far away for use. I heard that many people in the capital come to buy it and use it."

"I didn't expect this village to look so dilapidated, but there are so many good things."

"I'm afraid it won't last long."

The person who came first got the goods and immediately left to start selling in the county.

Shi Qingluo's selling price was not expensive, a bundle of ten mosquito coils, only cost one penny for wholesale.

The cost was about half a penny, and half a penny can be earned.

She also set prices for these merchants. It was best for them to sell them for two to three pennies, so as not to mess up the market price.

In the county town, it was sold for two pennies, and when they were shipped out it can be sold for three pennies. The merchants can make money with large quantities.

The main point was anyone who was not very poor can afford it.

Shi Qingluo didn't sell mosquito coils this time to make a lot of money. Otherwise, she could deliberately package them gorgeously as a gimmick and sold them to the rich.

Her main purpose was to let the people of the Daliang use mosquito coils every summer to avoid the trouble of mosquito bites.

The women and girls who come to work in the village were very diligent and efficient.

In addition, many villages in the county heard that Shi Qingluo collected wormwood leaves, wild chrysanthemums, and eels, so they would pick them, catch them and send them to sell.

However, it was still not enough to make and sell as many as she wants on the same day.

Even Mo Qingling sent people to Xiaxi Village to buy mosquito-repellent incense after testing its effectiveness.

Shi Qingluo guessed that he might take it back to the capital to give away, so she brought him a lot of better quality and more delicate packaging.

But of course, she collected the money.

After some time, there was an endless stream of people who came to Xiaxi Village to buy mosquito coils every day.

Some villagers also saw business opportunities and set up herbal tea stalls and steamed buns at the entrance of the village.

In the capital.

Many hawkers carried barrels along the street and shouted, "Popsicles, popsicles!"

"What's the flavor of your popsicle?"

"There are cold melon, grape, pear, and hawthorn flavors."

"Then give me a melon flavor."

"Daddy, I want to eat popsicles, eat popsicles."

"You ate two sticks today."

"No, I want to eat, eat, eat…"

Selling popsicles has also become a scenic spot in the streets and alleys of the capital.

Recently, mosquito coils were added.

"Mosquito coils, three coils for a penny, very cheap and easy to use."

People nowadays were still very smart.

They disassembled the bundle of mosquito coils and sold them to the street in small numbers. So they can earn more than those merchants who sell mosquito coils in their stores.

"Is this mosquito coil useful?"

"Of course it's useful. The Empress's nephew, Young Master Mo, has to light one every day to have peaceful sleep. Would he like it so much if it doesn't work?"

Mo Qingling's reputation in the capital was still great.

"Let's talk about the rich and powerful families in the capital now, which one doesn't use mosquito coils?" Those who don't use it were outdated.

"Young Master Mo uses it every day, so give me three."

"I want three too."

Mo Qingling, who was working in the Nanxi county government, sneezed several times… …

Because of offering the method of making ice, the Emperor gave Xiao Hanzheng a hundred taels of gold.

It looked like nothing much, but it represents a kind of honor.

Mo Qingling came to Xiaxi Village with the imperial decree and gold, and the villagers in the whole village were very excited.

In this era, the concept of clan was very strong. Except for a few narrow-minded people, most people were happy if a clan member can make a difference.

The patriarch was also very happy and brought several elders to congratulate him.

Xiao Hanzheng put the reward gold in the house and came out to entertain Mo Qingling and others.

If it was not urgently needed, this kind of reward gold was generally not used.

Mo Qingling found many differences in Xiaxi Village this time.

There were many stalls at the entrance of the village, and many people were coming and going from the county.

If he doesn't know anything, he would think Xiaxi Village was a lively town.

Then he saw several workshops built by the Xiao family. After asking, he found out that they were built by the Xiao Family for making mosquito coils.

Some people came to buy sugar especially.

Of course, many people came for the saltpeter.

