Chapter 172 The big belly can't be hidden
You know, there are thousands of villages like Meihua Village nestled in the mountains all over the country, but only a few of them can produce a top scholar.
"Xiao Mei, Mom was very supportive of you going to school, but you must listen to Mom. When you are a little bit older, you must not be lazy. When I go back this time, I will sell two lambs I gave birth to this month to pay for your tuition."
Ye Xiaomei looked at her mother distressedly and said, "Don't sell them. Our sheep are still in the investment stage. If we want to see the harvest, we have to wait until this winter. This year means no income. In addition, the crops will be ripe in a few months, which is the best time for food and fodder. It would be a pity to sell them in advance."
As she spoke, Ye Xiaomei mysteriously took out the account book and did the math for her mother.
Zhao Mei's eyes widened: "You made more than 600 in just half a month?"
"It's still net profit, after deducting the cost of meat and noodles." Ye Xiaomei said proudly.
"This...it's much easier to make money in this city than in the mountains." Zhao Mei felt itchy inside. If that's true, she could also make money by making dumplings, right?
"Yes, every household in the countryside can make dumplings by themselves, so who would spend money to buy them? It's different in the city, so mom doesn't need to sell the sheep."
As Ye Xiaomei spoke, she saw that it was getting dark: "Mom, why don't you not go back today? You can catch a long-distance bus back tomorrow at noon."
"Why don't we take Auntie for a walk around the city tonight?" Shang Zhen suggested.
"Okay." Zhao Mei agreed straightforwardly.
Soon, the street lights that were only found in the city came on one after another. Zhao Mei, who had never seen the world, was stunned:
"Xiao Mei, who is going to pay for the electricity for the street lights?"
Shang Zhen almost vomited with laughter: "It must be government-funded." Her eyes were always gentle when she looked at Zhao Mei, as if she was looking at her own mother.
She remembered that the only time she went to the city when she was a child was when her mother took her to visit her father whom she had not seen for many years. At that time, her mother also asked such a silly question.
"Oh, if we keep so many lights on all night, how much will the electricity bill be?" Zhao Mei sighed. This place is not like the mountains where it is pitch dark once night falls.
It was also Ye Xiaomei's first time to go shopping at night. She heard from Shang Zhen that there was a night market here that sold all kinds of things.
Not to mention Shang Zhen, even Zhao Mei suddenly turned into a child, walking back and forth on the street:
"Hey, this coat is nice, and it's a set. How much is it?"
"Eight pieces, this is not a jacket, it's a shirt, to be worn underneath." The lady proprietress of the stall could tell at a glance that he was a countryman.
"Such fine material is for inner wear." Zhao Mei quickly let go and smacked her lips: "It's such a waste to use such fine material for inner wear. What's this?"
The boss was completely annoyed: "Bra, what a bumpkin."
Ye Xiaomei pulled Zhao Mei aside. She knew that women in the countryside rarely wore this kind of clothes:
"Mom, this is for the chest. Look, there's a hook at the back." Ye Xiaomei turned around and walked to the stall:
"Boss, give me two bras, two sets of men's shirts, and two sets of women's..."
"Oh, no, no, we can't have it. This thing is too expensive." Zhao Mei was like someone's tail was stepped on, and she dragged the two children into the crowd:
"I don't want to wear such expensive clothes even if I'm working and sweating. I'm not a city dweller and I don't need to learn to be fashionable."
Ye Xiaomei and Shang Zhen looked at each other helplessly, and she spread her hands to indicate that she had no other choice.
After strolling around the night market for several hours, they were reluctant to buy even a needle. Ye Xiaomei also had her own ideas. She planned to buy one and take it with her when she returned home one day. This way, her mother would not be able to refuse.
Ye Xiaomei insisted on opening a hotel for her. Zhao Mei was filled with emotion as she touched the white bed sheets. She wished that such thick material could be used to make clothes.
