Ye Cheng

After this incident, Ye Cheng also began to reconsider their current living conditions, and felt that they were indeed a bit too busy, probably because of being too tired. Both his and Lu Mingyuan's grades had declined, and they left early and returned late every day. , The time to talk to Ye Ping is getting less and less.

So after doing business for the few days on May [-]st, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan stopped setting up stalls in the town. They just went to class and read every day. It was pretty good. I made a few tanks a while ago, but sold them in the town, and now most of them have been sold. It’s a pity that their family no longer raises ducks.

When they are free, the few of them will tidy up their yard. Since there are no ducks, it is useless to keep the puddle in the yard. It is easy to accumulate water in rainy days, so Ye Cheng wants to fill it up , but Ye Ping disagreed desperately. She always felt that one day she would raise ducks in this yard.

When the summer vacation came, Ye Cheng planned to let Ye Ping go to City C with them. After all, Cai Jinzhi was not in good health and would rarely come to their yard. Basically, Qian Shouwan couldn't come, and Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan both went out. It's hard to let Ye Ping live alone in this courtyard.

"What am I going to do? I can't help much." Whether it's making cotton candy, repairing shoes or other things, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan have always been able to do it with just two of them.If she followed her, she wouldn't be able to help at all, and she didn't know that Grandpa Wu very well, so why would she go there to cause trouble for him if she had nothing to do.

"Maybe it can help. Besides, you're fine at home, so you can just go out and play."

"I don't want to go out to play. There is no charge for the round-trip ticket?" Not only the ticket, but if she goes to City C with Ye Cheng and the others, it will definitely increase some unnecessary expenses.

"I didn't ask you to pay." Lu Mingyuan said.He didn't want Ye Ping to go there, she would also be a light bulb, but he absolutely couldn't say that, otherwise Ye Cheng would definitely settle with him again.

"My brother's money is my money." Ye Ping twitched her chin and said it as a matter of course.

"Then what about my money?" Lu Mingyuan felt that he had lost money if he had to do this calculation.

"What? You want to separate from us?" Ye Ping asked.

"Tch, what do you call you?" It was as if Ye Cheng had appointed her to be on her side.

"My brother and I, just call us." Ye Ping answered Lu Mingyuan's question seriously.

Lu Mingyuan snorted twice, but didn't yell at her again. Even if Ye Ping kissed Ye Cheng again, she would be a younger sister. She should get married in the future, and then there would be two families. He himself wanted to marry Ye Cheng. For a lifetime, just kidding, compare him with his closeness.But it's a pity, Ye Cheng won't let me talk about this matter, and they don't seem to have talked about whether they want to live together for the rest of their lives, Lu Mingyuan rubbed his nose, feeling a little emotional.

No matter what Ye Cheng said, Ye Ping still refused to go to City C with them, but Ye Cheng and the others had to go out. It was a rare summer vacation, so they couldn't just waste it in vain. They had to make money.

Before going out this time, Ye Cheng asked Cai Jinzhi to bring some salted duck eggs and preserved eggs from Qian Shouwan's house. He originally said that he would pay for it, but as soon as he said this, Cai Jinzhi gave him a good lesson: " Your uncle is just an idiot, let him do it now, and he will suffer in the future, Ye Cheng, don’t be stupid with him, you pay for a few duck eggs, what kind of money are you paying for? A nephew will eat at his uncle’s house What happened to the duck eggs?"

These duck eggs were naturally brought to old man Wu and Gao Jinhua. They brought some over last winter. Although old man Wu didn't say anything at the time, he dug the salted duck eggs with chopsticks and ate them very carefully when eating. Ye Cheng I know he definitely likes it.Gao Jinhua has a very cheerful personality, and she likes it as long as she likes it. If she loves to eat, she tells Ye Cheng to bring it back to her this year.

Old man Wu knew that Ye Cheng and the others were coming, so he bought some watermelons from farmers in the suburbs a few days in advance, and put them on the kitchen floor. As soon as Ye Cheng and the others arrived, he went into the house to pick one up and cut it.

In summer, the weather was hot, and Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan drove all the way here. It was hot and uncomfortable. They sweated a lot and were sticky everywhere.After eating these slices of watermelon, I immediately became more energetic, and then boiled water to take a shower, and the two of them sat next to old man Wu's shoe repair machine refreshed and started talking. .The two of them were talking, and Old Man Wu listened with a smile on his face. He worked slowly with his hands, pushing the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose from time to time.

Early the next morning, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan took the bus to the playground, holding a string of hydrogen balloons in their hands, and there were still many uninflated balloons in their backpacks. In class, sometimes I think of new things, like balloon dolls or something.

