There was no other way; if this sauce could be sold for one yuan per jin, they would earn quite a bit of money.
Because everyone knew how to grow glutinous rice at home, even if they didn't, buying it in town only cost sixty cents per jin. And making glutinous rice sauce required no other ingredients, just glutinous rice. It also took some time.
If Zhang Liunian really wanted to buy it for one yuan, they could earn four mao per jin. That was not a small amount of money.
How could they not be tempted, not excited?
"It seems about ten households have it. I'll take it all this time.
However, I only want the new sauce dried this year. Don't give me last year's. Old sauce isn't worth this price." Ten households would be at most a few hundred jin, which he could definitely handle. But he didn't want old sauce, so he had to make that clear in advance.
As soon as Zhang Liunian said this, the whole village expressed that it was definitely newly dried. With that, they turned and went to get their goods, afraid of missing this opportunity.
After they left, many who hadn't dried sauce expressed their regret, feeling as if they had missed out on a fortune.
"Liunian, will you still buy sauce in the future?" a simple-looking aunt asked. After asking, her face blushed slightly, as if she were embarrassed.
The reason she asked was that if Zhang Liunian still wanted it in the future, she would go home tomorrow to prepare and sell it to Liunian after it was made. This thought was not unique; many people thought this way.
Zhang Liunian saw their thoughts and smiled, "I'm buying sauce this time because I want to try producing lobster sauce. If it's successful, I will continue to buy sauce from everyone in the future. You can dry it in advance, and I will notify you when I need more.
However, it's the first time I'm making it, so I don't have great confidence in its success."
After Zhang Liunian finished speaking, everyone understood and expressed their understanding.
"It's okay, our glutinous rice sauce can be stored for a long time. Even if you don't need it for now, we can eat it ourselves. Don't put pressure on yourself, just do it well."
"That's right, Liunian, you do your best. If it grows big, our whole village will help you make sauce."
"Yes, yes, our sauce-making skills are top-notch."
"It's just that our village's sauce is truly good."
"..."
Everyone truly wanted to see Zhang Liunian succeed, because as long as Zhang Liunian succeeded, they could follow suit and sell sauce to him. As long as one knew how to make this sauce, it was truly a good income. Not only was the cost not high, but most importantly, it was suitable for all ages.
So everyone really wanted to see Zhang Liunian's lobster sauce succeed, and then they could follow him to eat meat and wear clothes.
"Liunian, the factory you mentioned last time, is it for making sauce?" Zhang Hao felt happy seeing everyone happy, but he still didn't quite understand what his factory was intended for.
"Yes, lobster sauce is my first step. In the future, I will make more sauces, and the factory will continue to grow, giving everyone in the village hope of becoming factory workers."
Zhang Liunian spoke about his plans with great enthusiasm.
This was the first time Zhang Liunian's parents had seen their younger son talk about making money with the villagers. They suddenly seemed to understand why the villagers had changed their minds about their younger son.
It was because their younger son truly wanted to lead the whole village to a better life. He wasn't just thinking about it; he was doing it.
His actions were truly better than those of his second son, who had done nothing...
"Old man, the third child has changed," Yu Xiaohua said to her husband, looking at her younger son, who was surrounded by villagers and adored, as she exclaimed.
Zhang Wenxue also kept his gaze fixed on his younger son, who was talking eloquently. In a daze, he finally realized that his younger son was truly handsome. Coupled with an indescribable aura he now possessed, he no longer looked like a rural peasant but more like a noble young master. He smacked his lips and murmured, "We are probably really old. We shouldn't interfere in their lives."
"..."
"The sauce is all good sauce. I'll have Qingqing settle the bills for you." Zhang Liunian inspected all three hundred jin of glutinous rice sauce and turned to ask his wife to get the money for payment.
After receiving the money, these people were overjoyed and said they would dry more sauce when they got back, waiting for Zhang Liunian's good news. However, when they said this, they added that if Zhang Liunian's lobster sauce didn't succeed, they could eat it themselves, so as not to put pressure on Zhang Liunian.
Zhang Liunian smiled and sent them off. Turning around, he saw his parents still standing there dumbfounded. He didn't have time to chat with them and turned to get busy with delivering goods to the food factory that afternoon.
Seeing their younger son seemed very busy, Zhang Wenxue and his wife didn't say anything and left. On their way back, for the first time, they doubted the purpose of their return.
"Do you think what the third child said is true, that whether the brothers and sisters divorce really won't affect the second child's career?" Now that their eldest son was also divorcing, it wasn't just the daughter's matter. So Yu Xiaohua was most worried about her second son's future.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Wenxue said, "The third child shouldn't lie about this. This matter is probably true.
Alas, perhaps we were too anxious and paid too much attention to the second child, which caused us to overlook many things."
"Are you believing the third child's words? Then what should we do now?" Yu Xiaohua felt uneasy recalling the scene of everyone speaking up for her younger son today.
All along, she had been proud of her second son, but today she realized that the villagers had unknowingly made her younger son their pride.
This conflicted with her previous understanding, making it difficult for her to accept it for a while.
"I don't know either." Zhang Wenxue was in a complete mess at this moment. The events of today had overturned his understanding.
"Can we still fulfill the second child's demands?"
"If we can't, so be it. Would he still be angry with us as parents?" Zhang Wenxue didn't dare to tell his younger son not to become a self-employed individual anymore.
Today's events made him realize that if they dared to bring this up again, the villagers might scold them to death before his younger son even had to step in.
Zhang Liunian was unaware of the situation here. At this moment, he was watching the mute and Du Ziteng stir-fry lobsters.
Zhang Liunian did not stop them and even encouraged Du Ziteng to do his best.
Du Ziteng was very happy to receive encouragement and stirred the wok with even more vigor.
"Little sister, after work, help me peel another one to two hundred jin of lobsters and help me dry them. Also, starting tomorrow, you'll learn to make braised meat with me. In the future, the family's braised meat will be handed over to you." Zhang Liunian was about to get involved in the lobster sauce matter, so he needed a helper for the braised meat.
Zhang Xiaomei, who was peeling shrimp, heard this and agreed with a smile.
Afterward, Zhang Liunian found Wang Cuihua's family and requested to extend the shrimp peeling time.
There was no other way; the demand for lobsters from the machinery factory was 1100 jin, and the food factory also needed 700 jin. It was too difficult for his little sister and the others.
Therefore, Zhang Liunian specifically notified Wang Cuihua's family, who were at home, to also work in the afternoon starting tomorrow, paying them three yuan a day.
Wang Cuihua happily agreed.
After handling a series of matters, it was almost time to set off for Nancheng.
After delivering the goods to the food factory, Zhang Liunian received 780 yuan. After collecting the money, Zhang Liunian went to the glass factory in Nancheng. Unfortunately, he was a little late, and they had already closed.
Zhang Liunian was not discouraged and planned to come again tomorrow.
However, as he was leaving, he did not notice that someone had seen him. This person was none other than Brother Tang, whom he had tricked out of his bicycle.
Brother Tang had just returned from causing trouble at the bicycle shop. He had originally intended to seek support from his second uncle, but he saw Zhang Liunian appear at the glass factory. It was obvious that he wanted glass products, but he was unlucky, as the factory had just closed.
Seeing Zhang Liunian leave, Brother Tang's eyes rolled, and he happily went home.
Zhang Liunian was unaware of these events. At this moment, he had returned home. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he found his parents there. This time, they should be here to demand five hundred yuan from his wife.