After hearing this, Jiang Changfu was speechless.
Their family can barely make ends meet, and with so many grandchildren waiting to go to school, it is really difficult for the family to support so many people.
"Look at this, look at this. You're speechless, right? Count your grandchildren. They can't afford to be out of school, right? They can't be illiterate, right? Even those who work in the factory have to be graduates from a technical secondary school! With so many children in our family, have you ever calculated how much tuition costs per year? Can you even afford it by farming?"
Miao Xianghua seized on this point and started to criticize it. She just didn't believe that her sons and daughters-in-law didn't want their own children to go to school.
Sure enough, the eldest son, Jiang Jianliang, began to chime in. "Dad, Mom is right. We have so many children at home, don't they all have to go to school? The tuition is quite high every year, and we can't earn that much money with just the few work points we earn from the land."
The second son, Jiang Jiande, also spoke up. "We have a lot of children. We can't just send the older ones to school and leave the younger ones behind, right? It's really a lot of money to send so many children to school. Farming alone won't support it. My younger sister has a way for us to make some money. Why not?"
The remaining three sons also expressed their opinions, all supporting the family to make money by doing small business.
Jiang Changfu slammed his hands on the table in anger. "You only care about making money, but what if you lose money? Forget about sending the kids to school, we won't even have enough food to eat!"
The fifth brother, Jiang Jiantao, muttered, "We haven't even done anything yet, why are you always thinking about losing money?"
Jiang Changfu slapped him directly. "Just like you, daydreaming all day long, we are just old farmers, why do we do business? If the time comes, we will consider you all speculators and arrest you, and our family will be finished!"
Miao Xianghua was unhappy. "Man Yue said that ordinary people in Beijing have started doing business. Is she trying to scare us? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! What's the point of speculation? If they allow us to do business, we should do it seriously. Is that illegal?"
Jiang Changfu glared at her angrily, "Anyway, I don't agree! Instead of cultivating the good land, you have to follow others to speculate and profiteer instead of doing your job."
Miao Xianghua was much louder than him. "If you don't agree, then don't agree. Our family doesn't rely on you to get ahead. Boss, you brothers, please state your opinions. Do you want to do it? If not, I'll tell your little sister that our family doesn't have the ability and can't earn that kind of money. Your brothers are born to be poor!"
The five Jiang brothers exchanged glances, and the eldest, Jiang Jianliang, took the lead. "I'm happy to do it. My younger sister suggested running a breakfast shop, and I think that's great. It's tiring, but I can earn some money to send my children to school and help them succeed. That's better than anything else."
The second son Jiang Jiande and the third son Jiang Jianqing also expressed their opinions. Their wives are both good at making clothes. The youngest sister said that they could open a tailor shop, and the two families definitely cannot miss it.
As for the fourth brother Jiang Jianbin and the fifth brother Jiang Jiantao, although they have no skills and their wives are ordinary people, they are both hardworking and can do anything.
"Okay, if you all agree, I'll write back to Man Yue. My family is happy to do it. When we can start our own business here, we'll do as Man Yue said and open a breakfast shop and then a tailor shop. With the whole family working together, we can be bosses too!"
Miao Xianghua spoke with great passion, and his sons and daughters-in-law were all excited. Only Jiang Changfu looked unhappy and smoked a cigarette in depression.
Jiang Manyue also received a reply letter from her biological mother soon. The letter said that the family was happy to do business and make money. When they were able to do business, they would definitely do as she said.
Jiang Manyue felt relieved since everyone in the family agreed. As long as they were willing to work hard, it was impossible for them not to make money in this era of initial opening up.
After a while, Jiang Manyue's morning sickness symptoms disappeared, and it was cooler as autumn came. She would take her child out for a walk with Li Guifen when she had nothing to do.
Jiang Manyue's main purpose of going out for a stroll was actually to see the current trend in Beijing and whether anyone could open their own shop and do business.
But what she didn't expect was that while she was strolling around, she actually met an acquaintance in Beijing.
"Zhen Yi? Why is it you? Are you from Jing City?"
The person Jiang Manyue met happened to be Tang Zhenyi, who was an educated youth in their brigade. Tang Zhenyi was really surprised to see her.
"Man Yue? Why are you in Jing City? Didn't you go to the army with your husband?"
Jiang Manyue quickly explained, "I'm with the army. My husband was transferred to the Jingshi Military Region, so I followed him. What about you? Why are you in Jingshi?"
Tang Zhenyi smiled and said, "I'm from Beijing. I lived in Beijing before I went to the countryside. Now I'm back in the city. I just came back and I'm here to buy things today."
Jiang Manyue was happy. "That's great. From now on, I'll know people in Beijing. I won't be completely unfamiliar with the place anymore."
Tang Zhenyi was also very happy. She didn't expect to meet Jiang Manyue in Jing City. She didn't forget that if it weren't for Jiang Manyue, she would have been burned silly.
"By the way, Teacher Zhang and the others have all returned to Beijing. Let's get together when we have time."
Jiang Manyue nodded and said, "Okay, I have nothing to do at home every day, so I can help my mother take care of the children."
Tang Zhenyi held her hand and looked at the twins in Li Guifen's arms with envy, "It's good to take care of children. I also want a child, but it's a pity that there has been no movement."
Jiang Manyue remembered that when she went home for the New Year, she heard that Tang Zhenyi was getting married. She wanted to bring something to congratulate her, but something suddenly happened at home and she didn't go.
"By the way, when I went home for the New Year, I heard you were married. I wanted to bring some things to see you, but something happened at home, so I didn't go. I still don't know who you married."
Tang Zhenyi smiled awkwardly, "I'm married to Xu Liqun. We were senior and junior classmates when we were in school, and we've been in the educated youth camp for a long time, so..."
Jiang Manyue recalled Xu Liqun's appearance and remembered that when Tang Zhenyi first came and fell ill, he was the one who took care of her.
"Okay, he and you are indeed a good match. You two are also senior and junior brothers and sisters, which is great. As for the child, don't be anxious. Lu Lin and I were together for a long time before we had a child."
Tang Zhenyi nodded, "I know, this matter can't be rushed, I have a clear idea in my mind."
Jiang Manyue patted her hands and said, "The baby will definitely come when it's time. Sometimes it comes when it's not time. Look at me, the older one has just been able to walk, and the younger one is here again."
Tang Zhenyi glanced at Jiang Manyue's belly and laughed, "Then you are really lucky to have a child. Nothing can stop you from having one."
Jiang Manyue took her hand and touched her belly, "I'll pass this fate on to you. You should get pregnant soon. I can't have another one. There are already three children in the family. Add this one and we'll have four. If I have another one, I really can't bear it."
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