Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Sure enough, today...
As expected, the braised dishes we brought today weren't enough to sell. Chen was collecting the money while feeling frustrated. "I should have asked you to make more. It's all my fault."
Su Li originally wanted to do more this morning, but Chen thought that since the New Year had just passed, no one would stop her. Who would have thought that so many people would come.
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A few days ago, Cui Jian had been thinking of buying some braised dishes to take on the boat to the capital, but he'd waited three or four days straight, and the young woman selling the braised dishes hadn't shown up. Today was his last day, and he was leaving in the afternoon. He'd originally just wanted to try his luck, but who would have thought he'd actually run into the young woman setting up her stall? But he arrived too late, and by the time it was his turn, his favorite pig ears and braised pig's trotters had already sold out. Only a few braised meats and vegetables remained. He was immediately disappointed, feeling incredibly unlucky. And then there was someone behind him shouting, "Brother, are you going to buy something? If not, get out of the way. Don't block the road."
Cui Jian quickly recovered and said, "Buy it, right now."
Then: "Young lady, please pack up all the remaining ones."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another noise.
"You should leave some for us too! If you buy it all by yourself, what will we buy?"
"yes."
Cui Jian saw that he had offended everyone, so he had to bow and explain that he had to go on a long journey in the afternoon. The others didn't know what to say after hearing that.
But the spearhead was directed at Su Li and Chen Shi again, "Young ladies, you should do more."
These people had been thinking about it for several days at home, but when they arrived they couldn't buy it. You can imagine how resentful they were.
Su Li and Chen had no choice but to promise to make more to sell tomorrow before sending the two men away.
On the other side, Cui Jian, who had bought the braised meat, also reunited with two classmates and set off for the provincial capital.
"I thought you were buying something, but it turns out you're buying food." said one of the tall and thin men.
"Yeah, Brother Jin and I almost thought you were lost."
Upon hearing this, Cui Jian apologized embarrassedly and explained why he took so long to come. Then they left together.
After getting on the boat, Cui Jian apologized and generously took out the braised dishes for everyone to eat together.
"Is this the food you've been waiting in line for?" The tall, thin man looked bewildered when he saw the oil-paper-wrapped food in front of him. What is this? How come I've never seen it before?
"Yes, it's delicious. You'll know when you try it."
"Uh..." The tall and thin man and the other man didn't know what to say. After all, the package in front of them looked weird. Could it be delicious?
People have a natural resistance to unfamiliar things. For a moment, neither of them dared to pick up their chopsticks. Finally, after Cui Jian's repeated urging, they picked up a piece of braised meat and started eating.
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This taste...
The tall and thin man's eyes lit up visibly after eating the braised meat. The braised meat was light and tasty. He didn't know how it was made, but it had a rich aroma of meat and spices. It was not dry at all and tasted very good. He had never eaten meat dishes cooked like this in his life. It was really novel and delicious.
"How is it?" asked another slightly plump man.
"tasty!"
"Let me try it too." The slightly plump man then stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece and started to eat. Unexpectedly, he chewed and chewed, picked up another piece, chewed and chewed, and picked up another piece. He ate many pieces in a row without saying a word. Seeing that the braised meat was almost finished, Cui Jian's face turned black, and he no longer cared about the friendship between classmates. He quickly stretched out his chopsticks and started to eat.
On the boat, several people were drinking wine, eating delicious food and chatting and laughing, and they felt that the feeling of being away from home was also diluted a lot.
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In the county town, Su Li and Chen finally sent away the customers who didn't buy anything, promising to make more tomorrow.
"Wu Ya, are you hungry?" Chen suddenly said.
"I'm a little hungry." Su Li replied. The weather was a bit cold, and getting up early in the morning to cook consumed a lot of food. Su Li was already hungry. She originally thought that if there was some food left, she would eat it, but in the end, all the food was sold out.
Chen was the same. She looked at the sky and saw that it was still early for the time she had agreed with her father, Old Man Su. She said, "Your grandfather and the others probably won't be here for a while. Let's go get some wontons."
It was very rare to hear these words coming from Mother Chen's mouth. Before, Chen would definitely not agree to eat outside. After all, a bowl of wontons cost 8 cents, and Mother Chen was reluctant to spend this money. It turned out that earning money made things different. Mother was slowly changing, and Su Li was happy with this change.
However, when they arrived at the wonton stall, Chen was reluctant to leave.
"Uncle, I want a bowl of vegetarian noodles and a bowl of wontons."
"Okay."
"Old man, when will our wontons be served?"
“And our臊子面…”
At this time, people from several tables nearby also started calling out. The old man was holding a table of leftover bowls in his hand, and his forehead was covered with sweat even in the middle of winter.
"Okay, okay, sir, please wait a moment and I'll be right there."
However, the more anxious you are, the slower it gets. One table of people waiting at the back was getting impatient and asked, "How much longer?"
"Forget it, let's change homes."
"OK."
"Old man, we don't want to eat anymore."
Once there was one, there were two. Soon, people started to leave one after another, leaving only Su Li and two or three people next to her.
