Chapter 87: Positive
The young woman's surname was Liu. She smiled and said, "Yes, on market day, we wake up at midnight and start working. We make the cakes and come early to grab a spot in the stall. Otherwise, if a bad stall is taken, business will be affected."
Shen Yueyao asked, "Is it like this in winter too?"
Shen Yueyao noticed that Liu's hands had frostbite. Normally, when the weather is warm, there should be no frostbite on the hands.
But if you get used to having cold hands, you will get frostbite even if the weather is warm.
The young woman said, "Well, it's cold in winter, and that's how business works. But it's better than farming, at least you can see cash."
"My husband and I have this skill, so we can do it better."
"We set up stalls at market time, and farm on weekdays. Now that spring has arrived, it's time to plant wheat and corn..."
Before daybreak, when few people come to buy things, Shen Yueyao will chat with the people at the stalls on both sides.
There was an old woman setting up a stall on the other side of her.
The old woman has several grandchildren, all of whom are half-grown boys and eat a lot.
Her daughter-in-law was pregnant again, so she thought of selling some pies to earn some money so that she could buy some brown sugar to nourish her daughter-in-law.
Shen Yueyao listened with some sighs in her heart. Although this era is backward, most people are trying to live a positive life.
Most people are very hardworking and are not afraid of hardship as long as they can live a good life.
Those who can set up stalls to sell food at least have some cooking skills, but most people are still busy farming in the village.
Su Erya felt that she had learned a lot by setting up stalls and going to the market with her Third Aunt.
She knows that it is not easy for everyone, and she also knows how to cherish her current life even more.
After daybreak, people began to come to the market one after another.
Many of the people who came out first were from Beimai Village.
After they had breakfast, they carried their baskets and went to the market on the street in front.
Many people came to Shen Yueyao's stall first.
A woman looked at Shen Yueyao with a smile and said, "Big sister, is the meat sauce still the same price as before this time?"
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “Don’t worry, the price hasn’t changed.”
"Okay, give me two spoonfuls of the spicy one, three spoonfuls of the non-spicy one, and two cans of the canned one. I'll give these to our daughters when they get married."
Shen Yueyao smiled and scooped the water for the woman. Su Erya helped collect the money and also took out two cans and gave them to the woman.
The woman paid the money and left with a smile.
Many old customers came to buy later, one after another, and there were three or four people in the queue at the beginning.
Some people buy meat sauce and some buy braised food.
By mid-morning, the market was crowded with people, and people from all the surrounding villages came to the market.
Many people have eaten the meat sauce and braised food sold by Shen Yueyao, so this time they don’t need to ask and can just buy it directly.
Shen Yueyao's business was good as there were many people around, and the business of several surrounding stalls also improved.
The main reason is that when people are queuing at the back, they are bored and will look at what is being sold at the surrounding stalls. After careful observation, they can't help but ask out of curiosity. As more people ask, there will always be people who buy.
I went there twice and it tasted so good that I bought more when I went there a second time.
This also boosted some business.
So the people at the surrounding stalls were happy to see Shen Yueyao setting up her stall.
They were also very polite to her.
When someone came with a child, they looked at Shen Yueyao and said, "Mrs. Shen, why didn't you go to the town to set up a stall the past two days? I went there twice specifically to buy chili meat sauce, and many people went to ask."
Shen Yueyao didn't expect that someone would ask these questions.
She smiled and explained, "I went to my mother's house a couple of days ago, so I didn't go to the stall."
"Then Miss Shen, are you still going to set up a stall in town? Your chili meat sauce is very delicious."
"Thank you, I'll set up a stall later."
When Shen Yueyao sells things, she also talks to some old customers.
She spoke in a gentle voice with a smile, and everyone was happy to say a few more words.
Shen Yueyao brought a lot of things this time, so the sales were a little slower.
By noon, all the items were sold out.
The total amount is 5,816 coins.
That is five taels of silver and eight hundred and sixteen coins.
This amount made Shen Yueyao very happy.
This way I have about eight taels of silver in my hand, which should be enough for me to spend carefully when I go out.
After closing the stall and buying some things, Shen Yueyao and Su Erya went home.
Dabao and Erbao saw Shen Yueyao coming back, and happily came forward to surround her and said, "Mom is back."
"Mom, grandma brought some noodles."
Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, "Noodles?"
Erbao nodded and pointed towards the stove.
Shen Yueyao went into the house and took a look. She found a large grate on the stove with rolled noodles on it.
Su Erya saw it and said, "Aunt San, grandma's noodles are delicious."
Su Erya remembered that when her grandmother’s eyesight was better, she would roll noodles, which she thought were delicious.
Shen Yueyao looked at the noodles on the grate and felt a little touched.
Dabao said, "Grandma said that Mom works hard at the stall. If I roll the noodles, Mom can cook them and eat them. It will be easier for her."
Dabao repeated some of his grandmother's words.
Shen Yueyao felt a warmth in her heart when she heard this.
She actually liked Mrs. Meng very much. Although Mrs. Meng was her mother-in-law, she felt easy and comfortable getting along with her.
I've been busy all morning, and it would be a lie to say I'm not tired.
She was still thinking about what to make for lunch when she got back.
This is a lot easier.
"That's perfect, let's have sauerkraut noodles for lunch."
"Okay, grandma and I didn't have enough sauerkraut yesterday, so Auntie San's will definitely be delicious."
After putting down their things and washing up, Shen Yueyao prepared to cook noodles, and Su Erya helped to light the fire.
After the noodles were ready, Shen Yueyao scooped out three large bowls, put them in a basket, and asked Su Erya to take them back to eat.
She was preparing to have dinner with Dabao, Erbao and Su Xueyi.
But when Shen Yueyao called Su Xueyi, she found that Su Xueyi was not at home.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed and she asked, "Dabao and Erbao, do you know where your father went?"
Erbao rushed to the nurse and said, "Mom, Dad has gone to town. He asked us to stay home and look after the house."
Dabao said, "Dad said he'll be back by noon at the latest."
Come back at noon at the latest?
But it's noon now.
Shen Yueyao was a little worried. She couldn't help but run out of the yard, came to the street, and looked into the distance.
After a while, an ox cart appeared in sight.
It was the village head's second son, Lin Chi, who came back driving a ox cart with Su Xueyi sitting on it.
Before, when Shen Yueyao went to the town to set up a stall to sell things, she often took Lin Chi’s car to and from, so she was already familiar with it.
Seeing Su Xueyi, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Yueyao stepped forward and took the initiative to help Su Xueyi get off the ox cart.
Su Xueyi said softly, "Yao Niang, I'm fine."
Lin Chi said: "Brother Su San, sister-in-law, I will go back first."
Shen Yueyao said: "I just made lunch, come in and eat together."
"No, sister-in-law, I'll be back late, and my parents will be worried."
Having said that, Lin Chi hurriedly drove away in the ox cart.
Shen Yueyao carefully helped Su Xueyi into the door and said, "Be careful. I'm going to have surgery on your leg this afternoon. Don't fall again."
There was a hint of smile between Su Xueyi's eyebrows.
Shen Yueyao looked at the smile on his face and felt that he was extremely charming and elegant.
Her eyelashes trembled, and she refused to admit that she was stunned. She whispered, "You're still smiling."
"Yao Niang, are you worried about me?"
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