After class the next day, Li Rong went to the fruit shop and took the lecture she had written with her.
Unfortunately, Teacher Yuan was still at school, so Li Rong went to look at the store with Zhao Qingsong, and Zhao's mother was also there.
Zhao Qingsong weighs fruits for people, the kind of scale that uses weights. Li Rong used to sell braised food in Dajiang Village. It took him a long time to learn it. Now that he has not been in contact with it for a long time, he has almost forgotten it. If Zhao Qingsong is also in the store, he will throw it to him.
He said.
Zhao's mother is more familiar with this title than Li Rong, and Li Rong will also ask her to use it.
An An saw Li Rong pushing Zhao Qingsong several times to weigh the fruit, looking at Zhao Qingsong with doubtful eyes, and scratched his cheek with his index finger: "Mom, are you shy?"
Zhao Qingsong laughed and touched the little guy's round head: "Your mother is lazy and can't learn to read a scale. She will be cheated if she goes out."
The little guy showed two rows of white teeth: "Mom is stupid."
"..." Li Rong was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be sad, "If An An says that, my mother will be sad."
The little guy circled Li Rong and patted her back: "Mom is not sad, it's dad who is stupid."
"Hahahaha~ Zhao Qingsong!" Li Rong laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up straight. The little guy is really getting more and more fun now, and he can always say a lot of funny sentences.
Zhao Qingsong weighed the fruit to the guest, looked back at the couple, the tenderness in his eyes was too strong, looked at the scale, smiled and said to the guest: "Three kilograms of land, a total of three yuan and twenty-four cents, give me three
Just a block."
He was in a good mood and put a zero on others.
When the guest left, he said that the boss was very generous.
Zhao Qingsong picked an orange, took it and cut it with a knife for the two women to eat.
"Well, these oranges are delicious, so juicy and sweet."
"Eat more of the jelly oranges that have just come on the market, and take some to school tomorrow."
"Speaking of which, why haven't I seen Teacher Yuan yet? I usually see him back at this time."
Another customer came into the store. Zhao Qingsong looked at it and let the customer choose as he pleased. He said to Li Rong: "I don't know. There may be a lot of things today. Come back later."
"My mother has probably prepared some food, so will I show him my speech notes?"
"You go back to eat first. There are a lot of customers today. I'll close the door later. Just let me help you."
That was really the best. Li Rong didn't have to accept Teacher Yuan's review on the spot. She took out the lecture notes to Zhao Qingsong and picked up the little guy: "Then I'll go back first. After handing in the manuscript later, you can go home quickly.
Don't wait so late, you won't make enough money."
Zhao Qingsong smiled: "I know. An An will go back and eat well and take a bath."
"Yeah," the little guy said very sensibly, "Dad also wants to go home early."
The fruit shop is not far from the Siheyuan, just a ten-minute walk from Luogu Street into the alley, and you're there.
Luogu Street is the street where Zhao Qingsong's fruit shop is located. It was originally called Luogu Hutong.
Because of its good location and the structure of the houses suitable for shops, it gradually became a street and was renamed Luogu Street.
When Zhao's mother saw that they were the only two people back, she asked, "Did the second child stay in the store again?"
Li Rong nodded: "It's close to dark, and people who go out to buy food stop by to buy fruits. Business is good at this time."
"Then you will bring him food later?"
"Uh~" Li Rong paused, "I'm not going to make it through today. He's planning to come back."
Li Rong was afraid of bumping into Teacher Yuan.
She felt good about the speech she had written and was very confident, but if she were to face Teacher Yuan now, she would only be stunned.
Zhao Qingsong came back in the evening.
Li Rong put the warm food in the pot on the table, sat and watched Zhao Qingsong eat, resting her elbows on the table: "Teacher Yuan, did you say anything after reading my lecture notes?"
"He came back late and said that someone in the department was getting married. He took the lecture notes back and asked me to tell you..."
"Tell me what?" Li Rong was anxious, angry that Zhao Qingsong put food in his mouth before he finished speaking, "Don't eat it, what did you say?"
"He said to watch it tonight. He has no class tomorrow and asked you to come over after class."
"Huh~ I'll go there later."
Zhao Qingsong said quietly: "Teacher Yuan said you have no class in the afternoon, and he took a nap at around two o'clock."
Li Rong: "..."
Because of what Teacher Yuan asked Zhao Qingsong to pass on, Li Rong did not dare to procrastinate. After class in the morning, she did not even take a nap at school and went directly to the fruit shop.
In the store, Zhao Qingsong made a compartment with a single wooden bed inside. I guess Teacher Yuan was also taking a nap, and Li Rong also went in and lay down for a while while yawning.
An An was playing in the corner of the store, where there was a wooden sofa and a coffee table.
As the owner of fruit wholesale, Zhao Qingsong has to go to work every morning. Not only does he open a store here, but he also builds a tin house in the suburbs, where he distributes fruits to various small business owners for sale every day.
He and the southern brother had been doing wholesale together in the "free market" for more than half a year. After the policy was opened, the two of them came up with the idea of establishing a fixed wholesale point.
After inquiring, Zhao Qingsong found that many wholesalers are located in the suburbs, because the area of the stores in the city is not suitable for wholesale. If there are suitable stores, the prices are also high.
Later, many people spontaneously went to the suburbs to build tin houses, and the government agreed that it was okay. After Zhao Qingsong discussed it with others, he went to find a master who made the tin houses.
However, he was busy decorating the fruit shop, and there was no one waiting for him there, so the metal room was built by the brother.
The suburbs are not far from the city, but not too close. It takes half an hour to ride a bicycle and more than 20 minutes to wait for the bus.
Zhao Qingsong cannot ride a bicycle, so he can only go out early every day to catch the bus.
After finishing my work at the wholesale point, including the round trip, I usually don't return to the fruit shop until noon every day.
So the job of looking after the store in the morning fell on Zhao's mother.
Mother Zhao has finished breakfast in the morning, finished her work at home, and then goes out to open a shop and do business diligently.
She came to the capital and helped Li Rong and his wife a lot, especially taking care of the fruit shop and taking care of the children. Li Rong said she would give Zhao's mother 100 yuan a month for her hard work.
One hundred yuan is really too much, and there are not many people working there.
After saving for a year, I can return to the village to build a house.
Mother Zhao, who was dealing with such a large amount, was panicked and waved her hands hastily after hearing this: "I don't want it. This is my son's business. I, the mother-in-law, can take the money wherever I want."
Li Rong gave it to her several times but she didn't want it, so she just let it go.
When the time comes for the Chinese New Year, I will send a big red envelope to Father Zhao and Mother Zhao. If possible, it would be nice to bring Father Zhao over to live with her. Her parents-in-law are not difficult people to get along with.
Mother Zhao is looking after the store right now, and Zhao Qingsong hasn't come back yet.
An An followed Li Rong in to sleep.
Probably because of something, Li Rong woke up after less than an hour of sleep.