Joe's Farming

On the second day in Taoyuan Town, the children got up very early and fed the chickens, ducks and horses first. Then they sat down obediently and let Qiao Yu comb their hair.

I'm going to set up a stall in town today, so I must dress up nicely.

Today's breakfast was simple, porridge with mixed flour buns, and an egg for each person. Qiao Yu's family didn't have enough eggs, and they were consumed almost every day. These were the few left.

Gu Xiaoyan didn’t like egg yolks, so she ate the egg whites and secretly gave the yolk to Qiao Xing.

Qiao Xing ate in silence. It seemed like he had done this many times.

Qiao Yu:......

After dinner, Gu Feng went to work on the house, while Qiao Yu, the children and the old man packed the soap together.

Mihu had just cooked the porridge. Qiao Yu folded a piece of oil paper for everyone to refer to, and then he was responsible for sticking it on. In less than half an hour, all the soaps were packed. Lin Da also happened to deliver pork, so Qiao Yu asked him to order more pork fat from Zhu the butcher, and increase the amount of meat, and send it together tomorrow. After buying the recipe, Qiao Yu ordered less every day, and now it has returned to the previous amount.

Qiao Yu asked Lin Er about his express delivery business, and Lin Da smiled even more: "We don't have many orders every day now, but every day is better than the day before. We think it will get better and better in a while."

"That's good. The beginning of this business is to accumulate connections. When everyone knows that you brothers are doing this, more and more people will come to you to give you things."

Lin Da: "Gu Fulang's idea is still the best. By the way, that...that soap, can Gu Fulang sell some to us?"

Qiao Yu: "Ah? If you want, I'll give you two pieces. By the way, please take a few more pieces to the grocery store for me. I won't accept any orders for braised meat from Qingyuan Town anymore."

Lin Da smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Gu, you misunderstood. Your soap is selling so well that I thought you could sell some to us. When we deliver the goods, we can also sell some in various villages."

Qiao Yu suddenly realized that he wanted to sell the soap wholesale. Since he didn't make much soap every day, he had always thought about setting up a stall to sell it, but he hadn't thought of this.

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "This thing takes time to make, and I don't have much on hand right now. Wait a few days, and I'll have enough manpower. I'll give you some."

Lin Da: "Okay! You must keep it for me. The price is negotiable."

Qiao Yu: "Sure, sure."

Just as he was about to go out, Li Li'niang came, carrying a basket of peppercorns.

Li Li'niang had a loud voice, and she could be heard from a distance, "Qiao Ge'er, I'm here to deliver the peppercorns."

Qiao Yu also greeted loudly: "Auntie, you came at the right time. We were just about to go out."

Li Li Niang carried five catties of dried pepper shells and four catties of fresh ones that were probably picked yesterday. After weighing them, Qiao Yu paid two hundred and eighty coins.

Li Li Niang took the money and said hurriedly, "Thank you, thank you." Then she thought of what her eldest brother had inquired about in the town yesterday, and the smile on her face disappeared. "Yesterday, my elder brother went to the town to inquire about that Master Cao. The two people in the Tian family are really worthless, bah! That Cao guy didn't want to take a concubine at all, he just wanted to buy a boy back home. I heard that he took two boys in before, and they died inexplicably in the end. People in the town said that he was beaten to death. Fortunately, my brother Wen jumped out of the car, otherwise he would not be able to come back. I heard that the damn Tian Youliang boasted that he would definitely send him a good one, but he didn't, and Cao broke his legs and threw him out. He deserved it!"

Qiao Yu didn't expect that human trafficking was happening right next to him. Tian Guihua and Tian Youliang are such inhuman beings that they can do anything evil for money.

And isn’t this Mr. Cao the owner of the restaurant who wanted to buy his recipe before?

Qiao Yu hurriedly asked, "How is Brother Wen now?"

Li Li Niang: "Brother Wen's feet are much better now, and a man has come to propose marriage. You know that man, Wang Jie. He used to sell tofu with his father in the village. He is very handsome."

Qiao Yu thought to herself, of course she knew, he was half a matchmaker. It seemed that Wang Jie was quite active.

Qiao Yu asked again: "So, Tian Youliang and Tian Guihua just let them go like that?"

Li Li's mother was so angry when she thought of this: "These two damned people would never admit it, saying only that Cao was looking for a country boy to look for, but she didn't know he was going to buy someone. Old Lady Li also insisted that he went to the town to look for someone. The village chief couldn't do anything about them."

Qiao Yu comforted him, "I'm glad Brother Wen is okay. Tell him I'll go find him when I get back in the afternoon."

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Qiao Yu's time to catch the bus today was a little faster than yesterday, less than an hour. Although he left home a little late, it was just the time when most people at the dock had dinner.

Qiao Yu had just set up the small table and asked the old man to sit on the small stool he brought today and watch over the two children. Zhang Wu came up and asked for a portion of pork ribs and a portion of vegetarian dish, a total of 20 cents.

Zhang Wu saw that there were two more children today. They were all very cute, especially the youngest one, who had a pink mole on his forehead, which was very adorable.

"Young boss, did you bring your child to set up the stall with you today? The child is growing up so well." Zhang Wu couldn't help but praise.

Which parent doesn’t like to hear others praise their children? Qiao Yu happily replied: “Yes, the child clamored to come along.”

Zhang Wu looked at Gu Xiaoyan again. The little boy was concentrating on arranging the soaps neatly. The child who collected the money yesterday was watching nearby.

"Young boss, is your child engaged?" Zhang Wu asked.

Qiao Yu raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Wu again. She saw that his eyes were mainly on Yan Bao. Although she had a smile on her face, her voice was cold: "My child is still young. It's too early to talk about this."

Zhang Wu saw the young boss's face change and knew he had offended him: "Sorry, your little boy is just too cute. I have a man at home who is about the same age as you, so I wanted to ask. I am sorry for being so presumptuous."

Qiao Yu looked at people who were sincere, so he didn't want to lose face: "Hey, big brother, you are too serious, but my children are really young, so let's wait until they grow up before we talk about it."

Zhang Wu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, no one knows what will happen in the future."

Maybe because there were three more mascots today, one old and two young, the things were sold out in less than an hour.

Especially the lady and her brother who were selling soap. When they saw the three children, there was still bargaining yesterday, but today no one bargained and they paid the money very readily.

Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan were responsible for handing the soap to the guests, calling them uncle and aunt in a sweet voice, which made the adults feel very comfortable.

Qiao Yu packed up the last bit of food and sent it to the noodle shop next door. Then he quickly closed the stall and took them to eat noodles next door. Each bowl of noodles was topped with thick meat sauce.

It was the first time for Qiao Yu to eat臊子面 outside. Unexpectedly, although the臊子 had more fat and less meat, it tasted really good with the refreshing soup base and chewy noodles.

The owner of the noodle shop was named Li, and he gave Qiao Yu a bowl of boiled Chinese cabbage.

"Young boss, business is really good. I think in a few days, these things you prepared in half an hour won't be enough to sell." Boss Li said with a smile.

Qiao Yu finished the last mouthful of noodle soup and said, "Hey, I can only make this much every day. If I make more, my body won't be able to handle it."

Boss Li continued to smile and said, "Young boss, why don't you hire more people to help you?"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "This is a secret recipe passed down from our ancestors. It's inconvenient with too many people."

Boss Li understood: "That's true."

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