Chapter 09 Chapter 9
He Tingting looked up at her.
He could tell something was wrong from Li Hua's expression and spoke slowly.
"Second Aunt, have you ever thought about what to do after the divorce?"
This sentence hits the nail on the head.
Li Hua was worried about this matter. When he heard He Tingting mention it, his brows were filled with melancholy. "I'm thinking about going out to work. I don't know if there is a suitable place in the city."
“There must be a suitable place.”
Now is a critical juncture of economic development. All industries are booming and attracting talents. As long as you are willing to work and learn, you will not have to worry about not finding a job.
Even a village woman like Li Hua, who has no education but only strength, can start learning from the grassroots level when she arrives in the city.
Li Hua was not comforted by these words.
She just felt that her niece was perfunctory. She had clearly been to other places, but was unwilling to give her any advice.
He hummed, then said, "That bastard He Guan won't get divorced easily. Let's talk about work after we figure out a way to get a divorce."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it, He Tingting didn't talk about it anymore.
When she was setting up the stall yesterday, she talked to Guo Zhuang and got a rough idea of the time to set up the stall in front of the school.
If you want to make money, you have to grasp the critical time when setting up a stall.
Guo Zhuang's father worked with him and was responsible for selling breakfast in the morning.
The things he sells are simple; every day he just needs to ride his bike with a pot of porridge and pickled vegetables.
At nine o'clock, Guo Zhuang took his place and set up the table at the fixed stall.
He runs a noodle business and prepares the sauce at home. When customers come, he just cooks a handful of noodles at the stall and pours the sauce on them.
Guo Zhuang was young and wanted to make more money while he was young, so he kept his stall open until eight or nine in the evening.
Public facilities these days are not so complete.
On the way back to the village, only the road near the university gate had street lights.
Before He Tingting left yesterday, Guo Zhuang specifically talked to her for a few minutes.
"If you want to set up a stall at night, come with me and pack up and go back. We can walk together. We can look after each other on the way, and with more people, we won't have to worry about running into bad guys."
These days, it's easy to be targeted if you set up a stall outside to make money.
He Tingting accepted his kindness.
She remembered this favor and wondered what to give him to repay it.
This matter is not urgent, so He Tingting put it aside for the time being.
What is more important now is to prepare for setting up the stall tomorrow.
He Tingting doesn't plan to keep selling buns.
The items drawn from the blind box are different every day. She needs to use these things, so it is not a good choice to keep the stall selling buns.
On the contrary, lunch boxes with changeable dishes are more suitable.
Plastic products back then were not as diverse as they would be a few decades later, so there were only two options when buying lunch boxes.
One is a more expensive aluminum lunch box, and the other is a disposable foam lunch box.
He Tingting was very embarrassed by the cash in her hand.
They cannot afford to buy foam lunch boxes in large quantities, and aluminum lunch boxes are too expensive, making it difficult for college students to afford them.
She thought about it, clapped her hands, and decided not to buy it.
Just follow the example of the university cafeteria and use plastic bags to serve your food.
In this way, you only need to buy a few large pots for dividing the vegetables.
Lili has been helping her. After brushing Wan's face, she also brushed the stainless steel basin that would be used tomorrow several times.
She stopped only when the basin looked shiny under the light.
"Sister, what time are we going tomorrow? Is it still the same time?"
"No, we'll go later tomorrow."
Nowadays, people are more accustomed to eating meals on time, and not many students go out to eat during class breaks.
If we try to sell lunch boxes by 10 o'clock, the food will be completely cold by 12 o'clock noon, affecting the flavor.
Instead of that, it would be better to focus on the guests at 12 o'clock, so that everyone who comes at this time can eat comfortably and enjoy the most flavorful dishes.
Having made up her mind, He Tingting turned off the lights and went into the east room.
Li Hua in the room had already gone to bed early.
After He Tingting and Lili lay down, she turned around to face them.
"Tingting, I'm staying at your place for the next few days. Sorry to bother you. I can help you tidy up the yard."
The He family's yard is not big, just ten square meters.
When He Jing was alive, he only left the middle road and turned over the land on both sides. He built a chicken coop on one side and raised two old hens, and planted some vegetables on the other side for his own consumption.
"It's okay. We're a family, so what's the problem?" He Tingting didn't refuse Li Hua. "When the ground is too dry, just help water it."
Li Hua agreed, and the pressure of living in a younger generation's home disappeared instantly.
He turned over and started snoring.
He Lili rubbed against He Tingting's side and whispered, "Second Aunt falls asleep so quickly."
He Tingting lowered her voice, guessing that she had slept in the afternoon and couldn't sleep now, so she asked, "Can't sleep?"
Lili nodded.
She then said, "Sister, can I tell you a story?"
Television is an expensive item these days, they can't afford it, and there is not much entertainment at home.
He Tingting herself was also bored.
"A long time ago, there lived a fisherman by the sea. He was hardworking and diligent, working in the fields every day, but at the age of thirty he still had not found a wife."
