Today is Saturday, business is particularly good and we close the stall much earlier than usual.

Lin Minjun rode her tricycle towards Yueya Hutong, thinking about opening a shop as she walked.

When she reached the entrance of a small alley, she suddenly glanced and saw a lesbian walking out of the alley, walking to a store on the street, and pasted a piece of pink paper on the door with four big words written on it: Store for rent.

Although I was thinking about opening a store, I didn’t expect it to be so soon.

But just as she dozed off, the pillow hit her. As luck would have it, Lin Minjun paused and involuntarily parked the tricycle to the side of the road.

I'm just asking about the rent. It's not illegal to ask, she thought to herself.

When I walked over, the female comrade hadn't left yet, so Lin Minjun asked politely, "Sister, is this store yours? Do you want to rent it out?"

"Yes, do you want to rent it?" The female comrade smiled and glanced at Lin Minjun, patting the door of the store, "This store has a very good location. It was previously rented by the government to open a barber shop, and now it is returned to us. Although the place is small, the market is very good. Look, people are coming and going."

This place is really good. It's a crossroads and you have to pass by the store no matter where you go. If you can take it over, the business will definitely be good.

Lin Minjun calculated in her mind. It has been more than four months since the store was opened before the Chinese New Year. The costs have been recovered long ago. She has no expenses as a single person. She has saved more than 800 yuan, less than 1,000 yuan in savings. Is this enough to open a store?

So she plucked up her courage and asked, "Yes, I want to rent it, how much is it?"

The female comrade groaned, "No one has been in this house for a long time, you have to clean it yourself. The original rent is one thousand, but I will only charge you eight hundred for the first year, so you can clean it yourself."

"So expensive?" Lin Minjun was stunned.

"Nowadays, many people are setting up stalls and opening shops. This price is not expensive anymore. You can ask around at the shops next door and you'll know. My price is very reasonable." The female comrade said with a smile.

Lin Minjun was speechless for a while. She only had a savings of one thousand yuan, and the rent was eight hundred yuan a year. Moreover, if she opened a shop, she would have to buy pots, pans, tables and chairs, which was another big expense.

She did a quick mental calculation and realized she wouldn't be able to open a store for the time being.

"What's the matter? Why are you silent?" the female comrade asked tentatively, "Do you think the price is too high? Actually, we can negotiate. How about this, 1750."

"It's still too expensive." Lin Minjun came to her senses and said frankly, "Thank you, sister, but I don't have enough money now and still can't afford it. But if it's not rented out in half a year, I will come to you to rent it."

"Not many girls are starting businesses nowadays. If you have the determination, you will definitely be able to save enough money."

Lin Minjun said hello to her, got on her tricycle and left again.

I felt disappointed at first, but when I thought about it again, I realized that she had saved nearly a thousand dollars in just four months, which was already pretty good. She had taken one step at a time.

Besides, she is saving money quite quickly now. If she saves for another four months, she will be able to rent a place to open a store. There is no need to rush.

As I thought about it, I felt happy and walked all the way back to the alley.

After arriving home, Lin Minjun locked the car first. When passing by the gatehouse, she took a special look and saw Erwa at home, so she greeted him, "Erwa, what are you doing?"

"Doing homework." Erwa held up his homework book and shook it.

Lin Minjun nodded and said, "Come over for dinner later. Today we have your favorite red chopped pork." It tastes sour and spicy, and they both love it.

While eating, Lin Minjun thought of the watch and asked, "Cao Bin, how is your investigation going? Have you found out what happened?"

As soon as I asked this question, I knew the situation was not good. Erwa was still brushing Lala's rice at first, but when he heard this, he slowed down his meal and looked embarrassed and troubled.

Lin Minjun: "What's the matter? Can't find out?"

"It's not that I can't find out, it's that I can't see anyone at all." Erwa said a little depressed, put down his chopsticks and told Lin Minjun, "Things are at a standstill. I want to start with the investigation of the former Little Red Soldiers and ask them about their situation at the time. After looking around, I found out that the Little Red Soldiers at the time were either sent to the countryside or were still in other places. Those who stayed in the capital almost all had jobs. I, a little kid, went to their workplaces to look for them, but I couldn't see anyone at all."

"Your idea is right. We can ask the little Red Army soldiers at that time about the situation. Someone should know about it, but we can't find anyone..." Lin Minjun said, feeling clueless and unhappy.

Since the last time the two brothers ate fried potatoes, they didn’t know whether they felt embarrassed or they fell in love with the taste of fried potatoes. They came to eat there every few days. As they ate there, they became familiar with Lin Minjun and occasionally chatted with her about their recent life.

After thinking for a while, Lin Minjun reminded him, "How about this, go to the big state-owned hotel in Dazhalan and find Zhou Ran. Just tell him that you are my brother and ask him whatever you want. He should be able to tell you. The two brothers know about Cao Bin's past."

"Sister, do you have any friends working in state-owned hotels?" Erwa asked casually.

