Chapter 163 Chapter 163 The semester is over.
Thanks to the good start, the old couple were more motivated in the following days.
The net income increased from 15.5 yuan at the beginning to around 20 yuan later. Both egg cakes and buns sold very well.
Especially the steamed buns, those who have bought them all say that the filling is very fragrant and the dough is soft.
The filling prepared by the old lady is of course impeccable, otherwise Comrade Mu Fugui would have complained that the buns bought from outside were not tasty, it was all because the old lady had spoiled him.
Children love to eat egg cakes, but adults think it is not filling enough and prefer to buy big buns.
However, these days, those who are willing to buy food outside must be from well-off families with extra money, and children in such families generally eat well and dress well.
So when adults buy buns, they see that egg cakes are also very delicious, so they will buy a pound or half a pound of them to take home as snacks for the children at home.
If you buy both together, they will both sell out quickly.
What's more, sometimes there are two kids, Beibei and Xinxin, who act as living signs next to them.
At the beginning, the brother and sister were not used to not seeing their grandparents when they woke up in the morning.
You know, Mu Mian and her friends go to school or work, and have little time to take care of the children. Mu Fugui takes care of the brother and sister most of the time.
He likes to hang out with his grandson and granddaughter outside, and the two kids also like to follow him.
Now that he was suddenly very busy, little Beibei couldn't find anyone. He thought that his grandfather had abandoned him and his sister and ran out to play by himself. The little boy felt so wronged and sad that he lay on the doorstep and cried.
The loud voice attracted all the neighbors to come out to check. Those who didn't know thought something had happened in her house.
After knowing that Mu Fugui was busy with work, the two little kids volunteered to work and help, too.
You know what, it really helped.
During this period, after the two little ones woke up, they pulled the old lady and asked her to take them to the stall.
Mu Fugui and Liu Shuangcui’s stall was not far away, just at the next street corner.
When the two little ones arrived, they would first pick up a big bun and eat it. Since they hadn’t eaten at home, the brother and sister ate with relish. Many customers were attracted by them.
After all, if your own kids can eat it, it must be fresh and clean.
Another thing is that the looks of the brother and sister are really liked by some uncles and aunts. When they stand next to each other, you can tell at a glance that they are well taken care of by their family.
Beibei also likes to shout loudly. The three-year-old boy is not afraid of strangers. He just opens his mouth and closes his mouth...
“Steamed buns, delicious steamed buns!”
"Grandma, have you eaten yet? Buy some buns!"
"Auntie, the egg cakes made by my grandma are delicious."
Xinxin doesn't like to shout. When customers are buying buns, she will stand on tiptoe and help count the buns seriously.
The little girl is very smart and can remember whatever her parents teach her. She inherited her father's science brain and is even better than him in that she is very sensitive to numbers.
The little girl can now count.
Quite a few, and I write some too.
After some uncles and aunts knew that she could count, they liked to tease her when they had nothing to do after buying the buns. They would usually hold up the buns and ask, "I want to buy six. Do you think your grandpa gave me the wrong ones?"
Every time at this time, Xinxin would be very serious, stretching out her dimpled little hands and pointing one by one, "One, two, three, four, five, six, that's right, that's right, enjoy your meal~"
That well-behaved look makes those uncles and aunts love him very much.
The steamed buns and egg cakes taste very good, and with two kids there to attract customers, business is really good.
The first thing Comrade Mu Fugui does when he gets home every day is to count his money. The more he counts, the happier he becomes, and the more motivated he becomes. More than a month passes after he has been busy, and in the blink of an eye it is May.
The weather is getting warmer, and the old couple doesn't set up the stall every day. Selling breakfast does make money, but it's really tiring.
You have to get up before dawn every day. No one can stand doing this for too long.
Mu Fugui and Liu Shuangcui are not the kind of people who value money over their lives. Besides, their family is not short of money, and there is endless money to be made outside. They can just earn it slowly and rest when they are tired.
However, even when the body is resting, the desire to make money cannot stop.
In the words of Comrade Mu Fugui, he felt like he had lived in vain for the past fifty years, as he never knew money was so easy to make.
