Chapter 47 - 046: Flexibility
Initially, Si Daochen stopped, and Wang Shubo, who was walking home with him after school, was unhappy seeing it. Now, seeing the two of them talking, she squeezed forward, raising her eyebrows at Ye Ling.
"I heard from my dad that your family had an urgent matter and sent a telegram, how come you came back so quickly?"
She was an eyesore, better if she never comes back.
Ye Ling could easily see through Wang Shubo’s intentions, ignored her, and nodded to Si Daochen in gratitude, "My grandma is still alone at home, so I’ll trouble you with that."
Si Daochen nodded, watching Ye Ling turn around and leave. He bypassed Wang Shubo, took two steps forward, and shouted, "I’ll jot down the places the teacher says to review more often and deliver them to your home."
Ye Ling already knew what the middle school entrance exam would test, so she didn’t take Si Daochen’s words to heart. Without turning her head, she waved her hand at him and left, not knowing that Si Daochen really took this matter to heart. Every day after school, he would bring the types of questions that needed more review to Ye Ling. Ye Ling was wholeheartedly taking care of her grandmother while thinking about ways to make money. The village had a small platform, and the only thing she could think of to make money from there was the train, but it only stopped for five minutes. Selling on the train was impossible, so she could only sell outside. In such a short time, she didn’t even know if anyone would come to buy.
For now, she could only try it first. Ye Ling shared her idea with her grandmother, who was already recovering, "Grandma, let’s make some dry food to sell at the platform. Wild greens are growing now, we can make wild greens balls with cornmeal and wild vegetables. You know when we take the train, the stuff sold on the train doesn’t fill you up. If there are wild greens balls, I think people would prefer to buy those."
Wild greens balls are made with wild vegetables as filling and cornmeal as the outer layer, rounded into buns. Steamed like this, they have both dough and filling, saving the trouble of cooking dishes. Now in spring, there are no vegetables, but with some stored grains at home, they occasionally improve their meals with wild greens balls.
Old Mrs. Ye didn’t stop her, "That’s fine. Your parents don’t want you to study, so let’s set an example and not rely on them. We still have some corn divided at home. I’ll take it to the team to grind into meal tomorrow. You focus on going to school, leave these tasks to me."
"I’ve taken leave from school. The middle school exams are only a few months away now. At school, the teachers don’t lecture much, it’s mainly self-study. That way, going back and forth to school wastes time. It’s better for me to study at home, and when I have free time, I can help you with some work without delay." Ye Ling’s previous life after divorce was also poor, living frugally, excelling in making wild greens balls. Even though she uses simple ingredients, the ones she makes are delicious. "Grandma, don’t we still have some ingredients at home? Let’s ferment the cornmeal tonight. By tomorrow, we can steam and try selling them at the platform. At first, we see if anyone buys them, if they do, we’ll make more later."
Old Mrs. Ye knew her granddaughter was an impatient one, and smiled, "Okay, I’ll go ferment the dough now."