Cheng Yunyu stayed at Cheng's house for two days and helped with some work.
Father Cheng's condition was resolved, and he seemed to be relieved. He had been listless before, but now the psychological burden was gone. He went to hoe the field the next day, and his face was much rosy.
The haze that has been shrouding my home seems to be dissipating.
Ji Huai was preparing marinade at home these days. When Cheng Yunyu came back, he looked at the two buckets of tofu in the kitchen and was a little surprised: "Are we going to sell stinky tofu? Why are there two kinds of tofu? And they don't smell at all."
There was black water in one bucket, and what seemed to be marinade in the other bucket.
"This can't be eaten." Ji Huai pointed to the black bucket, "This is the raw material for the 'stinky tofu' that I got back from the provincial capital. They are all chemical agents and are three-free products."
"Chemicals?" Cheng Yunyu took a breath, and when she got closer to smell it, she could faintly smell a pungent smell. She looked up at him, "Aren't these the tofu sold on the street? Are they all dyed by these things? What? Eating it is not good for your health."
"This phenomenon is too common and we can't change it. This is just the tip of the iceberg in this industry." Ji Huai walked aside and continued to speak, "But if we find it, we can't condone it, but the industries involved The chain is huge, and we definitely can’t get involved in it. When I report it successfully, we can sell our own tofu.”
He wouldn't do it in an obvious way, fearing retaliation or causing trouble for himself, and he couldn't let her suffer along with him, so he bought a bucket and pretended to study the dye.
Cheng Yunyu didn't understand this, but she supported him very much. The boy she liked was really good.
"I'm not that great, it's just something that happens easily." Ji Huai was afraid of adding psychological burden to her, so he deliberately smiled and said, "When they have no more tofu to sell, won't our opportunity come?"
"That's right." She agreed with him with a smile and followed him to work.
Ji Huai was the only one selling rice noodles these two days. Instead of selling barbecue, he set up a stall selling rice noodles. The stall will be selling barbecue today, so you need to prepare more things.
Cheng Yunyu took the newspaper from the table and put it on the floor. Ji Huai immediately looked over from the corner of his eye and saw that she didn't find anything. He quietly breathed a sigh of relief and continued working.
The food stall where they worked before had been investigated, and many people were implicated, all of whom had different identities. Then they followed the clues and pulled out many cancers, which could contribute to the national treasury.
He spent a lot of energy on this. Those who bullied Cheng Yunyu were naturally among them, and their style was seriously problematic. This time it was enough for them to eat a pot.
However, he didn't want Cheng Yunyu to know about this matter, and he was a bit tough, which cost him a lot of time. She is just a little girl, and she will be worried and scared if she knows.
night.
The white tricycle in front of No. 3 Middle School was once again crowded with people. Many students even said to Cheng Yunyu, "I haven't seen you in the past two days. We didn't even have a barbecue."
"I went home and he couldn't do it alone." Cheng Yunyu explained with a smile.
"I want to eat a few more skewers today." Several students chose a lot, and when they handed them to her, they told her, "The mushrooms should be fried crispy and there should be more sauce."
Cheng Yunyu: "I know, wait a moment."
Since there was no barbecue in the past two days, the sales were particularly good tonight, and the turnover was higher than before, making nearly 800 yuan.
Cheng Yunyu put the money in the cabinet, recorded it in a book, and then told Ji Huai: "I spent a lot of money on this trip to the provincial capital..."
"Just spend it, it's all money that should be spent."
As soon as she counted on her fingers, Ji Huai interrupted, not paying much attention.
Cheng Yunyu didn't continue. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, and she stood up and walked over to him.
He was looking down at his phone. She took his phone over and prevented him from looking at it, "Stop playing."
Ji Huai didn't try to grab her. He leaned forward, pulled her over, and brought her to the bed. With a gentle push, he turned over again, half-pressing her, and stared at her with his dark and deep eyes. Hot breath sprayed on her cheeks, and a smile filled her eyes: "Do you want to play with me?"
His words were full of meaning, and her cheeks turned red. She reached out and pushed his chest: "Who wants to play with you?!"
"You." He responded quickly and chuckled.
"I won't play with you." She muttered, her cheeks bulging.
"If you don't play with me, who do you want to play with?" Ji Huai followed her words, kicked off her shoes, hugged her and continued walking to the bed.
Cheng Yunyu didn't struggle, hugged his neck, and said harshly: "I can accompany anyone, but I won't accompany you. I'll make you mad."
"I'm so angry?" Ji Huai glanced at her baby face, leaned over and kissed her, "Who will marry you if I'm so angry? Won't you become a widow?"
"You are the widow! My mother said that you have to open a shop and have a house before you can marry me. When the time comes, I will marry a shop owner in the city and become the boss's wife. I don't have to make money to build a house. My mother said That's my ability." After she finished speaking, she poked his chest with her index finger and said word by word, "But you have nothing now, when will I be the boss's wife? And I can live in a built house."
"Aren't you the boss lady now? You are in charge of the entire barbecue stall by yourself." Ji Huai answered.
"It's not this boss lady." She moved like a baby under him and pursed her pink lips, "You obviously know what I mean."
His shoulders also trembled slightly, and he suppressed a smile: "What do you mean? Say it again, I don't understand."
"I want to be the proprietress of a store in the city. My mother said that's what I'm capable of!" She said childishly, "I'm not the proprietress of a barbecue stall. That's different."
"Why is it different..."
"Huh huh huh~" She shook her hands around his neck vigorously and kept acting coquettishly, "It's just different, it's just different, it's different!"
