Because of Manager Fang's "tattling," Old Lady Ye was worried all the way back.
The imitators had already terrified her recently, and now a behemoth like Baiweilou has personally entered the fray. Who knows what the outcome will be?
Grandma Ye couldn't help but look at Ye Caiping, only to see her talking to two maids, laughing heartily about something.
Well then, my daughter is a woman of her word, so I won't say anything more.
Upon returning home, Ye Caiping immediately went into her room, closed the door, and began compiling statistics.
After deducting her wages, travel expenses, and other costs, she only had 15 taels left.
Ye Caiping has made a decision.
After leaving the room, she went to the kitchen and started making hot and sour soup.
Soon, the aroma of the spicy soup wafted out.
Grandma Ye came over, drawn by the aroma: "Hulatang for lunch?"
"no."
Ye Caiping smiled, then found three large earthenware pots and poured the spicy soup into them: "Let's go find Uncle Village Head."
After thinking about it for a moment, Grandma Ye understood and smiled, "That's right, it's time to return it."
Ye Caiping carried a bowl of spicy soup and went to the village head's house with Grandma Ye.
When I arrived, Ye Lizheng and his family of five were having dinner.
"Oh, Sister-in-law and Caiping are here! Come sit down and eat with us." The village head's wife quickly stood up.
"No, we'll eat at home soon," Grandma Ye said with a smile, politely declining.
Ye Caiping stepped forward with a bowl of spicy soup:
"Everyone knows I've been selling spicy soup lately, but I haven't treated you uncles to any. So I made a special bowl for you uncles to try."
Ye Lizheng had the polite words on the tip of his tongue, but he froze and couldn't say them, only chuckling sheepishly, "Oh dear, this... haha!"
The village head's wife smiled broadly, her teeth practically showing: "Then we won't stand on ceremony with you."
Ye Bajin and his wife were so happy they could only grin.
Eight-year-old Ye Fubao was so tempted by the aroma that he was practically drooling, but he remained well-behaved and dared not move.
After placing the spicy soup on the table, Ye Caiping took out five taels of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the village head's wife.
"This is the five taels of silver that our family owes. We've finally managed to collect it today."
Ye Lizheng was taken aback: "This..."
Thinking about what Ye Caiping has been up to lately, digging cassava and doing business, I heard from Ba Jin that her business is booming.
Ye Lizheng then stopped with pleasantries and said with a smile, "Then I'll accept it. Caiping is becoming more and more promising."
"It's all thanks to the tolerance of my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and the help of you, Uncle Village Head."
Ye Bajin felt ashamed: "Sister Caiping has returned so much money, I can't charge you for making spicy soup anymore."
Ye Lizheng and his wife, and Bajin's wife: "..."
Ye Caiping laughed in exasperation: "What a fool. It's only right that I pay you back, but you still have to pay for the delivery. One thing at a time. I have something to talk to you about later, so let's head back now."
Ye Bajin was completely baffled. Why was he looking for him?
Ye Caiping and her companion exchanged a few words with the village head and his wife before leaving.
Back home, he brought another bowl of spicy soup to Dr. Zhao's house.
When Dr. Zhao received back the two taels of debt, he was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, in just over half a month, the Ye family has paid off their debt.
After tasting the spicy soup, he widened his eyes and said, "Your spicy soup is amazing; it's good for your health."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Yes, it warms the middle and dispels cold, making it especially suitable for people with cold stomachs and bodies."
After returning from Dr. Zhao's place, I went to Uncle Ye's house.
Uncle Ye's family has the biggest bowl of spicy soup because they have a large family.
Uncle Ye has four children: one daughter and three sons.
The daughter is already married, and the three sons are named Sanquan, Siquan, and Wuquan. They are named after Daquan and Erquan.
Sanquan is Ye Caiping's cousin, while Siquan and Wuquan are her younger cousins.
As soon as Ye Caiping entered the door and put down the spicy soup, she was surrounded by a group of children who were making gurgling noises.
The noise made Ye Caiping's head buzz; she even thought she had entered a pigeon coop.
He quickly took out the candy he had prepared beforehand: "Come on, line up, let's get the candy!"
"Ye Xing, Ye Wang, Ye Feng, here you are." These are Ye Sanquan's children, aged 10, 8, and 6 respectively.
"Ye Ji, Ye Xiang, Xiao Hua, Xiao Cao. This is for you."
These are Ye Siquan's children. They are 8 years old, 7 years old, 5 years old, and 2 years old respectively.
Fortunately, Ye Wuquan is not married yet, otherwise it would be even more lively.
After distributing the candy, Ye Caiping finally managed to escape from the group of children.
Watching the group of children laughing and shouting as they ate candy, a smile involuntarily crept onto her face.
After paying back the money and leaving Uncle Ye's house, Ye Caiping couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh of relief.
It's so liberating to be debt-free!
...
When the mother and daughter returned home, Mrs. Wei had already cooked dinner.
Today I had brown rice with tapioca chips, and served it with pickled vegetables, chili oil, and stir-fried cabbage.
Although Ye Caiping earned money and Grandma Ye also had an income, the family's meals remained as bland as ever.
Ye Caiping would occasionally buy some meat to treat herself, and Ye Daquan and the others were already quite satisfied with this kind of life.
After the meal, Ye Caiping said, "Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I have something to discuss with you today."
Grandma Ye paused in her tooth-picking motion. Had her daughter come to her senses and decided to sell her son?
Everyone in the family had heard Old Mrs. Ye ramble on about Baiweilou, so they all straightened their backs.
Du said, "What's wrong, little sister? Have you decided to sell your daughter? That's right, if you had a hundred taels in hand, you wouldn't need to set up a stall anymore."
Wei looked at Ye Caiping with envy. One hundred taels! With that money, she would never have to work again.
"No," Ye Caiping said with a smile, "I want to make several buckets of this spicy soup every day."
Grandma Ye was taken aback: "This... won't do. Three buckets a day is just right. We can make one more bucket if necessary, but the town can't handle too much."
"Not in the town. I'm thinking of setting up a stall in the county seat as well."
"The county town?" The Ye family all looked at her. Old Man Ye nodded: "Moving to the county town is not a bad idea. After all, there is Baiweilou Restaurant in the town."
"It's not because of Baiweilou. What I mean is, set up stalls at both ends, continue setting up the stall in town, and then set up another stall in the county town."
The elderly couple exchanged a glance, thinking that it would be good to earn as much as possible before the soup from Baiweilou was ready.
Ye Daquan said, "But we don't have enough manpower!"
"So I want to ask my eldest and second eldest brothers for help, just like Mother, for thirty coins a day."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
