Category: I Have A Store

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I Have A Store C12
by MarineTL — Chapter 12: Sorghum and Brown Sugar At noon, Eldest Uncle came back for a while and informed Zhou Yimin that he had asked someone to make what he needed. "The material cost is 50 yuan, and in addition, Old Chen wants two catties of meat as labor payment. Yimin, what do you think..." Zhou Yimin took out 50 yuan, handed it to Eldest Uncle, and said, "Eldest Uncle, please tell Master Chen that the two catties of meat are no problem, but the quality must be guaranteed." Eldest Uncle took the money…
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I Have A Store C11
by MarineTL — Chapter 11: Director Li of the Street Office In reality, most people would make the same choice as Second Aunt. In this era, people weren’t short on money, but they were short on food. There were still quite a few elderly folks in the city who had hidden away a lot of wealth, yet many of them were still starving while clinging to their gold and silver. Do you think they were masochists who just didn’t want to eat? No, they simply had no supplies! Zhou Yimin headed out right away, making his…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 10: Pasting Matchboxes Second Uncle was gnawing on a cornbread bun. In their household, anyone who didn’t have a job didn’t get breakfast. These days, having two meals a day was already considered decent. "Second Uncle, eating?" "Oh, Yimin? What’s the matter?" Second Uncle looked at Zhou Yimin with some surprise. Zhou Yimin handed a few eggs to Second Aunt , smiling. "Second Aunt , keep these eggs for yourselves. I need to talk to Uncle about something." Second Aunt was…
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I Have A Store C09
by MarineTL — Chapter 9: In Trouble? Find Eldest Uncle On the way back to the courtyard, Zhou Yimin loaded the ox cart with sack after sack of sweet potatoes, totaling 2,000 pounds. Even the old ox pulling the cart was starting to get temperamental. At home, Zhou Daguai and the others looked enviously at the supplies in the cupboard—rice, flour, eggs, beef jerky... Yet, not a single one of them reached out to take anything, despite their hunger. When Zhou Yimin returned and saw them all sitting obediently at the…
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I Have A Store C07
by MarineTL — Chapter 7: Returning to the Factory to Report "Where are you going? Come in," Zhou Yimin called out. He cracked an egg, ate the egg white, and left the yolk behind. Only then did the three siblings, Laifu and his two sisters, dawdle their way inside, all the while watching the old lady’s expression. The old lady repeated the same words, reminding the three little ones to always remember their big brother’s kindness, to listen to him, and not to be ungrateful, among other things. "Eat up!" Zhou…
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I Have A Store C08
by MarineTL — Chapter 8: Section Chief Wang's Surprise "Hmm? Is this jerky?" Very soon, Wang Weimin discovered that the bottom of the procurement basket contained dried meat. Zhou Yimin smiled and explained, "I ran into a fellow townsman. His relatives from the vast grasslands sent him dozens of pounds of beef jerky, more than he could finish, so I bought some. The price was a bit high, though." Wang Weimin was overjoyed and waved his hand. "A slightly higher price is fine." When they procured items outside of the…
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I Have A Store C06
by MarineTL — Chapter 6: The Misunderstanding Resolved Zhoujiazhuang was a village where almost everyone had the surname Zhou. As the saying goes, "even if bones are broken, the tendons are still connected"—most families were related in some way or another. For instance, Zhou Yimin and the family of the old village secretary were technically related, though distantly. They were beyond the five degrees of mourning relations, meaning they weren't closely related. In traditional Chinese kinship, five degrees of…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 5: The Village Head’s Request The dumplings were ready and placed on the table. Grandma had also stir-fried a small plate of peanuts for the old man to enjoy with his drink. Grandpa brought out his treasured bottle of sweet potato liquor. "Yimin, want a drink?" Zhou Yimin nodded. "Sure, I'll have a couple of cups with you, Grandpa, but not too much. Next time, I'll bring back some good liquor. My dad still has a bottle of Maotai." At the mention of Zhou Yimin’s father, the old…
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