On this day, Qi Ning was depressed, each bottle of hot sauce was cheaper than five cents, and all the inventory in the house was sold out before it was dark. Qi Ning didn't eat at night, and lay at home for two days, killing the dog official's family countless times in his heart. In the end, it was Wang Qingyuan who knocked on the door, and she got up.

"Brother Wang, is there something wrong?" Qi Ning opened the courtyard door and looked at Wang Qingyuan.

"I know everything, what are you going to do in the future?"

"The mountain road is not passable and the waterway is not passed, can a good person still let the dog bully to death?"

"That's good, I have an idle shop there, if you use it, clean it up, and in the future, if you say that the shop has my shares, no one will embarrass you." After Wang Qingyuan finished speaking, he didn't enter the door and turned around and left.

"Hey, he's a headcatcher. He is the county master, and it is difficult to say when the time comes. But there is no next time, if the dog official comes to bully me again, I will burn his yamen and run away, just see where he goes to catch me. Hum! Qi Ning closed the door and snorted to himself.

Let Wang Qingyuan scream, Qi Ning felt hungry, barely ate some food at night, and lay on the table in the courtyard for a long time and thought, if not, he will open a lo-mei shop by himself. Qi Ning likes to eat lo-mei the most, especially the braised large intestine, which is not enough for one meal. For this, I deliberately searched for the method from the Internet and experimented many times, and later Qi Ning's lo-mei did not dare to say that it was the first in the world, but it was also famous among classmates and friends. Grandma also likes to eat braised pork heart made by Qi Ning, finely cut into thin slices and sprinkled with herbs and green onions, pour some very fresh, eat the teeth and cheeks fragrant.

The next day, Qi Ning got up early in the morning and came to Zhang Butcher's stall.

"Miss Qi, why haven't you come to buy meat for a few days? I thought you were back home. ”

"No, Brother Zhang, I won't make hot sauce anymore, I want to change to lo-mei. How did you sell your pig's head, your sewer, and your trotters? ”

"A pair of pigs go into the water for 12 yuan, a pig's head for 8 yuan, and a pig's trotter for 4 yuan. It's not expensive. The main thing is that it is troublesome to clean up, so most people are reluctant to buy it. ”

"Brother Zhang, I'm going to open a lo-mei shop, just next door to the Zhu Ji grocery store in front, and I have to buy water and pig's head and pig's trotters every day. You can send it early every morning from tomorrow! I want it every day, so you should give me this pig's tail as a ride. In the future, I will not only buy this pig into the water, but also buy some pork and pork bones from time to time. ”

Zhang Butcher was not happy when he heard this, and nodded in agreement. Usually these drains are often not sold out and given away in vain, or thrown away to feed the dogs, now some people spend money to buy, and every day, in fact, the so-called delivery is just to put these things down when passing by. These bits and pieces are the most difficult to sell and can't be sold at a high price, and they can be sold in piles, saving a lot of work!

At that moment, Qi Ning didn't go any further, passed by the carpenter's shop and bought a few rectangular wooden pallets, and hurriedly went to buy a pair of tools along the way, and set a pretense with Wu, and then returned home from the street gate of the courtyard to put down his things. Go find Wang Qingyuan. Seeing that the courtyard door was not closed, Qi Ning walked straight in. There are only three north rooms in the courtyard, and the two wings are kitchens, a well, and a few simple things.

Under the big tree in the courtyard, Wang Zhutou was lying on the bamboo chair and resting, when he heard the sound of the door opening, he opened his eyes slightly.

"Brother Wang, where are you at home, aren't you patrolling the streets today?"

"Hey, rest today."

"Since you're at home, I'm just going to tell you, I'm going to open a lo-mei shop, do I still need to go to the yamen to go through the formalities?"

"I'll go to the master tomorrow to register with you, but you have to pay taxes every month, and this shop has a tax of 200 wen a month, and someone will collect it at the end of the month."