Since the recipe for making ice was made public, the whole of Daliang has been looking for saltpeter mines, but because of their limited skills, they have found limited numbers.

Xiaxi Village has a ready-made saltpeter mine that can be mined, so it becomes a hot bun.

There was even a rich family in Fucheng who was thinking of occupying this saltpeter mine.

He was the one who stopped it.

This was the place under his jurisdiction, and other families or people were not allowed to extend their hands in there.

He grew up in the capital. This time he came to Nanxi County, it was his first time traveling so far.

Along the way, he saw the poverty that was very different from the prosperity of the capital.

Originally, he came for the iron mines, but now he wanted to do something for the common people.

Looking at Xiao Hanzheng's flowing and graceful manner, he made tea that he had never seen before.

Mo Qingling felt that he might have underestimated the couple before.

After taking a sip, it was very refreshing and sweet, better than the tea he drank in the past.

"What kind of tea is this?"

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and said: "This is the kung fu tea my wife learned."

Mo Qingling took another sip, "It's very good."

Xiao Hanzheng said generously: "If your lord likes it, you can let the people around you learn it, and if you want to drink it, you can make it yourself."

His little wife said that some things were added to the current tea, which loses the taste it should have. It would be good if Kung Fu tea can be passed on.

Mo Qingling likes the taste of this light tea drink: "Okay, thank you very much!"

After sitting and chatting for a while, he asked: "I heard that you have a good relationship with the Bai family. Why didn't you cooperate with the mosquito coils?"

If they cooperate with the Bai family, the Xiao family can save a lot of trouble.

And he felt that the profit should not be less than selling it in bulk.

Xiao Hanzheng guessed that he would ask this question, and said truthfully: "My wife doesn't just want to make money, but wants to use mosquito coils and other things to drive the development of the entire village…"

He told him what his little wife told him, how to revitalize the stagnant water in Xiaxi Village.

Mo Qingling heard this kind of remark for the first time, and couldn't help thinking deeply.

The more he thought about it, the more wonderful it becomes.

This method was not only applicable to Xiaxi Village but also to the entire Nanxi County.

He thought for a while and asked: "Where is your wife? Can you ask her to come out and say a few words?"

Xiao Hanzheng got up, "Please wait a moment, my lord, I'll call my lady over right now."

Shi Qingluo was arranging shipments at the workshop.

She felt that she should train a few helpers well, otherwise, she would be too tired.

Just as she was thinking, she heard Xiao Hanzheng call: "My lady, County Magistrate Mo wants to see you."

Shi Qingluo temporarily put down her work and went out: "Why does he want to see me?"

Xiao Hanzheng said: "I told him that you want to revitalize Xiaxi Village, maybe he wants to talk to you about the development of Nanxi County."

Shi Qinglou nodded: "Then we can have a chat."

If Nanxi County developed well, it will bring great benefits to Xiaxi Village.

After walking into the room, Shi Qingluo bowed to Mo Qingling, "This lady greet the magistrate."

Mo Qingling raised his hand: "You may excuse, please sit down!"

Shi Qingluo was not restrained and sat not far away.

The patriarch and the others didn't say anything, obviously, they had already approved Shi Qingluo in their hearts.

If it was other women, they will find fault in women showing up in public.

Mo Qingling didn't have much contact with Shi Qingluo, but he generally felt that she was a straightforward person.

So he didn't go around the bush, and asked straight to the point: "What do you think Nanxi County should do if it wants to revitalize itself?"

Shi Qinglou replied with a smile: "Develop according to local conditions."

Mo Qingling pondered these words and thought they made sense.

"How do you adapt to local conditions?"

Shi Qingluo thought for a while and said: "Let me make an analogy. Nanxi County grows a lot of sesame seeds. If you sell sesame seeds alone, the profit is limited."

"But if you made it into other things, not only can the price go up, but it can also become a special product of Nanxi County."

"Such as sesame, sesame paste, sesame, and so on."

