Chapter 05 Chapter 5
Chapter 5
"Twenty pieces of sugar cakes, a total of one hundred and sixty coins. After deducting the cost, I made fifty coins."
Madam Su clenched the fifty cents tightly. This was the first time she had earned money and she was still a little overwhelmed.
Fifty cents isn't much, but it's a good start!
In the evening, the Su family had an extra meal and everyone at the dinner table was discussing what happened today.
Madam Su said, "As soon as they saw our baby, they couldn't help but buy some sugar cakes. He is really a lucky little star."
Deputy Envoy Su, my brother Su Xian nodded.
Not only is my younger sister a lucky star, but also because Madam Su makes great sugar cakes.
"We need to do more tomorrow."
I made forty sugar cakes the next day. It was a little late when I left the house. When I arrived at the market, there were still people waiting.
The cakes made by Ms. Su are inexpensive and of high quality, with solid ingredients, so naturally she has repeat customers.
Of course, one of the purposes is to play with the baby.
The little baby lying on his mother's lap is trying hard to be cute.
She can do it!
If you sell one more piece of Meng today, you can sell one more cake!
Make up for the milk she drinks every day!
The six-month-old baby blinks his big eyes, like the brightest glass in the night sky, so innocent and cute that it makes people's hearts soften.
Who can help but buy a sugar cake after seeing this scene?
Madam Su’s speed in selling cakes today is only faster, not slower!
When the noble child was brought over, there was only one last sugar cake left in the clean and tidy basket.
Fortunately, the servant behind him quickly said, "We want this one."
After saying that, he took out a piece of silver, about twenty cents, which made others stay away.
Su Yinyin was stunned and stared at the child with a puzzled look.
The child looked to be about three or four years old. His clothes were plain but of good quality.
But he was a little too thin, and his smile was full of gloom.
When the sugar cookie came into the child's hands, he seemed extremely reluctant and took a small bite. Just as he was about to say "unpalatable", his eyes met with the big-eyed baby's.
The child swallowed the sugar cookie silently and said calmly, "It's okay."
good? !
The servant was excited.
Have you finally found something that His Highness likes to eat?
Madam Su had already counted out twelve coins and stuffed them into the servant's hand: "Eight coins are enough. You have too much change."
"It's okay, it's okay, just consider it a reward. My master loves to eat, and he's willing to spend any amount of money."
Wow, big client!
Su Yinyin waved her chubby little hands forward, obviously trying to hold the child in front of her.
The child was silent for a moment, and touched his small fleshy hands with his skinny fingers.
The baby kissed the child's finger and giggled sweetly, and the guests around exclaimed.
So cute!
I wish this child was from his family!
The child whose fingers were kissed blushed in his ears and quickly pulled his hand back.
With his other hand, he tightly grasped the sugar cookie and finished it in no time, under the gaze of the baby.
"That's great. That's great."
"The master and his wife will be very happy if they know."
The servant quickly took out some silver and stuffed it into Madam Su's pocket, not allowing her to refuse: "This is a deposit. Can you make some more? It's rare for my young master to have food he likes."
Madam Su and Su Yinyin were dumbfounded.
They didn't expect it to have such an effect.
The skinny child frowned and left. Wasn't the servant worried that they would run away with the money?
On the first day of selling sugar cakes, I earned fifty cents.
On the second day of selling sugar cakes, I earned 100 wen, 12 wen in tips, and 500 wen in deposit.
Is this reasonable?
Su Yinyin couldn't help but mutter to herself, there really are more opportunities in big cities.
It's a pity that she couldn't speak yet, so she just babbled and I thought she was laughing.
When Madam Su returned home with the silver, she was completely dazed.
When Deputy Envoy Su returned home and learned about this, he was also quite surprised, but he had been out and about for a long time, so he explained: "There are many families in Bianjing who are either rich or noble. Perhaps we have run into a wealthy family."
The West Market and the North Market are relatively better, but if you go to the East Market or the South Market, anyone you grab might be a family member or servant of an official appointed by the imperial court.
"Then I'll accept it. I will make good sugar cakes tomorrow and live up to the deposit." Madam Su was sincere and kind. She said she would do it well and would definitely do it with great care.
Then again, she could cut more meat today and make a sumptuous dinner for her family.
Soon, the aroma of the braised pork made by the Su family wafted through Chang'an Lane. People would sniff a few more times as they passed by her door.
The meat is so delicious.
A newly dressed couple at the door gritted their teeth.
What a great second branch of the Su family.
Not only did they secretly sell sugar cakes behind their backs, but they also sold them cheaper than them. It was really hateful.
It’s not a festival, we all eat meat!
"Oh my! We're already eating braised pork! Mother-in-law also said that your family is in financial difficulty and asked the eldest wife to contribute more to the household expenses. It seems that she was lying to me, the eldest sister-in-law!"
When an unexpected guest came to her house, Su Yinyin was a little confused.
Who is the woman dressed in bright colors?
The woman was wearing a new, brightly colored dress and had several silver hairpins in her hair. The top one was covered in gold and was the most dazzling.
"Brother and sister-in-law, why are you here?" Madam Su greeted them subconsciously with a smile. Deputy Envoy Su nodded, as a gesture of some kind, and it was obvious that he did not like her.
"Aunt, why didn't you knock on the door?" Su Xian said coldly.
Su Yinyin opened her eyes wide.
Is this the aunt who gave her summer shoes at the full moon party in early spring?
The Su family has two sons. The eldest son and his wife inherited the Su family's craft and opened a small snack shop in Taipei City.
The second son and the second daughter-in-law, Su Yinyin's parents, one served in the army and fought in wars for several years, and the other took care of his parents-in-law with his son in the countryside outside the city.
