After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, Gu Manzhu was so bored that she wanted to count ants.

"Xiao Liu, how did you spend your days before?"

"Ah? Miss Manzhu, I usually get up early in the morning to prepare breakfast, clean the house, prepare lunch at noon, and do some odd jobs in the afternoon."

Gu Manzhu slumped down on the chair with no desire to live. "Xiao Liu, don't you feel bored with your life?"

"No, I have something to do every day, so I don't feel bored. It's just a little quiet. Since you came, young lady, this house has become more lively."

Gu Manzhu felt that this life was really boring. There was nothing to do and no mobile phone or computer to kill time.

"Hey, Xiao Liu, let's go for a walk on the street and see if there's anything fun."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

"Xiao Liu, hurry up, there might be something exciting on the street right now."

The streets are bustling with activity.

It happened to be market day, and the street was crowded with people, and all kinds of shouting could be heard.

Both sides of the street are filled with various trading items.

Gu Manzhu took Xiao Liu for a stroll along the main street.

"Xiao Liu, is there anything you like?"

"Miss Manzhu, there is nothing I like."

Gu Manzhu saw Xiao Liu's eyes lingering on a bracelet, but she said one thing and thought another.

She walked forward, squatted, and picked up the bracelet. It was a very ordinary bamboo bracelet, but it was very delicately carved.

When the stall owner saw a customer coming, he narrowed his eyes so much that he could not see anything.

"This lady has good taste. This bracelet is very exquisite. I spent a lot of effort to get this one. There is no other one."

The stall owner said flatteringly, rubbing his hands together.

"Uncle, how much does this bracelet cost?"

"Miss, I am selling this intentionally just to earn some money. How about this amount?" The stall owner stretched out his stubby hand and folded his thumb and index finger.

"3 cents, the price is not bad, we'll take it."

"Hey, miss, this is not 3 wen, this is 3 liang!"

Gu Manzhu thought that she was being taken advantage of. She was charged 3 taels for such an ordinary bracelet!

"Uncle, you think I don't know the value of this bracelet. It's just made of ordinary bamboo. You charged me 3 taels for it. Why don't you just rob me?"

The stall owner chuckled twice and said, "Miss, open your eyes and take a look. This is not an ordinary bracelet. It's 3 taels, not expensive."

"Then tell me what's so unusual about this bracelet?"

Gu Manzhu swung the bracelet in front of the stall owner.

The stall owner said unconfidently, "Look at the pattern on it. It can only be carved by a master. This bamboo is not ordinary bamboo. It is made of..."

"Just tell me whether you will sell this bracelet for 3 cents!"

The stall owner choked on the words he hadn't finished speaking.

"Sell!"

Gu Manzhu turned around and asked Xiao Liu to take out the money.

After the stall owner collected the money, he said helplessly: "Miss, you are really good at shopping. This bracelet is a friendship price I give you. Please come to me to buy things next time."

"Okay, okay, uncle, I will come to buy from you next time. I wish you a prosperous business," Gu Manzhu responded with a smile.

I continued walking around with the bracelet in my hand and came to a wide area.

Gu Manzhu asked Xiao Liu to stretch out her hand and put the bamboo bracelet on her wrist.

Xiao Liu wanted to take off the bracelet in panic.

"This was originally bought for you," Gu Manzhu said helplessly.

"Miss Manzhu, I can't accept this. I can't afford it."

"What can't be accepted? I tell you to accept it, so you should accept it."

Seeing that Xiao Liu still wanted to refuse, Gu Manzhu directly said something harsh.

"If you don't accept it, then you don't have to go to Shangshan Village with me."

After hearing this, Xiao Liu stopped refusing.

Gu Manzhu put her arm around Xiao Liu's shoulders and said, "Well, I originally wanted to buy this for you. If you don't accept it, then I bought it for nothing, right?"

