Li Hehua quickly returned to Lianhua Village. After he prepared all the cakes to be sold tomorrow, it was already dark.
Lying in bed at night, Li Hehua couldn't help but think of every detail of meeting the little guy today, and his heart felt warm.
That’s great! The little guy no longer rejects her.
But when she thought of the little guy's reluctant look when she left, and how she cruelly pulled the little guy's hand away, her heart couldn't help but feel sad. At that time, she really wanted to take the little guy away without caring about anything, and let the little guy stay by her side forever, so that she could treat him well all the time, and she wouldn't have to turn around and leave cruelly every time.
It's a pity that even if she could take the little one away, she doesn't have the conditions to do so now. She doesn't even have her own house now, so how can she take care of the child?
So, no matter what, she had to have her own house first. She had been living in Cao Simei's house for quite some time, and if she continued to live there, it would be too unconscious, and she couldn't be like that.
Thinking of this, Li Hehua quietly sat up from the bed. In order not to disturb Daya who was sleeping, she did not turn on the light, and climbed out of the bed as gently as possible, took out the bag she carried with her, walked gently to the window, opened the bag under the moonlight outside, and took out the money in the bag and counted it one by one.
Since she didn't have time to exchange the copper coins for silver, the bag was extremely heavy with a large pile of copper coins in it. Fortunately, she had used her spare time to string the copper coins together with a rope, one hundred in a string, so it was easier to count them one by one.
After so many days, all her savings were here. After counting, the total amount was three taels and six hundred coins. In other words, she could now rent a small courtyard in the town and live there.
Unexpectedly, he had saved so much money without realizing it. Looking at the pile of money in front of him, Li Hehua felt happy and immediately decided: after selling the cakes tomorrow, he would go to the town to look for a house and rent it early, so that he would not have to disturb Cao Simei's family anymore.
Li Hehua did not sleep well because she was thinking about renting a house. She woke up early the next day. Cao Simei had not gotten up yet, so she went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. After Cao Simei woke up, the two of them ate and then rushed to the town.
On the way, Li Hehua told Cao Simei his plan, "Sister, after I finish selling cakes today, I won't go home with you. I'm going to the town to look for houses and rent one if I find a suitable one."
Fourth sister Cao exclaimed in surprise, "Big sister, you want to rent a house in town? You live well in my house, why do you want to rent a house?"
In fact, Cao Simei took in Li Hehua out of kindness. She wanted to let her stay for a while to help her get through the difficult times, and she had no intention of keeping her forever. However, as they spent some time together, their family liked her more and more. Not only did she have a good personality, she was also generous and was especially good to the children in the family. She would always share any delicious food with the children, and gave all the food she brought back from cooking to their family. She even took their family to do business, which enabled them to earn a large sum of money every day. She was simply a benefactor to their family.
Cao Simei now looked at Li Hehua like her own sister, and was very used to her presence. She had never thought of asking Li Hehua to leave. Her father He Da had never mentioned letting Li Hehua leave either, and they were willing to keep Li Hehua. So when she heard Li Hehua say that she wanted to rent a house in the town, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
Li Hehua knew the He family's good intentions, but still said, "Sister, I am very grateful that you and your family have taken me in for such a long time, but I can't stay in your house forever. What kind of person would I be if I didn't leave? The money I have now is enough to rent a house in town, so I plan to go and take a look first."
Fourth sister Cao was a little anxious. "Big sister, our family likes you so much. You are like my and your big brother He's biological sister now, so just stay here and don't worry. No one will ask you to leave. You don't have to rent a house. It's very expensive to rent a house in town."
Li Hehua was very touched by the kindness of Cao Simei's family to her, but it was unrealistic for her to live in someone else's house all the time. She advised Cao Simei, "Sister, I know you all don't treat me as an outsider and treat me like a family member. I am very grateful to you, but I can't live in your house all the time. After all, I am a divorced woman. Living in your house all the time is not a big deal. Even if you don't say anything, others will have all kinds of opinions. You must understand the truth better than me, right?"
Cao Simei stopped talking.
How could she not know? Because Sister Lotus had lived in their house for such a long time, many gossipy villagers had been gossiping about it. Many people had come to inquire about the whereabouts of the family. Although their family said that it was a distant relative who was temporarily staying there, Shangshui Village was not too far from Lianhua Village after all, so there were still people who knew about Li Hehua's background. There had been a lot of gossip in the village recently, and their family was often talked about by others. Sister Lotus would be pointed at by many people when she entered and left the village.
