Chapter 11 The diligent Aunt Zhang
As soon as Xichun got up, there was a knock on the door. No one opened the door, and Aunt Zhang was standing at the door.

"Aunt Zhang, when did you come? I just got up. Come in and warm yourself up by the fire." Xichun didn't expect that Aunt Zhang was already waiting outside the door.

"I just came here too. I was afraid you weren't up yet, so I only knocked once."

"Then wait for me here for a while. I'll wash my face and then we'll go out." The two of them moved the pots and pans to the car. This time, Aunt Zhang pulled the car together, and the speed to the town was much faster.

"Girl Chen, is this a relative of yours? Is this here to help you?" The lady selling buns next door saw the two of them unloading things and walked over and asked.

"Yes, sister-in-law, this is my aunt, here to help me set up the stall. It's too busy for one person."

"That's true, your business has been so good recently, and you don't have many people to help, so you are really busy."

After the two talked for a while, they put everything in order. In fact, there wasn't much to learn, because Xichun had basically prepared everything. Today, there was just another pot of clear soup and hot vegetables, but If this clear soup wants to have an outstanding taste, a lot of effort must be put into it.

As soon as the soup was cooked, someone came up to buy something.

"Aunt Li, are the same flavors as before today? We have clear soup this time, and children can eat it too." Xichun opened another pot of clear soup.

"Hey, you really made the clear soup. I want to taste it first. If it tastes like boiled cabbage, then forget it."

"This must be different. Come on, let me cook something for you to try first." Xichun put the vegetables into the clear soup.

"Well, it's really good. Then I'll have one too. It's the same as before."

"Okay, please wait a moment." Xichun responded and then began to teach Aunt Zhang how to cook this dish. Aunt Zhang was also responsible for the family's meals at home, so she learned this very quickly.

Now that there are two people, the dishwashing work can be shared, which is better than the previous rush and keeping the guests waiting.

"I'm here, I can do this. Xi Chun, you have a rest first." When there were few guests, Aunt Zhang also spontaneously added firewood to the fire and washed all the bowls used by the guests just now.

"Aunt Zhang, please sit down and rest for a while. I have been busy this morning. Let's take a rest while there are few people around." Xichun was about to cook the hot dishes for the two of them.

There are no dried noodles in the town yet. People here want to eat noodles mostly made from fresh water. However, Xichun felt that it would be uneconomical to buy them out, so he never started making them.

The staple food they eat now is also rice made from millet and sorghum bought before Xichun.

"This all has to be sold for money. I'll just make some soup. I'll keep these dishes." Seeing that Xichun was about to cook for her, Aunt Zhang quickly stopped her.

"It's okay, we have to eat it ourselves, otherwise others will think our food is bad and we won't even dare to eat it ourselves." Xichun persuaded her with her reasons, and the two of them finished the meal quickly.

After a while, the guests came over, and Aunt Zhang started to work again.

"Xichun, you go buy groceries, I'm here to look at these things." Aunt Zhang said after the items were sold out and they closed the stall. "Okay, then I'll go buy groceries first. Aunt Zhang, please wait here." Someone changed and it was much more relaxed. Before, Xichun would pull the cart around the town. He didn't pull the cart until he had bought all the things. go home.

As soon as they returned to the village, someone saw the two men pulling a cart.

"Hey, Mrs. Zhang, where are you going? Are you doing business?" Someone saw this scene and asked curiously with their eyes widened.

"Haha, yes, go and help." Aunt Zhang naturally did not say that she was hired by Xichun. After all, Xichun had many relatives in the village. If those people knew about it, they would probably cause trouble for Xichun again.

"Xichun, your business is really big. I heard that you sell spicy hotpot in town. Are there really people buying it?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I almost can't get my money back. It's hard to do business." Of course, Xichun would not tell these "inquiries" the real situation.

"Tch, a little girl was dragged into doing business just now. I don't know whether Zhang's sister-in-law was pretending to be naive or wanted to steal someone else's recipe, so she went to work with her." They had nothing to do in this winter. Either staying at home or visiting other people's houses.

At this time, several aunts were staying together. Watching them go away, some people whispered.

"Perhaps that girl gave her some money. I see, Zhang's sister-in-law is a shrewd person. How can she be so willing to help that girl, and it's not just about money?"

"You guys think, this Chen Xichun is really interesting. Her relatives didn't take care of her, but instead gave her wealthy job to an outsider. Could it be that she has taken a fancy to the son of Mrs. Zhang's family?"

"Haha, you really know how to say that I have this idea too. Sister-in-law Zhang's family has two sons, and maybe she also came up with this idea. They are all neighbors. After all, that girl also owns a house now, and we will become a family by then. Man, doesn’t the house belong to her as well? What a good plan.”

"Xi Chun, those people just have nothing to do all day long. Let's talk about this family today and that family tomorrow. As long as we are upright and not afraid of the shadows slanting, we don't have to be afraid of them. If anyone dares to come in front of me and say anything, see if I don't tear her apart. Q."

Aunt Zhang could tell by looking at the eyes of those people what they were thinking. They were all old neighbors for decades. Who didn't know what they were thinking?
"Okay, I'm only focused on making money now, no matter what they say about the rest." Xichun naturally guessed that those people would talk behind their backs, but is it necessary to stop doing business just because someone talks? That's impossible of.

The two of them washed everything and put it away. Aunt Zhang saw that Xichun was preparing to make soup base, so she went home to avoid suspicion.

This recipe is for Xichun. If she really stares at it, it will appear that she is ignorant. Just think about it, if her family also has the recipe, she will definitely not give it to others.

The two of them worked hard for several days, leaving early and returning late. The discussion in the village was even more heated. Even if the village chief heard about the incident and stood up to warn them, they didn't take it seriously.

Soon, this matter spread to Xichun's grandmother's house.

"Mom, I heard in the past few days that Xichun went to the town to set up a stall and made money. Moreover, he also invited Mrs. Zhang from our village to work. You said this damn girl doesn't want to think about our own family when she has such a good thing. , but what’s the matter with being an outsider?”

Xichun's aunt, Ma, could not sit still after hearing the news, and immediately ran to find Mrs. Chen. She said it as if it was a big mistake for her niece, who they had not cared about even once in three years, not to think about her own family.

(End of this chapter)

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