"When you mention sesame seeds in the future, people in Daliang may think of Nanxi County first."

She paused and continued: "For example, the mosquito coils we make are called Nanxi mosquito coils. When we mention mosquito coils in the future, everyone is aware that Nanxi County is the place where mosquito coils appear."

"If you want to make sesame seeds a brand of the county, you can call it Nanxi sesame oil and Nanxi sesame paste."

In this era, sesame seeds were mostly used to make cakes and squeeze oil.

She asked around in the county town, sesame paste doesn't exist yet.

Daliang's current food culture was relatively simple. Most of the dishes were boiled and roasted, and there were very few stir-fried dishes.

There was no such thing as fried sauce noodles.

So it should be good to make sesame paste.

Mo Qingling listened to it completely. He knew Nanxi County before, so he also knew that there were many people growing sesame plants here, both white and black.

But he didn't expect that sesame seeds could make so many things.

Not to mention him, even the patriarch and the others were taken aback.

They thought to themselves, Xiao Hanzheng's wife was really powerful. Not only he was blessed after marrying her, but the whole village was also blessed.

Mo Qingling asked curiously: "What is sesame paste? How does it taste?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "The sauce made of sesame tastes very good, especially for dipping mutton."

Speaking of which, she even wants to eat instant-boiled mutton.

Daliang's staple food was mutton, chicken, and duck. They relatively eat little pork.

Although Mo Qingling was asking a question, his tone was affirmative: "You can do it?"

Shi Qinglou nodded: "Yes!"

She said again: "Tomorrow I will buy some sesame seeds and make it. After I am done, I will send some to the lord to taste."

By the way, she can eat instant mutton.

Mo Qingling smiled and nodded, "Then, I will trouble you."

"You mentioned the sesame paste and sesame oil together before, can you make it together?"

If it can be done, it can add a lot of characteristics to Nanxi County, and it can also drive the local economy.

Shi Qinglou nodded generously: "No problem, when it's done, I'll ask my husband to send it to your lord."

It was indeed good to be friends with Mo Qingling.

Mo Qingling stood up, cupped his hands, and said to Shi Qingluo: "Thank you for that!"

From the first time he met Shi Qingluo, he thought she didn't look like a village woman, but now it seems that it was not simple.

So he can't help but ask again: "Your master taught you all these?"

Xiao Xiucai's wife was the Old Immortal Master's apprentice, and there were not many people in the county who don't know it.

Mo Qingling had also heard a lot, but he didn't take it seriously at first.

How can there be an Old Immortal Master in this world?

But now with the unknown things that have been filling up over time, no need to mention women, even men can't have such insight.

He couldn't help being shaken.

He doesn't believe in any gods, but he thought the Old Immortal Master may be an expert.

Otherwise, how could such a unique and powerful woman be taught?

Shi Qinglou nodded with a smile and said: "That's right, it's all taught by the master."

Master, tomorrow I will offer you a few more sticks of incense, because you, an old man, will take the responsibility again.

After all, she doesn't want to be burned as a monster or something.

Mo Qingling asked curiously: "He taught you all these things directly?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "Not all of them, master is busy with alchemy and Taoism most of the time."

"But he will show us many different kinds of books, and we learn from them."

"For example, I know how to make tofu, make mosquito coils, and the sesame paste, because I learned from those books."

"Of course, my master will also take time to teach us, so that we can learn more and do more to broaden our horizons."

She made it up, but it was logical.

Anyway, the Taoist Priest and the other Taoist boys were all gone. No one knows whether what she said was true or not.

Everyone present except Xiao Hanzheng believed it.

Mo Qingling couldn't hold back and asked: "Are those books still there?"

If those books were still there, they will be able to do a lot of things and make Daliang more prosperous.

Shi Qingluo shook her head regretfully, "It's gone. They were all placed in the main hall at that time, and they were all burned."

Mo Qingling was disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face: "Then have you finished reading it?"

