Xu Minghan rolled his eyes. "What purpose could I possibly have? I just wanted to thank you for your reminder earlier. What is there for me to care about?"
Zhao Jiaxing agreed, scratching his head sheepishly. "Oh well, it's nothing. Besides, you've all prepared yourselves. Even if I didn't remind you, there wouldn't be any problems."
"Alright, what are you dawdling about, you grown man? Just tell me if you want it or not!" Xu Minghan was impatient to continue arguing with him; he needed to get back early to prepare for setting up his stall that evening!
“Yes, you can tell me,” Zhao Jiaxing said immediately. Why not take it? Judging from the taste of their braised dishes, the Xu family must be quite skilled at cooking. They might actually be good at it. Of course, he wouldn’t take it for free.
"There's no time today. How about you and your wife come to my house after lunch tomorrow, and I'll make it for you."
Xu Minghan wanted to make the wolf tooth potato, which would become popular in later generations. Although this little thing looks simple, it is not easy to make it delicious. The taste is also very popular, making it very suitable for setting up a stall.
Zhao Jiaxing hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Then you should tell me first, how much will it cost to teach me this snack? I can't afford more." He had to get everything out in advance to avoid trouble later.
"This, okay, I'll leave it free, consider it returning the favor." Xu Minghan felt that although it was not easy to make the wolf tooth potatoes delicious, it was easy to imitate if you put in the effort and studied it a few times, so he thought he would not charge him.
"No way, I wouldn't dare accept money if you don't take it." Zhao Jiaxing waved his hands repeatedly. He dared not accept this benefit from someone he had no relation to. He would have to find another way.
Xu Minghan sighed deeply, truly impressed by him; he wouldn't even accept something given away for free.
"Forget it, thirty? Fifty? One hundred at most." Xu Minghan looked at Zhao Jiaxing's expression and raised the price, finally settling on one hundred.
"Alright, it's settled then. I'll come find you tomorrow. See you later." Zhao Jiaxing was relieved to see that he was willing to accept the money. He had always said that it was best to settle the payment promptly.
"Hey, wait a minute, I have something else to ask you. Do you know who reported us before?" Xu Minghan had secretly investigated this matter but still couldn't find out. He decided to ask Zhao Jiaxing directly.
"You don't know?" Zhao Jiaxing was taken aback when Xu Minghan asked this question. He had assumed that the Xu family already knew!
"Nonsense, if I knew, why would I be asking you? I looked it over and didn't find anyone with a problem."
"It's the guy who sells fried noodles next door to you. I heard he even lives upstairs from you. What? You haven't run into him?" The reason Zhao Jiaxing knew this was because the other person had encouraged him to report it, since he also sold braised food, making him a more suitable candidate.
Although he was very angry that the Xu family had taken away his business, he still wouldn't do something as unethical as reporting someone for having more children than allowed, so he directly refused.
After thinking about it again, I was still worried, so I reminded Xu Minghan to put my mind at ease.
"He Da?" Xu Minghan vaguely remembered that the person selling fried noodles next door was named He Da.
Zhao Jiaxing shrugged. "Probably. I'm not sure, but he said he lives upstairs from you, and since your wife just had a baby, he..."
Xu Minghan nodded, already having a plan in mind. "Okay, come when you have time tomorrow, preferably in the morning. I have to set up my stall at noon and don't have time."
"..." Zhao Jiaxing truly admired them; they actually set up a stall twice. No wonder they could make so much money! He couldn't compare, he really couldn't compare.
After Zhao Jiaxing left, Xu Mingjiang spoke up, saying, "Third Brother, I know He Da. He often hangs around our door and chats with me."
I didn't pay much attention at first, thinking we were just vendors at the same night market, so we chatted for a bit. He seemed quite friendly, but I never imagined he'd be like this behind my back.
Xu Minghan glanced at him, "Didn't you say anything you shouldn't have?" After hearing Zhao Jiaxing's words, he understood what He Da meant. He was just jealous of their good business and wanted to learn from them.
"No, what can I say? I don't know anything!" Xu Mingjiang quickly distanced himself. He had only chatted casually for a few minutes and hadn't mentioned a word about the secret recipe for braised food. Of course, he didn't know either.
"Okay, let's go back!" Xu Minghan thought that it would be good to just be more careful in the future, since quite a few people get conjunctivitis!
That evening, Xu Minghan talked about this with Zhang Xuemei.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuemei immediately sat up in bed. "No wonder I kept running into Zhao Juan. Oh, she's He Da's wife. So that's what she was up to!"
"Yes, you should be careful when taking care of the children. I'm afraid some people are malicious and might try to harm them."
Xu Minghan had seen the news before; some people would do anything out of jealousy, so he had to be careful.
"Hmm, I understand. But what if Zhao Juan comes to the house again? Should I just kick her out?" Zhang Xuemei was unsure whether to confront her directly or pretend for now.
"Don't let her come to the house anymore. If she wants to stay at home, just say you have to go out. She can't just keep going like that, can she?"
"Okay, I understand."
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, I ran into Zhao Jiaxing when I went to the food street today. He's the one who gave us the tip. He also rented a stall there, and coincidentally, it's right next to ours."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuemei couldn't help but laugh. "Then how can he still have business? He sells braised food too, right?"
Xu Minghan smiled and continued, "So I was thinking of having him try something different. I'm planning to teach him how to make wolf tooth potatoes. What do you think?"
"Have you spoken to him yet?" Zhang Xuemei didn't think much of it. She figured she might as well teach him; her family was too busy selling braised food anyway.
"Well, I offered it for free, but they wouldn't have it, so in the end I charged them 100 yuan for the lessons." Xu Minghan was helpless; he couldn't even be a good person.
Zhang Xuemei was also a little sleepy, and said vaguely, "Anyway, you know what to do. I have to go out tomorrow, so can you watch the child for a while?"
Anyway, there's nothing to do in the mornings, and everyone in the family is free.
The next day, Zhang Xuemei got up very early because the wholesale sock shop was located on the other side of Tianshui City, in a north-south direction. She had to take several buses to get there, so she had to get up early.
Zhang Xuemei set off at six in the morning and spent nearly two hours on the bus before finally arriving at her destination: the clothing wholesale market.
The wholesale market is still the old one, which is small and dilapidated, with each stall being just a small partition.
Zhang Xuemei had no idea about clothes or anything like that. As soon as she got off the bus, she went straight to the basement, where they wholesaled small trinkets, which was perfect for her to practice her skills.
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