Author: Qing Jiuyi

Knock knock knock!

"Li Luo, it's me, Qiu Yu." Han Qiuyu said, "I was so sorry just now." She pushed hard and the door opened. "Yeah, you didn't lock the door." She walked in and sat down on the bed.

Li Luo was stunned. This was Qin Mian's bed. He originally wanted to clean it up and sleep on the upper bunk, but she was too fat and couldn't climb up.

It took a lot of determination to lie down.

What happened to this woman?

"Li Luo, what is your education level and where do you work? How long do you plan to stay here?" Han Qiuyu asked familiarly.

"I have no education and no job. I plan to live here forever. What do you think? You want to introduce me to a job." Li Luo said with great interest.

She originally wanted to find a job, but she couldn't get a letter of recommendation and was not accepted.

She asked Qin Mian's father to write a letter, but the old man disagreed.

She came up with the idea of ​​starting a business again, but as far as she understood, private business, even small business, was not allowed in this era.

Han Qiuyu was stunned: "I haven't found a place yet." She added: "But my family has already figured out a way to help me get into the factory. It will be a matter of time before I get a job."

Li Luo heard it. This man went out of his way to show off that he had a job, but she was too lazy to listen.

After the water stains on her clothes dried, she used a brush to brush off the mud spots, planning to walk around and familiarize herself with the environment: "Qiu Yu, I'm going out."

The implication is, why are you still sitting there?

I don’t know what’s interesting!

"Hey, let me accompany you wherever you go. I'm fine anyway."

"Thank you, no need." Li Luo locked the door and left.

Han Qiuyu walked beside Li Luo with her head held high and enthusiastically introduced interesting places in the northwest to her.

When I met some acquaintances from the neighborhood on the road, they all praised Han Qiuyu's good looks and casually asked him who the big black girl next to Han Qiuyu was.

Han Qiuyu was secretly proud and happily said that he was Qin Mian's partner. The neighbors all tutted, shook their heads and said it was a pity that he was not worthy of her.

Li Luo was so angry that he almost jumped up and thought to himself: "When I lose weight, you will see if I am worthy of killing him."

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When she passed the department store, she went in and took a look around.

In this era of shortage of supplies, almost all the goods sold are daily necessities.

Accessories such as hairpins and bags are not only less stylish but also ugly.

Her handiwork is pretty good. If she could wholesale original hairbands and hairpins and add decorations, she would definitely make money. But unfortunately, there is no way.

There is no capital either.

She walked out of the department store and found a calligraphy and painting shop opposite. She turned around and walked forward.

Han Qiuyu pulled her: "It's almost eleven o'clock and we are still shopping. If we don't leave, we won't be able to make it to the canteen for dinner."

Li Luo: "I want to lose weight, you can eat it yourself."

Han Qiuyu secretly curled her lips, knowing that she wanted to lose weight but still eating so fat, so she took the lead and left.

Just as Li Luo crossed the road, a middle-aged uncle appeared at the door of the store and looked around before entering.

Being sneaky, there must be something fishy about it.

She moved lightly closer to the store door, peeking aside.

The uncle went behind the counter and took out the rolled calligraphy and painting from his sleeve and handed it to the boss.

The boss took over and looked at it, secretly holding out three fingers.

The uncle sighed with regret: "It's done."

The boss quietly stuffed three dollars into the uncle's hand. The uncle clasped his hands in gratitude and turned to leave. The boss followed him and saw him off.

When I saw Li Luo at the door, I glanced at him and prepared to go back to the store.

Li Luo took a step forward: "Boss, stay back. Did you two make a secret deal just now?"

The boss said calmly: "Where is the evidence?"

Li Luo explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I just want to join."

She secretly analyzed that since this calligraphy and painting shop was open and open, it showed that trading was allowed. The boss's secret collection also showed that the purchase channel was single and fixed and the price was high. In this way, the price he sold was naturally controlled by the purchase price.

