90s Little Struggle

Chapter 48
"No, I forgot to add the eggs that were given away." Xiao Hong turned to the previous page, subtracted another sum, and the smile disappeared: "Subtract the eggs of 16 yuan and eight, then only 29 yuan and eight are left. gone."

Wu Julan was very excited.

In just over two hours in the morning, you can earn so much money.

"That's not a lot. I would never dream of earning so much." She smiled from ear to ear: "There's still half of the minced meat left, and there are still a lot of eggs left."

Zhao Laosi also rubbed his hands excitedly: "We can be regarded as a good start today."

He asked Xiao Hong in a good voice: "Maybe someone will come to buy it later, do we have to kill two more chickens?"

Xiao Hong thought that there were still three chickens left from the chickens he collected yesterday, so she nodded: "Okay, let's slaughter them all. It doesn't matter if we can't sell them, we can eat them ourselves."

Zhao Laosi responded and asked them to prepare hot water. He took a bowl and went to the chicken coop by the back door to start killing chickens.

Now the management is not strict, every store will use hollow bricks or red bricks to build a shed next to the back door, and put some worthless firewood in it.

Their family also built a shed, in which there were piles of pine needles used to light the fire, neatly stacked bundles of wood, and two large bamboo baskets for chicken coops.

Taking advantage of this time when there were no guests, the whole family began to pluck chicken feathers.

Xiao Fang was worried: "Parents, when we go to school, can you be busy?"

"Yes, you can rest assured," Wu Julan said confidently, "When your father collects money to sell lo mei, I will take care of cooking dumplings and wontons."

"Yes, but our bowls are still a little short." Zhao Laosi also said: "I thought thirty large bowls would be enough, but now it seems that I have to buy another twenty bowls and spoons."

When all three daughters go to school, I'm afraid I won't be able to wash the dishes when I'm so busy.

"Then let Hong and the others buy them later." Wu Julan gathered all the chicken feathers together and put them in bamboo baskets. Someone would come to collect them and sell them for money.

"Okay." Xiao Hong began to pluck the fine hairs on the chicken, her eyes gliding around her mother.

According to the scene in the dream, she should be pregnant at this time.

But the food at home is good these days, and my mother looks ruddy and in good spirits, so she doesn't know how to ask her to go for a checkup.

She didn't want to be suspected, so she couldn't just say that her mother was pregnant.

Physical examinations are not popular now. The older generation deeply believes that hospitals are not good places, and it is better not to go if you can.

Xiao Fang also came up with an idea: "Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and see if we can meet the boss who delivers eggs."

They just came to the town to settle down, and they are not familiar with this place, and they don't know where the chicken farm is, so they can only ask more questions.

"It's really not possible, let's trouble Xinning." Xiao Fang endured her shyness and remained calm: "They have a lot of people in the towel factory, and they must be dealing with these people in the cafeteria."

Yanyan also quickly echoed: "I'll go with my sister, I miss brother Xu."

That brother is so nice, he will give her sweets and buy her soda.

But Xiao Hong flatly refused: "No need, there's no rush anyway, let's just find it by ourselves."

What she said made her feel depressed.

Asking her stepfather to go to the countryside to help her collect chickens is not a long-term solution. She wants to find a supplier to make money.

Among other things, braised duck heads and duck feet will definitely make money.

However, there is no special sale of these in the town. Even if there are live chickens and ducks in the vegetable market, the price is relatively expensive.

Now the live chickens that my stepfather collects from the countryside cost about one pound per catty, but the price in the vegetable market is about one yuan and three pounds. If I can find a chicken farm or a supplier of frozen products, it will definitely be cheaper.

If she remembers correctly, KFC's business is booming in big cities at this time.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the capital to buy equipment, so she can only hope for money and sigh.

However, she was still very wary of Xu Xinning's family, always feeling that they would hurt Xiao Fang.

What's more, whether it is Xu Xinning or Yan Hong, they all said that the money they lent them was private money, and they were asked to keep it quiet, lest their family members find out and search for their pocket money.

However, Xiao Hong felt that they were afraid that Xu Xinning's liking for Xiao Fang would be discovered by the elders, and they would beat them up.

Xiao Hong doesn't know what will happen between Xiao Fang and Xu Xinning in the future, but it is indeed better to have less contact.

Especially now that it's really difficult for my own family. If I go to the door, it's not a big deal to be thought of as an autumn wind. I'm afraid they will think that Xiao Fang wants to fly on a branch and become a phoenix.

Xiao Hong just wanted to wait for Xiao Fang to be admitted to university. Their family is also richer. They really love each other, so it will not be too late to see their parents again.

At this moment, someone came in, and Wu Julan, who was facing the gate, smiled all over her face: "Xinning, you are here, have you eaten yet?"

These days Xu Xinning really came here and there every now and then, and would lend a helping hand when he saw someone in need, so everyone in his family liked him except for Xiao Hong.

Xu Xinning was very polite: "I've eaten. We have guests at home today. My mother asked me to buy some braised pork back home."

Of course, he doesn't need to worry about grocery shopping.

He was just afraid that they wouldn't be able to sell them, so he wanted to buy them all back, and let them open the door for good luck.

"What a coincidence." Wu Julan wiped her hands on her apron, with an embarrassed expression on her face: "Today the stewed pork is all sold out."

Glancing at the clock on the wall, it was already 09:30, and she turned around and asked her daughter, "Xiao Hong, can we make lunch with the stewed chicken now?"

Xiao Hong continued to tug at the thin chicken feathers, without raising her head, she refused: "It's too late, you can't braise the chicken on high heat, it won't taste good, it will take at least two hours."

Xu Xinning was also surprised that their business was so good, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll just go buy some meat."

"I'm really sorry." Zhao Laosi also felt very embarrassed: "You come here in the afternoon to bring back some braised pork, and add a dish in the evening."

Xu Xinning quickly waved his hand: "Uncle, it's really unnecessary. My mother doesn't like cooking either. We usually eat in the cafeteria."

After saying a few more auspicious words about the opening, he turned and left, so as not to reveal his secrets.

Who made him say that he had guests at noon?
At noon, they also had a few guests here, most of whom came to buy building materials and couldn't go back for lunch.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, another old customer came to the door, sniffing the smell in the store, seeing the braised chicken that was still smoking, and shouting excitedly: "Give me half a chicken, you didn't say it earlier, it's me!" The neighbor came to buy it in the morning, and I didn’t know that you still have braised chicken.”

"Okay." Xiao Hong hurriedly cut half a chicken for him, and after he chose it, wrapped the half chicken in lotus leaves, put it in a basket, picked up the scale and weighed it for him: "Three catties and six taels, Excluding the weight of the basket which weighs two catties, the chicken costs six taels per catty, which costs two yuan a catty, so the total is three yuan and two taels.”

(End of this chapter)