Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 194 Busy
Xu Qingmeng wasn't a soft-hearted person, but when she saw Xinting, she really felt that this little girl was quite pitiful.

Perhaps it was subconsciously because the original owner felt sorry for this little girl.

Xu Qingmeng said with a smile, "Okay, but I'm afraid you'll dislike me in the future and I'll make you work like a slave all day long."

Xinting chuckled, and snot bubbles came out of her nose.

Xu Qingmeng looked at her with disdain and took a step back: "You're such a grown-up, yet you still blow snot bubbles like Yun Sheng."

"Auntie, you're already looking down on me."

"Of course, I'm disgusted with you. Go wash your face and get ready for dinner."

"Then I'll go fry two more eggs for my uncle and make you some soup."

"Don't bother."

"No trouble at all. Uncle can't eat spicy food, I'll be quick." After washing her face, she got to work.

Xu Qingmeng let her do as she pleased, since she really didn't want to move and was too tired.

Finally, besides frying two eggs, Xinting also stir-fried some shredded meat, but without chili peppers, and two steamed buns, which Xun Ge'er brought over.

Xinting's stir-fried pork was highly praised by both Mrs. He and Xun Ge'er.

Children shouldn't eat too spicy food. The two little ones ate some snacks and drank some soup, and that was enough for them.

After dinner, Xun Ge'er tidied up the table and washed the dishes. Xin Ting took the two little ones to wash up, and then He Shi came over to Xu Qingmeng's side.

"What's wrong with Xinting? Her eyes look red, like she's been crying."

"Could it be that your second sister-in-law has come looking for you?" Madam He asked with a serious expression.

Xu Qingmeng quickly shook her head: "No, Mother."

She explained to Ms. He that she had only shared some of her insights with her.

Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief. She really felt sorry for this little girl. Such a good girl, yet she had such a terrible mother.

The next day at noon, the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Xu family arrived.

However, this time the two did not come on foot, but instead hired an oxcart.

On the oxcart were four large bags of crisp dates, all of them extremely fresh.

The Xu family member, who was cleaning, said happily, "We originally planned to come yesterday, but the old man felt that if you were going to use it to make pastries, you must use the best. Yesterday, your third sister-in-law and I picked out the best ones, the biggest ones without any dents or bumps."

Xu Qingmeng felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Thank you for your concern, Father Lao and my sisters-in-law."

"We're family, there's no need to be so polite, or I'll get upset."

However, fearing that his younger sister would worry, he quietly walked to Xu Qingmeng's side and said, "For those smaller ones or those with some bumps, as long as they weren't bad, Dad gritted his teeth and bought a lot of white sugar. He had me make them into candied dates according to your instructions. This morning, he had me take them to town to sell. You know, the town's streets aren't very big, but they were all sold out in no time."

"However, these are all of poor quality. Dad asked us to try our hand at it, and the price wasn't set high. But considering the price you set before, we discussed it and didn't sell them too low. We still made a good profit on these last sixty catties of jujubes."

She raised an eyebrow and then made a gesture towards Xu Qingmeng.

Three taels of silver.

This is pure profit after deducting costs.

For Xu Qingmeng now, it may not be much.

But for the Xu family, this was equivalent to half of their income from selling dried dates in previous years. The Xu family was naturally overjoyed to be cleaning.

Not to mention her, even her capable second sister-in-law was very diligent in helping with the chores.

After all, the old man and her second brother had both severely reprimanded her before, so she had become much more restrained.

Brother Xu had barely sat down after returning from town when the old man urged him to bring Xu Qingmeng some dates, saying that she shouldn't worry about the pastry shop.

The second and third brothers of the Xu family were also busy, one going to prepare land and the other going to find fruit tree seedlings, both of them had something to look forward to.

Xu Qingmeng chuckled to herself. No wonder, otherwise, with her older brother's energy, he would have definitely made two more trips and carried it over for her.

After the dates were unloaded into the yard, Xu, the cleaning lady, saw them making chili oil.

"Why are there so many this time? Shen's Grocery Store's business has suddenly improved so much?" Sister-in-law Xu exclaimed in amazement.

"No, this is what a noodle shop in the prefectural city wanted. Mengniang and the others had worked together in the prefectural city before, so they came directly to our house without it. They said they couldn't open without it and they would have to wait for it to be delivered tonight. We're working on it as fast as we can."

Mrs. He habitually boasts about her daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Xu never forgets to show off her younger sister-in-law. When the two of them get together, it's even more impressive.

Sister-in-law Xu felt sorry for her and knew how busy they were, so she didn't rush to leave. She helped Brother Xu wash his hands, put on an apron, and sat down to help with the work.

Brother Xu is quite strong, and Sister-in-law Xu is also capable of managing the kitchen. Xinting didn't go to the pastry shop today, and with the help of the two of them, the progress was much faster.

When the waiter came in the evening, he noticed that almost all the materials that had been delivered the day before had been used up.

Xinting sealed the last bucket of chili oil and went to the yard to talk to Xu Qingmeng.

"Take a look and check; everything is already here."

The waiter's mouth dropped open, almost forgetting to close it. Once he was sure everything was really done, he was filled with excitement and gratitude.

"Madam Gu, this is really troublesome. Let's settle the money right away."

The waiter didn't hide anything from anyone and directly handed Xu Qingmeng three silver notes.

The banknotes were all from money shops that were valid nationwide, so there couldn't be any fakes.

There were a full nine hundred taels.

The He family and others couldn't see it, but they figured it wouldn't be a small amount, given the price of chili oil.

Conservatively speaking, it should be at least two or three hundred taels.

Mrs. He was so excited that even Sister-in-law Xu and the others stared wide-eyed, while only Xinting remained calm on the side.

Xu Qingmeng, the person involved, remained calm, accepted the silver note, casually stuffed it into her sleeve, and then smiled as she saw the person out the door.

After the car left, Xu Qingmeng returned to the courtyard, and everyone came to their senses.

No one asked about the money, and Xu Qingmeng didn't mention it either.

Xu Qingmeng didn't think about paying the wages, since she had asked He Shi to inquire about Shen Ji's business beforehand. Shen Ji had actually been out of work for a few days. However, considering that Gu Yunyi was injured and Xu Qingmeng was also frightened and in poor health, Shen Jinwen naturally didn't have the heart to come over.

If it weren't for the people from the prefectural city who came this time, and He Shi asking around, Shen Jinwen probably wouldn't have brought it up for the time being, so tomorrow will be another hard day.

Tang's wife and the others went back today and plan to come again tomorrow.

Sister-in-law Xu had originally planned to leave and finish it together tomorrow, but Xu Qingmengniang refused, since the Xu family also had a lot of things to do, and Shen Ji didn't need that much.

(End of this chapter)