Shi Qingluo liked him to ask many kinds of questions: "I've read most of them."

In the future, Mo Qingling, the Empress's nephew, will testify and will endorse her as the apprentice of the Old immortal Master when she goes to the capital.

In the future, no one will always stare at her and ask this question.

Mo Qingling asked again: "Apart from what you did before, is there anything else? For example, other things that are beneficial to people's livelihood?"

Since most of Shi Qingluo has been read, it means that there was still a chance to use it.

Shi Qingluo spoke nonsense solemnly: "Yes, but it's strange. If I think about it carefully, my mind will go blank, and I won't remember anything."

"But from time to time, when I see something, I will suddenly think of it, and I'll be able to remember how to do with it."

"Just like when you asked me what Nanxi County is suitable for. The sesame seeds suddenly flashed in my mind, and then I remember what to do with them."

Of course, she still has a lot of things in her mind, not to mention she still has a copy of "The Book of Time Traveling".

But it was impossible to show them out all at once, it would be worthless.

Besides, it was unrealistic to show them all out. She can't become a big fat man by eating them all in one sitting.

If she shows them all at once, the Emperor might become jealous, and more people will appear to get her things under the banner of being beneficial to the country and the people.

This was supposed to be her and her family's umbrella.

If she shows them all at once, who knows if Mo Qingling or the emperor above him will kill the donkey.

These words stunned the people sitting there, so it can still be like this?

The patriarch and others believed that the Old Taoist Priest was an immortal being, and felt that Shi Qingluo's behavior must be a reminder and test given to her by her master.

Mo Qingling was dubious.

But Shi Qingluo said so, so he naturally couldn't ask any more questions.

He just seriously emphasized: "If you have a good way that can benefit the people, you can come to me and I will report it."

The hidden meaning was if she has something good, she can tell him directly, and he will not be greedy for credit, and let the higher-ups know.

What Shi Qingluo was waiting for was his promise: "Okay, if I think of anything, I will come to you with my husband."

In ancient times, it was not so convenient for women to travel alone or pay a visit.

Fortunately, she was wise at the beginning, she saw her young husband's beauty and acted, and the result was pleasantly surprised.

It was like opening an Easter egg.

Otherwise, if she was still alone, or married to a husband who has a calculating heart, it will be inconvenient to do anything.

Mo Qingling sat for a while and then left with others.

The patriarch and the others smiled and congratulated Xiao Hanzheng, then told him to focus more on the imperial examination, and then left.

After the others left, Shi Qingluo said to Xiao Hanzheng: "Old Xiao, if you order an iron pot in the county, can you get it in a day or two?"

There was an official iron shop in the county seat, where iron tools can be customized.

Xiao Hanzheng replied: "It depends on what kind of pot you have customized, if they make it fast, it should be ready in a day or two."

"Do you want to customize the pot?"

Shi Qingluo nodded, "Yes, I want to order a cooking pot for eating hot-boiled mutton."

"You can boil dishes, which is convenient and delicious."

"When I mentioned sesame sauce today, I want to eat hot-boiled mutton."

Although the weather was hot, it does not prevent her from wanting to eat.

Speaking of this, she felt a little nostalgic when she was in modern times, eating hot pot and drinking beer on a hot day.

She doesn't know if the ancient people discovered beer, but she can brew it.

She suddenly thought of trying to make it another day, since so many people like it in modern times, people in ancient times should also accept it, right?

Not only beer but also liquor.

For a while, her grandfather became interested in winemaking, so he asked her to accompany him to many wineries, visited some wine-making masters, and made wine by himself.

She hasn't tried wine and fruit wine, but there were brewing methods in "Traveling Book".

Xiao Hanzheng: "… …"

He knew it would be like this when he saw that light in the eyes of his little wife when she mentioned the sesame paste just now. She must want to eat it.

He laughed and said: "Draw what the cooking pot looks like, and I'll take it to the county town to make it for you in a while."

