Chapter 35: Fulfilling the Responsibilities of a Wife
Knowing that several people had not eaten yet, Qin's mother took out the buns left by Lin Chuxia and gave them to eat.
They were all vegetarian buns, so they weren’t too cold even in the summer, so a few of us had dinner together.
After dinner, Qin Han brought half a bag of flour to Lin Chuxia. These days, they could eat Lin Chuxia's steamed buns every now and then. Although Lin Chuxia didn't care about these, how could he, as the eldest brother, eat and drink for free?
Lin Chuxia did not refuse, she understood the principle of repaying kindness with gratitude.
Her bun business could provide some convenience to her eldest brother's family, but the two families had separated after all, and brothers had to settle accounts clearly.
Qin Han brought the flour directly to Lin Chuxia's kitchen and turned to leave. Lin Chuxia spoke again, "Brother, leave me 20 kilograms of each of your eggplants and beans, based on the price you set up at the stall today. I plan to make some buns with eggplant and bean fillings tomorrow, so I don't have to go to the market to buy vegetables."
Qin Han knew very well that his sister-in-law was doing him a favor because he couldn't sell his vegetables, so he quickly agreed.
Back in the house, Qin Han took out a cigarette from the box and lit it. This was the cigarette his sister-in-law gave him. He didn't smoke much normally, and this box was almost empty.
Zhang Guilan came in after washing up outside. She smelled the cigarette and glanced at the man. "Hurry up and take a shower and go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow. I don't think you are tired."
Qin Han didn't say anything, so Zhang Guilan continued, "Why don't we just hand over tomorrow's vegetables to the vegetable market? We can't make much money from selling them this way, and we have to get up early and work late, and it's tiring."
"You know at the vegetable market that the cheaper the price, the more selective they are. They may pick out half a basket of vegetables for you, and if the color of the vegetables isn't good enough they will discard them. It's the same everywhere," Qin Han took another puff of his cigarette.
Zhang Guilan also sighed, "We can't just throw it away, can we? They say that after the land is divided, we can be the masters of our own business and live a good life soon, but the market changes every day. In the past, there was no time when vegetables could not be sold. I don't know whether it is good or bad to open up the market."
Qin Han finished the last puff of his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground, and stepped on it to crush it.
"Have you ever thought about doing business? You see your sister-in-law selling steamed buns, and it seems busy, but have you ever calculated the cost?"
Seeing his wife looking at him, Qin Han lowered his voice and said, "I've done the math. My sister-in-law should make at least a few dollars from selling these few baskets of buns every day. Moreover, the buns she makes sell well, and there are no leftovers every day. This is an absolute guaranteed income. Even if it's cloudy or rainy occasionally, she can still make more than a regular employee's salary in a month."
Currently, workers in the factory only earn 30 or 40 yuan a month.
Zhang Guilan frowned slightly. She knew that her husband didn't want to farm. When her brother and sister-in-law invited them to do business together, her husband had been interested. It was she who was concerned about the vegetables grown in the field.
If the harvest is as good as before, it's understandable. But if the market is like this in the future, the vegetables they have worked so hard to grow for half a day will not be sold at a good price in the end, and they may even have to throw them away...
Zhang Guilan thought about it and advised, "How can we make such delicious buns? What if we all go into business? Dad is fine with taking care of two acres of land, but if we leave all the land to him, he will be exhausted even if he works very hard on the land."
Their ancestors have all been farmers for generations, and they absolutely cannot let the land go idle.
Qin Han didn't say anything after hearing this.
On the other side, Lin Chuxia washed up, found the letter paper, and prepared to write a reply to Qin Yang.
I have never told Qin Yang about my business, but now that it is on track, I can tell him about it.
Speaking of business, Lin Chuxia thought of the old lady who was also selling buns at the train station today. Although she was not afraid of market competition, there were some things she could start planning.
Setting up a stall to sell buns is just the beginning. She has limited funds, so she can only start from setting up a stall. Now she has more than 300 yuan in her hands, so she can rent two stores to open a bun shop.
The existing cooking utensils can still be used. In addition to the rent for the house, 300 yuan should be enough to buy some tables, chairs and benches.
However, she did not mention these things in the letter. First, she felt it was unnecessary. With Qin Yang's personality, he probably wouldn't care what she did.
Secondly, she was afraid that if she said too much, he would think too much, so she changed the subject and talked about the health of Qin's father and mother.
During this period, every time she had a meal with Qin's father and mother, she would find an opportunity to add some spiritual spring water to their water tank, and Qin's father's complexion did look better.
Today I heard from Qin's mother that Qin's father was careless and forgot to buy more medicine after he finished taking it. He didn't take medicine for a day, but fortunately he didn't have an attack.
In the past, I could not bear to miss a meal of medicine. Now, I do not get sick even if I do not take medicine for a day. This shows that my health has indeed improved.
After talking about home, half of the letter was already written. Lin Chuxia thought about it, and gave him a few more instructions to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife. Then she folded the letter and put it in the envelope.
Thinking of the meat sauce and fried peppers he mentioned, I will buy some more tomorrow and make some and send it to him.
It’s just that it’s not convenient to do anything else because of the hot weather. Otherwise, I could make some snacks like beef jerky.
But on second thought, Qin Yang didn't look like the kind of person who would eat snacks, so Lin Chuxia felt relieved.
The next morning, Lin Chuxia went to the post office to withdraw money, and then went for a walk around the train station.
She was already familiar with this area, and the houses around it were all residential areas.
They are located in the north, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up came two years later. The shops in the streets and alleys are basically still government-owned.
Lin Chuxia thought that if she could rent a small courtyard near the street, she could talk to the landlord and drill a hole in the wall or directly open a door, even if she had to pay a little more rent.
Just as I was thinking about it, a figure walked out of the alley. It was Su Wensong, whom I just met yesterday.
Seeing Lin Chuxia, Su Wensong was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly as a greeting.
Lin Chuxia also nodded to him, and just as she was about to say something, an old lady with white hair caught up with Su Wensong.
"Wensong, Wensong..., don't go," the old lady held Su Wensong's hand, her face full of heartache and pleading, "Isn't it just a job? Let's not do it. What if they sue you and send you to the countryside to work on a farm? You are the only relative I have left."
Su Wensong didn't care about anything else and hurried to comfort the old woman, "Grandma, I will listen to you and won't look for them."
"Really?" The old lady obviously didn't believe it. "Then why do you run outside every day?"
"Really? I'm going out to look for another job these two days. Don't worry, grandma. I won't leave you again."
Lin Chuxia saw that it was not easy to disturb these two people, so she turned around and went somewhere else quietly.
After looking around for a long time, she still couldn't find a suitable yard. After all, many families didn't have enough space to live in and there were no idle yards to rent out, and she also wanted a yard facing the street.
She didn't get discouraged when she didn't find Lin Chuxia. She planned to go somewhere else tomorrow and buy the ingredients for today's buns first.
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