bookrebus Chapter 60 Fame spread far and wide
Chapter 60 Fame spread far and wide
Why is Li Cuicui so lucky!
She has a mother who loves her and two brothers who are very kind to her. Her family has good farmland and she can occasionally eat meat.
As for myself, I have been beaten and scolded by my father since I was a child, and the villagers also call me the unlucky star who will kill my mother.
It was obviously my father who kept beating my mother, which made her so upset that she jumped into the river. Why do all people blame her?
And Li Cuicui, who got a new head flower, gave these old ones to herself. Is she a beggar?
Li Yaya was seen with a resentful look on her face by Jiang Jiang and Huang Ying who had just entered the main room.
Huang Ying was shocked. How could a child have such a look? Their family had not done anything to offend Li Yaya.
In the past, I often gave Li Yaya an egg and a bowl of porridge.
How did we become enemies?
Huang Ying unconsciously tightened the bag in her hand.
Originally, she wanted to give the child two steamed buns and had packed them all, but now, she was afraid that she couldn't give the buns away for the time being.
"Mom, sister-in-law." Li Cuicui came back from the kitchen with a disappointed look on her face and ran into Jiang Jiang and Huang Ying.
Li Yaya, who noticed the noise, suddenly became flustered. I guess they didn’t see what she looked like just now.
Li Yaya hurriedly straightened her hair which had been pinched into a somewhat deformed shape, stood up, and greeted Jiang Jiang and Huang Ying.
"Hello, aunt."
Seeing that Huang Ying and Jiang Jiang looked normal, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned to look at Li Cuicui and was very disappointed to see that she had nothing in her hands.
"Cuicui..." Li Yaya touched her shriveled belly and looked at Li Cuicui sadly.
Li Cuicui looked at her mother's half-smile, and she made up her mind and asked directly: "Mom, is there no food left at home today? Yaya's father beats her and doesn't give her food. Can we give her some of the food we have?"
"Cuicui, haven't you already looked in the kitchen? No one has surplus food these days. Whatever you cook in this weather will go bad the next day. The food we cooked tonight has all been eaten."
"Yaya, you are such a shy kid. If you haven't eaten, tell your aunt. There is really nothing to eat at home now. Maybe next time, next time."
Since Jiang Jiang said so, what else could Li Yaya say? She had to leave reluctantly.
Li Cuicui went to the kitchen herself but couldn't find anything to eat, so Jiang Jiang was not lying.
But Huang Ying was a kind-hearted person and knew Li Yaya's family situation, so she went to a family she was familiar with and exchanged two taels of peanuts for two multi-grain steamed buns. Although these steamed buns were not as good as white rice and were a little choking when eaten, they were better than having an empty stomach.
Jiang Jiang didn't stop it. This kind of thing would definitely not happen only once or twice. There would be so many poor people in the future. Did they have to give alms to every one of them?
It's useless to talk to them, and they will only feel resentful. It's better to let them see the truth for themselves.
Look, I have already seen one clearly.
Jiang Jiang saw Huang Ying looking thoughtful and nodded with satisfaction, but it would take some time for Li Cuicui to come to his senses.
After Li Yaya left, Jiang Jiang also went back to the house to rest. Li Cuicui saw that her sister-in-law was holding something in her hand and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what is this?"
"I got these two steamed buns made from whole grains in exchange for two ounces of peanuts that can be used to make oil. Your eldest brother often complains of hunger at night, so at least I made some money today, so I can fill his stomach."
Huang Ying raised the bag in her hand and said, suppressing the words that Li Cuicui was about to blurt out.
What you mean is that your eldest brother can’t even get enough to eat, yet you’re still thinking about helping others?
Huang Ying saw that Li Cuicui was a little ashamed, and couldn't help but give her some advice: "Cuicui, people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Don't believe everything others say. Look more at what they do instead of what they say."
This is what Huang Ying said to Li Cuicui, and also to herself.
Li Yaya quietly returned home with a few hair flowers and was caught by the drunk Li Dafu.
