Chapter 128 New Business Opportunities
"Can I talk to you?" Liu Huan stood at the gate of the yard with a very calm expression.
"Come in!" Li Meng let Liu Huan into the yard and brought her to the main room. Seeing this situation, everyone did not come forward and let the two of them talk alone.
After Liu Huan sat down, he did not show any restraint and spoke directly and frankly.
"Can you rent me your small kitchen? I know you spent money to build it, so I'd like to use it for free. How much do you think is appropriate for you?"
Li Meng had long known about the conflict between Liu Huan and the educated youth in the Youth House through the gossip told by Li Laidie. He was not surprised by the request she made today, but he did not expect that she would take the initiative to offer money.
"Sure, as long as you clean it up, you don't have to pay," Li Meng answered her request very directly, but she didn't ask for money. She was not short of money now, and she knew that Liu Huan was not very wealthy now. She also heard Ruirui talk about her family situation, so she didn't mention the money.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me. It's the right amount of money. This way, I won't have any psychological burden when I use it." Liu Huan didn't expect Li Meng to agree so readily, and for free.
"I don't have any use for it now, so it's just sitting there. You can use it. I'm not feeling sorry for you, so don't think too much about it," Li Meng said helplessly.
"Since you don't want money, I will pick up two bundles of firewood for you every day to offset the cost of your kitchen," Liu Huan was unwilling to accept Li Meng's kindness. After saying this, he stood up and prepared to go back.
Li Meng shook her head helplessly and followed Liu Huan to see her out of the hospital. Just when they were about to reach the gate, Liu Huan suddenly turned around and bowed to Li Meng.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry about what happened before." Liu Huan didn't say anything else after he finished speaking. He nodded to Li Meng and walked quickly towards the Youth League Home.
As soon as she left, three gossiping people surrounded her.
"What does she want to talk to you about?" Wu Ruirui asked curiously with a gossipy look on his face.
"It's similar to what the sister-in-law who came before said. She wanted to use our small kitchen and wanted to give me money. I didn't ask for money, so she said she would pick up two bundles of firewood for me every day to pay for the small kitchen." Li Meng briefly recounted the conversation he had just had with Liu Huan.
"Why don't you want money? You guys also spent money to build this small kitchen." Li Laidi was a little confused, as if he didn't understand Li Meng's behavior.
"Look at her current state, does she look like she is rich? Forget it, she has apologized to me for what happened before. I feel that she has become different after what happened last time. Everyone has the right to start over. If you can help, then help. Why ask so many whys?" Li Meng explained casually.
The three of them nodded, not quite understanding, and started preparing to eat dinner.
Dinner was still prepared by Li Laidi and Wu Ruirui. The staple food was multi-grain cake with diced bacon and wild vegetables. It was crispy after being baked in the oven and was still delicious.
As soon as Mr. Song finished his meal, he thought of asking Zhou Hui to call the team leader to come and play poker.
"Haha, is Grandpa Song addicted?" Wu Ruirui said with a smile.
"This is a good way to exercise your brain. Don't you think it requires a lot of brain work? If you want to figure out how to win, it's still a good way to exercise your brain. One has to use his brain often!" Old Master Song said stubbornly, unwilling to admit that he was too addicted to playing cards.
Just as Mr. Song was eagerly waiting, the team leader came in with a basket of dried mushrooms and placed them on the stone table in the yard with a smile.
"Your aunt asked me to get this. It was sent by her family. She asked me to bring it to you for you to taste."
"Auntie, you are so polite. Please thank me for me. I won't be polite anymore." Li Meng also thanked generously.
Then Mr. Song, the team leader, Zhou Hui, and Wu Ruirui sat down again, and the four of them started fighting. Li Laidi was cutting paper strips next to them, fearing that someone would lose and there would not be enough paper strips to stick. This made Li Meng laugh to death.
The fight ended when the captain's wife came to arrest everyone. Except for Mr. Song, the other three people were all given notes. Wu Ruirui had the most. He was really a novice but loved to play. He kept saying that he would continue tomorrow night, but he went to bed reluctantly after Li Meng's urging.
Another good night's sleep.
Several days passed like this with eating, drinking, playing and having fun, and soon it was time for Grandpa Song and Xiao Douzi to return to town.
Zhou Hui called Old Chen, who was driving the ox cart, and put a large bag of prepared food on the ox cart.
"Be careful on the road. I'll be there in a few days. If anyone comes to pick up the goods, if there are not enough, ask Xiao Song to make a note of it and replenish it when I get there," Li Meng instructed Grandpa Song.
"Xiaodouzi, you also take good care of grandpa. See you in a few days!" Li Meng pinched Xiaodouzi's chubby face which had gained some weight in the past few days and advised.
Xiao Douzi nodded vigorously at Li Meng and promised to take good care of his grandfather.
Old Chen waved his whip and the ox cart began to move shakily. Li Meng and three other people stood at the gate of the yard, waving and watching the grandparents and grandchildren leave.
The weather has warmed up a bit, and the snow has begun to melt little by little. It would be a bit awkward to get fresh vegetables without going out, so what she has been eating these days are bacon, dried mushrooms, cabbage, potatoes and so on. She can go into the space to eat some delicious food, but she always has a sense of guilt, and she also wants to take them to try the snacks she has in modern times.
That day she suddenly thought of a problem. Although some foods did not appear in this era, she could find a way to make them herself! Maybe we can even make a business out of it? Let’s get started right away, starting with the stinky tofu that she wants to eat the most.
So Li Meng came excitedly to find Aunt Ma and asked who had a stone mill. She wanted to grind soy milk first, but she needed help. She had not yet decided who would be the best person to cooperate with!
"Auntie Ma, are you home?" Li Meng stood at the gate of Auntie Ma's house and shouted inside.
"I'm at home, Mengmeng, come in quickly," when Aunt Ma heard Li Meng's voice, she quickly opened the door and let Li Meng in.
"Auntie, I came to you today to ask who in the village has a stone mill? I want to make tofu!" Li Meng did not hide her purpose and said it directly!
"You've asked the right person. I have it at home! It's in the backyard. I'll take you to see if it's suitable for you. If it is, I'll ask our two sons to move it to you." Aunt Ma enthusiastically took Li Meng to a thatched shed in the backyard.
Aunt Ma lifted a layer of straw curtain, revealing a large millstone inside. Li Meng immediately took a liking to this large stone mill!
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