Zhuang Zhixi and his friends really felt the beauty of doing business. The money was really flowing. No one could imagine it without experiencing it personally. Although people with formal jobs generally look down on people who do business. They think it is not doing their job properly and instinctively think they are inferior. But those who have done business know that although this thing looks not decent, it is really profitable.
But even though I made money, no one was telling everyone about it. Wouldn't it be better to make money secretly? No matter what it is, as long as everyone knows that I made money, then I'm almost not making any money.
After Zhuang Zhixi returned home, he counted the money and goods and bought more than 300 pairs of pants on the first day.
At this rate, it will be sold out in three or four days. However, because today is Sunday and there are many people, it is estimated that it will be slower in a few days. But even if it is slower, it is estimated that it will be sold out in less than a week. Just thinking about it makes people feel excited.
Zhuang Zhixi, hehe, he is in a daze.
Mingmei looked at the amount of money, and she was a little dazed. She bit her fingernails in shock and whispered, "If we sell all of this, won't we become a millionaire?"
Zhuang Zhixi said proudly: "It's perfect."
Zhao Guihua looked at the two people who had never seen the world and said, "Calm down, this is just the beginning."
"oh."
Although I agreed, I still feel like I can't calm down for a long time.
Who said that this was real money? They didn't expect the profit to be so big. You know, the cost of Zhuang Zhixi's piece was two yuan and twenty cents. Mingmei continued to bite her fingernails and asked, "Mother-in-law, are you going tomorrow?"
Zhao Guihua: "Go, Zhixi will go to work as usual tomorrow, I will ask your dad to go with us."
Mingmei blinked, clenched her fists and said, "How about I take a day off tomorrow and go with you? With so much money, there's no guarantee someone will get jealous. If someone does, at least I can guarantee your safety with me here."
Mingmei thought of this immediately. It is said that a person's living environment has a great influence on his or her thinking. Mingmei thought of this first because her father is a long-distance truck driver. He often encounters robbers and knows that people die for money and birds die for food.
Mingmei had heard a lot of such things since she was a child, so she immediately became alert.
She said: "Today is the first day, everyone didn't know it would be so popular, and with Brother Zhixi here, there are three of us. But if it's just you two old people tomorrow, who knows, someone might have bad intentions."
Zhao Guihua: "You are right."
Mingmei laughed softly and said, "Really?"
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, you can take three days off. I think we'll have sold out in three or four days. Is that okay?"
Mingmei: “No problem.” Her job is easy and not busy at all.
Zhuang Zhixi: "That's fine. Since Mingmei asked for leave, I won't. She is better than me."
If he really meets some bad guy, his wife's fighting ability is stronger than him.
Mingmei: "Leave it to me!"
She puffed out her chest with pride, she also had to contribute to the family's earning money.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay. Put the money away. Lock the door, and we'll continue tomorrow."
"good."
Zhao Guihua was so mysterious, which made Aunt Zhou really want to ask. This person is really curious. As soon as Zhao Guihua came back, she went to her youngest son's side. Aunt Zhou looked around until Zhao Guihua came out. She hurried to greet her: "Guihua, what did you do today? Why do I feel that your family is so mysterious?"
Zhao Guihua: "What mystery? There is nothing mysterious about my house. I went to set up the stall today."
"What!"
Aunt Zhou opened her eyes wide in shock, and found it incredible. Zhao Guihua could actually run a stall, she...she...she...run a stall?
She opened her mouth in surprise for a long time before asking, "Really, really, really?"
Zhao Guihua: "What's fake about this?"
Aunt Zhou scratched her head in confusion, she felt like she was going to be bald from scratching herself, she just couldn't understand it. She was just living a good life, why did she have to run a stall, it was really degrading to say that.
Aunt Zhou: "No, what do you think?"
Zhao Guihua glared at her and said, "What's there to think about? The national policy allows small vendors to set up stalls, and I'm just following the policy. Besides, I've never worked much in my life, and now I have a chance to go out and see the world, so why not do something? I'm still energetic now, and in a few years, no matter what you say, I won't be able to do it! So now, just do it!"
“Ah, this…”
Aunt Zhou really didn't know what to say for a moment, mainly because she had thought of several reasons, but she had never thought of this one. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, well, well, this...isn't it embarrassing?"
Zhao Guihua: "What's so shameful about making money with your own ability? You don't know, there are so many people doing business here, hey, you don't understand. There are all kinds of people, it's very interesting."
Zhao Guihua knew that Aunt Zhou would definitely ask, and if Aunt Zhou didn't ask, Aunt Wang would ask. So Zhao Guihua didn't hide it. It can't be said that these people have bad intentions, but they have nothing to do all day, so naturally they are more gossipy.
Rather than leaving them guessing, just speak directly.
Now that this has been said, no one will think it is a big deal.
"So what do you sell?"
Zhao Guihua: "The pants were brought back from the south by the third brother. He helped me get them over to test the waters today while we were resting. Oh, are you done yet? You keep asking me questions. I'm hungry, let's go home and eat."
