coobybook Chapter 36 I feel like I lost a lot
Chapter 36 I feel like I lost a lot
After hearing what Cheng Yue said, Chen Lin and the other two didn't ask any more questions. Their mother knew more than they did, so they would listen to whatever her mother said.
And the mother was so calm, it was obvious that she had something on her mind.
The family pretended they knew nothing and pushed the cart straight to the dock.
Li Manying secretly called him an idiot and happily followed him all the way to the dock. He found a suitable spot, patted his butt and sat on a stone pier, observing secretly.
When she saw Cheng Yue setting up her stall, she realized that she was actually here to do business. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it even if someone told her!
Even if Cheng Yue’s cooking was not bad in the past, doing business is not like cooking for your family. Does Cheng Yue have that ability?
When he saw Cheng Yue's family with rosy faces and wearing new clothes, he couldn't help but curse inwardly.
It seems that what my mother-in-law said was right. This is because I was so proud of myself after the family property was divided that I didn't even know my last name. I just wanted to enjoy everything, including good food, drink and clothes.
No wonder he came to set up a stall, he must have no money to eat. Li Manying snorted coldly, he deserved it!
She wanted to see what good things Cheng Yue could make. She might offend someone and make a fool of herself.
Cheng Yue didn't know that Li Manying had so many imaginations. If she knew, she would definitely praise her for her wild imagination.
The sun was getting higher and higher. Li Manying impatiently pulled a leaf to block it. No one was eating this early in the morning. Why didn't Cheng Yue leave? She was hiding here secretly and being seen by others.
After a while, Li Manying smelled the aroma of meat and her mouth was watering with greed. How could Cheng Yue have money to buy meat?
It has been a long time since she last had meat. She will have to buy two meat buns to satisfy her craving when she returns home. As for Zhao, don't worry about her.
It was almost noon, and all the workers swarmed over and greeted Cheng Yue in a familiar manner.
"Girl, I'm here to eat noodles again, this time I want it more spicy!"
"Me too, the chili oil is very flavorful and it's really delicious!"
"Of course not. I feel itchy if I don't eat for a day! Hahaha!"
The noodle stall was crowded with people and Li Manying could only hear shouting. Now she was completely dumbfounded. What was going on?
What does Cheng Yue do? Business is so good, with so many people, how much money does she make in a day?
Li Manying held her breath and waited until there were fewer people in the line, then she stretched her neck to take a good look.
She finally saw it clearly. It was a strange rack, and what came out was actually noodles! Black noodles at that.
Business is so good, no wonder they charge so much for sweet potato noodles! With so many people, even if they sell a bowl for five cents, that would be hundreds of cents a day!
Li Manying's chest couldn't help but make a "thumping" sound, and she didn't know whether it was due to excitement or jealousy.
After closing her stall, Cheng Yue went straight to Wu's place. Li Manying didn't dare to follow her, as she knew that Cheng Yue must have gone to purchase ingredients.
Looking at the pig offal in Cheng Yue's hand, Li Manying looked at it with disdain. This thing is indeed cheap, but it will smell weird if it is not cooked well. Why would Cheng Yue use this to make food? And so many people eat it?
Li Manying followed Cheng Yue back to the village with a puzzled look on her face, and even forgot to buy the meat buns.
After Cheng Yue and the others passed the village, Chen Tong looked back and said, "Mom, my aunt has gone home. She followed me all the way without saying anything. What was she thinking about?"
Cheng Yue said confidently: "If it doesn't happen now, then it will happen at another time. We will know when we wait until night."
Li Manying is a person with a lot of ideas but a quick temper. She has been following him for the whole morning today and her mind is probably full of questions. It will be difficult for her to act in the afternoon. At the latest, she will have to come to see his "secret recipe" tonight.
And she would definitely come in person, after all, she wouldn't want to see the secret recipe known to others.
By then, she would catch the turtle in the jar and teach Li Manying a lesson.
On the other side, Li Manying saw Zhao staring at him with dissatisfaction as soon as he entered the yard. He quickly approached her and said mysteriously:
"Mom, I followed the second son's wife for the whole morning. Guess what she did?"
Li Manying left early in the morning and came back after noon without even cooking. Zhao wanted to scold her, but when she heard her say that she was going to follow Cheng Yue, she had to hold her breath for the time being.
She rubbed her empty stomach and snorted, "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have something to fart, fart now. Have you learned to play tricks on me?"
Li Manying was only thinking about making money. She automatically blocked out Zhao's words and recounted today's events with exaggeration.
Zhao's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "Are you telling the truth? The second son's wife can earn one tael of silver a day?"
The boss's monthly salary is only two taels! One tael a day, that would be thirty taels a month? That's enough to build three brick houses.
"Mother, how could I dare to lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes. The copper coins went into the pocket of the second son's wife. It was a full bag."
After Li Manying finished speaking, she glanced at Zhao and continued, "Originally, the money should have belonged to you, mother. The second son's wife has this skill, why didn't she go to do business before the family division? Why did she go after the family division? This is intentional!"
The more Zhao thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt like she had lost several hundred taels of silver. If she had known that her second son's wife could make money, why would she have divided the family business?
She could have been living a life of luxury now, but Li Manying instigated a separation of the family. She didn't know how many years she would have to wait for her two grandchildren to pass the imperial examinations.
What made her even more angry was that it was clearly written in the deed of separation that Chen An's family did not have to pay any respect to her, and she would never ask Chen An to support her in her old age.
"It's all because of you, this troublemaker. If it weren't for you, I would have lived a good life long ago!
You don't even have to worry about paying for small roots and trees. You have a grudge against your family! You've made life miserable for everyone!"
Li Manying took a deep breath. She knew Zhao would say this. She would take the good things for herself and push the bad things onto others.
But the important thing at the moment is not this, so I can only show my kindness and say: "Mom, it's my fault, but the second son's wife hid it so deeply, didn't you see it?
Now that it has come to this, there is no point in blaming anyone, we have to find a way to grab the business, this is the real thing!"
Zhao glared at Li Manying, "What? Have you come up with a solution?"
"Mom, think about it, the second son's wife has to set up the stall early in the morning, so she must have made it the night before.
I saw all the ingredients she bought. We just need to wait until they fall asleep at night and sneak into the kitchen to see how it’s cooked.”
The secret recipe cannot be stolen, Cheng Yue must have hidden it secretly, but there are only a few seasonings that can be bought, you will know after tasting them.
Isn't it just pig offal? She just couldn't believe that Cheng Yue could make it smell good, but she couldn't?
And as for the sweet potato noodles, she doesn’t have the wooden rack, but wouldn’t it be the same if she just rolled them by hand?
Zhao was silent for a while, then raised her eyelids and said, "Let's find someone else to investigate first."
The second brother's family is heartless. If they find out, they will definitely turn against their relatives and who knows what they will do? Her lips are hurting now.
It should be said that Zhao finally wised up for once, but how could Li Manying agree?