Li Hehua patted his chest, his heart still beating wildly, "Why are you standing here without saying a word? It's so scary."
Zhang Tieshan had no expression on his face, but he stared at her with a chilling look.
Li Hehua felt uncomfortable with his stare and curled her lips secretly. She gave up communicating with this man, hugged the steamed bun, lowered her head and planned to continue walking.
"Stop your tricks!" Zhang Tieshan stared at the bowl on the stove, his voice filled with endless coldness.
Li Hehua paused, "I didn't play any tricks, I just gave the child some food, what kind of trick is that? If you don't want to give it to him, just throw it away."
After saying this, Zhang Tieshan's gaze became sharper, staring at Li Hehua so hard that he felt like there were knives on him and he wished he could get out of this man's sight immediately.
What's wrong with this guy? He's just an ordinary villager. Why does he have such a sharp look? Could it be that he discovered something?
Li Hehua was secretly shocked, but he pretended to be calm and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave."
"Li Hehua, I warn you, don't play any tricks under my nose. If you dare to have ideas about Shu Lin again, I will make you feel regretful."
It was just a simple sentence, but the sharpness contained in it was obvious. Li Hehua believed that if she really dared to hurt the child, she would not be let off by this man. However, she was not the original owner, and she had never thought of hurting the little child. She just wanted to be good to the child, so what was she afraid of?
Li Hehua looked fearlessly at the man in front of him, "Don't worry, I have no intention of attacking Shulin. I just want to be nice to him."
However, Li Hehua's words elicited a cold snort from the man, "Be good to him? How did you treat him before? Now you say you want to be good to him? Do you think anyone will believe you? Li Hehua, I don't care what ideas you have in your head, just put them away. This is no longer a place where you can run wild. I'm already being merciful by letting you stay here for a while. Don't try to challenge my bottom line again."
Zhang Tieshan didn't believe a word Li Hehua said about being good to Shulin. How could she change her ways in such a short time when she treated her own son so cruelly in the past few years? He only knew that it was difficult to change a person's nature. This woman was vicious and dirty in her bones and would never change for the better. At least, she couldn't be as good as she appeared to be now.
He knew that the food given to Shulin these two days was given by her, but he didn't believe that she was really good to Shulin. This woman must be thinking of something. He observed quietly for two days, but didn't see anything unusual. This woman was more scheming and patient than he thought.
However, no matter what she wanted to do, he would not let her do it, and proper warnings were necessary.
Li Hehua had no idea what Zhang Tieshan was thinking. She was a little angry and aggrieved by Zhang Tieshan's warning. Didn't she just give the child some food? She didn't do anything else. Why did he warn and scold her like a criminal? But she knew rationally that this man treated her as the original owner and didn't know that she was not the original owner.
In the final analysis, it was all the original owner's fault, and her grievances were all caused by taking the blame for the original owner.
Li Hehua told himself in his heart not to be angry, not to be angry, then took a deep breath and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I really don't have any ideas. If you are worried, just watch. I won't do anything else. I'm just making some food for the children." After that, he didn't stay any longer and went out. When he reached the door, he added, "On the stove are the fried dumplings I made for the little ones. You can do whatever you want." After that, he went into the woodshed without looking back.
Sitting on the bed, Li Hehua lost her appetite and felt a little uncomfortable, because no matter what she did, others would interpret it as a conspiracy. It was really uncomfortable. Would she be looked at with tinted glasses by others in the future? Couldn't she just be herself?
Alas, the original owner's sins were so deep that as long as she stayed here for one day, she would be shrouded in the original owner's shadow for one day. There was no way she could escape from the original owner's shadow. Unless she stayed away from here and away from everyone who knew her, she could be herself openly and become the free-spirited Li Hehua again.
It seems that making money is really necessary. She must earn enough money quickly, buy a house of her own in the town, and then move away from here.
No, no, no, buying a yard is too far away. It is better to earn money to rent a house first, and then slowly earn money to buy a yard, so that you can move out earlier.
Thinking of this, Li Hehua couldn't help but encourage himself and decided to work hard to make money.
There are still a few days before she can prepare the banquet for the Wang family. There is nothing to do in the meantime, so she can use these days to find ways to make some money, otherwise she will just live off her savings.
But what to do?
She actually wanted to sell a cookbook in a restaurant, believing that one recipe could buy a courtyard, but all her recipes were unique to the Li family. The family motto of their Li family was never to pass on the recipes to outsiders, let alone buy and sell them. Even if she changed the world and even if there was no one supervising her, she still didn't want to break this family motto.
So, she decided to think of other solutions.
Li Hehua was biting a steamed bun while thinking of a solution in her mind. Suddenly, her eyes fixed on the steamed bun in her hand, and an idea came to her mind: Yes, she could make some novel and delicious cakes and sell them at the market. People who come to the market and people living in the town should buy them. No matter what era or place, food will always be sold.
Li Hehua's eyes lit up and he began to think carefully about what kind of pastries he could make to attract customers.
After thinking for a long time, Li Hehua decided to make a red bean cake and then an egg cake. Both cakes are very simple and do not require complicated machines. They can be made in the kitchen conditions here, and they can be made very delicious. Red bean cake is a Chinese cake. As long as it is delicious and a little cheaper than the cake shop, there will be no problem of no one buying it; egg cake is a Western cake. No one has ever seen it in this era, and it can also attract the attention of customers, so there will be no problem of no one buying it.