Aunt Zhou wanted to ask more, but she didn't know what to ask. She went home in a daze, and then quickly came out to whisper to others, anyway, it was just gossip. If you want to say that this is shocking, then yes. But she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
If you say now that Zhuang Zhixi quit his job to run a stall, everyone will probably wonder if he is crazy. But if Zhao Guihua does this, it doesn't seem so strange.
After all, Zhao Guihua doesn't have much to do. Even her grandchildren go to school. She has nothing to do and wants to find something to do for herself. This is also Zhao Guihua's character.
Zhao Guihua didn't care what others thought. She could have dinner directly after returning. Liang Meifen was on vacation today. She prepared dinner. She fried cabbage with vinegar and pork with peppers. The family had dinner together. She asked curiously, "Mom, how was business today?"
Zhao Guihua: "What the hell does it have to do with you?"
Liang Meifen: “…”
This old lady is so uncultured that she just stopped asking.
Zhao Guihua solved the following question with one sentence. This was her speaking style, not so pleasant to hear. But it also saved trouble. Sometimes, if you are not polite, you can stop a lot of endless inquiries.
Zhao Guihua only said a few words to Aunt Zhou, but in the compound soon knew that Zhao Guihua had gone to set up a stall. Even the Su family knew about it. Su Jinlai pounded the table and said, "Yes, yes, I said something was wrong with them today. I didn't expect everyone to actually set up a stall, ha ha ha. Seeing them pretending to be so awesome, people who don't know would think they are so awesome, but what happened? They still do the same thing. It's really embarrassing. Who would do this if they were decent? Setting up a stall, ha ha ha, it's really embarrassing! Bah, I look down on them!"
Wang Xiangxiu was busy working and said casually: "Why do you care what others do? What they want to do is their business."
Wang Xiangxiu actually picked some winter fruits when she went up the mountain today. Although they had been frozen and thawed and were not in good condition, she selected them carefully and found quite a few good ones. She came back and added sugar to make jam, which was actually a good thing.
Wang Xiangxiu: "Come and see if I made this jam correctly?"
Su Jinlai said impatiently: "Why are you doing this? What you make yourself is not as good as what is sold outside. Who wants your rubbish?"
He was very disgusted. To be honest, Wang Xiangxiu, an ignorant woman, didn't know what jam was. It was Su Jin who said that, so he felt that he had a lot of say. Before Su Jin came, he was happy with the three old ladies. Needless to say, the pain was heartbreaking. He was a good young man, but he was almost squeezed dry by those old ladies. Fortunately, he was in good health and was a great man, so he managed to resist.
Although it was painful to be involved with those old women, he did gain some knowledge during those days. He not only went to Quanjude, but also to Lao Mo, all of which were invited by those women.
He was the first person in their compound to go to Lao Mo and the first to eat Western food.
Others don't have this insight and will definitely not be able to succeed.
Naturally when he came back he had to show off all his goodies, with steak, pizza, red wine, and jam spread on bread. He described them three times a day, and more than once every day.
This family's ears are called from hearing it so much.
Because she had heard so much about it, Wang Xiangxiu thought of this when she saw wild fruits on the mountain today. She thought about it and tried adding sugar. She actually thought it tasted good. Wang Xiangxiu really felt that she was quite good. After all, she had never eaten it or even seen it. With Su Jin's nagging, she could make a rough idea of it.
After all, Su Jinlai himself didn't know how it was made, he could only describe the appearance and taste.
She lowered her head and took another bite, then said, "Try it."
Su Jinlai: "What are you trying to taste? Who am I? I won't eat this kind of thing..."
Bang! Before he finished complaining, Wang Xiangxiu threw the spatula on the pot and scolded him with a cold face: "If you don't want to eat, get out. You keep talking nonsense, right? Don't you see that you are a person who can't do anything and can't get enough of eating. I think you are just like the people of the Su family, thinking about getting something for nothing all day long. If you were a little like me, you wouldn't be lazy at home all day long. You are in your twenties and you do nothing at home. You don't go to work, cook, wash clothes, or clean the house. Your younger brother has to come back from school every day to do these things, and your second brother has to do some small jobs at home to make extra money. Look at you, what else can you do?"
Su Jinlai has lived at home for more than a year, and Wang Xiangxiu has never lost her temper. After all, he is her biological son, and she is still very traditional. She really dotes on her child. But recently, Wang Xiangxiu really got angry.
Jin Lai earned a thousand yuan. Even if he didn't support the family, he should have given her some living expenses. But what did this kid do? He was very stingy with the money. Not only that, he even wanted her to buy chicken to make up for it. If he didn't squeeze her, he couldn't even give her twenty yuan.
These things made Wang Xiangxiu very angry. It is said that raising a son is a way to provide for one's old age, but this boy in her family is such a selfish person. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt that this boy was too much like a member of the Su family, and the Su family had a bad origin!
The women in the workshop sometimes chatted together. They inevitably talked about their families' affairs, and Wang Xiangxiu also vaguely talked about some of them. She didn't expose all of her son's past, but she did say a lot about his laziness, greed and slipperiness.
