When Li Mu brought Grandma Zhou home, Lin Wan had already returned from Aunt Wang's house next door with Ruoruo.
Grandma Zhou looked at Lin Wan who was still busy in the kitchen in the yard and called softly, "Xiao Wan...what are you still busy with? Come into the house with grandma and let Xiao Mu do it."
Hearing the sound coming from the yard, Lin Wan raised her head, wiped her wet hands, walked quickly into the yard, took Grandma Zhou from Li Mu's hand and said coquettishly:
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Grandma Zhou looked at Lin Wan with loving eyes, and patted Lin Wan who was holding her wrist with a smile.
Li Mu looked at the heartwarming scene between the grandparents and grandchildren, his eyes full of smiles.
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The next morning, Li Mu left home early and walked to the station, ready to find a car and charter it back to Qingshui Village.
"If you pass by, don't miss it. Two big meat buns for fifty cents. They are fresh and delicious. Young man, do you want to try them?"
“Fragrant and crispy dough sticks.”
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The shouts of the vendors continued to be heard all around. Li Mu, who had gotten up early in the morning and had not had time to eat breakfast, felt his stomach growling.
Li Mu, who originally wanted to end the battle quickly, looked at the big bun beside him and swallowed the saliva in his throat unconsciously.
"Big sister, give me two big meat buns."
The lady selling buns brought over two steaming big buns in a short while, along with a small dish of kimchi made from cabbage, which was sour and spicy and very appetizing.
Li Mu was leisurely eating the bun in his mouth. The two older brothers at the table next to him ordered a plate of kimchi and chewed the wild vegetable buns they brought from home. They sighed from time to time:
"Hey, the sports car business is not doing well right now. I don't know when to eat every day, and I can't make much money."
"Yeah, last night, a bitch got drunk and vomited on me, and she only gave me a few cents."
"Why...."
Hearing the two people sitting next to him chatting non-stop, Li Mu looked over at them. The two middle-aged men with messy hair and untidy beards looked haggard.
Li Mu couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Two brothers, where are you from? Why do you look so haggard?"
Hearing Li Mu's sudden call, the two looked at Li Mu with some confusion.
But most people of this era are simple and honest. After a moment of hesitation, the two men quickly adjusted their state and spoke.
"It's from Yankou Village. We are too poor there."
The uncle with slightly longer hair sighed and shook his head as he spoke with a bit of distress.
"You traveled so far to drive a sports car, why don't you go to the station? You can pick up more customers and maybe make more money."
Li Mu took a bite of the bun at hand, thought for a while, and said.
"Young man, you don't know that we can't get any customers over there. Country people are not good at talking. The two of us may not get many customers even if we stay there for a whole day." The elder brother with short hair continued what Li Mu said.
Hearing his elder brother's words, Li Mu started to think. These two elder brothers seemed quite honest. When the state-owned restaurant needed more and more goods in the future, he could establish a cooperative relationship with these two elder brothers.
"Brother, I'm going to Qingshui Village today. I want to ask about the price. How much does it cost to charter a car for a round trip?"
After chatting for a while, Li Mu decided to jump right in and ask.
"Qingshui Village? You're from the village next to ours, cough cough... Fellow villager, I won't cheat you. It's only five dollars for a round trip, just enough for gas. It's a good opportunity for me to go home and spend some time with my wife and kids."
After eating a dry wild vegetable steamed bun, the eldest brother choked and pounded his chest. He coughed heavily twice, took a deep breath, and said to Li Mu.
Li Mu glanced at the two brothers in front of him and shouted to the lady at the stall, "Give me three bowls of soy milk."
"Okay. Wait a moment, three bowls of soy milk will be delivered right away."
After a while, the eldest sister brought three bowls of soy milk and placed them on Li Mu's table. Li Mu smiled and nodded, then picked up the soy milk on the table and handed it to the two people at the table next to him.
"Come on, big brother, the three of us are destined to meet, and you are also honest people. I will treat you to a bowl of soy milk."
After hearing what Li Mu said, the two were about to refuse, but before they could open their mouths, Li Mu forcefully placed two bowls of soy milk in front of them.
Helplessly, the two could only keep thanking him.
"Brother, how much does it cost for you to go to the provincial capital?"
"It's the same price as the bus, 2 yuan per person."
Hearing what the two said, Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Brother, if you go to the provincial capital, can you bring some goods to the county town for me? Whoever goes will deliver it to me. I will give you three yuan per trip. How about that?"
After hearing what Li Mu said, the two elder brothers did not say anything, but just drank the soy milk silently.
The atmosphere between the three people suddenly became awkward. After an unknown amount of time, the short-haired uncle asked carefully:
"What goods are you delivering, young man? We won't do anything illegal, no matter how much."
Hearing this person say this, Li Mu smiled. He was worried that the two would disagree, so he immediately explained:
"It's not illegal. I just want you to send Tulong to the state-owned restaurant if you go to the county town."
The two elder brothers breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and agreed to Li Mu's request.
After the three of them discussed the matter of sending Tulong, Li Mu got into the car of one of the older brothers and drove towards home.
When the driver drove the car to Li Mu's house, the three people who were sitting in the yard waiting for Li Mu to come home kept looking outside the door.
Li Mu jumped out of the car, walked into the yard, picked up the gifts placed in the yard for Zhou Qiang and the village chief, and put them in the car.
"Brother, drive slower, don't drive too bumpy, my grandma gets carsick."
Li Mu put the things in the car while whispering instructions.
"Okay, I will drive steadily, don't worry, brother. Don't call me brother all the time. My last name is Shen, so you can call me Lao Shen from now on."
Old Shen said with a smile.
"Okay, Lao Shen, drive slowly on the road. There's no rush."
After saying that, Li Mu and his companions got in the car and drove towards Qingshui Village.
Along the way, Li Mu and Lao Shen were chatting enthusiastically, while Grandma Zhou leaned back in her chair with her eyes closed to rest.
Lin Wanze held Ruoruo in his arms and they looked at the scenery outside the window with interest.
After a while, Lao Shen arrived at Qingshui Village.
"We're here, Lao Shen. It feels like we just got on the bus not long ago."
Li Mu was a little dazed and chatted with Lao Shen for a few words. Time passed quite quickly.
He turned around and looked at the people behind him, especially Grandma Zhou. He didn't see that Grandma Zhou was feeling unwell, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Mu and a few others, carrying large and small bags of things, walked towards the village chief's house.
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