Chapter 14 - Chapter 14: Big Misunderstanding, Third Sister!

Oh my, Li You really impresses me! When they returned to the village, the sun had already set. Li You and Dongzi and others carried several baskets of mushrooms back to the Li family's house. Li Shan kui and his wife, as well as Li Na, were staring blankly at the large amount of supplies Li You had purchased. They had just returned from work and saw the sacks of rice, flour, and oil on the ground as soon as they entered the door. Although they didn't know how much these things were worth, they thought it would cost at least a few dozen yuan to buy them. They all knew that Li You had been busy selling Liangpi in the county town these two days, but in their opinion, it was just hard-earned money, and they really didn't know where Li You got the money to buy so many things. Hearing the noise in the yard, Li Shan Kui hurriedly went out to check and saw his son leading a group of his followers back. Judging from the large baskets they were carrying, it was obvious that these teenagers had gone to the mountains to pick mushrooms again. After helping to carry the baskets of mushrooms into the house, Li Shan Kui called Li You into the house after the teenagers had left. Squatting beside the stove, Li Shan Kui pointed to the sacks of rice, flour, and oil on the ground and said seriously, "Did you get all these things?" Li You nodded and said, "Yes!" "This must have cost a lot of money. Where did you get so much money?" Li Shan Kui asked in a deep voice. Li You knew what his father was worried about and said immediately, "It did cost a lot, but I earned it all!" Before Li Shan Kui could speak, Li Na on the side couldn't help but say, "Li You, do you think we are all fools? You have only been out Set up a stall for two days, how can you earn so much money?" Li You didn't blame his Third Sister for not believing him. After all, he had done too many bad things in the past, and every time he made a mistake, his family had to clean up the mess for him. "Of course, I can't earn so much just by Set up a stall. Didn't I also sell mushrooms?" As soon as the words were spoken, Mother Zhang Yuehong said in surprise, "Someone really wants those mushrooms?" Li You smiled and said, "Not only do people want them, but they are also very valuable!" "Valuable... How much is a basket?" "Basket?" Li You said word by word, "70 cents... A catty!" The three people in the room were stunned, as if they had heard something unbelievable. Even Li Shan Kui's pipe fell to the ground. Li Na was the first to react and said in surprise, "Really 70 cents a catty?" "Of course it's true!" "Tell your sister, how much did you sell for the basket yesterday?" Li Na asked excitedly. "Yesterday's basket was a little less, less than sixty catties, and I sold a total of 40 yuan!" "40 yuan?" Li Na subconsciously covered her mouth, and Li Shan Kui and his wife were also full of horror. There was no other sound in the room except for the heavy breathing of several people! It's no wonder they were so shocked. Although everyone's life has been a little better in the past few years, the money they get every year is still pitifully small. The Li family has three people working to earn work points, and at most, they can earn 100 yuan a year after deducting the ration they get. However, Li You earned 40 yuan in just one day from selling mushrooms, which completely Disrupted their cognition. "How much did you earn from selling Liangpi?" Li Na asked again. "More than 30 yuan!" As soon as the words fell, Li Na said excitedly, "In other words, you earned a total of more than 70 yuan today?" Li You nodded and said, "To be exact, I earned 71 yuan and 20 cents. However, I bought some supplies and gave Dongzi and Shi Tou 2 yuan each, so I have 33 yuan and 40 cents left now!" While speaking, Li You took out the money bag for change and poured all the money on the kang. When they saw the colorful banknotes mixed with various tickets and coins scattered in front of them, Li Shan Kui and the others felt that their brains were not enough. After the shock, Li Na suddenly stared at Li You and said, "I will go with you tomorrow!" "Okay!" Originally, Li You didn't want to take her with him. After all, the policy on individual economy is not very clear now, and the risk of Set up a stall is still very high. Although he is relatively low-key when Set up a stall at the gate of the sugar factory, it is hard to say when he will be reported and it is not good to take her with him. But he also knew that if he didn't let her see how he made money personally, his family would not be at ease. "Do we need to prepare some things for tomorrow 's Set up a stall now?" Li You shook his head and said, "It's not too late to prepare tomorrow. Since everyone is here, I have something to say!" "What's the matter?" Zhang Yuehong looked at her youngest son and said. "I want to propose to Xiao Ying tomorrow!" While Li Shan Kui was filling his pipe with tobacco leaves, he said, "It should be. We can't lose courtesy!" Zhang Yuehong said, "If you propose, you have to prepare a betrothal gift and other things. We need to make a list!" Li You then said, "I don't have enough money for the betrothal gift now, so I'll just use the money from home. I'll buy the things for the proposal when I come back from the county tomorrow!" "That's fine!" Then Li Shan Kui said to his wife, "Honey, go to Zhang Pozi's house later and ask her to be the matchmaker tomorrow!" "Okay!" After finishing the serious matters, Li You asked his parents and Third Sister to help deal with the mushrooms, while he went to cook dinner. In fact, the rural people's dinner is relatively simple in the evening, usually just cooking some porridge and boiling a few potatoes, or reheating a few steamed multigrain buns, and making do with it. However, Li You knows that hoeing and watering the fields in summer is the most hard work, and if the nutrition can't keep up, the body is likely to break down easily. In his previous life, his father passed away before he was fifty years old. In addition to feeling guilty about Tang Ying's death, it also had a lot to do with years of malnutrition. Therefore, as long as he has time, he takes care of the family's meals. Li You cooked oil-poured noodles for dinner, which is a classic pasta that is easy to make, delicious, and nutritious, and it suits the tastes of old farmers like Li Shan Kui and Zhang Yuehong. Mix the flour, roll out the noodles, and boil the noodles! The whole process is as smooth as flowing water for Li You, as if he has done it hundreds or thousands of times. After boiling the handmade noodles in boiling water and fishing them into a bowl, Li You spreads the chopped scallions, ground pepper, salt, and a thick layer of chili powder on top of the noodles, and pours the boiling vegetable oil on the seasonings. When the hot oil is poured on the seasonings, the hot oil boils, and the pepper powder and chili powder are cooked until the whole bowl is red, and the fragrance comes out all of a sudden. After a bowl of delicious oil-poured noodles, the Li family members are extremely satisfied. While cleaning up the dishes, Li Na suddenly asked in a low voice, "This oil-poured noodles are not our local food, right?" "Um, it's a specialty of Qin Province!" Li You replied truthfully. "It's from Qin Province again! You always tell me, did you already have your eye on Xiao Ying?" "Uh... What do you mean?" Li You asked puzzled. "You're still pretending. Xiao Ying's hometown is in Qin Province!" "I know, but what does that have to do with it?" "How can it not matter? That Liangpi, Roujiamo, and this oil-poured noodles are all specialties of Qin Province. There's no such thing as a coincidence in the world. Dare you say that the Qin Province cuisine you learned has nothing to do with Xiao Ying?" Li You didn't expect Third Sister to think this way. He wanted to explain, but thinking about it, he really couldn't deny it, because this matter really has a direct relationship with Tang Ying. In his previous life, after Tang Ying committed suicide, she was buried in Qin Province. Li You goes there to visit her and the poor child who didn't even have a chance to see the world every year. Sometimes, Li You even stays in Qin Province for a while. After a long time, he naturally learned a lot of Qin Province cuisine. "Did you already have your eye on Xiao Ying? You learned these delicacies just for her!" Li You's silence was naturally regarded as default by Third Sister, and she seemed to have discovered something amazing, looking straight at Li You. Feeling a little nervous being stared at by Third Sister, Li You forced a smile. This is really a perfect misunderstanding, and he doesn't know how to explain it.