The remaining two women were so angry they wanted to beat Cheng Xiaokui to death, but neither of them dared to call their men over.
The two men spat several mouthfuls of phlegm on the ground and slunk away.
Lin Qiuru walked out of the room and looked at the woman who had run away. She said, "Why did you do this? Why ruin your own reputation?"
"They all have knives in their mouths. Now that they've run away, who knows what they'll do to ruin your reputation in the village?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Even if I don't scold them, they will still ruin my reputation in the village. I might as well scold them to vent my anger."
And if they barge in with their men, I'm afraid they'll discover the oven in our kitchen!
We must keep the oven business a secret from everyone; we need to make a fortune quietly!
Lin Qiuru agreed with Cheng Xiaokui's suggestion to make a fortune quietly.
This kind of thing, especially in the village, must never be said. Once others know that her family is living a good life, those who are envious will try to trip her up!
She sighed and said, "It's just that you've had to go through this!"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, don't say that. I don't feel wronged! Our small goal is to make money and get a quota to go back to the city. Let's move towards our small goal."
Lin Qiuru said, "Can you teach me how to bake potato chips? How long should I bake them? What temperature should the oven be at before I put the chips in?"
The temperature and time are crucial for baking potato chips. If the oven temperature is too high, the chips will turn to charcoal. If the baking time is too long, the chips will also turn to charcoal. If the time is too short, the chips will not be crispy.
Cheng Xiao Kui was peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes in the kitchen with her two children.
Lin Qiuru was responsible for slicing the sweet potatoes and potatoes into pieces, and all the slices had to be soaked in water to remove the starch.
Cheng Xiao Kui stuffed firewood into the oven and tested the temperature with her hand. It was a pity that she didn't have a thermometer at home, otherwise it would have been easy.
She felt the temperature was suitable, so she called Lin Qiuru to come and check the temperature.
Lin Qiuru was a skilled worker. Although she had never done this before, Cheng Xiaokui taught her and she learned it quickly.
She tried several times and mastered the temperature, baking potato chips and sweet potato chips on her own.
Looking at the freshly baked potato chips and sweet potato chips, Cheng Xiao Kui happily hugged Lin Qiu Ru.
She smiled and said, "Mom, you're amazing! You got the temperature right so quickly. Look how well these potato chips and sweet potato chips are baked."
Let's bake a few more bags today, and I'll sell them all morning tomorrow to make more money!
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together with all their might!
Aside from meals, the four of them—grandparents, grandchildren, and grandchildren—were busy baking potato chips all day.
Lin Qiuru took out a clean white cloth that she couldn't bear to use and made three more cloth bags.
The cloth bag used to store potato chips must be clean; people are more willing to buy from a clean bag.
After a busy day, Cheng Xiao Kui and Lin Qiu Ru filled five cloth bags to the brim with the potato chips they had baked.
Xiaolongbao and two others were responsible for making paper bags. In one afternoon, the two of them made a large basket of paper bags.
Cheng Xiaokui praised the two children, saying that although they were young, they were able to help with the chores.
As a reward for the two children, a big bowl of hot and sour potato noodles is a must in the evening.
Now, starch is no longer a rarity for her family; it's something they can afford to eat every day.
This stuff tastes much better than eating potatoes and sweet potatoes.
The next morning, Cheng Xiaokui, in the dark, took her two children and carried five bags of potato chips to the county cinema to sell them.
To her surprise, as soon as she parked her bicycle, someone rushed over as if they had discovered a treasure to buy potato chips.
Still three bags for five cents, or one bag for two cents.
As Cheng Xiaokui watched the hands reaching out to her, she deftly took the money and handed out the bags of potato chips one by one.
She kept hearing voices asking, "Girl, why didn't you come yesterday? My son and I have been arguing all day about wanting potato chips."
"Yes, my daughter also said she wanted to eat it, but I came several times yesterday and didn't see you."
Cheng Xiaokui said with a smile, "I was preparing the goods at home yesterday. This stuff is not easy to make."
But not anymore. I'll come every day from now on. If anyone wants to eat here, just come find me every day!
As expected, she brought too few potato chips last time. This time she brought five bags of potato chips, and they were all sold out in one morning.
She deliberately left two bags of potato chips for the saleswoman at the cooperative. "Friends who drink and eat, relatives who are only interested in money, you can't slap someone who's smiling."
Bring a souvenir with you when you go shopping, and you're guaranteed to get your money's worth!
After all, human relationships are long-lasting, while material things are short-lived; we should take a long-term view.
Cheng Xiaokui squatted on the ground and counted the money she had made that morning over and over again. She had been selling for a long time today and had actually made 6.5 yuan!
Just like last time, she put the small bills in her innermost pocket to prevent them from getting lost.
All the coins were kept in the outer pocket, and when I went to the cooperative to spend money, I would use the coins from the outer pocket.
Meat buns are a must; both children are hungry, so let's have a meat bun each to satisfy our hunger.
Sure enough, having money in hand makes one feel at ease. This time, she generously bought three ounces of steamed buns, one ounce each.
Then, just like last time, I bought a pound of pig's head meat, a large flatbread, and a bag of steamed egg cakes.
Why didn't she buy some flour to take home? She was afraid someone would find out she had flour at home!
Once discovered, the origin of the flour will be impossible to explain.
She also bought two bags of white sugar, chili powder, salt, and a bottle of oil.
She eventually went to the vegetable counter and quietly slipped two bags of potato chips to the saleswoman.
The saleswoman beamed as she packed all the processed potatoes stored behind the counter into sacks, weighed them, and sold them to Cheng Xiao Kui.
The saleswoman saved all the processed potatoes and sweet potatoes for Cheng Xiao Kui, accumulating more than 50 jin for her over two days.
The potatoes cost two cents for three pounds. Cheng Xiaokui paid 35 cents, thanked the saleswoman, and put the two sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes into the willow baskets on either side of the back of her bicycle.
The willow baskets were full, so the two children had to sit on the crossbar of the bicycle.
The journey back was no shorter than the journey there, and Cheng Xiao Kui was so tired that sweat streamed down her face.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped Cheng Xiao Kui's sweat, then sweetly kissed Cheng Xiao Kui's cheek with her little mouth.
Cheng Xiao Kui's heart was instantly melted by the sweetness.
Although these two children are not her biological children, they are just too adorable.
She was racking her brains trying to figure out how to get a spot to return to the city.
How could she bear to let those two children never leave this village for the rest of their lives?!
Lin Qiuru spent the whole day baking potato chips and sewing cloth bags at home.
She sewed five more pockets and put all the potato chips into them.
Her health had always been poor, and she could only work in the fields for half the year, so it wasn't surprising to others that she didn't work in the fields.
She had been eagerly anticipating Cheng Xiao Kui's return, and finally, she saw him come back.
We left in the dark and returned in the dark.
Lin Qiuru said with a worried expression, "Xiao Kui, you're finally back! Someone was looking for you today!"
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