Li Hehua came here secretly so many times, but he has never been seen by Zhang's family. He didn't expect to be seen so coincidentally today.
In fact, Zhang Tieshan didn't expect to see Li Hehua at this time. After all, she came in the afternoon several times before, and he didn't expect that she would come at this time today.
However, seeing Li Hehua's expression is very cramped, the cramped idea in his heart disappeared. After a while, he said, "Come to Shulin." It was a statement rather than a question.
Li Hehua originally thought that Zhang Tieshan would face him coldly or even throw it out. After all, he hated the original owner very much, but he didn't expect him to be so calm, and he took the initiative to talk to her. He nodded, "Well, let's see Shulin." After speaking, he didn't know what to say, and the scene was a bit awkward.
Zhang Tieshan also stopped talking, put the farm tools in his hand to the corner and went to fetch water to wash his hands.
Li Hehua blinked, thinking that he should hurry away, maybe Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Lin will come back later, and then he will have to suspect that he has bad intentions.
Li Hehua patted the back of the little guy in his arms and coaxed softly: "Baby, I'm leaving, let go, okay?"
Who knows that the little baby in his arms is holding tighter and silently refuses.
Li Hehua was heartbroken, and gently kissed the little guy's forehead, "Baby, I can't stay here with you, but I promise you, I'll see you soon, okay?"
The little guy rubbed against her in her arms, like attachment, like coquetry.
Zhang Tieshan came in again after washing his hands. Seeing the appearance of the two, he pursed his lips, walked over and patted the little guy's head gently, "A man, how can you be like a little girl? Let go."
The little guy's rubbing movement stopped, and he did not move in Li Hehua's arms.
Li Hehua hurriedly patted the little guy's head to comfort him, "Our baby is still young, of course we can do this, he will be a man when he grows up. But baby can't let me go, because I want to go back and cook something for you. Yes, otherwise I won't be able to bring delicious food to my baby next time."
Zhang Tieshan was lost in listening, and his eyes couldn't help moving from the little guy to the woman in front of him.
This woman seems to have lost a lot of weight, but there is not much difference in her face. If he hadn't clearly known that the Li family was only such a daughter, he would have wondered if Li Hehua had a twin sister with completely different personalities, otherwise, what happened to this woman? Completely changed? How could the original Li Hehua speak so gently
He could see that her love for Shulin at this moment came from the bottom of her heart. If she could deceive his eyes, it would only mean that this woman's acting skills were too powerful, but he knew that Li Hehua did not at all. This ability is acting; what she lacks even more is cooking.
He still remembered the only time this woman was married to his house to cook, and the taste was definitely not good, but now, what this woman makes is very delicious, and many things that ordinary people have never heard of. , Her cooking skills are by no means ordinary, can a person change so much through self-study
This woman is very wrong.
Li Hehua didn't know that she had been suspected over and over again by the person on the other side, so he only coaxed the little guy on his own, and finally coaxed the little guy and was willing to let go.
"Good!" Li Hehua kissed the little guy in admiration, picked up the basket on the table, nodded to Zhang Tieshan and turned away.
If Zhang's family is at home, she really doesn't want to stay here, so let's go.
Just as Li Hehua was about to step out of the door, a low voice came from behind him, "If you come to see him in the future, just come in directly."
It was said by Zhang Tieshan.
Li Hehua was surprised, he took a step forward and turned his head to see Zhang Tieshan holding the little guy and looking at her. Obviously, what he said just now was addressed to her.
If this is in modern times, the other party has the right to see the child after divorce, but in ancient times, the child was basically not given to the mother. If you want to see the child, you have to see what the man wants. He was blind, so Li Hehua felt very surprised. Their family should be extremely unwilling to see their children. I don't understand why he suddenly said this, but this is a good thing for her, and she doesn't need to be sneaky to see the little guy in the future. Like a thief, he nodded. "it is good."
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Since she was going to live in the town tomorrow, Li Hehua packed up her things after making the cakes, but she basically had nothing, so she finished it in three or two. After she was done, she began to think about life after she went to town.
When she arrives in town, it will be much more convenient for her to do business. She will go to the market when she goes out, instead of walking back and forth for hours as she does now, she will have more time, so she can fully realize her previous plan - put a food stall.
Before, she wanted to set up a food stall to sell snacks, but because she didn't have the cost to prepare what the food stall needed, she did it to save money. Now that she has money in her hand, and it is convenient to live in the town, then she Completely ready to act.
In addition to pots and pans, the things used in the food stall are tables, chairs and benches. If you want to buy pots and pans, you can go to the town and buy them for about two hundred cents. The rest is the cost of building the tables and chairs. The money used for the house, there are still more than two taels of silver left, I don't know if this money is enough.
Li Hehua found Cao Simei and asked, "Eldest sister, is there a better carpenter in the village? I want to make some tables and chairs."
