"Ran'er, are you okay? Who are those who came just now?" After Li Yannian and others left, their mother Zhang Li and her sister Sui'er hurriedly came back from the next door with Sankui and asked Zhang Ran with a worried look on their faces.

"My mother, come on, let's sit down and talk." Zhang Ran took her mother's hand and asked her to sit beside her. At the same time, he said to Sankui and others around him: "You all find a place to sit by yourself!"

After saying that, he explained to his mother Zhang Li in a gentle voice: "This is the thing. Isn't my pastry business very popular in Xinfeng County recently? There is a noble man from Chang'an who tasted our steamed buns and noodles and thought it tasted very good, so he sent someone to buy our recipe..."

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Li's breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhang Ran's explanation, and then said with concern: "How did you reply to them? I see that those people are all riding tall horses, and they are all carrying swords on them. They don't look like ordinary wealthy people. They look like they are high-ranking officials in Chang'an... Ran'er, if it doesn't work, let's give them the prescription!"

"Uh" Zhang Ran touched his nose awkwardly, then took out a piece of golden cake from his arms and put it in his mother's hand. He smiled and said, "What my mother said is that I think so too. So, I have sold the prescription to that noble man just now. He gave me ten gold, and this piece of golden cake is one of them."

"Ten golds!?"

Zhang Li exclaimed, his hands shook, and the gold almost fell to the ground. At the same time, his eyes widened, and looked at Zhang Ran in disbelief and said, "Isn't ten golds a hundred thousand yuan? Can our steamed buns and noodles be worth so much?"

Living under the same roof, living together day and night, most of Zhang Ran’s actions cannot escape the eyes of his mother Zhang Li. Therefore, Zhang Li knows a little about the things Zhang Ran has done recently, and is also aware of Zhang Ran’s business partnership with Zhang Erniu, who is from Zhang Meng’s next door.

But what Zhang Li didn't expect was that she thought it was similar to a fish cage or a bamboo basket, but the business of steamed buns and noodles that she had made small fuss was worth so much money!

"Actually, it's a loss for a hundred thousand yuan to sell!" Zhang Ran replied with a little depressed feeling when he was brought up.

"Is it still a loss for 100,000 yuan?" Zhang Lishi reached out and touched Zhang Ran's forehead incredibly, and said in confusion: "Don't you have a fever? Why are you talking nonsense?"

"My mother!" Zhang Ran patted his mother's palm open in anger and said angrily: "My mother, do you know how much money Brother Erniu and I have made in the past eight or nine days? Let me tell you, at least 5,000 yuan!"

"Five thousand coins? Why are there so much? Isn't it possible?" Zhang Li covered his mouth in surprise.

"Why is it impossible? I will calculate it for you and you will know!" After Zhang Ran said that, he used his fingers to help his mother solve the problem: "Look, this is the first time I gave Erniu Brother two stones of flour, and the second time Uncle Zhang Meng gave him about 23 stones. Yesterday, my uncle took away another 30 stones of flour. This adds up to fifty-five stones of flour, which is 6,600 kilograms. If all these flours are made into steamed buns, at least half of the water is added, which is 9,900 kilograms. Two coins per kilogram of steamed buns can be sold in total! The market price of wheat is less than 60 kilograms per stone. Even if the wages given to Zhang Shan and others can be earned at least 13,000 kilograms.

Of course, the flour has not been sold out yet, but at least half of it has been sold, making at least five thousand yuan. According to Uncle Zhang Meng, Erniu’s restaurant business has become more and more popular recently. According to current trends, he can earn at least twenty thousand yuan by the end of the month.”

After listening to Zhang Ran's analysis, Zhang Li was shocked and couldn't help but murmur: "According to what you said, 50,000 is really not much!"

"There is no way, we are just ordinary people who have no power and power, and cannot afford to offend the powerful people in Chang'an City. Just think it's a waste of money and avoid disaster!" In the end, Zhang Ran could only say this.

"Oh," Zhang Li couldn't help but sigh and fell completely silent when he heard this.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the yard became much more serious. After hearing the conversation between Zhang Ran and his son, Sankui and the other three around him clenched their fists and looked indignant.

Finally, Zhang Cui'er, who was understanding, stepped forward to comfort Zhang Li and said, "You don't need to be so sad, at least our business is still there, right? Moreover, the other party gave Brother Leran ten gold. It's not a big loss in terms of calculation!"

Hearing Zhang Cui'er's comfort, Zhang Li's mood finally relieved a lot. He smiled and patted Zhang Cui'er's little hand, and said with relief: "Cui'er is still smart, and she suddenly said her uncle's heart! You are right. As long as the business is still there, are you still afraid that you will not make money in the future?"

But he was so desperate that he was still alive. Zhang Ran added quietly, "I'm afraid it's not so easy to make money! The noble man who bought our prescription said that he would make the prescription public in a few days, and then all the people in the world would be able to eat steamed buns and noodles!"

"???" Zhang Li turned his head and glared at his unlucky son fiercely. His eyebrows were raised and he roared with gritted teeth: "You, get out of here! Get out!"

“…”

Seeing that his mother got angry, what could Zhang Ran, who was the son, do? He could only run away with a confused face...

The reason why Zhang Ran concealed half of the money and did not report it to his mother was mainly because the amount of 200,000 yuan was too huge. You should know that the total property of a medium-sized family is only 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. This 200,000 yuan is equal to the property of four or five medium-sized families, and it is not a small amount.

Zhang Ran vaguely remembers that Ma Qian, a Taishi Company, who belongs to this era, angered Emperor Wu of Han during Li Ling's defense and was sentenced to death. He suffered "catta" and lost his ability to give out 500,000 yuan in atonement money.

Therefore, Zhang Ran was very worried that if he suddenly put such a large sum of money in front of his mother, his mother would panic. In this way, if it aroused his mother's worries, it would be more than worth the loss.

Of course, in addition to the above reasons, Zhang Ran also wanted to take the opportunity to save some private money and get a small treasury that belongs to him. In this way, he would not need to ask his mother for money in everything in the future, which would save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

...

After running all the way to the backyard, after hearing the movement, Zhang Ying and others immediately surrounded him and stepped forward to ask about Zhang Ran's condition.

Zhangjia Village is located at the foot of Mount Li, remote and has no news. There are not many outsiders coming to the village throughout the year. Suddenly, two groups of fully armed knights came, and it was difficult for everyone to think about it.

Therefore, everyone was very worried about Zhang Ran's safety, and was very afraid that something had happened to Zhang Ran. Now when you see Zhang Ran, you naturally want to know what happened.

Looking at the young faces full of concern around him, Zhang Ran felt a little comforted and quickly comforted everyone and said, "Don't worry, everyone, those people are distinguished guests from Chang'an. They have taken a fancy to my and Erniu brother's steamed bun business, so they just want to buy it for money."

"Brother Ran, have you sold it to them?" Zhang Ying asked again.

After hearing Zhang Ying's inquiry, Zhang Ran couldn't help but smile and said, "Of course I'll sell it. I don't want the money I'm giving it to you for free!"

"How much did it cost?" another voice cheered.
Chapter completed!