There is a mountain in her arms

At noon the next day, Grandma Jiang and her friends learned from yesterday's experience and prepared some large plastic bowls.

At mealtime, the stove was crowded with people. People who bought food yesterday lined up consciously, and the speed was quite fast.

Today, Grandma Jiang fried two pots half an hour early and piled them on one side, while the ones in the middle that were not fully cooked were slowly fried.

"Wang Quan, my great grandmother wants to rent your house. Please talk to your mother."

Jiang Yichen chewed his paw, looked at the busy old couple, and said nonchalantly.

"Haha! Sister Cheng, I guessed it a long time ago. I told my mother yesterday. She agreed and let me handle it. Since she doesn't have time to come, she gave me all the keys."

"Sure! Bro! Is your mom so busy? Who brought you the book last time?"

"I called my grandma and she brought it to me."

"So...what is your mother busy with?"

"Maybe a department store? She was in and out of there in a hurry during the last holiday. They should all be open now."

"Where is it? Let's go check it out together during our holiday at the end of the month."

"Sure! I'll ask then."

After finishing their meal, they saw that the old couple were still busy, so they said goodbye to their grandfather and went back to the classroom.

In the evening, Jiang Yichen returned home and felt the warmth of his grandmother again.

"Chengcheng! Is this how we're going to deal with the house?"

"Yes! Wang Quan follows me around to eat every day, so this little thing can still be done."

"Okay, okay, then we'll give him the money tomorrow. With a shop, we don't have to occupy your store's space, and it's easy to be contaminated by oil smoke."

"It's okay. It's only been there for a few days. The wind will blow it away."

The next day at noon, when Jiang Yichen brought Wang Quan to eat, Grandpa Jiang asked them to finish eating and wait for a while, and Wang Quan knew what was going on.

The old couple didn’t prepare much today and closed the stall after they sold everything.

"Son, can we pay our rent month by month?"

"Of course, grandma!"

Although Wang Quan is a little sloppy, he is still very polite to the elderly.

"Thank you, thank you, here's the rent."

Grandma Jiang took out a crumpled stack of banknotes from her pocket, a total of twenty yuan.

Wang Quan looked at the handful of banknotes, not knowing whether he should accept it or not, and was a little hesitant.

"Is this, missing?"

Grandma Jiang looked at Grandpa Jiang with some confusion. Didn’t second brother say that the rent was this much?

"Wang Quan, take the money and write a handwritten receipt for my great-grandmother. When your mother is free, sign the contract with them."

"okay!"

Wang Quan had never dealt with such a thing before, so Jiang Yicheng had to decide what to do. The house had been here for many years, and he had never expected it to make money.

Grandma Jiang felt relieved only after she got the receipt. Wang Quan took them to look at all the houses, and they found that the layouts were all the same.

Considering that the food they cooked would easily produce fumes, the old couple decided to live in a room separate from Grandpa Jiang.

They were not planning to set up the stall in the afternoon, as they wanted to use the afternoon to renovate the house.

Without even having time to eat, the two of them went to look for the people who had worked with him on the renovation last time as Grandpa Jiang had instructed.

The decorators came quickly and followed the model of Grandpa Jiang and his team. They cleaned the house thoroughly at night before returning home exhausted.

After dinner, the two went to wash up. When they came out, they could not open their eyes. Grandma Jiang hurriedly urged them to go to bed first.

The next morning, both of them were full of energy. They got up without even having breakfast, and went to the store and the farmer's market to buy things. They moved them directly to the store and started working.

When Grandpa Jiang came over, the two had already started preparing, and Grandma Jiang also came over to help.

At noon, they set up two tables and put a few stools inside.

Then he moved the two coal stoves to the door. Grandpa Jiang set up a table next to it and put various plastic bowls on it. That was it.

People in school smelled the fragrance early today and gathered around as soon as the get out of class was over.

Looking at the spacious place, there were two tables inside. Those who got their meals sat there and started eating.

"Boss, why don't you make staple food?"

A female teacher from the school, carrying a lunch box and the tofu she bought, sat at the table and asked.

"I want to make it too! I'm afraid no one will come to eat it."

Grandma Jiang talked to her while she was turning the food in the pot.

"Why not? Let me do it! It's too much trouble to get food from the cafeteria, and I have to wash the dishes. My hands are rough."

"Okay! So what do you girls like to eat? Do you want hand-rolled noodles? I can also make wontons."

"Wontons, I like wontons. Hand-rolled noodles are also acceptable."

The female teacher was a little excited and talked about her hobbies.

"Grandma, we like wontons, too."

The boys sitting at the innermost table also said with a smile.

"Okay, wait a few days. When my daughter-in-law comes, we'll start making it. You guys should come and patronize us!"

"it is good!"

Everyone answered in unison. Finally, a boy raised his hand quietly.

“Are there any free pickles?”

"Since you say so, then there must be."

