Sister Qiu smiled, a little embarrassed, and pointed to the door of Tingfeng Academy and said, "Uncle, I set up a stall here with my mother, selling pancakes and side dishes for those students, do you think it will be successful?" ”

"Done! How can it not be! There were 30 people who came out each time. Li Zhongquan paused, relieved his mind and nodded fiercely, "It's just that the ones that are sold can't be expensive, and the families of the students who come out to buy food are not very rich." You don't want to set up a stall by the gate of the college, just sell it at your uncle's house, and there is a stove burning at home, everything is convenient. ”

Sister Qiu hurriedly shook her hand, "How can that be?" "Selling food by my uncle's door, if you take the idea of my uncle's shop, it won't be good. There are few people in this world who she can trust and rely on, and if her tired uncle turns against them, she doesn't have to do it.

"That's it." Li Zhongquan hurriedly spoke, as if he saw the worries in Sister Qiu's heart, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of taking your mind, if my uncle's shop had relied on those students to buy berries, it would have closed long ago." ”

Coming out of her uncle's shop, Sister Qiu bought a lot of vegetables, and when she returned to the stall, she saw several men wearing black and red official uniforms standing in front of her stall from a distance, and was talking to Jia's Li Ailian.

"Two sisters-in-law, we have seen that you have been setting up a stall here for a few days, the idea is not bad, are you planning to put it here for a long time to do business?" The head of the official asked.

When Sister Qiu ran over, she stood next to Jia's side, and looked at the faces of the officials, the officials who spoke were only seventeen or eighteen years old, black and tall, with a round face and thick lips, and her appearance was not as fierce as she imagined, and even a little more pleasing, I don't know if it was the kind and well-intentioned Grandpa Yan that Mama Ning said.

"yes." Jia's restrained sermon. After Mama Ning's mention yesterday, she guessed that this official errand was here to collect taxes, and she was naturally not happy in her heart.

The little official with a group face laughed, "Sister-in-law, if you only set up a stall for two or three days, we will make it convenient for you, don't want this tax, but if you come to set up a stall every day, we can't stop collecting it, otherwise it will be difficult to follow the above." In the past few days, I have seen that your ideas are not bad, and I will hand over 50 copper plates in a month. ”

"This ......" Jia is an honest man, his mouth is not good, and he doesn't know what to say for a while.

"Big brother, my mother and I rely on this stall to pay off our debts! You are good for the line, can you charge less? Sister Qiu opened her mouth, and Xiao Nizi's voice was sweet and squirming, "My father is gone, my grandmother kicked me out of my mother's house, if there is no such stall, we will go to beg for food!" ”

The little official with the face of the group bowed, bent down, looked at Sister Qiu at eye level, and said with a smile: "Xiao Nizi, where are you from?" "It shouldn't be a blindman, who would take his own father to be a fool? Besides, there are a few villages around Jiujiang Town, and after a little investigation, he will know if this little lady is lying.

"We are from Xiaohe Town, my father's name is Mei Liang, he is an old Xiucai, and he didn't go to December last year. Big brother, if you come to our village and ask around, you will know! Sister Qiu concentrated on preaching really. It's not that this grandfather Yan is good, how can he take care of their orphans and widows!

The little official with a group face glanced at Jia and Li Ailian, who were standing honestly on the side, both of them were full of hard work, not like a lying and sleek person, he didn't recognize Mei Lao Xiucai in Xiaohe Town, but this little lady shouldn't be lying, so he immediately said: "That's it, I'll go back and tell our boss about your situation, and come back tomorrow to collect money." ”

"Thank you, big brother! Big brother will come early tomorrow, and I will invite you to eat bean curd! Sister Qiu said with a smile.

The group-faced petty official waved his hand and led a few people to other stalls.

Jia and Li Ailian's hearts are a little uncomfortable, and the money earned is not small, but both of them are thrifty and meticulous, and they will pay public taxes and give away the hard-earned money in vain, which makes people feel a little heartbroken.

In the afternoon, Sister Qiu was talking to Jia Shi about her own plan, preparing to cook vegetables with water tofu and sell lunch at Tingfeng Academy, which can not only make money, but also promote water tofu.

When a few people were talking enthusiastically, Lin Zhun came to the house, and said with a smile to Jia Shi in the courtyard: "Auntie, there is an old lady standing by the door, desperately looking inside, and she ignores me when I ask her." ”

Jia Shi felt weird, and hurriedly got up from the pestle to go out to look, and Sister Qiu also followed, looking at the old lady by the door.

The person who came was about 50 years old, with a weak figure, some flowery white hair neatly combed on the back of his head, his eyes were sharp, and he looked at Jia Shi with his back hand, and his eyes focused on Sister Qiu's body.

