My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

The younger sister was stunned, then nodded seriously and said, "Auntie Tian is so angry because her noodle stall is not doing well. Our porridge shop is nearby and will soon steal her business."

"Yes, where there is competition there will be elimination, but when you go out into business, where is there no competition? What's the point of just being jealous and envious? It's better to find a way to adjust yourself."

The younger sister seemed to be lost in thought. She knew how to make porridge, but she also knew that it would never be as delicious as the one made by her elder sister and Aunt Jin.

But when it comes to doing business, she feels she is better than her elder sister.

Because she is sweet-mouthed and good at talking, and she knows what to say to different people.

So the younger sister made full use of her strengths and started shouting when she saw customers coming.

"Let's have porridge. Delicious porridge, all made with white rice. White porridge, meat porridge, and wonton porridge, they're all very delicious. Come and try some."

She is young and beautiful, with a clear and pleasant voice. When she sees people, she calls them "uncle", "auntie", "brother" or "sister", which makes people feel sweet.

The three pretty and clean girls and boys at the stall also made them happy to come and patronize them.

Seeing people gathering around, the younger sister took the money and introduced the porridge: "These are all porridges I made this morning. They are very delicious. A bowl is not expensive. Come and try it. This wonton porridge is the best. It is only one cent more expensive than the meat porridge."

"It's more expensive than meat porridge." A woman hesitated.

The younger sister said hurriedly, "It has wontons and meat in it, so of course it costs a penny. But even the young master of Mr. Xu's family can't let it go and eats it for several days in a row."

"really?"

"Of course it's true. We set up a stall across the street a few days ago. Mr. Xu's young master ate it once and couldn't forget it. He went back and wanted to eat it again. Yesterday, he even called my eldest sister over and paid for the recipe for the wonton porridge."

In fact, the recipe for preserved egg porridge is not difficult. The cook of Xu Yuanwai's family can make it after a few attempts. And Gao Mama didn't give money to buy porridge. The five taels of silver were a reward from Xu Yuanwai's family.

My younger sister said this on purpose to make everyone think that Mr. Xu's family was really willing to spend money to buy porridge, so they all thought that this porridge must be delicious.

After all, we are just ordinary people, who would dare to really go to Mr. Xu’s house to ask?

At that moment, several people paid money and wanted to try the porridge that the young master of Mr. Xu's family was obsessed with.

Business was booming, and the younger brother was running back and forth with the bowls in his arms to wash them. Seeing that the younger sister was eloquent, Si Muyan felt relieved to hand over the stall to her and also washed the bowls twice herself.

As a result, before long after the morning market, all the porridges were sold out, and the wonton porridge was the best-selling one.

The younger sister counted the money, grinning so hard that her teeth were showing. She lowered her voice and told Si Muyan, "Big sister, a little over 700!"

My younger brother was also very happy.

After deducting costs, they could earn nearly three hundred coins. And judging by the situation, they could do more tomorrow.

Si Muyan frowned. Business was good, but there were two most important things. One was that there were not enough bowls. They were so busy washing the bowls that they were overwhelmed. The second was that there were no tables and chairs. Many people complained that they had to stand and hold the bowls while eating.

The problem of not having enough bowls was not easy to solve, so she planned to buy twenty more bowls later, but the tables and chairs were really difficult to deal with.

The main reason is that there is no way to transport it here.

After selling out, they closed the stall. The three of them put out the fire downstairs, packed up their things and prepared to leave.

The younger brother said confidently, "Big sister, how about we make a full batch tomorrow? There are so many people coming to see the meat porridge, why don't we make more meat porridge?"

The younger sister quickly said, "I don't think that's a good idea. Business is good today, but tomorrow it might be like pumpkin pie, with other people taking over. Then the business will be divided up, and our porridge might not sell as quickly. Big sister, I think we should prepare more tomorrow, but not too much. How do you do that?"

Si Muyan looked at them with a smile: "Well, you have really improved and can think about these things for yourself."

The younger sister and brother were very happy to receive the praise from the older sister, but both of them thought what they said was more reasonable.

Si Muyan added, "Pumpkin pancakes became popular quickly because they're a new flavor. People are willing to buy them, so naturally, people will find ways to make them. But porridge is different. Whether you're a city dweller or a slightly more affluent villager, everyone eats plain porridge. And meat and wontons aren't particularly new, so making porridge isn't difficult. What we make is no different from the steamed buns and noodles you get at the morning market."

The younger sister nodded: "Big sister, what you mean is, can we sell out all the porridge? Do we have to make a full batch tomorrow?"

"No, our conditions are not yet ripe." Si Muyan said, "If we set up two sets of tables and chairs like Auntie Tian did, there would always be people coming to eat at the morning market with so many people. Unfortunately, it is very inconvenient for us to buy tables and chairs in our current situation."

I figured the money I earned would be enough to buy two sets of tables and chairs, but my home was so far away, how would I get them here every day?

"Sister, can we rent an ox cart?"

Rent a bullock cart?

Si Muyan's eyes lit up, and she looked at her younger sister with even more approval. During the time she had traveled through time, she had been staying at home and had hardly interacted with the villagers. Even the original owner, burdened by family affairs and her own pride, did not like to interact with the villagers.

So she always thought about what she should do and how to earn money to buy those things, but she never thought about how to seek help from external forces.

In fact, why do you need to buy things? Leasing directly is also a good method.

"Okay, let's go back this afternoon. I'll go to the village head's house and ask about the price of renting an oxcart. We'll be doing the morning market, so send us there in the morning and pick us up after the market."

Songji Village wasn't close to the county seat. When the village was poor, every household had to walk to the county seat. Later, the village head bought an ox and a cart to carry people. Each trip cost two cents, and if they could go there and back in one day, each person would have to pay three cents.

Most villagers go in the morning and return in the afternoon, paying three cents.

In fact, a bullock cart is not much faster than walking, it’s just that people are less tired.

But the time when the ox cart came out was not at all the same as Si Muyan and the others, so they had never thought of riding the ox cart to the street before.

At most, you can take an ox cart when going back, but it is not as fast as the village head's car, so you can just get off the cart and walk back when you get to the place.

Si Muyan was not stingy with praise and said immediately: "Little sister is smart!"

The younger sister was incredibly proud; she was naturally intelligent. She'd known since she was a child that she was the smartest in the family... Of course, her older brother was smarter, but she figured that was because he was older. If she were his age and had his level of knowledge, she'd definitely be smarter than him.

The younger brother didn't think that the third sister stole the limelight, so he nodded and said, "Sister, shall we go buy tables and chairs now?"