The purpose has been revealed, and there is no need to hide it. Xu An coaxed his younger brothers and sisters into the bedroom to play, and returned to the yard to have a showdown with Grandma Xu.

"Milk, just like my sister-in-law told you, this family can't live without me. I'm leaving to go to college, so what are you going to do? I watched Kang Kang Lele being sent to my sister-in-law's house as a gift to Guanyin, and I was subjected to my sister-in-law's four years of suffering?

Uncle and sister-in-law, which one you see is easy to provoke, sister-in-law doesn't use talking, they are still young, and they can't find anyone to support them when they are bullied, they will only feel that it is their own fault and they have not done a good job.

Even if I bring them back in four years, will they still be as lively and cheerful as they are now? ”

"You said earlier that you don't want to go to college, why should I provide you with three years of high school, wouldn't it be better to send you to work on the construction site early. Now that I'm done in high school and can go to college, I told I wouldn't study. ”

The armrests of the rocking chair that Grandma Xu slapped were thumping.

"Or do you think I broke my leg, I'm a waste, I can't take care of Kang Kang Lele, and I'm dragging you down, so I don't go to college?"

Grandma Xu's words pierced my heart.

Xu An did have this idea in his previous life, when he was still young, he always felt that his family was dragging him down, otherwise he could run farther and fly higher.

So he didn't stop his sister-in-law when he took Kang Kang Lele away, although he was a little nervous, but he felt more that he felt that he was one less drag.

It wasn't until after graduation that I realized that I was wrong, but it was too late, and no amount of remedy could undo it.

Now that he is doing it all over again, he doesn't want to repeat this regret.

Xu An grabbed Grandma Xu's red right hand with both hands, looked at Grandma Xu's somewhat reddened eyes, and said seriously: "Milk, the grades haven't come out yet, and there are still two and a half months to go to college."

These two and a half months should be a chance for me to give it a try. If I can earn 20,000 yuan in these two and a half months, you will agree that I will not go to college, okay? ”

Grandma Xu wanted to shake off Xu An's hand holding her, but her fingers moved a few times, but she finally gave up.

If she had a choice, she didn't want to send Xu Kang and Xu Le to her daughter's house. It's just that this choice is already the best choice at present, for the sake of Xu An, for Xu Kang and Xu Le, this choice can only be made.

But now, Xu An has given her another choice, the choice to let their family continue to live together, why can't she be tempted.

But this choice sacrifices Xu An's future.

Seeing that Grandma Xu's mood calmed down a little and seemed to be intended, Xu An hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and told her plans in one go.

Grandma Xu's business is to go to the market to sell vegetables, and she doesn't know anything about trading. Listening to what Xu An said was the head of the way, but he always felt unsteady in his heart.

"I told Uncle Dongliang about this, and he listened to it. I'll come back to our house at noon for dinner and try my handiwork. ”

The pillars of the Ah Hua family, although they are a little out of tune on weekdays, are reliable in major matters. He said yes, it's worth a try.

Looking back on Xu An's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds these days, I guess I already had this idea in my heart, so I specially learned such a craft.

"Then wait for the pillars to eat at noon before making plans."

The matter of studying in college has finally come to an end, and the next thing is to see if I can earn 20,000 yuan in these two and a half months.

Xu An packed up the ingredients and seasonings stacked at the gate of the courtyard into the kitchen one by one, and there was also an eggplant in the kitchen that was picked up this morning and kept for his own food.

For lunch, I plan to cook three dishes according to the specifications of the lunch box, a meat dish with a meatloaf and eggs, then a whole eggplant with meat foam, and finally a cabbage fried vermicelli.

I also want to cook a kelp pork rib soup for my grandmother to replenish her body, which is what I eat at home.

The easiest way to cook a meatloaf is to chop the fat and lean meat, add seasonings, mix well, and spread it on a plate.

Divide the meat into six portions, use a spoon to dig a hole in the middle of each portion, beat an egg, and steam for fifteen minutes.

Eggplant with meat foam has been done before, so I won't repeat it.

Shred the cabbage, stir-fry the shallots, ginger and garlic in the hot oil, pour in the shredded cabbage and fry until it changes color and softness, add the soaked vermicelli and seasonings, stir-fry evenly and then you can get out of the pot.

Finally, wash the pot and cook the rice.

As soon as the rice was cooked, the door was pushed open by Uncle Dongliang.

"Anzi's skills are good, and I can smell the aroma of food from afar." When I walked in, I saw Grandma Xu under the longan tree, and said hello to Grandma Xu. helped set up the table and chairs, and waited for Xu An to bring the food.

"Yo, steamed eggs with meatloaf, eggplant with meat foam, cabbage vermicelli and kelp bone broth, it's very hearty."

I tasted the dish with chopsticks, and I was not surprised, but it was a little better than the taste of the restaurant stalls outside the construction site.

"It tastes good, it's more than enough to open a small restaurant."

