Li Hehua quickly returned to Lotus Village, and after preparing all the cakes to be sold tomorrow, it was already dark.
Lying in bed at night, Li Hehua couldn't help but think of the little things he met with the little guy today, and his heart warmed.
It's good, the little guy doesn't reject her anymore.
But thinking of how reluctant the little guy was when she left, and remembering how cruelly she pulled the little guy's hand away, she couldn't help but feel sour. The guy stayed by her side all the time, so that she could be nice to him all the time, so she didn't have to turn her head away every time.
It's a pity, even if she can take the little guy away, she doesn't have the conditions to do so now. She doesn't even have a house of her own now, so how can she take care of the child.
So, no matter what, you must first have your own house. She has lived in Cao Simei's house for a long time. If she lives any longer, she will be too unconscious. She can't be like this.
Thinking of this, Li Hehua quietly sat up from the bed. In order not to disturb the sleeping girl, she did not light the lamp, she got up from the bed as slowly as possible, took out the bag she was carrying with her and walked gently to the window, using the moonlight outside to open the bag and put it inside the bag. Take out the money and count it.
Since she didn't have time to exchange the copper plates for silver, the burden was very heavy. There were a lot of copper plates in it. Fortunately, she used the spare time to string the copper plates together with ropes, and each one was strung together into a string, such a string. A bunch is better.
After so many days, all her savings are here. After counting, it is three to six hundred cents. That is to say, she can now go to the town and rent a small yard to live in.
Unexpectedly, he had saved so much without knowing it. Looking at the pile of money in front of him, Li Hehua felt happy, and immediately decided to go to the town to see the house after selling the cakes tomorrow, and rent it out early, so that he would not have to disturb the fourth sister Cao. family.
With the idea of renting a house in her heart, Li Hehua didn't sleep well, and woke up early the next day. Cao Simei hadn't gotten up yet, so she simply went to the kitchen to make breakfast. After Cao Simei woke up, the two of them finished eating. Then he went to town.
On the way, Li Hehua told Cao Simei his plan, "Eldest sister, I won't go home with you after I sell the cakes today. I'll go to the town to see the house and rent it if I find something suitable."
Cao Simei gave a startled "ah", "Big sister, are you going to rent a house in the town? You live well in my house, why do you want to rent a house?"
In fact, Cao Simei took in Li Hehua out of good intentions. She also wanted to let her live for a while to get through the difficulties. She didn't mean to take her in all the time, but as they got along during this time, their family became more and more I like her. She is not only a good character, but also a generous person. She is even more kind to the children at home. She doesn't forget to share any delicious food for the children, and all the food she brings back when she goes out to make a meal is given to their family. She even took their family to do business, so that their family had a large amount of income every day, she was simply their noble family.
Cao Simei now looks at Li Hehua just like her own sister. She is very accustomed to her existence. She never thought of letting Li Hehua go. Her family He Da never mentioned letting Li Hehua go. They are very willing to keep Li Hehua in. So at this moment, when I heard Li Hehua say that he was going to rent a house in the town, I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Li Hehua knew the good intentions of the He family, but still said: "Eldest sister, I am very grateful to your family for taking me in for so long, but I can't stay in your house forever, so who am I? I have the money I have now. It's quite enough to rent a house in town, so I'm going to check it out first."
Cao Simei was a little anxious, "Big sister, our family likes you so much, you are just like me and your brother He's own sister, so you can just rest assured, and no one will tell you to leave, if you don't It is necessary to rent a house, renting a house in the town is very expensive."
Li Hehua was very moved that Cao Simei's family treated her well, but it was unrealistic to live in someone else's house all the time, so he advised Cao Simei: "Eldest sister, I know that you don't treat me as an outsider, you treat me like your relatives, and I am very grateful. You guys, but I can’t stay in your house forever. After all, I’m a divorced concubine. It’s not a problem to stay in your house all the time. Even if you don’t talk about it, others will have various opinions. I understand, right?"
Fourth Sister Cao stopped talking.
How could she not know, because Sister Lotus has lived in their house for so long, there have already been many good villagers muttering about it. During this time, there are not a few people who came to inquire. Although their family said that they were distant relatives living temporarily, but Shangshui Village After all, it's not too far from Lianhua Village. Some people still know the origin of Li Hehua. There are a lot of rumors in the village these days. Their family is often talked about by others. Point to.
