When Grandpa Fang helped buy sweet potatoes and other agricultural products, Lin Mai wanted to return to the city.
Neither Tieniu nor her son were good at doing business, so she was worried and wanted to rush back early to sell chestnuts and make as much money as possible before the New Year.
Before she could say goodbye, Grandma Fang said to her full of hope: "Maizi, please come back to my house with Doudou to spend the Chinese New Year."
The reason why Lin Mai bought two kilograms of sweet potatoes at once was because he planned to stay in the provincial capital during the Chinese New Year and sell sweet potato noodles.
This time she was reborn, she had no other thoughts, she just wanted to make more money so that she and Doudou could live a good life.
But looking at Grandma Fang's earnest eyes, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she nodded and said "good".
Grandma Fang immediately laughed.
Lin Mai hesitated and said that he wanted to return to the city as soon as possible to do business.
Grandma Fang was a little reluctant: "Although doing business is important, there is no rush at this moment.
Besides, there is only one train to Hankou at twelve o'clock. You can't leave now even if you want to.
Grandma is going to buy a fish, cut the meat, and cook a delicious meal for you before leaving. You see you have lost weight during this time." After that, she left with the vegetable basket.
Lin Mai wanted to say that she would take a long-distance bus back to the city, but she never said it.
When Grandma Fang came back from buying the ingredients, Lin Mai rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.
She ate the two-pound grass carp twice, and made tofu and fish soup with its head and fish offal.
Chop the fish body into pieces and braise it, then add sauerkraut and stir-fry it. It’s a great addition to rice.
A pound of hind leg meat is made into meatloaf that is suitable for all ages and will melt in your mouth.
Grandpa Fang and his wife were full of praise after eating several dishes.
While the two old men were feasting on themselves, they kept asking Lin Mai to eat more, which made her feel twice as guilty.
The two old men treated her like their own granddaughter, but she didn’t buy anything for them when she came back this time~
After a quick lunch, Lin Mai went to catch the train.
After getting off the train at Hankou Railway Station, Lin Mai stopped by to visit Mrs. Pang.
From afar, I saw her selling glutinous rice-wrapped fried dough sticks in front of her house. Although the business was not particularly good, it was not bad either, and there were always people buying it intermittently.
Mr. Wu's two scheming sons and daughter-in-law were nowhere to be seen, but there were several familiar faces selling chestnuts and other roasted goods.
Lin Mai wasn't very familiar with the folks near Simei Town, so he didn't go over to say hello. Instead, he walked straight to Mrs. Pang and called her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Pang raised her head and saw that it was her, and she was extremely happy.
She immediately wanted to make a fried dough stick wrapped in glutinous rice for her to eat, but Lin Mai refused, saying that she had already had lunch, so Mrs. Pang gave up.
Lin Mai smiled and asked, "Is business okay?"
Mrs. Pang said with a satisfied look: "I can earn at least five yuan a day, which is pretty good for an old woman like me."
Although she is an old resident of Jiangcheng, she does not have a job, so she does not have a pension.
When she got old, she had to rely on her children to support her and became a burden to them, which made her feel depressed all the time.
Now, by making fried dough sticks made with glutinous rice, I can not only support myself, but also earn more than my son and daughter-in-law, and I can stand up straight at home.
Lin Mai smiled and nodded: "That's good."
Then he gossiped about why the old scheming bitch’s family didn’t come to sell chestnuts.
Mrs. Pang had a sarcastic look on her face: "Why are you here? As soon as they set up their stall, there will be students standing in front of their stall to persuade customers to leave. How can they do business? They can only close the stall!"
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Lin Mai was startled for a moment. She didn't expect that Fang Zhuoran would be so ruthless in order to stand up for her and use this trick to force away the old scheming bitch's family.
My own moves were extremely weak compared to his.
She hadn't thought about reporting it directly after she left, so that Aunt Wu and her family would not be able to set up a stall here.
But she was afraid that by doing so, she would cut off the fat woman next door's financial path, and the fat woman would be angry with Mrs. Pang.
After all, the fat woman can earn a few cents in rent from Mr. Wu’s scheming bitch’s house every day.
But people are driven away by students, so it’s hard for a fat woman to find fault with Mrs. Pang.
Lin Mai still asked with concern: "Which family was forced to leave? The neighbor didn't give you any trouble, right?"
Mrs. Pang said disdainfully: "Why should she trouble me? It's not me who forced her tenants away.
To put it another way, even if it was really me who did it, I would not be afraid of her. I have many children and she would not dare to mess with me."
Lin Mai was relieved and chatted for a few more words before leaving.
I went to Jiangcheng Shopping Mall not far away, intending to buy some gifts for Grandpa Fang to take away when he came in the afternoon.
Jiangcheng Shopping Mall is the largest and most expensive shopping mall in Jiangcheng. The strange thing is that there are always a lot of customers.
This is the case now, and it was also the case in 2021 in the previous life, which shows that this metropolis never lacks rich people.
Lin Mai first looked at the supplement section.
The supplements of this era were nothing more than milk powder, honey, longan, lotus seeds, and malted milk.
Except for milk powder and honey, which require food stamps, other items are free of charge, but the prices are shockingly expensive.
But Linmai only wanted to buy milk powder and honey, which are best for the elderly.
But she didn't have any food stamps, so going to the black market to buy them was a waste of time, and she had to rush back to do business.
Thinking of the last time he sold hot dry noodles, the waiter at the window had food stamps to sell. Lin Mai tentatively asked a salesperson: "Comrade, do you have any food stamps?"
The young female salesperson in uniform looked down upon her like a princess and said in a coquettish voice: "One yuan a piece, can you afford it?"
Lin Mai was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face: "You can afford it. How many do you have?"
The salesperson said nothing and looked at her suspiciously.
Lin Mai looked anxious: "My mother is seriously ill and wants to drink milk and honey, but I live in a rural area and can't buy these without food stamps. Please sell it to me."
The salesperson then came closer and lowered his voice and said, "I have ten of them, do you want to buy them all?"
"I have money and can afford it." Lin Mai took out two big coupons from his pocket and flashed them, "I just want to ask, can ten food stamps buy two packs of milk powder and two bottles of honey?"
When the salesperson saw the two big unity cards in her hand, his eyes suddenly lit up like light bulbs.
Food stamps only cost 30 cents each on the black market, and the most expensive ones she sold were only 50 cents each.
But seeing that Lin Mai was poorly dressed and dark-looking, she looked like a country girl, so she decided she couldn't afford it.
So I deliberately offered a price of one yuan a piece just to tease her.
But I didn't expect that this country girl was so rich. She took out two big unity coins from her pocket.
He said hurriedly: "One pound of Yangzijiang milk powder costs exactly three food stamps, a bottle of honey requires two food stamps, and ten food stamps buy two packs of milk powder and two bottles of honey."
Lin Mai stretched out a big unity card to her: "Then you can sell it to me."
The salesperson looked around, pulled her into a corner, and lowered his voice: "How can something like this be so obvious?"
He reached out to take the big unity card in her hand, but unexpectedly Lin Mai had already retracted his hand.
The rural girl's timidity, caution, and fear of being cheated are vividly interpreted: "Give me your ticket first."
The salesperson refused: "We pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the same hand."