Yi Yami's braised food stall has been selling for a while now, and business is booming every day. Yi Yami asked a craftsman to make a folding sign for the stall, calling it Yi Ji Food Stall. It hangs up when the stall opens, and folds up when it closes.
Everyone who has eaten at the Yi Ji Food Stall says that the food is delicious. Many people recommend it to their friends and family after eating it. In addition to the residents of the town who come to buy, there are also many people who come here because of its reputation.
The Yi family's lifestyle sparked curiosity and speculation in the village. Every morning, before sunrise, they would leave their homes, carrying their jars and riding on ox carts, returning slowly in the afternoon. This early-morning, mid-afternoon routine sparked discussion among fellow villagers, and speculation and rumors spread like wildfire.
"What on earth does Yi Lao Er take those two siblings to do every day?" Du Cuihua watched them do this every day and felt puzzled.
"Why don't you ask? Anyway, everyone in the village knows what you say." Her husband glanced at the Yi family at the door and spoke casually.
"You always use me as a tool, why don't you ask yourself?" Du Cuihua rolled her eyes at him.
"It's not that I'm curious, why would I ask?" Zhou Dahai sneered.
"Could he be going there to sell some good stuff from the mountain? Did he secretly discover the good stuff from the mountain without telling us, secretly dig it up, and then secretly sell it?" The more Du Cuihua thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Zhou Dahai thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible."
"Let's follow them secretly and see what they are doing. If we can learn from them, we can get rich too. Look at their family now. The broken roof is repaired, the broken walls are plastered again, and a few days ago I saw Yi Yami buy a new spatula and other things. They must have discovered some way to get rich!" Du Cuihua thought about it carefully, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. "What a jerk Yi Lao Er is! He got rich without telling us! He just made a fortune secretly!" As she said that, she spat at the door. "Bah!"
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In the afternoon, the Yi family returned, and Du Cuihua greeted them, "Second Brother Yi, what do you do here every day?"
Yi Laoer was originally in a good mood. Today's braised food was sold out again, and he was in a very good mood. However, when he saw Du Cuihua, it was as if he had eaten a mouthful of cow dung. His happy mood instantly disappeared, replaced by a hint of displeasure. His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes revealed an expression of boredom. The impatience was gone in an instant, and he immediately put on a polite smile. "Daughter-in-law Dahai, are you done with your work?"
"I'm done. I have nothing to do, so I saw you three are back. I see you take the ox cart very early every day and come back at noon or in the afternoon. Where are you going?" Du Cuihua grinned.
"Oh, the work is done. It's good that it's done." Yi Laoer also answered with a smile.
Yi Laoer didn't want to say anything more to this gossipy and talkative woman. "Dahai, my wife, you go ahead and do your work. My two children and I haven't eaten yet. I'll leave first." As he said that, he was about to walk towards home.
"Oh, I'm not busy, I'm fine, I'll come to your house and sit for a while." Du Cuihua said as she was about to follow.
"Let's do it another day. Huaizhu is not at home today, and Xiaomai's grandmother has gone out to visit, so it's not convenient." Yi Laoer made an excuse to shirk responsibility.
After talking so much, Du Cuihua realized that the other party just didn't want to get along with her and was asking for trouble. "Then I'll come to your house some other time." She gave him a fake smile.
Yi Lao Er responded and left with his two children at the speed of light.
Du Cuihua looked at the three people's backs with a burning gaze. After they entered the house, Du Cuihua spat on the ground and said, "Bah, what a piece of shit! You really take yourself too seriously. If I didn't think highly of you, I wouldn't go to your house even if you begged me to. Who cares?"
The Yi family closed the door as soon as they entered.
Seeing this, Du Cuihua quietly followed, lying on the door with her ear against the door panel.
Yi Xiaomai asked Yi Laoer in confusion, "Dad, why didn't you tell Aunt Cuihua that we are doing business?"
"Silly child, tell her, have you forgotten that she was the one who spread the gossip in the village?" Yi Laoer touched Yi Xiaomai's hair.
"Little brother, you need to know something." Yi Yami took the duck out of the jar. Fortunately, I brought the jar with me, otherwise I wouldn't know how to transport the braised food every day, nor would I know how to bring back the raw ingredients every day.
"What's the matter?" Yi Xiaomai helped to get the things out.
"People always laugh at you for being poor and are afraid that you will be rich. When you are poor, they stand aside and laugh at your joke, and it's already good enough that they don't kick you when you are down. But when you become rich, others feel unbalanced and think, why? How can such a poor person turn things around? How come people who didn't live well before are living better than us now?" Yiyami's hands never stopped, and soon most of the things in the jar were gone.
"Oh, I see." Yi Xiaomai moved the wooden basin and small stool and prepared to start cleaning.
Du Cuihua listened roughly and heard the rustling sounds of the Yi family. She became curious about what they were doing.
She glanced at a large rock next to her and immediately stood on it. Du Cuihua was not tall, and she could barely see what was happening in the yard by standing on the rock.
Yi Yami was taking the duck out, Yi Laoer was drinking water, and Yi Xiaomai was sitting on a small stool, washing the duck with her hands.
"It turns out to be duck, but this thing doesn't taste good..." Du Cuihua was confused.
"Mom, have you finished visiting relatives today?" He Huaizhu's voice came from not far away, which scared Du Cuihua so much that she ran home immediately.
After some discussion, Zhou Dahai and his wife decided to follow the Yi family the next day to find out what was going on.
The Yi family took an ox cart to the town, but Zhou Dahai and his wife did not take a car. They walked there and arrived an hour late.
As they searched around, they found a place surrounded by people, so they squeezed over.
When I squeezed over, I found that it was the three members of the Yi family. Yi Yami was responsible for listening to customers' needs and packing the braised food, Yi Xiaomai was responsible for attracting customers, and Yi Laoer was responsible for collecting money.
Watching the copper coins one after another go into Yi Laoer's pocket, Du Cuihua and Zhou Dahai's eyes were filled with jealousy.
The two looked at each other for a while and saw that there were just as many people as there were. They looked at each other and immediately understood what the other meant.
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