When Shen Anan heard this, the fire in her heart suddenly rose. She took a step forward, stood next to Zeng Qingqing, and said to the salesperson, "Comrade, what do you mean by that? What's wrong with country people? Do you look down on others?"
Seeing her like this, the salesperson was stunned. She didn't expect Shen Anan to be so tough. She curled her lips and said, "I don't mean that. Let's just talk about the matter."
But Shen Anan refused to give in.
They are family members of soldiers and are not considered country people, so these words cannot hurt them. However, most people are not like that. Do people who come from the country deserve to be said like that?
His voice became louder. "Just talk about the matter at hand? What kind of attitude is that? We come here to buy things, so you have to serve us well."
The surrounding customers heard the quarrel and gathered around, and the atmosphere in the supply and marketing cooperative suddenly became tense.
When Zeng Qingqing saw this posture, she quickly pulled Shen Anan’s arm: “Anan, forget it, forget it, let’s go.”
Shen Anan was pulled by Zeng Qingqing, but she did not forget to turn around and say to the salesperson: "Comrade, with your attitude today, at the moment, there is no other place to buy things in this area, otherwise who would come to you?"
The salesman knew he was in the wrong, his face flushed, but he refused to give in: "I want to sell it or not, what's it to you?"
Shen Anan was pulled away from the supply and marketing cooperative by Zeng Qingqing.
Seeing that she was still angry, Zeng Qingqing smiled and said, "An An, you really supported me today. Most of those salespeople are like this. They look up to the sky. But there is nothing we can do. Who said that in our area, the supply and marketing cooperative is the only place where we can buy things?"
However, Shen Anan stood at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, looking at the fabrics, and had a bold idea in his mind. She thought that if she could open a fabric store and a clothing store in this county town, the business would definitely be booming.
She had seen the materials in the supply and marketing cooperative. They were expensive and rustic, but many people were still scrambling to buy them. And the fabrics in Guangcheng, which was not far away, were both good and cheap. If she could buy them from there and then sell them here, the profits would be huge.
So she expressed her thoughts.
Zeng Qingqing frowned after hearing this, "This is difficult!"
She feels that doing business is not that simple. It requires skills, vision, and courage. She looked at Shen An'an, her eyes full of worry: "An'an, our small county town has few people and is remote, so it's not easy to do business."
However, Shen Anan continued: “Qingqing, you see, although there are few people in our county, the demand is huge, just like you, you would rather get carsick than come here to buy materials to make clothes.
And look, since we left, the fabric you just picked has been bought. Do you think this fabric looks good? Doesn’t it look good? But it can be sold! If we can get some fresh goods, won’t we seize the market? ”
Zeng Qingqing was still hesitant. She stood up and paced back and forth, as if weighing the pros and cons: "But we have no experience. What if we lose money? Let's just forget it...
Besides, although Guangcheng is not far away, we are unfamiliar with the place. We don’t know anything about purchasing goods and negotiating prices. It gives me a headache just hearing about it! ”
Shen Anan was not discouraged, and there was a hint of stubbornness in her voice: "We can go to Guangcheng first to see the market, and we don't have to buy goods immediately. We have to find out the way first, and then make plans."
Zeng Qingqing sighed and fanned herself gently with her hands, as if to dispel the doubts in her heart: "An An, I understand what you said, but I still think the risk is too great. We are both military wives, and the pillars of the family are not around, so we have to be more cautious."
Shen Anan looked at Zeng Qingqing. Although there was some disappointment in her eyes, she also understood the other party's concerns.
She knew that everyone's situation was different, and Zeng Qingqing's considerations were also out of responsibility to the family. She smiled gently and patted Zeng Qingqing's arm, as if to comfort her or to encourage herself: "Okay, Qingqing, let's not think about this for now. Let's go walk around and change our mood."
The two no longer talked about opening a restaurant or a fabric store, but instead walked slowly along the path outside the supply and marketing cooperative, looking at the vendors and pedestrians around them. Shen Anan's eyes wandered between the stalls, but she was constantly weighing various possibilities in her mind.
She had already made up her mind. Although Zeng Qingqing did not support her, she was still confident in the idea of opening a fabric store.
She felt that compared to opening a restaurant, a fabric store was more suitable for the actual situation here. He secretly planned in his heart that when Huo Rufeng came back from the mission, he would discuss with him about his trip to Guangcheng, and then go over to take a look and conduct an on-site investigation.
Thinking of this, my steps became lighter.
In the afternoon, the two were ready to go back. On the way home, Shen Anan deliberately turned into the butcher shop and bought a piece of pork belly. She didn't see any meat when she went to Zeng Qingqing's house yesterday. She probably guessed that Zeng Qingqing's family was usually frugal. In addition, they treated her to seafood porridge yesterday, so she wanted to add a dish for Zeng Qingqing today.
The butcher cut the meat with his knife, and the piece of meat made a thick sound on the chopping board. Shen Anan paid the money, and the piece of meat was wrapped in oil paper and held in his hand. It felt heavy.
Back at the compound, Shen Anan and Zeng Qingqing started to get busy. Shen Anan was quick and skillful, cutting the meat into even slices, while Zeng Qingqing helped wash and cut the vegetables. In the kitchen, the iron pan was heated and lard was added. The meat slices started dancing in the pan with a sizzling sound, and the aroma filled the air.
At this moment, Sister Liu came back from get off work at the health center and smelled the aroma of meat as she entered the yard.
She walked into the kitchen and saw Shen Anan and Zeng Qingqing busy, the meat slices in the pot were golden and tempting, and she couldn't help but be surprised. Zeng Qingqing's family basically sends all their money back to their hometown to their parents on both sides, and the remaining money is saved for having children. They rarely buy meat on weekdays. What happened today?
"Oh, what a good day today is! Why are you willing to buy meat?" Sister Liu asked jokingly.
Zeng Qingqing smiled and replied, "An An bought it. She said she was happy today and wanted to treat me to meat."
Sister Liu glanced at Shen Anan, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Huo Rufeng's wife is really a spendthrift. Fortunately, she married a capable man, otherwise who could support such a spendthrift?
He pouted and walked away.
Shen Anan noticed Sister Liu's eyes. She understood what Sister Liu was thinking, but she didn't explain much. She just continued to stir-fry the meat slices in the pot. She always did things according to her heart, and she didn't care what others thought.
Just after finishing cooking, I heard footsteps outside the yard.
Two men walked into the yard.
It was Huo Rufeng and Zeng Qingqing's man, Old Xu, who came back.
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