As soon as he had some free time, he started thinking about it again. He wanted to sell some other snacks. He didn't have to set up the stall early in the morning like he did for buns and egg cakes. He could sell the snacks in the morning or afternoon.
In addition to braised food, Mu Mian also gave some ideas, such as popcorn chicken and fried mushrooms.
You know, when it comes to snacks, fried foods are really irresistible and have a domineering aroma.
At this moment, the family is chatting while eating dinner.
As soon as Mu Mian finished speaking, Mu Fugui immediately asked, "What is popcorn chicken?"
Western food is not as common nowadays as it is later, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it.
Mu Mian started talking nonsense, "I don't remember which book I read about it in, it's just about cutting the chicken into cubes, marinating it, then coating it with flour and deep-frying it."
Bread crumbs are even harder to buy nowadays. The method of making crispy pork is almost the same, but conditions are limited.
The most important thing is that chicken is easier to buy for their family now.
Mu Fugui has become familiar with the old man who came secretly to sell chickens before. These days, he buys eggs from that old man, and the chicken legs, chicken wings and chicken feet can all be used for braised.
Focus on one and make full use of it.
Liu Shuangcui looked a little hesitant, "Wouldn't that be a bit too fuel-consuming?"
When the brigade was going through the most difficult times, we could only wipe the oil in the pot, and frying food was unthinkable.
Now I fry some occasionally, but eating them myself is different from selling them.
"Let's give it a try. Let's do less. If we can't make money, we won't do it." Comrade Mu Fugui, who is in his fifties, now has the same ambition as a young man.
The main thing is to be reckless. If something happens, take two steps forward first, and retreat if it doesn't work.
The next day, the old couple started preparing the snacks in the kitchen. Before they even sold them, little Beibei was already drooling over them.
Not long after the food came out of the pot, the brother and sister sat in a row at the door with their bowls in their hands, taking turns to eat, until their cheeks were bulging.
When the little boy heard his grandfather say that he would sell this in the future, he became anxious and puffed out his chest to show...
Can't sell! Leave it for them to eat by themselves, he can finish it! !
It is said that people have big stomachs even though they are small. When I encounter delicious food, I feel that my small stomach can hold it no matter how much.
But he made his elders so happy that Comrade Mu Fugui immediately decided to get some ingredients from the chicken seller and then set up the stall.
It didn’t take long to prepare, and the stall was set up within two days.
They still sell steamed buns and egg cakes. Sometimes when they are tired and don’t want to prepare breakfast, the old couple just sell snacks.
At the beginning, I made less, with breakfast and snacks totaling about 30 yuan a day. Later, I made more, sometimes almost 40 yuan.
If there were more, Mu Fugui would not dare to do it anymore. After all, it was hot and the things could not be kept for long. He could earn quite a bit now by doing so much. One day's salary could equal his previous monthly salary.
Since June, the weather has been extremely hot.
While the elders were busy every day, Mu Mian was not idle at school either, but she did not do any small business.
After all, the academic tasks are here, and I have a clear idea of what is more important. What's more, things will develop better in the future, so there is no need to rush.
The most important thing is that he doesn't have time. From the beginning of school to now, Mu Mian has already finished drawing the new picture book and sent it to the publishing house. This time, the story he drew is not a completely new story, but the second series of "Xiao Ya and Friends".
The editor had mentioned the idea of producing a series long before and had urged me to do so.
Because "Xiao Ya and Friends" is the most famous and best-selling of all Mu Mian's works, not counting the copyright fees from the sales of the cartoons, the publishing share alone is already in the five figures.
With this foundation, if a series is released, the sales will definitely not be bad. In the past two or three years, the publishing house has received many letters from readers, all of whom hope to publish a series.
Mu Mian hadn't painted it because he had no inspiration at the beginning. This thing can't be drawn by force. Later, he had to prepare for the college entrance examination, so he kept delaying it.
This time, under the editor's sugar-coated bombardment, it was finally polished out, and she herself was quite satisfied with the stories of the new series.
If nothing goes wrong, a lot of royalties will be credited to your account after the book is published.
