After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 69 Ancient Juicer

Su Xiaoxiao had actually expected that Manager Wang had come for the jam, but it seemed that he hadn't come alone today; there was a very exquisite carriage parked behind him.

Su Xiaoxiao looked around and found that the person in the carriage had not gotten off, and was surrounded by more than a dozen servants and bodyguards. It seemed to be an important person.

"I'm sorry, Manager Wang, we've sold out of jam. Look at these oranges, I'm just about to make jam again."

Manager Wang seemed a little discouraged. "Actually, it's like this: the matter you mentioned when you visited our Baxianlou restaurant last time, I've already discussed it with our young master. He's come here in person today to discuss it with you."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

"Alright then, please ask your young master to get out of the sedan chair, and let's go inside to discuss this!"

Sanlang echoed Su Xiaoxiao, saying, "Yes, it must be so stuffy staying in the sedan chair all the time. Come down and get some fresh air!"

Saburo looked into the sedan chair and found that the person inside still showed no sign of getting off. Instead, a fair hand with distinct knuckles reached out from the sedan chair and waved towards the shopkeeper.

Manager Wang quickly bowed and humbly approached the sedan chair, his head lowered, as if the person inside was talking to him.

A moment later, Manager Wang returned to Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Ms. Su, I'm sorry to have bothered you today. We can discuss the jam cooperation another day."

Then, without saying a word, he got into the sedan chair and left.

For some inexplicable reason, Su Xiaoxiao watched the sedan chair drive away, standing there in a daze. She'd come all this way so late at night, why wasn't the sedan chair being dismounted? After saying a few words, Sanlang immediately disappeared.

Su Xiaoxiao turned to look at Sanlang, who was also watching the sedan chair gradually disappear into the distance. He looked at the sedan chair thoughtfully, seemingly lost in thought.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Sanlang and said, "You don't have three heads and six arms, so how come you scared away my big client as soon as you opened your mouth?"

Saburo spread his hands innocently, "I was just being polite and let him in, but I didn't expect him to be so timid, or maybe he did something he felt guilty about and got scared away."

"Ok."

Su Xiaoxiao ignored him and dragged all five baskets full of oranges into the water trough in the yard. "Sanlang, I'm giving you a task. Start washing the oranges."

Sanlang's injuries have completely healed. Su Xiaoxiao examined his wounds and assessed his physical condition, concluding that Sanlang has fully recovered.

Su Xiaoxiao can now make salt from the salt lake, so she doesn't need to spend money to buy salt at all, and she is very generous in her use of salt.

"Sanlang, just rub the orange peel with salt, then rinse it clean."

Saburo pouted, "Do I have to do chores as soon as I get back?"

"This is your punishment for scaring away my guests. I'm going to dinner; the children are starving."

However, Su Xiaoxiao thoughtfully walked up to Sanlang, who stood there somewhat bewildered. She gently rolled up Sanlang's sleeve and said to him, "Just do it slowly, don't tire yourself out."

Sanlang stood there, stunned, and didn't move even after Su Xiaoxiao left.

This is so alluring!

When Su Xiaoxiao did that, Sanlang's heart felt like it was about to stop.

For dinner, Su Xiaoxiao made mushroom soup with mushrooms she had just picked from the mountain that day. It was fresh, fragrant, and delicious. Su Xiaoxiao specially served a bowl to Sanlang and brought it to him.

"Sanlang, you've worked hard today, drink more mushroom soup." This mushroom soup has the broth from the wild pheasant from before, and it's absolutely delicious.

Da Bao and Xiao Bao watched the commotion from the sidelines. "Mom, you're so good to San Lang."

Su Xiaoxiao gently pinched the tips of the two children's noses with her hand, "I treat you both the same, just like I treat you two."

The two children happily shoveled rice into their mouths, while Saburo wore a sweet expression.

The two kids have been eating well lately; the older one has grown quite a bit taller, and the younger one isn't as thin as before.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite happy to see her two babies growing up healthy.

At least she hadn't suffered any injustice while following him, Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself.

Sanlang has now gotten used to Su Xiaoxiao's cooking style and they have developed a great understanding.

However, Su Xiaoxiao is quite good at cooking now.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Xiaoxiao went over and started washing oranges with Sanlang.

The most important step is still squeezing lemon juice. Su Xiaoxiao thought that squeezing lemon juice by hand was really tiring.

If only there were a juicer, Su Xiaoxiao would imagine such a scene. In fact, in this era, making a juicer would be harder than climbing to heaven.

Su Xiaoxiao then spent another day working on the jam and finally finished making it.

With over fifty pounds of jam in total, Su Xiaoxiao took the jam and drove the oxcart to town.

Saburo stayed home with the two children today and did not go with them.

Su Xiaoxiao was going to find Manager Wang of Baxianlou Restaurant today. Before she even arrived at Baxianlou, she saw Manager Wang waiting for her in front of the door.

It seems this person is really getting impatient.

Manager Wang made the decision very quickly this time. He said that his young master had agreed to cooperate with Su Xiaoxiao and would soon sign a supply agreement with her.

However, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't agree to produce so much jam at once, since the raw materials for making jam, the oranges, couldn't be supplied in time. So, she said to Manager Wang, "We're not in a hurry. It seems we should make a decision based on the oranges we've collected."

The main issue is that Su Xiaoxiao doesn't have her own orchard right now, so she can't guarantee that she can supply the goods.

As Su Xiaoxiao walked out of the Eight Immortals Restaurant, she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought about how she would be able to meet the supply problem of so much jam in the future. But if she really wanted to achieve that scale, she would be rich.

Su Xiaoxiao wondered why she was so eager to get rich and make a lot of money in this life, since she hadn't been a money-grubbing person in her previous life.

Su Xiaoxiao drove the oxcart back home and saw Granny Liu standing in their yard again.

She stood with her hands on her hips, looking furious, with Sanlang and the two children standing beside her. A crowd of onlookers had gathered around, all staring at Su Xiaoxiao.

It seemed that these people were on high alert, waiting for Su Xiaoxiao to come home. Su Xiaoxiao had just signed the agreement and was quite happy, thinking that she should hurry home to share this happy event with Sanlang.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a headache coming on.

(End of this chapter)