Chapter 137 Easily Satisfied
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt, do you want to be included too?"
Qin Jin'an was still gnawing on a duck leg when she looked at Liu and Lian with her bright, watery eyes.
Before the two could speak, she added, "But I can only charge you a little bit. I want to eat this again next time."
Liu and Lian's eyes lit up at the same time. If they could exchange a little this time, and find some better things next time, they could exchange again, right?
Thinking that Old Yang hadn't agreed yet, Liu and Lian both smiled and nodded: "Okay, as long as you're happy, then we'll bring you more good things next time."
“Su Dai, we are easily satisfied…”
Lian Shi also looked expectant.
Qin Jin'an looked at them carefully, then sighed.
Liu and Lian were immediately alarmed and asked in fear, "What happened to Su Dai?"
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt, you are so pitiful. Second Uncle and Third Uncle will change their minds and abandon you. They even plotted to harm you, making you marry old bachelors. You can't get enough to eat or sleep, and you are beaten every day..."
Qin Jin'an sighed; she hadn't meant to scare them.
This is the fate of the Liu and Lian families.
"Su Dai, please save us! Our precious little one can't be without a mother..."
Both Lian and Liu were panicked; they were already uneasy, and now they were even more so.
They have no family to rely on, and they can't get as much as Qin Shi did after her divorce. If the Su family abandons them, they won't be able to hold onto anything.
The men the Su family arranged for Qin Shi to marry were all bad men; they would have been treated the same way if it were Qin Shi's turn.
The two felt a deep sorrow in their hearts, just as they had feared.
"Then I'll give you a little something extra; you can get what you've been wanting to do lately done."
Qin Jin'an yawned as she spoke, rubbing her head in confusion, "Why am I sleepy again? I just woke up not long ago..."
"Okay, okay, Su Dai, you should get some rest. Your second and third aunts will come to see you again next time."
Lian nodded as she spoke, and then pulled Liu away.
After they disappeared, Qin Jin'an, who had been looking disgusted, broke into a smile.
What belonged to her has returned.
She will soon be a healthy child.
When the time comes, I will return to my mother's side and always be a happy and joyful child.
The green snake in the tree watched the child below whose expression kept changing, hissing and flicking its tongue as it hid itself.
Two-legged creatures are terrifying!
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Qin weighed the guests methodically.
Noodles with fish-shaped fillings are their signature dish, as are meat jerky. The newly released pure meat jerky is also very popular, but pure meat is expensive, so not many people buy it. Instead, it's popular among merchants who travel long distances to buy it.
Peddlers who travel from street to street come to buy her meat every day, saying that eating her dried meat is very effective. When they go far away, they carry a bag of dried meat and two dry biscuits on their backs, so that they have both meat and grain.
A black dog walked through the crowd and obediently sat down next to Qin Tianhai.
Madam Qin also looked over, her cold expression softening slightly.
The white-haired girl is clever and capable; she brings news that her daughter is safe and sound.
"What did my darling say?"
Qin wiped her hands and went over to ask.
Qin Tianhai stared at the distorted characters. Even with his vast experience with countless fonts, he was stumped. He could only guess and say, "Yu Bao said she's fine, eating well! She wanted some jerky! But the jerky fell out..."
A blob of ink with a white dot in the middle—I can't remember what the character was, so I crossed it out.
Qin Tianhai could never have guessed that Qin Jin'an had reported Bai Diandian for stealing the jerky, and thus interpreted it as something that had been dropped.
"Waaah..."
The white dot is humming and chirping.
It stole the food, it knows it was wrong, and it will definitely not steal food this time.
Qin Tianhai couldn't understand, but he just patted Baidian and nodded, saying, "Baidian can't carry too much, it's okay if it falls, good dog, good dog."
Take out what you've prepared beforehand and let White Dot carry it away.
Qin smiled and gently patted Bai Dian Dian's head, saying, "Dian Dian, you must protect your master. If anything goes wrong, you must tell us immediately, okay? You are a good dog, go back now."
Bai Diandian looked at Qin Shi, affectionately rubbed against Qin Shi's trouser leg, then let out a "woof" and turned to disappear into the crowd.
After Bai Diandian left, Qin Shi got busy again.
Just as it was time to close up shop, a man stood in front of the stall.
Madam Qin smiled and said, "Chief Luo, this is really unfortunate. What do you want to buy? We don't have it today, but I'll save it for you tomorrow. You can come and pick it up when you have time, or you can have someone come and pick it up."
Luo Qing runs a gang selling animal hides. His gang members are often away from home, but they've bought dried meat from her a few times.
Qin remembered him.
Luo Qing had a half-beard on his face, which looked unkempt and somewhat fierce. He spoke in a gruff voice: "Sister Qin, I'm here to talk business with you. Can you make 500 jin of this dried meat? I also need 500 jin of meat jerky, and I need it in seven days."
Five hundred catties, that's a big deal! Qin immediately smiled and agreed, "Yes, I will definitely deliver it to you on time."
She sells a pound of dried meat for eighty coins, so five hundred pounds would be forty taels of silver. She sells dried meat for sixty coins a pound, so five hundred pounds would be twenty-five taels. This is a big business. Moreover, Luo Qing's gang is always on the go. As long as she secures this business with him, she will make money in the future.
"Alright, this twenty taels is a deposit. I want more, but you can't fool me. If this stuff doesn't last a year, I'll come back to settle the score with you!"
Luo Qing readily took out a money bag, which contained the deposit he had prepared in advance.
Qin nodded earnestly as she accepted the money: "Don't worry, Chief Luo, if you can't store it for a year, I'll refund you in full."
She makes the jerky completely dehydrated, so it can be stored for a long time; even a rat could break its teeth if it tried to bite it.
She would casually mention it when she sold her products, saying that she wanted to expand her business. She knew that these merchants would carry dry rations with them every time they went on a long journey, and meat was an essential part of it. Most dried meat was bland, but she could make it with a strong flavor.
The salty and spicy flavor has permeated every strand of meat, so even after it's completely dried, it still retains a strong spicy and fragrant taste. If it weren't so expensive, even more people would buy it. But even so, she can still sell twenty or thirty kilograms every day.
Qin was very confident in herself.
Luo Qing looked at her with a hint of appreciation: "That's so refreshing. I like dealing with people like that. I'll be waiting for your good stuff in six days."
Qin smiled slightly and nodded: "No problem."
Looking at her poise and efficiency, Luo Qing suddenly felt a warmth on his cheeks. The matter was resolved, and he had nothing else to say. Seeing that Madam Qin had nothing else to say, he could only say, "Then I'll be going."
"Goodbye, Chief Luo."
Qin smiled and saw him off. Luo Qing was tall and strong, and he felt a bit intimidated in front of her stall. Fortunately, he was reasonable and not rude.
Luo Qing turned and left. Qin Shi quickly packed her things and went home with Qin Tianhai.
The father and daughter had not gone far when Li Qiufen stopped them.
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