Fortunate Wife

Together, the three asked several shops in succession. As Li Hua expected, no one was willing to rent together.

Li Man was a little discouraged. Could it be that the dream of starting a business for the first time would be shattered like this? Arrived at the last one without much hope.

As soon as I entered, I saw the surprised and surprised voices of the two women, "Hey, Miss Li, are you here for shopping or for business?"

Li Man was also taken aback, what a coincidence.

Li Yan and Li Hua frowned, feeling that this matter was inappropriate.

"You..." With Li Yan's warning first, Li Man was a little suspicious of them now.

However, the two women didn't notice, they just walked over with a smile and said, "What do you want to buy, girl? I'll ask the shopkeeper to recommend it to you. Coincidentally, the shopkeeper will be going to Fucheng next month. The goods in the shop It’s all cheap.”

"Yes, girl, you can choose whatever you want to buy." At this time, the shopkeeper also came over and said to Li Man enthusiastically.

The shopkeeper is an old man in his sixties. His face lacks the shrewdness of a businessman, but he is as kind as a good grandfather next door. This makes Li Man relax his vigilance somewhat, and asks with a smile, "Just now, this old lady said, do you want to go down?" Yue is going to Fucheng? Then your shop..."

"Oh, I'm talking about this with Manager Zhang." The shopkeeper smiled and pointed at one of the women, "Originally, my shop was going to be rented until the end of the year, but it happened that my son bought a house in Fucheng, and my daughter-in-law was about to give birth again." Well, we old couple have to rush to take care of our grandson, so we are anxious to sell the shop, no, we asked the manager Zhang to talk about it."

"Exchange it out? Do you want to rent it out?" Li Man's eyes lit up and she asked.

The shopkeeper nodded, pointed at Steward Zhang, and said, "This is the master's steward. If you have any questions, you can ask her."

Li Man looked at the woman in surprise.

Manager Zhang first asked with a warm smile, "Does the girl also want to rent a shop?"

"Yeah." Li Man nodded.

"What kind of business do you want?" Zhang Guanshi asked in detail.

"Clothing." Li Man said.

Manager Zhang frowned slightly, "Is it ready-to-wear? Then this shop—"

She looked around, and it turned out that the old shopkeeper was selling some local products and pastries, and the people living in this street were all old neighbors, so his family was good, so this shop could continue to open, but if it opened As far as clothing stores are concerned, this street is obviously not popular enough.

"If the girl wants to open a tailor shop, I'm afraid this shop is not very good." Zhang Guan said the truth.

Li Man also knows this, but she can't find a good shop anymore.

Seeing Li Man's bitter face, Manager Zhang kindly suggested, "I wonder if you've been to Xingrong Street? It's much more prosperous there. If you make ready-made clothes, the business must be better than here."

"I've been there. The shop over there is expensive, so it's not easy to rent." Li Man told the truth.

"Oh." Manager Zhang thought for a while, whispered a few words to the woman next to him, and then smiled, "I don't know how big your shop is going to be. I have a shop here, and I don't know if you can see it. superior."

Li Man was puzzled, did she? She instinctively looked at Li Yan and Li Hua. They were both there, and she dared not make the decision alone.

"Girl, if you want to rent a shop, you will find the right person. Half of the shops in the two streets around here belong to the Zhang family. You are also lucky today. It just so happens that Manager Zhang will check the accounts, and she will lead you personally. Afraid of making a mistake?" The old shopkeeper looked at Li Man's hesitation, and tried his best to persuade him. On the one hand, he saw that Manager Zhang had a kind and respectful attitude towards the girl, and wanted to make this matter a good sale in front of Manager Zhang. On the other hand, he Seeing that Li Man is a young junior, it is not easy to do something by himself, and Guanshi Zhang has no intention of being her noble person, and he does not want Li Man to miss such a noble person.

"This—" Li Yan and Li Hua didn't speak, Li Man felt a little apprehensive, she looked at Li Yan and Li Hua again hesitantly.

Li Hua knew that Li Man wanted to open a shop, so he said, "Second brother, in my opinion, it's okay if we take a look at the shop first."

"Okay, just take a look." Li Yan thought, even if they are liars, the shop can't escape, can it? What's more, with him and the fourth brother around, how dare they act like monsters?

"Yeah." Li Man immediately nodded excitedly, "I'm sorry to bother you two ladies."

