The word "free" resonated deeply, and the guests at the tent immediately cheered and applauded.
"Although Madam Su looks young, she is very good at business and will surely make a lot of money in the future!"
"Thank you for your kind words!"
"Wife, we'd like a serving of peppered pork tripe and chicken."
"I want one too, I want one too."
In an instant, the tent was filled with lively activity once again.
After lunch, the tent returned to its tranquility.
Su Yun'er looked at the pot of peppered pork tripe and chicken soup that was completely gone, and felt very excited.
The original plan was to stew pork tripe and chicken at the stall today as a prelude to opening up the offal dishes.
Unexpectedly, it was so successful on the first day.
What a pleasant surprise!
Because there were many dishes today, we used more bowls than usual, especially the braised chicken, which required several small clay pots. We used up all the bowls that came with us.
"Auntie, we need to buy more bowls and plates, and oh yes, small casserole dishes too." Su Yun'er counted the items.
"Okay, no problem, I'll go buy it this afternoon."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Auntie."
Su Yun'er took out the wooden box for collecting payments and began to count the income from lunch.
While counting, he chatted with He Liu.
"It seems like there weren't any other businessmen besides that table of businessmen at noon today?" Su Yun'er recalled.
"Yes, but I also saw a few guests come to the tent entrance. They weren't dockworkers; they looked like they were from out of town. They looked around the tent entrance and then left."
"Maybe it's because there are too many people and not enough space. If that's the case, we'll have to expand our tent. It's a bit small."
With the recent drop in temperature, more people are now willing to enjoy a warm bowl of tofu pudding and rice.
Several more days passed.
During this period, there are many people coming to eat every day. They often bring their own food during lunchtime. All the tofu pudding, staple food and chicken are sold out, so they often close up shop after lunchtime.
Every day, Su Yun'er and He Liu were exhausted and had backaches, but they were very satisfied.
Before the previous snow had even melted, an even heavier snowfall began.
This time it rained for more than two days straight.
Due to the heavy snow, the dock will be closed for a few more days for safety reasons.
Su Yun'er has been stealing a few days of leisure these past few days, staying at home to rest and rarely going out.
That day, Su Yun'er, who was lying in the house, entered her space and was harvesting and stealing vegetables in the space when she heard someone outside calling her: "Little Tree's mother, Little Tree's mother."
It was Old Lady Chen calling her.
Su Yun'er put on her cotton-padded coat and came out, only to see Old Mrs. Chen waving at her from the doorway of the inner room.
Upon arriving at Old Mrs. Chen's house, Su Yun'er asked Old Mrs. Chen what she wanted to see her about.
The little trees and grass are gone; they've gone out to play with other children.
In rural villages, children are generally allowed to roam freely, without being confined to the house or with adults. Instead, they run and play all over the village.
"Little Tree's Mother, in a few days it will be the eleventh month. I was thinking of discussing with you whether we should make some preparations for the New Year?"
In the eleventh month, also known as the twelfth month, villagers begin preparing for the New Year.
Preparing new clothes, cleaning the house, buying New Year's goods, cooking New Year's food—all sorts of busy tasks.
Grandma Chen said that the family hadn't properly prepared for the New Year for several years. In previous years, Su Yun'er would go to her parents' home to help out at this time.
In addition, we were poor before, so apart from cleaning the house, there was nothing else to prepare.
But this year is different. Thanks to Su Yun'er's candied hawthorn and tofu pudding stalls, she has saved a lot of money and can have a prosperous New Year.
Thinking about all this, Old Mrs. Chen felt a little guilty and regretful, because she had listened to slander and misunderstood Su Yun'er.
During this period, although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not argue, they had become somewhat estranged.
As for Su Yun'er, she didn't have any memory of starting to prepare for the New Year so early in her previous life.
As an office worker, she often has to work until the day before Chinese New Year's Eve before she can start her holiday. If she wants to take a holiday early, she will either have to deduct her annual leave or her salary, both of which make Su Yun'er, an office worker, feel the pinch.
While discussing with Grandma Chen what they needed to prepare for the household, she suddenly thought of another question.
"Is the dock going to be closed for holidays soon?"
"I think so. I've never heard of these things before. What's wrong?"
“Mother, I plan to get a piece of land at the dock and build a small house.”
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