Net profit of $6.6
I was framed for stealing and was unable to go home today because the factory was investigating.
The lunch sent by the second son of the Shen family did not even enter Shen Tianhua's stomach.
"Dad, it's just right that my eldest brother has stopped working. I can let him accompany me to set up the stall. This way you can rest assured."
Shen Roujiao put the money she earned tonight on the table.
The Shen family members were originally immersed in depression, but they were shocked when they saw the money on the table.
Shen's father/Shen Tianhua:?!
Shen Tiancheng/Shen Tiannan/Shen Tianyou: Yes! Big brother can just accompany little sister to set up a stall. Setting up a stall can make much more money than working in a factory.
"What's going on, little sister?" Shen Tianhua was the only one who was not at home all day. Father Shen at least knew that his little girl went out for business at night.
Shen Tianhua, however, knew nothing and stared straight at the four dollars and sixty-five cents on the table.
“I earned it.”
Shen Tianhua is the eldest child. He is a steady and honest person who can endure hardships the most. He believes that only those who endure the most hardships can become the best.
He works the hardest in the factory, never slacks off, and always takes the lead in doing all the hard and tiring work.
Because he was a good person, he was dismissed from his post.
Being accused of stealing is indeed unfair.
Although he knew who stole the things, he did not expose the person. He was forced to this point, just to exchange some money to buy some medicine for his sick mother.
He could empathize with the feelings of a parent.
Shen's father raised all five children. Not long after giving birth to my younger sister, Shen's mother was so poor that she left one night and never came back. Shen's father climbed over several hills but still couldn't find her.
Among the children of the Shen family, only the eldest, Shen Tianhua, still had some memory of his mother. To this day, he still clearly remembered the red scar on his mother's right wrist, which was caused by her protecting him from the charcoal fire.
He didn't believe the rumors in the village, and he didn't believe that his mother had run away with someone else.
Although stealing is not advisable, filial piety is unquestionable. But when Shen Tianhua thought of the hungry eyes of his brothers and sisters at home, he felt very guilty.
Shen's father is old, and Shen Tianhua has always wanted to take over his father's burden and support the family, but he was suspended from work.
On the way home, his head almost sunk into his chest, and he looked extremely depressed.
At this moment, Shen Tianhua took the money on the table, silently counted it over and over again, his brain was stuck, and asked: "Just four dollars and sixty-five cents?" The tone was not one of disgust, but of disbelief.
The fourth brother, Shen Tianyou, saw the confusion and helplessness of his eldest brother, and hurriedly looked at him, adding proudly: "Brother, this is just what my younger sister earned last night."
"Yes, my younger sister earned two yuan this morning and gave it to Aunt Zhao. Brother, our younger sister earned six yuan and sixty-five cents today." The third brother Shen Tiannan couldn't believe it himself. He added the number again and again in his mind to make sure he hadn't made a mistake.
Shen Tianhua tightly held the money in his hand and looked at his younger sister in confusion. Shen Roujiao said nothing, but smiled brightly at her elder brother and nodded heavily.
In her sight, her brother's eyes became redder and redder, and two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes. They were instantly wiped away by his sleeves, leaving two dark wet marks on the cuffs, like two empty eyes, looking at the world.
These tears are heavier than those six dollars in Shen Roujiao's heart.
In the original text, the eldest brother of the Shen family eventually died of exhaustion in a low, dark tunnel of an out-of-town mine. His uncomplaining hard labor year after year eventually wore down his body and his will.
That day, there was heavy snowfall, and his body was like black coal, hastily buried in the white snow.
Shen Roujiao lay on her elder brother's cold body, heartbroken. Her tears wet his originally black collar. The tear marks were like black eyes, staring at the ruthless sky.
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The bedding was soft that night, but Shen Roujiao couldn't fall asleep easily. She was thinking in her mind that school would start in sixteen days and she would leave home for the county town. Before leaving, she had to arrange everything.
She also has to meet someone, a very important person.
Unable to sleep, Shen Roujiao simply sat down at the square table, tore off a page from her homework book, and listed the money she earned that day: six yuan and sixty-five cents.
After some calculations, I had to pay back the money to my aunt within fifteen days; earn enough money for tuition and accommodation fees; I couldn't go to see that person empty-handed, which would cost me more than ten yuan; and I also wanted to buy a second-hand bicycle for my father and second brother so that they wouldn't have to walk such a long way to the factory.
After a rough calculation, there is still a gap of more than 60 yuan, which is still a lot. What should I do?
Shen Roujiao held her chin with one hand, her mind spinning rapidly, and the tip of her pen moving back and forth on the paper.
Inadvertently, my eyes caught the piece of white fruit candy given by my second brother. I peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in my mouth. Instantly, my heart felt fragrant and sweet. It turns out that candy can be so delicious that it sweetens the heart.
There are a lot of soybeans at home, so if we can make tofu pudding, we can also make tofu. However, there are already two tofu stalls in the morning market of the small village, and the business is not good. Selling tofu alone is definitely not enough, so what else can we do?
Half of the paper was covered in rough black marks with pencil. Shen Roujiao paused with the tip of her pen and stared at the black mark. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as if she had a brain.
Stinky tofu!!!
Isn’t it a delicious dish if it is topped with the spicy soup?
Modern people have tried all kinds of delicious food, and they still think stinky tofu tastes delicious. Moreover, the fact that skewers are selling so well now proves that this idea is feasible.
