"Who are you calling elder sister? What kind of relative are you trying to claim?"
Xiao's mother was furious. She was calling her Boss Xiao just a second ago, but now she was calling her Sister Xiao. She was speechless. She still preferred others to call her Boss Xiao, which sounded more impressive.
However, looking at Boss He's attitude, it seemed that something really happened, but Xiao's mother subconsciously looked at Jiang Sui.
Jiang Sui wanted to know what Boss He was planning, so he nodded to Xiao's mother.
Mother Xiao then looked at Boss He, who was smiling flatteringly:
"Boss He, please come in and sit down."
There were only a few customers at the stall at this moment. Xiao's mother took him to sit in the corner, and Jiang Sui followed.
After sitting down, Boss He was very friendly. He picked up the kettle and poured himself some water, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
"Don't you have that mung bean soup? Give it to me and let me have some too!"
In this horrible weather, he did nothing all day and was still sweating. He also wanted to have a bowl of mung bean soup to cool down.
Xiao's mother rolled her eyes. Although she didn't want to give him the soup, it said that anyone could drink it for free, so they were not so petty. So she poured him a bowl.
Boss He drank up the mung bean soup and looked very comfortable after finishing it.
In this weather, drinking a bowl of mung bean soup is really refreshing.
"Okay, you've drunk the water and the mung bean soup, why aren't you ready to tell me what's going on?" Xiao's mother urged.
Boss He curled his lips and stated the purpose of his visit today:
"I won't beat around the bush. I came here today just to discuss business with you."
Talking about business? This confused Xiao's mother and Jiang Sui.
"What business can we discuss? Aren't we all running small businesses?" Xiao's mother thought he was joking.
Boss He took out five taels of silver from his pocket and placed them on the table:
"I don't want to discuss a big deal with you. I want to buy your recipe for the meat sauce and the chili oil for five taels of silver. How about that? Is it a good deal?"
Boss He had come up with this idea. He felt that it would be a good deal for the Xiao family to use his five taels of silver to exchange for the recipes of the meat sauce and the chili oil. It would be a profit for them. They could earn five taels of silver just by talking. Isn't that good?
He has been thinking about it over and over again these days, and still feels that he cannot be trampled under the feet of Xiao Ji Noodle Stall. Seeing the business getting worse and worse, he became anxious.
At this time, his wife gave him an idea, which was to ask him to use silver to buy this method.
The reason why his spicy and sour noodles were not popular before was because of the meat sauce and chili oil. He didn't make them tasty enough to ruin the whole bowl of noodles.
He had also studied the Xiao family's powder, but with his brain, he really couldn't figure out what it was made of, so he could only settle for the next best thing.
But he never thought that the sour and spicy taste was not compatible with the noodles.
Seeing Boss He looking like he deserved a beating, Jiang Sui and Xiao's mother looked at each other, speechless.
Are they crazy or stupid? Would they tell others the secret code of wealth just for five taels of silver?
Xiao's mother directly picked up the five taels of silver on the table, stuffed it into Boss He's hand, and then ordered him to leave:
"Boss He, you are still awake. You are daydreaming in front of me. Do you really think that your five taels of silver can be worth fifty taels? Hurry up and go. Figure out what to do yourself."
Xiao's mother has a bad temper and can't tolerate anything.
Seeing her attitude, Boss He really didn't know what went wrong.
"No, you can earn five taels just by talking, why don't you do it? This is like a pie in the sky."
"Bah, you are so shameless. I don't want your five taels of silver. Go away quickly and don't affect my business." Xiao's mother had no way to argue with him, so she just took action and pushed him out.
Boss He was so angry after being rejected that he pointed at Xiao's mother and cursed:
"You shrew, you don't know what's good for you. Just wait for me." Boss He left after saying this harshly.
Seeing his expression, Xiao's mother was really frightened by him.
She turned to look at Jiang Sui and asked worriedly:
"Sui Sui, do you think she will cause any trouble for us?"
"When the enemy comes, the general will stop him. When the water comes, the earth will cover it. It's hard to say. Boss He is vindictive. He ran into a snag here today. I guess he is very unconvinced. We just need to be careful."
She expected that with Boss He's intelligence, he probably couldn't think of any good ideas to target her, so she just hoped that he wouldn't play dirty.
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Soon, when it was time for Xiao's father, Xiao Qin and Xiao Mian to leave, they chopped a large pile of firewood for the family and split it into small pieces so that they could take it to the town to burn.
The sweet potato flour has been dried, and it’s time to start harvesting sweet potatoes to make starch.
The dried vermicelli and sweet potato skins can still be sold for more than two months according to the current business, so there is no rush to buy new ones.
Father Xiao and Xiao Qin gave Mother Xiao two taels of silver, which was their wages for last month, while Xiao Mian gave the money to Zhou for safekeeping.
The two silk flowers sent by Madam Song were also given to Xiao Lanlan and Zhou respectively. Xiao Lanlan naturally chose the elegant pink color, while the pink color was taken by Zhou.
Although the color was a bit bright, she liked it very much. She put it on that night to show her husband, and they spent the night together.
Since this worry was resolved, Zhou became more cheerful, smiled more often, and became healthier.
In the morning, the father and his five sons went to the town together. Some were busy opening the market, while others were waiting for the carriage to return to the county.
Xiao Qin and his friends also ate a bowl of homemade hot and sour noodles at the stall to fill their stomachs.
Seeing them carrying their bags, Madam Song asked politely:
"Where are you going, Brother Xiao?" Tong happened to meet Xiao Qin coming to the well to fetch water.
When Xiao Qin saw that it was her, he answered truthfully:
"My father, my brother and I found a job in the county. We have been back for several days. It is time to go back. Before leaving, I thought about helping my mother fill the bucket."
The water level in the well is getting lower day by day. You have to let the rope down a long way to get water. You never know when the well will dry up.
"I see. Then I wish you good luck and prosperity, Brother Xiao."
Mrs. Song said a few polite words.
On the other side, Xiao Mian was already urging Xiao Qin to leave quickly, saying that the carriage to the county had arrived.
"Then I'll borrow Miss Song's good words."
Xiao Qin left in a hurry after saying a few words.
Xiao's mother sent the father and son to the town gate to take the bus, and also bought them a bag of steamed buns to eat on the way.
Another long list of instructions.
Father Xiao was annoyed by her nagging:
"Okay, old woman, you have to say this so many times every time. I'm not a three-year-old child. I won't do that. You should go back quickly. Suisui will be too busy."
Xiao's mother gave him a scolding look and went back to the town, looking back every few steps.
However, she did not go back to the stall directly. Instead, she went to the grain and oil store to continue stocking up on food. She bought some brown rice and flour, as well as a bag of soybeans and peanuts.
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