Chapter 66: The Pier Seeks New Business
Lu Qiniang felt a little embarrassed: "I knew you were a man of sense. I was the one who spoke too much."
"No, you helped me reject Liu Xing. If I had asked myself, it wouldn't have been that easy."
Since that was her wish, Xiao Yan would just go along with her wishes.
Lu Qiniang was indeed happy: "Nothing, I'm not familiar with him anyway. Xiao Yan, I'll go with you to the dock tomorrow to take a look, okay?"
She wanted to go and "check out the area" first to see what small businesses were operating at the dock and which ones were thriving.
"Okay, take Sanya with you."
"Er Ya is going to work at the Rouge Shop, so take Daya and San Ya with you. Let me tell you, even though Daya doesn't say it, I think she's also upset about what happened between her and Hu Tou."
Xiao Yan nodded, but what he was thinking in his heart was that Hu Tou could not influence Daya.
Daya's original attitude towards this marriage should have been to compromise.
Now that she can't get married, she probably doesn't have much emotional ups and downs.
Among the three girls, Xiao Yan likes San Ya the most, and the one he admires most is Daya.
As for Erya, she is a little hot pepper, and he dare not comment on her casually. He can't afford to offend her, but he can afford to avoid her.
If you are not careful, you will be scolded to death.
The next day, Lu Qiniang prepared pig food early. There were four large buckets in total, and she usually went back and forth twice.
But today, Xiao Yan wanted to help her carry two buckets.
"No, no, Xiao Yan, you can't do this, put it down and let me do it!"
Xiao Yan had already picked up the pig feed bucket and said, "I'm well now, nothing's wrong with me."
"Don't do that. Don't dirty your clean clothes."
"No problem, let's go, I'll go with you."
Lu Qin's mother couldn't persuade him and could only let him do as he pleased.
The two men came to the pigpen, one in front and one behind, carrying pig food buckets.
"It's time to eat!" Lu Qiniang picked up the bucket and poured the pig feed into the trough. She then picked up the wooden stick next to it and pushed away the pigs that were fighting too hard for food.
"Huahua, just enjoy your meal. You're standing in the trough and not letting others eat. That's too much!"
"Dahei, you have such a big body, but you can't even eat hot shit. What are you running around for? Come here and eat!"
"Youngest, why don't you squeeze forward a bit! I'm so anxious, I really want to go down and help you eat a few bites."
Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing.
"Did you name them all?" he asked, smiling.
"Yes, look, Dahei, Erhei, Sanhua, Sila..." Lu Qiniang mentioned her pigs and listed them like the back of her hand.
She could tell each pig apart and knew their temperaments.
"In fact, pigs are very smart. I think they are smarter than Ah Huang." Lu Qiniang said.
"Then if you keep it until the end of the year, will you be willing to sell it?" Xiao Yan asked.
"Even if you are reluctant, you have to sell it. Usually you just shed a few tears secretly, and then go home to have a big meal of meat in the evening. It's delicious!" Lu Qiniang said with a big laugh.
Life is hard for people, and one’s reluctance to part with the pigs cannot overcome the hardships of life.
Xiao Yan looked at the bright smile in her eyes and was unconsciously infected.
"Look at the short life span of a pig, and you'll realize how precious we are. At least we don't have to be eaten, right? They live one year, and we can live for decades!"
"Yeah." Xiao Yan smiled.
He liked Lu Qinniang's simple and unpretentious principles and the optimism contained therein.
People cannot live without money, but after having enough food and clothing, happiness has little to do with how much money they have.
"Eat more, everyone. I may not be able to come back in time to feed you at noon." Lu Qin's mother muttered, "When I see some tender grass and wild vegetables by the river, I'll get some for you to eat."
Only after feeding the pigs can people eat.
While eating, Lu Qiniang said she wanted to go to the pier for a walk.
Because Erya couldn't go because she had to work, she took the initiative to bring some food back for Erya.
"No, I'm not competing with my sisters." Erya said, "If you see Impatiens at someone's doorstep, ask for some and plant them, then paint your nails. It'll look beautiful!"
She is not a greedy child.
She just wants to be beautiful.
Lu Qiniang glared at her and said, "You're just being conceited. Where can you find that thing? I don't even know it."
"You'll find out if you ask around," Arya muttered. "If you don't find it for me, I'll buy it for you when I get paid!"
"Those are precious things, flowers and plants, and you have to spend money to buy them. Wait, I'll find them and sell them to you."
Erya succeeded and was immediately happy.
Lu Qiniang followed Xiao Yan to the dock.
Many people greeted Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan usually just smiled and nodded and walked away.
Lu Qiniang said, "I didn't realize you're so popular, Xiao Yan!"
"It's okay." Xiao Yan saw the man selling fried dough sticks. Although he had already eaten, he still bought three more for them.
Lu Qin's mother was reluctant to eat and just said she wasn't hungry.
Why do adults eat this stuff?
She took it back to Erya.
Daya took half of her share and forced it on Lu Qiniang.
Seeing this, San Ya blinked her eyes and pulled a little off the head of her hair - she didn't want to pull too much, so she stuffed it into Xiao Yan's mouth.
A family of four, so harmonious.
Lu Qiniang watched from the side of the wonton stall for a while, and when the stall owner called her, she quickly waved and left.
"Xiao Yan, a bowl of wontons costs eight cents. I don't think there's much meat in it, and it's only ten. How come we can't make four cents on this bowl? We've seen over a dozen bowls sold in just a short while. This business is really good."
Xiao Yan patiently explained, "Old Sui has been selling wontons at the dock for more than ten years, so everyone is used to the taste of his wontons."
It’s not that there aren’t other wonton stalls, but they’ve all been squeezed out by this one.
"Forget it. Have you inquired about everything?" Lu Qiniang asked.
"Well, I've basically asked around about all the businesses at the docks," Xiao Yan said. "I don't think the ones we have are very suitable."
"Then what should we do next?" Lu Qiniang was worried.
I have to say, her brain is not working at all.
"Make some dry food and dried meat that can be taken away on long journeys," Xiao Yan said. "Also, set up a small stall to sell tea. Selling tea is secondary. The main thing is to have someone here to take orders."
He had observed that this was not found at the dock.
"Dry food that can be used for long journeys? What kind of dry food will not go bad during long journeys? Forget about dried meat, the cost is too high." Lu Qiniang felt that it was not very reliable.
"When I was in the army, I had some dry food that was easy to store and could withstand hunger. Daya and I will discuss it later. As for the cost, I'll figure it out. You don't have to worry."
"That's great!" Lu Qinniang's eyes lit up. "How could I have forgotten this? But I can't rely solely on you for the capital. I was thinking of giving half of the piglet to others later."
Although I am reluctant, I still have to have some dignity as a human being and cannot rely on others for everything.
Xiao Yan has spent a lot of money these days.
His money did not come from the wind.
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