In order for Lotus Girl to avoid these suggestions, living in town is indeed the best choice. And from Lotus Girl's perspective, if she were Lotus Girl, she would not be able to stand living in someone else's house all the time. After all, it is not her own home, and she would not feel comfortable living there no matter how good the place is.
Thinking of this, Cao Simei sighed and felt that she really couldn't force it, so she said to Li Hehua reluctantly: "Sister, I really don't want you to leave now. Daya and the others must be reluctant to let you go too. Their Aunt Hehua often makes delicious food for them, and they are more affectionate with you than with me now."
Li Hehua was amused by Cao Simei's words and consoled her, "Sister, I just moved to a new place. It's not like we won't see each other anymore. I will continue to ask you to sell me cakes, but it will be hard for you. From now on, you have to go to my place to get the cakes first, and then go to sell the cakes."
When Sister Cao heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that the business would not be able to continue after Sister Lotus left, but she was too embarrassed to ask. Now that she heard Sister Lotus say this, she was relieved and said hurriedly, "It's nothing. It's just an extra trip. Don't worry, I will be there on time and won't delay your cake sales."
Let's just say we're moving to town.
When they arrived in town, Cao Simei went straight to West Street as usual, and she set down the cakes at her old location on East Street and started selling them.
Today's business was the same as usual, except that when we were almost halfway through selling, the man who came to buy pastries for his children yesterday came again.
Li Hehua took the initiative to greet him, "Are you here to buy cakes? You came early today, there are still a lot of cakes left."
The man in front of her nodded and said, "Thank you for giving me two cakes yesterday. The cakes I brought back home are very popular with my children at home. They were clamoring for some this morning."
Li Hehua was very happy that his cakes were so popular with children. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "How much do you want today? We have a lot of cakes today, and all kinds of them are available. Take a look." Then he opened the covering cloth and showed the cakes inside to the man.
Gu Zhijin cast his gaze towards the two baskets and took a look at each pastry. The more he looked, the more satisfied he felt. At the same time, he was also very surprised. He didn't expect that in such a small place, there would be such delicious pastries. Both in appearance and taste, they were not inferior to the pastries made by Baiweige, the best pastry shop in Beijing. It could even be said that they were better than those in Baiweige.
He knew that the little ancestor in the family was picky, so he was very curious about what kind of pastries would be favored by the little ancestor. Out of curiosity, he also ate a piece of pastry called Dorayaki yesterday, and his mouth was conquered. Until now, he still remembers the wonderful taste after it entered his mouth. No wonder the little ancestor in the family loves to eat it.
Gu Zhijin said, "Please pack me four pieces of each, and two candied haws."
Li Hehua didn't expect that he wanted so much at once. He was a little stunned, but he quickly reacted, responded, and bent down to pack the pastries.
Four pieces of each were placed in an oil paper bag, and two candied haws were placed together. A total of five paper bags were packed and handed to the man, "Okay, this is the cake you asked for."
Gu Zhijin reached out to take it, and took out thirty-six coins to give to Li Hehua.
Li Hehua took the money and was about to say "Welcome to come again next time" when he saw that the man in front of him had no intention of leaving, as if he had something else to do.
Li Hehua was puzzled. "Do you want to order anything else?"
Gu Zhijin put her hand to her lips and coughed lightly. She glanced at her basket again and asked a little embarrassedly, "Boss, aren't you going to sell the cakes you gave me yesterday?"
Li Hehua exclaimed "Ah", and thought carefully about what happened yesterday. Then he understood what he was asking. He was asking whether the Dorayaki he made yesterday was for sale.
Li Hehua quickly replied, "I'm sorry. I made that cake yesterday especially for my child. To be honest, my child is very picky and won't eat ordinary food, so I make fresh food for him from time to time."
Gu Zhijin finally understood, "So that's how it is, it's very similar to my child. But the cake yesterday was delicious, I would definitely buy it if it's available." As he said this, he felt a little embarrassed. In fact, he became addicted to it after eating one cake yesterday, and wanted to try that cake again. He was quite disappointed when he didn't see it today. But it was a bit embarrassing for a grown man to like to eat cakes that only women and children like.
