A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Leng Yan took the last sip of tea, then lay on the kang with her arms and legs spread out, letting the warmth from the kang flow from her back into her limbs.

"Mother, sister-in-law, there is cotton and cloth in the basket. Please help our family members make new cotton-padded clothes for each of them."

Leng Yan spoke lazily, but Zhang Cuiniang and the other two were shocked. It would cost a lot of money to make a new cotton-padded coat for each of them.

"Have the silver sprouts been sold out today?"

This was the only reason Leng Su could think of, otherwise where would she get the money to buy the cloth.

"Yes, not only have they been sold out, but they've also sold really well. We signed a long-term cooperation agreement right away. You don't know how amazing Sister Yan is..."

Leng Huai talked incessantly and narrated what had happened in a vivid and moving voice.

Hearing that silver sprouts could be sold at a high price, and that a certain dish recipe was sold at a high price of ten taels, everyone in the family was shocked and very happy.

"Silver sprouts cost eight cents a pound, which is almost as much as white flour, but the cost is not much, so it's really profitable."

Zhang Cuiniang thought about it briefly and was shocked.

"There are fewer vegetables in winter, and the prices are high only for a short period of time. We can make more money so that we can celebrate the New Year."

Moreover, Leng Yan knew that the method of growing silver sprouts was not complicated, and it was hard to guarantee that it would not be learned by others over time.

However, as long as the quality is guaranteed, good relations are established with Xianju Pavilion, and recipes are provided, the Yinya business can be sustained for a long time.

"Wangwangwang."

The people in the room were all happy that Yin Ya could earn money, but the cry of Da Huang was heard outside the room.

Leng Huai opened the curtain to look, and found that it was Old Man Leng and Leng Cang who came back from buying fish.

Because he bought a lot, he shared a cart with the villagers to pull it back.

"Dad, why did you buy so many fish this year?"

Leng Huai was surprised when he saw the grass carp, silver carp, black carp, and even two large crucian carp and giant carp, each weighing seven or eight kilograms.

In previous years, when buying fish during the Chinese New Year, one or two were considered a lot, but now people buy four or five.

"Not much. We have a big family and it's almost New Year, so we all need to eat something good to replenish ourselves."

As Mr. Leng spoke, he asked someone to bring a wooden basin and move the fish off the cart.

After seeing off the fellow villagers and moving the fish into the kitchen, the family went into the house and sat around the table.

Today, I made a total of ten taels, two hundred and eighty copper coins from selling silver sprouts and prescriptions.

After deducting the money for buying pork, cloth, cotton and spices, there was about nine taels and nine cents left, and Old Man Leng pushed the money over.

"You are the head of the household, second son's wife. This money was earned by Yan girl, so it's up to you to decide how to distribute it."

Leng Yan glanced over and looked puzzled.

"Grandpa, why is there so much money? Haven't you paid for the fish you just bought?"

Leng Yan remembered all the expenses for today and could tell the total at a glance.

"Cough cough." Old Master Leng coughed lightly.

"I just saw your great grandfather by the Zhan River. He returned the five hundred copper coins he owed to our family a few years ago."

"What? No wonder you just bought so many fish, Dad."

Leng Huai suddenly realized, "Uncle actually took the initiative to pay back the money, maybe he wants to borrow a bigger sum next time!"

"That's exactly what I meant, but I didn't agree."

Old man Leng seemed extremely tired and sighed deeply.

He was the eldest grandson of his great-grandfather Leng Dashu. He would take part in the county examination after the new year. If he could pass the examination and become a student, he would be able to study in Lushan Academy in the city.

Seeing that the tuition was a large sum of money, the first wife thought of borrowing money from the second wife.

Thinking that it would not be difficult to borrow again if she borrowed and repaid it on time, the first wife repaid the money she owed to the second wife.

"Pah, what is this!"

Leng Huai said resentfully, "Dad, don't forget what your uncle did to our family back then.

They don't see the difficulties our family is facing at all.

