Chapter 97 The First Day of Doing Business
She remembered that once she caught too many trap bugs, just like the mute old woman did.
The fried crickets look really good!
Tang Xin and the others naturally had no objections when Xiao Su Bao spoke, but...
"Little Su Bao, this oil is too expensive..." Tang Xin said with some difficulty.
Madam Qian was in the courtyard when she heard this. She smiled and said, "It's nothing. You can use the oil in the house, but you can give me 10% of the money from the sale. Consider it my investment. How about that?"
The children nodded immediately. In fact, if the Qian family hadn't been willing to bring these children along...
The Tang family can do it themselves.
So, since the Qian family provided oil and seasonings, as well as local firewood, they naturally had to share the silver.
Little Su Bao ran up to Qian Shi, her little face full of gratitude.
Her mother is so wonderful!
Little Su Bao really loves her mom now!
I really like my current family.
"Thank you, Mom! Su Bao loves you the most!" The little dumpling hugged Qian Shi's waist and said in a childish voice.
Madam Qian tapped her little nose and said with a smile, "Alright, Mother likes Su Bao too, you two go ahead and get busy!"
She would occasionally help watch the fire, or help the children fry the food to prevent them from getting splashed with oil.
The kids were working hard, but many villagers were just trying it out.
Anyway, the kids at home just gather some pig feed or feed the chickens and ducks, which the adults can easily manage with a little help.
The people of Tangjia Village have always been a bit indulgent towards their children in this regard.
After a long time, they finally fried half a bucket of crickets. Qian prepared the seasoning packet in advance so that she could just put it in when cooking.
Because it accounted for 10%, she also added some bean paste...
Ultimately, all of this is her way of supporting them.
After finishing these things, Xiao Su Bao let out a long sigh of relief. They stir-fried a small portion and then took their own bowls.
"But...Mom, how much should we sell them for?" Little Su Bao asked, looking at the many crickets with a troubled expression.
Mr. Qian paused for a moment...
This stuff uses a lot of oil, and the quantity is small, for this price...
Old Man Hua got up early in the morning and overheard their conversation. He immediately smiled and said, "This bowl has more than twenty pieces... I think we should sell it for twenty coins!"
Twenty coins wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap either.
Xiao Su Bao turned to look at Madam Qian, who thought for a moment and nodded.
Because this food has little meat but tastes good, the price isn't actually that high.
The little bundle of milk nodded, its eyes sparkling.
She'll soon be able to earn money for her mother to buy flowers!
"Mother..." Little Su Bao hugged Qian Shi's waist.
Ms. Qian felt a warm glow in her heart from the little bundle of affection.
"What's wrong? Are you scared? It's alright, your mother and your second brother will go with you," Madam Qian said with a smile.
Little Su Bao nodded.
Looking at Qian Shi's empty hair, Xiao Su Bao secretly made up her mind that she must earn money back.
Tang Qi and Qian Shi took the children to the county town.
However, since it was impossible to bring all the children, they only brought Tang Xin, Bai Yinjun, and another little girl who was good at cooking.
In the end, Yun Qi insisted on including the inkstone as well.
The children all changed into little boy costumes, and Xiao Su Bao was no exception.
Tang Xin is not young anymore, she's seven or eight years old, and she'll be ready to be matched with a potential partner in two more years.
Upon arriving in the county town, the Qian family first went to check on Tang Yu and Tang Si. There was no one at their house; they must have gone to study.
They had the key, went inside and took a small pot, then decided to check out the food street first.
They arrived early; there weren't many people here yet.
So the Qian family found a place to set up a small stall.
However, before it could be set up, it was blocked by several people.
"Are you new here?" These people were pushing a wonton stall.
Mrs. Qian said with a smile, "We just arrived here today and were thinking of buying some food..."
“If you want to sell food, you can’t just set it up here. You have to go to another stall in the market first. If you only set it up for one day, you have to pay ten coins. If you want to sell for a month, you have to pay the amount for the first month of the lunar calendar!” the vendor said to the Qian family.
Qian was unaware of these things, and nodded after hearing their words.
Upon hearing this, the children looked at each other in bewilderment, for they had no money on them!
Tang Xin and Bai Yinjun thought for a moment, then took out two copper coins from their pockets...
The remaining child was named Su Daya. She had the least money; her family was poor, and her parents had five daughters, with her being the eldest.
This penny was given to her by her mother before she left, and the little girl gritted her teeth and handed it to Xiao Su Bao.
This was the money they had planned to use for their meal today.
Little Su Bao was taken aback, and then took out ten copper coins from her bosom. These were the coins her mother had given her when she came.
However, besides her mother, her eldest sister-in-law also gave her ten copper coins, and her second sister-in-law gave her twenty, because the two of them had to work at home and couldn't come with her.
Tang Shan then gave Xiao Su Bao twenty coins and told her to watch over the flowers...
So she's actually quite wealthy...
At least among these children...
"I have money..."
When Xiao Su Bao took out a huge sum of money, Tang Xin and the others' eyes lit up immediately.
Ms. Qian paused, her hand already poised to take the money, deciding that she would not interfere as long as the children could handle the situation.
“We don’t have much money, but we can’t let you pay for everything!” Tang Xin immediately shook her head and handed her two coins to Xiao Su Bao.
Su Daya wasn't very good at talking, but she still insisted on handing the copper coin to Xiao Su Bao.
"Little Su Bao, take these copper coins. Although it's still not enough, these are all we have!" Bai Yinjun said to little Su Bao.
Xiao Su Bao thought for a moment, then smiled at the group.
"Okay!" As soon as she agreed, the others breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with anticipation.
Holding Xiao Su Bao in her arms, Qian Shi casually had Mo Bao carry a bowl of covered crickets, and together they walked in the direction the wonton stall owner pointed.
Sure enough, several people were already paying over there.
They were at the back of the line.
"What are you selling?" the person registering asked.
Ms. Qian said, "It's a snack that we farmers came up with ourselves!"
The man curled his lip, "What delicious food could a farmer possibly make?"
He didn't care about any of that; all he cared about was receiving the money.
"Ten copper coins a day, or eight copper coins a day for a monthly rent. You can decide for yourself how you want to rent," the man said calmly.
Madam Qian was also good at handling things, so she gave Xiao Mobao a look.
Mo Bao understood immediately and walked up to the man with the cricket.
“This is a local specialty of our family, please have a taste!” Madam Qian said.
Little Su Bao glanced at Mr. Qian, her little face slightly flushed: "Uncle, this is delicious, please try it!"
The baby's skin is soft and adorable.
The man had just had a daughter and was overjoyed.
Seeing Xiao Su Bao like this, my heart softened.
He doesn't usually eat things given to him by others...
"Fine, for the sake of the little girl..." He opened the lid of the large bowl.
He was slightly taken aback when he saw what was inside.
“This is…” he said, his eyes filled with surprise.
"Garlic-flavored cricket, Uncle, let me open it for you..." Little Su Bao said, stretching out her little hand and quickly opening one.
The man, who was afraid of insects, froze.
He was about to refuse when he saw the slightly reddish flesh of the cricket, which felt bouncy and seemed quite delicious!
The main thing is that this smell was something he had never smelled before...
"Huh? What's that smell?" a voice came from not far away.
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