Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 569 There is no need to be so frugal

The Ministry of Works really doesn't have time to do it. Since the Marquis's Mansion is doing it, I'll go take a look. Of course, there's no problem. Okay! Then I'll go to see General Pei in two days.

Let's go check out the quality of the adobe first. If it meets the standards of the Ministry of Industry, I will buy a batch. As agreed, the wood stove is free, and I will also repay the favor I owe you." Minister Li stood up.

"Of course, of course. I dare not ask Lord Li to repay the favor. I only ask for Lord Li's forgiveness, hehe..." Hua Lei smiled and sent Lord Li out the door.

A few days later, Minister Li went to find Pei Jingyang, visited the brick kiln, and signed an agreement. Whenever the Ministry of Works needed adobe bricks in the future, they would first ask the brick kiln in the Marquis' Mansion to purchase them.

Of course, Pei Jingyang, who was on the right track, immediately asked the brick kiln to work overtime to make a batch of wood stoves and send them over. I heard that many people in the Ministry of Industry are now divided into teams to cut trees and dig mud in the mountains. It is indeed convenient to have a wood stove to heat a bun and boil a bowl of water.

Pei Jingyang was very pleased to receive the signed agreement. It was great that Lei'er had a way. He had originally wanted to find an opportunity to ask Lord Li to promote his own adobe bricks, but he didn't expect Lei'er to do it so quickly?

So, after leaving the military camp, he took the agreement and happily went straight to the town to talk to Rong Jin and Hua Lei about it. At this time, Rong Jin was still working overtime in the county government office and had not returned.

Hua Lei was busy in the kitchen and didn't see Pei Jingyang come in. At this moment, she was watching Sister He Hua stirring the porridge in the pot and discussing whether it was ready.

When Pei Jingyang looked inside the kitchen door, he saw dogtail grass seeds in the bamboo plaque at the kitchen door.

"Lei'er, what are you doing?" Pei Jingyang shouted loudly.

"Father? Why are you here? I'm cooking porridge. Please come in and sit for a while. My husband should be back soon." Hua Lei hurriedly wiped the water stains on her hands and came out to greet him.

"Why do you have to cook the porridge yourself? Where is the cook? Is the porridge not to your liking?" Pei Jingyang sat in the main room and Qinghua served tea.

"No, I'm using foxtail grass seeds to make porridge. I want to see how it tastes?" Hua Lei said with a smile.

"Use grass seeds to make porridge?" Pei Jingyang was a little stunned, paused, and said, "Lei'er, I think it is right to be thrifty. But there is no need to be so frugal. The Marquis's Mansion still has money.

If you really use grass seeds to make porridge for the maids and old women, then those people will secretly stab you, the mistress of the house, in the back, saying that you are too petty.

This is not good, this is not good, don’t you have enough money to spend? Didn’t Jin’er give you his banknotes? Or did you not bring them? Then I’ll send you the banknotes I have? Or how about taking 10,000 taels first? " Pei Jingyang thought of the money box he had hidden under the floor tiles.

"No, no, father, I have money. I used grass seeds to make porridge just to try how it tastes. I also happened to come back early today, so I gave it a try." Hua Lei said with a chuckle.

"Lei'er, why are you trying this? Aren't you going to use this dogtail grass as kindling? Why are you still spending time on this? It's so tiring. If you have the time, you should take more rest, okay!" Pei Jingyang said in a gentle voice.

"Father, this dogtail grass actually has many uses.

Can dried dogtail grass be used as feed for cattle, sheep and horses in winter? Boil the whole dogtail grass in water and add water to it to make pesticides, and the grass seeds can be used to make porridge.

Don't mention it, I just tried the taste, it tastes okay, somewhat similar to millet porridge, of course, I think it is definitely not as good as rice porridge." Hua Lei explained carefully to Pei Jingyang.

"Oh? For feed? For pesticide? You can collect it, but forget about making porridge. There's no need." Pei Jingyang still shook his head.

Hua Lei smiled and nodded in agreement. Actually, Hua Lei had not figured out what to do with the grass seeds, so she did not explain it to Pei Jingyang in detail.

Today, because I came back early, I saw Qingqi and Qinghua collecting the newly exchanged foxtail grass seeds, so I thought of making porridge to try the taste.

"By the way, Lei'er, this is the adobe sales agreement we made with the Ministry of Industry. Lord Li said that the quality of our adobe is still good. However, I guess we won't be able to use these adobes this year.

They will be needed in the spring of next year. They will take whatever we have and the price will be the same as the market price. You see, the red stamp has been stamped.

He also told me that as long as our adobe can guarantee quality in the future, the Ministry of Industry will choose our adobe as the first choice. Here, keep it for yourself. Pei Jingyang handed the agreement to Hua Lei.

"So soon? Lord Li is quite straightforward." Hua Lei was also a little surprised. If the court purchased it, the amount would not be small, and it would take a long time. In the next three years, this brick kiln would make a lot of money by selling adobe bricks.

"Lei'er, recently I've seen many aristocratic families start opening various workshops, including brick kiln workshops, wood workshops, pottery workshops, etc. The competition will definitely become more and more intense in the future.

Now that our brick kiln has already signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry, what do you think, should we go all out to expand the brick kiln?

Do you want to only make adobe from now on? Or do you want to make blue bricks as well? Do you want to stop the lumber shop and transfer some people to help the brick kiln shop?" Pei Jingyang touched his chin, somewhat unsure about what to do next.

"Father, I think our top priority should be to do our best to dig out some soil and store it before the soil freezes solid. This will prevent the ground from freezing solid and we won't be able to make adobe and blue bricks." Hua Lei suggested.

"Yes, I know this. I have talked to Dasheng recently. During this period, the brick kiln has reduced the burning of bricks and the making of adobes. Let's dig more soil and store it first." Pei Jingyang nodded.

"By around late November, the soil will be frozen solid and cannot be dug. I understand this. So Lord Li and I reminded him a few days ago and asked him to allocate more manpower to dig the soil, so that nothing can be done at that time." Pei Jingyang nodded.

Hua Lei nodded. Indeed, Pei Jingyang had been in Mobei for a long time and had more experience than herself. She was just showing off her skills in front of an expert. So she changed the subject and said.

"Father, I think the lumber mill should just run itself. As the weather gets colder, the demand for charcoal will surely increase. We don't need to put all our eggs in one basket.

Also, we don’t need to care about what workshops other families open.