Reborn in 1940 and survived until the new century

“That’s right. Whenever someone in the yard cooks something delicious, the kids would drool over it.

Ugh!

You said no! They were all drooling over it.

You tell me! No one is rich!

It’s not like they don’t have it at home, is it really that serious?”

"How else can you say greedy?"

"That's right. After all, their family only has one job. How many good things can they have? Is it necessary to hide it like this?"

"Is it okay if you don't hide it?"

"That's right. Life is not easy for anyone."

"That's right. If life were better, no one would be like us, calculating everything carefully, fearing that by the end of the month, there would be nothing left for our family to talk about."

"Yes, after all, our life is not bad. At least we are better off than the real poor."

"You can't say this outside, in front of other people, understand?"

"I know. We're not stupid."

"That's right. Although things are not the same as before, you still have to think carefully before you speak or act, so as to avoid causing trouble for yourself and your family."

"That's true."

That’s right, but you can’t speak so loudly when talking to other neighbors, right?

Even if the voice was a little quiet, I could hear what they said clearly.

This is because they just moved in and don’t want to embarrass everyone, otherwise they would have gone to argue with them a long time ago.

Don’t think that you don’t know just because you’ve only moved in a few days. Aren’t they still hiding things when they cook?

Do you really think you don't know, or do you think what they did wasn't obvious enough?

Ugh!

After all, it is always inconvenient for several families to talk and do things when they live in one yard.

But given the current conditions, if possible, you should hurry up and make money to buy a house of your own, right?

I heard what my husband said after he came home from get off work.

"Mother, is this business you're talking about reliable?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Ugh!

Isn't this our previous habit of living in a private house with its own yard?

It's really inconvenient to live with everyone all of a sudden. I just thought that if the business you mentioned is suitable, then we should do it as soon as possible.

Let’s not talk about saving money for our children to get married, at least we can save some money to buy a house of our own.

Even if the house doesn't need to be too big, it has to have its own door and yard. There are four families living in this small yard, with dozens of people. There is really no place to step, not to mention the three urgent needs. I don't know how they can bear it. "

"Who says it's not?

Regardless of whether they live comfortably or not, I don’t live very comfortably anyway.”

"Look, even you feel this way, so how about we start the business right away?"

“It’s not impossible to do business, but what kind of business should we do?

Moreover, we live together with several families now. No matter what food we cook, we must prepare some of it at home. If the smell is too strong, do you think it will cause dissatisfaction among the neighbors in the yard?

Let’s not talk about the adults first, let’s talk about the children in this yard. I saw that no matter who was cooking something, the children would always stare at the other family’s pot, for fear that they would not be able to eat the food after it came out of the pot. ”

"this?

Yes, adults are easy to talk to. Even if they are greedy, they still have to save face. But this child really doesn't know how to talk to them.

You say, if you put it too seriously, their parents will not agree, but if you put it too lightly, they will not take it seriously at all.

Ugh!

Not to mention how difficult it is to do business, it is really inconvenient for several families to live in this yard.”

"That's right, but we do have a solution. We just have to control the amount, at least we can't let others know.

Not to mention that the market is still not very clear, just look at the people in this yard, aren't they afraid that they will be jealous again when we make money later?"

"Yeah, then tell me, what should we do?"

"Here's what I think about it. You see, our children are about to have their summer vacation, which means that except for the eldest, the other two will have to go back home."

“Do I need to tell you this?

Even if they want to live in the school, the school has to agree. I heard that except for students with special circumstances, the school will not keep anyone during the holidays."

"So, the two siblings must come back?"

"Yes, but what does this have to do with them, the siblings?"

"Why not, do you think so?

The siblings are back from vacation, can we cook like this?"

“That’s true, but if you do it too well, the children in the yard will scream with greed.

You say you won’t give it to us! The neighbors in the same yard keep complaining about us. You say you will give it to us! There is only so much food, not enough for the whole family. If we share a little more, will there be anything left to eat?”

"Of course I know that."

"So you still want to work on your food?"

"If we don't work hard on eating, then where else can we work hard?

I have thought about other small businesses, but they are not very realistic after all.”

"Yeah, so what are you going to do?"

"I was thinking that after they have their holidays, I can steam a few pots of steaming buns at home every day, and then we won't have to go door to door to sell them.

We can take them directly to the place near the train station and sell them, and come back after we have sold them all.”

"Is this possible?

Aren't you afraid of being investigated at this time?"

"What are you checking? If you wanted to check, wouldn't you have checked it long ago?

Why don't you take a look at how many small vendors there are outside? I noticed there are many more than the last time we came here. "

"Yes, how much should we steam per day? Will our family have enough food?"

"Don't worry too much about the food. After all, when we handed over the work to the captain's family, they used food to cover part of the payment. But I'm afraid that meat is not easy to buy."

"What's this?

If there is no meat, we can just sell vegetarian buns!

As long as the buns are delicious, why not sell them? "

"That's right, but we can't sell buns during the day."

"If not in the daytime, then at night?"

"Yes!

You think, if someone is rushing to catch a train during the day, he will definitely be able to have a meal no matter how anxious he is, but what about at night?

The state-owned restaurants are closed, so if we want to compete with them for business, we have to do it at night, right?

In fact, in addition to this reason, there is also the yard where we live. After all, there is more than one household in the yard. It is inevitable that they will see us going in and out with a basket during the day.

Even if we were seen in the middle of the night, we would just assume that we had nothing to eat and that our family members had gone to the night market to buy food.”