strictlysupreme Chapter 291 Sister made some money
Chapter 291 Sister made some money
A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove out of Linjia Village.
Lan Jiu sat in the front room driving the carriage, while Lin Jiaojiao sat beside him enjoying the cool morning breeze.
When they arrived in Nanshan City, Lin Jiaojiao asked Lan Jiu to take her to the street where Zhishi Dessert Shop was and asked him to take Jiang Huai shopping.
Although he was somewhat reluctant, he still followed the arrangements and drove away with Jiang Huai.
After seeing the carriage leave, Lin Jiaojiao walked towards the store. From a distance, she saw that the strawberries at the door were selling like hot cakes. They were all repeat customers from yesterday who had come early to wait.
Watching a woman in a servant's uniform carrying basket after basket of strawberries and putting them into a carriage, she stood on the street and counted them carefully, and actually bought ten baskets in one go.
She waited until the carriage left before she walked into the store.
"Business is so good today?"
She asked Liu Wen, who had just been free. Liu Wen was bending over to take out some dessert supplies from under the display cabinet. When she saw her, she immediately greeted her with a smile.
"The boss is here. Business is good this morning. The Wen family just came to buy a lot of things. I heard that it is the birthday party of the eldest daughter of the Wen family today, and many of her classmates and friends in Qingzhou have been invited."
She walked to the front of the booth, looked at the newly displayed desserts and nodded with satisfaction. It was very good and there should be no problem with transportation.
"Not bad, not bad. You can help me promote it again."
This free advertising is really cool.
She walked to the door again to help Lin Fen sell strawberries. After all, most people came to buy half a pound or a pound of strawberries, and the scattered orders were a bit trivial, but it didn't take long. Later, a few wealthy families came and bought several baskets of strawberries.
Less than half an hour after Lin Jiaojiao arrived at the store, the strawberries were sold out. Even the desserts were only a few small cakes and a dozen strings of strawberry candied haws.
She was humming a song while helping to clean up the empty baskets at the door when a middle-aged woman trotted over.
“Any more strawberries?”
She looked up from tidying up the tablecloth and replied, "Sir, what a pity! We have just sold out the last of our strawberries. We only have some strawberry cakes and strawberry candied haws left. Can you come into the store and see if there is anything you need?"
The middle-aged woman felt a little embarrassed as she held her purse in her hand. Yesterday, when her granddaughter came home from school, she kept clamoring to eat strawberries, saying that her classmates had already eaten the fruits grown here. How would she survive in school if she didn't even know the taste?
But her family didn't have much money, and the whole family relied on the shop passed down from their ancestors for a living. Finally, there was a child in the family who could go to school, so naturally they spoiled him.
Since the opening of Zhishi Dessert Shop, her family has spent at least three hundred coins every month in this shop. Later, when Zhiwei Malatang was opened, their family's food and clothing expenses were greatly reduced, just so that her granddaughter would be invited by her classmates to eat Malatang every now and then without fail.
She thought the fruit shouldn't be too expensive, so she bought half a pound for her granddaughter to try. She also saw the candied haws on the wooden shelf in the store. There were only three fruits in a string, which was too uneconomical.
After much hesitation, she finally gave up and decided to wait for the store to open early tomorrow morning. She didn't believe that she would not be able to buy it.
Lin Jiaojiao didn't care when she saw that the middle-aged woman didn't buy anything in the end. She looked away and prepared to continue packing, but she saw a familiar figure diagonally across the street.
She quickly put down what she was holding and jogged over. When she saw the man lock the door and turn around, she immediately shouted.
"Lin Yun!"
When Lin Yun heard her voice, she was startled and looked towards her, but she didn't expect that she was still seen by her.
"Sister Jiao."
Lin Jiaojiao didn't expect to see her here. She hadn't seen her again since the last time she met her during the Chinese New Year.
She came to Lin Yun happily, and saw that she had grown taller, darker and thinner, which made her feel a little distressed.
"Why are you still thinner? Is it because you don't have enough money? Don't work part-time to earn money for your studies. Just focus on studying and preparing for the autumn exam. When you go back, I'll ask Aunt Lin to send you more money every month. Your sister makes a little money, so feel free to spend it."
Lin Yun knew that she would send twenty taels of silver to the school every month, and she didn't use a penny of the money, so she just waited to return it to her next time she returned to the village.
She came back this time only because of the invitation of her classmates and friends, and she also wanted to go back to the store to see if her eldest brother had sent any letters. She had no plans to return to Linjia Village, so she did not bring any money back.
She shook her head slightly: "Thank you, Sister Jiao, the money is enough, no need to trouble Aunt Lin to send more."
Lin Jiaojiao knew she was not telling the truth when she saw her like this. She knew her family situation very well. Although they were not very poor, her whole family were vampires, so it was good enough that they didn't give her money.
She has never studied here, but she knows that studying is the most expensive thing, and she also has to manage interpersonal relationships to avoid being bullied.
If Fu Qi's due date had not been in August, she would have accompanied her to take the exam.
"Eh? You're alienated from me, huh? You've been so polite to me in these few months. I told you to spend the money with confidence. If you feel sorry for me, then you should study hard and pass the imperial examination, so that I can also benefit from it."
Lin Yun didn't say anything else. After all, if she said no again, it would make people unhappy.
"Okay, thank you Sister Jiao."
Seeing that she agreed, Lin Jiaojiao felt relieved and smiled, then put her hand on her shoulder. She didn't ask why she locked the door of the store, and just thought that she was temporarily staying at her friend's house.
"Let's go to my store and have something to eat. Unfortunately, the strawberries are sold out. Do you want to go back to Linjia Village later? I'll take you to pick strawberries."
"No, I'm just invited by a classmate to attend her birthday party today. I will go back to Qingzhou with my classmates tomorrow morning."
When Lin Jiaojiao heard this, she stopped and turned to look at her in surprise, "What a coincidence, isn't it the Wen family? Their servants just came to our store and bought a lot of desserts and strawberries to take away."
"Yes, it's the Wen family."
"What time do you leave tomorrow morning?"
"Tatsuki."
"Okay, are you staying here tonight?"
As she spoke, she turned and pointed at the closed shop behind them with her chin. Lin Yun was silent for a while and then shook her head.
"No, I'm at Qiulai Inn with my classmates."
Lin Jiaojiao didn't think twice and answered directly: "Okay, wait for me tomorrow morning, then I'll come and see you off."
At this time, Lin Fen, who had just cleaned up the store entrance, also saw them and greeted them warmly.
"Lin Yun is back. She has changed a lot in just a short while."
"Who said it wasn't? Let's go to the yard and have a small gathering."
After she finished speaking, she pulled Lin Yun into the store and walked towards the backyard. Seeing this, Tao Qi immediately cleared the tea table for them and went to make tea.
Liu Wen also took a piece of strawberry cake and placed various other foods on the table.
When Lin Jiaojiao saw the small cake coming up, she couldn't wait to pick up the knife and start cutting it. Because the cake was four inches long, one small piece was just right for three people.
"Lin Yun, try it quickly. The fruit on top is strawberry, and the red inside is strawberry jam. These strawberries are grown on the farm. If you think they are delicious, bring some with you tomorrow to eat on the road."
Lin Yun took the plate with both hands, "Thank you, Sister Jiao."
Under the expectant gazes of the two people, she picked up the spoon, scooped a piece and put it into her mouth. It had a very strange taste, but was exceptionally sweet and delicious.
"delicious."