Mrs. Fang's husband was called back soon. Mrs. Fang told him the situation. He nodded and said, "Okay, wait a moment. I'll go find Master Gu and ask him to write a deed for us in person."
Mrs. Fang was afraid that Li Hehua didn't understand, so she explained: "Master Gu is a teacher who has just moved here. He is very knowledgeable and specializes in teaching children to read. My child has also been sent to school. We can't read a single word, so when we have something to do, we go to Master Gu for help with writing and learning to read, and he will always help us."
Li Hehua could tell that the Mr. Gu that Mrs. Fang mentioned was a very good person.
After a while, Brother Fang, who had gone out to look for someone, came back, followed by another person, who was the Master Gu they were talking about.
Li Hehua looked up and was stunned, and the man on the opposite side who happened to be looking at him was also stunned.
Li Hehua never thought that Mr. Gu was the person who came to buy her pastries just now.
Gu Zhijin had never thought that the person that Brother Fang was talking about renting a house to was actually the owner of the pastry shop. After being surprised, he came to his senses and hurriedly greeted him, "I didn't expect it to be you. What a coincidence."
Li Hehua also smiled and nodded, "Yes, what a coincidence."
Brother Fang and Sister Fang were stunned when they saw the two of them like this. "Do you know each other?"
Gu Zhijin smiled and explained: "I do know her. My nephew really likes the cakes sold by this lady."
Brother Fang and the other man suddenly realized, "So that's what's going on. It's really a coincidence."
After saying hello, Li Hehua thought it was getting late, so he said, "I'll have to trouble you, Master Gu, to write a lease for us."
Gu Zhijin nodded. Seeing that Li Hehua was very anxious about this matter, he said no more. He placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he brought on the table, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink and started writing directly on the paper. While writing, he read out loud what he wrote so that both parties could understand what was written on the paper.
Gu Zhijin writes very quickly and his handwriting is very beautiful and flowing. In Li Hehua's opinion, if this were put in modern times, he would definitely be a great calligrapher of his generation, and perhaps he would also be very good in this era.
After writing on a piece of paper, Gu Zhijin changed another piece of paper and wrote again. When the last word was written, Gu Zhijin stopped writing, pressed the sleeve to put the brush on the pen holder, gently picked up the paper and blew it so that the handwriting on it would dry quickly, and then handed it to Li Hehua and the Fang couple, "Okay, take a look, if there is no problem, just put your handprint on it."
Li Hehua had just seen it all. The contents above were all as agreed upon before, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he nodded and said, "No problem."
The Fang couple were illiterate, but they trusted Gu Zhijin very much and quickly nodded and said it was no problem.
Since both parties had no objection, they put their fingerprints on the contract, and the contract officially came into effect.
Li Hehua took out 1,440 coins from his pocket and handed them to the Fang couple. "Brother Fang, Sister Fang, this is half a year's rent, a total of 1,440 coins, please count it."
The couple quickly calculated and found that it was indeed 1,440 coins. So they took the money and counted it carefully. There was no problem with the amount. Brother Fang said with a smile, "No problem. From today on, the courtyard will be rented to you." Then he took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Li Hehua, "Here, these are the keys to the courtyard."
Li Hehua took the key and breathed a sigh of relief. The problem with the house was finally solved.
The Fang couple then thanked Gu Zhijin, "Thank you, Master Gu, we are bothering you again today."
Gu Zhijin was packing up the pens, ink, paper and inkstone he had brought. Hearing this, he raised his head and shook his head lightly, "You're welcome. It's only natural for neighbors to help each other."
Li Hehua also bowed to Gu Zhijin, "Thank you, Master Gu."
Gu Zhijin smiled and said, "You're welcome. If I have to thank you, I should be the one to thank you."
Li Hehua understood what he meant by thank you and smiled back.
Because there were all kinds of furniture in the yard, he could just move in with his things. Considering that he had to go to Shangshui Village tomorrow, Li Hehua decided to move in the day after tomorrow. After selling cakes the day after tomorrow, he would not go back to the village with Cao Simei, but would move directly into the yard.
Li Hehua returned to the He family with a happy mood. The first thing he did was to tell the He family about renting the yard. Cao Simei was mentally prepared and it was okay, but the three children in the family were reluctant to let Li Hehua go and really didn't want him to leave.
Li Hehua had to persuade and coax the children again and again before they were able to calm down. However, she felt relieved in her heart, because after all, the children really loved her and were reluctant to let her go.
After saying this, Li Hehua hurried to make the pastries to be sold tomorrow, and then started to make the candied apples.
First wash and peel all the apples, cut them into small cubes and sprinkle them with flour for later use. At the same time, separate the egg whites, add starch to make a paste, then add the prepared apple cubes into the egg paste and stir evenly.
