Chapter 160: She is a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm
Not to mention that Old Man Liao was confused, Lin Zhaodi was also a little confused, but she quickly understood Lin Shu's intention.
If you want to do Old Man Liao a favor, it would be safer to invite him to join you and make money together.
But how should the money be divided? Could it be like her, giving 10% or 20%?
Is this... too much?
Lin Zhaodi didn't say anything and waited to see what Lin Shu would say.
Lin Shu continued, "Once Aunt Lin and I get our ice jelly business off the ground, we'll have to move a lot of stuff. I'm afraid we'll have to use Old Man Liao's ox cart. I'll pay Old Man Liao eighty coins a day, and you can help Aunt Lin load the stuff onto the ox cart and deliver it to the stall. What do you think?"
When Old Man Liao heard this, he quickly refused. "Girl, you're being too formal with me. I'm going to town anyway. Just give me the money for the oxcart. Why would I need eighty cents?"
Isn’t he tempted by eighty cents? Yes, he is!
Ping'er actually couldn't pull in many people, except on market days. Not to mention the rice and grain he earned from carrying things for the villagers, he could earn six or seven hundred copper coins a month if he was lucky, and only three or four hundred copper coins if he was unlucky. But Ah Shu asked for eighty copper coins a day, so he could earn more than two hundred copper coins a month!
Even if he went to the town to do hard labor, he wouldn't earn that much money. How could he compare with those hard laborers? He just drove an ox cart every day.
Old man Liao was unwilling to take advantage of a little girl.
"Don't be impatient, Old Man Liao. Just listen to me. If this ice jelly sells well, Aunt Lin and I plan to rent a permanent stall. In that case, we'll go there every day. Old Man Liao used to go to town just because he had nothing to do, but now because of our ice jelly business, we have to set out early every morning. Moreover, Aunt Lin and I have a lot of tools for selling ice jelly, not just buckets, but also tables and chairs. These things take up the ox cart, so we can't carry other people.
Besides these, I have other concerns. Aunt Lin is alone after all, and sometimes she can't take care of the stall. I also want Old Man Liao to go over and take care of it when he's free. He doesn't need to stay too long, just a short stay will be enough."
When Lin Zhaodi heard this, her expression was moved.
She hadn't expected Ah Shu to be so thoughtful. There were plenty of women selling things at stalls in town, but they were all village women doing small business, selling shoes, fruits, vegetables, pickles, and the like. Some, like Zhang Qiaohua, sold their own straw sandals or knitted insoles. But the more serious vendors were all men, and Ah Shu was worried she'd be bullied.
After hearing what Lin Shu said, Old Man Liao did not express his opinion immediately, but fell into deep thought.
He originally thought he only needed to carry Lin Zhaodi, but he didn't expect to have to carry so many things, and also help look after the stall. However, he usually had free time when he went to the town, so helping to look after the stall was not a big deal. Besides, there were not many villagers going to the town on weekdays, so his oxcart often only carried one or two people, or even went to the town empty. His only concern was that the villagers who wanted to ride on his oxcart when Ping'er went to the market would not be able to ride in the future.
Lin Shu guessed what he was worried about, thought for a moment, and said, "Old Man Liao, Ping'er is the one who rides the ox carts during the market day. Aunt Lin also has to get up very early on the market day. If you don't mind the trouble, you can send Aunt Lin to the town first, and then go back to pick up the villagers."
In fact, according to Lin Shu, the ox cart belonged to Old Man Liao, and he had the final say on who to pull and how many people to pull.
In the long past, when Old Man Liao didn't have an ox cart, the villagers of Tianshui Village also came here in this way.
Anyway, if it were Lin Shu, she wouldn't think so much. It's her own thing and she can do whatever she wants with it, without caring whether others are happy or not.
Old Man Liao was at a loss for words after hearing Lin Shu's suggestion. He was just being lazy and didn't want to tire out his old ox, so he only made one trip back and forth a day. Otherwise, without Ping'er's advice, he could have made at least two trips back and forth on market day, and could have carried several more people.
But……
Oh, never mind. It’s just a little harder on market day and I have to make one more trip.
Seeing that his attitude had softened, Lin Shu immediately asked, "Did Father Liao agree?"
Old man Liao grinned and said, "I agree, but Ah Shu, eighty cents a day is still too much."
"Old Man Liao, this isn't much. After all, you're the only ox cart in Tianshui Village. You're irreplaceable, and I feel like I'm giving you too little. But don't worry, if this ice jelly business becomes prosperous, I'll give you a big red envelope at the end of the month..."
After hearing Lin Shu's words, Old Man Liao was overjoyed.
In this way, the matter is settled. Once Lin Zhaodi is ready, Old Man Liao will drive the ox cart to the end of the village to pick her up.
After Old Man Liao left, Lin Zhaodi was both happy and ashamed. "Ah Shu, this is something I should have taken care of. I didn't expect you to solve it."
All she had originally thought of was giving Old Man Liao a little more money every day. If the oxcart couldn't be used on the market day, she would spend a little more money to buy a spot and have the big items like tables and chairs carried over by the oxcart. She would then call Zhao San to help carry the rest of the things to the market, so she didn't rush to tell Old Man Liao about this.
As a result, Ah Shu directly recruited Old Man Liao to join the business, and took into consideration the fact that he would be picked up and dropped off every day and even helped to look after the stall.
Lin Shu waved her hand and said, "This is my livelihood. I just wanted to avoid being lazy, so I asked Aunt Lin to help with the business. So these are also things I should consider."
