Chapter 10: The Thoughts of Children

With a wave of her hand, Meilan Sha summoned a thin, long knife from Feilar. It was longer than a dagger but shorter than a regular knife, and it was also blunt. The two sisters arranged eight plates and forks. Meilan Sha took Feilar's knife and began to cut the cake, dividing it, everything was fine.

Very good and successful, Meilan Sha is now more resolute about that matter in her heart

Today is the designated rest day for the embroidery house. You must be wondering why there is a rest day; even schools have holidays, and it is unnecessary for those noblewomen from the embroidery house to visit the Daughter's Workshop every day. However, even so, Meilan Sha still does not have a peaceful day, because a certain little brat has become her little follower ever since they became familiar with each other. Wherever Meilan Sha goes, he insists on following her. Even when she stays at home, that little brat still finds a way to convince his mother to let him come over to play. Looking at the person in front of her who is grinning like an idiot, Meilan Sha's greatest wish right now is to kick him away. You say it's generous of him to play with her, yet he puts on a face as if it is an honor for her to have him play with her. Anyone would want to kick him.

The above methods are all aimed at dealing with merchants. If a noble were to use their power to interfere, I would invade their dreams, ensuring they cannot sleep peacefully each night, and make the culprit feel as though every day is a nightmare. What a direct approach this is, far more effective than contemplating a thousand different solutions. Ultimately, if all else fails, I could extract the memories of those stubborn individuals. Every high-ranking official has some dark secrets; obtaining evidence and handing it over to their opponents is truly advantageous, and it remains within my own domain. This is indeed more effective than considering a thousand different solutions. Ultimately, if all else fails, I could extract the memories of those stubborn individuals. Every high-ranking official has some dark secrets; obtaining evidence and handing it over to their opponents is truly advantageous, and it remains within my own domain.

"Old Grandpa Ke, why have you come today? I remember that the tax season has just passed." The last day of each month marks the tax season, during which every farming household must pay the prescribed taxes to their local landowner. In the past, Meilan's grandfather, Morin, collected very little, but now that they can collect it themselves, last month they symbolically collected one coin from each household. At the rate of 100 coins equaling 1 silver coin, that is practically equivalent to not collecting anything at all.

After Meilan Sha placed the items in the oven, she took Fei Laer to the front hall, where they saw three more people. One of them was familiar; he was one of the few farmers from the local area known as wwwhetushucomcom, referred to by everyone as Old Ke. At over 70 years old, he is considered relatively young in this western continent, where the average lifespan is 120 years. However, due to the hardships he faced in his earlier life, his hair had long turned gray.

Helen is a good person, but her husband and the person from her family are quite unscrupulous

The door was knocked on with a loud sound. Dana curiously glanced at Melantha, whose lips were twitching as she left, and went over to open the door

Dina blinked and dropped a line: "Please forget what I just said." She continued to think.

It is said that the Ruoxia family is indeed a noble one, yet they do not even have a maid, which is quite unreasonable. Moreover, they are now financially comfortable, so it is only normal to assist the old Ke family. Therefore, Morin decided to keep these two individuals. As for what they will do, that can be discussed later. One of them will be responsible for the daily needs of the young lady, namely Meilan Sha, and can also take care of the flowers and plants.

Once again, silence

Della and Dana, mother and daughter, also understood the meaning of their words and began to ponder with their heads bowed

If you can keep quiet and watch, and occasionally help me with my hands, once I am done, I will let you eat

However, Feilar quickly recovered and continued running in the direction that Melansa had taken.

Upon seeing Meilan Sha emerge, Lao Ke and the other two quickly bowed in greeting

There are two young girls around Lao Ke, appearing to be 15 or 16 years old, who are twins

cream

Do not ask why Feilar was not surprised at all upon seeing the oven; the young master never enters the kitchen, and this is still his first time. Perhaps he is thinking to himself that this is how some of the food at home is made. Last time when planting flowers, Meilansha had already taken the flowers out in advance, and he did not know that Meilansha had a storage ring.

