There is a mountain in her arms

When Jiang Yicheng returned home in the evening, he saw his second uncle and his grandfather working hard, so he knew that business was good today.

"Brother, how are you today?"

Grandpa Jiang didn't meet them at noon today, so he asked them as soon as he got home.

"We sold nearly 80 kilograms of beans this morning, and the 20 kilograms were quickly sold out in the afternoon. We are preparing to stock up on 10 kilograms more beans."

My second uncle was grinning so hard that he couldn't stop talking to them while grinding beans.

"We were both very nervous today, but it was Brother Zhu who helped us to attract people. A lot of people came at once. Brother Zhu is such a good man! I gave him a pound of tofu."

"As it should be, there are many ways to make good friends!"

After dinner, my second uncle and his family continued to make tofu. They also made some tofu skin and dried tofu, planning to try selling them tomorrow.

For three days in a row, they increased the dosage day by day. That night, they brought back some good news, but my second aunt's grandmother was a little worried.

Jiang Yichen asked her grandmother quietly.

"Today, a purchasing manager from a factory came to order 50 kilograms of tofu and 50 kilograms of tofu skin. He said that if the workers like it, he will order it frequently."

"This is a good thing!"

"But your uncle and his family can sell more than 100 kilograms a day at the farmer's market. I'm afraid they won't be able to keep up with the extra 100 kilograms."

"Then prepare more today and deliver the factory's beans tomorrow. Then we'll set up a stall at the farmer's market. Grandma, you can slowly help uncle and his friends grind the beans at home, and then continue to grind them when he's free to come back and sell them in the afternoon. Or you can just hire someone to help grind the beans. But if it's not someone you know, I'm a little worried since there's only you and grandma at home."

Jiang Yichen thought for a moment and came up with a compromise solution. Grandma Jiang chose the first one without even thinking about it.

"Then I'll do it. I'll ask mom to help me put the beans in. Mom has been much more sober recently, so she can do this job."

Jiang Yichen then went on to talk about the next arrangements.

"If the factory is willing to continue placing orders, I can just ask my cousin to come over and help stabilize the business. Maybe more factories will come to place orders! Then, wouldn't it be possible to settle down in the city and bring my cousin's children over to help?"

"My dear, what about our land? If we don't plant it, won't it just go to waste?"

My second aunt’s grandmother was somewhat tempted, but she was reluctant to give up the land. At that time, everyone regarded the land as an important property to save their lives.

"Brother, why don't you just plant soybeans on all your land? Soybeans can be grown three times a year, so you don't have to buy soybeans all the time, and the land won't be wasted."

Grandpa Jiang knocked on the table and came up with a solution.

"Brother Jun, I think it's okay. When the time comes, we can hire people from the village to help us like my little sister and the others, and we just need to make money in the city."

My second aunt is a woman of courage, tenacity and kindness. She thinks this is the best arrangement. This way they can earn money faster and make back the money they spent in the past few days.

"it is good!"

Everyone helped, even Jiang Yicheng and An'an helped put the beans in. They worked until ten o'clock, when Jiang Yicheng and An'an were sent to bed. They worked until late at night.

The next day at noon, Jiang Yichen went back to eat and also helped deliver the meal to his grandfather.

"Has your uncle gone home to make tofu?"

"I did. My aunt was working alone at the stall and didn't come back for dinner. My uncle just finished making tofu and brought the dinner over, but it was a bit rushed."

"Alas! It's always like this at the beginning. It's not easy for them either."

"Grandpa, ask Great Grandpa this afternoon if there are any houses for rent near their community? Isn't their place close to the farmer's market?"

"Okay! I understand. Go back to school!"

In the afternoon, Grandpa Jiang took advantage of the fact that no one was in the store and went to ask his eldest brother about it.

“Who wants to stay?”

"My second uncle and his family are selling tofu at the farmer's market now. It won't be long before their whole family comes."

"Selling tofu? Oh! Why didn't you notify us? We can just go there and order it! It's more convenient. When did they come? We should go and see them, after all, they are relatives!"

Grandpa Jiang said a few words about it, but he didn't mention the money for the medicine to avoid any accidents.

"Oh! I didn't expect the old lady to have this disease. I know, I will ask about it when I get back."

"Ok!"

"By the way, we signed our contract this morning. It's also for three years. Your sister-in-law said she was afraid of changes in the future, so it would be safer to sign a longer contract."

"Then you still have some money, would you like me to lend you some?"

"No, we made enough last year and we still have some left!"

"Really? Then you guys make no more than the average worker in a month."

Grandpa Jiang really didn't expect this. He had never asked before, but he was happy for them.

"It's all thanks to you!"

"Oh! This is boring. I'll go back to the store first."

"Well, I'll take care of that."

