Li Yuan lives in an urban village on the outskirts of the city, a small house, plus a yard of about the same size, although it is a very remote place, but it also costs more than 800 yuan a month in rent, which is also a heavy burden for him.

In fact, if Li Yuan sold the bamboo carving to the old man at a price of more than 2,000 at the market, he would not have to worry about next month's rent at all. But he really can't bear to cheat other people's life-saving money, so now he has to find another way to pay the rent.

But now Li Yuan has other things to do, after putting away the peach pit, he rode all the way to the Chinese medicine store called "Huirentang".

Just a few minutes later, Li Yuan came out of the store. He had an extra little thumb-thick ginseng in his hand, which didn't grow much longer than a cigarette.

This kind of ginseng is called understory ginseng, which is artificially grown in the woods, and the effect is better than the kind of ginseng grown in greenhouses, which looks similar to radish.

Of course, Li Yuan also paid a lot of money for this, and the only three hundred-yuan bills left in his pocket are now only one.

For Li Yuan, who only has three or four hundred yuan in cash, spending two hundred yuan to buy a ginseng is also a big expense. However, he didn't regret it, he just muttered dissatisfiedly: "The last time I bought it, it was one hundred and fifteen, and it has risen to fifty in just two weeks, and the boss here is really getting more and more black-hearted!" ”

However, Li Yuan had nothing to do about it, just glanced at the signboard of Huirentang with dissatisfaction, and then stepped on his bicycle and rushed home.

The summer evening was still very hot, and Li Yuan soon sweated profusely. Although he didn't ride fast, he still became out of breath. Li Yuan could only slow down even slower, looking at many elderly people riding bicycles surpassing him, with a helpless wry smile on his face.

Li Yuan's mother suffered a lot when she was pregnant, and she gave birth to him after a trip before the ghost gate, so Li Yuan, who was congenitally deficient, was frail and sickly since he was a child, and he is still like this. With the slightest strenuous exercise, he will be out of breath and dizzy. Because of this, Li Yuancai, who was not highly educated, has never found a stable job.

When Li Yuan returned to the urban village where he lived at the speed of an old ox towing a broken cart, the sky was almost completely dark. By this time he was thirsty and tired, and his stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

"I hope the flower girl is still there." Li Yuan prayed secretly in his heart, and then rode into Guanqian Street, the largest road in the urban village.

It is said that there used to be a large Taoist temple here, and Guanqian Street got its name from this. But later, the Taoist priests disappeared, and even the Taoist temple was bulldozed to build houses. However, the name of Guanqian Street has been retained, and it has now become the most lively "commercial street" in the urban village.

Especially on summer nights, there are many food stalls on Kanzen Street. Among the large number of snacks, fancy skewers and various snacks from all over the world, "Hua Dagu Braised Vegetables" is definitely one of the most distinctive stalls. The "flower girl" in Li Yuan's mouth is the boss of Aunt Hua's pickled vegetables. Her surname was Hua, and she was unmarried, so familiar people called her Flower Girl.

If you want to talk about the characteristics of Hua Dagu's braised vegetables, that is, they are sufficient, clean and cheap, and they are famous on Guanqian Street. The boss, Aunt Hua, is also a celebrity in Guanqian Street, and the reason why she is famous is entirely because of her huge figure.

Aunt Hua is half a head shorter than Li Yuan, but weighs at least twice as much. The width and thickness of the whole person are almost the same, and when you walk, the whole body is full of waves.

However, those who are familiar with Aunt Hua know that although she is a little fat, she is definitely a good person. Others don't talk about it for the time being, but Li Yuan has been taken care of by her a lot. Sometimes Li Yuan was inconvenient at hand, and Aunt Hua always asked him on credit without hesitation, and never took the initiative to ask him for it.

What comforted Li Yuan was that as soon as he turned into Guanqian Street, he saw that Aunt Hua's stall was still there, and hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Flower girl, cut a pig's ear for me, and then bring a can of beer, I want ice!" ”

"Great!" Aunt Hua also agreed loudly, and then picked the largest pig ear and cut it neatly with her hands and feet.

However, Aunt Hua is not in a good mood today, although she is still very neat in her work, but when she is halfway through the cut, she can't help but sigh faintly.

Li Yuan immediately noticed Aunt Hua's abnormality, and asked with a smile: "Miss Hua, what's wrong with you, why are you sighing?" ”

"Today I went on a blind date." Aunt Hua didn't hide it, frowned and said: "The other party replied to me on the spot, disgusted that I was too fat!" ”

"What do you mean to be too fat?! You're obviously called Zhuyuan Yurun! Li Yuan immediately looked indignant, and said loudly to Aunt Hua: "Your name is Fuxiang, is Wangfu good, don't want this kind of man who has no vision, you will regret it in the future!" ”

Li Yuan's words made Aunt Hua's eyes light up, and she couldn't help asking, "Really?" ”

"Then can there be a fake?" Li Yuan said seriously: "Aunt Hua, you are hardworking, capable, kind-hearted, and you are also the ...... Whoever marries you is his blessing, but now you just haven't met the right person! Don't make yourself sad because of some people who don't have vision, it's not worth it! ”

Li Yuan's words made Aunt Hua smile, not only cut half a catty of pork head meat, but also gave him two cans of beer. In the end, Aunt Hua also confiscated Li Yuan's money, but slapped him on the back with a powerful fat hand, and "drove away" Li Yuan, who was already half-pushing, from the braised vegetable stall.

The smiling Li Yuan returned to his residence with beer and braised vegetables, and before he could open the door, he saw a slender girl standing outside his door.

This girl's name is Zhao Qian, she lives next door to Li Yuan, only four years younger than him, the two can be said to have grown up together, and they can definitely be called childhood sweethearts.

Zhao Qian is delicate and lovely, with a pair of gentle big eyes that bend into a crescent moon when she smiles, and when facing Li Yuan, she always has a faint smile on her pretty face. However, compared with girls of the same age, Zhao Qian is a little too delicate. And her skin is also a little abnormally white, giving people a feeling of almost transparency, and even the blood vessels under the skin are faintly visible.

However, in Li Yuan's eyes, Zhao Qian has almost no shortcomings. Li Yuan, who saw her, immediately showed a warm smile, only he knew in his heart that his smile was the most genuine at this time.

Li Yuan hurriedly walked a few steps, came to the girl and asked with a smile, "Zhao Qian, why are you here?" ”

"I see that you haven't come back yet, and I know you must not have had time to cook, so I'll bring you something to eat." Speaking of this, Zhao Qian paused for a moment, and said to Li Yuan with a smile on her gentle face: "But seeing that you have gained a lot, you must have made Aunt Hua happy again today, right?" ”

"The flower girl failed on a blind date again, so I encouraged her and helped her rebuild her confidence!" Li Yuan smiled proudly at Zhao Qian: "As for these pickled vegetables and beer, it's just details, don't care about it at all!" ”