"It's a little different. I still have to work hard to make you a little more capable." When he said this, Cheng Yunyu's eyes gleamed with a smile, "That's right~~"
"It's not that easy to be a boss lady." When Ji Huai said this, he leaned over her ear, his voice was magnetic and low, and he slowly guided him, "How about you show me how capable you are?"
"Hmph~~"
A heavy snort escaped from Cheng Yunyu's lips. He bit her earlobe, and the sound behind him changed. She weakly pushed him away, but was quickly stripped naked by someone else.
The beginning of the month.
News was published in newspapers and on TV that a small workshop outside the province was reported. According to reports, the workshop specializes in the production of Sanwu's "stinky tofu" raw materials.
The wholesale price is less than 30 yuan per barrel. Such a barrel of raw materials can dye thousands of pieces of tofu and turn it into "stinky tofu". In fact, they are all made of chemical materials, which are very harmful to the human body. The raw materials have flowed to all parts of the country, and investigations have begun in the province and city, and many people have been arrested.
For a time, residents discovered that all the "stinky tofu" food stalls on the roadside had disappeared. For fear of being investigated, many vendors hid and did not dare to sell any more.
Seeing this, the residents became even more frightened, especially those who like to eat "stinky tofu". They later switched to white tofu, but the white tofu tasted almost tasteless when fried.
At this time, some people heard that the stall at the entrance of No. 3 Middle School sold "special tofu". They heard that it was braised tofu and fried, and the soup was very delicious. Many people even went there to buy it and try it.
Before school time, many people gathered in front of Xiaosanlun, all coming to buy "special tofu".
A pot of soup was burning on the stove. Ji Huai put dozens of pieces of braised tofu into the pot and while it was frying, Cheng Yunyu quickly placed the small packaging box on the table.
She placed ten pieces in total. When the tofu was fried, she picked up two pieces, cut them skillfully with scissors, put them all into a bowl, then picked up two more pieces and continued cutting.
They are not expensive. The small portion contains two pieces of tofu, just enough to satisfy your cravings, and costs three yuan a portion, the medium portion contains four pieces of tofu and costs four yuan, and the large portion contains five pieces of tofu and costs five yuan.
The girl in line in front took away two medium bowls of tofu and said to Cheng Yunyu, "We want three more pieces of fried tofu and add some chili pepper."
Cheng Yunyu: "Are you going to cut it?"
"cut."
Cheng Yunyu nodded, picked up three more pieces of tofu, cut them into small pieces, picked up the sauce on the side and dipped them in it, then took the packaging box on the side, poured it in, packaged it and handed it to the other party: "The middle portion of the two bowls is Eight yuan, one yuan for tofu, eleven yuan in total.”
Their tofu is also very delicious, paired with a delicious sauce, it is absolutely delicious, and the soup is also delicious. Whether it is soup tofu or fried tofu, they are both good choices.
The closer it gets to the end of school, the busier their stall becomes. Ji Huai had already gone to cook the rice noodles, and Cheng Yunyu had to take care of this one by himself. Even the fried tofu was not enough. There were ten bowls lined up, and he cut the tofu when he picked it up. After she finished cutting, Ji Huai took the time to add soup to bowls with a spoon. She then threw the skewers in and fried them, and then began to package them.
Others sell tofu, and the profit may reach 80%. If they use good tofu, the profit can reach 50%. They can earn a few yuan per bowl, but they cannot afford to sell more. They can sell three to four hundred bowls a day. , fried tofu costs two to three hundred yuan.
Including the profits from barbecue and noodle soup, their daily income exceeded 1,000 yuan.
At this time, Cheng Yunyu no longer wanted to open a store. She felt that with such a large flow of people in front of the school, there would be no need to open a store. If they could keep making so much money, they would be able to go home and build a house soon.
Maybe it can be covered with two layers!
Ji Huai had always wanted to open a store, but he didn't want to open it so early. After all, it required capital. In his plan, he had to at least set up the stall until the students were on vacation, and then think about it again.
But the weather is getting colder and colder, and business is no better than before.
It was difficult for Cheng Yunyu to work with gloves on. She wore thin disposable gloves on her hands. When there were no customers, she would stomp her feet back and forth and couldn't put her hands in her clothes. The tip of her nose was red from the cold.
It was drizzling that day. Unlike before, it was not cold even when it rained and the wind blew. Now when the wind blows a little bit, it's chilly to the bones.
People don't like to go out in winter. When they go out, people will choose to sit in the store. The dozens of tables they set up today have to be quickly put away, and there are no customers.
Ji Huai watched Cheng Yunyu running around in the rain to clean up, his eyes darkened and he was thinking.
"It's so cold." She stood next to him and took another breath. Ji Huai held her hand, which was cold to the bone. He held her hand tightly and put it in his pocket to cover it.
Cheng Yunyu looked at the empty stall and hid in his arms.
Ji Huai put his arms around her and rested his chin on the top of her head: "It's cold, and setting up a stall will suffer. Let's open a shop? This will save you from the wind and sun with me."
He is not afraid, as a man, it is okay to suffer a little, but she is still a little girl, so he is not willing to let her suffer like this.
"Didn't you say we'll make plans in March or April? I'm fine." Cheng Yunyu raised her head in his arms and looked at him with bright and clear eyes.
It's only January now, business is booming, and they haven't saved much money yet.
"Is it okay if it's so cold?" Ji Huai lowered his head to touch her forehead, his thin lips slightly parted, "Sooner or later, we have to open the store. Don't you want to be the store proprietress?"
"But… "
"The time has come to prove that you are capable." He said with a smile in his eyes, "I have already thought about it. If the store makes money, I will build a house and marry you."
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