She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

Chapter 121 Picking up someone again

The woman pointed at the "Wen Family Stewed Food" sign erected behind her and said with a smile, "Don't worry, big sister. If it's still the Wen Family Stewed Food, the taste won't change. No matter who comes, you or this sister, we will buy it."

"Thank you for taking care of our business."

While listening to Gu Qingqing talking to the guests, Luo Meihua watched her hand movements carefully.

She tried her best to remember how full each spoonful of pig intestines she served to the customers was.

Seeing that the first day of jar making was finished, she was to make the second one, while Gu Qingqing watched from the side.

If there was not enough food in her spoon, Gu Qingqing would remind him, "This is an old customer. Meihua, this is your first time as a chef. Please give him more to curry favor. This way, he will take care of our business in the future."

If she cuts too hard, she will also remind the customer, but she will say to the customer, "This customer is here for the first time, so I will give you more food to taste. Please take care of our business in the future."

In this way, after Luo Meihua had administered about half of the dose, seeing that she had mastered the dosage, Gu Qingqing stopped talking and let Luo Meihua deal with the customers on her own.

When she looked at the little amount left in the jar, she counted a few people and said to the people behind her sincerely and apologetically, "I'm sorry, everyone. We have almost sold out the pig intestines today. If you want to eat them, you'd better go early tomorrow."

"Huh, it's not such a coincidence that they're sold out by my place?" The people in the queue obviously didn't quite believe it.

Gu Qingqing smiled apologetically, "It's not a coincidence today. Good things take time. If big brother comes tomorrow, we will give you more. We will set up a stall here tomorrow."

When everyone heard that it was gone, they had no choice but to disperse.

After Luo Meihua finished the last spoonful, she looked at the customers that Gu Qingqing persuaded to leave, and said reluctantly, "Sister-in-law, did those people fail to buy it?"

Gu Qingqing knew who she was asking without turning around, so she could only nod and say, "There's still some soup in the jar, give the rest to the noodle stall owner. We're packing up and going to the west of the town to buy some water."

Luo Meihua gave the contents of the second jar to Zheng's noodle stall, then packed up her things and took the lead to pull the shaft of the cart, indicating that they were ready to go.

Gu Qingqing and Luo Meihua were chatting all the way. When they came to a dilapidated alley, Gu Qingqing glanced into the alley casually. After she walked a few steps, she suddenly said to Luo Meihua, "No. Meihua, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Luo Meihua stopped the car in a hurry. She didn't know what happened. Seeing Gu Qingqing turning around and walking back, she hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened?"

Gu Qingqing said as she walked, "I think I saw someone I know. I'll go check it out. You wait here for me."

After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she heard some movement behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Dahua who had caught up with her. She stopped and said to Dahua, "Dahua, you and auntie wait here for me."

Gu Qingqing said that the man had turned into the alley they had just passed by.

I saw a little beggar curled up and half leaning against the wall at the foot of the wall. Gu Qingqing was not sure at first whether this was the beggar she met last time. After she walked closer and looked carefully, she was sure it was him.

Before, he was dirty but in good spirits. Now, he had obvious bruises on his face. Not only that, there was a yellow spot with a dark blue edge at the corner of his mouth, which meant that the injury at the corner of his mouth was not caused in the past one or two days.

His forehead was also broken, and the blood mixed with the dirt on his face, making him look even more miserable.

Gu Qingqing hurriedly leaned forward, "What's wrong with you? But what happened?"

When the little beggar heard someone talking, he moved his heavy eyelids and looked at Gu Qingqing for a long time. He seemed to want to force a smile into the corners of his mouth, but before he could smile, his body accidentally fell to the ground.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you?" Gu Qingqing didn't mind that he was dirty. The moment her fingers touched his, she was startled by his hot skin.

Then she placed her palm on the other person's forehead.

On the way back to the village, Gu Qingqing held the shaft of the cart, while Luo Meihua walked in front, pulling the rope alone, looking back every three steps.

She glanced at the people in the car from time to time, and asked worriedly, "Sister-in-law, will he be okay?"

"It's okay. The doctor said that he has a fever because of the cold air entering his body. He will be fine after taking a few doses of medicine when he goes home." Gu Qingqing also turned around to look at the little beggar who was sleeping in the car.

Luo Meihua frowned a little, "Sister-in-law, have you thought about where to let him live after you go back? The foundation of your house has not been built yet, and your family of five is already crowded in a small wooden house. After all, he is a boy, you can't let him sleep in the kitchen, right?"

Gu Qingqing was somewhat worried about this matter. If it was a girl, it would be fine and she could just go back to help wipe the clothes and live with them. But if it was a boy, it would be a bit inconvenient.

Although Gu Qingqing didn't know how old he was, judging from his age and previous interactions, he should be around nine or ten years old.

Boys and girls are not allowed to sit at the same table at the age of seven. Boys and girls in farming families will start to prepare for school one or two years later. Firstly, they don't have the conditions, and secondly, the education of farmers cannot compare to the strict education of the rich families in the town or county.

She has three girls in her family, so she naturally doesn't have to worry about these problems. But now that she has suddenly brought a boy back home, this problem is indeed a problem.

Gu Qingqing thought for a while and said, "After we get home, I will ask the child's father to discuss with Uncle Yang to see if he can spend the next two days with Uncle Yang. After he wakes up, I will ask his opinion. If he still wants to go back to town, I will send him back. If he is willing to work as a laborer in my house to earn money, I will ask someone to help him build a smaller bamboo house. After all, we can't just watch someone faint on the street like this."

Luo Meihua thought for a moment and then said, "If it's not convenient for Uncle Yang and he doesn't have a place to stay, sister-in-law can ask brother to discuss with Yuzhu. Zhao Dong and his family won't stay at my house for a few days. Yuzhu's room is still spacious after all."

Gu Qingqing refused without even thinking, "That's not necessary. If Uncle Yang is not convenient, just stay here tonight. If he wakes up tomorrow, that's his wish. Zhao Donglai has already caused a lot of trouble for you guys. I just picked up this kid casually, so why would I trouble you again?"

Luo Meihua couldn't say much. After all, she was just a daughter-in-law. She had parents-in-law above her and her husband was not around. If her man was around, she could ask him to mediate.

Although her parents-in-law were very nice to her, she knew that there were some things she said that were inappropriate.

Then she changed the subject and said with a smile, "If he wants to stay here and build another bamboo house, the bamboo forest on your mountain will be almost cut down."

What Luo Meihua said was really right. The bamboo forest in her family was not taken seriously before, but after she took over, she built a kitchen and a fence in the yard. She just built two bamboo houses for Old Yang two days ago. These days, she heard them say that they would have to cut some more bamboos to build the frame after the houses were started.

If she builds another small house, her bamboo forest will become bare.

But there is a good thing too. She told those who went to cut bamboo that they could only cut old bamboo and that the new bamboo from this year could not be touched.