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The next morning, Jiang Yuechu loaded the bamboo shoots on her back and boarded Uncle Minfa's oxcart. When the first light appeared on the horizon, the oxcart finally arrived at the town. She got off the car, agreed with the uncle on the time to go back, and walked towards the restaurant with the bamboo shoots on her back.

Jiang Yuechu originally wanted to eat a bowl of noodles because he didn’t have breakfast, but when he thought about whether he could sell the bamboo shoots, he held back.

It's just a meal, she can bear it! After she sells these, she will have a good meal, Jiang Yuechu comforted herself as she walked.

By the time she reached the restaurant, she was so exhausted that her legs could no longer move.

Ma Pengfei saw the petite familiar figure from a distance and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a long time, sister Chu. What good things did you bring me today?"

Jiang Yuechu finally arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, put down the basket, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and opened the bamboo basket.

Ma Pengfei took a look and showed an embarrassment on his face: "Sister, it's not that I don't want to help you, this thing has an astringent taste and not many people eat it."

"Brother, don't worry, I'll make it for you to try. If it doesn't taste good, I'll give it to you for free." After saying that, Jiang Yuechu took one out and started processing it.

She was quick and agile, and in a short while she brought out a plate of fried pork with bamboo shoots for Ma Pengfei to try.

"Then, let me try it?" Ma Pengfei stared at it for a long time, finally picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

Fresh and tender, with the aroma of bamboo shoots filling the mouth, it was really delicious! Ma Pengfei was so engrossed in eating that he didn't even bother to talk, he just gave her a thumbs up.

"Brother Ma, I didn't lie to you!" Jiang Yuechu looked at him with a smile.

"Well, that's great. I'll take whatever you bring today. But you have to teach our restaurant's chef how to cook it, otherwise it will be useless for me to buy it!" Ma Pengfei put down his chopsticks, his face full of excitement.

"Of course, Brother Ma!" Seeing how happy he was, Jiang Yuechu took the opportunity to discuss something with him. "Brother Ma, do you know anyone in the state-owned restaurant in the county? Help me get in touch with them!"

Ma Pengfei stopped smiling and stared at her with scrutiny in his eyes.

Jiang Yuechu's eyes were open and he didn't feel guilty at all.

Ma Pengfei's expression softened at this time, and he pointed at her. "You are a little smart kid, but you are quite clever."

"You really asked the right person this time. My brother-in-law is the head chef of a state-owned restaurant in the county. He can make the decision on such a small matter as delivering food."

"Really? That's great, Brother Ma, you are our family's living Bodhisattva and God of Wealth!"

"Okay, stop flattering me. The main thing is that you cooked these bamboo shoots really well, otherwise I wouldn't let them accept them!

So, tomorrow you can send me 20 kilograms, 40 cents per kilogram. I will ask my brother-in-law how much he wants, and then we will let you know!"

"Okay, then let me thank Brother Ma first!" Jiang Yuechu smiled happily. She didn't expect that just asking a casual question would lead to her catching a lucky acquaintance and promoting another business deal.

"Brother Ma, I have something else to ask..."

Thinking about the help from the man in front of her, she was a little embarrassed to speak.

"Just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating?"

"It's like this, Brother Ma, you see these bamboo shoots are all dug from the mountains, anyone can get them. I wonder if we can sign an agreement or something, that is, you only buy these bamboo shoots from me, and I won't accept any from others.

Otherwise, your bamboo shoots might pile up like a mountain tomorrow."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so smart at such a young age." Ma Pengfei was really surprised to hear her words. "Don't worry, you taught me how to cook, and I can't be an ungrateful person! Let's sign the agreement today, and when my brother-in-law is done tomorrow, I'll have him sign an agreement with you guys!"

"My brother Ma is so righteous! I don't know how to thank you! When my brother comes next time, let him drink with you!" Jiang Yuechu's heart had already flown back, and she couldn't wait to tell Jiang Yannan the good news.

"I have several more ways to cook bamboo shoots. I'll sort them out when I get back and tell you all about them!"

Ma Pengfei was also happy to hear her words. In a restaurant like theirs, they were afraid that there were too few dishes and people would get tired of eating too much. If they cooked in different ways, would they still be worried about bad business? If business was good, they would also get a bonus at the end of the year!

The two of them quickly signed the agreement and weighed the bamboo shoots she brought, which were 12 pounds and 2 ounces. Ma Pengfei gave her five yuan.

"Brother Ma, you gave me too much!" Jiang Yuechu wanted to return the extra money.

"Okay, just keep it. You just took one out and fried it. Remember to send 20 kilograms tomorrow. The New Year is coming soon, and I guess you will need more. Hurry back!"

"Goodbye, Ma!"

Jiang Yuechu was so happy with the money in her pocket that she even forgot she was hungry. When she arrived at the place where she had agreed to meet with Uncle Minfa, she remembered that she had not had breakfast yet.

Seeing someone selling buns in the distance, she quickly ran over and bought two big meat buns. She ate them while waiting. Even the biting cold wind didn't seem so cold anymore.

By the time she got home, it should have been past lunch time.

Jiang Yuechu ran into the kitchen, where the food was warming in the pot, but she couldn't see Jiang Yannan. She went back to the room to look for him again, but still couldn't find him. She probably thought he had gone out again.

She had just eaten two meat buns and was not very hungry. She was going to wash the clothes she had taken off last night, but she found that the clothes were already hanging on the rope in the yard.

Jiang Yuechu's face suddenly turned red... She is so old, and he still helps her wash clothes.

However, since she had already washed it, she could only keep silent about it, otherwise she would be embarrassed. She should hide the clothes better in the future, or wash them directly after taking them off.

She was daydreaming when she heard footsteps in the yard. Jiang Yuechu hurriedly ran out of the kitchen. It was Jiang Yannan.

The boy put down the snakeskin bag on his back, and Jiang Yuechu was a little curious about what was inside. "Brother, what did you put in this?"

Jiang Yannan smiled at her and didn't let her guess. He opened it directly. It turned out to be a bag of winter bamboo shoots, weighing at least fifty or sixty kilograms.

Jiang Yuechu was surprised: "Brother, did you dig this?"

"Well, I ate the bamboo shoots you cooked last night, and I thought Brother Ma would definitely want some, so I went to the mountain to dig some when I got up this morning, and then I went to dig some more after lunch."

"You...you mean this is the second bag?" Jiang Yuechu couldn't believe it. She only dug a little bit in the whole morning last time, how could he dig so much so easily?

Jiang Yannan smiled and pulled her to the door of the woodshed, pointing inside. Jiang Yuechu took a breath. There were two full bags inside, plus the one outside, which probably weighed more than 100 kilograms.

This is really... their brains are not on the same level! No wonder people often say that smart people make more money, there is nothing wrong with this!

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