Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 176: New Type Of Seasonings ( 3 )

After Cook Li tasted the seasonings, it was time to discuss the price. He looked at the quality of the goods and asked, "Sister-in-law, how do you want to sell these goods?"

"Cook Li, you have more knowledge about the price of ingredients. How about you give me a price?" Yao Zhi asked him back.

Meeting her smiling eyes, Cook Li thought carefully. If the price he offered was too low, he was afraid that she wouldn’t sell anything to him anymore. But if he offered a higher price, he was afraid it would be overpriced. After all, this was the first time he had seen this kind of seasoning.

After he considered it for a long time, he finally said, "Sister-in-law, I can offer 150 Wen per jin for scallion, 200 Wen per jin for ginger, 300 Wen per jin for onion, and 300 Wen per jin for garlic."

"As for the white pepper and chilli, how about 10 taels of silver for the white pepper and 12 taels of silver for the chilli?"

Yao Zhi was surprised by the high price, but she controlled her emotions and showed nothing on her face. She thought that she could sell them for 500 Wen or 800 Wen per jin at most. She never expected him to offer such a sky-high price. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Thinking that she was unsatisfied, Cook Li quickly said, "Sister-in-law, even if these seasonings are rare, we don’t know much about their usage yet. So, I can only offer this price."

After a moment of silence, Yao Zhi finally said, "Well, it’s hard for me to cultivate these seasonings. But since it’s Cook Li, I can lower my price. We will go with your price."

The moment he heard this, Cook Li smiled widely and said, "Okay!"

He calculated for a while before he took out a pouch and counted the money. When he was done, he handed the money to her and said, "Sister-in-law, a total of 262 taels of silver and 750 Wen."

Yao Zhi accepted the pouch and said, "Thank you."

She didn’t count the money again because Cook Li had counted it in front of her. Soon after they carried the bamboo baskets away, Fu Chen’an arrived.

He stopped Cook Li and said, "Cook Li, don’t forget to return the bamboo baskets."

"I will let my people send them to you after we are done," Cook Li nodded.

Fu Chen’an nodded and went to his wife. Seeing the bulging pouch, he suddenly said, "Wife, I feel like my income is nothing compared to yours."

Noticing his mood, Yao Zhi held his hands and said, "Husband, don’t think too much. I can earn this money also thanks to you."

"If not for the money you gave me, I wouldn’t have money to buy the seeds. What’s more, we are husband and wife. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is yours. There is no need to calculate everything so clearly."

Hearing this, Fu Chen’an felt better and said, "Wife, I will definitely earn a title for you."

"I know you will be able to do that. But you have to take care of yourself and be careful. I want you to be safe and sound more than having a title," Yao Zhi said seriously.

Feeling sweet, Fu Chen’an couldn’t hold back and leaned down to hug her. He took a deep breath and smelled his wife’s scent. "Wife, you are so good to me."

Yao Zhi patted his back gently and replied, "If I’m not good to you, who am I good to?" After a moment, she added, "Alright, let’s have lunch first. You still have to do your patrolling duty later."

The two of them had lunch together before they parted. After she sold the vegetables, Yao Zhi continued her busy daily life.

In the blink of an eye, another day had passed. As Yang Dalang said, the fences were finished on the third day. At sunset, Yao Zhi handed the wages to him.

"Brother Dalang, here is the wage. A total of 2 taels of silver, 9 Qian, and 10 Wen."

Taking the money, Yang Dalang smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Yao." After a moment of pause, he continued, "About clearing the wasteland, when can we start?"

"If they can start tomorrow, it would be better."

"Then, I will inform them. Besides these 97 people, there will be 31 women who join the work later," Yang Dalang said.

"No problem. Brother Dalang, I will leave this matter to you," Yao Zhi nodded.

Seeing how easygoing she was, Yang Dalang was relieved. After the brief conversation, he took his leave.

Early the next morning, at dawn, Yao Zhi was woken up by the sound of footsteps.

She thought that something had happened and ran out to check the situation. When she saw the villagers walking toward her wasteland, carrying tools and bamboo baskets, her heart finally calmed down.

After being woken up, she couldn’t sleep anymore. So, she tidied herself up and went to do her morning routines. Since she didn’t need to prepare meals and water for the workers, she was more relaxed.

It had been 40 days since she tried to make soy sauce using the soybean paste she bought from Boss Zhou’s store. Yao Zhi opened the jar and checked the fermentation process.

She thought that it would take a long time for it to be ready, at least 6 months. Unexpectedly, she could already smell the scent of soy sauce.

"Is it because I added the spiritual spring water?" she muttered softly.

Thinking about this possibility, she added 2 drops of spiritual spring water into the jar and sealed it again. While she was passing her day leisurely, the wasteland opening was in full swing.

In the blink of an eye, 60 days passed by.

Today was the 22nd day of the 10th month during the 3rd year of Tianwu.

It had been 2 months since the wasteland opening started. In the past 2 months, Yao Zhi earned a total of 4,500 taels of silver from selling soy sauce, fish sauce, and vegetables.