Does he have another choice? Since his little wife wanted to eat boiled mutton, he will naturally satisfy her.

Shi Qingluo suddenly threw herself into Xiao Hanzheng's arms, "Zhengzheng, I love you to death!"

Her husband was kind.

Xiao Hanzheng hurriedly reached out to catch her and hugged her in his arms, with a helpless smile in his eyes: "When you ask me to do things, you always like and love me."

Usually, she will call him Old Xiao, then she will call him Zhengzheng if she has something to ask for or simply wants to have a sweet talk with him.

And she doesn't feel ashamed to say she loves him, little liar.

Of course, he would never admit it. He liked her for being so shameless.

Shi Qingluo's eyes were full of smiles, and she put his arm around her neck: "Don't think I don't know you like it."

This Mensao not only has a high IQ but also has an online EQ.

"You!" Xiao Hanzheng rubbed her forehead with his forehead, and his eyes were stained with a trace of affection that he had never had before.

He really can't do anything about his little wife.

She was sent by heaven to him.

Shi Qinglou went back to her room and drew the appearance of the cooking pot.

Xiao Hanzheng looked at i: "What's the use of this space?"

It was the first time he saw this kind of pot.

Shi Qingluo replied: "The middle is like a chimney, with charcoal on the bottom to cook, and the outer ring is filled with soup, vegetables, and meat."

Xiao Hanzheng put away the paper: "It's wonderful."

"I'll go to the county town to help you with the pot, and try to get it back as soon as possible so that you can eat hot-boiled mutton."

Now the conditions at home were good. Although it costs a lot to make an iron pot, there was no pressure.

The family also bought a carriage, and he didn't have to travel to the county town for a long time.

Shi Qinglou smiled and said: "Thank you, husband!"

"By the way, you remember to bring back some white sesame and black sesame. I will prepare the things that County Magistrate Mo needs in these 2 days."

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "Okay!"

In the afternoon, Xiao Hanzheng brought sesame seeds back, and Shi Qingluo took them to the kitchen to fiddle with them.

Of course, she brought Xiao Baili with her. She devoted herself to cultivating her sister-in-law's cooking skills.

Shi Qingluo mainly instructed the side, while Xiao Baili started working.

She has no other way. Her cooking skills were not online, while Xiao Baili has a talent for it.

After making the sesame paste, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Xiaomei made some black sesame paste together.

The sesame oil has to be taken to the oil-pressing workshop in the county tomorrow, the sesame seeds needed to be pressed into oil before it can be processed.

The Iron WSorkshop knew Xiao Hanzheng, so he gave him some face.

After a day, they can get the cooking pot.

Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng went to get the cooking pot.

After finishing picking up meat and vegetables, they ran into Mo Qingling on the way back.

The two saluted with something in hand: "We greet the lord."

Mo Qingling didn't wear an official uniform, he said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite outside."

"You come to the county to buy things?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied: "My wife has already made sesame paste. Today we bought some mutton to try it."

"After testing the taste of sesame paste and sesame oil, we will give it to the lord."

Mo Qingling smiled and said, "I'm bothering you."

Xiao Hanzheng invited: "If your lord is free, you can go to our humble house and try the hot-boiled mutton with sesame paste."

According to his little wife, it was better to try everything yourself.

He also wanted to have more contact with Mo Qingling.

Mo Qingling has a very good impression of Xiao Hanzheng and his wife. Especially, he couldn't help but admire Xiao Hanzheng more and more.

He thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, then I will bother you!"

He didn't have any pretensions either. He went inside the Xiao Family's carriage and went back to Xiaxi Village together.

After arriving at Xiao Family's house, Shi Qingluo saw Bai Xu, sitting lazily on a chair in the yard, reading a newly written manuscript by Xiao Hanzheng.

This guy was acting like he was no outsider.

Bai Xu came here to urge manuscripts today. Because this book on the Cultivation of Immortals was getting more and more popular.

