Chapter 24 Bathhouse

The spring snow can't be kept, and the spring breeze warms the branches.

After two days of cold, the temperature finally rose. By noon, it will feel hot in cotton clothes. Li Jixiang's small flower jacket was covered with a cotton shoulder, and at this time it was finally so hot that the tip of his nose was sweating, and then he looked up at the bright sun above his head, and felt that his mouth was dry and his body was hot.

Today, Anjia Tofu Fang opened, to be precise, "Jixiang Tofu Fang" opened.

Yesterday, when An Chen's mother went to make the signboard, she deliberately ran to Grandma Li and said that the two sons agreed that Jixiang Tofu Fang was better than Anjia Tofu Fang, and she also thought so, but she was afraid that Li Jixiang would not be happy.

Grandma Li hurriedly said that Li Jixiang must be happy, and besides, Jixiang didn't just refer to her.

The old appearance of the blacksmith shop has a new look, there are two red paper latte flowers hanging at the door, and a pair of couplets of "eight directions of wealth and prosperity" are also pasted on the door, and the wooden plaque of "auspicious tofu fang" engraved in the concave is tied with big red silk flowers, which looks particularly festive.

Before I reached the door, there were pieces of red dust from firecrackers floating at my feet.

An Chen's mother saw Li Jixiang coming with a schoolbag on her back, beckoned her to come over, and brought out a bowl of tofu residue from the inner room, which she specially left for Grandma Li.

I never knew that the tofu dregs could still be eaten, Li Jixiang frowned and thanked An Chen's mother, and walked back to the store with the tofu dregs. Just as she entered the door with the bean dregs bowl, there was a sudden brake behind her, and a large truck stopped urgently on the side of the road.

Li Jixiang called Grandma Li to come out and pick up the bean dregs bowl, and turned his head to look at the big truck that stopped urgently.

Large trucks coming and going on the national highway temporarily stop to buy cigarettes or drinks in addition to looking for toilets.

Grandma Li took the bean dregs bowl and hurried to the stove, and the oil from the pork belly in the cauldron of the stove sizzled.

The store has not yet been stocked, and he doesn't want others to run in vain, Li Jixiang stood at the door of the store, looked at the middle-aged man who came over, and shouted from afar that the store was closed. The man seemed to be unable to hear clearly, and continued to stride closer.

Li Jixiang didn't want to shout anymore, looked up at the sky, and muttered in his heart, is Grandma Li going to buy goods, otherwise she won't ask for leave.

"Little girl, do you still have the Xingqiu sweet potato I bought last time?"

The man carried a bag of marijuana in his hand.

"Sweet potato? You mean sweet potatoes? ”

"Yes, yes, Xingqiu sweet potato."

The man had a smile on his face, and he was about to enter the store with his big hand clutching the sack. Li Jixiang hurriedly stopped him, he definitely couldn't let him in, all the sweet potatoes that he moved out of the wealth base last time had already been sold to him, and now he had to ask about the situation and decide whether to move some more out for him.

"According to your price last time, I want to approve five hundred catties."

"What was the price last time?"

The last time the sweet potatoes were sold to this man by the pile, he must have gone back to weigh them.

"It's probably less than a dime, I can count it for you this time."

The man's eyes were full of sincerity, and he added that he had bought sweet potatoes to go back to work for the Red Department, and that his family had just set up a small factory.

This is a stable source of customers! Li Jixiang immediately generously decided to sell him 500 catties of sweet potatoes. But ask him to wait in front of the store, and then ask him to come in and get the bag of marijuana.

"Be prepared to pay in one hand and deliver in the other."

"No problem."

As he spoke, the man took out fifty dollars from the leather box on his waist and pinched it in his hand......

"Jixiang, what are you looking at there? Time to eat. ”

Grandma Li opened the curtain between the stoves and saw her granddaughter standing at the door of the store as if looking at something. She didn't know that in just five minutes of effort, Li Jixiang had already done a big business and made a net profit of fifty yuan.

