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Chapter 26 She is a very good person
. It is just that the ideas that Lin Jiayi instilled in her in her previous life were too deeply rooted.
Her husband, who had not returned home all year round, was locked in a small dark room from the moment Qin Yang got on the train.
The person who was locked up in a small dark room by someone just returned to the office. He washed himself in front of the tap and went to the cafeteria.
He arrived yesterday evening. Although he had handed over his previous work to his colleagues, he naturally wanted to go and see it in person after returning.
There were not many people in the cafeteria at the moment, so Qin Yang ordered a meal. Today it was eggplant and tofu, with some minced meat in the eggplant. Although the amount of minced meat was pitifully small, today's meal was considered pretty good.
Their place is too remote, the road is difficult to travel, and supplies are often insufficient.
Qin Yang took out a can from his pocket, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.
Lin Chuxia brought him five cans of beef sauce. When he came back yesterday, he went to the minister to report for leave. In addition to the wedding candies, he also gave one bottle to Minister Wang and one bottle to his old partner Bai Xiaoming. He planned to eat the remaining three bottles slowly by himself.
As for the two bottles of chili peppers, he had no intention of sharing them. They were specially prepared for him by his wife.
Even the two bottles of beef sauce made him feel distressed for a long time.
Just as I opened the bottle cap, I heard a familiar voice behind me, "Why are you sitting here alone?"
He calmly put the bottle cap back on after opening it, and looked at Bai Xiaoming expressionlessly, "It's quiet here."
Qin Yang has a cold personality and likes quietness. As an old partner, Bai Xiaoming naturally understands him.
What surprised him most was that Qin Yang took leave to go home and get married.
His old partner has solid theoretical knowledge, strong abilities, a sharp mind, and is well-known for his rigorous work style. He has eliminated potential safety hazards many times. At a young age, he has become a well-known figure among engineers, and he is also very handsome.
As a good employee in the eyes of the leaders and a key training target, his personal problems are naturally of concern to everyone.
But this person has a cold personality and seems to attract no attention except for his work.
Many of the sisters-in-law who were accompanying him asked him about Qin Yang's personal problems, wanting to marry their daughters and nieces to him and asking him to be the go-between.
As a result, the answers Qin Yang received were almost the same, that is, they didn't want to delay the girl.
At one point, I even suspected that there was something wrong with his old partner.
Such a person suddenly returned home and got married.
To be honest, when Qin Yang asked him to help get a marriage certificate, Bai Xiaoming thought he was joking.
He rejected so many girls he could have dated before and just married a woman from his hometown whom he had never met. Who can treat marriage with such an attitude?
Sure enough, a man who only has work in his eyes will not show any warmth even when treating his wife.
Bai Xiaoming once felt sad for his wife in his hometown.
As a result, when this man came back from his hometown yesterday, he felt something was different again.
Bai Xiaoming sat directly opposite Qin Yang and reached out to touch the can.
Qin Yang quickly pressed the bottle down and looked over with a pair of sharp eyes.
Bai Xiaoming chuckled twice, "My two little bastards finished most of the bottle you gave me yesterday before I even put it on the table. You know what, my sister-in-law's cooking skills are amazing."
After hearing his last words, Qin Yang's expression eased a little and he let go of his hand.
Bai Xiaoming raised his eyebrows. He actually saw a hint of tenderness in this man's eyes.
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I got the beef sauce as I wished, opened the bottle cap and took a deep sip, "This tastes absolutely amazing, judging by this skill, I can't fault my sister-in-law, no wonder your iron tree finally blooms."
Qin Yang lowered his eyes and said calmly, "She is very good."
Bai Xiaoming was startled when he heard this, and he moved closer with a wicked smile, "How is it? It feels good to have a woman, right? I've told you before that a man and a woman need to have a perfect balance of yin and yang, and if anything is missing it's not perfect."
Bai Xiaoming is only three years older than Qin Yang, but he is already the father of two children, and his eldest son is nine years old.
I heard that when he was recommended to go to college, his family rushed to find a suitable partner, fearing that he would leave after he went to college. They even got married two days before school started, just to leave a child at home to tie him down.
Qin Yang glanced at him. There were many men in their work environment, and he had heard a lot of dirty jokes when he was with his colleagues before. But when he heard Bai Xiaoming's words, his ears gradually turned red, and he only uttered a syllable through his nostrils, "Hmm."
The smile on Bai Xiaoming's face got even bigger. No matter what, his old partner got married and he was happy for him.
"When will you consider letting your family come over? I can help you apply for accommodation."
Their jobs are unstable and they can only go home a few times a year. In order to take care of these technical personnel, their leaders allow them to bring their families with them after they reach a certain level, which can be considered a benefit.
Qin Yang just reached this level.
Hearing the words "family members accompanying", Qin Yang's eyebrows moved, "I haven't discussed it with her yet."
He had never thought about living with a woman before, let alone bringing her home. He always felt it would be troublesome and affect his work.
If that person is Lin Chuxia, it doesn't seem impossible.
"That's fine. You should discuss it with your sister-in-law. Although the conditions here are difficult, it's better to have someone who understands you than to be separated from you."
Bai Xiaoming scooped another spoonful of beef sauce, thinking that he would let his wife learn the cooking skills from his brother and sister-in-law so that he could also enjoy the delicious food.
When Qin Yang heard the words "difficult conditions", he was also thinking. Although his home was in the countryside, Ancheng County was better developed than other counties, especially Qinjia Village, which had basically solved the problem of food and clothing.
The situation here is far worse. Located in the northwest, the weather is bad and windy, and people generally cannot afford to eat and wear clothes. They eat more cornmeal and whole grain flour all year round. Even they are affected, and sometimes supplies cannot keep up. It is better to wait a little longer.
When he looked up, he saw that half of the beef sauce in the can was gone. He didn't care about anything else and said, "Leave some for me."
Zhang Dawei was looking for a seat with a tray in his hand, and he saw Qin Yang and Bai Xiaoming fighting over something from a distance.
If Qin Yang was the only one there, he naturally wouldn't dare to move forward, because Bai Xiaoming was a well-known good guy.
"Qin Gong, Bai Gong."
Bai Xiaoming greeted the other party with a smile, and Qin Yang nodded. Seeing that the other party was sitting at a long table with them without any expression, his face became a little gloomy.
Zhang Dawei was completely unaware of it. After all, in his opinion, Qin Yang's expression was usually like this.
Looking at the meat sauce on Bai Xiaoming's food, he asked, "Mr. Bai, where did you get the meat sauce? I didn't see it when I got the food."
"It's not from our canteen. It was brought to him by Mr. Qin's wife," Bai Xiaoming looked at Qin Yang with a look of anticipation.
This Zhang Dawei is a young and inexperienced man. He just wants to see how impartial and fair he, Qin Yang, can be when facing his subordinates.
Sure enough, Zhang Dawei smiled and bared his big white teeth at Qin Yang, "Mr. Qin, are you serious? You know what, I can smell the meat sauce from a long distance away. It's so authentic. I've only smelled it from outside state-owned restaurants, and I've never eaten it, but I can tell how delicious it is just by smelling it. I didn't expect my sister-in-law's cooking skills are so good. Mr. Qin, you are so lucky."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 27: What does it feel like to kiss?
Qin Yang pushed the can of beef sauce in front of him with an expressionless face.
Zhang Dawei's eyes lit up and he smiled even more. "I got some help from Qin Gong today." He took the food and put it on the plate with his chopsticks. He took a bite and sat up straight. "Mm, it's delicious."
Bai Xiaoming was enjoying the show at first, but when he saw that the meat sauce was getting less and less, he lost his composure and hurried to dig again.
Zhang Dawei was busy eating, "I've never eaten such delicious meat sauce. No, I've never eaten beef sauce since I was a child. Mr. Qin, is your sister-in-law the chef of the state-owned restaurant?"
"By the way, Mr. Qin, I heard that you went home to get married some time ago. Is it really fun to get married? How does it feel to kiss? They say kissing is like eating a peach. Is that true?"
Bai Xiaoming tried to hold back his laughter and was about to give Zhang Dalengzi a thumbs up.
The bachelors at the construction site like to talk about something exciting when they are bored, especially when someone goes back to his hometown and finds a partner or gets married, he will definitely show off a little.
No matter whether it is bragging or showing off, it is all about the same thing.
It would have been fine if he just talked about it, but when it came to Qin Yang, he didn't even dare to ask so directly.
Qin Yang had never kissed Lin Chuxia's lips, only her face, which was smooth and tender. Not only her face, but all over her body was fragrant, soft, smooth and tender.
Her lips are red and full, like a flower bud. I'm sure it would feel good to kiss her.
He suddenly felt a little regretful that he was too busy with that matter during those two days and didn't kiss her.
When he looked up and saw Zhang Dawei's eyes expecting gossip, his face turned serious, "Have you finished today's work? If you don't want to think about the work, go and inspect the engineering route again."
Zhang Dawei was still stuffing his mouth with meat sauce, and was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Huh?"
"What? You can't do it?" Qin Yang glanced at him and Zhang Dawei shuddered.
How dare he say he couldn't do it in front of this King of Hell?
"I guarantee it will be done."
After saying that, he picked up the plate and left quickly.
He was wrong. Even if Bai Gong was present, he shouldn't have gone near the King of Hell.
After the people left, Qin Yang picked up the can and saw that there was only meat sauce at the bottom of the bottle left. He pursed his lips.
Bai Xiaoming didn't dare to offend him at this moment, and quickly said, "Don't come to the cafeteria to eat tonight, come to my house to eat dumplings, I'll ask my wife to make meat fillings for you."
"No," Qin Yang refused without thinking.
The meat cooked by his wife always has a fishy smell.
In the past, he didn't think that as long as it was meat, no, as long as it was edible, he would eat it.
But after eating the meat buns made by Lin Chuxia, no meat dumplings were attractive to him anymore.
After scraping the meat sauce out of the can, Qin Yang took out a bottle of fried chili peppers from his pocket and poured them on the food.
The crispy fried dried chilies are mixed with white sesame seeds, and I don't know what kind of oil they are fried in, but it has a slight sesame flavor.
"hiss…"
Bai Xiaoming has a toothache and it feels sore.
…
In just two days, the cart looked brand new.
The tires of the three wheels have been repaired and inflated, and the boards on the cart have been replaced.
The previous boards were made of bamboo strips, which were hard to find here, so Brother Qin simply found some wood and broke the boards and reassembled them, which looks more stable.
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Lin Chuxia rode her cart directly to the city. Since she wanted to do business, she had to buy everything she needed.
These two days she and her parents-in-law agreed that Qin's father and mother would help with some of the work in the fields. The tomato seedlings are almost ready, and after that they will stop planting vegetables and plant wheat directly when the season comes.
She definitely couldn't farm if she was doing business, but fortunately there wasn't much land, so Qin's father and mother could take care of it.
From now on, she won't ask for money from selling tomatoes, and she will give her more money later.
She said all this openly. The property had already been divided, and even if the old man was willing to help them, she could not enjoy his favor with peace of mind.
For two brothers in a family, the most taboo is that the elders cannot treat them equally.
Qin Han and Qin Yang have a harmonious relationship as brothers, and she cannot let her decision affect the relationship between the brothers.
The eldest brother and his wife still plan to continue growing vegetables, and Lin Chuxia is not disappointed with their decision. After all, doing business nowadays is like crossing a river by feeling the stones, and no one dares to take risks easily.
Moreover, the eldest brother and his wife are indeed capable. In their previous life, they built a new house just by farming, which made Lin Jiayi complain a lot at home.
They complained that their parents-in-law were partial and that the division of property was unfair. They said that the eldest brother of the Qin family got more land, which was why they were able to live a good life. They even suspected that Qin Yang's salary was in the hands of his mother-in-law and was being used to subsidize his eldest brother's family.
After spending some time together, Lin Chuxia realized that her parents-in-law always considered their two children in everything, and it was impossible for them to use the younger son's salary to subsidize the older one.
No matter how many lifetimes a person goes through, their character won't change; they won't be able to do something like that.
I bought coal stoves, steamers, iron pots and other cooking utensils at the hardware store, some bowls and chopsticks, food bags and grease-proof paper for food packaging at the department store, and finally I went to the grain and oil store to buy flour and oil, and the grocery store to buy pork, green onions and seasonings.
The seasonings of this era are richer in flavor than those created with the help of advanced technology later on, but the varieties are limited.
Lin Chuxia bought everything she could, and the remaining space was in the villa.
In her previous life, she developed several food formulas, and it was because she held these formulas in her hands that Li Guangyuan didn't dare to do anything to her.
No matter how big the food factory is, all the seasonings needed come from her.
She mixed the seasonings, ground them into powder and made them into seasoning packets. There were a lot of these finished seasoning packets piled up in the basement of the villa.
In addition, in order to develop new recipes, a lot of seasonings are placed in the basement.
Fortunately, after the market was liberalized, agricultural and sideline products were the first to no longer require tickets, otherwise the tickets she needed to buy these things would have been a problem.
Lin Chuxia simply picked up a 50-jin bag of flour and threw it onto the cart. Moving the small iron stove was no problem at all.
Lin Chuxia felt that she was indeed much stronger than in her previous life, which should be attributed to the spiritual spring water. Moreover, she had been running outside in the wind and sun for some time, but her skin not only did not get tanned, it seemed to be whiter than before.
She decided that in the future, she would not only add some spiritual spring water to her parents-in-law's water, but also find a way to give some to Qin Yang.
His working environment requires more physical strength and endurance. Having a healthy and strong body is the key to completing the work better.
By the time she was walking home, the cart was already full of things.
When I got home, only Qin's mother and Zhuangzhuang were at home.
When Qin's mother saw Lin Chuxia's cart of things, she hurried over to help, and even Xiao Zhuangzhuang came running over.
"Why didn't you ask your dad or your elder brother to come with you when you went out to buy things? How did you..."
Before Qin's mother finished speaking, she saw her well-behaved and gentle daughter-in-law take a big bag of noodles directly from the car.
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(End of this chapter) Chapter 28 A New Look at
It It looked so light and fluttering that if it weren't for the white flour floating around on the ground, she would have thought it was a bag of cotton.
Then she saw her moving the small iron stove down with just her two hands, and Qin's mother finally realized that her daughter-in-law was really very energetic.
But no matter what, she is still a girl.
Mother Qin convinced herself and continued to talk while helping her unload the things, "There are so many things to carry, it's always good to have someone to help."
"Mom, these things are not too much, I can do it myself. If I can't do it, I will definitely ask Dad and big brother," Lin Chuxia knew that her mother-in-law was worried about her because she had just married into the family, so she was embarrassed to speak.
After getting a pile of big bones from the cart, Lin Chuxia discussed with Qin's mother, "Mom, my noodle bowl has risen. Please make more noodles for lunch and I'll make some big bone soup. Shall we have noodle soup together?"
Mother Qin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go and knead the dough in a moment."
The fact that her daughter-in-law can talk to her frankly shows that she doesn't treat her as an outsider.
The eldest daughter-in-law is a good person. They have lived together for four or five years. He treats her as his own mother, but also as a stranger.
The family was divided as soon as her younger daughter-in-law got married, and she was quite afraid that she would not be able to get along with her.
How could she feel good when her youngest son was not at home and her youngest daughter-in-law became estranged from her?
After unloading the things, many things need to be washed before they can be used again.
The dough had been rising early in the morning, but it wasn't very hot at the moment, so Lin Chuxia stewed the purchased pork ribs in the pot first.
There wasn't much meat on this thing, and it wasn't expensive, only ten cents per pound. When Lin Chuxia was buying the meat, she saw it piled aside and no one asked about it, so she just bought it.
It is said that things are valuable because they are scarce. A few years ago, during the planned economy, it was not easy to buy some large bones. In addition to meat coupons, you also needed a certificate from the hospital's orthopedic doctor to buy them. Even so, it cost 1.5 cents per pound.
There is also pork liver, which is also a nutritious dish.
These rare and hard-to-buy items are now piled up there with no one interested in buying them.
The aroma coming out of the pot aroused my appetite first.
Zhuangzhuang blinked his big eyes and said, "Aunt, how come the bones are stewed so deliciously? They are even more delicious than when my mom stews meat."
Lin Chuxia pinched his chubby face and said, "It smells good, doesn't it? You'll have meat noodle soup with your aunt in a while. Now I'll give you a task. Go pick some green vegetables in the backyard."
Zhuangzhuang was originally worried that his mother would not allow him to eat with his young aunt again, but when he heard that Lin Chuxia had assigned him a task, he puffed out his chest and saluted like the PLA soldiers in the picture magazines, "I promise to complete the task."
His mother said that except for his parents, everyone else has the right to eat other people's food only if they work.
If he helps his aunt with work, he can eat her meat soup noodles.
When the Qin family came back from working in the fields at noon, the whole yard was filled with the aroma of meat. In the sunny yard, all kinds of cooking utensils were cleaned and neatly placed.
Qin Han glanced at his wife, and Zhang Guilan was also a little surprised.
She thought that Lin Chuxia's talk of doing business was just a small thing.
There are not many people doing business these days. They are always worried and treacherous, and no one knows whether they will make a profit or a loss. It is better to just work hard on farming.
After the land was distributed to them, they had the final say on what to plant every year. They made a lot of money by planting cucumbers and beans in the first half of the year.
So when Qin Han told her that his brother and sister-in-law wanted them to do business together, Zhang Guilan felt resistant.
Now I look at him with a new respect.
My sister-in-law, a woman, actually has such courage.
"Mom, grandma said that we should have noodles together today. My aunt also stewed some big bones. She just gave me some bone soup, which was so delicious," Zhuangzhuang shouted as he ran, his little mouth still greasy.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have cost you money again," Zhang Guilan said a little embarrassedly.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Big brother has helped me a lot these days, and you don't let me say thank you. Why are you being so formal? Mom has made up with the past. You guys go wash up first. I'll go downstairs and eat in a while."
Mother Qin wanted to roll noodles, but Lin Chuxia didn't let her. She said hot soup noodles or ramen noodles were better.
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She kneaded the dough several times and it has risen well.
When the hot water in the pot boiled, she started to make noodles. After a while, the thin and chewy noodles were out of the pot.
Put the blanched green vegetables on top, pour the bone broth on it, sprinkle with a handful of young green onions, and the flavor will come out.
Zhang Guilan also took some refreshing pickled vegetables she had made, and some chili oil fried by Lin Chuxia. If you like spicy food, just pour a spoonful of it on it. This meal was so satisfying.
Qin Han was sweating profusely and exclaimed that it was so enjoyable.
Father Qin also ate half a bowl of noodles more than usual. "A good life must be matched with good skills. Chu Xia's skills are so good. It would be a waste if he didn't do business."
"That's right. If I were to make the same thing, I would definitely not be able to make it taste the same," Qin's mother also said with a smile.
"I think it's more delicious than the meat we eat during Chinese New Year."
Little Zhuangzhuang slurped the noodles and expressed his opinions, making the whole family laugh.
Lin Chuxia also thought that the bone soup was delicious. She added spiritual spring water to the soup, and then put her secret recipe seasoning on it. It was really amazing.
After lunch, they started chatting, mainly about Lin Chuxia's business.
Although we don't work together, I should still help out with ideas and look after things.
Qin Han actually felt a little regretful. He didn't really want to farm anymore, but his wife said that farming was guaranteed to yield a good income, so he should be content.
"By the way, big brother, is the coal factory selling coal now? I went out for a walk this morning, but couldn't find a place selling coal."
At the beginning, Lin Chuxia was alone. She planned to steam the buns at home, then pack them into small steamers and then take them to the train station to sell.
This requires a small stove to keep warm.
"That's easy. I have a classmate who works at a coal factory. When you need it, I'll take you to see him. He should be able to give you a discount."
Lin Chuxia didn't expect such a surprise. "Brother, are you free tomorrow morning?"
Qin Han didn't even say anything. "Okay, I'll take you there tomorrow."
After the dough was fermented in the afternoon, Lin Chuxia started to steam meat buns.
She chopped the meat filling herself. Fortunately, she was very strong. After chopping the meat filling, she added onion, ginger, salt and her secret seasoning, and the fragrance came out.
Mother Qin heard the commotion and came to help, but Lin Chuxia had no intention of letting her help, which made Mother Qin unhappy.
"It's not easy for you to run a business alone. It would be unreasonable for us not to help you. If you still consider us as family, then you should not be so distant with me."
Thinking of something, he continued, "Don't worry about your eldest brother and sister-in-law. Just after lunch, your eldest sister-in-law told me that there is a lot of work in the fields these two days, and she can't help you here. She is afraid that you can't handle it, so she wants to bring Zhuangzhuang to the fields and ask me to help you."
Lin Chuxia remembered that during dinner, her sister-in-law had asked Zhuangzhuang if he wanted to go to the fields to play with her in the afternoon. The little guy felt too hot and didn't want to go, so her sister-in-law said a lot of words to coax him.
Thinking of this, Lin Chuxia felt indescribably moved.
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Chapter 29 The First Day of Doing Business
Even though Li Guangyuan was the only son in the family in his previous life, Li Guangyuan's mother never said that she had done anything for him. She even complained that she didn't do well enough, which was why she made Li Guangyuan do a lot of things.
He would always call his two sisters-in-law home to eat and drink but not do any work.
Whenever she complained, not only Li's mother, but even Li Guangyuan would say that she was not on the same page with the family. They were all family and there was no reason to despise her.
