"Yes, I made three cents. I didn't expect that Ning Yatou could even make money from water. If I had known, I would have brought two more buckets." Jiang Jianguo grinned.
"Brother, my good brother, don't you know that this brine can be reused? That brine was brought back from the city by Ning girl, but you sold it to her. You really sold Ning girl just to make these three cents." Jiang Weimin was so anxious that he was running around in circles.
After hearing this, Jiang Jianguo's face darkened visibly. He originally wanted to help Ning Yatou, but he didn't expect that he would cause such a big disaster. He was more of a hindrance than a help.
"What should I do? I have already sold it. I felt sorry for the little girl and thought the brine was useless. Someone just happened to come and ask about it, so I sold it. Now I will go find the little girl, return the money to her, and ask her to return the brine to us." Jiang Jianguo said as he started looking for it at the market.
But the market is so big that I don’t know where to start looking.
Chen Yan grabbed Jiang Jianguo and said, "Brother, calm down. The market is so big and there are so many people here. You won't be able to find her for a while. Maybe she's here just for our brine."
"How is this possible? This is impossible. A little girl of twelve or thirteen can't possibly think of doing business with brine." Jiang Jianguo muttered to himself.
"What's impossible about this? Others just see that our business is doing well and are jealous of us. Then they can't help but want to get a piece of the pie, so they come up with such a crooked idea." Jiang Weimin said in disappointment that his elder brother was still too naive and too easy to trust others.
"In that case, we can't let them take it away. I'm going to go find them and get the brine back. Otherwise, how will Ning's business continue? I can't let her business be affected."
At this time, Jiang Ning, who had been silent on the side, spoke up: "Brother, it's okay. It's our fault for not telling you in advance that the brine can be reused. But it's sold. It's not a lot anyway. Even if they take it back, it won't be of much use. It won't affect our business. Don't worry, we still have so much brine at home. It won't have any impact on me. Besides, they may not use the brine after buying it, so don't worry, brother."
Hearing this, Jiang Jianguo raised his head: "Really? Ning girl."
"Really? Why would I lie to you about this? If you don't believe me, you can ask Chen Yan."
Jiang Jianguo looked at Chen Yan eagerly, "Don't worry, brother. We have plenty of brine at home. This little bit won't make a big difference. Don't worry anymore."
Seeing their serious expressions, Jiang Jianguo's heart finally returned to normal. Fortunately, he did not cause a big disaster, otherwise it would have cut off the family's financial resources.
At the same time, after the little girl bought the brine from Jiang Jianguo, she carried it into the alley next to the market.
When she reached the end of the alley, she saw a woman wrapped in a gray headscarf waiting for her.
This woman is actually Jiang Ning’s adopted aunt – Aunt Hua.
"Did the purchase go smoothly? Did he ask you anything?" Aunt Hua asked the little girl when she saw her coming back.
"I lied, and the man didn't suspect anything. He sold it to me straight away."
"Okay, that's no problem." After saying that, Aunt Hua took out five one-cent banknotes from her trouser pocket and handed them to her.
The little girl left happily after receiving the money.
Aunt Hua was also very happy. Now that she had obtained their brine, she no longer had to beg Jiang Ning to let her take them to do business. She could also go to the city and compete with them openly.
Although the brine is a little less now, it is not impossible to add some water. You can just add some water yourself when the time comes.
When she thought that she could make a lot of money from braised dishes in the future just like Jiang Ning and the others did today, it would be no problem for her youngest son to get married and build a few more houses.
The more Aunt Hua thought about it, the happier she became, as if sudden wealth was right in front of her, waving at her.
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Jiang Ning and his friends bought a lot of things needed for the New Year at the market. Jiang Ning bought several pairs of couplets alone. There were so many doors in the house that they could all be used, and they were also festive.
Of course, firecrackers are indispensable. They are a must-buy item for the New Year every year. Jiang Ning had always celebrated the New Year in the city before, and fireworks are prohibited in the city. Therefore, Jiang Ning has never set off firecrackers during the New Year since he grew up, and of course the New Year atmosphere is much less.
Now Jiang Ning is in the countryside in the 1970s. No one here tells her not to set off firecrackers, so she has to take this opportunity to set off more firecrackers.
She also bought a lot of things that everyone can play with, such as "Sky-piercing Monkey", "Rubbing Firecrackers", "Smashing Firecrackers", etc. This is also a great fun during the Chinese New Year.
Soon it was three o'clock, and there were fewer and fewer people going to the market. Jiang Ning and his friends were also walking slowly home with bags of food and daily necessities they had bought at the market.
In the next few days, everyone was busy cleaning the house and putting up the couplets, blessing characters and door paintings bought from the market.
Jiang Ning traveled back to the 1970s in the south, where everyone started preparing New Year's dishes the day before, because reunion dinners are generally eaten very early.
Basically, everyone will set off firecrackers and start eating with the door closed at 12:00 a.m. on New Year's Eve. This means that good things will happen in the new year and is a good omen.
So, early in the morning on the 29th, Jiang Ning fried the chicken his uncle had killed and simmered it in a clay pot over low heat. He also fried the pig's trotters they had brought back from the city and began to stew them. In the evening, he threw in a few kelp knots, which made the food even better. Then he made a new dish, spicy fish nuggets, for them to try.
After finishing these dishes, Jiang Ning took a break and felt that he was almost done.
The Jiang family all feel that this year's New Year is the best one they have ever had. In the past, they could only taste a little meat during the New Year. But this year, they don't know when it started, but they no longer have to worry about meat at home. They can eat as much meat as they want. This also means that life is getting better and better, so they should be happy.
New Year's Eve is here soon, and everyone is in high spirits. Who wouldn't be happy during the New Year? The happiest ones should be the children. Not only do they receive lucky money, but they also don't have to be scolded by their parents before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
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