"Heh." The two women looked at each other and smiled, unexpectedly the little girl was quite afraid of her man.

In this way, under the leadership of the two women, Li Man and the other three came to Xingrong Street again.

Arriving at the side door of a jewelry store, Steward Zhang took out the key from his waist and opened the door. A smell of dust came over his face. It seemed that it had been abandoned for a long time, and there was nothing inside, but it was clean. There are small wooden windows on the wall, and when the windows are opened, a cool breeze blows in, making the room cool.

"Girl, this hut was originally rented together with the next door. It was originally designed to store sundries, but the shopkeeper next door thought it was a waste to rent a sundry room alone, so he didn't rent it. Over the years, because of this room It's small, and it's hard to rent it out alone, so it's just so empty, the girl has a look, if you don't dislike it, you can use it for a while, and you can move it when you find a good shop." The manager Zhang said.

Li Man took a look at the room. It's actually not too small. According to her estimate, it's about ten square meters. It's a lot worse to be a high-end brand clothing store, but for someone like her who just started He said that it is not bad to have a small shop of ten square meters on Xingrong Street.

Moreover, she has her own plans in the later stage. She doesn't care about the size of a store, but can make her own clothing brand.

"So, how much is the rent?" Satisfied, Li Man asked herself.

Li Hua was a little worried, "Do you want to rent it?" Could the shop be a little smaller? Besides, there is a luxurious jewelry store next to it. Wouldn't it be a disadvantage if their small store is crowded next to it?

"I think it's good." Li Man said, looking at Li Yan and Li Hua again, "What do you think?"

Li Yan only thought that since the storefronts are here, it stands to reason that he shouldn't lie to his wife. For the rest, as long as the wife doesn't suffer, she can do whatever she likes, "You can figure it out."

"Second brother." Don't you want to help Man'er refer to it? What's the matter, don't you have to check the market situation first?

Li Yan shrugged, "If she likes it, she can drive it, it doesn't take much trouble."

Unexpectedly, Li Yan supported her so much, Li Man was very happy, and immediately turned her face and asked the two women excitedly, "Ma'am, how did you rent this shop?"

"Oh, if the girl thinks it's okay, she can use it for the time being. Originally, this place can't be rented out, and it's a waste if it's empty." Zhang Guanshi said with a polite smile.

Is this for free? Li Man didn't want to take advantage of this kind of cheapness, "Madam in charge, just give me a price based on the market price, otherwise, I won't feel at ease when I use it."

"Girl, you are so polite. If our old lady knows that you want to open a shop, she will definitely find you the best shop on Xingrong Street." Manager Zhang said again.

Hearing this, Li Man felt a little nonsensical. No matter how close she was with the old lady, it wouldn't be the case, but since she said so, she could only thank him politely.

Seeing Li Man's insistence, the two women regarded Li Man highly in their hearts. They were principled in doing things, not flattering, not taking advantage of petty advantages, and not being vain to climb high. They were indeed rare and good girls. .

"Then—" Manager Zhang thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, I'll make a price for the girl, 2 taels of silver per month, how about it?"

"Two taels?" Like the shop next door, it's almost two taels of silver a month, and although hers is small, it also has the advantage, only two taels? Li Man knew that Guanshi Zhang had helped her secretly, so she couldn't help but be grateful, "Okay, thank you Madam in charge."

"Thank you so much, 2 taels per month, you have to pay for half a year in one lump sum, and then you can pay in advance every month." Zhang Guanshi said.

"Half a year? That's twelve taels? Okay." Li Man agreed very readily, and rented a shop for twelve taels, and it's still on Xingrong Street. Isn't this similar to picking it up for nothing?

Seeing her answer, the two women smiled happily, "Okay, since we are here today, if the girl really wants to rent, I have all the deeds here, and the girl will sign it and it will take effect immediately. Do whatever you want."

"Yeah." Li Man nodded excitedly, and then asked Li Yan for money.

Li Yan opened the purse and gave her two ingots of silver, a total of twenty taels.

Li Man also didn't understand the weight of the taels of silver, so she thought it was twelve taels, and gave it to Steward Zhang directly. Then, she took the deed and signed her name in small letters on it.

Manager Zhang was also very meticulous and neat in his work. He wrote a receipt, and then gave Li Man eight taels of silver.

Li Man looked at the broken silver and was taken aback for a moment, "Why did you give it back to me?"

