Reborn in 1987: The Story of an Abandoned Girl

Chapter 16 the town talks about business

The next day, not long after dawn, Li Haitang got up, washed up quickly, put on his new clothes, and rushed to town with a bag of peanut butter on his back. When she arrived at the bus stop, it wasn't 7: 30 yet. She found a breakfast shop and bought two buns and a cup of soy milk. She stood on the side of the road and waited to eat.

Li Jianguo rode his bicycle to work and caught a glimpse of Li Haitang, who was completely new. With a twinkle in his eyes, he stepped on his bicycle and stopped in front of her, "Haitang, where are you going today?"

Li Haitang had just finished his breakfast when he smiled sweetly and said, "Dad, I'm going to the county today. I'm going with sister-in-law Wang Li. I want to go to the County one middle school and sell my own peanut butter with her."

Li Jianguo had eaten the peanut butter she gave him yesterday, and a rare smile appeared on his face, "That peanut butter is delicious. It should be easy to sell. When you first go to the county, don't run around. Remember to follow your excellency closely. The security of Shaoxian is not very good."

"Yes, I see." Li Haitang's heart warmed up at his advice.

Li Jianguo took three yuan from his front pocket and stuffed it into her hand, "Buy yourself something better to eat outside." Then he rode away.

Li Haitang looked at his back and smiled. He put the three dollars into his bag and turned around to see Duan Meifang and Wang Li, who were all dressed up, coming over. Wang Yao was pulling a cart full of goods behind him.

The wang family cooperated with a large restaurant in the county to supply bacon and sausages. It was said that the owner of the restaurant was a friend of father of King's, so their family sent the goods over every once in a while.

After Li Haitang helped them move their things onto the bus, he got on the bus with them and found a seat in the middle.

As soon as wang li got in the car, she took out three boiled eggs from her schoolbag. Each of them shared one and ate happily.

Five minutes later, the bus started and staggered in the direction of Shaoxian.

Li Haitang had never been to the county. After shaking for half an hour, she felt that her bones were about to break up. She asked Wang Li, who had been there once, "Wang Li, how long will it be?"

Wang Li couldn't help but laugh when he saw her face, "Haha, if you can bear it any longer, you should be here in ten minutes. When I went to the county for the first time, the situation was similar to yours. It wasn't that I got carsick, but that my bones hurt from shaking. I just got used to it by sitting a few more times."

Li Haitang smiled helplessly and sighed, "Fortunately, we are still young. We can probably recover after a day's sleep. If an old man were to shake like this, he would probably lose half his life."

"Hehe, yes. My sister-in-law's parents were taken to live in the county by their son a few years ago and rarely came back to their hometown. When Wenbing turned one year old at the beginning of this year, they took a car back to attend his grandson's birthday banquet. They took less than an hour's drive and the two old people were sick for three or four days. Now, when I mention taking the bus, I get flustered. Every time I think about my grandchildren, my brother and sister-in-law bring them over to show them." Wang Li said heartlessly.

After about ten minutes, Moyo finally drove off the muddy road and into the concrete road. Li Haitang guessed that it was almost the county.

Sure enough, from a distance, two or three stories high red brick buildings stood on both sides of the road, and the first floor was basically full of shops. Looking through the car window, there were restaurants, clothing stores, shoe stores, breakfast shops, grocery stores, electrical stores, guest houses, bookstores, small hotels and so on. The economy was far more prosperous than Ping shan town.

Five minutes later, the bus entered the Shaoxian bus station. After the passengers got off in turn, the driver helped unload the wang family's cargo.

As soon as the cargo was unloaded, a strong man in his thirties came over on a tricycle. He chatted with Duan Meifang and said, "Mei fang, your train arrived a few minutes earlier today."

Duan Meifang smiled and said, "Yes, there weren't many guests on and off the road today, so there was no delay."

The man then chatted for a while, took out a scale from the tricycle, weighed one bag after another on the spot, then wrote a receipt for Duan Meifang, smiled and said, "Then I'll go back to the store first. Master liu is still waiting to wash the wax."

"Okay, brother yan, take your time." Duan Meifang said goodbye to him, put the list into his bag, and then said to the two little girls, "Let's go. Sister-in-law will take you to my brother's shop first. Have a drink and rest before you go to the County one middle school."

"Okay." Li Haitang and Wang Li immediately followed.

Brother Duan Meifang's grocery store was not far from the bus station, and they walked for about ten minutes. When the three of them went over, the shop was idle. Mrs. Duan smiled and asked them to come to the second floor for tea.

Mrs. Duan poured a cup of tea for the three of them, then took out some sweets and said with a smile, "Lier finished his middle school exams a few days ago. How did he do?"

