It's market day again.

The Chi family made a lot more plum blossom cakes to sell.

Compared to the first time I set up a stall, there are many more people now, but making money will probably still be difficult.

"Other people sell hot food, but ours is dry, so it's bound to be hard to sell."

"Yes, who wouldn't go to a shop to buy snacks?"

Sister-in-law Chi was chatting idly with Chi Sihai, neither of them very optimistic about the flower cake business.

However, since their younger sister was so insistent, they couldn't very well refuse.

We should persevere for a while longer and see. Doing business is never that easy.

"You guys are here again? Last time you said you'd give me one free if I bought three, right? Well then, give me three this time."

Suddenly, a slightly familiar figure appeared.

Chi Sihai recognized her as the old lady from the wealthy family who was in charge of purchasing last time.

But... you only bought two pieces?

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Sister-in-law Chi quickly and efficiently went to pack it.

No matter how much, as long as it's sold, you'll make a profit; at the very least, you won't lose money.

Aunt Liu smiled broadly, her eyebrows relaxed, and she looked quite kind: "I only bought two pieces, and you're still willing to serve me. It's really rare."

"Look at what you're saying, ma'am. When you open a business, how can you not greet your customers?" Sister-in-law Chi exchanged a few polite words with Aunt Liu, and then the latter left.

Chi Sihai observed carefully for a while, then called over Chi Shuxing: "Xingxing, quietly follow this old lady and see how much she buys when she goes shopping elsewhere. Remember to stay far away; it's better to lose her than to be discovered."

"good."

Although Chi Shuxing didn't know what his fourth uncle was planning, he felt excited about such an adventurous thing!

He immediately became excited and ran off in a flash.

Sister-in-law Chi asked curiously, "Fourth brother, what are you doing?"

"I have some guesses, I'll talk about it when Xingxing comes back."

"oh."

When it was time to close up shop, not all the plum blossom cakes were sold; about ten remained.

Sister-in-law Chi sighed.

If it weren't for her sister's insistence, she would have quit long ago.

Isn't this a waste of effort?

"Fourth Uncle, that old lady goes to many vegetable stalls and picks out several kilograms of vegetables at once."

"That's strange..."

The fact that she bought over ten kilograms of vegetables at other stalls shows that she was indeed purchasing for the government.

But why does it only cost a few dollars here?

"Oh, right, I followed her a bit further away and found that after the old lady left the market, she went to a pastry shop and gave the pastries to a man."

"A pastry shop?"

Chi Sihai's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and laughed happily.

He understood!

The elderly woman buying the pastries is helping the pastry shop owner to evaluate them!

But if you want to know how it's made, shouldn't you buy more and try it?

Why did you only buy a few pieces?

That's really strange.

But there should be good news, right?

"Fourth Uncle, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, we'll probably make money selling our snacks next time we come to the market."

Hearing Chi Sihai's words, the mother and daughter were completely confused, but they didn't ask any further questions.

After packing up and returning home, the men of the family all went up the mountain to burn coal again.

Aunt Chi was washing clothes with great effort.

Ever since he started researching charcoal, this guy's been completely wasted.

"You're back? How did it go? Did you sell them all?" Aunt Chi asked immediately when she heard the noise at the door.

Sister-in-law Chi shook her head somewhat awkwardly and said, "There are nine yuan left."

Aunt Chi wasn't surprised at all and said directly, "Then let's keep it and share it with the children this afternoon."

"Uh-huh."

Sister-in-law Chi was afraid of disappointing her family, and seeing that her mother-in-law wasn't there, she felt at ease.

As for Chi Sihai's matter, which was still unresolved, he didn't say anything, put his things down, and went up the mountain again.

*

"It's done?"

"It seems to be working now, right? I saw that the charcoal that the young lady and the others bought looked just like this."

"How about we try it tonight?"

A group of men stood around the burning charcoal at the cave entrance, their excitement beyond words.

Chi Wuhu wiped his face, looked down at his swollen hands, and exclaimed happily, "Great! It's finally done!"

Lately, Chi Wuhu and Leshan have also come to cut down trees and collect branches, and they're exhausted.

But it is precisely because I participated that I was especially happy when I saw the results.

"Don't wait until tonight, Grandpa, let's take it back and try it now." Leshan wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, his cheeks were rosy, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.

Whether a charcoal fire is warm or not doesn't necessarily depend on whether it's warm at night.

Old Man Li straightened up, panting heavily, his voice surprisingly strong: "Leshan is right, let's take it back and see!"

"Okay, let's go!"

While the adults were loading charcoal, Chi Wuhu suddenly pointed at Leshan and burst into laughter: "Brother Leshan, your face is so black!"

It must have been black ash that got on my face when I wiped away sweat.

Leshan's eyes darted around, and suddenly he pounced over, grabbing Chi Wuhu's cheeks with both hands and rubbing them vigorously.

Little Fifth Brother was so angry that he screamed loudly!

In the blink of an eye, the two brothers started chasing each other and playing around.

Ouch!

Suddenly, Little Fifth Brother tripped over something and fell down!

Leshan rushed over to help him up: "Are you alright?"

Now that the weather is cold and the ground is hard, falling is no joke.

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