However, the situation was not as good as they had imagined. During the summer vacation, the business of the playground was mediocre, probably because the weather was too hot, not many people went out, and there were fewer people in the playground.As a result, the business of Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan couldn't get better. They made a few new balloon dolls, but they couldn't improve the deserted business.

Go to the pedestrian street in the south of the city at night, it is quite lively, but there are not many people who hang out on the pedestrian street who will buy balloons, and they are all good hydrogen balloons that cost three to five yuan. The cost of this kind of balloon is not low. The purchase price is about one yuan, and the hydrogen gas needs to be pumped in. They can't sell ten or twenty balloons in one night, and every time, as long as they have fewer balloons in their hands, there are about seven or eight or eight or nine balloons left. It is very difficult for anyone to care about it anymore, so the money earned is actually pitifully small.

This situation lasted for three days. On the fourth day, Ye Cheng stopped going to the amusement park. He took a pocket of coins and dragged Lu Mingyuan to take the bus. Going around the city, sometimes he saw When a place is more lively, I get off the bus and wander around the streets and alleys.They wanted to see if there was anything besides balloons that would allow them to earn as much money as possible during the short two months of summer vacation.

After wandering around for a whole day, they found that the daytime in this city is very normal, and the sun is too high and people don’t come out to do activities. At night, the streets near some communities, especially the pedestrian street in the south of the city, suddenly become full of people. , and these streets are always filled with all kinds of food stalls, from all over the world, there are tastes everywhere.

Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan stopped at a shaved ice stall on Chengnan Pedestrian Street for no other reason than because the business of this shop was particularly good.The two of them found an empty seat and sat down, then Ye Cheng ordered a red bean shaved ice, Lu Mingyuan ordered a fruit shaved ice, while eating, they each tasted each other's shaved ice, and said nothing at the stall, After paying and leaving, we started talking.

"Grandma's, it's really expensive, that small bowl costs seven yuan!" Lu Mingyuan couldn't help complaining.For Ye Cheng and the others, who are accustomed to the consumption level in cities and towns, seven yuan for this small bowl of shaved ice is indeed quite expensive, but for the people in this city, it seems to be acceptable.

"Do you think it's delicious?" Ye Cheng asked.

"It's okay, isn't it tired and hot after walking all day, it tastes cool and refreshing."

"The red beans are delicious, but there are too few." Ye Cheng also complained with a smile.

"There are not a few beans at all, it's all crushed ice."

"Why don't we sell this too?" When they stopped in front of the stall just now, that was the idea, otherwise they wouldn't be willing to spend more than a dozen yuan to eat those few mouthfuls of shaved ice.

Along the way, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan decided to open together. When they returned to the room, they took out a pen and paper and calculated. After all the calculations, they still felt that the deal must not be a loss.

The two of them earn less than 100 yuan a day. This is still in the case of fine weather, and now that the summer vacation has just begun, the enthusiasm of children to go to the playground is relatively high. After the middle of July, the business of the playground It will definitely continue to be sluggish, and business may not improve until before school starts or on November.

If they really want to set up a stall to sell shaved ice, Ye Cheng and the others plan to go back to the town to sell it. After all, there is almost no competition there, and they are also very close to home. Many tools and materials can be taken home directly. It is not too expensive to find a house in the town.It's different in the city. Setting up a stall is not as easy as it seems on the surface. Not to mention whether the two of them can compete with other businesses, the protection fees paid every night alone add up to a lot. Less money.

After the two made up their minds, they went to buy an ice crusher and some tools and materials for making milk tea the next day. There is currently no milk tea shop in their town. Ye Cheng wanted to do both together, so that customers There can be more choices, and he also learned that when selling milk tea, except for the original milk tea and some pearl sago that needs to be cooked every day, the rest are made with fruit flavored powder, which is not troublesome at all.

The milk tea industry in City C has gradually taken shape. When Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan went to buy ingredients, the boss enthusiastically recommended several ingredients for milk tea to them. With just the right amount of condensed milk, it tastes pretty good too.After all, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan were relatively simple, and they didn't dare to use essence to make a whole cup of drink for the guests. They were afraid that they would spoil them, so they bought some milk powder, black tea and a bottle of condensed milk, and went back to cook it for a try.

I bought a pack of black pearls and sago each, and there are cooking instructions on the outside of the pack, so there should be no difficulty. Ye Cheng took a look at those fruit flavored powders, and they are actually similar to those he sells cotton candy. In the future, they can be used together Do one kind of use, but you have to try it first to see which one is better.

