Chapter 64: Prepare for a Rainy Day

The next day, Su Qingyu specially had breakfast at Lu's house and went out with Lu Shengcai.

"Is something wrong?" Lu Shengcai walked out of the door and asked her sideways.

"Well, let's go to the store with dad to buy some sauces and ingredients." It's up to anyone to buy it. If you have it at home, there's no need to go to other stores to buy it. Otherwise, Mrs. Wu will have something to say if she finds out.

Lu Shengcai was a little confused: "You want to sell these in your store?"

"No. It's because I have a lot of chicken and duck scraps left, and I don't want to waste them. I want to cook them and see if I can sell them."

Lu Shengcai nodded and asked about the situation in the store.

Su Qingyao replied: "Yesterday the gross profit was a few taels, but it was so high that the number of customers should drop back in a few days."

Lu Shengcai was a little surprised. With a small business, he could make a few taels of gross profit a day, which was very good. Although his store has a lot of turnover, the gross profit is sometimes only a few taels.

"Very good. Work hard. If you need dad's help, just come to dad. Even if Bo Cheng is not here, you are still a part of this family."

"Okay, thank you dad."

Su Qingyu followed him to Luji Grocery Store and bought oil, salt, sugar, sauce, vinegar, aniseed, and other items. Some aniseed was not available, so Lu Shengcai asked her to go to the drug store to look for it.

Lu Shengcai didn't want her money, but in the end Su Qingyu insisted on letting it go.

Then she went to the drug store to look for some aniseed ingredients, and then went to the drug store.

When we arrived, several people were very busy. Seeing her coming, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

There seemed to be more customers today than yesterday. Because there was an event during the opening of the store, bamboo baskets and straw baskets were given as gifts. Many people came empty-handed to watch the excitement and make purchases.

Everyone carries several baskets when leaving. Exquisite and durable, you can use it for other purposes next time you take it home, and everyone wants to buy more. Su Qingnao bought two carts of bamboo basket grass and was about to run out of them.

After being busy for a while, she asked Su's father to take over and slipped back to the backyard.

Stew the chicken and duck scraps that have been cooked in advance in a large pot. It will take several hours to cook. It seems that we can't make it in time for the morning market. We can only wait and see if it can be sold in the evening market.

In the meantime, Mrs. Wu and Aunt Zhou came to get the vegetables. Seeing Mrs. Wu specially picked out a lot of fruits, Su Qingnao didn't say anything and only asked Aunt Zhou to stay and help look at the kitchen for a while.

The butcher stall is still very busy today, and there is a market for split meat. Su Qingliu and her father and mother Su got up before dawn to kill chickens, but later they had to go back to the backyard to restock.

Su Qingnao looked at her sister and her mother who were so busy that they didn't even raise their heads. Yaya was tied up and sitting on a small square stool by herself. She felt that they should hire someone to take care of this stall.

Let the other party boil water in the backyard to remove hair and collect the scraps.

When the morning market was closed, the rich aroma of meat was already wafting out of the stew pot where the scraps were cooked.

Zhou Dajiang and others felt even more hungry after smelling it.

When several people were eating, they all picked some to try, and they all thought it was delicious. In the end, they even chewed the bones.

"It's so delicious before it's even cooked, so it will definitely sell out."

"It can be sold, but how much should it cost? I have placed a lot of money in it, and the aniseed material is very valuable."

When Su's father heard what Su Qingyu said, he suddenly felt that he couldn't afford these pieces of meat: "Why do you add aniseed to this? Can the medicinal materials bought in the drugstore be added to the meat?"

"Why not? I'm patching it up. It still smells good. Dad, don't you think it smells good?"

"It smells good, why doesn't it smell good? The smell makes me unable to stand in the front store, and there are still customers asking."

"Then let's take a look at the sales this afternoon."

By the afternoon, the pot of leftovers was sold out!

He actually got nearly one tael of silver, and everyone was a little excited. I’m not worried about the scraps left over today. I also said that if I make money, I’ll braise the meat and sell it.

"Let's take a look first. Don't worry. The data for the first few days of opening cannot be calculated as normal. We still have to wait a few days and take a look." Su Qingyu advised everyone.

Everyone calmed down.

