Li Erdan, who lives not far from Yan Qingqing's house in Canghe Village, is talking with Chen Damei inside the house.
Chen Damei, showing her large, yellow teeth, asked, "Erdan, how's it going? Was what I told you true? What kind of business did that slut Yan go to in the county town for?"
Looking at Chen Damei's ugly appearance and her vulgar speech, and then thinking of Yan Qingqing's gentle and charming appearance and her eloquent way of doing business, Li Erdan felt even more disgusted by Chen Damei.
So he pushed her away and said, "I left home before dawn and haven't even had a sip of water yet."
"You wretched woman, instead of getting me something to eat first, you've got no respect for me at all!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Damei quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Erdan, don't be angry. I was just anxious. Wait for me to make you something delicious."
Chen Damei was quite efficient; she quickly made a bowl of noodles and, after thinking for a moment, gritted her teeth and added an egg to the bowl.
Li Erdan was initially quite satisfied with the food in his bowl, but the aroma of Yan Qingqing's braised offal suddenly made the egg noodles seem less appealing.
However, he was extremely hungry, so he picked up the bowl and began to wolf down his food.
Chen Damei, standing to the side, was drooling with envy, but Li Erdan quickly slurped down a bowl of noodles without leaving her a drop of soup.
Chen Damei was preoccupied with Yan Qingqing's business dealings, and forced herself to ask, "Honey, can you tell me now? What kind of business are they doing?"
Li Erdan snorted and said, "It's nothing special, just some pig offal and stew sold at the dock."
I've inquired about it. They sell pig offal for five coins a serving and stew for three coins; business seems pretty good.
Chen Damei's eyes lit up when she heard this. Pig offal was very cheap; a whole set could be bought for fifty coins.
Yan Qingqing actually sells them for five coins a serving. How much money can she make in a day?
Chen Damei started calculating, but she couldn't figure it out clearly. However, she knew she could definitely make a lot of money.
So Chen Damei said to Li Erdan, "Honey, this is a great opportunity. Let's do what Yan did and go to the city to buy some pig offal. Then we can take it to the dock to sell. We can't let that family make this money."
To be honest, Li Erdan was tempted. If he had money, he could easily seduce any of the young widows in and around the village, let alone Yan Qingqing.
However, Li Erdan was a man after all, and he had some knowledge. He said, "This pig offal smells terrible, and we don't cook it well. Do you think anyone will buy it?"
Chen Damei said disdainfully, "So what? Since even that bitch Yan's stuff gets bought, there must be people who like it. So our stuff will definitely get bought too."
Li Erdan pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright, I'll go to town tomorrow to buy pig offal."
Chen Damei insisted, "Honey, go now, so we can start doing business tomorrow."
"Once we make some money, I'll definitely buy you two catties of good wine."
Although Li Erdan was reluctant to go, he thought that the good wine Chen Damei had mentioned was worth the trip.
So he started cursing, "You wretched woman, why don't you hurry up and give me the money? It'll be dark by the time the butchers pack up their stalls."
Upon hearing this, Chen Damei quickly pulled a cloth bag out of a crack in the wall, took out several dozen coins from it, and handed them to Li Erdan.
Li Erdan narrowed his eyes and cursed inwardly, "No wonder I couldn't find any money anywhere in the house. Turns out this woman was hiding in a crack in the wall."
Yan Qingqing was naturally unaware of Li Erdan and Chen Damei's schemes, but even if she had known, she wouldn't have cared.
When she started her business, she had already anticipated that someone would imitate her, but whether they could replicate the taste was a matter of skill.
Before dark, Li Erdan still bought back some pig offal, and when he put it in the yard, it stank horribly.
Chen Damei covered her nose and said, "Why does this pig offal smell so bad? It doesn't smell this bad at all the other people's stores!"
Li Erdan hummed guiltily twice and said, "How could this stuff smell good? It hasn't been washed yet. Go take it to the river and wash it, and it'll be clean."
Although reluctant, Chen Damei still took the pigs to the riverbank under cover of darkness.
The next morning, Yan Qingqing looked at the children who had loaded the car and said, "I'll go with you three again today. From now on, this business will be in your hands."
Originally, Li Xiangping was worried that Yan Qingqing would get tired and didn't plan to let her go, but Yan Qingqing was a little worried. After all, this was the first business she had worked hard to build, and she couldn't afford any mistakes.
The mother and her three children arrived at the dock as usual, and just as they set up their stall, they saw an acquaintance.
Li Xiangjian looked at the newcomers and said unhappily, "Mother, what brings Li Erdan and his wife here? Are they trying to copy us by doing business here?"
Yan Qingqing sneered and said, "I bet they're not only copying our business practices, but they're also selling the same things we do. Do you remember what you said yesterday about someone following us? That person is Li Erdan."
This time, not only Li Xiangjian was unhappy, but Li Xiangping and Li Xiangan also looked displeased.
Yan Qingqing glanced at the three children and shook her head. She still lacked the cultivation to keep her emotions hidden, especially as a businesswoman, she couldn't let others see her thoughts.
When Li Erdan and Chen Damei looked at Yan Qingqing and the others, Yan Qingqing even gave them a smile.
That smile almost blinded Li Erdan. Yan Qingqing was the person he had been thinking about all along. During this time, Yan Qingqing had been eating and drinking well, and her complexion had become increasingly rosy.
Seeing Yan Qingqing "seducing" Li Erdan right in front of her, Chen Damei glared at Yan Qingqing fiercely, then called out in a coquettish tone, "Brother Erdan."
Not to mention Yan Qingqing and the others, even Li Erdan himself got goosebumps and kept cursing, "You stinking woman, don't embarrass yourself in public."
Soon, Yan Qingqing's stall started to get busy. These were all regular customers, so there was no need to say anything.
However, no one came to Li Erdan's stall. When someone finally came over to ask, they shook their head and left after smelling the braised offal they were making.
Seeing that Yan Qingqing and the others were about to sell out their goods, Li Erdan hadn't sold a single item yet.
Chen Damei was getting anxious. She had spent fifty coins to buy it, and it had taken a lot of materials and effort to make it. What would she do if she couldn't sell it?
Suddenly, Chen Damei's eyes lit up. Yan Qingqing and the others sell their products at such high prices. If they could lower the price, wouldn't that be a way to steal their business?
After whispering with Li Erdan for a while, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Pork offal, delicious pork offal, only two coins a serving."
Most of the people working at the docks were from poor families, and they would definitely be tempted by the prospect of eating meat for just two coins.
As a result, many people went to buy their pig offal, which made Chen Damei extremely happy.
However, after tasting it, several burly men frowned, saying it was too disgusting and had a foul smell.
But considering it was cheap, I forced myself to finish the food despite feeling nauseous.
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