Chapter 23: Made Money and Gained Recognition from Ni Yafeng's Cousin and Sister-in-Law...
Qiu Yuruo, whom Ni Yafeng's cousin and sister-in-law considered to be magnanimous and bold, sold the bone broth almost as if it were a gift, which was actually a heart-wrenching pain.
However, when faced with the villagers who came after hearing the news, Qiu Yuruo still had a warm smile on her face.
He even told a particularly well-regarded elderly woman, "I'm able to set up a stall at the village entrance entirely thanks to the villagers' support, so logically, this bone broth shouldn't cost any money..."
Before she could continue, the old woman said, "Even plain water can sell for a penny a bowl, and you're selling bone broth that you've been simmering all day for a penny? It's practically giving it away! If you don't even offer a token amount, some shameless people might actually bring the whole pot to collect it!"
As Qiu Yuruo served her soup, she said, "You've figured it out. I'm able to set up a stall at the village entrance because I've benefited from the whole village. I can't give back to the village while only one or two families benefit!"
Most people, under normal circumstances, do care about their reputation.
So when others heard Qiu Yuruo say this, they all agreed, after all, such a good deal of a bowl of bone soup for one penny was not available anywhere else.
Because of the bone broth that cost one coin per bowl, Qiu Yuruo quickly built up connections in Sujiazhuang.
Having gotten used to setting up her stall every day, Qiu Yuruo went from being too tired to move after closing up shop at the beginning to eventually taking it for granted.
It's market day again in Qingshi Town. There are many more people at the market today than last time, because the autumn harvest is just around the corner and everyone is preparing for it.
Qiu Yuruo has also made ample preparations for this autumn harvest.
After setting up her stall for the past few days, whenever a customer ordered noodles with meat sauce, Qiu Yuruo would recommend the meat sauce that was in a jar.
A half-pound jar, filled to the brim, costs only forty coins. If the customer has their own container, the jar price can be reduced by five coins. Half a pound of meat sauce costs only thirty-five coins. The price of pork is between thirty and forty coins.
To put it bluntly, Qiu Yuruo earns money from the other auxiliary materials.
Most people who are willing to add meat sauce to their noodles are not short of money. Qiu Yuruo's meat sauce tastes good and is not expensive. As long as she recommends it, most people will buy a jar.
So the day before the market opened, after Qiu Yuruo finished setting up her stall, she asked Su Yunche to watch over the stall while she went to town to buy the ingredients and jars for making meat sauce. In the afternoon, she made the meat sauce directly at the stall.
The aroma was so enticing that a group of merchants drinking tea couldn't resist buying five jin (2.5 kg) of it during preparation.
Fortunately, Qiu Yuruo bought enough ingredients, otherwise there might not have been enough left to sell the next day.
To be honest, it's really easy to make money off passing merchants. Qiu Yuruo plans to stop buying pastries from the town to go with tea after the market day, since the pastries sold in town are just so-so. She plans to buy the ingredients and make them herself.
In her previous life, with advanced information, Qiu Yuruo liked to watch food videos during her holidays. Many chefs' videos were praised by others in the comments section, who would either call them "Mom" or "Dad" or say that they had learned it from their eyes.
Qiu Yuruo is one of the few people who can learn something by sight, then by thought, and then by doing it herself.
She watched countless videos of different pastries and tried making them herself, and the finished products she made tasted even better than those from bakeries.
Making my own pastries allows me to sell them not only to passersby who are having tea, but also to locals, giving me an extra source of income.
The last market day before the autumn harvest was packed with people. Qiu Yuruo prepared plenty of ingredients, even using twice the usual amount of bones, so that the flavor would remain rich even after adding water.
I set up my stall at dawn today and didn't pack up until it got dark before heading home. I've almost used up all the flour I prepared, and even the ten or so pounds of meat sauce I made yesterday were sold out early.
