Everyone in Xiangyang Village knew that the newly arrived educated youth, Cheng Qiao, was a naive and sweet person who, even after being deceived, would cheerfully speak up for others.
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Chapter 474 The Skinny Monkey is Here
Li Le felt a little embarrassed. Her elder brother offered her 100 yuan right away, and it was his retirement compensation. She stretched out her hand and took out a bill from the stack of money:
"Brother, ten dollars is enough. The gift is just a gimmick. Your thoughts are the most precious."
Li Bing felt warm at heart after hearing this. He took Li Le's hand and stuffed all the money into Li Le's hand: "Brother won't always fail like this. You have to believe in me."
Li Le nodded, sorted the money one by one, put it carefully into his pocket, then stretched out his hand to Li Huan. Since the eldest brother gave it, there is no reason for the second brother not to give it.
Li Huan shook his head. He had no money. He had to ask Cheng Qiao for money. Li Le rushed to Cheng Qiao, holding her arm with one hand and facing up with the other hand:
"Second sister-in-law, you can give as much as you like. Ten yuan is not too little, and a hundred yuan is not too much."
Cheng Qiao smiled and took out a hundred yuan and gave it to Li Le. Li Le happily took the hundred yuan and opened it into the shape of a fan. He fanned himself with it while saying words of thanks proudly.
Jiang Meili felt very uncomfortable. Li Le was cautious and a little embarrassed when taking Li Bing's money, but he was very happy when taking Li Huan and Cheng Qiao's money. The closeness of their relationship was obvious at a glance.
The same goes for the mother-in-law. She seemed reluctant when Li Bing asked her to support her, but as soon as Li Huan spoke, she smiled so hard that her teeth showed. They were really distant.
Li's mother also sighed secretly. After all, time and distance have pulled people apart, not to mention brothers and sisters, even mother and child are no exception.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Li Le took Cheng Qiao's hand and said he wanted to go to the store. Cheng Qiao's heart had already flown to her own piece of land. She said hello to Li's mother and the others and went to the store.
Xiao Niu and Yang Jun stood at the door of the store, looking at the counter made by Uncle Niu and Yang Liu themselves, and sighed repeatedly that after all, they were father and son, and even the carpentry work was done equally well.
"Dad, I'll take the approval to the glass factory to get some glass later. I'll leave this to you."
Yang Liu has already accepted the fact, because he found that many of his habits and hobbies are exactly the same as Uncle Niu's, so this father must be his biological father.
Yang Jun asked Yang Liu to call Uncle Niu "Dad" and also call himself "godfather", so that neither of the two fathers would be left out. Uncle Niu was very grateful to Yang Jun for his selflessness and contributed his unique skills.
Unfortunately, except for Yang Liu, none of Yang Jun's children has talent in this area. The little troublemaker runs away when he sees these woodworking tools. He likes to drive to purchase goods, which is more exciting.
"Dad, in two days, Skinny Monkey's transport team will deliver the goods. I need two days to sort them out. We will be able to open for business next week."
"That's great, little girl. Don't blame Dad. I really can't afford so much money, otherwise..."
"Dad, it's okay. Lele and I grew up together. As long as I work hard, she won't treat me badly. Besides, I don't know how to do business, so I'd rather work and get paid."
"It's good to think like this. When your family's financial situation improves in two years, Dad will save money for you."
Chen Xiaoniu nodded. She married the right person. Little Troublemaker was considerate to her, and her in-laws were also very good to her, even better than their own daughter.
Two days later, a truck arrived at the store. Li Le and Chen Xiaoniu stood at the door of the store, looking at the fully loaded truck, and were extremely excited.
A man in a suit and tie got out of the car. Li Le couldn't help but laugh when he saw him. Isn't this Brother Skinny Monkey? Why did he come in person?
"Little girl, when you grow up, you won't recognize me, your skinny brother?"
"Brother Skinny Monkey, you are dressed like a decent person. No, you are dressed like a big boss. I dare not recognize you. By the way, where is Sister Qiu Min?"
"Your sister Qiu Min can't come. She wants to give birth to a niece for you."
"Oh my god, Sister Qiu Min is pregnant again. This one will already be her third. Don't have any more. You'll regret it if you tire Sister Qiu Min out."
"Your sister-in-law Cheng Qiao gave birth to four children."
"My second sister-in-law is different. She has my mother and me to help her. My second brother is reluctant to let my second sister-in-law hold the baby, so he takes care of the baby at night."
Shouhou felt a little guilty. Indeed, there was no one around to help Qiu Min give birth. The only person who could help now was his mother, but his mother also had to help manage the wholesale market.
"No more talking. When the time comes, ask someone to help. Find someone to unload the goods first. Where are Brother Huan and Sister Huan?"
"My second brother is in the dormitory, my second sister-in-law is at school, look, the little girl is here, her in-laws are here, and Uncle Niu is here too. The one in blue is Uncle Niu's biological son."
Li Le approached the skinny monkey and introduced everyone around him. The skinny monkey took a closer look at Yang Liu and said, "Well, he must be a relative, they look very similar."
"You must be Comrade Shouhou, right? My name is Yang Jun, and I'm Chen Xiaoniu's father-in-law. Cheng Qiao and Li Huan handed this place over to me, so please come in and take a seat. Leave the rest to me."
Yang Jun was a little confused by the skinny guy's suit and tie. It was such a hot day, but he was wearing so many clothes and his neck was tight. What was wrong with this guy?
The skinny monkey also noticed something wrong with himself from Yang Jun's eyes. He originally wanted to show off, but ended up being a monkey showman. So he simply took off his suit, pulled down his tie, rolled up his sleeves and started working together.
There were a lot of things sent this time, such as enamel teacups and glasses, enamel washbasins and hot water bottles, washboards and graters, kerosene lamps, hair oils and vanishing creams, and clam oil...
There was a lot of food to eat, and there were four kinds of wine alone, Baofeng Wine, Xifeng Wine, Zhanggong Wine and Tongzhou Laojiao. Yang Jun's eyes lit up when he saw them, and he thought about buying a bottle of Tongzhou Laojiao to try it today.
There are many brands of cigarettes, such as Shuangteng Mango Sanshanshan, Yunyan Jiaozi Huangtashan, Hongying Chenxiang Seven Wolves, etc. These are relatively cheap varieties.
The expensive ones include Phoenix, Pegasus, Daqianmen, Mudan, Shanghai, Zhonghua, and Qun Ying. For example, a pack of Pegasus cigarettes costs 28 cents, Qianmen 35 cents, and Mudan 49 cents. Most people really can't afford them.
Uncle Niu generously took out thirty yuan and asked the girl to get him a pack of Pegasus cigarettes. Ever since Huanzi gave him this pack of cigarettes, he couldn't forget it.
Many local people were also watching the fun outside. When they saw that there were still a lot of bulk soy sauce, aged vinegar and white wine, they couldn't help but be tempted. Compared with the vendors outside, the things in the store must be cleaner.
Even the spicy strips, stone chocolate and sour plum powder that children love to eat were placed in the glass counter, as well as various kinds of malted milk, milk powder and canned fruit, which made the children cry.
Skinny Monkey was very satisfied with this scene. The more people came, the more lively the atmosphere would be, and the better the business would be in the future. However, the person he wanted to see had not shown up yet.