Aunt Ma is an enlightened mother, and she asked kindly, "Boss, if you have any ideas, tell my mother." ”

Ma Ang said in a low voice: "Mother, you let me think about it." ”

Aunt Ma didn't say anything more, and changed the topic: "This Li Laohan is a blessed person who has such a good daughter-in-law." ”

Sister Ma Feng echoed: "That's it." If I were a man, I would have gone to her house to propose! ”

Ma Ang sneered, "You think everyone is like you? Those who pay attention to others can only remarry after three years of filial piety! ”

Aunt Ma and Sister Ma Feng's eyes lit up.

They have long seen that this sister-in-law Li is smart and capable, a righteous person, and has capital in her hands. Although the pressure of one-to-three is a little greater, their Ma family just happens to be short of manpower. At present, the relationship between the two cooperative stores is somewhat loose, and if the two families can be tied together through marriage, it will only be beneficial and harmless to their Ma family.

Aunt Ma quietly changed the topic again: "The wheat in the few acres of land in Lijiashan should also be harvested, boss, you take the time to take a look, let's find a few idle croppers and help their family harvest the grain!" ”

Ma Ang nodded: "The temperature in the mountains is low, and it will take a few days for the wheat to be fully ripe, I have told Da Zhuang and Erzhu about it." I'll go and help them get it back in a few days. ”

……

Qin Liu rested at home for several days. Erlang's hard sucking and his constant rubbing, the small lump on his chest finally didn't cause a big disaster.

She also began to reflect on the problems of the current situation.

Although the business of the dumpling shop is booming, although it solves the embarrassment of the Ma family and its own empty stomach, the price is also huge - all the labor force goes into battle, and even the disabled Li Laohan also takes on the heavy responsibility of taking care of the two children.

Now Erlang is learning to walk and the most difficult time to take, she can't be tired of herself, and she is also tired of Li Laohan and wronged children.

She counted the money in her hand and had a bold idea.

On this day, Ma Ang took a few men and drove an ox cart to transport the wheat and wheat straw packed into the sack to the courtyard of the Li family.

Seeing that dozens of sacks were transported into his east house and stacked neatly, and the wheat straw was piled up in the backyard and stacked into high stacks, Li Laohan was so excited that he burst into tears. With these wheat and wheat stalks, even if Qin Liu's mother and son are gone, he and Da Lang will not starve to death or freeze to death this winter.

Qin Liu took advantage of everyone's busyness and hurriedly went to the town to buy a big watermelon and came back to quench the thirst of the people who were working.

She was going to make lunch for everyone, but Maang stopped her: "Don't be busy, they will go to the shop to eat in a while." ”

Qin Liu wiped his hands on his apron, but still agreed, just boiled some mung bean porridge.

Yesterday, Li Laohan reminded her that the wheat in the field should be harvested. She was still thinking about where to find someone to help, but today the wheat and straw were transported home.

It would be impossible to say that she was not grateful to Maang.

After the helpers cleaned up the yard, they drove away with the ox cart, but Maang stayed behind.

Qin Liu brought Ma Ang a bowl of mung bean porridge and chopsticks warmed with well water, took two chairs, and both of them sat under the porch of the room, intending to discuss something.

Ma Ang lowered his head and drank porridge, thinking about how to speak, but Qin Liu said: "Brother Ma, I see that no one has touched the piece of land at the door of the dumpling shop, and no one cares about the burned out house, can you help inquire and buy that piece of land?" ”

Qin Liu is a widow, young and handsome, it is easy to be hindered or taken advantage of by others when she does anything, and it is very suitable to find a Ma Ang with a military uniform and a good character to help.

Ma Ang raised his head and looked at Qin Liu meaningfully, and said with sparkling eyes, "You and I want to go together." I inquired about that piece of land, and with Lord Zheng coming forward, I could get it for five taels of silver. It's just that to build a house, it takes a lot of money to buy timber and tiles. ”

Qin Liu's eyes widened and asked, "How much silver do you need?" ”

Maang said in an orderly manner: "Your family is estimated to have to build three rooms and a kitchen. The timber and tiles are estimated to be eight taels of silver. Our house also has three rooms, a kitchen, and eight taels of silver. The house is built near the shop, and the children in the family can take care of it, so that they don't have to run around on the road, and it saves a lot of trouble. ”

Qin Liu nodded after groaning, "That's the reason." She turned to look at the cracked adobe walls behind her, and continued, "These adobe walls can't withstand the heavy rain, and sooner or later the house will have to be built. It's just that I thought, it's more important to build a dumpling shop. “

Ma Ang raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean to open another dumpling shop next door?" ”

The idea sounds a bit bizarre. Two stores that are very close to each other, or the same one, don't seem so necessary.

Qin Liu said confidently: "Yes." Recently, I also found out that the porridge and wotou in our shop are selling well, and they are all bought by poor people. It's just that some people with identities passed by our dumpling shop, looked at it and frowned and left. I'm afraid that our store is small and overcrowded. In the past few months, the dumpling business has not been very profitable. I thought, open a new dumpling shop, decorate it better, maybe make an extra profit. ”

Ma Ang nodded after a little thought: "It's up to you." ”

Maang didn't have much confidence to put his beak in it. Their Ma family has saved some money in the past few months, which is estimated to be enough for them to build a house, and they have no spare energy to participate in the construction of a new dumpling shop.

Seeing this, Qin Liu went into the house and took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Ma Ang: "Brother Ma, you have to take care of this matter." I am a woman's family, and it is inconvenient to go out to do errands. ”

Maang was not polite: "Okay! I'll go first. ”

Qin Liu rested for another two days before going to the shop. She was pleasantly surprised to find that the work in the shop was much easier and cleaner.

Aunt Ma said to her with some apprehension: "There are two honest children who come to buy porridge for us, so I said that they will help us work and take care of three full meals a day." The two children said that they would give them two more bowls of porridge and six nests every day, and I agreed. Do you think this can be done? ”

said a thousand things and ten thousand, this shop is still under Qin Liu's principal, no matter how she says it, she is the boss, and she recruits people without knowing her, Aunt Ma is a little unsure.

Qin Liu happily said to Aunt Ma: "Auntie, you are really Zhuge Liang!" It's a great deal! ”

At least the shop was working well when she wasn't there, and it was cleaner than before. Their dumpling shop is a small business, and they can't afford to pay a lot of money to hire people to be their partners. The arrangement is excellent now.

The two and a half children are twelve or thirteen years old, one is called Xiaosan, the other is called Xiaosi, their skin is dark, their hair is unkempt, and the clothes on their bodies have not been washed for a long time, and they can't see their original color. It's just that all four eyes are dark and shiny, and at first glance he is a smart child.