Chapter 61 It was that bastard Yang Dawei who...
In the end, the little one was raised by Chen Pan in his home. Although he was kept in a cage, Chen Pan temporarily calmed down when he thought that he would definitely be able to find a home for him in the future.
However, since it was caged, the little guy's toilet needs had to be taken into consideration. So after returning from Qin's house to buy the iron cage that day, Chen Pan immediately took the bus to the city.
After a while, she bought two bags of cat litter, a box of deworming medicine, and a bag of cat food that evening. Luckily, the little one was quite clever. As soon as Chen Pan placed the litter in his cage, he figured out what it was for after a few casual tugs. Later, when Chen Pan dewormed him, he curled up and remained motionless.
That night, Chen Pan still slept with the little guy in his arms.
Chen Pan had already given the little guy a bath at home, so she didn't feel any discomfort. Plus, the little guy had been crawling all over her these past few days, so Chen Pan felt it was too late to feel any discomfort now.
The next morning, after breakfast, Chen Pan immediately placed the cat cage outside their shop. Despite repeated instructions, before leaving, Chen Pan couldn't help but say, "Grandpa and Grandma, I'm going to school. Please keep an eye on the little one for me."
“I know, I know!”
Grandma Chen, clutching her pancake, subconsciously glanced sideways. Seeing her granddaughter had placed the cage so far inside that it was against the wall, she said nothing more.
"Okay, we will take care of the kitten. You should go to school quickly and don't be late." Nothing is bigger than going to school. Grandpa Chen, who was busy handing out pancakes to customers, also said hurriedly.
"School starts again so soon." After receiving his four sesame cakes, the familiar worker in the helmet sighed subconsciously while receiving the red date and longan juice.
"Yes, time flies!"
"Yes, the children's vacation is over in the blink of an eye."
Grandma Chen, who was busy making pancakes, and Grandpa Chen, who was busy entertaining new customers, responded to each other at the same time.
Just when his grandparents were the busiest, Chen Pan rushed to No. 6 Middle School with his brand new schoolbag on his back.
After a semester of getting along, she had become familiar with everyone in the class. Now when Chen Pan went to that school again, she no longer felt the slightest bit of strangeness.
Almost as soon as she entered the campus today, she was stopped by two acquaintances behind her.
"Panpan, Panpan——"
"Chen Pan——"
The ones who called her were Cai Xiaojing and Wei Dong, who had transferred to No. 6 Middle School with her. Even though Chen Pan was now familiar with everyone in the class, she was still most familiar with these two.
"Have you finished your summer homework?" This was the first thing Chen Pan asked after waiting for everyone to come over.
"Stop talking. I stayed up until two in the morning to do my homework last night." Cai Xiaojing, who had short hair, sighed when she heard Chen Pan say this.
"I finished it ten days before the holiday." Wei Dong, who was wearing a white shirt and bleached jeans, laughed subconsciously when he heard her say that. Then he asked, "How about you, Chen Pan? Have you finished it?"
"I also just wrote this in the last few days, but I'm not as miserable as Xiaojing."
The three of them walked towards the teaching building while talking, and soon their figures were completely drowned in the chattering crowd.
Today is September 1st, and they have to be re-divided into classes and move to a higher floor of classrooms.
Standing on the third floor of the teaching building, Chen Pan felt a little anxious and melancholy when he thought that he still had four years to complete high school.
But when he looked at his classmates who were busy moving tables and cleaning windows, Chen Pan felt that it was a bit too ungrateful to have such random thoughts.
Amidst the excitement and emotion, Chen Pan’s third year of junior high school officially began.
Everything was normal and uneventful, although Chen Pan had many ideas in his mind. However, due to the severe shortage of funds, Chen Pan only thought about everything for the time being.
Although he is still a student, when thinking about the last long holiday of this year, Chen Pan’s thoughts of making money often pop up in his mind.
His great-grandfather's family asked so many questions, and the last time Chen Pan went there, she even brought them a copy of her previous delivery list for her great-grandmother.
But it was almost October and they still hadn't done anything.
I had asked her mother Yang Xiaomei and Aunt Xiufen before, but for some reason, they didn't go out to do business.
As October approached and their school began rehearsing the National Day dance and chorus, Chen Pan's itch finally wore off. Recalling a report she'd read in her previous life about Longcheng attracting as many as 140,000 tourists a day during the National Day holiday, Chen Pan finally decided to give it one last try before the end of the year.
"Based on the population of Longcheng, during this last major holiday before the Lunar New Year, there should be at least 40,000 to 50,000 people visiting People's Park every day. This number should be three or four times the number of people we saw during the summer vacation. So after much thought, I decided to do one last, big thing. How about it, Meimei, do you want to join me?"
After having the idea of working for a few more days during the National Day holiday, Chen Pan contacted his good friend immediately.
While Chen Pan was excitedly making a phone call at the school store, Yang Xiaomei, who was also on the phone at the school store, lowered her voice and said cautiously, "Pan Pan, my sister and I won't go this time."
