Hearing Zhou Qiang say this, Aunt Liu immediately responded, "That's right, Aunt Zhou is old, and it's really not convenient for her to go back and forth."
The three of them walked into the house together. Aunt Liu poured them a cup of tea and asked them to have a good rest in the house. Then she went out to feed the chickens and ducks.
Li Mu took a sip of tea, and he felt refreshed. He thought of the girl in the supply and marketing cooperative and said jokingly, "I'm fine."
"Qiangzi, what do you think of that girl from the supply and marketing cooperative? I just saw her looking at you with eyes that seemed to cling to you."
Zhou Qiang was puzzled when he heard this. He waved his hand and said seriously, "Don't make such jokes, brother. She's a serious girl. Are you sure she's not looking at you?"
Hearing Zhou Qiang say this, Li Mu smiled and said nothing. Anyway, Qiangzi will stay in the village for the time being, so let's see if there is any destiny. Qiangzi is not young anymore, so if there is a suitable girl, Li Mu still hopes that he can find a companion.
The two of them sat in the room for a while, and then Uncle Wang came back exhausted. When he saw what was on the table, he was stunned.
He complained, "Come on, buy whatever you want. I don't need you. Keep the money you earn and don't spend it recklessly."
Li Mu immediately poured a cup of tea and handed it over, saying, "I didn't buy it, Qiangzi bought it. Isn't Qiangzi going to stay in the village for a while? We can't live in the old house anymore, so we may have to stay at your house for a while."
Uncle Wang drank the tea in one gulp, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "It's not a big deal. There's an empty room in the west of the house. You can just move in. You don't need to buy anything."
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"Yes, it's a bother to come and stay here. I may even need to eat a few meals at your house sometimes. I have a hundred yuan here. Please keep it, Uncle Wang."
Zhou Qiang immediately stopped talking and handed the money he had prepared to Uncle Wang.
After Zhou Qiang told Grandma Zhou about this yesterday, Grandma Zhou reminded him that one should not owe favors to others and should still perform proper etiquette. Zhou Qiang kept it all in mind.
Seeing Zhou Qiang like this, Li Mu nodded and expressed his admiration.
Uncle Wang waved his hand to refuse, but was forced to accept it by Li Mu and Zhou Qiang.
"What are you planning to do with the pond? Raise fish or eels?" Uncle Wang knew that the two came here for the pond, so he planned to understand their ideas and give some pertinent suggestions.
"Raising fish, but the water quality of the village pond is not good at the moment. I plan to let Qiangzi stay here and let him come back when the water is ready. By then, I may have to trouble you to find me a reliable person to manage the pond."
"I'll draw a blueprint for Qiangzi later. I might have to trouble Uncle Wang to help Qiangzi find a master craftsman. I need to renovate the pond."
When Uncle Wang heard what Li Mu said, his brows furrowed tightly and his face looked a little ugly, but he did not interrupt Li Mu. After thinking for a while, he asked:
"Do you know how much it will cost to renovate the pond? Uncle suggests that you should first raise some fish that are easier to raise and sell them first, and then consider these things later. It is right to be down-to-earth and not do things that are unrealistic. Do you understand?"
Hearing Uncle Wang say this, Li Mu was not angry at all. Instead, he felt very happy and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, I know, but if I want to do it, I will decide to do it well. When my pond is ready, we will renew the contract for 50 years."
Uncle Wang couldn't do anything about Li Mu, he could only sigh and smoke the pipe in his hand.
"Uncle, give me that pen and a piece of paper." Li Mu said to Uncle Wang.
Uncle Wang put down the pipe in his hand, took out a pen and paper from a drawer beside him and handed them to Li Mu.
Li Mu picked up a pen and started writing and drawing on the paper. The blueprint of a fish pond was ready. Uncle Wang took a closer look with some curiosity, his eyes full of admiration.
"You kid, be a little more confident. This is indeed a much better way to raise fish and it is also easier to manage."
Hearing Uncle Wang's words, Li Mu smiled, then took out the one thousand yuan that Lin Wan had placed on the table in the morning from his pocket and handed it to Uncle Wang.
"Uncle, thank you for your help. You and Qiangzi may need to work together to get the materials. I just added a few things. You must know more about the rest than me. You have been the village chief for so many years."
Uncle Wang handed the money in his hand to Zhou Qiang and motioned him to keep it.
"Let Xiaoqiang take it. I'll accompany him to get the materials and the master."
Hearing Uncle Wang say this, Li Mu felt relieved.
Just as they were chatting animatedly, Aunt Liu came into the room carrying food and said with a smile, "Let's eat."
At the dinner table, Uncle Wang and Aunt Liu told Qiangzi that he was going to live in the village recently and gave him 100 yuan. Aunt Liu blamed them, but after their persuasion, she reluctantly accepted it.
After dinner, the two took the bus back to town as usual. Zhou Qiang planned to stay in the village tomorrow and go back to town with Li Mu tonight to get some clothes.
Li Mu saw that it was not too late yet, so he planned to take Zhou Qiang to a stall in the town to have a couple of drinks and chat about the pond.
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The two men walked to the stall where they used to drink and smiled at each other.
I felt very dazed. A few months ago, the two of us were drunk at this stall. The money we had was only enough to order a plate of peanuts, but now we can even eat meat.
"Qiangzi, you take care of the pond. I'll set up a stall in the county town and sell grilled fish."
Li Mu said in a deep voice.
Li Mu originally planned to open a small supermarket, but given the current situation, it is not realistic to open a supermarket as he does not have enough funds. He decided to start by setting up a stall and expand step by step.
"Grilled fish? What kind of grilled fish? Is it the kind we usually grill over charcoal after catching fish by the river?"
Zhou Qiang took a sip of wine and asked with some confusion.
"No, we just fry the fish first, then put some side dishes on the plate, add some chili and so on, and it tastes great."
"When your fish pond is ready, I'll cook it for you."
Hearing what Li Mu said, Zhou Qiang nodded. He understood that Li Mu had more ideas than he did. At least he would not lose money.
The two of them made some plans, drank a few bottles of beer, and then staggered back home.
Li Mu was drunk and felt a little dizzy for some reason. He obviously didn't drink much, just two bottles of beer.
But today he felt particularly uncomfortable and vomited while leaning against the wall before he even reached the door.
Lin Wan, who heard the noise, went into the yard to check, but did not see Li Mu.
So he walked to the corner of the wall and saw Li Mu squatting on the ground vomiting. He walked in slowly and called out softly, "Li Mu?"
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