Twenty-nine Luo Da is a good warrior

  After school in the evening, a group of children finished their homework at Li Wei's house and it was time for her grandfather to teach them about shrimp farming. It wasn't until then that Li Wei realized it was quieter than usual at home. She went to the workshop and saw her grandfather cleaning up food utensils. When he saw Li Wei come in, he said: "Girl, wait a bit and make something for those kids to eat. Your mom has gone to see your aunt, who gave birth to a boy yesterday. Grandfather will be back later too. Your dad might be late coming home today, so take care of the little ones."

  Another grandson is coming, and the old man can't hide his delight.

  Li Wei remembered this cousin from her second uncle's family, who grew up to be a pretty honest kid, although he didn't have much of a future, but was diligent and hardworking in his daily life.

  After Grandfather left, Luo Da continued to lead the training of several people. Li Wei found that Luo Da was very serious about this matter, and the others were also a bit afraid of him because they had been scolded by him before.

  Li Wei signed up for the town's July 1st cultural performance at school today, and will formally participate in the school's selection next Monday. In the evening, she plans to find Wu Grandpa to practice a revolutionary song, but this is not the most important thing, the most urgent thing is to go to the city to buy a beautiful skirt that surpasses Gu Liwei's.

  Li Lin has been in a daze since she saw Guliwei wearing that pink princess dress, Li Wei plans to buy an even more beautiful one to stimulate Li Lin, only by learning to play the erhu can she have a beautiful skirt, let her choose it herself.

  The outcome is decided by this one move.

  After the kids finished their exercise, Li Wei brought out hot vegetable buns, scrambled eggs, fried peanuts and millet porridge, inviting everyone to have dinner together. She especially asked Luo Er to go call Luo San's son over to eat with them, to calm down that mischievous kid a bit.

  Several children have gotten used to staying at Li Wei's home, and they no longer feel as polite when eating and drinking there. As a result, Wu Feng's mother and Lin Si Shu never forget to bring delicious food to Li Wei and her family whenever they have something good, and the neighborhood relationship is very harmonious. As for Luo Nai Nai, she doesn't need to be mentioned, her relationship with Li Wei's mother Cheng Min is very close, Cheng Min often asks the old lady when she doesn't understand something, especially in winter when making cotton-padded jackets and pants for the children, it's almost all done by the old lady herself.

  So Li Wei called out, and the children sat down around the table without hesitation. With so many people eating together, it was a bit exciting to say. Especially Luo San, who was brought by Luo Er, if not for Luo Da stopping him, he would have climbed onto the table.

  Seven or eight kids finished their meal in a lively and noisy manner. Er Pangzi and Wu Feng were called back home, leaving only the Luo brothers. Luo Da took the newlywed nanny sheep to graze on his own initiative. Li Lin, Li Lianhui, and Luo Er and Luo San followed excitedly to play together.

  Li Wei thought while clearing the table. Although Luo Da is a bit annoying, he seems to have a sense of responsibility. It looks like next time I go to the market to sell flowers or buy raw materials in the city's free market, I can consider bringing him along. Li Lin is too noisy and can't stay still. And looking at Luo Da's physique, he can also carry more things, which is much more useful than Li Lin.

  Li Wei has been excited lately. The speed of making head flowers has clearly slowed down. Moreover, cutting and sewing is also quite tiring. Li Wei is also considering whether to find someone to outsource the work. At this rate, it's really not economical. Besides, she estimates that the golden time for making head flowers will only last about two or three years. Gradually, more people will think of doing this too. By then, making money won't be so easy. That would also be the time when one should exit this industry.

  I need to think carefully about how to handle it. It's really inconvenient for a kid like me to do things.

  On Saturday evening, Li Wei told Luo Da to accompany her to the market to sell flowers. This was a new thing for Luo Da, and he agreed without hesitation. Li Lin, on the other hand, had lost interest in it and thought it would be better to stay home and play with Wu Feng. She didn't have any objections to her sister abandoning her for Luo Da.

  After dinner, Li Wei packed up all the hair accessories she made this week and took stock of the raw materials. There were still some fabric scraps left, but not many elastic strings, and no beads at all. It seems that she needs to restock this week. If she can sell out the hair accessories tomorrow morning, she will go immediately. However, there is not much cash on hand, so she needs to go to the bank to withdraw some money first. She also needs to bring two backpacks to carry things.

