Chapter 65 Chapter 65 This is very unlucky...
The opening of their small shop was so casual that it caught people off guard. The two kids built up their business so simply.
They didn't calculate the date or set off firecrackers, they were so casual as if the money was crying and shouting to go into their pockets.
On the other hand, the adults here have to ask Taoist priests or fortune tellers to calculate the date, and they have to offer wine before they can open their business.
There are so many things to do, and putting them off only adds to my anxiety.
Several students gathered around and decisively took out money to buy them.
They gathered around the two children and spoke at the same time, their chattering voices blending into one, and everyone said they wanted to buy one too.
The two children were too busy to handle it, so Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming didn't have time to be stunned and hurried to help.
After the five hot dogs were sold out, the students who didn't get any urged them to make them quickly.
Ning Shaoming went into the kitchen and opened the steamer, a large steamer he rented from a company that specialized in renting out banquet utensils. He was going to use it to prepare two dishes for tomorrow's banquet: Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables and Steamed Pork with Sugar.
He didn't have many banquets to make, so he only rented one layer of steamers, which could steam forty ordinary steamed buns at a time.
But the steamed buns he made were bigger than the ordinary steamed buns sold at the market, about the size of his wife's palm, and shaped like bread, so they took up more space.
A maximum of twenty-five steamed buns of this type can be steamed at a time.
Ning Shaoming counted them and found that there were only twelve buns left in the steamer. He shouted to the outside, "Only twelve left!"
"Got it!" Ning Shiqiu responded.
He heard what came out of the kitchen, and naturally others heard it too.
Ning Shiqiu accepted the money from the twelve people in the front line. He didn't say much to the others whose turn it was not, but felt sorry that he couldn't have a meal. He turned around and asked his friends who had bought the food if he could share it, and he would pay half.
Ning Shiqiu didn't care what they discussed. He took out a pen and paper and wrote down the numbers from one to twelve. After cutting it out, he tore off half of the numbers and gave the other half to the person who had just received the money.
"Take this half of the number and you can get your stuff when your number is called. If you have nothing else to do, you can wait here. If you have something to do, you can go and do your own thing first. It will take a while for the hot dogs to be made."
Those who got half a number felt very novel. There was no one present who had not watched costume TV dramas and movies.
In some movies and TV dramas, the heroes’ tokens of loyalty are split into two like this, and only when they meet and recognize each other can they be considered as family members!
"How cool!" Someone asked immediately after receiving it, "Will you call your number to receive the items this way in the future?"
Ning Shiqiu had never thought about this question before being asked.
He did this because he felt that although he remembered everyone he gave money to, since he had collected all the money, he had to give people a receipt to reassure them.
But since someone had brought it up, he thought it was quite interesting and wanted to go along with it.
But then I thought, I will go to school in the future, and it will not be me who will greet guests at home, but his parents. I have to ask the adults for their opinions on this.
Ning Shiqiu looked at Zhao Ruyue, and Zhao Ruyue met her son's eyes. This time she was finally able to keep up with the child's thoughts.
When you eat at restaurants in town, there is no custom of calling out numbers. The store owners themselves remember who came first and what they ordered, and sometimes if there are too many people they will miss someone.
The county town does have numbers for taking photos, but the numbers in each store are not exactly the same, so they should be able to be customized.
If this is placed in the town, it can also be regarded as the specialty of your own store for a period of time.
So Zhao Ruyue nodded and followed what her daughter had just said, saying, "Today we are doing a trial operation, and the number plates are not ready yet. During this period, we will temporarily use handwritten paper numbers. In the future, there will be special number plates."
Special number pairing!
When the students heard this, they were very excited and urged her to hurry up. They also wanted to experience the feeling of holding the keepsake as they saw on TV.
This made Zhao Ruyue consider whether she should design the number cards in an ancient style, but she couldn't draw and didn't know who to ask for help in the design.
There is not even an Internet cafe in the town now, and it is not possible to pay some money online to hire someone who can draw for help like in the future.
This is a bit distressing.
Ning Shiqiu and Ning Shixia counted the money they had just received, a total of eighteen yuan, and gave it all to their mother.
Zhao Ruyue came back to her senses and told them to keep it for themselves: "This is the money you earned. If you hadn't reacted quickly, you wouldn't have earned this much today."
Ning Shiqiu shook his head: "But the things were bought by my parents. Do we have to pay for helping out in our own store? This is our own business."
They both firmly said no.
Zhao Ruyue squatted down and said sincerely: "But you performed so well today, Mom also wants to reward you."
Ning Shiqiu thought for a moment and said, "Then...then we just need some pocket money."
Ning Shixia nodded along with her brother. In the eyes of this little kid, a little pocket money could buy many things.
Sometimes her parents would give her a dollar, and she would go to the grocery store and buy many things and couldn’t spend it all.
"Okay then." Zhao Ruyue took out four dollars and gave two to each of them.
At the same time, I sighed in my heart for the umpteenth time that my child is so sensible.
If the child was not really born by herself, it is confirmed that it has not been replaced.
Before she gave birth, she didn't even dare to dream of giving birth to such an outstanding child.
Ning Shixia kept one dollar for himself and gave the remaining dollar to his brother to save for him.
Ning Shixia readily took her sister's money and put it together with her own.
