Chapter 16 Thank you for your patronage!

16 Thank you for your patronage!

If living in her mother's house was fine, Qin's mother wouldn't have mentioned it suddenly.

But today, when Qin's mother went back, she saw that her two nieces-in-law looked unhappy. It is conceivable that returning to your parents' home after a divorce, even with the protection of your parents, is still a bit difficult.

Mother Qin couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaoxue was raised by me. She is such a good girl, why does she have such a miserable life?"

Qin's father didn't say anything. Fate is something that cannot be explained.

"What do you think about letting Xiaoxue and Yiyi sell tea eggs?"

Father Qin was surprised, "You want her to sell tea eggs?"

Mother Qin said, "Yiyi has only been setting up shop at the factory gate for two hours today and has sold five kilograms of tea leaf eggs, making about two yuan. Although she just sold them for the sake of freshness, the business will be better, and it is unlikely to be so good in the future. But even if the business is not so good, she can still make some money to supplement her life in a month. With some income, her two sisters-in-law will not be unkind to her."

"Competitors are enemies. You want to create conflicts?"

Mother Qin was annoyed: "Are you stupid? There are so many factories in our county, and we have to squeeze into one factory to sell?"

Father Qin: "That's good, but we have to wait until the third daughter-in-law's tea leaf eggs are on track. We have just started now, and we don't know if it will work in the future. Let's wait for a while and make sure it really works before we talk about it."

"Yes, I know." Mother Qin nodded, but she was a little hesitant. She didn't know whether Yi Yi would agree.

Shen Yiyi didn't know any of this and went back to her room after packing up.

After writing down today’s account in a notebook, I went to sleep with beautiful dreams in my heart.

The next morning, Shen Yiyi got up at dawn.

After washing up, she went out with five pounds of tea eggs. It only took five minutes to ride her bike to the vegetable market, which was very close.

As for breakfast at home, she left it to her mother-in-law, as she had told her yesterday.

By this time the vegetable market had already started to get busy.

"Girl, what are you selling?" an old lady asked.

Although these aunts are very frugal and usually won't buy anything if asked the price, Shen Yiyi still answers every question.

"I sell tea leaf eggs, 20 cents each." He lifted the lid of the pot to show her.

As expected, the mother said, "You are selling them too expensively. Two for thirty cents is about the same."

"It's not expensive. One pound of eggs costs one yuan and fourteen dollars. I also use spices to cook tea leaf eggs, such as tea and salt. In total, I only make one cent from you for one tea leaf egg, and it's hard-earned money." Shen Yiyi said.

"Give me two and take them back for my grandchildren to taste." said the aunt.

Shen Yiyi packed two for her without saying a word and charged her 40 cents.

Look, this is buying and selling. She looked like someone who wouldn’t buy anything, but she still bought it!

After the first order was placed, other people came in one after another.

"Hey, isn't this Yi Yi? Why are you here selling things? What are you selling?" An old lady saw her and asked hurriedly.

"It's Auntie Chen." Shen Yiyi smiled when she saw her: "I was bored staying at home, so I made some tea eggs to sell. Auntie, do you want to buy two to try?"

"Okay, get two for Auntie." Auntie Chen said.

Shen Yiyi gave her two and said, "Forty cents."

Auntie Chen readily gave the money and said, "If it tastes good, I'll buy from you next time."

Shen Yiyi smiled and said, "Thank you very much, auntie."

This Aunt Chen is a very gossipy person around her. I believe that after today, everyone in the neighborhood will know that she sells tea leaf eggs.

But she didn't bother and continued to serve the customers who came to buy tea leaf eggs.

In about an hour, all the five kilograms of tea leaf eggs were sold out.

And look at the time, it's just seven o'clock!

Shen Yiyi bought some vegetables at the market, closed her stall and rode her bike home.

"Dad, Mom." Shen Yiyi called out when she came in, then put down the vegetables she had bought and went to prepare tea leaf eggs. She filled another pot of tea leaf eggs, exactly five kilograms.

"Yi Yi, you haven't had breakfast yet." Qin's mother called her.

"I'll eat it when I come back." Shen Yiyi replied, and rode away on her bike with the second pot of tea leaf eggs.

"There's no need to be so anxious." said Qin's mother.

Father Qin: "It looks like the business is doing well."

Mother Qin smiled and said, "Eat quickly."

Father Qin nodded, and after breakfast he rode his bike to work.

Qin's mother was cleaning the house, doing laundry and so on.

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At this time, Shen Yiyi was already selling tea eggs at the factory gate.

Several people who had eaten there yesterday became repeat customers when they saw her coming back to sell.

"Give me two. The two I bought yesterday were eaten by my son and I didn't get to eat any!" said a man.

"How do you know it's delicious if you haven't tasted it?" someone asked with a smile.

"What kind of tongue is that bastard of mine? If it wasn't tasty, he would have spit it out after taking a bite. In the end, both of them went into his stomach. Do you think they tasted good?" The man cursed with a smile.

Shen Yiyi quickly packed two tea eggs and said with a smile, "Thank you for your patronage."

The man paid and took it into the factory to eat.

There are also other returning customers who come to buy tea leaf eggs to take back to the factory to eat.

At this time, a young couple came into the factory opposite. The woman couldn't help but complain, "What kind of food did your mother cook? It's so unpalatable. I didn't have an appetite at all, and now I don't need to eat!"

The young man happened to see Shen Yiyi's tea leaf eggs and said, "How can we not eat? How about trying this tea leaf egg?"

"Tea leaf eggs? Is it delicious? Is it clean?" The woman immediately looked at Shen Yiyi and said.

Shen Yiyi smiled and lifted the lid to show her: "They are all made with real ingredients and are absolutely clean. Just eat with confidence."

The woman took a look and asked, "How much is one?"

"Two cents."

"Then buy one and let me try it."

The young man paid.

Shen Yiyi wrapped a tea leaf egg and passed it to the young man. The young man peeled the shell before putting the tea leaf egg into his wife's mouth.

His wife tried a bite, then took it and ate it herself. She finished the egg in just a few bites.

"It's delicious. Let's buy a few more from her." said the young daughter-in-law.

The young man bought five more for Shen Yiyi and said to his wife with a smile: "Hey, little ancestor, you are finally willing to eat something!"

"Don't think I don't know that you are just thinking about the baby in my belly!" snorted the young daughter-in-law.

"How can I do that? I have to take care of you, my wife. Eat more. You didn't eat much last night and you didn't eat much this morning."

“…”

The couple ate as they walked into the factory, and the aroma of the tea leaf eggs wafted out.

Those who knew the young couple asked if the food was delicious, and the answer was yes.

Some people who accepted the price came out to buy.

There were returning customers as well as new customers, so soon Shen Yiyi brought in five kilograms of tea leaf eggs today, and there was basically nothing left.