When they returned home, Wu and her friends had gone to the mountains to pick wild red fruits and had not yet returned. Seeing her daughter come back so early, Lin was delighted and asked, "They sold out so quickly?"
Li Yan: "I didn't expect these candied haws to be so popular. Not only are they sold out today, but they've also ordered 200 large candied haws for tomorrow!"
“You’ve booked so many?”
Li Yan took a sip of hot water, nodded, and replied, "Firstly, no one has ever seen such a fresh delicacy. Secondly, these candied haws are cheap. Anyone with money can buy one for just two cents and try it!"
"How can you finish making so many candied haws by yourself tomorrow?" Lin said with concern.
Li Yan was also thinking about this problem in her mind. She made the food from home every day and brought it over. Not only was the journey long, but the supply was also a problem. If there was a shop in the south of the city today, and it was sold out here, she could just go back and get it. This is how business works. Waiting one more day means one more day of uncertainty. The most reassuring thing is when the money is in her own pocket!
Thinking of this, Li Yan said to Lin, "Mom, how about we buy a shop in the city first?"
Mrs. Lin was taken aback by her daughter's suggestion: "Why do you suddenly want to buy a shop? It will cost a lot of money to buy a shop like this!"
Li Yan explained her thoughts to Lin in detail: "Mother, think about it, Uncle will be back soon. He can't always stay at our house. Now that Uncle and Boss Lu have parted ways, it's impossible for him to return to Linzhen. I thought that if we take over the shop, little Uncle will have a place to go. Also, since Uncle travels all over the country, having a shop will help him communicate with his colleagues!"
After hearing what her daughter said, Mrs. Lin couldn't help but start thinking in her heart. This younger brother has the most stubborn temper. The eldest brother said something angrily and told him not to step into the house again. But Lin Feng never went back in all these years!
After all, she is married, and Lin Feng herself is probably unwilling to let her younger brother live with her for a long time. If she can keep her younger brother by her side, her daughter's suggestion seems to be a good idea!
Thinking of this, Lin said, "I'll discuss it with your father when he comes back!"
Li Yan felt relieved when she saw that Lin had been shaken. As long as her mother spoke, her father would definitely not refute her. Then there would be no obstacles to opening a shop in the city!
In the evening, Wu came back from the foot of the mountain with others. The family had been picking mountain sorrel all over the mountain for the past two days and had met many villagers. The villagers curiously asked Wu why he picked so many mountain sorrel?
Wu did not hide it and told the villagers that it was for making food.
When the villagers heard that sugar was needed, they lost interest in asking further.
These days we can’t even get enough to eat, let alone cook with the rare sugar!
After returning home, Wu heard Li Dalang say he had already ordered two hundred large candied haws for the next day. She slapped her thigh in excitement. These two hundred large candied haws would cost six hundred coins. After deducting the one hundred-plus coins for the candies, she could still pocket over four hundred coins! This was more than a month's wages for a strong laborer, and she could earn it back in a single day! Wu was incredibly satisfied.
Wu immediately ordered her son and daughter-in-law to start packing up the mountain reds for tomorrow. She then went next door to ask Li Yan, "How many should we prepare to take to the city tomorrow? Dalang said they've already reserved two hundred!"
Li Yan asked, "Grandma, is tomorrow the fifteenth? Is it the market day?"
Wu thought for a moment and then slapped her thigh: "Oh, don't mention it, it's true!"
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