At that time, she had lived in the Lin family for twenty years and had to endure humiliation. She was still like that when she moved to the Li family, and she didn't think there was anything wrong until later when Li Guangyuan treated her badly and she realized it.
Later, she abandoned the Li family and left her natal home. In the end, she was free and alone.
It can be said that this was the first time in her two lives that she felt the warmth of family and kinship, all given to her by the Qin family.
"Thank you, mom and sister-in-law. Zhuangzhuang is still young, so don't let sister-in-law take him to the fields. I can just steam a few pots of buns here and watch over the child."
"That's what I said. While Zhuangzhuang is sleeping, let's do more."
The house is an eight-layer pot, which is big enough, so Lin Chuxia also bought steamers for the eight-layer pot, and she bought five layers. However, since it was her first time to set up a stall today, she didn't plan to use all of them and only made three steamed buns.
Her buns are neither too big nor too small, and because they are filled with pure meat, they are slightly smaller than a fist.
It is enough to steam three trays together, turn on high heat and cook for another twenty minutes.
As soon as the buns were steamed, Zhuangzhuang woke up and the little guy ran over barefoot.
"Aunt, why did you make delicious food again?"
The child was good-looking, with a chubby head and big eyes and black eyebrows like the Qin family. His two big eyes were like black grapes and seemed to glow, and his little face was rosy from sleeping, just like the dolls in the New Year pictures.
Lin Chuxia didn't have children in her previous life, and she has always liked children, but she never dared to show it.
Now looking at the sweet-mouthed and cute little Zhuangzhuang, I really like him from the bottom of my heart.
She pinched his little face and said, "Aunt, you can't do anything else but make delicious food. Wait, I'll bring you some meat buns."
He took out two meat buns from the bowl, one for Zhuangzhuang and one for Qin's mother.
"Mom, please help me taste it and see if there is a market for it."
Qin's mother thought that there was no need to taste it. The last time her son came back to the army, her daughter-in-law gave them some steamed meat buns, and they tasted great.
But seeing Lin Chuxia's expectant eyes, he took it with a smile, "Okay, then I'll try one."
After taking a bite of the meat bun, Mother Qin paused and then savored it carefully.
This was different from what she had eaten last time. It seemed to taste more fragrant. She couldn't tell what the seasoning was, but it was delicious.
"Where are you going to sell it? I think anyone who has tasted your meat buns will definitely like them. They are so delicious."
Zhuangzhuang exclaimed while eating, "Delicious, really delicious."
Lin Chuxia smiled. Last time she only used ordinary seasonings, but this time she used her secret seasoning, so it would definitely taste better.
"I plan to go to the train station. There are a lot of people there, so I should be able to sell some. If that doesn't work, I can go to the night market. Let's try first."
Mother Qin nodded seriously, "I think it's okay."
Three steamed buns were packed in the steamers of the three-printed small pot, totaling fifteen steamed buns.
Five cages are placed in a stack on a cart.
There was still some coal left over from last winter at home. When I was steaming buns just now, I used the charcoal fire to light the coal stove and put it in the car.
Lin Chuxia made two cloth bags, one large and one small, one for wrapping paper and packaging bags, and the other for money.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he rode the cart to the train station under the worried gaze of Qin's mother.
Nowadays, there are not as many train lines as in later generations. Although Ancheng County is a big station, there are only one train stopping in the morning and two trains in the afternoon.
The trains are traveling slowly these days, so if you want to go a long way, you'll have to stay on the train for a day or two.
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The boxed lunches on the train were expensive and one had to queue up to buy them. Most importantly, they didn't taste good. Many people would buy bread and biscuits as dry food before getting on the train, which also allowed Lin Chuxia to see the market here.
She arrived at the perfect time. The first train of the afternoon had not yet arrived at the station, but there were already many people waiting for the train with large and small bags.
She found a necessary path to the station, opened the vents on the coal stove, hung up the sign that read "Big Stuffed Meat Buns" that she had written at home, and when steam came out of the steamer on the stove, Lin Chuxia started shouting.
"Meat buns, big meat buns, hot..."
"Brother, can you buy some meat buns to eat on the bus?"
There are some rules to asking people when selling things. You don't need to ask those who don't even look at you, because they won't buy from you even if you ask.
As long as the other person's eyes fall on your basket, it means he or she is interested in buying it, or at least is curious about what you are selling, so you can ask again.
The experience I gained from selling vegetables at a stall in my previous life, although I no longer have to rely on other people to make money, this experience is engraved in my bones.
Sure enough, the eldest brother took a step closer and asked, "How are you selling it?"
Lin Chuxia opened the lid of the steamer and pointed at the big, white, plump meat buns inside and said, "One cent each, pure meat filling."
The meat buns in the state-owned restaurant used to cost one cent each and required one or two grain coupons. Now you can buy them without grain coupons, and they cost one cent more for each bun.
Lin Chuxia's meat buns are a little smaller than those in state-owned restaurants, and they cost only one cent each, which is a good deal.
When the man heard that it was really not expensive, he said, "Give me five," and took out fifty cents and handed it over.
"Okay."
Lin Chuxia took the food bag and took out six buns from the steamer.
"Today is my first day doing business, and this is my first order, brother. I wish you a smooth journey."
"Thank you."
Xu Changping took the buns and looked at the girl. No matter how the buns tasted, this business was a good one based on the girl's openness.
Some people started buying, and when they saw the big meat buns, others came over to ask the price.
"One dime each, full of meat filling."
"Your buns are too small. The ones in state-owned restaurants are bigger. Please make them cheaper," said an older sister.
When she did this, the people around her also looked at Lin Chuxia.
Lin Chuxia knew that someone would find fault with this, so she explained with a smile, "Big sister, mine is a little smaller than the ones sold in state-owned restaurants. State-owned restaurants sell buns for 1.1 cents each, and some have already increased to 1.2 cents. Besides, you can't always buy hot meat buns in state-owned restaurants. If you buy one now, how about eating it hot in the car? And I guarantee that the taste of my meat buns is incomparable to those sold in state-owned restaurants. You'll know once you try them."
A man next to him stepped forward and said, "I think this head is not much different from the ones in state-owned restaurants. Girl, give me ten and I'll take them on the road."
He often went to state-owned restaurants to eat, and he couldn't miss this smell.
"Give me six."
"Give me three to try."
The train was coming soon, and some people wanted to buy the tickets, so others were afraid that they would not be able to buy them, so they pushed the lady who had just asked the price aside.
"Don't push, don't push, I'm still buying, give me six."
Lin Chuxia first took six and gave them to the eldest sister, and then asked the people behind to not push and to line up one by one.
But who would line up at this time? Lin Chuxia could only sell buns while remembering who came first and try her best to follow the first come first served principle.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 30 The smile on his face faded
After selling a basket of buns, Lin Chuxia would put the basket aside and place the basket with buns on the cart on the bottom layer of the baskets on the stove.
By selling them layer by layer and then putting them layer by layer, we can ensure that there are five baskets of buns on the stove, and we can also ensure that the buns each customer gets are hot.
When the train was about to enter the station, the stall became quiet. Lin Chuxia took the opportunity to tidy up the stall and look at the fire.
Not long after, the train arrived at the station. In addition to people getting on the train, some people got off. These people were very hungry after sitting on the train for several days. When they saw the hot buns, they were willing to buy a few to eat. Some people even took the buns and sat down at the stall to eat them.
Lin Chuxia thought about buying two thermoses after closing the stall, and bringing two thermoses of boiled water and a few bowls tomorrow.
If customers eat at the stall, hot water is provided free of charge.
When doing business, in addition to the reputation of the product itself, the service must also keep up.
Fifteen baskets of buns were sold out before the next train arrived.
In addition to those who take the train, those who buy her buns also include nearby residents. Lin Chuxia treats these people more carefully and regards them as potential long-term customers.
She is confident in the taste of her buns. If she wants to keep her business going for a long time, her reputation still has to depend on old customers bringing in new customers.
When she got home, Mother Qin looked at the sun which had not yet set in the sky and was a little surprised. "You sold them all?"
"They've all been sold."
Mother Qin smiled and said, "I knew you would have no problem selling these buns, but I didn't expect them to sell so quickly. You must be tired, go and take a rest. Tell me what to do with these things."
Seeing Lin Chuxia was about to move things downstairs, Qin's mother hurried forward.
"No, Mom. Put it aside for now. I'll just drink some water and then I'll do it. I want to drink the cornmeal porridge that Mom made. Please make an extra bowl in the evening."
Qin's father was in poor health, so Qin's mother liked to make an extra bowl of porridge when cooking. She cooked cornmeal porridge or millet porridge almost every night.
Mother Qin was delighted when she heard this. "Then I'll go make porridge."
"Mom, let's have meat buns tonight. I've saved a few."
"Okay, then I'll make a cold dish."
Seeing that Qin's mother went to the kitchen, Lin Chuxia also returned to the house.
He stuffed his small cloth bag with change, poured himself a glass of water, and counted the money while drinking.
When I saw the ten-yuan big unity buns being sold, I put them aside, picked out the two-yuan and one-yuan ones and stacked them up, and finally the fifty-cent, twenty-cent, and ten-cent ones, as well as the five-cent, two-cent, and one-cent ones.
She sold buns for ten cents each because she didn't want too much small change and it would be too troublesome to make change.
At this time, there are not only coins but also banknotes in the form of five cents, two cents, and one cent.
I stacked the money and counted it, the total was 14.65 yuan.
She brought 15 baskets of buns today, 10 in each basket, and each one costs 1 cent, which should be 15 yuan.
However, there are always drawbacks in any business. I gave one to my eldest brother, and later I found that several of them were damaged by glue, so I sold them all at a low price.
This morning, not counting expenses like the stove and steamer, she bought four pounds of pork, at 90 cents a pound, two pounds of green onions, at 6 cents a pound, and about five pounds of white flour, at 1.2 cents a pound, plus ginger and seasonings. All in all, the cost was about five yuan.
After deducting the costs, Lin Chuxia was able to earn ten yuan a day, and she was quite satisfied.
In her previous life, when she started her business, she had to cross the river by feeling the stones. She was very happy to earn one or two dollars a day.
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Now that I have experience, I will naturally not take detours again.
After putting the money away, Lin Chuxia unloaded the cart and cleaned the used steamers. The weather was hot now, so food hygiene must be taken seriously.
After a while, Qin's eldest brother and sister-in-law came back from the fields. Seeing Lin Chuxia brushing the steamer in the yard, Qin Han was surprised.
"Sister-in-law, you're back from business so early?"
"Yes, big brother. I didn't make many buns today. I came back early. I still have some buns left. Don't make anything else for dinner, big sister-in-law."
When Qin Han heard this, he smiled without hesitation and said, "Okay, I've been craving for buns these days."
Zhang Guilan also said, "That's great, it saves me a lot of trouble."
After entering the house, the smiles on the couple's faces faded.
Zhang Guilan glanced out the window and whispered, "I told you, doing business is not that easy. I see that my sister-in-law has bought a lot of things from this business. When will she be able to make a profit?"
"Keep your voice down so that no one outside can hear you. And don't say too much when we eat. My sister-in-law has a good idea. Money is hard to make. Anyway, the second brother has a salary and can handle her bullying. At most, we can have a few more buns."
Zhang Guilan snorted coldly, "You're dreaming. Those are meat buns. Go from the east end to the west end of the village and ask every household, who eats meat buns all day long?"
Qinjia Village is close to the county town, and they are vegetable farmers. Their life is indeed better than that of ordinary farmers, but it is limited to having enough to eat. The days of pure white flour every meal are good. Do you want meat buns every meal?
"Aren't you going with her to buy coal tomorrow? I have 10 yuan here for you to take. We will pay for the coal," Zhang Guilan said as she took out 10 yuan from the kang cabinet.
Qin Han didn't answer. "This is all the 10 yuan we have. Didn't you say you wanted to buy some cloth to make a new piece of clothing? Zhuangzhuang's clothes are too small..."
Zhang Guilan stuffed the money into his hand without saying anything. "New clothes can be made anytime. The beans will be harvested in a few days. You can make new clothes with the money you earn from selling them. How can you be ashamed to eat other people's meat buns every day?"
Qin Han thought about it and realized that it was true. He didn't know how many meat buns his brother and sister-in-law had left and how many days they would need to eat them.
Lin Chuxia had no idea that her elder brother and sister-in-law had imagined so much. After cleaning the steamer, she went to the kitchen to help Qin's mother cook.
By the time Qin Han and Zhang Guilan finished cleaning up, dinner was ready.
A table was placed in the yard, and the whole family sat around it and ate together, as if they had not separated.
Qin Han regained his cheerful look and handed a meat bun to his father. "The smell of this meat bun makes me hungry. Thanks to my sister-in-law, I have a treat today. I have to eat a few more."
Zhang Guilan had already taken a bite and couldn't help but open her eyes wide, "This is so delicious, I have never eaten such a delicious meat bun in my life."
Qin Han glanced at his wife and thought that although his wife seemed careless at ordinary times, she was more careful than him when it came to things.
Look at the expression and tone, they are so realistic. If the couple hadn't agreed on it in the room, he would have believed it.
His wife was already performing so hard, he couldn't fall behind.
"Really? Then let me try it too," Qin Han also took a bite.
On the day Qin Yang left, Lin Chuxia only gave a few of the steamed meat buns to Qin's father and mother. It was the first time for Qin Han and Zhang Guilan to eat the meat buns she made.
After Qin Han took a bite, his expression changed, and he took another bite.
After finishing a meat bun in three bites, he finally had time to talk, "This is so delicious, sister-in-law, how come your buns are better than those in state-owned restaurants? How can such delicious meat buns be left over? Those people really don't know what's good."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 31 Where does this pride come from?
Mother Qin glared at him unhappily, "What's left? Yangyang's wife steamed three large steamers of buns today, more than 100 of them, and sold them all. She left these for us to eat on purpose."
Qin Han breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew it. How could such delicious meat buns not sell?"
"More than 100 sold in half a day?" Zhang Guilan also asked.
Lin Chuxia did not hide it, "Well, there is a lot of traffic at the train station, and many people buy food, so it sells well."
"That's good," Zhang Guilan said with a smile.
Lin Chuxia left a total of 20 meat buns. She ate little for dinner, only one bun and a bowl of porridge.
Zhuangzhuang and Qin's mother ate two each, Qin's father ate three, and the eldest sister-in-law ate four. The remaining eight all went into Qin Han's stomach. They were all very satisfied with the meal.
The next morning, Lin Chuxia and Qin Han went to the coal yard.
The acquaintance was Qin Han's classmate and had some power in the coal plant. It was the off-season for coal consumption and he gave Lin Chuxia a very favorable price.
The market price of a 12-hole honeycomb coal piece is 9 cents, and I paid Lin Chuxia 8 cents, which is considered the internal price.
However, she usually uses a large wood-fired pot to steam buns at home, as it can steam more buns faster, and overall, using firewood is cheaper than using coal.
There was definitely not enough firewood at home, so Lin Chuxia went to the woodworking factory again. The woodworking factory would process the waste materials left over from furniture making and use them as firewood, which was much cheaper.
Lin Chuxia's business is in full swing and gradually getting on track. Qin Yang has also received this month's salary.
After coming out of the finance office, Qin Yang was thinking about sending the money back to Lin Chuxia as soon as possible. As he was about to walk out, a figure followed him.
"Mr. Qin is also going to send money, let's go together?"
It was Li Wei from their department, two years older than him, and they usually had a good relationship.
"Yeah," Qin Yang replied calmly, and seeing that Li Wei still had an envelope in his hand, "Did you write a letter home?"
"Yes, my wife asked me to write her two letters a month. We have been married for almost a year. Two letters a month, how can I have so much to write?"
Li Wei looked helpless, but there was no trace of disgust on his face.
Qin Yang grasped the key point of his words, "Did your wife ask you to write it?"
"If not her, who else could it be? Didn't your wife ask you to write a letter?"
Li Wei looked his brother up and down. It's no wonder that based on his brother's temper, if he were his wife, he probably wouldn't say something like writing two letters a month. No, if he were a woman, she wouldn't marry him.
He is cold all day long. Are you going to marry him to cover yourself with ice?
"What's that look in your eyes?" Qin Yang frowned slightly. "Who said my wife didn't let me write? My wife asked me to write her three letters a month."
Li Wei?
Is there something wrong with this person today?
Did you take the wrong medicine?
Where does this pride come from?
He came forward with a gossipy look on his face, "You write so many letters a month, what do you say to your wife? I think about it, but there is nothing to say. Our unit has only this kind of thing all day long, and I find it boring. You say you miss her, I just think about the things on the bed. You know what, I am quite excited to write this, but I am afraid that the letter will be lost in the mail, and then it will be embarrassing."
"You're already embarrassing yourself now," Qin Yang glanced at him unceremoniously.
A grown man thinking about those things on the kang all day long, what a waste.
Li Wei was not happy. "How is this considered embarrassing? I don't believe you haven't thought about it. Others have wives and children and can do whatever they want. But we live in two different places, so we can't even kiss each other, and you're not allowed to think about it?"
"You go and send it yourself. I'll go back first," Qin Yang turned around and went back to the dormitory when he reached the intersection.
Li Wei looked puzzled. What was wrong with him? If he had said that he didn't like to hear dirty talk before they got married, why did he get angry after hearing a few dirty words after he got married?
Qin Yang returned to the dormitory and took out the letter.
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It was his negligence. He had said before that he would write a letter to Lin Chuxia, but it turned out that he hadn't written a single letter in almost half a month since he came to the company. Even today, he was only thinking about sending his salary back.
What had she been doing for the past half month? Was she eagerly waiting for his letter?
Qin Yang thought of those watery and clear almond eyes, and then thought of that petal-like little mouth. He wondered if kissing her would be like eating a peach.
His Adam's apple rolled, and his mind was filled with the images of his wedding night, and he couldn't help but curse.
It was all Li Wei's fault. He had to bring up what happened on the kang when he was writing a letter, making his mind a mess.
Abandoning the thoughts in his mind, Qin Yang wrote down Lin Chuxia's name stroke by stroke.
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It rained heavily all night. Although the sky cleared up in the morning, the road was still difficult to walk on, and the potholes were full of rain water.
Lin Chuxia rode out on her tricycle as usual.
Her life was very regular during this period. She bought ingredients in the morning, made buns at noon, and sold buns in the afternoon. She had adapted to this rhythm.
With the blessing of the spiritual spring water, she didn't feel tired despite the workload. Even Qin's mother admired her and came to help her from time to time, worried that she was just going through with it.
I went straight to the vegetable market and saw Li Jian directing several people to move vegetables beside the warehouse from a distance.
Seeing Lin Chuxia, he waved his hand and asked a few people to do it first, then walked straight over.
"Are your tomatoes almost sold out?" I haven't seen her come to sell tomatoes these days.
"It's almost time to pull out the seedlings." The peak season had already passed, and after selling the buns, Qin's father came to sell the harvest several times.
Lin Chuxia pointed to the shade of a tree on the side and the two walked over.
"I'm not here to sell vegetables today. It's like this. I started a small business selling steamed buns. I've been selling meat buns before, and I'm planning to make some vegetable buns. I want to buy some vegetables. I want to see if Brother Li can do me a favor and give me a discount on the vegetables."
"I'm going on business, just you?"
Li Jian looked at her thin arms and legs and suddenly thought of the cart she bought from the vegetable market. He thought it was for the convenience of transporting vegetables, but it turned out to have other uses.
Lin Chuxia was dissatisfied with the contempt in his eyes, "Why can't I do business? Things are done by people. If others can do it, I can do it too."
Li Jian was puzzled and said with a smile, "I forgot that you are also a strong man."
"Okay, let's stop talking. Just be frank. Can you give me a discount? I heard that Brother Li got promoted recently. He should have this right."
She just found out when she came here that Li Jian had been promoted and no longer had to keep an eye on the scale.
Li Jian cleared his cough. After all, his promotion was thanks to the girl in front of him.
"Come on, I'll take you to pick out whatever dishes you want."
Lin Chuxia didn't plan to order too much today. She wanted to order some leeks and celery if the price was right. When she arrived at the warehouse, she saw piles of beans.
"How much do you sell cowpeas?"
"This is cheap, two cents a pound. If you want it, I'll give it to you at whatever price you want. It really can't be any cheaper."
"Only two cents?"
If I remember correctly, my brother is now planting cowpeas and eggplants in the field.
(End of this chapter) "Who says it's not true? We thought people's lives would be better if the market was liberalized. Vegetable growers did make a lot of money in the first half of this year. But in the second half, too many people grew vegetables, and nothing is worth much. Good beans cost only two cents a pound, but we may not be able to sell them. The warehouse next door only has half of the vegetables left after it harvested them yesterday."
Li Jian looked helpless.
Their vegetable stalls also need to make a profit. Vegetable prices are cheap now, so even if they double the amount of vegetables they collect and sell them away, they still can't make much money.
Not to mention that the vegetable farmers have too many vegetables, which are sold in piles at the night market, so the sales of the vegetable station have been greatly reduced.
Lin Chuxia did not discuss the current vegetable prices with him anymore. She bought 5 kilograms of leeks, 5 kilograms of celery and 10 kilograms of green onions. Before leaving, she gave Li Jian a bag of meat buns.
The meat bun was hot in Li Jian's hand. 5 kilograms of leeks, 5 kilograms of celery, and 10 kilograms of green onions did not cost much in total, not to mention that he had some plans in mind.