In addition to work and study, Mu Mian also participated in extracurricular activities. The painting club organized two sketching activities, and both of Mu Mian's works were selected for exhibition on the school's cultural wall.
There is no money to be made from this, but it is a kind of recognition.
Some of them paid off, such as submitting articles. After entering university, Mu Mian was very active and serious about studying.
She wrote three articles, two of which were accepted, earning 35 yuan per article and 42 yuan per article respectively. This is very different from the children's literature she read when she was a child. It is a serious social and political magazine, so the payment is higher.
Because of this incident, Mu Mian became famous in the department.
Originally, Mu Mian was a low-key person. She just wrote down her ideas and submitted them to magazines. Her articles became known because they were read on the school radio station after being published in the magazines.
There is a strong literary and artistic atmosphere on university campuses. In addition to announcing important events, the radio station usually plays music, recites poems or articles at specific times.
It was only after hearing the broadcast that Mu Mian found out that her classmates at the radio station had selected her submission from so many newspapers and magazines.
The author of the article read out clearly on the radio, and Mu Mian is famous in the department.
She was surrounded and asked a lot of questions. Some asked her when she submitted the article, and some asked how much the fee was. Mu Mian did not hide any of these. The main reason was that the fee was already stated in the magazine's call for papers, so there was no need to hide it.
With her successful example here, students in the department also actively joined in.
Firstly, being able to pass the manuscript is a great affirmation in itself. Secondly, there is money to be earned. Thirty or forty yuan is a lot, while the monthly subsidy given by the school is only sixteen yuan.
This enthusiasm continued until the final exam. Exam results are the gold standard for testing learning outcomes. No one wants to study for a whole semester and end up with a last-place grade.
Put everything else aside for now, the exam is the most important thing, so one by one, start reviewing.
Of course Mu Mian was very serious. Her classmates and even teachers in the department now labeled her as versatile. It would be embarrassing if she didn't do well in the final exam.
We female comrades cannot lose our face!
Recently, the school library study room is full of people, and the learning atmosphere at home is unprecedentedly strong, because we are all preparing for the final exams.
Xixi only ranked third in the class in the midterm exam. The little girl was not very satisfied. She had always been first before, and this time she set a goal for herself to be first, and she even watched less TV.
Both her daughter and younger sister are good at studying, and Nie Sihui doesn't want to fall too far behind, so she spends a long time reviewing after evening self-study every day.
The days at the end of the semester passed quickly. Mu Mian had her exam later. Before her, Shi Xiaolian, Liu Yan, and Nie Sihui had all finished their exams.
Shi Xiaolian and Liu Yan did not plan to go home during the summer vacation. Liu Yan had been eager to follow the old couple Mu Fugui to sell snacks. In the past, when he was free on weekends, he would come and work with them.
Shi Xiaolian had the recipe given by Xiang Xuewen in her hand, and she was ready to make money.
As early as June, Mu Mian had found a house for Shi Xiaolian. It was not a new one, but the one that was left after she had chosen between the two options.
After two or three months, the landlord finally kicked out the people who refused to leave, but the house was in a state of disrepair.
Shi Xiaolian came to see it once, and the transaction was completed directly the second time.
The house can be renovated slowly. Buying a courtyard house near Capital University at this price is already very cheap, and it will only become more and more expensive in the future.
Shi Xiaolian hasn't cleaned up the house yet, so she'll still live with Liu Yan at Mu Mian's place after the holiday. The main reason is that everyone won't feel at ease if she lives alone.
No matter how big a city is, there are always idle hooligans.
Anyway, Mu Mian and the others have an empty room, and most importantly, they can run the stall together. The pastries made with Xiang Xuewen's recipe used to sell very well on the black market.
With such a big market in the capital, it can only get better.
Mu Mian also took the time to list a set of rules for them, brothers should be clear about their
As for accounts, you can't just rely on a good relationship and lump all the accounts together. You can't make them unclear.
As for Mu Mian, she had a late holiday and had just finished her exams when the stall was set up.
On the second day of the holiday, Mu Mian did not immediately start working. She made an appointment with a classmate from the Archaeology Department whom she had met at the Cultural Relics Lovers Association and planned to go to the antique market to take a look.
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