Chapter 323 I heard that I am the best (10)
Just when Li Wei was thinking about whether to just say he wanted to eat steamed buns, Aunt Qian finally noticed his presence and immediately asked very considerately, "Master, do you want to eat steamed buns? We have mutton buns, pork buns, vegetable buns and other buns with different fillings. Which one do you want, or do you want all kinds of fillings?"
"Both." Li Wei said immediately, still thinking whether he should increase Aunt Qian's monthly salary.
Aunt Qian quickly picked up several buns for Li Wei and filled the large plate. Zhou Shichu watched from the side but did not stop her. After all, the original owner had spent a lot of money on Li Wei before, and she was clear that it was not excessive for Li Wei to eat some of her buns.
Zhou Shiwan also got up at this time, and hid secretly outside the kitchen door, sticking her little head inside. When she saw that the adults had discovered her, she got scared and shrank her head back.
"Zhou Shiwan, go wash up quickly before eating the buns. You won't be able to eat them if you don't." Zhou Shichu said directly.
"Okay!" Zhou Shiwan responded immediately after hearing it. Although his voice was still very small, he answered very quickly. After answering, he really ran out to wash up.
Finally, after steaming more than 300 buns, Zhou Shichu and Aunt Zhou took them to the street to sell. Fortunately, although the family did not have much money, they still had a donkey and a donkey cart. After Zhou Shichu figured it out for a while, he easily learned how to drive the donkey cart and successfully transported the buns away without bothering anyone else.
The buns made by Zhou Shichu had a very strong aroma. Because they were heated by charcoal fire, the aroma of the buns drifted all the way as the donkey cart passed by. So before the cart reached the busy street, passers-by were attracted by the aroma of the buns and shouted to stop.
"Ma'am, I didn't expect our buns to be so popular. We've sold more than ten of them just halfway through our journey!" Aunt Qian said happily to Zhou Shichu as she counted the copper coins she received.
"That's for sure. Our buns are so fragrant. You can tell they are delicious just by smelling them." Zhou Shichu said proudly. Her cooking skills are no fake.
Zhou Shichu found a suitable location and without unloading his gear, he put it directly on the donkey cart and started selling.
"Hey, lady, what kind of buns are you selling? They smell so good!" An old lady came up to Zhou Shichu and asked before he even got his donkey cart ready.
Zhou Shichu opened the lid of the steamer, and instantly a white mist rose up. The strong and overbearing fragrance penetrated into the noses of passers-by without any explanation, and immediately attracted many curious people.
"What kind of food are you selling that smells so good?"
"Hey, don't push! Don't push! This is a shop selling buns."
"Baozi? I just happened to not have breakfast yet, so I sold them here!"
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Although Aunt Qian expected that the buns would sell well, she never expected them to be so popular. The donkey cart was crowded with people who came because of the fragrance and squeezed forward to buy. Fortunately, she was nimble and was able to quickly get the buns to the customers according to their requests.
Zhou Shichu was the one who did the accounting and collecting the money. She was quick and calculating. She could calculate exactly how many buns someone bought, how much money was paid, or how much change was given. Her calculation was so fast that it was dazzling.
Under such circumstances, Zhou Shichu sold out the more than 300 buns in just over an hour. Aunt Qian was so tired that her waist ached, but she was so happy that she said, "Madam, we made too few buns and they sold out too early. Let's make more tomorrow! It's such a pity that they are sold out so early."
"Don't be too greedy. There are only two of us. We can't do too much. The best we can do is 500 tomorrow." Zhou Shichu is very self-aware. Although Cuicheng is a breath of fresh air in these troubled times under Mu Yunchao's governance, almost a paradise on earth, the people are destined not to spend too much spare money. After all, everyone lacks a sense of security in these troubled times and tends to be conservative when spending money.
She is already content with making a little money.
Zhou Shichu counted out thirty coins and handed them to Aunt Qian, saying, "This is your wages for today."
"I, I still have wages to get? No, no, I am a servant of the Li family. I have already received a salary, how can I get another salary?" Aunt Qian's eyes widened in shock and she quickly refused, "This is against the rules."
"Just take it when I ask you to. Your job is to take care of the Li family's household chores. Helping me make buns and sell them is outside of your job. Of course I have to pay you." Zhou Shichu stuffed the money into her hands without any hesitation. She was not the kind of person who exploited her servants. Making buns was not an easy job. She herself felt a little tired after working for most of the day, let alone Aunt Qian?
And if you pay her a salary, she will work harder, her work enthusiasm will increase, and her efficiency will be higher.
Aunt Qian couldn't refuse, so she had to accept the salary. As she was sitting on the donkey cart on her way home, she couldn't stop smiling. Although she was a servant of the Li family, servants also like money. Aunt Qian now felt that Zhou Shichu, the lady who had been very unreliable in the past, was now particularly good at dealing with people.
Just like that, Zhou Shichu started to sell buns on the street with Aunt Qian every day. The buns she made were delicious, with thin skin and large fillings. They were good value for money and inexpensive. People always rushed to buy them, and the demand exceeded supply. In just half a month, she had made a lot of money.
Sometimes Zhou Shiwan would also go along to sell buns. When Aunt Qian and Zhou Shichu were too busy, she would also help out. Gradually, she began to dare to communicate with other people and became bolder.
Li Wei had been home for more than half a month, and he saw that Zhou Shichu had become a different person. She only cared about making money by selling buns all day long, and she no longer made trouble and squandered money like before. She was like a different person, but such a change in her was undoubtedly for the better, which he was happy to see, so he felt relieved and hoped that she would stay like this forever and never go back to her previous way.
His vacation is almost over, and he will return to the military camp to report tomorrow. In the past half month, he has eaten well and slept well every day at home. Zhou Shichu doesn't make trouble for him, and his son doesn't dare to be naughty. Life is so comfortable that he actually doesn't want to leave, but he has to go back.
Li Wei knocked on Zhou Shichu's door. Zhou Shiwan was almost asleep, but she woke up when she heard the knock. Zhou Shichu comforted her, "Go on sleeping, don't be afraid."
Then he went to open the door, and it was Li Wei.
"What do you want from me?" Zhou Shichu asked at the door with her arms folded. Since Li Wei came back, everything has been peaceful except for the first day when she went to Widow Li's house and made a scene. So Zhou Shichu didn't know why Li Wei wanted to talk to her this time.
"I'm going back to the camp tomorrow. These are your household expenses for the rest of your life. You should take good care of the household and stop messing around like you did before." Li Wei handed a purse to Zhou Shichu and said.
So he was leaving, no wonder...
Zhou Shichu understood and didn't bother to be polite with him. She took the purse and said, "Don't worry. I'm still the mistress of the Li family now, and I won't ignore the Li family." When the day comes that she is no longer the mistress of the Li family, she will naturally stop caring.
(End of this chapter)
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