The lotus girl has to avoid these pointers. It is indeed the best choice to live in the town, and from the lotus girl's point of view, if she is the lotus girl, she can't stand living in someone else's house all the time, after all, it is not her own home. No matter how good it is to live, it is not comfortable.
Thinking of this, Cao Simei sighed and felt that she couldn't force it, so she said to Li Hehua rather reluctantly: "Big sister, I'm really reluctant to leave now, Da Ya and the others must also be reluctant, their Aunt Lotus. But they often cook good food for them, and they are now more intimate with you than me."
Li Hehua was amused by Cao Simei's words, and comforted: "Eldest sister, I just live in another place, it's not that we can't see each other again, I will continue to ask you to sell me cakes, but I will have to work hard for you, in the future you must first Go get pastries from me, and then go to sell pastries."
When Cao Simei heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Originally, she was still vaguely worried, worried that the business would not be completed after Sister Lotus left, but she was too embarrassed to ask. Only then did I feel relieved, and hurriedly said: "This is nothing, why don't you take an extra trip, don't worry, I will be there on time, and I will not delay you from selling cakes."
It's okay to move to town.
When we got to town, as usual, Cao Simei went straight to West Street, and she put down pastries at the old location on East Street and started selling.
Today's business is still the same as usual, except that when it was almost half sold, the man who came to buy cakes for the children at home yesterday came again.
Li Hehua took the initiative to greet him, "Come to buy cakes? It's early today, there are still a lot of cakes left."
The man in front of her nodded, "Thank you for sending me two cakes yesterday. The cakes you brought home are very popular with the children at home. They were clamoring for them early this morning."
Li Hehua was very happy that his own cakes were so popular with children. He couldn't help but widen his smile. He asked, "How much do you want today? There are still a lot of cakes today, and the varieties are complete. You can take a look." He opened the lid. wearing a cloth, revealing the cakes inside for the man to see.
Gu Zhijin's eyes turned to the two baskets, and he looked at each cake. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. At the same time, he was also surprised. He didn't expect to find such delicious cakes in such a small place, both in terms of appearance and taste. , it is not inferior to the pastries made by the best pastry shop in Beijing, Baiwei Pavilion, and it can even be said to be better than the pastries of Baiwei Pavilion.
He knows the nitpicking of the little ancestor in the family, so he is very curious about what kind of cakes can be favored by this little ancestor, so out of curiosity, yesterday he also ate a cake called dorayaki, and then his His mouth has also been conquered, and he still remembers the delicious taste after the entrance. It is no wonder that the little ancestors in the family love to eat.
Gu Zhijin said, "Give me four pieces of everything, plus two candied haws."
Li Hehua didn't expect him to ask for so much all of a sudden, and was a little stunned, but he quickly reacted, and after responding, he bent down to pack the cakes.
Put four pieces of each type in an oiled paper bag, and put two candied haws together. A total of five paper bags were packed and handed to the man, "Okay, this is the cake you want."
Gu Zhijin stretched out his hand to take it and took out thirty-six pennies to Li Hehua.
Li Hehua took the money and was about to say 'Welcome to come again next time' when the man in front of him had no plans to leave, as if there was something else to do.
Li Hehua wondered, "Do you want anything else?"
Gu Zhijin put his hand to his lips and coughed lightly. His eyes glanced at her basket again, and he asked a little embarrassedly, "Boss, don't you sell the cakes that you gave me yesterday?"
Li Hehua let out an "ah", followed his words and thought about what happened yesterday, only then did he understand what he was asking.
Li Hehua hurriedly replied: "I'm sorry, I specially made the pastry yesterday for the children in my family to eat. To tell you the truth, the children in my family are also very picky and don't eat ordinary things, so I will occasionally eat them. Make something fresh for him to eat."
Only then did Gu Zhijin understand, "So that's the way it is, but it's very similar to the children in my family. But yesterday's cakes were delicious, if there were any, I would definitely buy them." As he spoke, he felt a little embarrassed, but in fact It was he who got addicted to eating one yesterday, and wanted to try that kind of pastry again, but he didn't see it today, and was quite disappointed in his heart. However, a grown man likes to eat this kind of cakes that women and children love to eat, and it is inevitable that he is a little embarrassed.
