Chapter 36 Nonsense
No matter how much old flour is left, it will eventually run out. Once you use the new flour...

Thinking of Xia Mingyue's upcoming embarrassment, Zhang Lai Fu couldn't help laughing out loud.

But soon, Zhang Lai Fu couldn't laugh anymore.

Several days have passed, and Xia Mingyue's business is as usual, with no changes.

On the contrary, because Xia Mingyue's business was getting better and better, his bun business was getting worse and worse, and even those old customers were rarely seen.

what's the situation……

Zhang Lai Fu was puzzled and could only set his eyes on Jiang Erniu who was making sesame cakes not far away.

Is Jiang Erniu so timid that he doesn't even dare to do such a thing?
What a useless person!

Zhang Laifu was angry and walked over with a dark face, "Brother Erniu, your business is getting worse and worse."

"Yes." Jiang Erniu nodded, "It's getting worse and worse."

When he spoke, his face was relaxed, without any sign of worry at all.

It seems that Jiang Erniu really didn't do this!

Zhang Laifu was a little annoyed, "Brother Erniu isn't annoyed?"

"Upset." Jiang Erniu nodded again.

The expression is long.

Zhang Laifu, "..."

You are upset as hell!
He is upset!

Zhang Laifu was so angry that he almost broke his teeth, but he pretended to be indifferent and looked into the distance, "This Madam Xia's business is really good."

"Yes." Jiang Erniu replied.

"It's so enviable."

"Yes."

"Brother Erniu, if Madam Xia stops selling cakes, can our business recover to its original state?"

"It's hard to say..." Jiang Erniu thought about it seriously, "Maybe not."

How can someone with such a picky palate be willing to settle for something?

Even if we make do, it should be done reluctantly.

"Why?" Zhang Laifu was stunned. "Brother Erniu, how can you think like that? In my opinion, our business is not doing well because of Madam Xia!"

"Laifu." Jiang Erniu's expression became serious. "I have thought about it carefully these past two days and I feel that our business is not doing well. It's not because of Madam Xia, but because our cooking skills are not good enough to make delicious food."

"Think about it, if we can make delicious cakes or buns, even if Madam Xia does business, it won't affect our business."

Nonsense!

What’s wrong with the buns he made?
Before Xia Mingyue started his stall, everyone who ate his buns would praise them and say they were delicious!

This is Xia Mingyue’s fault!

Zhang Laifu was so angry at Jiang Erniu's words that he trembled and yelled at Jiang Erniu, "Come on, you are just a useless guy, nothing else. In the future, don't set up a stall next to my bun shop, lest I be infected with your poor aura, which will ruin the feng shui of my family and make me lose money with you!"

For no reason, he started swearing.

Jiang Erniu didn't expect that Zhang Laifu, who usually spoke in a gentle and kind voice, would say such words at this time.

After being stunned for a while, Jiang Erniu remembered what Zhang Lai Fu had said in his ear these days.

Without exception, they all talked about Madam Xia's business, and their words were full of jealousy and hatred. And what they said in the grain store that day was probably not a joke...

Jiang Erniu suddenly realized what was going on, and when he looked at Zhang Lai Fu again, there was more fear and disdain in his eyes.

After a moment, he lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, I will set up my stall somewhere else in the future, not in front of you." He was afraid of being led astray by such a vicious person, and he was even more afraid that Zhang Lai Fu's viciousness would be used on him one day.

Fortunately, at the last moment of that day, he felt guilty and finally withdrew his hand.

Otherwise, I'd be like Zhang Laifu...

Jiang Erniu was filled with sighs and fear, but he was more worried about the future.

His pancake business was not doing well to begin with, but it was at least okay at this place. If he moved to another place, it would probably be even worse.

Or, should I really listen to what my brother-in-law says, abandon this pancake stall, and follow him to run escort business?

But it’s not easy to set up this pancake stall.

He learned it from a master craftsman when he was young. The master didn't want to teach him, so he did odd jobs for more than two years, and received money and gifts from the master during festivals. Only then did he learn the skill of making sesame cakes.

When the master finished teaching him, he felt that he was the fastest and best learner, and Jiang Erniu was very proud of him for a time.

This pancake stall also earned him a lot of money, which allowed him to support his father who was in poor health, get married, and raise his two children.

But now...

Jiang Erniu was a little confused.

He looked up at the sky, then at the busy street, and finally his gaze fell on Xia Mingyue's very busy stall in the distance.

I don't know who Madam Xia learned this skill from...

Today's stall was closed at exactly 3 p.m.

Pile the tables and benches at the foot of the wall and cover them with straw mats. The remaining bowls, chopsticks, spoons and other items should be taken back.

It needs to be cleaned carefully and boiled in a pot to disinfect it.

When she finished all this, Xia Mingyue was so tired that she didn't want to move. She just sat on the mat and thought about nothing.

Mrs. Lu wiped the water off her hands and said, "Make less dough tonight, and mix less stuffing tomorrow. Business is profitable, but you can never make all the money. You have to take care of your body and not get too tired. If you get sick from overwork, no amount of money will be enough to pay for the medicine."

"Yeah." Xia Mingyue nodded.

She fully agreed with this.

However, looking at the money without making any money, I feel like I am losing money!
Especially since she had made two new mattresses, two new pillows, and bought new sheets in the past two days. Summer was coming, and she also needed to repair the roof and buy mosquito repellent tents...

After Zeng Liu’s theft last time, she wanted to rebuild the courtyard wall using only blue bricks!
When her business is about to expand and she makes enough money to have no worries, she also wants to take the time to collect the ingredients unique to this era and make the unique delicacies of this period.

There are too many things to do, and everything requires sufficient money to support it.

When it comes to making money, you can't be lazy.

But now it was clear that her energy was limited…

Xia Mingyue frowned and thought.

……

The next day, Jiang Zhuguo came to deliver black vegetables again.

"Sister Xia, this is almost the last basket of black vegetables in my house. If you want more, I can find some for you from the neighboring house. The price is still the same, and the quantity is just as much. Do you agree, Sister Xia?"

Jiang Zhuguo was afraid that Xia Mingyue would disagree, so he spoke very carefully.

"Sure." Xia Mingyue agreed readily.

"That's great." Jiang Zhuguo breathed a sigh of relief, "But don't worry, Sister Xia, I will carefully select the bad vegetables and won't send you the bad ones."

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