No matter what I say now, she won't be able to understand what I mean very concretely. I'll tell her when I start to implement it.

Since Li Mingyu is ambitious, Li Mingxia will definitely want to help him.

"Mingxia! Look! There's shrimp for sale here!"

When Li Mingxia heard Zhang's words, she thought she had misheard. In this season, in this town, there are people selling shrimp? Really? It's only been half a year, has it developed so fast?

Li Mingxia took Li Mingyu and quickly went to Zhang's place, and found that they were indeed selling shrimps, but they were very small river shrimps, not the big shrimps that Li Mingxia and her friends ate. No one knew where they got them from, and they were considered a rare thing in this season.

"Do you want it? This half bucket, if you want it, it will only cost you two hundred coins." said the middle-aged man.

Two hundred wen, this half bucket must be at least 15 jin, which is actually not expensive, especially in this season. Although they are just small river shrimps, don’t underestimate these things. If they are fried and made into snacks, they are extremely delicious.

"I'll give you two hundred and ten cents, and give us this bucket as well. Otherwise, we won't be able to take all these small river shrimps and water, right?" Li Mingxia bought it without any hesitation.

A bucket only cost about ten cents, so the middle-aged man naturally agreed without any objection.

"Okay, take it." The middle-aged man looked very happy and gave Li Mingxia a not very big crucian carp.

"Don't be disgusted. There are only five or six in total, and they've all been sold. I originally wanted to take this small one home to satisfy my own hunger. You bought all the river shrimps at once, which saved me a lot of trouble. You can take this fish back and eat it." The middle-aged man laughed heartily and threw the crucian carp into the bucket at Li Mingxia's feet.

"Since you want to have a treat, how can we accept it? Take it back quickly." Li Mingxia could see that he was not lying, so he said quickly.

"You didn't ask for a penny, and I made this bucket myself to buy coins. The extra money is enough for me to buy some meat and have a good meal. I would feel uneasy if I didn't give you this fish, so you can keep it."

After hearing what the middle-aged man said, Li Mingxia did not continue to refuse. She gave the middle-aged man an address and asked him to send it over. Then she took Zhang and the others to the shop selling pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

"Coming, Miss Li."

Li Mingxia often comes to this store to buy things, so the boss knows Li Mingxia. When he saw Li Mingxia come in, he immediately smiled and greeted him.

"What would you like to buy this time? Is it still the same as before?" the boss asked with a smile.

Li Mingxia nodded, "Yes, just give me one like before. Also, Boss, do you have red paper here? The kind that can be used to write couplets and cut spring window flowers."

The boss was a bit troubled when he heard this. "If you're talking about red paper for writing couplets, I still have it here. Many people come to ask for it every Chinese New Year. But I don't have the red paper you mentioned for cutting paper-cuts. This red paper is not cheap. It's not a big deal to use it for writing couplets, but it's a waste to use it for cutting paper-cuts."

As he was talking, the boss had already taken out the red paper. The paper was thick and smooth, but it was not cheap. It was a few cents more expensive than rice paper. It would be a waste to use such red paper to cut window decorations.

"Forget it, just give me ten pieces of this red paper, and keep everything else the same."

Hearing that the red paper was so expensive, not only Li Mingyu, but even Zhang secretly smacked her lips.

But now that a lot of time has passed, Zhang has become more open-minded about these things and is no longer as shocked as she was at the beginning.

"Ten pieces? Aren't they a bit too many?" Zhang asked quickly when she saw that a piece of red paper was not small after being unfolded.

Li Mingxia calculated the amount of red paper needed in his mind. "It's not much. We need it for the front door and the room door. There's also the word 'Fu'. We need quite a lot of it. And I brought some for Li Mingyu's family as well. It's just enough for our two families."

What he meant was that the copy for the old house was not taken. If it were in the past, Zhang would definitely not make Li Sanlang feel uncomfortable with these little things. She would have discussed it with Li Mingxia and bought a few pieces of red paper to save face for everyone. But now, even if Li Mingxia wanted to buy it, Zhang would not agree.

Those people are not worthy!

"Yes, write more blessing characters, it will look good. Oh, and buy a few more packs of candles. We are almost out of them." Zhang still remembered this incident. "Since your brother Zhengde went to school, we have used up our candles much faster than usual. In the past, five kilograms of lamp oil was enough for a year, and we didn't even use a pack of candles in a year. Now, I don't know how much we have used in the past six months."

Li Mingyu listened to Zhang talking with a smile on his little face.

"When my brother Zhengde becomes successful in his studies, these candles will be used as tribute, and our Third Aunt will be able to enjoy the good life."

These words touched Zhang's heart. She was not thinking about how much benefits Li Zhengde would bring her if he got promoted and made more money. As long as Li Zhengde was filial and remembered her as his mother, that would be enough.

"I don't count on him. My daughter is much better than him." Zhang looked at Li Mingxia with relief in her eyes.

Who says daughters are useless? My daughter is no worse than my son!

The group chatted and laughed, and after buying most of the main things they needed, they went to buy some miscellaneous small items.

Although the family had everything they needed, Li Mingxia often gave the two little girls some snacks and candies, but when they saw a whole row of shops selling food on the street, the two little girls still couldn't walk.

"Mom, big sister, I want to eat this chicken!" Li Mingqiu couldn't walk at all after smelling the fragrance wafting from one of the restaurants. She pointed with her little hand and said immediately.

The little girls also know how to distinguish between the good and the the bad. In the past, when the family was having a hard time, they would never ask Zhang for anything. But now, they know that their eldest sister can make money and the family is no longer tight on money, so they dare to ask for what they want to eat.

Li Mingxia and Zhang were both very kind to the two little girls, so neither Li Mingxia nor Zhang had any hesitation in spending money on them.

And the little girls are not ignorant. They don't ask for everything they think of. They will only ask for something when they see something they particularly like. This is the first time they have asked to buy something during this trip.

Li Mingxia sniffed it gently. It was no wonder that the two little girls were greedy. The chicken tasted really good!

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