Gu Zhijin's words showed a deep love for dorayaki, Li Hehua was of course happy, and explained to him with a smile: "It takes a lot of time to make too many kinds of cakes, and it is not suitable for a stall like me, so I temporarily Only sell these five."
Gu Zhijin nodded understandingly, it was really not easy to set up a stall to sell too many varieties, it was inconvenient.
However, Gu Zhijin thought of the little ancestor at home, and he really wanted to make his life as good as possible, so that he would also be worthy of the underground parents and brothers and sisters. However, since he brought the little guy here, The little guy has been losing weight all the time, and his heart has been anxious all the time. Now he rarely encounters something that the little guy likes to eat, how can he not be satisfied.
So, Gu Zhijin thought about it, and still expressed her unkind request, "Boss, the children in my family are very picky about what they eat, but they really like what you make, so... So, you Can you sell me some of the food you make for your children in the future?" After speaking, he seemed afraid that Li Hehua would not like it, so he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, boss, I won't ask for a lot, just give If the child has a taste, the money will also be given, you can open the price, can you see it?"
Li Hehua was slightly taken aback when he heard his request. Originally wanted to refuse, after all, she made it specially for the little guy to eat, and she didn't want to make money with it. But seeing the man's hopeful eyes, his heart hesitated again.
The child in his family may not like to eat like Shulin, and the family must be worried. She can understand this feeling. If the child likes to eat her food like Shulin, then sell it to him. , maybe saving one more child.
Then promise him, the big deal is to do a little more every time you cook for Shulin, as if you are doing good deeds and making extra money at the same time. So Li Hehua agreed to him: "Well, I will do more of what I do in the future, and I will share with you." After speaking, he reminded him: "By the way, I will make the baby a silk apple tomorrow, do you want to?"
Gu Zhijin was very happy to hear that, although he didn't know what a silk apple was, he nodded quickly, "I want what I want, thank you boss."
Li Hehua waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to thank him, she was collecting money anyway.
After Gu Zhijin left, Li Hehua continued to sell cakes. Since he bought a lot of cakes, he sold out the rest soon.
Then, Li Hehua carried an empty basket to buy the ingredients to be used tomorrow, and finally went to the fruit selling place to buy a few red apples to be used as shredded apples.
After buying everything, Li Hehua did not go to Cao Simei, but went directly to a residential area not far from the market, where there were houses for rent.
In fact, she had been looking for a house in the town long ago. At that time, she took a fancy to a small yard, but she had no money at the time, so she couldn't rent it, so she didn't go there after asking the price. Know if it has been rented out by others.
Li Hehua walked quickly to the small courtyard, and saw that the door of the courtyard was still locked, half of his heart was relaxed, he stretched his head out and looked in through the crack of the door, and saw that no one had lived in the courtyard. , this is a complete relief.
It seems that this small courtyard has not been rented by others, and she still has a chance.
Li Hehua immediately rushed to the place where the owner of the small courtyard lived now, which she had heard about before asking for the price.
Li Hehua knocked on the door outside the courtyard, and the one who came to open the door was the hostess of the house, surnamed Fang, and Li Hehua called her Sister-in-law Fang.
When Mrs. Fang saw Li Hehua, she obviously remembered that she had been there last time. "It's you, do you want to rent a house?"
Li Hehua nodded, "Yes, I want to rent the yard over there."
After hearing this, Mrs. Fang politely invited Li Hehua to enter the door, poured her a cup of tea, and then confirmed again: "The rent is 240 yuan a month, and the rent is signed for at least half a year. Are you sure you agree?"
In fact, in the town, the small courtyard like Mrs. Fang's house is usually around 200 cents. His family's 240 cents is a little more expensive, but the furniture and anything in the courtyard have not been moved. As long as people live in it, it is very suitable for Li Hehua's situation, so Li Hehua particularly likes this small courtyard and wants to rent it.
Li Hehua nodded and replied: "Okay, let's rent it like this, Mrs. Fang, if it's convenient, you can do it for me as soon as possible."
Seeing that Li Hehua was so straightforward this time, Mrs. Fang was also very happy, and immediately said: "Then wait a moment, I will ask my child to call his father, and when he comes back, we will write a contract, and then give you the key. "
Li Hehua should be fine.