How can she say this? If Wang Xiangxiu had only one son, she might not say this. If Wang Xiangxiu had three sons who were not up to par, she would not say this either. But now the second and third sons are very motivated. It would be strange if she was not angry at this comparison.
This is not a mother's partiality. She always has to consider the second and third children. Should she always give all the support to the most selfish one? No family can do this.
Wang Xiangxiu said all these things, and everyone understood her dilemma. This was the case with so many children, so they had to give her some advice. Everyone felt that she should be tough. Otherwise, the eldest child in his family would be even more restless in the future.
Because of this, Su Jinlai spoke harshly, and Wang Xiangxiu exploded all of a sudden. She cursed: "You do nothing all day long. I asked you such a small question and you said a lot of nonsense. Look around the compound to see if there is anyone like you. What's the difference between you and the old sow raised in the pigpen? All you do all day is eat and sleep, and all you do is mate. What else can you do? You are not as good as an old sow. An old sow can be slaughtered and eaten during the New Year. You can only eat the meat I buy!"
Wang Xiangxiu had never read a book and had no cultural background. It was impossible for her to curse well! Su Jinlai: “Fuck!”
His eyes suddenly widened, mainly because he never expected his mother to curse like that.
“You, you, you…”
"What do you mean by 'you'? Did I say anything wrong? Have you ever made me worry-free? How much trouble have you caused to our family since you were little? As a mother, I don't care. That's because you still act like you're three years old. Look at the kids in the yard. They're only ten years old and they know how to behave. You're in your twenties and you don't know shit. Siyuan from the yard next door knows how to take care of his younger siblings when he's only ten years old. I don't ask you to be as sensible as your peers, but you can't be worse than a ten-year-old, right?"
Su Jinlai stood up in a flash: "That's enough!"
Wang Xiangxiu: "You are still shouting at me? I provide you with food and use, and now you are shouting at me?"
Yinlai also stopped sewing and said, "Brother, please be polite to mom."
Tonglai went out to study and hasn't come back yet, but Yinlai stands firmly on his mother's side.
He said, "Mom was right to scold you."
Su Jinlai was furious and threw a fist at him: "You bastard, I'm the big brother, what do you have to do here? I'm going to teach you a lesson!"
"Hmm!"
Yinlai didn't expect Su Jinlai to suddenly attack him. He couldn't dodge in time and was hit. Yinlai's health was not good to begin with, so he fell to the ground. Wang Xiangxiu's face changed instantly. She immediately stepped forward to support her son and said, "Yinlai, are you okay?"
Yin Lai wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm fine."
Wang Xiangxiu suddenly exploded. She picked up the small broom that was used to sweep the kang and threw it at Su Jinlai: "You bastard, you bastard, you ungrateful bastard, I let you bully your brother, I let you bully others at home, I must teach you a lesson today, let you know that you can't do whatever you want in this family."
She hit Jin Lai's body with a bang. Jin Lai: "Ah~"
When they quarreled at home, there were people eavesdropping outside, especially Li Weiwei, who wanted to occupy the first scene. After all, he and Su Jinlai were sworn enemies. But no one expected that fighting would actually happen in the house.
When Li Weiwei heard this, he hurried in: "Su Jinlai, don't bully others, you are disrespectful...uh."
This is amazing.
Su Jinlai, a grown man, was being ridden on and beaten by his mother, and he had no power to fight back.
Su Jinlai: "Ah! Help!"
Wang Xiangxiu: "How dare you yell for help? You are disrespectful to me. Why didn't you behave like a human being when you hit your brother? I really spoiled you. You are already a grown man, and it is not right for me as a mother to hit you like this. But you really disappoint me. Tell me, are there any kids like you? I must let you know today who is the mother."
Wang Xiangxiu didn't hit her son in the face. Instead, she held a short broom in her hand and hit Su Jinlai directly on the butt, again and again, making him cry out in pain.
Li Weiwei was shocked and stepped back silently.
Over the years, they have all forgotten that Aunt Xiu was actually quite something in her past.
Sure enough, Su Jinlai was no match for his mother.
The other people in the yard also came over after hearing the noise. Mingmei rushed to the front and peeked in. She saw that Wang Xiangxiu was really rude. She pressed Su Jinlai's face to the ground with one hand and slapped his butt with the other hand.
Mingmei: “…” I was shocked.
Su Jinlai covered his face tightly and tried to break free, but he found that his mother was mysteriously strong and he, a grown man, couldn't get away.
"Mom, please let me go. I know I was wrong. Isn't that enough? Woohoo, why are you still hitting me? Why are you so irritable?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "I'm violent? If you don't hit your brother, would I do that? Ah!" Bang!
"He, he, as your younger brother, spoke loudly to me." Su Jinlai felt very aggrieved because he was the eldest son.
Wang Xiangxiu: "If you don't complain to me, how can he speak for me? You unfilial child." Bang bang, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Su Jinlai: "Oh my god, I was wrong..."
Wang Xiangxiu: "You little bastard, do you think you'll dare to do it again?"