"It doesn't look like work. Maybe they are moving something? I don't know." Lin Minjun scooped a bowl of soup and drank it slowly.

The Zhou brothers have become regular customers at her stall. Whenever they have time, they would order two bowls of fried potatoes and chat while eating. Lin Minjun also heard from them when they were chatting that the brothers are no longer involved in society and have found a job. Although it is not a formal unit and they are not formal employees, it is better than wandering around in society all day.

Lin Minjun came back to her senses and said, "Anyway, just go find them. They are brothers and very conspicuous. Once you say you are my brother, they will probably say something."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Erwa quickly finished the rest of the meal, stood up and rushed out.

Lin Minjun stopped him and asked, "Where's your homework? You're not going to do it?"

"Sister, those homeworks are all multiplication and division, or a 100-word essay. I already know how to do them, so there's no need for me to write them." Erwa said confidently.

"Young man, I find you a little arrogant now. You didn't rank first in the final exam last semester."

"Two points were deducted for carelessness." Erwa shook his head.

"Since you know that you are careless, just finish your homework honestly before going. What do you think?" Lin Minjun was still very casual.

Erwa said nothing when he heard this. He ran to the gatehouse to get his homework book before it got completely dark. He also took a stool and put it at the door. While Lin Minjun was peeling potatoes, he finished his homework word by word beside her.

After finishing the homework, he said goodbye and rushed out. He looked like he was in a hurry and wanted to figure out everything that happened that year immediately.

But Lin Minjun changed her mind and realized that those were his mother's things, and perhaps they were the few memories his parents left for him. In this case, it was understandable why Erwa was so anxious.

After being out for about an hour, Erwa came back and rushed into Lin Minjun's kitchen, excitedly saying, "Sister! I'm going to treat everyone to dinner tomorrow."

"You? Treat me to dinner?" Lin Minjun almost laughed out loud.

She looked at Erwa, who was clearly still a child. The beard on his mouth had not grown out yet. He must have run home. Sweat was coming out from the roots of his hair. He looked like a child at first glance. He actually said seriously that he wanted to treat them to a meal. What did he ask the Zhou brothers?

Lin Minjun thought about this and asked, but Erwa kept it a secret. "You'll know tomorrow."

He excitedly told Lin Minjun, "Sister, when I have money in the future, I will buy that state-owned hotel for you and let you open a restaurant!"

Wow, he wants to open a restaurant before he even opens a shop. Lin Minjun was stunned by his ambition and laughed. She said with a smile: "I have made a lot of money myself, why do I need you to open it for me? Besides, the state-owned hotel is doing well, why would they ask me to open a restaurant?"

"No, I saw it when I went there today. The state-owned hotel's business was not doing well, so they cut off some of the private rooms. Brother Zhou Ran was there helping to move the tables, and he took the extra tables out to sell."

Under the wave of reform and opening up, some people have made a comeback, while others have been completely crushed by the market economy. This is all very normal. Lin Minjun didn't care. Instead, she asked, "Where are you going to host your dinner tomorrow?"

"You." Erwa bit his lip and said flatteringly, "Sister, I'll give you all my money this month, can you help me prepare a banquet?"

In fact, the two of them are now living together as family members, and they are not very clear about money, not to mention that it doesn't cost much to prepare a banquet by themselves.

“No need for money, but I only know how to cook Yunnan-style dishes.” Lin Minjun said, spreading her hands.

Erwa: "It doesn't matter. Just make Yunnan flavor and let them have a taste. They will be more persuasive then."

Lin Minjun was even more confused after hearing this. "Who are you going to invite to your house for dinner? Why do we want to have dinner together?"

"Three people, Brother Zhou and Brother Zhou," Erwa said, "invite them to come over for dinner and chat. I want to ask them about what happened back then at the dinner table.

"What about the other one?"

"There's one more tomorrow and you'll find out."

Has he also learned to keep people in suspense?

Besides, what did he want to ask? I'm not a fool, so stupid as to tell a little kid everything.

Lin Minjun shook her head, thinking that this might not work, but Erwa's eyes sparkled and his skinny arms kept shaking her, so Lin Minjun said, "Okay, I'll close the stall early tomorrow and prepare a table of food in advance. Take it easy and don't hurt yourself."

The next day, she went to the market to buy vegetables in the morning, closed her stall two hours early in the afternoon, and went straight home to prepare for the banquet.

When someone came halfway through, Erwa went out to greet them and led them to his own small gatehouse. He also came over to say hello, "Sister, Brother Zhou is here."

When Lin Minjun saw that brothers Zhou Ran and Zhou Yong had arrived, she nodded and indicated that there was a lot of smoke in the kitchen and it was not convenient for her to say anything.

She continued to stir-fry the food in the pot, and when it was almost done, Erwa ran outside to the cooperative and bought a bottle of Erguotou. The third customer came in with him.

When Lin Minjun was carrying the dishes over, she saw Cao Bin.

So Erwa’s last guest was Cao Bin?

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Today's third update, the bad guys are taken down one by one, today is the lucky guy Cao Bin