Lin Zhaodi hurriedly said, "Ah Shu, just deduct the money for Old Man Liao from my account."
"I'm the boss. I have the final say on how the money is divided. Aunt Lin, just focus on selling."
Seeing that she insisted, Lin Zhaodi gave up.
After all the pots and pans were put away, Lin Zhaodi and Zhao Laosan left, the yard became quiet again, and it got dark.
At this time two days ago, Lin Shu and A Ye were still stewing chicken mushrooms by the stove, but now they were urged by Lin Xiaopu to go to bed.
"Sister, we don't have to make chicken mushroom soup today, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Lin Xiaopu asked. Although she was physically strong, she was only a nine-year-old girl after all. She had been excited at the market all day and got up early in the morning. As soon as it got dark, she felt sleepy.
Lin Shu coughed lightly and explained, "You go to sleep first. I can't sleep right now. I want to go to sleep with Aye in the courtyard and enjoy the fresh air."
The wind was cool at night, and Lin Shu felt that her excuse was perfect.
Lin Xiaopu's eyes showed understanding, "Okay, then sister, you blow for a while longer, and come back when it cools down. Oh, I'm so sleepy, I can't do it anymore, I want to sleep first."
Lin Shu: ...
Damn it, she would have believed it without that last sentence.
There was no need to make chicken mushroom sauce today, there was no oil lamp on the stove, there were dark clouds in the sky, and the stars were not very bright, but Zhou Ye just looked at her sitting on the small bamboo stool with her head down, and guessed that she must be embarrassed.
Although Ah Shu was bold in her actions, he knew that although Ah Shu was bold, she could also be shy, and easily become shy.
Ah Shu often laughed at him for his easily red ears, but Ah Shu was not much better.
Zhou Ye sat with her in the yard for a while without saying a word.
He didn't know how long he sat there. When the whispers in the inner room died down and were replaced by Lin Dashan's loud and even snoring, Zhou Ye finally asked, "A Shu, are you still going to the river tonight?"
Lin Shu held her face in her hands and looked at him. "Go ahead. We've walked so much today, you should take a bath to relieve your fatigue."
Zhou Ye prepared some clothes for her to change into and took her to the river.
"Aye, why don't you come down with us and take a bath together?" Lin Shu said jokingly, wanting to see him at a loss.
Zhou Ye just looked at her quietly and said slowly, "Ah Shu, it's cloudy today, and the river water isn't that warm. Don't soak in it for too long."
Lin Shu sighed inwardly, okay, okay, the current A Ye is no longer the A Ye at the beginning, who will blush no matter how easy it is for her to tease him.
However, after the two of them finished washing in the river, Zhou Ye, who had behaved well the whole time without even glancing at Lin Shu, did not rush back. Instead, he grabbed Lin Shu and refused to let her go. "Shu, you slept on my back for a while on the way back. You shouldn't be sleepy now, right?"
Lin Shu was indeed not very sleepy, but that did not mean she was not tired. After all, she had been strolling around the market all day and had walked so much back and forth that her calves were still a little sore and her feet were a little painful. However, she checked and found no blisters, and she felt much more comfortable after soaking in the river.
However, as soon as Zhou Ye said this, she immediately became alert.
"What does it matter to you whether I'm sleepy or not? What do you want to do?" Lin Shu smiled and poked his chest with her fingertips. Then, while glancing at him, she used her fingertips to open the collar of his shirt that he had just put on after taking a shower. "Are you planning to do something shameful to me?"
Zhou Ye took a deep breath. Ah Shu's actions were really annoying. He paused, and with Ah Shu's eyes slightly widened, he simply untied his belt, letting his shirt open, exposing his breasts, and showing her all the tendons that she loved to see.
Lin Shu was shocked, really shocked.
"Aye, you, you..."
"Ashu, don't you like it? I'll let you touch it." As he said that, he guided her little hand to his waist and abdomen.
Lin Shu swallowed.
No, why is A Ye so passionate tonight? She can hardly resist it.
But Aye came to her door on his own initiative, and she just wanted to have a try.
As a result, her hands had just rubbed her waist and abdomen twice, and before she could feel the tight muscles, she was suddenly picked up by Aye, with her legs spread and wrapped around his waist. Then he grabbed her mouth and kissed her eagerly, as if he could no longer bear it.
"Woo woo...Aye, please be gentle."
"I'm sorry Ah Shu, I can't help it."
At night, when everything is quiet, it is really a good time to do bad things. There is no one to disturb you at the remote riverside, and even if you accidentally make some noise from your mouth, you don’t have to worry about being heard.
Lin Shu subconsciously relaxed, letting out low gasps and moans. Zhou Ye's ears were spurred on by the sound, which made him move even more recklessly. He devoured Ah Shu's red lips to his heart's content, his rough palms rubbing her without his mind's control. At one point, Ah Shu's buttocks were pinched so hard that they sank in.
Lin Shu asked him to be gentler several times but he ignored her and angrily grabbed her fiercely.
Zhou Ye's pupils suddenly shrank and he took a deep breath.
"Asshole Ah Ye, I told you to kiss me more gently, but you hurt me."
"Ashu, I'm sorry..." He gasped heavily, his voice as hoarse as a cow, but he didn't dare to let go of Ashu.
"If you behave yourself, I'll give you something sweet to eat, understand..."
"Hmm..." A muffled groan escaped from Zhou Ye's throat.
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