He also opened a bookstore in the capital, which focused on this storybook, because it became very popular there as well.

Many children from aristocratic families in the capital went to the bookstore to urge them all day long, and he received letters from the capital to urge manuscripts every day.

He had no choice but to come to Xiao Family's house himself.

He doesn't admit that he, himself wants to read the follow-up story.

Who knew that when he came to the Xiao Family's house, Xiao Hanyi said that Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qinglou went to the town?

Seeing the draft on the desk in the yard, he couldn't help but pick it up and read it first.

He was reading vigorously when he heard footsteps, he looked up.

Then he saw Mo Qingling beside Xiao Hanzheng. He was stunned and hurriedly got up.

"I greet his lord!"

Mo Qingling was also very surprised to see Bai Xu sitting in the Xiao Family's courtyard.

Looking at this person's casual appearance, one can tell that the relationship between Bai Xu and Xiao Family should be very good.

"No need for the ceremony!"

Shi Qingluo asked Bai Xu: "Why are you here?"

Yesterday, the Bai family took away many mosquito coils.

Bai Xu picked up the manuscript in his hand and shook it: "I'm here to urge you to finish the manuscript."

"Brother Xiao, your storybook gets better and better as you write it."

Even in front of the county magistrate Mo Qingling, he was also very casual.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled, "Thank you for the compliment!"

Mo Qingling was startled, "What storybook?"

Bai Xu was a fan of Xiao Hanzheng's storybook, so he immediately recommended it: "The Cultivation of Immortals written by Brother Xiao is not only popular in the county town, but also popular in the capital. My bookstore prints it every day."

This storybook's profit each month was equal to his bookstore's profit from the previous year. One can imagine how popular the storybook was.

Now, whether in the county town or the capital, people will talk about it when they come out to get together, have you read "The Cultivation of Immortal"?

When someone hadn't seen? Then he was behind the trend.

Mo Qingling was a little surprised: "It turns out that Young Master Xiao can also write story books, so I'll buy a copy when I go back to the county town."

It was not about love, it was about cultivating immortals, so he can accept it.

When he was a dude, he would read love story books when he was bored.

It was just those stories that people write were very similar. After reading a few more books, he lost interest.

Now hearing Bai Xu's praise so much, he felt a little curious.

After Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qing got together, he was also influenced by her.

He didn't intend to be modest: "Then I'll thank you for your support first."

The Cultivation of Immortal storybook was written by him and his little wife after discussing it together. No need to mention others, even him, the person who wrote it found it interesting.

That was another world. Cultivating Immortality and experiencing various hardships will make people yearn for it.

He doesn't know that since this storybook became popular in the capital, many young people from aristocratic families made appointments in groups, and went to the suburbs to wander around every day.

They wanted to see if they can pick up some treasures and step into the road of cultivating immortals.

There was a big tree in the Xiao Family, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo always go under the big tree to enjoy the shade.

So tables and chairs were placed in there, and also tea sets and chess boards were placed on the table.

Shi Qingluo can play Go because she has two grandpas who like to play it.

When she often wants to coax the two of them, she played chess with them first.

In the beginning, she was killed in pieces, and she was abused and cried, so she studied hard for a while and even found some orphans to study together.

Being abused by her two elders, her chess skills level constantly improved.

One time, when she saw Xiao Hanzheng sitting and playing chess with himself, she said that she knew how to play chess and played with him.

Then they had an extra routine, sitting in the yard, drinking tea, and playing a few games of chess when they were resting.

She wins and loses, but mostly loses… …

There were no other ways. Her husband's chess skills were superb, he can make her cry like her grandfathers in modern times.

Sometimes she would think that if her husband went to modern times, she would take him to torture the two old men so that she can get back at them when they tortured her and made her cry in the past.

Mo Qingling was very proud when she was young, but after she found out that he was being flattered and killed by her stepmother, he suddenly made a realization and became motivated.