Duan Meifang smiled and said, "She did well in the exam. Although her grades haven't come out yet, she reckons that she should have won the County one middle school. This girl is her deskmate, Li Haitang. She did better in the exam. She's definitely in the County one middle school. The two of them came with me today because they wanted to go to the County one middle school first."

"Oh, that's really a good thing. The County one middle school is very close to us, and we'll be there in seven or eight minutes on foot. After you study here, come and play with your sister-in-law during the holidays." Mrs. Duan laughed.

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law." The two of them said in unison.

Mrs. Duan looked at Li Haitang and saw that her skin was sallow, her features were pretty, and her body was clean. She sat there quietly and disciplined, not looking around like other country girls, and felt a little more fond of her.

Li Haitang had just finished half a bowl of tea when she heard Duan Meifang call her, "Haitang, take out the peanut butter for my sister-in-law to taste."

"Okay." Li Haitang smiled and put the two bags of peanut butter wrapped in white paper on the table.

Duan Meifang took the initiative to open it, smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, brought some good things to ensure that you are interested, you quickly try it."

Looking at the neatly cut peanut butter, Mrs. Duan's shrewd eyes lit up. She squeezed a piece into her mouth and took a small bite. A crisp, sweet but not greasy, crisp but not sticky, and a strong peanut fragrance filled her mouth. The light in her eyes increased by tens of watts in an instant, and she asked anxiously, "Mei fang, where did this peanut butter come from?"

Duan Meifang knew that the peanut butter was recognized by her when he saw her like this. He smiled and said, "This peanut butter is made by haitang. I think it tastes super good, so I brought it to you specially."

Mrs. Duan turned her fiery gaze to Li Haitang and said in surprise, "Haitang, did you really do this?"

Li Haitang smiled and said, "Yes, this was done yesterday afternoon."

"Ouch, this is good stuff. It will sell well. Can you make some more to sell to sister-in-law?" Mrs. Duan thought that if there were more of these new sweets in the shop, business would be booming again, and she asked impatiently.

Duan Meifang pulled her arm and smiled, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. We're here to talk to you about this today. If we can sell it, haitang will be able to deliver it."

Mrs. Duan calmed down after hearing her sister-in-law's words. She smiled and said, "You can definitely sell it. It tastes no worse than the new sandwich biscuit from ningwang deputy food factory. The sandwich biscuit is one and fifty kilograms. It has been selling very well recently. This peanut butter can also be sold for one and fifty kilograms."

When Duan Meifang heard the price, she was so excited that her blood was boiling. She had just told Li Haitang about the cooperation in the car, and Li Haitang agreed immediately. Now that her sister-in-law had a letter of approval, she could not wait to go back and make peanut butter.

Li Haitang was also very happy. She quickly calculated in her mind the cost of five yuan yesterday and made about seven kilograms of peanut cakes. She calculated the cost of almost seven cents a kilogram and sold it for one and a half kilograms. They and Mrs. Duan earned eighty cents a kilogram together. If the demand was large, they would soon be able to make the first bucket of gold.

Wang li saw that Li Haitang and his sister-in-law did not speak, and she was very anxious. She urged, "Sister-in-law, haitang, what are you staring at? It's one and a half cents per kilogram. It's more expensive than pork. Hurry up and take the order."

Duan Meifang patted his sister-in-law on the head dotingly and scolded with a smile, "Why are you so impatient? I'm not in a hurry with haitang, but you are."

Mrs. Duan said with a smile, "Lier is still this impetuous. Haitang is much calmer. But seriously, haitang, this peanut butter must be easy to sell. Sister-in-law dares to guarantee it. The price of the sandwich biscuits in ningwang deputy food factory is one and twenty cents a catty, and sister-in-law also gives you the same price. What do you think?"

A faint smile appeared on Li Haitang's lips. The little pear dimple added a little bit of beauty to her and said calmly, "Sister-in-law, you know that I am still a student. The most important thing now is to study hard and get into a good university in the future. I don't have much time to make money, so I've already made an agreement with sister-in-law mei fang that this peanut butter business will be left to her. I'm only in charge of teaching her and helping her out in her spare time."

Hearing this, Mrs. Duan looked at the clever and capable sister-in-law with a smile. The smile on her lips widened a little, "Okay, sister-in-law understands what haitang means. I'll talk to mei fang about this later."

Li Haitang nodded gently and took the opportunity to change the subject. "Let's talk slowly here. Wang li and I will go to the school first."

"Okay. After we left the shop, we turned left. After about 500 meters, we turned right 300 meters and reached the main entrance of the County one middle school. There is a snack street ahead. Many students like to go there to eat. You can also go shopping. Come back to your sister-in-law for lunch at noon." Said Mrs. Duan warmly.

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law." The two of them got up and went downstairs with their schoolbags on their backs. As for the business negotiations behind them, they did not bother anymore.