Chapter 361 No More Waiting
Jiang Xia woke up at seven o'clock. When he was getting dressed, he took a look and thought of last night...
Stop in time!
The new house started to be tiled today, and a new craftsman was hired. She had to go and take a look, so she quickly got dressed and left the room.
Zhou Chengsen is having breakfast.
"Good morning, second brother." Jiang Xia greeted.
"Good morning." Zhou Chengsen responded vaguely.
Every afternoon these days, after finishing his work, he would come back to refurbish and paint the boat.
If I really buy a boat, how can I just ignore everything? He is the one who is annoyed.
Li Xiuxian had to stay in town to take care of the children. Her working hours were not as flexible as his, and it was useless for her to come back, as it would only cause trouble, so he came back on his own.
It's quieter at home! He finished the porridge in the bowl, then took the bowl out to clean it, and said to Zhou's mother: "Mom, I'm going back to work."
"Okay! Be careful on the road. Are you coming back tonight?" Zhou's mother asked as she was cooking sweet potato residue for chicken feed in the kitchen.
"Not tonight, but Saturday night."
The boat has been painted, so it’s not a good idea to come back and disturb my family all the time.
Zhou Chengsen replied, then pushed his bicycle out of the yard and went to work.
After finishing breakfast, Jiang Xia said something to Zhou's mother and went to the new house to watch the workers laying floor tiles.
Great-grandfather didn't know how to lay floor tiles or install ceramic tiles, so Zhou Chenglei asked Zhang Rong to find a worker.
In order to complete the work as quickly as possible, three brick-laying masters were hired to lay bricks on all three floors at the same time.
Jiang Xia put a basket of freshly cooked sweet potatoes on a small stool for the chef to eat, and asked, "Master, how many days will it take to prepare them?"
The master said: "Your house has two bathrooms. It will take about five or six days."
My great-grandfather helped out and learned as well.
Zhou Yongguo followed his father out to sea.
After loading tung oil, Zhou's father sailed out to the open sea on a large ship.
This time, Zhou's father plans to stay in the sea longer, return home on the winter solstice, and then not go out to sea again before the New Year.
Zhou Chenglei asked Zhou Yongguo whether he wanted to go out to sea on a big ship or stay in the village and go out to sea with him in a small boat.
Zhou Yongguo chose to go to the high seas, where he could earn more money and see more things.
Jiang Xia walked from the first floor to the third floor, gave the master some hot sweet potatoes, then left the new house and went to his great-grandmother's house.
He Xinghuan and her grandmother are making spicy fish.
It's the end of the year, and the Marquis has placed an order for a lot of small fish. The train station, publishing house, textile factory and plastic factory have also placed an order for a lot.
Recently, He Xinghuan and her grandmother have been making small fish every day.
This little fish boy has never stopped working, and his business is getting better and better. The Marquis wants more and more goods, and other traders also come to him.
Before, Zhou Yongguo used to send the finished fish to the city using the production team's tractor. Now that Zhou Yongguo has gone out to sea, Zhou Chenglei will deliver it when the time comes.
When the two saw Jiang Xia coming in, they hurriedly asked, "It's so fumy here, why did you get in? Get out now."
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll just stay for a while and tell you something."
He Xinghuan quickly moved a bamboo chair for Jiang Xia to sit on, and her grandmother's family also knew that she was taking care of the pregnancy.
"What's the matter?" asked the grandmother.
Jiang Xia: "I've thought of a way to make money. It's not too hard and I think it's suitable for you and your great grandfather to do it."
Grandma asked curiously, "What's the way to make money?"
Jiang Xia: "Just rent a shop near the school, or rent a classroom inside the school to open a small shop and sell some small notebooks and snacks. It's best to rent a classroom inside the school..."
Jiang Xia analyzed the situation carefully with his great-grandmother.
"I may not earn much in the past few years, but I definitely earn more than two yuan a day. And as people's lives get better, I will earn more and more in the future. Another advantage is that I do business with students. I have more holidays and can rest for one or two days every week. There are summer vacations, winter vacations, and busy farming holidays. I can also take care of the land at home. I earn more than working as a plasterer, and it's not as tiring."
Great grandmother also thought it was a good idea: "Open it! I will let your great grandfather rent a classroom tomorrow. It just so happens that the principal of the school is your great grandfather's former classmate. Why didn't we think of such a good way to make money before? The small store in the village bought a TV after only one year of operation! I heard that they are also planning to build a new two-and-a-half-story house. It must be very profitable."
Jiang Xia reminded him, "If you rent a classroom in a school, it's best to cooperate with the school. In addition to the rent, give some of the money you earn to the school. This way, you can do it for a long time. And when signing a contract, it's best to sign a longer term, ten or even twenty years. If you have money, you can buy a shop near the school, so you don't have to worry about being squeezed out and having no job in the future. As long as the shop is your own, you can open it whenever you want. ... If you need any help or don't have enough money, you can tell me and I'll lend you some."
Grandma smiled and said, "Go check tomorrow. If you don't have enough money, I won't be polite to you."
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But it should be enough money. During this period, my son has earned nearly 4,000 yuan from going out to sea, and he has earned more than 3,000 yuan from selling small fish. This does not include the wages for building a new house for Xiaoxia and others. In fact, my grandmother's family can be considered a millionaire, but they just didn't report it.
Originally, their family had planned to build a house after the New Year, but if there was a way to make money, of course they would open a shop first.
If you have money, there is no better time to build a house.
***Jiang Xia started translating as soon as he returned home from his great-grandmother's house.
Almost twenty days have passed now, and Jiang Xia feels good and really doesn't need to stay in bed any longer.
Throughout the day, Jiang Xia took a two-hour nap and made lunch with Zhou's mother. Then he translated for two hours and rested for an hour.
It was quiet at home and my efficiency was surprisingly high. I finished translating a Russian document of more than 100 pages in one day.
For the next two days, Zhou Chenglei went out to sea while Jiang Xia rested at home and translated.
It was not until Sunday morning that Jiang Xia got up with Zhou Chenglei.
The paint on the new boat she bought today has dried and it is ready to go out to sea, so she also wants to go and take a look.
The weather has warmed up noticeably in the past two days, and it is not cold anymore after the sun comes out, so Zhou Chenglei agreed.
Zhou Chengsen and his family also came back last night because their ship went out to sea today.
Zhou Chengsen came back specially to take his father-in-law and eldest uncle out to sea for a day to let them get familiar with the situation.
At 6:30 in the morning, the family arrived at the dock and waited for fifteen minutes, but still did not see Li's father and others coming.
Tian Caihua said dissatisfiedly: "Why did it take so long?"
Li Xiuxian: "Almost! It should be soon!"
Zhou Chengsen said, "Big brother, fourth brother, you guys go out to sea first! No need to wait!"
Zhou Chenglei nodded: "Okay, then we'll go out to sea first. It's also a normal sea area. When they come, you guys go over!"
"good!"
So Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin each drove a boat out to sea! Li Xiuxian stretched her neck anxiously.