"I don't dare anymore. I don't dare anymore!"
Su Jinlai cried out.
Some half-grown children in the yard came over to watch the fun. Tuantuan and Yuanyuan and the other children all stared with their eyes wide open, looking particularly obedient. Mingmei poked her two children and said, "Look, children are children, and they will still be children when they grow up. If they don't listen and do bad things, mothers can beat them. If you don't educate them properly, they don't know how to behave like human beings anymore."
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan swallowed their saliva. Seeing that Jin Lai was so old, he was still spanked by a broom. They both said very seriously, "We are good kids."
Then he showed a flattering and ingratiating smile. They are good kids.
一旁的小七斤也默默的捂住了屁股，他家人是格外疼他的，他很少挨揍，这个小孩儿多少有点小骄纵，但是这个时候倒是也乖巧的不得了。
A mother's outburst is scary.
He stole a glance at his mother and saw that she was also looking at him, so he quickly raised his hand and said, "I will be good."
Jiang Lu: "You see, I'm usually very nice to you. If you get into trouble and don't obey, I'll beat you like this too."
Xiao Qijin: "I won't get into trouble, I'm a good person." Don't even spank me, it's so embarrassing.
He turned to look at his friend and asked, "Isn't that right, Qingqing?" This is still about trying to win an alliance.
Bai Qingqing nodded: "That's right, seven pounds is the best."
The two children held hands, as if this would give them some courage.
Bai Fendou twitched his lips and said, "Boys and girls should not hold hands all the time."
He Lan: "It's okay for a kid, don't make trouble like this."
She pinched Bai Fendou's arm and smiled.
They are just kids who don't understand anything. They are all good friends. Parents don't need to be too nervous. Bai Fendou rubbed his arm and smiled at his wife. He turned around and glared at Zhou Qun unhappily. It was really weird. He and Zhou Qun didn't have a good relationship, but the children of the two families could play together and were good friends.
Bai Qingqing smiled sweetly and said, "Dad, don't be angry. I'll give you a shoulder massage when I get home."
Bai Fendou smiled instantly: "My daughter is still the best."
The people in the backyard were slow to come over, and Li Zhenzhen was anxious: "Let me take a look, let me take a look."
Yuanyuan: “Come quickly.”
Li Zhenzhen: "Oh my god, it's worse than the beating my brother got."
Li Weiwei: “…”
Just say it, why are you poking me?
He said: "I was not beaten, that was when I was a child."
Li Zhenzhen said innocently: "Not very young, just a few years ago."
She was a gossipy little girl, so she said, "I'll go call Xiao Ye to come over and watch the fun."
Yuanyuan: "Hurry up, I'll save a seat for you, you better hurry up."
Watching a fight was like watching a movie. The kids were very excited. Although they were scared, they wanted to watch it. Sure enough, Li Zhenzhen called a group of people over soon. Even more people gathered to watch Su Jinlai being spanked.
Wang Xiangxiu didn't care whether others saw it or not, nor did she care what others said. She knew that if she didn't deal with this bastard in her family, he would go to heaven. Su Jinliu didn't feel much pain, but it was embarrassing.
It's such a shame.
But even so, what does it matter?
Wang Xiangxiu didn't care.
Mingmei whispered to Zhao Guihua: "Mom, why is he so useless?"
This is not to say that Su Jin should beat Wang Xiangxiu, but she found that even if he resisted, he couldn't resist Wang Xiangxiu. That's too useless, right? It's really useless for him, a young man in his twenties, to be unable to beat a woman in her early forties. As a person who has experienced it, Zhao Guihua understands better. She said earnestly: "This man, he has been squeezed dry, and he is like this."
Mingmei: “???”
Zhao Guihua smiled meaningfully.
To be honest, she had seen Su Jinlai come back that day. She happened to go to the toilet outside, and saw a taxi bringing Su Jinlai back. He had dark eyes and weak steps, just like the scholars in TV dramas who were haunted by female ghosts.
As if it had been sucked dry.
At that time, Zhao Guihua knew what was going on with Su Jinlai.
The Su family initially said that Su Jinlai went to work for his aunt, and now he is back to stay at home. Some people are naive and don't think too much about it, saying that he must have been fired for being ignorant. But Zhao Guihua and other old sparrows in Dongting Lake saw what was going on right away. What was he fired for?
This so-called job search by Su Jinlai might just be a gigolo.
This won't last long.
But this line of work is really not something that ordinary people can do, didn't you see? Su Jinlai has been so long in recovering that he doesn't even have the strength to push a lesbian away. He was really sucked dry.
She clicked her tongue.
At this time, Wang Xiangxiu finally let Su Jinlai go amid his tearful confession, saying, "If it happens again, I won't forgive you. Starting tomorrow, you have to find a job. Pay me 25 yuan a month, 10 yuan for living expenses, and I'll save the other 15 yuan for you in case of emergency."
She put her hands on her hips and said breathlessly, "Don't think I want to take your money. You should know how much money you have squandered in the family over the years. Your younger brother is younger than you and knows how to pay the bills, but you, as the older brother, still take advantage of the family. This money will be squandered sooner or later in your hands. I'll save it for you so that you can use it to buy some things when you get married."
