Chapter 325 I heard that I am the best (12)

"I heard that you are the kindest and most generous, Madam Mu. You always give a few taels of silver to beggars. Now I have to sell buns to supplement my family income. Madam Mu, do you think I shouldn't do this? If there are other ways, I don't want to work so hard... Otherwise, Madam Mu, can you help my family every month? In this way, I don't have to sell buns, and you don't have to worry about our family. Just a little money can save our family. What do you think?"

Zhou Shichu said with a smile, looking at Liu Yan expectantly. When Liu Yan heard her words, her eyes widened in shock. Obviously, she didn't expect Zhou Shichu to be so shameless. He was just short of telling her blatantly that if she paid to support Zhou Shichu's family, Zhou Shichu would agree not to sell buns.

There are such shameless people in this world! Liu Yan's face was colorful and wonderful. She obviously forgot that Zhou Shichu was a shrew who didn't follow common sense and didn't care about her reputation at all. She was completely different from other women who were devoted to their husbands and children.

Seeing that she was choked speechless by his words, Zhou Shichu laughed in his heart. She just wanted to disgust this "why not eat meat porridge" woman.

"Why aren't you talking, Madam Mu? Have you agreed to support our family every month? You are so kind and generous, you will definitely not refuse, right?" Zhou Shichu asked her expectantly, and he would not give up until he got her answer.

Liu Yan's eyes were erratic, and she felt guilty and flustered. How could she answer this? She couldn't agree. After all, she wasn't a fool. She didn't want to spend money on outsiders for free. Even if she had money, she wouldn't spend it this way. Besides, her relationship with Zhou Shichu wasn't that good. But she couldn't refuse directly. After all, Zhou Shichu had emphasized that she was a "kind and generous" person. If she refused to help Zhou Shichu, wouldn't it be a denial of this statement, indicating that she wasn't actually "kind and generous"?

Liu Yan was in a dilemma, her eyes were red with anxiety, and she was really about to cry.

Fortunately, she still had a loyal maid named Qingfeng, who would marry Li Wei in the future. Qingfeng gently pinched Liu Yan's arm, as if she had remembered something important, and said loudly: "Oh, Madam! It's getting late. The general said this morning that he wanted to eat the donkey meat steamed buns at Manfulou. We have been out for so long and haven't bought any yet. If we go too late, the donkey meat steamed buns will be sold out. Let's go quickly!"

As he said that, he pulled Liu Yan away from the crowd. Liu Yan nodded and said, "You are right to remind me. We can't delay any longer!"

The master and servant fled away. How could Zhou Shichu not see through their tricks? But she did not expose them. After all, she did not really want Liu Yan to help her.

It's funny to say that Liu Yan keeps saying "it's for your own good" and wants to interfere in other people's affairs, but once her own interests are involved, she immediately backs off. She is so hypocritical.

Zhou Shichu didn't bother to pay attention to her hypocrisy.

She wanted to save more money to buy a small shop and hire a few people, so that she could be the manager behind the scenes and leave other things to others.

In fact, it would be easy for her to open a bun shop, but the source of the money was hard to explain. After all, the income from selling buns every day was obvious to all, and everyone could guess how much money she earned. If she spent too much, people would definitely notice something was wrong, so she had to take it slowly.

Li Ji and a group of kids of the same age were playing with slingshots in the woods, shooting birds, catching insects, and having a blast, getting themselves dirty.

A child named Da Hu asked Li Ji: "Li Ji, I heard that your stepmother is selling steamed buns. Her business is very good. She must be making a lot of money, right?"

Li Ji was staring at a sparrow perched on a tree, aiming and about to shoot it with his slingshot. When he heard Da Hu's words, he said nonchalantly, "I don't know!"

"How could I not know? The buns she makes every day are sold out, right? My mother said that if they are all sold out, that means she has made money! Will she give you the money she earns? My mother said that your stepmother is very powerful and will definitely not care about you, let alone give you money..." Dahu kept chattering.

Li Ji released the slingshot, and the pebbles serving as ammunition flew out. Unfortunately, Li Ji's technique was not good, and he didn't even touch the sparrow's feathers, let alone hit it. However, the sparrow was frightened and flew away.

Li Ji sighed and said regretfully: "I missed again!"

"Li Ji! Did you hear what I said?" Da Hu asked dissatisfiedly.

"What did you say?" Li Ji really didn't pay attention to what Da Hu said.

"I say! Your stepmother makes a lot of money from selling buns, but she will definitely not give it to you. Are you willing to accept that?" Dahu said.

Li Ji curled his lips and said arrogantly, "I asked her for money and she dared not give it to me? I will beat her to death! If I can't beat her, I will beat her sister! My father gave her the money, don't think I don't know. If she dares to deduct my money, I will never let her off easily."

"You say that, but if she really doesn't give it to you, can you still snatch it away?" Da Hu rolled his eyes and said.

"Why can't I rob her? Her money is mine! I am my father's only son. If I really rob her money, she won't be able to do anything. My father will not stand on her side." Li Ji said as a matter of course.

"I don't believe it! Unless you can take out fifty cents, no, a whole string of money tomorrow and let us see, I don't believe you can really get the money from your stepmother." Dahu provoked him.

"Take it if you want! If I really get one string of silver, you have to recognize me as the boss. If I can't get it, I will recognize you as the boss! What do you think?" Li Ji's eyes turned, and he immediately thought of using this incident to confirm his position as the boss.

When Da Hu heard this, he immediately agreed: "Okay! It's settled! Remember, it's one tael of silver. If you lose even one cent, you lose!"

Li Ji said shamelessly: "Definitely not less! Just wait and recognize me as the boss."

Zhou Shichu had no idea that her hard-earned money was being coveted by Li Ji. She sold buns in the morning and tidied the vegetable patch in the yard in the afternoon. With so many plants in her space, she had to transplant some that were needed, such as vegetables and fruits like peppers and tomatoes. At that time, peppers and tomatoes were already there, but people only regarded them as ornamental plants and did not eat them. They also thought they were poisonous because of their brightly colored fruits.

Zhou Shichu didn't have this concern and naturally added these two dishes to his recipe.

The original owner was lazy and gluttonous, and Aunt Qian was busy with housework, so the vegetable garden in the yard was only half cultivated and some vegetables were planted, which were not enough to supply the family's food.

With Zhou Shichu's arrival, there would be no waste of nearby land. In just a few days, they had cultivated the vegetable garden in the yard. They only needed to tidy it up before they could sow seeds and plant vegetables.

(End of this chapter)