Gu Zhijin's words revealed his deep love for Dorayaki, and Li Hehua was of course happy. He smiled and explained to him, "It takes a lot of time to make too many kinds of cakes, which is not suitable for a stall like mine, so I will only sell these five for the time being."
Gu Zhijin nodded in understanding. It was indeed not convenient to sell too many kinds of goods at a stall.
However, Gu Zhijin thought of the little ancestor in the family and wanted to make him live as better as possible, so that he could live up to his parents and brothers and sisters-in-law in the underworld. However, ever since he brought the little guy here, the little guy has been getting thinner, and he has been anxious. Now he rarely comes across something that the little guy likes to eat, how can he not satisfy him.
So, after thinking about it, Gu Zhijin finally expressed his unwelcome request, "Boss, my child is very picky about food, but he likes your cooking very much, so...so, can you sell me some of the food you make for your child in the future?" After saying that, he seemed to be afraid that Li Hehua would not agree, so he hurriedly continued, "Boss, don't worry, I won't take a lot, I just want to let the child try it, and I will pay for it. You name the price, is it okay with you?"
Li Hehua was slightly stunned after hearing his request. She wanted to refuse, after all, she made it specially for the little guy, and she didn't want to make money from it. But when she saw the man's hopeful eyes, she hesitated again.
The child in his family might not like to eat as much as Shulin, so everyone in his family must be worried. She can understand this feeling. If the child also likes the food she cooks as much as Shulin does, then selling some to him might be saving another child.
Then I'll just agree to it. At most, I'll just make a little more every time I cook for Shulin, and think of it as doing a good deed and making a little more money at the same time. So Li Hehua agreed to it and said, "Okay, I'll give you some of the extra food I make in the future." Then, he reminded him, "By the way, I'll make candied apples for the kids tomorrow. Do you want some?"
Gu Zhijin was very happy to hear that. Although he didn't know what a candied apple was, he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes. Thank you very much, boss."
Li Hehua waved her hand to indicate that there was no need to thank her, as she was going to collect the money anyway.
After Gu Zhijin left, Li Hehua continued to sell cakes. Since he bought quite a few, he quickly sold out the rest.
Then, Li Hehua took the empty basket and went to buy ingredients for tomorrow. Finally, he went to the fruit stall and bought a few red apples to make candied apples.
After buying everything, Li Hehua did not go to find Cao Simei, but went directly to a residential area not far from the market, where there were houses for rent.
In fact, she had been looking for a house in the town long before. At that time, she took a fancy to a house with a small courtyard, but she had no money at the time and could not rent it. So after asking the price, she never went there again. She didn't know whether it had been rented by someone else now.
Li Hehua walked quickly to the courtyard and saw that the gate was still locked. He felt relieved. He stretched his head and looked inside through the crack in the door. Seeing that the courtyard did not seem to be occupied by anyone, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this courtyard has not been rented by anyone else, so she still has a chance.
Li Hehua immediately rushed to the place where the owner of the courtyard currently lived. This was the place she had found out about before in order to ask about the price.
Li Hehua knocked on the door outside the courtyard. The person who opened the door was the hostess of the house. Her surname was Fang, and Li Hehua called her Sister Fang.
When Mrs. Fang saw Li Hehua, she obviously remembered that she had come last time. "It's you. Do you want to rent a house?"
Li Hehua nodded, "Yes, I want to rent the yard over there."
Upon hearing this, Sister Fang politely invited Li Hehua in, poured her a cup of tea, and then confirmed again: "The rent is 240 cents a month, and the lease is for at least six months. Are you sure you agree?"
In fact, in the town, a small courtyard like the one owned by Mrs. Fang usually costs around two hundred coins. His family's price of two hundred and forty coins is a bit expensive, but it is expensive because the furniture in the courtyard has not been moved out, and people can just move in. It is very suitable for Li Hehua's situation, so Li Hehua particularly likes this courtyard and wants to rent it.
Li Hehua nodded and said, "Okay, let's rent it this way. Sister Fang, if it's convenient, please arrange it for me as soon as possible."
Seeing that Li Hehua was so straightforward this time, Sister Fang was also very happy and immediately said, "Then wait a moment, I'll ask my child to go call his father, and when he comes back we'll write a contract and then give you the key."
Li Hehua agreed.
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