Chapter 33: Recruiting the Second Aunt

33 Recruiting the Second Aunt

Tang's second aunt just came to see the young lady, how could she have expected such a big pie to fall?

She said, "Of course I have nothing to do, but can't Xiaoxue handle it all by herself? Are tea leaf eggs so popular?"

"Not only do I sell them myself, I also sell them wholesale to other people..."

Just as he finished speaking, two daughters-in-law came over and asked, "Yi Yi, are you home?"

One is Ma Aiguo’s wife, named Wang Zhaodi. Ma Aiguo was the one who helped Shen Yiyi with the coal business.

One was the daughter-in-law of the Chen family. Shen Yiyi remembered her name was Zhao Guihua.

"Sister Zhaodi and Sister Guihua are here? Come and eat some watermelon." Shen Yiyi greeted them warmly and gave each of them a piece to eat.

Wang Zhaodi and Zhao Guihua both waved their hands quickly, "No, no, we came to see you today for something else."

"You can eat watermelon even if you have something to do." Shen Yiyi stuffed it in her hand.

Wang Zhaodi and Zhao Guihua had no choice but to accept it with a smile.

"Try it, this watermelon is very sweet." Qin's mother also said.

On the topic of watermelons, the two chatted about how their men also bought some.

Wang Zhaodi said: "I also bought one the day before yesterday, but it was not as sweet as this one."

"That's because Aiguo doesn't know how to choose. Let me teach you. Go back and tell him that there are three tips for choosing watermelons. First, choose the ones with deep lines and wide spacing, which means the watermelon is fully ripe. Second, look at the watermelon vine. The vine must be green. The greener it is, the fresher it is. Don't buy the ones with withered and yellow vines, because they are dead vines. The vine must also be curved. Don't buy straight ones. Straight vines are not sweet at all. Third, look at the nectar..."

When it comes to choosing watermelons, he talks very knowledgeably and everyone is amazed.

"Do you have to be so particular about picking a watermelon? I thought it would be enough to just pat it." Wang Zhaodi said.

"Me too." Zhao Guihua was also surprised.

Shen Yiyi smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do. If you want to eat good melons, you have to learn how to choose the right ones."

After talking about watermelon, Wang Zhaodi and Zhao Guihua had already finished eating the watermelon in their hands, and then they started talking about business.

In fact, the two of them just saw Li Dahua making money selling tea leaf eggs, and they felt itchy.

They also knew that Li Dahua came to Shen Yiyi to get the goods, and they were really tempted. So they wanted to follow her to get the tea leaf eggs to sell.

Shen Yiyi looked at them and said, "Of course you can, but I have a rule here. If you buy goods from me, you can't sell them in the same place to avoid malicious competition and to avoid discord among our neighbors."

"That's okay. There are so many factories and markets in our county. There's no need for us to squeeze into one place." Wang Zhaodi said hurriedly.

"That's right, we are neighbors, there's no need to be so unkind. If the place nearby is occupied, we can just walk further away, it's no big deal." Zhao Guihua also said.

Shen Yiyi smiled and said, "Okay, when do you plan to get it?"

"If you want the goods now, then I want it now. I'll go back and get a clean pot." Wang Zhaodi said hurriedly.

"I'll get one too."

The two of them lived not far from each other, so they quickly brought over a double-handled aluminum pot and ordered two kilograms each.

Although they saw that Li Dahua was selling very well, they still had to test the waters first.

Shen Yiyi had no objection and exchanged the goods and the money for the goods.

Just like that, in front of Tang's second aunt, he managed to develop two more customers.

But there are more than just the two of them.

After running the business for a few days, Shen Yiyi has developed three downstream customers. Although the delivery volume is not as high as Zhong Bing's, they still need more than ten or twenty kilograms of tea leaf eggs every day.

Zhong Bing was the hardest-working one, producing more than 30 kilograms of tea-leaf eggs every day.

Because tea eggs were selling well, he even spent a large sum of money to buy his first second-hand bicycle.

Wasn’t it the Dragon Boat Festival two days ago? He sold nearly fifty kilograms of tea leaf eggs directly by pushing his bicycle!

Net profit of ten dollars a day!

What he earns in a day is equivalent to one-third of the salary of other office workers.

Shen Yiyi said to her second aunt, "I have rented a yard outside. Although it is a little smaller than my yard, it is very suitable as a workshop for making tea eggs. If your second aunt is willing, you can move into the yard with your cousin, and you can be busy with shipping and purchasing in the future."

"You even rented a yard specifically to make tea leaf eggs?" Tang's second aunt asked in surprise.

"My parents have been troubled by me for so long. The business will get bigger and bigger in the future. I can't just leave them alone." Shen Yiyi smiled.

"I don't think it's noisy." Qin's mother glared at her.

Shen Yiyi: "I know Mom won't abandon me, but it would be better for me to move out."

Mother Qin didn't say anything, and looked at Tang's second aunt: "Second sister-in-law, you can think about it."

"Mom, if you're willing, you can come. My sister-in-law is very busy here, and I can't handle it alone." Tang Xue cooked the pot of tea leaf eggs, and left it to simmer for now, then came out and talked to her mother.

Tang's second uncle was already tempted, "I'll go back and talk to your dad about it?"

"It's my duty. It's not a small matter." Shen Yiyi smiled. "If you live there, it's quite far away. You can cook there and subsidize your living expenses by 10 yuan a month. As for the rent, water, electricity, coal, etc., they are mine."

Let me make these things clear.

Tang's second uncle didn't stay long and went back to discuss the matter.

I asked her to take the watermelon back home but she refused to take it, so I didn't force her to take it.

"Mom, why did you come back so soon?" Tang Xu's wife said as soon as she saw her come back and hurried to pour her some water.

Tang's second aunt said calmly, "You've just come back after you've seen it. Why do you have to stay there?"

Tang Hui's wife brought her a basin of water and a towel, "It's too hot today, Mom, wash your face."

After drinking some water and washing her face, Tang's second aunt felt much better.

Seeing that she looked fine, the two daughters-in-law looked at each other and asked, "Mom, is Xiaoxue doing well at my aunt's place?"

Tang's second uncle said: "Is there any need to ask this? Will your aunt still mistreat Xiaoxue?"

"Are you really going to give me thirty yuan a month?"

"If she said thirty, it's thirty. How could it be false?" Tang's second aunt still spoke in the same tone.

How could she not know the little thoughts of her two daughters-in-law? She just wanted to see her daughters making money, so she was so concerned about them!

But she doesn't care. This is her daughter. It would be good if her two daughters-in-law are willing to treat her as a sister-in-law and take care of her more. If they are not willing, she can't force them!

"By the way, let me tell you something. Starting tomorrow, I will also go over there to help."

When Tang's second aunt said this, Tang Xu's wife and Tang Hui's wife were both stunned, "What? What did you say, mom?"

Tang's second aunt glanced at them and said, "Yiyi needs someone to help boil tea eggs. Let me go over and help. I will be paid every month."