Lin Chuxia didn't know how she got promoted, but she knew in her heart that giving him a discount on vegetables was not really a favor.
Lin Chuxia didn't care and asked him to help taste the food and give her some suggestions so that she could make further improvements.
Now that things had come to this, Li Jian couldn't refuse any longer. He thought that they would have to work together in the future, so at worst he could give a bigger discount on the vegetable prices.
After leaving the vegetable market, Lin Chuxia went to the butcher shop and took out the 5 kilograms of meat that she had ordered in advance.
In this season, there are no refrigerators, so all the meat and vegetables have to be bought and sold on the same day, and not even the buns can be left over.
After buying the things, she went home and first picked vegetables and chopped meat. When Qin's mother was not busy, she would help her pick vegetables, and even Xiao Zhuangzhuang was used to helping her.
Every time she steamed buns, the little one would be busy running around, either helping to add firewood or helping to get things. He would also puff out his little cheeks and praise her for the delicious buns she made.
With the little guy around, Lin Chuxia never feels lonely when doing things, and that cute little appearance can also provide her with full emotional value.
Human babies are indeed the cutest.
Mother Qin looked at her tenderly. While picking leeks, she said with a smile, "Yangyang has been at work for half a month. I don't know if he can come back for the New Year. Did he tell you that if his family is not busy, he would let you go over there to take a look? I heard that family members can stay there for a few days. If she gets pregnant, Zhuangzhuang will have a companion."
Lin Chuxia didn't understand the first half of the sentence, but her face turned very embarrassed at the end.
So whether Qin Yang came back or she went to his unit, it was just to sow seeds.
Although Lin Chuxia likes children, she has never thought about her and Qin Yang's children.
In her previous life, she fell into the water and was injured and diagnosed as infertile. However, before she fell into the water, she and Li Guangyuan had been married for more than a year and had not conceived a child.
She and Qin Yang didn't take any measures during their honeymoon days. She just got her period the day before yesterday, so her attitude towards having children was to just let things take their course.
"Mom, my business is just starting now, so there's no rush to have a child."
Lin Chuxia was afraid that her mother-in-law would be anxious, so she could only comfort her in this way.
Mother Qin was open-minded. "Business can be done anytime. I can still move now. When you have a child, I will take care of it for you. You can go back to do your business. It won't affect anything. Besides, Yangyang has a salary. Even if you don't do business and make money, he can still support you. He is a man, and he should make money to support the family."
Zhuangzhuang blinked his big eyes curiously, "Aunt, do you have a little brother? But I want a little sister. My dad has always told my mom to give me a little sister, but she hasn't been born yet. It must be that my mom is too stupid. Aunt, you are so smart, can you give me a little sister?"
Mother Qin smiled and pointed at Zhuangzhuang's forehead with her finger, "If you want a little sister, ask your mother to give birth to one for you. Your aunt may not want a daughter."
Nowadays, family planning is becoming more and more strict, and Qin Yang is still working. What if he is really not allowed to have only one child? It would be better to have a son.
Lin Chuxia didn't know what the old man was thinking, she just thought Zhuangzhuang was cute and quirky.
As the group was talking, a bicycle bell rang loudly outside the courtyard gate. "Lin Chuxia, there's a letter for you."
"It must be Yangyang's letter," said Qin's mother with a smile.
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Qin Yang would send money home every month. The postman was responsible for delivering letters to the area. As soon as he saw the address, he knew it was Qin Yang's home, and the mail would be delivered directly to his door every time.Lin Chuxia quickly washed her hands and went out to get the letter. In addition to the letter, there was also a remittance slip.
Lin Chuxia took a look at the amount on the screen and saw a black line on one end: 60 yuan.
Didn't this guy spend money? He only left three dollars and sent the rest to her, but she felt a little touched.
In both of her lives, people had asked her for money, but they were afraid that if it was too little, no matter how much she gave, it would never satisfy those vampires.
Now there is someone who thinks about her everywhere and would rather live a tight life than let her suffer.
Even though she now has a steamed bun business and doesn't need the 60 yuan, she still feels that the money is heavy in her hand.
"Go and read the letter first. We will finish picking the leeks soon, so don't start any more," Qin's mother urged Lin Chuxia to go into the house.
Lin Chuxia couldn't deny her good intentions. If she wasn't interested in the letter, the old lady might think too much. She just said, "Okay, thank you, Mom."
I entered the room, put the remittance slip aside, and opened the letter directly. It was a thin piece of paper with more than half a page of writing on it.
Qin Yang's handwriting is very beautiful, just like him, strong and powerful, and every stroke is full of power.
It starts with her name, Lin Chuxia.
Lin Chuxia smiled silently and read the contents of the letter. It was all about his basic daily life at work and the bland food in the cafeteria. He said that her fried meat sauce and chili oil were delicious and her colleagues liked them very much. Finally, he looked forward to receiving a letter.
Lin Chuxia folded the letter and tapped lightly on the table with her fingers.
This letter seems simple, just describing his daily life, but it is not simple if you think about it carefully.
With a "puff", Lin Chuxia laughed softly this time.
This man is indeed a bit childish.
This letter generally has three points:
First, he not only wants her to reply to him, but also wants her to write to him more often.
2. He wanted her to send him food.
3. If possible, he even hopes that she will visit him.
This man has this damn desire to win. What has stimulated him again, or is he trying to compete with some colleague?
Lin Chuxia found a cookie box and put the letter and remittance slip away.
My eldest brother and his wife didn't come back at noon. The beans and eggplants in the fields have been harvested in the past few days, and the couple went to the fields to pick vegetables early in the morning. Even Qin's father has been helping them these days.
In the first two days, we went directly to the vegetable station to deliver the vegetables after picking them. But in the past two days, because the prices were not good, my brother and sister-in-law did not go to the vegetable station to deliver the vegetables. Instead, they directly took the vegetables to the night market to set up a stall.
Lin Chuxia started steaming buns after lunch. There were still three big steamers of meat buns, and another steamer each of leek-stuffed buns and celery-stuffed buns.
When the big steamer was placed on top of the small steamer, there were 25 steamers in total. Add the stove, kettle and other things, and it filled up a whole cart.
The road was difficult to walk on after the rain, so Lin Chuxia walked very carefully. When she arrived at the train station a little later than usual, she saw that the place where she usually set up her stall had already been occupied by someone else.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 33 Competitor:
An old lady in her 50s, a little fatter than the average person, with a darker skin and looks a bit fierce.There was a pile of steamers on the small stool in front of her, and they were also selling buns.
Seeing Lin Chuxia coming, the old lady turned around and faced away from her.
Sister Liu, who was selling peanuts, melon seeds and toilet paper nearby, had long been familiar with Lin Chuxia. She came over, raised her chin in the direction of the old lady, and whispered, "Why are you late today? The land is occupied by someone. I told her that there was someone but she didn't listen. She also said that her son works at the police station and we can't afford to offend her. I think she occupied your land on purpose."
Lin Chuxia smiled and thanked her elder sister, "Let her go, I'll find another place."
They have a small business like this, so maybe she can do it or someone else can.
There are small businesses near the entrance of the train station, so it's not difficult to find a place to sell things.
Sister Liu thought she was young and didn't understand, so she was worried for her, "You've been selling that spot for such a long time. Not to mention the people who go there to take the train, people who live nearby also love the buns you make. If you give it to her, won't it be like letting her get a bargain?"
Why did that old lady occupy Lin Chuxia's land out of so much? Wasn't it for this?
Lin Chuxia knew this, but, "We are just taking up space here to sell things. I won't be right even if I argue with her." It would be better to set up the stall earlier and sell two more baskets of buns.
Besides, the residents and regular customers nearby recognize people by name. She is right next to them, how can they not see her?
Lin Chuxia didn't take it to heart and found an empty spot across the street to set up her stall.
Aunt Sun originally thought that the girl would come over and snatch her space, and she had even thought of an excuse, but in the end she saw that the other party had set up a stall opposite. She breathed a sigh of relief but also felt unhappy.
She was hanging around the area these days and saw that the girl was making a lot of money selling buns, so she wanted to steam some buns and sell them herself.
She had deliberately grabbed this seat. Just now, someone came to buy buns and asked if the person before was her daughter. She said it was her daughter-in-law. As a result, the person bought five meat buns without hesitation.
She was thinking of using this excuse to sell more, so she put it opposite her, how could she sell it?
Sure enough, after Lin Chuxia set up the stall, the tourists came and went and bought buns from Lin Chuxia's bun stall.
Lin Chuxia's buns were warming on the small stove, steaming and emitting bursts of fragrance, which were much more attractive than the old lady's.
People like to eat something hot at any time.
Sister Liu walked over to Lin Chuxia again, and when she was not busy, she smiled and said, "You are really amazing. Ever since you opened the stall, the old lady hasn't sold a single bun. I think her face has turned green."
Lin Chuxia handed her a steamed bun stuffed with chives. "Today's steamed vegetarian buns, try them. They're stuffed with chives and eggs."
Sister Liu was already familiar with her. After taking the bun, she also gave her a handful of melon seeds for her to eat when she was free.
After taking a bite of the bun, he praised it highly, "Your cooking skills are really amazing. How come I can't make buns with the same chive and egg fillings as this? Do you have any secret recipe?"
Lin Chuxia nodded and said, "I learned the craft from a master chef before. I heard that the master chef's ancestor was a chef for the royal palace."
She was talking nonsense in a serious manner. On the one hand, she was telling the other party that her buns did have a secret recipe, so don't ask her how she made them, because the secret recipe must not be passed on to others casually.
Secondly, it is also to make her craft famous. Now she sells buns, and she will sell other foods in the future.
No matter when, advertising is the most direct means to attract customers.
Sister Liu was full of envy. "Why don't I have your skills? Look, I've been selling peanuts and melon seeds here all day long, but in the end, I can't make as much as you do from selling two trays of buns."
She is not the only one selling peanuts and melon seeds at the train station. They are meant to kill time, and only people with enough money will buy a handful of peanuts and melon seeds before getting on the train. These meat buns are not something you can buy whenever you have a meal.
"Girl, do you have any meat buns?"
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As the two were talking, someone stood in front of the bun stall and asked.Lin Chuxia took a look and saw that it was the big brother who first bought her buns.
"Yes, how much does it cost? Big brother is back from his business trip? Is everything going well?"
Lin Chuxia had already mastered the skill of judging people. At that time, this big brother was wearing a clean Zhongshan suit and carrying a briefcase, so he was most likely on a business trip.
I came back in the past half month, of course I was on a business trip.
Xu Changping smiled and said, "Thank you for your words. Everything is going well. Your meat buns taste good. Give me 20."
Lin Chuxia picked up the meat buns for him neatly and asked him, "Today we also have leek and egg and celery and egg buns. The vegetarian buns are 6 cents each. Brother, you can have two for 10 cents. Do you want to try them?"
"Okay, give me 5 as well."
30 meat buns, three baskets were emptied directly. The lady opposite had her eyes almost popped out of her head and started to shout, "Meat buns, big meat buns, one for ten cents, 11 for one dollar..."
Xu Changping handed Lin Chuxia three yuan and said with a smile, "Do you still have competitors?"
Nowadays, people eat for more than just the taste. If you pay an extra dollar for a meat bun, no matter how it tastes, it will be very competitive.
Lin Chuxia gave him 50 cents in change and smiled indifferently, "Isn't that what happens when the market is open? Everyone can be the master of their own house, and everyone can start a business and be a boss. Only with competition can product quality be improved, and only with competition can the market develop healthily. This is a good thing."
Xu Changping couldn't help but look at Lin Chuxia a little more. It was amazing that she had such awareness at such a young age.
The purpose of his business trip this time was to go to a large machinery factory in the north to discuss new technologies. Now that the market is open, their machinery factory is also thinking about reform and innovation. If they continue to stick to their old ways as before, the final result will be being eliminated by the market.
But many people fail to see this level, especially large factories like theirs, which have been fed by the state for so long that they can only eat with their mouths open.
"You are an interesting girl. I am optimistic about you."
Lin Chuxia accepted his compliment calmly.
Having been in business for a lifetime in her previous life, she had long seen through it. This market was a place where the fittest survived, and it was even normal to use some small tricks as long as it did not violate the law.
The market is not yet regulated, and there is no stall fee for selling things at the train station, so it does not matter who is in whose place.
It is normal for an old lady to sell buns and seize the market. If her buns taste better than hers and snatch away customers, she will admit defeat.
On the contrary, without good products and unable to compete with peers, she would be eliminated by the market sooner or later, and there would be no need for her to put in any effort.
Like today, although there were two more trays of buns and one more competitor, it was not too late to close the stall.
Mainly due to the business during this period, we have gained many old customers.
After selling the last basket of buns, Lin Chuxia packed up the steamers and the small stove. She saw the old lady across the street guarding her pile of steamers, looking at her eagerly, almost telling her to leave quickly.
Lin Chuxia loaded the things onto the cart, said hello to the lady selling melon seeds, and then rode away on the cart.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 34: Catch the thief, robbed
It is late summer and the weather is still hot, with people walking or strolling in groups of three or four on the road.
Qinjia Village is on the south side of the county town. Going back from the train station, one does not have to go through the county town. When Lin Chuxia was passing a remote road, a figure suddenly flashed in the alley.
The other party moved very quickly, with a clear goal in mind. He arrived in front of Lin Chuxia in an instant. Before she could react, she felt her shoulders tighten, and the purse on her back was snatched away by that person.
Lin Chuxia was also pulled off the tricycle due to inertia. She staggered forward a few steps and held onto the wall next to her to avoid falling.
Seeing the man running away with the money bag, Lin Chuxia almost shouted out of instinct, "Catch the thief, he's robbing, stop him..."
Although there were pedestrians on the road at this time, most of them were people taking a walk after dinner. When they saw such a sudden change, not only did they not chase after the car, some even took a few steps back and hid far away.
Lin Chuxia glanced at the cart next to her and gritted her teeth to chase after it. At this time, a figure passed by her and ran straight towards the thief.
The man moved very quickly and caught up with the thief in less than a hundred meters. The two of them became entangled.
Lin Chuxia also took this opportunity to catch up. Seeing that the thief was still holding her purse tightly and even took out a knife from his pocket, Lin Chuxia stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.
"You dare to snatch my bag? Are you looking for death?"
The thief kept exerting force with his hands. He originally didn't take Lin Chuxia seriously, but he found that his wrist was grabbed by this thin and weak woman and he couldn't move at all. Not only that, his wrist became more and more painful until the knife fell to the ground with a snap.
"Bitch, let go!"
"I'll let you go!"
Lin Chuxia didn't care about the money bag anymore. She simply pulled the thief's arm and threw him over her shoulder, sending him crashing to the ground.
The thief was stunned by the fall and lay on the ground. Before he could react, his collar was lifted up forcefully and a magnified girl's face appeared in front of him.
This girl is really pretty.
As soon as this thought flashed through my mind, I was punched hard in the stomach.
"vomit…"
Before he could spit out the food, he was hit hard on the back and fell to the ground with a thud.
In front of her was a pair of velvet shoes with floral patterns.
Now he finally realized that he had offended an evil star today, and a female one at that.
So, the people around who had nothing to do with the matter and just wanted to watch the show saw an incredible scene.
A slender and weak girl punched and kicked the man, and the robber, who was so aggressive just now, held his head and cried for help.
"The police comrades are here!"
A kind-hearted person called the police who were patrolling nearby.
Hearing the voice, the thief seemed to have seen a savior, and kept waving his arms towards the uniformed public security comrade walking towards him in the distance.
"Comrade, help me... help me, someone is going to be killed..."
Righteous people's police comrade Sun Hao: "..."
Can anyone tell him what happened? Didn't they say someone robbed his wallet?
This was clearly a fight.
In any case, Sun Hao stepped forward to stop the two people, or more precisely, stopped Lin Chuxia from beating unilaterally.
Lin Chuxia tidied up her messy hair, and before the man on the ground could get up and complain, she pointed at him and said indignantly, "Comrade Public Security, he robbed me, and he almost took my wallet. Hurry up and arrest him. People who endanger the safety of people's lives and property should be jailed for life."
The robber who just got up from the ground, "..."
Who exactly endangered the personal safety of the people? Look at all the injuries on his body and face.
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"Comrade Public Security, I didn't..."The robber subconsciously tried to argue, but was interrupted by a voice.
"I can testify that this man did rob the lesbian's purse. We chased him all the way over there."
Only then did Lin Chuxia see clearly the person who had just helped chase the robber.
The man was in his 30s, not tall, with a regular face, but with a sense of vicissitudes of life.
Sun Hao originally heard that there was a robbery here. Now that the parties involved and witnesses are basically here, in order to further confirm the situation, he still has to take them to the police station to take a statement.
Lin Chuxia picked up the purse from the ground. Fortunately, she had put a zipper on the purse, so the money inside did not fall out. She pushed the purse onto the cart and then went to the police station with the public security comrades.
After giving clear instructions and completing the statement, Lin Chuxia came out of the police station. It was already dark. Under the street light at the entrance of the police station, Lin Chuxia solemnly thanked the man.
"Brother Su, thank you so much today."
At the police station, Lin Chuxia learned that the brave brother was called Su Wensong.
Su Wensong smiled naively, "You're welcome. I can't help much."
Apart from stopping the robber at the beginning and getting the bag back, the girl did everything herself afterwards.
However, Su Wensong was impressed by the fact that such a weak girl could beat a grown man without any chance of fighting back.
"How come I couldn't help? It was a great help to me, Brother Su, to come and testify," he was almost bitten back by the robber.
Lin Chuxia also knew that it was wrong to hit someone like that, she was just too angry at the time.
Besides, she also wanted to try her skills.
In her previous life, she had received guidance from a professional coach, and through hard study and practice day after day, she was able to develop her current skills.
Now that he has been reborn, he still remembers every move he made day and night, but his body has not yet been tempered. She has not personally tested how effective the spiritual spring water is.
She was very satisfied with the results of today's experiment.
She wanted to invite Su Wensong to dinner to express her gratitude, but he refused. Lin Chuxia also realized that Su Wensong was indeed an upright and just man.
After such a delay, it was already very late when I got home.
Hearing the noise, Qin's mother came out of the room and said, "It's too late. Is it because the vegetarian buns are not selling well? Let's steam less tomorrow."
Lin Chuxia didn't explain much to Qin's mother, so as not to worry the old lady. Seeing that the lights in her eldest brother and sister-in-law's room were still off, she changed the subject, "Brother and sister-in-law haven't come back from selling vegetables yet?"
Mother Qin sighed, "He hasn't come back yet. They picked a lot of vegetables today. They have to sell them one pound at a time. Where can they sell them?"
Lin Chuxia knew that it was not that it was difficult to sell beans and eggplants one pound at a time, but that there were too many people growing beans and eggplants this season.
As the two were talking, Qin Han came back pushing his bicycle, and Zhang Guilan followed behind carrying a basket of vegetables.
"Is this not sold out?"
When she came up and saw the vegetables in the two people's baskets, Qin's mother asked in surprise.
"If I can't sell it at a good price today, I'll sell it tomorrow," Qin Han said casually.
Zhang Guilan muttered from the back, "What's so hard to sell? No one wants it at two cents a pound. The vegetable vendors nearby have sold them in piles. I don't know why there are so many beans and eggplants."
In the first half of the year, beans and eggplants were sold at good prices, and those who planted these two crops made money. In the second half of the year, you can plant these two crops too. Everyone present knew this and did not continue the topic.
Please collect and recommend. Thank you, my dears.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 35 Fulfilling a Wife's Responsibilities
Knowing that several people had not eaten yet, Qin's mother took out the buns left by Lin Chuxia and gave them to eat.They were all vegetarian buns, so they weren't too cold even in the summer, so a few of us had dinner together.
After dinner, Qin Han brought half a bag of flour to Lin Chuxia. These days, they could eat Lin Chuxia's steamed buns every now and then. Although Lin Chuxia didn't care about these, how could he, as the eldest brother, eat and drink for free?
Lin Chuxia did not refuse, she understood the principle of repaying kindness with gratitude.
Her bun business could provide some convenience to her eldest brother's family, but the two families had separated after all, and brothers had to settle accounts clearly.
Qin Han brought the flour directly to Lin Chuxia's kitchen and turned to leave. Lin Chuxia spoke again, "Brother, leave me 20 kilograms of each of your eggplants and beans, based on the price you set up today. I plan to make some buns with eggplant and bean fillings tomorrow, so I don't have to go to the market to buy vegetables."
Qin Han knew very well that his sister-in-law was doing him a favor because he couldn't sell his vegetables, so he quickly agreed.
Back in the house, Qin Han took out a cigarette from the box and lit it. This was the cigarette his sister-in-law gave him. He didn't smoke much normally, and this box was almost empty.
Zhang Guilan came in after washing up outside. She smelled the cigarette and glanced at the man. "Hurry up and take a shower and go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow. I don't think you are tired."
Qin Han didn't say anything, so Zhang Guilan continued, "Why don't we just hand over tomorrow's vegetables to the vegetable market? We can't make much money from selling them this way, and we have to get up early and work late, and it's tiring."
"You know about the vegetable market. The cheaper the price, the more picky they are. They may pick out half a basket of vegetables for you. If the color of the vegetables isn't good, they will discard them. It's the same everywhere," Qin Han took another puff of his cigarette.