The old man hunched over, carrying a bowl of wontons, only to find that the person who wanted the wontons was gone.
In the warm white sunlight, a trace of confusion flashed across his face, and he froze in place.
"Uncle, give it to us." Chen suddenly said.
The old man then slowly moved, "Oh, okay."
"Are you the only one in the shop today? Why don't I see Auntie?" Chen and Su Li had come here to eat twice. In the past, the old man and an old woman were always together, one sitting at the door making wontons while the other cooked them. But today, the old man was the only one in the shop.
Hearing this, the old man didn't know what he remembered. He first said "Oh...", shook his head, and turned back to go into the shop.
Seeing this, the person eating wontons nearby couldn't help but say, "That lady fell before the New Year, right in front of this shop. I heard it was pretty serious. I wonder how she is now."
It turned out to be like this. Chen showed a look of surprise.
At this time, the man sighed again and said, "I heard that this shop is going to be rented out soon. I don't know where to eat in the future."
The old man has been running a wonton shop for nearly 30 years. His wontons have thin skin and plenty of meat, and the prices are affordable. Many of his neighbors grew up eating his wontons and have long been accustomed to coming to his house to eat wontons.
Now when we hear that the old man wants to rent out the shop, we all sigh and feel an indescribable emotion.
Chen also showed a look of regret when she heard this, "It is so."
Su Li, on the other hand, was thinking about something else while eating wontons.
It’s about renting a shop in the county.
But this is not a trivial matter, Su Li still has to go back and discuss it with other family members.
"Open a food shop?" The first person to react was Su Hong. She thought she had misheard and asked again.
"Yeah." Su Li nodded, indicating that she had heard correctly.
Then came Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su. "Wu Ya, are you talking about opening a food store in the county?"
"That's right." "Are you kidding me?"
"Grandma, I'm not kidding, I'm serious."
"But isn't our family doing well now?" Su Tao was puzzled. This was also the true thought of others.
Yes, business at the docks and in the county is pretty stable now, so why open a food store? Besides, it's a food store, my little sister said it so easily, as if opening a food store was just a small matter to her, not worth mentioning.
"Wu Ya, our family has made some money, but isn't opening a food store a bit too..." Too what? Chen couldn't say it. In short, Chen had never thought about opening a food store.
Moreover, as far as she knew, opening a food shop was not such a simple matter. Just buying all kinds of things would cost a huge sum of money, and the rent would cost several taels of silver a month, not a few cents, but several taels. In a year, it would be dozens of taels. Even if she did nothing, she would still spend dozens of taels. Chen felt suffocated just thinking about it.
Su Li had already guessed everyone's reaction, so she was not too surprised. She just slowly explained the necessity and advantages of opening a food store. First of all, it was time. Now it was Grandpa Su who took them to the county and the dock every day. Now there were more and more things, and sometimes one trip was not enough. It took several trips to carry all the things. Almost all the time was spent on the road every day. It was okay in winter, but it was definitely unbearable in summer.
Opening a food store in the county can avoid running back and forth every day. You only need to go to the dock every day. The county town is quite close to the dock and it doesn’t take much time. The time saved can be used to rest more and restore energy. Cooking is inherently tiring. If you don’t rest well, your body will have problems in the long run, and the money you earn will not be enough to go to the clinic.
As for her mother's worry about losing money, Su Li felt that it was not a problem at all. Although the monthly rent for a shop in the county town was several taels, and the closer to the center the more expensive it was, it also meant more people and more money to be earned. Su Li was confident that opening a food shop in the county would definitely be much better than setting up a stall now.
"But..." After hearing what Su Li said, Chen still felt that it was not good, but she didn't know how to refute it. After all, what her youngest daughter said made sense. These were the realities in front of her. It was just that Chen never thought of these as big things. However, it was true that it was too tiring for her father-in-law to take her to and from school every day.
She thought for a moment and said, "How about we just pay the second brother of the Zeng family to send us off in the future?"
"This is a good idea." Su Hong thought it was a good idea and agreed.
At this time, Old Man Su, who had been silent, refused and said, "I'm not tired, I can send you off."
Mrs. Wu also said, "Yes, your grandfather is not tired."
Su Li watched her mother change the subject so quickly, feeling somewhat helpless. No one really listened to her after all she said...
However, at this moment, Su Tao on the side suddenly said,
"Fifth sister, I support you."
As her voice fell, Chen quickly said,
"What are you doing here?"
Su Tao felt a little aggrieved, "But what Fifth Sister said clearly makes sense..."
This is also for the good of the whole family, and Su Tao feels there is no reason not to support it.
But she is powerless and no one else will listen to her, so she can only speak out to let the fifth sister know that someone supports her.
Makes sense?
These words stunned the adults. Indeed, putting aside other things, what the little granddaughter said did make sense. So why didn't they support it?
It seems to be just because of fear?
But from the beginning they had nothing.
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The author has something to say: Thank you babies for the nutrient solution and mines [kiss][kiss][kiss][shy][shy][shy][scatter flowers][scatter flowers][scatter flowers] The male protagonist will be appearing soon, he will come out when we get to the county!
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