The next day was the third day of opening. The number of customers dropped slightly, but the freshness remained the same. After a few days of chaos, everyone was able to perform their duties and deal with it calmly.

At sunset on the third day, Father Su and Mother Su were going back to Qiaotou Village. After staying for a few days, the step-grandmother would definitely want to talk. Even if they wanted to stay in the town to help their daughter, they would have to go back.

When they left, Su Qingyu bought a lot of things for them. When they were sent to the entrance of the town, she thought about it and said, "Mom and dad, please send Qingyang and Qingxing to the town."

"Ah, what can they do here? Besides, your grandparents won't agree." Su's father said.

"They are still young and can't do any work at home. Grandma will think that they stay at home just for food. Sending them here saves rice and food at home. They can also help me with some small favors and run errands. Look at you. Ah, you can free up my sister."

Mother Su thought for a while and said, "It's okay for them to run errands for you, help replenish goods, and help spread the news in the front and back stores. Yaya and the others can also help take care of you, and they can save you a lot of trouble. But Your grandma doesn’t agree.”

Su Qingyu had thought about this problem for a long time.

"In the future, I will ask them to take some copper coins from home as their wages in January. They will not eat from home and save rice and grain. Grandma will be willing. Besides, Qingyang has reached the age of enlightenment. I will be in the town when I arrive. Find him a private school and let him study for a few years."

Su's father waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, how much money does it cost to go to private school! Our family can't afford it! Your grandparents won't agree to it either. None of the grandchildren study, so let Qingyang make an exception. I have an opinion. If you know this, you won’t let Qingyang come to town.”

Su's mother was silent. She originally wanted to ask the two little ones to come to the town to help and bring some copper coins back to her mother-in-law, who would probably agree to let them come up.

But let Qingyang go to school?

Su's mother's heart moved.

Su Qing'an glanced at them and said, "Dad and Mom, have you ever thought about this? If the eldest brother doesn't come back in the future, and Qingyang is conscripted again in a few years, there will be no male heir in our eldest branch. Let him study for a few years. If he has talent, he will pass the examination and become a scholar in the future, and he won't have to risk his life."

Su's father and mother were shocked by Su Qing'an's words.

They trembled in their hearts.

If Qingsong doesn't come back, will Qingyang also be conscripted?

If he doesn't come back either... then, there will be no one in their eldest branch. Who will remember his mother then? Who will burn paper for his mother? The daughters will not even have their own family.

Su Dahai faced this problem for the first time.

No, his eldest branch must not be extinct!

Su's mother was shocked and could not speak for a long time.

When she thought that Qingyang would not be able to come back in the future, her heart was clenched. She held Su's father's hand tightly, and her nails almost dug into Su's father's flesh.

"Let Qingyang come to town! Let him come to town! We will work harder and save money for him to go to school. We must support him to go to school!" Su's mother cried as she spoke.

Thinking of Su Qingsong, whose life and death were uncertain, and Qingyang's unknown fate in the future, tears rolled down.

Su Qing'an did not expect her mother to cry.

She originally just wanted Su's father and mother to agree to let the twins come to town, but she was afraid that the step-grandmother would not agree. The two honest parents did not know what to say when they returned home, so she said so much, but she did not expect that it would cause Su's mother to burst into tears.

She felt a little uncomfortable.

But she thought it was good that they could prepare for a rainy day.

Father Su held Mother Su's arm and comforted her: "Okay, when I go back, I will go to Dad and ask him to agree to let Qingyang and Qingxing come to town."

"Even if he doesn't agree, I will let them come to town!" Mother Su said firmly.

Su Qing'an comforted: "Mom, go back and tell Grandma that I will give them 100 copper coins each a month, and let them take them home. Grandma will agree. Don't tell Grandma about studying in advance."

"Okay, I'll tell you when I go back."

"Yes. Second Aunt has come to the store these days and has seen the situation in the store. Mother told Grandma that the store is too busy and needs them to help."

"Okay, I'll tell you when I go back." After that, she left the town with Father Su.

The couple was reluctant to spend 50 cents on hiring a car, and Su Dahu went to the village again. The two insisted on walking back at night.

Su Qing'an looked at their backs and felt a little uncomfortable. It seems that we still need to make more money and save more money to have confidence.