Lao Shi originally wanted to buy vegetables worth 70 or 80 cents from Shen Chunhua, so that she could at least earn the 50 cents.
Later I realized that I was thinking too much. Nowadays, as long as the family does not plan to eat meat, the cost of a meal is only a few cents.
Vegetables cost a few cents per pound, and the most expensive vegetable is only 8 cents per pound. A pound of mushrooms is enough for a meal. He bought ten pounds, which is enough for him to eat at home for a week.
Besides, there weren’t that many mushrooms in Chen Chunhua’s basket.
Finally, Lao Shi ordered a pound of mushrooms, two pounds of bamboo shoots, and two pounds of celery, and paid a total of thirty-three cents.
He was originally thinking about ordering some more, at most he could eat it for two more days, but Chen Chunhua waved her hand and refused to sell it to him.
"Brother Shi, didn't you just say that it was just you and the two old people at home eating? These dishes are almost ready. If you want to eat more, just come back tomorrow to buy more. They won't be fresh if they're left out for too long."
She knew that this person wanted to return the money he had just paid, but buying and selling vegetables was not a one-day business, it had to be a long-term business!
"Okay, then I'll buy these first!" Lao Shi smiled and thanked Chen Chunhua. He took out the thin cloth strips that he had used to tie bamboo shoots yesterday from his clothes and tied the bamboo shoots and celery together. As for the mushrooms, Chen Chunhua said that after she sold all the mushrooms in the branch basket, he could take the basket home first.
"Hey, your basket is quite nice. Even though the branches look like they haven't been polished yet, they're really sturdy!"
Chen Chunhua smiled and said, "My mother-in-law made it. She said it was a craft passed down from her family."
"Then you can also sell some baskets and the like. The profit should be higher than selling vegetables." Lao Shi had already begun to plan her business route out of habit, and saw Chen Chunhua grinning awkwardly.
"That thing is too big and too obvious. It's more convenient to sell vegetables."
Although I didn't know Liang Shengdi could make this before, I probably wouldn't be able to do it even if I knew. The process is too complicated, and Liang Shengdi has to be the main person...
Vegetables are eaten every day, so there will definitely be people who come to buy them. As for things like baskets and winnowing baskets, if they are not spoiled at home, there is no need to rush to buy them, and you may not be able to sell one in a day.
If I can’t sell it, I can’t buy meat, and if I can’t buy meat... Chen Chunhua felt that there was a high possibility that Liang Shengdi would quit her job at that time.
Forget it, just focus on selling vegetables.
Lao Shi nodded, "That's right."
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Chen Chunhua's business was pretty good today. By a little after five o'clock, all the vegetables she brought were sold out, especially the mushrooms.
A woman felt a little regretful when she saw the man in front of her buy up all the remaining mushrooms, and asked Chen Chunhua if there would be any more tomorrow.
Chen Chunhua wasn't sure either. It depended on whether Liang Shengdi could pick them during the day. It didn't rain yesterday or tonight, so she guessed it was a bit risky.
The woman felt a little sorry, but there was nothing she could do, so she said that if there was any tomorrow, please save some for her, as she came to buy groceries every day.
"It seems like there was a man sitting next to you yesterday. I bought two kilograms of bamboo shoots and one kilogram of celery!"
"That's my man. He should come again tomorrow night. If there are any mushrooms, I'll ask him to save some for you." Chen Chunhua smiled and put the last handful of spinach into her basket.
"Actually, eating spinach is also good in this season. You can also get some pork liver. Stir-frying spinach with pork liver is good for replenishing qi and blood. It is suitable for both the elderly and children!"
The woman handed over 10 cents, listened to the recipe and said with a smile,
"Yesterday your husband said that you cook delicious dishes. I've been listening to you and your wife's suggestions for dishes these past two days. I don't have to worry about how to cook them when I get home."
Chen Chunhua grinned and said softly, "Go slowly."
We made almost 1.8 yuan today, and Liang Shengdi put in a lot of effort. We promised her yesterday that we would eat meat again, but we still have a pair of pig offal at home... Chen Chunhua thought about it and asked Lao Shi to buy a meat ticket for one pound.
During the day, Liang Shengdi took the bills and money to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat. At 69 cents per pound, their family could still afford it!
I'll have some braised large intestines and some scrambled eggs with minced meat. Tonight I'm not even going to eat vegetarian food, I'll just eat meat!
Let Liang Shengdi satisfy her craving for meat! Only then can she continue to work hard, right?
Chen Chunhua walked happily on the way back to the village, chewing the cold sweet potatoes as she walked. Although the life now could not be compared with the later life, it was at least much better than the present life in her previous life.
Look at this sweet potato. She estimates that in a month, those children will become picky eaters and won’t want to eat it anymore. But it doesn’t matter, she has had enough of it.
After this wave of sweet potatoes is eaten, the next ones will be sold at a low price. If you eat sweet potatoes every day, your face will become as dirty as the sweet potatoes.
She was bored on the road, so she kept thinking about what to do next.
It's still a bit cold now, and she's worried that if she buys chickens that are too small, they won't survive. At her current rate of profit, she plans to buy ten small chickens next month, plus a large rooster. Together with the five hens at home, that should be enough for Liang Shengdi to feed.
Yes, to some extent, she framed Liang Shengdi.
If she is given a whole chicken to eat, she has to raise it herself before she can eat it.
It would take at least three or four months to raise an ordinary chick until it could lay eggs or be eaten. She didn't even know if Liang Shengdi could keep the chicken alive. Anyway, if one out of ten chicks could survive, she would be happy to slaughter them for her mother-in-law to eat.
At least she learned how to raise chickens.
Even if none of them survive, it's okay, we have big roosters and old hens here! Pick out the fertilized eggs and hatch them yourself. If one of them doesn't survive, how can ten of them grow into an adult chicken?
If this is true, Chen Chunhua can only say that Liang Shengdi may not be destined to have a good life.
Four or five months later, the second child was about to go to school, and Liang Shengdi also had experience in raising chickens, so the chickens at home could be handed over to her entirely. How many eggs she could eat every day and how often she could eat some chicken depended on whether her mother-in-law worked hard.
Thinking of this, Chen Chunhua shed tears to Liang Shengdi.
In fact, the old lady is also quite miserable. Although she didn't work much in the first half of her life, she didn't enjoy much either. With a daughter-in-law like her, although she can eat meat, it is estimated that she will really have no time to rest in the future.
They had already reached the entrance of the village. Chen Chunhua could even see the outline of her own roof. She grinned, lifted the basket on her back, and quickened her pace to rush home.
I opened the door quietly, mainly to prevent my neighbors from hearing me.
Chen Chunhua had just closed the door, took a breath and looked back, when she saw a figure coming out of her backyard with a shovel in his hand. Fortunately, it was already light outside, otherwise she would definitely scream.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer so early in the morning? What are you doing in the backyard?" Chen Chunhua asked unhappily.
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