"Oh, don't mention it. I wanted to borrow a tricycle from Uncle Chen, but he left as soon as he saw me. I called him and he ignored me."
Li Mu said somewhat helplessly.
Seeing Li Mu like this, Lin Wan immediately took her husband's hand to comfort him and said, "It's all because of you. You were such a jerk before, and Uncle Chen was often scolded by you. But I have a way. Uncle Chen likes Ruoruo very much. You can take your daughter to Uncle Chen and talk to him. Maybe it will work."
Hearing Lin Wan's words, Li Mu, who had originally planned to go up the mountain to dig some Ganoderma lucidum and buy a tricycle, instantly rekindled his hope. He rushed into the house, carried his daughter to Uncle Chen's house.
On the way, Li Mu told his daughter about the matter, and Ruoruo said in a daze that she knew it.
As soon as she reached Uncle Chen's door, Ruoruo called sweetly into the house: "Grandpa Chen...Grandpa Chen, Ruoruo is here to play with you."
Uncle Chen, who had been keeping the door closed, immediately came out with a smile when he heard Ruoruo's voice, and reached out to take Ruoruo from Li Mu's arms.
Ruoruo obediently opened her mouth and asked Uncle Chen to hug her. The two of them chatted as if no one was around, not paying any attention to Li Mu who was standing next to them.
Seeing that Grandpa Chen was in a bad mood, Ruoruo cleverly signaled her father to tell her what was going on.
"Uncle Chen, this is the hot pot base I made myself. You can try it. You can use it for hot pot."
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Li Mu walked quickly forward and handed the hot pot base and fresh fish he brought from home to Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen didn't pay any attention to her and continued to make teasing eyes at Xiao Ruoruo.
Ruoruo couldn't bear it any longer, so she took Grandpa Chen's hand and said coquettishly, "Grandpa Chen, Daddy wants to find you."
"Oh~ what number?" Uncle Chen was amused by Ruoruo's cute appearance and spoke by imitating the way she spoke.
"Uncle Chen, this is what I want to ask you to borrow your tricycle. I will pay for it. It's not for free. This is something I brought from home for you. Please accept it. I was wrong before."
Li Mu walked forward and said, pretending to be a big golden retriever.
Uncle Chen glanced at Li Mu and said nothing. He still held Chen Shu's hand and called him "Grandpa Chen".
Then he said, "My family doesn't need it right now, you can use it first and take the things back. Xiaowan has had a hard time too."
Hearing Uncle Chen say this, Li Mu hurriedly said, "I can make money now. Please keep this. I bought it especially for you. You must try the hot pot base. I made it myself."
Uncle Chen looked at Li Mu for a long while, hesitated, and finally accepted it.
Li Mu carried Ruoruo into the tricycle, and the two of them went home together, staring at the tricycle.
By the time the two of them returned home on the tricycle, Lin Wan had stopped sewing the soles of her shoes, and the fallen leaves in the yard had been swept away.
Hearing the sound of the two people coming back, Lin Wan hurried out of the house, picked up Ruoruo from the tricycle, and took her back to the house.
Li Mu cleaned the tricycle inside and out, then piled three or five coal fires in the corners, blocked them with a coal stove, and then moved in various ingredients and seasonings.
After Li Mu had prepared everything, he waited to set up a stall near a nearby college in the evening. He would set up the stall at around six o'clock and stay there until all the goods were sold out in the evening.
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At around six o'clock in the evening, Li Mu loaded the water and steamed buns prepared by his wife, drove the tricycle and set off.
Li Mu looked around and placed a few tables, chairs and benches near the school gate and the center of the snack street.
The breeze blew, and the fallen leaves floated down. Under the dim street lights, Li Mu leaned on the tricycle, looking at the people passing by, without any intention of stopping to ask.
Li Mu was not in a hurry at all. He took out half a small grass carp from the winnowing basket and slowly fried it until it turned golden brown. Put the prepared hot pot base into oil and stir-fry until melted.
The aroma of the hotpot base put into the oil pan wafts all over the street. Many people who were just passing by smell the aroma and keep looking for the source of the smell.
Many students who had just finished school walked towards the source of the fragrance. When they saw a tall, fair-skinned handsome guy standing there waving a spatula in his hand, they unconsciously walked towards that direction.
"Hello, may I ask what this is?"
A student asked curiously.
Li Mu replied in a magnetic voice: "Hot pot grilled fish, would you like to try it?" After saying that, he curled up the corners of his mouth and revealed a faint smile.
"Hot pot grilled fish? How much is it?" The student swallowed his saliva, attracted by the aroma, and unconsciously looked at the grilled fish prepared by Li Mu.
"Ten yuan per person, thirty yuan for multiple people." Li Mu said casually, but his hands did not stop working.
The student frowned slightly when he heard the price, but when he thought that he would have a good meal that night, he gritted his teeth and said, "Give me one portion to try. I want to see how delicious it is. It smells so good."
"Okay, find a seat and wait for a while, I'll bring it to you right away."
Li Mu placed a serving of grilled fish on the table and lit the kerosene stove he had made.
As the kerosene stove heated up, the fish started to sizzle. The students couldn't wait to grab their chopsticks and taste it. The fish looked burnt, but the meat inside was actually very tender. The hot pot base made the fish even more flavorful.
He kept saying it was delicious.
The students who were still hesitating at the side, seeing this scene, all said that they should get one portion each.
As the business became increasingly popular, the fish that Li Mu had processed were sold out within a few hours. Li Mu, who had originally planned to sell until twelve o'clock, closed his stall early at ten o'clock and prepared to go home.
Holding the 1,120 yuan he earned today, Li Mu returned home with a smile on his face and gave all the income of the day to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan counted the money in her hand and was delighted. She didn't expect Li Mu's grilled fish business to be so good. He earned more than a thousand yuan on the first day of setting up the stall. It was amazing.
Li Mu couldn't wait to send a message to Brother Shen, asking him to pick him up tomorrow. He would go to Qingshui Village with Brother Shen to deliver the pager to Zhou Qiang.
Li Mu did not expect that today's stall would be so popular. He decided that he might need to add more ingredients, and maybe he would sell even more tomorrow.
If the business is stable, you can also try making eels into hot pot and roasting them. Diversify a bit and maybe the business will be better.
Li Mu could no longer hide his excitement. After thinking for a long time, he walked to the supply and marketing cooperative and shared the good news with Zhou Qiang who was far away in the countryside. Zhou Qiang was also very happy.
We guarantee to provide Li Mu with good quality fish, so that the business will be better.
Li Mu originally just wanted to provide more channels for the fishery, but he did not expect that he would open up the road of food, and his subsequent achievements are immeasurable.
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