Chapter Fifty-One: Summer Vacation Begins

  Qiu Ye has also been very busy these days, she has already set up her own small stall in the Xi Zhai market.

  At the beginning, the tea egg stall was not yet stable. She and her brother Zhu Zi took the earliest bus to the car station and train station to sell tea eggs in person. Within a week, she had successfully settled those two places.

  It's actually quite simple, the sales of tea eggs were very good in the few days she went there, and when she chatted with people, she revealed her idea of wholesale to others, because she was about to go to school, her brother was busy and couldn't sell it herself, so finally Qiu Ye successfully hooked two fish and wholesaled them at a price of 1.8 yuan per tea egg.

  From then on, Wang Zhuzi only needed to take the earliest bus every morning and deliver 200 tea eggs to each of them. Of course, Qiu Ye would also ask Wang Zhuzi to bring around 100 more tea eggs every day, which she would sell directly on the bus. She specifically instructed that even if there were many buyers on the bus, she could only sell 100, and absolutely could not reduce the quantity for delivery. If they didn't sell out, they could be taken back, as tea eggs can be stored for several days. After delivering the goods, it was a matter of one hand exchanging money and the other hand exchanging goods, with no tolerance for debt.

  After discussing the wholesale of tea eggs, Qiu Ye didn't need to go again, but she wasn't idle either. In the morning, she took her brother to Xizhai to investigate the market.

  Of course, Qiu Ye couldn't return empty-handed, that wasn't her style. Now it was mid-July, the persimmons, beans, cucumbers and whatnot in the field had all ripened, so Qiu Ye thought, since mom wouldn't give her tofu, she'd sell all the vegetables at home instead. So every morning, she and her siblings would go to the field to pick vegetables, then push a cart together to the Xizhai market to sell them.

  Qiu Feng was unwilling to go, but Qiu Ye had a way. She and her brother agreed that the vegetables were grown with great effort by their parents, so the money from selling them would be divided into three parts: one part for their parents, one part for her brother, and one part for herself.

  Although my income will be much less, it is also necessary to do so. The money from Dad and Mom must be handed over. My brother has considered this for a long time, initially not wanting to give it, but later thinking that it's not good to let him work for nothing every day, he should at least get some labor costs, which can fully mobilize his enthusiasm for work, make him willing to participate, and most importantly, let him personally experience the difficulty of making money, which is beneficial for his future character formation and financial management ability.

  When Qiu Feng heard that he could also get the money, his interest was unprecedentedly high. He had been watching his sister put money in her pocket before, and she never gave him any. This time, she would give some to him, so wouldn't he have money to buy toys? So every morning, he didn't dawdle anymore, following his sister to the field to pick vegetables, and pushing a small cart with a whooshing sound.

  Qiu Ye followed behind and thought, this reward policy is being used correctly, it also indirectly explains that no one can resist the temptation of money, a heartless person like my brother was lured away by money, is there anyone in the world who can resist?

  The scale of Xizhai Market and Central Street Market is not on the same level. The market here is about 100 meters long, much longer than the small market on Central Street that can be strolled through in a few steps. Not all vendors sell things they couldn't finish at home; many are professional vegetable peddlers who specialize in this trade. At this time, Xizhai Market was already considered a large vegetable market.

  Qiu Ye had just arrived and relied on her small build and sweet mouth to successfully occupy a place among a group of uncles and aunts.

  Vegetables are still selling well here, because the surrounding residential areas are all working in state-owned units, no time, no land for them to grow their own vegetables, so usually eating vegetables rely on buying.

  In Xizhai market, Qiu Ye is a scenery, with a clear and bright voice calling out to sell, the business will be very good.

  Other vendors are eager for Qiu Ye to sell out quickly so they can start selling their own produce, haha, a bit exaggerated. The feeling among fellow vendors towards her is bittersweet, the kid is cute and everyone likes her, but Qiu Ye's presence indeed affects their business.

  Fortunately, Qiu Ye doesn't sell a lot of vegetables every day. When she says that she sells all the vegetables from her family's field, it's just an exaggeration. She actually sets aside the vegetables they're currently eating and those to be dried for winter. If not, they would really have nothing but cabbage and potatoes to eat during winter. Only then will she take out the remaining vegetables to sell.

  Qiu's mother has finally agreed, so she can start selling tofu from tomorrow on.

  The next morning, Qiu Ye got up early to make breakfast. Today, she wanted to make a loving breakfast for her mother. These days, facing her mother's anger every day, her heart didn't feel good either. But for the sake of her own freedom and career, and to let her parents know that she was a child with her own ideas, she could only be stubborn with her mother. It was a matter of who would give in first.

  Although she won in the end, she also knew that her mother loved her more than she loved her mother. From now on, she could only be more filial to repay her mother's love, and for now, let's start by making mom happy first.

  Qiu Ye turned off the fire on the stove, and the millet porridge in the pot had been simmering for more than half an hour. The color was a deep yellow, and the aroma was fragrant. She filled a large aluminum lunch box to the brim, then took out four steamed buns from the steamer basket. She also brought out a small bowl of pickled cucumber that she had made a few days ago, as well as two boiled eggs from under the steamer lid. Putting all these things into a basket, she called out to her older brother and they set off together for the tofu workshop.

  Arriving at the tofu workshop, Qiu Ye first went in and arranged the rice in the basket on the only table in the house, shouting to his parents: "Dad, Mom, come quickly, I've brought lunch for you."

  It's already strange that Qiu's father and mother saw their two children coming to the tofu workshop so early, now hearing the girl say they came to deliver food, it's even stranger, these two kids have never cooked for themselves.

  Qiu's father and mother put down their work and went to the small table to take a look. The girl's breakfast was still very rich, at least better than what Qiu's father made every day. The millet porridge was sticky and looked delicious.

  Qiu's mother looked at the millet porridge in confusion and asked: "We don't have millet at home, did you get it from your godmother's house?"

  "No, I bought it in the market." Qiu Ye shook her head. The millet at Aunt's house was also sent by her, and she told Aunt and Uncle a lot of benefits of eating millet often, and got praised by them.

  "Look, I told you that once she has some money, she's not herself anymore. She hasn't even gone to sell tofu yet and already started spending recklessly." Mrs. Qiu turned around and complained to Mr. Qiu, saying that children shouldn't be allowed to have money in their hands or they'll become someone else.

  "Mom, this isn't wasting money. Auntie said that eating millet porridge can help with digestion and nourish the stomach. You're always having stomachaches, aren't you? I specifically bought it to help your stomach." Finally, she added another sentence, "No matter how much money is spent on mom, it's not considered wasting money."

  These few words made Qiu's mother's eyes a little sour, but it was still good that the girl was being considerate, she was her mother's thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket.

  But she still said stubbornly, "Don't think that just because you say a few nice words, I'll give you tofu for free. No way, my dear daughter and I will settle the account clearly, and you won't get away with owing me a single cent."

  "Alright, let's settle the account later. Mom and Dad, hurry up and eat your meal, it'll get cold soon. My brother and I will go to the field for a while and come back to pick up the tofu later." Qiu Ye saw that there was nothing else to do here, so she prepared to go to the field to pick vegetables and then rush to the market. This morning was still going to be busy.

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