Grandpa Jiang told the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law about it when he got back to the store. They were also a little surprised.

Grandma Jiang nodded and prepared to look for it when she got back. Her younger brother and sister-in-law had helped them a lot over the years, and now she finally had a chance to pay them back, so of course she would try her best.

When Jiang Yicheng and Grandpa returned home in the evening, they saw the yard was full of beans again. Grandpa and my mother were grinding beans, and my grandmother and Grandma Jiang were filtering soy milk.

“Is this another order?”

Grandpa Jiang hurried to take over from his second uncle, who happened to be mixing the coagulant.

"Yes! A school cafeteria also ordered 50 kilograms of tofu, 20 kilograms of tofu skin, and 20 kilograms of dried tofu."

My second uncle smiled with great pride, and Grandpa Jiang also felt that it was worth learning this skill.

"Second brother, that shows that your skill in making tofu is really good, that's why people placed the order so quickly."

"Haha! I worked for three months without any work, but I had to get up early and go to bed late every day. It was so hard. But now it's worth it. By the way, I called my child today."

"Brother, congratulations! You are one step closer to your goal. Now that Zhichao is here, you can ask him to go around the big places around you and see if you can get them to book with you. But I'm afraid the three of you will be too busy to handle it."

"Let's take it one step at a time! I'm just thinking of coming up with some new ideas so people can come to buy them."

"Then you'll have to worry more."

"This is much better than farming at home, and it makes money quickly. I'm happy."

"Hahahaha!"

Jiang Yichen and his friends had a late dinner, and the food was simple, with bean curd cakes, a big pot of noodles, sausages, pickles, and hot and sour shredded potatoes as a side dish.

"Cheng Cheng An An, I'm sorry today because we didn't let you have a proper meal."

My second uncle's wife was eating bean curd cakes while apologizing, and my second uncle was also full of apologies.

"It's okay! The noodles are still warm when eaten, and we always eat them normally."

Listening to Jiang Yicheng's considerate words, the second aunt's grandmother laughed heartily. Through chatting with her aunt these days, she knew that they rarely ate simple meals at home, and at least they ate meat every meal.

Although the land has been distributed to each household, and every family can have enough to eat, people still cannot afford to eat white rice and meat every day.

And when she saw her aunt cooking, she would always use a lot of oil and use several kinds of meat and vegetables. It frightened her and she wanted to take it back to her to save some food.

After dinner, the adults were busy as usual until very late. A lot of beans were soaked in the yard. Jiang Yichen and his sister went to bed first.

The next day, Jiang Yicheng and An An ate steamed buns, soybean milk and millet porridge. They had been doing the same thing for the past few days. Since they had soybean milk, they had not ordered milk for the past few days.

My second uncle and his wife went out early, and Grandma Jiang and the old lady were grinding beans early in the morning.

When Jiang Yichen arrived at the school, two shops at the school gate were already open and people were walking around inside.

"Wang Quan, do you know what those three stores do?"

Jiang Yicheng met Wang Quan biting a bun in the stairwell, looking dazed, and grabbed his arm.

"I don't know! Sister Cheng, do you want me to ask?"

Wang Quan immediately came to his senses and took the bun away from his mouth.

"That's not necessary. I saw someone there today, so I just asked casually. Hey! I'm going to dictate words to you during physical education class today, so don't run away again."

"Ah? Got it!"

The gap is a bit big, fortunately Wang Quan reacted quickly.

"Sister Cheng, you made me prepare for every subject in advance. I'm afraid I'll drift!"

"Hmph! If you feel free, do more exercises to consolidate your knowledge. Don't forget that you are in the top five this semester!"

"Order!"

"I think I should buy you some difficult reference books, so that you don't embarrass me."

"Sister Orange! Show mercy!"

Wang Quan had a bitter face and kept begging her for mercy, but she turned a deaf ear to him until they reached the classroom.

Zhang Ji and Yu Hansheng saw him like this and laughed at him.

"Wang Quan, are you being abused again?"

"No, I haven't woken up yet."

"Did Jiang Yicheng assign you another task?"

"No! I'm just doing word dictation. I've become obsessed with memorizing words and grammar lately."

"Humph! Just be happy! You have one-on-one teaching from the top student in the grade, and you're still not satisfied!"

"Hey! Heaven is my witness, don't say anything nonsense. Sister Cheng, the heaven and earth can bear witness to my feelings towards you!"

"Wang Quan, shut up!"

Jiang Yicheng didn't care about their nonsense at first, but unfortunately Cao Fang happened to be standing in front of Wang Quan's window with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Jiang Yicheng, Wang Quan, both of you come out!"

Jiang Yicheng glared at Wang Quan, telling him he was too careless. The classroom suddenly became quiet, and Li Li looked at them with obvious gloating in his eyes.

