Chapter 144: Timidity, Low Self-esteem, and Cowardice
Xia Xiaoqin has been back from the capital for nearly three months, she has been very busy, and she has left the matter of silk paintings behind, and now when she sees silk paintings again, she instantly thinks of her mother Shen Shu, who majored in archaeology, and Professor Wang Xiwang of the Department of Archaeology.
Maybe they can help identify this silk painting?
Xia Xiaoqin clipped the silk painting back to Tang Xiaoyue's notebook and put it aside.
Xia Xiaoqin packed up the bookshelf, and when she saw the broken dried flowers that were covered at the bottom, she understood why Liang Ye wanted to pick up the bookshelf.
These dried flowers were cut by Xie Chuan from Zheng Lan's Lian Pile Moon Season, Xie Chuan said that the dried flowers were kept for a long time, and he deliberately thought of making a bunch for Xia Xiaoqin.
After Xia Xiaoqin received the dried flowers, she placed a few in Shen Shu and Xia Xiu's room, it must be that Liang Ye wanted to take the dried flowers, so she went to pick up the bookshelf, but the bookshelf was unstable and fell off the wall.
Xia Xiaoqin swept up the broken dried flowers, went back to her room to get 1 dried flower, and then went to the kitchen to fill two bowls of Mulian ice tofu, poured brown sugar water, and then put the dried flowers across the edge of the bowl, and walked into the hall with the bowl.
"Third aunt, Xiaoye, this is a new tofu I developed, which is suitable for summer, you can try it."
When Liang Ye saw the dried flowers, his eyes widened in surprise.
Xia Xiaoqin picked up the dried flowers and handed them to Liang Ye: "Give them to you." ”
Liang Ye lowered his head and said, "Yes, I'm sorry." ”
"Xiaoye is a good boy who knows his mistakes and changes them, this flower is for you."
Liang Ye carefully took the dried flowers, gently leaned to the tip of his nose and sniffed them, and then handed them to Hou Qin: "Mom, give it to you." ”
Hou Qin's tears of emotion were about to fall.
Xia Xiaoqin praised again: "Xiao Ye is really a filial child, reward Xiao Ye with a bowl of ice tofu." ”
Mulian Ice Tofu Shen Shu said according to Xia Xiaoqin, using well water to calm it, and now it is still cold, Hou Qin picked up the bowl and asked uncertainly: "This is tofu?" How is it transparent? ”
"It's just to borrow the name of tofu."
Hou Qin tasted it herself, the entrance was sweet and cool, just one bite soothed her impatience and worry just now.
Hou Qin took another sip and found that it was not greasy, and the cold feeling went down the esophagus to her stomach, bringing coolness to her body and dissipating her heat.
"Xiaoye, try the ice tofu made by your sister, it's very delicious."
Liang Ye was still feeling guilty that he had done something wrong, lowering his head and shrinking his neck, not daring to reach out to touch the bowl.
Xia Xiaoqin picked up the bowl, scooped half a spoonful with a porcelain spoon, and handed it to Liang Ye's face: "Xiaoye, this is sweet, you taste it." ”
"Sweet, sweet? Like, like medicine. Liang Ye whispered.
Hou Qin hurriedly explained: "Xiaoye has a granule medicine soaked in water to drink, and it is the color of brown sugar water when it is washed away. ”
Xia Xiaoqin nodded understandingly, and said: "This is brown sugar water, not medicine, you taste it, if it is not delicious, you will spit it out." ”
Hou Qin looked at Liang Ye with encouragement, hoping that she could have more contact with people and express her thoughts.
"One, one bite."
"Okay, let's take a small bite first." Xia Xiaoqin handed the porcelain spoon to Liang Ye's mouth.
Liang Ye stretched out her neck and took a shallow sip of brown sugar water, and when the brown sugar water melted on the tip of her tongue, her eyes suddenly appeared bright.
Liang Ye peeked at Xia Xiaoqin, and saw that she still had a smile on her face, so he quickly retracted his gaze, stretched his neck, and carefully sucked the remaining Mulian ice tofu and brown sugar water into his mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Xia Xiaoqin asked.
Liang Ye lowered his head shyly and whispered, "Good, delicious." ”
"Then can you eat it yourself?" Xia Xiaoqin sent the bowl to Liang Ye's side.
Liang Ye was restrained and didn't dare to take it.
"I want to eat it so delicious, Xiaoye, you eat it yourself, so that my sister can also serve a bowl for herself, otherwise my sister can't eat it." Xia Xiaoqin pretended to be depressed and said.
Only then did Liang Ye dare to reach out to take the bowl.
Hou Qin looked at this scene, and tears fell down her eyes.
Her daughter was tormented by the Liang family's illness and was fragile, sensitive, timid, and inferior, she took her daughter to walk the streets and alleys every day, originally wanting her daughter to see more people and let her learn to contact people, but more than a month has passed without effect.
And Xia Xiaoqin seems to have a special magic, her daughter is willing to contact her, and dares to eat what she handed over, which has never happened before.
Hou Qin was afraid that her tears would scare her daughter, so she quickly wiped away the tears on her face and said to Liang Ye: "Xiao Ye, your sister's leg was broken, you sit here with her, I'll go serve ice tofu to your sister, okay?" ”
Liang Ye looked at Xia Xiaoqin's knees, hesitated for a few seconds, and nodded.
