Li Mu and his companion hurried and finally got on the bus to the county town around ten o'clock.
Two people sat on the bus, breathing heavily. The ticket inspector watched the two people walk in and said, "It's fifty cents to go to the county town."
Li Mu searched his pockets but found nothing. He said to Zhou Qiang in a low voice with some embarrassment, "Give him one dollar. I forgot to ask your sister-in-law to give me the money."
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Mu jokingly, pursed his lips, and handed the money to the ticket inspector with a flushed face.
The ticket inspector took the money and looked at the two people with a scrutinizing look, as if there was something wrong with them, but fortunately he only looked at them for a while and then went to the back row to find other ticket sellers.
Li Mu said lightly beside Zhou Qiang: "Laugh if you want to. I don't think it's shameful to give all the money to my wife."
Zhou Qiang couldn't help but lowered his head and laughed. Seeing Zhou Qiang's shoulders shaking, Li Mu pursed his lips and slapped Zhou Qiang on the head with a bit of dissatisfaction.
"Brother, stop hitting me. If you keep hitting me, I'll become stupid!!!" Zhou Qiang grumbled in dissatisfaction.
Li Mu ignored him, put his hands across his chest, closed his eyes and took a nap. Li Mu felt sleepy after not getting enough sleep the night before and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhou Qiang looked at Li Mu who had fallen asleep, and waved his hands in front of Li Mu with some dissatisfaction.
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Li Mu moved his head a little uncomfortably because of the constant shaking of the car. Zhou Qiang quickly pretended nothing had happened and looked out the window, his eyes still observing Li Mu's movements. After seeing that Li Mu did not move again, Zhou Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
The journey from the town to the county seat took about two hours. Li Mu was drowsy and heard Zhou Qiang mumbling something beside him.
"Wow, the county town is really different. There are delicious foods on the street."
"This fried dough stick is good, it looks so tempting..."
Li Mu looked up at Zhou Qiang with some dissatisfaction, and said impatiently: "Do you know that you are annoying?"
Zhou Qiang, who was originally looking out the window and swallowing his saliva, suddenly froze. He turned his head awkwardly and looked at Li Mu, smiling awkwardly, "Brother, you're awake. Haha...haha..."
Li Mu twisted his neck, sat up, stretched a little uncomfortably, and said casually: "How much money did you bring?"
"More than a hundred, what's wrong?" Zhou Qiang looked at Li Mu with confusion.
"Give it to me, brother will treat you to dinner at the state-owned restaurant." Li Mu raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth and said to Zhou Qiang with a sly smile.
Hearing Li Mu say this, Zhou Qiang took out all the money in his pocket, handed it to Li Mu, and said excitedly: "Really? Brother, if we really go to the state-owned restaurant to eat, damn, it will be very expensive."
"It's not expensive, order whatever you want." Li Mu said indifferently while counting the money. I smiled and thought to myself: "It's not expensive. It's your money anyway."
"Okay, then I won't be polite then." Zhou Qiang thought excitedly.
When Li Mu saw Zhou Qiang's silly look, his face twitched unconsciously and he looked at Zhou Qiang speechlessly.
"Qiangzi, this idiot, he just believes what I say and never doubts me at all. Forget it, I will return the money to him after I sell the Ganoderma lucidum." Li Mu thought to himself.
After the two got off the bus, Zhou Qiang walked towards the state-owned restaurant not far away with light steps, and kept urging, "Hurry up, brother."
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When Zhou Qiang arrived at the state-owned hotel, he looked around the hotel curiously, with surprise in his eyes. From time to time, he patted Li Mu on the shoulder, motioning him to take a look together.
Li Mu didn't react at all and waited for the waiter to bring the menu.
Zhou Qiang sat in his seat, looking around, and kept praising: "It's really beautiful. I wish I could open a restaurant like this in the future."
"Okay, just follow my instructions and I'll help you make money." Li Mu poured himself a cup of tea and said to Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang nodded.
The two were a little shocked when they saw the menu at the state-owned restaurant. A plate of braised pork cost five yuan, a vegetarian dish cost one yuan, and a good bottle of wine cost eight yuan...
Zhou Qiang swallowed unconsciously when he saw the menu, and whispered in Li Mu's ear: "Too...too expensive, brother. This money is enough for me to buy a few pounds of pork."
"How about...let's not eat...let's buy some steamed buns on the street to fill our stomachs. It's not easy for you to earn money, there's no need to spend it like this."
Hearing Zhou Qiang say this, Li Mu glanced at Zhou Qiang, silently ordered several meat dishes, and ordered a bottle of Arctic Ocean for each person.
"Eat. I don't mind your little help." After Li Mu ordered the dishes, he comforted Zhou Qiang who was a little uncomfortable.
Hearing what Li Mu said, Zhou Qiang didn't say anything. He was bored and drank the Beibingyang that had been brought up in advance. He looked at the waiter of the state-owned restaurant and said to Li Mu with some curiosity: "Brother, how much money can these people who eat government food get per month?"
"No, I estimate the waiter is around 25 years old, and the store manager is probably more like 30 or 40 years old." Li Mu said casually.
Zhou Qiang might have been a little surprised to hear this number before, but now that he follows Li Mu to sell eels and makes hundreds of dollars a day, he is not envious of their salary.
While the two were chatting, the dishes ordered by Li Mu arrived one after another.
“Braised pork, fried meatballs, sweet and sour pork tenderloin…”
After a while, the table was filled with dishes. Zhou Qiang's mouth was salivating with the taste buds and he just wanted to say something.
Li Mu signaled Zhou Qiang with his eyes to eat quickly and stop talking. Zhou Qiang couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks and wolf down the food.
Li Mu, who was originally worried that he would not be able to finish his meal, saw the last plate on the table. The corners of his mouth twitched and he held his forehead, feeling a little embarrassed.
The dishes were clean. If Li Mu hadn't eaten the food, he would have really thought that this state-owned restaurant was a rip-off and was using the "Emperor's New Clothes" to fool the two of them.
Looking at Zhou Qiang who was still eating rice with soup, an idea came to his mind. Getting up early every day to sell the eels at the same place, basically many people in the town have tried it, and the number of customers will only get smaller and smaller. Wouldn't it be better to sell the eels to state-owned restaurants? After all, there are so many customers every day, and the demand will be greater.
Besides, leaders often come to eat in state-owned restaurants. Eating the same thing every day will definitely make people bored. Maybe something new will work.
Thinking of this, Li Mu decided to sell the Ganoderma lucidum later and come here to inquire about it. If it succeeds, he will have a lot of time left and can also check if there are any other ways to make money.
"Let Zhou Qiang go to the town alone to buy it tomorrow. I will come to the county town to try it out and see how it goes." Li Mu made a decisive decision. Opportunity does not wait for anyone.
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