"Teacher Cao!"

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

The class bell rang and Wang Quan reminded happily.

"Teacher Cao, class is starting!"

"I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? Tell me! Are you two..."

"Teacher Cao, we have nothing! He was just joking. I was going to give him English words for dictation today, and Yu Hansheng and the others teased him a few times."

Jiang Yicheng interrupted Cao Fang and explained.

"Really?"

Cao Fang looked at Wang Quan with some suspicion, and Wang Quan nodded with a tense feeling.

"If you don't believe me, ask Zhang Ji and Yu Hansheng. Besides, it was my mother who asked Jiang Yicheng to help me study, so it's the same if you ask her."

Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard them openly bring up their classmates and parents, but he spoke to Wang Quan angrily again.

"Don't talk nonsense. How did you learn Chinese? I think I need to talk to your Chinese teacher about you. I've seen your grades. You are a little weak in Chinese and English. You can't avoid the division of arts and science in these two main subjects. Pay more attention!"

"I understand, Teacher Cao! You see, this has delayed us for a few minutes. It's time to go to class!"

"Well, let's go in!"

Seeing that he admitted his mistake with a good attitude, Cao Fang did not continue, not to mention that there was Jiang Yichen beside him.

Jiang Yicheng entered the classroom with a gloomy face, and Wang Quan returned to her seat silently like a little wife.

Yu Hansheng and Zhang Ji also felt a little apologetic at this moment, but they could only keep silent for the time being as they were in class.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and as soon as Cao Fang walked out, Zhang Ji and Yu Hansheng apologized to the two of them.

"Jiang Yicheng, Wang Quan, I'm sorry!"

"It's none of your business. We've explained it clearly to the class teacher. Please be more careful next time!"

Jiang Yichen didn't blame them because it was none of their business.

"Sister Cheng, I will never say anything nonsense again. I deserve a slap on the mouth!"

Wang Quan slapped himself lightly three times and looked at him pitifully.

"Alright, I'll let you off this time. If you cause me trouble again, I'll punish you by making you copy textbooks, specifically classical Chinese and English."

"Hiss! For the sake of my hands, I have to remember it well."

"A small punishment, a big warning. If you make a mistake in today's word dictation, you will have to copy an English text."

"Ouch! I'm so miserable!"

Wang Quan instantly lay down on the table, and immediately recovered and took out his English book to memorize words.

Zhang Ji and Yu Hansheng felt both pity and envy.

When Jiang Yicheng got out of school at noon, he saw that the three stores outside were under renovation. Today, Grandma Jiang actually had time to bring them lunch.

"Grandpa, isn't grandma supposed to help today? How come you still have time to deliver food?"

"Now that your cousin is here, your grandma will have time to cook."

"Then what do these three companies do? Do you know?"

"Well, they all came to say hello to us. One sells porridge, one sells cakes, and one sells wonton dumplings."

"They are all food. The competition is too much for Great Grandpa and his family. I remember that there seems to be another way to make potatoes and tofu in a miscellaneous book in our Jiang family. Let me recall it."

"Well, think about it carefully. How about I bring some to you when I go back to the village to plant watermelon seedlings?"

"I also forgot which one it was, you may not be able to find it. After a while, when my second uncle and his family are stable, you can start growing seedlings."

"it is good!"

Jiang Yichen had been recalling other ways to eat potatoes and tofu, and she did not hold back on the word dictation in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, Wang Quan got three words wrong, so Jiang Yichen asked him to copy the three longest texts.

When I got home in the evening, my cousin Yu Zhichao was grinding beans. After all, young people have good physical strength, and he didn't feel tired after working for an afternoon.

"Hello, cousin!"

Jiang Yicheng greeted him politely, and Yu Zhichao wiped the sweat from his face, smiled and nodded.

"Orange is back!"

Seeing that two large pots of tofu had already been made in the kitchen and the tofu was still boiling in the pot, Jiang Yichen raised his eyebrows.

"Uncle, is there another order today?"

"Yes! There's a family holding a banquet tomorrow and they ordered 80 kilograms of tofu."

"I didn't expect that even the person who booked the banquet would come. Uncle Grandpa is awesome!"

"She is also an old customer. Her family is planning to bring a daughter-in-law, so she placed an order with me."

"Haha! That means you don't have to set up a stall at the farmer's market. You have enough to do."

"Well! That's not the case. We still have to sell our stall at the farmer's market. We only get these orders after people see us there."

"Uncle, I think you're taking too many orders today. Why don't you put up a sign and place orders three days in advance? Otherwise, even a young man like you can't handle the non-stop work."

"I'm not tired, but Mom and Dad really need to think about it."

Yu Zhichao expressed his thoughts while grinding the beans.