On Fengshuang day in Shuangji Town, Han Ze's noodle stall is only open on market day and has been open for several markets in a row. Almost everyone, whether they are people in the town or people who come to the market, have heard that there is a strange noodle stall in the vegetable market, where noodles are more expensive than meat.
Logically, such expensive noodles should have no one patronizing the market, but there was a constant stream of customers coming to the stall to eat noodles, and most of the customers were people of status.
Some of them are businessmen on the street, including vegetable vendors, clothing store owners, fertilizer owners, fruit stall owners, etc. There are also some government workers, staff in the post office, and even public security personnel from the police station come here to eat noodles.
No matter who they were, Han Ze treated them all the same. These respectable people in front of the country people, when they arrived at the noodle stall, were like children waiting to be fed. They were all very docile and surprisingly harmonious.
This made some people who were jealous of the noodle stall's good business give up their plans. Even the police officers from the Public Security Bureau behaved themselves and paid for the noodles in a proper manner. It seemed that this noodle stall had a strong backer and could not be provoked, let alone any conspiracy.
Han Ze is the only one who has to do the kneading, rolling, dishwashing and collecting money all by himself. In the morning, customers crowd in and it is very busy. Under such circumstances, he can only sell 60 bowls of noodles a day, otherwise he would not be able to bear it with his current physique. Even so, after a few episodes, he has nearly 2,000 yuan in savings.
After several episodes, the villagers all knew that Han Ze had set up a noodle stall in the town. The noodles he sold were ridiculously expensive, ten yuan a bowl, and ten yuan was enough to buy more than two kilograms of meat. How could they afford to eat there? They didn't even dare to look at him, for fear that Han Ze's shop had no business and he would rip off his acquaintances. If he dragged them to eat noodles, would they pay or not
However, they did not confirm the rumor that the noodle stall was doing good business, and they did not know that Han Ze's noodle stall was not only doing good business but also making money. After a while, he planned to rent a store to avoid setting up the noodle stall outside in the sun and rain.
After selling another sixty bowls of noodles and finishing the chicken soup in the pot, Han Ze quickly packed up the stall, bought some eggs, fish and meat, and rode his bike home.
When they got home and saw Wu Hongmei cooking, Han Ze frowned disapprovingly, "You should wait for me to come back and cook."
Wu Hongmei smiled and said, "I'm already a month old, so I can still cook."
Rural women are not so delicate when giving birth. When she gave birth to her first few children, she started washing clothes and cooking before the baby was one month old. Now it is a full month old, but she is not allowed to do anything. Thinking of this, she felt quite emotional.
"Let me do it. You go and look after the child."
Han Ze didn't say much. Some habits are deeply rooted and can only be changed slowly. Carrying the vegetables he bought, he started cooking.
Seeing that he bought meat and fish again, Wu Hongmei frowned and asked, "Why did Jiji buy meat?"
How much does this cost? How can you eat like this
"The children are too thin. Give them some supplements." Han Ze put the fish into the basin with an expressionless face, and started to kill the fish with a pair of scissors.
"Isn't it enough if they are full?" Wu Hongmei didn't understand how else she could supplement them. In her opinion, it was good enough for the children to be well fed and warmly clothed. Having meat for every meal was something she couldn't even dream of.
Han Ze glanced at her, wiped his hands, took out a stack of money and handed it to her. Wu Hongmei's eyes suddenly widened and her body trembled a little. How much money is this
Han Ze urged: "Go on."
"Where did the money come from?" Wu Hongmei didn't answer, nor did she dare to answer. She didn't know where the man got so much money. Did he borrow it? As the man was honest, she didn't think it was wrong.
"I earned it." Han Ze said.
"Earned? How did you earn it?" Wu Hongmei didn't believe it. How could such a large amount of money be earned so easily
Han Ze was a little dissatisfied with being questioned like this. After eating so many meals cooked by him, some people still doubted his cooking skills. He said, "I make money selling noodles."
"From selling noodles?"
It's not that Wu Hongmei didn't trust him. With her limited knowledge, she really couldn't imagine what the man did to earn so much money in just a few days.
Even if he was selling noodles, he could only earn a few dozen yuan at most, but that pile was at least thousands of yuan. No matter how hard she tried, she had no idea how her man earned it.
"I sell noodles for 10 yuan a bowl. I started with 30 bowls, then 45 bowls, and now 60 bowls. I've been selling them for 6 days. Can you calculate how much I should get?"
If it were someone else, Han Ze would not explain, but since Wu Hongmei is the wife of this body, it would be unreasonable not to let her understand.
Wu Hongmei stared at him blankly, feeling like she was listening to a foreign language. Ten yuan a bowl of noodles? There are actually people eating it? Is she dreaming
Regardless of whether she was dreaming or not, the money in her hand, the sense of substance of the banknotes, made her realize clearly that maybe this was real? But thinking about the man's cooking skills, she felt that it was not impossible, and sighed that people outside were really rich. If she wanted to eat, she would not be willing to spend ten yuan for just a bowl of noodles.
"I can earn money so the children can eat better, right?" Han Ze asked.
Wu Hongmei thought that since the family had money, it was right for the children to eat better.