Farmers rarely eat fruits, and even if they do, they eat them raw. No one has ever seen apples processed like this. Cao Simei was puzzled and asked, "Sister, what are you doing? How did you treat a good apple like this?"
Li Hehua poured oil into the hot pot while explaining to Cao Simei, "I'm making candied apples. This is a delicious dish that children love. I promised to make it for the little one at home. I'll bring it to him tomorrow."
Cao Simei had never heard of candied apple, but she thought that as long as Li Hehua made it, it must be delicious. "Sister, you are really amazing. You can cook all kinds of dishes, and everything you cook tastes amazing."
Cao Simei said this and suddenly sighed, "Sister, I feel bad seeing you care so much about your child. How is the child going to live without his mother? Why did your ex divorce you? You are such a good person~"
Li Hehua curled his lips, not knowing how to explain his own situation. No matter how he explained it, he couldn't make it clear, so he could only sigh and say nothing.
Fortunately, Cao Simei didn't want to make Li Hehua unhappy, so after she finished speaking, she changed the subject and talked about other things.
Li Hehua did not interfere with his hands while talking. After the oil was 60% hot, he put the apples into the pan and fry them. When the apples turned golden brown, he took them out of the pan and set aside.
Then, put sugar and water in the pot to make syrup. When the big bubbles become small and sticky, tell Cao Simei to turn off the heat. Then proceed to the last step. Put the apples in the pot, add appropriate amount of sesame seeds and stir well. The candied apples are ready.
Li Hehua scooped the sugar-coated apples from the pot and placed them in two porcelain bowls, one for the little one and the other to be sold to Mr. Gu tomorrow.
Li Hehua specially calculated the quantity. After serving two bowls, there was still a lot left in the pot, which was specially for the three children of the He family.
Li Hehua filled the pot and brought it to the main room, then called the three children to come out and eat.
Hearing Li Hehua's call, the three children of the He family ran faster than rabbits, rushing over from all directions, looking at what Li Hehua was holding in his hand with their eyes shining.
"Auntie Lotus, what delicious food have you made again? It smells so good."
Li Hehua put the bowl on the table and said, "This is a new dish called Candied Apple. Please try it."
Xiao Saner looked at the crystal clear apple pieces in the bowl, swallowed his saliva, and asked, "Auntie Hehua, why is it called candied apple?"
Li Hehua did not explain, but directly picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of apple and pulled it up, and then long threads were pulled out, which made the three children exclaim "Wow", and then they all picked up the chopsticks to try it.
Several children were playing and praising the food. Cao Simei knocked on the table and said, "Stop playing and eat quickly. Don't let yourself fall off the table."
The three children giggled and put the apples into their mouths.
Daya narrowed her eyes and said, "Auntie Hehua, the food you cook is delicious."
Da He followed up by saying, "It tastes better this way than eating the apple directly. I didn't expect that apples can be cooked and eaten."
Xiao San'er usually talks the most, but at this moment he stopped talking and just kept eating.
Seeing her three children eating so happily, Cao Simei felt sad to see Li Hehua leaving.
Li Hehua took Cao Simei's hand and patted it, comforting her silently.
The next day, Li Hehua took cakes and specially made sugar-coated apples to the town to sell. Not long after he started selling, he saw Master Gu coming, followed by a woman in her fifties.
Li Hehua smiled and greeted: "Master Gu, you are here?"
Gu Zhijin still smiled warmly and said, "Boss, today we'll still pack four pieces of each item and two candied haws. As for..." He paused for the rest of the sentence.
Li Hehua understood, bent down and took out a bowl of candied apples from the basket and handed it to him, "This is the candied apples I made."
Gu Zhijin had never heard of candied apples before, so he was particularly curious. He stared at the contents of the bowl for several times before looking away. After taking the bowl, he asked, "Boss, are you going to use this bowl?"
Li Hehua nodded and said, "This can only be served in a bowl. Take the bowl back first and return it to me next time you come to buy something." She believed that a teacher would not covet her bowl.
Gu Zhijin did not refuse, "Okay, I'll give it back to you tomorrow." He took out his wallet and said, "Boss, how much is this bowl of candied apples?"
Li Hehua had thought about the price beforehand, so she replied: "Give me fifteen cents for this bowl of candied apple." One bowl requires almost one apple, and apples are very expensive nowadays. One apple costs about four cents, plus oil, salt, sugar, and eggs, the cost of a bowl of candied apple is about six or seven cents. Her labor fee is actually less than ten cents, and charging fifteen cents is completely a friendly price.
Gu Zhijin did not object to the price and paid the money to Li Hehua directly. He then introduced the old woman next to her to her. "This is the grandma who helps take care of the children at home. She will come to buy cakes from you when I don't have time. You can just give the things to her directly."
Li Hehua glanced at the woman and nodded in agreement. The teacher had to teach the children and did not have time to go out shopping every day. A grown man did not have the time to take care of the children all day, so it was normal to find someone to take care of the children.
