Yu Qingshan thought Ye Qijiajia’s idea was feasible, but if she quit her job and became self-employed, it would be different from someone who waited until retirement to become self-employed.
After retirement, there is a pension as a retreat, and he himself is old and has not worked for many years. But she is still 20 to 30 years away from retirement.
What if the country introduces restrictive policies later? Can she still go back to work at the supply and marketing cooperative?
Reform and opening up have only been going on for a few years, and no one dares to say what will happen in the future.
Ye Qijia hesitated at this point.
If she uses her savings from the south to buy some small items and sell them, she is confident that she can keep the business going, but what if things change later?
What about private transactions being disallowed?
She will be at a loss then.
Yu Mingjie: "Mom, I can help you. Don't quit your job. You need to buy some goods. Tell me what you want to buy. I can either send them back or send them by train. You have a lot of free time now. You can go and have a look when you are free. Grandpa and grandma can help look after the store when you are not free. It's not tiring. You don't have to quit your job this way."
This is indeed a solution.
Just run to both ends first, see the situation, and then make a decision later.
Ye Qijia pondered: "Do you have time for this? Will it affect your studies?"
Yu Mingjie: "I can do it on weekends."
Ye Qijia nodded: "Now I think the best-selling item is clothes." Ye Qijia didn't bring up this rashly. Before coming here, she had carefully observed, "There are quite a few people selling clothes on the street over there, and their business is very good. You also said before that a piece of clothing usually costs six to ten yuan, but if you sell it over there, it can be more than twenty or even thirty yuan. The profit is doubled." If she can sell a few pieces, she will get a month's salary.
Yu Xiangan: "If you plan to sell clothes, I know a manufacturer over there who makes clothes. Maybe she can open an agency store for you over there. This way, every time there are new clothes, she will pack them and send them to you. You can receive them and sell them on the shelves."
Yu Xiangan also had some investment in this clothing factory, so adding another agent was just a matter of words for her.
"This clothing factory is very user-friendly. The quality is neither too good nor too bad, but average. If you want cheap and durable products, they have them. If you want slightly better products, they also have them. The styles are pretty good. The clothes I gave you before were produced there."
Ye Qijia was very surprised, "That's great!"
Then she started to worry, "This agency sounds complicated, how much capital does it require?"
She had some start-up capital, but it was just a small amount.
Yu Xiangan waved his hand: "It's okay, you can take the goods first, write down the price of the goods, take them back and sell them, and then you can pay back the money after selling them. If you can't sell them, you can take them back."
This is equivalent to zero risk, you make as much money as you sell.
Is there such a good thing?!
Ye Qijia knew what was good for him, "This must be because of you, so thank you, Xiao An. This is my first time buying goods, so I won't buy too much. I'll just try a portion first."
Yu Xiangan: "Don't be polite, sister-in-law. Have you thought about the problems with your store?"
Ye Qijia: "Why open a store in the first place? Just set up a stall on the roadside. If you don't make a profit after investing, it will be a waste."
Hearing her talk about setting up stalls, Yu Xiangan didn't think it was a big deal. At that time, there were many people setting up stalls, and many of them became rich. The profits from setting up stalls were also amazing.
Yu Mingjie occasionally noticed people selling clothes on the roadside. He had bought some at the stalls before, so he gave his mother some advice, "Mom, when the time comes, you should tidy up and wear one as a sample. It would be best if you could put a rack and hang them there. This way, the pattern will come out and it will be easier to attract customers. Don't make the clothes wrinkled. If they are wrinkled, sprinkle some water on them and use a hot water bottle to iron them. That way, they will be smooth."
He knows quite a bit.
Yu Xianghai didn't get a word in from beginning to end. Some of the issues were already discussed by them before, and now they were raised and resolved.
Yu Qingshan didn't say anything either. He just listened in a good mood and watched them give advice one after another.
The younger daughter's life is now going well, although she still owes a large debt, but the debt is not a worry, he is now somewhat used to it. He thinks his daughter will be able to pay off the debt in the future, so as long as she can pay it off, that's enough.
As for the eldest son, he also started to think about changes. These changes had both good and bad consequences. They didn't know which direction things would go in the future, but these brothers and sisters helped each other, so even if one of them didn't live well in the future, it would be easy for them to live a good life.
