After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 86 Zhao Shi is coming to work at the workshop
Actually, Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to give Wang Po's eldest daughter-in-law a job opportunity. It wouldn't be good to ask her to work in her family's workshop.

Su Xiaoxiao always felt as if some kind of spy had been planted in her workshop, and this feeling made her very worried.

However, due to a connection, Su Xiaoxiao's two children, Da Bao and Xiao Bao, are now studying with Grandma Wang's youngest son, Liu Zi'an.

Liu Zi'an is very serious and responsible in teaching the two children, so Su Xiaoxiao really can't refuse this favor.

Just then, Zhao came over from their house.

She casually walked into Su Xiaoxiao's house, and Su Xiaoxiao politely brought her a glass of jam water.

Would you like a sip?

Zhao pretended to be innocent, but she eventually took a sip.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good. Xiaoxiao, I'll come and work for you from now on, is that alright? Actually, I'm quite hardworking at home, you know that, right?"

Before Su Xiaoxiao could speak, she heard Granny Wang clear her throat beside her. In fact, she knew best that if Zhao Shi was diligent, there was really no one more diligent in the world.

Su Xiaoxiao grinned at her and said, "Since you want to come out and work, that's a good thing. It can help ease the burden on the family. I do need more manpower here."

Upon hearing this, Granny Wang thought Su Xiaoxiao's words seemed plausible and asked, "So, you agree?"

Su Xiaoxiao didn't immediately agree. She paused and said, "Actually, it's not easy working here. Look at those people working here all day long. Some of them work all day without rest, and they don't even have time to eat lunch. I don't know if you can adapt to such a tough working environment?"

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to give her a reminder, so she first explained to her how tiring and difficult the work was, so that she could understand the hardships involved. She told her that she couldn't just be tempted to come and work there because she saw that these workers earned a lot of money.

Upon hearing this, Zhao didn't hesitate at all and quickly replied, "Okay, no problem. I can handle it."

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to explain to her how hard the job was beforehand, and if she couldn't handle it, she would just send her away.

To her surprise, Mrs. Zhao agreed immediately, saying there was no problem at all. This really took her by surprise. However, she also felt that Mrs. Zhao was only thinking this way because she hadn't started working yet, since she didn't know how unbearable the hardship would be.

However, Su Xiaoxiao was quite displeased to see that Zhao Shi, like Granny Wang, had been looking around with ill intentions as soon as she entered the door, constantly inquiring about the jam recipe.

Are these two trying to find out the jam recipe? If so, that's really disgusting.

However, Su Xiaoxiao was not afraid of them and wanted to see what they were thinking and what their purpose was.

The weather has been getting colder lately, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, Su Xiaoxiao has temporarily stopped making jam. She plans to go to the market to buy some vegetables and meat to prepare for the New Year.

Sanlang asked Su Xiaoxiao why she was so happy, and she replied, "I feel like this every year during the Spring Festival. I'm in a very good mood. Come on, today I'm taking you, Dabao, and Xiaobao to the market to buy New Year's goods."

Su Xiaoxiao brought a lot of money this time, after all, the New Year only comes once a year, right? She couldn't let herself go hungry.

It just so happened that the village had some newly slaughtered pigs that were being sent out a few years ago, and Su Xiaoxiao ordered half a carcass of pork, which weighed over 100 jin (50 kg).

Beef and mutton were relatively expensive, so Su Xiaoxiao bought about 30 jin of each, which should be enough. As for chicken, duck, fish, and other meats, Su Xiaoxiao also wanted to buy some. However, she remembered that she still had a few wild pheasants and quails in her chicken coop, and she figured that if she slaughtered them, it would be enough for several meals.

When Sanlang saw melon seeds and peanuts for sale at the market, he exclaimed that he wanted to eat them. In the end, Su Xiaoxiao bought some as well.

In other aspects, Su Xiaoxiao felt that she should buy some fabric this time, since it was her first New Year in ancient times.

Su Xiaoxiao decided to make some new clothes for herself and the children. She took Sanlang, Dabao, and Xiaobao to a fabric store. The fabric in this store was actually of quite high quality. Su Xiaoxiao lingered at the store entrance for quite a while.

She thought the store must be quite expensive, so she was a little hesitant to go in.

As a result, Sanlang didn't care about anything else and just grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's hand and rushed inside.

"What are you afraid of? Come on, let's go inside and take a look."

In fact, Su Xiaoxiao knew that Sanlang's pockets were cleaner than his face, but this man was completely shameless and dared to barge into any high-end store.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the winter coats she and her child were wearing, which were so padded that the cotton was showing. They didn't look like people who would go into such a high-end store. To be honest, she was really embarrassed to go in.

However, Saburo pulled her inside with him. The shopkeeper saw the two of them come in with two children and knew that they were a family of four.

However, judging from their clothes, the man didn't seem to be dressed very well either, and the woman and the two children were even more ridiculous.

The shop owner could tell at a glance that this family was from the countryside and wanted to come into their shop to see what it was like. The owner then acted completely indifferent, truly displaying an arrogant and disdainful attitude.

He couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to these people, and didn't even want to look at them. But since they were already inside, he couldn't just kick them out, could he?

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the coat she was wearing and, to be honest, felt a little inferior.

So she chose fabrics from counters that had lower quality and lower prices.

Although Su Xiaoxiao knew that she had enough money to buy the most expensive and high-end fabrics here, she didn't want to be so extravagant. Her business hadn't grown that much yet, and she wasn't some nouveau riche; she had earned her money little by little through her own hard work.

The two children followed closely behind Su Xiaoxiao, looking rather timid.

"Su Xiaoxiao, why are you picking and choosing over there? Those clothes don't suit you!"

Saburo saw Su Xiaoxiao picking out fabrics at the cheaper counter and called out to her anxiously.

"come over."

Su Xiaoxiao saw Sanlang standing next to the boss, who was introducing a very high-end fabric they had just received to a wealthy young lady. It was said to be made with the finest dyes and required forty-nine processes to achieve a successful dyeing and ironing.

This is truly unbelievable; the boss didn't even glance at Saburo.

(End of this chapter)