Chapter 41: The Hooligan Making Trouble

Jiang Xiaoxiao twitched the corners of her mouth, then revealed a naive look: "I don't know, Auntie. Making snow cakes requires buying a lot of eggs and sugar, and there is no money left at home..."

After saying this, she pulled her mother's sleeve with a bitter face, "Mom, after selling snow cakes today, you promised to buy me wheat cakes..."

Jiang Wei cooperated very well, prying open her little claws, and said expressionlessly: "Selling snow cakes hasn't broken even yet, wheat cakes will be discussed in a few days."

"No..." Jiang Xiaoxiao begged, and this topic naturally drifted away.

Several women looked at each other, then smiled: "Hey, doing business is not easy, how can it earn money so quickly? Xiaoxiao, eat these wheat cakes in a few days."

How could a five-year-old child make up a lie? They clearly already believed Jiang Xiaoxiao's words.

This snow cake sounds expensive, five wen each, but presumably the raw materials also cost a lot of money.

The wheat cakes sold in town are only two wen a pack, and they can't even afford this. I'm afraid the mother and daughter haven't earned any money at all, and haven't even earned back the cost they put out.

No one talked on the way, and everyone was silent.

These people in the village, men and women alike, were used to doing rough work. The women wrapped their heads in dirty, black coarse cloth, the men's skin was tanned dark, gray-headed and face-dirty, and their hands had thick calluses, some of which had already cracked.

They all lowered their heads, their eyes had no light, and they seemed to be exhausted by the increasingly serious drought in recent days.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at herself again, wearing clean clothes, her little face washed white and clean, not short of food or drink...

She gradually fell silent.

The ox cart shook all the way to town. The mother and daughter got off the ox cart and rushed straight to Yuelai Restaurant.

Shopkeeper Zhou and the shop assistant had been waiting at the door early.

Jiang Wei handed the fifty snow cakes and a full large bucket of ice cream to the assistant.

Shopkeeper Zhou checked it. This bucket of ice cream far exceeded the quantity of one hundred bowls, so he counted an extra one hundred wen.

This time Jiang Wei didn't refuse, and finally got a total of one and a half taels of silver.

Putting the silver into her sleeve, Jiang Wei led Jiang Xiaoxiao and left.

Walking all the way to the street corner, Jiang Wei reached into the ice cabinet when there were few people as usual, and transferred the one hundred snow cakes prepared in advance in the space into the ice cabinet.

When they arrived at the street corner, people had already consciously lined up in a long line. There were more people waiting to buy snow cakes today than usual.

Jiang Xiaoxiao scanned over and even saw a few familiar people from the village, and even saw Sun Shi in the line.

Jiang Wei clearly also saw Sun Shi, but she didn't make a sound. As long as the other party didn't come to find trouble and paid the money obediently, the snow cakes would still be sold to her.

The mother and daughter had just arrived at the street corner when several women rushed over, helping her set up the sunshade umbrella while helping her set up the ice cabinet.

Jiang Wei silently gave each of them a snow cake.

Several women paid the money happily.

Jiang Xiaoxiao followed to open the money bag to collect money.

Sun Shi, who was in line, watched from afar, her gaze falling on the ice cabinet, a dark color flashing in her eyes.

Compared to Old Madam Li and Li Xiufang who came to make trouble a few days ago, she was clearly much smarter, hiding in the crowd and not moving, observing for a while first.

But watching, Sun Shi's eyes gradually turned red.

Although she knew early on that selling snow cakes made money, seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao's hands constantly collecting money, and the money bag that was gradually bulging, she still couldn't control her jealousy.

What is so delicious about this snow cake, why do so many people buy it?

Sun Shi's gaze swept over those who couldn't help but eat heartily after buying snow cakes. Five wen each, don't they feel heartache?

Five wen could buy a jin of millet, enough for the whole family to eat for a whole day!

Sun Shi muttered all the way, and soon it was her turn.

Jiang Wei looked at her expressionlessly: "How many do you want?"

Sun Shi was stunned for a moment, and said subconsciously: "Just one."

Jiang Wei grabbed a snow cake from the ice cabinet but didn't hand it to her.

Sun Shi saw Jiang Xiaoxiao on the side holding the money bag and staring at her vigilantly. Seeming somewhat angry, she took out five wen from her cloth bag and slapped it on the ice cabinet, "Why, are you afraid I won't pay?"

After saying this, she snatched the snow cake from Jiang Wei's hand and turned to leave.

Jiang Wei didn't speak, picked up the five wen, and accurately threw it into Jiang Xiaoxiao's money bag.

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Sun Shi didn't walk far and stood still on the side.

She looked at the snow cake in her hand and couldn't wait to take a bite, then suddenly widened her eyes!

This refreshing, icy, and cool taste, this rich milky fragrance, is simply delicious!

More importantly, it is icy, as thirst-quenching as the ice eaten in winter!

Sun Shi's eyes lit up instantly, seeming to think of something. She turned back and looked at Jiang Wei's stall triumphantly. Once she went home and studied how the snow cake was made, this snow cake business would be hers!

Sun Shi didn't dare to eat anymore, hurriedly wrapped the snow cake in cloth, and prepared to take it home to study.

However, at this time, several big, burly men suddenly rushed over fiercely, directly knocking the snow cake in her hand to the ground.

Sun Shi picked it up in heartache. Just as she turned around to scold, those people kicked over the sunshade umbrella and cursed: "Who allowed you to sell things here! Ah! Don't you know this is my territory!?"

While talking, they were about to grab the ice cabinet under Jiang Wei's hand.

Sun Shi shrank her neck and kept her mouth shut, but her face was full of gloating.

"Get out!" Jiang Wei kicked out, directly kicking the man to the ground.

The man let out an "ouch" in pain and couldn't stand up on the ground. Seeing this, the other men knew Jiang Wei was not easy to provoke, so they turned to grab Jiang Xiaoxiao, who had short legs.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was quick-eyed and fast-handed, grabbed the money bag, and hurriedly hid behind her mother.

"How dare you touch my daughter!!" Jiang Wei was angry, pulled out the wooden stick supporting the sunshade umbrella, and fiercely whipped it on that person's head.

With a "bang," the thick wooden stick broke into two pieces directly, and that person's head was broken and bleeding, falling straight to the ground without a sound.

Several big, burly men didn't expect Jiang Wei to hit people so hard, and were stunned, not daring to come forward again.

The people lining up around were also scared and retreated one after another, screaming:

"Blood! Bleeding! A life is lost!!"

"Quick, quick, report to the official!!"

A commotion, those few men seemed to wake up, hurriedly surrounding Jiang Wei, preventing her from leaving.

"You stinking woman, don't leave if you have the ability! I'll let my brothers go and report to the official, and I must make you, this stinking woman, pay with blood!"

While talking, a vicious light flashed in their eyes.

Jiang Xiaoxiao darkened her face.

She probably knew what these people were here for.

Pretending to be hooligans to make trouble is fake, wanting to destroy their business is true.

This group of people was clearly prepared.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 42 =====