Cao Simei thought she was going to hit the tables and chairs used in the small courtyard in the town, so she answered without asking more: "There are some in the village, the money carpenter in our village has been a carpenter all his life, and his craftsmanship is very good. There are many people from other villages. They all come to him to fight, and sometimes the townspeople come to him to save money."
That's great! Li Hehua hurriedly said: "Then eldest sister, can you take me to Qian Carpenter's house? I want to ask in person to see if the money is enough. If it is enough, I will ask him to call me."
Cao Simei took off her dirty apron and put it aside, "Okay, I'll take you there now."
Cao Simei took Li Hehua directly to Qian's carpenter's house. The former carpenter was sawing wood in the yard. When Cao Simei came over, she quickly stood up to say hello, "Why is Aunt Cao here? Is he going to hit something?"
Cao Simei took Li Hehua's hand and introduced it to the carpenter Qian: "Old Qian, this is my sister. She wants to ask you to make some tables and chairs for her, so I brought her to ask."
The carpenter Qian said "oh", and hurriedly took off the towel around his neck and patted the sawdust on his body.
Li Hehua replied: "What I want to buy are ordinary dining tables and chairs, just like the kind used by the noodle stalls in town to serve noodles for customers, four tables and sixteen chairs, I don't know what your price is. what?"
Li Hehua understood the table and chairs at the noodle stand, and the carpenter figured it out, and then said the price, "I'll charge you forty cents for this table and twenty cents for a chair, see if you can do it. ."
Li Hehua doesn't know if the price is worth it, but the person recommended by Sister Cao should not be a fool. Sure enough, Cao Simei nodded slightly to her after hearing the words, indicating that the price was very reasonable. So Li Hehua nodded with a smile, "Okay, then please give me a call. But I'm in a hurry. I don't know when you'll be ready?"
Qian Carpenter has been carpentry all his life, and his estimation of time is still very accurate, so he immediately said: "If you are in a hurry, I can make what you want first, four tables and sixteen chairs, almost three God can do it for you."
Three days later, Li Hehua completely accepted it, and then said, "That's fine, then I'll trouble you." After speaking, Li Hehua thought of another thing and hurriedly said: "By the way, Uncle Qian, I still need a trolley for pushing things. , I wonder if you can do it?"
How can there be less carts when setting up a food stall? Li Hehua almost forgot about it. It would be better if Qian and Carpenter could do it together. If not, she would have to go to the town to find someone who could do it.
When Qian Carpenter heard that Li Hehua was going to hit the scooter, he was stunned for a moment. After looking at her, he didn't say anything else, but nodded, "You can hit the scooter. I have hit a lot of scooters."
Li Hehua became happy, "That's great, then please call me another scooter."
Qian Carpenter did not rush to accept, but said: "But this trolley needs a lot of wood, as well as wheels and bearings, it is more troublesome to make, and the price is not cheap, one costs three hundred cents, you are sure to do it ?"
Li Hehua did a quick mental calculation in his heart: after removing the pots and pans, there would be about 1,800 yuan left in his pocket, and then after removing the four tables and 16 chairs, there should be about 1,300 yuan left. After making a scooter, there is still one or two silver left, which is enough to buy food ingredients and some daily necessities.
After calculating it in his heart, Li Hehua said to the money carpenter: "I'm sure to do it, please give me a piece of it."
The money carpenter responded, "That's fine, but this cart will take a long time. You can come to pick up the table, chairs, and bench in three days, and then pick up the cart in two days."
Li Hehua had no objection. He thought that in three days, he would invite a hauler to bring the table and chairs to the town. The trolley could be pushed by Sister Cao when she went to sell cakes in the town, so as to save her from coming back to get it.
On the way back, Cao Simei asked her doubts in her heart: "Big sister, what are you doing with so many tables, chairs and trolleys?"
Li Hehua didn't hide it, "Sister, I'm going to set up a snack stand to sell some food."
Cao Simei said, "Ah?" "Big sister, do you want to set up a stall? Are you selling noodles or tea?" Usually, the stalls in town are selling noodles, otherwise they are selling tea.
Li Hehua shook his head, "No, I'm selling fast food, to put it simply, it's something you can eat quickly and fill your stomach. It's similar to selling noodles, but not only noodles, but also fried rice, fried noodles, rice noodles, dumplings, etc. Yes, guests can do whatever they want."
Cao Simei has never heard the word "fast food", but she understands what Li Hehua means, that is, what she sells includes noodles, rice, dumplings, and fans. There are many types and customers have many choices.
Cao Simei immediately admired, "Big sister, I have never seen such a stall in town before, your craftsmanship is so good, and you sell so many varieties, everyone can eat anything they want, and there must be a lot of people going there. You don't have to worry about business when you eat."
