Chapter 26: Shopkeeper Wu Comes
Sun Xiuqin snorted coldly. Wasn't this an allusion to her being lazy? Didn't she just not work for the past two days? Was she being bullied?
"Mom, I want to eat candy cakes too."
"Xiaokang, it's just a piece of broken candy cake, right? Wait for your father to come back and ask him to give his piece to you. Go and play first."
After Sun Xiuqin finished speaking, she went back to the house.
She didn't dare tell Li Erhu about this. That man was a straightforward person who only cared about their family. He would definitely blame her then.
Li Kang glanced at the people who were gathered together eating sweet cakes and licked his lips.
He walked over and looked at Li Xiaohe: "Xiaohe, give me half of your cake."
Li Xiaohe glanced at him and felt very reluctant to let him go.
"I'm your brother, are you embarrassed to eat alone? When you grow up and get married, you'll still have to rely on me to support you. What's wrong with you giving me half? If you don't, I'll tell mom."
The light in Li Xiaohe's eyes dimmed, and just as she was about to break the candy cake, she was stopped by Li Xiaolan.
Li Xiaolan looked at Li Kang and said, "Why didn't you say that in front of your aunt? Every time you ate eggs by yourself, why didn't you say that you ate them alone?
My aunt said that only those who work will be rewarded. We have been helping to dig wild vegetables and collect firewood these days. Do you deserve to eat for what you have done?
If you go to complain to Second Aunt, I will tell Auntie that you, as a brother, are really shameless to snatch food from your sister."
After that, she broke off a fingernail-sized piece of sugar cake and handed it to Li Kang: "Although you didn't work, as your elder sister, I can't let you watch us eat. I'll give you this. If you work in the future, your aunt will reward you. If you don't do anything, I won't share my food with you in the future."
After Li Xiaolan finished speaking, she took Xiaotao, Xiaohe and Xiaoan to their room and excluded Li Kang.
Li Kang stared at the cake in his hand for a while before putting it in his mouth.
Li Sandong rested for a while at home, then went to the hillside to cut grass for pigs. After cutting, he sat on the low slope to rest. He did not notice someone walking behind him until he heard the voice.
"Brother Sandong." Yang Lian'er called him in a gentle voice.
Li Sandong's body froze. He turned around and saw Yang Lian'er, whose eyes were full of guilt and grievance.
Li Sandong stood up and took two steps back: "Are you okay?"
"Brother Sandong, are you angry with me?"
"No." Li Sandong answered expressionlessly.
Yang Lianer looked forward, as if she had thought of something, and smiled: "Brother Sandong, remember when we were young, we often cut grass for pigs in this area. I was small and couldn't cut much, so you helped me cut it and carry it for me. When we were almost home, give me the backpack.
Later, when I was older, we had less contact. Until then, when I heard my mother say that she and your mother both wanted us to get married, I was very happy and agreed without hesitation. I thought we would spend our lives together, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. "
As she spoke, her eyes were red, and she looked at Li Sandong: "Brother Sandong, it was not my idea to cancel the engagement. It was my mother who insisted on canceling the engagement. You know the situation of my family. My two brothers don't have stable jobs, and I have nephews and nieces to support. My mother was afraid that if I married you, she would not be able to support me and was afraid that I would suffer.
I told her that you won't let me suffer, but she didn't dare to bet. Brother Sandong, I haven't slept much since I broke off the engagement. I'm always thinking about you. What about you?"
Yang Lian'er thought she would see Li Sandong's distressed eyes, but he still had no expression on his face, his eyes were calm, and his words were devoid of any affection.
"Don't mention the past anymore. You and I have broken off our engagement. We shouldn't be alone together. If someone sees us, it will ruin your reputation. Also, since the engagement has been broken off, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. You are still seeing someone else. If they find out, it will be bad for you. We should not see each other anymore. If we meet, just pretend we don't know each other."
"Brother Sandong, you said you were not angry with me, but aren't you just blaming me? I went to see her because my aunt had suggested it several times, and my mother couldn't refuse anymore, so I went..."
Li Sandong interrupted: "No matter what the reason is, it has nothing to do with me. I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first."
After saying this, he picked up the backpack and strode away.
Yang Lian'er bit her lip and watched him leave with resentment.
I thought to myself: Li Sandong is so heartless that he actually said such cruel words. Could it be that in just a few days, he had forgotten the friendship we had since childhood?
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The sun was setting and it was almost evening when Manager Wu from Zuixianju came.
It turned out that after Li Wanyue and the others left, Shopkeeper Wu found a few people who could write, and wrote fifty flyers in a quarter of an hour. He then asked the waiters to take them to the town entrance and the dock, and asked the waiters to check the clothes first, and at least pick out those whose clothes had no patches.
He asked the chef to stir-fry two kilograms of braised spring bamboo shoots and set them aside.
It was noon, when there were many people. Many people came to Zuixianju to get free food. Some of them were doing business and taking a rest, some came to the town to set up stalls to do business, and some were wealthy people who came out to buy things.
Some who don’t want to spend money ask to take the samples away, while others sit in the store and try the food directly.
Two kilograms were delivered instantly, and there were still many people waiting.
He asked someone to fry another ten pounds. Because it was for delivery, the portion was small, so I only took a few chopsticks to taste it. But it was free, so I earned it after eating one bite. Who would complain about it being too little?
People who didn't know the truth saw that many people were heading to Zuixianju, so they followed suit to join in the fun.
When they heard that only 40 copies were delivered, some people were dissatisfied and asked why more were not delivered.
The shopkeeper said that the new dishes have limited ingredients and there are only so many. If you want to try them, please come back tomorrow. They are only available for three days.
In order to prevent the customers from making a wasted trip, he served some other dishes from the restaurant. The dissatisfied people couldn't say anything and just asked him to prepare more new dishes.
The chefs in the kitchen were so busy that sparks were flying from their spatulas. It had been a long time since they had been so busy.
Because business was slow, the store had limited ingredients on hand, and by 2:15 pm, the ingredients were gone. The vegetable market was only open in the morning, but was closed by then, so they had to close early.
The shopkeeper was very happy. Today's business increased by 30% compared to yesterday. If he stocked up enough ingredients tomorrow, the business should be able to increase further.
While it is new now and many people are following the trend, you must seize the opportunity. Otherwise, after a few days, the novelty will wear off and the demand will drop.
We immediately decided to go to Daohua Village and ask them to prepare more bamboo shoots for the next day.
Shopkeeper Wu got off the ox cart and, without caring about his buttocks being broken into pieces, he inquired about Li Youshan's home.
He walked to the gate of the courtyard and was about to call Miss Li, but he was afraid that someone would see him, a man, looking for a girl and avoid any gossip.
He changed the topic and asked, "Is Brother Shan at home?"
Zhao Suying came out of the kitchen and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her: "He's not here, who are you?"
Shopkeeper Wu bowed and said politely, "I am the shopkeeper of Zuixianju in Qingshi Town, and I am here to see Miss Li."
Zhao Suying understood, and hurriedly welcomed the man into the yard and moved a stool for him.
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