Molin and Feral took the food without hesitation, while the two sisters did not dare to do so. In this world, it is against the rules for servants and masters to dine at the same table.

When Meilan Sha first brought out the cake, the entire family looked on in amazement. This round and exceptionally adorable Eastern and Western cake is truly a cake? It is really hard to bring myself to eat it, it is just too big, how can one eat it

How is the Weir family? At least Meilansha is Helen's goddaughter, so we have some connection. For Helen's sake, the people from our family won't burn bridges.

Feral is too busy to speak; his mouth is full of food

... ...

However, upon understanding the sequence of events and seeing the two sisters who resembled flowers, Meilan Sha had an idea in her heart, and it was a brilliant one

In fact, I have thought about this for a long time; the secret of white sugar will eventually be discovered by others. Therefore, since we are still too weak, let us lean against a larger tree before others come knocking on our door.

As she spoke, she began to entertain the idea of opening a sugar shop

Listen to me, we will open our own cake shop. If someone asks why the pastries lack flavor, we will simply say it is due to the white sugar. If a merchant approaches us for a partnership in selling white sugar, that is fine. However, we must inform them that we only provide ready-made white sugar, and there must be a price regulation to prevent them from arbitrarily raising prices. As for the quantity of white sugar, that is not an issue at all; we can supply other merchants a little less each time. Of course, if someone is scheming behind our backs, I will go to their home at night to demand back double what we lost. The frequency of this will lead to a situation where those who suffer losses may not say anything, but they will understand, to some extent, that it is definitely related to us, or that someone is secretly assisting us, and they will then settle down. This, in turn, is also a form of help for us. Naturally, the most critical issue next is safety, but I will not allow anything to happen to my family. With each person having their own tool, everything will be taken care of.

After a flurry of activity between the two, the cake was finally placed in the oven. As for why there is an oven, it was created using an electric magic core. The Misty Forest is abundant in metals, allowing for the construction of a simple oven made of alloy. By setting up a formation on the cloth, the electric energy from the magic core gradually transfers to the alloy, serving the function of an oven.

Having strength and an interest in white sugar means one is a merchant and a scholar. A capable merchant can impress others with their reputation. It is sufficient to supply white sugar to one company; distributing it too widely would lead to supply shortages. Therefore, the priority is to find a strong merchant for collaboration. This is a detailed analysis by Morin

A sudden surge of one hundred thousand of something

What do you mean? Foucault and Morin exchanged a glance, then looked at Meilan Sha. Surely, she couldn't be thinking of that.

Delicious

What is this white thing

The world has become quiet

Meilansha nodded with a smile, "We will find a very strong tree"

"Can I have Prus?" Dana weakly asked.

Today the embroidery room is closed, and I was worried that you might not be accustomed to not seeing me, so I had my mother send someone to bring me over. Hurry up and thank me

This is also a method. Foucault nodded

Meilansha does not force them; can't you see their faces have turned pale? She simply asks them to go down later and eat the cake.

I do not particularly enjoy sweet foods, but this cake is truly delicious. Overall, Foucault's habit of disliking sweet foods can be considered nullified in the hands of Melantha

"Meilansha, how could you lock this young master outside? This is utterly outrageous," Feilar said as he quickly ran to Meilansha's side, and then began to grumble.

A sound of footsteps approached, and Meilan Sha walked straight to the kitchen. Last night, she had ventured into the Mysterious Forest again, and under the guidance of Cang, she found the Emperor Bee and obtained some Emperor Bee honey. She was now preparing to personally experiment with making a cake, having no time to pay attention to certain little ghosts

Not only must we be strong, but we must also ensure that they have no interest in killing us or silencing us, or in taking what they want and discarding us. Ideally, we want them to believe that we may still hold value in the future, so that we can be preserved. Therefore, this tree must grow tall and strong, such that it does not regard us, these small ants, as significant.

flower shop

Sweet but not greasy, the flavor is very fragrant, quite good. This is Morin

How is it? Meilan Sha asked

However, the idea of the Xiya family is that this child's thoughts can no longer be analyzed using common sense. Nevertheless, it seems that everything can be resolved.

