As soon as the fish belly white light appeared in the sky, Tan Qing arrived at the Qi family.
"Tan Zi, you came so early. Have you eaten?" Qi Xinwei asked in surprise when he saw Tan Qing standing at the door as soon as he opened the door.
Yesterday, Qi Xinlan told them that she wanted to ask Tan Qing to deliver goods for them. Tan Qing is also a good guy in the village. If he were not burdened by his family, he would be a favorite in the eyes of the girls in the village.
"I've eaten, Brother Qi. I just can't sleep. Come over early to see if there's anything I can help with." Tan Qing said, grinning with his white teeth.
"Okay, I'm here to help." Qi Xinwei stretched out his arm, put his hand on the other person's shoulder, and pulled him into his yard.
Although Tan Qing already knew that the Qi family's braised meat business was booming, he was still shocked by the scene in the yard.
There were two large vats of braised meat in the yard. Roughly estimated, one vat contained about three to four hundred kilograms of meat, and two vats contained more than eight hundred kilograms of meat.
At this time, Li Tao was chopping the meat vigorously, the Qi couple was packing it in bags, and Qi Xinlan was weighing and recording with a pen and notebook.
"This, this... are these what the customer wants?" Tan Qing opened his eyes wide in astonishment, his mouth opened into an O shape, and he stood there like a wooden stake. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"Yes, this is only today's quantity. We will need more tomorrow. You can help classify these packaged braised meats today, such as one batch for Hutong Lane and one batch for Guihua Lane, etc. This way you can save delivery time." Qi Xinwei said proudly.
"Okay, okay." Tan Qing nodded blankly.
Tan Qing tried to calm himself down and sorted the items according to Qi Xinwei's instructions before loading them onto the truck.
The ox cart was rented from Old Man Jiang in the village, and he treasured it very much! If Qi Xinwei hadn't offered him so much, he wouldn't have been willing to rent it.
After they finished their work, it was already past nine o'clock, and Qi Xinlan, Qi Xinwei, Li Tao and Tan Qing set off in a hurry.
The villagers on the road were very curious when they saw that the Qi family had been rushing to the town every day these days, and some of them couldn't help but ask about it.
"I heard the Qi family opened a braised meat stall in town, and business is booming."
"Braised pork? Is this thing delicious?"
"I heard it's so delicious that even the big factories in town are ordering their braised meat from Qi's house."
“Isn’t that a lot of money?”
"No, I heard you can earn 70 or 80 yuan a day."
"My goodness, doesn't that mean he can earn as much in one day as a regular worker earns in two months?"
"That's not... the Qi family is lucky."
When Cai Hong heard this, her face darkened and she hurried home. Before she got home, she was stopped by Mrs. Chen.
"Cai Hong, have you heard? The Qi family has made a lot of money. Didn't Taozi marry into the Qi family? Your good days are coming. I heard that they make seventy or eighty yuan a day. How about it? Does Taozi honor you?" Mrs. Chen said with envy.
"What's there to be filial about? These are other people's abilities." Cai Hong said embarrassedly with a dark face.
"Hehe, I forgot that you have severed ties with Taozi. Her making money must have nothing to do with you." Mrs. Chen said with a sly smile when she saw Cai Hong's bad face.
"What do you mean by severing ties? That's not happening! As long as I'm her mother, I'll be her mother for life!" Cai Hong's face turned cold and she scolded. After she finished speaking, she left without looking back without waiting for Mrs. Chen's answer.
"Bah! What a wicked thing! She said she was your mother for life, but she sold you out. Now that you've made a fortune, you want to get close to her." Mrs. Chen spat as she looked at Cai Hong's back.
The four people in the town went their separate ways. Qi Xinwei went to handle the trademark and find a store, Tan Qing went to deliver the goods, and Li Tao and Qi Xinlan were responsible for setting up the stall.
Just as Qi Xinlan and Li Tao had set up their stall, a group of ferocious-looking men came towards them. Qi Xinlan recognized the man leading them as Brother Pan.
"Sister-in-law, go call the police." Qi Xinlan whispered to Li Tao.
"Okay, be careful and don't provoke the other party. Wait for me to come back." Seeing that the other party was outnumbered, Li Tao could only grit his teeth and remind them.
"Pay the protection fee quickly, or we will smash your stall." A man with a fat face hit the stall with a wooden stick and shouted threats.
"Brother Pan, I already paid last month, why do I have to pay again?" Aunt Sun, who was selling vegetables nearby, asked cautiously with fear in her eyes.
"Are you going to eat the meal you had yesterday today?" Pan Wei raised his eyebrows and said with a sarcastic smile.
"Then...how much should I pay? I'm just selling vegetables and I don't make much money." Aunt Sun was so scared that she trembled and said tremblingly.
"100 yuan." Brother Pan said a number with a smile.
"What!?" Aunt Sun was shocked. She couldn't earn that much in two months. Isn't this going to cost her life?
"Why do you collect protection fees?" Qi Xinlan was so angry when she saw this that she stepped forward and stood in front of Aunt Sun.
"Why? Come on, tell her, why do we do that?" Pan Wei saw Qi Xinlan, his face was ferocious, and hatred flashed in his eyes. This stinky woman! Last time he sprinkled chili powder on her, this time he was going to make her pay!
"Our boss has the final say over this place. If you don't want to suffer, you'd better be sensible and hand over all the money." Pan Wei's men said fiercely.
"Why do I remember that this land belongs to the country, the road was built by the country, and even setting up stalls and doing small businesses are supported by the country! What does it have to do with you?" Qi Xinlan said seriously.
"I'm telling you, this place is under my control. You don't have to pay, but guys, smash it up!" Pan Wei gave an order, and the little Luo Luos behind him went up to smash Qi Xinlan's braised meat stall.
Qi Xinlan's stall was smashed to pieces and the jars were broken. The aroma of the brine immediately filled the air, causing everyone to swallow their saliva and think what a pity.
But no one dared to step forward to stop him. This Brother Pan was a ruthless character. It was said that someone was protecting him in the police station. Every time he was reported, he was taken to the police station, but was released the next day. Then he would suffer even more crazy revenge!
Qi Xinlan did not stop them and watched them smash the stall coldly.
Fortunately, most of the goods were delivered by Tan Qing, and the rest were from small customers, not in large quantities.
They are having fun smashing things now, but she will make them cry in compensation soon!
"You can't smash my vegetables!" Aunt Sun was heartbroken to see her vegetables being trampled to pieces. She wanted to step forward to stop them, but the man pushed her aside.
"You stinky bitch, you dare to push me? I'll beat you to death."
The man raised his hand and slapped Aunt Sun in the face. Seeing this, Qi Xinlan immediately pulled out the silver needle and stabbed the man. The man felt numb all over, and then the pain spread all over his body, especially his head. The pain was as if it was about to explode. He couldn't help rolling on the ground and screaming miserably.
"ah!"
"Qi Xinlan, what did you do to him?" Pan Wei was shocked. He just saw Qi Xinlan stabbing Xiao Tao, and Xiao Tao was in so much pain?
"If you want him to die, you can continue to make trouble, and I can accompany you!" Qi Xinlan's eyes were cold, and there seemed to be poison in her eyes, which made his back cold.
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