Grandma Jiang assured with a smile.

"Then I'll come too."

"Okay! Thank you."

"Boss, give me a small portion of tofu."

"okay!"

Grandma Jiang started to get busy again. The conversation just now seemed to give her motivation.

After the busiest time at noon was over, Grandma Jiang sat down tiredly and rubbed her waist.

"My dear, let's call Lanhua to come and make noodles! We don't have to be exposed to the wind or rain here, we just need to gather around the stove."

"Okay, I'll go after dinner."

Grandpa Jiang felt sorry for his wife's tired look and agreed without thinking. As for what to do with his son, he didn't even consider it.

"What? Dad, what happened to you? Why do you want my wife to come over?"

When Jiang Weiguo heard this, he was so scared that his hands shook and he almost dropped the microphone.

"It's okay. Ask your wife to come over first. Anyway, the work in the field is almost done. You can just do it alone. You're busy working for other people all day long, and you don't know how to take care of your own family."

Listening to his father's angry scolding, Jiang Weiguo felt relieved. He thought something had happened to his father and mother.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll let her go over tomorrow."

"Remember to ask her to bring some changes of clothes. You will take care of Zixiao first."

"Hey! Good!"

As soon as Jiang Weiguo agreed, the other party hung up the phone.

In the evening, Jiang Weiguo told Zhou Lanhua about this, and she was a little hesitant.

"Then what about my business of selling roasted food?"

"Let your brother sell it first. Your parents have been gone for so long, why did they suddenly ask you to go over there? I am a little worried too."

"Okay! I'll go see them tomorrow."

Zhou Lanhua never went against her husband. When he asked her to give away the roasted nuts, she did so.

The next day when she took the bus to the city, she couldn't find the right direction, so she went there according to the address of No. 1 Middle School that Grandpa Jiang had given her.

When she found No. 1 Middle School, it was just the time for students to have lunch. Seeing that there were many people gathered there, she could not help but quietly walk over.

But then I heard a particularly familiar voice. Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Grandma Jiang raising her head and handing something to someone.

"mother!"

Grandma Jiang didn't react yet and continued to work. Zhou Lanhua couldn't help but walk a few steps closer and saw her father-in-law. She was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

"Niece-in-law?"

Zhou Lanhua turned around subconsciously, somewhat surprised as to why he was here. She pointed at her parents-in-law, not knowing what to say.

"Second uncle? She, they..."

"Come sit over here for a while. Cheng Cheng and the others are having dinner. Do you want to eat with us or with your parents?"

"I'd better wait for them!"

Zhou Lanhua felt like she was dreaming, and she was even more confused when she saw the store. Even when Jiang Yicheng called her, she seemed to have lost her soul?

"Uncle mother!"

"Hey! Hey! Cheng Cheng, who is this?"

"This is my classmate, auntie. Now that we have finished eating, we will go back to the classroom to rest."

"Ah good!"

Although Zhou Lanhua was talking to her, she was still a little absent-minded. It took her a while to come back to her senses. When she saw Grandpa Jiang cleaning the table, she hurried to help.

"Niece-in-law, did your parents ask you to come?"

"Well! Second Uncle, what's going on?"

Grandpa Jiang then gave Zhou Lanhua a brief account of their situation, and she finally understood. She immediately said she wanted to go over to help, but was stopped by Grandpa Jiang.

"When there are fewer people, go over and help clean up. Then you can help them in the afternoon so that they can have some rest. You are old and yet you work so hard. I see your mother has been rubbing her waist these days. She must be sore from fatigue, but she refuses to rest."

Grandpa Jiang chattered away while arranging the things that the students had messed up in the store, and at the same time he recounted the difficulties that the old couple had to face.

"Uncle, I know. Mom and Dad are doing this for our family. It's us who are useless and make them worry about us."

"Hey! It's good that you know! It's almost time, you can go over now! Help them take the food over, this is made by your second aunt."

"Okay! I'll be there right away."

Zhou Lanhua felt a little embarrassed. When she heard his words, she quickly picked up her lunch box and ran away.

"Dad, Mom, it's time for dinner! I'll clean up!"

"Orchid! When did you get here?"

Grandma Jiang was very happy to see Zhou Lanhua. She took her hand and wanted to ask about her family, but she stopped her.

"Mom, eat first, I'll tell you later."

"Have you eaten yet? You probably haven't either. Wait, I'll get some potatoes and tofu, and you can try what we sell."

A family of three sat at a table to eat, and Zhou Lanhua tasted a piece of tofu.

"Mom, this tofu is so delicious."

"Haha! If you try this potato again, you won't know how many kinds of seasonings are put into it. Normally, we would not want to use them when cooking."

"Mom, why else would it be so delicious!"

"Yes, yes, that's what Mom meant."

With Zhou Lanhua's help, the afternoon was indeed much easier. Grandma Jiang told her the tricks, and she quickly got the hang of it in the evening.

