Chapter 49: Sideline
Tang Yichen saw the confusion in Qin Huiyin's eyes and thought she would ask him privately, but she didn't.
He couldn't see through this little girl. She was younger than Luwu, but she had a very high vision, a broad mind, and knew how to manipulate people's hearts.
Tang Yichen's injury requires a few days of rest, so Mr. Tang's class time will depend on his physical condition.
"Brother, we want to write a sign on the cart. This task is given to you." Qin Huiyin put her draft on his desk.
Tang Yichen picked it up and looked at it, muttering, "'Smiling' restaurant. Why is it this one?"
"First, this word represents a kind of blessing. Who doesn't want to be happy every day? Second, this sign is unique and eye-catching. We should not write these words rigidly. We should make use of the words "smile often". For example, the "mouth" can be drawn into a smiling mouth, and the smiling head can also be drawn in the shape of a human..."
Tang Yichen looked at her with strange eyes: "Where do you get so many strange ideas?"
"I've seen it before and thought it was interesting, so I took a few more glances. From what I can see now, our push cart restaurant is definitely unique. But it won't be long before there will be imitators, and then the push cart will no longer be unique. Although push carts are easy to imitate, we can create a unique style."
“Put a sign on the cart and a menu on the bottom. It would be best if there was a picture next to the dish name so that illiterate people can recognize what they want to buy at a glance.”
Tang Yichen looked at another draft, which detailed the price of each dish, and there were vivid drawings of the food next to the dish names.
"You know how to paint?"
"I know a little bit. I think I can't draw as well as you, so I won't show off my skills." Qin Huiyin said, "There is no paint at home, so I won't paint now. I will go to town to buy some paint. The main task today is to write the sign and menu."
Officials came to urge the men who were building the dam to report. They took a household register and counted the number of people from house to house according to the register, taking one away as soon as he was counted.
The village chief gathered all the villagers together and asked the government to name one person to come out. Of course, there were also some people who wanted to get away with it, but the government was tough and would take the land away if they didn't come out. For the farmers, the land was their life, so they didn't dare to confront the government head-on. They could only pack up their things and leave with the government.
"Sir, that's not right. The person who repaired the dam in our family was Song Ruize, not my son Song Tiegen." Second Aunt Song shouted unwillingly.
The official took the household register and looked at it, sneering: "Song Ruize is a person and a household. What does he have to do with your family? Do you want to push him to block the knife? Do you think everyone else is stupid and only you are smart? If this works, won't our government be hindered by you stubborn people and unable to carry out our work?"
"Then why is Song Ruize's name not there?" Second Aunt Song's little plan failed. She couldn't protect her own son, and she couldn't stand to see others doing well.
Everyone looked at Aunt Song with strange eyes.
The Song family is really trying to drag someone down with them when they are in trouble. I don't know what good this will do them. If they drag Song Ruize down with them, will their son not have to go?
However, no matter how much people disliked the behavior of the second branch of the Song family, they had no intention of taking the initiative to stand up for Song Ruize.
"He has taken the initiative to report. As the only young man in the town who took the initiative to report to the government and put himself on record, the Water Conservancy Supervisor admires him very much."
Everyone was surprised again.
Others were still worried about the dam repair, but he did not avoid it, but took the initiative to meet it. Is this brat stupid? With his small body, can he really endure the hardship of repairing the dam? In the final analysis, he was still too young, and did not recognize the darkness of society, let alone the seriousness of this matter.
The government sent people to the village to arrest people today, so naturally they had to complete the mission. So after counting the number of people, the officials took the men in the village to the county town.
There were so many people in the village, and apart from the old bachelor Tang Sanye who paid for the quota, only the Tang family paid. Therefore, when the villagers saw the Tang family, they were jealous.
Qin Huiyin continued to teach her family how to cook. The cart was large enough for one person to be responsible for one area.
Malatang only needs to prepare the soup in advance. They can prepare some ingredients that can be cooked for a long time, and the longer they cook, the more fragrant they become. This part is left to Li Taohua.
Roujiamo is not very difficult to make. She taught this technique to Tang Luwu, and if she was too busy, Tang Luwu could make Roujiamo by herself.
Then there is grilling. Actually, this requires some skills. This part cannot be handed over to others, so she is responsible for it herself.
Finally, there is the part about jelly, cold skin, cold noodles, and braised meat. She will prepare these things in advance, and Tang Yixiao only needs to be responsible for the sale of these things and collect and give change.
Qin Huiyin rode a ox cart to the town to buy paint and a batch of bowls and chopsticks.
She asked a carpenter and his son to make four folding tables and chairs so that they could be easily taken away. Of course, the money she owed was also paid off.
Tang Yichen completed the part about food paintings.
In addition to the bowls and chopsticks used in the stall, they also bought a batch of bamboo bucket bowls from villagers so that customers who don’t have enough time can buy them to take away.
After they finished the preparations, a few days passed and they planned to take a day off before reopening.
After all, he had been spending money all this time without making any money, and now only seven taels of silver were left out of his original savings.
"We're having Jiangxiang pancakes again tonight." Qin Huiyin brought the Jiangxiang pancakes into the room and said to Tang Yichen who was painting, "It's getting dark, don't paint, it hurts your eyes."
Tang Yichen put down his pen, took the bowl from her, and said, "Everyone is busy, I can't be idle. These paintings may be able to sell for some money."
"I saw you painted so many paintings, and I thought you were in a particularly good mood today, but I didn't expect that you were thinking about making money. You don't have to do this at all. Didn't I say it before? Your current task is to study and take the imperial examination, and leave the money-making to us. Don't think that you have no contribution to the family now, you will have a time to contribute in the future." Qin Huiyin said, "If you like painting, then paint. If you just want to make a living, then don't ruin your own spirit."
"It was agreed that I would be responsible for the debt owed to Carpenter Zhang, but you used it as collateral. As the eldest brother, I didn't take good care of you, but you are the one taking care of me instead."
"You can pay it back to me later. Don't worry, I won't argue with you. We are family, so it's easy to settle the internal accounts, but it's better to settle the external accounts as soon as possible."
Tang Yichen looked at the girl in front of him, his mouth curled up: "Can I call you little sister from now on?"
"Am I not your little sister?" Qin Huiyin grinned, smiling so sweetly.
Tang Yichen chuckled: "Yes."
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