Zhou Chunlan first made fifty jars of chili sauce. In addition to the peppers sent by Lin Yan, she also grew a lot of her own. At the market today, she picked three baskets of vegetables and sorted the chili sauce, waiting for Lin Yan and others to come and pick her up.

The car couldn't hold so many people after putting all the stuff in it, so Widow Liu and Yue Ge'er got out on their own initiative, planning to walk to town with Zhou Chunlan and chat along the way. Lin Yan pulled Yue Ge'er back into the car, saying that it was better for children not to walk so much, as it would tire their feet.

When the donkey cart arrived at the shop, Zhao Shiyun got off first and opened the door, letting Lin Yan sit inside before he began to move things in. Ah Mo's vegetables would be delivered to her stall after the things were moved in, and she would be there by then.

Today is still a busy day. In the morning, Zhao Shiyun sells steamed buns and pumpkin cakes at the door. Recently, he has added pure rice cakes and brown sugar rice cakes. Pure rice cakes are one cent a piece, and brown sugar rice cakes are two cents a piece. He doesn't make much, just as a change of taste.

The shelf where the dried bean curd sheets were stored was vacated and filled with chili sauce. Lin Yan opened a can and poured it into a bowl for the guests to taste. Uncle Qian arrived early in the morning and ordered brown sugar rice cakes and salty tofu pudding to start with.

"Brother Yan, pack me five bottles of hot sauce to take away." He has been craving this hot sauce for a long time, and now that he finally gets to eat it, he has to stock up more.

"Okay." Lin Yan sells this chili sauce for thirty cents a can. The chili peppers and garlic are all grown at home, so the cost is not high. It's just the can and the oil that cost money.

Hot sauce looks oily and tastes good when mixed with noodles or rice. It can also be used to stir-fry vegetables and make pancakes. It is better to bring a can of hot sauce when you go out than to eat pancakes all day long.

Regular customers know the spicy sauce used in Lin Yanjia's fragrant tofu is delicious, so when they see the new sauce on the shelves, they are willing to buy a bottle or two to take home. By noon, more than ten bottles have been sold.

"I feel like it's not selling enough. I need to ask Mom to make more." Lin Yan bought Zhou Chunlan's chili sauce for 25 wen a can. Zhou Chunlan originally wanted to charge her at cost, but Lin Yan disagreed. Making a profit of 5 wen a can was already pretty good. Mom worked hard making chili sauce, and since he wasn't around to be filial to her, he could only compensate her in this way.

Zhao Shiyun didn't answer. Lin Yan looked up and saw that he was in a daze.

Lin Yan raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "Brother Shi Yun, what's wrong?"

Zhao Shiyun came back to his senses, looked around, and whispered to Lin Yan, "I always feel like someone is watching me."

It turned out that this morning when Zhao Shiyun was selling things at the door, he always felt that someone was staring at him, but every time he looked up, he couldn't find it.

This feeling of being watched continued until he finished his work and went back into the shop. He guessed that the people outside could no longer see him and left.

Lin Yan's heart tightened when he heard this, and he became alert. The two of them thought about it over and over again, but they couldn't figure out who would be watching Zhao Shiyun outside, so after discussing it, Zhao Shiyun decided to take advantage of the fact that there were few people around and go check around the shop.

"But he should recognize you. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to go? Otherwise, I should go." Lin Yan suggested.

"If it's someone I know, and you don't, there's no point in going."

That's the truth. Zhao Shiyun just stood up to go out when that feeling came back. He dodged and hid behind the door, peeking out through the crack. Then he saw a furtive figure sneaking into the depths of the alley. It must have seen him and quickly hid.

"Second uncle?" Zhao Shiyun looked at the man's back and spoke in surprise.

"What? Is it your second uncle? The one who runs the tea shop in town?"

"It should be. Looking at the back, they look very similar. Although I haven't seen him for many years, even during the Qingming Festival, they would have visited the graves at different times. But I shouldn't be mistaken." Zhao Shiyun sighed. This second uncle, is he still not giving up? Seeing that his family has opened a shop, he wants to do something to destroy it.

Zhao Shiyun gritted his teeth and decided to catch up to see what was going on. "Brother Yan, I'll go over and take a look. You stay in the shop."

"No, what if he hits you?"

"Don't worry, with my physique, I can still be beaten by him." Zhao Shiyun is no longer the child he used to be. After comforting Lin Yan, he walked straight towards the alley.

As soon as he turned into the alley, he heard a cold snort. It was indeed his second uncle, who appeared in a flash. His second uncle's face was full of gloom. He said that he didn't expect the Zhao family could open such a good store even though they were in such a bad situation. His words were full of jealousy and unwillingness. Zhao Shiyun calmed down and warned his second uncle not to have any more bad ideas, otherwise he would not let him off easily. His second uncle glared at him hatefully and turned to leave. Zhao Shiyun looked at his back, knowing that this matter would probably not be easily resolved.

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"Dad and Mom, we saw my second uncle in town today. He was standing outside the shop and staring at me." Zhao Shiyun decided to tell his dad and mom.

Zhao Qiming and Li Yuemei were both shocked, "Did he do anything?"

"That's not the case. I've already warned him not to do anything rash."

"He suddenly appeared. Did something happen? Should we ask about it?" Li Yuemei frowned worriedly. They hadn't been in contact with Zhao Qide for many years since they stopped selling tofu in town. He suddenly appeared now. Maybe something had happened.

Zhao Qiming tapped the table and pondered for a moment. After a moment, he made a decision, "I'll go to my cousin's house to ask." Then he stood up and left.

Li Yuemei wanted to stop him but failed, so she could only let him go.

Zhao Shiyun held Lin Yan's hand tightly and told him not to worry, that he was a man now and could protect him and his family.

Lin Yan forced a smile. Well, his second uncle didn't do anything now, so he could only be careful and cautious.

"Never mind him. We are not afraid of him. Brother Yan, someone in the village is slaughtering a pig today. I went to buy a hoof and will stew it with soybeans later. I guarantee it will taste good." Li Yuemei suddenly remembered the meat she bought today and said to Lin Yan.

"Why is someone killing a pig today?" Lin Yan asked curiously.

"Hey, that family was getting married and bought a pig for the banquet. The pig was too big, so they were going to sell some of it. So I went and bought a pig's trotter and some pig intestines."

"This large intestine is difficult to prepare." Lin Yanguang couldn't stand hearing it, and he couldn't smell it now.

"Let Shiyun go wash it." Li Yuemei glared at her son. Zhao Shiyun stood up resignedly and prepared to wash his large intestine. Lin Yan laughed secretly on the side.