After returning home, the two were so tired that they just wanted to lie on the bed and not move, but when they thought about the money they had earned that day, they were both so excited that they wanted to jump around.
The second sister had already prepared the meal, and after eating, it would be time for Su Yunting to go to sleep.
After tidying up Su Yunting with Su Yunche, they finally had time to see how much money they had received that day.
Such an exciting moment should be shared by the whole family.
When Su Yunting regained consciousness, he heard muffled voices. He couldn't make out what was being said because he was still half-awake, but he recognized that it was Qiu Yuruo speaking, which put his mind at ease.
Once fully conscious, I heard Yun Che respond, followed by the sound of two people walking out.
Su Yunting thought that Qiu Yu would go to close the door and come back to sleep, but he didn't expect that she would not go to the door. After leaving the inner room, there was no other movement.
Su Yunche called his sisters over, and Qiu Yuruo asked them to sit down first.
Then Su Yunting heard a rustling sound.
Qiu Yuru poured all the copper coins, which almost filled the money box, onto the table, and said with a smile to her younger siblings, "Let's count the money."
Su Yunting chuckled inwardly. She hadn't slept all day because she was counting money. Today was the last market day before the autumn harvest, and she had made so many preparations beforehand. Business should be good today.
The younger siblings stared at the copper coins on the table. So many copper coins, which didn't seem so big when they were in the box, but when they were poured out and scattered freely on the table, the visual impact of the coins made their hearts beat a little faster than usual.
Su Jingshu exclaimed, "So many!"
Su Yunche knew he must have made a lot of money today, but he didn't expect it to be this much. However, he still firmly answered his second sister, "Yes, that's all."
The younger sister exclaimed "Wow!" and shoved a pile of coins in front of her, cheerfully saying, "Time to count the money!"
Su Jingshu and Su Yunche exchanged a glance, then each grabbed a pile of copper coins and began counting them.
The different sounds of counting money, and the crisp sound of them turning the coins, filled the air with an overwhelming sense of happiness.
In the end, the youngest sister counted 327 coins, the second sister counted 843 coins, and Yun Che counted 986 coins!
They each reported their numbers, and Qiu Yu added them up in her mind, arriving at: "A total of two thousand one hundred and fifty-six coins."
Su Yunche couldn't help but let out a soft "Wow!", then Su Jingshu followed with a "Wow!", and her younger sister added a loud "Wow!" before exclaiming, "We're rich now!"
Inside the room, Su Yunting's mind also became joyful. With the family's savings, his little sister's life would surely be saved!
Looking at the table full of copper coins, Qiu Yuru couldn't suppress her smile: "Yes, we're rich now!"
Su Yunche, however, put on a stern face and said to his younger sister, "This money is only earned by our family because of our sister-in-law!"
Younger sister: "I know, if my sister-in-law hadn't come, we might have to sell land again!"
Su Jingshu deeply agreed and nodded repeatedly.
After speaking to her third brother, the younger sister said to Qiu Yuruo, "Sister-in-law, you've worked so hard, thank you!"
Qiu Yuruo did not deny that she was the hardest working person in the family. She smiled, patted Qiu Yuruo's head, and said, "You're such a clever little devil."
After saying that, he said to the three of them, "The money we can earn is not the result of my own efforts, but the result of the joint efforts of our family."
"Without my second sister managing the household chores, we wouldn't be able to go out and earn money with peace of mind. If Yun Che didn't come with me to the stall every day, I wouldn't be able to manage on my own."
At this point, she looked at her younger sister, who was waiting to be praised, and said, "If it weren't for your younger sister looking after your older brother, your second sister wouldn't be able to do housework with peace of mind."
So, this money was earned through the joint efforts of our whole family.
The younger sister raised her hand: "My sister-in-law deserves the most credit!"
Qiu Yuruo smiled and then shook her head: "It wasn't me, it was your eldest brother. Your eldest brother deserves the most credit."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
