The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 370 Sudden and Unprepared Opening _1
After a fierce battle, Tian Yue’e and Li Qing were both nearly exhausted.
The two of them lay intertwined on the bed, motionless for a long time.
It seemed as if the customers knew to come at just the right time, with someone arriving to buy something not long after the two had finished.
Li Qing heard footsteps and calling from outside, raised a finger to signal Tian Yue’e to be quiet, quickly dressed himself, grabbed a towel and, while wiping his face, went out.
"Auntie Wu, what do you need to buy?" Li Qing asked.
It was an elderly woman from the village.
"We’ve run out of salt at home. I’ll take two bags. Qingzi, did you just wake up?" Auntie Wu asked.
Li Qing laughed it off, handing the salt to Auntie Wu, and chuckled, "Well, there’s nothing else to do, so all I can do is sleep."
"It’s already September, and it’s still hot. Honestly, it’s not comfortable to sleep."
Auntie Wu paid for her purchase and said, "That’s how it is, this year’s weather is abnormal. Well, you keep sleeping then."
"Auntie Wu, take care on your way!" Li Qing cheerfully saw Auntie Wu out.
By the time he returned, Tian Yue’e had already dressed.
She had originally planned to just take off half her trousers to do the deed.
But as things progressed, Li Qing stripped her completely naked.
"I’m going to die. I thought I had gotten used to your thing and wouldn’t need to rest for days after each time. But just when I got used to it, you’ve gotten stronger too. After this one time, I’ll need to rest for several days again, I’m all swollen," Tian Yue’e said grumpily, glancing at Li Qing, and then she offered a kiss.
Li Qing captured those sensual red lips, savoring the taste of sweet saliva on the tip of his tongue.
After being affectionate for a while, Tian Yue’e said, "Hurry up and get me some water, the workers are about to start."
"Okay, stop doing work by yourself," Li Qing cautioned again, "Even if you’re impatient, the little work you do won’t make much difference, and you’ll just end up hurting yourself. Since we’ve paid for workers, let’s have them do the work."
"I got it, little man," Tian Yue’e giggled in response.
Li Qing fetched two bottles of ice water from the freezer and delivered them personally to Tian Yue’e’s house before heading back.
For the rest of the afternoon, Li Qing alternated between selling goods and finding random chores to do out of boredom.
During the quiet moments, he not only leveled the ground in front of the store but also built a colorful sign out of wine bottles that looked quite artistic from afar—a bit of beautification for the wilderness around.
Spending the day as his own boss, Li Qing suddenly realized that Wu Xingxing’s ideas were actually very reliable.
By evening, he tallied the accounts and had sold a total of over five hundred and thirty yuan.
Out of that, more than four hundred came from passing drivers.
They came in, buying instant noodles by the case or large beverages and water.
The effect of putting up the sign by the roadside was blatantly obvious.
Li Qing didn’t know how Auntie Caili’s sales were before, but one thing he was certain of was—
Vehicles passing by seldom stopped at this intersection to buy things.
The results of the actual test made Li Qing interested in the idea Wu Xingxing had of adding barbeque and restaurant services.
Based on today’s sales, this idea seemed quite feasible.
Han Mei and Wu Xingxing took the last bus back from the city.
Both of them had their hands full of large and small bags.
There were also quite a few items left at the roadside, which Li Qing helped to pick up again.
"With so much stuff, why didn’t you take a taxi back?" Li Qing asked.
"Why spend the money? Taking the bus is just the same," Han Mei replied, "Money is earned, but it’s also saved penny by penny. We shouldn’t be too extravagant."
"It’s not like it happens every day, just once or twice occasionally," Li Qing said helplessly.
"Thirty for one time, sixty for two, we still gotta save where we can," Han Mei lectured.
Wu Xingxing grinned foolishly on the side, watching Han Mei scold Li Qing.
Li Qing shook his head helplessly,
It’s really not easy for him to change his sister-in-law’s meticulous penny-pinching when it comes to spending money.
"Come check out the barbecue grill and sausage maker we bought!" Han Mei called out excitedly.
Li Qing helped unpack, setting up the barbecue grill, "Looks good. Why did you buy two though? Is one for home use?"
"We don’t need it at home. I was thinking since my sister-in-law and I just learned, we’re definitely not skilled yet. If we get a lot of customers, we can grill simultaneously to save time," Wu Xingxing said excitedly.
Li Qing nodded, suddenly feeling a bit ashamed.
Wu Xingxing had mentioned these two things before, but she hadn’t brought up buying them, and Li Qing had forgotten about it.
He should have prepared them earlier.
"With these two things, you guys are really going to be busy," Li Qing said with a smile.
"Isn’t being busy good? Being busy means there’s money, I love getting busy," Wu Xingxing spoke with a proud little expression.
Li Qing smiled silently.
The women in the family were all hard workers.
Han Mei and Tian Yue’e worked as hard as any man, each one strong and determined.
Who would have thought Wu Xingxing, looking slim and delicate, would be the same.
"We’ll try out this grill one of these days to see if it’s any good, then we’ll slowly look for an opportunity to open the place!" Li Qing said.
"That’s what we were planning too. We’ll start the business for outsiders once we get a little better at it," Han Mei said.
As they were talking, Tang Jianmin came over with five or six people.
"Qingzi, what are you up to here?" Tang Jianmin, with a cigarette in his mouth, asked.
"We’re planning to open a restaurant here in the future, and starting with barbecues to practice!" Li Qing said with a laugh.
"Qingzi has such a nimble mind, unbelievable, our village’s first restaurant!" Tang Jianmin chuckled, "Then why go elsewhere to eat? You’ve got barbecue and beer here; we can just eat right here!"
Li Qing: ...
"Uncle Tang, I wasn’t planning to open for business yet!"
"It’s better to be timely than early; let’s open today then. For barbecue, all you need is the ingredients," Tang Jianmin laughed heartily, "We’re all simple folks, don’t care for much except good drink and good meat. Put those together, make sure there’s enough beer, and you’re set. Besides, how comfortable is it to have a meal at your doorstep, and if you get drunk, you can be carried straight home! Any objections?"
The few people who came with Tang Jianmin also showed their support.
"We should all support Qingzi’s barbecue joint, get a little good fortune."
"I’m willing to pay for today’s meal!"
"Let’s just eat here!"
Li Qing looked helplessly at Han Mei and Wu Xingxing.
But he found both of them eager to try.
Li Qing: ...
Seeing the situation, it looked like the meal location had to change.
"Do we have enough ingredients?" Li Qing asked.
"Definitely not enough. We only bought a bit for ourselves to eat over a few meals, at most enough for about ten people," Han Mei said, "I’ll get the beer and sunflower seeds out for everyone first. You hurry over to the county town and buy some premade ingredients from the barbecue shop, remember to get plenty of spices."
"Right, and the alcohol might not be enough either. Since you’re treating everyone to a meal, do it generously, get some prepared foods as well."