"ah?"
Su Jinlai was not happy.
Wang Xiangxiu: "What are you talking about? How can I ask you to pay? If you don't want to pay, then get out. Don't come back for the rest of your life, and I won't care about you. Everything in this family has nothing to do with you. But as long as you are still in this family, you have to listen to me. It's not your turn to make the decisions in this family."
Su Jinlai thought his mother was crazy. He could live well outside with only 25 yuan a month. Why should he pay so much at home? But seeing that his mother was not joking at all, he got scared.
"Mom. This shouldn't be the case. I..."
"If you don't want to live here, get out!" Wang Xiangxiu waved the broom in her hand vigorously.
Su Jinlai: "..."
He was very unconvinced. He wanted to say that the house was left by his father, but he didn't dare to argue with his mother. After all, if his mother didn't give in, he couldn't take it away even if it was left by his father. Besides, his mother had helpers.
Everyone in this family, everyone in this yard, they must have helped his mother.
However, he has money. If that doesn't work, he can live outside. For example, Aunt Zhou and Li Weiwei rent their house for four yuan a month. In fact, he can also rent a house outside... This is always better than giving his mother twenty-five yuan a month.
But even though he thought so, Su Jinlai didn't want to leave.
If you don't return home when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night.
He is rich now. If he doesn't live in the compound, how can people know that he is rich, that he lives well, and that he is capable? Growing up, his family was a poor family in the compound, and he really wanted to show off.
I want to show off, but I'm reluctant to spend money.
Very contradictory.
But in the end, the desire to show off prevailed.
He hesitated again and again, and said, "Okay, I promise you."
Wang Xiangxiu: "I pay on the first of every month and go out to find a job tomorrow."
Su Jinlai: "..."
What's wrong with him? "Okay."
Wang Xiangxiu saw her eldest son give in, nodded, and said, "You'd better keep your word."
She waved her hand: "Everyone, go away, go away."
Everyone looked at each other, but they were too embarrassed to discuss it at someone's doorstep, so they reluctantly went home, intending to talk about it in detail when they got home. Zhuang Zhixi and his family also went home, and Tuantuan took Ye Sitian and said, "Tiantian, come to my house and play."
The three children of the Ye family all came to Mingmei's house, and even Daqiang and Wang Zizhen came to visit.
Although it is already evening, it is still early.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan took the three children of the Ye family to watch TV at Lan Sihai's place. Zhao Guihua, Aunt Zhou, and Aunt Wang all came in. They gathered together to chat, and they couldn't help but talk about the neighbors.
Aunt Wang: "I didn't expect Wang Xiangxiu to be so amazing."
Zhao Guihua: "I think she should have done this a long time ago. If she had done this earlier, her son Su Jinlai wouldn't have been so out of tune all the time."
Aunt Zhou also has her own opinion: "That's not the way it should be said. I don't think he will really look for a job. Do you think he is a hard-working person?"
Zhao Guihua: "He really isn't, but it depends on how far Wang Xiangxiu can push him. This kid is a bully. Look, he has been showing off at home for so long, and he usually doesn't speak politely, but today he is behaving himself."
“It’s true.”
"By the way, Guihua, what kind of pants are you selling? Let us take a look." Aunt Zhou was very curious.
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes: "You really like to meddle in other people's business."
But he winked at his son. How should I put it? If it were decades later, this kind of person would be really annoying, but now it is considered normal. Everyone lives in a courtyard house, and it is not like this to gossip about other people.
This is normal.
Zhuang Zhixi took out a pair of pink bell-bottom pants and said, "Here. This is it."
"Oh my god, this is too ugly, isn't it?"
"Isn't this the bell-bottom pants?"
"How can I wear this? It looks weird. How are you selling this?"
Everyone said they couldn't accept this aesthetic. Zhao Guihua said: "What's wrong with that? Just because you don't like it doesn't mean everyone doesn't like it. There are many young people who are proud of this style."
“Is this true?”
Zhao Guihua: "This is still fashionable."
Aunt Zhou shook her head very hard.
Aunt Wang also thought it was ugly.
Wang Zizhen was curious: "Is anyone buying this?"
In her impression, only Mr. Lan Sihai can wear such strange clothes. No one else can wear them. No one should buy them, right? Zhao Guihua: "Of course."
"I don't understand." Wang Zizhen scratched his head: "I don't understand at all."
Zhao Guihua: "What styles does your factory usually produce now?"
Wang Zizhen is also working now. She found a temporary job in a garment factory. It is the same factory as Yinlai. Yinlai is a regular employee, but she is not. This has nothing to do with gender. It mainly depends on the policy.
Yinlai was in poor health and his family was burdened with heavy expenses, so they arranged a formal job for him. Although Wang Zizhen's family had more people, they were a little different because the children were young, Daqiang had a high salary, and the whole family was healthy.
However, as a temporary worker, Wang Zizhen worked very hard at it. Fifteen yuan a month was not bad.
