noffsinger Chapter 157 Is it love at first sight?
Chapter 157 Is it love at first sight?
After the fat constable left, Gao Mengli curled the corners of her lips and glanced thoughtfully at Jiang Ya, who was focused on chopping meat.
Lin Xi followed Gao Mengli's gaze and nudged Gao Mengli's waist with her elbow, "What are you looking at?!"
Gao Mengli chuckled at the provocation, quickly averting her gaze and shaking her head, her voice surprisingly cheerful, "It's nothing!"
Lin Xi refused to listen. "Aren't we still the best in the world? You didn't even tell me!"
Gao Mengli glanced at Lin Xi with a smirk, "Really, nothing! By the way, we still need to find a few more people for the branch. Who do you think is suitable?"
If a person's birth chart doesn't even contain a single stroke, you can't make wild guesses.
Since her daughter Xixi is just as gossipy as she is, I quickly changed the subject!
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi's attention was immediately diverted.
After all, he was very keen on making money, especially Tang Guangjun's money!
After quickly recalling the few people he knew in the village, he asked uncertainly, "How about we ask Gu Xiaofang and that Dajun?"
He felt that although Dajun was unsavory, he seemed honest and reliable.
"Gu Xiaofang and Dajun? I think it's feasible, but I don't know if they'd be willing."
Gao Mengli thought of her two neighbors and nodded in agreement.
However, it's uncertain whether they would be willing to leave their hometown to be "assigned" to Pingding County.
Although there are no elderly people in their family, the couple still has several acres of land to manage.
The two of them came to work, and the land at home was left to lie fallow.
Lin Xi casually flipped the pork chop in front of her, not caring. "Let Mom ask tomorrow. If it's possible, then call them over for work training."
Jiang Shuzhi, who was making dumplings, looked up at the two people huddled together chirping crickets, and asked suspiciously, "What are you talking about? What do you want me to ask?"
Lin Xi quickly chimed in, "Mom, tomorrow you can ask Gu Xiaofang and Dajun if they'd like to come work here and then go with Jiang Ya to open a restaurant in Pingding County."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhi readily agreed, "Oh, I thought it was something serious! Don't worry, I'll go back and ask after we close."
After these two changed their ways, they became more and more humane, and even thought about helping the villagers. She was happy to foresee this!
She used to feel very guilty for leaving these two troublemakers in her family, causing harm to the villagers.
After she dies, even the coffin lid will probably be too heavy to hold her back; she'll die with her eyes wide open, filled with regret.
But now things are fine, she'll definitely be turning in her grave!
So happy!
Having received Jiang Shuzhi's confirmation, Lin Xi happily wiped the sweat from her forehead.
A glance outside at the blazing sun outside the restaurant revealed that the high temperature required for frying pork chops was truly agonizing.
She couldn't help but complain, "It's only the end of April, and it's already so hot..."
Jiang Shuzhi agreed with her eldest son's words, glanced at the bright sun, and chimed in, "That's right! It's getting hot earlier than usual this year, but don't worry. There are still several heavy rainstorms after summer begins, so it will cool down!"
Gao Mengli wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the scorching sun, and frowned. "Is it a torrential downpour?"
It seems like it rained after the Qingming Festival...
To this day, not a single raindrop has been seen.
Hopefully, it's as her mother said...
"Boss, cherry tomatoes!" The chubby girl carried out a bowl of cherry tomatoes and placed it next to Lin Xi.
Then she sat obediently next to Jiang Shuzhi and made dumplings.
She said that people who practice martial arts have more acute senses than the average person.
Feeling a persistent, almost imperceptible gaze upon her, the chubby girl looked up, bewildered, and met Jiang Ya's eyes. "Why are you staring at me?"
Caught off guard by the chubby girl's sudden question, Jiang Ya stammered, "No, I didn't look at you..."
"Oh." The chubby girl glanced at Jiang Ya, but didn't think much of it and continued making dumplings.
This person is probably here for the first time, so they have a bad memory and don't recognize people. We need to take a good look at them and remember their appearance!
With that thought in mind, she stopped worrying and let him look at her openly.
Seeing the chubby girl's generous and unpretentious manner, Jiang Ya lowered his head and chopped the meat, his smile deepening!
Lin Xi turned her head from time to time, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them.
With her eyes sparkling, she nudged Gao Mengli with her elbow, "Something's up?!"
Gao Mengli smiled and glanced at him, "That's hard to say, the little girl hasn't figured it out yet! The road of a 'leftover woman' is tough!"
At this time.
Dou Wei rushed into the restaurant, grabbed the kettle on the table, poured himself a glass of water, and gulped it down.
Dou Weiyi wiped the water from the corner of her mouth and sighed, "Ah~ I'm finally alive!"
Everyone was taken aback by Dou Weiyi's sudden action.
Lin Xi quickly handed her work to Gao Mengli and ran over with a happy face, "Lord Dou, is there a result for the shop?!"
Dou Weiyi tilted his head back smugly, flicked his robe, and plopped down on a small stool: "There's nothing I can't handle! It's just that this awful weather is so hot my throat is practically on fire."
After saying that, he took out the lease agreement for the shop in Pingding County from his pocket and put it on the table. "Here, I've rented it to you for a year, at 1.8 taels a month, for a total of 21.6 taels."
It was originally two taels of silver a month, but now he has two hundred coins less in front of him.
Tang Guangjun's county town was much wealthier than his, so the shop rents were naturally higher.
Fortunately, he earned 30 taels from that flower thief before, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pay the money.
Lin Xi excitedly picked up the contract, looking at it from left to right. "Lord Dou, you are truly amazing!"
Wear it a thousand times, but never wear it!
Even if the county magistrate personally handles matters for him, he still has to adopt a "flattering" attitude!
Gao Mengli placed a portion of the pan-fried pork chops and dumplings on Dou Weiyi's table, saying, "Thank you so much, Lord Dou, for helping us with all this!"
Dou Wei swallowed hard at the sight of the delicious-looking food in front of him, but didn't touch his chopsticks, feeling a little embarrassed. "Boss lady, you can give this to the other customers! Could you pack me a half-finished product? I want to take it back for my wives."
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli suddenly realized that Dou Weiyi had a wife and four concubines of varying heights and builds: Wu, Gu, Feng, and Deng.
It's no wonder she didn't remember; this guy just spends all his time loitering around the streets.
Over time, they almost came to think of him as a "lonely man".
Gao Mengli nodded hurriedly, "Oh dear, what a forgetful thing we are! We completely forgot about the ladies. Don't worry, you can eat, there's enough for each lady!"
After saying that, he quickly turned around and used banana leaves to pack the marinated pork chops and the prepared sauerkraut dumplings.
Having a good relationship with the government has many benefits!
In addition, this guy doesn't accept any bribes, so if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it well!
Dou Weiyi watched Gao Mengli's actions before picking up his chopsticks and starting to eat heartily.
Eating this is a win, it's worth over a hundred coins in total!
Moreover, he could earn money from Tang Guangjun, which made him very happy!
But when he finished eating, he was dumbfounded to see the chubby girl carrying a bamboo basket of copper coins and placing it on his table.
Are you suggesting he carry those dozens of pounds of copper coins back with him?