When Jiang Yuwei delivered the fried cakes to the village head's house, she happened to run into Ning Chen, who was returning from school. Seeing that he was only a few years older than Ning Zhao and could go to school every day, Jiang Yuwei's desire to make money grew even stronger. She had to earn money as soon as possible so that Ning Zhao could also go to school.
When Ning Qiu saw Jiang Yuwei arrive, she quickly stepped forward, took her hand, and asked with concern:
"Sister Yuwei, I heard you moved there. Is the house habitable now?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted Ning Qiu's hand, saying:
"Thanks to your and Aunt Ning's help, the house is all cleaned up now and it's safe to live in. I came here today specifically to thank you. These fried cakes and gardenia soy milk are homemade. Please try them."
Ning Qiu didn't refuse and handed a fried cake to Aunt Ning, then another to Ning Chen, before picking one up and eating it herself. Upon tasting it, she exclaimed in surprise:
"Sister Yuwei, this fried cake is so delicious! I've never had such a delicious fried cake before."
Aunt Ning nodded in agreement:
"It really is delicious. Yuwei, you have this skill too."
Even the seemingly mature Ning Chen smiled and said:
"Sister Yuwei, what you made is so delicious."
Ning Qiu hurriedly took another sip of the gardenia soy milk, and looked at Jiang Yuwei with a shocked expression, saying:
"Sister Yuwei, how did you make this? This soy milk is so delicious, you could set up a stall and start a business."
Jiang Yuwei said with a smile:
"I'm glad you like them. I was going to the market to sell these things anyway."
Upon hearing this, Ning Qiu excitedly grabbed Jiang Yuwei's hand and said:
“Great! Going to the market is good. I’m going to the market tomorrow too. I can help you out. You definitely can’t manage all by yourself.”
Jiang Yuwei thought for a moment and then said with a smile:
“Alright, it’s settled then. We’ll take Uncle Ning’s oxcart to the market tomorrow.”
Jiang Yuwei really liked the village head's family and felt that she and Ning Qiu got along very well, so she stayed a little longer before leaving.
When Jiang Yuwei arrived home, the three of them were waiting for her eagerly. Jiang Yuwei seemed to experience an unprecedented warmth of home in this world. No matter how late she came home, there was always a light on for her.
Jiang Yuwei smiled at Ning Wan:
"Wan'er, it's time for you to go to sleep."
After washing Ning Wan's feet, he carried her to the kang (a heated brick bed) and laid her down to sleep. He then fetched spiritual spring water to wipe Ning Zhao's wounds. Although Chen Guixiang had driven the hoe very deep that day.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuwei took good care of Ning Zhao, washing his wounds with spiritual spring water every day. By this time, Ning Zhao's wounds had almost healed, but there was still a red, newly formed scar on his back, which looked very distressing.
As Jiang Yuwei wiped Ning Zhao's body, she silently vowed in her heart that she would make Chen Guixiang pay back tenfold for the suffering Ning Zhao had endured today.
After cleaning up Ning Zhao, Jiang Yuwei helped Ning Huaizhi clean his wounds. By this time, the wounds on Ning Huaizhi's upper body had completely healed, but the large and small scars left on the battlefield covered his upper body. Jiang Yuwei found that she used spiritual spring water to wash his body every day, and the marks of those scars seemed to have faded a lot, so she continued to wash his body every day.
After finishing her work, Jiang Yuwei felt extremely weak and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
The next morning
Jiang Yuwei got up early again and cooked the remaining raw soy milk. Then she fried the fried cakes again. Jiang Yuwei carefully put the fried cakes and the bamboo tube she was going to use to hold the soy milk into her basket. Then she picked up the bamboo bucket full of gardenia soy milk and went out to catch the oxcart.
When Ning Qiu saw Jiang Yuwei arrive, she quickly stepped forward to take the bamboo bucket from her hands and said with a smile:
"Sister Yuwei, I've been waiting for you for so long."
Jiang Yuwei smiled slightly at her, and was about to speak when she heard Sun's voice behind her:
"Oh, who do we have here? Looks like you're still not at peace even after the family split up, riding an oxcart to the market. Where did you get the money?"
Jiang Yuwei turned around, frowned, stared at Madam Sun, and said in a deep voice:
"Now that we've separated, stop hanging around me. Do I have to report to you where my money comes from? Does that mean every household in Ningjia Village has to report to you how much money they earn and spend every day?"
Ning Qiu glanced at Madam Sun and said impatiently:
“Sister Yuwei, why bother reasoning with her? She’s a barbarian who’ll make trouble no matter what.”
Ning Qiu disliked Sun Shi's behavior to begin with, and after hearing her mother talk about what happened on the day the Ning family split up, she had a very bad impression of the Ning family. Now, breaking ties with Sun Shi for Jiang Yuwei was something she had wanted to do for a long time.
Jiang Yuwei glanced gratefully at Ning Qiu, and the two of them tacitly ignored Sun Shi.
Sun wanted to say something more, but when she thought that Ningqiu was the village head's daughter, she didn't dare to speak again.
The group quickly arrived at the market. Jiang Yuwei led Ning Qiu directly to the stall where she had sold straw sandals last time. Seeing that no one was there, they set up their stall and began to call out their wares:
"Delicious fried cakes, three coins each; tasty gardenia soy milk, four coins a cup!"
What is gardenia soy milk?
At this moment, a woman curiously approached and asked.
Jiang Yuwei lifted the lid of the bamboo bucket, and the aroma of gardenia soy milk immediately wafted out. Everyone crowded closer to look, drawn by the fragrance. Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Gardenia soy milk, come and buy it! It's the only one available here, come and buy it now!"
The woman, who had been thirsty from walking around, saw the delicious aroma of the soy milk and quickly took out four coins, saying:
"Give me a drink to try."
Jiang Yuwei quickly took out the bamboo tube she had prepared beforehand, scooped the soy milk into the tube, and handed it to the woman.
The woman took only one sip and exclaimed with delight:
"It's delicious! I've never had such delicious soy milk before. Quick, give me three more cups so I can take some home for my kids to try."
Seeing this, Ning Qiu happily came over to help serve the soy milk.
The onlookers, who had been eagerly anticipating the drink, couldn't resist taking out their money to buy some after seeing the woman praising how delicious it was. Jiang Yuwei collected the money while Ning Qiu was busy filling the containers with soy milk.
Seeing that everyone was only buying soy milk, Jiang Yuwei quickly took out the fried cakes from her basket and called out:
"Gardenia soy milk is the perfect match for fried cakes. My fried cakes are so delicious that you'll never forget them after just one bite. Come and buy some, come and try them!"
Those who had just bought soy milk heard that it tasted even better with fried cakes, so they all pulled out their money to buy fried cakes. Jiang Yuwei and Ning Qiu were now in a flurry of activity. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly called out to the crowd:
"Please line up to buy, don't make a mess, line up properly, those who don't line up will not be served."
Hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, everyone quickly lined up one by one. People like to join in the fun, and seeing that there were many people here, they curiously gathered around to queue up. Everyone who bought soy milk and fried cakes ate and praised them. Passersby were also envious and rushed over to buy some.
Jiang Yuwei and Ning Qiu became more and more skilled as they worked together, and their speed increased considerably. In no time, the fried cakes and soy milk were all gone.
Seeing that there were still many people queuing behind her, Jiang Yuwei called out:
"There are only ten servings of fried cakes and gardenia soy milk left. The villagers behind don't need to line up anymore. Please come back next time to buy them. I'm really sorry! I will definitely prepare more next time so that everyone can have some."
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