"Huh...... It's not ...... Auntie! Jia Shi recognized it for a while before he recognized where the old lady in front of him was, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly pulled Sister Qiu and said with a smile: "Sister Qiu, this is your aunt, call your aunt!" ”

"Auntie!" Sister Qiu shouted crisply, could it be Mei Laosu's only sister-in-law, the aunt who dared to quarrel with the Mao family and married to Liulou Village?

The originally serious old lady listened to the sweet cry of the female baby, her eyebrows softened a lot in an instant, nodded her head, and walked to the courtyard with her hands behind her back.

"Eh, this house ......," the old lady shook her head and sighed when she entered the courtyard and looked at the dilapidated house, "If you don't live in people, you can't live in it, and no matter how good the house is, you can't hold it!" Looking at the millstone in the courtyard, the old lady asked again: "Daughter-in-law Yang, I heard that you went to the market to sell water tofu in the sky, what is your idea?" Do you have enough food at home? ”

Jia Shi nodded and said with a smile: "Thanks to my aunt's blessing, the idea is not bad, you can wrap up and eat." ”

Aunt Mei nodded, stood in the courtyard and walked around, she lived here from birth to the time she left the pavilion, and she had extraordinary feelings for the Mei family's old house.

"Auntie, go into the house and sit down, the sun is big in the courtyard." Li Ailian's enthusiastic preaching.

"Nope." Aunt Mei spoke, and looked at Sister Qiu with a kind look, "I'm here to see how the two of them are doing, and if there is any difficulty, they will go to Liulou to find me." When he had finished speaking, he walked out with his hands behind his back.

Jia Shi hurriedly blocked, "Auntie, it's not easy for you to come back, eat dinner and then leave, I'll send you back to Liulou." ”

Mrs. Mei waved her hand, "There is still something going on at home." ”

At this time, Sister Qiu quickly ran into the small kitchen and cut a piece of water tofu, wrapped it in Ye Zizi and ran over, stuffed it to her aunt, and said with a smile: "Auntie, this is the water tofu made by my mother, you can take a piece back and taste it." "Sister Qiu doesn't have this aunt in her memories, the Mei family and Aunt Mei basically broke off contact after the death of the grandfather and the grandmother, just listening to the occasional mention of Jia's voice, although this Aunt Mei is spicy, she can be fair and kind, it is very good, Sister Qiu is willing to give her water tofu.

"How can this be? This is left to sell for money! Aunt Mei resolutely didn't, "You just set up a door, life is not good, I have nothing to give you, how can I still ask you for something?" ”

Sister Qiu forced it to Aunt Mei and Grandma Mei, and said with a smile: "Auntie, this is not for nothing, you go back and taste it delicious, help us preach in Liulou, praise my family's water tofu, and ask more people to buy it." ”

"Yes." Jia hurriedly followed, "Auntie, take it, there are still many at home, and if you can't finish eating, you can't sell it tomorrow." I'm stupid, I can't speak, or Sister Qiu is listening, you go back and taste it, if it's delicious, you can help us talk to people more. ”

Aunt Mei looked at Sister Qiu and Jia's family, and finally nodded and took the water tofu. When she was about to go out, Aunt Mei and Grandma pulled Jia Shi and said: "You have just set up a door, there are many difficult places, if there are any difficulties, go to Liulou and tell the eldest aunt, the eldest aunt's family still has Sister Qiu and her cousin, although there is no money, the physical strength is there!" The surname Huang is not a personal thing, you have been wronged for many years. I don't go out at home, I don't know anything about it, eh, it's better for you to divide it, it's hard to be tired, so that life is better than begging for food under her hands! ”

Jia's eyes immediately turned red, and she buried all the sadness and grievances in her heart for many years. Jia Shiqiang held back the saltiness in his eyes and said with a smile: "Aunt don't worry, if there is really any difficulty, can I not open my mouth with you?" When will the eldest aunt go to the market to catch up with the market and eat a bowl of bean curd at our stall. ”

"Huh." Aunt Mei nodded, urging Jia Shi to go back quickly, there was no need to send her.

After coming out of Sister Qiu's house for a few steps, Aunt Mei stood up with a straight face, and said to Mei Laosuo who was not far away: "What are you standing there for?" Is your poor eldest daughter-in-law still alive? ”

Mei Laosuo was embarrassed, he didn't expect to meet his little sister here, and said: "I'm just here to take a look, it's been a few days since the family was separated, and I can't feel at ease......"

"Phew!" Aunt Mei didn't save face at all, and crossed her waist and said, "You."

It's a wreck, no sac! The surname Huang can do whatever she wants, she kills people and sets fires, you don't dare to fart! Usually, I call people like livestock, and when people are sick, they will throw people out in a hurry, and they are not afraid of being struck by lightning when they do such immoral things! If it weren't for the surname Huang, where would our father and mother be gone so early, all of them were for her, and my father and mother have your son, and they are not as good as those desperate ......" Speaking of her parents who have passed away for many years, Aunt Mei's eyes couldn't help but redden.

(End of chapter)