Sales were not good, so he took the risk and bought cheap calligraphy and paintings privately and resold them.

If she could also make money by selling calligraphy and paintings, she would soon be able to make money.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became: "Boss, my calligraphy and paintings are better than the ones you hang on the wall."

The boss sneered: "Who can't say it?"

Li Luo's eyes returned to the calligraphy and painting in front of him: "This painting is thick and colorful, bright and splendid. It is eye-catching. It should be the most expensive one here."

She pointed again with her chubby hand: "The lines of this painting are smooth, but the color transition is lacking, which lowers the quality of the entire painting. If the painter can overcome this, it will not be difficult to double the price."

The boss quite agreed: "I can't tell you really understand. Bring me the calligraphy and painting and I'll take a look at it. If it's good, I'll accept it."

Li Luo was overjoyed, but the painting materials were expensive and she couldn't afford to buy them, and it was hard to hide them. "I only have inscriptions."

"The calligraphy is okay, the quality is two yuan a piece, and if it's bad, it's more than my level of 50 cents."

Li Luo said goodbye to his boss and immediately went home to get money to buy pen, ink and rice paper from the canteen.

After returning, close the door and write:

study well.

Make progress every day.

The country is so beautiful.

I wrote three pieces in one breath, and when I was finishing writing, the door rang.

Li Luo opened the curtains and it was Qin Mian. "Wait a moment." She hurriedly hid her pen, ink and paper and opened the door.

"What are you doing with the door locked in broad daylight?" Qin Mian entered the room and smelled the smell of ink, but there was no ink bottle.

What kind of tricks are you doing?

"No, I didn't do anything." Li Luo felt guilty and moved a stool to him.

Qin Mian glanced at him and just sat down.

Aunt Liu next door brought a teenage boy to Qin Mian's house to ask him about math problems.

Aunt Liu met Li Luo and said politely: "Are you used to living here?"

Li Luo smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm quite used to it." In order not to affect her children's studies, she moved a stool to sit under the eaves.

Aunt Liu took the initiative to chat with her. After a while, Li Luo found out how many people lived in each family in the courtyard and what they were doing.

She also knew that this courtyard was a large courtyard, not a courtyard for family members. Only the houses for their two families were allocated by the work unit, and the rest were rented by workers in the factory.

Li Luo also specifically inquired about Han Qiuyu's personality.

Aunt Liu lowered her voice and said: "It's not good. Let me tell you, her family originally asked a matchmaker to bring her and Xiao Qin together, but nothing came of it. However, Han Qiuyu said that they could make it work and planned to wait until the end of the new year to get married.

, I didn’t expect you to come here without saying a word. This morning, her mother came to my place to blame Xiao Qin for being unreasonable. But based on my understanding of Xiao Qin, he shouldn’t have anything to do with Han Qiuyu. Please pay attention.

Come on, don't ask Han Qiuyu to sow discord."

Li Luo was stunned. No wonder Han Qiuyu questioned her yesterday?

But Qin Mian really didn't like the original owner.

No! I've never seen it before.

Qin Mian's father had a relationship with the original owner's grandfather, and they made a verbal engagement. During the war-torn times, the two families lost contact.

We just exchanged letters half a year ago. Mr. Qin took the initiative to propose a marriage contract to his eldest grandson.

As soon as the eldest grandson saw the original owner's face, he ran away overnight.

It turned out that he wanted to live or die. Mr. Qin felt guilty. Remembering that his youngest son was not married yet, he said that he would be his daughter-in-law.

I was worried that my younger son would also run away, so I asked my connections to help the original owner and Qin Mian get the marriage certificate first.

I only told Qin Mian afterwards.

Qin Mian was so angry that he wrote back and threatened to sever the relationship between father and son. There was no news after that.

The original owner was too lazy to work in the Qin family. Mr. Qin had no regrets and said that whose wife was responsible, he sent her to find him.

At this time, the child came out with his homework book, and Aunt Liu followed.
Chapter completed!