"One day, he accidentally picked up a large snail, took it home, and raised it in water."
"From that day on, every day when he came home, there would be prepared meals at home, and all the dirty clothes would be washed, hung and neatly put away."
"The man was very curious and couldn't suppress his curiosity. Finally, one day he pretended to go out, but actually hid outside the door, wanting to see who was doing the cooking and laundry at home every day."
"A girl as beautiful as a fairy emerged from the water tank. It turned out that she was a snail spirit. She had been doing housework for the man in order to repay his kindness."
"The man fell in love with her at first sight, and he kept pursuing her until he finally married her."
Having said that, He Tingting tapped He Lili's earlobe with her index finger.
"Lili, what does this story tell us?"
He Lili thought for a moment and asked, "Tell us that hard work can lead to a beautiful wife?"
"Think about it again."
“You have to work hard to have a better life.”
He Lili reacted quickly, hugged He Tingting's arm and asked her before He Tingting asked her to say another one.
"Sister, what's the standard answer?"
"There's no standard answer," He Tingting rubbed her head. "A story is just a story. A thousand people looking at it have a thousand different perspectives and can come up with a thousand different answers. Our Lili can now look at things from many different angles, which is great."
After hearing her say this, He Lili asked again.
"What about you, sister? What did you learn from this story?"
He Tingting laughed quietly and whispered in He Lili's ear, "I can see you need to study hard."
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He Tingting said confidently, "Only if you study well can you become a storyteller and write some wonderful stories. I don't like this story."
The little girl in my arms suddenly laughed and secretly covered her mouth.
He Lili had always been reluctant to return to school.
After hearing He Tingting say this, the resistance suddenly became much less.
She whispered to He Tingting, "Sister, I will write a story for you later."
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The next day, He Tingting woke up a little later than the day before.
It took her even longer to prepare than the day before, as she cut the various ingredients step by step.
The shredded pork with green peppers will be stir-fried later. After marinating the shredded pork, He Tingting only has one important and mechanical exercise left.
Peel potatoes.
Peel the potatoes with skins on and throw them into water, then use a shredder to cut them into thin strips.
This job seems mechanical, but it feels stress-relieving.
He Tingting was so focused on what she was doing that she didn't even notice He Lili approaching.
"Sister! I'm here to help!"
He Tingting was so scared that she almost threw the grater in her hand away.
I was so embarrassed that I let the little girl peel garlic.
It is not difficult to make cold shredded potatoes, but it is not easy to make it delicious.
This dish is delicious and crispy.
He Tingting first boiled a pot of water and added shredded potatoes, shredded carrots and shredded green peppers in turn.
Blanch in water for about half a minute.
Apart from the shredded potatoes, the other two are side dishes and the portions are not large.
The big iron pot in her house is big enough to hold the whole thing.
Take out the blanched shredded potatoes and side dishes, rinse them with cold water, and then squeeze out the moisture. The dish is half done.
Next, just add soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt and sugar in proportion and mix well.
He Tingting had already made shredded pork with green peppers last night, so she was very familiar with it.
With plenty of time, He Tingting even went to the carpenter's house in the village and bought two benches.
I calculated the time and prepared two dishes at eleven o'clock.
He Tingting rode her weathered bicycle again.
At the gate of Bei'an University, Guo Zhuang was looking forward to it.
When he saw the familiar bicycle, he immediately ran a few steps to meet it.
"Why are you so late today?"
"I plan to sell lunch and dinner from now on. I forgot to tell you yesterday, Dazhuang. I'm sorry."
As the two were talking, neither of them noticed that there was an even more scorching gaze nearby.
Seeing He Tingting finally coming, Wang Qi was so excited that he quickly moved his incubator out.
Placed on the bench next to He Tingting's stall.
On the outside of the white foam box, the word "baozi" was written in big black letters.
"Finally you're here, otherwise my buns would have gotten cold."
Wang Qi muttered to himself, baring his teeth as he waited for the students to finish class.
He is determined to get the money from selling buns.
He Tingting put down the bench, and before she could move her own foam box, she saw Wang Qi's box.
She raised her eyebrows and instantly understood Wang Qi's thoughts.
Then he calmly took down his box and placed it on the bench.
Soon, it was time for the students to leave get out of class.
Groups of young students walked out of the school and approached the street vendors.
Wang Qi's eyes were filled with pride as he opened the box and started shouting, "Steamed buns, steamed buns, delicious big steamed buns!"
He asked in advance, and the students said that a very beautiful girl came to the door to sell buns. The buns were very delicious, and they wanted to buy some today.
He just stayed next to He Tingting and was sure to make a lot of money from the buns today.
Just as Wang Qi was feeling proud, he suddenly saw He Tingting taking out a big pot from the box.
Big pot?
He was just wondering when he heard He Tingting shouting.
"Donburi, donburi!"
Wang Qi's eyes widened instantly.
Rice bowl?!
Doesn’t she sell buns?
If she doesn't sell buns, what will happen to his buns?
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