Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Mrs. Tan put the candied haws aside, gently stroked her five-jin belly, and spoke auspicious words in a slow voice: "My baby ate the candied haws and was sweet and happy. His whole life will be sweet. He only eats sweetness and not bitterness."

A few adults were left to supervise the children, while the rest of the people stayed in the private room to drink tea, eat snacks and chat.

The hosts are the couple Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei, but due to special circumstances, the two hosts are still busy in the shop and will probably not be able to come until just before the banquet starts.

If other families were to hold wedding banquets in the same way, they would probably be criticized by the guests, who would think that the host was being neglectful.

But when it comes to the old Yang family and Yang Huamei, neither the guests nor the hosts would have such thoughts.

Look, even though Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei are not there to entertain them at the moment, everyone in the Yang family is enjoying themselves, eating melon seeds and chatting, playing cards at the table, playing with the children, or simply going downstairs to stroll around the street in front of the restaurant and the alley behind the restaurant.

In short, everyone is good at finding fun for themselves, and today's visit is very relaxed and casual.

In the private room, the men were playing cards and drinking.

Tan was not happy. She stood up and walked to their table and slapped it. "Can you be more discerning? Didn't you see that the two grandchildren were sleeping?"

"Uh..." Yang Yongzhi and the others were embarrassed, "What should we do then?"

"Go to the next room. Isn't the next room empty too?"

"Okay, let's go then."

In order to take care of the children, Yang Yongzhi and his friends went to the next private room to play cards, because Yang Yongqing could not come due to something, and Yang Huaming stayed in the shop to help Yang Huamei chop the duck, Kang Xiaozi also stayed in Washi to sell vegetables and would come back later. Yang Huazhong did not like playing cards, so the people playing cards today were Yang Yongjin and Yang Yongzhi brothers. As there was a shortage of people, old Yang personally came to play cards with them today. As there were three people missing one, Yang Yongjin called a waiter from the restaurant who was good at cards to make up the number.

The men put away their cards and went to the next private room. Yang Huazhong also went over to take a look, so the only people left in this private room were a group of women.

When women get together, the topics of conversation always revolve around two aspects.

At home and outside the home.

The content of the family mainly involves children, men, parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts and sisters-in-law, uncles and nephews...

Outside the home, it involves matters in the village, neighboring villages, and relatives' homes.

The matter was nothing more than family and neighborhood relations. Three women performed a drama, and when there were several women in the private room, the stage was really set high. Especially when there was a talkative person like Liu, there was endless topic.

Everyone is here as a guest today so the most talked about topic is still about Yang Huamei and others.

"I think if this roast duck shop is run well, it will be no worse than Xu Yuanming being the manager of the teahouse." Liu said while eating melon seeds.

Sun, Bao Suyun, Zhao Liuer, and Guihua all looked at Liu.

Even Tan raised her eyelids and glanced at Liu. After a glance, Tan retracted her gaze and stayed on Yang Ruoqing's face for a moment, as if observing how Yang Ruoqing would react when she heard Liu's words, whether she would be angry.

There was no anger on Yang Ruoqing's face, but there was a hint of amusement.

"Fourth Aunt, you are so bold. Come on, tell me, what's wrong with the job in the teahouse?"

"Oh Qing'er, that's not what I meant. There's certainly nothing wrong with the job in the teahouse!" Liu probably quickly realized that there was a loophole in her previous words, as if she was deliberately belittling the job in the teahouse.

"Fourth Aunt, tell me why you think the roast duck shop is a good choice," Yang Ruoqing asked. Liu nodded, "Let's not talk about anything else, just the Gu family. The shop is close by, so you can go home anytime, anywhere. If it's in the teahouse, it's far away, and if there's any emergency at home, Xu Yuanming will definitely not be able to take care of it."

"And the children are so young that it's impossible to take them to the teahouse. They must live in the town or in the village. If any of them have a headache or fever, they can get medical treatment in time. Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Yes, these are indeed their advantages in finding a job in the town. I agree."

Everyone else nodded.

"However, opening a shop is risky and labor-intensive, and it's not easy to earn a penny," Liu added.

"But, from what I saw today, Xu Yuanming might have hit on the right spot with this roast duck shop. Look, a whole batch of roast duck was sold out in the morning, and when we left later, the second batch started selling. If this continues, it will make a fortune!"

When it comes to making money by selling ducks, Zhao Liuer's eyes light up and her face is full of longing.

Yang Ruoqing saw their reactions but shook her head secretly in her heart. Women only saw the grand occasion of the first day of opening but could not see the long-term business.

As I said, although selling roast duck seems to make more money than selling vegetables, the cost is higher, especially when the weather is hot. Have you ever tried it?

I couldn’t sell any of the roast ducks for two days and ended up with nothing.

If it wasn't for the last resort, in order to take care of his wife and children at home, Xu Yuanming would never be willing to give up his job as teahouse manager.

You should know that the salary of a teahouse manager is calculated on an annual basis, and he receives red envelopes during festivals. When all the money is added together, he earns much more than running a roast duck restaurant.

And, the most important thing is stability!

Tan suddenly snorted coldly and her eyes fell on Liu again.

"You are simple-minded and speak like a three-year-old child."

Liu turned her head, looking unhappy, "What did you say?"

"You're right!" Tan said more emphatically, "If roast duck restaurants are really that profitable, are those people out there all fools? They would have been everywhere!"

"If Xu Yuanming hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have lost his job at the teahouse. Mei'er is helpless!"

"You guys don't understand anything. You're just talking nonsense. You saw Mei'er and her friends sold a few more roast ducks, so you're jealous of her making money easily. Hey, you only see the thief eating the meat, but you don't see the thief getting beaten!"

As soon as Mrs. Tan said this, Zhao Liuer was the first one to blush. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the old lady was making a sarcastic remark about her.

Liu's face was not looking good either, and she asked Tan: "We are not jealous, we are only happy for Mei'er! Then, old lady, you said so much, do you know the tricks?"

Tan looked at Liu as if she were a fool. "I don't know the tricks of business, but I know the tricks of human heart."

"If it's really that profitable, it wouldn't be their turn to come and take advantage of it!"

"Besides, you don't know how much a teahouse manager can earn in a year."

"If you knew, you wouldn't be jealous of selling roast duck! They jumped from the rice basket to the bran basket just for a few kids, just to get a meal!" (End of this chapter)