The eldest aunt of the Su family looked at the second daughter-in-law of the Su family and her family with resentment.
If it weren't for the second son of the Su family who was lucky enough to be admitted to the Military Department, and if he hadn't made contributions after the chaos in the capital and was appointed as a deputy envoy, he would have been a waste who was inferior to their eldest son all his life.
Now, I can even afford to eat braised pork. I am so lucky.
She could smell it from a distance.
Even the sugar cakes were selling well, and she wouldn't have known about it if she hadn't heard about it by chance!
Isn't this stealing her business?
no!
Wasn’t it said that the old woman was in poor health and only taught Zhou Huinu three kinds of snacks?
Could it be that the old woman has something hidden?
Uncle Su sat directly on the main seat and said, "You can't come without saying hello?"
The scene was awkward for a moment.
Even Su Yinyin could see that her uncle and his wife were here to cause trouble.
Just think about it and you will know that it must be because my mother’s sugar cakes are selling well and people are jealous of them.
Su Xian, who was holding his sister, naturally knew this too. He hugged her tightly, ready to take her away at any time to prevent her from being scared.
My uncle and aunt have never been nice to their family. They basically haven't been in touch since the separation. Now that they are coming to visit, it can't be a good thing.
"By the way, I sent a pair of shoes to the baby when it was one month old last time. Why don't you see him wearing them?" The aunt-in-law looked around and confirmed that the second family was still as poor as before. She felt better and thought that they would not still miss the pair of shoes she sent. "If you don't wear them, give them to me. My grandson is about to be born. Let him wear them."
Oh, she gave her a pair of small summer shoes in early spring, calculating the time so that her grandson, whose due date was in the summer, could wear them.
What a calculation.
Su Yinyin yawned and tilted her head on her brother's shoulder.
The next second, a thunderous cry came out of her throat.
Deputy Envoy Su with a grim look on his face, Madam Su with an embarrassed look on her face, and his brother Su Xian with a cold face, immediately surrounded him.
Why is the baby crying?
And crying so hard.
The baby has never cried like this since he was born. Before, he would just hum a few times, and shed silent tears when he was weaned.
This was the first time that someone cried so hard that the earth shook.
Aunt Liu, the neighbor, came running over and asked in astonishment, "What happened to Yinyin? She's crying so hard."
Aunt Liu was surprised when she saw the two guests from the Su family, but she soon reacted.
Is this Madam Su’s mean brother and sister-in-law?
At that time, Deputy Envoy Su had not yet become an official, but was just a small soldier at the border. There were only Madam Su and little Su Xian at home.
The black-hearted couple bullied the gentle Mrs. Su many times, and even abandoned her sick parents at home, while they took the money and went to Taipei to open a shop.
The second son of the Su family was furious when he came back. Not only did he divide the family business, he also gave his eldest brother a good beating.
The separation of the two families is considered a partial severance of the relationship.
The eldest wife of the Su family said something else: a soldier with a broken head, a body full of injuries and no relatives, who would live in poverty in the future, should not come to beg in front of his store.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the second son of the Su family was recruited by his superiors in the army and joined the West City Bingmasi as a soldier.
In just one year, he rose from an ordinary soldier to the current Deputy Envoy Su.
It was also during this period, after Su Yinyin's full moon banquet, his family asked someone to send gifts, obviously intending to ease the relationship.
It’s no wonder that Aunt Liu knows so much, as her family has a future son-in-law who works in the military department.
In short, when these things were mentioned, everyone felt indignant for Deputy Envoy Su.
This is also the reason why Deputy Envoy Su's wife is willing to help her poor old friends in the army.
Madam Su had a very hard life back then.
Aunt Liu's mind was racing and she ran to the baby. Seeing the child's wrinkled smiling face, she felt heartbroken.
"You're just a little girl, and you're really taking it seriously."
"I gave birth to many children, so you can just throw them on the bed and let them finish crying." Su Biniang said, her eyes still fixed on the braised pork, and she seemed to be eager to make a move.
The meat is so delicious.
"Sister-in-law, your child is worthless, but my child is precious." Deputy Envoy Su had a cold face and showed no mercy.
"You, how do you talk to your sister-in-law?"
Su Yinyin's crying, which had just stopped, started again in an instant.
Su Xian looked at the two people, then at his sister, and said tentatively: "Stop talking, my sister will cry if you talk."
What does this have to do with them!
"You're still studying! Do you know how to respect your elders?"
The baby cried again.
It seems to be true!
Aunt Liu was dumbfounded and said subconsciously: "They say that children are the most intelligent. They naturally know who is annoying."
"It seems to be true."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What does she, a little kid, know?" Su Biniang yelled. She was so upset by her crying that she completely forgot the purpose of her visit.
The two were kicked out of the house by Deputy Envoy Su. Not only were they not able to eat the braised pork, they couldn't even drink water.
I originally wanted to tell the second room that they were not allowed to sell sugar cakes anymore, but my plan was completely disrupted!
And the pair of shoes for the full moon doll was not returned!
Cry, cry, cry, just cry!
The two listened carefully and found that there was no crying in the second room, but instead the sound of a child giggling.
Could it be that children can really sense who is annoying?
If this gets out, will they still have any shame?
Aunt Liu, who followed out, was holding a bowl with a few pieces of braised pork in it. She glanced at them as if she was looking at something unlucky.
It's over. This person will definitely exaggerate and spread the story.
Su Yinyin, who had stopped crying, lay at peace in her mother's arms.
Those who bully my mother are all bad people, big bad guys!
No one can bully her mother!
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