"Mom, don't skimp on food. The children are growing up, so don't let them go uneaten. Besides, there are so many people eating, and if there are not enough dishes, there won't be enough to share. Anyway, I've bought everything, so let them have a good meal." Wang Ronghua said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You're really thoughtful." Min Wenying said and went to the kitchen with Wang Ronghua.

The remaining three, Zhao Guocheng, Zhao Shiying and Zhao Shimin, stared at each other in amazement.

"How about we go to the grocery store? I just happen to have something to ask Brother Wang Mian." Zhao Shiying said.

"Then let's go, I'll take you there." Zhao Guocheng said that he was worried about letting the two children go, because his father-in-law was not at home anyway, he was in private school.

So they went straight out of the yard and headed towards the grocery store.

"The bosses are here, please take a seat. You haven't been here for a while." Wang Mian was very happy to see Zhao Guocheng and his companions.

"Well, it's been a while since I last came here." Zhao Guocheng said with a smile.

"Brother Wang Mian, did you pay attention to what my grandfather told you before?" Zhao Shiying asked.

"Well, of course there is, but I haven't found a suitable one yet. Do you really want to open a grocery store like this in the county and the town?" Wang Mian asked curiously.

"Of course, only when we have more and more shops can we make more and more money." Zhao Shiying nodded, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Actually, I know someone, but his home is not here, but in another village in the town. He knows abacus and has a flexible mind, so doing business should not be a problem for him. He studied in this private school with me for a few years, but because his grandfather was in poor health and his family was in financial difficulty, he eventually dropped out of school. I don't know how he is doing now. If you really need us, why don't we look for him?" Wang Mian said.

"Okay, who is that person you are talking about, and which village is he from?" Zhao Shiying asked.

"His name is A'man. He lives with his grandfather in Shiling Village," said Wang Mian.

"Ah Man? ! ! " Zhao Guocheng was stunned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Okay, Shiling Village isn't far away," said Zhao Shiying.

"Not far, just in the next village," Wang Mian said.

"How about this, let's go after lunch?" Zhao Shiying wanted to go right away, but there would be no one to watch the store if she went now. She should wait until her brothers finished class and had lunch before leaving, and then let her mother and sister come to watch the store.

"Yeah, okay."

After they made the decision, they started to get busy. People from the village came to buy things.

This grocery store not only serves the people of Wangjia Village, but also because there is a private school there, the students are all children from surrounding villages. Therefore, people from several surrounding villages who do not go to the market, or who want to buy things on non-market days, come to this grocery store.

Zhao Shiying had never expected that, although she had only considered opening a grocery store because there was a private school here, she would actually attract customers from several surrounding villages.

Some parents of students would come to this grocery store to take a look when they come to pick up their children, and if they see something suitable and cheap, they would actually be willing to pay for it.

Over time, some people stopped going to town to buy things that they could buy in the grocery store, because the prices were about the same, and some things were even half a penny cheaper than in town.

After lunch, Zhao Shiying told everyone about going to Shiling Village to look for someone.

"Who are you talking about?" Wang Ronghua asked uncertainly.

"A'man, I live in Shiling Village." Wang Mian repeated it, thinking there was some problem.

But based on his understanding of Brother Aman, this shouldn't be the case.

"Ah Man, I seem to have seen this person before." Wang Ronghua tilted her head slightly, thinking, but couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Yeah, I also think the name sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it before, but I forgot where I saw it. How about I go with you to take a look today?" Zhao Guocheng said.

"Of course you have to go, you can drive them there." Wang Ronghua nodded.

"Well, that's fine. We'll leave after we finish eating." Zhao Guocheng had already finished eating.

The children had finished their meal early and were now sitting and talking about things.

Zhao Guocheng harnessed the ox cart and left with Wang Mian and Zhao Shiying.

Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui wanted to go, but were stopped by Wang Ronghua.

The two of them don't need to worry about business matters. Wang Ronghua just wants them to spend more time and energy on studying, after all, the exam will be coming soon.

After everything was packed, Wang Ronghua and Zhao Shimin went to the grocery store.

Min Wenying arrived later.

Wang Haiming, Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui went to take a nap.

The ox cart swayed slowly to Shiling Village.

"That's it. I only came here once last year." Wang Mian said with a smile and walked forward to knock on the door.

I knocked for a long time before someone came to open the door.

"Who is it?" an old male voice asked.

"It's me, Wang Mian, Grandpa, I'm here to look for Brother Aman." Wang Mian said loudly.

"Hey, come in, the door is not locked. Ah Man went to the mountain and he will be back soon." Grandpa spoke slowly and leisurely, as if he had no strength left, and his voice was very soft.

Wang Mian pushed open the door and what he saw was his grandfather lying on the bed.

"Grandpa, are you sick?" Wang Mian was surprised. Although Grandpa's health was not good before, he was not bedridden and spoke weakly.

"It's okay, it's an old problem." Grandpa tried to get up, but his hands were so trembling that he couldn't get up.

"Uncle, please don't get up. We just came to visit your home. Wang Mian is a friend of your Ah Man. He introduced me to work in my home. I didn't know him but wanted to visit you. I didn't expect your family to be so poor. This is a small gift from us. Please accept it." Zhao Guocheng put half a bag of rice and two strips of pork belly beside the bed.

"Why... why are you giving so many things?" The old man was a little anxious and frightened. The key point was that he didn't know this person.

"Grandpa, this is my boss. His family needs someone who knows arithmetic to help look after the shop. I introduced A'man to the boss. He came here to see if A'man is suitable. Don't get excited. Lie down first. We'll just wait outside." Wang Mian was really afraid that his grandfather would get too excited and suffocate, and then A'man would hate him to death.

I haven't been here for more than half a year. I didn't expect that Ah Man's life is so difficult, even harder than his.

"Oh, then you have to wait for a while. A'man has been up the mountain for a whole morning and hasn't come back yet. He should be back soon." Grandpa said.

After a while, A'man came back.

"Grandpa, I'm lucky today. I caught a rabbit. I'll stew it for you at noon to nourish you." Ah Man's cheerful voice came before the person arrived.

After turning a corner, I saw Wang Mian and others.

"Wang Mian, why are you here? Who are these people?" Ah Man was very happy to see Wang Mian, and also felt that Zhao Guocheng looked familiar.

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