Mingyue's health has gradually recovered these days, and she has already formed a rough outline of her future plans in her mind.
If we ignore the original owner's own situation, Mingyue has many ways to make money, such as contributing to newspapers, serializing novels in magazines, treating patients, selling some ancient prescriptions to make money, etc.
But Mingyue didn't want to destroy the original owner's personality. The original owner had no talent in studying. She dropped out of school after the second grade of elementary school and could not recognize a few words. This greatly limited some of her ways to make money.
So Mingyue considered for a long time and finally decided to set up a stall to sell snacks. After all, cooking is something that can be learned quickly. Besides, the original owner had never cooked in front of the Zhou family before, so she didn't have to worry about being exposed.
Moreover, food is the primary need of the people, and selling snacks is a business opportunity that will never go out of date in any era. However, in this era, it is hard work to make money, and few people can endure the hardship.
Another thing is to choose a good place, one with a large flow of people. You also have to observe the surrounding environment, people's tastes and consumption levels, and make corresponding adjustments to pricing and food.
However, this year is the end of the 1970s, and the college entrance examination has not yet been reopened. Ordinary people are not allowed to do small businesses. This is considered speculation and is illegal. If discovered, the person will be arrested and sent to labor reform. Mingyue has no intention of touching the country's bottom line.
But soon in the early 1980s, the authorities would encourage free trade, and some free markets would emerge in the corners of the city, and then Mingyue could start its business.
So Mingyue has just made a plan for now. For now, she will just go to the fields and earn work points honestly. She will only go to the kitchen occasionally to show off her skills to the Zhou family so that they know that she has that ability.
When they first saw Mingyue cooking in the kitchen, the food she made looked pretty good, and the Zhou family felt sorry for her.
You know, when Zhou Mingyue was at home before, Liu Hui was reluctant to ask her to cook, she usually just helped to add fire and pick vegetables.
The girl/sister who couldn't cook at first has now mastered the skill of cooking. It can be seen that she suffered a lot in the He family and finally learned this skill. Isn't it heartbreaking
However, after Mingyue went into the kitchen more often, the Zhou family began to like the delicious food.
Mingyue is different from Liu Hui, Zhou Dasao and Ersao. She is really willing to use a lot of ingredients when cooking. In addition, she likes to make exotic food every time. The neighbors living next door are often so greedy that they can't help but lean on the door to ask what she eats. From time to time, there are children from the village squatting at the door and watching eagerly, which shows how popular her cooking is.
But these days everyone knows that food is precious, and villagers will not allow their children to beg for food. Occasionally, there are one or two shameless families who will not let their children eat and drink for free, for fear of losing more than they gain and owing favors to others.
The Zhou family did not mind Mingyue giving away too much material. There were many strong laborers in the family, and the third and fourth sons often sent things back, so they were willing to spend money on it.
Besides, there is a pregnant woman at home, and a youngest daughter who is not in good health, so it is not bad to eat a little better. And the food goes into the stomach of our family, so the good things don’t go to outsiders!
Originally Mingyue wanted to go to the fields to earn work points today, but was stopped by Liu Hui.
Liu Hui said that the fields were very cold and she couldn't get wet and cold now, otherwise it would be difficult for her to have children in the future. She was told to raise the baby for a few more days.
Old Man Zhou also said that the family didn't need her work points, so he just let her stay at home and accompany his second son-in-law.
Mingyue was a person who would listen to advice, so she decided to make some magical jelly at home using ancient methods, so that she could eat it when her family came back.
Zhou Ersao, who was pregnant, had been stopped by Liu Hui from going to the fields a long time ago. Now she was sewing clothes for her baby in the house!
When He Dadong brought his four younger brothers to Zhou's house, Mingyue was preparing to go out to pick turtledove leaves, which is the main ingredient for making the fairy jelly.
When Mingyue heard someone knocking on the door, she thought it was a villager who came to see her for something, but when she opened the door, she saw it was the He family.
Mingyue smiled sarcastically, and stood still with her arms crossed. He Dadong led his brothers to stand in a row. They were all wearing dirty clothes and pants. They looked at Mingyue pitifully and shouted in unison:
"Sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law."
"… "
Mingyue didn't say anything, just watched quietly to see what tricks they were going to play.
He Dadong and the others had probably gotten used to being thick-skinned because of their recent stay at Aunt Wu's house, so they didn't take Mingyue's cold face to heart at all. After calling people, they pretended to squeeze into the house.
But Mingyue raised her leg to block the door and stopped them. She said in a stern tone: "If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to come in."
He Dadong was stunned for a moment, then immediately put on a pitiful look and said, "Sister-in-law, we all know we were wrong. In fact, we brothers have wanted to come and see you for a long time, but we were afraid that you were still sick and that you would get angry and hurt yourself. But it's been so long, and we heard that you've recovered, so we came here immediately."
He Danan, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Besides, we are all family. How can family members hold grudges overnight? Sister-in-law must have stopped being angry a long time ago, right, sister-in-law?"
"A family?" Mingyue raised her eyebrows, her smile disappeared, and she suddenly emphasized: "You have found the wrong place. Your parents and eldest brother are buried in the ground. They are your family. If you want to find your family, you should look for them underground."
The hot-tempered He Dabei couldn't help but blurt out in shock: "How can you be so cruel that you want us to die?"
Going underground to look for dead bodies, isn't that just asking them to die
After hearing this, the other members of the He family all looked very unhappy.
Compared to Aunt Wu who needs to be pleased, they are actually more relaxed and at ease when facing the bright moon.
After all, the sister-in-law's gentle face and weak character have been fixed in their hearts. In their imagination, so much time has passed, the sister-in-law should have calmed down, and should be clear that they are her only support, and it is time for her to come back to support them.
But Mingyue's attitude was like a wake-up call, which made their heads buzz and gave them a bad feeling.
He Dadong frowned: "Sister-in-law, please don't say angry words. I know that we brothers were wrong before, but we were also scared by the nonsense of the villagers..."
Mingyue raised her lips with a gloomy expression and quickly interrupted him: "Okay, if that's all you came here to talk about today, then you can leave."
Apologize? In two lifetimes, several lives are at stake. Do you want to let it go with just a simple "I know I was wrong"? How can it be so easy
(End of this chapter)