It is a hot summer day and the sun is scorching.

Business was pretty good in the morning. I sold 12 pairs of cropped pants and 8 short-sleeved shirts.

By around 10:30, there were fewer people on the street, and Yang Niannian felt that it was too sunny, so she simply closed the stall early.

Jiang Yueyue and Jiang Yang were sitting under the shade of a tree to rest. When they saw Yang Niannian coming, Jiang Yueyue limped over to Yang Niannian.

She said sweetly, "Pretty sister, are you closing your stall?"

Yang Niannian bent down, picked up Jiang Yueyue with one hand, and let her sit on the crossbar of the bicycle.

"It's too hot, and the clothes are not selling well, so I'm closing the stall early. Come on, I'll take you to eat something, buy some daily necessities and go see our new home."

Seeing that Yang Niannian didn't mind that Jiang Yueyue was dirty and was willing to hug her, Jiang Yang didn't show anything on the surface but was moved in his heart. He secretly vowed to treat Yang Niannian as his own sister and repay her well for the rest of his life.

When Jiang Yueyue heard that they were going to eat and go to their new home, she happily swung her legs and blinked her big eyes as she spoke to Yang Niannian.

"Pretty sister, look how stupid my brother is. He fell down while walking and got himself bruised and battered."

Yang Niannian glanced at Jiang Yang and said, "Not only is he stupid, but he is also so stubborn that he suffers for his reputation."

Jiang Yang looked up at the sky in embarrassment, pretending not to understand.

Yang Niannian brought the Jiang siblings to a noodle restaurant and ordered three bowls of shredded pork noodles. Jiang Yang and Jiang Yueyue ate them as if they were eating delicacies from land and sea, and even drank up all the noodle soup.

The brother and sister were not full, and Yang Niannian did not let them continue eating.

"You haven't had a full stomach these past few days. Eating too much at once is bad for your stomach. Just eat this much at noon and eat more at night."

Jiang Yueyue nodded her head like a garlic pestle, "Beautiful sister, where are we going now?"

Yang Niannian rubbed Jiang Yueyue's little head and said, "I'll take you to the tailor shop first and buy some cloth to make clothes."

The brother and sister's clothes were all tattered and no longer fit them.

When Jiang Yueyue heard that she wanted to buy clothes, her eyes lit up surprisingly, but she hesitated, not knowing whether she should accept it or not.

"Will new clothes be expensive?" She has never worn new clothes since she was a child.

No one had ever been so nice to them before. Jiang Yang felt a little awkward. "Let's buy some necessities first. You don't need to buy clothes. It's hot now. Wash the clothes at night and they will be dry the next day."

Yang Niannian’s husband is a soldier, and he probably doesn’t get much allowance per month. This time, he has spent a lot of money on the hospital fees for their brother and sister, and they can’t let him continue to pay for it.

Yang Niannian's eyes fell on Jiang Yang's pants and she said crisply, "The pants are full of holes. It's not appropriate to walk around the street wearing them."

Jiang Yang's face turned red with embarrassment, and he could only follow Yang Niannian obediently.

The tailor shop at the corner of the street is run by an elderly couple. Although the clothes they make are a bit rustic, they are affordable.

On the recommendation of the tailor shop owner, Yang Niannian chose Dacron fabric and made two sets of clothes for each of the Jiang brothers and sisters.

"Auntie, I need to wear this dress urgently. How long will it take to make it?" Yang Niannian asked.

Suddenly a big order came in. The lady in the tailor shop was very happy, smiling with wrinkles all over her face. "My husband and I will rush to work on it. It will be finished tomorrow afternoon."

Summer clothes are simple and quick to make.

Yang Niannian nodded, "Okay, my brother will come and get it tomorrow afternoon."

When Jiang Yang heard Yang Niannian calling him and Jiang Yueyue brother and sister in front of outsiders, his mouth almost turned into a morning glory with laughter.

Yang Niannian took the brother and sister to buy a bed sheet, pots and pans, oil, salt and other daily necessities. She also wanted to buy a stove, but Jiang Yang refused.

"I don't need to buy a coal stove, or I'll have to spend money on coal briquettes. I can just build a stove with bricks and cook with firewood. I'll use a coal stove when I make money in the future."

"That's fine."

Yang Niannian checked the things and found that she had bought almost everything. "Let's buy this much today, and buy more if we need more later. There are people in the military dependents' house who can weave straw mats. I'll ask them to weave some for you later. You can use them to sleep on for two nights."

Jiang Yang looked at the pile of pots and pans bought by Yang Niannian, and suddenly began to doubt what Yang Niannian had said before about being poor.

Which poor person is willing to spend money like this?

"If Brother Lu knew you spent so much money today, would he beat you up?" Jiang Yang was a little worried.

"So far, we haven't found any signs of domestic violence in him. The money spent will be earned back in the future. You don't have to worry too much. Any business requires investment. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing the lamb." Yang Niannian pushed her bicycle towards the north of the city.

Jiang Yang followed her and said solemnly, "If he treats you badly in the future, I will raise you like my own sister."

Yang Niannian snorted, "When our business gets going, I'll be thankful if you don't haggle with me over petty profits."

Jiang Yang raised his hand seriously, "I can swear that if I betray you in business in the future, or argue with you, I will lose my closest person as punishment."

It was just a joke, but Jiang Yang took it seriously, so Yang Niannian stopped teasing him.

"Stop talking about this and let's go. I have to go back early."

"Wouldn't it be faster if you took Yueyue and me on your bike?" Jiang Yang suggested.

Yang Niannian asked back, "Why didn't you take me and Yueyue with you?"

There were a lot of stuff hanging on the bicycle, and if she carried two people, her legs would be broken from exhaustion.

"I don't know how." Jiang Yang said embarrassedly.

His family is very poor, how could he afford to buy a bicycle?

After walking for more than half an hour, they finally arrived at the north of the city. Jiang Yang and Jiang Yueyue walked back and forth between the two rooms excitedly. As long as they thought that this would be their future home, their mouths were almost grinning from ear to ear.

They will have their own families in the future, and will no longer be bullied or sleep in garbage dumps.

After the novelty wore off, Jiang Yang said, "It's not enough to just have a place to live here. A lot of waste can't be exposed to rain, so we need to build a shed in the open space in front to store the waste."

Yang Niannian also considered this issue.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Take the things off the car and put them in the house. I'll take you to buy a pedal tricycle, and then find a few workers to set up the tent. We also need to make a big billboard outside to let people know that we are a scrap collection station."

The venue has been rented, so waste collection has to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. One more day of delay means one day less money earned.

Both of them were action-oriented. Jiang Yang moved his things into the house and locked the door, fearing that his house would have been robbed when he came back from a day out.

Yang Niannian rode her bicycle and took the Jiang siblings to buy a pedal tricycle. This kind of vehicle does not require any skills to ride, but Jiang Yang learned it quite quickly.

The pedal tricycle cost more than four hundred yuan, which emptied all the money Yang Niannian had on her.

The owner of the car dealership was a kind-hearted man. When he heard that the two wanted to find workers to build the large iron boron ore, he directly recommended his relatives to them.

"My brother-in-law is in this business. If anyone in Haicheng needs a large boron ferrite, they will go to him. Where do you live? I'll tell his family tonight and have him come to your house to find you."

Yang Niannian was overjoyed. It was great that someone sent her a pillow just because she was sleepy. She told the owner of the car dealership the address and then took Jiang Yang to introduce herself.

"This is my brother. Just find him tomorrow."

The car dealership owner looked at Jiang Yang in surprise for a while, but didn't say anything.

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