On the first day of opening, Li Mo was afraid that there would be no business, but it turned out that she was wrong.
She was so busy until it was dark that she couldn't see it, so she had to say that today was over. Even if she was doing beauty treatments for two people at the same time, there were still many people who didn't do it. She had to ask the rest to come back tomorrow, and there were still a few customers left behind. There is no time to do beauty treatment in time, even the acne-removing beauty treatment for Yunniang.
Those who didn't do it expressed regret that they would come back the next day, and Qian urged Wan to do it for them first, and Li Mo nodded in agreement one by one.
However, today is still very happy. Because everyone who tried the beauty treatment today, like Yueniang, was extremely satisfied. At that time, several people said that they would definitely come here more often in the future.
Thinking of having a good start, she couldn't help being relieved, even if she was a little tired, Li Mo stood up and rubbed her waist while thinking, trying to relieve the soreness and fatigue.
Seeing Li Mo rubbing his waist, Xiao Bao, who was obediently playing with the arithmetic stick, ran over immediately, stretched out his small hands and took Li Mo, trying to pull her into a chair and sit down.
Li Mo didn't know what he was going to do, but she sat down obediently.
Seeing his mother sitting down, Xiao Bao immediately clenched his hands into fists and beat Li Mo's waist.
Li Mo's heart was about to be warmed by him, looking at his serious face, the fatigue of the day disappeared in an instant, leaving only the warmth in her heart.
"Little darling is awesome, mother is exhausted from being beaten by you and has disappeared."
Hearing this, Xiaobao's big eyes flickered, and he smiled shyly with his lips pursed, but he still didn't forget to beat Li Mo's waist seriously, and said in a milky voice while beating: "Mother is tired of making money, Xiaobao will give you money." You won't be tired if you beat it."
Li Mo couldn't help but pull the little man into her arms from behind and sat down, kissed his little cheek fiercely, "Okay, mother is not tired from being beaten by the baby, the baby is so good Already!"
Hearing this, Xiao Bao obediently stayed in Li Mo's arms, her tender little cheeks rubbing against Li Mo's arms, full of attachment.
Li Mo remembered that she and Song Dashan had been busy all day today, and they met Xiaobao during lunch, and he played obediently behind by himself at other times, and a sense of self-blame and pity suddenly surged in her heart.
Rubbing the little baby's back, Li Mo asked the little man in his arms in a low voice: "Baby, what have you been doing today?"
Xiao Bao raised his head to look at Li Mo, and said in all respects: "Today I did my math, and I recited the poem you taught me, my mother, and then I talked to the donkey and played with it."
The big donkey in Xiaobao's mouth is the family's donkey, and it is also the only living thing in the family that can interact with Xiaobao when they are away. As for the family's general Xiaojun and the little chickens, they haven't brought over yet.
Thinking that Xiaobao can only play with the dumb donkey, Li Mo's heart aches even more, this kid is really too good, he plays by himself when the adults don't have time to accompany him, and he will study hard even when the adults urge him No need, he would beat her back when she was tired, such a child is really so good that it makes people feel distressed, and it also makes Li Mo reflect deeply.
Although it will be very busy to open a shop in the future, you must not neglect your child. You must spend more time with him and let him have a happy childhood. Otherwise, if the child is not well-educated, no matter how much money you earn, it will be in vain.
Thinking of this, Li Mo decided to bring Xiaojun, the general from the village, as soon as possible, so that Xiaobao could have more companions. At the same time, he looked at the big tree in the yard, and made up his mind to use this big tree to install it under the tree. Let Xiaobao play on a small swing, and then go back and ask Uncle Zhang to make a small wooden horse and put it in the yard so that Xiaobao can ride the pony.
Similarly, she also needs to spare some time for her family. She can't spend all her time on business. It's definitely not possible to be as busy as she is today.
Although we have Song Dashan and Meizi to help us today, we are still very busy, and many customers can’t come to greet us. Of course, this is also due to the fact that we just opened it. After three days of opening, there may not be so many people, but Meizi can’t stay in the store in the future. Help, she has to go back to take care of the flower garden, and then only she and Song Dashan will be left, two people are definitely not enough.
It seems that someone must be found to help in the shop.
However, she didn't know anyone in the village well, the only ones she knew were the two sister-in-laws of the Zhao family, but they had a family, a young child, and farm work at home, so how could they come here to help her. What she hopes is to find a female buddy who can live in the store for a long time without other delays.
It is easy to say, but it is really too difficult to meet this condition. In this era, unmarried girls do not have the ties of family, but it is not suitable to be a buddy, and no big girl is willing to do this. But for a woman who has become a family, it is not suitable for children to have a lot of entanglements with their parents-in-law.