That's fine.
Really satisfied.
Yu Qingshan thought of the fields in his hometown.
He was freed from the repetitive farm work, started eating commercial grains, and took root in the city. Now, some of his children eat commercial grains, some work in the system, and some do business. None of them have returned to the countryside to work in the fields. He came out and brought his children with him, and they all live a good life.
Yu Qingshan narrowed his eyes, with the corners of his mouth curved.
Suddenly he thought of Zhou Boyang and his son whom he saw at the train station. The arc did not drop but rose instead. Yu Qingshan felt quite pleased.
He was told that he was blind to the truth at the beginning. He had an affair with Ding Minxiu even though he was engaged to his daughter and was about to get married. He was told that they were inhumane. Now he is fine.
His precious only child had said before that he wanted to take the entrance exam for a technical secondary school, but he failed. From what he knew, he often went out to play. Could he really pass the exam like this?
Technical secondary school requires fewer years of study than university, and jobs are assigned to you immediately after graduation, so it is the first choice for many families. However, if your grades are not good, there is no chance at all.
This child will cause their parents a lot of worries in the future.
The reason why the Zhou family accepted it so readily was because of him. I wonder if they regret it.
But I won’t tell him even if I regret it. If I regret it, it would just mean that they did something wrong in the past.
Just wait and see, in the future, the Yu family and his daughter will live better and better. If they secretly compare them in their hearts, they will only regret it more and more. But no matter how much they regret it, they can't do it again.
Yu Xiangan thought of Yao Cuifen and asked Yu Xianghai: "How is grandma now?"
Yao Cuifen’s previous injuries have healed, but her body looks much weaker than before.
Fortunately it’s not a big problem.
Just pay close attention.
Yu Xianghai visited her not long ago and nodded, "Grandma is fine, she still likes watching TV very much. When I went there, she didn't have time to pay attention to me." Yu Xianghai laughed as he spoke.
Yu Qingshan: "Just watch it if you like." Having a hobby to support you makes you less lonely.
As the conversation went on, the topic changed and turned to the children's studies.
"Yihong and Yining, are you able to keep up with the studies after transferring here?"
Lin Yihong nodded: "We can keep up. The teacher even asked us about it."
Ye Qijia: "That's good, keep your ranking. I heard you said you signed up for an interest class before, are you still studying now?"
Lin Yining smiled and took out his erhu: "Aunt, let me perform a piece for you."
People who want to perform take the initiative to speak.
Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan just watched and laughed.
In later generations, it is often the case that when a child feels hopeless in life, his parents ask him, “Have a piece.”
When it comes to her, she is proactive and says, "Let me perform a piece."
Yu Qingshan also smiled: "Come, let's listen."
“Pa pa pa!” Ye Qijia applauded enthusiastically: “Have you ever performed on stage?”
Lin Yining smiled and said, "Yes, I played a piece of music at the holiday party and won the second prize."
Ye Qijia gave a thumbs up: "Wow, this is amazing, I'm afraid he will become a musician in the future."
After the children's performance, the focus shifted to Yu Mingjie. Ye Qijia looked at him and said, "Do you have a girl you like? If so, tell me and I'll give you more money. You can't be too frugal when dating."
Yu Mingjie was embarrassed: "Mom! What are you talking about? I didn't."
Ye Qijia laughed: "Are you shy? We all came this age. Calculate how old you were when your father and I gave birth to you. You think you are still young. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough."
Yu Xianghai patted Yu Mingjie on the shoulder and said, "If you really have something, don't hide it. Your mother and I are very open-minded. We don't have high requirements. Just a clean family background and good character will do. The most important thing is that you like it."
Yu Qingshan felt that he should not be too open-minded: "As the saying goes, when buying a pig, you need to look after the pen; when looking for a wife, it is necessary to have a good person, but if there are a lot of people in the family who are not in their right minds, you should also be cautious. You don't know, our store hired a waiter, a man, whose home is not far away. He got married not long ago and came out to earn money to support his family. As a result, he just worked as an ordinary waiter in the store. His wife and her brothers from her mother's family all came to the store, saying that he had an affair with another waitress and committed hooliganism. He also smashed things in the store. His ribs were broken by his eldest brother-in-law, and his face was probably scratched by his wife, leaving scars. A good job was ruined, and he still has to bear the liability for compensation. You said that because of this, another employee was also caught in an unexpected disaster and was slapped a few times. She has two children. She looks young, but she is actually a big sister. Do you think that if you encounter such a thing, will your life be tiring?"