Because of this, gradually he became somewhat more open-minded.

Just like today, here in this small farmyard. He has never set foot in this kind of place before. Now that he has seen more, it has a different taste.

So he didn't dislike it, he sat casually under the big tree.

Seeing the chessboard on the table, he smiled and said, "Young Master Xiao also likes to play chess?"

In those years when he was a dandy, he was most impatient with these things.

But later, he became more and more fond of playing chess, which can exercise his patience and make him less irritable from the ups and downs of life.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "I like it."

Mo Qingling became interested: "How about playing a round?"

Xiao Hanzheng sat opposite him: "Good!"

The two sat and played chess.

Bai Xu can also play chess, and he thought his level was not bad, so he lean to the side to watch.

Looking at it, he suddenly felt bad.

It was true that the level of chess skills of these two people was not comparable to him at all, and they can easily hit people's faces.

Mo Qingling was born into a prestigious family, older and stronger than him, which was normal.

However, Xiao Hanzheng's chess skills were so superb, even slightly better than Mo Qingling, which made him feel surprised.

Seeing Shi Qingluo also concentrated on watching the two play chess.

Bai Xu asked cheaply: "Do you understand?"

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow when she heard this: "Not only can I understand, but I can also play."

"When they finish playing, shall we play a game?"

This guy underestimated her.

Bai Xu was slapped in the face by Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng's chess skills, so he just wanted to find a sense of presence. Shi Qingluo simply came to his door: "Okay!"

After waiting for a while, Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng finished playing.

Xiao Hanzheng won.

Mo Qingling was very surprised, and obviously did not expect Xiao Hanzheng's chess skills to be so superb.

He didn't know, it was because of the pressure that he had only played half of the level of his previous life.

It was rare for Mo Qingling to find an opponent with such good chess skills in this small county, and originally wanted to play another game.

But he also heard what Bai Xu and Shi Qingluo said before.

He was a little curious about Shi Qingluo's level of chess skills.

So he gave up his position: "You guys come and play the next round."

Bai Xu and Shi Qingluo were not polite, they sat down and started playing chess.

At first, Bai Xu was calm and a little arrogant, but as he got down, his expression became more serious and hesitant.

The result was self-evident, Bai Xu was abused so much that he wanted to doubt his life.

He can't compare to Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng, but even a little village girl…

He looked like he had nothing to live for as he said: "You are so good at chess."

Shi Qingluo lifted her chin arrogantly, "That's natural."

"In front of other people, I dare not say that I have a high level of chess skills, but in front of you, I can still call it a high level."

She was often tortured and cried in those years, and she worked hard to study chess to achieve today's results.

This little guy underestimated her, so of course she would make him cry too.

Bai Xu: "… …"

It hurts his heart.

Mo Qingling was surprised again. He didn't expect that Shi Qingluo's level of chess skills was not low.

She and Xiao Hanzheng have not been married for a very long time. Such a high level cannot be achieved in a short time.

So to say, she learned when she was in the Taoist temple.

He couldn't hold back for a while: "Ms. Xiao, shall we play a game?"

Shi Qinglou nodded generously, "Okay!"

She also wants to compete with ancient chess masters.

For a big boss like her husband, she will accept her fate, and she can't compare.

So the two started to play chess, and they fought step by step.

It took a long time to end the round, and the two tied.

Mo Qingling's impression of Shi Qingluo has been elevated a lot.

When playing chess, you can tell what kind of person your opponent was. He found that this little woman was very grand and organized, and there was also a gap in her chest.

"You, husband and wife are both very good at chess, I can't help but admire you."

Shi Qinglou smiled and said: "The lord's praise is too much!"

Then Mo Qingling played in the second round with Xiao Hanzheng.

As for Bai Xu, he has already gone to the side to draw circles and shut himself up.

When Shi Qingluo saw that the sky was almost dark, she got up and took Xiao Baili to the kitchen to prepare the cooking pot.