Wu Hongmei was happily counting money at home, while Han Hai's wife pulled Han Hai to complain that her mother-in-law was too difficult to serve. The porridge was too thick, and she said it was too thick and she would feel thirsty without soup. Since she thought the porridge was too thick, she asked her to cook it thinner for the next meal, but she complained that it was thinner and she was not full. At night, she thought the room was too hot, and she said, "Okay, I'll give you a fan." Then she said the bed was too small, and what if she fell down
All in all, during the few days the old lady stayed here, she complained about everything and found fault with everything. I don't know why she had so many weird ideas to find fault with her.
She could ignore all those things, but with her around, the children at home seemed to have found a support. When they returned home, they would not do housework, let alone homework.
She was furious and scolded them, but the old lady was there to protect her, saying that she was vicious and harsh on the children. God knows, as a mother, couldn't she teach her disobedient children a lesson? She was really not a stepmother.
I couldn't stand it any longer, so I had to come to the old house and ask them to lend me 300 yuan so that my mother-in-law could live with them. They were just destroying the bridge after crossing it.
"Brother and sister-in-law, when do you plan to bring mother over?" Han Hai's wife said bluntly that if the old lady continued to live there, she would lose many years of her life.
Han Ze frowned and sighed guiltily, "Mom is tired of taking care of your sister-in-law during her confinement. She wants to have a good rest at your house. What's wrong? Does mom want to come back to take care of your sister-in-law again?"
"Isn't my sister-in-law already one month old?" Han Hai's wife said, thinking that the old lady would be kind enough to come back to take care of her? Don't be ridiculous.
"Brother, when you borrowed the money, you promised that Mom would live with you. Since you want Mom to live with us, then you should return the money to me. I still need to buy some goods."
What kind of person is this? He tricked them into lending him money, but he couldn't do what he promised. Even if he was a brother, we couldn't have any dealings with him.
"I plan to let your sister-in-law do a double confinement." Han Ze explained without paying attention to her tone.
Han Hai's wife curled her lips. She treated the baby girl like a treasure and even observed the confinement period for a month. She had given birth to so many sons, but she didn't observe the confinement period for a month. Why was she so pretentious
Han Ze didn't look at her, but said to Wu Hongmei, "Give three hundred yuan to my sister-in-law." After thinking for a while, he said, "Give my sister-in-law three more yuan. She even took out the payment for the goods to lend me the money. The children should really thank their aunt."
It was only then that Wu Hongmei realized that her husband had borrowed money from the second brother's family. She didn't say anything, went back to the house, took out three hundred and three yuan, and handed it to her sister-in-law.
Han Hai's wife took the money and her face turned pale. She didn't come here to ask them to pay back the money, but to ask them to take the old lady back. She couldn't help but asked, "Mom, you won't take her back?"
Han Ze frowned and said apologetically, "Sister-in-law, mother is still young and can do the work. She has been doing the work for our family for so many years. It is your family's turn now. Your sister-in-law and I cannot take all the advantages. People in the village are gossiping that mother is partial to the eldest family and does not care about the other two. It is my brother who is wrong. He has taken advantage of us for so many years. I am sorry for you..."
"What?" Han Hai's wife thought she had heard it wrong.
Han Ze continued, "Besides, your family runs a sales agency. When Mom goes to your house, she can eat whatever she wants. But when she follows us, she has to work and take care of your sister-in-law during her confinement, but she can't eat anything good... Mom always praises you for being filial and giving her three grandchildren. She must want to live with you, and seeing her three grandchildren every day will make her feel better. Alas, it's my fault that I don't have a son, which makes Mom sad."
Han Hai's wife was stunned. "So, you mean that mother will live with us temporarily?"
Han Ze nodded. "For no other reason than that I like Junjun and the other boys. I will definitely be happy to have them accompany me."
Han Hai's wife looked at her eldest brother. How come she didn't know when her eldest brother would say that
Seeing that she was silent, Han Ze said seriously, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, your sister-in-law won't blame mother for coming to your house to help you. I'm already unfilial because I don't have a son in this life. I can't monopolize mother to help me with work and take advantage of her. It's time for mother to help you, after all, you have three boys."
"Why don't you let mom rest? Since resting can still help us with work?"
"She can do some light work, but it's too hard to take care of her during the confinement period, feeding the baby, and washing diapers. My mother is old, let her take a break."
Han Hai's wife stared at Han Ze again and again, trying to make sure if he was mocking her. After a long time, she confirmed one thing, that is, the eldest brother said so, and he also thought so. Yes, the eldest brother has always been honest and simple, unlike the third brother, who is full of calculations and even calculates his own brothers. How could he mock her
Han Hai's wife secretly guessed that her uncle might feel that he had no son because Wu Hongmei gave birth to girls one after another, and that he had hurt her mother-in-law's feelings. He also felt guilty for making her do the housework for their family for so many years.
I thought of letting my mother-in-law live with them and help them with the housework. With Junjun and the other boys around, my mother-in-law wouldn't be too sad about my eldest uncle not being able to give birth to a son.
Han Hai's wife completely understood what her eldest brother meant. Although she understood it, she didn't need her mother-in-law to help with their housework. She could complete all the housework.
However, although she could ask her eldest brother to take her mother-in-law away, she could not clearly express that she did not want to support her mother-in-law. If she dared to say this, not only would the villagers gossip about her, but even her own husband would not forgive her. Therefore, she could only continue to let her mother-in-law live with them.