Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Aunt Wu was carrying a bamboo basket, her eyes red with anxiety, "Xiu Wen wife, there are people selling rice cakes in town too."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then he stood up, pulled her to sit down, and signaled her to be patient.

Aunt Wu couldn't sit still. "What should we do? Our business is just starting to take off, and in just a few days, someone comes to snatch it away."

"It's okay, don't worry." Li Yu said calmly. Rice cakes are different from braised meat. They require fewer ingredients. As long as you have some cooking skills and think about it a little, you can make it.

When she decided to sell rice cakes, she had thought of this situation, so she had thought of a way to deal with it early on.

Patting Aunt Wu's hand, Li Yu said, "I have a solution. Our rice cakes are ready today, so you can continue to sell them. Sell as many as you can. When we go back at noon, I will teach you something new."

Aunt Wu felt relieved when she saw that she didn't seem to be lying. "Then I'll continue to sell rice cakes. I'll wait for you in the courtyard at noon."

Li Yu nodded.

*

After seeing Aunt Wu off, Li Yu apologized to Boss Hu. He had just been busy comforting Aunt Wu and had left Boss Hu aside.

Boss Hu said, "It's okay. Business is the most important thing. But Boss Li really surprised me. I thought you were only good at cooking meat. I didn't expect that the rice cakes that have been popular in the town recently are also yours."

Li Yu said modestly: "It's just some ordinary food. Look, it's only been a few days and someone has learned how to make it."

"But Boss Li also has a solution, right? Let me guess Boss Li's new solution, could it be to launch new snacks?" Boss Hu fanned himself slowly, looking confident.

Li Yu didn't comment: "Yes and no."

Boss Hu: “?”

*

Not only in Huangmei Town, but also in the villages around Qingshui Village, other people selling rice cakes have appeared.

The rice cakes these people made were about the same size as those made by Aunt Wu and her friends, and they cost two pieces for three cents.

Because it is cheap, it attracts many people to buy it.

The village head's wife and Li Xiangyun, who were selling rice cakes in the village, saw this and were so angry that they wanted to beat someone up.

Fortunately, they are not completely out of business.

Those who imitated them didn't know the proportions of the ingredients for rice cakes, and were reluctant to add sugar. As a result, the rice cakes they made were not soft enough, and the taste was very different from those made by Aunt Wu and others.

Those children who love sweets can't get used to eating something without sweetness, so their families continue to buy rice cakes from Li Xiangyun and others. Some people who are well-off don't care about a penny or two and continue to buy the expensive ones.

But it was eventually affected. The rice cakes that usually could be sold out in one hour took nearly two hours today.

*

When we returned to the courtyard, everyone's faces looked visibly worse.

Li Yu couldn't bear to see everyone's depressed expressions, so after everyone arrived, he didn't keep them in suspense and said straight to the point: "Don't worry, I have a solution."

As she spoke, she pulled out a few thick blocks of wood.

These were the molds in the shapes of fish, birds, peach blossoms and kites that she had asked the carpenter to help make.

"Before, we always asked everyone to make square rice cakes because we thought rice cakes were easy to make. If we sell rice cakes of all shapes from the beginning, others will learn to make these shapes, and then it will be difficult for us to do business."

The village chief's wife: "Xiu Wen's wife, do you mean that we should stop making square rice cakes from today on?"

Li Yu shook his head: "We have to make square ones too, but make less. We will start making rice cakes of these shapes today. If someone learns in a few days, we will add colors. If they can learn the colors, we will add fillings to the rice cakes."

Zhou Qinghe was worried: "What if they also learn how to add stuffing? What should we do?"

Li said calmly, "When that time comes, we will start to introduce new snacks. Don't worry, I know more than just rice cakes. It's just the simplest one."

Since they started doing business, they have always regarded Li Yu as their backbone. Now seeing that she was not panicked at all, they gradually regained their confidence.

"Then we will start making rice cakes in new shapes later." The village head's wife encouraged everyone loudly, "Most of the people who buy our rice cakes are children, and children like things with strange shapes the most. We will definitely beat those imitators."

Li Yu said: "That's right. Since I have asked you all to do business together, I will make sure this business continues for a long time. In the next few days, I will find the ingredients for making new snacks, and when the time is right, I will teach you how to make new snacks."

After hearing this, several people became excited and did not even take a break. They each worked on their own tasks according to today's division of labor.

Li Yu looked at it for a while, then went home to have lunch with peace of mind.

*

Before he even got home, Li Yu realized something was wrong.

Han Zheng was actually at home, standing in front of the screen wall, looking down and thinking about something.

Under normal circumstances, he should be in school at this time.

Li Yu's heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Han Zheng was flustered for a moment when he saw Li Yu, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Sister-in-law, the school is fine."

Li Yu's heart slowly relaxed: "Why are you back? Is the school on holiday?"

Han Zheng pursed his lips, and just when Li Yu thought he would not say anything, he suddenly took out a wooden box.

"Happy birthday, sister-in-law."

Li Yu: “…” She actually forgot that today is her birthday.

That's right, she and the original owner have the same name and appearance, and their birthdays are also on the same day, the ninth day of the fourth lunar month. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that she was brought here by fate.

It was rare that Han Zheng knew and remembered it. Li Yu took the wooden box with both hands and opened it under his expectant eyes.

There was a silver bracelet in the box. The bracelet was not thick, but well made. There was a plum blossom carved on the bracelet, which was very delicate.

Li Yu took out the bracelet and put it on directly. It was just the right size.

She raised her hand and waved it, then thanked Han Zheng earnestly, "I like it very much, thank you."

She was smiling, she was really happy. Han Zheng's heart finally settled down, "As long as my second sister-in-law likes it."

The laughter of the two spread to the main room, and Han Xiaomei and Qi Yue, who were waiting for Li Yu to come over, couldn't help themselves.

"Second sister-in-law." Han Xiaomei ran to the yard and called out, "I have a gift for you too."

Afraid that someone outside might hear his voice, Qi Yue didn't dare to speak. He could only run over and pull the corner of Li Yu's clothes. After making sure it was safe, he whispered, "Sister Li, I have a gift for you too."

Li Yu looked at them, and something in her chest began to burn, and even her eyes became sore.

After putting the wooden box away, she took Qi Yue and Han Xiaomei's hands and went into the house with them.

Everything in the main room was clean. On the dining table, at her usual seat, there was a bowl of steaming noodle soup with two eggs next to the noodles.

There were two boxes in the center of the table, and for the sake of beauty, a bunch of wild flowers were placed on the boxes.

Han Xiaomei wanted Li Yu to know their intentions, and couldn't wait to introduce: "I made the noodles, my third brother lit the fire, and Qi Yue went to the backyard to pick the flowers."

Li Yu looked at the three of them and thanked them again, "Thank you, I'm very happy."

"Sister-in-law, please try the noodles and see how my cooking skills are." Han Xiaomei pushed the bowl towards Li Yu.

Li Yu followed her instructions and picked up a few to eat.

"How is it?" Han Xiaomei stared at her closely.

"It's delicious. This is the best noodles I've ever had."

Han Xiaomei was happy. When Li Yu almost finished her noodles, she pushed the gift box to her and said, "Second sister-in-law, take a look at the gift. No, second sister-in-law, don't open it yet. Guess what gift Qi Yue and I gave you."