The happy little days of the Ye family

The aunts were not in a good mood when they saw Ye Donglin, but it was understandable that a pastry shop would soon compete with him for business, and no one would be happy.

Ye Donglin opened the door, and several aunts enthusiastically helped him unload the things on the donkey cart.

As soon as I packed up the things I had brought, many women from the neighborhood came to the shop one after another to buy vegetables.

"Boy from the Ye family, help me weigh these loofahs and pumpkins. In addition, bring me 10 kilograms of rice in the shell and 5 kilograms of cornmeal."

"Okay! One and a half pounds of loofah, 4 pounds of pumpkin, plus rice and cornmeal, a total of 101 Wen."

"Boss Xiaoye, I want these two bundles of vegetables. In addition, bring me 6 eggs and weigh this fish for me."

"Vegetables cost two cents per bundle, eggs cost one cent each, and fish weighs five kilograms. The total is 5 cents."

"The eggs were collected very cleanly today. I want some too. Then weigh 10 jins of sweet potatoes and 6 jins of cornmeal."

"Boss Xiaoye, give me two pieces each of mung bean cake, rice cake and brown sugar cake."

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Ye Donglin was so busy amidst the calls of a group of aunts that he had more and more coins in his hands.

Looking at the copper plates piled up like a mountain on the counter, Ye Donglin completely forgot about Liu's pastry shop.

After the women who liked to get up early to buy groceries left one after another, the shop became deserted.

At this time, Wang Chunyu came over with freshly baked roast chicken and roast duck, and the strong aroma of meat came from the shop.

There were not many people in the shop at this time, and Ye Donglin and Wang Chunyu talked about Liu's pastry shop.

"The Liu family's pastry shop has been packed up. My aunt who came to buy groceries said it will open the day after tomorrow."

Wang Chunyu was also unhappy when he heard the bad news.

"It's true that the Liu family wants to open a shop near us. There are only so many people nearby. If we open another pastry shop, neither family will be able to gain favor."

In Wang Chunyu's opinion, this Liu's Pastry Shop, just like the original Yan's Braised Pork Shop, was here to grab business.

Ye Donglin, who was very anxious just now, saw that Wang Chunyu was in a low mood, so he quickly comforted her and said:

"It will definitely have an impact, but I don't think we need to worry too much. After all, our grocery store doesn't only have pastries."

"Besides, most of the pastries from the Liu family are relatively expensive, while the pastries here are only four or five cents a piece, so the prices are more affordable. The two companies have different positionings."

The ingredients used by Wang Chunyu to make pastries are all grown at home, and the cost is relatively low, which is their advantage.

Under Ye Donglin's guidance, Wang Chunyu felt much better. After thinking for a while, he said:

"I can't make complicated pastries like Yun Pian Gao and Peach Cake, but we can make more cheap and affordable pastries."

"The people living around here are not the rich families on North Street, and the young people who usually come here to buy books don't have much money on hand."

Ye Donglin happily held Wang Chunyu's little hand.

"Xiao Yu, you are right. We can make more cheap and affordable pastries. Cheap and large pastries such as osmanthus cake, red bean cake, mung bean cake and rice cake usually sell best."

Wang Chunyu took out the hand held by Ye Donglin and wanted to go back quickly.

The pear blossom cakes she made the first two times tasted average. On the way here, she thought of a new method and went back in a hurry.

It would be best to research two new pastries before the Zhang family's shop opens.

People nearby are almost tired of eating these kinds of pastries now.

Thinking about making new pastries, Wang Chunyu went back immediately.

Looking at Wang Chunyu's furious back, Ye Donglin quickly warned:

"You're still pregnant with your second child. Walk slower. Don't be in a hurry about the pastries. Be careful on the road."

"I know, I will protect your daughter."

After Wang Chunyu returned, women who got up late also came to buy groceries one after another.

According to Ye Donglin's observation, these women who get up late have good family backgrounds and are relatively easy to buy things.

Seeing these well-dressed women, Ye Donglin immediately greeted them warmly.

"Aunts, what food do you want to buy? The fish today are very strong and big."

A woman next to him immediately happily pulled Ye Donglin to the large water tank.

"My daughter-in-law gave birth to a big fat boy yesterday. Boss Ye brought me two larger crucian carp, and I took them back to make soup."

"Okay, there are also red date cakes and brown sugar in the shop. Auntie, would you like to take some back to replenish your daughter-in-law's health?"

The woman smiled heartily and said, "No need for pastries. Bring me a pound of brown sugar and a pound of red dates, and two pounds of eggs."

"Okay, Aunt Yun is very kind to your daughter-in-law."

Another woman on the side shouted: "Boss Xiaoye, bring me 10 kilograms of shelled polished rice, 4 pieces of red date cake and two pieces of osmanthus cake."

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As these women returned home one by one with full loads, the grain and vegetables Ye Donglin brought became less and less.

Finally, all the vegetables were sold out, leaving only some broken leaves on the ground.

Ye Donglin took a broom and swept the grocery store clean. Although the leaves that were broken off could not be eaten, they could be taken back to feed the chickens and pigs.

They were all grown with hard work and could not be wasted. Ye Donglin packed them all and put them on the donkey cart.

At this time, Ye Donglin was the only one in the grocery store. He thought about Liu's pastry shop again and stood thoughtfully in front of the shelf with pastries.

After I ran out of chestnuts at home, I stopped making honey chestnut cake.

The remaining mung bean cake, red bean cake, osmanthus cake, rice cake, red date cake, brown sugar hair cake and water chestnut cake, Wang Chunyu only sells four kinds of cakes in the grocery store every day.

Today’s cakes are mung bean cake, rice cake, red date cake and brown sugar cake.

Only two women who were going back to their parents' homes bought pastries in the morning, and there were still a lot of pastries left on the shelves.

These pastries have been sold for more than half a year. No matter how delicious they are, they are getting tired of them. It’s really time to introduce some new pastries.

After seeing the pastries, Ye Donglin wandered around the grocery store, trying to find something cheap and suitable for making pastries.

Ye Donglin walked around the grocery store twice, but before he could think of any good solution, Aunt Hu came over to buy wine again.

Aunt Hu and her father's birthday are tomorrow and asked her to go back for dinner.

Aunt Hu's parents and brothers have similar tastes to hers. Everyone liked the pear wine they brought back last time.

When she returns to her parents' home tomorrow, Aunt Hu plans to bring some more pear wine back.

"Young man from the Ye family, bring me 5 kilograms of pear wine, and give me two pieces of each pastry from the shop."

"Okay, I'll get you a drink right away."

Thinking that her daughter liked to drink pear blossom wine, Aunt Hu brought an extra wine bottle to Ye Donglin.

"Bring me another pound of pear blossom wine."

"Five pounds of pear blossom wine is 170 Wen, the pastries are 17 Wen in total, and pear blossom wine is 36 Wen per pound, so the total is 223 Wen. Aunt Hu, just give me 220 Wen."

After taking the money, Ye Donglin smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Not only is Aunt Hu a good drinker, her family and her children are also good at drinking.

Half of the wine in Ye Donglin's place was bought by Aunt Hu's family.

Business at the grocery store was good today, and Ye Donglin was so busy that he didn't even have time to think about the Liu family's troubles.