Now that his family hasn't encountered any problems yet, he has already started to prepare for a rainy day and pull a soft bun that can suck blood! "

Leng Huai was indignant, and Zhang Cuiniang also looked pale.

"Dad knows."

Old Master Leng nodded and said, "Except for buying fish, the rest of the five hundred copper coins is all here. My second son's wife, keep it safe."

Zhang Cuiniang, the housekeeper, did not refuse and instead took out another three taels of silver and handed it to Leng Yan.

Since it was not easy to run a household, Zhang Cuiniang followed the custom and distributed the extra money to whoever earned it.

Yin Ya can make money all thanks to Leng Yan. Everyone has no objection to this, but Leng Yan is a little surprised.

"Keep it. I'll keep a share of the money from selling the exhibits for myself."

Seeing her hesitation, Leng Su hurriedly explained. Leng Yan accepted the money and felt that this family was quite open-minded.

After the money issue was settled, the next thing to do was to clean up the fish in the kitchen.

As it was cold, they boiled some hot water, gutted the fish one by one, removed the scales and gills.

Leng Yan saw the useless fish bladders and internal organs nearby and came up with an idea.

Unused fish viscera can be used as fertilizer, and fish bladders can be made into fish glue.

These days, it seems that few people eat fish bubbles.

Leng Yan was thinking about something in his mind while putting away the fish bubble.

"Sister Yan, I saw that I bought some pork belly and prepared the fish today. What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Leng Su came over happily and asked, sighing in her heart, she never expected that one day their family would be troubled over what kind of meat to eat.

In the past, I never had a choice, and it was good enough to be able to eat one.

"Eat fish, I'll cook it."

Leng Yan had set his sights on the big grass carp early in the morning. If it were made into spicy boiled fish, it would be so delicious that you would drool.

It just so happened that the spices I bought today included all the peppercorns and chili peppers, and the side dishes included silver sprouts, tofu, and cabbage. All the ingredients were available, just right.

"Okay!"

Hearing her say this, Leng Su nodded repeatedly, and Leng Yan started to get busy.

Remove the head and bones of the grass carp, slice it, add salt, pepper and lard to marinate. In the interval of processing, heat oil in a pan, add a spoonful of chili pepper and peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the fish bones and stir-fry.

After the aroma comes out, add water and bring to a boil. Add in tofu, silver sprouts and cabbage. Cook until done, then remove from the fish bones.

When only the soup is left in the pot and it boils, you can pour in the marinated fish fillets and blanch them, then serve and finally pour in some oil to bring out the rich aroma.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

The little twins were choking and coughing, but they were unwilling to leave the stove and stared at the bright red boiled fish.

Leng Yan looked at them with amusement, but was afraid that her family members could not eat spicy food, so she fried the fish head that was left aside in a pan and stewed it into a fish head and tofu soup.

By the time the food was served, the family was already drooling at the delicious smell. As soon as they heard that the meal was about to start, everyone's chopsticks immediately reached for the boiled fish.

"Wow, this fish fillet is so fragrant, tender and smooth, without any bones at all, so delicious!"

Leng He nodded her little head with her little mouth full of food.

"Yes, even the cabbage and tofu are cooked to perfection and delicious!"

"The fish head tofu soup is also delicious, fragrant and rich, and the more you drink it, the better it tastes."

Everyone praised the food as they ate, and they were very satisfied with the meal.

After dinner, Zhang Cuiniang and her sister-in-law started measuring the sizes of everyone in the family and prepared to make cotton-padded clothes.

Leng Yan will continue to pick out the bad soybeans she bought, clean them and use them to grow bean sprouts.

After the cooperation with Tongxianju Pavilion, the demand for supplies increased, and the wooden barrels at home were not enough. Leng Yan asked his grandfather to go to the carpenter in the village and order a few more wooden barrels and basins.

After soaking the soybeans, Leng Yan glanced at the fish soaking pool aside and immediately had an idea.