Chapter 17: Enemies on a Narrow Road
Then Li Meng swept the snack area and bought a lot of fruit candies, White Rabbit, brown rice candies, peach cakes, and malted milk. She also ran into some aunties from Huanglong Village who came back to get something. Seeing this, the aunties were stunned.
Are the services of supply and marketing cooperatives so good now? What's up with this smiling salesperson? Aunt Ma still remembers this salesperson whose eyes were wrinkled when he smiled, and who rolled his eyes at her an hour ago.
"Ladies, do you have anything else to buy? This is Sister Wang, she's very nice, come to her when you need to buy something next time," Li Meng introduced.
"Yes, yes, yes, ladies, if you have any questions, you can ask me," Sister Wang quickly replied. After all, this month's bonus depends on the little girl in front of her.
What she didn't expect was that because of her enthusiasm today, this little girl would become her god of wealth in the future. Of course, this is all a story for later.
"Sister Wang, please calculate the amount. I have something else to do after you pay. I'll leave the things here with you and I'll come back to get them later."
"Yes, sister, you go ahead and do your work. I will definitely keep an eye on you. Don't worry, come on, I will take you to the door."
Then Li Meng led the four confused ladies out of the supply and marketing cooperative. Aunt Ma secretly looked back and saw Sister Wang was still standing at the door waving at them. It was really an eye-opener!
"Aunties, it's almost noon, you haven't eaten yet, come on, niece, please go to the restaurant," Li Meng said excitedly.
Aunt Huang hurriedly stopped him, "No, we all brought food with us, we can just eat a few bites later, don't spend money recklessly, save some money."
Li Meng pretended to be angry and said, "Let's go, let's go. If you don't go, I will be angry. If I am angry, I will not send you scarves. Besides, I invited you to eat something because I have something to tell you about making money. Don't you want to listen?"
Hearing Li Meng say this, Ma Da Niang was the first to jump out. She couldn't ignore the money-making talk. Money is a good thing. She immediately said, "Go, go. I haven't eaten in the restaurant yet. If you don't go, I will go. We can't waste the kindness of the cute girl."
"That's right, hurry up, otherwise the braised pork will be sold out. I heard from Sister Wang that this braised pork is the most delicious." The remaining three people looked at each other and followed Li Meng.
Walking into the hotel lobby, several old ladies didn't know what to do with their legs and feet. Li Meng took them to a table nearby and asked them to wait while she ordered the food.
Aunt Huang whispered, "Don't order anything too expensive, just eat something simple." Li Meng agreed with a smile, and agreed first, anyway, she wanted to eat something good today.
I ordered braised pork and spicy and sour potato shreds, and 5 bowls of beef noodles. After paying the bill, I sat back down.
Aunt Ma was the most impatient. When she saw Li Meng sitting down, she immediately asked Li Meng what she wanted to tell them about making money.
Li Meng looked around. It was not yet time to get off work and there were not many customers. She lowered her voice and said, "When the scarves arrive, let the ladies wear them and walk around the nearby villages to promote them. If someone asks them where they bought the scarves, they can recommend them to her. If the transaction is successful, she can get a commission of one yuan."
When Auntie Ma heard that it was only one dollar, she thought that if she could recommend 100 people successfully, that would be 100 dollars. Oh my god, she would be rich, and her son could get married.
Aunt Wang thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't this speculation? It will be very troublesome if we get caught."
Li Meng said, "Don't worry about that. In this day and age, buying and selling are equally guilty. Those who dare to buy will definitely not dare to speak out. If I encounter such a person, I have a way to deal with him. You can rest assured about this."
"Also, I will bring some rare things that the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have. As long as you successfully recommend them, you can get a commission. I just told you because I think you get along well with the ladies and they are nice people. If you are worried, go home and think about it before replying to me," Li Meng said, and then she heard the waiter calling for the dishes.
"Are you guys going to do it?" Aunt Huang asked.
"I'll do it," Aunt Ma was the first to say that she was one of them. Wasn't it just wearing a new scarf and walking around? She is good at this! The other two ladies also said they wanted to give it a try.
Seeing Li Meng bring the dishes, the four ladies all swallowed their saliva. The aroma of the braised pork rushed straight to their brains. It was so fragrant.
"Ladies, don't just look at it, get started, you have to finish it,"
Aunt Li immediately said, "I know this. Chairman Mao said that waste is a great crime."
Seeing that the other two ladies were still a little reserved, Li Meng picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it in their bowls. "Eat quickly. I'm counting on you ladies to help me carry things back after dinner." Then the four of them started eating.
The braised pork melted in the mouth, the shredded potatoes were sour and spicy, and the beef noodles were smooth and chewy. Auntie Ma almost ate until she cried. It was so happy to eat with big mouthfuls. She vowed to follow Li Meng and bring her whole family to the restaurant to eat once in the future. In the end, she didn't want to waste the braised pork soup and poured it into the noodles to drink it up. Several aunties said that this was the most satisfying meal they had ever had in their lives.
"Okay, you bitch, I was just thinking about how to find you, and you show up," a sharp female voice sounded from behind Li Meng, and he turned around and saw, oh! The person who came was her encumbered stepsister Li Juan.
Before Li Meng could answer, Aunt Ma started to curse: "Where did you come from, you crazy woman? Who are you calling a bitch? I think you are the bitch." Then she rolled up her sleeves and was about to pull Li Juan's hair, but was stopped by the man standing with Li Juan.
"Let me ask you, girl. We were having a good meal, but you come here and start scolding us. Are you sick? If you don't give us an explanation today, don't even think about doing this," Aunt Huang stood up and said. The other two aunts also stood up, and judging from their momentum, they seemed to be very capable.
Li Meng's eyes lit up. These were not just four middle-aged women, they were simply my four Dharma protectors.
Li Juan didn't expect these four ladies to be so difficult to deal with. She said incoherently: "No, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about her." Li Juan pointed at Li Meng who was still sitting.
She was the one who secretly signed me up for the job. I lost my good job. I had to scold her, but who else should I scold? I felt aggrieved after saying this.
Seeing more and more people around looking over here and whispering, hahahaha, Li Meng laughed out loud,
"Tell me, should I call you sister or burden? Can you please stop lying with your eyes open? What's your job? How can you be so shameless?"
"You were the ones who secretly signed me up for the rural youth program in order to steal my job. You teamed up with my scumbag father to steal the textile factory job that my second uncle had arranged for me. You made me so angry that I had to be hospitalized. Have you forgotten all that? As for how you got to the countryside, you should ask your own brother, not me."
"Besides, what's wrong with going to the countryside? What's wrong with listening to the words of the great Chairman Mao? Everyone should contribute to the construction and development of the country!" Li Meng said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
Well said, people around cheered! Li Juan was terrified when she heard this. What if someone reported her for having bad thoughts? What would she do when she was alone outside? She was so scared that she dared not speak.
Li Meng put on his backpack and walked past Li Juan with the four ladies. He sneered and said, "Don't mess with me again, or I won't be in such a good mood to talk to you today." Then he walked away.
Li Juan saw her arrogant back and clenched her fists in anger.
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