Volume 1: Reborn in the 1980s, selling lunch boxes with my mother Chapter 134: Evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers
The noodles with pickled mustard greens and shredded pork are large in size and very filling, and the pickled mustard greens go well with rice. It only costs 20 cents a bowl, and my family thinks it’s fine.
The mixed braised meat noodles have more meat and vegetables in it, and because the ingredients can be chosen cheaply, a bowl of noodles is covered with a thick layer of meat and vegetables. It costs 40 cents a bowl, which everyone finds acceptable.
This three-fresh noodle dish doesn’t look like it has as much meat as the braised meat noodles, and the toppings inside are not enough to go with rice. It also takes a lot of effort to make the soup base, and it costs only 50 cents a bowl!
The whole family said they couldn't accept it.
Jiang Tian waited until the family had finished their meal before pointing to the calendar and explaining to them:
" Winter vacation is coming soon. College students in the province and cadres from other places will all take the bus back home to celebrate the New Year."
"I heard that these intellectuals are very particular about what they eat. I'm afraid they don't like braised pork noodles. The restaurant still needs to stock some noodles that look clean and hygienic."
That's true.
Students and cadres from other provinces can take the train directly from the provincial capital to their hometowns, but people from the same province, especially those whose hometowns are in the lower towns, basically take the provincial passenger buses to go home during the winter and summer vacations.
Provincial Highway 336 is the main road to the west of the provincial capital. During the winter and summer vacations every year, almost half of the passengers on the passenger buses running from the provincial capital are teachers and students from major universities.
After the students have their holidays, it is time for government officials and major companies and factories to take their annual leave.
It can be said that from now until the 29th day of the lunar year, it is the busiest and most profitable time for the two stores.
The restaurant owned by the director of the supply and marketing cooperative started a price war with them and snatched the business of fried hairtail fish away. Although this caused them to lose a little money, Jiang Tian was not very angry.
Because even if their family didn't rush to buy it, Jiang Tian didn't plan to sell any more after selling the last half truck of frozen hairtail.
These days, every household buys New Year's goods early. By this time, those who can afford to buy fried hairtail have already bought it. Those who cannot afford to buy it will not have the money to buy fried hairtail even if they wait until New Year's Eve.
In the previous life, Hu Qiongfang and Jiang Tian lived a hard life together for a long time.
That was how their family was at that time. They would wait anxiously until other families had finished buying their New Year's goods, and then go to the stalls to pick out what others had left, the kind of frozen hairtail that had little meat and was broken into several pieces. The stall owner was in a hurry to go home for the New Year, so he would usually sell it for a dime or even a few cents.
Jiang Tian didn't intend to earn this hard-earned money with two families.
After all, there are more profitable businesses than frying hairtail.
Although there were not traffic jams everywhere during festivals and holidays like in the next few decades, the road conditions were still bad and when it snowed and froze, the provincial passenger buses often got stuck in the snow and could not get out.
This is exactly what Jiang Tian was thinking!
When there is a traffic jam, the passengers in the car are not in the mood to buy fried hairtail fish.
On the contrary, their dumplings and noodles are very convenient for waging “guerrilla warfare”!
Jiang Tian asked her second uncle to help inquire about the purchase of two tricycles for her family.
After buying it, you need to make some modifications and fix the coal briquette stove in the truck bed. It would be best if the rear truck bed can accommodate two coal briquette stoves, plus two aluminum soup pots.
One cooks the noodles while the other heats up the noodle toppings prepared in advance.
Second aunt Chen Xiaohong's eyes lit up: "This is great! If there is a traffic jam later, we can use a tricycle to pull the dumplings and noodles from home to the traffic jam. The noodles can be cooked very quickly, and we can take the lunch box back to the car and eat slowly. We don't have to worry about the car suddenly driving away in the middle of eating."
Jiang Tian smiled and said, "Yes, and grandma can also make some more rice balls and zongzi. We can take them with us when the time comes. If you can't wait to cook noodles, buy a rice ball or zongzi and hold it in your hands. It's warm, isn't it better than the frozen hard steamed buns?"
Hu Jianjun also nodded and decided to ask someone tomorrow to see where he could get a cheap second-hand tricycle.
Hu Jianguo was already thinking about it. After buying the tricycle, he would use wooden boards to make a few movable baffles on the rear bed, and then put a big umbrella on it so that it could be used when it rains or snows.
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While the Hu family was discussing how to make money, He Chunling had already arrived at her grandfather's house and was discussing with the Yao family about going to the He family to ask Old Lady He for money.
He Chunling was not as lucky as Jiang Tian. She did not meet elders like Grandpa Hu and Grandma Hu who were willing to protect the younger generation.
It can be said that even though Yao Huifen was beaten so badly by her husband, she did not go back to her parents' home to complain, let alone dare to divorce. A big part of the reason was because she knew in her heart that her parents' home was not reliable at all.
The Yao family are all drunkards.
Since he was young, Old Man Yao has never cared about the life and death of his wife and children. If he has a little money, he will buy half a catty of wine and some dishes, just to eat and drink well. If he has no money at all, he will drink a bowl of loose wine even if it is on credit.
Perhaps alcoholism damaged his foundation, and Old Man Yao only had one son and one daughter in his life. The eldest daughter, Yao Huifen, married off early, and the youngest son, Yao Caibao, had a wife, but she couldn't stand him beating her when he was drunk. Less than half a year after they got married, she was beaten by Yao Caibao to the point of miscarriage.
After the miscarriage, the daughter-in-law ran back to her parents' home and the two divorced.
The wife was pregnant, but was beaten to the point of miscarriage? Yao Caibao was now "notorious" in the surrounding area, and even if matchmakers offered money to him, they did not want to earn such unethical money.
But this father and son are really carefree. Without a woman to look after the family, both of them become bad.
It is impossible for them to get married as they can only earn a little money, not even enough for themselves to spend.
Once you marry a wife, you have to give money to her family.
Originally, when you buy a bowl of wine, you can also get a plate of peanuts.
If I raise a wife, I probably won’t even be able to afford peanuts.
He Chunling didn't expect these two drunkards to be of much help. But at the moment, the identities of these two people could be used to put pressure on the He family.
As the saying goes, "the mother-in-law is more important than the sky." The daughter of the Yao family was almost beaten to death by the He family. Her family went to ask for an explanation and forced the husband's family to pay for the daughter's medical treatment. They were simply standing on the moral high ground.
Just because they are the mother's family, even if the Yao family father and son are drunkards, the He family can only hold their noses and endure the scolding.
And He Chunling didn't intend to let them make a wasted trip.
"Grandpa, uncle, you accompany me to the He family. As long as you can get money from my grandma, I will give you two dollars for each trip. How about it?"
Two dollars for one trip?
Grandpa Yao and Yao Caibao's eyes, which were blurred by alcohol, suddenly brightened up.
If they spend two dollars frugally, it's enough for them to drink for a week. They can also buy two bags of peanuts, or half a pound of pork head. This is a good deal!
and……
From what my granddaughter said, this job requires more than one trip ?
