The newly made Mala Tang and Mala Fragrant Pot are very popular among the guests. Even the two little guys, Shulin and Gu Jinzhao, fell in love with the taste. Now Shulin will take the initiative to order food when he gets home. What did Li Hehua do before? He can eat anything. Now, when she asked Shulin what he wanted to eat, the little guy dragged her hand and ran to the pile of ingredients, pointed at the prepared incense pot ingredients, and then looked at her eagerly. Meaning tell her to eat this.

Li Hehua felt that this was not like Shulin's style. Shulin should have just blinked and hugged her and rubbed her, which meant what the mother would eat, and now, she's still ordering.

She sees it a bit like Gu Jinzhao's style.

However, Li Hehua didn't say much, just pretended not to know, every time the little guy ordered what she did.

However, as the weather is getting hotter, without a refrigerator, things can easily go bad, especially because children have weak stomachs, and the food must be kept fresh. Li Hehua was afraid that the food cooked in the morning would go bad by noon, so he thought When it is ready at noon, will send it to the little guy. It tastes fresh and does not need to be reheated again, and the taste is better. And you can have more time to make some nutritious soup and water for the two little guys to drink.

Knowing Li Hehua's plan, Gu Zhijin said, "You are too busy at the stall, and it is inconvenient to bring it here. Why don't I ask my mother-in-law He to pick it up from you every day. When you are ready, let her bring it back directly."

Li Hehua thought this was good, so he nodded and agreed. Therefore, when it was almost time for the children to eat every day, Granny He came to the stall to get food. Li Hehua prepared lunch ahead of time, and she could just give it to her when Granny He came.

Last night, the little guy ordered a pot of Mala Tang, Li Hehua made him a pot, and then gave him an additional pot of yam pork ribs soup. After a while, Granny He came.

Li Hehua handed the prepared food box to Granny He, "Mother-in-law, here, this is today's lunch, there is a lot of preparations, please watch the two little guys and stop eating."

Granny He took it with one hand and said, "Don't worry, I watch it every day. If those two little guys don't watch it, they will have to suffer."

Li Hehua smiled, "Mother-in-law, then I'll trouble you."

Granny He waved her hand, "No trouble, no trouble, those two little dolls hurt a lot."

Granny He was afraid of the cold and didn't dare to delay. After a few words, she was ready to go back. Li Hehua sent her two steps, but at this moment, a sound of broken porcelain came, and everyone on the stall turned to the source of the sound. look.

I saw the female stall owner at the next stall was pointing at Dahe with her arms crossed and said angrily, "Did you come to my house on purpose to cause trouble? My bowl, what do you mean?"

Da He was anxious, "I didn't break your bowl on purpose, it was your bench that was in the middle of the aisle and tripped me over, so it hit your table, and why is your bowl on the edge? Did it fall off without touching it?"

The female stall owner glared angrily, "My bowls are placed on my table, I can put them wherever I want, what's your business? You break my bowls now, and you blame my stools. If it wasn't for your house taking up so much space and moving over here, would you be able to touch it?"

Hearing this, Li Hehua looked at the bench in the middle of the two aisles, and knew in his heart that he was deliberately trying to find fault.

Since the new dishes have been added, the business at the stall has improved. Many people will come together to order a spicy hot pot or Mala Tang to eat together, which leads to insufficient table seats at the stall, and many people have to wait when they come late. Line up at the back and wait for someone else to leave before getting a seat to eat.

Li Hehua re-booked two tables and eight chairs before, but unfortunately, after adding them, there is still not enough space, but it is impossible to add a table, because there is no place to add a table for her, and now the tables and chairs are fast The two families next door were doing business together. For this reason, the two families next door were very unhappy, and they scolded people in innuendo more than once.

The one next door on the left is a noodle business, and the stall owners are a husband and wife; the one on the right is a wonton business, also a husband and wife. Li Hehua's stall is doing well, and customers all come to her stall to eat. As a result, the business of the two next door businesses has plummeted. The two families have long disliked Li Hehua. Every time Li Hehua accidentally sees the two stalls next door The look in the eyes of the Lord made her feel terrifying.

That's okay, the female stall owners from the two next door always speak sourly, meaning nothing more than she thinks she's blocking their family's business. Li Hehua doesn't want to conflict with them, so he ignores them every time. they.

This time, a new table was added to the stall, which led to the expansion of the area of ​​the stall, and the distance to the stall next door was much closer, which made the two families next door even more dissatisfied, and the words were even more rude. Li Hehua always ignored it, but the stall next door The Lord was still dissatisfied, and even found fault today.

