Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 588 Storage

"No, no, no, Hua... Sir, it's not wrong, it's not wrong, it's all correct." Several people hurriedly shook their heads and said in unison.

"Then why are you looking for me...?" Hua Lei asked.

One of them pushed the person standing in front, urging him to speak.

"Lord Hua...Lord Hua, we have an unreasonable request. We would like to...would like to ask if you can help?" The urged Soldier A asked cautiously.

"Oh, what is it? Tell me, if I can, I will definitely help." Hualei nodded. Hualei had a passion for these most lovely people in the Great Sheng Dynasty.

"Yes, that's right. We want to deposit the money for the goods in the restaurant. Is that okay? We can withdraw it all at once when we need it." It was Soldier A who spoke again.

"Hmm? Deposit? You don't want to take the silver now and take the silver notes when you have more later?" Hua Lei asked puzzled.

"Yes, um, no no, it's like this, we...we recently got a lot of silver back from the restaurant, but, but the silver is placed there, sometimes if you don't pay attention, it will fall.

So, we want to store them in the restaurant, and when we have more and need them, we can take them away together. Is that okay?" Soldier A explained. The other soldiers also looked cautious.

"Then why don't you deposit it in a bank? I remember there is a bank in town. Oh, do they charge a storage fee?"

Hualei recalled that in the money houses of the Great Sheng Dynasty, not only did customers not receive any interest when they deposited money, but they also had to pay a certain percentage of custody fees. These soldiers probably didn't want to pay this custody fee.

“That’s one aspect. Actually, the bank thinks our amount is too small and fragmented, so they are not very willing.

Mr. Hua, we can also pay the storage fee, as long as you don’t mind our small amounts.” Another soldier B whispered.

"Oh, so that's the case. Let me think about it." Hua Lei had not expected this. After thinking for a while, she asked again.

"Then what do you want me to do? Every time you settle the silver, I will give you an IOU or some other certificate similar to that of a bank?"

"We don't need anything, Lord Hua. It will be troublesome for you if you write an IOU or receipt to us." Soldier A, who spoke first, said.

"Ah? Then how are you going to get it? If there are only a few of you, it might be ok, but if there are a lot of you, I can't recognize your faces, and I might make a mistake.

I gave too much for this and too little for that, what should I do? Also, aren't you afraid that I will default on my debt?" Hua Lei asked with a smile.

"Master Hua, we know you. You are the daughter-in-law of our General Pei. You are a good person. You are doing the replacement business for the people who are reclaiming wasteland even if it doesn't make money. There is no reason to wipe out our little money.

Also, look, Master Hua, each of us has this wooden sign, and when we come to collect it, we just need to bring this sign with us."

Soldier A said, "Or, Master Hua can also record all of us together. We are all in the same squad and we are usually together."

"In this way, I will ask the shopkeeper to make a book for you, and write down the details of the things you bring in each time and the silver that needs to be settled.

Then write down the names of the people you want to share with, sign your names and put your fingerprints on them. Then we will settle the total amount for you every quarter.

You can come back and take it when it's your turn to take it. However, you can only take your own part and cannot take it on behalf of others. When you take it, you must also sign and press your fingerprint to avoid duplication. Is that okay?

Also, I won’t charge you any storage fees, nor will I pay you any interest.” Hua Lei said.

"But, Lord Hua, I, I can't read, I can only press my fingerprints." said Soldier C, who is a bit older than him.

"Well, let's put our fingerprints on it. If you can come together to get it, you can also serve as witnesses for each other." Hua Lei thought that many of these soldiers were indeed illiterate.

"Thank you, Mr. Hua, thank you, Mr. Hua." Several soldiers were overjoyed. As a result, the restaurant owner Pei had another booklet to record the silver and copper coins that these soldiers delivered to settle the deposit.

Hualei also happily returned to her house. Two days ago, there was a heavy snowfall, and the fluttering snowflakes enveloped the entire Mobei town in a vast expanse of white.

The wheat fields that had been reclaimed were also covered with thick cotton quilts in preparation for the winter. The correct data on the land that had been reclaimed and the data on the land that needed to be reclaimed had also been written on a memorial and sent to the capital.

Because of the snow, the ground was completely frozen when we woke up in the morning. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue's work of measuring the fields had been done on and off, and Hualei's work was easier.

During this period, the baby in my belly was very stable, Hualei was still eating and sleeping well, and she did not suffer from the early morning sickness that other pregnant women have, where they would vomit after eating anything.

Apart from feeling a little tired and my movements being a little more steady, there was nothing else wrong. It was really just a matter of luck.

When I returned to the house, I saw Sister Hehua pickling spicy cabbage. The method of pickling this is completely different from the pickles in Shangjing City, and of course the taste is also different.

Sister He Hua, who has been here for half a year, has already learned the locals' method and started to pickle spicy cabbage. Sister He Hua cut the cabbage from the root and divided it into four parts.

Then evenly spread salt on each cabbage leaf and marinate for a while. Mix glutinous rice flour, chili powder, minced garlic, minced ginger, shredded white radish, yellow and white sugar and other seasonings in a certain proportion to make hot sauce.

Spread the prepared spicy sauce evenly on each cabbage leaf, put it in a jar, seal it and ferment it. After three or four days of fermentation, the spicy cabbage is ready to eat.

It tastes crisp, slightly spicy, and a little bit sweet and sour. It is very delicious and goes especially well with porridge or steamed buns.

Chinese cabbage is grown in large quantities in Mobei, and grows quickly, so it is very cheap. A pound of Chinese cabbage costs only three cents.

Seeing that the raw materials were cheap, Hua Lei asked Sister He Hua to pickle a lot of them. This could be served as an appetizer before a meal in a restaurant. A small plate only cost ten cents, so it was a lot of money.

Hualei never tires of making money, no matter how much. Now, she is enjoying the hawthorns she bought back.

In half a month, it would be the Chinese New Year. So Hualei asked Sister Hehua to bring a few people to make maltose.

Then they cleaned the hawthorns, put them on bamboo sticks, hung malt sugar on them, and began to sell scarecrows covered with candied haws in front of restaurants during this special time at the end of the year.