"Then thank you, Brother Wang." Qi Ning put down the things in his hand and continued, "Brother Wang, can you open the shop and let me see?" ”

"Come with me." Wang Qingyuan got up and pushed open the back door of the shop and let Qi Ning in.

The house is not big, about fifteen or sixteen square meters. There is a row of old-fashioned wooden counters on the north wall, and in the corner of the wall is a blue-brick stove, and a rusty cauldron is propped up on it. There is a wooden ladder on the opposite wall from the stove, which appears to be used to go up to the attic.

"This shop was originally used to make buns in your yard, and the lower side is for food, and the attic above can live for people, but there is no bed, so you have to sleep on the wooden board." Wang Zhutou pointed to the house and said one by one.

"The house is suitable, but I don't know the rent?" Qi Ning took a deep breath, now she has no money to choose, it would be good to have a place to live, and the location of this shop along the street is also good, it is enough to make lo-mei, and the income should be enough for her to make a living.

"The rent is easy to say, one or two silver a month, if the girl is convenient, she will give it for half a year at a time, and it will be given later if it is inconvenient." Wang Zhutou looked at Qi Ning and finished speaking, I don't know why my heart was a little different when I talked about silver, but I couldn't say what it was.

Qi Ning asked stupidly, "Then can I use these counter stoves?" Wang Zhutou immediately put his mind at ease, and suddenly said, "Naturally, you can." You can use everything in this house, there is a well in the yard, you can go there to fetch water. Wang Zhutou stood outside the door and said.

"Then Brother Wang, I won't rent your yard and move here to live in the attic, okay?"

"Okay."

After a turn inside and outside the house, the two finalized the rent, and Qi Ning neatly took out the silver and copper plates, counted them, and handed the difference to Wang Zhutou. Asked Wang Zhutou to borrow a broom and dustpan first, Qi Ning returned to the shop to clean up. The attic is not big, the shop is a bungalow with a spire, and the attic is just a layer of wooden planks on the top and bottom of the sharp corners of the house, and the downstairs can be clearly seen through the gaps in the wooden boards. Qi Ning carried his simple luggage over, trembled and carried the futon to the attic and spread it to a corner, and slowly went down the almost vertical ladder. The doors along the street are made up of more than a dozen wooden planks, which are marked with capital numbers, which need to be removed one by one during the day, and closed one by one in order. Qi Ning roughly measured the length of the counter, which should be about the same as the door. I tried to move it, but I didn't move.

"This is the key to the yard over there, and can you ask Brother Wang to help me move the counter to the door?" Qi Ning came to Wang Zhutou, who was still napping in the chair, and asked in a low voice.

Wang Zhutou stood up and nodded, took the key, and threw it on the table.

followed Qi Ning into the shop, and according to Qi Ning's instructions, he moved a section of the counter with two hands. Qi Ning looked at the strong man in front of him in surprise, guessing that he should have some kung fu, but as an ordinary person, it was difficult for the two of them to lift, and he didn't seem to have any difficulty in carrying it. There are two counters in total, and they are placed at the doorway about four meters in length, which is not long or short, and it is estimated that the people of the bun shop did it according to this length.

After moving, Wang Zhutou pricked his hands and asked, "Do you want to do anything else?" ”

"It's gone, it's gone, thank you, Brother Wang." Qi Ning hurriedly waved his hand.

Wang Zhutou turned back to the bamboo chair and continued to sleep with him.

There was a vegetable seller under the porch across the street, Qi Ning bought ten catties of lotus root, and also bought some green onions, ginger and garlic. Lotus root only costs four pennies a catty, which is really cheap, and these lotus roots are wild and wild, although they are not as thick and long as modern ones, but the taste should not be worse than modern ones. It's a pity that there are no tomatoes here, and Qi Ning especially likes to eat sugar-pickled tomatoes. I asked around, but no one knew.

Qi Ning, who was in a refreshed mood, made a stewed lotus root, fried a plate of green vegetables, and ate dinner with this rice. fetched water, bathed and washed clothes, and tossed until late at night, before Qi Ning climbed up to the attic and fell asleep.