Tired, of course I’m tired.
Yu Xiangju couldn't agree more.
Family is also a very important factor.
Marriage is often the union of two families.
Yu Qingshan: "Don't rush the child, he knows what's going on."
Yu Xianghai: "I didn't push."
Ye Qijia also felt that he didn't push it: "It depends on fate, I know, but I still want to hold my grandson sooner."
Yu Mingjie blushed: "Mom, if you take care of your grandson, you won't have time to sell clothes."
Ye Qijia quickly changed his words: "Oh, then you should take it easy first."
Yu Mingjie: “…”
Why does this reaction make people feel so uncomfortable?
After leaving the station, Zhou Changshou and Zhou Boyang asked people for directions along the way and found where Ding Minxiu and Zhao Qiaoniang were now. One of them was working on the production line in the factory, and the other was cleaning the logistics department of the factory.
They rented a small room in a nearby house, and the mother and daughter slept in one bed, which saved them a little more money.
When the two of them arrived, while it was still early, Ding Minxiu took Zhou Changshou to look for the human resources department and ask if they were still hiring.
Zhou Changshou is short and taciturn. He is too old to be a security guard. "We are still short of cleaners. They deal with the garbage on the production line and the production waste in the trash cans. The salary is 20 yuan a month. Accommodation is not provided, but food is provided."
Zhou Changshou felt that it was enough. He also had a pension, and with this, his salary was no less than his salary before retirement.
"Then you can come to work the day after tomorrow and settle down first. Come find me first when you come the day after tomorrow."
Ding Minxiu took them back to the rented house and said, "The compartment next door is still empty. I will go and tell them later that we will rent it too." In this way, Zhou Changshou would have a place to live.
Zhou Boyang frowned as he looked at the environment here. The place was too small. Although the two women had cleaned it up quite well, it was still a bit depressing to live here.
But he also knew that it was to save money.
Ding Minxiu still had to go back to work, so she had to return after bringing them back, otherwise her wages would be deducted.
After get off work, Zhao Qiaoniang and I took them to the nearby Wuwei Restaurant for dinner.
They were eating peacefully and talking about family matters, but Zhou Changshou accidentally said, "I saw Yu Qingshan at the exit. He might also be here to find a job. What a coincidence."
The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.
As soon as Zhou Changshou opened his mouth, he knew something bad was going to happen. He just didn't know how to talk, that's why he always kept his mouth shut. Why did he talk so much today?
Zhao Qiaoniang lowered her head and put the fried rice on the plate into her mouth grain by grain.
Ding Minxiu's face was as cold as ice.
When she got back, Ding Minxiu got angry and asked Zhou Boyang: "Why didn't you say anything just now? Do you regret it?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I regret it?"
Zhou Boyang did not admit it.
Ding Minxiu snorted coldly: "She is a college student and a native of the capital. So, do you regret going to her to see if she likes you?"
They didn't know that Yu Xiangan had resigned from his job to do business here, and only his relatives knew about it.
Zhou Boyang said in a deep voice: "That's enough, we haven't seen each other for so long, are you wronging me like this?"
Ding Minxiu sneered, "It's unfair. Ask yourself with your own conscience, it's really unfair, you don't regret it? It's because she is far away, otherwise the old love might be rekindled. Oh, the old love won't be rekindled. She is also a college student, a higher level than college students, a respectable person, with such a beautiful face, how can she be interested in a junior high school student, don't you think?"
In order to take over the business, Zhou Boyang dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school.
Zhou Boyang counterattacked: "Why, you who didn't even get a high school diploma are still criticizing me? At least I know myself well and won't go to take the college entrance examination. Some people are different, their ambitions are higher than the sky!"
Because their affair was exposed, Ding Minxiu did not take the graduation exam and lost the chance to get a high school diploma. Later, when the college entrance examination was resumed, she took it twice, both times secretly.
Of course the Zhou family knew about this.
