The date cakes were sold for thirty-six yuan. After deducting the twenty percent commission given to Xiang Qian, Song Li received thirty-two yuan and forty cents. Adding the money she had received before, she now had more than one hundred yuan in her hands.
You have to know that He Linyuan's monthly allowance is only 60 yuan, and what Song Li earned in just a few days is enough for him to earn in two months.
“This is for today.”
Song Li handed the date cake to Xiang Qian, which weighed exactly fifty kilograms, no more, no less.
Xiang Qian saw her frail body carrying such a heavy load and suggested to her, "Sister Li, why don't I go to your house to get it later? It's too tiring for you to carry it here every day."
Song Li had actually thought about it, but the people were relatively conservative these days, and since it was about making money, she was afraid of gossip from the villagers, so she decided to be safe.
"It's okay. I just happened to have something to do in the city." She wanted to learn medicine from Qi Huaiyu. Traditional Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, and what can be absorbed by reading books alone is limited.
But transportation is indeed a problem. Song Li thought about it and came up with an idea.
"Please find me some bicycle tickets these two days. I want to buy a bicycle so it will be convenient for me to travel back and forth."
"Okay, leave this matter to me, I will definitely take care of it for you!"
Xiang Qian now wishes he could treat Song Li as his own sister. Without Song Li, he wouldn't be who he is today. Naturally, Song Li's affairs are more important than anything else.
The two parted ways, and Song Li went to the scrap yard to look for furniture first.
When I read novels before, the protagonists all loved to pick up bargains at scrap yards, either antiques or cultural relics, but when she came, she didn't even find a copper coin.
Song Li picked out two locust wood cabinets, which cost her five dollars.
It happened that there was a ox cart coming to Daxingtun at noon, so she rented a car to help transport the goods back.
The two cabinets were large items and many people in the village saw them.
Although Song Li's reputation has improved, the deep-rooted impression is difficult to change.
After a few days of being quiet, she started buying things indiscriminately again, and everyone in the village complained about her behind her back.
This spendthrift old woman, who can stand her treatment?
You see, He Linyuan didn’t get a divorce the last time he came, but he will definitely get one next time he comes.
Song Li didn't care. Sometimes having a bad reputation has its advantages. No one would be surprised if she did anything out of the ordinary.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to deliver goods to the city, she replaced all the furniture in her house.
There are locust wood cabinets, pear wood eight-immortals table, and matching chairs and bedside tables.
People in this era like to use solid wood. The Chinese aesthetic is simple and durable, and it does not contain formaldehyde, which makes thatched houses look much more elegant.
It cost less than twenty dollars to replace the entire house.
She also bought the bicycle she asked Xiangqian to buy, a famous Phoenix brand, which cost her nearly two hundred yuan.
Fortunately, she had some money from selling date cakes these days, otherwise, at the rate she was spending money, her whole family would be starving.
The business of date cakes is becoming more and more popular, and the supply cannot meet the demand every day.
People of this era are malnourished and have dull complexions. Originally, everyone bought it because it tasted good, but after eating it twice, they felt that their health had obviously improved, resulting in more and more repeat customers. People had to fight to get it every day.
Moreover, Xiang Qian changes the place where he sells his goods every day. If he were to stay at one stall, he couldn't imagine how prosperous his business would be.
As December approached, the weather in Heilongjiang Province became increasingly colder, and He Linyuan had been gone for a month.
I don’t know how it went on his mission this time.
The two children rarely missed him. They had delicious food and fun things to do every day, and they also grew a lot of weight.
Song Li thought about it several times and realized that they would divorce after the new year. Thinking of this, she hoped that He Linyuan would come back as late as possible so that she could spend more time with her two children.
At the border of China, He Linyuan had just finished a mission.
This place is close to Siberia and is nearly twenty degrees colder than Heilongjiang Province.
He wore the thermal underwear prepared by Song Li. His teammates were shivering with cold, but he felt it was acceptable.
Thinking of that woman, a hint of tenderness appeared in He Linyuan's eyes.
"Boss, do you have any more chili sauce that sister-in-law made? Give me some."
Wei Guo sniffed because of the cold, and came close to He Linyuan and said in a flattering manner.
They couldn't open fire during the mission, so everyone was just chewing on hard steamed buns. But just as everyone was chewing on the buns, He Linyuan took out a bottle of chili sauce.
Chili sauce is not uncommon, but it is rare at the border.
Wei Guo and He Linyuan joined the army in the same year. They fought side by side for many years and had participated in all kinds of dangerous missions, but this time was the most difficult one.
It was minus 40 degrees Celsius and the steamed buns were frozen when they were taken out. Wei Guo felt like he was going to freeze to death.
But just when it was about to freeze into a popsicle, it ate a spoonful of He Linyuan's chili sauce.
I don’t know how the chili sauce was made, but after eating it, my whole stomach felt warm, and even the cold Siberian wind didn’t seem unbearable.
After that, he would come over shamelessly to eat the sauce every time it was mealtime.
He Linyuan looked at him with disdain, then stingily gave him half a spoonful.
"Boss, please give me more. This is not enough to fill my teeth."
He Linyuan decisively took back the spoon, "That's all."
Ali brought him four bottles in total, which were not enough for herself, and she also had to deal with more and more teammates who wanted to eat for free. For the first time, He Linyuan didn't want to know them.
"Tsk! Boss, you weren't like this before. You said you'd share the good and the bad, but now you don't even want to share a spoon of chili sauce. I'll definitely complain to my sister-in-law when I see her!"
Wei Guo complained, afraid that He Linyuan would really go back, so he quickly finished the meal in one bite.
Speaking of which, it was he and He Linyuan who went to Daxingtun for the mission together. Song Li plotted against him, and Wei Guo was angry for a long time. Especially when he knew that Song Li abused the child, Wei Guo became even more angry and kept urging He Linyuan to divorce.
But this time when he came back, He Linyuan's attitude towards Song Li had changed a lot. Wei Guo was surprised at first, but after eating the chili sauce made by Song Li, he never asked He Linyuan to divorce again.
If we really get divorced, how will he still be able to eat for free in the future?
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There was still more than a month before the Chinese New Year, and the date cake business was getting more and more prosperous. Xiang Qian asked Song Li if he wanted to make more, but Song Li disagreed.
In the last New Year before the reform and opening up, she didn't want to be too high-profile.
Now the stalls are small and scattered, and no one is watching over them. If they really take off, both she and Xiang Qian will have to go in.
However, the date cake business cannot be expanded, but we can make more varieties.
"Let me study it and give you news in a few days."
When Song Li said this, Xiang Qian knew that she had a new idea.
"Why!"
Since he can make money by following Sister Li, he will listen to Sister Li.
Song Li went to the grocery store to buy a pound of raw melon seeds, and asked where Liu Gongan's home was. It was still early, so she attended Qi Huaiyu's class for half a day before going home.
Maybe it was due to the nourishment of the spiritual plant, but her memory had improved a lot. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she had a photographic memory.
Qi Huaiyu originally took Song Li as his apprentice just to force him to do something he was not expecting, and he did not have much hope for her. However, this young apprentice was not only smart but also hardworking. In just less than two months, he had memorized a thick medical book and knew the basic medicinal herbs. Now all he had to do was diagnose and prescribe medicine.
What surprised Qi Huaiyu the most was that his little apprentice was such an excellent cook. He was not a person who cared much about food, but now he looked forward to Song Li bringing him food every day.
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