Li Hehua smiled, "That's fine, I'll take your word for it, eldest sister. I hope business is going well."
Cao Simei nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, with your craftsmanship, the business will not be bad, but girl, if you set up a stall, do we still sell our cakes?"
Li Hehua replied: "Of course I sold it, but I don't have time, so I'll have to invite you and the children to sell it at that time. It's just right next to my stall to sell it, attracting customers to each other, and those who eat to buy our cakes and pastries. You can also eat, and if you are tired of selling, you can go to the stall to rest."
Cao Simei's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands, "Sister, this is a good idea. It's very good to sell cakes while selling rice."
Li Hehua planned to put the stall at the entrance of the alley where the small courtyard he rented was located. It happened to be the main street, and people came and went very lively. When she was looking for a house, she deliberately considered doing business and setting up a stall, so the houses she was looking for were all very close to the main street, and the remote yards were not considered. The location of the yard we are looking for is the best. Although it is in the alley, it is the main street as soon as you exit the alley. There is a lot of traffic and it is very close to home, so it will be very convenient to set up and close stalls every day Pulling the table, chairs and bench all the way home.
This alley entrance not only faces the main street, but also has a good geographical advantage, that is, not far away is the main road leading to the only pier in the town. All people who get off the pier have to walk through this road, and they can reach the end of the road. See her stall.
There are cargo ships going in and out on the dock every day. Many businessmen from other places will stay in the town for a while to have a meal, and there are many working men on the dock. Some men have no place to eat at noon, so they can go to her stall to eat at that time. , so that her guests will not have to worry about it.
Therefore, the geographical advantage of the small courtyard she has chosen now is really good, so even if it is more expensive than the average courtyard, she is willing to rent it for the convenience of doing business. She has full confidence that her business will not be bad, not only will it not be bad, it is estimated that it will be very popular, and she may not be able to do it all by herself.
But even if the business is not good, she can't be busy by herself, because to do this kind of food stall, not only do you need someone to cook the food, but also the second person who carries the bowl and cleans the table, at least two people. But she is only one person. She could have asked Cao Simei for help, but she still has to help sell cakes, so this person has to be re-selected.
However, it is best for the second child to be a man. After all, this is a tiring job, and there is no energy to do it, and the guests are very complicated. Everyone has it. If it is a woman, it will be inconvenient.
Thinking of this, Li Hehua turned his attention to the fourth sister Cao, not knowing whether the elder sister Cao would agree with Dahe to help her.
Cao Simei, who was sitting and drinking water, saw Li Hehua staring at her and asked in doubt, "What's the matter, girl? Why are you looking at me all the time?"
Li Hehua thought about it and decided to ask first, so he expressed his thoughts, "Sister, if I set up a stall here, I can only cook by myself, and I still need a helper, I want to come. If you want to go, Dahe is more suitable, but this job is not easy, so I wonder if you would like Dahe to help me."
As soon as Li Hehua finished speaking, Da He, the protagonist of the topic, came back from outside carrying a hoe. Hearing them saying his name, he couldn't help asking, "Mother, Aunt Hehua, are you talking about me? What are you talking about?"
Cao Simei said to Dahe: "Just now, Aunt Hehua told me that she wanted to set up a food stall in the town to sell food, but she was too busy by herself and wanted to ask you to help me as a junior, and was asking me if I would let you go. Woolen cloth."
Da He hurriedly put down his hoe and came over, "What else is there to consider, mother, I will definitely help Aunt Lotus."
Li Hehua guessed that he didn't know the hard work of being a second child, so he hurriedly said to him: "Da He, it is not easy to be a second child. I have to serve bowls to the guests. After the guests have finished eating, they have to clean up the tableware and tableware, and they have to collect money at the same time. , from morning to night, this job is not easy."
Da He sat down and looked at Li Hehua seriously and said: "Aunt Hehua, I know, I have seen the little two working in the restaurant in the town, I know what to do, and I know it is not easy, but what I am willing to do is comparable to being at home. It's good to do farm work. My father does the farm work at home. I usually just help out at the back. Why don't I help you, so that you can have more income and live a better life at home. Don't worry, I'm not afraid of being tired, I I'll give you a good job."
Li Hehua patted Da He's shoulder admiringly, "What a good boy, but you have to ask your father and your mother about this matter."
Cao Simei was also pleased with Dahe's sensibleness, and said, "Sister, my father and I agree to him to go, he will be married in two years, and he really can't stay at home with his father to do farm work, otherwise, he will even have children by then. If you can't support it, let him help you behind you, you just ask him, if you can't even do this work, how will you support your family in the future?"
Seeing what Cao Simei said, Li Hehua no longer hesitated, and said: "Then let's make a decision, let Dahe help me when my stall opens, and then you and the big girl will sell me cakes. "