You can also go to a dental shop to buy a person, but even if the person you buy is a servant, Li Mo is really not used to having a servant at home. For a person like her who thinks everyone is equal, buying a servant is quite awkward , and after buying it, I don't know what kind of person this person is, and I don't feel at ease when I use it. She involves a secret recipe.
The more I think about it, the more headache I get, Li Mo frowned unconsciously.
At this time, Song Dashan entered the room, and saw Li Mo's frowning at a glance, and hurried forward to stroke her forehead gently, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Li Mo recovered from the annoyance and asked, "The front door is closed? Where's Meizi?"
Song Dashan nodded, and then replied: "Meizi clean up the front, I'll make some dinner first."
Li Mo took Song Dashan's hand to let him sit down, and then told him what was on his mind, "Meizi will be returning to the village in two days, there are only two of us in the shop, it's not enough, you have to see the shop to say hello." For shopping customers, I want to do makeup and beauty, and no one will do the rest. Someone must do the cleaning, refilling tea and delivering water, and there must be someone to cook at noon and night, otherwise everyone will be hungry."
Song Dashan was too busy today, so he hadn't thought of this question for a while, but at this moment, after hearing what Li Mo said, he also realized the importance of finding a buddy, so he couldn't help suggesting: "How about, let's go find the two sisters-in-law of the Zhao family Help? We just need to pay more."
Li Mo shook her head, "I've thought about it, but it's not suitable. The two sister-in-laws of the Zhao family have a large family to take care of, and they have to work in the fields when the farming season is busy, and the children in the family are still young. It's best to stay in the store, the two sister-in-laws of the Zhao family can't do it."
Hearing Li Mo's analysis, Song Dashan said: "Yes, I thought it was too simple. The two sister-in-laws of the Zhao family are really not suitable, so let's find someone else."
Song Dashan also remembered.
Li Mo said: "Dashan, I don't know the people in the village well, do you think there is anyone who can do this? In addition to the requirements I just mentioned, they also need to be honest and hardworking, and not greedy for petty gains."
While talking, Li Mo sighed herself. These conditions can be said to be harsh, where can I find them.
If it doesn't work, just go to the dental store and buy one. At worst, you can pick and choose and inquire about the details.
Just when Li Mo was ready to go to the tooth shop to find someone, Song Dashan suddenly clapped his hands.
"I remembered, there is really someone in the village who is very suitable."
"Huh? Who is it?"
"The one who lives in the west end of our village, I call her Mrs. Qin."
Hearing Song Dashan mention such a person, Li Mo hurriedly asked: "Is this person suitable? How is it suitable?"
Song Dashan sighed, with a bit of regret and regret in his tone: "Sister-in-law Qin's husband, Qin Dazhuang, still played with me until we grew up, but his fate was unlucky, he died of illness a few years ago, leaving only sister-in-law Qin and one son. This sister-in-law Qin also suffered a lot. She was sold to the village by human traffickers since she was a child. Dad died of illness."
Song Dashan frowned slightly when he said this, "Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang, and Qin's sister-in-law are left. Life is even more difficult, but Da Zhuang has strength, and life can barely survive, but who would have thought that in Da Zhuang Just after Zhuang and Qin's sister-in-law got married, my aunt also went, so there are only two people left, Da Zhuang and Qin's sister-in-law."
Li Mo felt that the matter was not over yet, so she couldn't help but ask: "And then? What about later?"
Sure enough, there is a follow-up.
"Just after Qin's sister-in-law gave birth to a son, Da Zhuang accidentally fell down the mountain while cutting firewood. He died like this at a young age, leaving Qin's sister-in-law and a child waiting to be fed."
Hearing this, Li Mo could imagine how difficult it would be for a woman to take care of a child in this feudal society. Ordinary women couldn't bear it and might run away, but this sister-in-law Qin didn't run away. This is admirable .
Song Dashan continued: "People in the village and other relatives of Da Zhuang's family say that Sister-in-Law Qin is a bereaved star who only suppresses her relatives. As long as she gets involved with her, nothing good will happen. Other relatives of Da Zhuang's family bully her orphans and widows. She actually took back the field from Da Zhuang’s family and didn’t let her grow it. I still remember that time when Sister-in-law Qin resisted and was beaten to death by those people. It was because other people couldn’t stand it that they stopped her, but the villagers also detested her She's a loser, and she doesn't want to talk to her, and there are a lot of people scolding her behind her back, let alone someone will help her." He didn't believe in the words of a loser, but he didn't have the ability to help Mrs. Qin at that time.