Ye Xiaomei was about to leave when Zhao Mei saw Shang Zhen's classmate waiting outside. She quickly pulled her over and whispered:
"I never had time to ask you. When I first saw your classmate, I thought he was a young man, but he turned out to be a girl."
"Ah?" Ye Xiaomei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm a girl."
"I just realized it when she started talking. Why would a girl have such a spiky hairstyle? She looks like a boy. People in this city really don't care about things."
Ye Xiaomei burst out laughing. In fact, when she first met Shang Zhen, she also thought he was a male classmate, but as soon as she started speaking, she could tell it was a girl's voice.
In the dormitory.
Ye Xiaomei pondered for a long time and seemed to have made a bold decision: "Shang Zhen, I'm actually thinking that it's not that the things are expensive, but that the people in the mountains are too poor, which limits their imagination."
"Yes, I always think of my mother when I see your mother. She would rather use bed sheets to make socks than buy a pair of socks. In other words, she herself didn't know that underwear can actually be sold."
Shang Zhen was thinking with her hands on her head. If her mother were still alive, she would study very hard. When she became successful and made money in the future, she would buy her the most expensive and best things in the world to let her know how big the world is.
"Shang Zhen, I have an idea. If we work harder and save more money, we can actually rent a store."
"What? You want to open a store and stop studying?" Shang Zhen was shocked. He earned a few hundred yuan in the past half month, which was not bad, but there was still a long way to go and he had to spend the money he earned.
"Well, if I want to open one, I can just ask my mom to run the store. It would be best if it's not too far from school, so that we can go and lend a hand during the peak hours after school. What do you think?"
And it would also allow her to settle down in the city without having to feel that even necessities like bras and shirts were out of her reach.
An environment can always change a person's outlook on life.
"Then you decide on the arrangements. Anyway, you're smarter than me, and I'm just responsible for doing the work." Shang Zhen doesn't like to think about these things.
"Hmm." After turning off the lights, Ye Xiaomei hummed into the darkness, and the air became quiet.
For the first time, Ye Xiaomei couldn't sleep.
The next morning, Ye Xiaomei went to school and asked Wang Liang for half a day off. It was her mother's first time in the city, so she had to let her child have some fun before sending him to the station before she could feel at ease.
Who would have thought that Ye Xiaomei had just gone to the hotel to pick up her mother when Wang Lan arrived right after.
"Brother, I want to ask you about someone."
Mr. Hu leaned over the window to ask.
She didn't know which class he was in, but she remembered his name.
The name Ye Xiaomei was well-known in every corner of the school, and Mr. Hu was naturally very familiar with her:
"Oh, who are you to Ye Xiaomei? I'll call her class teacher for you."
Wang Lan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this: "I'm her mother-in-law, thank you."
Mr. Hu, who was holding the phone, was slightly startled and said to himself reflexively: "That girl is married."
"Yes, she is pregnant with my precious grandson." Wang Lan called the military district the day before yesterday, but she didn't expect Ma Qijun to say something evasive - Xiaomei is so smart? She is really a good student.
Wang Lan was so angry that her teeth ached. She called him again and again, urging him to come back, otherwise she would go to the military region to make trouble and find his leader.
But although she said this, as a woman she had no idea where the 516th Army Flag was. When she asked around she found out it was very far away and it would take at least three days to drive there.
Since she couldn't go, she came to the school. She couldn't believe that the school leaders knew that their daughter-in-law was pregnant and still supported her to go to school.
If that's the case, then if there's any trouble, she'll destroy the school completely.
"Still pregnant?" Oh my God, Mr. Hu suddenly felt sweat on his forehead, and the image of the girl wearing a heavy military coat every day replayed in his mind. Was she deliberately covering her belly?
This matter was of great importance, so he quickly went inside and told Wang Liang about it.
Mr. Hu frowned instantly and put away the phone, trying to keep it as far away from his ear as possible, otherwise he would be deafened by Teacher Wang's loud shout.
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