When Wang Zhixue and his brother arrived to pick up the goods, Lin Guoliang and his brother saw that each man was carrying a large, square bamboo basket on a shoulder pole, with another pack on his back. The baskets were stuffed to the brim with pastries, and the packs were filled with fried fava beans. Only then did the two brothers finally believe that Lin Lan's business was truly doing well.
Lin Lan went to set up her stall, while the Lin Guoliang brothers stayed home to help make red bean paste and bean puree. Wu Shufen trimmed broad beans and shelled peas.
Lin Guodong rubbed his sore wrists. "Little Lan's food business makes money, sure, but working like this all year long without a single day off... it's really not easy."
