"Brother Han, you're not wrong. The docks are a place where all sorts of people hang out. What would respectable people do there?"
A mocking voice came from beside her. The speaker was Zhao Shida, who had always disliked Shen Qinghe.
At this moment, several echo chambers followed him, and upon hearing him speak, they immediately chimed in and echoed his words.
"That's right. I heard that those people who unload cargo at the docks don't wear shirts in the summer. It's really an eyesore."
"Haha, I'm afraid those people can't even afford clothes."
"So it turns out that our talented Shen family sells this kind of lowly food. I never would have guessed."
As they talked, the group burst into laughter.
Han Yan looked at Shen Qinghe with a hint of guilt. Zhao Shida was a well-known wealthy man in the area with considerable power, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
Shen Qinghe's face suddenly darkened, revealing a hint of gloom. He glanced at Zhao Shida with a hint of anger in his eyes, but did not respond. He simply lowered his head and continued eating.
Seeing Shen Qinghe's behavior, Zhao Shida was quite annoyed.
This person has always been like this; no matter what others say, he always acts as if it's none of his business, as if no one is of interest to him.
But the other party didn't respond, so he couldn't continue his outburst. He turned and walked out of the classroom, followed by his lackeys.
Zhao Shida grew angrier the more he thought about it, his eyes turning sinister. He sternly ordered one of the people beside him, "Go and investigate Shen Qinghe's sister-in-law."
Before Meng Zhao could get a few meals at the dock, Gu Shi rushed over, her forehead covered in sweat, clearly having run back. Meng Zhao quickly told Gu Shi to wash her face before getting her food.
Today, demand still exceeds supply. In less than an hour, nearly 100 boxed meals were sold out, and many regular customers still couldn't get a table.
"Boss Meng, this portion is too small. Why don't you make more? If we come any later, we'll miss the deadline."
"That's right, make more next time."
"I'm sorry everyone, we're short-handed at home, and this is the most we can make right now," Meng Zhao apologized to the customers who couldn't get a boxed meal.
It wasn't that she didn't want to earn the money, but the conditions simply didn't allow it. It was already a lot of work for Meng Zhao and Gu Shi to prepare 100 boxed meals, and they really couldn't add any more.
When I got home and finished unpacking, Aunt Feng'e came in and said in a loud voice, "Lanying, I've come to bring you eggs."
Mrs. Gu hurriedly went up and took the eggs; there was about half a basket, roughly twenty eggs.
"Didn't you say you'd deliver it every three days? Why is Sister Feng'e here today?"
After handing over the basket, Aunt Feng'e found a place to sit down in the courtyard.
"I was worried you wouldn't have enough, so I brought you the leftovers from the past two days along with today's."
After saying that, she became a little embarrassed and smiled at Meng Zhao, "By the way, there's something I'd like to discuss with you, Zhao Zhao."
When Meng Zhao heard that she had something to say to her, she sat down and said, "Auntie, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
Aunt Feng'e hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It's my sister. Her husband is a hunter, and he brings back some rabbits when he hunts. She raises them when she has nothing to do. You know what? She raises rabbits that others can't keep alive quite well. They're all plump and strong. Yesterday, your mother mentioned that you need eggs to sell food. I just mentioned it to her casually, and she asked me to come and ask if you need any rabbits. If you do, she can exchange them for some money."
Upon hearing this, Meng Zhao perked up. Her stall mainly sold pork and chicken, so having some new ingredients would make it more appealing.
"A rabbit? I've never seen one before. Aunt Feng'e, would you like to take us to see it?"
Hearing that Meng Zhao did not refuse, Aunt Feng'e was naturally happy and immediately slapped her thigh, "Of course it's good, why don't we go now? Her house is at the east end of the village."
Since there was nothing else to do, Meng Zhao stood up and said, "Alright, let's go now."
After tidying up, Gu and Meng Zhao followed Aunt Feng'e towards the east end of the village.
They passed through the village along the way, and Gu even showed her around a few gates.
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