However, making these two kinds of pastries requires eggs and red beans, and also white sugar. She doesn't have any of these things, so she needs to prepare them extra. But she only has five cents in her hand, which is not enough to buy eggs, red beans and white sugar. What should she do?
She finally came up with an idea, but she didn't even have the money to buy the materials. Is there anyone more miserable than her?
Li Hehua scratched his hair in frustration, and he scratched himself into a madman.
Is she just going to give up like this? No, no, she can't give up. She's in urgent need of money. With her skills, this idea will definitely make money. As long as she buys all the materials, she'll be fine.
But where could she get the money? The original owner's family didn't know her and didn't consider her. She didn't have any good friends or girlfriends. Her popularity in the village was negative, so it was impossible for her to borrow money.
For now, the only person she knew and could talk to was... Li Hehua looked outside into the yard, where the sound of chopping wood came from. It was the man chopping wood.
Li Hehua stood up, quietly walked to the door, opened it a crack and looked out. What he saw was a sturdy body with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his strong arms. He held an axe in his right hand and swung it again and again, his muscles bulging with every movement.
If it were in the past, Li Hehua would definitely appreciate the handsome guy, but now, she had no mood to appreciate him. Her mind was full of confusion about whether she should risk her skin and borrow money from him.
If she went to borrow from him, there was a high chance that she would be rejected and probably even severely ridiculed. But if she didn't lend him the money, she would have no other options.
After struggling over whether to lend or not, Li Hehua finally chose to lend. It's just a matter of face, forget it! She can be ridiculed, at least she tried, she can't give up without trying.
Li Hehua plucked up the courage to open the door, slowly walked into the yard and came to Zhang Tieshan, but Zhang Tieshan didn't even give her a glance and continued chopping his firewood.
Li Hehua opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it again. After trying for a long time, he finally said, "Zhang Tieshan."
Zhang Tieshan glanced at her and continued chopping wood with his head down.
Li Hehua had never asked anyone for money in his life, and felt very embarrassed. He rubbed his hands and forced a smile, "Zhang Tieshan, can I ask you for a favor?"
Zhang Tieshan ignored her because he didn't want to pay any attention to her at all.
Li Hehua wrinkled her nose, knowing that she would not be able to get any good results, but there was nothing she could do. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If she becomes rich in the future...
Li Hehua came back to his senses from his fantasy and continued speaking: "Zhang Tieshan, can I borrow some money from you?" He immediately added: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back. I'll write you an IOU."
Unfortunately, Li Hehua's words only earned him a cold glance from Zhang Tieshan, which was filled with disgust and warning.
Li Hehua bit her lip in annoyance, decided to ignore his cold eyes, and continued: "Zhang Tieshan, I want to make some cakes to sell on the street, but I don't have red beans, eggs, and sugar. Can you lend me some money and I'll go buy some. When I make money, I'll pay you back immediately. How about that? You don't have to worry about me not being able to sell them. My craftsmanship is very good. Can you try them when I'm done?"
Li Hehua told all the persuasive reasons in his mind in one breath, and then looked at the man nervously, expecting him to nod.
In the end, the man just uttered: "Get lost! Stop talking nonsense here."
Li Hehua: “…”
Why is this man so difficult to deal with!
Li Hehua refused to leave and continued to pester him: "If you don't believe I can make money, how about I make one for you to try? You'll know it can definitely sell after you try it, okay?"
No response.
Li Hehua continued: "If you don't like it, I can make it for my baby. Children all like to eat cakes. It's really delicious. You can let him have a taste, okay?"
Still no response.
Li Hehua continued: "Zhang Tieshan, I really just want to make some cakes and sell them for money. I only have five cents on me. Please lend me some. Not too much. Just lend me twenty cents. Please! At most I can return you thirty cents! That way you will make a net profit of ten cents."
But the man still seemed to be deaf and had no intention of paying any attention to her. He just chopped the wood harder and harder, and the noise became louder and louder, as if he was chopping someone. Li Hehua was afraid that the man would chop her impatiently in the next second.
Li Hehua mustered up the courage to make one last attempt, "Zhang Tieshan, don't you hate me? As long as I make money, I can move out as soon as possible, and then you won't have to see me anymore, so it's good for you to lend me some money, and I will definitely pay it back."
After saying this, Li Hehua was really at a loss for words. If he still didn't agree, then he would have no choice but to give up.
Staring at Zhang Tieshan quietly, waiting for his response.
Zhang Tieshan stopped chopping wood, stood up, and looked at Li Hehua coldly with the axe in his hand.
Just when Li Hehua thought that the man was about to beat her, he reached into his lapel, took out a string of copper coins and handed it to her.
Li Hehua opened his eyes wide in surprise, reached out to take it, but caught nothing, and looked at him with a frown.
The man grabbed the money and said indifferently: "I can lend you the money, but you have to move out within two months, and never show up in this village again, and never show up in front of us. If you break your promise, don't blame me for being rude."
Li Hehua thought about it and nodded, "Okay, I agree." She didn't want to stay here anyway, and she would have no contact with this place in the future, let alone with them.
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