Started as a poor little girl

When Li Lulu opened the door of the shop, Yue Xiangmei and Li Qingping were both shocked.

"Oh! Lulu, how much does it cost to rent such a big store? It would be better to rent a small one!" Yue Xiangmei felt that it must be expensive and couldn't help but say a few words.

"Although your mother's words were a bit rough, they are true. It's a waste to have such a big store. It's just a small business." Li Qingping sighed lightly, took a look around, and found that the store was so big, even bigger than his own house.

"Okay, okay, mom and dad, stop talking about my sister. When the business opens, it won't be too late to talk to her after you see how the business is going." Li Xiaoyang is also a worldly-wise man. His sister's business is the only one in the town, so it will surely be prosperous.

The family was busy all day, cleaned up the back room and stayed there for the night, and then they divided the work the next day.

Li Lulu and Wei Lingheng went out to buy things needed for the store, and then went to customize some flyers. In the evening, Li Lulu asked Wei Lingheng to help write them, but it was not enough, so she went outside to find someone to do some.

After finishing their work, they went to the dental clinic again. The boss saw that another big customer had come, so he came over to greet him from afar.

"What do you want today, girl?" the boss asked with a smile on his face.

"Please come in and have a rest and some tea, how about that?"

"We bought a donkey cart and we need it urgently, so we won't bother you anymore." Li Lulu waved her hand.

The boss took them to the backyard and pointed at the two donkey carts in front and said, "Look, girls, which one do you like?"

"Let's take this one! This one is pretty good." Wei Lingheng pointed at the donkey cart that looked a bit ugly.

Li Lulu looked at Wei Lingheng with disdain, "Sister, why are you so discerning?"

The boss on the side looked at it and walked over to the donkey cart and said, "Girl, I think you have misunderstood your sister. Although this one is not good-looking, it is sturdy, while the other one is just good-looking but not durable."

"Boss, you are so honest. Let's settle the bill. How much is it? I won't bargain with you today," Li Lulu praised.

"I'll sell you these six taels of silver. Remember to come to me next time if you need anything."

This boss focuses on repeat business and sells at low prices and high volume.

The boss happily bought the donkey cart and asked his servants to help harness the cart. Then Li Lulu was busy driving around again.

If something unreasonable appeared in the store, he would explain that he learned it outside.

In the afternoon, Li Lulu persuaded her parents to go home, and then made a list for her eldest brother, asking him to bring it over the next day.

The eldest brother used to work in the town. He was a boss in the town and there was someone who taught him how to read and write, so Li Lulu gave this task to her eldest brother.

Li Lulu led the donkey and asked her eldest brother to hurry home so that he wouldn't need to borrow the donkey from great-grandfather's house when he came tomorrow. She also gave her eldest brother some meat and asked him to take it to grandfather.

It was dark when they finished the work. At night, Li Lulu took out a piece of promotional paper and pressed Wei Lingheng on a stool.

"I'll read and you'll write. My handwriting isn't pretty, but this is our reputation!"

Li Lulu was also worried. Her handwriting with a brush looked really ugly. There was nothing she could do. It was just very difficult.

Wei Lingheng held the brush and waited for Li Lulu to speak.

"How about one cent a bunch of green vegetables, or one cent for two bunches, one cent a bunch of vegetarian dishes, and three cents a bunch of meat." Li Lulu scratched his head and thought, why is this thing so difficult to figure out.

“Okay, I’ll start writing.”

After busy writing the menu, Wei Lingheng glanced at Li Lulu beside him. She was leaning back in the chair with her mouth open, and she actually fell asleep.

Wei Lingheng was going to pick her up and put her on the bed, but she woke up as soon as he touched her.

"Have you finished writing? Then go and have a rest. Everything will be ready tomorrow and we can open the day after tomorrow." Li Lulu rubbed her sore eyes and staggered into the quilt.

It was another busy day. Li Lulu fried some crispy meat and meatballs. She was not afraid of them going bad in the cold weather.

Wei Lingheng and Li Xiaoyang went out to get flyers and planned to distribute them. After distributing them for the whole morning, there was still a lot of them. Li Xiaoyang looked discouraged.

"Sister Qingqing, this is really hard to send out! I wonder what Lulu would do?" Li Xiaoyang sighed, thinking that the best brain in their family is their Lulu.

"Hmm... maybe I have a solution." Wei Lingheng suddenly had an idea. According to Li Lulu's style of doing things, he did have a solution.

Seeing a little beggar on the street corner, he slowly approached and took out a copper coin and gave it to him.

"Little brother, can you do me a favor? After you do it, I will give you money and treat you to a meal."

Looking at the beautiful sister in front of him, and the handsome brother standing next to him, the little beggar nodded and said, "Sister, what's the matter?"

"Find a few of your good friends and help me distribute these flyers. I'll give you money. If you do a good job, I'll come back to you next time."

The little beggar was very happy. After a while, five children came. They were all boys, the oldest was eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest was seven or eight years old.

"Sister, I brought the people here. I told them everything you said, and they agreed."

The little beggars kept saying that they were very happy. They didn't get anything to eat the whole day yesterday, and they had nothing to eat all morning. They were very hungry. Someone said that they would be happy if they were given food and money.