  Li Wei carefully thought over the things to be brought and the matters to be prepared, fearing that something might be missed. She took out a small notebook and sat on her own kang at home, categorizing and writing them down.

  On the other hand, Mom and Dad are also considering a major matter.

  The town's golden land has been allocated, and many people who have made a fortune in business are rushing to buy house numbers and build houses. Cheng Min is discussing with her husband that their current courtyard is already a bit too small, and they also have some money on hand, so why not buy a house number and build a small building? The children are getting bigger and bigger, and if they build a small building, the problem of where to live will be solved, and there will also be space for production workshops. Moreover, the traffic on that street in the town is much more convenient than in the village, and it's also convenient for loading and unloading goods.

  Li Wei heard her mother's meaning, she wanted to build a small building by herself, but after all, it was a pretty big investment, and she was hesitant, waiting for her father to make the final decision.

  And her dad, who Li Wei always thought was a bit too cautious and hesitant in his actions, surprisingly made a decision after some brief consideration: "Let's buy it. What development can our village have? We still need to go out. If we buy early, we might be able to get a good location. It would be best if we could also buy the house behind ours, so that when the place is not enough in the future, we will have some room for expansion. The factory's efficiency isn't great now either, and if things really don't work out, I can come back and we can do something bigger together..."

  After a long talk, Li Wei looked at her old dad with new eyes. She remembered that after the wine factory was disbanded, her dad had been working in sales for his own business, just like an ordinary wage earner. Now it seemed that he hadn't met the right opportunity to get excited about, but looking at her dad's current attitude, Li Wei had no doubt that more than ten years later, her dad would become one of those who got rich first.

  The couple finally decided that on Monday they would go to the town to take a look, and if there was a suitable plot of land, they would buy one. As for the money, Cheng Min had it all figured out in her mind, having estimated the cost of building the house, and their family's savings were still quite substantial, so she didn't need to worry about her dad.

  Li Wei secretly wiped away a sweat on one side, her old mom is now... a real big shot with a bad temper.

  Mom, keep working hard, I'll take care of you, and then I'll just wait to become a great-grandfather.

  The next morning, Li Wei packed her bags and went to Lao Luo's house in the front yard to find Luo Da. As she walked into the old Luo's courtyard, she suddenly felt a sense of being a person from another world. Thinking about the past few days, it was so dangerous, almost got caught, the feeling was very scary, although hitting others was very cool.

  But I shouldn't have the same murderous aura as Lao San's wife, and I shouldn't be able to cause any psychological harm to these little brats.

  Li Wei thought about her worries as she entered the room, intentionally taking a peek inside, fearing that Luo San's aunt would suddenly pop out.

  Luo Dajie hadn't gotten out of bed yet, Grandma Luo was cooking, and Li Wei didn't hesitate to enter the room and wake up Luo Da. Luo Er also got up and stubbornly insisted on following them. Li Wei had no choice but to bring them along. She also brought them dry rations - bean-filled buns, so they wouldn't have to eat at home.

  Three people arrived at the market early, and based on experience, it was usually impossible to sell anything at the beginning. It would take an hour or two for things to peak. Li Wei and the other three stood around for a while, feeling that there really wasn't much point. The three of them played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would look after the stall, and Li Wei and Luo Da went inside to take a look. Li Wei planned to go check if there were any suitable sheep to buy, as her milk had been cut off for some time now, but she mustn't let it affect her height.

  Two people turned around and found two vendors selling goat's milk, with similar prices. Li Wei thought for a moment and chose the bigger one to buy without haggling. Although Li Wei liked to haggle with merchants, she couldn't bring herself to do so with these self-sufficient farmers who sold their own produce. The honest farmers mostly set very reasonable prices for their goods.

  Two people brought a sheep back to their stall, Luo Er had been standing there for so long that he was about to throw down the stall and run away. Li Wei didn't keep him either, gave him one yuan to go buy something, whatever he wanted to buy, after spending it all, come back and take the sheep home, don't come back again. Luo Er took one yuan and disappeared in an instant, later when he came back to pick up the sheep she didn't know, just focused on selling flowers and collecting money, still Luo Da gave the sheep to Luo Er.