I took a sip of the kombu pork rib soup and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"In this weather, after dinner, I have soup in my mouth, and I am as happy as a fairy!" After that, he gave Xu An a thumbs up: "Just this standard, tomorrow when you come to the construction site, my uncle can pull you twenty people." ”

Hearing Uncle Dongliang's straightforward praise, Xu An and Grandma Xu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

There is a head.

"Uncle Dongliang, then it's decided, tomorrow I will go to the construction site where you work to sell boxed lunches, and you have to pull twenty people for me."

"Okay, just twenty people, no problem." Uncle Dongliang drank all the soup in the bowl in one go, and his eyes rolled around: "What kind of dish is tomorrow, tell me in advance, I can promote it for you." ”

"Tomorrow it should still be these three dishes, but there will be less soup."

Uncle Dongliang frowned a little, rubbed his chin and said, "Now that the weather is so hot, you still have to have soup, you can make a simple seaweed egg drop soup or tomato egg soup." ”

Xu An nodded in agreement.

Uncle Dongliang had to go to work on the construction site in the afternoon, and he was not polite to Xu An, so he said goodbye and went home for a nap after eating.

After Xu An cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, Grandma Xu called out to him: "I don't understand these things about business, since Dongliang said that it is okay, then you can try it, how much money do you have in your hands now?" ”

In the past few days, the total income from selling vegetables is more than 150 yuan, but I spent 30 yuan on meat and cigarettes in the front, and I just bought a bunch of things, and now I only have 80 yuan left in my hand.

"There are still eighty yuan, which should be enough, and the money will come in after selling the lunch box tomorrow."

"Go get the cloth bag under my pillow."

The cloth bag under Grandma Xu's pillow contained some change for daily expenses.

"Milk, no, I didn't plan to make much on the first day, it is estimated that it will only be twenty or thirty servings, and the rest of the money is enough."

"If you tell you to take it, bring it to me quickly." Grandma Xu was unmoved and continued to insist.

Seeing Grandma Xu's resolute appearance, Xu An had no choice but to walk into the room and take out the cloth bag from under the pillow.

The cloth bag is rectangular as a whole, with the short side as an opening. Near the opening, there were some five yuan and five cents in change.

Grandma Xu took out all the change above, and in the middle was a slightly thin roll of money composed of ten, twenty, and fifty yuan.

When the roll was removed, the cloth bag became shriveled. Grandma Xu continued to dig in, and what she took out was three hundred-yuan bills.

took out a hundred-yuan bill, counted out two hundred yuan from the remaining change, and handed the three hundred yuan to Xu An.

"Grandma, I don't know how to do business, but I know how to be a person. The most important thing in doing a food business is to be worthy of your conscience. Even if it's more expensive and less profitable, you have to use fresh ingredients.

If you want to set up a stall, you need to spend money on everything. Now that you've thought about it, do it well, spend where you should spend money, and save where you need to save money.

Grandma can't help you with anything, so I'll give you the three hundred. If you fail, it will be a red envelope to celebrate your admission to university. If it succeeds, it will be the best. ”

Xu An looked at the three hundred yuan of change in his hand, and tears appeared in his eyes. He clenched the money in his hand and nodded violently: "Got it, milk." ”

When he went to bed at night, Xu An lay on the bed and tossed and turned a little unable to sleep.

In his previous life, he was just a 9-to-6 office worker, doing ordinary jobs and receiving a salary sufficient to support his family.

The idea of doing business occasionally appeared in his mind and quickly disappeared.

He always thought that doing business was very far away from him, and he didn't want to go back to when he was eighteen years old, and he was only a little more than a hundred, so he was afraid to open a stall to do business.

After turning around again, his younger siblings, who thought they were asleep, actually looked at him motionless with their eyes open.

"What's the matter, did my brother turn over and wake you up?"

The two little heads shook their heads in unison and continued to stare at Xu An without speaking.

Xu An lay on the bed and looked at the two of them: "It's so late, why don't you sleep yet." If you don't sleep, you won't be tall, and if you don't sleep, you won't be as tall as your brother. ”

"Brother." Xu Le shouted crisply.

"Huh?"

"Brother, don't you and grandma want us anymore, and plan to give us to the old witch's family."

"How can you think that?"

"We all heard it, the old witch wanted to take us."

Xu An stretched out his hand and hugged the two of them into his arms, and comforted them softly: "No, as long as my brother is here, the old witch can't take you away, you will be my brother's younger brothers and sisters all your life." ”

"Really?"

"Really."

"Brother, you have to be the talker."

"Okay, if my brother doesn't talk well, then he will become a puppy that no one wants."

"Then let's pull the hook."

Three fingers, one large, two small, hooked together and swayed.

"Pull the hook and hang yourself, for a hundred years, you are not allowed to change. People who don't talk will become puppies that no one wants. ”

After Xu An's repeated assurances, the two fell asleep. Xu An kissed their little faces and fell asleep.