The couple exposed each other's shortcomings and parted on bad terms. It was a reunion after a long separation and they should have been affectionate, but now they turned their heads away when they saw each other. At night, they lay in bed with their backs to each other and no one was willing to speak actively.
Zhou Changshou was worried after seeing this, and slapped himself in the face behind his back, bringing up things that were not relevant.
As the Yu family became more and more prosperous, the word "Yu" became a taboo in their family.
Anyone who brings it up will never be well-received.
How come he just said it so easily?
The two of them had a quarrel, and Zhao Qiaoniang knew it, but what could she say?
Can't say anything.
She slept in the space she could barely squeeze out in the aisle, on a simple small bed made of benches, looking worried. What should she do?
That's all in the past. There's no point regretting it. In two years, they'll have grandchildren.
Do you regret it?
Zhao Qiaoniang didn't want to say that she regretted it, nor did she allow herself to regret it.
If she had not left the Yu family, her life would definitely be better than it is now, and she would not have to come here to work and earn money at her age. However, she wanted to stay with her daughter and grandson.
So, she has no regrets, and there is no point in regretting.
Why can't my daughter and son-in-law get over it? What's the point of thinking about so many unnecessary things?
They are still arguing. You don't need to listen to know what they are arguing about.
This isn't the first time.
Every time they quarrel, they will go into a cold war, but this time it shouldn’t last too long, right?
Zhou Boyang wouldn't stay here for long, so he was sulking all night. When they woke up the next day, both of them forgot what they had said yesterday and returned to being friendly.
Ding Minxiu nags: "When you go back, urge your son to study harder. He didn't make it to technical secondary school, but he can still go to college later. If his clothes are too small, buy him new ones. I bought him a pair of shoes before, take them back..."
Zhou Boyang: "Well, okay, I will. You should also take care of your health here."
Seeing them like this, Zhou Changshou and Zhao Qiaoniang both breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Changshou stayed to work and earn money, while Zhou Boyang took the train back to Baishi County.
The days have returned to their original pace. My son says he is studying hard, but his grades have not improved. Is he really studying hard?
What if I fail the exam?
Take over his grandmother's job directly?
It's not impossible, but when it comes to a bright future, college students are of course better.
Sometimes he wondered if it was retribution, because they had done wrong things before, so God compensated Yu Xiangan and made her life better and better, while their lives were going downhill.
When will these days end...
Ye Qijia and Yu Xianghai returned to Baishi County with bags of clothes. A few days after they came back, they found a place to set up a stall.
Just as Yu Mingjie said, I made a simple shelf, put it there, and displayed the clothes to everyone.
A piece of clothing with a purchase price of 6.5 yuan is sold for 18 yuan, a piece of clothing with a purchase price of 8 yuan is sold for 25 yuan, a piece of clothing with a purchase price of 10 yuan is sold for 35 yuan, and a piece of clothing with a purchase price of 12 yuan is sold at a very high price, and it may be sold for 50 or 60 yuan.
The styles are really beautiful. When Ye Qijia saw these clothes, she couldn't put down some of them that were obviously not suitable for her age. Loving beauty is a woman's nature.
This dress is so beautiful, she wants it!
If she is like this, then those young girls who are still young and unmarried have even less self-control.
Especially some men and women who are dating, they can't move when they see such clothes.
She doesn't even have to quit her job. She can just find a place to set up her stall after get off work and go back before dark.
Most of the clothes that are taken out can be sold, and those who have not bought the clothes they like will come to the store to buy clothes.
She didn't spend a penny to buy these clothes, and in just two days, she had hundreds of dollars in her hands.
When all are sold, I will probably get one thousand yuan. After deducting the purchase price, I can still get several hundred yuan.
The couple who counted the money looked at each other.
It was the first time that Yu Xianghai had so much money in his hands. His hands were shaking. "No wonder Xiao An wanted to do business. Business is so profitable."
He earns over forty dollars a month, four or five hundred a year.
In just two days, he earned enough money to save up for more than two years without eating or drinking.
Ye Qijiajia: "...My sister asked us to bring back so many clothes, and I was worried that we wouldn't be able to sell them all. Now I think I really underestimated them." She was very shocked.
After a few days, all the clothes were sold out. They counted the money and were happy, but then they became worried.
With so much money kept at home, it feels unsafe anywhere. What if a thief comes and steals it?
