Ye Panjiu continued, "I still need to buy some more ceramic bowls, dried lotus leaves, chopsticks, large ceramic pots, and so on."
"So I thought, this stall business might not even make money, so I'll just bear all the profits and losses myself, and I'll pay for all these things with my own money."
There are quite a few members of the Ye family, so it's best to clarify these things first, otherwise some people will definitely feel uncomfortable seeing her spend money like this.
No one spoke in the main room.
Mrs. Sun rolled her eyes and said, "Little sister, you don't have enough money to buy these right now, do you? How about I get a share of this business and I'll help you with the work!"
She could see that her sister-in-law's fortunes had improved after she was divorced, and she had to take advantage of that.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law helps me with the work, so I'll pay her wages."
Setting up a stall is a small business, so she needs to hold all the shares herself.
"Good, good, this is even better!" Upon hearing this, Madam Sun smiled even more brightly.
This way, she doesn't have to bear the consequences of not being able to sell the products. She can get paid just for working. How great is that!
Liu bit her lip and said softly, "Little sister, I also want to work for you."
"No problem, sister-in-law."
Grandma Ye looked at Ye Panjiu with heartache, "I'll do the work for you too, I don't need you to pay me."
She was genuinely worried that her daughter was under too much pressure.
“No, I need to pay my mother her wages too,” Ye Panjiu said with a smile.
Old Man Ye made the final decision, "Alright, then the stall will be Pan Jiu's business all by herself. Whether she loses or makes a profit, it will be Pan Jiu's business."
"No problem!" Ye Panjiu replied readily; that was exactly what she meant.
"Auntie, what's this dish called?" Ye Ming asked curiously.
"Let's call it braised food."
Ye Panjiu was grateful in her heart for modern information technology, which allowed her to learn how to do these things without any cost.
"That's an interesting name," Ye Ming thought to himself, pondering the two characters.
The meal was enjoyed, and everyone ate until their bellies were stuffed.
All the food on the table was eaten clean.
Ye Erniu then realized, "Did the young lady pay for all of this?"
Ye Daniu nodded.
"This won't do!" Ye Erniu couldn't stand his younger sister spending so much money, and stood up as he spoke.
"Shut up, take a break and we'll go back to chopping wood and making charcoal later." Ye Panjiu pressed Ye Erniu down on the stool.
She just wanted to treat her whole family to a nice meal.
The next day, Ye Panjiu and Ye Erniu went to sell charcoal.
There were 360 catties in total, and I received 900 coins.
Ye Erniu opened his mouth wide and stared intently at the money bag in Ye Panjiu's hand.
It's so bulging! It's almost bursting out of my money bag!
He had never seen such a bulging money bag before!
"Little sister, is this true?"
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and closed his mouth. "Here, take this."
Ye Erniu held the money bag like it was a hot potato, nervously clutching it to his chest, his mind wandering.
I was afraid it would be stolen.
"Second brother, you're making it easier for them to steal from you." Ye Panjiu was speechless.
Ye Erniu immediately rushed to the side, bought a money bag for two coins, and put the money in separate bags.
"If your second sister-in-law knew you spent two coins on a money pouch, she'd probably beat you up," Ye Panjiu said casually.
After all, from her mother to her two sisters-in-law, it would only take them a minute to become a money bag.
Ye Erniu froze, looking at her pleadingly, "Good little sister, how about you buy this money pouch for me?"
Ye Taohua couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
My second uncle is really fun.
"Okay, is one enough? Or should I buy you a few more cents?" Ye Panjiu asked rather jokingly.
Ye Erniu shook his head vigorously, like a rattle drum.
The three of them first bought the large earthenware pot, bowls and chopsticks, dried lotus leaves, sieves, and soup ladles they wanted to buy, and then loaded five wooden tables and ten wooden benches onto the oxcart.
Ye Panjiu went to the meat stall again.
"Oh, young lady, you're here to buy meat again," Butcher Wang greeted her warmly.
“Yes, your meat is fresh, Uncle. I’ll definitely come back to buy your intestines often.” Ye Panjiu pointed to the wooden bucket on the ground.
"Alright, I'll give you a discount too, seven coins a pound!" Butcher Wang waved his hand domineeringly.
Ye Erniu went straight into the stall, saying, "I see that you are also very generous, I admire you!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the meat on the butcher's stand, "I'll buy all this meat too!"
Ye Panjiu's eyes twitched; her second brother was doomed once he returned home.
Butcher Wang patted Ye Erniu hard on the shoulder. "I think you're quite pleasing to the eye, little brother. Others would pay twenty coins a pound for this meat, but I'll give it to you for fifteen! I'll also give you this lard as a bonus!"
Ye Taohua looked at this and then at that, her little head filled with great confusion.
Shouldn't this be the first time my second uncle has met this butcher?
We've become so close already?
All the meat and intestines were packed into the basket, and Ye Erniu chatted enthusiastically with Butcher Wang.
Ye Panjiu led Ye Taohua to the grain shop.
She couldn't stand brown rice mixed with bran at all; she insisted on buying white rice and white flour to eat.
If someone in modern times told her that she would one day crave rice and white noodles, she would just think that person was crazy.
Life is full of surprises.
Ye Panjiu gasped as she looked at the price of one liang (approximately 30 jin) of refined rice.
This is still too expensive for me.
"Shopkeeper, give me half a peck of coarse rice." Ye Panjiu could only buy some first to ensure she could have some dry rice.
She drank porridge for every meal, and it made her stomach ache.
"Alright, two hundred coins, please." The grain shop owner even gave him a cloth bag to hold the rice.
After leaving the grain shop, Ye Panjiu sighed.
We still need to work harder.
"Mother, why are you unhappy?" Ye Taohua saw that her mother stopped smiling after entering the grain shop.
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