Zhang Guilan also sighed, "We can't just throw it away, can we? They say that after the land is divided, we can be the masters of our own business and live a good life soon, but the market changes every day. In the past, there was no time when vegetables could not be sold. I don't know whether it is good or bad to open up the market."
Qin Han finished the last puff of his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground, and stepped on it to crush it.
"Have you ever thought about doing business? You see your sister-in-law selling buns, and it seems busy, but have you ever calculated the cost?"
Seeing his wife looking at him, Qin Han lowered his voice and said, "I've calculated that my sister-in-law should make at least a few dollars from selling these few baskets of buns every day. Moreover, the buns she makes sell well, and there are no leftovers every day. This is an absolute guaranteed income. Even if it's cloudy or rainy occasionally, she can make more than a regular employee's salary in a month."
Currently, workers in the factory only earn 30 or 40 yuan a month.
Zhang Guilan frowned slightly. She knew that her husband didn't want to farm. When her brother and sister-in-law invited them to do business together, her husband had been interested. It was she who was concerned about the vegetables grown in the field.
If the harvest is as good as before, it's understandable. But if the market is like this in the future, the vegetables they have worked so hard to grow for half a day will not be sold at a good price in the end, and they may even have to throw them away...
Zhang Guilan thought about it and advised, "How can we make such delicious buns? What if we all go into business? Dad is fine with taking care of two acres of land, but if we leave all the land to him, he will be exhausted even if he works very hard on the land."
Their ancestors have all been farmers for generations, and they absolutely cannot let the land go idle.
Qin Han didn't say anything after hearing this.
On the other side, Lin Chuxia washed up, found the letter paper, and prepared to write a reply to Qin Yang.
I have never told Qin Yang about my business, but now that it is on track, I can tell him about it.
Speaking of business, Lin Chuxia thought of the old lady who was also selling buns at the train station today. Although she was not afraid of market competition, there were some things she could start planning.
Setting up a stall to sell buns is just the beginning. She has limited funds, so she can only start from setting up a stall. Now she has more than 300 yuan in her hands, so she can rent two stores to open a bun shop.
The existing cooking utensils can still be used. In addition to the rent for the house, 300 yuan should be enough to buy some tables, chairs and benches.
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However, she did not mention these things in the letter. First, she felt it was unnecessary. With Qin Yang's personality, he probably wouldn't care what she did.Secondly, she was afraid that if she said too much he would think too much, so she changed the subject and talked about the health of Qin's father and mother.
During this period, every time she had a meal with Qin's father and mother, she would find an opportunity to add some spiritual spring water to their water tank, and Qin's father's complexion did look better.
Today I heard from Qin's mother that Qin's father was careless and forgot to buy more medicine after he finished taking it. He didn't take medicine for a day, but fortunately he didn't have an attack.
In the past, I could not bear to miss a meal of medicine. Now, I do not get sick even if I do not take medicine for a day. This shows that my health has indeed improved.
After talking about home, half of the letter was already written. Lin Chuxia thought about it, and gave him a few more instructions to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife. Then she folded the letter and put it in the envelope.
Thinking of the meat sauce and fried peppers he mentioned, I will buy some more tomorrow and make some and send it to him.
It's just that it's not convenient to do anything else because of the hot weather. Otherwise, I could make some snacks like beef jerky.
But on second thought, Qin Yang didn't look like the kind of person who would eat snacks, so Lin Chuxia felt relieved.
The next morning, Lin Chuxia went to the post office to withdraw money, and then went for a walk around the train station.
She was already familiar with this area, and the houses around were all residential areas.
They are located in the north, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up came two years later. The shops in the streets and alleys are basically still government-owned.
Lin Chuxia thought that if she could rent a small courtyard near the street, she could talk to the landlord and drill a hole in the wall or directly open a door, even if she had to pay a little more rent.
Just as I was thinking about it, a figure walked out of the alley. It was Su Wensong, whom I just met yesterday.
Seeing Lin Chuxia, Su Wensong was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly as a greeting.
Lin Chuxia also nodded to him, and just as she was about to say something, an old lady with white hair caught up with Su Wensong.
"Wensong, Wensong..., don't go," the old lady held Su Wensong's hand, her face full of heartache and pleading, "Isn't it just a job? Let's not do it. What if they sue you and send you to the countryside to work on a farm? You are the only relative I have left."
Su Wensong didn't care about anything else and hurried to comfort the old woman, "Grandma, I will listen to you and won't look for them."
"Really?" The old lady obviously didn't believe it. "Then why do you run outside every day?"
"Really? I'm going out to look for another job these two days. Don't worry, grandma. I won't leave you again."
Lin Chuxia saw that it was not easy to disturb these two people, so she turned around and went somewhere else quietly.
After looking around for a long time, she still couldn't find a suitable yard. After all, many families didn't have enough space to live in and there were no idle yards to rent out. Besides, she wanted a yard facing the street.
She didn't get discouraged when she didn't find Lin Chuxia. She planned to go somewhere else tomorrow and buy the ingredients for today's buns first.
(End of this chapter) 2024-08-04
Chapter 36: Hit the spotThe owner of the butcher shop was already familiar with Lin Chuxia and had packed the meat he needed long ago.
The fat and lean pork belly and the pork belly at the tip of the hip are both good places to make fillings.
Lin Chuxia gave the money to the boss and saw a large basin of pig offal next to her. "How much is this one?"
The boss took a look and said with a smile, "This is not worth much. There is no pig head. If you want it, give one dollar and take it away."
A whole set of offal usually includes the pig's head, four pig's feet, and the whole pig's internal organs.
Although pig heads are considered offal and are low-grade meat that cannot be served at banquets, just like pig offal, they also have an important function.
In Lin Chuxia's place, the most important offering is a pig's head holding a pig's tail, representing a whole pig.
Without the pig head, the value of the offal would be greatly reduced. If the internal organs are not handled properly, there would be a fishy smell, and no one would be willing to handle these things.
Lin Chuxia gave the other party one dollar and asked him to install the sewage. When he lifted it, it weighed about five or six kilograms, and she felt that she had made a profit.
After buying the things and returning home, Lin Chuxia first went to Qin's mother's room and took out 30 yuan to give to her.
When the family was divided, the famine allowances were also divided. They got 60, the eldest brother got 80, and Qin's father and mother got 20. Lin Chuxia couldn't bear to see the old people still in debt, so 20 yuan was to pay off their debts, and the other 10 yuan was their pension for the old people.
Qin's mother was not willing to accept it and kept refusing. Finally, Lin Chuxia had to bring up Qin Yang, saying that it was Qin Yang's idea. If she didn't give it, Qin Yang might misunderstand. Qin's mother stopped refusing and took out one of the three big unity notes and gave it back to Lin Chuxia, "Your father and I can still work, so why do we need you to raise the tomatoes? You gave us all the tomato harvest. We don't need this money. You can give it to us when we need it."
Lin Chuxia knew that even if she refused the 20 yuan, Qin's mother would not take it, so she had to accept the money.
After lunch, it was cloudy outside again. It was estimated that it would rain again soon. Lin Chuxia only made half of the buns as usual, cooked them early and went to the train station.
I thought she came early today, but I didn't expect that the old lady selling buns I met yesterday was already there, still in her original position.
Seeing that Lin Chuxia came so early today, he first widened his eyes with a look of disbelief, then became angry and didn't even look at her.
Lin Chuxia ignored her and pushed the cart to the opposite side and started setting up a stall.
When Sister Liu saw Lin Chuxia, she came over, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and talked to her in a low voice while eating them.
"See the girl across the street? She didn't sell much after you left yesterday, so she came here after noon today. She probably wanted to sell more while you were away. Who would have thought that you would come so early? Look how angry she is..."
Seeing Sister Liu laughing unscrupulously, Lin Chuxia also laughed, "I think the weather is not good, so we should set up the stall earlier and close it earlier."
"That's right. I heard from the music box yesterday that it would rain today."
The bun stall was set up, the wind shield of the coal stove was opened, and Lin Chuxia put out a small table and placed a thermos and bowls on it.
After doing all this, I looked up and saw an old man sitting in a corner not far away, looking at the train station.
The old man was very thin, his hair was gray, and his beard was mostly white. His eyes were looking into the distance indifferently, as if he was looking at something, but also as if he was looking at nothing.
This is not the first time she has seen this old man. He comes here almost every day and sits here for most of the day.
Sister Liu and the others were already used to it. They heard that he was an old man living alone, with no one at home and some mental problems.
Lin Chuxia looked at the old man and recalled an incident from her previous life.
At that time, she and Li Guangyuan no longer sold vegetables. They opened a snack bar in the county town. Some people were eating and chatting in their shop. She only heard a general idea...
It tells the story of an old man at a train station. Something happened at home. His wife died, his daughter broke off relations with them, and his only son was taken to a farm for reform. He never heard from him again after he left. Later, the old man returned to the city, and his son never came back either.
The old man's son left by train at the railway station. The old man stood at the entrance of the railway station, waiting for his son to come back every day. Finally, he probably had no hope left and so he lay down on the tracks.
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It was dinner time and there were quite a few people eating in the snack bar. After that person finished speaking, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction from the people at the next table. It was only when Lin Chuxia stepped in to mediate that the situation was settled, so Lin Chuxia remembered it clearly.What she didn't expect was that not long after that she heard the follow-up of this incident: the old man's son had returned.
Because of his good performance, the policy was relaxed and he joined the army. He participated in the Y-war and went to the battlefield, so there has been no news of him since then.
If the old man in the legend and this old man are the same person...
Lin Chuxia took two meat buns from the steamer, wrapped them in oil paper, and walked over.
Old man He was staring at the entrance of the train station in a daze when a smell of meat wafted into his nostrils. He looked down and saw two plump white meat buns in front of him. Then he looked up and saw a pretty face.
She knew this girl who sold meat buns at the entrance of the train station. People said her meat buns were delicious.
Lin Chuxia gave the old man a smile and raised the meat bun in her hand. Old He turned around silently with a wooden face, "I'm not a beggar, and I don't need others' pity."
Lin Chuxia squatted down, "It's not because I feel sorry for you, but because I think you like me, I want you to try the meat buns I made."
"I'm not someone who will just taste other people's things."
Lin Chuxia wanted to laugh. This old man looked so proud and arrogant, he didn't look like he had any mental problems at all.
"Then I'll put the meat buns here, you can do whatever you want."
She saw someone standing in front of her stall, put the meat buns wrapped in oil paper next to the old man, and trotted back to the bun stall.
Before I even got to the stall, I heard the lady opposite me mumbling, "Why are you so stubborn? I also have meat buns here, come buy one from me, we are one family..."
"You and I are not from the same family," Lin Chuxia interrupted the old lady, "I don't even know you."
After being caught stealing business, Auntie Sun looked a little embarrassed and snorted coldly.
Lin Chuxia had already put on a smiling face and was asking customers to get buns.
After a while, a train came into the station and the train stopped after selling several trays of buns.
Looking at the old man again, the meat bun was no longer there, and the old man was wiping his mouth.
Lin Chuxia chuckled again.
Sister Liu also took a break from her busy schedule and came over to ask gossip, "Why are you paying attention to him? Seriously, is he mentally ill?"
"It's okay," Lin Chuxia replied implicitly and went back to her business.
I brought few buns today and they were sold out early. Even so, it was still drizzling when I was closing the stall.
It's said that the weather forecast is quite accurate right now.
Lin Chuxia quickened the pace of her men, and after collecting all the things, she rode the cart and rushed home.
When passing a slope, the road was slippery due to rain, the wheels slipped, the handlebars twisted, and a stack of baskets on the cart fell off.
The cart cannot be parked on a slope, and the fallen cages must be picked up. At this moment, a figure appeared, holding the cart with one hand, bending down with the other hand to pick up the cage on the ground, put it back on the cart, and pushed the cart up.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 37 Are You Familiar?
Lin Chuxia did not delay and used the force to ride the cart to a stable place."Nice to meet you again, Brother Su. I'm counting on you again this time. Thank you so much."
Su Wensong waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. It's raining heavily. Let's go home quickly."
Lin Chuxia also knew that this was not the time to talk, so she thanked him again and got on the cart.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw her eldest brother Qin Han, who was about to go out in a raincoat. When he saw her coming back, he went to greet her and said, "Your sister-in-law asked me to go and see you. It's a good thing you're back. The rain is getting heavier."
"Yeah, big brother made you worried."
Lin Chuxia got out of the car, and the old couple of the Qin family and Zhang Guilan in the house came out after hearing the noise.
Zhang Guilan pulled a piece of plastic sheet over her head and started moving things into the house.
Seeing that Qin's father was about to come out, Lin Chuxia waved to them and said, "Don't come over, we'll be done moving soon."
All the things were moved into the wing and the rain started to get heavier again.
Mother Qin came over along the eaves, saw Lin Chuxia was soaked in rain, and handed her a towel, "Don't go out if the weather is bad in the future. It will be bad if you catch a cold."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Mom."
Lin Chuxia responded good-temperedly, saying that she wouldn't have to suffer this pain anymore once she opened a bun shop.
But today she once again felt the warmth of the Qin family. Although Qin Yang was not at home, the old couple of the Qin family and her eldest brother and sister-in-law really thought of her everywhere.
Lin Chuxia took a hot bath, changed her clothes, and seeing that it was still early, she began to deal with the sewage she had bought in the morning.
Pig hearts and livers are easier to clean, but the most difficult to clean are pig lungs, large intestines, small intestines and trotters.
Fortunately, her elder brother helped her fetch water.
When she came back, she had already greeted her parents-in-law and her elder brother and sister-in-law. They stayed at home despite the rain and had dinner together.
Zhang Guilan was boiling water nearby. Seeing her using flour to clean the small intestine, she couldn't help but say, "This is the first time I know how to clean offal like this. I thought about buying some and stewing it because it was cheap, but I didn't know how to do it."
"This way it's clean and there's no fishy smell," Lin Chuxia explained.
The pig's trotters were prepared by Qin's father, who scraped and scalded them to make them very clean.
After cleaning everything, they started stewing. Stewing meat is Lin Chuxia's strong point, and she prepared to make stewed pork ribs for everyone.
She put green onions, ginger and star anise into the pot, poured in half a bottle of fermented bean curd juice and the secret seasoning she had taken out from the space earlier, brought to a boil over high heat and simmered over low heat. After a while, the whole room was filled with the aroma of meat.
Xiao Zhuangzhuang, who had looked disgusted when he saw the pig offal just now, raised his little nose to smell the fragrance, "Mom, what kind of meat is stewed in the pot that smells so good?"
"Don't worry about what kind of meat it is. Any meat stewed by your aunt is delicious. Just wait and eat it." Zhang Guilan did not tell her son because she was afraid that he would have a trauma in his heart.
There was no need to watch the fire. She stood up and washed her hands. "I'm going to make some fried sesame cakes. They go well with the dangling."
"Give me some 20g of flour pancakes to help relieve the greasiness."
"Okay, I'll make some cold-mixed cowpeas and add some mashed garlic, which will also taste good."
The two sisters-in-law discussed the matter, and Mother Qin watched from the side with a smile on her face that never faded. "It's good that Yangyang is at home."
His son will surely like such a sensible and well-behaved daughter-in-law more and more, and it will be worth it for her to decide on this marriage for him.
The setting sun slowly turned the entire sky red, and the yellow sand desert was dyed with a layer of warm orange hue.
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Qin Yang finished his meal in the cafeteria and prepared to return to the dormitory.He finished the beef sauce and chili peppers that Lin Chuxia brought for him. He didn't know if it was because he had become a picky eater, but he felt that the food in the cafeteria was becoming less and less tasty.
Calculating the time, his family should have received the letter. He originally wanted to send 50 yuan to his family as usual, keeping a dozen yuan for himself. But when he arrived at the post office, he suddenly changed his mind, kept only three yuan for himself, and sent the remaining 60 yuan back.
His father had to take medicine all year round, and the family had little savings. They were in debt and faced famine right after the family split up. However, Lin Chuxia brought him so many delicious foods. Without asking, one could tell that she used all her private money.
Qin Yang knew that Lin Chuxia was not favored at home. She only had one set of new clothes, and that money might be all her savings.
If it were two months ago, Qin Yang would never care how many new clothes a woman had, even if that person was his wife.
Now he wanted to give her the best and do his best to let her live a good life, because she was Lin Chuxia.
"Qin Yang!"
A voice interrupted his thoughts. Qin Yang stopped, put one hand in his pocket, and looked at the woman jogging towards him in the distance.
Xu Sijin ran all the way over and looked at the tall man standing in the backlight. He had a straight body, stern eyebrows and eyes, and he exuded coldness and aloofness everywhere.
Even so, she couldn't bear to take her eyes off him until she stopped two steps away from the man.
"Is there anything wrong?" Qin Yang frowned slightly when he saw the woman calling him but not saying anything.
Xu Sijin came back to his senses. "Oh, Mr. Bai asked me about the quota for family members accompanying you. I want to ask you, are you planning to let your family members come to accompany you? It's like this. The number of accompanying people in our department is limited. Generally, it is to take care of couples who have been married for many years and live apart. I thought that you wanted to apply for a quota just after getting married. Wouldn't it be bad if the leaders knew about it? You are now in the rising stage, and the leaders are very optimistic about you. It's best not to affect the leaders' opinion of you because of personal affairs..."
"Am I familiar with you?" Qin Yang interrupted the other party's chattering.
Xu Sijin paused slightly, met the other person's impatient eyes, and felt as if a needle was pricked in the heart.
"I... I just wanted to remind you. After all, we have been colleagues for many years, and I don't want your future to be affected by some trivial matter."
"I know what to do with my own affairs," Qin Yang said coldly.
He didn't like an outsider pointing fingers at his affairs, so he didn't plan to apply for a place for family members to accompany him. The reason for not applying was not because he was afraid of hindering his future, but because he didn't want Lin Chuxia to come and suffer.
Not wanting to get entangled with her any further, Qin Yang said directly, "I don't plan to let my family accompany me," and then strode away.
Xu Sijin was still feeling sad about Qin Yang's attitude, but her eyes lit up when she heard these words.
Looking at the man's cold back, he suddenly realized that he was thinking of him with good intentions. Even if Qin Yang's temperament was cold, he shouldn't have this attitude. Perhaps it was because he mentioned his wife that made him feel dissatisfied.
Yes, I heard that Qin Yang was forced by his family to go back and get married. How could a wife in an arranged marriage have any feelings? Why would he bring her along?
Judging from Qin Yang's attitude, he is probably not very satisfied with his new wife.
After figuring this out, Xu Sijin caught up with the man again, "Qin Yang, this is the chili I fried myself, with white sesame seeds in it. I heard that you like spicy food, so I'll give it to you."
Qin Yang didn't stop and didn't even look at the bottle of chili peppers. "I'm sorry, I don't accept things from strangers. Please don't follow me. It's not a good influence on me."
He is a married man now, and he understands that he needs to keep his distance from other women.
Xu Sijin looked incredulous.
She is a stranger?
Although they are not in the same department, she is in the union and has contact with all the workers. They have known each other for at least three years. He actually said she is a stranger?
Besides, she is a woman and she doesn't care. How can it affect him as a grown man?
(End of this chapter) Chapter 38: Follow You
This is the weather in this season, but it is very hard for vegetable farmers, especially for crops like eggplant. In this kind of weather, the good eggplant will rot little by little.
My eldest brother and his wife went to the field early in the morning and said they wanted to drain the eggplant ditch, hoping to relieve the problem.
Lin Chuxia also went out, taking with her the beef sauce, fried peppers and the letter she had made the night before. She went to the post office first. After sending the things, Lin Chuxia went to the vicinity of the train station.
Firstly, I want to continue looking for a suitable house, and secondly, I want to try my luck.
She met Su Wensong there yesterday, and thought his home should be nearby.
Lin Chuxia should thank him for his help several times.
As a result, she really caught up with him. Just as she arrived near the train station, she saw a man walking hurriedly from a distance. Who else could it be but Su Wensong?
"Brother Su," Lin Chuxia called out.
Su Wensong heard the voice and saw the woman opposite him. A simple smile appeared on his somewhat vicissitudes face. "It's the elder sister. Are you not doing business today?"
He passed by here every day and knew that Lin Chuxia sold buns.
He even thought about whether he could start a small business, but later rejected the idea.
He doesn't even like the food he cooks, so who would buy it?
"I'll set up the stall again in the afternoon. Where are you going, Brother Su? I was just about to find Brother Su to thank him. Thank you so much for these two times."
As she spoke, she handed over the things she had bought on the way, two cans of food and two pounds of peach cakes.
Lin Chuxia didn't buy anything too expensive. She had seen a lot of people in her previous life, so she could tell a bit about their faces.
Su Wensong is a down-to-earth person. He helps her only because she is honest and has good character. He would not accept anything too expensive.
She didn't buy any cigarettes or alcohol. Although Su Wensong looked haggard, he was a very clean person and didn't look like a smoker. As for alcohol, it was hard to say, but he was definitely not an alcoholic.
He has a grandmother at home, so he is more willing to accept food than cigarettes and alcohol.
Sure enough, Su Wensong declined with some restraint, "It's just a small favor, you are too polite, sister, please take the things back, I can't accept them."
"Brother Su, your little help has helped me a lot. No matter it was when we were chasing the robbers that day or yesterday, without your little help, I would have suffered a great loss. I originally felt that these few things were too little. If you don't accept them, it means you don't think highly of these few things from me," she said with a look of appropriate shame.
