Because most of the people gathered in the market to do the final finishing work, the market seemed a little crowded. The two men quickly measured the size of the door fronts, then said goodbye to Li Erlang and left the market.
As the two of them walked out of the market, Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, have you thought of a name for this shop in the market?"
Lin Feng was stunned when he heard this. He had already measured the dimensions of the storefront, but he hadn't thought of a name yet. So he asked, "Have you chosen names for your two shops?"
Li Yan nodded and told Lin Feng the two names her father had given her last time.
"Then let's call it Li's Goods Store!" Lin Feng said.
Li Yan disagreed and said, "Since this shop was opened for my uncle, it belongs to him. Why call it Li's Goods Store?"
Lin Feng knew about his sister's family's good intentions, but this shop was originally funded by his brother-in-law's family. They wanted to save him from the hardship of long journeys and provide him with a place to stay. There was no reason for him to occupy it.
Lin Feng rubbed Li Yan's little head and persuaded her, "Uncle knows you're smart. Your business will surely be booming. You can't let your uncle take all the credit. Calling it Li's will make it easier to get a good reputation. It's better than a small, unknown shop, right?"
After hearing this, Li Yan felt that there was some truth in it. She was still very confident that her shop would be prosperous in the future. Bundling several shops together would always be better than fighting alone!
Lin Feng sent Li Yan to the dock: "You really don't want me to take you back?"
"I can get home quickly by boat. Uncle, if you have something to do, just go and do it. Remember to come home tomorrow!" Li Yan instructed.
"Just tell us what you want to say now, why are you being so mysterious?" Lin Feng said with a smile.
Li Yan did not answer. She got off the boat at the dock in a few steps and then waved to Lin Feng.
Looking at the boat gradually moving away, Lin Feng sighed helplessly: "This girl!"
Elsewhere on the outskirts of the city, on thousands of acres of vacant farmland, Qin Yue was directing everyone to transplant sweet potato seedlings. The more than 30 people who helped that day dispersed and led their own team, working in ridges and covering the soil. Everyone was busy with their duties.
As soon as the small team of thirty people finished planting one acre of land, other strong men came to carry water and irrigate the land.
Everyone cooperated very well. They all knew what kind of crops they had in their hands. They were extremely focused and carefully tended to the seedlings in their hands, not daring to be negligent at all!
When Li Yan returned home, she excitedly went to her mother's room and told her about what happened today when she took her uncle to buy jewelry.
Lin smiled and said, "It seems that it was the right decision to marry your uncle!" It was rare to see her brother like this. She thought that the girl from the Zhou family must be what he wanted. Lin couldn't help but be happy for her brother.
"Mom, I'll ask my uncle to come home tomorrow. I still have one pig left from the one I raised last year. I'll ask my uncle to take it home tomorrow so we can have a wedding banquet!" Li Yan told her mother about her plan.
Seeing her teenage daughter thinking so much about her family, Lin was touched. However, she did not agree to the matter immediately. She only said, "Let's talk about this matter after asking your father tonight!"
Seeing that her mother was happy but did not agree immediately, Li Yan understood what she meant. For ordinary farmers in that era, a pig was an important source of income. Lin was probably afraid that her husband's family would be unhappy about giving it away as a subsidy.
After all, Li Yan had the mind of an adult, and she immediately understood the key point. She really shouldn't ask her mother about this matter. She should just wait until her father comes back in the evening and ask him directly. She believed that her father would definitely agree!
She was alone in her previous life, and when she traveled through time to this era, Li Yan truly felt her uncle's love for her. She could still vividly remember how her uncle took care of her and protected her all the way south. Now that her uncle was getting married, she just wanted to be nice to him!
After the two of them talked, Li Yan immediately left the room. Just then, Li Xiaomei, who was walking out of the kitchen, called out to her, "Take this bowl of fish soup to your mother. Come over for dinner later!"
After delivering the meal to her mother, Li Yan walked into the kitchen and saw Li Xiaomei serving fish soup with stewed tofu.
Recently, Zhou Jia Dalang would send fish to the house from time to time, which resulted in Lin’s fish soup being so much that she couldn’t finish it, and she brought the whole family to eat it too!
There is no other way. Now that the weather is warmer, Lin's appetite is very limited. If no one at home helps with the food, it will probably go bad!
Li Erlang asked Zhou Dalang several times not to send it anymore, but the man just nodded in agreement. However, within two days, the man sent it again!
Li Erlang wanted to give Zhou Dalang some money, but he kept waving his hands, refusing to accept it and saying, "The crucian carp is not worth much money." If he was forced into a corner, he would even put down the bamboo basket in front of the door and leave.
In desperation, every time Zhou Dalang brought fish, Li Erlang would give him some tofu, saying that he wanted him to taste his younger sister's tofu-making skills!
Li Xiaomei placed the fish soup with tofu on the small table in the kitchen, took a few steamed buns from the steamer and placed them in an empty bowl, then invited Li Yan to eat.
The fish soup is delicious, the tofu is smooth, and paired with the fragrant and soft steamed buns, it makes the eater feel very comfortable.
It’s a pity that there is no chili pepper now. If it were added with spiciness, it would have a different flavor. Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn’t help but sigh.
"Why are you sighing for no reason? Are you tired of the fish soup?"
Li Yan waved her hands hurriedly: "This fish soup with tofu is delicious. I was just thinking about the city market!"
Li Yan wondered in her heart if this market could be built, she also wondered if merchants from the north and south could find peppers for her. Li Yan was vaguely looking forward to it.
As long as she wasn't tired of the food she cooked, Li Xiaomei casually asked, "Isn't the market almost finished? What difficulties have you encountered?"
Li Yan shook her head, finished her lunch in a few bites, then stood up and said to Li Xiaomei, "Aunt, I'm going to Uncle Youcai's house first and ask him to make some signs and utensils." After that, she ran away in a hurry without waiting for Li Xiaomei's answer.
Li Xiaomei was also used to her niece's impetuous temper. She just shook her head helplessly, then stood up and started to clean up the dishes on the table.
Li Yan quickly arrived at Li Youcai's house and stood at the door, shouting into the yard, "Is Uncle Youcai home?"
Aunt Zhao came out of the house immediately after hearing the noise. Seeing that it was Li Yan, she greeted her warmly: "It's the second girl, come in and sit down!" Then she told her daughter standing beside her to pour sugar water for Li Yan.
"Auntie, don't be busy. I just had dinner and I can't drink the sugar water now. Don't waste it!" Then he asked, "Is Uncle Youcai home?"
"You came at an untimely time. There is a market outside the city this month, and your uncle is busy there!" Aunt Zhao replied.
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