If she had been asked as a teenager to guess what kind of life she would live in the future, she would never have imagined that one day she would be able to live such an easy life. Although her family was not wealthy and could not be compared with these old neighbors, her family was already pretty good.
They have always been good at saving money and making a living, so they live a prosperous life.
When she thinks about her childhood now, she can hardly remember it. It seems that she was always hungry at that time, and she had to do a lot of work to have sex. Even among sisters, there was no warmth and affection. Almost every day, we were unhappy with each other because you ate more and I ate less.
She has been married for eleven years. She has never been back since she moved out of the family. She doesn't know what her hometown is like, let alone whether her parents have a son. But when Wang Zizhen thinks of those old memories, she secretly hopes that her parents didn't give birth to a son. If they did give birth to a son, then her sisters who are determined to contribute to the family will only have a harder time.
Although her mother was pregnant again when she left, and everyone said it was a boy after seeing her belly, Wang Zizhen silently hoped that it was a false alarm.
But no matter what, she didn't ask about life over there at all, she really didn't want to get involved. And back then, they were no different from selling her. She was living a good life now, and didn't want to add to her troubles.
When Aunt Zhao asked about their factory, Wang Zizhen had to talk about it: "Now we mainly make shirts, and we also have fake collars."
Zhao Guihua: "This fake collar is selling really well right now."
Wang Zizhen nodded: "Yes, our factory produces a lot."
Zhao Guihua asked again: "Does your factory accept private jobs? That is, personal orders."
The bell-bottom pants here are always sold out. It is not convenient to go to the south to purchase them all the time. It would be much easier if they could make them locally, so Zhao Guihua naturally had to ask about it.
Wang Zizhen shook his head: "No, our factory is only responsible for public orders now, and no private individuals have ever come to us. But even if someone came to us, we definitely can't do it."
Although there is reform and opening up now, most people still look down on self-employed people. Moreover, they have their own orders and don't need to consider orders from outside. Wang Zizhen: "Aunt Zhao, do you want to come to our factory to place an order?"
She was not a fool, so she naturally guessed what Zhao Guihua meant.
But Wang Zizhen said bluntly: "Aunt Zhao, it's not possible. Our factory can't trust individuals."
Zhao Guihua nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Indeed, now that the efficiency of each factory is good, they naturally do not need to consider individual orders, let alone take individual orders into consideration. The decline of state-owned enterprises is not at this time, but basically in the 1990s.
So if she wants to place an order with a state-owned garment factory now, she probably won't be paid much attention to it.
Aunt Wang was surprised: "You really want to place an order."
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, I want to practice setting up a stall. But if it doesn't work out, I might have to go to the south."
"Oh my god, you..."
Not to mention the old ladies, even young people like Wang Zizhen and Daqiang were very surprised.
Zhao Guihua: "What are the expressions on your faces?"
Aunt Wang sighed: "Old sister, you are really brave."
Zhao Guihua smiled: "It's not that I'm brave or not, I just feel that I have nothing to do all day. My husband goes out fishing all day, but I'm not interested in that. I just want to have fun. This can make money and enrich my life, so why not do it?"
"What you said does make sense."
"That's for sure..."
"There are quite a few people doing small business now. A colleague in our workshop has a family member doing this. She sells steamed buns and says she earns some hard-earned money." Daqiang said, and then added: "But I think the business should be good. Since his family started selling steamed buns, they quickly bought bicycles."
In fact, he was tempted, but he didn't know what to do. So when everyone started chatting, they naturally asked for advice. He said, "Aunt Zhao, godmother, what do you think is the best thing for me to do if I set up a stall after get off work? I don't have that much time."
Aunt Zhou was surprised: "You want to set up a stall too?"
Daqiang smiled naively: "Yes, you see, my family has three children. If I don't save some money, I won't feel at ease."
Having many children means a lot of pressure, but he and his wife are the kind of people who have never felt much warmth and family love, so they particularly like the warmth of family and they like the lively and bustling family life even more.
He said: "As a father, if I don't consider my children, what will happen to them in the future?"
Wang Zizhen nodded on the side.
"You definitely can't sell buns. The time is not right. Besides, Zizhen's craftsmanship is not good enough for people to spend money to buy them." Aunt Zhou said very honestly.
Aunt Wang also nodded, thinking that Aunt Zhou was right. If it was her family, it would be okay, but her old man would definitely not do it. She said, "Your family's cooking is a little weak after all."
Zhao Guihua: "You can sell fried melon seeds and fried peanuts."
"Huh?"
Everyone looked at Zhao Guihua.
Zhao Guihua said: "You can sell them at the entrance of the cinema after get off work. This business will not affect your work, and you can also do it on weekends. If the fried peanuts taste better and are sweeter, I think this business can be done. But I think there must be more than one person doing this, so if you sell fried peanuts and fried melon seeds, you have to figure out the taste yourself."
Daqiang and his wife's eyes lit up and said, "This is a good idea."
Zhao Guihua smiled: "Then don't you see who said it? I am very insightful."