Li Mo's heart clenched because of this woman's tragic fate.
Song Dashan went on to talk about the following things: "Those tribesmen also took back the house where their mother lived, and did not let her live in it. In the end, the village head and patriarch came forward to save the house for her because of the child's sake. Otherwise she will be wandering in the wilderness."
Li Mo couldn't help but said: "But how does she live? She doesn't even have a field."
Song Dashan took Li Mo's hand and rubbed it, "Some people advised Mrs. Qin to remarry, but she persisted and refused to remarry. Those clansmen even thought about forcibly selling her to a widower. Qin's sister-in-law held a knife and forced a clansman to kill him, which made those people let go of this idea. Seeing that she was so desperate, they didn't dare to provoke her anymore. It's just that there is no land, and there is a child waiting to be fed. Qin The sister-in-law can only take the children to the mountains to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and when there are no wild vegetables, they go to beg."
Li Mo was speechless, this woman was really suffering.
Song Dashan got to the point: "Sister-in-law Qin is very capable and can endure hardships. What's more, she is not greedy for petty gains. I used to be reluctant to give them some food for orphans and widowed mothers. She always remembered that I was a soldier. When I came back, once Xiaobao was bullied by other children, she even helped Xiaobao, and then sent him home, at that time she had two wild vegetable dumplings on her body, and she gave Xiaobao one back."
Hearing this, Li Mo could see the shining points in this suffering woman: perseverance, persistence, kindness, gratitude, but not cowardice.
Such a woman must be very eager to have an income to raise children, without the fetters of the family, can live in the store, and currently seems to have a good character, this is a very suitable candidate.
Another point, as a woman, Li Mo wanted to help this poor woman.
Sometimes in life, there is only one person who can give you a hand.
Even if you find out that this woman is not so good later, it's better to recruit someone again at that time.
Li Mo said to Song Dashan, "Dashan, let this sister-in-law Qin come over to help, I think she is quite suitable."
Li Mo thought of that child, and asked again: "How old is her child?"
Song Dashan thought for a while after hearing the words, and replied after a while: "It should be a little older than Xiaobao, maybe five or six years old."
Li Mo looked at Xiaobao in his arms, and nodded, "That's pretty good. If Mrs. Qin comes to the store to help, there will be children playing with our Xiaobao, so Xiaobao won't be so lonely by himself."
Song Dashan agreed, "Then let's take some time to go to the village to look for Mrs. Qin?"
Li Mo thinks about the current situation of the shop, and suddenly realizes that, except at night, there is no time at all. The shop has only just opened, so it can't just be closed for a day.
But this person's store is also in urgent need, which is good.
Song Dashan also remembered the busyness of the shop, thought for a while, and said: "Well, I'll take some time tomorrow to find Changbang and ask him to send me a message, saying that we want to ask Sister-in-law Qin for help, let her Come to our shop, she should agree."
This is the only way, Li Mo nodded in agreement.
"Oh, by the way, Dashan, you can tell Changbang tomorrow by the way, and ask him to help us bring our general Xiaojun over to accompany Xiaobao when he goes back, and find Uncle Zhang by the way, I want to call Xiaobao Swing, let him play with a small wooden horse, otherwise he will have nothing to play with alone, it will be too lonely and boring."
At this time, Song Dashan also remembered that Xiaobao was really lonely by himself. There were no children of the same age to play with him when he came here, and they didn't have time to play with him. They really wanted to give him some toys, so Song Dashan replied: "Okay." , I will remember, and tell Changbang together tomorrow."
At this moment, Little Treasure in Li Mo's arms arched his head.
Li Mo looked down at him, "What's wrong baby?"
Xiaobao looked at Li Mo with bright eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was so cute, "General Xiaojun! The swing and the wooden horse!"
Only then did Li Mo understand why the child behaved like this. It turned out that she was happy to hear that she would bring him General Xiaojun and play toys.
Li Mo smiled and kissed Xiaobao on the forehead, "Baby, it will be fine in a few days, and I will play with you then."
Xiaobao nodded impatiently.
After dinner, Song Dashan went to boil hot water, the family washed up well, and went to bed early to rest.
The next day, Song Dashan opened the shop, and when there were not many customers in the early morning, he let Meizi take a look at the shop, while he ran to the place where Zhao Changbang parked the donkey cart, and specifically explained these two things to him.
Zhao Changbang responded readily.
As a result, what I said in the morning, a skinny woman in ragged clothes came to the store in the afternoon, holding a child who was also skinny with only bones left.
It was Mrs. Qin and her child.