Once production stabilized.
Cheng Fengtai and Cheng Kaichun began to sell pastries.
It had to be said.
Cheng Fengtai was quite capable, and the pastries sold very smoothly.
Cheng Kaichun's arithmetic was a bit weak, but he could barely manage, as the quantities were fixed. He dared not sell randomly, fearing he would have to make up the difference, so he could only cautiously guard the cart and sell pastries slowly.
And because the pastries were good enough.
The people here had never eaten such things, so it was not surprising that they became popular.
Almost instantly.
The reputation of Cheng family pastries spread like small ripples on the surface of a lake.
It gained some fame near the market.
Cai Shi and Xi Shi then hurried to work every day with their people.
This way, they could earn quite a bit each day.
In the end, Cheng Hao and Su Miaomiao saw that the pastries were selling very well, and printing books also required initial capital. So, they decided to develop the pastry business first and planned to rent the small courtyard next door.
To establish a dedicated pastry workshop.
They were short-handed, so they hired some women to help.
The women in this area were quite idle, so as soon as they heard that there was money to be made, they immediately came to sign up. The wages were also not very expensive.
The main work was miscellaneous tasks.
As for the core aspects, they were all handed over to the Cheng family's caravan or the women from Shan'ao Village. Therefore, they were not worried about being secretly taught by the nearby women. In this way, the output of pastries increased several times over.
The head of the Cheng family was alarmed.
He had also been preparing for his original business recently, intending to continue selling fabrics.
Master Jin had also started his business.
The two of them put their heads together and decided to do business together.
However, before his own business even started, the head of the Cheng family heard word that his eldest son and daughter-in-law had set up some kind of pastry workshop?
It was specifically for making pastries and then selling them to others, making money that way.
He was initially dismissive, saying to his subordinates, "How much money can one make from food? What children, forget it, let him have fun as he pleases!"
The subordinates felt awkward and chuckled, saying no more.
However, not long after.
The head of the Cheng family learned that his eldest son had actually earned quite a bit of money from this pastry workshop. Only then did he become curious and go to the next door to take a look.
Immediately after, he saw a group of women working enthusiastically.
After all.
In this era, there were still few men willing to step into the kitchen to make food.
So, it was mainly women.
But everyone was working diligently, and their work was no less than that of men.
The head of the Cheng family was shocked.
Cai Shi and Xi Shi naturally recognized him and immediately greeted him politely.
The head of the Cheng family was very kind to them, smiling and telling them not to be so formal. Then, he began to inquire about the workshop.
"I really didn't expect this, that in just a few days, Hao'er could achieve this. It truly makes me look at him with new eyes. This child is not just a bookworm, but adaptable! Truly a good son of my Cheng family!"
The head of the Cheng family started with praise.
This made Cai Shi and Xi Shi even more uneasy. When he asked about how much money they were making, they began to answer vaguely and perfunctorily.
After all, in their eyes, although Cheng Hao had asked his father for some money, this was entirely the undertaking of the young couple.
Their first reaction was to cover for the couple, fearing that if their elders discovered they had saved some money, it would be detrimental to them.
Therefore.
Cai Shi and Xi Shi began to keep their mouths shut, focusing all their energy on responding to him.