Chapter 109: Start Preparing (1)_1
Following Si Ya’s idea, with the five taels and two coins of silver in hand, she thought to buy up grains and seasoning so even if they couldn’t earn money in the next half a year, they wouldn’t go hungry. Remembering waking up hungry in the night and always hearing the rumbling sounds of hungry stomachs, her idea became even more resolute, "Mother, why don’t we buy half a year’s worth of food! That way, at least for the next half a year, we’ll have something to eat!" She definitely did not want to experience famine again. Moreover, once they stocked up on grains at home, her eldest sister wouldn’t be able to squander money so easily, since she wouldn’t be able to sell the grains they bought.
Pei Qin gave her a sideways glance, "There are still two months before the end of the year. If we set up a stall, we could cover the food for the upcoming whole year!"
After the last scolding, Si Ya was a little resentful, but she still had some fear in her heart. She looked to Lady Fang, hoping she would agree.
Lady Fang also knew that digging up winter bamboo shoots, catching bamboo rats, and wild rabbits was not a long-term solution, just a temporary one. If they really set up a stall and managed it well, they as mother and daughters could make a living and scrape by day after day.
As for showing their faces in public, she had lost her reputation since the day Jian Xiao shamed her, and over the years, after hearing so much, she felt regret but had also become numb. She couldn’t let the heavy burden of the family rest solely on her Qinqin’s shoulders! She was only just under fourteen and not yet grown!
In the end, Lady Fang agreed to Pei Qin setting up a stall.
Si Ya’s expression darkened. Silver was so hard to earn, and they had scraped by miserably for so long, only to accumulate a little.
However, both San Ya and Pei Wendong believed in Pei Qin, and even if Mother disagreed, San Ya had decided to support her eldest sister. All the silver they used at home was earned through the eldest sister’s schemes. If she said setting up a stall would work, she must be certain of it!
Pei Qin’s spirits lifted, "Let’s discuss what to sell at the stall! I’m thinking we choose between noodles and sesame cakes. For noodles, we can make rolled and cut noodles, and for sesame cakes, we’ll make sesame paste cakes. Neither Taiping Town nor Yuanyang County has these for sale. We could set up a stall in either place at will."
"Rolled and cut noodles? Is that making pulled noodles?" Lady Fang asked puzzled, as making pulled noodles was something she knew how to do.