Chapter 28 Sun Xiuqin Inquires About Business
Li Erhu returned to the room and just sat down on the edge of the bed in the dark when Sun Xiuqin suddenly sat up, scaring him.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
"Aren't I waiting for you? I'm afraid you're tired, so I'll give you a shoulder massage." Sun Xiuqin looked attentive.
Li Erhu waved his hand: "I didn't do any heavy work, I'm not tired, it's quite late, go to bed."
Sun Xiuqin was just talking, she also wanted someone to massage her shoulders.
Seeing him lying down, she asked in a low voice: "Did my sister give you the candy cake?"
"Yes."
"Where's the candy cake?"
Li Erhu wondered why she asked that, and answered truthfully: "I ate it, didn't you?"
Could she say she didn't eat it? She didn't dare. If she did, he would definitely ask why he didn't give her any more cakes.
Sun Xiuqin felt choked up in her heart. A grown man, but he didn't save the cake for her and ate it himself.
"I took a bite. Xiaokang and Xiaohe hadn't eaten sugar cakes for a long time. I shared some with them."
Li Erhu knew his wife's personality well. It was impossible for her to eat only a small bite. However, he did not say anything. He just said, "When I make money, I will buy a few more pieces and let you eat more."
Sun Xiuqin's mood finally improved a little, and she asked casually, "How much did you sell the bamboo shoots for, little sister?"
"Why are you asking this?"
Sun Xiuqin said angrily: "What? Am I not a member of this family? Or do you not consider me as a family member and don't even let me know when you make money?"
"Whether you make money or not, just make sure you have enough food and drink. Why worry about the rest? It's late, go to bed."
Seeing that he was about to sleep, Sun Xiuqin pushed him aside and softened her tone, "Dad, I don't have any other ideas, but can you tell me how to deal with these bamboo shoots? You also know what my mother's family is like. They live a tight life. If they knew that bamboo shoots are edible, they would have more food, right?"
Li Erhu sat up and reminded her, "Xiuqin, this is a way I came up with to make money. All the money I earn belongs to me, so don't try to get involved in this business.
On weekdays, you are willing to support your parents, and I have never said anything to you. In the past, we also let you bring the prey from our home to your parents' home. If I know that you have told your parents about the bamboo shoots, then you can go back to your parents' home to live, and I will not stop you. "
Seeing him like this, Sun Xiuqin pushed him angrily and said, "How can you say that to me? What's wrong with me bringing something to my parents' home? They gave birth to me and raised me, shouldn't I respect them?
I just want my family to have more food to eat. The bamboo shoots are edible, but I live far away from them and it's not convenient for me to prepare the food and send it to them, so I asked you how to cook the bamboo shoots.
I've been married to you for so many years, I've given birth to your children, I've taken care of your parents, and this is how you see me?"
Li Erhu sighed. Sun Xiuqin had some minor flaws, but she was devoted to him and the children, so he was very tolerant of her little temper.
But he had already understood the character of the Sun family after all these years of contact. If he let them know how to process bamboo shoots, his younger sister would not be able to do this business.
He said, "I know you work hard, and you can honor your parents, but these bamboo shoots are my business. If you want to give them to your parents, just ask someone to bring them to them from time to time. I won't say anything.
But even if you know how to deal with bamboo shoots, you can't tell anyone without my consent, remember?"
Seeing him like this, Sun Xiuqin knew that he would not tell her, and snorted coldly: "Forget it, who cares."
After saying that, he lay down with his back to Li Erhu.
I thought to myself, if I don't tell her, I can forget about asking her to help with the work.
Li Erhu shook his head and lay down to sleep.
Before dawn the next day, Li Youshan and his two sons got up, carrying baskets and taking tools, and went to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots.
When Li Wanyue heard the noise and got up, Zhao Suying and Li Dachuan were already cutting bamboo shoots. There were no extra knives at home, so they had to take turns cutting.
Wang Guixiang is blanching bamboo shoots in the kitchen.
She hurried over and wanted to take over the work from Zhao Suying: "Mom, brother, thank you for your hard work, let me do it."
Zhao Suying didn't give her any: "It's not hard at all. This is nothing."
Li Sandong said: "Sister, can we try in other towns? Just in case it works."
"Sure, I'll teach you how to fry it later, and you can try it in another town."
"I'll go by myself?" Li Sandong looked unsure: "What if my cooking is not tasty, what if I say something wrong, what if I can't sell it?"
"How do you know if you don't try? Besides, stir-frying bamboo shoots is very simple, and it tastes good no matter how you stir-fry it."
"OK."
When it was daybreak, the bamboo shoots had been processed.
Just after we had dinner, the guys from Zuixianju came driving a ox cart to transport goods.
The first trip was to pick bamboo shoots, and the second trip was to Li Youtian’s house to pick bamboo bowls.
Paid two hundred and twenty coins.
This aroused the curiosity of the villagers.
A woman asked curiously, "Dashan, what are you pulling?"
"Nothing, a steward asked us to help make something."
Seeing that Li Youshan was being perfunctory, the old woman curled her lips and left.
Li Youshan gave thirty copper coins to each of Li Youtian, Li Yougen and the other three people, and all four of them were stunned.
When they heard about the wages, they didn't take it seriously. Even if they didn't get paid, Li Youshan was of the same clan as them and they had a good relationship with him, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he helped.
Who would have thought that I would actually earn thirty cents, which was more than what I could earn working in town, and much easier than carrying heavy bags.
Li Youtian quickly pushed back: "Brother Dashan, we are just helping you, why do we need to pay you, and why are you giving us so much? Take it back quickly."
Li Yougen also echoed.
Li Youshan said, "We are all brothers. You all lent me money. What if making bamboo bowls becomes a long-term job? Do I have the nerve to keep asking you for help? Take it. If there is such a job next time, we can do it together."
Several people stopped refusing and accepted the copper coins.
In Qingshi Town, Shopkeeper Wu smiled when he saw that Li Wanyue had sent a dozen more bamboo bowls and thirty more kilograms of spring bamboo shoots. He thought that this girl was capable, so he would let her do the bamboo bowl business in the future.
He had fifty more leaflets written.
Not long after the store opened, people who didn’t get to try the new dishes yesterday came in to try them, and some came with flyers.
Fifty kilograms of bamboo shoots were sent to the county town, and the remaining dozens of kilograms of spring bamboo shoots were sold and tasted, and were gone before 3 p.m.
Shopkeeper Wu said that tomorrow is the last day for the tasting, so if you want to come and try the food, you should come early because there will be no more tasting activities after tomorrow.
Those who had eaten it immediately spread the word.
Not far away, the owner of Ruifulou was standing at the door of the restaurant. He was wondering why the store's revenue yesterday was less than usual, and there were even fewer customers today.
Later I heard that Zuixianju had introduced a new food called spring bamboo shoots.
I wondered if bamboo shoots were edible, but they were so popular that there was a queue at Zuixianju again.
He asked someone to buy a plate of stir-fried pork with spring bamboo shoots, and his eyes lit up instantly when he put it in his mouth.
This dish is so delicious at this time of year.
There is no numbness at all.
He immediately asked someone to go to the bamboo forest in the nearby village to pick some bamboo shoots.
The chef in the store tried many methods and cooked it more than ten times, but the taste was still inedible and a lot of meat was wasted.
The angry shopkeeper got very angry and scolded the chef.
But he soon calmed down. No matter how fresh the food was, it would only last for a few days. After a while, he would no longer crave it.
After a while, when fresh vegetables are available and there are more choices, fewer people will go to Zuixianju.
After comforting himself, the shopkeeper put on a smiling face and went to the backyard.
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