Tao Chunfang thought of her sister-in-law's past behavior of crying and making a scene, almost to the point of threatening suicide. She really didn't want a sister-in-law like that anymore. It was like being used to eating good food and then having to eat very bad food again; she couldn't accept it.
"Mom, just pretend I didn't say anything. I also hope that Xiaoni is doing well."
"That's right. Don't say things like that to others in the future. Otherwise, people will think that you and Xiaoni don't get along."
"OK!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked for half a day to put all the vegetable pancakes in the pot into a basin.
Qiao Xiaoni entered the kitchen with the garlic she had found and saw that the vegetable pancakes were already cooked. Their golden color looked delicious, and her mind raced:
"Mom, what do you think about taking these vegetable pancakes to town to sell once they're done? Let's not sell them too expensively, just make a profit of five cents per pancake."
Li Meihua thought of the bok choy she had planted in the backyard and calculated the amount of cornmeal left at home:
"It's not that it's impossible, but if these vegetable pancakes are made and taken there, they'll get cold. What if they can't be sold? The weather's hot now, and going back and forth will waste a lot of time!"
Qiao Xiaoni thought for a moment and said, "The two-hour journey to the town can be shortened to 40 minutes by bicycle."
We can try making our first sale by borrowing a bicycle. Let's see if anyone buys it. If no one does, we'll bring it back to eat.
Besides, selling vegetable pancakes isn't my only idea. My classmate also shared many other delicious recipes, so when we have the means, we can make them and sell them at the market.
Tao Chunfang and Li Xuemei were used to being housewives and had never thought of setting up a stall in the market to sell things. They didn't know what to say about Qiao Xiaoni's idea.
Qiao Haisheng walked in from outside: "Xiao Ni's idea is good. I think we can give it a try. I heard from others that several people from nearby villages have gone to town to do business and their income is quite good. Relying on these few acres of land at home is not a long-term solution."
"Xiaoshan is getting married soon, so we need to prepare more."
Li Meihua was swayed by the Lin family man's words: "If you think it's feasible, let's give it a try. But where can we borrow this bicycle? It seems that only the village chief has a bicycle in our village. Would it be easy to borrow one?"
"I should be able to talk to him about it, but no one in the family knows how to ride a bicycle. How can we solve this?" Qiao Haisheng looked troubled.
"Dad, riding a bicycle is a piece of cake, I can ride one." Qiao Xiaoshan stood at the door with a smug look on his face.
He had borrowed a bicycle from someone while working and practiced riding it, never expecting it to come in handy now.
Qiao Xiaoni: "Now that everything is ready, what are we waiting for? Dad will be in charge of picking up the car."
Mom will be responsible for picking more vegetables, and my sister-in-law and I will get up early tomorrow to make vegetable pancakes.
Once they're done, my brother will take me to town, and I'll be in charge of selling the vegetable pancakes. Dad wove so many baskets; we can take those to the market to sell too.
Qiao Xiaoshan touched his head and said, "If I were to take you to town, I would have to ask for leave."
After taking a puff of his pipe and exhaling, Qiao Haisheng said, "Then please take a day off. I'm worried about leaving your sister alone in town."
Qiao Xiaoshan nodded: "Okay, then I'll ask for leave tomorrow."
That was the decision. By the time Qiao Dashan found out, it was already bedtime. Listening to his wife's endless chatter, he suddenly sat up and asked, "Why didn't you ask me about this?"
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