Su Wensong raised his hand, not knowing what to say, and finally took the thing from her hand, "Big sister, I really didn't mean that. By the way, my home is in this alley. Come over and have a drink of water. My grandma is at home."
The last sentence was to tell Lin Chuxia that he was not the only one in the family.
A casual remark can reflect Su Wensong's character. Lin Chuxia felt a little worried and nodded, "Okay, then I'll bother you, grandma."
Su Wensong walked in front and took Lin Chuxia directly back home.
I walked a few steps into the alley and pushed open the door of the first house.
Lin Chuxia's eyes brightened, it was indeed so.
"Grandma, I'm back," Su Wensong shouted into the house after entering the yard.
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Soon, the old lady that Lin Chuxia saw that day walked out of the house."Why did you come back so soon?" Halfway through her words, the old lady perked up when she saw Lin Chuxia behind Su Wensong, "Whose... whose girl is this?" She is so pretty.
"Grandma, I'm Brother Su's friend Lin Chuxia. I came to see you. You can just call me Xiao Lin."
Before Su Wensong could speak, Lin Chuxia introduced herself first.
Grandma Su's smile got even bigger, and her wrinkles were squeezed together. She took Lin Chuxia's hand and led her into the house, "Hey, okay, come in, come in quickly."
After entering the house, she saw her grandson still standing stupidly at the door. "Go to the train station and buy some peanuts and melon seeds for Xiaolin. Oh, and buy some candy from the candy seller. Girls like sweet things. I'll go boil some hot water." Without saying anything, she went to the wing room, her little feet walking very fast.
Seeing that his grandmother was full of energy, Su Wensong knew that she was thinking about something else. He smiled helplessly at Lin Chuxia, "My grandmother is old and sometimes confused. Don't mind what she says. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back soon."
Lin Chuxia knew what the two meant, but she didn't take it to heart. She stopped Su Wensong and said, "Brother Su, you don't have to go. I just happened to have something else to talk to you about."
When he heard that there was something wrong, Su Wensong became more serious. "You tell me, I will definitely help if I can."
Lin Chuxia smiled, "Brother Su, have you always been like this? What if I'm a liar..."
Su Wensong smiled brightly, "Sister, you really think highly of me. I'm alone, what can I lie about?" And he didn't treat everyone like this.
That day, he saw Lin Chuxia teach a robber a lesson with his own eyes. He also saw that she was a girl running a business on her own. No matter how, Su Wensong admired Lin Chuxia from the bottom of his heart.
A woman lives more energetically than a grown man like him.
Lin Chuxia didn't beat around the bush this time and told him directly about her idea of renting his house to open a bun shop.
She saw it when she first entered the yard. Su Wensong's small courtyard is adjacent to the road. The back of the east wing faces the train station. The family is simple, with only the old grandmother and Su Wensong. Even if someone lives in the yard, it will not affect anything, not to mention...
"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Su is looking for a job these days. I wonder what Brother Su thinks of self-employed people? If the bun shop is open, I just happen to be short of staff. The salary is 35 yuan, two days off a month, and if you don't take a day off, you can get an extra two yuan. If you do a good job, the salary may be increased."
When he heard that his house was rented to open a bun shop, Su Wensong sat up straight.
He was an educated youth who went to the countryside. Due to some reasons, he was assigned to the most difficult place. After he finally returned to the city, he was given a job according to the policy, but he didn't expect that his job would be snatched away by his cousin's family.
His parents also couldn't get over those things in their early years, so he and his grandmother were the only ones left at home. No one was willing to help him, and they kept passing the buck back and forth.
It would not be impossible to open a bun shop with Lin Chuxia.
The salary of 35 yuan is not low. He was assigned to work in a machinery factory, where he had to be an apprentice for a year and the salary was less than 30 yuan. After completing the apprenticeship, he had to move up one level at a time, and the salary of a first-level worker was only 35 yuan, not to mention the rent.
He now lives on his grandmother's savings. If he and Lin Chuxia work together, his grandmother will be able to enjoy her old age.
In just a moment, Su Wensong decided, "Big sister, I'll follow you."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 39: Not Good Enough for Her
Lin Chuxia didn't expect him to reply so quickly, "Brother Su, don't you want to think about it?""Don't think about it. You don't have to pay the rent. Just give me the salary."
Lin Chuxia only used the east wing and at most occupied the yard for a while. They were still allowed to live in the main house, which had almost no impact on their lives.
"That won't work. Let's keep things separate."
Neither of them gave in, and in the end, the rent from Lin Chuxia's monthly offer of ten yuan was reduced to five yuan, and each of them gave in.
"So when will our bun shop start operating? What should I do now?"
Su Wensong felt full of energy and wanted to start running the bun shop quickly.
Lin Chuxia thought that the sooner the better, "Let's decorate the house first. Brother Su, do you have paper and pen? I'll draw a blueprint. Can you find workers to modify it according to my blueprint?"
"Okay, wait."
The Su family was originally a family of scholars, and they had the habit of keeping paper and pen at home. Su Wensong quickly brought paper and pen.
Grandma Su brought a small pot of boiling water into the house and saw Lin Chuxia writing something on the table. Her silly grandson was sitting on the side watching her, grinning foolishly from time to time. She was so angry that she couldn't help but feel angry.
"Where are the peanuts and sunflower seeds I asked you to buy? Where is the sugar?"
Lin Chuxia raised her head and said, "Grandma, I didn't let Brother Su go to buy it. We want to open a steamed bun shop at home and use the two rooms on the east side."
Grandma Su looked at her grandson. Is the family going to open a steamed bun shop? Can their family open a steamed bun shop?
Su Wensong smiled and said, "Grandma, Xiaolin wants to rent our two rooms to open a steamed bun shop. I have agreed. I will not look for a job anymore. I will follow Xiaolin in the future."
"Okay, open the bun shop and work with Xiaolin," Grandma Su said three "OK"s in a row, smiling so much that her eyebrows were visible.
Seeing that the two people were busy, he didn't disturb them. He poured Lin Chuxia a glass of water and added sugar.
Lin Chuxia simply drew out the areas of the store that needed to be renovated and the fixed facilities needed for the bun shop on the drawing.
It has to be said that Su Wensong looks like a rough guy, but he is actually very meticulous. Perhaps due to his education since childhood, Lin Chuxia's ideas are based on her experience, but Su Wensong can easily grasp some key points and even put forward his own opinions in some places, which are very feasible.
The more she talked about it, the more Lin Chuxia felt that she had found a treasure. This employee was really to her liking.
It took the two of them less than an hour to finalize the decoration plan, and Lin Chuxia handed the matter over to Su Wensong with confidence.
After the last experience of needing money urgently, Lin Chuxia put all her money in the space, but it was not convenient to take it out at the moment, so she asked him to go to the train station in the afternoon to get the money from her.
Su Wensong was still a little hesitant about finding a girl to get money, but when he thought that he was an employee and Lin Chuxia was the boss, he felt relieved.
After everyone left, he began to clean up the east wing, clearing out the clutter first.
Grandma Su followed him with a smile, asking him how he knew Xiaolin, how old Xiaolin was, and where Xiaolin was from...
Su Wensong straightened up, looking helpless, "Grandma, she is my boss, I will just work for her in the future."
"Hey, of course I know Xiaolin is your boss. Xiaolin looks very bright, and I don't know if she is single. She looks young and seems unmarried..."
"Grandma," Su Wensong interrupted her again, "Please stop talking. Whether Lin Chuxia is single or not, I don't have that kind of feeling towards her. I'm not worthy of her."
Lin Chuxia is the bright moon in the sky, and he is the soil on the ground.
Grandma Su sighed again and thought that the girl was really good. It was great. Their conditions...
"Oh, if your parents were alive..."
"Grandma, don't think too much. I just want to open the bun shop as soon as possible, and then I can make money and let you live a good life."
Su Wensong was full of energy at the moment. Looking at the two rooms, he was full of hope and didn't want his grandmother to mention those sad things.
Grandma Su understood her grandson and didn't mention it again. She smiled and said okay.
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The bun shop is now open, and my grandson has a proper job. Why should I worry about not being able to find a wife?…
Lin Chuxia left the Su family and went directly to the vegetable market. She had to continue setting up the stall in the afternoon and buy vegetables and meat.
She is now familiar with everyone at the vegetable market and can get preferential vegetable prices without having to find Li Jian.
"Director Li is not here today?"
Li Jian has now been promoted to a high position, and is in charge of several people of varying degrees.
This kind of unit is like this, with this director, that director, the chief director, the deputy chief director, no matter their rank, they are all directors.
"Director Li went to a meeting today."
"Going to a meeting again?" Li Jian went to a meeting as soon as she came yesterday.
"Hey, who says it's not true? Our shabby vegetable station was OK when the vegetable prices were good, but now the vegetable prices are bad, and the higher-ups are worried. They hold meetings all day long, but I don't know what the point of just holding meetings is."
Lin Chuxia smiled and didn't comment. After the dishes were weighed and the money was paid, she said hello to the man and left.
I went to the butcher shop to pick up the ordered meat, and then went home to start steaming buns.
Just like the previous few days, I steamed five large steamers of meat and vegetables. When sorting the buns, I calculated that if I opened a bun shop, I would have to buy more small steamers.
After all, the Su family is in the city, so burning firewood is inconvenient.
When they arrived at the train station, Lin Chuxia first picked up two meat buns and placed them next to the old man.
It's said that this old man is quite punctual. Every day when Lin Chuxia arrives, she will definitely see him.
Su Wensong arrived after a while and had already found the workers. The speed surprised Lin Chuxia.
She took out a small cloth bag and said, "There are 200 yuan in it. Use it as you see fit. Tell me if it's not enough."
Su Wensong didn't expect Lin Chuxia to trust him so much. 200 yuan is not a small amount. Many people only save 200 yuan in a year.
The small cloth bag felt heavy in his hand. They had only met once, but Lin Chuxia had given him such great trust. Then think about his so-called relatives...
Su Wensong nodded solemnly, "I will keep a record of every account and try to spend the money wisely."
"I know." Don't doubt a person if you don't employ him. Lin Chuxia believes in Su Wensong's character.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin Chuxia called him back and quickly picked up 6 meat buns and 4 vegetarian buns from the steamer, "Take these buns back and try them with Grandma Su."
"That's not necessary."
"Here, if I'm not mistaken, you've been busy since I left, right? Health is the capital of revolution. No matter what time it is, eat first."
Su Wensong showed a simple and honest smile.
Lin Chuxia really came true. After cleaning up the two rooms, he was anxious to find a bricklayer. After finding a bricklayer, he had to prepare the bricks and cement. He had no money, so he came directly to Lin Chuxia and actually didn't have lunch.
Without further ado, he carried the buns and walked home.
When he got home, Grandma Su was still waiting for him to have lunch. When she saw him coming back, she muttered, "You have to eat even if you are in a hurry to work. I'll go heat up the dishes."
"Grandma, stop working, let's eat buns," Su Wensong put the steaming meat buns on the table.
Grandma Su looked at the dozen or so white and plump buns that exuded the aroma of meat, and couldn't help complaining, "You just found a job, so you can't spend money indiscriminately," and she still had to save money to get married.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 40 I Met a Noble Person
"Grandma, it's free. Xiaolin gave me the buns. From now on, the bun shop will sell meat buns like this."
When she heard that it was Xiaolin who gave it to her, Grandma Su quickly took one and tasted it. Her eyes widened immediately. "This meat bun is delicious. I can see that Xiaolin is so good-looking. How can he make such delicious meat buns?"
Su Wensong didn't take it too seriously. His grandmother liked Lin Chuxia and saw that she was looking at him with tinted glasses. Even if he just bought some buns from outside and said they were given by Xiao Lin, his grandmother would probably still praise him.
He picked up a meat bun, took a bite, paused, then took another bite, and took three bites in a row. Su Wensong slapped his thigh and laughed.
"I really met a noble person."
It would be unjust if a bun shop didn't become popular with meat buns like this.
…
With money in hand and Su Wensong being dedicated, the renovation was completed quickly, with the tilers finishing the work in two days. The carpenters had to wait one more day because they had to wait for the sizes of windows and doors. On the fourth day, the two rooms had been completely renovated according to Lin Chuxia's drawings.
Lin Chuxia could see the bustling scene here from the entrance of the train station and would occasionally come over to take a look. She was very satisfied with both the progress and quality of the project.
After the house is decorated, you need to prepare tables, chairs, benches, cooking utensils and stoves.
The money from last time had not been used up yet, so Lin Chuxia gave Su Wensong another 100 yuan and gave him the contact person at the coal station.
Su Wensong is a reliable person, and this is her first steamed bun shop. She will open a second and third one in the future...
As a boss, how to make good use of employees is also a science.
At this rate, the bun shop will be open in a few days.
But she still has to set up a stall these two days.
After setting up the stall, he picked up three buns, two meat ones and one vegetarian, and gave them to the old man.
As a result, before she put down the bun, the old man, who had been silent since rejecting her on the first day, spoke again.
"Take the vegetarian ones back. I like meat."
Lin Chuxia: "…"
This old man is really...
"What a coincidence! Today, all three buns are vegetarian. If you don't like them, I'll take them all away."
The old man immediately glared at me, "Why did you change my meat buns to vegetarian ones?"
Lin Chuxia was immediately amused, "Old man, when did this bun become yours?"
The old man looked at Lin Chuxia angrily, and when he saw that she was really going to leave, he snatched the bun and took a bite without thinking.
Seeing the meat filling inside, he was stunned for a moment, glanced at Lin Chuxia, and snorted coldly, "Liar."
"I'm not lying to you. There are two meat dishes and one vegetarian one. You are old now. You can't eat meat all the time. Eat some vegetables appropriately."
She added the vegetarian food yesterday. It's not good for the old man to eat only meat.
While talking to the old man, there was a noise coming from the stall.
Lin Chuxia didn't bother to talk to the old man and hurried over.
People had already gathered opposite the bun stall, and some even stood next to her stall.
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In the center is a middle-aged couple, and the woman is arguing with Aunt Sun who is selling buns across the street."I didn't eat anything yesterday. I only ate the buns I bought from you. I started having diarrhea that night and it has lasted until today. We just went to the hospital and the doctor said we ate something unclean and that your buns were the problem."
Auntie Sun was not a vegetarian either. She looked calm and said, "You said there was something wrong with my buns, but why didn't you notice it when you ate them? How many buns did you buy? How many people ate them? Did everyone who ate the buns have diarrhea?"
After Aunt Sun finished speaking, there was a trace of guilt in the woman's eyes, but she did not back down. "Who knows what happened? My husband said the taste was not right when he ate it, and I thought I was unlucky and the skill of selling buns was not good. Who would have thought that not only was the skill bad, but the heart was also evil, and the buns were actually bad."
"I heard that there was a stall selling steamed buns near the train station that tasted good, so I came here to buy some. Who knew there were actually two stalls selling steamed buns? At the time, I asked you if you set up a stall here every day, and you said yes. Aren't you cheating me?"
She also came here today and saw two stalls selling buns. Obviously more people were buying the other one, so she realized she was buying from the wrong place.
It would have been bad enough that she bought the food from the wrong place, but she also got a stomachache and spent several dollars on medical treatment.
Aunt Sun also said, "You are the one who is cheating. Ask them if I set up a stall here every day. You, a black-hearted person, might have eaten something secretly without the knowledge of the men and children at home and got sick from it. Then you turn around and blame me. Do you really think that an old woman like me is easy to bully? Let me tell you, my son is a policeman. You will never stop bullying me like this."
When the woman heard that the other party's son was a police officer, she immediately became timid.
Just then, an old lady in her sixties pushed through the crowd and threw a few buns in front of her. "There's something wrong with your buns. I had diarrhea after eating them yesterday. You have to pay me for it."
When one person said there was something wrong with the buns, it might be a misunderstanding, but now two people said there was something wrong with the buns, and the crowd around them immediately started pointing and talking.
"I also think there's something wrong with this bun. Didn't you see the bun skin? It looks like leftovers."
"Yes, it looks like that to me too. Look at the guy selling buns across the street. When he opens the steamer, the buns are steaming hot. You can tell they've just been steamed. Look at hers. They're almost cold. It's okay to eat cold buns in the summer, but they just don't feel fresh."
"Not only is it not fresh, it also tastes bad. Last time I saw the girl across the street didn't come and bought two buns from her, but my little grandson wouldn't eat them."
…
The two men forced Aunt Sun to pay compensation, and there were voices of accusation all around. Aunt Sun finally couldn't hold it anymore, and a look of panic flashed across her face.
The next second, he saw Lin Chuxia across from him, his eyes rolled, and he pointed at her and shouted, "You said that the buns are mine, so they are mine? I saw you buy them across from me with my own eyes, and instead of asking for compensation from the other side, you want to blackmail me, an old lady?"
The middle-aged woman looked down on him, "You, don't we know where we bought the buns from?"
The old lady next to him also said, "I bought it from you, but you didn't admit it yourself and asked us to blackmail others. You are too mean."
Aunt Sun was not intimidated at all. "Why don't I remember that you bought it from me? I said you were sent by the other side to frame me. You want to squeeze me out and stop me from doing business here? No way."
Her interference caused those who did not know right from wrong to look at Lin Chuxia immediately.
"I remember there was only one place selling steamed buns at the train station. Now there are two. Competition is inevitable."
"Now that you mention it, I remember that this is the first place to sell buns."
"Even if there is competition, you shouldn't resort to such despicable means. It's not easy to set up a stall and do business at such an old age."
"It's hard to say, let's wait and see."
…
Lin Chuxia was originally eating melon on the side, but who knew that the melon would fall on her body in a moment.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 41 This is not about money, it's about her life
Before she could say anything, Sister Liu, who was selling melon seeds, quit.
"How can you make false accusations like that? Xiaolin closed his stall early yesterday, and I saw you sell several buns with my own eyes."
"I have sold several copies, but that doesn't prove that they bought them from me. Why don't you produce evidence?" Aunt Sun said with a proud look on her face.
With Lin Chuxia here, she couldn't sell her buns at all.
Originally, she didn't plan to quit after selling all these, but she was just angry that Lin Chuxia had such a good business. Seeing others making money, she felt jealous and envious.
If I can disrupt other people's business, I will feel happy even if I close down my stall.
"You want evidence, right?" Lin Chuxia raised her hand to stop Sister Liu who wanted to speak again, and looked at Aunt Sun.
"Yes, if you have the guts, show me the evidence," said Aunt Sun, looking like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
"Okay, then I'll show you the evidence to prove my innocence. If the evidence is conclusive, you will not only have to compensate these two people for their medical expenses, but also compensate me for my loss of reputation."
When it comes to compensation, Auntie Sun's eyes are a little evasive, but things have come to this point, and she has no way out. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay."
She just doesn't believe in empty words. What evidence can she produce?
Lin Chuxia stepped forward and asked the two people when they bought the buns.
The couple who came first came yesterday afternoon when it was drizzling. At that time, Lin Chuxia had already closed her stall.
The other one bought it early and tried to save a little, so he bought an extra bun just for the one dollar that Auntie Sun gave him.
"It turns out that cheap things are always bad." The old lady spat again.
"You said you bought it when you bought it? Who saw it? If no one saw it, then you can just say when you want to say it," Aunt Sun refused to admit it.
Lin Chuxia nodded, "Okay, then I'll find the second piece of evidence."
She squatted down and picked up the buns on the ground.
Aunt Sun immediately knew what she was going to do and spoke first, "Don't say that this bun looks like the ones I sell. I said it looks like the ones you sell, but that's not evidence at all. Who doesn't make buns like this?"
It wasn't for nothing that she snatched Lin Chuxia's position as the bun seller.
That day, she went to look for her son and passed by here. She saw that Lin Chuxia's steamed bun stall was doing a booming business, so she thought about starting a small business of her own.
The buns she makes have always been praised, and she is confident that they can sell well.
In order to seize Lin Chuxia's market, she asked someone for help and bought a few buns from her to study, and even the size was exactly the same as hers.
Lin Chuxia looked at her and smiled meaningfully, "I can prove that these are not the buns I made."
Lin Chuxia opened the oil paper package and let the people present take a look at the buns in the oil paper package before saying, "I don't know if the people who bought my buns have noticed that the folds on each bun I make are the same, 16 folds. These buns are the same size as mine, but the folds on them are different in size and number."
After saying that, he opened his own steamer and showed it to the people present.
"It's true. Every bun in the steamer has the same number of folds."
"That's right. Although they are the same size, the buns sold by that girl are much better looking than these."
"I've noticed this a long time ago. I've always said that the buns are made by the person who makes them. If the person is pretty, the buns are also pretty. There are 16 folds on one bun. It takes a lot of effort."
"Girl, you don't have to prove anything anymore. We believe you. Just give me 10 buns first. I'll catch the train later."
"Give me 20. I just happened to come back from a business trip and didn't bring anything for the kids. Buy me some big meat buns to keep the two brats quiet."
"Give me five."
"Give me eight..."
The scene was a bit chaotic for a moment, and everyone crowded forward to buy buns from Lin Chuxia.
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There were also some people who were not satisfied and asked Aunt Sun to pay compensation."You have nothing to say now, right? If someone gets sick from eating this, you should pay for it. So pay."
"Not only should he pay for the medical expenses, but he should also compensate for the girl's loss of reputation. This person is so evil. He has no conscience and sells rotten buns, and he still wants to frame the girl."