"This is money for the girl." Manager Zhang smiled, curious in his heart, could it be that this girl doesn't even know money?

Li Man really doesn't know it. How can it be convenient to read the silver and copper plates like modern RMB? What's more, she doesn't even use banknotes very often. She carries the card with her everywhere, and she can just swipe it wherever she goes.

She gave the money back to Li Yan, and Li Yan stared at her worriedly, this was not the first time he found out that this girl didn't recognize money.

A person who doesn't even know money is nothing more than two situations, one is too rich, so that he never needs to spend money himself, and the other is too poor, never has the opportunity to touch money.

Judging from Li Man's situation, it must be the latter type, but judging from her attitude towards money, such extravagance is more like the first type.

Li Yan was a little puzzled.

There were two copies of the deed, and each party kept one copy. Li Man folded his own copy and handed it to Li Yan, "You help me put it away."

Li Yan frowned, and the doubts in her eyes were even worse. Another point was that she was always lacking in keeping important things.

"Girl, when are you going to open your business? If you need my help, just ask." Manager Zhang accepted the contract and said politely.

Li Man thought for a while, "This will take some time." The shop needs to be refurbished, and Li Hua has not yet made the drawings she drew.

"Oh, if you need anything from now on, just say so, you're welcome." Another woman also said.

"Yeah." Li Man nodded.

At this moment, Steward Zhang unlocked the key to the house and handed it to her, "Young lady put it away."

"Thank you." Li Man took the key, and was very excited again. Finally, she gave the key to Li Yan and asked him to keep it.

Li Yan's forehead was covered with black lines, a dead girl, dare to treat him as a buddy.

"Then, is there anything else to do, Miss? If there is nothing else, would you like to go to Zhang's mansion? The old lady is afraid that she will also get up at this time. If she sees you, she will be happy." Zhang Guanshi said.

In fact, it doesn't hurt to meet her, but Li Man is afraid that the two women's words are too exaggerated. In fact, the old lady just pities her situation and wants to help her. I forgot about this matter, went there rashly today, and rented someone else's shop, if I don't keep everything in order, I will misunderstand something.

Therefore, Li Man politely refused, "Let's wait another day. I still have things to do today. When I'm free, I must visit the old lady at the house."

"Then it's settled, girl, then go ahead, we've only been out for half a day, and it's time to go back to work." Manager Zhang didn't force it, and after finishing speaking, he took another woman and left.

When the people left, Li Hua looked at Li Man who was still immersed in excitement, and also smiled, "What should I do next? Tell me."

Although he was worried about the bad business, but seeing Man'er so happy, he felt that everything was worth it.

"Do you want to clean it?"

"No need today." Li Man said, walked to the window, and looked out. The wall of another house was within arm's length, so the wind coming from the window was a draft. It just feels depressing, but the privacy is very good.

She closed the window and said, "Let's go."

"Just go back? Don't clean up and open?" Li Yan looked at her with a smile, seeing her enthusiasm, it was inevitable that he would have a teasing tone.

Li Man glanced at him, "You have time to clean, let's go today, I have something to do."

"Is something really wrong? What's the matter?" Li Hua asked.

Li Man walked out and said, "Buy materials, make breasts...the materials used."

"Which material is used?" Li Hua asked curiously.

Li Man blushed, "I don't know if there are any, let's look for them in various shops."

The three went out together, and Li Yan locked the door.

Then they went to the clothing store, grocery store, and even a few shops in the vegetable market, but let alone, they didn't even know what Li Man said.

So, what kind of sponge, what kind of steel ring, what kind of elastic button, I didn't buy any of them.

What should I do?

Li Man was so depressed that she wanted to raise her head to the sky and scream, what should I do if there is nothing to do? Is her bra purely handmade?

Will it have the same effect?

On the way back, Li Man was sitting on the cart, thinking carefully about what the ancient bra should look like, to be able to lift and accommodate.

"Man'er," Li Hua called out to her curiously when she saw her frowning and smiling.

Li Man was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn't hear it.

Li Yan winked at Li Hua, "Forget it, let her go."

Sometimes, he was really curious, what was in her little head, it was so different from the women he had seen before.

Back home, Li Mo and Li Shu were busy in the yard.

Li Shu chopped bamboo with a bamboo knife, while Li Mo weaved bamboo mats out of split bamboo strips. Seeing them coming back, the two of them didn't put down their work, they just greeted each other and continued working.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and they knew that Li Mante was afraid of heat, so they wanted to make this bamboo mat for her to use within a day or two.