"Besides, I will buy you things in the future. You have to get used to it. If you follow me, I will let you eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. Uh, although I don’t have money now, I will definitely be able to make money in the future. I promise you!"

"Puchi" Xiao Liu's nervous heart calmed down.

"Miss Manzhu, you are so nice!"

Looking at Xiao Liu's silly smile, Gu Manzhu felt very beautiful inside.

After a long walk, they gained a lot.

Gu Manzhu held a candied haws in one hand and a piece of cake in the other.

Looking at Xiao Liu, he was holding a candy man in one hand and a cake in the other.

As Xiao Liu ate something he thought he would never be able to eat in his lifetime, he liked Gu Manzhu more and more.

Suddenly there was a noise coming from the front.

There was a circle of people gathered at the door of Huayi Pavilion.

Gu Manzhu sighed that gossip always exists no matter what era it is.

When I got closer, I saw it was that fat uncle again.

I saw the fat uncle directing a group of young guys to take down all the clothes from Huayi Pavilion.

Aunt Hua and her son stood in the corner with tears in their eyes.

A group of aunts and uncles were making a lot of noise at the door.

"How pitiful."

"That's right, mother and son, they finally opened Huayi Pavilion, but now it's going to be demolished."

"Don't tell me, the clothes in Huayi Pavilion are really beautiful and cheap."

"What a pity! I don't know where to buy clothes from now on."

"Why doesn't Aunt Hua think about finding another one? Life will be easier this way."

"That's right. If you want me, I will definitely find someone in our town. It's better than this orphan and widow."

Gu Manzhu quietly squeezed into the gossip circle.

"Aunt, is Aunt Hua not going to open a shop? Why is she demolishing Huayi Pavilion?"

"Hey, girl, you've asked the right person. Let me tell you, it's because Aunt Hua couldn't pay the rent and was evicted by the landlord."

"Ah, isn't the business of Huayi Pavilion good? Why can't it pay the rent?"

The gossipy aunt pointed at the mother and son in the corner of Huayi Pavilion.

"Look, Aunt Hua's son is a burden. I don't know how much money he spent to keep his broken body."

Gu Manzhu looked at Aunt Hua's son. Actually, his illness was not serious. He was just born with a deficiency and he was not well taken care of, so his body was very weak.

Suddenly a loud voice came from the crowd.

"How much rent is still owed for Huayi Pavilion? I'll pay it on behalf of Aunt Hua."

The noisy Huayi Pavilion suddenly became quiet.

Everyone looked at Gu Manzhu who said this, all with a look of surprise.

The fat uncle hesitated for a moment and said, "Auntie Hua owed me two months' rent. Together with this month's rent, it's a total of three months' rent."

"How much is the rent for this month?"

"200 wen a month, 600 wen for three months."

Just as Gu Manzhu was about to ask Xiao Liu to pay, she was interrupted by a gentle voice.

"Thank you for your help, young lady. But you can save us temporarily but not forever. Young lady, you don't need to help us."

I saw Aunt Hua coming out from the corner with her son. Although she was in a bad state, she still stood straight and was a woman of integrity.

Gu Manzhu thought for a moment and said, "I'm not helping you for nothing. How about I invest in you?"

After hearing this, Aunt Hua opened her eyes wide.

"But Huayi Pavilion's profits are not much, otherwise it wouldn't even be able to pay the rent."

"It doesn't matter, just pay the rent first, and then we can discuss it slowly."

"Xiao Liu, give me the money."

Xiao Liu took out a tael of silver from his purse and handed it to the fat uncle.

"This is one ounce of silver, which is just enough to cover the rent for the next two months."

The fat uncle took the silver and exchanged glances with the group of young guys, who then put down the clothes in their hands one after another.

Just as he was about to leave, Gu Manzhu stopped him.

"You can go, but put your clothes back where they belong."

The group of young guys looked at the fat uncle one after another. When they saw him nod, they quickly put the clothes they had taken off back in place.

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