"That's right, let's not buy her buns from now on."
Two customers who had stomach problems also took out their medical bills in due course. "This is the money for our medical treatment and medicine, as well as today's lost work wages. We don't ask for much, just 20 is enough."
Another old lady also said, "I want 20 too."
Aunt Sun almost cursed. She had only earned 10 yuan from selling buns for so many days, and the two of them wanted 40 yuan.
This is not about money, it's about her life.
In the chaos, someone called the police on duty nearby and said, "Make way, make way, the police are here."
Sun Hao, who was dressed in uniform, also spoke up, "Everyone, please make way. There is a lot of traffic at the train station. Don't get stuck here and affect other people's travel. If you have any questions, tell me."
"Comrade Public Security, you came at the right time. There was something wrong with the buns she was selling, but she refused to admit it when she was found, and even falsely accused the girl. People like this should be arrested and taken to the police station for reform."
Sun Hao nodded and walked steadily into the crowd. Just as he was about to give them a lecture, he staggered and almost fell when he saw the people surrounded.
"Mom, why is it you?"
The moment Aunt Sun saw her son, she tore off a piece of oil paper used to wrap dumplings and smeared it on her face, for fear that her son would recognize her, but he was recognized in the end.
Reluctantly, he put down the oil paper and smiled awkwardly, "I just came here to take a look because I have nothing to do."
She wanted to get away with it, but others wouldn't let her and started to complain to Aunt Sun.
So what if they are police officers? The more police officers there are, the more they should serve the people.
It is true that people are afraid of the police in this era, but the image of the police is also upright and noble in their minds.
Sun Hao had heard about the situation here when he first arrived, but he didn't expect it was his mother.
He didn't bother to argue with his mother and rushed to help clean up the mess, apologized on his mother's behalf and paid compensation.
Someone else went to greet Lin Chuxia, "Girl, the son of the bun seller is here, he is really a police officer, you should ask them for compensation for the loss of reputation, since they are police officers, they should enforce the law impartially."
Lin Chuxia looked over when she heard that, and met Sun Hao's gaze.
"Comrade Lin?"
"Sun Public Security, why is it you?"
She looked at Sun Hao, then at Aunt Sun, and couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand.
This world is really small.
I heard Aunt Sun say her son was a police officer, and she was not lying.
Sun Hao also knew what his mother had done, and after Lin Chuxia finished her work, he sincerely apologized.
"My mother should never have lied to you and framed you, affecting your business. I will pay for the loss of her reputation. I will pay all the money I have to those two people. How much do you need? I will bring it to you tomorrow."
Aunt Sun watched her son spend all the money he had with his own eyes, and her heart bled.
Her son's monthly salary was only more than 40 yuan. So he worked hard from dawn to dusk for a month in vain, and now he has to compensate Lin Chuxia.
She was afraid that Lin Chuxia would open her mouth too much, so she whispered to the side, "My words didn't affect her at all. Look, her business is doing well."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 42 The smile gradually froze.
Sun Hao's face turned stern when he heard this. "Mom, his good business is his ability, not a reason for you to frame him. You are not a child. You should have thought of the consequences when you were selling stale buns. You were found and not only did you not admit it, you also framed Comrade Lin. You have to pay for the medical expenses and the loss of reputation."Aunt Sun was very aggressive in front of outsiders, and she was quite afraid of her son.
Being scolded by her son outside, she felt wronged, "Those buns were only left for two days, they are not very bad, and I am not just selling the leftover buns, I am selling them mixed with the freshly steamed ones..."
"Mom, do you still want to quibble?"
Aunt Sun curled her lips and dared not say anything more.
Lin Chuxia understood what she said. No wonder Aunt Sun was so confident and the couple she had brought over also had moments of guilt. So this was what was going on.
But she doesn't plan to ask for compensation for loss of reputation.
"Public security officer Sun helped me subdue the criminals before, so let's forget about the reputation damage compensation."
"That won't work. One thing is one thing. It is our responsibility to protect the safety of people's lives and property. My mother deserves to be punished for her mistakes." Moreover, when he arrived that day, Lin Chuxia had already subdued the robbers. "Since Comrade Lin won't say anything, then I will give you one month's salary. What do you think?"
"How can I spend so much money?" Aunt Sun was anxious. She just said it casually, so why did she spend her son's monthly salary?
Sun Hao ignored his mother and looked at Lin Chuxia sincerely.
Lin Chuxia thought for a moment, "How about this, I see that the old lady is very good at making dumplings, and I am planning to open a dumpling shop. If the old lady is willing to come to my shop to make dumplings, I will pay her for the loss of reputation, and I will also pay her a salary. What do you think?"
She also had this idea when she saw the buns made by Aunt Sun.
Making dumplings seems simple, but it is a technical job if you want to make them look good. I have to say that Auntie Sun's dumplings are very good.
It was obviously not enough for the bun shop to have just her and Su Wensong, so having one more person to make the buns would be just right.
Aunt Sun didn't expect that such a good thing would happen. She didn't have to pay for the damages and was given her salary?
"How much salary do you plan to give me?"
Sun Hao looked at his mother again, and Aunt Sun quickly shut up.
"30 per month, there is a chance it will go up depending on the situation."
"Okay, I'll go."
She couldn't continue running the steamed bun stall. She had worked hard from dawn to dusk these days, but not only did she not make any money, she also lost more than 30 yuan.
Of course she is willing to do a job that can earn her a steady salary.
The salary is 30 yuan, which is about the same as working in a factory.
What's more, at her age, no factory would hire her.
Seeing his mother smiling happily, Sun Hao reluctantly thanked Lin Chuxia, "You don't have to pay her salary for the first month. Let her work for free for a month, and that will make up for your loss."
The smile on Aunt Sun's face gradually froze.
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When Lin Chuxia returned home, Qin's father and mother were sitting under a big tree in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
Seeing her come back, everyone came over to help her move things.
"Why are you so late today? Have you eaten yet? I'll go make you something to eat."
Lin Chuxia smiled and replied, "Mom, have you forgotten what business I am in? You can eat buns when you are hungry."
Mother Qin sighed, "You'll get tired of eating steamed buns all day long. I'll make you a bowl of noodles, warm it up, and put a poached egg in it."
After saying that, without waiting for Lin Chuxia to refuse, she turned around and went to cook.
Father Qin also said, "Your mother is right. No matter how delicious the buns are, you can't just eat them. Tell your mother in advance what you want to eat for dinner. It's okay for her to be at home."
"I know, Dad."
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Lin Chuxia really wanted to say thank you, but she felt that a simple thank you was too insignificant.In her previous life, whether in her parents' home or in her husband's home, she had never experienced the love of her elders. In her concept, this was even the attitude of the elders.
Unexpectedly, the Qin family gave her a different feeling.
She could feel the love from Qin's mother and the care from Qin's father. It could be said that the old couple of the Qin family made up for the love from her elders that she had never received in her two lifetimes.
"Dad, how are you feeling lately? Have you had any of your old problems again?"
During this period, whenever she had the chance, she would add some spiritual spring water to the water tank used by Qin's father and mother. She didn't know whether the water would be effective for the illness. If it didn't work, she planned to take Qin's father to the provincial hospital after the bun shop stabilized.
Father Qin perked up when he mentioned this. "Much better. I haven't had this problem for a while. I said that my problem was caused by worrying about Yangyang's marriage. You see, I got better as soon as you came in."
Lin Chuxia's eyes lit up, "That's good. I heard that no matter what disease it is, it is afraid of a good mood. If you are in a good mood, the disease will naturally be cured."
Father Qin nodded, "That's right!"
"Not to mention your dad, after Yangyang married you, I feel more energetic than before," Qin's mother came out with a bowl of noodles and invited Lin Chuxia to come over to eat.
Lin Chuxia took the last stack of steamers off the cart, washed her hands, and sat down.
"Try the saltiness quickly."
Lin Chuxia took a bite of noodles and said, "It's delicious."
Mother Qin was smiling so much that her eyebrows were not visible. She sat opposite her and watched her eat.
My eldest brother and his wife haven't come back yet. Zhuangzhuang went to bed early, and there are only three of them in the yard.
While eating noodles, Lin Chuxia talked to the two elderly people about opening a bun shop.
In the afternoon, Su Wensong had almost finished buying the cooking utensils and had also ordered the tables, chairs and benches. After she finished selling the buns, she went to take a look and found that the store would be ready for use in two days, which was why she came back late today.
"The day after tomorrow is a good day. I'm thinking of opening the store on that day, and then my parents can go over to see it."
Qin's father and mother didn't expect that their daughter-in-law was so capable. It didn't take long for the bun stall to become a bun shop.
"Is the money enough? Look at you kid, since you want to open a shop, why are you paying me back? Wait, if the money you gave me hasn't been touched, I'll take it from you."
Look, this is the person who truly loves you and always considers your needs first.
Qin Yang sent his salary over, and Lin Chuxia gave Qin's mother 30 yuan, and gave her an extra 20 yuan in addition to the 10 yuan for living expenses.
Lin Chuxia stopped Qin's mother and said, "Mom, it's not necessary. The bun shop is almost done. I have enough money. I'll tell you when I really need money."
"Okay, if you don't have enough money, tell mom. Even if mom doesn't have it, our Qin family still has some connections in Qinjia Village. Mom and dad can help you get a few hundred."
"Okay, I get it, Mom."
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It was a sunny day when the bun shop opened, and Lin Chuxia got up early.
This was not the first store Lin Chuxia had opened, but it was the first in her life. She looked through her clothes but didn't see anything that satisfied her.
During this period, she was busy earning capital and had never been to the mall except for going to the vegetable market and the butcher shop.
She didn't want to deal with this day, so she went to the Space Villa and took out a white shirt with black trousers, which was neither ostentatious nor decent.
(End of this chapter) 2024-08-04
Chapter 43: Baozi Shop OpeningWhen we arrived at the Su's house, Su Wensong had already cleaned the yard. The cart with the food was parked in the yard, but he had not had time to unload the food.
Seeing her coming, Grandma Su asked her if she had had breakfast and made her some sugar water.
Lin Chuxia took the water with a smile, "Grandma, don't worry, I'll come every day from now on."
Grandma Su also knew that today was the day the bun shop opened. She pointed to the plaque on the side and said, "Can you take a look? That brat brought it back yesterday and insisted that my handwriting wasn't as good as before. I haven't written for a long time."
Two days ago, they discussed the name of the bun shop. Su Wensong took the initiative to offer to design the plaque. Lin Chuxia trusted him and gave him full authority to handle the matter.
Lin Chuxia lifted the cloth, and five gold-plated characters appeared before her eyes: Qin Ji Baozi Shop. The first two characters were small characters written vertically, and the three characters Baozi Shop were spread all over the plaque. The most important character was this one...
She looked at Su Wensong in shock. The latter smiled with a simple face and said, "My grandmother's surname is Lou." He actually didn't expect Lin Chuxia to recognize this calligraphy.
If it weren't for the experience in her previous life, Lin Chuxia would naturally not recognize these words, and she would only feel that these words flowed smoothly and were full of charm.
But she had experiences from her past life, and she clearly remembered that at one auction, a masterpiece was sold. The artist was a woman whose surname was Lou, given name Huazhuo, and courtesy name Yuqiong.
It was revealed that because of this name, her masterpieces were almost destroyed and the old woman never wrote again, so her paintings and calligraphy works became extremely precious. At that time, that piece of calligraphy was sold to a collector at a high price of 60 million.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Su was the woman with such extraordinary talent.
"Grandma, your handwriting is really beautiful. Don't listen to Brother Su. With your handwriting, our bun shop will definitely have a booming business."
"I'm glad that Xiaolin doesn't mind," Grandma Su smiled happily.
"Of course I don't mind." As a bun shop that was personally nominated by Lou Huazhuo, Lin Chuxia couldn't imagine whether her bun shop's facade or the plaque would be more valuable in the future.
"What do you mean you don't dislike me? Boss Lin, please don't dislike me," Aunt Sun came in from outside and said with a smile, "Am I late?"
"It's not too late. We won't be selling breakfast today. We still have time."
Auntie Sun started working yesterday and washed and wiped the cooking utensils, stoves, and the newly arrived tables, chairs, and benches over and over again.
You know what, Aunt Sun is really good at doing things.
Moreover, after changing his identity and perspective, he no longer felt that Aunt Sun was mean and calculating. Instead, he felt that she was cheerful and generous, with the simplicity of a country girl.
"That's good. I'll go pick the vegetables first," Aunt Sun said without any hesitation.
She is a person who cannot sit still, otherwise she wouldn't be selling buns at a stall at her old age.
Now that I have a proper job, even though I worked for nothing in the first month, I feel motivated to work hard when I think about the days when I will get paid every month.
Su Wensong and Lin Chuxia also got busy and unloaded the car. Su Wensong chopped the meat, while Lin Chuxia and Aunt Sun prepared the vegetarian filling.
After a while, Qin's father and mother also arrived.
Trays of thin-skinned and large-stuffed meat and vegetarian buns are wrapped, offered to the Kitchen God, and the fire is started.
The first batch of buns were steamed at exactly 10:50.
Su Wensong hung up the plaque, covered it with a red cloth, and hung firecrackers in front of the store.
Seeing this action, some people came over curiously to watch.
At 10:58, when the auspicious time arrived, firecrackers were lit. Accompanied by the crackling sound of firecrackers, Lin Chuxia tore off the red cloth covering the plaque.
Qin's father and mother were illiterate, and when they heard people around them talking about Qin's Baozi Shop, they felt indescribable.
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Su Wensong and Aunt Sun also applauded, looking at the neat and capable woman in a white shirt and black pants in front of the store, their eyes full of excitement and hope.Lin Chuxia didn't have much to say in the beginning. She had already made a name for herself at the train station, and when people knew it was her bun shop, they immediately paid to show their support.
In order to reward new and old customers, we will offer a buy five get one free offer in the first three days of opening.
At the same time, the bun shop also offers a variety of cold dishes, including millet porridge, corn porridge, and eight-treasure porridge, which can be enjoyed in the store at any time.
If you don't like porridge, you can also drink free tea in the store. The service is quite thoughtful.
Aunt Sun and Su Wensong also put on white sleeves, white chef hats, and white aprons.
One was selling buns at the window, and the other was busy in the store.
Lin Chuxia would go and help out wherever she saw someone was too busy.
At this time, three people walked in from outside the door.
Li Jian pointed at the sign outside and said, "Qin's Steamed Bun Shop, Boss Lin, you have quite a presence here. I wish you a prosperous business."
Lin Chuxia hurried over to greet him, "Brother Li, you are being rude to me. Please come in and have something to eat. I'm treating you today. Thank you, Brother Li, for coming to support me."
Li Jian waved his hand and said, "No need. I just came here today to try your buns. You've been selling buns for such a long time, but how many have I eaten?"
Lin Chuxia followed with a smile, "If Brother Li says so, then I should treat this guest. Wait a moment, I'll get you some food. We have some side dishes. I remember Brother Li and Brother Wang like to drink a little. How about another bottle of Erguotou?"
Traveling with Li Jian was Wang Cheng, who had sold her the cart.
Wang Cheng loves to drink, and Lin Chuxia heard it when she bought the cart.
Sure enough, when he heard there was wine to drink, Wang Cheng became more easy-going.
Lin Chuxia quickly put each side dish on a plate, took a bottle of Erguotou and three cups.
While setting up the table, he casually said, "This is the first time I see this big brother. I don't know what to call him."
Li Jian took the bottle and poured wine for several people while replying to Lin Chuxia, "This is Director Hu, who is in charge of wholesale and retail at our vegetable station. Do you think I have the power to give you a discount on vegetable prices? It's all Director Hu's face."
"Then I really didn't recognize a great man. Today's shop is simple, I will have to treat Director Hu well another day."
Hu Jun nodded slightly, "Boss Lin, you are too polite. Your Baozi Shop buys a lot of vegetables every day, so it is only natural that I can give you a discount. I am also following the rules."
Having said that, Lin Chuxia knew clearly that the dishes she bought from her small steamed bun shop could not compare with those sold in various stores. She
also understood that Li Jian brought this person here to deliberately introduce him to her.
Just after the greetings, two familiar faces came into the store, Ms. Liu who was selling melon seeds at the train station and Mr. Chen who was selling fruit.
Normally, these two people never buy meals outside. They either go home to eat or their family members deliver meals to them. Today, they came to the bun shop to support her.
In addition to the store discounts, Lin Chuxia also gave away a cold dish.
The bun shop opened at 11 o'clock and was busy until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when there were fewer people.
The buns are steamed as they are sold, but even so, most of the ingredients they prepared in the morning have been used up, so they probably will have to close their business before the evening.
Seeing that business was good, Su Wensong wanted to purchase more ingredients, but was stopped by Lin Chuxia.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 44 I just hope Li Guangyuan can believe her
"It's our first day of business, and this result is already very good. Let's leave it at that for today. When you buy ingredients tomorrow, add more of each item, but not too much. I'll make a list for you later."If sales are good, they can naturally sell more, but they have limited staff now and also have to consider the physical endurance of their employees.
Furthermore, hunger marketing is also a means of marketing.
As the two were talking, Sun Hao came over with two colleagues.
Aunt Sun looked at her son and said with disdain, "Why did you come just now? Don't you see how popular our bun shop is today? The whole house is full and there's a line at the door."
She has been selling buns for such a long time, and she was jealous of others selling buns. Today, she can finally enjoy the feeling of being busy and making money like water.
You know what, it feels really good.
It's just that my family didn't see it.
Sun Hao ignored my mother and apologized to Lin Chuxia.
Originally, he wanted to bring his colleagues over to support the bun shop today, but something happened at the office and he had just finished his work.
Lin Chuxia wouldn't care about these things. Being able to come and show her support was giving her face.
Knowing that the three people had not eaten yet, she quickly invited them to sit down. There were no more cold dishes, so she personally mixed two of them, fried two hot dishes, and made three servings of egg soup.
The staple food is meat buns and vegetarian buns.
Aunt Sun was helping her on the side. She was happy to see her son being valued, and it also made her son look good in front of his colleagues.
"Xiao Lin, you don't know that Sun Hao's father was a soldier before, and he was assigned a job after he retired. As for me, I am just an old farmer. When I was in the production team, I could still earn a few work points, but now that the land has been divided, I can't work anymore. I followed them into the city, and I have to wait for others to give me money to live. I always feel inferior to others and dare not even say a word at home. Now I also get a salary, and I can buy whatever I want in the future."
"Don't think that Sun Hao came late today. He was thinking about this matter and asked me several times yesterday."
"Auntie, look at what you said. I am doing this all thanks to you. Otherwise, if there is food at work, why would Public Security Sun have to travel so far to eat at my place?" Lin Chuxia said with a smile.
Aunt Sun felt relieved when she heard this. She looked around and lowered her voice, "Sun Hao and his men will be in charge of our area. If anyone makes trouble in the store in the future, I will let Sun Hao back you up."
"Then hurry up and have a good time."
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Here, Lin Chuxia's new store opened with great enthusiasm. At the same time, ten kilometers away, the Li family in Xiaoqingshan was in chaos.
Lin Jiayi was carrying a bucket of pig feed and just as she stepped over the threshold she slipped and almost fell.
With a "crash", the pig food bucket was thrown out and the pig food spilled all over her.
The door of the house was full of water. Li Dongmei, with wet hair, poured another basin of water at her feet.
"Li Dongmei, can't you throw the water you use to wash your hair farther away?"
"Sister-in-law, I always spill the water here when I wash my hair. You don't have eyes when you walk, so why do you blame me?"
"you…"
Lin Jiayi was about to say something else when Li's mother came out of the house. Seeing the pig food scattered all over the yard, she slapped her thigh in pain.
"Oh my god, isn't this a waste of food? You've only had a few full meals and you've lost your bearings. Look at you, you sleep until the sun is shining on your butt every day, you never work in the fields, you never cook, you even feed the pigs and spill the pig food. What sin did our Li family commit to have a daughter-in-law like you?"
Although she knew that Mrs. Li was confusing right and wrong, these words still made Lin Jiayi angry.
Except for the first day of their marriage when Li Guangyuan felt sorry for her and didn't let her get up early, she had to get up to cook every other day.
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She didn't work in the fields, and she didn't go to the fields even when she was at her parents' home. Li Guangyuan knew it, so he didn't let her go to the fields.Besides, it wasn't her fault that the pig food was spilled.
"If Li Dongmei hadn't splashed water all over the yard, I wouldn't have almost slipped. I even sprained my ankle and she didn't say anything."
Li Dongmei stood beside Old Lady Li with grievance, and whispered, "Mom, it's all my fault. If I hadn't washed her hair, my sister-in-law wouldn't have fallen."
Li Hongmei also said from the other side, "Mom, this is not my sister's fault, it's all my fault. My sister-in-law asked me to feed the pigs just now, but I was busy talking to mom, which made my sister-in-law unhappy and she scattered the pig food."
As they sang the same tune, the look in Old Mrs. Li's eyes was almost murderous.
"You two don't need to say anything. I am your mother and I am old and confused. What's wrong with Dongmei splashing water? It's not like the whole yard is frozen in the middle of winter. How can it be slippery?"
"Guangyuan's wife, if you really think of yourself as a young lady, you should also consider whether you have the destiny. Today I will tell you that if you marry into our Li family, your destiny is to work in the fields. Don't be unhappy. No one in this family will spoil you."
