Turning around, I moved to the condiment area, where a tin box hanging on the wall was filled with Sichuan peppercorn powder.
The salesperson turned on the rusty knob, scooped up brown powder with a brass spoon, and the air was immediately filled with the aroma of sesame.
"Give me five cents," Lin Li said, pulling out a glass bottle.
As the saleswoman poured the Sichuan peppercorn powder into the bottle, she specifically reminded her, "Sir, shake it all out, don't waste any."
Several aunties were gathered around buying soy sauce, and the tin funnel was stuck at the mouth of the glass bottle, making a thumping sound.
Lin Li tightened the bottle cap and suddenly noticed a glass jar in the corner of the shelf. It was imported curry powder, with a golden wrapper printed with a foreign woman, and the price was outrageously expensive.
She pursed her lips, walked over, and pointed to the curry powder, "Comrade, could you get me a bag of this?"
As she spoke, she handed over 2 yuan. After the salesperson took the money, she handed over the curry powder.
I'm having curry beef rice tonight, it's going to be so delicious!!!
Lin Li bought a pound of beef shank at the supply and marketing cooperative and ran into the saleswoman who had acted as matchmaker for Lin Laosan last time. When she saw Lin Li, she greeted her warmly: "Auntie, you're here to buy meat again!"
"The beef looks good today, I'll buy some to stew for the kids."
"The old lady is so good to her son; beef isn't cheap these days."
"Beef is very nutritious and good for children's health!"
"Of course, by the way, Auntie, about my sister that I told you about last time?"
"Oh dear! I was so busy I forgot to ask him. I'll definitely remember to ask him when I get home today, and then I'll get back to you, okay?"
"All right!"
The sales clerk watched Lin Li's departing figure, smacked her lips, and returned to her work station.
...
Lin Li felt embarrassed as she left the supply and marketing cooperative. She forgot about the matter as soon as she turned her head. She had to ask Lin Laosan what he thought tonight, and give him an answer whether he wanted to or not.
She slowly pushed the cart back into the village and encountered villagers returning home. Seeing her return, they came over to help push the cart.
"Aunt Lin, are they all sold out?"
"Yes, they're all sold out."
"That's good. Now you have an income, and your life will get better and better!"
"Yes, our lives will only get better and better."
They walked and talked as they went. After he helped her hail a taxi and push her into the courtyard, Lin Li hurriedly took out a few candies from her bag, "to sweeten the children's mouths."
"No, no! You're too kind. It's just a matter of lending a hand."
“I’m giving this to the children, not to you. You can’t refuse it.”
After Lin Li stuffed the candy into his pocket, she smiled and said, "Thank you for bringing me back!"
The villagers smiled and waved, then turned and headed home. Aunt Lin was truly a good person. She was unlucky to have encountered those beasts, but thankfully she had Lin Laosan; otherwise, her life would have been much harder. They should help her whenever they could!
Lin Li, who had won the heart of another person, closed the courtyard gate in a cheerful mood. After washing the thermos in the cart, she sat in the main room, took out her money, and started keeping accounts.
Fixed costs: 155.5 yuan for the stove, honeycomb briquettes, and wheelbarrow.
Cost: Rice, meat, vegetables... it cost a total of 12.68 yuan.
Total: 188.18 yuan.
Boxed meal revenue: Sold 100 boxed meals, earning a total of 60 yuan.
Net profit: 47.37 yuan.
After Lin Li finished recording the accounts, she closed the notebook. Tomorrow she could sell two hundred boxed lunches, which would allow her to quickly recoup her investment.
Back in her space, seeing the warehouse overflowing with grain, she slapped her head hard and cursed herself inwardly.
That pig-headed idiot, if you can take the milk out of your space, can't you also take out this rice, vegetables, chili peppers...?
Why would she go to the market to buy it?
Wouldn't that lower her costs?
Lin Li felt that she hadn't made full use of the space, so she brought in the water spinach, green peppers, bok choy, and other items that weren't in the space, which she had just bought that day. Then she saw that the options for planting water spinach, green peppers, and bok choy had been added to the space.
I almost vomited blood! After setting up the planting categories, I left the space feeling depressed.
I feel like I've lost hundreds of millions!
After preparing the boxed lunches for tomorrow's sale, she didn't feel like making anything else. She'd just have to make do; she needed time to recover…
So when Lin Laosan returned home, he saw Lin Li sitting in the main room, looking depressed and brooding, with one hand supporting her chin, staring blankly at the sky.
"Mom?" Lin Laosan called out cautiously.
Did Mom run into those beasts again today? Or is her lunchbox business not doing well?
Seeing Lin Laosan's cautious manner, wanting to approach but not daring to, Lin Li waved to him and curled the corners of her lips.
"You're back? Come and eat!"
"good!"
Lin Laosan sat on one-third of the stool, picked up his bowl, and used his chopsticks to put a piece of meat on Lin Li's plate. He focused on the food, but his eyes kept glancing in Lin Li's direction.
Seeing Lin Laosan's deliberately ingratiating manner, Lin Li put the meat he had put on her plate into her mouth, chewed it, and said with a smile, "I'm fine. I just feel like I did something stupid and lost a lot of money, so I'm a little upset."
After hearing Lin Li's words and looking at the expression on her face, Lin Laosan finally breathed a long sigh of relief. It was good that his mother was alright; he had been terrified just now!
"Is business bad today?"
"Great, great! They're all sold out!"
"That's good. If we earn a little less today, we can earn a little more tomorrow. There's still a long way to go."
"Yes, there's still a long way to go!"
Lin Li realized she had been too attached to appearances after hearing Lin Laosan's words.
The space is still there, the person is still there, and there is still time. Why is she in such a hurry?
“This time, Mom has gone down a dead end. Third brother is right, there’s still a long way to go, what’s the rush?”
Hearing Lin Li's praise, Lin Laosan's lips curled up. "Mom, the food you cook is getting better and better. It's even better than the food at the state-run restaurants."
"Really? If you like it, eat more. There's plenty at home."
Thinking of what his mother had said about the space, Lin Laosan started eating heartily, and the food was so delicious it made his tongue tingle.
Seeing Lin Laosan eating with his mouth greasy, it also aroused Lin Li's appetite.
In less than half an hour, the two of them had devoured all the food on the table. After finishing, Lin Li smacked her lips, but there was no fruit or dessert to go with it.
I'll go to the market tomorrow to see if they have any fruit for sale, and buy some to see if I can grow it in my space.
Turning his head, he saw Lin Laosan leaning comfortably back in his chair, rubbing his round belly with his hand. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, and a thin, slightly upturned mouth.
Pretty handsome!!!
Suddenly remembering the matter of the supply and marketing cooperative clerk, I thought it best to take advantage of his presence to ask Lin Laosan about his plans.
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