Xia Jin continued, "Aunt Cuihong should have told me all my requirements, and she should have told you about the daily wages."

Aunt Liu said, "I've told you everything. I'll definitely work hard tomorrow."

After sending Aunt Liu away, Aunt Cuihong said, "Xia Jin, the bamboo sticks you requested are here. Take a look and see if they are up to standard." She took out a bamboo stick from the table and handed it to Xia Jin. Xia Jin took a look and said, "It's OK."

Aunt Cuihong said, "That's fine."

Xia Jin said, "Auntie, please order another batch later. If they sell well, we will need them for a long time."

Aunt Cuihong said, "The spicy hotpot you make is so delicious, your business must be very good."

After the two of them finished talking, Xia Jin fetched water to wash up. While fetching water, he quietly dropped two drops of spiritual spring water into the well, hoping that it would be helpful for Aunt Cuihong's husband's health and could reduce Aunt Cuihong's burden. Even if it didn't work, it could at least make their bodies better.

Xia Jin returned to bed and thought that it was almost October and the weather was getting colder. He had not brought any thick clothes with him after leaving the Xia family. Although they were sold in stores, it was still warmer to wear a cotton-padded jacket made at home in the winter in Northeast China. Later, he would have to buy cloth and cotton and ask others to help make a few cotton-padded clothes.

The next morning, Xia Jin went to the vegetable market. After entering, Xia Jin went straight to the fish stall. This time, the grass carp was about eight pounds. Xia Jin bought four and also bought two chickens. Xia Jin only needed chicken breasts, but they did not sell them separately, so Xia Jin could only buy two whole chickens.

She kept the chicken breast for skewers and the rest for herself. Xia Jin also bought more than ten pounds of large bones. She had previously made soup with water, but this time she planned to use bone broth to make it more delicious.

Anyway, bones are cheap and there is no meat on them, so no one buys them normally. Besides, you can drink some every day to nourish your body.

Now that he is growing up, he needs to nourish himself. If it were not for being with others and not being able to show off his wealth, Xia Jin would definitely eat meat every meal. However, Xia Jin has already made up his mind that when he buys a house and lives on his own, he will definitely eat good food every day to nourish himself, and also buy milk and other things.

After buying the things, Xia Jin put them all on the tricycle and rode it to a place where there was no one. Xia Jin took out all the vegetables in his space, including lettuce, cabbage, turnips, potatoes, radishes, and yams, and put them in a backpack and put them on the tricycle. After everything was ready, Xia Jin rode the tricycle back home.

After returning home, he cleaned the bones and stewed them in Zhang's pot over low heat. After talking to Aunt Cuihong, Xia Jin went to school.

After finishing two classes, Xia Jin took her leave note and went home. She arrived around ten o'clock. Her two aunts had almost finished their work by the time she got home. Xia Jin checked their clothes and found them all okay. She then checked on the bone soup she had been making. It was almost done, and had turned a milky white.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xia Jin quickly washed his hands and started working. He first marinated the cut meat. In order to avoid being discovered, Xia Jin added spiritual spring water to the soy sauce and vinegar, so that he didn't have to add spiritual spring water every time he cooked.

After Xia Jin marinated the meat, he went into the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for frying. After frying, Xia Jin put them all into the big pot he used to set up his stall, loaded it onto the car, and also loaded the vegetables he wanted to sell onto the car.

After everything was done, Xia Jin confidently got on and rode forward, but the load was too heavy for Xia Jin to carry. Seeing this, Aunt Liu said, "Xia Jin, wait a minute. I'll ask my daughter to take you back. Anyway, that girl has nothing to do at home all day."

Aunt Cuihong said, "Oh, Xiaohua is at home."

Xia Jin asked, "Xiaohua?"

Aunt Cuihong said, "Your Aunt Liu's eldest daughter has just reached adulthood and has grown a bit stronger. She's looking for a job now."

Xia Jin nodded to show that he understood.

Soon, Aunt Liu came over with a big, strong girl. Aunt Liu looked at Xia Jin and said, "This is my eldest daughter. Don't look at her because she's not pretty, but she's strong enough to fight three people. Xia Jin, just order her around."

Xia Jin said, "Thank you, Aunt Liu."

Aunt Liu said, "Why thank me? Just let this girl go with you. She can help you calm down. You are so thin and weak, so she can help you avoid being bullied."

Xiaohua said in a muffled voice: "Just tell me if you have anything to say."

Xia Jin said, "Okay, I'll trouble Sister Xiaohua today."

Xiaohua rode the tricycle which was too heavy for Xia Jin, and Xia Jin followed behind. It took them about twenty minutes to reach their destination. When they arrived, Xia Jin found a place to unload his things and put the pot on the stove to warm the soup.

When Xia Jin and his friends arrived, there were already many stalls in front of the machinery factory. Xia Jin and his friends did not go in on their first day, mainly because the aroma of the spicy hot pot was overpowering. Even at the end, Xia Jin was confident that his business would be good.

The vendors around looked at Xia Jin and the others warily, fearing that they would steal their business. After all, in this day and age, it was either tea eggs or steamed buns and noodles, and there were several shops selling the same thing outside a factory. However, as they watched Xia Jin and the others move their goods down, they gradually felt relieved, because after all, the things they sold were different.

After Xia Jin heated the soup, a fragrant aroma gradually wafted out. Everyone looked over at the aroma, wondering what could have caused it. Xiao Hua also swallowed her saliva at the aroma.

Xia Jin ignored them and, taking advantage of the early hours, put some well-cooked vegetables in the pot, along with a few skewers of meat. After blanching, Xia Jin used a colander to scoop out the food, placed it in a bowl, and added some soup. Then, she handed it to Hu Zi and said, "Sister Xiaohua, while it's still early, hurry up and eat something to fill your stomach."

Xiaohua shook her head and said, "This is something for sale. I can't eat it."

Xia Jin said, "Eat it quickly. I've already made it, and no one's buying it. It would be a waste if you don't eat it."

Xiaohua took the paper bowl sheepishly and said, "Okay."

Xiaohua ate very seriously and finished a big bowl in no time. Xia Jin asked, "Is it delicious?"

Xiaohua said, "It's delicious." Maybe it was too spicy, a layer of sweat appeared on Hu Zi's forehead, and he took a deep breath while speaking.

Xia Jin placed the price list she had made next to the car so that others could see it at a glance. Seeing that she hadn't finished get off work yet, Xia Jin boiled a bowl of soup. After boiling it, she said to Hu Zi, "Sister Xiaohua, please help me give this bowl to the grocery store owner across the road and tell him that this is Xia Jin's gift to him."

After hearing this, Xiaohua put down her work and ran away with the bowl in hand. Xia Jin's food was so delicious that the bun vendor next to her couldn't help but come over and said, "Little girl, this thing of yours is so delicious, how do you sell it?"