When she went to the town with Li Lulu before, she had asked about these children. They were all children with miserable lives. Some of them had lost their family members due to illness, some were abandoned at birth, and some got lost while fleeing famine and ended up here.

A nearby shop owner said that there were about ten children, the oldest of whom was about fifteen or sixteen years old. They worked outside to support the group, but sometimes they had to go hungry when they had no work, and someone would give them some food when they looked pitiful. Their behavior was okay in this regard, at least they would not steal or rob when they were starving. They were all good children.

Wei Lingheng found a stall and bought some steamed buns. The children thought she didn't want them to work anymore, so they all looked sad and prepared to leave.

"Where are you going? Come here!"

She handed the hot steamed buns to them one by one. They were all stunned. Then she gave the flyer to the oldest child.

"Then I'll leave it to you. When you're done, come find me at Xiaolu Malatang next to the Guihua Street Vegetable Market. Got it?"

The name of the store was decided unanimously by the whole family. Li Lulu was the one who made the decision, so this name is the most appropriate.

The children nodded blankly, feeling that this was not real. Just giving out paper gave them food and money. This sister was too nice.

"Then you guys do your job well. I'm leaving. Remember to come find me at Xiaolu Malatang next to the Guihua Street Vegetable Market after you finish distributing the goods. My name is Lin Qingqing. Remember? Don't play tricks!" Wei Lingheng reminded them. However, since these children are honest, he is still relieved.

Wei Lingheng and Li Xiaoyang turned around and prepared to go back to the store. Li Lulu should be very busy preparing those things now, so they wanted to go back early to help, so they walked faster.

"Sister Qingqing, you are so smart. I would never have thought of doing this!" Li Xiaoyang looked at Wei Lingheng, his eyes sparkling with something bright.

"No, you should have thought of it, but you are reluctant to spend money. You are reluctant to spend money, but you can't do good things. In this way, are you saving money or not? You still have to spend it when you should."

Wei Lingheng quickened his pace, and Li Xiaoyang followed slowly, still recalling what Wei Lingheng had said in his head.

"Qingqing, Xiaoyang, you guys are back! Are you tired?"

Yue Xiangmei was busy stringing the skewers. When she saw them come back, she wiped her hands on her apron and brought them two stools.

"Auntie, I'm not tired. Where's Lulu? I'll go help her." Wei Lingheng asked hurriedly without sitting down.

"Lulu is busy in the kitchen at the back with his second brother! Your uncle and I are busy in the front." Yue Xiangmei pointed to the backyard.

"Then uncle and aunt, I'll go to the back to help Lulu, you guys go ahead and get busy." Wei Lingheng strode to the backyard kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, in this cold winter, Li Lulu's second brother was standing beside Li Lulu, wiping her sweat. Li Lulu was fiddling with something in a big bucket.

"Lulu, what are you doing?" Wei Lingheng asked curiously and walked closer to take a look.

"Sister Qingqing, you're back. I'm making a dessert for tomorrow! I made two buckets in case there are too many people, so it won't be enough. Fortunately, it's winter, so there's no need to worry about it going bad. I'll prepare it today and we can open tomorrow morning." Li Lulu was busy stirring with a spoon in her hand.

"Second brother, Sister Qingqing, can you help me thread the marinated meat on the stove?"

Afraid that they wouldn't know how to wear it, she walked over to make a sample and then said: "We focus on making it affordable for both the rich and the poor, so just wear as much as I do."

Only after seeing them both put on their clothes did she feel at ease and go about her own business.

"Lulu, I gave the flyer to those beggars and asked them to help distribute it. I also gave them some copper coins and food. After I'm done distributing it, I'll ask them to find me at the door of the store." Wei Lingheng said calmly while his hands were busy.

"Okay, this way is convenient and efficient. You are worthy of being my sister Qingqing." Li Lulu gave Wei Lingheng a thumbs up and praised.

Wei Lingheng showed no expression when being praised, but Li Xiaoguang next to him was unhappy.

Li Xiaoguang looks sunny and warm like the sun, but sometimes...

"Sister, why don't you praise me after I helped you for the whole morning?" Li Xiaoguang pouted, looking unhappy.

"Second brother, aren't you ashamed to be jealous of Sister Qingqing? Okay, okay, I'll make you something delicious later."

Li Lulu lit a fire and started preparing to cook. Although she was not a professional chef, she usually loved to study these things. She loved to study everything, and there were only a few things she was good at, including cooking.

She used the leftover minced meat from frying meatballs to make a braised lion's head, stir-fried some meat and two vegetables, and had a big meal like this at noon. Even Yue Xiangmei and Li Qingping praised her cooking skills.

They decorated the store according to Li Lulu's requirements. A wooden cabinet was erected on the left wall of the store entrance, which was a bit like a storage cabinet. The large bamboo baskets woven by grandpa were placed in each compartment, and the small bamboo baskets were weighed down and placed on the table next to it. It can be seen as soon as you enter the door and is very eye-catching.

A large wooden box that looked like a freezer was made next to the cabinet. When I was making it, I had a lot of explanations with the carpenter. It was winter now, and although the vegetables would not go bad, they had to be prepared. When the temperature warmed up, I could fill it with ice and use it as a refrigerator.

Now the store is ready and we can open it tomorrow after putting the goods on the table.

The afternoon was almost over when a ragged, messy-haired kid came to the door of the store and said he was looking for Lin Qingqing.