The two of them spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, and old man Wu knew that the two of them must be trying to start a new business. In recent days, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan's balloon business has not been good, and he also noticed this.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Cheng's milk tea was finally cooked. The two of them tasted it and thought it tasted good this time. Then they picked up a pen and paper and carefully wrote down the process and precautions of making milk tea down.The previous milk tea was poured out, and the last small pot was left, and three bowls were made, and some pearls and sago were added to each bowl, and then the three grandparents and grandchildren sat around the Eight Immortals table, holding a spoon like drinking I ate it like porridge.

"Grandpa, we may have to go back." The Eight Immortals table was placed in the kitchen, very close to the stove. When Ye Cheng turned his head, he could see the watermelons by the wall, and knew that Old Man Wu was doing it for the two of them. It's sold, and I haven't finished eating it yet, so I have to leave.

"Go back to do this business?" Old man Wu also saw it.

"Well, there are many people doing this in the city."

"That's right." Old Man Wu sighed, "When are you leaving?"

"The day after tomorrow." They will go to the wholesale market tomorrow to get more ingredients, and then they will go to the vegetable market to see Gao Jinhua, and bring her preserved eggs and salted duck eggs.

"Okay, got it." Old man Wu nodded.

"Grandpa, let's go get you a pair of glasses."

Old man Wu's pair of reading glasses is not easy to use, Ye Cheng noticed it last winter, but he is always busy, finally he is not busy, sometimes he can't remember it, this time Huizi died Now, after Cai Jinzhi fell ill again, his thinking was a little different. Things that he didn't pay much attention to before were finally paid attention to now.

When Ye Cheng said this, Lu Mingyuan also echoed from the sidelines, and the two talked about it, and finally got old man Wu to an optical shop in the city.

Old man Wu's eyes have no other problems except hyperopia, so the glasses are a good match. After the test, several people went to the counter to look at the frames and lenses. Although this optical shop is not the largest in C City, there are certain The transparent glass counters are filled with various frames, but most of them are not cheap.

"Show me this." Old man Wu chose a frame from the special price zone, which was only more than 50 yuan.

"Okay, but this frame may be a little narrow for you to wear." The counter lady smiled and took out the frame. Old man Wu tried it, and it was really narrow.

"Hey, how about this?" Lu Mingyuan did not know where to get a pair of dark gray metal frames, which looked quite stable, and Old Man Wu also looked good on them.

"how much is this?"

"Hello, this pair is a pure titanium frame. After the discount, it will be 260." The lady at the counter is very skilled in business, and can quote the price without looking at the price.

"It's too expensive." Old man Wu took off the frame directly.

"This kind of pure titanium material is relatively light, and it will not bring too much burden on the bridge of the nose when worn, and it is very strong and not easy to deform. This brand is currently offering a special price, and the price has already been discounted."

"Why don't you check the lenses first?" Ye Cheng suggested.

So a few people walked over to the counter selling lenses. Compared to the entire hall where there are counters selling frames, there is only one counter selling lenses, which is much simpler. The minimum standard lens in their shop is 180 eight pairs. , and there are 230, 270, no matter how expensive the salesperson is, they will not recommend them.

"Comparatively speaking, the light transmittance of this 180 is not as good as that of 230. As for the 270, the advantage is not very obvious." This is the suggestion given to them by the shop assistant.

"How about it? Grandpa, we want this kind of 230, plus the pure titanium frame just now." Ye Cheng said.

"Forget it, the frame doesn't need to be so good, just match it with one, what difference can you feel if you put it on the bridge of your nose?" Old man Wu is still reluctant to spend so much money on a pair of glasses.

"There must be a difference. It feels much lighter in the hand." Anyway, Lu Mingyuan also thinks that the pure titanium pair is better.

Ye Cheng asked Lu Mingyuan to look at old man Wu, and then went to the cashier to pay. This was the first time they gave old man Wu something, and what old man Wu gave them was not only comparable to this pair of glasses.Old man Wu also guessed that the two of them wanted to give him something, but he didn't seem too surprised when he learned that Ye Cheng had already paid for it. He just took the pair of glasses in his hand and looked at them before going to bed at night. .

After seeing Gao Jinhua, they went to the wholesale market again, then bid farewell to Old Man Wu with Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan, hugged a big watermelon and put two spoons in their pockets, and set foot on the train home.

When they returned to the yard again, Ye Ping was sitting alone on Huizi's stilted building, staring at the empty pool in a daze.

"Ye Ping." Ye Cheng called his sister, feeling a little uncomfortable. If he knew this was the case, he should have taken her out no matter what he said.

"Why are you back?" Ye Ping was startled, and then quickly came back to her senses. She jumped off the stilted building and walked towards Ye Cheng and the others. She thought that something must have happened to them to come back early. .