I believe it is not feasible," Morin began, "The relationship network of the Weir family is quite complex, and they are connected with many other businesses. If we cooperate with them, we will inevitably get involved with other unfamiliar businesses. Moreover, I know that the current head of the Weir family is a cunning old fox. Even if we state that we do not want a third party involved, when others propose cooperation to him, he might claim that we are the ones who disagree. This is too dangerous.

Wishing Miss Xiao good health

The two sisters thus flowed down, and under Meilan Sha's words, "I know what they can do now," they were returned to Meilan Sha

Della explained the current situation to Melantha. It turned out that these two young girls were the granddaughters of Old Ke. Their parents had encountered an accident while away and both had passed away, so they had come to seek refuge with Old Ke. Melantha was well aware of Old Ke's family situation; he had a son, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson, and the labor force was already sufficient. With the addition of two granddaughters, it was impossible to leave them unattended, so she wanted to see if the Morin family needed a maid or a servant.

Those who have some understanding of the Weil family are silent, as the rumors from the outside world and the current lord of Yaba City are indeed somewhat unreliable

Everyone drew back and looked at her with a gaze that seemed to question whether the child was ill

"Give it a try," Meilansha said with a smile

Meilan Sha's immediate response is to close the door, turn around, and leave

Meilansha nodded in agreement, "Since I mentioned the language of flowers, many noble ladies and young misses have expressed a desire for me to gift them a few pots. A single pot of flowers costs money, let alone several. Therefore, I thought it would be better to simply open a flower shop, where we can send gifts during holidays and visits to friends, and we need not worry about resource issues, so why not? Additionally, a cake shop would be a good idea as well; the ladies in our daughter’s workshop are very fond of cakes, and some young misses have even confided in me that they wish to take some home. Hence, I think we should open one too. As for staffing, we can have the two sisters from today act as small business owners, and I will teach them how to make cakes and understand fresh flowers and their meanings. For additional help, we can see if any farmers in the estate have surplus labor; if so, we can invite them to assist. If not, we can recruit from the commoner area. This way, not only do we earn money, but we also improve the lives of some people."

It is certainly acceptable for the business to grow a bit larger, but in that case, our white sugar will definitely be exposed to others. What then?" Morin did not articulate his thoughts clearly, but the others already understood the implication behind his words

Meilansha deeply realizes that it was very reasonable for Feilar to choose the red palm; passion can be excessive, and a little cockroach is still a little cockroach

Everyone fell silent, and finally, Morin spoke again, "This tree is a bit too tall. I think if we want to collaborate with them, we need not worry about other issues, but the formula for the white sugar must definitely be handed over. There are only two merchants, and the Prus family would not be willing to let us little ants hold onto one of their tails."

Thus, Philal yielded

The cross on Meilan's forehead transformed from one to two, then to N. Finally, with a "bang," Feilar curled up on the ground, while a certain woman continued to walk forward

Mother likes it too

In the evening, the family of five sat together, and then the four members of the Morin family looked at Meilan Sha in surprise, asking if she was opening a store again

Grandmother enjoys eating, so please save some leftovers for me over there

The cake is out of the oven, and Meilan Sha is decorating it with cream and cute patterns. On the side, Fei Laer and her two sisters seem eager to join in, looking like they are having a lot of fun. However, Meilan Sha does not want her first creation to be ruined by them. She tells Fei Laer, "No matter how much you look at me with starry eyes, it won't work. If I don't give it to you, I won't give it to you. If you really want to play, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, but this is absolutely not allowed."

Meilansha, upon hearing this, pondered something with a thoughtful expression. She looked up and, with a meaningful smile, said: "In fact, it would be quite nice if we did it ourselves."

"It would be better to run it myself, why bother with so much? Really." Grandma Della sighed in frustration

Watching Meilan Sha kneading flour and eggs (the same poultry in this world), Fei Laer curiously asked: "Meilan Sha, what are you doing?"