flstandardbreds Chapter 110 Buying a Shop
Chapter 110 Buying a Shop
"Fourth Uncle, why are you here? Are you trying to steal the soybeans from my house in the middle of the night?" Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be suddenly enlightened, but he sneered in his heart, thinking that he was going to hit you.
This sentence left Li Laosi speechless. He ran out to steal in the middle of the night and was beaten up. What could he say?
The next day, the news spread in the village that Li Laosi went to his second brother's field to steal things, was caught on the spot and beaten.
For a few days after that, no one dared to steal anything.
On the third day of harvesting soybeans, an unexpected guest, Li Dazhuang, arrived.
Li Dazhuang hadn't seen Li Xiaoxiao for a while. Seeing her, he touched the back of her head unconsciously and said a little reservedly: "Xiaoxiao, I'll help you with the work."
"No, I don't dare ask for your help. If the Song family attacks again, I won't be able to resist." Li Xiaoxiao refused directly and his words were not pleasant. Given the current relationship between the two families, it is better to keep a certain distance.
"No, I have broken off the engagement with Miss Song. That kind of thing will never happen again." Li Dazhuang said quickly.
"If the Song family isn't there, there might still be the Zhang family or the Zhao family. Just go away. Who you're engaged to has nothing to do with me. You don't need to tell me." Li Xiaoxiao's face immediately turned cold.
"Xiaoxiao, I..." Li Dazhuang didn't know what to say. He had just broken off the engagement and he was in a hurry to tell Xiaoxiao. Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiao would have this attitude. They were obviously a good couple before. They even held hands secretly once. His heart still beats fast when he thinks of that feeling.
Why did Xiaoxiao change? She became so strange and didn't even want to look at him. He inexplicably thought of Si Chengxu's face again. It was him. It must be because of him. Xiaoxiao changed after he came. He thought hatefully in his heart, no, he must stop it. Xiaoxiao is his and no one can take her away from him.
After 10 days of hard work, he finally brought the soybeans back home. Looking at the soybeans piled up that filled half the room, Li Dahai was overjoyed.
"Xiao Xiao, what are you going to do with all these soybeans?"
"Dad, I want to open a tofu shop. Let's rent a house in the county town. We should find a place close to Xiyuan Academy and bring Huawen here when the time comes." Li Xiaoxiao had thought about this a long time ago.
It is definitely impossible to finish eating so many soybeans. Tofu is a novel food and I think many people must like it. Moreover, hers is the only one. When soybeans become popular, perhaps more people will sell tofu. But she has seized the opportunity first, so at least she can ensure good business this year.
"Making tofu, I think it's okay." Sun interrupted. She had made tofu a few months ago. It was smooth and tender, with a strong bean fragrance. It tasted really good. Another thing was that Li Huawen lived in the academy, and she and Li Dahai were always worried about him, especially after the last kidnapping incident.
"Then let's make tofu and sell it. Just listen to my daughter." Li Xiaoxiao said that she now trusts Li Dahai 100%. If she says it's okay, it will definitely work.
That's how it was settled.
Li Xiaoxiao was a man of action, and he went to the county town the next day to look for shops. Considering that if he wanted to make tofu, he would have to move to the county town, so when he was looking for a shop, he specifically looked for one with a shop in the front and a yard in the back.
After looking for several houses, none of them were suitable. Either the house was too small or the rent was too expensive. It was almost dark when Li Xiaoxiao returned in his carriage.
As soon as he got home, Li Dahai quickly asked Sun to get hay for the horse. Li Xiaoxiao looked at him angrily and amusedly, saying, "Dad, your dear daughter hasn't eaten yet."
At the dinner table, Li Xiaoxiao talked about the problems she encountered today.
"Anyway, the beans have just been brought home. Why don't you go and have a look in a few days to see if there are any suitable ones." Under the dim oil lamp, Sun's face was full of concern.
"There's no need to rush." Li Dahai said.
Li Xiaoxiao chewed the food in her mouth slowly. She had been thinking about renting a storefront all day. Why couldn't she buy one? She was now a wealthy woman with nearly three hundred taels of silver in her pocket. Spending one hundred or eighty taels to buy a storefront was more than enough.
He slammed his chopsticks on the table and said, "I've decided. We won't rent it anymore. We'll buy it."
After hearing this, Li Dahai and Sun were a little bit unbelieving. They had never thought about buying a storefront. Storefronts in the county town must be so expensive.
The storefront was finally bought, spending two hundred taels of silver, which made Li Xiaoxiao very distressed. This was because the owner of the house needed the money urgently, otherwise the normal price would have been two hundred and twenty taels.
After buying the storefront, they encountered a new problem. If the whole family went to live in the county town, what would happen to the family? It would not work if no one was at home. Finally, they agreed that Sun and Li Xiaoxiao would come back to live every night, while Li Huawen, Li Ruolan and Li Dahai would live in the county town. In fact, it was not far away. A horse carriage was much faster than an ox carriage, and they would be back in about twenty minutes.
Si Chengxu listened for a long time. His family had made all the arrangements, but he was the only one not mentioned. He couldn't help but coughed lightly, and then they noticed him.
"Mr. Si, you should live at home. It won't be a bother for you to run back and forth with us every day." Li Xiaoxiao thought for a moment.
The meaning is very clear. If you want to continue living here, just stay at home. Otherwise, please do as you please.
"I have plenty of time, it's not a big deal." Si Chengxu said, then stood up and left.
"Mr. Si, you are not angry, are you?" Sun saw that he looked unhappy.
"Mom, you're overthinking it. He's always like that all day long." Li Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously. Why did he have to be angry?
It's time to fulfill the promise. Li Xiaoxiao had said before that every household would receive two kilograms of soybeans. This matter concerns the entire village, so of course it has to be handled by the village head.
After putting the weighed soybeans into a cloth bag, Li Xiaoxiao called Si Chengxu and said, "Cousin, can I trouble you for something? This bag is too heavy for me to carry, so please help me. Let's deliver it to the village head."
Si Chengxu was very pleased to be called cousin, but the number of times Li Xiaoxiao called him cousin was really limited. Only when outsiders were around and when he needed him, he would silently and easily carry the cloth bag on his shoulders.
Li Xiaoxiao immediately gave him a big smile: "Let's go, cousin."
The two of them quickly arrived at the headman's house. When they saw the big cloth bag on Si Chengxu's shoulder, the headman knew what they were here for. Although he was not present when Li Xiaoxiao said that each household would be given two kilograms of soybeans, more than one person mentioned this matter afterwards. Yesterday, someone came to his house specifically to ask when the soybeans would be distributed, and Li Xiaoxiao delivered them today.
"Grandpa Village Head, I'm going to trouble you for something." Li Xiaoxiao turned around and motioned to Si Chengxu to put down the cloth bag.