In the following days, Li Xiaomei made a plate of tofu every day without fail. After her daughter was done, Grandpa Li would pull a mule cart to help sell it. Perhaps because it was the end of the year, the tofu business was always good, and all the tofu would be sold out in less than half a day.
Seeing how successful the tofu business was, Li Yan suggested to Li Xiaomei, "Aunt, I see you're very good at making tofu. How about I build a tofu workshop for you next year and hire some people to help you? This business will definitely be successful!"
Li Xiaomei was very tempted when she heard this, but now she only wanted to make one tofu, which required the help of her family. If she wanted to build a workshop, she would need land and money, and Li Xiaomei would not dare to agree to it easily!
Li Yan looked at her aunt in deep thought, but didn't urge her. Since she had thought of this, she could just build the tofu workshop directly. As for finding someone to help, it would only take a word from her.
She was busy like this until the New Year's Eve. At this time, the tofu of the nearby villagers was almost done, and Li Xiaomei could finally take a break.
I have been busy making tofu these days and have not had time to clean the furniture, doors and windows at home.
After taking a rest, Li Xiaomei started working early in the morning. She first cleaned all the windowsills, tables, chairs and door heads.
Then she hurried to clean the kitchen, carefully wiping the countertops and stove, washing the pots and pans, and cleaning the entire kitchen.
Li Yan came to the next door early in the morning. Yesterday, Mrs. Wu said that she would go to the city to buy New Year's goods today. After Li Yan knew about it, she begged Mrs. Wu to take her with her. She also wanted to go to the city to feel the New Year's atmosphere.
When Maomao saw his grandparents taking his two older sisters to the city but not him, he twisted his little body and tried to climb onto the donkey cart. No matter how Daya coaxed him, he refused to get off.
The little guy hugged his grandmother's arm and shook it desperately: "Grandma, I want to go too, please take me with you!"
Mrs. Wu, however, remained unmoved and handed the little one to her eldest daughter-in-law. "There are so many people in the city these past two days. If you're not careful, you might get kidnapped by a beggar and never come back! Just stay home with your mother and I'll buy you something delicious when I get back!"
When Maomao heard about the beggars, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and leaned against his mother in a depressed mood. "Oh, it's all because I'm too young, so I'm easily targeted by beggars!"
After coaxing her little grandson, Mrs. Wu took her two granddaughters out, and Grandpa Li drove the donkey cart to take the three of them to the city.
After leaving the village, I met three women from the village on the road. They were carrying baskets and talking and laughing as they walked towards the city.
Mr. Li stopped his donkey cart and asked, "Are you going to the city? Do you want a ride?"
The three women thanked him with a smile and quickly climbed onto the donkey cart. They were very happy to be able to ride in a donkey cart for free.
The group quickly arrived at the city gate. After the three women got out of the car and left, Mr. Li found an empty spot and stopped. "There must be a lot of people in the city today, so I won't go in. I'll wait here for you. When you're done shopping, come find me here!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu nodded, carrying a small basket, and led the two of them into the city in a line.
Wu and her two granddaughters filed into the city. Daya was immediately captivated by the dazzling spectacle and bustling crowds. The entire street was decked out in vibrant colors, and merchants had already hung red lanterns, couplets, and festive decorations in front of their doors, attracting shoppers.
The whole street was filled with a festive atmosphere. The shops on the street were decorated with lights and people were coming and going in the shops, and the atmosphere of the New Year was everywhere.
Mrs. Wu led her two granddaughters and walked through the crowded crowd. On the street stalls, there were all kinds of attractive little objects. The clay figurines were lifelike, and there were a wide variety of hairbands and red flowers, which made people dazzled.
The old man selling hair ornaments saw Wu with her two granddaughters and immediately exclaimed, "Auntie, your two granddaughters are so pretty. Buy them some hair ornaments!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu stopped and asked the two of them in a good mood, "Do you have anything you like? I'll buy it for you!"
Li Yan looked at the big red flowers on the stall and waved her hands repeatedly: "Grandma, I don't want them, just buy them for Sister Daya!"
Seeing that her sister didn't want it, Daya felt embarrassed to let Wu buy it, so she waved her hand to refuse.
Seeing that the two of them didn't want it, Mrs. Wu said angrily, "If you don't want to pick one, then I'll pick one for you two!" After saying that, she was about to take action.
Li Yan saw Wu seriously choosing among the bright red hair ties and quickly picked out a red hair tie: "Grandma, I want this one, it's festive!"
Seeing that her two granddaughters had made their own choices, Mrs. Wu did not insist on helping them choose.
After buying the hairbands, they followed the crowded crowd to a grocery store.
Mrs. Wu led the two of them in. As soon as they entered the door, they could see various dried fruits, candied fruits, and candies placed in the most conspicuous place.
The grocery store was doing quite well today. Mrs. Wu waited for about a cup of tea before it was her turn.
Waiter: "Auntie, what do you need?"
While waiting, Wu spotted the two best-selling foods and said, "Young man, please give me a bag each of golden candied dates and malt sugar!"
The waiter was very quick and had packed two bags of food in the blink of an eye. "A total of forty coins!"
Mrs. Wu took the two bags of food handed to her by the waiter and paid the money with a heavy heart. If it were in the past, she would never have been willing to spend so much money on such snacks. Forty cents could buy a lot of meat.
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