After Gu Zhijin took the woman away, Li Hehua had few pastries left, and they were all sold out in half an hour. In order to go see the little guy earlier, Li Hehua had asked Cao Simei to buy ingredients for her, and she trotted to Shangshui Village to see the little guy.
It was still early when we arrived at Shangshui Village today. Lunch had not been prepared yet and many people were still working in the fields. Li Hehua was a little happy because when she arrived she saw Zhang Lin taking a basket and going out. She must have gone to the vegetable field to pick vegetables.
The timing is very good!
Zhang Tieshan and Zhang Qingshan would not be at home in the morning, so there was no one in the house except the little one. So Li Hehua quickly sneaked into Zhang's house and wanted to go straight to the kitchen to find the little one. But as soon as she entered the door, she saw the little one sitting on the threshold of the main room facing the door, looking in the direction of the door, so she was seen by the little one as soon as she entered the door.
Li Hehua and the little guy's eyes lit up at the same time.
Li Hehua put the basket on the ground, rushed directly to the little guy, and hugged him in his arms, "Baby! I'm here to see you!"
Although the little guy didn't say anything, he stretched out his little hands and tightly grasped the corner of Li Hehua's clothes. He rubbed his little head in her arms, which made Li Hehua's heart melt. She couldn't help but kiss him on the top of his head a few times.
"Baby, why are you sitting on the doorstep? The ground is so cold~"
The little guy didn't say anything and rubbed Li Hehua again.
Li Hehua gently patted his little back, picked him up from the ground, and put him on a stool in the house. "Sit down obediently. I'll bring in the basket. There are delicious things in it."
Seeing the little guy blinking his eyes, Li Hehua smiled, went back outside, brought in the basket he brought, put it on the table, opened the cloth, took out the cakes inside and said to the little guy: "This is the cake I brought for you, and there are two candied haws. You can keep them and eat them slowly, but don't eat the cakes all the time. Remember to eat your meals, okay?"
After saying that, Li Hehua took out the bowl of candied apple and placed it in front of the little guy, "Here, this is the candied apple I made for you, I'll feed you." As he said that, he picked up the chopsticks he brought, picked up a piece of apple and put it to the little guy's mouth.
When I was making it, I took the little one’s mouth into consideration, so I cut the apples into very small pieces so that the little one can eat one piece at a time.
The little guy held the corner of Li Hehua's clothes with one hand, opened his mouth, ate the apple beside his mouth, chewed and chewed, and narrowed his eyes slightly. Although the little guy's expression did not change in the eyes of outsiders, Li Hehua could feel that the little guy was extremely satisfied at this moment.
Li Hehua was so delighted that he couldn't help but kiss the little guy on his puffy cheek, which made a soft sound.
The little guy stopped chewing and stared at her with his dark eyes, as if he was startled, like a little rabbit.
Li Hehua couldn't help laughing out loud, and kissed him again, then laughed.
The little guy's eyes kept blinking and he completely forgot to chew.
Li Hehua touched his little face and said, "Eat it quickly, baby. Chew it."
The little guy moved his mouth like a small animal and started chewing again.
So cute! Li Hehua really wants to hold this soft and cute little guy in his arms and rub and knead him. It would be the perfect moment.
After finishing the piece in his mouth, the little guy opened his mouth, which was very rare, silently signaling Li Hehua that he wanted more. Li Hehua quickly picked up another piece and fed it to him. Seeing that he was eating happily, she talked to him about her own affairs as usual, "Baby, I rented a small yard in town, it's very spacious, and I will live there from now on, which will be very convenient for me to do business. But I will still come to see you from time to time and bring you delicious food. If there is a chance, I will take you to live with me and then take you to town to play."
It was unclear whether the little guy understood or not. He stared at her while eating, as if he couldn't get enough of her. Li Hehua didn't ask him to understand, she just liked to talk to him more.
The little guy ate with great relish and finished the bowl of caramelized apples quickly. Li Hehua put the bowl into the basket and looked at the door outside. He thought he couldn't stay any longer as the Zhang family might be back at any time. Even though he was reluctant to let the little guy go, he had to leave.
Li Hehua hugged the little guy in his arms and kissed him, "Baby, I'm leaving now. Don't be reluctant to leave today, okay? I will come to see you soon. If you are unhappy, I will be unhappy too~"
The little guy knew that Li Hehua was leaving again, so he pursed his lips tightly, rubbed his little head in her arms, and clutched her clothes tightly with his little hands, causing Li Hehua to not know what to do.
Just when Li Hehua was about to put the little guy down and leave, he heard footsteps behind him and someone came in.
Li Hehua froze, turned around, and saw Zhang Tieshan standing behind her, looking at her.
Today's luck is not very good~
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