"You're awesome, didn't you?" Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "You know what, this really works. A young man buys a bag of melon seeds to eat while watching a movie, which is a lot. It's the same with taking care of children. When we take Xiao Qijin to the movies, we always buy some food, it's a must."
"Who says it's not? It's the same in my family."
"That's a really good deal!"
Daqiang and his wife thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. This business was not difficult. Wang Zizhen also knew how to make fried melon seeds. Although she lived in a poor place when she was a child, she could make fried melon seeds in the mountains. There was nothing good during the New Year and other festivals, so she knew how to make fried melon seeds.
Wang Zizhen: "I think it's okay, let's do it."
Aunt Zhou: "That's good. You can also help supplement the family income."
You see, people have different relationships. When Zhao Guihua was setting up a stall, Aunt Zhou would ask if she had a problem with her brain. But if it was Wang Zizhen, Aunt Zhou would say that it was a way to supplement the family income and was well deserved.
This is really different.
But Zhao Guihua didn't say anything. She just felt that there was nothing wrong as long as one was willing to work hard for life.
"Your third child will go to work tomorrow, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, my wife and my mother will go together."
Mingmei smiled and said, "I'll take a leave."
Several people looked at Mingmei in surprise. Mingmei said, "My mother-in-law is alone, and I am really worried about her. Children should be filial to their elders."
“That’s right.”
"That's right."
There is nothing wrong with being filial.
Everyone chatted but it wasn't too late. The next morning Mingmei went to the company to ask for leave. She didn't lie and said bluntly: "My mother-in-law wants to run a stall. She is not young anymore. We are worried about her. So I thought of asking for a few days off. It doesn't matter if my salary is deducted."
Originally, Mingmei didn't want to say that. If she said that, she would always feel that her mother-in-law would be portrayed as an ignorant old lady. However, Zhao Guihua insisted that Mingmei should say that. After all, she took leave to accompany her to set up the stall. If the news didn't get out to the unit, it would be fine. If it really got out to the unit, it would not sound good.
Look, how can it be unreasonable to not work properly just to set up a stall?
But if you are very worried about your mother-in-law and want to take care of your own mother-in-law, it's different. Everyone will only sigh that Mingmei is filial. As for Zhao Guihua's reputation, Zhao Guihua feels that her reputation is arrogant and mean, and there is no need to hide it.
She is so old, and still cares about this? Reputation is something that only young people care about.
So he thought this was good.
Sure enough, when Mingmei gave her reason for asking for leave, everyone in the office looked at her in unison: "You..."
After a pause, he continued, "How many days off do you want?"
Mingmei: "Three days."
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
Mingmei took the leave note and left decisively. When she left, people in the company shook their heads and said, "This mother-in-law is really a troublemaker. You see, she's almost 60 years old, right? She's just going to run a stall for no reason. Don't you think this is embarrassing for her children?"
"This is not only embarrassing for our children, but also causing trouble for them. You see, Mingmei has to take time off to accompany them."
"I think Mingmei just lets the old lady do what she wants."
"What else can we do? Can we just ignore it? Isn't that too unfilial? Of course we can't just ignore it. It's not easy for us to be daughters-in-law."
"That's right. My mother-in-law is the same. She's always making trouble. She..."
Everyone quickly started talking about their mothers-in-law, but even though they were talking, they didn't feel that bad. After all, there were people who were worse than them, and they all felt that Mingmei, the mother-in-law, was more likely to cause trouble.
Sometimes, when people make comparisons, they feel that their own problems are not that difficult.
But everyone didn't know that Mingmei happily rode her bike home, and decisively packed her things with her mother-in-law and went out to set up a stall. However, as soon as the two of them went out, Su Jinlai quietly followed them.
He heard yesterday that the Zhuang family was setting up a stall outside, so today he planned to go and take a look to see what the family was selling.
Anyway, his mom told him to go out and find a job. It's okay for him to go out and see what there is to do instead of looking for a job, right?
Su Jinlai followed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Not long after they got a distance, Mingmei spotted them and said, "There's a tail behind them."
Zhao Guihua: "Who is it, Aunt Zhou or someone else?"
What a curious old lady.
Mingmei: "Not really, it's Su Jinlai."
Although Aunt Zhou was very curious, she would not follow them. This old lady had been hit by the iron fist of justice, so she could still be a good person. She would not do such a thing as following or stalking them.
Zhao Guihua: "This bastard, I think he didn't get beaten enough yesterday, he dares to follow us today."
Mingmei was very interested: "Teach him a lesson?"
Zhao Guihua: "That's not necessary. If you pay too much attention to this stupid bird, you will only delay your own business. Let's go on our way."
"good."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rode their bikes very fast, and they quickly left the idiot bird behind. You can catch up with them slowly!
Zhao Guihua and her friends arrived at Xidan and found the spot they had been at yesterday. Yesterday's spot was occupied by a man selling sneakers, so Zhao Guihua settled down in an open space not far away. It wasn't a big deal.
As soon as the two men set up their stall, two young men came over and said, "You're finally here. We want two. Can you give us a discount?"
