When Song Wangyue finished, Song Shen’s hands hanging at his sides nervously picked at the corners of his shirt.
He had heard from Song Wangyue yesterday that his grandfather was a famous businessman in Jiangnan, and if he could get him to teach him, he would definitely benefit a lot.
“Yes, today you can let him come with me to the county town, I will teach him well.”
Song Shen was overjoyed.
Excitedly, he bowed repeatedly, “Thank you, Uncle Grandfather, thank you, Uncle Grandfather.”
“The workshop is not far away, second brother will take uncle grandfather over to have a look.”
Song Shen happily led Meng Yang over.
Meng Yang had heard Xu say that the family had opened a hotpot base workshop, but he had never eaten hotpot and did not know what the base was.
As soon as he entered, he saw two large tables set up in the courtyard with two strange charcoal stoves on them, and several people from Song Lin were bringing pots of raw vegetables and many plates of raw meat to the tables.
“This is ……”
Song Wangyue was pouring hot pot base into the charcoal stove, “This is a hot pot.”
Meng Yang was very rare, walked over, watched her add water after pouring and cover the lid, “Actually it’s best to eat hot pot in winter, it’s hot all over, delicious and convenient, just prepare the dishes and meat.”
“How is that convenient?”
Meng Yang got interested and sat down at the table.
“When the water boils, just put these meats and vegetables in them separately and you can eat them.”
So simple?
Meng Yang was a little impatient.
Song Wangyue set up the dishes and greeted the crowd as they came over to sit.
The old gentleman had eaten it a few times and liked it very much. At that time, he did not think that the hotpot base would be made by his own great-granddaughter, “I’m going to eat more today, yes, give me a little bit of chilli oil for that dipping sauce.”
Song Wan Yue picked up the bowl containing the chilli oil and gave him a small spoonful of the base, “You have just been sick, it is not advisable to eat more, these are fine.”
Meng had never eaten it either and was very surprised, “How is this to be eaten?”
Xu told her.
A meal was eaten with great enthusiasm, Meng Yang even perceived a huge business opportunity, he couldn’t even wipe his sweat, “Yue’er, this business is also done by uncle grandfather.”
“Not now, it’s getting hot, especially hotter in the south, no one wants to eat hot pot, I’ll prepare some for uncle grandfather early in the winter.”
“It’s a deal.”
It was early Shin time before the group returned to the county.
Song Lin and Xu were sent back, and Song Shen followed.
When the carriage left the village, the villagers who were working in the fields saw it and stopped their work and watched the carriage go away.
Inside the courtyard, Grandma Song chanted, “Why isn’t Yi’er here?”
“Probably something came up.”
Song Wan Yue said as she walked towards the house, she had to go to the Gu family tomorrow and had to get the gifts for Master Gu and Madam Gu and the two masters ready.
Song San Xiao’s heart moved and she pretended not to think about it, “Is there something going on at home? Otherwise I’ll drive the bullock cart over and have a look.”
He could take this opportunity to borrow some silver from Gu Yi.
“What are you going to do? Hurry up and put all the things that the village people sent today into order.
Song Sanxiao went to clean up.
The next day, just after breakfast, the Gu family’s carriage arrived.
Song Wan Yue put all the gifts on the carriage and whispered to Grandma Song that she was busy making pills these days and might not be back in the evening.
Upon hearing that she was so busy, Grandma Song was a little distressed, “Otherwise, call your parents back, you can still have some time to spare with their help.”
“My mother hasn’t been with my grandmother for so many years, let her stay with her in peace, it’s only a matter of a few days, after these few days, let my uncle grandfather take a batch of pills and leave first, then I won’t be so busy.”
“That’s fine, if you need me and your grandfather to go over there to help, let Little Four come back and send a message.”
Song Wangyue answered and got onto the carriage.
Today neither Gu Yi nor Xiao Si came, it was the carriage driver himself who drove the carriage over, although Song Wan Yue felt strange, she didn’t ask more questions.
The coachman stopped the carriage in front of Dr. Yao’s courtyard and moved the horse stool for Song Wan Yue to get down.
Inside the courtyard, Doctor Yao was making pills bitterly, muttering as he did so, “Young master, you are too bullying, I have only slept for three hours since yesterday, and my old bones are falling apart from exhaustion.”
Gu Yi added fire to the stove while holding a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, “Yue’er is your apprentice, since she has taken on such a big deal, you have to help her.”
“What’s wrong with being my apprentice? Did she give me the money from the sale of the pills? Not only did I get nothing, I had to pay for my own herbs and this old bones, what do you think is the use of me taking such a disciple?”
Song Wan Yue raised her eyebrows, “Want silver, huh?”
“Of course, I ……”
After answering, Doctor Yao sensed that something was wrong and looked towards the door, seeing that it was Song Wan Yue, his eyes lit up and looked behind her, seeing that there was nothing behind him, he was instantly upset, “Heaven is unfair, not to mention that the one who is the master is helping his disciple work, he doesn’t even have a gift.”
“The gift is really not there ……”
Song Wan Yue said the words to go forward, Yao Dafu’s angry deflected face, unwilling to look at her.
“But ……”
Song Wan Yue stood beside him and took out a silver ticket and waved it in front of him, “There’s this, do you want it Master.”
Doctor Yao stretched out his hand and snatched it away, “Stinky ……”
A word said, remembered her identity, hard swallowed back the words after, “count you have a conscience, know to love master.”
“Not only that yet, I plan to give Master two thousand taels after all these pills are made.”
The light emitted from Doctor Yao’s eyes, “Really?”
“Of course.”
“Then don’t go to work.”
Doctor Yao sped up the movements in his hands, “Young master, move faster, when will we be done if you dawdle like this?”
Gu Yi, ……
“Angry”, he threw the firewood in his hands and stood up, dragging Song Wangyue outside.
“Young master, what are you doing to go?”
“To strike, I don’t have any silver to get anyway.”
Dr. Yao, ……
Song Wangyue guffawed and waited until after she was out of the doorway to take the handkerchief he was holding and carefully wipe his sweat for him.
Gu Yi immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, leaning down his body.
When she had finished wiping, she took her hand and went to the carriage to see Master Gu and Madam Gu.
What Song Wan Yue gave to Master Gu was a pair of ink treasures from the old gentleman, and for Madam Gu was a box of pearl powder, which Meng Yang had brought over.
Master Gu was so blessed that he immediately called his housekeeper in to have it framed, “I have heard of Old Mister’s great name since early in my life and have always admired him, I never thought I would get his ink treasures today.
“You should have heard Gu Yi say that my maternal great grandfather is in the county, since you admire him so much, I will take you there some day.”