Soon, a delicious aroma wafted out from the kitchen.

Yuan Huiniang also got up. When she saw Yan Qingqing looking at her, she felt a little embarrassed. Then, when no one was paying attention, she pinched Li Xiangping hard.

Li Xiangping cried out in pain, and everyone turned to look at the two of them. Yuan Huiniang's face turned bright red.

After all, she was her daughter-in-law, and Yan Qingqing still had to protect her. Besides, she didn't want to be bombarded with displays of affection so early in the morning.

So he said, "Get to work quickly, and remember to be careful. We're making food, so it has to be clean."

And those chicks I bought yesterday, does anyone have time to make a coop for them while it's still cool?

The chicks are still small, so you can put them in the cage and take them anywhere. But once they get a little bigger, it won't work, since there are forty or fifty of them.

Upon hearing this, the children quickly went to get busy with their tasks.

Just then, a dark figure was lurking outside Yan Qingqing's door. He kept swallowing his saliva when he smelled the aroma coming from outside, and then he cursed loudly.

After breakfast, Yan Qingqing prepared to take Li Xiangping and the other two to set up a stall.

Before leaving, Yan Qingqing instructed Yuan Huiniang on some precautions for raising chicks. In fact, Yan Qingqing herself had never raised chicks before; she had only summarized some experiences she had heard about in her previous life.

Yuan Huiniang carefully memorized everything she heard, after all, Yan Qingqing was now an omnipotent being in her heart.

Yan Qingqing and her family set off earlier than usual today. Firstly, having an extra person in the family made the work much faster, and secondly, with the weather getting hotter, leaving early would keep them cooler on the road.

Along the way, Yan Qingqing keenly sensed that someone was following them, but she didn't say anything. She wanted to see who it was.

After walking halfway, Li Xiangjian quietly approached Yan Qingqing and said, "Mom, I keep feeling like someone is following us."

Yan Qingqing glanced at him and thought that the kid was quite alert.

Before Yan Qingqing could speak, Li Xiangjian touched the back of his head and said, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night and I'm just imagining things."

Yan Qingqing: ……

Because they set off early, they arrived at the dock half an hour earlier than usual. Yan Qingqing instructed the three children to set up their stall and rest for a while before redistributing their work.

Yan Qingqing was in charge of collecting money, Li Xiangping was in charge of serving the food, Li Xiangan was in charge of serving the soup, and Li Xiangjian was in charge of washing the dishes.

When the workers took their break, a crowd instantly surrounded Yan Qingqing's stall. Business was booming as always.

At this moment, a thin man in the distance watched this scene with resentment in his eyes. If Yan Qingqing had married him back then, wouldn't such a good business be theirs now?

When Yan Qingqing and her group had almost finished selling their food, the man quietly left again.

This was Li Xiangping's first time doing business, and he was naturally overjoyed to see his business doing so well.

Seeing his older brother standing there grinning like an idiot, Li Xiangjian quickly urged, "Brother, come over and help tidy up!"

We still need to buy groceries for tomorrow. Mom said that now that the weather is hot, we must use the freshest ingredients possible.

Li Xiangjian deliberately spoke loudly, firstly because he was one of the first to set up a stall with his mother and had experience, and secondly so that the customers could hear the care they put into the food.

Seeing her third son's arrogant demeanor, Yan Qingqing didn't expose him. Yan Qingqing's attitude towards her children was that if they were well-behaved, she wouldn't restrict their personalities. Otherwise, they would all be cut from the same mold, which would be truly boring.

After shopping for the things they would need the next day, the mother and her three children went home early.

Yuan Huiniang had cleaned the yard spotlessly and was sitting there with Xinniang and Yueniang making new clothes for Yan Qingqing and the others.

A flock of chicks were chirping and twittering in the coop, while Li Xiangkang and Xiao Jinxiu were catching insects in the vegetable garden.

When Yuan Huiniang saw Yan Qingqing and the others return, she quickly stood up and said, "Mother, why are you back so early today?"

Yan Qingqing laughed and said, "Having more people will make the work faster. Let Dalang and the others handle these pig offal first. I've thought of a new business. It may not make a lot of money, but the three of you can give it a try."

Yuan Huiniang was very happy to hear this. Although they usually helped with the family business, who wouldn't be happy to have another way to make money?

Seeing Yuan Huiniang so happy, Yan Qingqing said, "Don't be too happy yet. This business is not like selling food. I'm not sure if it will be successful."

What you do today might be copied tomorrow. You need to be mentally prepared, lest you work hard only to have someone else benefit from your efforts.

When Yuan Huiniang heard Te Ze reply, she said, "Mother, we are willing to try whether it works out or not. If it works out, our family will have another source of income."

Yan Qingqing knew that Yuan Huiniang was a person with ambition, and she admired such a person.

So he said, "Okay, in that case, let's give it a try."

"Moon Lady, go and fetch the scraps of fabric I bought yesterday. I'll teach you how to make a simple hair accessory."

Upon hearing this, Li Yueniang quickly brought out the scraps of cloth that Yan Qingqing had bought the day before.

Since there was no pen and ink at home, Yan Qingqing found a wooden stick and drew a few simple patterns on the ground, explaining, "There are several kinds of bows, these are the simplest, a strip of cloth can do the trick."

Of course, there are more complex ones that require sewing with needle and thread. You can learn these few first. After making a few more, I'll take them to the shops in the county town to ask if they'll accept them, and then we'll move on to the next step.”

Yuan Huiniang and the other two nodded seriously and began to study it carefully.

Yuan Huiniang was very talented in needlework. Yan Qingqing only drew a few patterns for her, and she quickly figured out the finished product.

Yan Qingqing was very satisfied and called Jinxiu, who was playing nearby, over.

Little Jinxiu, covered in sweat, stood obediently in front of Yan Qingqing and called out, "Grandma."

Yan Qingqing found the child increasingly adorable, so she took out the bow she had made and put it on Jinxiu's head, instantly adding to the little girl's charm.

Yan Qingqing looked at Jinxiu lovingly and said, "Our Jinxiu is the prettiest little girl. When Grandma earns money in the future, she will buy you even better ones."

Perhaps it's a special bond between grandparents and grandchildren, but Yan Qingqing genuinely adores her only grandchild.

While making a bow, Yuan Huiniang said, "Mother, please stop spoiling this girl. Look at all the girls in our village, none of them are as lucky as Jinxiu."

Yan Qingqing snorted and said, "What are we comparing our children to others? In my opinion, girls are no less capable than boys."

Moreover, a girl's good days at her parents' home are only a dozen or so years, so she should be pampered a bit.

From now on, our family needs to establish a rule: the sons of the family must support their married daughters. If our daughters are not doing well in their husbands' families, they should get a divorce.

"I'd rather never get married, as long as I can't suffer any injustice."

Yuan Huiniang was already used to her mother-in-law's idea of ​​gender equality, but Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang were very moved and felt that even if they got married in the future, they would have more confidence in their husband's family.