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

Two cents was nothing to Sheng Yuxing, so he immediately paid four more copper coins.

"Then use this lunch box and pack two servings of steamed fish fillets with garlic. I'll take them with me when I leave."

After Sheng Yuxing finished speaking, he couldn't wait to find a seat and start eating. After attending classes for a whole morning and waiting in line for such a long time, he was already starving and really couldn't wait any longer.

After Leng Yan responded, he packed two servings of steamed fish fillets in a lunch box.

As there were no plastic bags, she used a thin hemp rope to tie the two lunch boxes together with a bow, just like wrapping fruit snacks, so that she could carry them steadily.

The people queuing behind found this interesting, and many of them took a fancy to the wooden lunch box.

It feels like when there is a promotion in the supermarket where you buy instant noodles and get a bowl for free, but you don’t want to buy the instant noodles, but you like the bowl.

Therefore, some diners, even though they do not need to take their meals away, still spend a few cents more to put their meals in lunch boxes, eat them in the restaurant, and then take the lunch boxes home.

Leng Yan didn't expect that the packed lunch boxes could become an attraction, and she couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Leng Huai and Leng Cang, who were standing by, reminded Leng Yan enviously not to forget, and promised to give them lunch boxes.

After the last batch of customers left during lunch hour, everyone was able to sit down, catch their breath and have a good rest.

After the break, Leng Yan calculated today's revenue, while the others cleaned up, washed dishes, and cleaned the shop.

After Leng Huai and Leng Cang, uncle and nephew, finished their work, they came over to help Leng Yan count the copper coins.

One hundred copper coins were stacked together and then strung together with hemp ropes to tie them up. After deducting the cost, there were more than forty strings in total, which was almost four taels of silver, less than five taels.

These happy people were smiling so hard that their teeth were showing. They never thought that one day they would feel the pain of counting money until their hands cramped.

Leng Yan saw how money-obsessed they were and didn't notice that she was even more money-obsessed than them. Her eyes were like searchlights, so bright that it was scary.

Afterwards, they put the copper coins into the box and locked it. Leng Yan counted out a dozen copper coins and decided to buy some candied haws for his younger brothers and sisters later.

With the remaining twenty copper coins, he found Aunt Liu who was washing dishes in the backyard and paid her for today's wages.

Aunt Liu refused to accept the offer. When Zhang Cui Niang came to her yesterday, she said she wanted to ask her to help with the work. But she only heard that she was asking for help and didn't think about asking for wages.

Besides, I only worked half a day today and had two meals that were filling, with meat, flour and greasy food. Where can I find this?

"No, no, this won't work, girl Yan.

We are all neighbors and our families have such a good relationship, how can I accept money from you?

Besides, even today's two meals can cover the wages. Can you tell me which worker can eat so well? "

Aunt Liu waved her hands repeatedly and refused to take it, so Leng Yan gave a look to Zhang Cuiniang who was washing dishes nearby.

Zhang Cui Niang, who received the signal, spoke in unison: "Hey, sister-in-law.

When I asked you to come yesterday, I told you very clearly that I wanted you to come and do the work and I wanted you to pay me a copper coin.

Besides, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, so you can’t just say no now.

If you don't want to, I'll be embarrassed to ask you to come tomorrow."

Zhang Cuiniang pretended to be angry, turned her head and went to wash the dishes.

Leng Yan also said, "Yes, Aunt Liu, you have seen how busy the shop is today.

If you don't charge for your work, we won't be able to ask you to come and help us every day. Besides, I have something else I want to ask Aunt Liu to help me with!"

Aunt Liu was at a loss as the mother and daughter kept talking. After accepting the copper coins, she asked what the matter was.

Leng Yan smiled mysteriously and told the story.

Aunt Liu was moved and felt that the Leng family was a genuine family. She secretly made up her mind to follow their lead and work hard in the future. Upon hearing this, she agreed immediately.

Leng Yan smiled and thanked him, then thought about it and felt that it would be a bit troublesome to pay the wages day by day, so he went along with it.

"Aunt Liu, you can take today's wages. From now on, I will pay you once a month, 600 copper coins a month.

There will be festival bonuses during the New Year, and as long as our business is good, the wages will gradually increase accordingly."

Leng Yan was thinking and optimizing it slowly, after all, it was his first time hiring someone.

She actually felt that there were still some things not right, but Aunt Liu next to her was stunned and moved.

Although her husband was the head bricklayer, they could barely make ends meet.

In addition, the eldest son in the family is already sixteen or seventeen years old this year, which is the age for marriage. It will cost a considerable amount of money just to find a wife.

Therefore, the old couple lived frugally just to give more dowry and find a good wife for their son.

But money is not so easy to earn these days, and my family is worried about this and is getting very angry.

But she didn't expect that now, the Leng family would choose her first to offer such a high salary and such a good job. How could she not be moved?

"Okay, Aunt Liu, it's settled. You can't go back on your word."

Seeing this, Leng Yan made the final decision and happily spoke a few more words to Aunt Liu. Only then was the matter settled.

Afterwards, after packing up the shop, everyone sat on an ox cart, driven by Old Man Leng, and headed for the market in Hulu Town.

The braised pork heads and offal were selling well today, so Leng Yan went to the pork stall first and bought a pig head and two sets of offal.

Seeing that there were pig's trotters, and thinking about their soft, chewy, and collagen-filled texture, Leng Yan immediately ordered four more pig's trotters.

Afterwards, I went to buy some vegetables like peppers shipped from the south.

Zhang Cuiniang, Aunt Liu, and Leng Su went to the cloth shop again and bought some cloth to make spring and summer clothes.

Leng Huai and Leng Cang went to buy some candied haws and cakes. When they had almost finished buying everything, they drove the ox cart back to the village.

When I first entered the village, there were still groups of villagers gathered under the big locust tree.

Unlike yesterday when they gossiped without restraint, today, after being reprimanded and warned by Village Chief Lan, they no longer dared to talk nonsense.

No matter how much you want to say in your heart, you have to look good on the surface.

So when they saw the Leng family's ox cart passing by, they struck up a few conversations as if they were chatting.

For example, words like "Have you eaten?" and "Where are you from?"

When people greeted them, the Leng family members would respond with a smile.

After all, we are from the same village and see each other every day, so we still have to maintain the superficial relationship.

"Hey, Aunt Liu, where are you and the Leng family coming from?

When I went to your house to look for you this morning, I found you empty-handed.

A woman was also sitting under the big locust tree and chatting. When she saw Aunt Liu on the Leng family's ox cart, she couldn't help but speak.

Aunt Liu also heard some rumors yesterday and had to be told by Leng Yan, so she got off the ox cart and said with a smile, "I just came back from Hulu Town.

Sister Yuegui, the matter I asked you to do has finally been resolved."