Upon seeing this, Lin Chaosheng and the others quickly coughed and pretended to admire the scenery, but in reality, they were barely able to suppress their laughter.
Liang Mei asked admiringly, "Mom, how are you so amazing!"
"It's because my auntie's cooking is so delicious," Liang Fu excitedly described. "You have no idea how long the line was. I felt like even eight hands wouldn't be enough to help out!"
Zhao Shufang smiled sheepishly, "It's not as exaggerated as Xiao Fu said."
"Auntie, don't be modest. Those who didn't get any are sighing and lamenting like they've lost their souls!" Liang Fu continued to describe.
Liang Fu's reminder made her realize that the most important thing hadn't been done yet. "Liang Fu reminded me that I need to prepare more things to sell, otherwise some people won't be able to eat."
After saying that, Zhao Shufang hurried off to prepare to sell the lost items the next day.
Lin Chaosheng immediately stopped Zhao Shufang. He thought of a restaurant in his previous life that used some kind of scarcity marketing strategy, and quickly reminded her, "Mother, there's no need to prepare so much."
"Why?" Zhao Shufang asked, puzzled.
Everyone was completely baffled by what Lin Chaosheng had said.
“I think even the most delicious food will get boring if people eat it too much, and then not so many people will buy it,” Lin Chaosheng explained.
Lin Shansheng immediately waved his hand, "How could that be? Mother's cooking is so delicious, there's no way no one would come to buy it."
“Yes, yes, food is so scarce now, people would eat anything, let alone something as delicious as what Mom makes!” Liang Mei retorted.
Lin Chaosheng shook his head. "You don't understand. People's hearts are unpredictable. No matter how delicious something is, you'll get tired of it eventually."
"Chaosheng, aren't you exaggerating a bit? It's a famine year, after all. We're not going to be sick of eating everything." Lin Shanhai wanted to retort, but Zhao Shufang interrupted him.
Zhao Shufang knew her eldest son well; he was always intelligent and resourceful, and it was impossible for him to make unreasonable demands without a reason.
So Zhao Shufang turned and went into the kitchen, saying, "Stop talking, let me think about it myself."
As Zhao Shufang washed the potatoes, she was still thinking about what Lin Chaosheng had just said. She trusted Lin Chaosheng a lot now, after all, her son was so capable and had long since turned over a new leaf and become a good boy.
She felt that her eldest son would never harm her, and besides, the family wasn't short of money. She might as well take it slow and earn more later.
So she sighed, put the extra potatoes back, and continued preparing the ingredients for the wontons.
The next morning, Zhao Shufang and Zheng Wan, as usual, took Liang Fu to the market to set up a stall.
As soon as they arrived, they saw a group of people anxiously waiting at the spot where they had set up their stall yesterday.
Zhao Shufang quickly and efficiently arranged the items and began selling them.
Sure enough, there were even more people today than yesterday. Someone couldn't help but plead, "Auntie, this stuff is so delicious, can't you make more?"
Just as Liang Fu was about to answer for Zhao Shufang, Zhao Shufang stopped her.
"I'm so sorry everyone, but this is a year of famine, and we don't have that much food. I really can't prepare so many ingredients. If you really want to eat, you can come and line up earlier," Zhao Shufang explained apologetically, her hands still working.
Everyone understood, so they secretly resolved to line up before dawn the next morning.
While they were queuing, a commotion suddenly broke out in the line.
"You son of a bitch, I've seen you four times already, and I haven't gotten anything to eat. Get the hell out of here!"
"What? I can queue if I want, it's none of your business! The boss hasn't said anything, so why are you barking like a dog? If you're so capable, why don't you queue four times yourself!"
"Fuck your father, I'm going to beat you to death today, you son of a bitch!"
The two were about to start fighting when the onlookers quickly moved away, afraid of being accidentally injured.
Zhao Shufang quickly stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Don't fight! Don't fight! Let's talk this out!"
Zhao Shufang quickly pulled the two apart, who were about to fight. She didn't want someone to die at her stall on the second day of her business.
"What's going on with you two?" Zhao Shufang asked.
"Auntie, you don't know, this guy has been queuing with you four times. How are the people behind him supposed to get food if he keeps doing this?" the woman explained helplessly.
Upon hearing this, the onlookers were immediately enraged.
"Damn, I was wondering why I hadn't eaten a single bite?"
"There's more than just one person, isn't there? There are countless other people who lined up again and again!"
"Then I won't be able to eat a single bite?"
Everyone got angry and wanted to beat up the person who had queued four times.
Zhao Shufang quickly shouted, "Everyone, don't let this cause a death!"
Then, he quickly chased away the people who had lined up four times, and then assured everyone, "I'm sorry everyone, I didn't think things through this time. I will definitely not let this happen again tomorrow!"
"Auntie, this is not your fault."
"Yes, yes, some people are just selfish, what can you do about it?"
"It's alright, Auntie, we can just come earlier tomorrow."
Hearing everyone's words of comfort, Zhao Shufang felt very guilty.
After selling the rest of her items, she walked home with mixed feelings.
Zhao Shufang kept thinking about this, which made her absent-minded and she almost spilled the food she was going to eat for lunch.
Seeing this, Lin Chaosheng sensed something was wrong and assumed Zhao Shufang had been bullied at the market that day. He quickly pulled Liang Fu aside and asked, "Did anything happen to you at the market today?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Fu quickly recounted everything that had happened that day, and Lin Chaosheng immediately understood.
Lin Chaosheng knew that Zhao Shufang was always the most righteous person, and she definitely couldn't stand to see such a thing happen, which was why she was so absent-minded today.
So Lin Chaosheng thought about it and suddenly realized that some things now need to be purchased with tickets, and a plan gradually formed in his mind.
So he walked toward Zhao Shufang, who was sitting in a chair in the yard lost in thought. Zhao Shufang didn't notice him coming and was startled.
"You scared me! What happened?" Zhao Shufang patted her chest, trying to calm herself down.
"Mother, are you worried about something right now?" Lin Chaosheng asked mysteriously.
Then he whispered, "Let me guess, are you worried about what to do at your stall today?"
Zhao Shufang looked very surprised and asked, "How did you know?"
Lin Chaosheng chuckled proudly, "Actually, I can tell fortunes."
Zhao Shufang looked at him speechlessly and immediately guessed, "Xiao Fu told you, didn't she? Fortune telling, my foot! You were born from my belly, and you can tell what color poop you'll poop just by sticking your butt out there."
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