They saw the bell-bottoms yesterday, but they didn't bring enough money, so they didn't rush to come today.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, you are the first one, open one for me too."
"That's great."
It's worth mentioning that even though it's Monday, the sales are still good. Many people saw it yesterday but didn't bring enough money, or they were really hesitant yesterday and finally decided to buy it today. But because it's a weekday, many people bought it for others. Some people bought two or three at a time.
So even though there are not as many people today as yesterday, the trading volume is still very good.
This makes people around jealous.
If this business is done all day, it will be a lot of money. They still know that this kind of profit is not low. The stall next to them selling old man's shirts peeked in. They wanted to ask the young man yesterday, but they never had the chance. Who would have thought that the young man didn't come today.
Why didn't he come?
The tall and short men looked around for a long time, until there were fewer people around. Then they couldn't help but come over and take the initiative to talk to Zhao Guihua.
"Sister, your business is really good."
Zhao Guihua hummed and said, "It looks like it's booming, but our business may not be as profitable as yours. We mainly focus on volume."
Who can believe this?
How fresh, can you do it without making money? "Big sister, no matter what, it's worth it if there are more people coming. Why didn't your little brother come? He looks familiar to me. Did he also set up a stall here before?"
Zhao Guihua knew that this person was testing her.
She waved her hand and said, "No, you got the wrong person. That's my son. He works normally, so he doesn't have time to set up a stall. Didn't he help me yesterday? Normally, he doesn't have the time."
After hearing this, the tall and short brothers felt a lot more relieved.
Otherwise, Xidan will have another strong rival.
They didn't think the old lady was that great. What could she do? She could just go home and coax her children.
This thought made me feel really happy. There was no strong rival. If they started buying bell-bottom pants, it would be quite good. The tall man said, "So, sister, are you doing it yourself?"
Zhao Guihua: "Why not? Can't I, an old lady, respond to the call and open a stall? Don't look down on me, I'm not bad. Look, I'm doing well. We don't expect to make money from doing business. We just want to make small profits but quick turnover, and also practice our communication skills. Otherwise, what would I do at home all day? An old lady would be bored at home, and she would be even more listless."
The two old men's mouths twitched, thinking that this old lady was quite good at talking for free.
Zhao Guihua: "I am not setting up a stall, I am bringing beauty to young men and women."
The two old men: "..."
The people who were listening to the situation here couldn't stand it anymore and started coughing. This old lady is really talkative. But think about it, this old lady was more talkative than her son yesterday. Everyone has learned it, and today it's all about "don't buy a loss, don't buy a scam".
"Auntie, you are amazing."
Zhao Guihua smiled slightly and said, "If you are not good enough, how can you come out to practice selling things?"
"That's right."
"You know how to do business, and this stuff is pretty good. It doesn't look like it's local, it must be from out of town."
Zhao Guihua: "From Guangzhou..."
She glanced at the tall man and said, "Why don't you believe it? It's really from Guangzhou. We don't serve here and don't accept small individual customers like us. It's okay over there. Although the cost is a bit higher, it sells out quickly. If you want to go, you have to bargain. What they ask for is very unrealistic and you have to talk about it."
The tall guy: "Hey, you really are from Guangzhou."
Zhao Guihua: "Then you still say it's fake? There are many manufacturers over there. The manufacturer I went to at the beginning also said that we got too little and refused to give us the goods. So we found a middleman, and the price is a little higher. But what can we do about it? We don't have that much capital..."
She muttered a few words, and then there were more customers, so she stopped chatting and immediately got busy. The two of them worked for a while, and when they saw that the people around them had left, Mingmei asked in a low voice: "Mom, what did you tell them to do?"
Zhao Guihua: "Even if we don't say anything, they can figure it out. If we tell them directly, they will be thinking about the purchase channels and will not pay attention to us. We will only do it for a few days, why bother to compete with them? It's better to save trouble. As for these bell-bottom pants, I don't think it's worth selling a second time."
Mingmei thought about it and nodded: "That's right."
Even though this is selling well, it's only for young people. Older people won't be interested in this.
How many young people are there? And how many young people are willing to buy it?
So she thought her mother-in-law was right. They could sell the goods once, but it would be better to sell them out. Then no one would stare at them. If they set up a stall again in the future, they would not consider bell-bottom pants. The two of them were busy doing business, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.
Mingmei: "Mom, I'm going to buy some food."
Zhao Guihua: "Buy two buns. I want them with fillings."
Mingmei: "Okay."
There were quite a few food stalls at noon, with all kinds of food. Mingmei bought a few buns and was walking back when she saw Su Jinlai looking around not far away. When he saw her, their eyes met and he was stunned for a moment, but quickly pursed his lips.
Mingmei didn't react at all. She went back to her stall and muttered, "What a fool."
They were indeed riding a little fast, but it took this guy a whole morning to find them. He was amazing. Aren't there only a few places to set up stalls in the city? And they were heading for Xidan, it was obvious.
What a fool.
I don't know what this idiot is following them for.
Eighty percent chance, he has no good intentions.
(End of this chapter)
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