Hou Qin was even happier, she quickly picked up her bowl and got up to go to the kitchen.
Hou Qin deliberately waited in the kitchen for five minutes, and found that Liang Ye did not catch up in the kitchen, Hou Qin's heart was more comfortable than eating sweet and cold ice tofu.
When Hou Qin returned to the hall with the ice tofu again, Xia Xiaoqin said to her: "Third aunt, I also made fairy jade tofu that can be mixed cold, you and Xiao Ye stay here to eat at noon, and I will give you a cold salad to taste." ”
Hou Qin hurriedly shook his head: "I just met your mother on the street, and I heard that you were sick and came to see you." I still have to sell things with Xiaoye, now it's hot, the business of peanuts and melon seeds is not very good, and I'm still looking for something to sell. ”
Xia Xiaoqin thought about it, it was hot, and everyone was already thirsty, so how could they buy salty peanuts and melon seeds to eat.
"Eat, eat." Liang Ye interjected at this time.
Xia Xiaoqin looked at the empty bowl on the table, and suddenly thought of a new idea: "Third aunt, you sell ice tofu!" ”
"Selling ice tofu? Aren't you going to send this to a hotel? ”
"This doesn't conflict with you selling ice tofu. In addition, you don't need to put on a big show to sell ice tofu, you just need to prepare an enamel basin, a wooden spoon and a stack of shallow porcelain bowls, and then come to me every day to get ice tofu and brown sugar water. ”
"That'...... What price does this have to sell for? The things you want to send into the hotel must not be cheap, right? ”
"You sell it for 5 cents a bowl, as long as the children are noisy and want to drink, the parents will definitely be willing to buy it."
"Wouldn't you lose money for 5 cents?" Hou Qin said very seriously, "Xiaoqin, don't make up for me at a loss, the purchase price should be as much as it should be." ”
Xia Xiaoqin said with a smile: "The shallow porcelain bowl should be small, a spoonful of ice tofu and brown sugar water, just enough to hold a bowl." A porcelain basin of ice tofu with brown sugar water can sell for about 100 bowls, my cost price is 8 yuan a pot, and I supply it to you according to 10 yuan a pot. ”
Hou Qin calculated the accounts in her heart, and found that a pot of ice tofu was sold out, and she could earn 40 yuan, she asked in disbelief: "Give me 10 yuan a pot, you really don't lose money?" ”
"Definitely not, and I made 2 bucks."
Hou Qin still couldn't believe it.
Xia Xiaoqin explained to her: "This thing is more troublesome to research, but the raw materials are very simple. We can make money now because others don't know how to study it. ”
"Then you have to hide the secret recipe so that no one finds it!" Hou Qin's voice became nervous.
"It's not a question of the secret recipe, it's a question of the way of thinking. When our country opens up more and people no longer look down on self-employed people, a large number of talents will begin to do business, and then it will be the era of business that will blossom everywhere. ”
After Hou Qin became a self-employed person, he deeply realized the difficulties of being a self-employed person. However, although it is difficult to be self-employed and will be looked down upon, since being self-employed, Hou Qin found that she had extra money in her hands, and at the end of the month, she calculated the accounts and found that she had earned 24 yuan.
Being able to make money in the first month was something Hou Qin didn't dare to think, and when he really found out that he made money, he strengthened Hou Qin's heart to continue to do business.
However, since June, Hou Qin's business has deteriorated significantly. Hou Qin was anxious, and Xia Xiaoqin pointed out a clear path for her.
Hou Qin was stupid and didn't know how to express her gratitude to Xia Xiaoqin, she made up her mind to do business well, strive to save enough money as soon as possible, and return it to Xia Xiaoqin and Xie Chuan!
"In the afternoon, I will return the rest of the tricycle and start selling ice tofu tomorrow!"
Xia Xiaoqin glanced at the tricycle and found that there were not many goods on it, so she said: "Sell me peanuts, melon seeds and fruit candy, there is no taste in my mouth after I catch a cold, I will keep it to satisfy my hunger." ”
Hou Qin knew that she would definitely not want it if she gave it to Xia Xiaoqin, so she said, "I'll give it to you at the purchase price." ”
Xia Xiaoqin smiled and nodded: "That's me taking advantage." In this way, I will cut a piece of meat, and we will make dumplings and eat them at noon. ”
"No, no, don't spend any money."
"It's that I want to eat, third aunt, I have a cold, you let me eat something good."
Hou Qin knew that Xia Xiaoqin was trying to make up for them, and her heart was warm.
After Xia Xiaoqin changed her clothes, she went out with change to cut meat, and the vegetable market was on the north street of the cross street, and Xia Xiaoqin arrived at the intersection of the two intersections.
Xia Xiaoqin not only bought meat, but also chopped four pork ribs, preparing to divide two lunchtime stews, and the remaining two for Hou Qin to take back and eat at night.
It was close to 11 o'clock after buying meat and vegetables, the sun was very poisonous, and Xia Xiaoqin was a little dizzy in the sun, and in a trance, Xia Xiaoqin felt that someone was shouting at herself.
At first, Xia Xiaoqin thought that she was dizzy, and when she was about to step across the street, a person suddenly came out from the side, grabbed her arm, and said to her loudly: "I finally found you!" ”