Chapter 12

“Hurry up and take the tricycle over. Let your sister-in-law go inside and rest first. Mother will go and cook noodles right away.”

Mother Gu said excitedly.

Gu Yunchi let go of Jiang Yiyi, took the tricycle, pushed it to a cool place, fetched some water for Jiang Yiyi to wash her face and hands, then quickly went into the house and poured her a glass of cold white wine. After Jiang Yiyi finished drinking it, he pushed her into the house to rest. He went to the kitchen and saw that Gu’s mother had already boiled the water. He took the noodles that had been rolled out long ago and put them into the pot. After they were cooked, he took them out and rinsed them in cold water. He added eggs, tomatoes, diced eggplant, shredded cucumber, and minced garlic, and brought them to Jiang Yiyi.

Jiang Yiyi was indeed hungry. She took a big bite and put it into her mouth, then took out the money from her pocket and put it on the bed.

Most of them were small change, with only three one-dollar bills.

Gu Yunchi excitedly spread out the money one by one and counted it carefully, as if he was afraid that he would accidentally count the money wrong.

Jiang Yiyi wanted to laugh when she saw this. “It was sold out in half an hour today. We can make more tomorrow.”

Gu Yunchi nodded frantically, his eyes never leaving the money in his hand. A total of seventeen dollars and forty cents, and he sold so much in one day!

“Sister-in-law, can I take it over so that mother can count it?”

“Take it.”

Gu Yunchi ran to Gu’s mother’s room like a gust of wind, and waited until Jiang Yiyi finished her bowl of noodles before bringing it back. His eyes were red, obviously because he had been crying.

Knowing that she was excited, Jiang Yiyi pretended not to notice so that she wouldn’t feel embarrassed. “I see there aren’t many cucumbers left in the garden. I have to go buy some from other families.”

“I’ll go buy it.”

Gu Yunchi put the money on the kang and felt full of strength. She had just calculated with her mother and found that she had earned fifteen yuan today, which would be four hundred and fifty yuan a month. She could earn several thousand yuan a year and her family could become a millionaire in two years.

“If someone asks, just tell the truth.”

If you have a vegetable garden at home and still go out to buy cucumbers, the villagers will definitely ask you about it. Sooner or later they will know it, and it is not good to hide it.

Now Jiang Yiyi is the god in Gu Yunchi’s heart. Gu Yunchi listens to whatever she says. He even skipped his nap and went to the village to buy cucumbers.

Jiang Yiyi slept for half an hour. This was a habit she developed before she transmigrated into the book. No matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, she would take a half-hour break at noon.

When I woke up, I saw two little girls playing under the shade of a tree in the yard, so I got up and went out.

The two little people were no longer afraid of her, and they called out in childish voices, “Aunt.” “Aunt.”

Jiang Yiyi patted their heads and said, “Aunt will take you to buy ice cream.”

The two little girls’ identical eyes lit up instantly.

Jiang Yiyi held one of the girls’ hands each and took them to the village store, where she bought them popsicles and snacks.

This was the first time that Jiang Yiyi came to the store to buy something after getting married. The proprietress looked at her a few more times. In her impression, Jiang Yiyi was very quiet and didn’t like to deal with the villagers. The villagers talked about her behind her back because she was a high school student and married to Gu Yunze, and she could get a few dozen yuan in allowance every month without working, and she looked down on the villagers.

Noticing the boss lady’s gaze, Jiang Yiyi looked back. The boss lady was so scared that she quickly avoided him. She had heard about what happened when Jiang Yiyi went to the Qin family. It sounded like she had a bad temper, so she didn’t dare to provoke her.

Jiang Yiyi brought her two children back home. Gu Yunchi also came back and bought a basket of cucumbers with flowers on top, which were tender and juicy.

“Three cents a pound. I bought thirty pounds.”

The villagers all had vegetable gardens and grew cucumbers. When they heard that they could sell them, they wanted to sell them to her. Some people also asked what she was going to do with the cucumbers, so Gu Yunchi told them what Jiang Yiyi had told her. The villagers didn’t know what cold noodles were, but they knew from the literal meaning that they should be something cool. They asked about the price and were shocked when they heard that it was only 30 cents a serving.

Gu Yunyang ran back home with Gu Yuncan after school. Their clothes were soaked. After entering the gate, they saw the tricycle in the yard, and saw Jiang Yiyi and Gu Yunchi busy in the kitchen. He ran to Gu’s mother’s room, closed the door with his backhand, and lowered his voice, “Mom, how much did you sell today?”

Mother Gu’s eyebrows relaxed and she smiled, “Seventeen dollars and four cents.”

Gu Yunyang quickly calculated in his mind, 30 cents per portion, 60 portions would be 18 yuan, so 17.4 yuan would be… He counted on his fingers for a long time before his eyes lit up. Fifty-eight portions were sold, which meant that the sister-in-law almost took back all the money and did not give it to the man.

After a day of feeling uneasy, he finally let go and slumped in his chair, gasping for breath.

Gu Yuncan ran slower and was out of breath. She went into the house and lay down on the kang. After school, her second brother pulled her back home in one breath, and she was exhausted.

Mother Gu wiped the sweat off the two of them and said, “There’s nothing going on at home, so don’t rush back in the future.”

After the first day of trial sales, Jiang Yiyi asked people to make 100 portions on the second day. She went to the entrance of the aluminum factory to sell them, and still prepared one portion for people to taste first. There were fewer workers in the aluminum factory, about 200 to 300 people, but there was an iron factory next to it, also with 200 to 300 people, and they all passed by the entrance of the aluminum factory on their way to and from get off work.

“Liangpi, delicious Liangpi, don’t miss it if you pass by!”

Most of the workers in the aluminum and iron factories were men. When they heard her clear voice, they all looked over. Seeing that it was a pretty girl, they gathered over in groups of three or five. When they got closer, they were attracted by the cold noodles.

Jiang Yiyi handed the prepared chopsticks to the person in the front, “Free tasting, no money required!”

There was such a good thing. The worker at the front didn’t even bother to look at Jiang Yiyi. He took the chopsticks and tasted it. He tasted it several times. He reluctantly put down the chopsticks after hearing the urging of the people next to him. He chewed the cold skin in his mouth and swallowed it slowly. “How much is one serving?”

“Thirty cents.”

“It’s too expensive!”

As he spoke, he smacked his lips. It tasted so delicious that if he wasn’t thick-skinned, he would have wanted to taste everything in the enamel jar.

“One cent a portion is about right.”

Those who had tasted it later also wanted to buy it and followed suit.

“My whole family got up at one in the morning and worked until ten o’clock to make all this, plus the ingredients, and the three cents we earned was just hard-earned money, so we can’t do less.”

“Forget it, we won’t buy it.”

After saying this, the man seemed to be leaving.

Jiang Yiyi didn’t call her. She knew how delicious it was to eat a bowl of cold noodles on a hot day. Once she had tasted it, she would want to buy it. She was the only one, so the price would definitely not be reduced.

The man just wanted to bargain, and seeing that Jiang Yiyi didn’t call him, he felt embarrassed, but he really wanted to eat, so he took a step back and said, “Two cents, I’ll buy two.”

Jiang Yiyi smiled and shook her head.

“You are such a funny person selling things, do you still want to sell here? Let me tell you, I work in the factory…”

“Big Fatty, what are you doing?”

Hearing the voice, Dapang turned around and replied with a smile, “Brother Liu, I just want to buy two servings of cold noodles, this girl…”

“Brother Liu.”

Jiang Yiyi shouted.