"I've been married for more than a month and there's been no news. The chickens at home have laid a basket of eggs."
"She sleeps until the sun sets every day, and doesn't care about the men in the family working in the fields. I don't know how your Lin family taught her to be so cunning, lazy, slippery and greedy. No wonder they want to exchange their marriages. Do you think our Li family is easy to bully?"
"I'm telling you, don't think you can do whatever you want just because Guangyuan supports you. It's not your turn to make the decisions in this family. I'm not dead yet."
…
Lin Jiayi, still covered in pig food, was beaten up by Old Lady Li. Sisters Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei stood aside and watched the fun.
Unable to bear it any longer, he raised his foot and kicked the pig food bucket.
"Boom…"
The pig food bucket flew out, landed on the ground and rolled for several meters.
Lin Jiayi didn't even bother to look at them, but glared at the people in front of her. Just as she was about to start arguing, she noticed that the three of them had strange expressions on their faces.
Old Mrs. Li looked weak and was supported by her daughters. Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei looked aggrieved and wanted to see her but were afraid.
Realizing something, he turned around and saw Li Guangyuan standing at the door with a hoe on his shoulder, looking down at the pig feed bucket at his feet.
Old Mrs. Li trembled as if she had just seen her son. "Guangyuan, you're back. If you hadn't come back, your mother would have been beaten to death."
"I didn't," Lin Jiayi said subconsciously, "Guangyuan, it's not like that at all."
Li Dongmei said in a low voice, "Brother, this has nothing to do with my sister-in-law. It's all my fault. I made my sister-in-law unhappy. Mom was just speaking up for me..."
Turning back to Old Lady Li, he said, "Mom, stop talking. I shouldn't have splashed water in the yard. It's only right that my sister-in-law is angry and hits me twice. Isn't it said that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother? Just go back to your room and pretend you didn't see it. It's okay for me to get hit twice. Just don't be angry."
Old Mrs. Li felt as if she was stabbed in the heart. She covered her heart and wailed, "What sin have I committed..."
Lin Jiayi was at a loss and looked at Li Guangyuan eagerly.
Old Mrs. Li was always using this kind of trick, saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs. She no longer expected to reason with Old Mrs. Li, and only hoped that Li Guangyuan would believe her.
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(end of this chapter) Chapter 45: Troublemaker
Li Guangyuan bent down to put the pig food bucket away, and asked Li Hongmei to help his mother into the house, and then he came to Lin Jiayi.
Lin Jiayi looked aggrieved and looked at him with red eyes, "Guangyuan, they are all lying, it's not true at all."
Li Guangyuan patted her shoulder and said, "Go back to your room and change your clothes first," then he entered Mrs. Li's room under her expectant gaze.
Lin Jiayi shook hands with him. He didn't say who he believed in, but he still cared about her.
Li Guangyuan entered Li's mother's room, and old lady Li, who was still concerned about her youngest daughter, immediately began to wipe away tears.
Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei were about to cry when they saw Old Lady Li like this. Li Guangyuan said, "You two should go out first."
Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei looked at each other, then stood up and left the room.
Li Guangyuan sat opposite Old Lady Li and sighed, "Mom, you can't be too partial to Hongmei and Dongmei. If you continue to spoil them like this, they will become lawless."
Mrs. Li suddenly put down her hands that were covering her eyes, and her eyes widened. Where was a tear in those eyes?
"Listen to what you are saying. That's your own sister, who was born in the same womb as you. That woman has only been in the house for a few days, and you already look down on your sister? Will you even look down on me in a few days? OK, OK, I see it. This is really marrying a wife and forgetting the mother. I will tell Hongmei and Dongmei in a while that we will be humble and treat your wife like the empress dowager. We can't let your wife be wronged or angry again. Even if we are slapped in the face and the shit pot is put on our heads, we have to bear it with a smile."
After saying this, she slapped her thigh and started crying, "I really haven't done well in my past lives. I became a widow at a young age, and had to eat coarse food to raise you three siblings. I finally found you a wife, and I thought you were going to enjoy life. But who knew that before you could enjoy this happiness, you would be despised by others. I really feel that my life is too long..."
This time he didn't pretend and the tears just fell freely.
Seeing his mother really crying, Li Guangyuan quickly comforted her, "That's not what I meant. I'm not on anyone's side. How could I let her bully you? I was wrong. Don't be angry..."
Old lady Li's eyes were filled with tears. "Guangyuan, you are my only son, but I did it for your own good. I married you off to find a helper. Can you see any new bride in the village who has been married for such a long time like her without working in the fields? I feel sorry for you. The family has incurred a lot of debts just to marry her. I can't bear to see you getting up early and going to bed late, and living in hunger. I feel like a cat scratching a dog."
"Mom, please stop talking. I know everything."
"You know that you still spoil her like this? Take what happened today for example. You can't feed a pig and the pig food can be spilled. That's all food. Others haven't said anything yet, but you're putting the blame on your younger sister. How can she be a sister-in-law like this? I think she just doesn't like the three of us. And about the last time, in order to save money for you to marry a wife, how long has it been since your two sisters have bought cloth? How could your sisters not be jealous when they see her with new clothes left and right? If I hadn't bought cloth to make clothes to save money for her dowry, would I have wronged your two sisters? Now when I think about this, I feel... It's all my fault that I'm incompetent and let you live a poor life..."
Seeing his mother's sad look, Li Guangyuan felt distressed. He remembered something and took out a roll of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Mrs. Li's hand.
Mrs. Li still had tears on her face. She counted the money while trembling. It was 50 yuan in total. She looked up at him and asked, "Where did you get the money?"
Li Guangyuan pursed his lips and said, "Jiayi gave me all the betrothal gifts. You can use this 50 yuan to pay off the debt and buy a piece of cloth for my younger sister."
When she heard that the betrothal money was in her son's hands, Mrs. Li burst into laughter.
"That's right. Since you're married, you're a family. You two should work together and live a good life. When Mom goes down to see your dad, she will have an explanation to give. This will be worthy of your Li family."
Li Guangyuan nodded, watched Old Lady Li counting the money with a smile, and then left the house.
On the other side, Lin Jiayi went back to the house, changed her clothes, and was still sulking.
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Li Guangyuan's mother is unreasonable and his two sisters are troublemakers at home.He doesn't help her at all all day long and just follows her mother to bully her.
Li Hongmei is 19 this year, and Li Dongmei, one year younger, is 18 years old, so they can both be considered as her husband's family.
Lin Jiayi thought about how in her previous life, Li Guangyuan's two younger sisters got married when they were already quite old.
By that time, the Li family's business had already been established, and the two men were looking for partners with good conditions, both of whom were engaged in commercial grain production in the city.
There was a flash of sarcasm in her eyes. After bullying her, he wanted to step on her and find a wealthy family? She was not as easy to control as Lin Chuxia.
In this life, she wants to marry both of them off early and not let them get any benefit from her.
This is the consequence of offending Lin Jiayi.
Just as she was thinking about Li Guangyuan's return, Lin Jiayi glanced at him and turned her back to him.
"You've come back to me to ask for an explanation? Let me tell you, Li Guangyuan, what did you tell me in the beginning? You said you would treat me well for the rest of my life, but after only a few days of marriage, you teamed up with them to bully me. I'm the only outsider in the family, right? Then I might as well just go back to my parents' home."
As I was talking, I went to pack my clothes.
Li Guangyuan quickly hugged her and said, "Look at you. I haven't said anything yet, but you're already feeling wronged. How could I possibly join them in bullying you?"
"How can I not feel wronged? Don't you see how much your two sisters bully me? They were the ones who splashed water on me and caused me to slip, but they still blame me. Your mother even mentioned the exchange marriage, as if I really couldn't get married and came to your Li family. Li Guangyuan, go and find out if I was destined to marry into the Qin family. My sister didn't like your Li family and insisted on marrying into the Qin family, so I, as her elder sister, exchanged with her. To be honest, I shouldn't have exchanged with her. I can find someone better by canceling the marriage with your Li family, and you can just be single."
Li Guangyuan believed what Lin Jiayi said. Not to mention the Qin family's financial situation, after meeting Qin Yang in person, he felt that he was not comparable to the other party in any way.
Only a fool would leave a man like that and marry herself instead.
If Lin Jiayi hadn't given in to her sister and not looked down on him, he might still be single now.
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I was wrong. My mother is old and it's inevitable that she will be confused sometimes. Don't take it personally. After all, she is my mother. My father passed away early, and it was not easy for her to raise the three of us alone. Please be patient for my sake. I will always remember your kindness in my heart," Li Guangyuan said and kissed her on the cheek.
Lin Jiayi was still in his arms and rolled her eyes at him. "Is it enough to just remember it in your heart?"
Li Guangyuan felt itchy when she looked at him, so he leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Not only remember it in your heart, but also remember it here."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 46 Qin Gong can laugh, how refreshing
Feeling something, Lin Jiayi blushed, "Go to hell, I asked you how your business is going. It's been so many days, when can we do business?"
Speaking of doing business, Li Guangyuan's enthusiasm faded a little. "Doing business is not that easy. The corn in the field needs fertilizer, but I can't spare the time. How about this, you come with me to the field these few days to fertilize the corn first. After finishing the work in the field, I will go to the city for a walk."
"You want me to go work in the fields with you?" Lin Jiayi looked incredulous.
In her previous life, when she married Qin Yang, she had never worked in the fields.
"Did your mother tell you to tell me this, Li Guangyuan? Have you forgotten what you told me when we first got married? You said I was the same as I was in your family. I never worked in the fields in my mother's family."
"No, no," Li Guangyuan hugged her again, "Aren't you in a hurry to do business? How can I have time to find business if I can't finish the work in the fields? Besides, you are unhappy to see my two sisters at home, so it's just right for you to go to the fields with me, out of sight, out of mind. I'm doing this for your own good."
"Then you won't let Hongmei and Dongmei go to work in the fields with you. They are so old, but they just sit at home doing nothing and eating for free all day."
"After they leave, don't we still have my mother at home? Come with me to the fields, no one will see you. When you get to the fields, you can do as much as you want. I'll let you do whatever you want."
After hearing this, Lin Jiayi finally nodded, "But we agreed that I won't do hard work."
"No, no, even if you want to, I can't bear to let you do it," Li Guangyuan hugged her and put his hand into her lapel.
Lin Jiayi stopped him and said, "There is one more thing. Your two sisters are getting old. It's time for them to find a husband. I'll see if there are any suitable ones and ask a matchmaker to introduce a few to them."
Li Guangyuan was a little embarrassed, "This matter... Mom hasn't said anything yet."
"Your mother just finished arranging your marriage, and she is willing but unable to do so. She is so old, and you still want her to arrange the marriages of two daughters? You are the eldest brother and I am the eldest sister-in-law. The marriages of the two sisters-in-law should be arranged by us. Don't worry, don't you believe in my judgment of people? Even though we have some minor conflicts at ordinary times, I will definitely find good marriages for them. If they marry well, we will also be proud, right?"
Li Guangyuan finally smiled, feeling that he had been being mean-spirited.
When his wife mentioned marriage just now, he was really worried that she would make a fuss about the marriages of his two younger sisters.
He is too narrow-minded.
"My wife is a wise woman. I'll leave this matter to you. I'll talk to mom."
Lin Jiayi released her hand that was holding him down and took the initiative to kiss him, "I know that you love me the most in this family."
There was a gleam of triumph in his eyes.
She wants to marry these two sisters-in-law far away, so that when they become successful in the future, they can forget about coming to benefit from their success.
Li Guangyuan enjoyed the woman's tenderness and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that he has persuaded his wife to work in the fields, his mother must be satisfied, right?
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The vast Gobi Desert is bustling with activity under the setting sun.
There was the sound of a bicycle bell in the distance, and when people nearby saw the postman in green, they gathered around him.
Communication is inconvenient here. The postman only comes once every few days and works in shifts.
"Engineer Qin, Engineer Zhao, here are your letters and packages," someone saw the letter and shouted to a figure in the distance.
Qin Yang put down the blueprint in his hand, glanced at his watch, and said to the people around him, "That's it for today, we'll continue with the rest tomorrow."
After finishing the arrangement, he walked towards the postman.
Others had already picked up their letters and parcels, and were opening them as they walked, with smiles on their faces. Some who had not received any letters had eyes full of envy.
The postman saw Qin Yang and took out a large package from the bag in the back seat. "Mr. Qin, your family sent you something good. It's very heavy."
When Qin Yang saw the package, a hint of tenderness flashed across his eyes. He took the pen and signed for the package.
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"Here's another letter for you."Qin Yang thanked him, holding the package in one hand and taking the letter with the other. When he saw the beautiful handwriting on the envelope, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
"Mr. Qin, are you laughing?" A big head suddenly popped out from the side, and Qin Yang kicked it without thinking.
Zhang Dawei was kicked and fell to his butt, which made the others laugh.
Bai Xiaoming pointed at him and said, "What am I saying? You guys better not mess with Engineer Qin right now. Why do you have to move forward?"
Zhang Dawei stood up and rubbed his buttocks, "I did see Qin Gong smile."
It's so refreshing that Qin Gong can laugh.
Li Wei, who was traveling with him, said, "How could Engineer Qin not be happy? There were packages and letters. Newly married people are different. It's just like this in the early days of marriage. It's nothing like my conscienceless wife, who kept asking me to write her three letters a month. In the end, she was happy to receive a reply of one letter, not to mention the package."
"Okay, you guys who are far away still have something to think about, unlike me, who sees people every day when I walk into the house. I have no place to hide even if I want to find some quiet time."
After Bai Xiaoming finished speaking, several people looked at him at the same time.
Bai Xiaoming looked innocent, "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"
Li Wei spat twice into his palms, "He bullies us because we either don't have wives or our wives are not around, right? Brothers, beat him up."
Zhang Dawei was the first to respond and rushed forward shouting.
Li Wei and Wu Zhenfa followed closely behind, pinning Bai Xiaoming down and beating him up with punches and kicks.
Qin Yang was holding the package in one hand and the letter in the other, so he couldn't free his hands. But thinking about Bai Xiaoming's words, he walked over and kicked him in the butt.
Bai Xiaoming was beaten severely and begged for mercy repeatedly. He also promised to treat everyone to drinks, and only then was he spared.
He stood up and rubbed his butt, "Who kicked my butt just now? It was really cruel. Fuck."
No one has touched his butt for many years since he got married.
Zhang Dawei was the first to raise his hands, "It's not me."
Li Wei and Wu Zhenfa also shook their heads, "I didn't."
Bai Xiaoming's gaze fell on Qin Yang, who also shook his head, "I didn't do it either," he used his feet.
"You guys..."
Since I couldn't get the answer, I didn't ask any more questions. Among these people, Bai Xiaoming was the oldest and he wouldn't bother with them.
On the way, Bai Xiaoming asked someone to help send a message to his family, and the five of them went directly to the cafeteria.
There were only two dishes in the cafeteria for dinner. I asked the chef to cook two more dishes for me, ordered a bottle of white wine, and several people sat around the table.
The five of them are in the same department and have the closest relationship.
Qin Yang has the highest status, Bai Xiaoming is the oldest, and the rest, Li Wei and Qin Yang, joined the unit in the same year, while Zhang Dawei and Wu Zhenfa joined two years later.
"Xiao Wu's girlfriend has also written to him? I would say he should just go home and get married as soon as possible so he doesn't have to worry about her anymore."
Everyone poured wine, and Bai Xiaoming, as the big brother, spoke.
Wu Zhenfa scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "My family is thinking about getting married before the New Year, and I don't know if I can take a leave. I want to go back for a few more days."
(End of this chapter) Chapter 47 Is it better to be fat or thin?
Wu Zhenfa is from the south. I heard that he lives in the mountains. The road is long and it takes several days to walk home."Why can't we invite them down? When the snow starts to fall in November or December, the construction progress will slow down, and we'll have time then."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Yang and said, "Mr. Qin, what are you staring at? I saw your package. Did your sister-in-law send some delicious food again? Do you want to give it to the brothers to try?"
Don't think that he really doesn't know who kicked him. Since someone dared to kick him in the butt, he has to bleed a little.
Sure enough, as soon as Bai Xiaoming finished speaking, Zhang Dawei looked at him with his big, bright eyes.
He had eaten the beef sauce made by Qin Gong's wife, which was absolutely delicious.
Li Wei had also heard that Qin Yang's wife made good beef sauce. Most importantly, that idiot Zhang Dawei had eaten it, but he had not.
Wu Zhenfa also joined in the fun.
Qin Yang pursed his lips and discussed, "Why don't we talk about the issue of relationships? Dawei doesn't have a partner yet."
Zhang Dawei, "..."
If you don't want to give it, then don't give it. Why hurt him?
In the end, Qin Yang opened the package. Just like before, in addition to beef sauce, there were also fried peppers. He simply asked Zhang Dawei to take two bowls and pour out half a bottle of each to add to the dishes for everyone.
Several people had the beef sauce and praised it highly.
Li Wei sighed, "No need to ask, my sister-in-law must be virtuous and beautiful. As the saying goes, a clever mind makes a clever hand. Such a good craftsmanship shows that my sister-in-law is clever, and a clever mind makes a beautiful appearance. Qin Gong, do you think I am right?"
Qin Yang held up the wine glass and clinked it with his, then lowered his head and took a sip without saying anything.
Zhang Dawei looked at Li Wei with admiration, "Mr. Li, you are so good at judging people. So, tell me, when can I find a wife?"
Bai Xiaoming laughed at him, "Why, you want a wife too? Do you want me to ask your sister-in-law to help you find one?"
"Okay," Zhang Dawei smiled with his teeth showing, "That's great. Before, Engineer Qin and Engineer Wu didn't have a partner and we didn't mind it. Now, Engineer Qin has a wife, and Engineer Wu also has a partner. I'm the only one left. Next time, I won't be able to interrupt you guys."
Li Wei also laughed at him, "What can't you say?"
Not all of them are high-level intellectuals. He and Bai Xiaoming were recommended to the Workers and Peasants University. Zhang Dawei graduated from high school and took over his father's class. Only Qin Yang and Wu Jianfa were serious college students.
Zhang Dawei is a straightforward person, young, and his father has some connections, so they usually take care of him.
But you still have to tease when you need to.
Zhang Dawei didn't feel that he was being tricked at all, and spoke seriously, "It's the kind... that you always like to talk about... like kissing a woman, having sex with a woman, whether a woman is fatter or thinner..."
"puff-"
Now everyone at the table couldn't hold it anymore.
"Dawei, I'm telling you, you can't always listen to us. You have to listen to Mr. Qin's advice and ask him what it feels like to have sex with a woman. Is it better for a woman to be fat or thin?"
This time Zhang Dawei didn't listen to Li Wei and shook his head like a rattle.
Last time, he asked Engineer Qin what it felt like to kiss him, and was punished to patrol the construction route, which was ten kilometers long. His legs became thin from walking so much.
He still dared to ask about what happened on Qin Gong's kang? That was courting death.
No one expected that Zhang Dawei would suddenly have a bright idea at the critical moment and said other dirty words to him with a smile.
Qin Yang ate the fried peppers, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. The two spicy flavors spread in his mouth, and the image of the little woman flashed through his mind.
He looks thin, but he has plenty of flesh where it should be.
…
The night wind rustled the leaves, making a rustling sound, making this quiet night seem particularly peaceful.
Under the dim yellow light, Qin Yang took out the letter Lin Chuxia had given him and read it over and over again. He read it three times in one breath before putting the letter down.
The light shone on his cold and hard profile, and the shadow on the wall showed a sense of loneliness and coldness, but if you look closely at his eyes, you can see different emotions.
She is actually doing business.
Did she think that the money he made was not enough to spend, or that she couldn't get along with her family, so she went out to find something to do?
Thinking back to the first two days of getting along with her family, Qin Yang felt that she was not that kind of person.
She read the contents of the letter again. There was not a single complaint in it. It was full of hope for life and asked him not to worry about her and to work hard.
His little wife seemed different from what he had imagined.
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It is also different from the image of a daughter-in-law described by others.I took out the letter paper and wrote the three words "Lin Chuxia", but suddenly I didn't know what to say.
After hesitating for a long time, he put down the pen, took a shower in the bathroom, and went to bed.
I must have drunk too much today and my mind is not clear.
Half asleep and half awake, I felt a pair of gentle arms wrapped around my waist.
Qin Yang turned around and saw the little woman with a bright smile behind him. She smiled and called him with her almond-shaped eyes, "Qin Yang."
"Lin Chuxia?!"
Qin Yang felt like he was dreaming, but also felt that the dream was too real, so real that he could feel the softness of the woman's body.
He hugged her tightly, lowered his eyes to look at her crimson lips, his Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and his voice was a little hoarse, "Why are you here?"
"I came because I missed you," Lin Chuxia tilted her head and said in a sweet and innocent tone, "Or do you miss me and don't want me to come?"
She pouted as if she was angry, making her lips look even redder.
"No."
How could he not want her to come? He missed her so much, all the time, and he never knew he could miss someone so much.
The woman was happy, and raised her head and asked happily, "What do you think of me?"
What do you think?
Qin Yang felt that this question was not appropriate to ask. He slowly lowered his head, looked into her bright eyes, and gently kissed her lips.
It's soft and tender, with a feminine scent, a little fragrant, a little sweet, and really like eating a peach...
I don't know how long it took, but when I felt that my thoughts had finally found a breakthrough to vent, Qin Yang felt a chill under his body and suddenly opened his eyes...