Grandma Jiang was responsible for quickly clearing the tables and chatting with the students. Laughter broke out in the shop from time to time, which was extremely joyful to hear.

Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Yicheng did not wait for them today and went home right after school. After telling grandma the news that Zhou Lanhua was coming, they cleaned up another room upstairs with grandma.

Fortunately, this house has many rooms, otherwise I'm afraid there wouldn't be enough room.

In the evening, Zhou Lanhua saw their new home and was full of envy. Grandma Jiang held her hand and talked about her beautiful vision.

Zhou Lanhua's eyes immediately lit up, and she decided to get used to it tomorrow, and set up the noodle stall the day after tomorrow.

She had made some money recently, and Jiang Weiguo asked her to take it all with her when she came out.

The three members of the Dafang family were full of energy, and Jiang Yichen gave them some small suggestions.

If there are many types, make a small sign to let everyone know.

The next day, the three of them went to the store together and bought a coal stove, a large tin pot for cooking noodles, and bowls and chopsticks, and then went to the farmer's market to buy today's ingredients.

Last night they specifically said that there was no need to prepare their meals at noon and they would just eat noodles in the store.

As soon as Zhou Lanhua arrived at the store, she mixed the noodles for lunch and then began to peel potatoes and cut them into pieces.

After the preparations were done, Grandma Jiang boiled water in two pots, poured in some oil, and prepared to fry two pots.

Seeing that her parents-in-law didn't need her, Zhou Lanhua prepared to make the hand-rolled noodles, and she could cook them when she was done.

Hearing the bell, Zhou Lanhua hurried to the well outside to wash her hands.

After a while, students flocked over. Zhou Lanhua hurried over to help load the dishes, while Grandma Jiang was responsible for frying a new pot.

"Eh? Boss, you guys prepared noodles today. How much is a bowl?"

A young teacher came to buy tofu and glanced at the noodles on the long table.

"Vegetarian noodles, 8 cents a bowl."

Grandma Jiang reacted and replied to him with a smile.

"Give me a bowl and a large portion of tofu."

"Okay, you take a seat first."

Grandma Jiang deftly used a colander to scoop up two taels of noodles and threw them into the large tin pot, then continued to turn the potatoes and tofu in the pot.

Estimating the time, I sprinkled some salt and a drop of oil on the bottom of the bowl, dissolved them with soup, put the noodles directly in, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and served it together with a portion of tofu.

I thought this person's request for noodles was just a minor incident, but I didn't expect that two more people came to eat noodles, and Grandma Jiang smiled and served them the noodles.

After the noon bustle died down, Zhou Lanhua looked at the noodles on the chopping board, dumbfounded.

"Mom, it's too late to ferment the dough now. Let's just make some pancakes and make do with this little bit of noodles."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Grandma Jiang was happy even though she was tired. She could see money in her hands every day, which made her happier than anything else.

The next day, they put up a small sign at the door.

Vegetarian noodles 8 points/bowl

Egg noodles 1.5 yuan/bowl

Free pickles

Since adding noodles, they have been even busier. Fortunately, they are only busy at noon and in the evening, but there are still many things to prepare.

Students are on holiday at the end of the month, and they have a rare chance to rest, so Jiang Zitao also came here with his bag.

"Mom, you're here too, what should we do at home?"

Jiang Zitao was very happy to see Zhou Lanhua. He looked her up and down and was worried about her family.

"Ah? I don't know either. I've been so busy these past few days that I didn't have time to ask."

Zhou Lanhua was also a little dumbfounded. She had been here for half a month and had not contacted her family. She didn't know how her husband and children were doing.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to go out and call Weiguo. He thought something happened to you, so he asked me to come over and see you calling him back, but I was so busy that I forgot."

"Haha! You're obsessed with money. What a promising future! Go with Zitao!"

Grandma Jiang teased her, but didn't blame her because she had forgotten it too.

"Hey! Dad, Mom, you guys take a break first, I'll be back to clean up later."

"No need to rush, we can just pack up slowly."

There were only an old couple left in the store, and they started talking in whispers.

"My dear, how much have we earned in the past half month?"

"It's stable now, about 15 or 16 yuan a day, and after deducting the cost, I should be able to make 7 or 8 yuan."

"So, what we earned this half month plus the first half month, that's about a hundred, right?"

"Almost, but we bought these things and now we're barely even."

"Don't worry. Everything will be earned in the future. Besides, we can still use these things even if we don't make them anymore."

"What do you want to say?"

The old couple had been together for so long, so they naturally knew that she had something to say.

"We won't open the store for the next two days, so let's rent a house nearby and move out! After all, we're not a family, and so many of us are eating and living for free, and over time, the relationship will fade."

"Well! Then let's take my wife and Zitao to look for a house tomorrow. Don't tell my second brother and his family about this in advance, so they don't get suspicious."

"Ah."