"Where have you been, little girl? Did you go to meet a man in secret? You are so young and yet you are still naughty." Li Dafu's drunken appearance made Li Yaya feel familiar disgust and fear.
She said hurriedly, "Dad, Li Cuicui came to play with me. Look, this is the flower she gave me."
Li Yaya raised the hair ornament in her hand as high as she could, trying to make it more clearly visible to Li Dafu.
"At least you didn't go out and mess around. Don't be like your promiscuous mother," Li Dafu muttered. Perhaps he was drunk, or perhaps he was too lazy to do anything, so he let Li Yaya go.
Li Yaya often suspected that his father had drunk his brain. Obviously, his mother was beaten all over by him and jumped into the river to commit suicide because she could not bear the burden. However, in his mind, his mother was immoral and ran away with another man.
Li Yaya, who luckily escaped a beating, hid her hair flower. Anything in the house could be taken away by Li Dafu in exchange for money for drinking and gambling.
Perhaps everyone knew that their family had no money. Even if Li Dafu wanted to gamble, no one would lend him money. The family’s land had been lost long ago, and their family still relied on relief from the village and went hungry.
My brother Li Dahai seems to be in town, hanging out with others and not at home all day.
Li Yaya, who was curled up in bed, became even more jealous of Li Cuicui, who seemed to be soaking in a honey pot.
Why!
Li Yaya’s incident was just a small episode for Jiang Jiang and others.
The business of Tianshuipu was booming just like the first day.
There was nothing to do in the fields at home, so Li Xu, who had not yet recovered from his injury, was left at home to take care of the children. Li Sheng followed Jiang Jiang and others to the town early in the morning to help.
After yesterday's word of mouth, many people traveled across the town to come to Li's Dessert Shop to taste the ice cube dessert.
Some people like to sip it one sip at a time, slowly waiting for the ice to melt, while others like to drink the sweet water first, then pour the remaining ice into their mouths and chew it up.
No matter who it was, everyone was very satisfied with the two cents a bowl of ice sugar water.
Before anyone knew it, the reputation of Li's Dessert Shop spread and became a fashionable item that swept the entire town.
Not only that, the expensive dessert ice cream that no one was interested in on the first day also became an instant hit. Diners with children resolutely bought one or two bowls. The rich milky aroma and silky taste were enough to capture the hearts of every diner.
"Our ice cream is both novel and delicious. It contains goat milk, flour, eggs, and ice cubes, all of which are good things. Since the cost is high, the price will naturally be higher."
Indeed, diners who have eaten the ice cream all nodded their heads, saying that they could accept the expensive ingredients because, after all, they were eating it.
"Is there any more ice cream?" A waiter who looked like he was from a wealthy family ran to the dessert shop breathlessly.
"Yes, yes. I wonder how many bowls you need?" Li Sheng asked.
"Do you have a bucket of them, like the ones you sold to Miss Zhou and her friends yesterday?"
"Ms. Zhou? Could she be the customer who came to buy ice cream yesterday?" Jiang Jiang immediately thought of the somewhat plump middle-aged man from yesterday.
She immediately asked Li Sheng to greet other guests while she talked.
"Of course there are. How much do you need?"
"That's good, that's good. A bucket, just like the one yesterday." The servant felt relieved. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and searched many places before finally finding the right one.
He took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Jiang, urging her.
"Hurry up, my lady is waiting for this ice cream."
Jiang Jiang packed up the only remaining bucket of ice cream and handed it to the servant, saying, "If you need it in the future, you can order it directly and we will have someone deliver it to your house, so you don't have to make the trouble of making a trip."
That's true, but he can't make the decision for the young lady. What if she doesn't like it anymore in the future?
The boy left happily carrying a bucket of ice cream.
"Any ice cream left? The kind in a tub."
A few more servant-like people came, and the first thing they asked about was buckets of ice cream.
Why is this thing in buckets selling better than the one in bowls?
Where do these people come from?