Aunt Guan couldn't mix the cold noodles as fast as Zhong Xiong and the others could eat, so Guan Zanfu came to help.
Touching his stomach, Zhong Xiong sighed, "Oh! I feel like I'm tired of eating big fish and meat. It's good to eat this occasionally."
Ma Zhao mocked him, "You've only had a few days of good life? Are you tired of eating delicious food? I think you're destined to have to eat coarse food."
Zhong Xiong nodded seriously, "Yes, I like to eat vegetables and eat bran. From now on, I will eat this at Aunt Guan's stall every market, this cold noodles."
Zhou Xiang asked, "How much do you think a bowl should cost?"
Zhong Xiong picked at his fingers, "Our skewers are five cents each, and I need to eat forty or fifty skewers to feel full. Three bowls of this will fill me up. Hmmmm! Sell it to fifty cents a bowl!"
"Ma Zhao, what about you?"
"It has to be at least 30 cents a bowl, right? A stir-fried vegetable dish at a restaurant costs 80 cents a bowl!"
"Wu Haotian, what do you think?"
"Ma Zhao is right. It should be at least 30 cents. Otherwise, 50 cents for two bowls. Two bowls is enough for most men to eat."
Guan Zanfu and Guan Zanli's eyes were sparkling, while Aunt Guan was dizzy.
Is it really possible to sell at this price? If I sell 30 bowls per set, I can make 3 yuan. If I sell 12 sets per month, I can make 36 yuan.
Guan Bo saw his wife in a daze and patted her shoulder. "This is very good, especially in the summer, it's just right to eat. I'll sell it for 20 cents a bowl. I have to earn back the hard work of my family."
He understood what his daughter-in-law was thinking. He knew that blacksmithing was also a business, and business had to include wages and capital, plus some profit.
Seeing that everyone supported selling it at 20 cents a bowl, Aunt Guan also gained confidence.
"Okay, I'll sell it for 20 cents a bowl."
Guan Bo thanked Zhou Xiang, "Xiang Xiang, Fatty Uncle thanks you for your support."
Zhou Xiang waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Hey, I want to eat cold noodles too. It's too much trouble. Someone has set up a stall to sell it. That's the best."
Since I can’t help Fat Uncle with his ironmaking, I can only make it up to him from other places.
After the housekeeper and his family of three left, Zhou's mother began to clean up the kitchen with Guan Zanli.
Seeing that there was still a lot of cold noodles, and since the second child had no appetite anyway, I gave her this to eat.
So, after Zhou's mother took the cold noodles to the hospital, Zhu Hang rode his bike to bring Aunt Wang back and found his sister-in-law.
"Sister, your second sister ate the cold noodles and said she wasn't full and wanted more. Is there any more?"
"Yes, there are many!"
Guan Zanli and I went to the kitchen and mixed two bowls of food. "You and Aunt Wang eat first. When you're full, send it over so she can digest the food first."
Aunt Wang was tired after a day of work and had no appetite, but Zhou Yu ate so appetizingly that she also gained an appetite.
He changed his mind about going home directly and followed Zhu Hang's bicycle back.
Both of them ate two bowls before putting down their bowls with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
Zhu Hang took the cold noodles that Zhou Xiang handed to him and planned to take them to the hospital, but Aunt Wang asked him to go first and she would walk back by herself.
After Zhu Hang left, Aunt Wang asked Zhou Xiang with a smile, "Xiang Xiang, do you have any more? I'll take some back for your uncle Wang to try. It's so hot, he drinks cold porridge every day."
"Okay, okay, I'll cut it for you."
He mixed a bowl of soup and handed it to her, "Take it back! Wang Fang is home too, right? Remember to bring the bowl back tomorrow."
The only thing left in the kitchen was the extra thick one made by Guan Zanli. Guan Zanli thought it was a waste, so she cut it up and mixed it up to try it herself.
It tasted really bad, thick and unpalatable.
Zhou Xiang made her frown and smiled, "You don't believe me?"
Guan Zanli quickly shook her head. "No, I just think that noodles can be eaten thick or thin, so why not this? Now that I've tried it, I'm convinced."
"That's right. What others say is just for reference. Only when you try it yourself can you know what the truth is."
Zhou Niao came over to find his sister and said, "Sister, I want to eat this tomorrow."
Zhou Xiang waved his hands repeatedly, "No, this is too much trouble. I feel tired teaching, and it's even more tiring for the people doing it. You can come back and buy some food when I'm not teaching and there's a market here."
Zhou Niao shook his head, "Forget it! But, summer vacation is almost here, I can eat it every time there's a market."
Zhou Xiang thought that there were many children during the summer vacation, and they would run around everywhere in the afternoon and get hungry quickly.
"Lili, tell Aunt Guan that during the summer vacation, whether it's a market day or not, you should set up a stall in a cool place on the street every afternoon. Students are the largest consumer group, and I guarantee that many students will go there every day.
You can also sell some sodas made with well water.
Oh, and you can ask Fatty to take the pavilion and table that we demolished and fix them up in a new place. I won't be using them anymore, but my dad couldn't bear to throw them away, so they're piled up on the construction site and taking up space."
Guan Zanli's eyes were red, "Think about my sister, thank you!"
"Oh! No need to thank me. I'm the best at talking, and I didn't do anything for you, so don't be so polite."
Guan Zanli was amused by her repeated waving of her hands, thinking that her sister was afraid of other people's sentimentality.
Zhou's mother came back from the hospital to rest and asked Guan Zanli to urge her mother to set up the stall quickly. "It will definitely sell well. It's very appetizing. Your second sister wants more after eating it, but I won't let her eat it."
Guan Zanli nodded, and Zhou Xiang talked about the demolished pavilion and swing chair.
Mother Zhou waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and get rid of it. Zhong Xiong has said it several times. It's too much of a nuisance."
Guan Zanli felt relieved. Since the adults agreed, everything was fine.
The next day, when Zhou wanted to get up, he heard his mother say that Guan Zanli had run back home once and came back again.
"Didn't you see the sweat and dew all over his head and face? He still had a smile on his face, which made me feel so distressed.
You used to be like this too, a small person, standing on a stool, leaning over the stove, working hard to cook and do things for the family. Mom was only focused on her own work, blind and unable to see. Mom is sorry for you."
Mother Zhou hugged her little girl with tears in her eyes, hating herself for being too selfish in the past and that her little girl was also selfish in her previous life.
Zhou Xiang pushed his mother away and said, "Mom! Let's not talk about the past, let's just look at the future. We are a family. I am willing to forgive everything, even if it's something you don't know about.
Didn't I forgive my grandfather and cousin? Because there was no need.
From now on, you and Dad are not allowed to make decisions or agree to anything about anyone in Zhoujia Village without authorization."
Zhou's mother was confused by her daughter's change of style. "What happened to Zhou Village?"
"Nothing serious, it's just that after the new house is built, there will definitely be people coming to move in. I don't forgive Grandpa, my aunt, and my third uncle's family. You can't forget the pain even if the scar has healed."
Mother Zhou nodded. "I definitely won't forgive you. As for your father, if he dares to do anything wrong, send him back to his hometown."
"Okay! If Dad can't bear to leave his relatives, then let them live together."
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