Because there are too many guests, Dahe and Xiaoyuan have nowhere to go when they serve food to the guests. Sometimes they will walk on the path between the two stalls. The path is narrow and not easy to walk. In the middle of the aisle, Dahe bumped into the bench as he walked past, and stumbled.

The female stall owner next door dragged Da He's clothes to keep him from leaving, and said, "Let's talk about it today, what do you mean by this!"

Seeing that things were not good, Li Hehua patted Granny He's hand, "Mother-in-law, it's alright, you go back first, I'll deal with it here."

Afraid of delaying the child's meal, Granny He left anxiously.

Li Hehua walked over and said to the female stall owner next door: "Eldest sister, we will lose money for the bowl you smashed, so don't quarrel about this, okay?"

The female stall owner said: "That won't work, let's talk about it properly, your second child also blames my bench for putting it here. My bench is already here. If your stall hadn't moved this way, you could touch it Have you come to my bench? I haven't said that your family is blocking my family's affairs, but your family will come to trouble my family first!"

Li Hehua frowned and said, "Eldest sister, this road was originally shared. My house was moved a little here, but it didn't occupy your place. This aisle is indeed narrowed, affecting your place. I also ask your pardon, eldest sister, business is about earning money with anger, everyone should give in, business is easy to do, don’t you think, eldest sister?”

Li Hehua spoke very kindly, but the stall owner didn't appreciate it. She said, "What kind of kindness! This narrow aisle has affected my family's business, and you have delayed my family's business. You still want me to be kind to you? It's all broken now. My bowl is gone, if I don't care, will I have to smash it in the future? Where did my family come from so many bowls for you to smash!"

Although he knew that the stall owner was deliberately making trouble, Li Hehua didn't want to make a fuss, and he didn't want to talk about it. It's embarrassing to be so noisy in public. It's better to solve the problem directly and ask: "Then eldest sister, you What do you want to do?"

The stall owner said: "It's certain to accompany me for a bowl of money, but your stall must go back. If you keep doing this, are you going to smash my bowl again? How can I do business like this?"

Li Hehua frowned, a little embarrassed, because she really couldn't step back, and she could not step back unless she removed the table, but it was not enough to remove the table.

"Sister, you have also seen that this table in my house can't be removed, otherwise it's really not enough. Will this work? In the future, my second child will not leave the aisle, and the aisle will be reserved for your family, and it will not touch your house. It won't delay your family's business, do you think?"

The stall owner still didn't agree with Li Hehua's words, and simply refused, "No! You're affecting our business like this. Your table must be moved back. If you don't move back, all of us will stop doing business."

Li Hehua can reason with people with a good temper, but if she encounters someone who is sincere and unreasonable, she doesn't want to waste more saliva, and directly said: "Eldest sister, I will talk to you well, but if you do this, we have nothing to talk about. My stall does not occupy your space, and you know whether it will affect your business. Anyway, my stall will not retreat." After speaking, Li Hehua took out five cents and put it on the table next door, "This is It's to pay your family's bowl money."

After Li Hehua gave the money, he turned around and went back to do business, but the stall owner next door didn't want to stop there. Just thinking about it? I tell you to stop thinking about it! If your family doesn't move the table back today, don't even think about doing business!"

Li Hehua was dragged to a staggering position. He took two steps back before he could stand firm. He pulled his arms back hard, but the stall owner held on to it and wouldn't let go, "You don't want to leave! Today—ah—"

Before the female stall owner could finish her words, she was forcibly pinched and thrown away while holding Li Hehua's hand, causing her face to deform in pain.

The female stall owner covered her hands and looked at the man standing in front of her, shocked and angry, "What are you doing!"

Zhang Tieshan sullenly pulled Li Hehua behind him and said, "Don't you want to solve the problem? Talk to me."

Zhang Tieshan is tall and sturdy, and his aura was originally scary, and the expression on his face was too serious, which made it even more scary. Look at your husband.

The husband of the female stall owner originally wanted to come to help when his wife was being bullied, but after seeing Zhang Tieshan's appearance, he was also cowardly and only dared to ask, "What are you doing?"

Zhang Tieshan said calmly, "It's your daughter-in-law who has to solve the problem with her hands, so I used the same method as you. Is there any problem?"

The male stall owner choked, remembering that his wife had done it first, and had nothing to say, so he had to say: "It was your family who made this aisle so narrow and affected my family's business. Of course, we have to have theories."

Zhang Tieshan said: "Then tell me, how did it affect your family's business? I remember that no one came to eat in your family before you put more tables, right? There are still no people now. What kind of influence method is this?"

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Li Hehua couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that Zhang Tieshan's face was paralyzed, but his mouth was so vicious, so easily said things about the bleak business of others, and the couple's faces were ugly.