The taste of fried pickles with bean dregs was a little unacceptable when I first entered the mouth, and I felt quite special after eating two bites. Grandma Li ate happily, and the smile lines in the corners of her eyes bloomed like chrysanthemums. Speaking of letting Li Jixiang go to the bathhouse with her in the afternoon to take a bath, start fasting tonight, and go to the cemetery early the day after tomorrow to see Li Haiyang.

Grandma Li's expression became solemn. Li Jixiang and her are only allowed to go to the cemetery once a year, and their bodies must be clean and their minds must be pious.

Li Jixiang was dumbfounded, what she didn't want to do the most, Grandma Li forced her to do it. It looks like you can't hide today!

After lunch, the weather was warmer. Li Jixiang carried the bucket and basin and followed behind Grandma Li. When passing by the auspicious tofu workshop, An Chen's mother greeted her warmly again. After they walked out a few steps, An Chen's mother said happily again, "An Chen scored another 100 points in the exam yesterday, this kid has finally opened up, and he will have to eat tofu to make up for him in the future." ”

Feeling the three black lines hanging on her face, Li Jixiang pulled the small vertical collar of the flower jacket, and the effect of the golden rice grain in her heart was really powerful, but she didn't want to admit that her good grades were because of the credit of the golden rice grain, she was originally a scholar.

Just thinking about it, he bumped into a person who was coming towards him. The enamel basin "bell" in his hand fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry!"

Li Jixiang felt that he was at fault, and squatted down to pick up the basin while apologizing. Impartially, a piece of paper fluttered in the basin.

The gynecological pregnancy test sheet of Xingqiu Town Health Center was positive, and the pregnancy test was positive, and the pregnancy was three weeks pregnant......

The handwriting on the test sheet was flying and dancing, Li Jixiang read it at a glance, took the test sheet in his hand and prepared to return it to the other party. Without waiting for her to get up, a thin hand snatched the test sheet from her hand, let out a soft snort, rolled his eyes at Li Jixiang, who had already stood up, and then turned around and walked towards the intersection.

"This guy is so rude!"

Li Jixiang was angry.

"Didn't hit anywhere, did you? You young people don't know how to give way to each other when you walk. ”

Grandma Li stopped and looked back at Li Jixiang's arm, Li Jixiang shook her head and said it was okay, but she felt that the girl was rude just now.

Grandma Li looked at the figure who had already walked across the road and tapped her forehead thoughtfully.

"I remember that girl seems to be from Xinqiao Township, her life style is not very good, and she has no serious object. Ignore her, and stay away when you see her in the future. ”

"What's her name?"

The name on the test sheet reads "Hua Rui", but Li Jixiang guesses it should be a pseudonym.

"It seems that her surname is Lin, I don't know what her name is, I heard the people in the town call her Xiaozhen."

Lin Xiaozhen!

The small light bulb in front of him suddenly lit up, and the plan that had been brewing for two days to avenge Zhang Chunfen could be implemented.

Grandma Li handed over the bath ticket for two cents to Li Jixiang, and Li Jixiang's palms were already sweaty. She didn't know what it would be like in the bathhouse, and she was afraid that seeing any pictures with spicy eyes would cause discomfort. Nervously following behind Grandma Li, she walked into the locker room after ticket checker, and was relieved to see rows of locker boxes.

Although Xingqiu Town is remote and backward, the layout of the bathhouse is similar to that of some original hot spring bathing areas. Entering through the curtain of the locker room, there is a shower area with cement board partition and a pool area with mosaic veneer......

The entire bathroom is shrouded in white steam, like a fairyland. The girls and daughters-in-law who shuttled back and forth took off their coats, and they all looked like fairies walking in a fairyland. The splashing of flowing water on the body, accompanied by the fragrant bath foam, makes people feel happy, comfortable and happy.