That afternoon, the group of five did not rest; after cleaning, they started moving things.
Tables, chairs, tableware, firewood—everything was moved out perfectly clean.
"Alright, there's no time to tidy up now, Sister-in-law Zhang, Brother Licai, why don't you two stay home tonight?"
Let's tidy this place up a bit more; it'll be perfect for selling steamed buns tomorrow morning.
"I'll bring your food over later, is that alright?"
The kitchen is still a bit messy. If we don't tidy it up, it won't be convenient to sell steamed buns tomorrow.
But I have children at home, and it wouldn't be good to go back any later.
The only solution is to keep Li Cai and his wife from going back; they can still tidy up for a while.
"Okay, no problem."
There are elderly people at Zhang's house, so there's nothing to worry about if she doesn't go home for one night.
"Thank you both for your hard work. I'll come over tomorrow morning."
By the way, when you're selling steamed buns tomorrow morning, you'll each sell one by yourself.
Another person opened the door of the old shop and stood at the door to tell the customers that the steamed bun shop had moved.
Wei Yuyan thought that only in this way could she retain these old customers to the greatest extent possible.
"Understood".
Zhang's wife and her husband nodded, saying they would definitely do so tomorrow.
Wei Yuyan had been busy all day and returned home with her sister-in-law Xiuhua and her husband. Qianqian had been eagerly waiting for them.
"Sister-in-law, you're finally back."
Qianqian took Wei Yuyan's hand.
"Okay, good girl, your sister-in-law will go cook first. You go to Xiaoru's house and tell them that I will bring the food over later, so they don't need to cook."
Wei Yuyan knew that Xiaoru could also cook simple meals. Sometimes when Aunt Zhang wasn't home or didn't have time, Xiaoru would cook.
"good".
Qianqian immediately ran out.
Wei Yuyan simply fried an egg and a sweet potato leaf for dinner.
"You two eat first, I'll go deliver food to Xiaoru's family."
Wei Yuyan filled the food basket and was about to leave when Xiao Lei snatched it away.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go deliver it."
Xiao Lei could tell that his sister-in-law was particularly tired today. There wasn't much else she could do, but she could still deliver some food.
"Oh well".
Wei Yuyan was indeed tired, so she drank a bowl of water before starting to eat.
After eating half a bowl of rice, Xiao Lei returned with a bowl in his basket, presumably having emptied the food for them.
"Sister-in-law, have you found a new shop yet?"
Xiao Lei took the initiative to ask.
"We've found a place, right across from our old shop. We moved everything there this afternoon, and we'll start selling steamed buns tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan couldn't help but smile as she talked about it; she was really lucky today.
"That's good".
Xiao Lei breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his family needed money to build a house.
If there isn't a suitable shop, my sister-in-law won't be able to make any money.
After taking a shower that evening, Wei Yuyan lay down and started yawning incessantly; she was really sleepy.
I didn't feel it when I was working every day before, but recently I haven't been working for a long time, and now I feel really tired when I do work.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan cooked pumpkin porridge and fried pumpkin pancakes, and rushed out the door before the children even got up.
However, she left a note on the table, went to Sister Xiuhua's house, and asked Brother Lifu to drive the oxcart to town.
Because she was changing shops today, she was still a little worried about not having any business.
"Should I go later?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law hurriedly chased after her.
"You don't need to go in the morning, go in the afternoon instead. Isn't it market day tomorrow?"
Wei Yuyan knew that when they went to the market, they usually let Xiaoya and Xiaoru sleep.
Li Cai and Li Fu take turns staying at home overnight, so that the children are safe and the adults are at ease.
"Okay, should I still cook lunch for the children?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that if she were to cook all the meals, she would have to prepare them in advance.
"No need, you don't need to cook anything for lunch today. We'll cook it in town and bring it back."
Wei Yuyan had made up her mind. She would buy some good ingredients in town later and cook them at the new shop so everyone could have a good time.
"OK".
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded, indicating that she understood.
Wei Yuyan and Zhang Lifu arrived in town and found that business was good.
Following Wei Yuyan's instructions, one of them stood in the old shop, and the other stood in the new shop.
"Yu Yan, who's here? The landlord is in the back."
Li Cai gave Wei Yuyan a meaningful look.
Wei Yuyan arrived at the backyard of the old shop and, as expected, saw Aunt Wang inspecting the place.
Perhaps they're missing something during the inspection, or maybe they're checking if it's clean enough.
"Auntie, are you here today to refund my rent?"
Wei Yuyan immediately helped Aunt Wang up there.
"Yes, but I didn't expect you to be so capable, finding a shop and moving your things in just one day."
Aunt Wang took out her money bag, but her tone was sarcastic.
"We had no choice; we were forced into it."
Wei Yuyan responded with a forced smile.
"Hey, we agreed to compensate you for one month's rent. Now that we've settled the refund, your people can't stand in my shop anymore, can they?"
Aunt Wang took out three strings of cash and put them on the table. Then she pointed at Brother Licai, clearly not wanting him to explain at the door that the shop had moved to the opposite side.
"Aunt Wang, you must have made a mistake. Only ten days have passed this month. You still need to refund me the rent for the remaining ten days."
Wei Yuyan stood up and stared at her.
"Here you go, hurry up and leave, we have business to do tomorrow too."
Aunt Wang was clearly angry. She took out another hundred coins and put them on the table, urging them to leave quickly.
"Let's go."
Wei Yuyan called Li Cai Ge out of the old shop, then spent a penny to buy two sheets of Xuan paper and asked Manager Jiang to write a few words: "The steamed bun shop has moved to the opposite side."
Li Fu took a stool, sat down at the entrance of the old shop, and opened the paper for everyone to see.
"Brother Lifu, I'm sorry, I don't have a good solution yet. Thank you for your hard work."
Wei Yuyan wished she had a wooden plank, so she ran to the backyard to look for a suitable prop.
In the end, they actually found a suitable prop to put up the notice: two large, round winnowing baskets.
Stick the paper on the opposite side, then lean the winnowing basket against the stool so that everyone passing by can see it.
"Sister-in-law, you are really clever. This method is excellent."
Li Fu thought the notice was very eye-catching.
“Sister-in-law Zhang, you should go back first. Let Brother Licai sell here. You didn’t go back all day yesterday, you must be worried.”
Wei Yuyan urged her to go back and check on the house, since she would be coming over to work again that evening.
"Alright, then I'll go back. I'm a little worried."
Aunt Zhang was a little worried that her daughter would go to the river to wash clothes alone, or that she might not be able to cook well.
"By the way, don't cook lunch, I'll cook it and have Brother Licai take it back."
Wei Yuyan had almost forgotten about this.
"Alright then, I'll head back now."
Sister-in-law Zhang didn't say anything more, thinking she should hurry back to finish the housework and comfort the children.
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