Chapter 20 Being Envied

Aunt Dahua knew that fifty cents was definitely not enough.

The couple ate four wraps early in the morning. The amount was appropriate, and they wouldn't want more for two people, so they gave the cost price, and took it as a good omen for the opening.

Shen Qingyue really accepted the fifty cents and said, "Thank you very much, Auntie."

Then she and her elder sister also ate the burritos, and they were really delicious.

It was getting bright outside pretty fast.

Shen Qingyue prepared eight dishes in total: chicken bones stewed with potatoes, shredded potatoes, mapo tofu, eggplant with sauce, salad, liver tips, celery fried noodles, dry pot kohlrabi, multi-grain rice, steamed buns, and wraps. After everything was ready.

Uncle Zhuangzi is already outside.

They hurried to move their things. Then they went to the old carpenter's house to find a shelf and brought it back. The oxcart, loaded with the two of them and so much food, slowly set off.

Yesterday, rumors spread throughout the village that Shen Qingyue was going to open a stall. Today, many people were waiting at the village entrance. Sure enough, they saw the two sisters with a cart full of things and asked, "Are you leaving now?"

Shen Qingyue hummed.

A familiar voice came from the crowd. It was Grandma Xu Xiuzhi who said, "Huh, you haven't even grown all your hair yet and you're trying to learn how to do business. It's really laughable."

Because Shen Qingyue made such a big fuss, many people asked her indirectly whether she regretted splitting up the most capable family.

Xu Xiuzhi regretted it so much that her intestines turned green, but she still insisted in front of everyone that she did not regret it.

Because Shen Qingyue was setting up a stall today, she didn't sleep well last night.

Seeing her demeanor as a young lady today, it seems she enjoys life.

Shen Qingyue had already broken off relations with the old family and had already separated from them. She said, "You should worry about yourself. There's only about 40 yuan left at home. You should think about how to make it to the autumn harvest."

As soon as these words came out, the women present immediately started to make noises of gossiping!

Xu Xiuzhi immediately jumped up and said, "Bullshit, I'm rich. If no one makes me angry after you leave, I won't know how happy I am."

Shen Qingyue said lightly: "Rich people never talk about being rich."

Suddenly Xu Xiuzhi's face turned the color of eggplant skin.

Someone around laughed first, and Xu Xiuzhi became even angrier.

She originally wanted to give this disobedient granddaughter a scolding, but who would have thought that she would be so effective that she would give her a severe scolding.

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The oxcart slowly drove out of the village. Soon the sun came up. Shen Qingyue got a straw hat from somewhere and put one on herself and her sister.

My sister couldn't help laughing when she thought of grandma's appearance in the morning, and said, "Naughty."

Grandma was so angry that she jumped on the spot. It was the first time she had seen this.

Shen Qingyue smiled: "I didn't mean to cause trouble, she asked for it. If she does this again next time, I will confront her again."

Chen Mei said, "It's a blessing that we have someone like you in our family, otherwise we would all be bullied like me."

Shen Qingyue hummed.

The oxcart clattered along slowly, and soon they entered the county. They headed straight for the steel plant. They glanced at the time, and luckily it wasn't lunchtime yet.

Uncle Zhuangzi wanted to wait for her here after unloading the goods.

But Shen Qingyue said that he would be here for several hours, so he could pull the ox cart around here to see if he could get some work or something.

Uncle Zhuangzi was a little tempted, but still said, "Is it okay for you two to stay here?" After all, they were two little girls, and he was worried that it might not be safe.

Shen Qingyue said: "It's okay, there's a steel plant across the street, and there's a security department here." Besides, she paid for this stall with real money.

When the other stall owners saw Shen Qingyue coming, they all looked around. After learning from her that this was a boxed lunch and that most of the dishes were vegetarian, they lost interest in looking at it anymore.

From a distance, I saw the noodle vendor saying to someone nearby, "Young people these days really think money is easy to make. This is a steel factory, and they eat meat every day. Who would spend money to eat vegetarian food?"

"Yes, I heard that the chefs in the steel plant are all hired from other places."

Shen Qingyue had seen even bigger scenes than this in her previous life and was not affected by it.

But Chen Mei was a little nervous: "Do you think anyone will eat this?" This business had cost over a hundred dollars, including seasonings, vegetables, meat, etc. It didn't sound expensive, but when everything added up, it was a lot.

Shen Qingyue said: "Don't worry. It will definitely sell well."

Then he gave the noodle seller a cold look.

The two of them were selling different things, and yet they were trying to manipulate their minds with words. They'd be better off just making noodles instead of wasting their time.

As soon as I saw that she had time to gossip, I knew her business was not doing well.

The noodle vendor saw Shen Qingyue's eye roll and became furious, but no one scolded her, and she couldn't go up to them, so she could only sulk aside, muttering, "You're still young."

Shen Qingyue timed this just right, and soon heard the steel plant's noon bell ringing.

Thousands of people from the factory soon flocked to various places. The steel plant had good benefits, so those who lived nearby went home, while others came out to buy some snacks to satisfy their hunger.

Shen Qingyue removed the quilt covering the lunch box to keep it warm and opened all the lids.

The aroma of food spread instantly, and several workers who were about to go home stopped in their tracks when they smelled it. Look over here!

The noodle seller felt something was not good when he smelled the fragrance just now.

It’s true that her sales were not good every time, but she didn’t want others to sell well. She kept praying in her heart that the workers would not buy lunch boxes.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and several people were already heading towards Shen Qingyue's stall.