Last time, his mother helped him get a card and deposited all the money he had saved before, so his little savings bag was empty.
But things were different after school started this year. In the past, grandma only gave him pocket money and not his sister, and only gave him two cents.
Now his parents give him and his sister 50 cents pocket money each every day. The two of them spend 50 cents together and save the other 50 cents.
Sometimes he would spend a little more, and sometimes his parents would give him a little more. After adding and subtracting, he now had thirty-nine yuan and a few cents in his little bag of saving money.
Add today's two dollars, it's forty-one dollars.
I don’t know how much Sister Danping will give him after she comes back?
When Sister Danping borrowed the bike, she said she wanted to take two classmates to school, but he had been squatting at the door and saw Sister Danping riding back and forth on this road seven or eight times.
Just as Ning Shaoming finished making the last hot dog, Ning Danping finally came back on her bike.
She parked her bicycle and mysteriously pulled Ning Shiqiu into the woods nearby.
I was worried that my uncle and aunt would ask them what they were doing there, and I was also worried that Xiaoxia would stick to her brother and insist on going with them.
In the end, no one asked. Xiao Xia just looked up and continued to write and draw on a piece of white paper, busying herself with her own things.
After confirming that the people in the house couldn't see them, Ning Danping took out a dollar and handed it to Ning Shiqiu: "I gave five people a total of 20 cents each, a total of one dollar."
Ning Shiqiu saw that she was sweating profusely in the April weather, with her clothes soaked on her chest and back.
After taking the money, he just said, "Okay." and didn't say anything else.
Ning Danping was actually a little nervous and guilty. She had watched her cousin grow up and knew that he was very smart.
Regarding the amount of gifts given, she did not cheat and could be said to have divided them equally. In fact, she lied because she was afraid of being exposed by Ning Shiqiu.
If her cousin quarrels with her, she will definitely not be able to get away with it because he has his parents' support and her grandmother favors him. She will not be able to keep a penny of the money she earns.
Maybe her mother will force her to pick up more people in the future, and it would be best if she could also pick up and drop off people from the surrounding villages who come to the market during holidays. Of course, none of the money she earns then will go into her hands.
Ning Danping didn't know how long she could keep her small business a secret from her family. She knew it would be discovered sooner or later, and she just hoped she could keep it secret for a little longer.
It’s best to keep it a secret until she saves enough money to buy what she wants.
Ning Shiqiu didn't say much, which made her feel relieved: "Then I'll go back first."
"Sister Danping, wait a minute," Ning Shiqiu stopped her, "My dad is still grilling meat, take some home and eat it for dinner. Xiaoxia, my dad, my mom, and my grandpa are all full."
Ning Danping brought back a box of barbecued meat. Wang Haiyan thought she bought it and was so happy that she smiled and praised her for being sensible: "You should have done this a long time ago. I see that other people know to buy some vegetables and meat when they go home after school. Only you are a fool. You didn't know how to respect your parents before. Now you have finally grown up. From now on..."
"I didn't buy it!" Ning Danping was rarely praised, and she felt happy and sad at the same time.
When was the last time you were praised? It had been so long that she couldn't remember clearly, and she even doubted that she had never been praised before.
Ning Danping was hesitating whether to simply admit that she had bought the meat. After hearing what her mother said, her third uncle's family and grandfather would probably not expose her.
But when she heard what her mother said, Ning Danping knew that as long as she acknowledged that the meat was bought by her this time, she would have to continue buying it in the future.
Otherwise, if she doesn't buy it back next time, she will definitely be scolded, and if she buys it, she may not be praised again. Instead, her mother will think that she should buy it, and not buying it is unfilial.
Ning Danping immediately interrupted Wang Haiyan: "This is what my third uncle roasted and sold. He asked me to bring some back to add to the dinner. My third uncle's family and grandpa have already eaten at my third uncle's new home, so we don't have to wait for them for dinner."
When Wang Haiyan heard this, her face instantly drooped and turned gloomy: "This is just a small amount of meat, and you're sending beggars away! What do they eat over there?"
"I don't know. They were already full when I went there. They must have been having barbecue."
"Bah, it feels like what they brought back to us were their leftovers!"
Wang Haiyan said so, but she also took some barbecue after dinner.
Huang Xiuhua felt a little unhappy when she heard Ning Danping say that they had eaten at the third brother's new house.
When Ning Da came back from a stroll outside, Huang Xiuhua pulled him aside and scolded him, "We haven't had the Wenju wine yet, why are you and the third brother's family eating over there?
They are young and ignorant. How old are you, an old man? Why are you also ignorant? How ridiculous it is to eat there in advance! ”
"It's not as serious as you say..." Ning Da retorted weakly.
Huang Xiuhua interrupted him angrily, "This is very unlucky. It will hinder your business in the future! I have to spend money to find a Taoist priest to ward off disasters!"
Ning Da had no choice. He could never win the argument with her about this kind of thing. "Then go talk to the third brother and his wife. It's no use talking to me. It's not my business."
Huang Xiuhua glared at Ning Da in dismay and scolded, "If anything happens at home, I can't count on you at all! Get out of my way!"
After scolding, he pushed Ning Da away and hurried out to find Ning Shaoming and his wife.
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