"You...you..." The husband and wife were so angry that their faces turned green, but they could not say anything to refute, because it was true that there was no business before Li Hehua's stall expanded. It has always been like this, they It's just that I hate Li Hehua's good business.

Zhang Tieshan said again: "Since you said that our family has affected your family's business, then we can step back, but if we step back and your family's business has not improved, it means that you are deliberately making trouble. Don't blame me for being rude!"

Zhang Tieshan's words changed the couple's faces, and they dared not say the words easily, because even if Li Hehua's family retreated, his family's business would not be good. At that time, it would not be obvious that it was deliberately trying to find fault. If this person What to do if you go back and trouble them.

Zhang Tieshan looked at the hesitant appearance of the couple, snorted coldly, ignored them, and directly dragged Li Hehua back to the stove, "You can concentrate on cooking your meal, I have other matters."

If Li Hehua was a woman, the husband and wife would definitely not let it go, but Zhang Tieshan was so scary that the two didn't dare to say anything.

Li Hehua was brought back by Zhang Tieshan, his heart jumped, and he quickly retracted his hand.

Zhang Tieshan pursed his lips, didn't say anything, and continued to return to the place where he was before without disturbing Li Hehua.

Seeing Zhang Tieshan like this, Li Hehua felt more and more uncomfortable. He helped her again, this person always appeared in front of her to help her when she needed it, and made her owe him one favor after another.

But she couldn't accept him.

She really didn't know what to do with him. He just stayed so quietly and didn't disturb her, but he always appeared under her nose, giving her no reason to drive him away, but she could see him all the time. , always showing up just in time when she needs it.

For so many days, she has deliberately ignored him and ignored him. She thought that he would give up in a few days, but she didn't expect that he would still appear in front of her every day, still unwilling to give up.

Ignoring his move was useless to him at all, and Li Hehua had to face him directly.

After closing the stall, Li Hehua let Zhang Tieshan into the yard.

"Zhang Tieshan, thank you for helping me today."

Zhang Tieshan did not speak, knowing that Li Hehua had more to say, he waited for her to continue.

Li Hehua pursed his lips and said, "Zhang Tieshan, it's really impossible for me and you. Don't come here in the future, okay?" She didn't even know what to do if she owed more favors.

Zhang Tieshan looked at her quietly, and after a long time, he said slowly, "You said that you can live a good life by yourself, but is it true? Do you think you can live peacefully as a woman in this world? There is no man. To protect you, you can't do anything anywhere. Take today's events as an example. They see you as a weak woman supporting a stall alone, so they dare to make trouble with you. If there is a man, they will never dare to make trouble so easily; It's just one time. In the future, your business will get better and better in the future, and it will only attract more and more jealousy. Can you guarantee that you will not be bullied by others? This is what you said that a person can live well ?"

Li Hehua's face was stiff. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit in his heart that Zhang Tieshan was right. This world is completely different from the 21st century. There are not so many laws to protect you, nor so much morality to protect women. , Here, life is very difficult for women, especially women who want to do business. If there is no power to support and no man to protect, it will be very dangerous. Just like her, she is repeatedly asked for trouble by others, if it is not for Zhang Tieshan. , even if she doesn't suffer with her own brain, she has to suffer a little bit of flesh and blood.

Moreover, not only that, there is no man around a woman, she will always be pointed at by others, all kinds of malicious guesses, although she does not say it, but she also knows that the current neighbors are talking about her behind her back, all kinds of guesses , just because she was alone with a child and no man.

Sister-in-law Xie told her to let her pay attention, but how can she pay attention, she can't stay at home every day without going out, right? You can't marry yourself just to have no gossip, right?

In this world, it is not easy for a single woman.

However, she didn't want to show weakness in front of Zhang Tieshan, "Zhang Tieshan, you're right, I'm a single woman, and it's easy to be bullied, but that doesn't mean I'm going to marry you. Is it alright?"

Zhang Tieshan looked at Li Hehua with an unprecedented serious expression, "I don't know if it will be a problem to marry someone else, but I dare to say, marry me, I can guarantee that I will do my best to support you. Let you worry-free, make you happy, and solve all your problems for you, as long as you are willing to believe in me, don't reject me thousands of miles away."

Li Hehua's heart skipped a beat, looking at Zhang Tieshan's eyes, the love in it made her heart beat uncontrollably, and her face warmed up, so she could only look away in embarrassment, and turned her eyes to the ground .

Li Hehua pinched his palm to calm himself down. She knew that Zhang Tieshan was a stubborn man, and it was difficult for him to change the things he believed. All the reasons he said before were not enough to make him give up, unless he wanted to give up...

Li Hehua took a deep breath, ruthless, gritted his teeth and said, "You Zhang Tieshan, I won't marry you, because I have someone I like."