Mrs. Kong's knife skills were good, so she was the one who cuts the mutton and cuts it into thin slices.

Because simply eating with plain water doesn't taste good, Shi Qinglou asked her sister-in-law to stew chicken soup before they left earlier.

After putting onion, ginger, jujube, and other seasonings that can be bought in the county, she also added some dried wild mushrooms. This kind of broth will taste delicious.

She started to adjust the sauce.

In addition to sesame paste, there were also newly fermented bean curd sauce, and miso made from soybeans.

She also fried meat sauce with miso.

It was just a pity that the chili was unavailable, otherwise, it will be more delicious.

While preparing dinner, a strong fragrance wafted into the yard.

Shi Qingluo had already put an ice basin in the dining area, so now, the room was no longer hot.

Seeing that Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng had just finished a game, she shouted, "It's time to eat!"

Bai Xu originally wanted to leave, but he heard about the innovative eating method and sauce, so he stayed for a meal.

Several people sat down after washing their hands and saw that the pot in the middle was a little strange.

The main point was there was burning charcoal below the pot.

And there were lamb, pork, chicken, and fresh vegetables on the table.

Shi Qingluo brought in another wooden tray with several dipping sauces on it.

"This is sesame sauce, it's the best when dipped in mutton."

"This is fermented bean curd sauce, this is soybean paste, and this is meat sauce."

"You can take whatever you like, or you can try it all."

The dipping sauces she served were enough for everyone to taste one by one.

Except for Shi Qingluo, no one present had ever eaten this way.

Mo Qingling said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there are so many ways to eat hot-boiled mutton. Let's have a good taste today."

Bai Xu also became interested: "It's also the first time for me."

He also saw business opportunities in it, after all, the Bai family started as a restaurant.

Mrs. Kong and Xiao Baili didn't eat at the same table but ate in the kitchen room.

Mainly to avoid suspicion, after all, Xiao Baili was not engaged yet.

Shi Qingluo stayed with the others. Daliang's defense of male and female were not very heavy, and there was no rule that married women could not sit at the table.

She was a married woman, and her husband was also on the side, so there was no need to avoid suspicion.

If Xiao Hanzheng was not around, it would not be suitable for her to sit and eat together.

In these aspects, although Shi Qingluo was a modern person, she always pay attention to it. She doesn't want people to feel that she was a different kind.

And keeping a distance from the opposite sex was what a married woman should do. This was also a kind of respect for the young husband.

Of course, she would not go out and eat with a foreign man alone. If her husband dared to go out to play and eat with another woman alone, she would chase him away.

A few people were very careful at first, after all, they had never had a meal with someone like this before.

But after taking a few bites, they gradually let go.

Not to mention, this way of eating was not only innovative, but also delicious, and it brings people to get closer.

Especially when dipped in the dipping sauce prepared by Shi Qingluo, the taste was amazing.

On a hot day, a few people ate a hot boiled mutton pot and drank iced sour plum juice, and they felt comfortable all over.

Even Mo Qingling let go of the burden of being a son of a noble family and kept dipping meat with serving chopsticks.

His favorite was the sesame paste, followed by fermented bean curd sauce with sesame oil.

Bai Xu's favorite was fermented bean curd sauce, followed by sesame sauce.

After eating, Xiao Hanzheng made Kung Fu tea again to relieve everyone's boredom.

After resting for a while, Shi Qingluo went to stir a bowl of black sesame paste for everyone.

"My lord, what do you think of this sesame paste, sesame oil, sesame hair oil?"

Although Mo Qingling was full, he still finished the sesame paste: "Very good."

He said sincerely: "If Nanxi County can make sesame paste, sesame oil, and sesame hair oil, I will first bring the people to thank Young Madam Xiao."

This meal was the most comfortable meal he had eaten in Nanxi County, and he even felt the meal in the capital was inferior.

Xiao Xiucai's wife was really capable.