Today, I didn’t bring any food from Nuanxianglou. After washing my hands, Li Man started to make it by herself. After resting for a few days, she also felt a little itchy. In addition, Nuanxianglou has a lot of big fish and meat recently, so she wants to do it too. Something lighter.

In the evening, I boiled some white rice porridge, made scallion egg pancakes, and fried a plate of green vegetables and a plate of fried pumpkin.

Everyone's food was very delicious, and they all said that no matter how good the food at Nuanxianglou is, it is not as delicious as the daughter-in-law's own cooking, especially if I haven't eaten it these days, everyone is hungry.

Li Man wanted to do it, but it was a hot day, and cooking was really difficult. When she sat by the pot hole, the hot fire rushed to her face, and she was drenched with sweat after a while.

Hey......

After dinner, Li Man boiled hot water by herself, washed her hair and took a bath alone in the room, then lit a small oil lamp, lay on the kang by herself, drew patterns slowly, straightened her upper body from time to time, Measure the size of the xiongbu by hand.

Not long after, Li Hua also came in, her black ink-stained hair was scattered behind her head, because she had just washed it, and even though it was blown outside just now, it was still not completely dry, so she didn't tie it up.

Li Man stared at him, stunned for a moment, Bai Xi's handsome face, dark and clear eyes, long silky hair like a waterfall, lips with fragrant petals...

If it wasn't for his tall and slender figure, if it wasn't for the slight bulge in his throat, just looking at the beautiful smile on his handsome face, Li Man would have almost regarded him as a beautiful beauty.

"What are you drawing?" Li Hua walked to the kang with a smile, bent over the curtain and glanced at the drawing paper.

The white shirt was slightly empty, revealing his slightly thin but delicate collarbone. Li Man's face burned, she quickly looked away, grabbed the drawing paper, and changed the subject, "You came just in time, I was just about to discuss with you, come on in."

"Oh." Li Hua smiled, opened the curtain and climbed onto the kang.

The warm breath rushed towards his face, and Li Man suddenly felt that the gauze tent was too cramped, so he retreated to the top of the kang unconsciously, and then handed him the drawing paper, "I improved it a little, and made dudou and bra Combining the two—"

Li Hua looked at the drawing seriously, but he was still a little confused about what was drawn on it. He knew dudou, and even made it for her himself, but what is bra?

Seeing that he was silent, Li Man leaned closer to him and explained to him, "Because there are no buttons, I want to make them all in the neck-tying style. In addition, you can scale down the hood and cup appropriately or Make it bigger, divide it into different cups and cups, and there is no steel ring under it, so the effect must be much worse, so I wonder if I can find something to replace it?"

Li Hua listened for a long time, and the more she listened, the more confused she became, so she couldn't help interrupting her, "Is this also clothes?"

"Otherwise?" Li Man looked at him suspiciously. Could it be that she doesn't look like a picture?

"How can I wear it?" Such a small thing? Where are you going to wear it?

Li Man blinked her eyes twice, didn't she speak clearly? "This...well, it can replace the bellyband."

In front of her man, there's no need to be shy, let alone, she is going to start a business.

Unexpectedly, Li Man had the courage to speak out, but Li Hua's face flushed with embarrassment, and her red lips moved, "This..." After talking for a long time, he was speechless, and he wanted to ask what happened to this thing? Can it be the same as a bellyband?

The bellyband can cover that at least, but are these two pieces of material as big as the palm of your hand? What can be covered?

Uh, no...palm? Hold it in the palm of your hand?

Li Hua suddenly realized something, his brain was rushing with blood, and he was stunned, and stared at Li Man's chest in a daze, could it be that he just covered...

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seeing him stunned, Li Man waved her hands in front of his eyes twice, and said again, "Can you do it?"

Li Hua only felt his mouth dry, and asked, "You? Want to wear it?"

In fact, it is very common for modern people to wear three-pointers. There are advertisements for this kind of bra on TV, on the street, and on the Internet. Moreover, Li Man also really thinks that this bellyband looks good, but it is not as comfortable and secure as a bra.

If Li Hua can do it, she will naturally wear it, among other things, it can prevent sagging.

So, she nodded without thinking, "Yeah."

Looking at her big black eyes, Li Hua suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and he had some inexplicable expectations.