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"Mr. Qin, are you washing clothes so early in the morning?"
Li Wei came to the bathroom to wash his face and saw Qin Yang washing clothes under the tap. He greeted him casually.
"Yeah," Qin Yang responded, turning slightly to block the other person's sight.
Just as Li Wei's view was blocked, another person came in from the bathroom door.
Zhang Dawei yawned and saw Qin Yang washing a basin of clothes when he entered the room. "Qin Yang is washing sheets this morning. Did he run a horse race?"
"puff-"
Li Wei spurted out a mouthful of mouthwash loudly.
This Zhang is a big fool.
Qin Yang's face couldn't be any darker. "You're blinded. I'm washing clothes."
"oh oh."
Zhang Dawei didn't know why Mr. Qin was angry again, he was clearly washing the sheets.
We are all men, what's wrong with washing bed sheets so early in the morning? Everyone knows this, why are you angry?
But he also knew that he couldn't mess with the angry Mr. Qin, and he didn't want to walk another ten kilometers.
After washing up, Li Wei patted Zhang Dawei's shoulder sympathetically, gave him a thumbs up while Qin Yang was not paying attention, and then took the basin and left the bathroom.
Outside the door, Li Wei's laughter suddenly came.
Qin Yang threw the bed sheet into the basin, "Fuck!"
Zhang Dawei, holding the toothbrush with his mouth full of foam, shivered and shrank into the corner.
Weak, helpless, pitiful...
Who can tell him what's going on?
(End of this chapter) Chapter 48
After the steamed bun shop opened, Lin Chuxia became even busier. Fortunately, Su Wensong was in charge of purchasing, so she no longer had to get up early and run to the vegetable market and the butcher shop.
She left the cart to Su Wensong and planned to buy a second-hand bicycle for herself.
She had invested all her money in the store, and was really short of money. Moreover, she had to pay for a bicycle ticket even if she had money. She might as well take a shortcut and buy a second-hand one.
After knowing her idea, Aunt Sun patted her chest and guaranteed that her son could get her a second-hand bicycle. The next day, he really pushed a half-new Phoenix 28-inch bicycle to her.
The price is also good, 40 yuan.
Lin Chuxia knew that Sun Hao had a special status and could indeed help her out sometimes. Unexpectedly, he helped her out in a big way and immediately counted the money and gave it to Aunt Sun.
With a bicycle, it is much more convenient to travel back and forth.
When we arrived at the courtyard, Su Wensong had already returned from shopping and was chopping meat in the yard. Almost only shadows of his two knives were left as they flew around.
During this period, Su Wensong was the one who was chopping the meat filling, which was a strenuous job.
Lin Chuxia has also tried the meat grinder of this era. It is a purely manual meat grinder that can only grind two taels of meat at a time, which is really not ideal.
It was not used up in one go and was thrown aside by Su Wensong in disgust.
Grandma Su was sitting on a small stool picking vegetables. Lin Chuxia put away her bicycle and greeted Grandma Su with a smile, "Grandma Su, you got up so early again. Just leave these things for us."
Grandma Su smiled kindly, picking leeks one by one while talking to her, "I like doing these things, Xiaolin, you don't know, grandma likes excitement, watching you busy and lively every day, grandma feels that the day has become more interesting, more lively than the Chinese New Year."
Lin Chuxia smiled and said, "You give me such a cheap rent, and you also want you to help me pick vegetables and do housework every day, isn't that a great bargain?"
Grandma Su also laughed, "How did you take advantage of me? We took advantage of you."
She glanced at her grandson who was chopping meat. With this job, her grandson was visibly different from before.
In the past, her grandson never said anything to her, but seeing that he was silent and frowned from time to time, she knew that he was thinking about something.
Although he gets up early and goes to bed late now, his grandson always has a smile on his face, and his enthusiasm for work is different.
Lin Chuxia and Grandma Su finished picking the vegetables while chatting and laughing, and then Aunt Sun also came.
After preparing the meat filling, Aunt Sun began to make dumplings while porridge was cooking in several large pots.
Before the first batch of buns came out of the oven, a line formed outside the shop, and the new day officially began.
Breakfast mainly consists of meat buns, vegetarian buns, porridge, and pickles.
After this morning wave, Lin Chuxia began to prepare cold dishes for lunch.
Generally, they are seasonal vegetables, which are blanched in boiling water, added with seasonings, and then mixed with her secret chili oil. They are very popular.
While she was busy, Aunt Sun behind her poked her. She turned her head in confusion and raised her chin towards the door.
I saw an old man standing outside the door, with his hands behind his back and looking up at the plaque of their steamed bun shop.
The old man was none other than the old man who sat and watched at the entrance of the train station every day.
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Lin Chuxia wiped her hands and went out to greet him, but she was merciless in her words, "Why are you here today? Are you just passing by?"The old man looked up and down at Lin Chuxia who came out of the store, and finally snorted coldly and walked into the store.
It was not dinner time and no one was in the restaurant, so the old man found an empty seat and sat down.
Lin Chuxia teased him deliberately, "I'm sorry, our store is closed right now, how about you come back at lunch time later?"
The old man's beard twitched, and he finally couldn't help it.
"Do you have any conscience, girl? It's been so many days. I haven't had a single bun. I've become skinny from hunger. And now you're telling me there's no rice. If there's no rice, what are you steaming in the steamer? Air?"
Lin Chuxia was overjoyed. She sat opposite the old man and asked him with her chin in her hand, "Old man, who told you that I opened this bun shop? If I don't set up the stall, you won't eat? Why do you still rely on me when I kindly give you a few buns?"
"What do you mean by relying on you? You are a girl with bad intentions. First I gave you meat buns, then vegetarian buns, and in the end there was no vegetarian buns left. Tell me what your intentions are. I don't care. Anyway, your bun shop will not run away. From now on, I will come here every day to eat my buns..."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Grandma Su came in from the back door and said, "You shameless old man, Xiao Lin gave you the buns out of kindness, why are you blaming him?"
After that, he said to Lin Chuxia, "Xiao Lin, don't pay attention to him. This old guy has bad intentions."
The old man saw that Grandma Su's eyes were evasive for a moment, and then he stiffened his neck and retorted, "How can I have bad intentions? It was obviously this girl who provoked me, ask her if this is the case."
Lin Chuxia raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Grandma Su and the old man knew each other.
Seeing the old man looking at her eagerly, there seemed to be a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Lin Chuxia smiled and explained to Grandma Su, "It was fate that I saw the old man was there every day, so I wanted him to help me taste the buns."
When the old man heard this, he raised his chin proudly, as if to prove that he was not lying.
Grandma Su sneered, "Xiao Lin is a kind person. Seeing you standing there all alone all day is really pitiful. You really think you are a nobody."
The old man looked disdainful. "If you don't take yourself seriously, why are you wandering around here? Who wrote the sign at the door? I, an old man, really opened my eyes. I can still see it in my lifetime..."
"Shut up," Grandma Su interrupted him, "You just want to eat buns, I tell you, Xiaolin is a good kid, you can't blackmail her by eating and drinking for free, I won't allow it."
The old man's beard twitched, and his face was alert. "Then...then what do you say?"
"Hey, look at that expression on your face. Old He, do you think you are rich or that you are popular? Let's not talk about it. Go wherever you want. Xiao Lin's store won't entertain you, as if we have other intentions."
"You... why are you in such a hurry? Xiaolin hasn't chased me away yet," the old man begged for mercy, "You go ahead."
Grandma Su glanced at Lin Chuxia and said, "Xiao Lin is being kind by not chasing you away. She is not your junior, so why should you eat buns for free? If you want to eat meat buns every day, you can accept Xiao Lin as your apprentice. You don't need to teach her any special skills. Just give her some of your best stuff as payment for the buns."
This time, not only the old man, but even Lin Chuxia looked at Grandma Su unexpectedly.
Grandma Su gave her a reassuring look, and Lin Chuxia understood that Grandma Su knew this old man He, and that the old man's identity must be not simple.
Grandma Su is trying to get benefits for herself.
(End of this chapter) Chapter 49: Kowtow to you?
Although she had never thought of asking for anything in return from the old man, she found his bitter, resentful and embarrassed look very funny.
She coaxed him into saying, "So you have a treasure, old man? Then I have to rely on you. How about our apprenticeship gift? How about I kowtow to you first?"
"You...you stay away from me," Mr. He frowned and rubbed his arms.
This girl used to have a very friendly smile on her face, but now her smile makes me feel cold no matter how I look at it.
"How can I honor you if I'm far away? How about we listen to Grandma Su and I'll recognize you as my master and you'll treat me as your junior? I'll eat meat buns every day from now on. What do you think?"
If she could give the old man a glimmer of light in his heart, give him the motivation to live, and wait until his son returns triumphantly, Lin Chuxia would be willing.
Mr. He finally stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't have a good appetite today. I don't want to eat meat buns. The smell of meat makes me sick. No, I can't stay here any longer. I'm leaving... leaving..."
Looking at his hasty escape, Grandma Su laughed and said "Pooh".
Lin Chuxia quickly picked up a few meat buns from the steamer and chased after him.
This old man must not have eaten since he found his way here. Seeing how skinny he was, he must have eaten casually. How could she bear to let him come and leave hungry?
Grandma He saw Grandma Su at the door of the bun shop, looking like she was watching a good show, and turned her face away proudly, "Take it away quickly, I have no appetite today, and I feel sick when I smell meat."
Lin Chuxia smiled and stuffed the buns into his arms, "They're not meat-filled, they're all vegetarian."
After saying that, he went back to the bun shop.
Old Master He stared at her back, his eyes flashing with complexity. He raised his head and met Grandma Su's eyes again. He snorted and walked home with the buns in his arms. As he walked, he took out a bun and took a bite, his mouth full of the aroma of meat.
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In the bun shop, Grandma Su had already talked to Lin Chuxia about Grandpa He.
Mr. He comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and his ancestors once served as imperial physicians for the emperor. This is exactly the case...
His three daughters and one son were also implicated, but fortunately his daughters had started families and immediately severed ties with him, which was not a bad thing. However, his youngest son was born in his old age and could not escape the blame.
His wife didn't survive that period either and passed away the following year.
It's a pity that despite his medical skills, he was unable to save his wife and could only watch her die in pain.
Since then, Mr. He never treated anyone again and was unwilling to mention his identity again.
Now that the policies have improved, Mr. He is looking forward to the safe return of his youngest son.
What remained was what Lin Shuxia saw: Mr. He sat at the entrance of the train station and watched every day.
"Grandpa He's son will definitely come back safely," Lin Chuxia held Grandma Su's hand.
Grandma Su sighed, "We've been looking forward to it, but after so long, there's still no news."
Lin Chuxia could not tell the old man that Mr. He's son was still alive. She would not reveal the secret of her rebirth to anyone. Moreover, she had only heard about Mr. He's son in her previous life and had never seen him in person.
All she can do now is to do her best to give the old man the confidence to live, and hope that the day of reunion will come sooner.
When she returned home in the evening, Qin's father and mother were waiting for her. Qin's father told her about the things happening in the fields.
The tomatoes are being pulled out these days. We had agreed not to plant any more tomatoes after the vines were pulled out, and to plant wheat directly when the season comes.
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Father Qin thought it was a pity to leave the land idle. "I thought of planting a season of fennel. It grows fast, and it only takes 40 days from sowing seeds to harvesting. It's just right to use this time. Don't you sell vegetarian buns in your bun shop? Planting fennel is just right. When the time comes, cut it early, start with a little more than a fork, and it will last for about 10 days. It won't be old when the last crop is cut.""I know you're worried about your mother and me. It's okay. Since I took the medicine you gave me, I feel much better. My old illness hasn't come back much recently. This job is no problem for me. Planting fennel is also easy. Just sprinkle the seeds and water it once in the middle. If God is kind enough, you don't even need to water it."
Lin Chuxia has been using Lingquan water on the two elderly people. Worried that the effect of the water was too obvious and would arouse suspicion, she went to the hospital to get some vitamins and placebos, and told the elderly that these were the medicines introduced to her by others and that Qin's father had been taking them recently.
After hearing what Father Qin said about growing fennel, Lin Chuxia nodded, "Then I'll listen to Dad."
She also noticed that Qin's father was a person who couldn't sit still, and it would be good for his health if he had some work to do.
After finishing talking about the things in the fields, Lin Chuxia returned to her room, took a shower in the space, changed into clean clothes, and began to count the accounts.
Every day she would leave the money for the next day's purchases to Su Wensong, and put the remaining money in her bag, or actually in her space, and bring it back.
Money was too scattered these days, and Lin Chuxia took a while to sort it out.
Including the money left for Su Wensong, the daily turnover was more than 80 yuan.
This has been the standard since the store opened. After deducting costs, the profit is about 50 yuan.
The steamed buns are the main dish, and the cold dishes are also good.
Vegetables are cheap nowadays, and a plate of cold dishes costs only a few cents.
Most of the people who come to her shop to eat are gay men. Many of them don't want to go to state-owned restaurants and have to face the hostile attitude. They come here to eat and talk about things, and some come here to meet friends and chat. The wine, drinks and cold dishes sell well.
When the weather gets colder in a while, cold dishes alone will not be enough. Lin Chuxia thought that after the bun shop is on track, she would make some cooked food to sell.
Cooking is also her forte.
Moreover, the profit of prepared food is considerable. If prepared food is included, the store's profit can increase by at least twenty per day.
If this happens, there will definitely not be enough staff in the store.
Lin Chuxia was wondering whether to put up an advertisement to recruit service staff when an acquaintance came to the store the next day.
When she saw Sun Lanlan, Lin Chuxia wanted to slap herself twice. She had been so busy during this period that she had forgotten about her good friend.
Sun Lanlan looked at Lin Chuxia in the store with a look of surprise on her face. "A few days ago, my third brother went to the train station to see someone off and said he saw you selling buns in a bun shop. I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect it was you."
Lin Chuxia led her into the store, found a quiet corner and poured her a glass of water. "Are you hungry? I'll get you two buns to try."
Sun Lanlan quickly pulled her back, glanced around and lowered her voice, "Let's not do it. It would be bad if your boss saw it. I'll just talk to you here. By the way, are you busy? Is it okay to talk?"
Lin Chuxia patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay. I have the final say. Just stay here and relax."
She went to get a few buns, and then Su Wensong came over, "Boss, the meat is chopped, you can mix the stuffing."
Sun Lanlan, who was standing by, opened her eyes wide and was in shock for a long time after the two of them finished talking.
"You...you are the boss?"
(End of this chapter) Chapter 50 She would remember the name
even if it was burned to ashes. Sun Lanlan thought that Lin Chuxia just said that she had the final say in the store just now to reassure her, but she didn't expect that the owner of the bun shop was her.Now think about it, the bun shop is called Qin's Bun Shop, and isn't Lin Chuxia's man's surname Qin?
"Chu Xia, you've really made it. How come you're so amazing?"
Sun Lanlan wanted to hug her sisters and spin around.
A while ago, she heard that Lin Chuxia's husband had gone to work in another city, and she was worried about him. She always felt that the new wife was so lonely at home and felt so pitiful.
I wanted to visit Qinjia Village, but I was worried about bringing trouble to my sisters, so when I heard that Lin Chuxia worked in a bun shop, I came here immediately.
I didn't expect that her sister was so successful and became a boss.
"By the way, I heard that Lin Jiayi has been asking Li Guangyuan to find some business to do recently. Is she stimulated by your business?"
Daqingshan Village and Xiaoqingshan Village are adjacent to each other. Sun Lanlan heard a lot about Lin Jiayi's side after asking around.
Lin Chuxia thought that Lin Jiayi wanted to do business not because of her stimulation, but because she was still dreaming of becoming a rich wife.
She didn't know whether Li Guangyuan could be persuaded by her, she was quite looking forward to it.
Shaking his head, "My family doesn't know I'm doing business, and I don't plan to let them know."
Sun Lanlan thought about the attitude of the Lin family towards Lin Chuxia, and thought it would be better not to let them know. "Okay, I'll tell my third brother to keep his mouth shut."
"By the way, Chuxia, guess how Lin Jiayi has been spending her time in the Li family during this period. I wonder if she regrets switching marriages with you."
Sun Lanlan came here to gossip with her sisters. She was really disgusted when Lin Jiayi temporarily exchanged marriages with her sisters, so during this period of time she always intentionally or unintentionally asked about Lin Jiayi's affairs. It didn't matter if she asked, but she kept silent after hearing it.
Lin Chuxia rarely showed the demeanor of her age in front of her good friends, her eyes sparkling with gossip, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."
Sun Lanlan told the story about how Lin Jiayi's two sisters-in-law stole her betrothal gifts, and how she had always insisted on not going to the fields, but later went to work obediently with Li Guangyuan.
Lin Chuxia felt amused. The reason why Li Guangyuan had a reputation for being simple and honest was that he was a good guy who didn't want to offend anyone and couldn't afford to offend anyone.
Don't expect him to help you if something happens. He will only try to smooth things over between the two sides, and the side he plays with will often be biased towards his mother.
As for the two sisters-in-law, they are not easy to deal with either.
When the Li family offered eight feet of cloth as a betrothal gift, she thought it was odd.
The Li family is not a generous family. Eight feet of cloth is enough for one dress for Lin Jiayi's figure, but less than two. Both of Li's daughters are thin, so the cloth is just enough for two new clothes.
She had reminded Lin Jiayi at the beginning, and she felt that she had no good intentions. This time, let her see the true face of the Li family.
Old Mrs. Li favors her own family and wants to treat her daughter-in-law like a blood cow. She won't stop until she squeezes every last bit of blood out of her.
In her previous life, she had found good marriages for her two sisters-in-law, which shut up the three people. She had the leverage over the two sisters-in-law and used their marriages to control them, which allowed her to live a more peaceful life afterwards.
Otherwise, who knows how the two of them would do something strange.
"You said that you thought Li Guangyuan was pretty good before. Although his family was a little poor, he was honest. But how could it be like this? Fortunately, you didn't marry her," Sun Lanlan finally sighed, "It seems that although Qin Yang is not at home, it saves a lot of trouble."
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It seems that the sisters are living a pretty good life.Seeing her mood getting depressed, Lin Chuxia asked with concern, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Sun Lanlan sighed, "It's nothing, a matchmaker just found a date for me, and my mom thinks he's okay, but when I saw you, I felt like a woman's marriage is really a second life, and I don't know what kind of life I'll be reborn into in the future, so I feel a little uneasy."
Lin Chuxia frowned slightly, "Where is the person Aunt Sun told you about from, what does he do, and what is his name?"
Seeing her nervousness, Sun Lanlan was the first to laugh, "Don't worry, I'm just a little uneasy. We're going to get married eventually. The other party is also a farmer. He's not far from our village, from Mencunying. I think his name is Liu Dahui. My mother said that although his family is also farmers, the Liu family is hardworking and richer than ordinary families. Liu Dahui has four brothers and sisters, and he is the youngest. His brothers and sisters are all married. It's good for me to live alone after I marry him."
When Lin Chuxia heard the three words "Sun Dahui", she felt her head buzzing.
It was the man from Sun Lanlan's previous life, the one whose name she would still remember even if it was burned to ashes.
In her previous life, when she first married into the Li family, her mother-in-law hated her family so much because of the 300 yuan dowry that she wouldn't let her go back even though the two villages were adjacent.
When I heard about Sun Lanlan's marriage a year later, she was already about to get married.
I didn't expect that this marriage was decided so early.
It's all because I was too busy and neglected it during this period.
"What do you mean it's good?" Lin Chuxia pretended to be angry and said, "Don't you want to find a job? Are you willing to farm in the village for the rest of your life?"
"I want to find someone who works, and the person who works has to look up to me. If I marry someone with a rural household registration and move to the city, what will I eat and drink?"
Lin Chuxia took her hand and held it in her palm, "Lanlan, actually I would have looked for you even if you hadn't come. Look at my bun shop. There are many customers after it opened, but there are only a few people working. I want to find two people who know me well to help me. Are you willing to come and help me?"
Sun Lanlan excitedly held Lin Chuxia's hand and said, "Can I...can I?"
"Why not? You are nimble and smart, and you are wasting your talent in my small shop. Now that the market is open, even farmers can come to the city to work and earn a salary. No matter what kind of commercial grain farmers, we have hands and feet, and we can earn our own living. Even if we find a partner in the future and get a salary every month, we are no worse than those city people. Don't you think this makes sense? Let's not talk about others, just look at me, am I worse than Qin Yang, the worker?"
In the eyes of today's people, the household registration issue is a gap between urban and rural residents, but Lin Chuxia knows that with the liberalization of the market, the gap between agricultural households and non-agricultural households is getting smaller and smaller. In another 20 or 30 years, non-agricultural households will envy agricultural households.
She couldn't tell Sun Lanlan these things, but she could slowly change her mind.
Sun Lanlan shook her head repeatedly. Of course it was not bad. Her sister was the boss and was in charge of several people.
"That's right. Go back and tell Aunt Sun that you found a job in the city and we can talk about the marriage in two years."
Sun Lanlan seemed to be dreaming, "Will my mother agree?"
"Why would you disagree? If that doesn't work, just say you don't want to. Your third brother doesn't have a girlfriend yet, so just shift your focus to your third brother."
Sun Bingnan, who was far away in Daqingshan Village, sneezed and suddenly felt a little cold.
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