Ye Qijia bought two big locks, but these locks could also be pried off.
She hid some of her money in various potholes in her house, and only then did she feel a little more at ease.
If a thief broke into the house and didn't search every place, their savings would not be stolen.
Ye Qijia was also inspired with great ambition: "This way I can earn back all my wages for my years of service and my retirement money. Then I can quit my job and save the money to earn interest, which will be enough for my living."
This is indeed the truth. Yu Xianghai is also very motivated, "I will work hard with you."
They have three children, and when they get married, they will need to solve the problem of housing.
The savings they have now are enough to support their eldest son, and they had originally planned to wait a while before supporting their younger son. Now that they have found a way to make money, they can do it all at once.
He can also buy himself a new house. If you have money, who doesn’t want to live in a big house, like his younger sister’s house.
The couple worked diligently to sell clothes in Baishi County. It might not look impressive, but they made quite a bit of money.
Yu Xiangan knew their shipment volume. Just from this shipment volume, he could infer how many clothes they sold and how much money they made.
Yu Xiangan felt somewhat relieved.
Among the brothers and sisters, the eldest brother and his family live the most difficult life.
Although the couple are both working and have salaries, they have three children and their living space is not spacious because they have not yet been allocated housing.
Both parties have elderly parents and they often visit them. Do they always come empty-handed?
I will buy some things there more or less, and these are expenses.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiangyan and his wife are both college graduates, with much higher salaries, and they can do the work of two people. Although they also have three children, Yu Xiangyan has some other investments, so he still has enough money.
Next up is Yu Xiangqing, who is currently
My third brother-in-law is a teacher at a middle school in his hometown, and she also contributes to newspapers. She has been doing this for many years.
It's like getting two salaries. My third brother-in-law also has a job, and the two of them only have one child, so their expenses are limited.
Next is her. Needless to say, her conditions are there. The youngest, Yu Xiangju, is a college student, and her salary will not be low when she gets a job in the future.
After all, my eldest brother's family lives the most frugally.
Now, life is going to be prosperous.
…
After such a long time, it was thought that there was no hope at all for the little aunt who had no news. Even Zhang Chahua and Yu Changcun no longer had any expectations. So their family gave everyone a surprise and they returned to Baishi County.
The reason why my young aunt was given to this family as a child bride was because his home was not far away, in the next town, and they lived a good life there.
To use the previous words, it is a landlord family.
However, there is something wrong with the landlord's child, otherwise he wouldn't need a child bride.
One of his legs was broken and not healed, so he walked with a limp and had scars on his face. He didn't look very well, but this gave him something to eat, and if he had enough food he could survive, and only if he survived could he say anything else.
So the parents of Yu Changyou and his brothers sent their youngest daughter to this family as a child bride.
This landlord is not from a prominent family. An ordinary family may own a few acres or even tens of acres of land, but they have dozens of acres.
They are small landlords of the smallest scale.
Later, because of the war, they had no one to control them, and the little wealth they had offended some villains. They could no longer live in their hometown, so they moved away.
Because I was afraid of getting into trouble, I left very suddenly. It has been decades since I left, and I have only just returned to my hometown.
As they came back, we found out why we had lost all contact with them. They had gone to Southeast Asia on a ship, and later settled in the Philippines, where they made a living by selling Chinese food. Over the decades, they had managed to accumulate some wealth.
Now this family has come back to bring back the ashes of the old man, who is the ashes of the parents-in-law of this young aunt.
Yu Changxi also wanted to see if any of his family members were still alive.
She left in such a hurry that she didn't have time to say a word. She really wanted to see her brothers again.
She didn't know whether they were still there or not, as she was almost seventy years old.
Zhang Chahua personally called to talk to Yu Qingshan and Yu Xiangan.
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Chahua's voice was high and excited: "Er'er! Come back soon. Your aunt and uncle are back. They have a large family with many children. Come back soon to meet your relatives."
She was so happy. If she went to the underground and saw the old man, she would definitely laugh at him for asking him to go down so early. If he had gone a little later, he would have been able to see his little sister with his own eyes.
Now I can only tell him through her mouth. I'm sure he will beat his chest and stamp his feet when he knows.
Should!
You asked him to leave so early, you must be regretting it now.
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