Somehow, Shen Roujiao suddenly remembered Zhang Qingjie's greedy face, and her eyes lit up again.
Shen Roujiao organized her thoughts. She listed the ingredients needed to make stinky tofu and wrote them down neatly on a piece of paper so that she could ask her third brother to go to the mountains to find them.
The handwriting was beautiful, completely opposite to Shen Roujiao's name. The strokes were firm and the structure was relaxed and majestic, like a man's handwriting, clean, neat, powerful and strong.
Putting down the pen, Shen Roujiao dozed off on the bed. When she woke up, it was already past three in the morning. She wiped her face, put on her clothes, and opened the door.
The three brothers who were squatting in the yard suddenly stood up and looked at Shen Roujiao in unison, which frightened her so much that she held onto the door frame and asked, "Brothers are waiting for me?"
The eldest brother Shen Tianhua rubbed his head and smiled a little foolishly, "Brother, I want to learn how to make tofu pudding from you." The third and fourth brothers also nodded vigorously.
After yesterday, they saw how good the younger sister was at making money, and the brothers were shocked. Before going to bed, the three brothers decided to get up early the next day and learn how to make tofu pudding and skewers from their younger sister so that they could sell them at the market.
It is a man's job to earn money and support the family. I cannot let my younger sister bear the burden of the family.
My younger sister wants to go to school, study, and make a name for herself.
The younger sister of their Shen family will leave the county and go to a big city in the future to become a city dweller!
Humans are really strange creatures. No matter how desperate the reality is, they can swallow all the bitterness with just a little bit of sweetness. For that sweetness, people can try their best and risk their lives.
"Okay!" Shen Roujiao smiled sweetly and responded pleasantly.
The sky was dark, a thick, inky black, dotted with stars.
Shen Roujiao only glanced up briefly at such a beautiful starry sky. She used to love such a starry sky so much, but now, she had no intention of enjoying the scenery.
In fact, she didn't like the starry sky. It was the countless lonely nights with only the stars to look at.
But now it’s different. She has her brother to accompany her and has important things to do. Xingxing is just a foil.
In the corner of the Shen family's courtyard wall, a light was on. In the darkness, it was incredibly bright, illuminating the smiling faces of the four siblings.
Shen Roujiao explained every step in detail, and the elder brother took notes while doing the operation. Grinding beans, kneading bean dregs, boiling soy milk, adding brine, making seasonings, and baking sweet potato cakes...
From dark to the sky turning red, then getting redder and redder, the sun rises, the sky becomes brighter, and it is a new day.
The aroma of beans filled the entire yard, and by the time the wooden barrel was filled with the prepared tofu pudding, it was already five o'clock.
Shen Roujiao scooped out two bowls, took out a few pieces of sweet potato cakes, placed them on the table in the main room, and covered them with a thick wooden lid so that her father and second brother could eat them while they were still hot when they woke up.
After placing the wooden barrel on the cart, Shen Roujiao, her eldest brother and her fourth brother prepared to set out for the morning market.
Before leaving, Shen Roujiao took out the piece of paper with words written on it from her pocket and handed it to Shen Tiannan, "Please go up the mountain again and help me find these materials. I'll need them after I come back from selling breakfast."
"Okay, little sister, I can find you whatever you need. Your third brother is very familiar with our mountain."
"Thank you, Third Brother." Shen Roujiao held Shen Tiannan's arm. Shen Tianyou also came up and held the Third Brother's other arm, saying with a cheeky expression, "Come on, Third Brother!"
Shen Tiannan laughed loudly and pushed the fourth brother away, "Go to work! You talk too much."
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When we arrived at the market and set up our breakfast stall, the stall owners nearby all came over to say hello.
"Little girl, here you are again. Business was good yesterday!"
"This little girl is capable and can endure hardships. Not easy!"
Yesterday, they were all questioning why the tofu pudding was too expensive and no one was eating the skewers. However, they were all slapped in the face by Shen Roujiao's strength. In the entire market, her business was the best and the number of customers was the highest.
"Thank you, uncles and aunties." Shen Roujiao thanked them and started to shout, "Delicious tofu pudding is here again. If you want sweet or salty, don't miss it if you pass by."
"It's absolutely correct!" Zhang Qingjie, riding a 28-inch bicycle, waved to the young boss from a distance.
Yesterday, his sweetheart loved the skewers and pear juice he packed. She kept praising him, which made Zhang Qingjie so happy that his heart was bubbling. He had been thinking about it since last night. When he saw the young boss again in the morning, he would ask her to add some things to the food.
Shen Tianyou was influenced by the experience and quickly got the hang of it. He took out his pony, put it in place, and greeted people warmly, "Brother Zhang, come and sit down."
Shen Roujiao held the fragrant bowl and asked loudly, "Brother Zhang, do you want your tofu pudding to be saltier?"
Zhang Qingjie pulled Maza to sit down, "Yes! Can you give me the sweet potato cakes?"
"Free, free for the first ten people." During meal time, people come in groups. When there are people eating, it is a living signboard. The sweet potato cake is just an excuse. When there is no one, they shout about giving away sweet potato cakes to attract people.
As he was talking, the salty tofu pudding was delivered to Brother Zhang.
Zhang Qingjie took the bowl, suddenly grabbed Shen Roujiao's arm, approached her mysteriously, blushed and whispered, "Little boss, please help me!"