On the other side, at the Lin family, Lin Qing returned home and couldn't wait to find his mother. He told Guo about his idea of going to the soy sauce shop to help.
The family has been living beyond their means in recent years, and Guo was somewhat tempted by her daughter's suggestion. After thinking for a while, she asked, "What is your cousin's attitude towards this matter?" Yan'er is a capable girl, and if her daughter follows her, she should be able to do well.
Seeing that his mother had not refused him once, Lin Qing felt more confident and continued to persuade her, "Mom, I have already made an agreement with my sister, but it's just about father..."
The only person who might object to this matter is my father. My uncle is doing business, and I can still vividly remember how strongly my father opposed it. I wonder if if I bring it up again, he will be so angry that he will disown me as his daughter.
Seeing her daughter's frown and deep sorrow, Mrs. Guo patted her daughter's shoulder and said soothingly, "I'll talk to your father about this tonight. Just go back to your room and wait!"
Compared to her daughter's fear, Guo was still confident in her heart. The reason why her husband was so opposed to his brother-in-law's business was mainly because he was worried about his younger brother's safety. How could an older brother agree to a teenager doing such a risky business?
If it was just a matter of suffering and sleeping in the open air, it would be fine, but you might encounter a bandit who blocks the road and robs you. Losing money and goods would be the worst thing you could do, but worse still, you might even lose your life!
My daughter's situation now is different from that of my brother-in-law back then. He's right under our family's noses, so how could there be any danger?
After getting his mother's assurance, Lin Qing's anxious heart finally settled down a little. He handed the matter to his mother and went back to the house first!
After the family washed up and went to bed in the evening, the couple talked about the opening of the shop. Only then did Mrs. Guo mention that her daughter went to the shop to help.
"My brother-in-law doesn't have any work to do. We only have Yan'er busy at home. Even if she is very capable, we still need to find a reliable person to help her. Our Qing'er can write and calculate, has a calm personality, and is also a relative of ours. It's better than hiring an outsider!"
"Qing'er is a girl after all!" Lin An said hesitantly.
"What's wrong with being a girl? Look at Yan'er, she bought land, planted herbs, and now she runs a shop. How is she worse than a boy? Given our family's current situation, we won't be able to buy Qing'er a good dowry in the future. I, as her mother, am incompetent. Now that my daughter wants to pursue a better future, I won't allow you to stop her!" After saying that, she actually wiped away her tears.
Seeing his wife sad, Lin An hurriedly tried to persuade her, "I don't object, so why are you like this?"
Although he had the title of scholar and was respected by people in the surrounding area, his family had no income. Yan Ge'er's annual salary and writing expenses were quite high, and his little income was barely enough to support his family.
As the children grew up, they needed more money. Thinking of this, Lin An sighed, "Forget it, if she wants to go, then go! After all, her uncle is there, and he can take care of her if anything happens in the future!"
When Mrs. Guo heard her husband's agreement, she immediately wiped away her tears and jumped up from the bed: "I'll go and tell Qing'er right away!" Before Lin An could react, he had already left the house!
"Oh, this guy!" Lin An shook his head helplessly.
Guo came to her daughter's room and told her the news. Lin Qing sat up in bed in surprise, grabbed her mother's hand, and asked excitedly, "Really? Dad actually agreed?"
Mrs. Guo hadn't seen her daughter so childish in a long time. She smoothed her hair across her daughter's forehead and said, "Of course your father agreed. Now, you should get some rest early. Tomorrow morning, you and your brother will go to the city together!"
The next day, the Li family got up early and started working. They loaded all the soy sauce that had been packed last night onto the mule cart. There were four large bamboo baskets, including 100 large bottles and 60 small bottles, for a total of 130 kilograms.
After everyone moved all the food onto two mule carts, driven by Zhao's father and son, Li Yan led a few people to the city.
When the mule cart arrived at the shop, my cousin had already arrived!
Li Yan was very happy to see her cousin coming. It was obvious that her cousin had passed the test of her uncle!
"Since my cousin is here, I will go to the academy first!" Lin Yan said.
"Why don't you wait a little longer, cousin, and try some fried chicken before leaving?"
Lin Yan was adamant that he would not give in. In desperation, Li Yan took out six tea eggs from the pottery jar and stuffed them into her cousin's hands: "Brother, eat when you're hungry while studying!"
Lin Yan couldn't refuse anymore, so he just thanked his cousin and turned to leave.
However, after a few pleasantries, the Zhao father and son and cousin had already arranged the goods.
After unloading the goods, Li Yan first instructed the Zhao father and son to place a mule cart at the inn next door, and let the two of them go back first in the other cart.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Li Yan arranged for her two sisters to look after the soy sauce shop, while she went to the fried chicken shop first.
My cousin has already started working skillfully. My eldest brother coated the marinated chicken with flour and prepared to fry it first. When the customers come, he can fry it again. This can greatly shorten the waiting time for the customers!
Xiaocao, who was standing by, also kept moving her hands. She moved the two clay stoves that Li Yan bought yesterday to a conspicuous place in front of the door, and placed the two pottery jars she brought from home on top of the clay stoves.
My cousin has become more independent-minded after his experience in the restaurant. Xiaocao is also very efficient and a man with a keen eye for work. For a moment, Li Yan couldn't find any place where she needed help.
It seems that it was right to find these two people for this shop!
At this time, a passerby smelled the fragrance coming from the shop and came forward to ask, "What kind of food is this? It smells delicious!"
"This is fried chicken. Would you like to buy one to try?" Li Yan asked enthusiastically.
"How much is this fried chicken?" the man asked.
"Thirty-five cents each!"
Li Yan saw the man's hesitation and immediately pointed to two clay pots beside him. "Sir, we have some snacks here. For just five cents, you can get one of the contents of these two clay pots. These contain chicken feet, gizzards, and livers. The other clay pot contains tea eggs and braised tofu!"
The man's heart moved slightly, and after thinking for a while he asked, "Can I buy it separately?"
"Of course you can. This tea egg and a piece of dried tofu are two cents, and two pieces of dried tofu are one cent. And the three items over there are only one cent each. What would you like, sir?"
"Then I'll have the tea egg and a piece of dried tofu!" After saying that, he put two cents on the counter.
The tea eggs had been cooked since last night and were already very tasty. Li Yan put the tea eggs and a piece of dried tofu on a small plate and handed it to the man.
The man was also a careless person. He didn't even use chopsticks. He just picked up the dried tofu with his hands and put it into his mouth, nodding repeatedly while chewing.
After finishing the tea egg in a few bites, he still wasn't satisfied, so he spent another two cents before giving up!
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