"Why? We used to make over 80 yuan a day, but during this National Day holiday, our daily income will definitely easily exceed 100 yuan. If you're worried about the inventory being overstocked, I can prepare all the goods myself in advance this time—"
"No, my dad took away all the money my sister and I earned this time."
Yang Xiaomei suddenly raised her voice and interrupted Chen Pan's incessant chatter: "Panpan, my sister and I originally thought that we would be able to protect the money we earned. But we didn't expect that in the end, we still couldn't keep it. If we can't keep it no matter what, why did we work so hard to earn it!"
"How could that be? Didn't you say you could hold on?" Startled by her loud voice, Chen Pan asked subconsciously.
"Yeah, I thought I could hold on, but in the end I couldn't." Chen Pan murmured, and then Yang Xiaomei continued loudly in the noisy environment of the school canteen: "Anyway, Panpan, my sister and I won't come this time, and my mom can't go either. This time, you can find someone else to do it by yourselves, and next time when there is a chance, we can come together again."
Yang Xiaomei's voice was high-pitched, but Chen Pan's mood suddenly sank to the bottom when she heard her obviously deliberate tone. "Okay, then I'll do it myself this time. We'll continue next year during the May Day holiday or summer vacation."
"Okay, OK! I'll hang up first then."
"good!"
After Yang Xiaomei hung up the phone, Chen Pan called Sister Xiufen next door without hesitation.
But everyone was busy with farming recently, so they knew that the call would most likely not go through. In the end, Chen Pan just asked the supply and marketing cooperative to pass on a message to her, asking Aunt Xiufen to call her back later.
Then, in the evening, Chen Pan learned everything from Aunt Xiufen, who had returned home from the busy farming season.
"That bastard Yang Dawei beat up Xiaomei's mom. I heard it was pretty serious. She even went to the town police station for bandages. She told me before that she would do it herself this month and during National Day, but she didn't go. It must be because of this incident."
Chen Xiufen spoke in a low voice for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "Panpan, ask them if they want to work again during the National Day holiday. If you are short of people, be sure to tell your aunt. I am always available during those days."
"Auntie, aren't you busy harvesting wheat lately? After that, we have to thresh the millet. Do you have time?" Putting her friend's affairs aside for the moment, Chen Pan decided to start making her own money. Yang Xiaomei's family had always been like this: her father was a gambler and a violent tyrant, her mother a coward. If they didn't make it on their own, no matter how many opportunities she offered them, the end result would almost always be the same.
"My family's wheat isn't ripe yet, and your uncle and I are harvesting rapeseed these past two days. As long as we harvest the three acres of rapeseed at home first, the rest, whether it's wheat or soybeans, can wait unless it rains heavily. Anyway, this opportunity is rare, and I just want to make a few more days of money. At most, I'll ask my eldest brother from my mother's side to come over and help, and fill in the gaps with my number. Anyway, I really won't miss this opportunity to make money in the last few days. Panpan, you don't know, if the money I earned hadn't been given to your uncle Yang to pay off the family debt, I would have definitely found time to work on my own during this period—"
Chen Xiufen sighed on the phone.
Chen Pan listened with a smile. After she finished complaining, Chen Pan said, "Then Aunt Xiufen, please help me find nine people. No adult men are needed. Only adult women and girls around my age who are clean-looking, well-spoken, and can help with sales and accounting. If you can help me manage them well, I will pay them ten yuan a day, plus one yuan for food. But if you can bring the people here and take them back safely every day, I will give you twenty yuan a day."
By the way, Auntie, this time when everyone comes here, I will carefully order the right amount for everyone. If everyone buys everything every day, I will give everyone another dollar as a reward. But if the amount doesn't match, I will definitely not use it the next day. I hope that when you find someone, you can explain everything clearly to others——"
"No, Panpan, are you going to make it so big this time? No, I mean, if I find the right person, can you really give me 20 yuan a day?"
As if struck by a huge surprise, Chen Xiufen, having just returned from the fields, heard someone tell her about it and immediately came to the supply and marketing cooperative. She hadn't even taken off her dirty clothes and straw hat yet, her face grimy and her feet covered in mud. She suddenly cried out in excitement. Then she came to her senses and quickly covered her mouth with her hands before asking in a low voice.
"Well, Auntie, I'm not giving you this twenty yuan for free. If the person you find suddenly stands us up, or gets into an argument halfway through, secretly takes our money and runs away, or comes and can't sell anything, I will deduct your money. Anyway, if you want to get this money, the person you find must be reliable and trustworthy. Although we're only doing this for a few days, for the sake of good management and for everyone to make money smoothly and safely, I feel that this should be made clear up front."
The other party has been cooperating with him for a month, so at this moment Chen Pan tried his best to make his words clear.
"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, Panpan. I'll find those who can count, speak, and have courage."
Realizing that Chen Pan treated her as a small leader, Chen Xiufen, who was in her thirties, immediately straightened her back and made her promise seriously.
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