Chapter 40 Taking a Position
Daya's birthday is in a few days. Liu has saved up cloth for a long time and has made her a new dress. When the time comes, she will ask her mother to find out which nobleman Daya was sold to.
She hadn't seen the girl for almost a year. Life in the noble master's house must be better than here. After a year, she didn't know if she had grown taller, and whether the clothes she made for her still fit her.
When Old Lady Liu came out, she saw the mother and daughter standing there. She put her hands on her hips and started cursing, "How come our Liu family has such a lazy woman like you? Hurry up and clean up the yard!"
Liu lowered her eyebrows and said, "Mother, I will clean it up right away."
Mother is unhappy now, so if I ask her about Daya's whereabouts, I will definitely not get any results. I will have a greater chance of success when she is in a better mood.
She endured the severe pain in her body, squatted down with difficulty, and picked up the basket of clothes. The sensible Erya also helped.
"If you ask me, it's you who can't lay eggs that killed the hens in our house that can lay eggs!" The more Old Lady Liu spoke, the more she felt that her words made sense. She spoke more and more excitedly, and kept criticizing Liu for all her faults.
Liu said nothing and endured it all silently.
Looking at her belly, she thought it would be great if the baby grew well. Then the Liu family would be nicer to her. Maybe they could even let Daya come back to her and she wouldn't have to work as a maid in the noble master's house.
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The burrito stall was very popular and the investment in pushing the cart was earned back in a few days. Pei also went to the embroidery workshop to do embroidery work. The Liu family had calmed down since the last incident and never came to cause trouble again. Everything seemed to be on the right track.
When Ji Zhisui took his cart to set up his stall as usual, he found that his original spot had been occupied by someone else.
There were many stall owners around who looked at them intentionally or unintentionally. Some were watching the show, some were gloating, and some had other intentions.
There were quite a few people queuing at the stall, seemingly trying to buy something. Mrs. Pei was furious as she watched, "How despicable! How dare they take our place!"
This place is remote and no one likes to set up a stall here. They have been selling wraps very smoothly here these days, and many new customers have come because of this location. Now that the location is occupied, those diners have gone to other places.
"Second sister-in-law, this place is public. Whoever gets it already owns it. This is normal."
"That's right, sister-in-law. If we cause trouble now, it will be our fault."
After being persuaded by Ji Zhisui and Pei Yian, Pei Ersao calmed down her anger.
They had no choice but to set up their stall in a new location. Some diners were familiar with Ji Zhisui. Although they were puzzled as to why she had changed her location, they did not think much about it and went to Ji Zhisui to buy wraps.
That family also sold wraps, and since they occupied the spot where Ji Zhisui usually sat, they attracted a lot of customers.
In the past, Ji Zhisui could sell out all the spring rolls in one or two hours, but now, after an entire morning, he had only sold more than a hundred.
Looking at the remaining fifty or so rolls, Pei Ersao became anxious and began to wander around the stall.
Ji Zhisui was much calmer. It was normal to have competition in business. Seeing that the spring rolls made money, there would definitely be people who would be jealous and imitate him.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter recently, and the biscuits are getting greasy. Shouldn't she think of something else innovative?
It was almost time, and the group packed up their stall and went home. Mrs. Pei finally breathed a sigh of relief to see them back.
"Why are you back so late today? I'll be waiting for you after I've prepared dinner." Old Madam Pei didn't want Sui Niang to work too hard, so she took on the task of cooking lunch.
"Grandma, don't mention it. I'm so angry! Someone took our place and bought some wraps. Many customers went to their place, so our business is naturally bad. We still have more than 50 wraps left unsold." Pei Ersao spilled the beans.
"Then what should we do? Should we go and take back the spot early?" Mrs. Pei had managed a shop before, but she had never done business before, so she couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
Mrs. Pei lowered her head. This seemed to be the only solution at the moment.
Pei Yian looked at Sui Niang. She seemed to have been thinking about something since the morning. She didn't care much about her position being taken and her business being snatched away. After coming back, she even ran to the chicken coop to see if the chickens had laid eggs, and then ran to feed Bai Xue some wild vegetables.
The originally deserted and desolate courtyard has been kept in good shape. A chicken coop has been built in the corner of the wall. In addition to the eggs, there are also several old hens and chicks. The vegetable garden has been renovated and vegetable seeds have been sown.
Ji Zhisui also opened up a small flower garden and bought a few flower seedlings. It is not the season yet, so there are only a field of lush green seedlings.
In the afternoon, Pei Ersao went out early but found that the place was still occupied. She couldn't say that the land was hers, so she could only go home dejectedly and tell the Pei family about it.
Ji Zhisui was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. She thought her second sister-in-law went out for something urgent, but it turned out that she just wanted to reserve a seat.
"Second sister-in-law, it's not like that spot is valuable. There's no need to fight for one. We make money selling burritos. There's only one imitating store right now, and there will be more and more. As the weather gets hotter, the burrito business won't be as good as it is now."
Ji Zhisui is confident in her cooking skills. Even if others make the same burritos, she can make them taste better.
"Then...what should we do?" Pei's second wife was very anxious. Now the spring rolls were the main source of their family's income.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'll prepare some other food later."
Hearing her say this, Pei Ersao's anxious mood eased a little, and she immediately became very interested. "Sui Niang, what are you planning to sell? Stir-fried pig intestines?"
Ever since she had the stir-fried pork intestines, Pei Ersao fell in love with the taste of this dish. Pig offal has also become a delicacy in her eyes. This dish will surely be very popular if it is sold outside!
"I haven't thought about it yet. Don't worry, sister-in-law. It's easy to get a sore throat in such hot weather." Yes, in the hot summer, she can sell some soups to reduce heat.
After hearing what Sui Niang said, Pei Ersao's anxious heart gradually calmed down. It would not be worth it to go to the clinic because of her boss.
In the afternoon, Ji Zhisui had to continue selling spring rolls at the same place he had been in the morning.
Chen Wu went to the next county to move goods early in the morning. The host treated them to delicious meat and dishes, but he felt that those dishes were not as delicious as those cooked by Miss Ji, and the whole table of delicious food was not that tasty.
Their merchant ship will leave tomorrow. Thinking that he will never be able to eat the wraps made by Miss Ji in the future, Chen Wu suddenly feels hopeless about life. No, he has to buy more this afternoon. He wants to eat to his heart's content!
When I arrived at the stall, it was not the group of people that Miss Ji was with, and even the fragrance from the stall was not as attractive.
"Where is Miss Ji?" Chen Wu asked curiously.
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