Once the first person arrives, there will be a second, a third...

In no time, nearly twenty servings were sold.

Seeing that it was almost time, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan began packing up and moving to another place.

A group of people walked towards us; they were all strong and sturdy men. They walked through the market without buying anything.

Finally, they stopped in front of Song Ning and his group's stall.

Song Ning immediately put on a smile: "Would you gentlemen like some cold noodles? They're refreshing and perfect for cooling off in the summer."

Upon hearing that it would cool them down, the group immediately became interested and each ordered a bowl.

The group was drenched in sweat. After paying, they sat down and started slurping, not even bothering to say a word.

After finishing the bowl, one of them said, "That was fucking awesome! I thought I wouldn't get to eat anything like this today."

Along the way, all the stalls were selling hot food. On this sweltering day, I just wanted something cool to cool down.

"Boss, ten more bowls!" The man was generous and threw the money over.

There were five of them in total. They had already each eaten a bowl, and now they ordered ten more bowls. In a short while, half of the remaining cold noodles were sold.

One of the men got up and went next door to buy a few pancakes, which made the pancake stall owner very happy, and he smiled directly at Song Dahai and his wife.

They were all big, burly men with big appetites. They didn't look like people from the town; they seemed more like the caravan traders we talk about now.

Each person ate two more bowls, then they were served coarse flour pancakes, and they were so full they could barely walk.

"Boss, I'll take all the remaining cold noodles. Please pack them up and take them with me."

You can wrap the cold noodles and take them away, but you can't take the soup with you.

But the man's eyes lit up when he saw the cold noodles in the bucket. In the end, Song Ning made a suggestion: "Brothers, how about this? You can take the bucket back with you and return it tomorrow, but you'll have to pay a deposit of four coins."

These buckets were all made by Song Dahai, using wood from the village. It didn't cost much, but there was a labor fee, so he couldn't just give them away for free.

Without a second thought, the man agreed: "Okay, then you must come again tomorrow." After saying that, he paid the money, picked up the two wooden buckets, and left.

Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan were dumbfounded. They had all been sold?

Those people just ordered thirty servings of liangpi (cold skin noodles) at once. Each serving costs three coins, so thirty servings would cost ninety coins.

All in all, did they earn more than a hundred coins a day?

After figuring out the accounts, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan were so excited that they didn't know what to do.

Song Ning smiled and said, "It's time. Let's pack our things first."

As noon approached and the weather grew hotter, Song Ning bought a few steamed buns from a street stall on her way out of the market. Her family hadn't eaten breakfast and were feeling weak from hunger.

Each person gets a steamed bun to fill their stomachs first, and the rest can be discussed at home.

When they arrived at the place they had agreed to meet Li Daniu, he hadn't arrived yet, so the three of them found a shady spot to wait.

"Father, Mother, you two rest here for a while. We're running low on food. I'll go buy some more."

"I'll go with you."

"No need, I can manage on my own."

Fearing that Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan would follow, Song Ning quickly ran away after speaking.

If they really follow her, how will she take things out of her spatial storage?

Song Ning first went to the butcher shop to buy some meat, then went to find a chicken and duck seller. After looking around for a while, she finally picked out two chicks.

We were running low on oil, so I went to the oil shop to buy some more and some seasonings.

As Song Ning came out of the shop, she turned her head and saw a familiar figure.

Song Rui.

Song Rui and a woman went into a jewelry store together. The woman was holding Song Rui's arm, and they looked very affectionate.

After Song Rui went back last time, the Song family's old house, or more precisely, the second branch of the Song family, was thrown into chaos.

The Song family was still thinking of going to find Song Rui, but they heard that they were kicked out by the shop owner, who said that there was no such person.

There was no other way; they couldn't find anyone from the second wife's side, so they had to fend for themselves.

Song Ning didn't look much. What happened on the second wife's side was none of her business. She just wanted to live her own life.

Just as I took a step to leave, the two men came out of the shop.

As soon as Song Rui came out, he and Song Ning across from him exchanged a glance, but neither of them paid any attention to the other, acting as if they didn't know each other.

After leaving that street, Song Ning passed by the grain store again, and the price of grain had gone up again.

Last time it cost thirty coins, now it's thirty-five coins.

Song Ning slipped into a small alley, took out rice, flour, and vegetables from her spatial storage, and started walking back.

Back at the meeting place, Li Daniu had already arrived, and everything was loaded into the car. Song Ning jumped into the car, and the group set off back.

When we arrived at the village, it was afternoon and still hot. There weren't many people outside, which was good, as it saved us from having to ask all sorts of questions.

The oxcart stopped in front of the house. After writing down what he wanted, Song Ning took out six coins and gave them to Li Daniu.

"That's too much. Three coins are enough." Li Daniu refused to accept it.

"Uncle Da Niu, we'll need to ride in your oxcart a lot when we go to town to do business, so please accept it."

From now on, they'll have to go to town every day to do business, and they can also cooperate with Li Daniu long-term.

The first thing the family of three did upon returning home was to count their money.

They made a total of 52 liangpi (cold skin noodles). Subtracting the two liangpi used as samples, that's 50 liangpi. Each liangpi is served for 3 wen (3 coins), which is 150 wen. They also took the 1 wen shortchanged from the first customer and gave them an extra half-portion, which is 49 portions. So they earned a total of 147 wen today.

Fortunately, she grows most of the ingredients herself, so apart from oil, salt, and seasonings, she doesn't spend much money on anything else; otherwise, she probably wouldn't earn much.

Based on this calculation, they still have about 100 coins in revenue.

Song Dai and Liu Yuelan were particularly excited.

Although the family had earned a little over one tael of silver from Song Ning selling rabbits and mountain products, it was still different from the money he earned himself.

Who would have thought that their family could make money now?

"I heard that the laborers in the town who do hard labor under the 'Contract Responsibility System' only earn a dozen or so coins a day. We actually earned so much in one day!" Liu Yuelan said with a smile.

"Yes, that's quite a lot. Our family has never earned this much money before."

Seeing the happy expressions on their faces, Song Ning suddenly realized that although the money wasn't much, it represented hope for them.

A glimmer of hope for survival.

"Today is our first day, and many people don't know about it yet. We'll definitely have even more customers in the future."

After counting the money, Song Ning took out the things she had bought that day from the basket: a pound of meat, dozens of pounds of flour, and rice and millet.

When Song Ning bought the chicken, the seller also gave her a small cage to hold the chicks. She opened the cage and took a look; one of the chicks looked listless and listless.

Song Dahai built a simple chicken coop in the yard, and Song Ning put two chickens in it, but the other one didn't seem very energetic.