  Today's goods were sold out relatively quickly, and they were all gone before noon. Li Wei looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so she took Luo Da with her to the bank to withdraw some money, then boarded a bus heading into the city.

  Li Wei now goes wherever she wants to go, and has somewhat ignored her mother's teachings, anyway there is Grandma.

  Entering the city, they first went to a women's and children's store, where they picked out a skirt with the most complicated floral pattern, the most layers of lace, and the highest price. This was according to Li Lin's aesthetic taste; Li Wei herself would have preferred to buy that ivory lightweight camisole skirt, which looked cute and cool.

  Put the dress just bought into the backpack and pull Luo Da's light car to rush to the free market.

  This time Li Wei was also familiar with the place. She caught up with the boss who sold fabric, took a simple look, haggled for half a day's price and packaged everything, making the boss overjoyed. I don't know what this kid is buying all these fabrics for, especially some dark-colored pieces that few people want.

  What the boss didn't know was that it was actually those dark-colored but high-quality fabrics that Li Wei made into butterfly-shaped hairpins, which were very popular among young girls and newlywed brides. They looked neither too flashy nor too plain, and because of the good quality of the fabric, they were also more expensive than ordinary hairpins.

  Li Wei deliberately threw those fabrics aside, pretending to be disdainful, and then quoted the price, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

  They also bought a lot of miscellaneous materials such as elastic ropes, colored beads and colored threads. Li Wei and Luo Da each carried a big bag on their backs, looking like two small tortoises from afar.

  Take a look at the hardworking and selfless Luo Da, Li Wei suddenly discovered that Luo Da is actually a good kid after all. Whatever task he's given, he can handle it with ease, his ability to bear responsibility is even stronger than mine. It seems I need to change my attitude towards Comrade Luo Da from now on, focusing on his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses.

  After all, a fly with many advantages is still a fly, and a warrior with many disadvantages is still a warrior.

  Luo Datong has risen to the height of a warrior in Li Wei's heart.

  It was already afternoon, and both of them were hungry. Li Wei found a good restaurant nearby, and they went in to order two dishes: one stir-fried shrimp with scallions and one braised pork belly, along with two bowls of rice. They had a delicious lunch. Li Wei didn't finish her bowl of rice, so she gave the remaining half to Luo Da, who had already eaten two bowls of rice. Luo Da then finished off the last piece of pork belly, devouring almost two-thirds of the meal.

  Li Wei looked at him with a dark and tongue-tied expression, no wonder this guy had the energy, he could really eat. However, when they ate at his own home last time, he didn't eat that much. He only ate a bit more than Li Lianhui and Luo Er, was it because practicing martial arts also improved his appetite?

  Li Wei did not expect that today's dishes suited Luo Da's appetite.

  Li Wei never thought of saving money when it came to eating out, after all, making money is for spending, and she didn't need to save up to buy a house or get married, the more she made, the better she could spend, and only then would she save some to make more money.

  Li Wei and Luo Da, two small vendors, returned home with huge bags on their backs, already close to dinner time.

  Maybe it's a habit, the old mother took a look at her and didn't bother with her. Li Wei and Luo Da sent the package to the storage room in the west house, and Luo Da was about to go home. Li Wei felt a bit embarrassed, using someone else's child labor for half a day.

  Just saw the sheep's milk that had just been bought, called Luo Da over, took a small basin and squeezed out half a basin of sheep's milk, slightly boiled it with some sugar added, gave Luo Da one cup and kept one for herself. The two had eaten a bean paste bun each beforehand.

  What left Li Wei stunned was that Luo Da didn't say a word, and with just a few gulps, he downed the drink without even furrowing his brow...this was also too unexpected.

  "Lu Jianhua, how does it taste?" Li Wei was a bit skeptical that Lu Dà's sense of taste hadn't developed well yet.

  Lu Da put down his cup: "It's okay." He turned and left.

  There is no trace of Li Lianhui and Li Lin's awkward appearance when they drink goat milk.

  Li Wei stared blankly at her cup, could it be that she had finally met someone who understood her?

  Lu Jianhua on his way home: What a crappy thing, she's been fooled into thinking it's something good to drink! Hmph! If it weren't for his grandma saying that goat milk can make people stronger, he wouldn't bother with that idiot.

  Li Wei didn't know that she was despised by someone once again.